After taking control of several main streets on the north bank of the Suzhou River, the Second Regiment of the Guards Infantry of the Little Japanese immediately blew up all the bridges on the Suzhou River, not even one was left! Waibaidu Bridge, Erbai
The crossing bridge escaped the Second Battle of Songhu, but failed to survive the Third Battle of Songhu. It was blown up to the point where only the wreckage at both ends remained.
However, the Izumo cruiser is huge, with a width of more than 20 meters. The Suzhou River, except for the slightly wider mouth where it meets Huangpu, the inner river channel is only 30 to 40 meters wide. Now it is squeezed into the Izumo cruiser.
After that, it was almost immediately packed, and the ship's hull came into violent friction with the remains of the bridges on both sides.
Due to inertia, the Izumo cruiser continued to slide forward until the bow of the ship came into contact and friction with the Erbaidu Bridge, and then finally stopped. This is interesting. With its huge hull, the Izumo cruiser directly
The entire river channel between Erbaidu Bridge and Waibaidu Bridge was filled up.
With only a few repairs, the officers and soldiers of the Songhu Independent Regiment can pass through the wreckage of the Waibaidu Bridge, the Erbaidu Bridge and the deck of the cruiser Izumo to restore traffic on both sides of the Suzhou River! And this is the only reason why Du Wanlin did this.
, he just wants to use the Izumo cruiser to restore cross-strait traffic!
However, the Japanese who had almost completely cut off the Suzhou River would not agree. The deputy captain of the Second Guards Infantry Regiment, Shigeru Imagawa, immediately led a Guards Infantry Brigade to launch a fierce attack on the Izumo cruiser. The Japanese had to get there first.
Seize control of the wreckage of the Izumo cruiser before reinforcements from the Songhu Independent Regiment arrive.
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Almost at the same time, Xu Rui was already organizing troops to counterattack the positions on the north bank of the Suzhou River.
The positions on the north bank of the Suzhou River must be recaptured, even if they cannot be recaptured in full, at least in part, because the channel of the Suzhou River must be opened, not only related to the deployment of troops and supplies, but also because the rocket launcher transformation workshop is on the 16th.
In the Puduan Warehouse District, if the traffic on the Suzhou River is not restored, more than a hundred modified rocket launcher vehicles will arrive at the north bank. And if the rocket launcher vehicles do not reach the north bank, it will be useless even if Wang Husheng transports 500 million rockets from Dameishan.
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Recruiting ships to transport weapons, equipment, personnel and materials back and forth through the Huangpu River can only be a drop in the bucket!
At this time, Xu Rui will not care about any international influence, let alone the intimidation of the Italian government. He will definitely requisition all the merchant ships of the Italian Shipping Company without hesitation, but this will be of no use. The little devil will never sit idly by.
Bombers will definitely be dispatched to blockade the Huangpu River. In fact, the little devils are already doing this.
On his way back to the regiment headquarters from Yangshupu, Xu Rui discovered that the Japanese bombers were already bombing non-military targets, including the docks on both sides of Huangpu, especially the ships parked on the docks. Thinking about it now, the Japanese had already planned it.
It had been planned long ago that the little devils would completely cut off the traffic on the north and south sides of the Suzhou River.
Therefore, part of the position on the north bank of the Suzhou River must be regained, and traffic on both sides of the Suzhou River must be restored!
For this reason, Xu Rui transferred back all the six battalions stationed in Hongkou, plus Ren Xu's special agent battalion, plus the Langya Brigade, plus five battalions of the militia, and temporarily formed an attack group. Xu Rui than
Everyone knows better that the longer the delay, the more complete the fortifications built by the Japanese will be, and the harder it will be to recapture the position on the north bank of the Suzhou River!
Therefore, soldiers must be quick, and they must launch a counterattack with lightning speed before the Japanese have time to build complete defenses! This way, the chance of success is greater! However, even so, Xu Rui
There is no certainty of victory in my heart, because it is daytime now, and the little devil has air support!
If given a choice, Xu Rui would certainly choose to attack at night to have a greater chance of winning!
But unfortunately, Xu Rui has no chance to choose, and he absolutely cannot wait any longer!
Xu Rui summoned several battalion commanders and was about to give a lecture when Du Junjie suddenly stumbled in and shouted: "Captain, something happened to the Izumo!"
"Izumo?" Xu Rui's heart trembled when he heard this, and he asked urgently, "What happened to the Izumo?"
"The Izumo was sunk by a Japanese bomber!" Du Junjie said sadly, "But before it sank, the officers and soldiers on the ship, under the command of Captain Du Wanlin, drove the Izumo cruiser into the Suzhou River, and now it has been stranded.
Between the Waibaidu Bridge and the Erbaidu Bridge, the brothers on the ship are fighting fiercely with the Japs!"
"What? The cruiser Izumo rushed into the Suzhou River?" Almost instantly, Xu Rui understood Du Wanlin's intention. Lao Du was going to take out the wreckage of the cruiser Yun and build a strong building on the Suzhou River.
The steel bridge, the officers and soldiers on the ship wanted to use their blood to pave a life channel on the Suzhou River!
In an instant, Xu Rui's eyes became moist, and he turned his head and howled at the top of his lungs: "Brothers, brothers in the Navy are willing to use their own blood and lives to pave the way. We will never let them sacrifice and bleed in vain! Everyone!
Battalion, immediately launch a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese on the north bank of the Suzhou River, kill them!"
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At this time, the stranded cruiser Izumo was under fierce attack by the Japanese.
In the sky, after dropping bombs, more than a dozen Japanese bombers began a round of dive and strafing; above the water of the Suzhou River, three Japanese gunboats were lined up, firing 57mm-caliber main guns and bows.
Heavy machine guns bombarded and strafed the Izumo cruiser frantically; on land, groups of Japanese soldiers, guided by armored vehicles and tanks, also launched a fierce attack on the Izumo cruiser along several main streets.
This is a battle destined to go down in history!
The naval officers and soldiers led by Du Wanlin are not only the first real navy under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, but also very likely to become the first modern navy in the history of world military affairs to be attacked by enemy forces from three directions: land, sea and air!
This is enough for them to go down in history.
At this point in the battle, the officers and soldiers on the ship had completely put aside life and death.
As the captain of the Izumo, Du Wanlin has already put his personal life and death aside.
At this moment, Du Wanlin held the saber in his hand and personally guided the bow main gun to attack!
"One scale to the left, one degree of elevation angle! Fire, fire!" Following Du Wanlin's hoarse roar, the muzzle of the front main gun violently ejected a stream of flames, followed by a dull roar. The next moment,
A 305mm caliber shell hit a Japanese gunboat in front almost instantly.
"Boom!" With a loud noise, the Japanese gunboat exploded into a sea of flames in an instant.
Although the Izumo cruiser has been stranded and only has one triple-mounted bow main gun left, it can still fight! In the hands of the Japanese invaders, it was a tool to aid the evil, but once it got into the hands of the Chinese people,
It is a powerful weapon against invaders. There is no distinction between just and unjust weapons.
"Good fight, beautiful!" Du Wanlin waved his fist vigorously.
"Captain, be careful!" At this time, a sailor shouted and rushed over, throwing Du Wanlin onto the deck.
Then there was a loud bang. Du Wanlin's ears were instantly deafened. His ears suddenly became deathly silent. He could no longer hear any sound. He struggled to sit up from the deck. When he turned his head, he saw the man who had just thrown him.
The sailor had already fallen into a pool of blood and died. When he turned to look at the main gun on the bow of the ship, the remaining main gun was also bent.
Damn it! Du Wanlin looked up angrily, just in time to see a Japanese bomber passing over the bridge. A bomb screamed from the belly of the aircraft, fell down, and entered the Izumo's bridge.
For a moment, a dazzling red light immediately bloomed on the bridge. After the red light faded away, there was another big hole on the bridge. However, an anti-aircraft gun that was supposed to be there and the two sailors operating the anti-aircraft gun were
But it has disappeared without a trace.
Turning around again, Du Wanlin saw that on the streets on the north bank of the Suzhou River, more than a dozen armored vehicles and tanks led hundreds of Japanese soldiers to rush towards him. There was still deathly silence in his ears, but his body suddenly regained strength, and Du Wanlin
He stood up without hesitation and rushed towards an anti-aircraft gun on the starboard side of the ship as quickly as possible.
Entering the anti-aircraft gun position, Du Wanlin stretched out his hand to push away the body of the operator who had been sacrificed for a long time, then lowered the firing angle of the anti-aircraft gun and aimed it at the Japanese armored vehicle swooping down the street on the north bank of the Suzhou River.
There were also tanks, and then he pressed the launch button fiercely, and the next moment, the triple-mounted anti-aircraft guns violently spat out firepower.
In Du Wanlin's field of vision, an extremely bloody scene immediately appeared. The firepower of the triple 25mm caliber anti-aircraft guns passed by, and the Japanese armored vehicles and tanks were instantly beaten into sieves. The thin armor could not withstand such a large force.
The Japanese infantrymen hiding behind armored vehicles and tanks were devastated by anti-aircraft guns. The enemy infantrymen hiding behind armored vehicles and tanks were even more miserable. With one shot, their whole bodies were directly beaten into pieces, and even their intact arms could no longer be put together.
"Ah ah ah, go to hell, you bastard little devil, go to hell, go to hell!" Du Wanlin pressed the launch button firmly, and the triple anti-aircraft gun fired violently, raining down 25mm shells.
It leaked to the Japanese infantry advancing along Huangpu Beach Road, and the Japanese infantry fell down piece by piece.
Du Wanlin was getting ready to fight when a dark shadow suddenly fell from the sky.
Suddenly he raised his head and saw the black shadow clearly. Du Wanlin's pupils shrank instantly. Damn it, an aerial bomb! Then before Du Wanlin could react, the 25 kilogram aerial bomb fell and hit Du Wanlin very accurately.
The next moment, the dazzling red light swallowed up the entire anti-aircraft gun position.