An infantry squadron that launched an attack along Huangpu Beach Road was severely damaged in less than ten minutes. A tank unit that cooperated with the attack was also destroyed. Imadegawa Shigeichi's eyes suddenly turned red. In anger, he backhanded
He pulled out his saber and put it on the neck of Takei Shinya, the captain of the 1st Infantry Battalion.
"Takei-kun!" Imadegawa Shigeichi shouted murderously, "This is the last chance!"
"Hai!" Takei Shinya nodded heavily, then turned around and strode back to his temporary brigade headquarters.
At this time, Takei's battalion had only two infantry squadrons left. Takei Zhen did not plan to attack one by one, but directly gathered the two infantry squadrons to prepare for a decisive battle with the Chinese on the Izumo cruiser.
In addition, he decided to lead the charge himself. He had no way out!
Takei Shinya took off his military uniform, bared his chest and abdomen, took out a forehead wipe and tied it on his forehead, then raised his head to the sky with a shining saber in his hand and howled: "Gentlemen, for the Empire of Japan, for His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Onboard!"
"His Majesty the Emperor is on board!"
"The Empire of Japan is onboard!"
Two infantry squadrons of more than 300 Japanese soldiers immediately raised their 38-inch caps and responded loudly.
"Attack!" Shinya Takei pointed his sword forward again. More than three hundred excited little devils, guided by another dozen armored vehicles and tanks, once again moved towards the Izumo stranded at the mouth of the Suzhou River.
A charge was launched. This time, the firepower on the Izumo cruiser was much weaker.
Under the joint attack from the three directions of the Japanese Army and Navy, the heavy firepower on the Izumo cruiser has been completely destroyed, and most of the sailors on the ship have been killed or injured. Only less than twenty people are left, relying on rifles or pistols.
He was resisting desperately, but with this level of resistance, it was no longer possible to stop the little devil's charge.
In the blink of an eye, more than 300 little Japs led by Takei Shinya had already rushed to the north bank of the Suzhou River. Takei Shinya, an old Jaap, took the lead and was the first to step onto the wreckage of the Erbaidu Bridge, brandishing his saber, and rushed towards the ruins of the Erbaidu Bridge.
Towards the Izumo, however, almost at the same time, another group of troops also rushed towards the remains of the Erbaidu Bridge from the south of the Suzhou River.
The two teams, one from the south and the other from the north, rushed up to the Waibaidu Bridge and the wreckage of the Erbaidu Bridge at the same time. The only difference was that the little Japanese who rushed up from the north were desperately blocked by a dozen remnants of the ship, while the one from the south rushed up.
However, a group of people received warm cheers from the remaining soldiers on the ship, and the result was immediate!
This group of people rushing up from the south is the Eighth Battalion and One Company led by Lord Ma Ye Ming!
When Xu Rui heard that Du Wanlin drove the cruiser Izumo into the Suzhou River, he had already predicted that the Izumo would be attacked by the Japanese. The hundreds of sailors on the ship could not resist the attack.
It took a long time, so he decisively ordered Ye Ming to dispatch a company from the Eighth Battalion to rush to the rescue of the cruiser Izumo.
Hurrying slowly, the Eighth Battalion and the First Company led by Ye Ming finally arrived!
Just half a step away, the Eighth Battalion led by Ye Ming boarded the Izumo ahead of schedule, and the result was completely different!
"Fight me!" Ye Ming led the officers and soldiers of the 8th Battalion and 1st Company onto the Izumo, quickly crossed the deck, came to the starboard side of the Izumo, and then relied on the starboard guardrail to fire violently at the Japanese along the Waibaitan Bridge and
The Japanese who attacked the Izumo from the wreckage of the Erbaitan Bridge immediately screamed and fell off the broken bridge one by one, falling into the Suzhou River.
However, Ye Ming and the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion and the First Company did not let the Japanese go and continued to shoot into the river.
Only a small group of Japanese soldiers followed Shinya Takei onto the deck of the Izumo, but they were quickly surrounded.
However, Takei Shinya was a master of swordsmanship. He had killed several officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion with just a few moves. This scene immediately attracted Ye Ming's attention.
"Seeking death!" Ye Ming groaned, and immediately rushed towards him with a 38 bayonet in his left and right hands.
"Nishiuchi!" Seeing someone coming, Takei Zhen didn't even think about it. He raised his saber and slashed it down diagonally.
However, the next moment, the Chinese soldier suddenly disappeared in front of him. Just as Takei Shinya was stunned, a sharp pain suddenly came from his right armpit. This was Ye Ming's backhand knife, from the third rib under Takei Shinya's right armpit to the
It penetrated between the fourth ribs and instantly pierced the heart.
Chinese martial arts has been a killing technique since ancient times. However, it is not a one-and-done attack as the world thinks. It is a routine rather than a real martial art. Real martial arts are actually techniques for hurting people or even killing people. If you take action, you will definitely get blood.
Or fatal, this is the so-called master's move, life and death are often only in the blink of an eye.
Takei Shinya's heart was instantly pierced, and he immediately fell to the ground with a groan.
As soon as Takei Shinya died, the remaining Japs were no match for Ye Ming. They were all killed in the blink of an eye. At this point, there was no more Japs on the deck of the Izumo.
At the north end of Huangpu Beach Road, Imade Kawa Shigeru was so angry that he almost vomited blood. What a difference, what a difference! Just a few centimeters, Takei Brigade can capture the Izumo! But at this moment, reinforcements suddenly arrived! I groaned.
Suddenly, when Shigeichi Imadegawa was about to go into battle in person, a wave of shouts suddenly sounded from behind him.
Turning around quickly, he saw the captain of the Second Infantry Battalion, Inada Ryohei, running over in a hurry.
"Your Majesty Colonel!" Inada Ryohei paused and said, "The Chinese army in Hongkou and Zhabei has counterattacked!"
"Haga!" Imidegawa Shigeru immediately knew that the fighter plane that captured the Izumo cruiser had completely disappeared. Now, for their Second Guards Infantry Regiment, the best result could only be to defend this position on the north bank of the Suzhou River.
Several main streets must not allow the Songhu Independence Regiment to rely on the wreckage of the Izumo cruiser to reopen the cross-strait communication lines!
At that moment, Imodekawa Shigeichi issued an order: "Order, all ministries immediately stop attacking and switch to defense."
However, the rice field brigade hastily switched to defense, but ultimately failed to stop the Songhu Independent Regiment's massive counterattack. The fierce battle continued until dusk, and the Waibaidu Bridge and Erbaidu Bridge, which were reconnected by the wreckage of the Izumo cruiser, were finally defeated.
Inevitably, it fell into the hands of the Songhu Independent Regiment.
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The news spread back to the Zhenru headquarters, and Itagaki Seishiro was furious.
"Baga!" Itagaki Seishiro gritted his teeth and said, "What are these two idiots, Kuaga Mano and Imadegawa Shigeichi, doing? Such a great situation was actually destroyed by them! Traffic on the Suzhou River has obviously been cut off.
The line was actually opened again by the Songhu Independent Regiment, it’s really damned!”
The disappointment in Itagaki Seishiro's heart is conceivable. This is like a piece of fat that has been eaten in his mouth and suddenly flies away. How can he not feel annoyed? But it is useless to be upset, because
The loss of the remains of the Waibaidu Bridge and the Erbaidu Bridge has become an indisputable fact.
What annoyed Itagaki Seishiro even more was the wreckage of the Izumo.
But as things stand now, we can only remedy the situation during the day tomorrow.
At that moment, Itagaki Seishiro said to Tanaka Jiuichi: "Tanaka-kun, order the Fourth Guards Infantry Regiment to prepare and enter Zhabei tomorrow to take over the defense of the Second Guards Infantry Regiment. As for the Second Guards Infantry Regiment, let
They are going all out to recapture the wreckage of the cruiser Izumo no matter what, and they will never allow the China Army to rely on the wreckage of the Izumo to reopen the channel between the north and south banks of the Suzhou River. This is absolutely not allowed!"
However, after Itagaki Seishiro finished speaking, Tanaka Kuichi had no reaction at all.
Itagaki Seishiro turned around to look, only to find that Tanaka Hisashi was facing the map of Shanghai city and had actually entered a state of forgetfulness. Or to put it more bluntly, this guy was distracted.
Itagaki Seishiro felt slightly unhappy. At this time, he was actually distracted?
At that moment, Itagaki Seishiro said in a more serious tone: "Tanaka-kun?!"
"Ah? Oh!" Tanaka Jiuyi suddenly woke up from a dream and quickly paused and said, "Commander, what's the matter?"
Seeing how focused Tanaka Kuichi was just now, Itagaki Seishiro became interested and asked, "Tanaka-kun, what are you thinking about? You are so lost in thought."
Tanaka Jiuyi shouted and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I was just thinking that the wreckage of the cruiser Izumo unexpectedly ran aground in the Suzhou River, and the Suzhou River transportation line was re-opened by the Songhu Independent Regiment. That may not be the case.
The bad thing is that a fighter plane gathering to annihilate the Songhu Independent Regiment may have appeared."
"Huh?" Itagaki Seishiro's eyes narrowed upon hearing this, "The fighter planes gathering to annihilate the Songhu Independent Regiment have already appeared?"
This was beyond Seishiro Itagaki's expectations. This was obviously a bad thing, but how could it suddenly turn out to be a good thing?
"Hai!" Tanaka Jiuichi paused again and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, what are you most worried about regarding the Third Battle of Songhu? In other words, what are the most unfavorable factors for the imperial army?"
"Does that need to be said?" Seishiro Shiro said without thinking, "Of course it is the fortifications built by the Songhu Independent Regiment in more than half a month before. With these solid fortifications, the Songhu Independent Regiment can
A small price in exchange for the heavy casualties of the imperial army. When it comes to street fighting, the defender's advantage is too great."
"Soga!" Tanaka Jiuichi said happily, "Then now, the imperial army may no longer need to attack the pre-built defenses of the Songhu Independent Regiment, but only need to engage in a conventional strangulation around the Izumo cruiser.
Fight! In a conventional strangulation battle, the imperial army has absolutely superior strength and weapons, and the chance of winning will be greatly increased!"
"Huh?" Itagaki Seishiro's eyes lit up and he reacted.
What Tanaka Jiuichi meant was to start a battle with the Songhu Independent Group around the wreckage of the cruiser Izumo and the battle for several main streets on the north bank of the Suzhou River.