The Battle of Songhu was the largest battle with the largest number of participants on the Chinese battlefield.
This battle finally ended with a complete victory for the Japanese. Similarly, the Chinese army also achieved its set goals, changing the strategic center of the Japanese, shattering the arrogant talk of subjugating China within three months, and transferring a large number of industries, which also laid the foundation for the subsequent Anti-Japanese War.
Fire was retained.
In this same battle, the Chinese army suffered heavy losses, and only a few of its elite troops were left, which laid the groundwork for the failure of subsequent major battles.
Although the battle failed, the performance of the Chinese army in the Battle of Songhu was still remarkable. During the Luodian offensive and defensive battle, Hu Lian led a regiment of his men to fight bloody battles with the Japanese for several days and nights, and suffered all casualties.
The unyielding spirit of hundreds of warriors is worth singing and crying.
There were also Shanghai citizens who enthusiastically supported the army, which bought a lot of time and valuable transfer space for the Songhu Battle. It also showed the world that the Chinese may be defeated, but they can never be knocked down!
Although the battle is coming to an end, the city of Shanghai is still full of gunfire, and various propaganda slogans can be seen everywhere. Almost no one is making trouble. People in the areas that have not yet been lost are still supporting the few Chinese troops who have not yet retreated.
It is said that the army and the people are united.
It's a pity that the Chinese army's retreat plan was very confusing, and it was bitten by the Japanese, which led to Nanjing...
Yu Zhiqian and others were walking on the streets. Shanghai is very prosperous now, but the prosperity has been destroyed by the war. All kinds of construction waste can be seen everywhere. The shrill air defense sirens sound almost day and night, and Japanese bombers fly overhead from time to time.
Passed by and dropped several aerial bombs.
"boom!"
An aerial bomb fell on a building not far away. What was originally a three-story building instantly turned into ruins. Yu Zhiqian and others looked up and saw several Japanese bombers overhead, arrogantly hovering in the sky.
With.
"Why!"
Yu Zhiqian looked at the Japanese bombers and sighed. It is no joke that if you fall behind, you will be beaten. The Chinese Air Force basically has no air supremacy in this era. The Air Force was still able to resist in the early stage, but as Songhu
As the battle came to an end, problems such as a shortage of pilots and an insufficient number of aircraft began to appear. In the end, no Chinese aircraft could be seen in the sky over Shanghai.
"There are gunshots ahead, go over and take a look!"
At this time, there was a burst of rapid gunfire not far away, which was the sound of old-fashioned bolt-action rifles, but it was very dense. In the distance, Chinese troops wearing blue military uniforms could be seen retreating.
"Be careful, our current clothes don't make people think we are Japanese!"
Yu Zhiqian and others are all wearing camouflage uniforms. Although they are different from the Japanese military uniforms, they are also different from the Chinese army and can easily be mistaken for enemy troops.
"Brothers in front of you, which army are you from?"
When Yu Zhiqian was still a hundred or two hundred meters away, he shouted at the top of his lungs. Now he regrets why he didn't bring a large domestic speaker.
"We are from the 20th Army!"
"20th Army?"
Yu Zhiqian immediately thought of this unit. The 20th Army was the Sichuan Army. It came out of Sichuan in September to fight against Japan. It should have only recently joined the battlefield. Yu Zhiqian took a rough look at this unit. The 20th Army was considered to be better equipped among the Sichuan Army. The troops have been reorganized and equipped, and they number about five to six thousand people.
Even though this group of troops was better equipped, Yu Zhiqian saw that they were still wearing single clothes, and their military uniforms were tattered. Some of them were barefoot. Their weapons were somewhat uniform, but also a bit shabby. I wonder if the Sichuan Army's 43rd Army and 26th Division would meet. What does it look like.
"We are from the 88th Division!" Yu Zhiqian responded, and saw the Japanese troops chasing behind this group of Sichuan troops. A Japanese tank, followed by dozens of Japanese soldiers, were slowly advancing along the road.
The Sichuan soldiers retreated while shooting, but the bullets hitting the tanks had no effect. The Japanese soldiers were very arrogant and hardly used the tanks as cover, shooting and moving forward.
The Japanese tank is the legendary Doudin tank. The main armor thickness is only 25mm. In Europe or any area in the world except China, there are countless ways to easily penetrate it, but in China, this thing has always been The nightmare of the Chinese army.
These two tanks have 57mm short-barreled artillery and two machine guns. In front of the Chinese army, which lacks armor and artillery, they are like a walking fortress. To kill one of them, it will take dozens of people or even more. of casualties.
When the Doudin tanks came out of the corner, they had already begun to rotate their gun barrels and began to look for their targets.
"Pay attention to the Japanese tanks, you withdraw, the tanks are handed over to us!" After Yu Zhiqian finished speaking, he quickly put down his backpack, took out two grenades, stuffed them into the lower pendant, called up the ruler, and aimed at Japan Bean Tank.
But at this time, the Japanese Doudin tank had already opened fire. A light machine gun on the side spit out tongues of fire and knocked several Sichuan soldiers to the ground. However, more Sichuan soldiers continued to retreat quickly back, while occasionally He turned around and fired two shots, hoping to delay the Japanese pursuit.
"Feiqi, kill those Japanese soldiers and leave the tank to me!" Yu Zhiqian shouted, calculating the moving speed of the tank, and finally slowly pulled the trigger. A 40mm grenade landed on the Japanese tank. rear position.
After the explosion, several Japanese soldiers around were killed directly, but the tanks were not killed. The two tanks were still firing recklessly, and several more Sichuan soldiers fell to the ground.
There was a wide road all around, and there were no bunkers around. The Sichuan soldiers retreated while some kept falling down.
"Run to both sides, run to both sides!" Yu Zhiqian shouted as he put the second grenade into the chamber of his gun, preparing to adjust it and blow up the bean tank.
But at this time, Yu Zhiqian saw a wounded Sichuan soldier who had been shot in the leg and fell to the ground. He was moving slowly. He was holding two wooden handle grenades in his hands and was approaching the tank little by little. He was not moving very fast. I was deeply afraid of being discovered by the Japanese.
When the Doudin tanks approached, the wounded soldier suddenly stood up from the ground, pulled the safety of the grenade, and then stuffed the grenade into the tracks of the two tanks. At this time, the machine on the tank The gunman also spotted the soldier, turned his gun, and in an instant more than a dozen bullets penetrated the soldier's body.
But this unknown Sichuan soldier still stuffed the grenade in his hand under the track of the tank at the last moment when he fell.
"boom!"
An explosion sounded again, and the tracks of the Sichuan Army soldier and the tank were directly blown off and stopped in place.
"Grass!"
Yu Zhiqian's eyes were a little red. This only happened during the Anti-Japanese War. The equipment and weapons were backward. If you want to kill such backward tanks as the Japanese, you can only kill them with human lives. This is a lucky time. Normally, you need at least It takes dozens of soldiers to replace a tank.
"What a stupid little devil!"
Yu Zhiqian spat, readjusted the impact point of the grenade, and pulled the trigger again. This time the grenade did not have any deviation and landed directly on the Japanese Doudin tank. The fragile armor of the Doudin tank could not stop the 40mm. The rifle grenade instantly turned into a ball of fire.
However, after the tank was blown up, the Japanese infantry behind them still did not stop advancing and continued to advance. Now these Japanese have gone crazy and don't care what the surrounding situation is like. As long as they see the Chinese army, He will bite it and won’t let it go.
This situation is not limited to Shanghai. This group of crazy Japanese chased the Chinese army all the way to Nanjing along the retreat route. If Nanjing’s commander named Tang at the time had not retreated before the battle, Nanjing might have been in another situation. .
"beat!"
On the other side, Yan Qi looked at the Japanese who had lost the cover of the tank and were still pursuing madly. He immediately ordered to fire. The six people's marksmanship was very superb. At a distance of more than 100 meters, the Japanese soldiers who were rushing at the front were all hit. The gun fell to the ground.
"Three hundred hairs, use burst shooting, our bullets are precious!"
Yan Qi reminded him, and at the same time shot a Japanese soldier who was aiming to death. The marksmanship of this group of Japanese soldiers was very accurate. After several people fell in a row, this group of Japanese soldiers also discovered Yu Zhiqian and others. Although they were dressed very strangely, they still turned their guns and shot at Yu Zhiqian and others.
"beat!"
After the Sichuan soldiers saw the Japanese tanks being killed, their morale was greatly boosted. Especially when one of their officers discovered that although there were only six or seven of them, Yu Zhiqian and others had already killed more than a dozen Japanese soldiers. He immediately lay down behind a bunker in excitement. He took out his pistol and shot at a Japanese soldier while shouting.
After hearing the order, the rest of the soldiers immediately looked for simple bunkers and fought back against the Japanese. Originally, Yu Zhiqian and others were at a numerical disadvantage, but now they were suddenly even. Yu Zhiqian and others took advantage of high-power scopes and firearms to continue to harvest. The rising Japanese.
"withdraw!"
After more than thirty Japanese soldiers were killed, a Japanese junior sergeant finally felt that something was wrong. If he continued to fight like this, his entire army might be wiped out, so he ordered a retreat.
The Japanese soldiers began to retreat toward the back. Yu Zhiqian rushed out from behind the bunker: "Pursue forward two hundred meters. Brothers of the Sichuan Army, everyone pick up the Japanese weapons and don't waste them!"
"Hahaha, thank you, sir!"
The Japanese retreated very quickly and in an orderly manner. Yu Zhiqian and others stopped their pursuit after they reached the corner. Although the contact battle just now lasted only a few minutes, nearly 30 Sichuan soldiers died, and the Japanese were also killed. Thirty-six people, but most of the Sichuan soldiers were killed by tanks, otherwise the casualties would be even lower.
"Hello, sir, I am Du Haifeng, deputy commander of the third company of the 804th Regiment of the 20th Army!"
"Eighty-eighth Division, colonel staff officer, Yu Zhiqian, where are your troops?" Yu Zhiqian returned a military salute and looked at Du Haifeng in front of him. He was not tall and still injured, but he was full of capable aura.
"Sir, they are all gone. Our people were responsible for guarding the Yunzaobang River defense line. Some time ago, our defense line was breached and the regiment leader died. Our brothers later regained the defense line, but were beaten back by the Japanese!"
At this point, this strong man suddenly started crying, and Yu Zhiqian also patted his shoulder gently. The Yunzaobang River Defense Line was the first shot of the Sichuan Army on the anti-Japanese battlefield, and it was also commanded by Yang Sen, Commander of the 20th Army. battle.
Yang Sen fought very fiercely during the civil war, but he performed even more brilliantly on the anti-Japanese battlefield. He considered himself to be a descendant of Yang Jiye. The 20th Army of the Sichuan Army had many brothers and nephews of Yang Sen's same clan. The 20th Army of the Sichuan Army had "generals of the Yang family," "Guang'an soldiers".
Yang Sen once said a famous saying: Our 20th Army is the most glorious when it is transferred to Shanghai to fight against Japan. It is worth sacrificing for the country!
The 20th Army fought very fiercely at the Yunzao Binhe Defense Line. Basically, it can be said that the entire army was completely wiped out. However, it only withdrew from the position at the last moment when all the surrounding positions were lost and the defense line was of no value.
It is said that at the most tragic time, the Sichuan Army soldiers used the corpses of their comrades as bunkers to continue fighting. Under the artillery fire, the only sandbags in front of the Sichuan Army positions were tracked and beaten to pieces by the Japanese artillery fire. Helplessly, the Sichuan Army had no choice but to tear up the fallen brothers. Pile up in front to act as a bunker.
Sichuan people are fond of nostalgia and attach great importance to friendship. All units of the Sichuan Army participated in the Songhu Battle. They were either fellow villagers or old friends. Using the corpses of their brothers as a bunker shows that the Sichuan officers and soldiers fought unyieldingly in bloody battles, their eyes were breathing fire, and they would not hesitate to take their own lives. Moreover, at that time The Sichuan Army was probably suffering from long-term malnutrition and was physically weak. When fighting Japanese soldiers, they stabbed and stabbed in close combat. The Sichuan Army soldiers were no match for the Japanese, but the Sichuan people were tough and honest.
As soon as the Japanese troops entered the position, the Sichuan soldiers fired grenades and died with the Japanese troops once their close-range shooting failed. In addition, more Sichuan soldiers carried explosive packets and attacked the Japanese tanks near the trenches. This was how they fended off the Japanese. Planes exploded and tanks rushed, completing the mission assigned by the commander.
"You should withdraw now. Now all the troops have received the order to retreat. You go all the way west. If you encounter a large army, inform them that you must leave the troops behind to break up the rear. The Japanese cannot bite their tail, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous! "
After hearing Yu Zhigan's words, Du Haifeng was stunned for a moment: "Sir, you retreat, we will cover you. Although our brothers' marksmanship is not as good as yours, you can rest assured. If the Japanese want to pursue us, they will have to step over our bodies." Go over, sir, we didn't just run away, the brothers had an ambush circle behind, ready to attract the Japanese, but I didn't expect that these Japanese soldiers had tanks, and many brothers died, but it was worth it!"
