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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 445 Ending

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    Chapter 445 Ending

    On August 27, after a day of respite, the Japanese army, under the unified command of Matsui, launched a joint attack by land, sea and air, launching a three-dimensional attack. This was also the first time since the Songhu Battle that the Japanese army used various arms to jointly attack.  Matsui's intention was obvious, to use steel to tear open the Chinese defenders' defense line.

    In a land, sea and air battle, Japanese aircraft and warships failed to gain favor at the Wusongkou Fortress. The Third Fleet was still unable to provide fire support for the landing troops. The Wusongkou Fortress fort was like an unbreakable iron gate, firmly blocking the Yangtze River.  The main channel of the mouth is closed.

    The Central Army's air defense regiment suffered heavy losses, and the Japanese aircraft did not take advantage. The defensive positions were bombed into smoke and dust. Matsui devoted all the remaining troops to the attack. Central Army soldiers emerged from the soil,  Gritting his teeth, he shot desperately.

    After repelling the Japanese attack for three days in a row, the fear of the Japanese army among these soldiers guarding the front line has completely disappeared. The little Japs are not invulnerable. Bullets hit them and they still beat them upside down. Did you see that the little Japs are almost invincible?  Come on, there are far fewer people coming today than every day. It¡¯s just the fucking Japanese planes that are causing trouble.

    The soldiers encouraged each other. All soldiers who could survive several days of fierce and cruel battles were those with rich combat experience and flexible minds. They were all beaten to perfection. They discovered that the bombs dropped by the Japanese planes,  Rarely falling in one place repeatedly, they found a trick. These veterans of the Central Army used the craters to roll forward, shooting fiercely eye to eye with the Japanese soldiers, throwing grenades as if they were free, and just drove away the Japanese troops approaching the front.  Went back.

    This is also thanks to Matsui, who gave the Chinese defenders a precious day and replenished a large amount of ammunition and supplies. The Battle of Songhu touched the hearts of the Chinese people. Whatever they wanted on the front line, the government tried its best to provide it. With Shanghai as its back, there was no shortage of anything.  , the situation in history where soldiers were short of guns and ammunition and had to fight hand-to-hand with the Japanese army did not occur at all.

    Anti-aircraft fire pinned down the Japanese aircraft, forcing them to increase their bombing height, greatly reducing their accuracy. Some bombs were even dropped in the Japanese formation. When the battle became inextricable, Chang Feng's air defense troops rushed to  Come to support, this time, the number of Japanese aircraft losses increased sharply.

    By two o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese naval air force stopped in shock. In the fierce battle for most of the day, they had lost thirty-five bombers and eighteen fighter jets, and the landing ground troops did not even have the edge of the Chinese defenders' trenches.  When he touched it, he was beaten until corpses were scattered all over the field, and he had to defend himself on the spot.

    The Japanese aircraft pilots could not figure out that the maneuvers of the aircraft could completely escape the anti-aircraft fire from the ground, but they just watched helplessly as their companions' aircraft and the rooster soaked in gasoline exploded in the air, smoking and burning, especially later.  The accuracy of the Chinese troops' anti-aircraft fire was even more incredible. Most of the aircraft were shot down in the final stage.

    Without the help of aircraft, the navy suffered another loss. Matsui had to order to stop the attack. The defenders were not willing to let them go. A blast of artillery shells drove the Japanese troops to the sea.

    On August 28, Matsui made a comeback with a three-dimensional attack on land, sea and air. The results he encountered were the same as yesterday. The Chinese air defense forces, which had learned from experience, suddenly launched concentrated fire when the Japanese aircraft just flew over the position.  Using tactics, he killed nine Japanese bombers in one fell swoop, and the subsequent air combat was very methodical.

    In the next few days, Matsui used the same tactics to attack the beachhead and Wusongkou Fortress every day. The Chinese and Japanese sides fought back and forth. The entire northern part of Shanghai was shrouded in billowing gunpowder smoke, and everything that drifted over with the sea breeze was pungent.  With the smell of gunpowder smoke, the citizens of Shanghai listened uneasily to the almost non-stop sound of gunfire and the strange screams of Japanese aircraft, secretly speculating on the outcome of the war.

    Because the Japanese influence in Shanghai has been wiped out, the citizens are not particularly panicked. All kinds of front-end work are carried out in an orderly manner. There are also many wealthy families who transfer their gold and silver to other places through various channels every day.  Inquiring into the news, once the outer reaches of Shanghai are lost and the city is broken, it will be the day for the whole family to escape from Shanghai.

    The war ended on September 5, when the Japanese Navy and Naval Air Force gave up. Within a few days, on the palm-sized northern beach of Shanghai, the Naval Air Force lost most of its fighter planes, and the Third Fleet lost as many as six large and small warships.  Thousands of Japanese sailors died at sea, not counting the four warships that were seriously injured and were towed back to Japan for repairs. Such losses were unacceptable to the navy.

    Matsui Iwane was unable to fight any more. He only had over 50,000 incompletely organized troops left in his hands. He simply could not bring out a complete division to launch a decent attack. From August 23 to 9  On October 5, during two weeks of fierce fighting, more than 140,000 Japanese soldiers were buried outside Shanghai in Eastern China.

    Japan¡¯s Shanghai dispatched troops have been beatenAfter being disabled, several divisions were forced to cancel their designations. Fourteen days of fierce fighting on the outskirts of Shanghai squeezed out the last drop of Matsui Iwane's blood. His troops were in name only and had no power to fight anymore.

    The Chinese garrison's Ninth Army also paid the price of more than 85,000 casualties. Chang Feng's troops suffered more than 7,000 casualties. Most of the brigade lost its combat effectiveness. The three heavy artillery regiments of the artillery brigade were severely damaged.  The air defense brigade lost 23 anti-aircraft guns and more than 30 anti-aircraft machine guns.

    A total of 230,000 Chinese and Japanese soldiers fell on the line from Wusong, Chuansha River mouth to Shizilin. The Japanese army's losses were even more serious. The seawater outside the Yangtze River estuary was reddish, attracting a large number of sharks to fight for it.  Devouring the corpses of Japanese soldiers.

    With the Japanese army unable to fight anymore, the second phase of the anti-landing battle in the Songhu Battle was suspended. The remaining Japanese troops retreated to the sea outside Shanghai, lingering on the sea like ghosts.

    Matsui no longer knows the taste of pain, and his heart has become numb. The failure of the three-dimensional sea, land and air attack announced his fate. He invested nearly 200,000 troops, the Navy's Third Fleet, and a large number of fighter planes, but it ended like this. Manga  After occupying Shanghai and Nanjing, they didn't even have a chance to gain a foothold on land. Every time they lost troops and generals, they were driven back to the sea.

    Matsui knew very well that his military career was over. All the honors and meritorious deeds were ruthlessly shattered in Shanghai, which he wanted to conquer. The proud years of the past passed through his mind like thin smoke and finally dissipated. The telegram from the base camp  , his tone was as cold as the cold wind, and he no longer had that kind of respect and admiration.

    Matsui asked the base camp to allow the Shanghai dispatched troops to withdraw to the mainland to rest and rest. He himself would personally apologize to His Majesty the Emperor. The base camp called back and the Shanghai dispatched troops continued to stay in the Yangtze River estuary area to attract the attention of the China defenders with an offensive posture. The base camp  There is also an action plan.

    As for the content of this plan, Matsui knew nothing about it, and the headquarters did not plan to tell the defeated general. Matsui received the telegram and remained silent. With more than 40,000 remnant soldiers who had been defeated by the Chinese army, they still had to maintain their  It doesn't matter whether he misjudged the offensive situation or whether the base camp deliberately embarrassed him.

    His troops were used by the base camp as bait that could be sacrificed at any time. The military headquarters was planning another large-scale operation. He was dispensable. Matsui's heart was in severe pain like tearing. He hated the land in front of him. He hated it.  All the people in this land made him lose his honor and pride as a soldier, and he experienced a disastrous defeat for the first time in his life, and there was no chance of recovery.

    A mouthful of blood sprayed on the bulkhead. Matsui's aging and skinny body fell heavily to the ground, and he couldn't get sick anymore. This was the second mouthful of blood he vomited outside Shanghai, and it was enough to kill him. Shanghai  The remaining soldiers of the dispatched army were handed over to the chief of staff to take command. Not to mention maintaining the offensive posture, they did not even dare to approach the estuary of the Yangtze River for fear of being hit by artillery shells from the Wusongkou Fortress Battery and destroying the remaining troops.  Just like this, unable to advance or retreat, drifting awkwardly on the sea.

    Later, Matsui was transferred back to China. During the sea voyage, he was depressed and his condition worsened. He died on the way before reaching Japan. At last, he was lucky. He saw the opportunity early and had no chance to cause the Nanjing Massacre. He did not hear the news for eight years.  Afterwards, Emperor Hirohito personally announced the surrender, and was not taken to the Tokyo International Military Tribunal to try war criminals, nor was he put on the gallows. For this bellicose and bloodthirsty old guy, he died a good death, which was the special favor of Amaterasu.  .

    The Battle of Songhu, which touched the hearts of the Chinese people, ended with a complete victory for the Chinese defenders and a disastrous defeat for the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Force. The smoke dissipated, and the fresh sea breeze blew into this oriental metropolis. When the news came out, the whole country rejoiced.  Shanghai citizens took to the streets to tell each other that firecrackers, which were only set off on festival days, burst into bloom in the Shanghai night sky. The firecracker shops' old goods for the next year were sold out, giving these small business owners a windfall.

    Zhang Zhizhong's name and the Ninth Army were on the lips of the citizens. Various groups donated and raised funds. A large number of condolences were sent to the military camps. The wounded soldiers were admitted to the hospitals with the best conditions and received the best care. They were also given rotational leave.  Soldiers walking on the street were asked whether they were soldiers of the Ninth Army. They were immediately surrounded by crowds and rushed into the restaurant. They were served sumptuous dishes and entertained for free.

    For a time, the reputation of Zhang Zhizhong and the Ninth Army was at its peak, and there was a tendency to overtake Tang Qiuli. North China was too far away, and Shanghai was their vital interest. The name of the Tenth Army, the backbone of the entire Songhu Campaign, instead  Rarely mentioned.

    In Nanjing, Chairman Chiang was so excited that he walked up and down in front of Soong Meiling, touching his bald head from time to time and nodding. He didn't know what to do for a while. Seeing Chairman Chiang's excitement, Mrs. Chiang reminded: "Is it because of this?"  In the name of the Military Commission, we express condolences to the Shanghai defenders and commend the meritorious soldiers.¡±

    Chairman Chiang Kai-shek woke up from a dream and said:Just to be happy, the Battle of Songhu was so successful that he couldn't believe it. Wen Bai had merit, and the Ninth Army had merit!  According to Wen Bai, Tang Qiuli's subordinate named Chang Feng also fought very well. After the Japanese army suffered such heavy losses, does it still have the ability and courage to peek at our big Shanghai?

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