Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal
Chapter 204: Punishment Army Enters
After destroying the Japanese artillery positions, the punitive army's artillery continued to bombard frantically. Because there were special forces members watching, their artillery shells were extremely accurate.
In the original time and space, two guns of the 19th Route Army fired more than 50 shells, destroying the military station, primary school, and headquarters on Sichuan Road. Pay attention to the wording, it was just a mess.
But now, the terminology used in history books has to be changed to "razed to the ground"!
Wu Dan, the artillery commander of the 19th Route Army, looked at his two guns in confusion, then raised his telescope to look at the Japanese-controlled area that had been razed to the ground in the distance. Damn, are these two guns on drugs? So powerful.
The artillery battle that night caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army and dealt a heavy blow to their arrogance. The price was that Li Qinwu's reserve of 105mm artillery shells was extremely dangerous.
At that time, Li Dapao was shouting "fire all over the world" and he never stopped the four cannons. By the time Li Qinwu reacted and called for a stop, the ground next to the cannons was littered with eggshells and empty shell boxes. After searching carefully, it was found that there were only 10 shells left for each cannon.
Li Qinwu was so angry that he wanted to strangle Li Dapao to death. They only had so few artillery shells and they were all shot out by this prodigal son!
However, when he thought about the Japanese army's general attack tomorrow, Li Qinwu simply decided not to go!
He removed the 105mm gun and replaced it with a Type 75 500mm gun to continue bombing, sending more than artillery shells to the Japanese positions, making the Japanese soldiers question their lives!
That night, both the Japanese and the 19th Route Army were looking for where the artillery positions were being fired. They searched everywhere but could not find any.
The 19th Route Army ordered the soldiers to follow the sound. When they got close, the cannons stopped firing. Then cannons started firing in another place, as if they had seen a ghost.
Later, I couldn’t find it, so I just gave up. We were fighting the Japanese anyway!
Early the next morning, many buildings controlled by the Japanese were flattened and many front-line facilities were destroyed. The Japanese had to retreat and set up a new assembly point in a location where there were still intact houses.
Although the Japanese felt quite aggrieved after being bombarded by artillery all night, they regrouped and launched an attack at daybreak.
The focus of the Japanese attack this time was Zhabei. Because the Japanese army joined the battlefield, the battle that broke out this time was several times larger than the first one.
Yoshisaburo Nomura has a strong desire to attack. If he fails to take Shanghai after the army enters the battlefield, he will be replaced as commander by the army generals. Then, he will be spurned by his naval colleagues for letting the fruits of victory slip from the navy to the army, and he will never have the chance to climb to the supreme throne of marshal!
The Japanese were holding their breath from top to bottom, and they charged straight into the Zhabei battlefield with a great victory. In this battle, under the coordinated attack of the Japanese infantry and tanks, the casualties of the 19th Route Army soldiers doubled, and their positions were lost one after another. Soon a large area of Zhabei was occupied by the Japanese, and the 19th Route Army's defense line showed signs of collapse.
At this critical moment, the Wusong Fort, which was confronting the Japanese naval fleet, suddenly turned 180 degrees and aimed its guns at the Japanese attacking forces for a targeted bombing!
When the Japanese warships saw the Wusong battery turn its guns to fire at its own soldiers, they immediately retaliated.
The Wusong Fort was continuously bombarded by Japanese warships, and many soldiers on the fort were killed or wounded. Three heavy artillery were destroyed. Fortunately, they achieved considerable results. One small Japanese gunboat was sunk and three were damaged.
After the fierce fighting, the soldiers of the 19th Route Army were exhausted and had consumed a lot of ammunition. If they did not receive support, the front line would be in danger of becoming unstable.
Fortunately, the citizens of Shanghai took action on this day. Workers and students went on strike, boycotted businesses and marched to protest against the shameless acts of the Japanese invaders and demanded that the Nationalist government send troops to reinforce Shanghai!
Under pressure from the public, he finally could not stick to the policy of non-resistance.
Do you remember Song Xilian who volunteered to fight before? Forced by the current situation, he simply merged the 87th and 88th Divisions and rushed to Shanghai to support the 19th Route Army.
With the support of the elite troops of the Nationalist Government, the 19th Route Army finally held its position!
On February 2, a large number of Japanese warships and merchant ships were lingering near the Wusongkou, looking for landing opportunities. When Weng Zhaoyuan learned about this, he immediately ordered the artillery to fire actively!
The Japanese warships immediately fought back, and the largest artillery battle in the Battle of Shanghai began!
During the two-hour mutual bombardment, the Japanese warships rained shells on the Wusong Fort. They also mobilized 24 aircraft to drop massive aerial bombs on the fort positions!
The chief of staff of Wusong Fortress was killed in the shelling, almost all the artillery pieces of the fort were paralyzed, and a large number of soldiers stationed there were killed. Since then, Wusong Fort has completely lost its function!
When Yoshisaburo Nomura saw that the artillery of Wusong Fort was destroyed, he was overjoyed. He immediately ordered the gunboats to increase their firepower and sent out landing troops, hoping to complete the landing in one go.
If the Japanese were really allowed to land, with the combat effectiveness of their soldiers and after they occupied the fortress trenches, the 19th Route Army would almost be unable to drive them into the sea.
If a new battlefield is opened up on the flank of the front, the exhausted 19th Route Army will be unable to cope with it, which may directly lead to the failure of this battle!
Therefore, the 19th Route Army gathered together a group of reinforcements and rushed to the fort to strengthen the defense of the Wusong Fort.
Most of these soldiers were killed by the artillery fire from the Japanese warships before they entered the position, but they resolutely carried out the reinforcement mission, entered the Wusong Fort position, and used the heavy machine guns they carried to attack the Japanese landing speedboats under the Japanese artillery fire.
They successfully sniped the Japanese landing troops. No matter how fierce the Japanese warships' artillery fire was, this half platoon of soldiers was always able to hide in corners and survive, and then shoot bullets at the Japanese landing troops.
Nomura Yoshisaburo didn't understand why they couldn't kill everyone on the fort after bombarding for so long and firing hundreds of various types of shells. He could only temporarily give up on making a breakthrough in the direction of the Wusong Fort and turn his attention to the urban street fighting.
After this battle, although the soldiers of the 19th Route Army bravely defended the Wusong Fort, they also lost all their heavy artillery, and the subsequent coastal defense mission became extremely difficult.
General Cai Tingkai knew that if the Japanese still failed to achieve results in the urban area, they would turn their attention to the Wusong Fort. By then, it would be hard to say whether the 19th Route Army would be able to hold on.
General Cai Tingkai was extremely anxious. After several days of fighting, this already thin general became even more haggard. The deployment of tens of thousands of troops, the battle line spanning the entire Shanghai urban area, and the consequences of the battle failure almost broke his nerves.
In the 19th Route Army headquarters, General Cai Tingkai said to his adjutant, "Now the Wusong Fort has been completely destroyed, and the lighting facilities have been blown up. If the Japanese land at night, the fort may not be able to be defended. We must strengthen the coastal defense!"
The adjutant hesitated and said, "But we can no longer mobilize any reinforcement troops. We have also suffered heavy losses in the urban area. If we mobilize more troops, the enemy may break through the urban defense line."
General Cai Tingkai rubbed his throbbing temples.
"We must also send troops to guard the fort! If the Japanese land from the coast, even if we send several times the number of troops, we won't be able to stop their attack! Immediately transfer two battalions from the 5th Regiment and have them enter the Wusong Fort!"
The adjutant of staff was still worried. This strategy of robbing Peter to pay Paul could not perfectly solve the problem.
At this moment, his eyes suddenly lit up and he remembered something. He said to General Cai Tingkai: "General, maybe we have external help!"
General Cai Tingkai's brows jumped.
"Foreign aid? What foreign aid? Are you talking about that one? Hehehe!"
His laughter was full of sarcasm and bitterness, which made the staff adjutant feel sad. He quickly shook his head and said, "Not that person, I mean the businessman named Li?"
"Li Liangwei? Him? What support can he give us? He's just a gun dealer, and selling us guns is the limit. Is there anyone else he can send to the battlefield?"
The adjutant nodded, but then his expression became a little hesitant, and it was obvious that he didn't quite believe what he was going to say next.
"Well... Li Liangwei found me yesterday and sold us another 300 submachine guns. He told me that he was not an ordinary businessman, but a member of the Punishment Army.
He said that two regiments of the Punishment Army were hiding in the north of Shanghai city. If we allow them, they are willing to go to Shanghai and fight the devils in the most dangerous battle zone..."
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