Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

Although the Gui army's attack failed, more local troops continued to arrive.

From Northeast China, North China to Southwest China and South China, troops from various provinces responded to the call and rushed to Shanghai to provide assistance.

"Brothers, the Japanese want to destroy our country and exterminate our race! We, the Sichuan Army, must not sit idly by!" A dark-faced Sichuan Army officer shouted at a simple mobilization meeting. Thousands of soldiers below the stage held their old rifles tightly in their hands, their eyes determined.

Almost all of the Hunan Army's fifteen divisions marched rapidly from the heart of Hunan to Shanghai.

Many of them were still wearing straw sandals and carrying conical hats, and their equipment was so simple that it was heartbreaking.

"Damn, these Hunan barbarians are really here." An old soldier of the Central Army looked at the marching troops in the distance with a complicated tone.

In the past, there were grudges between these local armies and the central army, but now they have to fight side by side.

The Hunan Army was in a white-hot state from the beginning of the battle. The two sides fought fiercely for four days and nights, with corpses piling up like mountains and blood flowing like rivers.

The Hunan Army was deployed on a key defense line on the south bank of Zhuozaobang.

They had just replaced the almost wiped out Central Army troops when they encountered fierce artillery attacks from the Japanese army.

"Get down! Fire!" A Hunan company commander just shouted and was drowned out by the deafening explosion.

Japanese naval guns, fighter planes and large-caliber heavy artillery poured ammunition on the Chinese army positions.

The Japanese army's heavy artillery, with one gun every 17 meters on average, bombed both sides of Zhuozaobang beyond recognition.

"Brothers, for the sake of the people of Hunan, we must not take a single step back!" A Hunan soldier with blood all over his face, holding a bag of explosives, rushed towards the approaching Japanese tank.

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Not far away on the battlefield were the Sichuan Army. Wearing straw sandals, they crossed mountains and rivers and traveled thousands of miles to Shanghai.

The Battle of Shanghai was the first battle fought by the Sichuan Army outside Sichuan to fight against the Japanese. They were armed with simple weapons but determined to die, and used their flesh and blood to resist the Japanese army's iron torrent.

During the seven days of defending Zhuzaobang, the 7th Army of the Sichuan Army suffered casualties including a battalion commander, more than 10 regimental commanders, 280 company and platoon leaders, and more than 7000 soldiers.

The army led by Yang Sen paid a huge price.

A young Sichuan Army soldier wrote a suicide note to his family in a trench: "Dear parents, I have been ordered to defend Zhuozaobang. This is my duty. However, if this position is lost, I will die on the battlefield, my body wrapped in horsehide. I hope you will not worry about me..."

The Guangdong Army also showed bravery.

As early as the Battle of Shanghai in 1932, the 19th Route Army of the Guangdong Army fired the first shot against the Japanese invaders.

Now, the Japanese invaders have once again provoked war in Shanghai, and the Guangdong Army soldiers have once again stepped forward and rushed to the battlefield to defend their country.

"Diuleiloumou!!" A Guangdong Army officer roared in dialect and rushed towards the Japanese position with a big knife in his hand.

Behind him, thousands of Guangdong Army soldiers bravely moved forward.

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Hunan Army, Sichuan Army, Guangxi Army, Guangdong Army, Yunnan Army, Northeast Army, Anhui Army, Shaanxi Army, Hubei Army, and Guizhou Army.

These local troops, who might have fought each other before, are now fighting side by side...

As the battle continued, every village and every inch of land on the Zhuzaobang front was repeatedly fought over.

The Chinese army used their flesh and blood to block the Japanese army's steel torrent, truly interpreting the tragic meaning of "every inch of land and every inch of blood".

The Tangbeizhai position became one of the focal points of the battle between the two sides.

The Chinese army had just taken over the defense of this place and the fortifications had not yet been completed when the Japanese army launched a fierce attack.

The Japanese army dispatched several planes to bomb the positions in turns.

Bullets flew across the battlefield, smoke rose, and houses collapsed.

The battle is at a stalemate.

During the day, the enemy attacked, and the battlefield was still stained with blood. At night, the Chinese army counterattacked. The next day, the enemy attacked again, leaving behind countless corpses. At night, the Chinese army recaptured the battlefield. This battle was repeated for nine days and nine nights.

After suffering repeated setbacks, the enemy became extremely brutal and launched a frenzied bombing, destroying all the fortifications around the Tangbeizhai position. Several villages were also razed to the ground, and large areas of bamboo forest were completely destroyed.

The reserve troops were killed in the communication trench, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, it was a horrific sight.

Although the Chinese army suffered heavy losses, its morale was high.

The soldiers said: "Serving the country and killing the enemy, the more we fight, the braver we become." No one complained, and no soldier retreated.

Gejia Archway was another bloody battlefield.

On the night of October 14, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on this area, attempting to break through the highway line between Dachang and Nanxiang and surround Dachang from the flank.

The enemy and our side fought a bloody battle here for five days and nights, and the battle was extremely fierce.

All officers and soldiers of the 113th Regiment of the 57th Huaxia Brigade, including deputy regiment commander Zhang Jilin, Ou Xin, and battalion commander Liu Yanjing, totaling more than 1400 people, were killed in action, and Gejia Pailou was eventually occupied by the enemy.

It was a sacrifice of an entire regiment, but their resistance bought precious time for the entire line of defense.

The tenacious resistance of the Chinese army also made the Japanese army pay a heavy price.

It took the Japanese army 25 days to occupy this area, which was about 20 kilometers long from north to south, advancing less than one kilometer per day on average, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties.

Hand-to-hand combat became the most common method of combat on the battlefield of Zhuozaobang.

The differences in weapons, training and tactics between the Chinese and Japanese armies were fully demonstrated in this close combat.

The Japanese army has long been influenced by militarism and the spirit of Bushido, and is good at and keen on hand-to-hand combat.

Their assassination training is very strict, and they even use living people for assassination training. This not only allows them to practice superb assassination techniques, but also gives them a psychological advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

The Type 38 rifle used by the Japanese army was 1.801 meters long with a bayonet installed, which was more than 10 centimeters longer than the Type 38 rifle commonly used by the Chinese army, which was 1.685 meters long with a bayonet.

This meant a deadly advantage in hand-to-hand combat, as the Japanese were able to stab their opponents first.

In addition, the Japanese soldiers were well-nourished, physically strong, and well-trained in assassination techniques.

To deal with one Japanese soldier in hand-to-hand combat, at least three Chinese soldiers are needed.

However, the Chinese soldiers gradually found a way to deal with it with their national justice and bravery.

They often ignored the fact that the weapons in their hands were shorter than those of the Japanese soldiers. After the Japanese soldiers stabbed them, they would meet the enemy's attack and stab them as well, killing each other.

Even the Japanese army, who respected the spirit of Bushido, was defeated by this style of fighting.

The Chinese army also adopted "asymmetric tactics" and used pistols to attack.

This is because it is very convenient to turn the muzzle of the gun during battle, and the firing rate is low. After the bullet hits the Japanese soldier, it will remain in his body and will not penetrate and hit our own people.

A commander said to his soldiers, "When you're fighting with the Japs with bayonets, first take down a few with your rifle, then give them a hard time. Don't try to reason with wild beasts."

The most effective tactic is to join forces against the enemy.

The Chinese army made full use of its numerical advantage, often using "three or five soldiers to deal with one Japanese soldier."

The most common experience veterans imparted to new recruits was: "In a bayonet fight, brothers cooperate and hold off the other devils. In a local situation, it's 2 vs. 1 or 3 vs. 1. One of them feints while the others thrust forward. The one thrusting forward must be resolute."

The brutal fighting on the front line of Zhuozaobang also affected the citizens of Shanghai in the rear.

Although the urban area is relatively safe, the shadow of war is everywhere.

Every day, citizens could hear the sound of artillery fire from the north, sometimes with vibrations so strong that even windows would rattle.

At night, the skyline was lit red by artillery fire, like a never-extinguished fire.

Shanghai citizens supported the frontline troops in various ways. Mass groups organized relief teams to transport dry food and supplies to the front line under artillery fire.

Medical personnel organized rescue teams to rush to the battlefield to save the wounded, and many citizens spontaneously donated money and supplies to support the war.

Reporters risked their lives to go to the front lines to interview and convey the battle situation to the rear in a timely manner.