Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 370

Captain Toba Hatoyama never set foot on this land again in his life.

In the past time and space, it was he who led his subordinates to shoot and kill the Chinese soldiers in the river indiscriminately, causing thousands of Chinese soldiers who had no resistance to die in the river.

But in this day and age, everything is reversed.

The Japanese infantry wearing heavy leather boots and military uniforms struggled hard in the waves of the big river. The proficient water skills they had trained on the sea made them stronger than the Chinese soldiers in that time and space and carried rifles weighing several kilograms. .

But is that another chirp?A gun cannot be used as a boat.

Leng Feng, who was ordered to be stationed on the north bank, took two air defense positions, and all the soldiers carried various guns to deploy along the river bank. The constantly rising flares clearly illuminated the heads of the people in the water.

That's not a fight, it's a shooter.

The Japanese simply couldn't fire a single bullet in the water, bleeding and drinking were the two things they could do.

The panicked Japanese soldiers were in a dilemma in the water. Reluctant to discard their equipment, they were already exhausted after swimming across the 300 meters wide river. It was absolutely impossible for them to swim back or dive into the water to escape downstream.

Constantly diving to avoid bullets and then surfacing for air is exhausting.

So, almost all of them died.

The Japanese soldiers who died under the bullets of Leng Feng and others were only two or three out of ten, and most of them became "submarines" after drinking the river water, including Captain Toba Hatoyama who chose the wrong direction to break out.

The captain of the Japanese army, who was full of water, became the fat bait for the fish in the Suzhou River. Even his feet were gnawed clean. Naturally, he would never have the opportunity to set foot on land again.

The 30 Japanese soldiers who were left behind by Toba Hatoyama's "strong man broke his wrist" did not last long, and were overwhelmed by bullets and grenades in just over 10 minutes.

As the battlefield gradually became quiet, only the excited shouts of the Chinese soldiers remained. This head-to-head duel, which was not an ambush, finally came to an end.

The flashlights left behind by the Japanese army have become trophies that Chinese soldiers are delighted with. Using this to find the remaining Japanese soldiers is simply not too convenient.

As for what to do if you find it?
Naturally, it is still an old rule. Not to mention that the veterans who belonged to the Four Elements Battalion are already familiar with this routine, the soldiers of the 67th Army and the 43rd Army are now also familiar with Chief Lei's favorite method.

Only dead devils are good devils.

Don't bother digging holes to bury people, just throw the corpses into the river. Anyway, Songhu in the lower reaches has been occupied by the Japanese, so let them drink more water for soaking corpses. The Chinese who just finished fighting with them Soldiers have no psychological burden at all.

In the end, the 400-member contingent dispatched by Yanagawa Hirasuke, together with its two commanders, was almost wiped out and became the No.18 Division's list of missing persons.

The reason why it is close is because the Japanese contingent left a single seedling after all.

The first class soldier named Momotaro had a bad stomach because of eating raw and cold rice balls, and the frequency of finding a place to solve internal emergencies once every 10 minutes made him fall behind. The Japanese first class soldier, who was 300 meters away from the main team, suddenly heard the gunshots. After that, he ran towards the main force for 20 meters, but when his own flares were fired, he accidentally saw two cannons that began to spit out artillery fire. The clever Momotaro immediately drifted and turned around.

The first class soldier of the Japanese army who turned around and ran wildly became the only survivor of this contingent. Later, the main force of the Japanese army who arrived ten kilometers away from the Baihegang Bridge found the first class soldier who had almost collapsed in a bush.

When he knew that he and all his colleagues were on the missing list, Private Momotaro's mental state, which was extremely sluggish, improved a lot.

Ushishima Sadao heard a version of the heroic fighting of his task force.

Because of the unfortunate exposure, Shao Zuo Xichuan led the entire contingent to fight bravely with the Chinese, but the Chinese who besieged them were as high as an infantry regiment or even an infantry brigade.

It’s okay if there are too many Chinese people, what’s more, they also have heavy weapons such as machine guns and mortars. The battle lasted until late at night, and he was a member of the rescue team sent by Toba Hatoyama. Instead, he was ordered to hide and wait for help, and the whereabouts of the rest of his colleagues were unknown.

The craters bombarded by mortars on the river bank and the terrible impact points after machine guns ravaged all proved the heroism of the imperial warriors described by Momotaro. Ushishima Sadao could only choose to believe even if he had doubts.

Or even if he doesn't believe it, the honor of the No.18 division should make him choose to believe it.

Momotaro, who suffered a "heavy injury" mentally, never set foot on the battlefield again, but returned to his country to preach to the people how the brave soldiers of the empire fought against the Chinese with outnumbered enemies.

Maybe it's been a long time, and even he himself believed it.Anyway, he was the only Japanese who survived the scene, wasn't he?
Therefore, even if the Chinese side announces the battle results in the future, the battle report that the more than 300 Chinese officers and soldiers in charge of guarding the bridge took advantage of the terrain to wipe out 400 Japanese invaders was firmly denied by the Japanese army. .

China and Japan, which invested nearly a million troops in a fierce battle, actually fought for a long time for a mere 400 people, which can be regarded as one of the anecdotes on that battle-level battlefield.

However, the Chinese troops fabricated by Momotaro made wrong judgments for both Ushijima Sadao and Yanagawa Heisuke who were informed of the news. They believed that the Chinese sent at least one infantry division to defend the Hakukaku Port Bridge.

If the remnant army retreated from Matsue is included, the force will still remain above [-]. After hearing the news, Yanagawa Hirasuke immediately ordered the Sixth Division and the Kunisaki Takumi Detachment to slow down their pursuit, so as not to be caught in a hurry. The Chinese army came back to record the carbine, causing unnecessary losses.

This slowing down gave the retreating Songjiang defenders an extra two hours of invaluable time.

Yes, on the night of November 11th, Lei Xiong and his subordinates had just finished their first ground battle when they received a secret telegram from the Songjiang headquarters.

The Songjiang garrison has completed the military order issued by the Theater Command in the early morning of November 11 to resist the Japanese Tenth Army for three days and nights.

To be more precise, not only did he successfully complete the military order, but he also held on for 24 hours, buying enough time for Huxi's army that was still retreating.

At about 7:[-] p.m., Wu and Guo of the Songjiang Command jointly sent a secret telegram to the theater headquarters. The telegram stated that the entire Songjiang army would defend Songjiang to the death. Never take a step back even if you are overwhelmed.

Tears filled the eyes of all the bosses of the theater command. At least ten lieutenant generals and above, including Deputy Commander Gu, jointly called back, saying that the entire Songjiang army is a model for Chinese soldiers. The whole army is an example, and the bloody battle with the Japanese invaders to the end, shrouded in horse leather, and that's it.

It was not only the Chinese generals on the battlefield who were moved?
The generals of Japan's Tenth Army were also guilty and complicated.

But within three hours, the general content of the secret telegram that was transferred to the Military and Political Department was placed on the desk of Yanagawa Heisuke, who personally arrived at the front to supervise the battle.

A group of important generals of the Tenth Army frowned tightly, and they almost didn't vomit blood from the die-hard Songjiang defenders.

This has been fought for four days, and the Chinese side suffered huge losses, but their Tenth Army lost a lot, not to mention over [-] infantry and auxiliary soldiers, and even the lieutenant general of the "strongest division on the surface" All died here.

But no matter how he vomits blood, seeing the desperate attitude of the Chinese, this battle must continue.

The Chinese are not stingy with sacrifices, so why wouldn't the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Empire do the same?

In the frontline headquarters of the Tenth Army, which was brightly lit almost all night, a group of important generals of the Japanese Tenth Army gritted their molars to discuss because of the risky information sent by No. 3 spy who was hiding in the Chinese government. The tactics after dawn.

The No.18 Division, which had been on standby on the bank of the Huangpu River, also mobilized an infantry brigade to arrive at the front line of Songjiang. The Tenth Army will launch a larger-scale attack at dawn on the 10th.

This time, we will attack from all sides. The heavy artillery brigade and the naval bombers who came to assist will completely destroy the four walls. More than [-] infantry will enter the city and use human sea tactics to submerge the remaining Chinese defenders in various ruins. corner.

The sky is the Buddha's dawn.

"My lords, this attack on Songjiang will be my Tenth Army entering the southeast of China to fight with all my might. Your Majesty is waiting for the news of our victory in the palace. I hope you will not hesitate to do so!
In addition, in this battle, those who quit!Dead dead! When Yanagawa Hirasuke made the final concluding remarks, he leaned over his desk with his hands and stared at the major generals and lieutenant generals in front of him with gloomy eyes.

"Empire, prosperous martial arts!" Two rows of Japanese generals stood up together and stood upright.

Looking at this situation, today's battle is a decisive battle.

The two sides are endless.

(End of this chapter)