The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Excited by the other recruits who didn't know about guns for a while, Monkey put the guns behind his back, stood at attention, and looked proud.

The scholar's expression was also a little moved. He wiped the surface of the gun with his sleeve, carried it behind his back, and hugged it again.

Old man Wang bared his big yellow teeth, and put the gun back squarely behind his back.

Looking at the gun in his hand and the appearance of everyone, Xia Yuan couldn't help but think of what Li Yunlong said.

The weapons issued are all made in Hanyang, and the rifling lines have been worn out, but as long as the gun can fire and fire bullets, it is also a treasure in the hands of soldiers.

The entire national army is only equipped with German weaponry, and most of the miscellaneous troops are made in Hanyang. From the Qing Dynasty to the entire period of the Anti-Japanese War, the Hanyang Arsenal produced millions of Hanyang weapons. During this period, the most important thing they lack is Hanyang. make.

Only weapons were fired, not bullets.

Then there was the whole team training. During this period, because Xia Yuan performed well, he was noticed by the company commander, and he served as the vanguard.

According to his understanding, it is already the beginning of August, and the Battle of Songhu is still half a month away.

Before long, the Battle of Songhu will begin.

It is estimated that the Japanese army is paralyzing the national army at this moment.

It's strange to say that the Japanese army has launched the July [-]th Incident and started a full-scale war of aggression against China.

Moreover, the Japanese army built a large number of military fortresses in Shanghai.

From Hongkou to Yangshupu, backed by the Huangpu River, pointing to the Zhabei of Huajie in the urban area of ​​Shanghai, and the Jiangwan area, a large number of military fortresses have been built. The positions start from Huishan Wharf, along Wusong Road, North Sichuan Road, and Jiangwan. From Wan Road to Hongkou Park, and the nearby Marine Corps Command, the military firepower fortress built formed a long tongue, and more troops were continuously sent to Shanghai.

The Gongda Spinning Mill located on Jungong Road was also an outside military stronghold of the Japanese army.

There are also famous generals in the national army. The Beijing-Shanghai security agency headed by General Zhang formulated the "Plan to Sweep the Japanese Strongholds in Shanghai" as early as [-], with the aim of eradicating the Japanese troops occupying Shanghai. stronghold.For this battle, General Zhang waited for five years. It was the January [-]th Incident in [-], which was a regret left over from the failure to wipe out the Japanese army. On the ground, the Japanese military fortress was collected and a detailed battle plan was formulated.

On the eve of the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, that is, on August 87th, General Zhang led the 88th Division and the [-]th Division into the designated position according to the plan, and completed the combat preparations. The attack was launched at dawn on the third day, and the Japanese military fortress in Shanghai was cleared in one fell swoop. At this time, the reinforcements of the Japanese army had not yet arrived.

Unexpectedly, the bald man replied "waiting for orders" and "avoiding conflicts between small troops".

Why do you disagree? During this period, the bald head still has hope for international mediation. The bald head hopes that the United Kingdom, the United States and other international countries can intervene and let the Japanese army sit at the negotiating table to conduct peace talks with them. At that time, the United States and the United Kingdom Other countries did come forward and wanted to mediate the relationship between China and Japan.

The bald head still had a glimmer of hope for international mediation, and he did not agree to General Zhang's attack plan immediately.

This is one of them.

Second, the Japanese army had already begun to flick their bald heads.

The incident dates back to August [-]th. The Hongkou Airport incident made the situation in Shanghai tense. It was two Japanese soldiers who were shot dead at Hongkou Airport.At around [-]:[-] p.m. on August [-], Lieutenant Isamu Oyama and First Class Saito Kazozo of the Japanese Marine Corps drove a military vehicle into Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, and were shot dead by the security team stationed at Hongqiao Airport. Then, the situation in Shanghai became tense. stand up.The Jinling government attempted to resolve this issue through diplomatic means, and asked the Chinese embassy in Tokyo to send someone to understand Japan's attitude.

Then, the Chinese embassy in Tokyo sent two telegrams to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jinling. The first one read, "The Japanese navy has no intention of expanding the situation." Some news media reacted strongly to the incident, accusing China of violating the armistice agreement and questioning the findings of the investigation. '

But then he mentioned that "the situation has eased a little this morning, and a certain party's inquiry into Xi Minai (Minister of the Navy) does not advocate expansion, and the embassy suggests a proper resolution of the incident." '

That is to say, the situation in Japan eased a lot in the morning, and then they found the Minister of the Navy Minai to understand the situation, and learned from him that Japan does not advocate expanding the situation, so the plan for the Jinling Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to properly resolve this matter .But the fact is that on the second day after the Hongqiao Airport incident, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, commander of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, immediately ordered to increase troops to Shanghai.

Almost when these two telegrams were sent out, a large number of Japanese warships had sailed into the Huangpu River. On this night, more than [-] Japanese marines had already landed. The progress was smooth, and the Japanese navy was requesting to send two army divisions to support Shanghai, but it had not been approved. The Japanese navy needed to buy time, so it fooled the people in the embassy in Tokyo.

When General Zhang's two divisions arrived at the designated combat position, the Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai plus the more than 3000 Japanese troops who landed, there were only more than [-] people.If the Chinese army launched an all-out attack at this time, the two to [-] Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai would not be able to resist the Chinese army's attack at all.

The bald head hesitated, missing the best time to attack.

On the contrary, General Zhang's plan to send troops was issued by the bald head, but he did not give General Zhang a plan to attack, and missed a good opportunity.

At [-]:[-] am on August [-], a small group of Japanese marines rushed into Baoshan Road and clashed with the Chinese security forces stationed near Xibaoxing Road.

In the afternoon, the Japanese army bombarded Zhabei Jiangwan and other places.

The Songhu battle is imminent.

"Flesh Mill."

Xia Yuan has been to Changjin Lake and Shangganling, and he fought against the Japanese army in my regiment leader and my regiment.

The war this time was very cruel. What was cruel was that the Chinese infantry supported the Japanese warships and supported the past division, and it was gone in half an hour.

And the vast majority of the national army brothers are holding old sleeves like his with problematic accuracy. The only advantage is that it eliminates the disadvantage of bombing the chamber.

After training the complete team, they also conducted daily training such as physical training, trench ambush training, machine gun bunker training, goose step training, melee fighting training, progress fighting training, etc. In Xia Yuan's view, many trainings were unnecessary. For example, a trench ambush training, an earth wall, a hole is dug at the root of the earth wall, and the machine gunner lies under the hole and shoots at the enemy.

On the one hand, in the face of large-scale shelling, the earth wall is very fragile, and on the other hand, the shooting angle and scattering range are too small to cover the battlefield in all directions, and there are not many opportunities to use it.

Xia Yuan didn't say anything about the content of the training subjects.

After the training, everyone was very tired. They drank some porridge every day, ate wild vegetables, and coarse grain cakes. There was no oil or water at all, and they couldn't eat enough. How could they have the strength to maintain daily training? Most other soldiers of the national army are used to this But many of the recruits couldn’t bear it. In the village, although they didn’t have enough to eat, they didn’t have to work all day, and they were busy during the busy farming season. But in the military camp, they had to do physical training every day, If the nutrition cannot keep up, the body will eventually lose more and more, more and more people will get sick, and death will gradually appear.

The result of going on for a long time must be like this, but the Battle of Songhu broke out in the near future.

With the advent of August [-]th, a small group of Japanese marines rushed into Baoshan Road and clashed with the Chinese security forces stationed near Xibaoxing Road.In the afternoon, the Japanese army bombarded Zhabei Jiangwan and other places. On the night of the thirteenth, the bald head was having a meeting with internal personnel. He was shocked when he received the news. After realizing it, he announced it to everyone on the spot.

'The war in Shanghai has already begun, and the general offensive will be launched on August [-]th!Drive the Japanese army down the Huangpu River! '

On the second day after the war in Shanghai started, Xia Yuan and the others in Yudi received the news of the outbreak of the war in Shanghai. This news was released to the whole army.All of a sudden, the Forty Division was full of tense atmosphere, making people panic.

In half a month, Xia Yuan successfully became the deputy squad leader of the third class, with some rights in his hands, in charge of more than ten people, and his physical fitness has returned to the peak state. In daily training, due to Xia Yuan's outstanding His performance has attracted the attention of many people, but they only think that Xia Yuan is just a soldier with relatively good physical fitness, after all, his size is standing there.Well-trained does not mean strong combat ability. Among the many recruits they have taken over, they have also encountered many well-trained soldiers, but they will wilt when they go to the battlefield.

Xia Yuan was only slightly better than these recruits.

Xia Yuan understands that if he wants to reach a certain height, he needs to show his own strength. He set his sights on the Songhu Battle, which is also one of his goals. The battle of Songhu Battle was quite brutal.

The Japanese army built a large number of military fortresses in Shanghai. The Japanese Navy Command Building was made of reinforced concrete, and the thickness of the wall reached [-] meters, which was very strong.At that time, the Chinese army generally lacked heavy weapons. Even the first two divisions that started the Battle of Songhu were German weapon divisions.

It is said to be a German weapon master, but in fact it has its appearance. It is actually a hodgepodge of German weapons and national weapons. It is not at all made in Germany in modern film and television dramas. Most of the real German weapon masters lack heavy weapons. The most German flavor It is the M35 helmet. The weapons and equipment are still made in China. The cultural level of the soldiers is low. The officers have passed the Whampoa Military Academy and the Baoding Military Academy. There is no supporting industry and logistics support, and there is a serious lack of heavy firepower.

And like the 87th Division, the 88th Division is only equipped with a small number of mortars. The only uniform in the army is the M35 German helmet.

Worried about the lack of firepower, General Zhang asked for support from the rear before the start of the war, and the best artillery regiments were drawn to support Shanghai, including the 150mm field howitzer just purchased from Germany in 24. There are only [-] guns with the largest caliber and the most cutting-edge guns.

This artillery was used in the fortified battle of the Japanese Navy Command Building. The artillery unit aimed at the outer wall of the building and bombarded it. The heavy artillery used destructive shooting. They fired until the target was completely destroyed, and incendiary bullets were also used in the process.

Even so, the target was still not destroyed. The walls of the Japanese Navy Command Building were too strong.

General Zhang could only focus on the 88th Division.

The first battle of the Battle of Songhu was the Bazi Bridge, the traffic gateway from Hongkou to Zhabei. Because the Japanese army built a large number of military fortresses in Shanghai, the 88th Division could only advance gradually, like pulling out nails one by one.The main attacking team was the 88th Brigade of the [-]th Division. The commander of the brigade, Huang Meixing, was a well-known brave general in the Central Army. He fought a bloody battle with the Japanese army for two days and two nights, and was once called the "yellow tiger" by the Japanese.

After signing the Armistice Agreement of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, when Huang Meixing withdrew from the upper Shanghai area, he shed tears and made up his mind not to be a subjugated citizen. When he returned to the Songhu battlefield this time, he vowed to be ashamed. The battle lasted until five in the afternoon. At one point, a shell landed beside Huang Meixing, who was shot in the abdomen and died for the country on the spot.

This is the first senior general who died since the outbreak of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War.

On the first day of the war, the 1000th Brigade suffered more than [-] casualties, and the [-]th Regiment brought down seven company commanders within a day.

In the early morning of the [-]th, the two sides launched a more intense and brutal street fighting near the Bazi Bridge.

At the same time, the Japanese Air Force Command was not idle. They dispatched bombers to Jinling this morning.

After lunch on August [-]th, Jinling, known as the stove, was so stuffy that people couldn't breathe. People who were so hot looked up at the treetops, motionless, there was no wind, and people couldn't rest. Holding a banana fan and a paper fan, hiding in the shade of a tree, fanning the fan, chatting about the current situation and the war in Shanghai.

"Woo-woo-woo--"

Suddenly, piercing air defense sirens rang out one after another. All the men, women and children in Jinling City panicked when they heard the frightening sound. With what they could carry at home, they flocked to the streets and alleys from various places, and people shouted in horror everywhere:

"The enemy plane is coming! The devil is coming! Run quickly!"

Immediately, Jinling City was filled with screams, cries, and cursing. Everyone pushed and shoved each other. The crowd flocked to the east for a while, and flocked to the west for a while. Safety.

The common people ran away, and the government agencies were no exception. Some of the government officials and ordinary staff hid in the air-raid shelters, some ran home in a hurry, and some joined the crowd and ran along with them. (end of this chapter)