King of Secret Service

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9:[-] pm: [-]:.

After fighting hard for a day, the Japanese army left a small number of troops on guard, and most of the Japanese army fell into a deep sleep.

Boom... Suddenly there was artillery fire from the two directions of Bazibabaqiao and Patriotic Girls' School, and the flames shot up into the sky, and the rattling sound of machine guns could be heard endlessly.

The headquarters of the Japanese Army Brigade on the opposite side of the Bazi Baba Bridge.

The brigade leader Xiaojima Xiongying was studying the military map. He found that the map of his headquarters was not standard, and many terrains and buildings were not complete. It was because of this defect on the map that his brigade was delayed. Can't attack the opponent's position.

The sudden sound of artillery and machine guns awakened the small island eagle who was researching.

A Japanese army staff officer quickly walked in.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the Chinese army shelled our army positions, and our army's frontline positions were completely destroyed by artillery fire."

"The Nanichina army is at the end of its strength, how can they still have the energy to launch shelling on our positions?"

Xiaodao Xiongying frowned and said, as a professional soldier, he intuitively sensed that this shelling was a bit unusual, and on the battlefield, the more unusual, the more weird.

"Judging from the artillery fire of the Chinese army, it is the firepower of a mortar battalion."

Staff said.

"Order the forward troops to hold on to their positions, no matter...

The Chinese army is not allowed to launch an attack no matter what the name is, and tomorrow morning, I will personally supervise the battle, capture the positions of the Chinese army, and rape the Chinese ace German weapon master."

Xiaojima Eagle ordered.

"Hi."

The staff rushed to deliver the order.

The cannons on the Bazibaba bridge were so fierce that almost half of the sky was reflected like daytime.

The artillery fire from the Patriotic Girls’ School was intermittent, and the artillery fire stopped for a few minutes. The Japanese army had just entered the position, and the artillery fire stopped. The Japanese army thought that the enemy was quiet, and was about to evacuate the position, when the artillery fire started again.

The sound of machine guns at the entrance of Sandao Alley kept going, accompanied by the sound of grenades.

Midnight, twelve o'clock one.

Suddenly, the army of the Celestial Dynasty launched a fierce attack on the Bazi Baba Bridge. Under the cover of mortars, a well-equipped soldier fumbled towards the front position of the Japanese army.

When the Japanese army noticed the clues, they were greeted by the submachine guns of the Chinese army.

A small Japanese army guarding the forward position was reimbursed in this way.

The Celestial Army occupied the forward position of the Japanese army, and stood firmly on the ground. Even if the Japanese army fired provocations, they just... ignored it.

"Your Excellency, Head of the Brigade, the forward position of the Bazi Baba Bridge has been lost."

The staff officer panicked.

"Baga, the Chinese army has captured the forward position, which will directly threaten the safety of our army's flanks. Pass my order, and the second position will become the first line, and we will not be able to hold on."

Xiaodao Yingying is very angry. Why is the Chinese army on the opposite side uncharacteristically launching a counterattack "Hi Yi."

The staff lead.

"Report."

"There was a fierce gun battle at the entrance of Sandao Lane. The firepower of the Chinese army was so fierce that our army was overwhelmed, and our front position was almost lost."

"Report."

"The Chinese army attacked the position of the Patriotic Girls School, and our side suffered heavy losses."

Xiaodao Yingying's eyes widened. How could it be possible that the Chinese army's artillery bullets were so abundant when they dared to launch a surprise attack at night. "Give me an order, and everyone enters the position to prevent the Chinese from sneaking attacks."

"Hi."

The headquarters opposite the Bazi Baba Bridge.

Liang Xiao was listening to Chu Xiangxue's report, except... Sandaoxiangkou did not capture the Japanese army's forward position, and both Bazibabaqiao and Patriotic Girls' School captured the Japanese army's forward position.

"Regimental Commander Sun requests to attack the Japanese positions at the Patriotic Girls' School with all our strength."

"I ordered that the mortar group continue to bomb the Japanese positions at the Patriotic Girls' School and Bazibaba Bridge. The Guard Battalion and the Machine Gun Battalion took over the two positions respectively. The First Battalion and the Second Battalion withdrew from the positions to rest."

Liang Xiao thought again and again, and decided to raise his energy to fight the Japanese. After all, his task was to nail the three positions including the Bazi Baba Bridge, and it is not appropriate to let the troops consume too much.

Moreover, tonight's record is already very good. Under the cover of artillery fire, they attacked the Japanese army's forward position and threatened the Japanese army's flanks. Even if the Japanese army launched an attack, they had to defend the flanks with heavy troops.

Chapter 485 Battle of the battlefield, every inch of land must be fought

The next morning, the sky was gray and foggy.

After breakfast, the Japanese army entered a short rest period. At 99:[-], the Japanese army launched an attack on Sandaoxiangkou, Bazi Babaqiao, and the Patriotic Girls' School at the same time.

The three battalions guarding the three positions were all ordered by the brigade headquarters to hold out and suppress the opponent's charge with machine guns and artillery fire.

In this kind of positional warfare, the attacking side often suffers two to three times as many casualties as the defending side.

The tactics of the Japanese army are flexible, and the soldiers have high literacy on the battlefield. When they attack, they attack in a scattered and dislocated manner. In this way, the bullets of the defenders cannot hit them to a certain extent, after all, they are always moving.

Moreover, the Japanese army's marksmanship is very good. When they shoot, they squat down halfway, look ahead, quickly lock the target, pull the trigger without hesitation, and then continue to charge forward. The offensive formation is not disordered at all, and occasionally When a soldier is shot and falls to the ground, the soldiers behind will come up.

The fighting spirit of the Japanese army was brave, like wolves, they rushed up fiercely, and they would not retreat unless they were beaten.

However, what they were facing was a special warfare brigade. Long ago, Liang Xiao used the Japanese army as an imaginary enemy to train them. Now when it comes to actual combat operations, they don't appear to be flustered at all.

Positional warfare is all about fighting for every inch of land. The Japanese army is frantically counterattacking the positions they lost last night, while the special warfare brigade is suppressing with machine guns and artillery fire.

Under heavy artillery fire, the Japanese army launched five consecutive charges within one hour, but were all beaten back.

"idiot."

Xiaoye Xiongying held the binoculars and looked at the artillery fire on the battlefield, gnashing his teeth in anger.

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, continue to charge?"

the officer asked.

"Continue to charge, I want to take down the position of the Chinese army before sunset, and wipe out the German ace of China."

Ono Eagle said harshly.

"Hey, it's just that the enemy's firepower is too strong. Do you want to ask the military to send planes to bomb the mortar positions of the Chinese army?"

Staff said.

popping....

Ono Yingying's backhand is... two big ears, and roared: "Idiot, the Patriotic Girls' School and the Bazi Baba Bridge are close to the French Concession. If you send planes to bomb the French Concession, it will definitely affect the safety of the French Concession. When the time comes, the French will stand Come out to intervene in the war, wouldn't the Chinese get their wish?"

"Hey, what the head of the brigade said is very true."

The staff officer was slapped two big ears, not only not angry, but more submissive.

"Order our artillery to launch an artillery attack on the Chinese position and cover the infantry's charge."

Ono Eagle ordered.

"Hi."

Ono Eagle's brigade is one of the standing brigades, with shelling.

The Artillery Brigade is no worse than the Chinese army in terms of firepower, but they just came to Shanghai to fight, and the shells can be supplied in time, so they dare not launch large-scale shelling. Once the shells are fired, they will become the passive side to be beaten.

Xiaoye Xiongying can't take care of so much now, he must immediately wipe out Bazibabaqiao and the Patriotic Girls' School, and the Chinese army at the entrance of Sandao Lane, even if it is to fight for a regiment and completely smash it, he will not hesitate.

After several Japanese charges were repulsed, the artillery began to bombard the positions of the Chinese troops.

The Japanese artillery fire was very fierce, especially the [-] infantry artillery, which launched a covering artillery attack on the forward position of the Bazi Baba Bridge.

Holding the binoculars, Liang Xiao looked at the artillery fire in front of him, and frowned. Under the impact of this kind of covering artillery, the soldiers guarding the forward positions were the most difficult. If the Japanese artillery fire stopped, they would face several times their own. of the Japanese Army.

"Deploy a machine gun platoon from the machine gun battalion to reinforce the forward position."

Liang Xiao was worried that the forward position could not be defended, so he ordered a machine gun platoon to be sent for reinforcements.

"Yes."

The staff officer was busy conveying the military order.

The Japanese army bombarded the forward positions several times, and just as the gunfire stopped, the Japanese death squads rushed up. They were wearing white cloth bags on their heads, and a blood-red sun pattern was printed in the middle of the bag, which is a symbol of Japanese Bushido. Represents the honor of those who die bravely.

The death squads of the Japanese army rushed into the forward position of the Chinese army with [-] caps in their hands, and were fired upon fiercely by the Chinese army.

More than 40 death-death fighters, under the fire of light and heavy machine guns, fell one by one until the last one fell in front of the front position of the Chinese army.

This scene was too shocking. The death squads were completely giving heads to the Chinese army. They ignored the threat of bullets and rushed up one after another in the hail of bullets. They were smashed into a sieve by machine guns.

Xiaojima Yingying watched this scene from the Japanese army position, and his mind was filled with anger. The Japanese death squad is the essence of the army, and it is also a symbol of the invincible Japanese Bushido.

At this time, the fog dissipated, and although the sky was still gray, the position of the Chinese army could still be seen clearly through the binoculars.

Under Xiaojima Xiongying's careful observation, he discovered that the Chinese army in the forward position was wearing green camouflage uniforms. He had seen combat uniforms of this color before in the Marine Corps. Moreover, the guns in the hands of this Chinese army were all uniform. German light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns, 98 rifles.

There is no doubt that the positions of the Chinese army have changed.

No wonder the Chinese army behaved uncharacteristically last night. The gunfire continued throughout the night, and they also attacked the forward positions of the Patriotic Girls' School and the Bazi Baba Bridge.

Looking at the clothes and equipment of this army, it is definitely the ace army of China, but why did the military intelligence of the Empire of Japan never mention a single word about this army.

"Immediately send a report to the military department, asking about the number and establishment of the Chinese army opposite us."

Xiaojima Xiongying feels that he has encountered a difficult opponent. The opponent has been prodding him continuously since last night, but he doesn't even know which army the opponent is. Isn't it absurd.

"Yes."

The staff was busy sending the report.

Xiaojima Yingying thought over and over again, and decided to suspend the offensive, and wait for the military to have information before deploying the offensive plan.

The Japanese stood still.

However, Liang Xiao did not let them stop, and ordered the mortars to cover, and the soldiers in the forward position formed a battle group of three and launched an attack on the second Japanese position.

As soon as the Chinese army launched an attack, the Japanese army blew up the nest. They fought with the Chinese army for several days, and they have never seen any army dare to engage in positional warfare with them in a serious manner.

The defense of the Japanese army was very tight, and the role of the [-]th cover was brought into full play. With the cooperation of heavy machine guns, it formed a precise firepower suppression on the attacking Chinese army.

486 supports 36 divisions

The first round of offensive by the Chinese army was suppressed by Japanese artillery fire, and the soldiers were forced to retreat.

In just one round of attack, more than ten soldiers were lost, and Liang Xiao gritted his teeth in distress.

However, through this small-scale charge, he had a clear view of the Japanese army's firepower equipment.

Liang Xiao frowned, and ordered that all ministries reinforce the fortifications on the spot and adopt a defensive posture.

He ordered the engineers to transfer a batch of concrete and steel bars from the rear, and set up two machine gun bunkers at the bridgehead of the Bazibaba Bridge. Each machine gun bunker was equipped with three light and heavy machine guns, and a squad of soldiers was sent to build a defensive position under the machine gun bunker.

He intends to focus on the eight-character and eight-eight bridges to block the Japanese attack, and then make a judgment based on the battlefield situation. After all, the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, there is no constant defense, and there is no constant offensive.

The Japanese army stopped when they saw the attack of the Chinese army, and gave up the attack, and actively defended.

Bazi Baba Bridge, Patriotic Girls' School, Sandao Alley, quiet, and the Chinese and Japanese troops entered a short-term confrontation.

And at the Baoshan Bridge near the Bazi Baba Bridge, women, and the Medical University, the 87th Division, which replaced the 36th Division, fought with the Japanese in full swing. Both sides used large-scale artillery coverage, and the sound of shells was deafening.

In the outskirts of Shanghai, the Nanjing government assembled more than 30 troops to restrict the Japanese army's activities on the largest scale. Under the cover of aircraft, tanks and warships, the Japanese army bombarded Wusongkou, Shizilin and other places with tanks. Opening the way for cover, the army immediately launched a charge. Chen Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the 15th Army, ordered all the ministries to fight the Japanese army to the death. The battle was extremely fierce, and the formed division and brigade troops were reimbursed every day.

With the expansion and escalation of the war, the foreign concessions in Shanghai are full of people. In this war-torn Shanghai Bund, only the concessions are a piece of pure land.

The French Concession and the British Concession were almost overcrowded. Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the small concession area, causing prices to rise rapidly. Food prices tripled or quadrupled. If you can't rent a house, you can build a shop on the ground in the square of the concession.

The battle on the front line was tense, and the supply of materials in the rear was too late. The Japanese army cut off the material supply channels at sea, and military supplies could only be transported overland from Nanjing. However, hundreds of thousands of national troops were assembled in the Songhu area, and countless supplies were consumed every day. , the normal consumption of hundreds of thousands of national troops cannot be maintained by land transportation alone.

Take the German Armors of the Central Army fighting in the urban area of ​​Shanghai as an example. At the beginning of the war, the supply of materials was absolutely abundant. As the war went badly, the supply of materials has been halved. Even the German Armors are like this, and other troops can One can imagine, not to mention Sichuan Army, Northwest Army and other miscellaneous troops.

Liang Xiao's special warfare brigade has more supplies than other German weapon divisions. The military and political committee allocated him a complete German weapon brigade. However, he only brought one-third of the special warfare brigade's supplies when he went to Shanghai to fight this time. The strength of the troops, including the guard battalion, machine gun battalion, and artillery battalion, is about 6000 people, no matter...

It was the Military and Political Council who were still close to the troops, and they all thought it was all the troops of the Special Warfare Brigade. Little did they know, he specially reserved a hand and left the Second and Third Special Warfare Regiments at Jinshanwei. In two months, Jinshanwei would become The important place for the Japanese army to land and operate, only by keeping Jinshanwei can the retreat of the Wanjun be kept from being cut off.

Moreover, his special warfare brigade has sufficient weapons and shells, and with [-] troops, it can fight like a German weapon master.

Near the position of the special warfare brigade, the Japanese army carried out a large-scale group charge on the position of the 36th division. They used tanks and armored vehicles to clear the way, and infantry and artillery cooperated in combat. The battle was equal.

The 3rd Division marched from Baoji to Shanghai, and was forced to fight before it rested. The combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. Under the bombardment of Japanese artillery, the position was torn open and had to ask for help from the surrounding troops.

Special Operations Brigade Command.