At this time, the two sides were engaged in a fierce battle around Luodian, Baoshan, and other places. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, especially Luodian, which could be called the meat grinder of this battle.
Let alone a regiment, even a brigade or division could be wiped out very quickly.
Xu Guoren didn't want to hand over his troops to the old-fashioned and tactically backward officers of the National Party, because he himself would only become one of the thousands of cannon fodder.
Only by firmly grasping the commanding authority in his hands could he maximize his commanding ability.
Therefore, just after passing Song Jiang, Xu Guoren used the name of the Jiangsu Security Corps and drove east along the Nanjing-Shanghai-Hangzhou highway.
The Chinese army had basically turned into a defensive position, and most of the Pu Dong area had fallen into the hands of the Japanese. Therefore, Xu Guoren had to lead the troops to be flexible and stab the Japanese in the back. After all, at this time, the Japanese would not expect that a Chinese army would dare to enter their occupied area alone.
Xu Guoren led his troops to participate in the Battle of Songhu this time. The main purpose was to train soldiers in actual combat, not to be cannon fodder in a head-on battle with the devils. Therefore, flexibility, mobile warfare, and offensive warfare were the king's way.
"Brother Guoren, where are we going?”Wang Hai caught up with Xu Guoren and asked. As they got closer and closer, they could already hear the rumbling of artillery explosions and dense gunfire from the front line.
From time to time, there would be twin air force fighters whizzing past in the sky, engaging in intense crossfire.
The air was filled with the choking smell of gunpowder.
Little did they know that Xu Guoren and Niu Dagen, the two super soldiers who had been through the war in their previous lives, were inexplicably excited. This was because this was the first real battle since their rebirth. The previous bandit suppression was only a warm-up for them.
"Let's go to Treasure Mountain." Xu Guoren said.
" Treasure Mountain? Why?" Wang Hai asked.
"Because there are Japanese there, and we don't have to be cannon fodder!”What Xu Guoren didn't tell him was that in history, the Japanese army, navy, and air force threatened Wusongkou and attempted to break through the Yangtze River to threaten the Chinese army and win the Battle of Shanghai.
In order to ensure the safety of the flank, the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the 583rd Regiment of the 292nd Brigade of the 98th Division, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Yao Ziqing, held Baoshan County and fought with the enemy for seven days and nights. In the end, except for one person who was ordered to break through, Yao Ziqing and the entire battalion under his command all died heroically.
History called it the Battle of Baoshan. Since Xu Guoren had come, he naturally would not let such a tragedy repeat itself.
He wanted to personally rescue Yao Ziqing, a national hero who dared to sacrifice himself for the country, and deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army to ensure the safety of the flanks of the Chinese army in the Battle of Shanghai.
Xu Guoren did not answer Wang Hai, but Niu Dagen understood and said to Wang Hai,""Captain Wang, the captain naturally has his reasons for making such an arrangement. As his subordinates, we just need to carry it out, right?”
Wang Hai smiled awkwardly and said,""That makes sense. I'm just curious. After all, we're not familiar with Shanghai.”
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Baoshan was located at the throat of the Yangtze River. It had a radius of less than ten miles. Ten kilometers to the south was Wusong Town, and ten kilometers to the west was Lion Forest Fortress. At this time, they had already successively occupied Lion Forest and Wusong. Other than Yao Ziqing's 98th Division, the rest of the troops had been pushed back.
Therefore, Baoan had actually become an isolated city in the area occupied by the Japanese army. Under such circumstances, the Japanese army naturally regarded it as a thorn in their side. In order to pull it out, the Japanese Third Division Commander Fujita ordered the 68th Infantry Wing to attack Baoan, supplemented by the super firepower support of the naval gun group.
Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Yao Ziqing, the soldiers of the Third Battalion had repelled several enemy attacks from the direction of Pao Taiwan, killing and injuring hundreds of Japanese soldiers.
However, just as the battle was in a stalemate, another Japanese army came from the direction of Lion Forest. Baoshan was immediately surrounded by the Japanese army.
"Brothers, it's time to be loyal to the country and filial to the nation! In today's battle, he could lose his head and blood, but he could not lose his will!”Yao Ziqing encouraged the soldiers during the break in the battle. In order to give the soldiers some hope, he said,"I've already called the division headquarters. The master said that the 1st army has arrived at Yang Xing and will soon reach Baoshan. We just need to hold on and kill more Japanese invaders!”
In fact, Yao Ziqing also understood that under the blockade of the enemy's powerful cannons and aerial firepower, it would be difficult for any counterattack to be effective. Even if reinforcements arrived, they would be powerless. In today's battle, they would probably have to sacrifice their lives for the country.
However, he, who had been through hundreds of battles, had long forgotten about life and death. Now that the country was in danger, as a soldier, he had to have the awareness of dying on the battlefield for the country. The only thing that worried him was his wife and young child at home.
However, before Yao Ziqing could grieve, there was a rapid sound of artillery shells breaking through the air. He had already fought with the Japanese army several times, and his expression changed drastically. He could immediately tell that this was the sound of the Japanese navy's artillery fire.
Immediately, Yao Ziqing urged loudly," Enemy cannon attack, quickly hide!"
The soldiers of the 3rd Battalion hid in the air defense bunkers that were built earlier. Just as Yao Ziqing entered the tunnel, the first wave of Japanese artillery fire came crashing down like meteorites.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Cannon shells with a caliber of 100 to 200mm or even larger rained down like hail on Baoshan City, instantly setting off balls of flames that blotted the sky.
A deafening explosion resounded through the sky. Yao Ziqing and the soldiers hid in the bunker. The debris above their heads kept falling, and the ground under their feet kept shaking with the explosion.
The firepower of the enemy's cannons was evident.
After a round of artillery fire, the already chaotic Baoshan County was even more devastated. Almost all the buildings were razed to the ground.
The sentries who took the risk to stay on the city wall to observe the enemy's situation soon discovered that a large number of Japanese infantry armed with live ammunition had appeared outside the west gate. They were slowly approaching Baoshan in an offensive formation. When they were almost within the effective range of the light and heavy machine guns, the Japanese infantry quickly dispersed and accelerated in a scattered formation, swarming towards the west gate.
The sentries immediately fired their warning shots. After Yao Ziqing received the news, he immediately led the entire battalion to rush out from various bunkers and went to guard the various gates, preparing to face the enemy.
Yao Ziqing personally led about 100 soldiers and rushed to the west gate, relying on the dilapidated walls and city walls to prepare for battle.
The enemy's Type 92 infantry cannons, 60mm mortars, and heavy machine guns began to fire one after another, providing cover fire for their attacking forces.
On the city wall, dense heavy machine gun bullets were constantly fired, causing dust to fill the air and debris to fall from the walls.
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A few of the shrapnel almost brushed past Yao Ziqing's ears and head, but he turned a blind eye to it. He adjusted his glasses and stared at the enemy troops swarming over from all over the mountains and plains outside the city.
He immediately raised his pistol and fired at the sky."Brothers, open fire! Beat him up!"
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