Gu Shoufu was currently in the middle of the 6th division.
As the vanguard, the 45th regiment was progressing very smoothly. It was expected that they would arrive in Song Jiang before night.
With the 45th regiment clearing the obstacles, the main force of the Sixth Division could launch a comprehensive attack on Song Jiang tomorrow afternoon.
What Gu Shoufu was most interested in was that the independent regiment that blocked his landing at Jinshan Guard was in Song Jiang.
A spy in Song Jiang City saw the number of this unit.
They would conquer Song Jiang and wash away their shame.
However, just as Gu Shoufu was in a good mood, a hurried figure arrived in front of his car.
"Reporting to Regiment Commander, the Tanaka Regiment Commander has sent an emergency message requesting tactical guidance.”
"Nani!"
Gu Shoufu opened the door of the car that had stopped and quickly compiled the message in the signalman's hand. After reading the content, he immediately said angrily,
"Baka, Tanaka Junichi, that idiot, was actually ambushed.”
At this moment, the regiment commander of the 36th Brigade under the 6th division, Major General Nishimado, also jogged over and stood in front of Shoufu Tani. He said,"
"Regiment Commander, the Tanaka Regiment has been ambushed by the Chinese army. They have suffered a very dense artillery attack, and the machine gun fire is unprecedentedly dense.”
Shoufu Taniya did not respond to Ushijima immediately. Instead, he said to the soldier beside him,""Immediately call for the navy's air force and have them support the Tanaka United as soon as possible.”
After giving the order, Shoufu Taniya immediately said to Ushishima,""Immediately lead your 36th Brigade to reinforce the Tanaka United Army.”
"Ha Yi!"
Niu Daoman immediately left in a hurry. At this moment, the 23rd Infantry Regiment that was leading the 6th Regiment also sped up after receiving Niu Daoman's orders.
The 45th Regiment and 23rd Regiment were both under the command of the 36th Brigade.
Reinforcements were a given. Tanaka Junichi had made it very clear in the message.
Under the enemy's sneak attack and concentrated firepower, more than half of the 45th Regiment had already suffered casualties. If they did not provide reinforcements, the 45th Regiment would become a thing of the past.
As one of the oldest regiments in the Japanese army, and was officially awarded the flag by the Emperor, such a regiment represented the face of the army.
Falling in the hands of the Yan Huang army was absolutely not allowed.
If it wasn't for the Sixth Heavy Artillery Squadron following the Sixth Army, Gu Shoufu would have personally led the Sixth Army to reinforce the Tanaka United Army and eliminate the Yan Huang Army in order to ensure their safety.
At this moment, the distance between the two sides was less than 15 kilometers. The Japanese who were walking in front could even hear the sound of cannons coming from afar.
The main force of the 6th division had almost all been mobilized, including the 6th cavalry regiment, the 6th field artillery regiment, the 6th engineer regiment, the 6th logistics regiment, as well as the communication team and the medical team.
In addition to the Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade, it was almost impossible for the main force to reach the battlefield quickly.
Especially the Heavy Artillery Squadron. Those super-large caliber heavy artillery were dismantled and transported by trucks. The speed could be said to be extremely slow.
The heavy artillery was even slower than walking.
At this moment, he led the 23rd Regiment and the Field Artillery Regiment of the 6th Division to the battlefield.
At the same time, on the north bank of Qiao Jing Bridge, the Tanaka United Army, whose bridge had been destroyed, had no way out.
It was almost a desperate battle.
However, in the face of Liu Yu's intensive artillery and machine gun fire, as well as a large number of snipers, the Tanaka United Army did not even see where the enemy was from the moment they were attacked. Under the artillery fire, they were beaten until they were dizzy.
Under the intense bombardment, the Japanese were unable to retaliate at all. They could only lie on the ground as much as possible to avoid the bombardment and the machine gun bullets.
In the end, five minutes passed. Fifteen minutes passed.
The bombardment had no intention of stopping. On the long road, there were thousands of Japanese, and less than half of them could move.
Even though he couldn't see how many casualties his troops had suffered, Tanaka was not a fool. He knew very well that if he encountered such a bombardment on the road, his subordinates would definitely suffer a lot of casualties.
Tanaka was patiently waiting for the enemy to stop firing.
With such dense artillery fire, Tanaka believed that the enemy's cannons were reaching their limits.
As expected, the bombardment began to become lax.
However, as the number of shells gradually decreased and the smoke slowly dissipated, Tanaka Junji also saw a large number of Yan Huang soldiers lurking on both sides of the road.
"All of you, fix your bayonet."
Seeing that the Yan Huang army was already under the cover of artillery fire, they were less than 100 meters away from the road.
Although Tanaka Tsuyoshi was a little surprised by the coordination of the infantry and artillery, he immediately reacted.
On the battlefield of Yan Huang, it was unbelievable to see such close coordination.
However, this year only flashed across Tanaka Junichi's mind.
Seeing the Yan Huang troops rushing over, Tanaka Junichi climbed out from under the armored vehicle and waved his katana.
As the artillery bombardment almost stopped, the Japanese soldiers brandished their shiny bayonet and quickly emptied the bullets in their guns. They then charged at the opponents who were charging at them from both sides of the road.
As the main force of the 6th Regiment, the 45th Regiment had its own pride, and that was the most determined samurai spirit.
Looking at the opponent who was charging over and obviously wanted to fight with him, he naturally could not admit defeat.
Hearing the shouts of the Yan Huang soldiers charging over, the Japanese soldiers of the 6th division who had emptied their rifles all shouted and charged towards their opponents.
However, just as the two sides were about to engage in close combat, the soldiers who were charging at the Japanese stopped.
This caused the Japanese to stop in their tracks. However, the distance between the two sides was less than 20 meters.
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