() Now the entire army on the Siden Line suddenly faced nearly 300,000 Japanese troops armed to the teeth, and the pressure suddenly increased. At this time, the troops on the Siden Line had high morale, and the number of troops was small. There was no difference like

Historically, attrition has reached 60%.

In the country, because the Japanese army occupied the international metropolis of Shanghai, the whole people fell into hysterical madness. They held victory celebrations one after another. At the same time, they wrote to the emperor and asked the Japanese army to capture the capital of China. The pressure from the Japanese General Staff Headquarters was also very high.

In a desperate situation, the General Staff Headquarters ordered the frontline Japanese troops to immediately conquer the Sidon Line and march to Nanjing, the capital of China, to celebrate the emperor's birthday underground.

The Japanese army immediately deployed an army of 300,000 to attack the Siden Line in an all-out manner. Under the cover of tanks and heavy artillery, the Japanese army made it even more difficult to guard the Siden Line. If Zhang Jun had not built the fortifications firmly, I am afraid that the first round of

After being unable to survive the attacks, he faced a new situation.

Zhang Jun supported all his anti-tank guns to deal with the tanks of the Japanese army. Now he uses anti-tank guns to destroy the tanks of the Japanese army in fortifications. Compared with using tanks to destroy tanks during counterattacks, the former

Of course, it is even more calculated. Every time the Japanese army loses one tank, Zhang Jun's counterattack success will increase by one point. Although the Japanese army's tanks are made of paper, its 37mm anti-tank gun will not be able to defeat Zhang Jun's three tanks.

The No. 1 and No. 4 tanks are still very threatening, especially the No. 3 tank, which cannot withstand the 37mm anti-tank gun.

Among the 152 tanks owned by Zhang Jun, 120 are Panzer III tanks. The front armor of this tank is only 37-47 mm. The whole vehicle weighs 15 tons. Although Japanese tanks

Less than ten tons, but his 37mm anti-tank gun is a fatal threat to the No. 3 tank. Zhang Jun also has thirty-two No. 4 medium tanks, weighing 25 tons. These tanks are Japanese tanks.

It's a nemesis. The front armor is 80 millimeters, and Japanese tank guns can't do anything against it.

When the Sidon Line received a large number of anti-tank guns mobilized by Zhang Jun and Chiang Kai-shek, the Japanese tanks suffered heavy losses. They lost more than a hundred tanks alone. Instead of seeking death in front of strong fortifications, they had to use artillery and

The number of people and the strength of the enemy were insufficient, and this allowed the Sidon Line to turn the corner. The two sides launched a fierce positional battle and tug-of-war on the Sidon Line. Blood was like a stream in the Japanese trenches, and the Japanese troops outside also advanced in front of the formation.

All the land within a kilometer was dyed red.

The Bushido of the Japanese army was so tenacious that they continued to attack despite such heavy casualties. The 150 heavy artillery continued to destroy the fortifications of the defense line. Every three days, the Japanese army would occupy a line of defense and reach the center of the country.

After the Japanese army lost three lines of defense, they all retreated to the two fulcrums of the Siden Line - Wuxi City and Jiangyin City that night. The defense of the Siden Line lasted for fifteen days, which was less than expected.

Half of the battle was completed, which gave the Japanese invaders an extra breath of vitality, but the casualties on both sides were huge, reaching about 70,000 to 80,000 people each.

**More than 200,000 people were besieged in these two points, and the top leaders of Japan also had fierce quarrels over tactical arrangements. Finally, the Japanese emperor held an imperial meeting to decide on tactical arrangements.

Participating in the imperial meeting were Japan's Prime Minister Konoe Fumima, Japan's Marine Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, Army Vice Minister Yoshijiro Umezu, and Staff Headquarters Kanji Ishihara.

"Your Majesty, I think we should attack the capital of China in one go. The empire has consumed too much material in this war. If the war continues to consume like this, it will seriously affect the empire's strategy."

This is what the Prime Minister said, and then the people from the Army continued:

"Your Majesty, after an arduous and outstanding campaign, the imperial soldiers have now occupied Shanghai, the largest city in China. However, the Chinese army suddenly abandoned the defense line, retreated to the two cities of Wuxi and Jiangyin, and was grouped by the imperial army.

The siege has no less than 250,000 people. Don’t we need to capture these two cities before we can march on the capital of China?”

"I don't agree with what the Army Under Secretary said. The imperial army is invincible. The empire's resources and international environment do not allow us to fight a war of attrition with China. Therefore, we can completely surround these two cities with part of the army, and there is no need to fight with China.

The remaining defeated troops will engage in street fighting, and then the main force of the imperial army will attack the capital of China and force the government to surrender and negotiate for peace. This is the best strategy."

"I agree that the empire cannot delay the war in China for too long. We must resolve the war in China as soon as possible. Our heroic imperial army should not be wasted in street battles with the Chinese. We can use part of the army to besiege this country for a long time.

Two cities, and then go straight to the capital of China. After the surrender of China, these two cities will be destroyed."

First of all, Konoe Fumima agreed with this view. Emperor Hirohito was not a tactician to begin with. He would do whatever the ministers below said.

"Since all my dear friends think that this arrangement of tactics is reasonable, then implement it like this and send a report to Matsui Iwane to capture the capital of China in the near future and force the government of China to surrender."

The order from the top of the Japanese army was quickly conveyed to Matsui Iwane. As the commander-in-chief of China's Shanghai Expeditionary Force, Matsui Iwane was unwilling to engage in street fighting with the Japanese. How could a soldier not know the cruelty of street fighting? To be on the safe side, Matsui Iwane

Iwane divided 100,000 Japanese troops to besiege Wuxi and Jiangyin, leaving 5,000 troops in Shanghai. As soon as the supplementary troops arrived, the full force of 200,000 troops rushed straight to Nanjing, the capital of China. Matsui Iwane meant

Down in one stream.

The war developed as Zhang Jun expected. The Japanese army set off from the Sidon Line to Nanjing. The road conditions were good, and there was no enemy troops to block the smooth terrain, so the Japanese army advanced very smoothly.

On December 26, 1937, the Japanese army had pushed to Danyang and occupied Danyang City.

On December 27, 1937, the Japanese army had pushed to Changzhou and occupied Changzhou City.

At the 74th Army Headquarters in Zhenjiang, Zhang Jun is convening a meeting with all officers:

Deputy Commander: Yu Jashi, Shi Zhongcheng

Chief of Staff: Qiu Qingquan, staff team: dozens of German professional staff officers.

Commander of the 51st Division: Paul Hauser, Deputy Commander: Feng Shengfa (Infantry Division)

Commander of the 57th Division: Theodore Eike Deputy Division Commander: Zhang Lingpu (Infantry Division)

Commander of the 58th Division: Rommel Deputy Division Commander: Wang Yaowu (Armored Division)

Flight leader: Erich Hartmann, deputy leader: Gao Zhihang

At the same time, there were Song Xilian, the commander of the 36th Division, Zhang Zhizhong, the commander of the 87th Division, and Yu Jishi, the commander of the 88th Division, and Gui Yongqing, the captain of the teaching corps. They suffered heavy losses after the first stage of the Songhu Battle. After the second stage, Chiang Kai-shek refused to let them go.

The battlefield was instead placed in Nanjing for rest and recuperation. The total number of troops in this counterattack reached 130,000, all of which were German weapons and equipment. Especially the 74th German Armored Armored Corps, which had not shrunk original equipment.

When everyone arrives, the counterattack will officially begin:

"Start checking the watches now. The time is now eight o'clock in the evening on December 27, 1937." After Zhang Jun told the division commanders present the time, he began to issue combat orders:

"Hartmann of the flying regiment will lead all the planes to attack all the airports of the Japanese Army in Shanghai tonight. At the same time, he telegraphs the aircraft of the Soviet Air Force to provide full assistance. The Shanghai Airport and the two field airports of the Japanese Army must be destroyed tonight. Not even one can be allowed to do so tomorrow.

A Japanese plane takes off, otherwise military law will be engaged."

"Promise to complete the mission." Hartman followed the order and left.

"Rommel, commander of the 58th Division, your task is to lead your armored division to attack the Japanese army early tomorrow morning. Do not attack the city."

Because the Japanese army also occupied two cities between Wuxi and Nanjing, Danyang and Changzhou, Rommel could not be stupid enough to use his armored divisions in street battles with the Japanese invaders, bypassing the city and handing it over to the infantry behind him.

The only other thing about China is that it has a lot of people. It is more than enough for a small trip to visit these two cities.

"Commander of the 51st Division: Paul Hauser and Commander of the 57th Division: Theodore Eicke, you are to follow the 58th Division closely, annihilate the enemies who have been disrupted, and at the same time ensure that the 580th Division

logistical needs.”

You must know that the 51st Division and the 57th Division have more than 800 vehicles. While ensuring the logistics of the 58th Armored Division, the infantry of these two divisions can follow them by vehicle. In the true sense,

The Blitzkrieg will be staged on Chinese soil for the first time.

"Song Xilian, the commander of the 36th Division, Zhang Zhizhong, the commander of the 87th Division, and Yu Jishi, the commander of the 88th Division, and Gui Yongqing, the captain of the teaching corps. Your mission is to annihilate the remaining enemies left by the front-line troops, such as fortifications or the enemies in the city. If it cannot be annihilated,

Just call the follow-up troops to come and encircle them. Don’t get too far away from the main offensive force. The distance between you and the main offensive force cannot exceed ten kilometers. Can you complete the mission?”

"Can, can, can..."

It was twelve o'clock in the evening on December 27, 1937: Clear, no moon, but there was starlight and the outline of the terrain could be basically seen clearly.

Under the guidance of Chinese navigators, Hartmann brought eighty BF109s, forty JU87 dive bombers and forty Soviet level bombers. Hartmann divided his fleet into three groups and attacked three airports respectively.

The German J87 dive bombers were outstanding in their precise bombing. Under the guidance of Chinese navigators, they could easily blow up the Japanese army's airport runway.

Large-scale destruction will be left to the Soviet level bombers. The Japanese fighter planes cannot take off for combat at night, so tonight it seems that the BF109 can only sweep down the Japanese planes on the airport tarmac.

At this time, the Japanese military airport was peaceful. Various lights illuminated the airport like daylight, and searchlights were constantly shining back and forth, but they were not illuminating the sky, but the ground. This is China.

Xiaori was originally afraid that Chinese troublemakers would come to cause trouble at the airport, so the searchlights were shining randomly into the wilderness.

"Buzz...buzz..."

Shanghai Airport Security Officer Xiao Quanjun suddenly heard a buzzing sound, and the water in the water glass on the table also rippled. As an airport security officer, Xiao Quanjun certainly knew that this was a large number of aircraft approaching, and now it was

It was night, and it was impossible for our side to send a large number of planes. He said that he had not received a notice. They could only be planes from China, and they must be a large fleet. Junichi the dog rushed out of his room and shook the sound in the corridor.

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The Japanese troops in the airport also rushed out of their rooms and started running towards their posts. The lights at the airport were also turned off instantly, but it was too late. The Chinese navigators had accurately positioned the Shanghai Airport occupied by the Japanese troops.
Chapter completed!