Hong Kong movie Big Adventure

Chapter 128
After the Japanese armistice, they tried their best to increase their troops.The Japanese Navy Ministry immediately ordered four destroyers of Sasebo No. 20 Squadron 4, commanded by the cruiser "Tyuta", to arrive in Shanghai on January 1 and land at Huangpu Pier. The ships were accompanied by soldiers of the Third Special Marine Corps of Sasebo. 30 people and a large amount of arms.

1月31日晨，日本航空母舰“加贺号”（26000吨）和“凤翔号”（7470吨）搭载第一航空队约30架飞机抵达上海，停泊于上海以东约130公里的马鞍列岛海面；下午4时，巡洋舰“那珂号”（5195吨）、“由良号”（5100吨）和“阿武隈号”（5100吨）3艘及水雷舰4艘抵沪，并载陆战队2000多人，分批登陆。

On February 2, the Japanese cruise ship "Shokuni Maru" carried the Yokosuka No. 1 Special Marine Corps (525 people) and landed at Shanghai Huishan Wharf.

On February 2, the Central Department of the Japanese Navy sent ships other than the first expatriate fleet along the Yangtze River to the "Izumo" as its flagship (the "Izumo" arrived in Shanghai on February 2), and was led by Vice Admiral Nomura. Ji Saburo as the commander, formed the third fleet, unified command and went into battle.

After the Japanese army increased its strength, it began to attack the 2th Division of the Third Army in Zhabei, Baziqiao and other places again on February 3, but was still repelled.

On February 2, the Japanese army launched its first general offensive, and the war expanded to the front lines of Jiangwan and Wusong.After fierce fighting, the Wusong open-air fort was destroyed by the enemy's indiscriminate bombing, but under the resistance of the 4th Division of the Third Army, the Japanese army was still unable to land.

In terms of air combat, Ma Deshang only touched a hundred planes, shot down more than 40 Japanese planes at one time, gained air supremacy, and began a large-scale bombing of the Japanese army, including blowing up a warship.

After the general offensive was crushed, Koichi Shiozawa was dismissed from his post and transferred back to his home country.

The Japanese army, which suffered heavy losses from the offensive, did not want to give up, so Lieutenant General Nomura Koshizaburo, commander of the newly formed Third Fleet, took over Shiozawa's duties.

After Nomura arrived, the Japanese army began to reinforce the army.

As early as when the situation in Shanghai was tense, Japan had planned to send the army, but it was rejected by the navy.But as the war was unfavorable, the navy had to ask the army for help.

On February 2, the Japanese cabinet decided to formally dispatch the army.Due to the urgent battle situation in Shanghai, it was decided to send a mixed brigade (Major General Shimomoto Kumaya, head of the brigade) and the Ninth Division (Lieutenant General Kenkichi Ueda, head of the division) to Shanghai, and the 2th mixed brigade to be sent to Shanghai first.

At the same time, the Japanese Navy also sent an additional Yokosuka 2nd Special Marine Corps to assist Shanghai.

The mixed 24th Brigade landed in Wusong on the afternoon of the 7th.

So far, the Japanese navy, army and air force has increased to more than [-] people.

At dawn on February 2, the 8th Brigade of the Japanese army divided into three groups to attack Zhanghuabang, Yunzaobang, and Wusong Towns, but were all repelled by the Third Army.

On February 2, after the news that the Japanese army suffered heavy losses in Wusong reached Tokyo, according to the imperial order approved by the Japanese Emperor, the Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army Zaihito urgently ordered the Ninth Division of the Army (Division Chief Kenkichi Ueda) to quickly reinforce Shanghai.

On the afternoon of February 2, the main force of the Ninth Division arrived at Shanghai Port. On February 13, all officers and soldiers of the division completed their landing in Wusong.

As a result, Lieutenant General Ueda, head of the Ninth Division, took over Nomura's command.

At this time, the Japanese invading army had more than 3 naval, land and air forces, sixty to seventy field artillery, more than one hundred aircraft, and dozens of ships concentrated in Wusongkou.

Ueda first issued a statement in the middle of the night on the 13th, declaring: "If anyone hinders the mission of our division, we will take decisive measures without hesitation."

Ma Deshang immediately arranged a response: "Anyone who offends China will be punished even if he is far away, and he will show no mercy to the invading Japanese army!"

On the 18th, Ueda presented an ultimatum to Ma Deshang, saying: "Your army should stop fighting immediately; and should withdraw from the following areas before 2:20 pm on February 5: in the area on the west bank of the Huangpu River, from the area connecting the concession At the west end, retreat to the north of Caojiadu Town, Zhoujiaqiao Town, and Pusong Town; on the east bank of the Huangpu River, retreat from the north of the line connecting Lanidu and Zhangjialou Town, each retreating to the area 20 kilometers away from the boundary line of each concession (including Shizilin Fort) At the same time, the forts and other military installations in the above-mentioned areas shall be dismantled and shall not be re-established.... If the above items are not implemented, the Japanese army will have to take free actions against your army, and all consequences arising therefrom shall be borne by you. The army is responsible.”[
After receiving Ueda's ultimatum, Ma Deshang ordered the frontline troops to fire violently at the Japanese positions, and a full [-] planes carried out carpet bombing on the Japanese warships as an answer and warning to Ueda's ultimatum.

On the morning of February 2, Ueda ordered the Japanese army to attack across the entire front. He adopted the strategy of breaking through in the center and rolling in from both wings. The 20th Division mainly broke through the Jiangwan and Miaohang joints, in an attempt to besiege Wusong with the Kurume Brigade in the north and the Marine Corps in the south. Encircle Zhabei.The Japanese army first bombarded them with artillery, and then used infantry and tank troops to attack the Zhanghuabang line and the Yangshupu line in two ways, but were repelled by the Chinese defenders. In Zhabei, more than a thousand Japanese troops and more than ten tanks were killed or injured after hitting landmines. Pillow.

On February 2, Ueda personally commanded thousands of infantrymen, with the cooperation of aircraft and artillery, to attack the Chinese garrison positions.

However, the air superiority was firmly grasped by China. The more than 30 German heavy howitzers deployed by Ma Deshang could easily hit the warships offshore. Japanese aircraft, artillery, and warships were all suppressed.

The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, and the battle lasted until dawn on the 23rd. The Japanese army tried to encircle Jiangwan Town from Jiangwan Station. The Chinese defenders fought bravely and charged several times.

After the main Japanese 9th Division arrived in Shanghai, it prepared to launch a second general attack on the Shanghai defenders.The plan is to carry out a full-line attack from Zhabei to Wusong in order to contain the strength of the Chinese army, and the main force will focus on Jiangwan and Miaohang in an attempt to occupy these two key points, achieve a "breakthrough in the middle", and cut off the connection between the third army and the first army , and then defeat each one.

At dawn on February 2, the Japanese army dispatched more than a dozen planes to conduct reconnaissance and bombing over the Miaoxing position continuously.At the same time, the Japanese artillery bombarded Yunzaobang's position violently, trying to cross Yunzaobang by force to fight Yingmiao.

However, these dozen aircraft soon became the prey of Chinese fighters and were shot down instantly. The naval guns were suppressed by howitzers before they could fire, and they all evacuated to safe sea areas. At the same time, they were unable to cause harm to the Chinese troops on land.

The battle has been fought for nearly a month, but the Shanghai Self-Defense Forces are still very effective, and the loss of personnel is not much. Up to now, only more than 1000 people have been lost, while the Japanese army has lost nearly 1 people. Domestic newspapers are rushing to report and promote the Shanghai Self-Defense Forces bravery.

Upon seeing this situation, the Nanjing government also began to actively respond, especially in the international arena to obtain the support of many Western countries.

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