An infantry squadron that launched an attack along Huangpu Beach Road was severely damaged in less than ten minutes. A tank unit that cooperated with the attack was also destroyed. Imadegawa Shigeichi's eyes turned red. In anger, he backhanded He pulled out his saber and put it on the neck of Takei Shinya, the captain of the first infantry battalion.
"Takei-kun!" Imadegawa Shigeichi shouted murderously, "This is the last chance!"
"Hai!" Takei Shinya nodded heavily, then turned around and strode back to his temporary brigade headquarters.
At this time, Takei's battalion had only two infantry squadrons left. Takei Zhen did not plan to attack one by one. Instead, he directly gathered the two infantry squadrons and prepared for a decisive battle with the Chinese on the Izumo cruiser. In addition, he decided to lead the charge himself. He had no way out!
Takei Shinya took off his military uniform, bared his chest and abdomen, took out a forehead wipe and tied it on his forehead, then raised his head to the sky with a shining saber in his hand and howled: "Gentlemen, for the Empire of Japan, for His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Onboard!"
"His Majesty the Emperor is on board!"
"The Empire of Japan is on board!"
More than 300 Japanese soldiers from two infantry squadrons immediately raised their 38-inch caps and responded loudly.
"Attack!" Shinya Takei pointed his sword forward again. More than three hundred excited little devils, guided by another dozen armored vehicles and tanks, once again moved toward the Izumo stranded at the mouth of the Suzhou River. A charge was launched, and this time, the firepower on the Izumo cruiser was much weaker.
Under the joint attack from the three directions of the Japanese Army and Navy, the heavy firepower on the Izumo cruiser has been completely destroyed, and most of the sailors on the ship have been killed or injured. Only less than twenty people are left, relying on rifles or pistols. They were resisting desperately, but with this level of resistance, it was no longer possible to stop the little devil's charge.
In the blink of an eye, more than 300 little Japs led by Takei Shinya rushed to the north bank of the Suzhou River. Takei Shinya, an old devil, took the lead. He waved his saber and was the first to step onto the wreckage of the Erbaidu Bridge and rush towards the ruins. Towards the Izumo, however, almost at the same time, another group of troops also rushed towards the remains of the Erbaidu Bridge from the south of the Suzhou River.
The two teams, one from the south and the other from the north, rushed to the wreckage of the Waibaidu Bridge and the Erbaidu Bridge at the same time. The only difference was that the little Japanese who rushed up from the north were desperately blocked by a dozen remnants of the ship, while the one from the south rushed up. However, a group of people received warm cheers from the remaining soldiers on the ship. One and the other rose, and the result immediately reached heaven and earth!
This group of people rushing up from the south is the Eighth Battalion and One Company led by Lord Ma Ye Ming!
When Xu Rui heard that Du Wanlin rushed into the Suzhou River in the cruiser Izumo, he had already predicted that the Izumo would be attacked by the Japanese. The hundreds of sailors on the ship could not resist the attack. It took a long time, so he decisively ordered Ye Ming to transfer a company from the Eighth Battalion to rush to the rescue of the cruiser Izumo.
Hurrying slowly, the Eighth Battalion and the First Company led by Ye Ming finally arrived!
Just half a step away, the Eighth Battalion led by Ye Ming boarded the Izumo ahead of schedule, and the result was completely different!
"Fight me!" Ye Ming led the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion and the First Company onto the Izumo, quickly crossed the deck, came to the starboard side of the Izumo, and then relied on the starboard guardrail to fire violently at the Japanese along the Waibaitan Bridge and The Japanese who attacked the Izumo from the wreckage of the Erbaitan Bridge immediately screamed and fell from the broken bridge row by row, falling into the Suzhou River.
However, Ye Ming and the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion and the First Company did not let the Japanese go and continued to shoot into the river.
Only a small group of Japanese soldiers followed Takei Shinya onto the deck of the Izumo, but they quickly fell into siege.
However, Takei Shinya was a master of swordsmanship. He had killed several officers and soldiers of the Eighth Battalion with just a few moves. This scene immediately attracted Ye Ming's attention.
"Seeking death!" Ye Ming groaned, and immediately rushed over with a 38 bayonet in his left and right hands.
"Nishiuchi!" Seeing someone coming, Takei Zhen didn't even think about it, raised his saber and slashed it down.
However, the next moment, the Chinese soldier suddenly disappeared in front of him. Just as Takei Shinya was stunned, a sharp pain suddenly came from his right armpit. This was Ye Ming's backhand knife, from the third rib under Takei Shinya's right armpit to the It penetrated between the fourth ribs and instantly pierced the heart.
Chinese martial arts has been a killing technique since ancient times. However, it is not a one-and-done attack as the world thinks. It is a routine rather than a real martial art. Real martial arts are actually techniques for hurting people or even killing people. If you take action, you will definitely see blood. Or fatal, this is the so-called master's move, life and death are often only in the blink of an eye.
Takei Shinya's heart was instantly pierced, and he immediately fell to the ground with a groan.
As soon as Takei Shinya died, the few remaining Japs were no match for Ye Ming. They were all killed in the blink of an eye. So far, there was no more Japs on the deck of the Izumo.
At the north end of Huangputan Road, Chuanmao was so angry that he almost vomited blood. What a difference, what a difference! With only a few centimeters left, the Takei Battalion can capture the Izumo! But at this moment, reinforcements suddenly arrived! With a muffled grunt, Imadegawa Shigeichi was about to go into battle in person, when a wave of shouts suddenly sounded from behind him.
Turning around quickly, he saw the captain of the second infantry battalion, Inada Ryohei, running over in a hurry.
"Your Majesty Colonel!" Inada Ryohei paused and said, "The Chinese troops in Hongkou and Zhabei have counterattacked!"
"Haga!" Imidegawa Shigeru immediately knew that the fighter plane that captured the Izumo cruiser had completely disappeared. Now, for their Second Guards Infantry Regiment, the best result can only be to defend this position on the north bank of the Suzhou River. On several main streets, the Songhu Revolutionary Group must not be allowed to rely on the wreckage of the Izumo cruiser to reopen the cross-strait communication lines!
At that moment, Imodekawa Shigeichi issued an order: "Order, all ministries immediately stop attacking and switch to defense."
However, the rice field brigade hastily switched to defense, but in the end it was unable to stop the Songhu Regiment's massive counterattack. The fierce battle continued until the evening, and the Waibaidu Bridge and Erbaidu Bridge were reconnected by the wreckage of the cruiser Izumo. Finally, It was inevitable that he would fall into the hands of the Songhu Revolutionary Group.
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The news spread back to Zhenru headquarters, and Itagaki Seishiro was furious.
"Baga!" Itagaki Seishiro said through gritted teeth, "What are these two idiots, Kuaga Mano and Imadegawa Shigeichi, doing? Such a great situation was actually destroyed by them! Traffic on the Suzhou River has obviously been cut off. The line was actually opened again by the Songhu** Group, it’s really damned!”
The disappointment in Itagaki Seishiro's heart is conceivable. It's like a piece of fat that has been eaten in his mouth and suddenly flies away. How can he not feel annoyed? But there is no point in worrying anymore, because the loss of the remains of the Waibaidu Bridge and the Erbaidu Bridge has become an indisputable fact.
What annoyed Itagaki Seishiro even more was the wreckage of the Izumo.
But now, the only way to remedy the situation is during the day tomorrow.
At that moment, Itagaki Seishiro said to Tanaka Jiuichi: "Tanaka-kun, order the Fourth Guards Infantry Regiment to prepare and enter Zhabei tomorrow to take over the defense of the Second Guards Infantry Regiment. As for the Second Guards Infantry Regiment, let They are going all out to recapture the wreckage of the cruiser Izumo no matter what, and they will never allow the China Army to rely on the wreckage of the Izumo to reopen the channel between the north and south banks of the Suzhou River. This is absolutely not allowed!"
However, after Itagaki Seishiro finished speaking, Tanaka Jiuichi showed no reaction.
Itagaki Seishiro turned around and found that Tanaka Hisashi was facing the map of Shanghai city and had entered a state of forgetfulness. Or to put it more bluntly, this guy was distracted. Itagaki Seishiro felt slightly unhappy. At this time, he was actually distracted
At that moment, Itagaki Seishiro said in a more serious tone: "Tanaka-kun?!"
"Ah? Oh!" Tanaka Jiuyi suddenly woke up from a dream and quickly paused and said, "Commander, what's the matter?"
Seeing how focused Tanaka Kuichi was just now, Itagaki Seishiro became interested and asked, "Tanaka-kun, what are you thinking about? You are so lost in thought."
Tanaka Jiuyi said with a sigh, "Your Excellency, Commander, I was just thinking that the wreckage of the cruiser Izumo unexpectedly ran aground in the Suzhou River, and that the Suzhou River transportation line was re-opened by the Songhu Regiment. It's just a bad thing, a fighter plane gathering to annihilate the Songhu Regiment may have appeared."
"Huh?" Itagaki Seishiro's eyes narrowed upon hearing this, "The fighter planes gathering to annihilate the Songhu Regiment have already appeared?"
This was beyond Seishiro Itagaki's expectations. This was obviously a bad thing, but how could it suddenly turn out to be a good thing
"Hai!" Tanaka Jiuichi paused again and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, what are you most worried about about the Third Battle of Songhu? Or what is the most unfavorable factor for the imperial army?"
"Is there any need to say that?" Seishiro Shiro said without thinking, "Of course it is the fortifications built by the Songhu Regiment in more than half a month before. With these strong defenses, the Songhu Regiment Being able to exchange heavy casualties for the imperial army at a small price, when it comes to street fighting, the defender’s advantage is too great.”
"Soga!" Tanaka Jiuichi said happily, "Then now, the imperial army may not need to attack the pre-built defenses of the Songhu Regiment, but only need to fight a regular battle around the Izumo cruiser. Strangulation battle! In a conventional strangulation battle, the imperial army has absolutely superior strength and weapons, and the chance of winning will be greatly increased!"
"Huh?" Itagaki Seishiro's eyes lit up and he also reacted.
What Tanaka Jiuichi meant was to start a battle with the Songhu Regiment around the wreckage of the Izumo cruiser and several main streets on the north bank of the Suzhou River.