Here, Shi Rui kept using the cara to capture the scenes below.
The Japanese Army’s fleet bombarded the city in waves, turning buildings into ruins, with panicked citizens running everywhere in the streets.
With the attack progressing.
The Japanese Army’s targets also beca clearer. Under the cover of heavy firepower, they aid to cross the Ba Zi Bridge and seize control of this key traffic point.
The Ba Zi Bridge is located at the border of Hongkou and Zhabei.
Although it’s rely a bridge over a small trench, it connects the core point of the Shanghai North Railway Station and the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters.
Once controlled, it can be used as a base to launch a direct assault on Japan’s stronghold in Hongkou.
Conversely, if the Japanese Army seized it, it would cut off the southern and northern troops’ communication in Shanghai, dividing the entire defense line in two.
This is why the Japanese Army was attacking so fiercely.
After Shi Rui took several photos.
BOOM—!!
A shell landed in front of the departnt store.
CRASH!
The glass shattered, scattering fragnts everywhere.
Shi Rui, standing by the window with a cara, also got his arms scratched. Seeing the situation, he quickly backed away:
"Damn!"
"No way, I have to hide."
The barrage from the livestream audience also urged Shi Rui to find cover quickly.
Shi Rui held his cara and ran downstairs, then towards the back, aiming to find a new vantage point to observe the battle.
On the road,
More and more citizens with large bags started to move towards the concession area.
Although it’s unknown whether they could enter.
Before long,
Shi Rui found a relatively rear high building, gasping for breath as he climbed to the rooftop. He also bought sothing to eat when passing by a store.
Throwing down his backpack with food by his side, Shi Rui lay on the rooftop, watching the fierce battle in the distance.
Through the zooming feature of the livestream, he also showed the situation to the Blue Star friends in the chat.
As ti passed, reinforcents for the troops on Shanghai’s side began to arrive for the counterattack. Lying on the rooftop, Shi Rui watched the distant battle and narrated:
"The blue troops’ reinforcents have arrived, and by the numbers, it’s the 88th Division."
"Counterattack succeeded!"
"Truly the German-trained division, much more powerful than the security regint’s firepower."
The fierce battle continued until nightfall, barely maintaining balance.
However, the next day, the German-trained division exerted more effort, with Shi Rui still livestreaming the battlefield:
"The 87th Division has also co to reinforce."
"...."
"Ba Zi Bridge has been retaken by the 88th Division!"
"Nice!"
"The Air Force has also arrived, and that direction is the Japanese base in Hongkou."
"...."
At this point,
the title of Shi Rui’s livestream changed to:
[Battle of Songhu, Day ’2’, ongoing....]
For the next seven days,
Shi Rui stayed at the rooftop, observing the distant battle.
To be honest,
during more than a week,
although the blue forces’ offensive was slow, the Japanese Army didn’t advance much either. Both sides engaged in day and night firefights, but the front line didn’t widen.
However, with the Japanese 3rd and 11th Divisions landing at Wusongkou and Chuansha Town,
the increased number of Japanese soldiers put more defensive pressure on the blue forces, making it difficult to suppress the Japanese troops, and the battlefront gradually expanded.
Fortunately, reinforcents from various places were also arriving successively.
Watching the reinforcing troops in the livestream, Shi Rui zood in the view:
"Brothers, does anyone recognize which unit this number belongs to?"
During the ’Republic’ period, local factions were complex, and troops were chaotic. It was impossible for a single person to rember so many, but fortunately, people from various places were in the livestream.
Almost before Shi Rui finished speaking, comnts appeared in the chat:
[It’s the Gu Army!!]
[Did the Gu Army arrive so quickly?]
[There’s no mistaking that gray cloth military uniform, it’s definitely the Gu Army.]
[I saw in another livestream that there are 7 divisions, 60,000 n; this should relieve a lot of pressure.]
[So many? That should plug the gap.]
[Not likely, considering the current situation, the Japanese firepower is still intense, and this side’s equipnt can’t keep up.]
[Keep watching, the other stream hasn’t arrived yet, we’ll see from the first-person view then.]
Compared to the other livestream, which showed the first-person view of the reinforcent troops but was still en route, only Shi Rui’s livestream provided a general overview of the battle.
Soon,
With the addition of 60,000 n of the Gu Army, the front line quickly stabilized again.
However, the Japanese Army’s artillery beca even more intense.
Fortunately, reinforcents from various places were arriving quickly to Shanghai.
....
anwhile,
in Liao Feng’s livestreaming room.
The Sichuan Army unit was on a forced march, their straw shoes worn out for quite so ti, and their feet numb from walking.
And after the long march, Liao Feng’s thoughts beca sowhat numb as well, chanically following the team, only occasionally looking up.
In the quickly marching unit, the only sound was straw shoes treading over the reeds.
Suddenly,
an old soldier carrying a flag in front fell, the nearby soldier tried to help him, but the old soldier shook his head and pushed him away:
"Kid... don’t worry about ."
"Keep moving forward."
As he spoke, he used the flagpole as a crutch trying to stand, but his body swayed, and he pushed the flagpole to the soldier beside him.
Then, with a thud, he fell to the ground, his life or death unknown.
But the team did not stop.
Suddenly,
the sound of plane roars filled the sky.
"Take cover!"
"Don’t let the Japanese airplanes see you!"
Upon hearing the command from the officer in front, the soldiers quickly took cover and hid their figures.
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