Chapter 93: Unified Opinion
"Lao Leng, the news came from the First Army Hospital just now that Peng Chao's injuries were not optimistic. The hospital lacked anti-infection drugs. He is now at a high fever of 39 degrees and is in a coma..."
Leng Feng kept smoking, bad news one after another, rumors spread in the city and order was chaotic. Even the commanders of the troops guarding the city could not tell which news was true and which news was fake.
"The garrison commander and chief officer have already begun to formulate a retreat plan, and Nanjing City is probably not able to defend it." Qin Yankun said.
"How long can Guanghua Gate be kept?" Luo Yufeng knocked on the table angrily and asked heavily.
"Now I'm afraid no one knows it." Qin Yankun smiled bitterly.
"Lao Leng, we must also make plans to retreat. If the order comes down, we will leave."
"The Second Regiment stayed for street fighting, which we agreed to discuss at the beginning." Luo Yufeng said.
"If the Chief Minister asks us to stay and fight street wars, we are soldiers and we naturally cannot disobey the military orders. But if the Chief Minister asks us to retreat, we cannot disobey the military orders, right?"
"Qin Yankun, you have to be a coward, you go by yourself, I'll stay!"
"Lao Luo, I want to stay, but what should I do if there are so many brothers in our Second Regiment and the wounded?" Qin Yankun said with a wry smile.
"The street fighting needs to be fought, but not everyone must stay. Some of us stay, and some must take the troops and the wounded to withdraw." Leng Feng said slowly. Of course, he knew that the order to retreat would not be issued soon.
But now in the chaos in the city, the final order and retreat plan were not effectively implemented at all.
Moreover, the retreat plan was very hasty and there was not enough time, and the end result was that a large number of **s were captured.
The result of being captured was obvious, and most of these people fell under the Japanese bayonets.
"I'm afraid my brothers have concerns when fighting street battles."
Leng Feng knew that once a street battle was fought, there would be no supplies or support, and he had to deal with hundreds of times the enemy in the city. This was a huge test for the physical fitness and will of the officers and soldiers, especially mental pressure, which is something that extraordinary people could do.
Leng Feng did not intend to leave all the Second Regiment to accompany him to fight street battles. In his vision, it would be enough to leave only one battalion of troops.
Three hundred people plus Yasha Special Operations Team.
"Lao Luo is now acting leader and the head of the Second Regiment. He must follow the brigade, otherwise the morale of the army will be unstable." Leng Feng said with confidence.
"Lao Leng, we agreed to stay together and live and die together."
"Old Qin, Lao Luo is quite angry. I don't feel at ease when you look at him, so once the retreat order is issued, you can go with Lao Luo!"
"Lao Leng, stay alone..." Qin Yankun was anxious. The night before, the three of them made a vow of living and dying together.
"Stop fighting. I'm mentally prepared to stay and have rich experience in street fighting. The Second Regiment needs you two, otherwise they will not be able to get out of this city." Leng Feng said, "No matter how other troops retreat, the Second Regiment must choose to break out on the front."
"Breakthrough head-on?" Both of them were slightly shocked.
"According to my estimate, the Japanese army should be able to break through the city walls, so the breakout time is set on the first night after the Japanese army entered the city." Leng Feng said.
"According to common sense, if the Japanese army enters the city and the city walls are all shaken, our army will inevitably retreat, otherwise we will have to fight street battles and fight to the end with the Japanese army. Therefore, my retreat plan is like this..." Leng Feng waved his hand and summoned Luo Yufeng and Qin Yankun to him and whispered in a low voice.
"Is this too risky, right?" Qin Yankun said in shock after hearing Leng Feng's plan.
"The plan was a bit risky, but the chance of success was quite high. As long as we were determined to run, the Japanese army might not be able to do anything to us." Luo Yufeng was not too surprised.
"Lao Luo, this plan is too risky, and it may be wiped out if it is done." Qin Yankun said anxiously.
"But do we have a choice?" Luo Yufeng asked, "If we all go to Xiaguan, unless we order the First Army in Jiangbei to send ships to respond, it will be difficult for so many people to retreat to Jiangbei District in a short time. What are the consequences of staying?"
"From the moment, the chief officer has not realized the mistake of the previous order. In order to achieve the intention of fighting against the enemy, all ships were sent to Jiangbei, and the only ships that can cross the river were in the hands of the 36th Division. Once the situation changes, these ships can only get some water. Moreover, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the city. We cannot expect the Japanese to treat our people well. They are a group of inhuman beasts!" Leng Feng said.
"Yes, even if you have to fight for the wrong end, there is no need to distribute all the transportation to evacuate. Now, once you retreat, there is not even a single one. How can you withdraw the troops of more than 100,000 people without hundreds of ships?"
"What should they do if there are people who destroy their families and relieve their difficulties? The Japanese air strikes have already caused them to be devastated. If the Japanese army's beastly nature breaks out, it will be an unprecedented disaster."
"From the telegrams of the Japanese army and various signs, it is very likely that such a thing will happen," Leng Feng said.
"Room seat, Director Qin, the Japanese army rushed up..."
"What, what's going on?" Leng Feng rushed out of the command post like a whirlwind and ran towards the front line.
The Japanese artillery shells kept falling down, and Leng Feng dodged several times before rushing to the position. At this time, the Second Battalion was the guardian of the position!
The second battalion commander Zhu Yaming was taking a platoon of soldiers to fight back fiercely to a small group of Japanese troops rushing up to the city wall. The Japanese army launched a scattered front and used the gaps in the craters and collapsed city walls as cover to fight back fiercely.
Zhu Yaming was a little anxious. When he came up, he actually asked the Japanese army to break through. Fortunately, the Japanese army had not had a big hole, so only a dozen people rushed in.
The Japanese army's fighting style is very fierce. If they tear a hole a little, they will keenly grab a little and attack to death!
It has to be admitted that the tactical qualities of the lower-class officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were extremely high, but if it were **, it might not have been done.
"Zhu Yaming, come back, if you fight like this, no matter how many brothers you will be able to give you!" Leng Feng cursed in anger.
Leng Feng had taught the attack tactics of three and four people long ago, of course the time was too short. There were many new recruits in the second battalion. It would be great to let them fight bravely with the Japanese army on the position without being timid. It would be a fantasy to think of mastering the attack tactics of the group in one night!
"Boss, the Japanese don't have heavy firepower, but their marksmanship is too accurate, and there is also cover, so we..." Zhu Yaming retreated with shame.
"Where is the grenade? Is it not for you to send it as a food for you? You won't throw grenades at such a long distance?" Leng Feng cursed.
"Lengtou'er, the grenades don't work. Their hiding location is clever. The grenades we threw over can't blow them up at all!"
"Give me the telescope!" Leng Feng was stunned. He really encountered a tough guy.
In the telescope, Leng Feng carefully observed the ambush position of this small Japanese army. It was really difficult to deal with. He hid in the door hole under the city wall. Although it was at a low point, his vision was blocked by the collapsed city wall.
These guys can shoot at the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion on the city wall through the gaps between the bricks of the city wall, but it is difficult for the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion to find their location.
Throwing the grenades has no effect.
"Mould bottle, throw the molten bottle downwards. If the bomb doesn't blow it to death, then burn them to death!" Leng Feng slapped the hard city bricks and said.
"Yes, why didn't I expect, hurry up, send the moor bottle up!" Zhu Yaming slapped his forehead and said happily.
The mould was quickly sent up, and then he threw it down to the Japanese army's position. Dozens of moulds were thrown over, and a sea of fire suddenly burned down below, followed by the sound of the Japanese army's screams.
"Go down and eliminate the remaining enemies!"
"Yes, brothers, follow me and send the Japanese back to their hometown!" Zhu Yaming waved his hand and rushed down with the soldiers.
"The remaining enemies have been cleared!" About seven or eight minutes later, Zhu Yaming brought his men back to the city wall position and reported to Leng Feng.
Repel the Japanese attack and temporarily restore the attack state on the position.
"Brother..."
"Really?" Leng Feng's eyes lit up. His arrangement was not in vain. The Japanese army indeed discovered the secret passage.
Leng Feng concluded that the Japanese army discovered the secret passage, and they would definitely be unable to resist the huge temptation of the Japanese.
"Just seven or eight Japanese soldiers came from the secret passage just now. They probably came to investigate in advance, but they did not find us." Cong Hu reported.
On the inspection office, Leng Feng did not leave too many troops, and sent the remaining few people from the first team of the Yaksha Special Operations Team to monitor there.
"Prespond carefully. If there is any movement, report it immediately. I will install a telephone line for you so that you don't need to run back." Leng Feng nodded.
"It's a pity that Peng Chao is not here." Speaking of Peng Chao, Cong Hu and Leng Feng's moods were sank. The hospital behind must be short of medical treatment and medicine. I wonder if he can survive this level.
The battle continued, and the Japanese army launched a restrained attack on Guanghuamen. Each charge caused considerable casualties to the defenders on the city wall.
Of course, the Japanese army suffered a lot of casualties, and both sides fought hard.
Most of the Japanese army's firepower was concentrated at the Zhonghua Gate. The 6th and 114th masters attacked Zhonghua Gate. At 2 pm, news finally came that Yuhuatai was completely lost.
If the commanding heights are lost, it will be even more difficult for the defenders of the Chinese Gate to fight.
Fortunately, the reinforcements arrived, otherwise the position of the China Gate might have been broken through by the Japanese army in one fell swoop.
Even worse news came. One of the 88th Division evacuated without authorization had a fierce conflict with the 36th Division guarding near Shuiximen, and even killed each other!
The 36th Division received an order to defend on the spot and block all the collapsed retreating troops!
Before this, the 36th Division received the order to "advance towards Nanjing City and prepare for street fighting". Therefore, two consecutive orders left the officers and soldiers of the 36th Division at a loss and they were in chaos.
At this time, rumors spread everywhere, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city walls themselves became in chaos, and the entire Nanjing city was in a dangerous and impatient panic.
Chapter completed!