"Boom" Tang Cheng was awakened by the explosion like a landslide in his sleep. Before he could get up and sit up, he heard a tsunami-like shout from the city gate. The shout was too complicated and chaotic.
Now, they in Tangcheng couldn't hear what was being shouted at the city gate. "What's wrong? What's wrong?" Jiujin, who had been turned into a talkative by Liu Yangyang, grabbed a soldier who was running towards the city gate.
He asked loudly, but was slapped on the neck by the other party.
"The city is broken. The city gate has been breached by the little devils. If you don't go to the city gate to support, how long will you stay here? If I were your commander, I would kill the guy who feeds you right now."
The remaining man broke free from the pull, roared at Jiujin and continued to run towards the city gate. The city was broken, and the four people from the second company stood by the stove. This was the first time since they were taken down from the top of the city.
Once I took the initiative to talk to the people in the teaching team, but they didn't expect that the other party gave them a thunderbolt. The Guanghua Gate where Xie Chengrui personally directed the defense was actually breached by the Japanese army.
"Let's go and have a look." Liu Yangyang took off his apron, took out his rifle and shell gun from under the cart and put them on his body. Nianzi had already held his Czech light machine gun in his arms. Returning to Tangcheng
Cheng Qian fell into a coma mainly due to lack of physical strength after losing blood. His injuries were not very serious. After resting for a whole day, Tang Cheng himself felt that his body was much better. At least his legs no longer trembled when he walked.
So Tang Cheng followed him, carrying two of his shell guns.
Still some distance away from Guanghua Gate, Liu Yangyang and the others encountered hundreds of soldiers from the teaching team who came after hearing the news. Ma Han, who had once guarded the forward position under Liu Yangyang, was also among them. "You can't make it, little devil."
They occupied the city gate, and their machine guns and cannons were too powerful. My brothers have charged several times but failed." Ma Han had been promoted to company commander by Xie Chengrui, and he was commanding the first battalion after it was crippled.
The remaining soldiers saw Liu Yangyang and the four of them coming, so they stopped Liu Yangyang.
Compared with other city gates in Nanjing, Guanghua Gate seems a little thin. Under the bombardment of the 36th Regiment at all costs with artillery fire, cracks have long appeared in the wall of Guanghua Gate. In addition, before dark, the wall was attacked by Japanese aircraft.
A round of bombing, so a section of the city wall in the southeast corner collapsed during the Japanese dawn bombardment. The 36th Regiment, which was ready to prepare, immediately organized new artillery fire coverage after the city wall collapsed, and piled sandbags at the city gate.
After the fortifications were pierced by artillery fire, soldiers from the 36th Regiment took advantage of the situation and rushed into the city gate and took control of the main city gate.
The shouts they heard after they were awakened by the explosion in Tangcheng were that the troops of the training team were fighting with the Japanese soldiers who rushed into the city. Although the training team with the superior strength in the battle situation wiped out all the Japanese soldiers who rushed into the city, they could retreat to the main city gate.
However, the Japanese army set up machine guns and grenade launchers to fight back frequently, making it impossible for other troops of the teaching team who rushed to Guanghuamen to rescue after hearing the news to get close to the main city gate. "What are you doing here? The Japanese are at the city gate.
Go and snatch the city gate back to me." A sullen Xie Chengrui also rushed over. If he hadn't left the city gate temporarily because of something else, the Japanese army might not have been able to enter the city gate at all.
"Damn it, fight with the little devil." Ma Han, who was glared at by Xie Chengrui, had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead his soldiers to attack the main city gate. Xie Chengrui came, and he didn't like him very well.
Liu Yangyang could only lead Tang Cheng and the others to the side. The four of them simply hid behind a pile of bricks and watched the charge of Ma Han and his brothers. After all, they followed Liu Yangyang to defend the forward position. Ma Han
Han's attack seemed much smoother than when he defended the city gate.
More than 60 soldiers from the training team were divided into two echelons under the command of Mahan, one on the left and one on the right, covering each other's progress. Unfortunately, the closer they were to the city gate, the less things could provide them with cover. What could be provided
With less cover, Ma Han and the others began to be more and more exposed to the opponent's shooting range. The main city gate, which was originally just two gun flames, instantly burst out with strong firepower, making everyone including Xie Chengrui gasp.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Get back, get back quickly," Xie Chengrui shouted loudly at the backs of Ma Han and others. The Japanese army had already built such strong firepower on the main city gate. Ma Han and others had no chance of succeeding in the attack. Instead of taking such a big risk,
The danger was in vain, so it was better to withdraw first and then make plans. Xie Chengrui's voice seemed a little pale and feeble amidst the fierce shooting of the Japanese army, because Mahan and his soldiers were already enveloped in the fire of the Japanese army.
The strong smell of blood that drifted in the wind made the air much thicker. Tang Cheng, who was lying behind the bricks, clenched his fists so tightly that his nails directly pierced the palms of his hands. Under the cover of the bonfire, from the horse
The blood mist splattered from Han's and the others' bodies showed a strange red color. This strange red color made Tang Cheng's chest feel tight and he wanted to shout loudly. There were more than 60 people under Ma Han, and after Xie Chengrui ordered to retreat, he was still able to
Less than 40% retreated, and more than 40 people, including Mahan, were all killed by Japanese gunfire.
"Lu Tianxing, your company must take back the city gate for me." Mahan's death in battle not only did not calm down Xie Chengrui, but made Xie Chengrui even more violent. Lu Tianxing is the first company commander who teaches the third battalion of the second regiment and has always been
Xie Chengrui regarded him as a confidant. Facing the main city gate controlled by the Japanese army, Xie Chengrui had no choice but to send Lu Tianxing's company up. "I will let the artillery battery provide fire support for you. You must move quickly." Lu Tianxing said before leaving.
, Xie Chengrui warned him a few more words carefully.
From Ma Han's company to Lu Tianxing's company, Xie Chengrui carried out several attacks on the main city gate that was already controlled by the Japanese army, but was blocked by the Japanese army every time. When the Second Military Police Teaching Regiment arrived for reinforcements, Xie Chengrui's
The Second Regiment has suffered more than 150 casualties. "Despite your fucking blind command, you should not have forced so many brothers to go up and die in vain, knowing clearly that the Japs' firepower was fierce. They just set off smoke to block the Japs' sight, and then used
Artillery fire covered the top of the city, and then it was the infantry's turn to charge." Liu Yangyang, who was lying behind the bricks, muttered in a low voice, making Jiu Jin laugh.
Tang Cheng ignored Liu Yangyang's complaints and just stared at the attack of the military police teaching regiment. Perhaps because it was a fresh force, the second military police teaching regiment who came for reinforcements sent about a squad of soldiers away with just one charge.
We arrived behind a pile of bricks and stones less than 50 meters away from the main city gate. The pile of bricks and stones was not enough to provide enough bunkers for the military police training group, but the soldiers of this class were like a nail to the Japanese troops on the main city gate.
It was difficult to sit still, and the distance of less than 50 meters was enough for any soldier to shoot a bullet at the city gate.
"Da da da da da da" The bullets fired from the main city gate enveloped the pile of bricks and stones in fire. Unfortunately, the soldiers of the military police training group were hiding in the blind spot. As long as they did not show up randomly, the main city gate would
The Japanese army couldn't do anything to them. "Artillery support, artillery fire." Xie Chengrui shouted together with the leader of the military police training group. There was a nail firmly nailed there. For the defenders who were eager to retake the main city gate,
It is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"Boom" "Boom" The mortars of the teaching regiment violently bombarded the Japanese troops on the main city gate. The flying gravel, bricks, slag and smoke rolled into the air. "Not now" Liu was lying next to Tangcheng.
The goat muttered in a low voice. Unfortunately, it backfired. The already impatient Xie Chengrui and the head of the military police training group ordered the troops to attack almost simultaneously. More than 0 people shouted and rushed into the battlefield. Their goal was the main city gate that was engulfed in smoke.
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"How is the situation?" Within a quarter of an hour, the military police training group arrived at Guanghua Gate for reinforcements. The troops of the 87th Division also rushed over. The commander of the 87th Division was Yi Anhua, the commander of the 259th Brigade of the 87th Division. The one who was ordered to reinforce Guanghuamen was
His 259th Brigade. Although Yi Anhua and Xie Chengrui belong to the same Huangpu family, he looks less capable than Xie Chengrui wearing glasses. Compared with Xie Chengrui, Yi Anhua seems to be more like a teacher.
"We're attacking, we should be able to take back the city gate this time." As soon as Xie Chengrui finished speaking, he heard intensive gunshots coming from the smoke-filled main city gate, and a large khaki figure flashed out of the smoke.
"The Japanese army has entered the city." Yi Anhua looked at the khaki figure flashing out of the door and shouted out. At this time, cold sweat broke out on Xie Chengrui's forehead. If the Japanese army really entered the city,
, even if Xie Chengrui has three heads, he is not enough to be chopped off by the captain.
The Japanese army really entered the city. After concentrated artillery fire destroyed a corner of the city wall, the 36th Regiment mobilized its troops to launch an infantry attack on Guanghua Gate. After clearing all the defenders on the main city gate, the captain of the 36th Regiment
Wakisaka Jiro ordered a large-scale attack on Nanjing City. The city wall collapsed, and the Japanese offensive troops set up machine guns and grenade launchers on the main city gate. However, this did not mean that the entire Guanghua Gate had been captured by the Japanese army. Mahan's company attacked the main city.
When the attack on the main city gate was launched, the Japanese soldiers at the main city gate were still cleaning up the remaining soldiers of the teaching team.
It was not until the soldiers of the Gendarmerie Training Group occupied the pile of masonry and rubble in front of the main city gate that the 36th Regiment truly took control of the main city gate. At this time, the follow-up troops of the 36th Regiment also happened to arrive at the city gate. "Kill them.
The Japanese troops pouring into the city from the city gate hole submerged the pile of masonry and rubble occupied by the soldiers of the Military Police Training Group with just one charge. In the face of the superior strength of the 36th Regiment, the class of soldiers of the Military Police Training Group was nothing at all.
"Tell the artillery battery to open fire to block the passage for the Japanese troops outside the city to continue their attack." Xie Chengrui ordered the machine gun position to fire to block the Japanese army. At the same time, he also ordered the artillery battery of the second regiment to bombard the already marked position outside the city. Although Xie Chengrui also knew
This is of little use, but the Guanghuamen position is his responsibility after all. If he cannot recapture the city gate, his Second Teaching Regiment will be completely unable to hold its head high in front of the 87th Division and the Military Police Training Regiment in the future.