Each of the several main attack divisions of the Japanese army has at least one regiment of heavy artillery, which was rare in the two previous Great Wall War of Resistance. It can be seen that the Japanese base camp is determined to capture Nanjing quickly. Although the defenders are The fortifications are complete and played a huge role in the first day of the battle. They largely resisted the damage from Japanese artillery. However, as time goes by, these fortifications will sooner or later be bombarded and defeated.
The reason why Ouyang Yun willingly stayed in Nanjing was to evacuate as many people as possible. However, as the capital of China, Nanjing has too many people. At the current speed, it cannot be completed in a week. In one week, Can the defenders last for a week? If the Japanese army does not have artillery, Zhu Zaiting believes that this goal can be achieved. But the problem now is that the Japanese army not only has artillery, but also has absolute air superiority.
It is no secret that the Xuebing Army has powerful artillery and tank troops. However, Ouyang Yun did not bring out the artillery on the first day, but he was taboo about the Japanese aviation force.
Faced with Zhu Zaiting's question, Ouyang Yun replied: "The artillery will definitely be on the battlefield, but not now. Before the Japanese aviation force has been dispatched, I will not dispatch the artillery. It is not because we cannot afford to lose the artillery, but because our army's There are not many shells left, and until the critical moment, you can only rely on yourselves."
The Xuebing Army went north to Jiangsu, bringing a total of five basic artillery shells, which was also the maximum amount that the logistics force could carry. They originally expected to be replenished after arriving in Nanjing, but they did not expect that the Central Army had a limited number of heavy artillery. The stock of 150mm caliber artillery shells was scarce. As a result, Ouyang Yun had to hide the artillery in the hope that it would be useful at the critical moment.
Hearing Ouyang Yun's explanation, Zhu Zaiting's expression immediately changed. He was just trying to make a fight when he heard Ouyang Yun say to Xie Chang'an: "Hurry up and build the fortifications tonight. Whether we can persist to the end depends on our preparations." , the more you sweat, the less you bleed, remember.”
"The death squads fought well in the battle on the city wall. The names of the fallen soldiers must be handed in as soon as possible. Whether they are student soldiers or Sichuan soldiers, they will all be given pensions by our student army. The little devils think very highly of themselves. They The acceptable battle loss ratio should be one to three, so after this battle, they will no longer consider suppressing it from the city wall, but they must be prepared to be prepared for others to jump over the wall and use gas bombs or something like that."
"The Japanese army is far superior to mine. For the sake of the people of Nanjing, I hope you will sacrifice your life and hold on. It only takes five days. After five days, we will be able to conduct a mobile retreat."
"Yes." Xie Changan nodded repeatedly,
Zhu Zaiting looked at Ouyang Yun's young and energetic face, and was a little moved in his heart. The Sichuan army was poor. Even if he wanted to provide pensions to the fallen soldiers, it would be extremely limited. Do you expect the central government? He didn't know what year or month it would have to wait. ,
What Ouyang Yun is most afraid of now is the Japanese aviation force. However, the more he is afraid, the more the Japanese aviation force is wreaking havoc. He has just come out of the joint headquarters of the 7th Xuexue Brigade and the Sichuan Army Corps, and is preparing to go to Qian Guangming's place. In the sky The sound of fighter jet engines was heard, and in the light clouds in the east, more than a dozen black spots emerged. After more than two hours of fighting, the Japanese aviation force finally appeared on the battlefield.
At this moment, the battle at Guanghua Gate is still going on. The Japanese Chilo that was destroyed in the doorway has now become the biggest obstacle to the Japanese attack. In order to clear out the tank, the Japanese army continued to attack like a tide. Then, In the end, they were repelled by the joint counterattack of Qian Guangming's tanks and infantry. At this moment, the Japanese army should be at the end of their rope and preparing to use fighter planes to suppress the Xuebing Army's tanks. The existence of the Xuebing Army's tanks is equivalent to a few more tanks. The fixed fortress fort not only directly threatened the Japanese tanks, but also put psychological pressure on the Japanese infantry. Just imagine, after finally suffering huge casualties, they just rushed out of the dark doorway and were immediately faced with several black holes. Anyone who has not been completely blinded by bushido would probably feel intimidated.
For now, the Japanese army has only two arms that can pose a threat to Jiguang tanks, one is the heavy artillery unit, and the other is the aviation unit.
Ouyang Yun particularly emphasized the concealment issue of the tank troops, because the Japanese army did not expect that China would directly abandon Nanjing. Therefore, it was not until one day after the main force of the national army completely abandoned its position that the Japanese army outside Nanjing detected this enemy situation. When their army pressed forward and surrounded Nanjing from three directions, Ouyang Yun had already organized troops to repair the tank's protective fortifications overnight.
According to the pre-war deployment, once the Japanese aviation force joins the battlefield, all exposed tanks will immediately return to the hidden fortifications. During this process, the infantry in each defensive section will bear all the attack pressure. Undoubtedly, this will be the last step for the Japanese army to form a breakthrough. good time,
Just when the dozen black spots on the sky turned into a dozen big birds, the rumbling sound of cannons rang out again in the direction of Guanghua Gate, Zhonghua Gate, Jiangdong Gate, and Tongji Gate. Amidst the deafening explosions, The fortifications built so hard by the Xuebing Army and the Sichuan Army, including the remaining troops of the Central Army, were caught in the artillery fire in sections. From time to time, one or two screams were heard from the bursting fire, which meant that another Every defense fortification was destroyed by artillery fire, and the Chinese soldiers inside suffered ruthless killings.
When the gunfire sounded, Liu Kui and others immediately drove Ouyang Yun and the soldiers of the guard group to quickly retreat into the nearest air-raid shelter. Such air-raid shelters abound in Nanjing, and many of them have been opened up and built. Hidden places for artillery and tank troops, and holes for garrisoning troops were opened near the defense section.
After the rumbling sound of artillery, the Japanese army attacked again. This time, because the fighter planes in the sky helped clear the defenders' tanks, the Japanese army's attack was particularly fierce. Take Guanghua Gate as an example, Yoshitsune Ryosuke was dispatched this time It turned out to be a large group, more than a thousand Japanese,
Taking advantage of the shelling just now, the Japanese army finally dragged the scrapped tank out of the door. This time, the front line was still a Chilo, and following behind were three armored vehicles.
Because the Japanese tank force suffered a near-destructive blow in North China, its earlier armored vehicle models were once eliminated by the Japanese military headquarters. However, it is not known which Japanese army was the first to apply it to the Nanjing battlefield. , turned out to play a key role, so in subsequent battles, this series of armored vehicles was reactivated. For example, the Ninth Division was equipped with a full brigade of armored vehicles this time.
As soon as the Japanese Chilo tank entered the sight of the defenders, Fan Neng, the commander of the Sichuan Army company, instinctively began to organize a death squad and prepared to blow it up with cluster grenades. Fan Neng did this based on the Chinese defenders in the Battle of Songhu. experience, of course, that is under the premise that there are no anti-tank weapons.
Yang Chengjun, the company commander of the Xuebing Army, had no experience in this area. Seeing him like this, he was a little surprised. He ran over and asked, "Captain Fan, what are you doing? The little devils can't rush over. You organized a death squad so quickly. Do you want to counterattack?" .”
Yang Chengjun said this because his company was equipped with forty anti-tank grenades, and the task they received before the war was only to hold their position, so this misunderstanding arose.
Fan Neng also misunderstood his words. He had a loud voice and immediately shouted: "Haul, I am preparing to deal with those turtle shells. If we don't blow them down, how can we snipe the Japanese behind?" After saying this, he turned to the suicide squad members and said: "Brothers, don't be impatient. Wait until Gouri gets closer before you go up. Everyone else has listened and prepare for fire cover."
At this moment, the Japanese Chilo had stopped and started firing, and the direction the gun barrel was facing was the fortification directly ahead.
Yang Chengjun finally understood what he was thinking and sighed secretly in his heart: The Sichuan army is really pitiful. They don’t even have any decent anti-tank weapons. On the other hand, we have even eliminated combat anti-tank artillery and anti-tank guns. This cannot be said clearly, otherwise It was too shabby. He patted Fan Neng on the shoulder and said, "Brother, it's okay. Just leave these turtle shells to us."
"Yeah." Fan Neng responded, turned around and looked towards the Xue Bing Army's position. He didn't see any weapons that could deal with turtle shells. He asked in confusion, "Do you have any better ideas?"
"We have anti-tank grenades."
"Anti-tank grenade, grenade."
"It's just a grenade, specially designed to blow up tanks."
"The grenades used to blow up tanks are cluster grenades, aren't they?"
"No, just wait and see."
Fan Neng thought about it and agreed,
As the Chilo got closer and closer to the position, the armored vehicles behind also dispersed, and the Japanese troops behind began to spread out and charge towards both sides, and the battle began.
The first thing to roar on the garrison position were the four Maxims. The four Maxims were placed in earth forts built with four bags of cement. This roar immediately hit a group of Japanese soldiers and also attracted the enemy. Chilo also had the firepower of three armored vehicles. The armored vehicle was equipped with a 37mm cannon. One Chilo and three armored vehicles opened fire at the same time. Amidst the "rumbling" explosions, the four bunkers were immediately enveloped in fireworks. among,
The fortifications of the Xuebing Army were very strong, especially the four earthen forts. Although the gunners of the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles fired very accurately, they failed to achieve a single hit. On the contrary, when their firepower was attracted, Later, Yang Chengjun waved his hand, and more than a dozen anti-tank grenades flew out.
Seeing those round black lumps smaller than bowls smashing against the four Japanese tanks, even though he knew that the probe was more dangerous, Fan Neng couldn't help but straighten his neck and stare intently. Those black lumps were the so-called It's an anti-tank grenade, but with such a small thing, can it really blow up those turtle shells? Fan Neng expressed serious doubts.