The sun has already emerged in the east. In the glow, the layers of clouds are disappearing quickly. It seems that I can't bear to witness this hell on earth.
One tank after another is like a sickle from hell, roaring and crushing towards the little Japs. Wherever they go, there is a lot of chaos. Even the most powerful Japs will only be chased by wolves. It's not that the little devils are afraid of death, it's actually that without cluster grenades and explosive packs, even if they are determined to die in an explosion, no matter how they send them up, they will only become a puddle of flesh and blood in vain.
Isho Nobuhi originally went to gather his troops excitedly, hoping to wash away his past hatred, but when he gathered his troops and came to Yoshihashi Ryosuke to report, he saw the imperial army defeated like a tide, and his face turned pale. , full of fighting spirit suddenly turned into deep fear,
"The Chinese actually ambush so many tanks. Could it be that Ouyang Yun had seen our army's intention early on. Only Type 99 can barely cope with this kind of tanks. Use 'Qiluo' and Dou Chariot to carry them." If so...it's a pity that there is only one regiment of Type 99 tanks, and all of them were killed. General, let the artillery attack." Suddenly, Jing Shuxuan's face was as red as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and his eyes were burning: "More than fifty new tanks, plus a brigade of Chinese troops, general, this is a good deal. As long as this Chinese army is destroyed, the city of Nanjing will be ours."
Yoshitsune Ryosuke gritted his teeth and said nothing, but he was thinking about the battle between heaven and man. Is it really necessary to carry out indiscriminate bombardment? However, there are still two brigades of imperial troops on the battlefield.
The one-sided massacre on the battlefield continues. From the perspective of combat will alone, after experiencing the initial chaos, the fighting spirit displayed by the Japanese army will make most Chinese troops feel ashamed. However, this strength gap is too big. In a big battle, willpower alone is obviously not enough. From time to time, there will be Japanese soldiers holding machine guns and pointing at the oncoming "Jiguang", and what awaits them without exception is a wall of steel that is rapidly approaching with sparks flying. wall,
Yoshihashi Ryosuke's calves couldn't help but tremble. Is this the invincible imperial army? He thought painfully, struggling in his heart and not daring to make a decision easily.
The sound of horse hoofbeats came, and the next moment, Hiroshi Nakagawa jumped off his horse and said to Yoshihashi Ryosuke: "Your Excellency, the general, the commander of the Tani Hisao division and the commander of the Suematsu Shigeharu division all agreed, and they each sent a If the brigade comes over, they can get here in half an hour at most."
Nakagawa Hiroshi was ordered by Yoshihashira Ryosuke to contact Hisao Tani and Shigeharu Suematsu. The latter's idea was that once a breakthrough was made at Guanghua Gate, there would be one brigade each for the 6th Division and the 114th Division, plus The 9th Division, after entering from Guanghua Gate, was divided into three groups, respectively cooperating with the Japanese troops staying at Zhonghua Gate, Jiangdong Gate, and Tongji Gate, to attack from the front and back in order to completely annihilate the defenders in Nanjing City.
God is not as good as man. What Yoshihashi Ryosuke thought was a foolproof plan has turned out to be like this. It's just that it failed to form a breakthrough in one fell swoop. Instead, it was rushed out by tanks from a regiment of the Xuebing Army, forming a massacre. potential,
The 9th Division is one of the few troops transferred from the Kwantung Army in the Shanghai Expedition. The original plan of the Japanese base camp was to consider that there were many new recruits in the 9th Division to increase their battlefield experience. , and precisely because of the special situation of the 9th Division, whether Hisao Tani or Shigeharu Suematsu, they all looked down on Yoshihashi Ryosuke, thinking that he had completely disgraced the Imperial Army. The division commander of the second strongest army in the world can't even defeat a yellow-haired boy, so he might as well just have a caesarean section.
Among the Shanghai Expeditionary Forces, there were many senior Japanese commanders who had this idea. Among them, Hisao Tani was the most obvious one. He even mocked Yoshihashi Ryosuke at a division commander-level meeting.
It is for this reason that before sending Hiroshi Nakagawa to contact the 6th Division and the 114th Division, Yoshihashi Ryosuke was a little worried that Hisao Tani and Shigeharu Suematsu would not cooperate because of their contempt for him. For this reason, he even did The 9th Division is ready to fight alone,
Now, Hiroshi Nakagawa has brought good news. Ordinarily he should be very happy, but the confusing situation on the battlefield has made the good news a burden for him. It is conceivable that if he repeats it again and again If his defeat was at the hands of Ouyang Yun, not to mention he would be wantonly ridiculed by Hisao Tani and others. The most serious consequence would be that he might even be sent to a military court.
The 6th Division and the 114th Division have already set off and will be here in half an hour. If they don't make a choice in time, what they will see will be a big joke, that's all. Take a gamble,
Yoshihashi Ryosuke frowned and thought hard. After a few minutes, he finally made a difficult decision: "Order Akiyama Yoshiyun to retreat quickly and order the heavy artillery regiment to conduct indiscriminate bombardment. Major General Ishu, be ready to attack." , Once the Chinese tanks are destroyed, launch an attack immediately. Remember, we only have this chance. If we still can't invade Nanjing, I don't need to say more about the consequences."
"Hai." Jingshu Xuanshi, Nakagawa Hiroshi and other Japanese officers responded loudly, and then quickly dispersed to convey the order.
On the ruins of the Guanghuamen section of the city wall, Ouyang Yun gradually calmed down after experiencing the initial excitement. He looked at the rumbling "Jiguang" advancing on the battlefield and the Japanese who were making ridiculous resistance, and then looked at the high-spirited Japanese. Xuebing and Sichuan soldiers looked at the large Japanese troops assembled in the distance with binoculars. They didn't know why they felt a little bad in their hearts.
"Zheliang."
"commander."
"Quickly contact Qian Guangming and ask him to tighten his team and not be too far away from the city wall. Kuangcheng, take your people down and tell Zhu Zaiting and Xie Chang'an to lead the team back. Once you hear the sound of cannon fire, retreat immediately .”
"Commander." Liu Zheliang and Kuang Cheng looked at him in confusion.
On the battlefield at this time, the Xuebing Army had an overwhelming advantage. It was a good opportunity to pursue the victory and expand the results. However, Ouyang Yun actually asked them to prepare to retreat. This order was really unbelievable.
Kuang Cheng is the company commander of the Seventh Company of the Guard Regiment, and he is also the old man next to Ouyang Yun. Because of this relationship, he and Liu Zheliang dared to raise their questions.
"The large Japanese army in the distance has not moved. We must be prepared for Yoshihashi Ryosuke's desperate move." Ouyang Yun expressed his worries: "The little devils have heavy artillery. After all, our numbers are much smaller than the opponent's. Occasional wars of attrition We can fight, but we must stop it in moderation. Our current task is to hold on to Nanjing City and cover the retreat of the main force and the people, not to kill the Japanese."
"Understood."
Facts have proved that Ouyang Yun was not unfounded. He knew the Japanese very well and knew that anything could happen to this so-called Yamato nation. Just when General Liu Zheliang had a conversation with Qian Guangming, he conveyed Ouyang Yunxin's message orders, and when Kuangcheng was still more than 200 meters away from the battlefield, the Japs from Akiyama's Yiyun Brigade began to flee first, and then their actions affected the entire Japs on the battlefield. In an instant, all the Japs The Japanese all started to turn around and run wildly, as if they were followed by a swarm of wasps.
Witnessing this scene, Ouyang Yun immediately shouted loudly: "Bullhorner, hurry up, blow the retreat horn."
"Dudu..." the retreat horn sounded, and almost at the same time, the sound of "empty" artillery fire sounded in the distance. The next moment, "Huu..." the sound of shells breaking through the air came from all over the sky. Ouyang Yun was about to personally Rushing down to command the troops to retreat, Chen Deru gave an order, and soldiers from several guard regiments picked him up and ran away. Ouyang Yun shouted: "Chen Heizi, put me down, this is not a target of the Japanese army yet..."
Ouyang Yun asked Liu Kui to inform Qian Guangming to attack. Fortunately for him, he also boarded a tank, so now the top officer of the guard group is still Chen Deru. This time, Chen Deru is still unmoved. He sees He asked everyone to evacuate the ruins quickly, and then looked at the battlefield. When an explosion came, he said sadly: "Tuanzuo, you must survive." Then the last one walked down the ruins,
Ouyang Yun was reluctantly gathered into Qian Guangming's headquarters. At this time, the sound of artillery outside was already rumbling incessantly. A regiment of heavy artillery began to continuously bombard. The scale can be imagined. Ouyang Yun was bombarded by one sound after another. The explosion made his heart twitch with shock. The pain and worry could not be understood by outsiders. He gritted his teeth and sat on Qian Guangming's seat, thinking in his heart: "I am the commander of the Nanjing Garrison. You are responsible for your brothers in the army, and you are also responsible for the Sichuan Army and the Northeast Army. Calm down, calm down." A few minutes later, he decisively picked up the phone and dialed the headquarters number.
"I am Li Hanhun, who are you?"
Li Hanhun's slightly hoarse voice came from the microphone,
"It's me, Ouyang Yun. Send me a brigade quickly. In addition, let the self-propelled artillery brigade enter position three as soon as possible."
"I understand." Li Hanhun had already learned about the situation at Guanghua Gate before. When he heard the sound of cannons, he was very nervous and asked: "Commander, have our people withdrawn?"
Ouyang Yun said sadly: "Not yet."
"Ah, I will convey it immediately." After Li Hanhun finished speaking, he began to issue orders one after another.
Ouyang Yun waited for him to finish issuing the order and asked: "Old Li, how are the other directions now?"
"The Japanese army has launched a continuous attack since the morning, and now the two sides are in a stalemate. By the way, intelligence came from Jiangbei, and a small group of Japanese troops were found southeast of Pukou. Based on the latest intelligence analysis, it is very likely that it is Ushijima Sadao's 18th Division."
"The little devils want to block our only escape route. It seems that the blasting of Guanghua Gate is not a single action. Lao Li, which unit is staying in Pukou now? Look at the situation. If it doesn't work, let Qian Bin and the others hurry over and occupy the opposite side. The pier and Pukou must not be lost."
"I understand. I have ordered Qian Bin and his group to cross the river. Commander, please pay attention to your safety."
"I know, Lao Li, you should keep in touch with He Zhengsheng and the others at all times. If I can't hold on here, I will immediately implement the second battle plan."
"clear."
After hanging up the phone, Ouyang Yun stood up and strode towards the door. Ever since he learned that the Japanese army had appeared in the southeast of Pukou, he immediately realized that the intensity of the Japanese attack would be unprecedented, and it was very likely that they would not give up until they achieved their goal. In that case, he would have to consider whether it was time to implement the second combat plan in advance.