Time, which is always accompanied by gunpowder smoke and death, passes very slowly. Every minute, hot-blooded soldiers fall, and their blood dyes every inch of Nanjing City red. The Sichuan Army, the Northeast Army, and the Xuebing Army
, these three private armed forces with the color of warlords in the eyes of the people have become the absolute main force in guarding the capital Nanjing. It has to be said that this pair of people and their representatives who are determined to "one country, one party, one leader"
Power is really a huge irony,
The hour hand slowly pointed to half past five, with the Haguan Pier and Pukou Pier as the center. The battle once again became unprecedentedly fierce. After completing the deployment, the Japanese army consisted of the 3rd Division, the 6th Division, the 9th Division, and the 3rd Division.
The 13th Division, the 16th Division, the 18th Division, the 114th Division, the Taiwan Infantry Brigade, the Third Fleet Marine Corps, three brigade-sized puppet troops, and nearly eight divisions, were in the inner city of Nanjing.
, Xiaguan water surface, Chuxian, and Dangtu launched attacks from four directions. Among them, two Marine regiments attacked Xiaguan Pier and Pukou Pier respectively; the 18th Division and the Taiwan Infantry Brigade formed an intersperse on the Chupu line, thinking
It is necessary to cut off the connection between the second sequence and the remaining troops in Pukou in one fell swoop; the 114th Division and a brigade of Korean puppet troops threaten Hexian from the direction of Dangtu, and cooperate with the 16th Division to threaten Wuhu from the direction of Xuancheng, in order to completely
Cut off the southward route of the Nanjing garrison and cut off the connection between the first sequence and the second sequence.
The total strength of the eight divisions of the Japanese army is nearly 180,000. As for the Xuebing Army, except for the first series, which suffered relatively light losses and almost maintained its full strength, the second and third series, with three divisions each, all suffered certain battle losses.
The Third Academy Division, which suffered the most serious battle losses, had more than 12,000 people and now only has more than 7,000 people left. It was abruptly transformed from an A-type full division into a C-type division.
Now, the combined strength of the three groups is only over 60,000, which is a huge gap compared with the Japanese army. At first glance, it seems that they have almost no power to fight.
Since breaking through Wangfu Alley, Ouyang Yun has been receiving telegrams like a snowflake. Most of them are enemy situation reports from various units: where has such-and-such a division arrived, where has such-and-such brigade captured, and where has such-and-such brigade captured?
Wherever the troops had arrived, to his relief, Lin Baiyin sent two telegrams, one was a position report, and the other was a combat readiness report. Neither of the two telegrams provided any explanation for his actions in Pukou.
However, the previous ones are enough for Ouyang Yun to rest assured that he is from the Central Committee. This is something that the senior officials of the Xuebing Army know tacitly. However, this does not prevent everyone from working side by side with Little Japan.
During the battle, Lin Baiyin was able to sit in the position of commander of the 60th Division. Of course, there were factors from Ouyang Yun and Lao Jiang, but it was also due to his personal efforts. He would definitely be able to distinguish the priorities. In the telegrams that came like snowflakes,
, five letters came from the Guangzhou base camp, and among them, four were signed by Mu Jiandie himself, and the contents involved were all about the whereabouts of the elite Central Army troops who had evacuated Nanjing in advance, and there was also a telegram, also
The one with the highest level of confidentiality came from Xia Wenyun. This telegram was too important to Ouyang Yun, because it not only mentioned the purpose of the Japanese base camp to combine the Shanghai Expeditionary Army and the Tenth Army into the Central China Front Army, but also to deepen the
Secondly, Ouyang Yun was advised to focus on the north and south when drawing up the retreat route, because the Japanese army planned to form a new army, strike while the iron was hot, and attack Fujian and Guangdong in one go.
What Ouyang Yun is holding tightly in his hand at the moment is the telegram sent by Xia Wenyun.
Comprehensive content of all the telegrams confirms the current situation. At present, only on the Yangtze River line from Nanjing to Wuhu, the troops commanded by Ouyang Yun have become a lone army.
After repeatedly reading the telegram sent by Xia Wenyun, Ouyang Yun raised his head and glanced in the direction of Nanjing City. What was behind now was a regiment of the 114th Division. The Japanese army was pressing too hard and relied on their numbers to dominate. You, the continuous attack without any tactics at all, is clearly about attrition. The natural dangers of the Yangtze River limit the speed of retreat. Although Ouyang Yun is extremely reluctant, he can only be led by the little devil. The 114th Division, The 26th Division and the 3rd Xue Division were directly affiliated with the Army. The three troops took turns to fight and fought all the way from the city. Now, one and a half brigades of troops were already in Nanjing.
"Boom, boom." The Japanese artillery fired again. This time, the artillery regiment of the Third Xuexi Division immediately launched a counterattack without any hesitation. The rumble of artillery sounded. Amidst the explosion, the troops were okay and retreated in an orderly manner. And the last group of refugees exploded like a hornet's nest, with crowds of people running around all over the mountains and plains. In the face of stray bullets, God knows whether they can survive this national tragedy safely.
Ouyang Yun has been silent for more than an hour since he retreated from Wangfu Lane. During this time, he only read telegrams and maps. Now, he is holding the telegram from Xia Wenyun tightly, brows furrowed. Locked, there was a hint of hesitation in his expression,
The battle situation was much worse than he expected, and it also exceeded the prompts given to him by that time and space.
The Japanese army besieging Nanjing has doubled in number. Moreover, the originally smooth return route has been adjusted by the Japanese army and is now full of traps. The lack of any one of these three points, Pukou, Hexian, and Wuhu, is bound to be fatal. Ouyang Yun is not afraid of death and will not stick to formalities in cutting off his return journey. Otherwise, he would have returned to Guangdong now, or he would still be fighting to the death in Nanjing City.
The reason why he chose to stay was just due to a certain plot. Now it seems that although he has not completed the task satisfactorily, he has at least gained a lot. There should be less than 100,000 people left in Nanjing now, and more The important thing is that the original great rout did not take place. Whether it is the Central Army or the various warlord units, except for the Xuebing Army, the Northeast Army, and the Sichuan Army, the others have jumped out of the Nanjing quagmire. Of course, it seems now , the cost is also huge. The mixed army of students from Fujian and Guangdong is very likely to be destroyed.
One of the important reasons why Ouyang Yun doesn't want to die is that he is reluctant to give up the foundation he has worked so hard to create. The Xuebing Army is different from any other form of armed force in the country. It has strong characteristics of the times. Ouyang Yun couldn't imagine that if there was a different host, would it still be able to exist in its current form?
However, from the perspective of strength, the Xuebing Army still appears immature. However, from a long-term perspective, the Xuebing Army will definitely grow into a decisive force.
No, he must return to Guangdong alive. General Chen spent so much effort to teleport himself to this time and space. Isn't the purpose of completely changing China's destiny?
Maybe, it's time to be a villain again,
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Ever since Ouyang Yun fell into silence, Liu Zheliang had raised his heart. He had stayed with Ouyang Yun for a long time and knew a little bit about his junior officer. What he was most afraid of seeing was the young commander's appearance at this moment. Because based on past experience, once the young officer behaves abnormally, a storm will inevitably follow.
Before setting off, Bai Liusu, Pan Meiren, Jiang Shuren, Li Tieshu and others all told him individually that they must ensure Ouyang Yun's safety. For this reason, they even gave him a squadron of soldiers from the Langya Special Forces Brigade. This one The soldiers of the squadron are usually hidden among civilians and other idle military units. Only he can mobilize them.
Liu Zheliang has been prepared. If an unexpected situation occurs, he will directly use this power to kidnap the junior officer. Of course, if he does this, he will bear the wrath of the junior commander afterwards.
He was nervously engaged in a battle between heaven and man when Ouyang Yun suddenly called him: "Zhe Liang, go and call Huang Ye and the others."
Huang Ye and others are staff officers directly under the army, and the lowest ones hold the rank of major. At this moment, these graduates from the first batch of Renqiu Military Academy are crowded in a truck and discussing something nervously with a map.
Upon hearing Ouyang Yun's call, several people immediately asked the driver to stop, then jumped out one after another and ran towards Ouyang Yun's off-road vehicle.
Ouyang Yun had already asked the driver to park the car on the side of the road to let the large troops behind him pass. When he saw them approaching, he looked over in turn, silently reciting the names of these people in his heart, and waited for everyone to stand in front of him. After standing at attention and shouting the report, he asked straight to the point: "How is it going? Do you have any good combat plans?"
Huang Ye and others shook their heads in shame, Huang Ye said: "There is no better plan than the previous one, but the retreat route may be changed."
Ouyang Yun's lips curled up, revealing a faint smile: "Tell me about it."
This time when they left Fujian and Guangdong, the mixed army did not have a special staff department. These staff officers all accompanied the army in the name of serving as civilian cadres. Ouyang Yun's original plan was just to give them a chance to exercise, which was for future army building. We have no choice but to train talents, but we are ready to send them to the front line.
Huang Ye touched his nose. To be honest, although Ouyang Yun had always behaved very kindly, due to the huge status gap, young officers like Huang Ye would still feel inexplicably nervous when they saw this commander who was not much older than him. He said: "Commander, after discussion, we feel that we should perhaps give up the retreat route along the Yangtze River, and instead go to Chu County and then go to Xuzhou."
Ouyang Yun opened his eyes a little wider and seemed to be very interested in this proposal. He looked at Huang Ye and asked, "Why."
Huang Ye licked his lips and said: "According to intelligence, a large part of the Central Army and local troops who originally built the Nanjing defense line have gathered in the Xuzhou area. If nothing unexpected happens, there will definitely be a big battle around Xuzhou next. Battle, Xuzhou's strategic position is important, the Central Army must try to defend it, so as long as the battle of Xuzhou does not start, the troops that have been gathered there will not evacuate. This can just cause the Japanese army to misunderstand, where are we going to meet the main force, Xuzhou As an important railway transfer station, once we get there, our retreat will be relatively safer and faster. In this way, our retreat route seems to be far away from the Fujian and Guangdong base areas, but in fact, the time consumed is about the same."