On the map, Ouyang Yun had already made various marks with two-color pencils. The situation between the enemy and ourselves was clear at a glance. The hero only glanced at it twice, and his eyes flashed brightly. He obviously saw an opportunity to show off his skills.
Ouyang Yun smoothly pulled down the lamp on his head, pointed to a place and said: "Bailinpu, the only way for the Japanese army to attack Wujiang from Chu County. Now, Commander Wu's three divisions of the second echelon and the third The third echelon of the Third Learning Division has all arrived nearby. Among them, Lin Baiyin's 60th Division is ambushing here. This is a reed swamp with the only road next to it. If the Japanese army wants to gain speed, they must pass through here. This This created an opportunity for us to encircle and annihilate it. Of course, to achieve this goal, it will take a certain amount of time and more troops. Therefore, I decided that the 26th Division and the troops directly under the headquarters plus the 60th Division The remaining two regiments were responsible for guarding Pukou Pier and ensuring that the Japanese army could not achieve a breakthrough within a certain period of time. The 114th Division and the 1st Security Division set out from Pukou Railway Station, not only to defeat the enemy in front of them, but also to move downstream along the river. Send out security troops, and then you must lock the Jinpu Line tightly to prevent the 18th Division from having a chance to break out." After saying that, he raised his head, glanced at Fang Shuhong, Liu Yuqing and Shan Renxiong, and asked: "Do you understand everything?"
Dan Renxiong nodded repeatedly and said: "Commander, what a great gesture, but when did we get these new divisions? Could it be that we gathered the defeated troops on the spot?"
Ouyang Yun smiled and said: "You will know this later. Now, hurry up and gather the troops to set off. The 114th Division has already assembled. If you fall behind too much, I'm afraid there will be no battle."
"Then why didn't you call me earlier, Mr. Fang? As promised, you can't eat alone."
Fang Shuhong and Shan Renxiong dispersed, while Ouyang Yunze and Liu Yuqing went to the front line with their entourage.
On the water surface of Xiaguan, with Pukou Pier as the center, the gunboats, landing ships and other ships of the Japanese Third Fleet were all dispatched, all of which acted as landing ships. The Japanese army was so overqualified and underused, but it was a helpless move. After crossing the river alone, Xiong According to Ouyang Yun's order, all the ships were burned or sunk, so that Matsui Iwane, who was eager to cross the river to attack, had to order the Third Fleet, which had withdrawn from the battle, to return to the battlefield and play the role of landing ship.
Ouyang Yun knew that whether they could seize this opportunity to encircle and annihilate the 18th Division would be a key step in whether they could take the Jinpu Line retreat route, and this early morning would be the key among the keys, because once the Japanese army With the support of the aviation force, there will be no suspense in the landing battle. Even if the 18th Division can be severely damaged by then, it will be held back by the Japanese army again, making the previous hard work completely in vain. Therefore, he will be able to win All the artillery that came out was brought out, and even the tanks were used as cannons, just to prevent the Japanese troops from crossing the river.
After the battle of Jiangyin, the Japanese Third Fleet had very few landing ships left, which greatly weakened its landing capability. Even if Hasegawa Kiyoshi devoted all his gunboats to this landing battle, he could only transport three brigades at a time. There seemed to be a large number of Japanese in this brigade, but only more than a thousand people were able to actually complete the landing. Among them, four gunboats were sunk or damaged by the artillery fire of the Xuebing Army, and four landing ships were also hit. Two ships were sunk and one was damaged.
Of course, the Xuebing Army also suffered heavy losses. In the exchange of fire with Japanese gunboats, one regiment lost 23 of its 27 self-propelled heavy guns, and one regiment also lost more than 30 tanks.
Such a heavy loss was unprecedented in the history of the Xuebing Army. However, comparing the losses of the Japanese army, Ouyang Yun felt that this kind of effort was worth it, because it greatly reduced the Japanese army's landing and transportation capabilities. Infantry counter-landing pressure,
It was already about three o'clock in the morning, and the sky in the east was faintly bright. In another hour at most, dawn would arrive. At that time, the Japanese aviation force would fly over the battlefield. After signing this, Ouyang Yun gritted his teeth and let the remaining troops fly. Artillery and tanks continued to bombard the Japanese gunboats, and all landing ships must be sunk.
The artillery fire of the Xuebing Army was so sharp that neither Hasegawa Kiyoshi nor Matsui Iwane expected. The fewer and fewer ships of the Third Fleet were being attacked, which had directly affected its transportation capacity. Tsukada, Chief of Staff of the Central China Front who had just arrived in Nanjing, After receiving the report from the front line, the offensive major general immediately ordered the Japanese who had completed crossing the river to give up offensive operations and switch to a defensive posture in order to defend the landing beach.
When Ouyang Yun rushed to the front line, the remaining ships of the Third Fleet completed another crossing of the river, transporting more than 800 Japs, two 75mm mountain guns and a "Qiluo" tank.
There are currently two regiments and one squadron of the special forces of the Broadsword Regiment on the Jiang Defense Position. The commander-in-chief is Qiang Zhaofu, the commander of the 151st Regiment. Qiang Zhaofu was worried that the Japanese on the beach suddenly turned into cows. Feeling annoyed, when he saw Liu Yuqing and Ouyang Yun approaching, he immediately came over to ask for instructions: "Commander, the little devils are consolidating their positions on the tidal flat, obviously trying to accumulate strength. Should we take this opportunity to take the initiative and drive them down the river?"
Ouyang Yun picked up his binoculars and looked toward the beach, only to see shadowy figures floating around, and asked: "How many Japanese are there on the other side now?"
"There are about two thousand people, two guns, and one tank. The little devil is stupid enough and didn't understand the situation of the tidal flat. The tank seems to have sunk into the mud."
Liu Yuqing said: "It is worthwhile to take the initiative, otherwise if the Japanese fighter planes are dispatched at dawn, our army will have no advantage at all."
Ouyang Yun thought for a while and said: "Then attack him once. Who is commanding the artillery regiment now?"
"There are only three guns left. Regiment Commander Deng Cheng has died, and now the commander is Battalion Commander Hu Caiyun."
"Tell Hu Caiyun to leave the Japs' gunboats alone and fully support you in launching a counterattack. By the way, who is in charge of the Broadsword Regiment now?"
Huang Hua replied: "It's Captain Xiao Yi."
"It's this kid Xiao Yi. Okay, let him disperse the people and use them all as snipers. Huang Hua, go find me a sniper rifle. Master Liu, if you want to counterattack, hurry up. If you can get one, Everyone, make sure to clean up this tidal flat."
Liu Yuqing said: "There are a total of two and a half regiments here. We have the advantage of light weapons, and the Japanese army has no solid fortifications to support them. We can fight a dozen. Xie Boting, your people will also come up. The commander and I will personally hold down the battle for you."
Xie Boting was the commander of the 156th Regiment. Hearing this, he responded loudly, and then he and Qiang Zhaofu gathered the troops to issue the order.
On a tidal flat of more than 600 meters centered on Pukou Pier, the Japs belonging to two brigades of the 6th Division and the 9th Division are intensively building under the leadership of Captain Goto Hyouzuo and Major Qingyuan Linz. put up fortifications,
In the entire sequence of the Central China Front, the 6th Division and the 9th Division are among the most powerful. It is precisely because of this that these two brigades are fortunate to be the first and second to cross the border. Jiang, of course, there were originally three brigades of the 6th Division that crossed the river in the first wave. One of the brigades was directly blown up because the ship it was riding on was blown up. It can be said that the entire army was wiped out. As for the other brigades, although there were three hundred The remaining people were lucky enough to land, but because the captain died in the battle, they are all now under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Goto.
The 6th Division had no contact with the cadet army before the Battle of Nanjing. Therefore, Hisao Tani and the young officers below were all very arrogant at first, thinking that the so-called Nanjing offensive and defensive battle was actually just a matter of time. As soon as the cannon fired and the tank started smoking, Goto thought so at first. However, what happened next surprised him. Not only did the cannon fire, the tank started smoking, but even fighter jets were dispatched. However, the Chinese soldiers in Nanjing city seemed to be suddenly possessed by gods and became more powerful than ever before. Even if their light weapons were more advanced than ours, what was terrible was that their tanks and artillery were also more powerful than ours. These... It was not enough to surprise Goto. After all, before joining the war, the division commander specifically introduced the relevant situation and told the Xuebing Army that the weapons were powerful, at least no worse than those produced by the Empire of Japan, and that they needed to be handled with caution. What really impressed Goto was the high fighting spirit and fighting qualities displayed by these Chinese troops, especially the direct lineage around Ouyang Yun. It was said that even the famous Qingchuan Standing Team was no match for them, so he was asked to fight against them. The battle came down with more and more caution and anticipation,
Unlike Goto, as a surviving officer of the original 9th Division, Major Qingyuan was well aware of the power of the student army, so he was cautious from the beginning. As soon as the landing was successful, he immediately ordered all the Japanese soldiers in the brigade to seize the time to build fortifications and learn from the army. The Bingjun attaches great importance to civil engineering work, especially the construction of air-raid shelters and bomb-proof caves. These are all learned and used by Qingyuan Major. Of course, whether fortifications of this nature can be successfully built on such tidal flats is another matter.
When all the Japanese soldiers from the Qingyuan brigade started digging holes in the tidal flats like mice, the Japanese soldiers from the Goto brigade laughed and laughed at them at first, but soon they began to devote themselves to this kind of work. Although Goto He looked down upon the 9th Division, thinking that they had disgraced His Majesty the Emperor and could not even defeat the mere Chinese. However, in view of the real experience outside Nanjing, he believed that Major Qingyuan was right.
Opposite is the Xuebing Army. I heard that the Jin Guozhen Brigade has been destroyed. Although the Jin Guozhen Brigade is not as good as the Imperial Army, it is a powerful army different from the Chinese puppet army in China. There are more than 3,000 people in one brigade, which is short. In just three hours, he was wiped out immediately. This was enough for Goto to be more vigilant.
The sharp artillery of the Xuebing Army has greatly weakened the transportation capacity of the Third Fleet. Then in the next certain period of time, they may not be able to obtain support from the other side. If the Chinese suddenly launch a counterattack at this time, the gunboats on the river will still be The artillery on the other side will definitely not be able to provide support. If they want to defeat the evil intentions of the Chinese people, they have to rely on themselves. For the sake of their own lives, it is definitely worth the hard work at this time.
Goto thought so, and then, a scene that seemed very funny to Ouyang Yun occurred. More than two thousand Japanese soldiers actually dug holes on the tidal flat. Don't they know that sandy land does not have much plasticity?