Near the headquarters of the Japanese 6th Division, eight Type 89 tanks and six Type 97 tanks were lined up. The tank crews of the Kuroki Squadron were replenishing ammunition and fuel to the tanks.

In the tent of the division headquarters, Division Commander Hisao Tani was browsing the casualty report of the 45th Regiment.

After looking at the casualty figures of the 45th Regiment, Hisao Tani raised his hand and gave Colonel Kaneda of the 45th Regiment a resounding slap in the face.

After receiving a fierce slap in the face, Colonel Kaneda could only respond: "Hai! Hai!"

Colonel Kaneda kept bowing his head towards Division Commander Hisao Tani, not daring to raise his head and make eye contact with Division Commander Hisao Tani.

After sizing up Colonel Kaneda, the captain of the 45th Regiment, Hisao Tani roared loudly: "Bagoya Road, how did you fight the battle? An infantry regiment with more than 3,000 people was beaten to pieces by the second-rate troops on the opposite side.

, you have simply insulted the entire Sixth Division, are you still not soldiers of the Kumamoto Division?"

The Sixth Division of the Japanese Army was one of the 17 standing divisions formed before the outbreak of World War II. Its predecessor was the Kumamoto Town Station established in 1873. Its soldiers came from Kumamoto Prefecture and neighboring counties. Its soldiers have a strong will to fight and are brave in combat.

, is the benchmark for the Japanese Bushido spirit.

Since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, the Japanese Sixth Division has been killing all sides on Chinese soil.

During the Sino-Japanese War, the Sixth Division captured Weihaiwei and defeated the ground forces of the Beiyang Navy.

During the Russo-Japanese War, the Sixth Division participated in the Battle of Shahe and defeated the Russian army in the battle. They burned, killed, and looted in Northeast China, committing all kinds of evil.

During the Battle of Songhu, the Sixth Division landed at Hangzhou Bay and outflanked the millions of defenders who were fighting bloody battles in Shanghai. The situation of the Songhu Battle took a turn for the worse.

But now, the Sixth Division took advantage of the victory and attacked again, with unstoppable momentum all the way to the gates of Nanjing City, directly targeting Yuhuatai, the strategic support point of the Zhonghua Gate.

It can be said that the Sixth Division commanded by Hisao Tani is the elite in the Japanese army's battle sequence, the elite among the elite. In the eyes of the Chinese army, the Kumamoto Division, which is as famous as another elite Sendai Division, is definitely a tiger and wolf division.

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But such a tiger and wolf division was actually defeated by the second-rate troops of the Chinese army on the opposite side. This was a great shame and humiliation for the commander of the division, Hisao Tani, who valued the honor of his troops.

Hisao Tani's division must clearly distinguish rewards and punishments, and make necessary punishments to the captain of the 45th Regiment to serve as a warning to the entire division.

Looking at Colonel Yamada, the commander of the division, Hisao Tani, shouted in a low voice: "I don't want to hear that my opponent has new weapons. I only know that you lost the battle. What should you do?"

Straightening his waist, Captain Kaneda of the 45th Regiment said with a hint of fear in his voice: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, please give me another chance. I am willing to personally lead the team to take down the Rain Flower Terrace."

Hisao Tani's division snorted coldly: "It's just you, if I let you charge again, I'm afraid the entire 45th Regiment will be erased from the battle order of our Sixth Division! Your 45th Regiment is still

Let’s take a short break and leave the combat mission of attacking Yuhuatai to Colonel Takeda of the 13th Regiment!”

Fortunately, the commander of the division, Hisao Tani, did not allow himself to commit seppuku. Kaneda suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Hai! It all depends on the arrangements of the division commander!"

After all, it was time to employ people, and the commander of the division, Hisao Tani, could not kill his subordinate officers rashly, as this would damage the morale of the entire division.

What Commander Hisao Tani has to do now is to rally the troops and revive the morale of the 45th Regiment.

The commander of Hisao Tani's division stared at Colonel Kaneda and said: "Kaneda-kun, when it is time for you to go into battle to kill the enemy, I hope this will not happen. If it happens next time, you will commit suicide by committing seppuku to thank the emperor!"

The patience of Commander Hisao Tani's division is limited. If Colonel Kaneda makes this mistake again, he will have to speak with his katana.

Colonel Kaneda responded repeatedly: "Hai! Hai!"

After glancing around at the other officers in the tent, Division Chief Hisao Tani said: "Yesterday, the 45th Regiment attacked seven times in a row and failed to capture it. It seems that the Chinese soldiers in Yuhuatai are by no means an ordinary unit! Their fighting will is as strong as

Our Imperial Army can give it a try! Commanders, do you have any suggestions for the attack on Yuhuatai?"

The 13th Alliance Commander Takeda Colonel who was sitting aside stood up: "Kanada Colonel underestimated the enemy, which led to the China army taking advantage. Our army is willing to take the lead, so we can only fight cautiously, and with the help of Kuroki-kun's tank squadron, we can do it in one fell swoop.

It’s still safe to take down the rain flower terrace.”

Major Kuroki, who was sitting opposite the captain of the 13th Regiment, also stood up and responded: "Takeda-kun is right, please rest assured, division commander, as long as my tank squadron breaks through the Yuhuatai position of the opposite China Army, Takeda-kun will follow closely.

This gateway to Nanjing’s Zhonghua Gate belongs to us.”

At present, the most effective tactic is infantry-tank coordination. Although the tactical cooperation between the 13th Regiment and the Blackwood Squadron is not satisfactory, it is more than enough to deal with the Chinese army without large anti-tank weapons.

The commander of the division, Hisao Tani, originally wanted to wait for the heavy artillery regiment to arrive on the battlefield before launching a general attack, but his subordinate officers were full of fighting spirit, so let them attack first!

If nothing else works, wait until the heavy artillery regiment arrives, and then use 150mm shells to talk to the Chinese army, so that the Chinese army understands that caliber is justice and range is truth.

Hisao Tani division commander warned: "The Takeda Regiment and the Kuroki Squadron rarely have the tactical cooperation of infantry and tanks. I hope that the two can unite sincerely and cooperate with each other to win the Rain Flower Terrace in one fell swoop."

Takeda Colonel said sternly: "Please rest assured, division commander, our soldiers will try their best to cover Kuroki-kun's tanks attacking the China Army at Yuhuatai, and will never let the China Army's suicide squads approach the Type 97 tank half with bundles of grenades.

step."

On the Chinese battlefield, Japanese tank units were often attacked by cluster grenades of the Chinese army. In addition, the rigid-core bullets fired by some Chinese army's Maxim heavy machine guns also posed a certain threat to the Type 89 light tanks, but they had to be shot at close range.

It works.

And if the Japanese infantry strengthens the protection of the tanks and prevents the Chinese army from attacking at close range, the role of the tank troops will still be very important.

Weapons capable of long-distance attack, such as 37mm anti-tank guns and machine guns imported from the Third Reich, are definitely the nemesis of the Imperial tanks. The Imperial tank troops with extremely poor armor protection are very afraid of this German killer weapon.

However, after the Battle of Songhu, the Chinese army's combat artillery and machine guns were completely lost on the Songhu battlefield. Colonel Takeda believed that the Chinese army on the opposite side had only a 0.01% chance of using 37mm combat artillery.

Even if this 0.01% chance unfortunately becomes a reality, the empire's artillery can still strike accurately in time. The four Type 92 infantry cannons of the Takeda Regiment are not vegetarians.

Colonel Takeda had great confidence in winning the Yukadai position.

Major Kuroki was also full of confidence: "Please rest assured, division commander, the tanks of our Kuroki Squadron will do their best to cover Takeda-kun's infantry to break through the Chinese army's defense line. They will never let the heavy firepower of the Chinese army come into play."

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Seeing how united the two assistant officers were, the commander of the division, Hisao Tani, smiled and said: "You two, whether Yuhuatai can be taken down depends on your ability and cooperation."

Straightening their waists, the two assistant officers suddenly stood at attention: "Hai! Be loyal to the emperor!"

Looking around at the other officers in the tent, Hisao Tani looked solemn: "Everyone, I am now announcing a combat order. We will launch an attack on time at 8:00:00 tomorrow! Take down the Rain Flower Terrace!"

All the officers stood in awe, raised their hands, and shouted wildly: "For the empire! Long live!"

In the camp of the Sixth Division, a fanatical war atmosphere was fermenting.

Just waiting for daybreak, the Yuhuatai position will usher in another battle of blood and iron.

Because this time the Japanese will send a full standard tank squadron to participate in the attack.

The 262 brigade units stationed at Yuhuatai are seriously lacking anti-tank weapons, and they will have to rely on flesh and blood to ram the Japanese tanks.

Of course, the exception was Liang Shanhao's First Reserve Regiment, because the Japanese army didn't know yet that he actually had two 37mm anti-tank guns and eight Gloria tanks preparing to entertain Major Kuroki's tank squadron.

Tomorrow, Hisao Tani's division will receive a big surprise.

What surprise?

Liang Shanhao fought against the elite of the Sixth Division.

At that time, Major Kuroki and Colonel Takeda will pay the first tuition fee in front of the position preparing the first regiment.

In the same way, every inch of mountains and rivers means every inch of blood.

Tomorrow, another group of brothers from the 262nd Brigade will fall on the road to blowing up tanks.
Chapter completed!