Just when the 10th Infantry Division took over Yuhuatai, Su Tong was talking on the phone with the generals in the headquarters, encouraging them to fight the enemy bravely and wait until reinforcements arrived.
"Sir Su, please send us ammunition quickly. We are almost out of ammunition. Send us ammunition quickly. If you don't send ammunition, we will fight hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese." Seventy-four soldiers stationed at Purple Mountain
Army Commander Yu Jisheng begged on the phone.
"Don't worry, I'll send it to you right away," Su Tong said firmly.
With a "pop" sound, Su Tong slammed the phone and sternly asked She Nianci, deputy chief of staff of the Nanjing Garrison in charge of transportation: "Why haven't the ammunition been sent to the front line yet?"
She Nianci said in embarrassment: "Because the airport is too busy, and we don't have enough manpower to transport the materials, a large amount of materials are stranded at the airport and cannot be transported out. As a result, the ammunition in each position is now in short supply."
"There are not enough manpower." Su Tong's eyes widened. "There are so many people watching the excitement on the street, why don't you mobilize them? My deputy chief of staff, you must remember to mobilize the masses to defend Nanjing."
It’s just something that matters to us soldiers, and ordinary people should also be able to contribute. Do you still need me to teach you about this? If you can’t do it, I’ll find someone else to do it.”
"Yes, I will start handling it immediately."
Hearing Su Tong's unceremonious words, She Nianci walked out with a blush on her face.
"Hey, look at you people, you always think that fighting is only for soldiers, but you don't know that ordinary people can also do great things." Seeing She Nianci hurried out, Su Tong shook his head and sighed secretly.
At this time, the city of Nanjing was busy, and hundreds of thousands of Nanjing citizens were anxiously watching this battle that would determine their fate.
Many citizens and students gathered on the street, and passionate speeches were delivered in the square. From time to time, groups of soldiers responsible for patrolling and maintaining law and order flashed through the street. In history, the chaos that originally occurred due to Tang Shengzhi’s blind command was caused by the actions of Chief Su.
appear and become organized.
A group of Jinling University students were giving a speech on the street: "Students and compatriots, the Japanese invaders have already reached outside Nanjing. As students, we must also contribute to the siege of this city. Please be patient
Pay money and deal with it effectively. Let's all take action and jointly contribute to defeating the Japanese invaders. Let's all take action."
"squeak"
A sharp brake sound sounded on the street. A Willys four-wheel drive jeep stopped on the street. A colonel officer wearing a Chahar Army uniform jumped out of the car and shouted loudly: "
Now we have a batch of ammunition stacked at the airport, and we don’t have enough manpower to send it to the front line. I’ll explain in advance that bullets don’t have eyes when they reach the front line. Who dares to help us transport ammunition now?”
As the officer finished speaking, countless people raised their hands and said, "Sir, I'm going, I'm going."
Some people even shouted loudly, "Compatriots, now is the time for us to serve the country. Let's all go."
Under the cheers of everyone, everyone on the street ran quickly towards the airport. As they approached the airport, more and more people gathered. There were almost ten thousand people, including students, workers, farmers, and vendors.
There is only one purpose for waiting for all kinds of professionals, and that is to deliver ammunition to the troops who are risking their lives on the front line to surround Nanjing.
At the headquarters of the Seventy-Fourth Army, which was resisting the Japanese attack in Zijin Mountain, Yu Jishi was calling the frontline troops, "Brother Zuo Min, weapons and ammunition will arrive soon. You must hold on and hold your position."
On the position of the 51st Division, Wang Yaowu put down the phone and was anxiously wandering around the headquarters. If the ammunition was not sent up, the position would be in danger.
At this time, Chief of Staff Cheng Zhi burst in out of breath and reported: "Master, the ammunition has been brought up."
"oh"
Wang Yaowu was pleasantly surprised when he walked out of the headquarters and looked to the rear. On the winding path from the foot of the mountain behind, countless people dressed in various costumes were working hard up the mountain carrying various ammunition boxes.
climb
When the 74th Army received sufficient supplies of ammunition, the Japanese Ninth Division, which was originally responsible for the main attack, immediately felt the pressure.
Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke, commander of the 9th Division, suddenly received a call from Major General Nobuki Ide, commander of the 18th Brigade.
"Report, Your Excellency, Division Commander, the firepower of the Chinese defenders has suddenly increased, and the originally sparse artillery fire has also increased in intensity. Now they actually dare to fight against our field artillery regiment."
"The firepower of the Nanishina Army suddenly increased. Could it be that they have received reinforcements again?" Yoshizumi Ryosuke asked in surprise.
Major General Nobutoki Ide paused for a moment before saying slightly bitterly: "Just now our observation balloon discovered that many civilians wearing Chinese costumes suddenly appeared on the rear positions of the China Army, helping the China Army transport ammunition. It is estimated that their weapons and ammunition
It’s definitely been replenished now.”
Yoshizumi Ryosuke was stunned for a while before he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Baga, these damn Chinese people are all enemies of our Japanese Empire. When they occupy Nanjing in the future, the imperial army will kill them all. Now, order
The troops stepped up their attacks and captured the Purple Mountain."
Under the supervision of the commander, the Ninth Division stepped up its attack, but this time it could not gain the slightest upper hand despite the desperate resistance of the defenders who had received sufficient supplies.
On the position of the 306th Regiment of Purple Mountain, the regiment commander Qiu Weida was happily stroking an 80% new mg34 general-purpose machine gun and couldn't put it down. It was refitted by Chahar's troops and was also shipped here this time.
"What a great gun. It's such a great gun. I didn't expect that one day we would have to replace a gun with a cannon." After watching the performance of the mg34, Qiu Weida expressed his praise for this machine gun without hesitation.
"Yes, Tuan Zuo, this thing is much stronger than our Maxim. The bullets are like rain when they are fired, and the Japanese can't even lift their heads." Chief of Staff Li Zhipeng said happily.
, but then he sighed again, "This gun is good, but it consumes too much bullets. Didn't you see that in just a few seconds, thousands of bullets were fired out? I was stunned."
Teeth"
"What are you afraid of?" Qiu Weida said nonchalantly, "Didn't Commander Su say that we will replenish as much as we fight? I, Qiu Weida, have never fought such a rich war in my eight lives. This time we are open to fighting. Didn't you hear that our army
The precious thing here is that artillery regiment. On weekdays, when they are asked to provide artillery fire support, they are always quick and easy. Every time they fire a few cannons, they are fired with great force just now. It seems that the artillery shells are not from him.
land."
Li Zhipeng curled his lips, "Of course it's not from his family, it's from Chief Su, so of course they don't feel bad."
After receiving various supplies of ammunition and weapons provided by Su Tong, the defenders' firepower was greatly enhanced. They were no longer defeated by the remnant soldiers who were short of guns and ammunition. The counterattack firepower of various positions also increased rapidly. This
The various departments of the Japanese army, which had been progressing smoothly, suddenly felt struggling.
All kinds of information were gathered into the hands of Commander Matsui Iwane of the Central China Expedition Army and Prince Asaka Palace Hatuhiko, Commander of the Shanghai Expedition Army.
"Your Excellency, Prince Asaka Hatohiko, it seems that our opponents have become more difficult after receiving the support of weapons and various materials. Do you have any good suggestions?" Matsui Iwane said to Asaka Palace Hatuhiko in a consultative tone.
said the prince.
Prince Asaka Palace Kituhiko smiled coldly: "Matsui-kun, didn't you say that as long as their air passage is cut off, they will collapse without a fight? The base camp has assigned the third division to you. Today has passed, why?
China’s planes are still flying over Nanjing.”
Hearing the accountability of Prince Asaka Palace Hatuhiko, Matsui Iwane secretly cursed an idiot in his heart. If Chahar's air force had been wiped out so easily, the battle in Vladivostok would not have ended in vain after losing 100,000 imperial troops.
Returned.
Although I looked down on this idiot prince who was so arrogant because of his royal family background, he still had to explain with a wry smile: "His Excellency Prince Jiuyan of Asaka Palace, the combat effectiveness of the aviation force of the Chahar Air Force is well known to everyone.
Yes, if it were so easy to be eliminated, the Empire would not have lost so many troops in their hands. Don’t forget that the Empire suffered heavy losses in that 328 air battle."
As soon as he heard about the 328th air battle, Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko was as silent as a deflated rubber ball. In that air battle, the aircraft of the Japanese North China Resident Army and the Kwantung Army suffered heavy losses, which directly led to
Umezu Yoshijiro returned to Japan and sat on the bench for half a year. If it had not been for the protection of Prince Kanin Miyazaihito, then chief of staff, Umezu Yoshijiro would have gone home to fish.
After a long time, Prince Asaka Palace Kituhiko said, "Matsui-kun, you have to know that since the Battle of Shanghai, our soldiers have been fighting continuously for four months. They are exhausted both morally and physically. If we can't fight quickly,
Matsui Iwane was silent for a long time before saying with a bitter look on his face: "If Chahar's army had not come out halfway, our operation to capture Nanjing would not have been so passive this time."
Prince Asaka Palace Kituhiko said sternly, "Because of this, we are even more determined to capture Nanjing City. Matsui-kun, the China general is in the city now. This is an excellent opportunity. We must eliminate him this time."
I will report to the base camp tomorrow and request the base camp to temporarily allocate the Fifth Flying Division of the North China Tun Army to us. I will not give up until the China general is eliminated."
Hearing that Prince Asaka Palace Hatohiko could still be so ambitious, Matsui Iwane couldn't help but look at him a little higher, nodded and said, "Yoshi, since His Excellency the Prince can have such ambitions, Matsui should accompany him."
"Ha ha ha ha"
The two culprits of the Nanjing Massacre looked at each other and laughed, and their laughter foreshadowed the coming of an extremely brutal battle.