Today is New Year's Day in the 27th year of the Republic of China, but General Tang has long lost the concept of New Year's Day. If the Chief of Staff hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten that such a day existed.
The Nanjing street fighting has entered its twelfth day!
In the past twelve days, there has been fighting and fierce fighting everywhere in Nanjing. Thousands of officers and soldiers died in battle every day. The soldiers almost sacrificed their lives to fight against the Japanese Japs. However, the Japs were absolutely
There was no bargain at all, and the casualties on both sides were basically one to one!
The elites of several permanent divisions of the Japanese army are very powerful, and their stabbing skills are absolutely top-notch, but so what?
The red-eyed officers and soldiers of the Nationalist Army will not fight with you seriously at all. These desperadoes will rush forward with explosive packs in their arms, and they will fire cluster grenades and jump into the crowd of Japanese soldiers. Like this
When desperadoes engage in street fighting, no matter how hard the kid fights with a bayonet, it will be in vain. The less afraid of death, the faster he will die.
Since the street fighting broke out on the 20th, more than 2,000 soldiers of the Chinese and Japanese armies have been killed every day, and the number of injured is uncountable!
Two of the more than a dozen division commanders of the national army have been killed and one was seriously injured. Most of the brigade commanders and regimental commanders have also been killed and wounded. As for the battalion, company and platoon commanders below, they have been replaced one after another!
The situation of the Japanese army was not much better. Due to the serious depletion of the troops, many captains, regimental captains and even brigade commanders were wrapped in samurai scarves and holding Japanese swords to join the desperate charge. For these people wearing woolen coats and holding Japanese swords,
Of course Baodao's Japanese officers and soldiers of the national army were not polite, and they killed many of them in just ten days.
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In the garrison headquarters, General Tang was closing his eyes to rest.
When it came to fighting the war, he didn't have so many thoughts. Now he was thinking the same thing. When all the dozen or so divisions below him were exhausted, it would be him, Tang, who would risk his life against the Japanese with a bayonet in his hand.
Although he, Mr. Tang, is not in good health, it is not a problem to have a few little devils follow him on the road to keep him company.
Admiral Tang was a little worried that the Baoshan regiment in Jiangbei would not be able to hold on any longer.
This kid Yue Weihan is so courageous. He actually dared to fabricate Chairman Chiang's order. If anyone else had done this, he would have been shot ten times. But this kid was different. The commission was unwilling to deal with him and only said he would be beaten.
Let’s wait until this battle is over, but then again, it’s hard to say whether this guy Yue Weihan can survive this battle.
The Kunisaki detachment was an elite Japanese army and had an entire mountain artillery regiment as fire support.
The Baoshan Regiment was just a makeshift regiment. Even if it was lucky enough to win a few battles and rob some of the Japanese invaders' supplies, what would happen? Could it still turn the world upside down?
The progress of the war also confirmed General Tang's worries.
Since the main force of the Kunozaki detachment arrived at Jiangpu and launched an attack on the 28th, the Baoshan Regiment's position has been repeatedly breached. In less than five days, the remnants of the Baoshan Regiment have been compressed into a position of less than 400 meters in width and less than 500 in depth.
In a small area of 3 meters, it seems that the Kunisaki detachment can solve the problem with just one general attack.
The problem is that only half of the refugees in Nanjing have been moved!
Once Jiangpu falls and Pukou falls, the remaining more than 300,000 refugees will probably have no chance to escape!
When General Tang was worried, the chief of staff suddenly walked in and said: "Commander, the Baoshan Regiment launched a counterattack early this morning, knocking out the mountain artillery unit of the Guozaki Detachment in one fell swoop, and killing and wounding more than 2,000 Japanese troops!"
"Oh?" General Tang's expression suddenly changed and he said, "Killed the mountain artillery unit of the Guoqi detachment?"
"Yes." The chief of staff nodded heavily, "Yue Weihan also said in the message that Jiangpu is worry-free and Pukou is worry-free. Judging from this guy's tone, I don't think it will be possible for the Guozaki detachment to cross Jiangpu for at least half a month!
"
"Okay!" General Tang said with a heavy slap on the table, "Immediately report the victory to Wuhan, and then pass this victory report to each division, so that the officers and soldiers of each division can be more energetic and learn from the Baoshan Regiment! Look at how they beat the Japanese.
Yes, a mere broken regiment can withstand an elite brigade of the Japanese invaders. We have nearly 100,000 troops, why can't we defend Nanjing?"
"Yes." The chief of staff suddenly stood at attention and said, "I will go and make arrangements now."
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Wuhan, travel camp.
As early as twelve days ago, when the street fighting in Nanjing just started, the national leader, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, had already ordered the deployment of the Xuzhou Battle. The purpose of the Xuzhou Battle was to annihilate the Japanese Isotani Division heading south along the Jinpu Railway before the fall of Nanjing.
regiment, as well as the Japanese Sakagaki Division heading west along the Jiaoji Railway.
According to Zhuge Bai Chongqing's strategic vision, if the isolated Isotani and Sakagaki divisions could be wiped out in one fell swoop, then the Japanese army in North China would basically lose the ability to take the initiative to attack, and the frontal pressure on the National Government would be reduced.
We can mobilize heavy troops in the Yangtze River Basin to attack the Japanese army in Central China with all our strength.
However, the National Government's mobilization ability is really not optimistic.
It has been twelve days since the battle order for the Battle of Xuzhou was issued, but the troops belonging to the Fifth War Zone have not yet arrived. The commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, Li Zongren, even sang about the empty city strategy. On the contrary, the Sichuan Army's No. 3 troops led by Deng Xihou
The 22nd Group Army was the first to arrive at the Xuzhou front line, and was subsequently sent by Li Zongren to garrison in the Tengxian area.
However, Chairman Chiang was obviously more concerned about the Nanjing battlefield.
In the spacious and bright military intelligence analysis room, Chairman Chiang narrowed his eyes slightly and was resting his mind, while the senior generals of the General Staff were discussing in low voices the situation in Nanjing and the upcoming Battle of Xuzhou.
Young Zhuge Bai Chongqi was talking eloquently: "If nothing goes wrong, Pukou will be lost this morning. The Guoqi detachment will never stay too long in Pukou after solving the Baoshan Regiment. It will definitely go north quickly along the Jinpu Railway, so
"The most important thing now is to strengthen the defense in Bengbu and along the Huaihe River."
Xiao Zhuge has always been very concerned about the Jiangpu battle situation.
As early as twelve days ago, Xiao Zhuge had asserted that as long as the Guoqi detachment reached the attack position, the Baoshan regiment would never be able to hold out for more than three days. However, this is not the case. As of today, the Guoqi detachment has been attacking for four or five days, but the Baoshan regiment has not been able to hold on for three days.
There was still no sign of collapse, which made Xiao Zhuge feel very embarrassed.
"Report." A major staff officer walked in quickly and said, "Urgent call from Nanjing!"
Seeing that Chairman Chiang did not say a word, Bai Chongqi waved his hand and said, "Read it."
The major staff officer picked up the telegram and read aloud: "The Baoshan Regiment launched a counterattack at 5:50 this morning, retaking all the lost positions in one fell swoop, and destroyed the independent 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment of the Kunozaki Detachment, killing and wounding more than 2,000 Japanese invaders.
people!"
"Huh?"
"What?"
"Recapturing the lost positions and destroying the Kunisaki detachment's mountain artillery unit?"
"The Baoshan Regiment was defeated with only two to three thousand troops. It's not enough to hold on, so how can we have the strength to fight back!?"
The entire military intelligence analysis room suddenly erupted in whispers. Little Zhuge Bai Chongqi's face was full of disbelief, and Chairman Chiang's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
"This is impossible!" Bai Chongqi shouted, "This is absolutely impossible."
"Nothing is impossible." General Zhang Zhizhong, commander-in-chief of the 9th Group Army, said with an indifferent expression, "As far as I know, after the Baoshan Regiment defeated the Chongteng Detachment, they captured a total of sixteen 75 Mountain Cannons. However, in the previous five days of fierce fighting
, the Baoshan Regiment never used the Qiwushan Artillery Group from beginning to end."
"If I guessed correctly, Yue Weihan must have used the Qiwushan artillery group to kill the Guoqi detachment by surprise, and then used the short gap in chaos caused by the shelling of the Guoqi detachment to surprise the Japanese artillery positions. I think as long as
If the timing is right, it is still possible to defeat the Kunisaki detachment's mountain artillery unit."
General Zhang is worthy of being the director of education of the Central Military Academy, and he guessed the whole story at once.
"Okay, that's it for today." Chairman Jiang suddenly stood up and said, "Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army, the 7th Army of the 21st Group Army, and the 31st Army were immediately transferred to the Xuzhou battlefield."
After saying that, Chairman Chiang turned around and walked away, and many senior generals also left one after another.
Until almost all the senior generals had left, little Zhuge Bai Chongqi was still mumbling to himself in front of the map: "How is this possible? How is this possible? How can a defeated regiment of two or three thousand men stop nearly 10,000 Japanese troops?
A fierce attack? And it’s the most elite 5th Division! Incredible, so incredible..."
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Jiangpu, Baoshan Youth League Headquarters.
Yue Weihan crossed his arms and was looking at the map in deep thought.
Regiment deputy Liu Yi suddenly looked away from behind the artillery mirror and said to Yue Weihan: "Regiment seat, it's already half past four. It seems that the Japs are not planning to attack this afternoon."
"This is not a good thing." Yue Weihan shook his head and said, "The quieter the little devil is now, the more powerful he will attack when the time comes!"
"Yes." Liu Yi nodded and said solemnly, "Although the Japs' mountain artillery regiment was killed by us, they still have tanks on the ground and planes in the sky, and their troops still have an absolute advantage. The situation is still unbearable.
Be optimistic."
"But don't worry too much." Yue Weihan waved his hand and said coldly, "The soldiers will stop us, and the water will flood us. Unless the little devils knock down all the officers and soldiers of our Baoshan regiment, there is no way to cross Jiangpu!
"
As soon as he finished speaking, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, Zhang Zhongyi, strode in from outside and loudly reported: "Reporting to the regiment, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, Zhang Zhongyi, led all the officers and soldiers of the battalion to report to you and ask for instructions."
Yue Weihan raised his hand in return and said, "You didn't encounter any Japanese planes on the way, did you?"
"No." Zhang Zhongyi said carelessly, "Brothers all came by the main road, and we never saw any Japanese planes."
Yue Weihan nodded and asked: "How is it over there in Pukou? We weren't bombarded by Japanese artillery or planes, were we?"
When Zhang Zhongyi heard this, his expression suddenly darkened, and he said in a serious tone: "The Japanese did not shell or bomb, but the people crossing the river were short of food and clothing. Many old people and children died of hunger and cold in the streets."
Yue Weihan was silent, but he could not care about the food and clothing of the refugees crossing the river. The only thing he and all the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment could do was to guard Jiangpu and ensure the safety of Pukou, the life channel!