The street where the third company is stationed is called Xiaomiao Street. There are three intersections near this street. There was originally an alley in front of it, but the houses near this alley have been blown up by the defenders with explosives, exposing nearly a hundred
meters of space as a buffer zone.
Now, the intersection of Xiaomiao Street has been cratered by bombing, and there are broken wreckage and corpses everywhere, especially those wearing Japanese military uniforms.
The battle situation at Xiaomiao Street soon reached the ears of Major General Tokutaro Sakai, commander of the 60th Regiment Brigade.
In a small room that was temporarily used as the brigade headquarters, Hayato Takeda saw Major General Tokutaro Sakai, the commander of the 11th Brigade. Colonel Takeda Hayato quickly reported the situation to Major General Tokutaro Sakai.
Tokutaro was silent for a long time after listening to the report.
Looking at the gloomy expression of Tokutaro Sakai, Takeda Hayato asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, the brigade commander, do you need to report to the division commander immediately?"
"Baka!" A national curse popped out of Tokutaro Sakai's mouth. He pointed at Takeda Hayato and cursed: "You idiot, you are still a colonel. If you report the matter to the division commander like this, then
Hasn’t our Eleventh Brigade become a joke to the Sixth Division? Are you trying to make me unable to hold my head high in front of that guy from Nakajima?”
"Hai! It was my poor thinking that made the brigade commander angry!"
As soon as Takeda Hayato heard this, he knew where he had made a mistake, and he quickly bowed and apologized to Tokutaro Sakai.
It should be explained here that the Japanese divisions in 1937 were divided into several types. The most elite division was called the permanent division, also called the A-class division or the packhorse division. This division had the strongest combat effectiveness and the best equipment.
The most elite, and also the largest and most organized, the Sixth Division is such a division.
The Sixth Division, also known as the Kumamoto Division, was one of the seventeen standing divisions of the Japanese army before the outbreak of World War II, code-named "Ming". It is recognized within the Japanese army as being able to and the Second Division (Sendai Division) are collectively known as Japan
One of the two most powerful and combat-effective teams in the army.
It has two infantry brigades, the 11th and 36th, under its jurisdiction. Each brigade has two regiments and the 6th Cavalry Regiment, the 6th Field Artillery Regiment, and the 6th Engineer Regiment.
The Sixth Regiment of Troops and Troops, etc., totaling 25,000 people.
Such an elite division is naturally popular in the eyes of many people. Some time ago, there were rumors that the commander of the division, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, would be promoted. The successor would be selected from the two brigade commanders in the division. For a while, it was all over the place.
The relationship between Tokutaro and Major General Mitsuru Nakajima, the commander of the 36th Brigade, suddenly became a little delicate.
Now that Colonel Takeda Hayato wants to report this matter to the division headquarters, doesn't that mean that he is reporting this incompetence to the entire division? That's why Major General Tokutaro Sakai scolded Takeda so angrily.
Major General Tokutaro Sakai pondered for a while and then said: "Just now you requested to mobilize the Sixth Field Artillery Regiment to participate in the war. This is to be reported to the division commander, and the Field Artillery Regiment is still outside the city and has not come in. If there is a trouble,
If there is too much noise, I'm afraid that guy from Nakajima will make a fuss about it when he finds out, so I don't agree with bringing in the Sixth Field Artillery Regiment, do you understand what I mean?"
"this……"
The Takeda commander glanced at Major General Tokutaro Sakai with an embarrassed look, and said anxiously: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, it's not that I insist on mobilizing the field artillery regiment to enter the city, but according to my observation, the Chinese garrison on the opposite side and
They are tenacious. Especially the unknown machine gun, which has fierce firepower. Our army's Type 92 heavy machine gun and Type 11 light machine gun are no match for them. They also have the help of mortars. Without the wild
With the support of the Artillery Regiment, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture that street!"
"But you have the spirit of Bushido and the grace of His Majesty the Emperor!" Tokutaro Sakai suddenly became angry. He pointed at the Takeda clan and reprimanded loudly: "Takeda-kun, I think you were raped a few days ago.
Victory was so dazzling that I even forgot how to fight."
"Hai! Your Excellency, the brigade commander, taught you a lesson!" Takeda Tsutomu kept apologizing with his head lowered.
Seeing Takeda's constant apology to him and the black ash on his face that had not yet been wiped off, Tokutaro Sakai couldn't help but soften his tone and said in a slower tone: "Takeda-kun, you have to know that these are extraordinary times.
Nanjing is the capital of China, don’t you know what capturing Nanjing means to us and to the Japanese Empire?”
Takeda Jiren still lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I understand, I will mobilize the troops to attack them again."
After saying that, Takeda turned around and was about to walk out, but was stopped by Major General Tokutaro Sakai: "Wait a minute..."
Tokutaro Sakai looked at Takeda and said warmly: "Takeda-kun, I promise you, after successfully capturing Nanjing City, if I can go one step further, I will recommend you to the base camp to serve as the commander of the 11th Brigade.
, so you must work hard!”
When Takeda Jiren heard this, his body shook involuntarily, and he said in a trembling voice: "Hai! Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty the Brigade Commander. I will definitely capture the Chinese position as a gift for your promotion!"
Seeing Takeda's excited expression, Tokutaro Sakai nodded with satisfaction. It seems that the principle of giving a sweet date a slap is not only applicable to China, but also applies to Japan.
"By the way, although I can't mobilize the field artillery unit for the time being, I can still provide you with artillery support as much as possible. I will mobilize the rapid-fire artillery squadron (four thirty-seven-caliber rapid-fire guns) to you now.
Coupled with the six infantry artillery pieces of your regiment, there will be no problem in capturing the Chinese position!"
"Hai, thank you, Brigade Commander!"
Takeda Jiren bowed gratefully, stepped back a few steps, then turned and walked towards the door...
Just as Takeda gathered his troops and began to attack Xiaomiao Street again, Su Rui was busy gathering the defeated troops in the church.
Su Rui had known about the battle just now. In addition to congratulating Wang Dashan for the third company's repulse of the Japanese attack, he also sent Lin Shiqian and his first company outside to seize the time to gather the scattered troops.
The rout in the city.
Not to mention, with Lin Shiqian's efforts and after a morning's search, he actually gathered more than 600 retreating National Army soldiers around the church. However, Su Rui did not immediately bring these retreating soldiers back.
The church changed its clothes and brought them all to a nearby street to gather together.
At this time, Su Rui stood outside a bungalow and looked at the panic-stricken soldiers in front of him. His brows furrowed secretly. Just looking at their expressions, Su Rui knew that they had no fighting spirit.
Su Rui walked around twice with his hands behind his back and shouted to the defeated soldiers: "Who among you is an official, please stand up for me!"
There was a commotion in the crowd, and after a while, an officer in blue clothes came to Su Rui and said proudly: "I, Wang Hu, acting commander of the 932nd Regiment of the 156th Division, which unit are you from?"
"Acting Captain!"
Suri looked at him carefully and then saw clearly the military rank on his collar. The three stars on it all indicated that he was a colonel.
Su Rui then stood at attention and saluted: "Sir, I am reporting to you, Commander Su Rui, Major of the 36th Division Independent Battalion, to establish a position here and collect the broken troops to stop the Japanese army. Please forgive me for any rudeness."
Wang Hu was stunned when he heard this, "From the Thirty-sixth Division? Aren't you at Yijiangmen? Why did you come here? Also, when did the Thirty-sixth Division have an independent battalion? Why didn't I
Know?"
Su Rui felt helpless after hearing this. These days, even the motley crew has a designation. It seems that it is getting harder and harder for him, a self-proclaimed independent battalion commander, to survive.
He smiled helplessly and said: "Sir Wang, I formed this independent battalion myself to collect these broken troops, establish blocking positions, and buy more time for the people and brothers crossing the river, so you haven't heard of it
Naturally, it’s no surprise.”
"oh……"
Wang Hu glanced at Su Rui meaningfully and then asked: "Then why did you bring us here? Do you also want to recruit us?"
"Don't dare!" Su Rui smiled bitterly. His biggest problem now is that the name of this independent battalion is not justified. Except for some broken troops, there are no soldiers at all. But his immediate priority is to urgently need soldiers.
, only with enough troops can we save our lives under the siege of the Japanese troops that are constantly coming.
Su Rui said solemnly: "Of course, Sir Wang, I don't dare to recruit you, but the brothers behind you have to beg them to stay and fight the Japanese with us."
"What?" Wang Hu raised his brows and showed a hint of anger. This major was so audacious. He had formed an independent battalion without authorization, but now he actually wanted to recruit his own troops. It was really intolerable.
"Major Su, do you know what you are doing? You just formed an independent battalion without authorization. Now you dare to recruit friendly troops at will. Do you know what the crime is?"
Now that he had said this, Su Rui was willing to take the risk. He said coldly: "I don't know what the crime is. I only know that if no one is here to stop the Japanese pursuers, not only you, but also the tens of millions of people at Yijiangmen
Both my surname and my brothers must be destroyed!"
"you……"
Wang Hu was pushed into the corner by Su Rui and was speechless for a moment...
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