Three explosions in the city attracted everyone's attention. The Youth Army didn't know where they were yet, but the Japanese army knew very well. Tanaka Jingyi looked at the explosions in the city in horror, and said tremblingly, "Then...
Is that where our three artillery emplacements are?"
The staff officer next to him looked at it with a telescope, spat and said, "It seems...it seems so."
Tanaka Jingyi looked at the direction of the Youth Army's attack again, and sure enough, no heavy artillery shells fell anymore. Tanaka Jingyi took a step back and cursed angrily, "Who? Who is it? The explosion just now was definitely not an artillery bombardment, and there was no aircraft.
Sound, besides, planes can’t blow up so accurately, mole!! Or a death squad? Damn Chinese people, despicable! Shameless! Come on, go and see!”
Ma Weilong in the youth army saw that the pressure on the front line suddenly lightened. He was stunned for a moment, slapped his thigh and said, "The New Fourth Army succeeded! They must have blown up the Japanese heavy artillery. He ordered the troops to attack with all their strength and capture Nanchang City."
Tonight!"
"Kill!!
"Didi da da da"
The charge and the shouts of killing suddenly sounded like thunder. All the soldiers knew that a mysterious force had blown up the Japanese heavy artillery position. Don't you little Japan rely on some heavy artillery? Now that you have no artillery, you are all using
Rifles, machine guns and grenades are all fighting with bayonets. They carry one head on two shoulders, who is afraid of whom?
The morale-boosted New Fourth Army and the Youth Army were attacking from two sides. The Japanese troops in Nanchang City looked at the crazy Kuomintang Army, but they felt anxious in their hearts. Although no one said it, everyone realized that something was wrong, and they have always been the soul of the army.
Why did those heavy artillery no longer make a sound? No one dared to think about it, so they could only shoot and drop bombs desperately, hoping to repel the Nationalist Army's attack.
——North of Nanchang City
Small canoes were lined up one by one, and a pontoon bridge was built with wooden planks. Several anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft guns fired "bang bang bang" shells at the city gate, and the fragile city gate was hit instantly.
After being smashed, the city gate that was originally not blocked for logistical supplies has now become the biggest weakness of Nanchang City.
"The pistol company is the vanguard, charge!" Huang Yuting shouted loudly.
A small group of troops, all armed with MP-18 submachine guns, rushed out, stepped onto the pontoon, and strode toward the collapsed city gate.
"Shoot!!" With a cry, several light and heavy machine guns inside the city gate opened fire at the charging pistol company. Several soldiers fell to the ground wailing.
"Damn it, fight me for firepower? Anti-aircraft guns, hit me!!" Huang Yuting shouted loudly, and the 23mm anti-aircraft guns aimed at the city gate and roared "all over". The shells of the anti-aircraft guns concentrated on the defensive positions of the Japanese aircraft.
, fragile sandbags can stop the impact of bullets, but they cannot stop the power of anti-aircraft guns. The huge momentum rushed up the sandbags. The Japanese machine gunner was shot into two pieces by the anti-aircraft guns, and the machine gun was smashed to pieces, etc.
When the three anti-aircraft guns stopped firing, there was no more machine gun sound from the city gate.
"Comrades! Charge!" Huang Yuting shouted loudly, and saw pistols flying in. The submachine gun was very good at street fighting, and even took advantage in the battle at the top of the city. He only saw
The soldiers of the pistol company formed a team of three, with one person shooting, one person reloading, and one person dropping bombs for cover. They made rapid progress.
Tanaka Jingyi came to the fort at this time. Looking at the artillery pieces that had fallen into pieces and the exploded cannons, Tanaka Jingyi asked, "Is there anyone alive?"
The staff officer next to him said, "There are survivors. They all said the same thing. They didn't hear anything, and no suspicious people came. It just exploded suddenly."
Tanaka Jingichi asked, "Can we still organize artillery to fight back?"
The staff officer said, "I'm sorry, most of the surviving artillerymen have also been seriously injured. Now we can only gather four or five heavy artillery pieces. The No. 2 and No. 3 artillery positions have been destroyed, and the artillery has to be rearranged. Now
We are gathering at gun position No. 1 in the center."
"Report, the north gate has been breached." A communications soldier came over and said.
"Why so fast? Is the attack power of the New Fourth Army so strong?" Tanaka Jingyi looked to the north and gritted his teeth and said, "Immediately transfer a brigade to the north for support. We must drive the New Fourth Army out. Even without heavy artillery, the Imperial Army is the best in the world.
unrivaled!!"
"Da da da" "pa pa"
Without the suppression of heavy artillery, the young army immediately attacked Nanchang City like tigers down the mountain. Three 150-meter howitzers were pulled up and exploded at the city gate. The Japanese troops gathered near the city gate seemed to be attacked by an invisible giant.
After being thrown up, a series of ladders were set up on the city wall. Commandos holding submachine guns or shell guns rushed up the city wall one by one, and the southern city of Nanchang was breached.
Guo Xunqi suddenly became anxious when he saw that the Youth Army had made gains. He was originally from the Sichuan Army and was not welcomed in the National Army. He had been associated with the New Fourth Army for a long time. Many people in Chongqing were saying bad things about him. In addition, he had done so without permission last time.
Withdrawing troops, he can still lead troops now only because it is inconvenient to change generals in the middle of a battle. If he can't make up for his mistakes with some military exploits in the end, who knows how Chongqing will punish him.
Guo Xunqi gained a reputation in warlord melees, and he was actually very good at fighting. With a sudden change of heart, he grabbed the Czech light machine gun from the soldier next to him and said, "Now that the north and south cities have been breached, Nanchang City is under attack today. Tell the brothers
, Our fellow villagers are still waiting for news about us in Sichuan. Don’t forget, our guns and our clothes are all saved little by little by our fellow villagers. Our bullets are from the old brothers who weaved rattan chairs in their hometown.
In exchange for this!! Come on, hang up that flag for me! It’s my fault, let’s fight!!”
A large white flag was taken out, with a blood-red word for death written on it. The area around the flag was brightly lit with torches. He didn't care about being discovered by the Japanese army. Hong Xinzhi, who was fighting on the front line, turned around and saw this flag on the top of the mountain.
The flag with the word "death" immediately made his eyes turn red. He had heard of this flag before. It was an expedition flag written by an old man when he sent his children out of Sichuan. On the upper right side of the expedition flag was written: "I don't want you to be near me."
As a filial piety, I only hope that you will be loyal to the nation!" The upper left corner reads: "The national crisis is at hand, and the Japanese invaders are ferocious. Every man has a share in the rise and fall of the country. I wanted to serve, but I was too old. Fortunately, I have a son, and I volunteered voluntarily. I am given a flag.
On the one hand, carry it with you at all times. Wipe the blood when you are injured, and wrap yourself up after death. Move forward bravely, and don’t forget your duty!”
After this expedition flag was reported, it immediately became a trend in Sichuan. The Sichuan troops who came out of Sichuan later had such a blood flag. If this flag was not hung, it would be fine. If it was hung, it would mean fighting to the end and fighting to the death.
Hong Xinzhi took his rifle and rushed forward. Lao Shan grabbed it and said, "How many times have I told you to follow me? You will be a scholar in the future. You can't die like this." Said Lao Shansan.
He walked two steps abreast, jumped into a bomb crater, and fired a shot at the Japanese soldiers on the city wall. After the shooting, without looking, he rolled twice to the back of another stone and said, "Sir, you are going to fight with all your strength, brother robe."
It's coming up, and the Japanese artillery shells are definitely coming down, so be careful." He fired another shot, and this shot knocked a Japanese soldier off the city wall.
"Good fight, prepare mortars, cover with artillery fire. Brothers, we only have seven rounds of artillery shells. Let's all charge together, even if we chew down the city wall, we will tear it down!" A Sichuan Army officer came over and shouted loudly, waving his hands to command.
The reinforcements behind said.
As the first shell fell near the city wall, Hong Xinzhi and Lao Shan rushed forward like the wind. A team without military uniforms rushed faster than them. They were wearing straw sandals. They did not carry weapons, but
When they were carrying a ladder, bullets hit them, and the workers next to them immediately carried it up and rushed up. The ladder was put up on the city wall just in time, and all seven shells had just been fired.
A soldier rushed towards the city, stretched out a rifle, and shot the soldier in the head. The soldier tilted his head and fell down. The Japanese soldier was about to squat down when three or four grenades flew up and exploded.
Later, Laoshan and two other soldiers had already rushed to the city.
Scenes like this are happening everywhere in the southeast corner of Nanchang, and the southeast corner of Nanchang City is broken.
——
"Hey, hey, pick up General Okamura Neiji, pick up...Baga! It's cut off again, is there any response from the radio?" Tanaka Shizuichi said anxiously.
"Report, there is an echo from the radio." A communication soldier was so excited that he almost burst into tears. Three or four howitzers were unable to stop the siege from several sides, especially the New Fourth Army coming from the north. They were so powerful that the anti-aircraft guns and combat anti-aircraft guns were
They were pushed everywhere, shells seemed to be free of charge, and there were those strange short cannons. No matter what fortress or stronghold, there was no record of not being taken down for more than ten minutes. The youth army in the south was also fired up.
A small number of people are all tied up with explosives and they rush to die together. The imperial army actually dares to fight like this, but the imperial army is so small that they can't afford it.
"Immediately send a message to request tactical guidance." Tanaka Shizuichi shouted immediately.
——Jiujiang City
Okamura Neiji looked at the telegram sent by Tanaka Shizuichi, looked at the national map on the wall and said, "Ask how long they can hold on."
After speaking, he pointed to the map and said, "How many secret reinforcements from Shanghai have arrived?"
Chief of Staff Tsukada Kasumi said, "Our 3rd, 6th, and 9th divisions have arrived one after another, but the heavy weapons are still in the northeast and will take time to arrive. The new commander, General Hisao Nishio, sent a message to ask about these three divisions.
How do I use the 11th Army Preliminary for this division?"
Okamura Neiji pointed at the map and said, "These three divisions do not need to participate in the battle for the time being. Order Shizuichi Tanaka to prepare to break out of the encirclement at the right time and abandon Nanchang City."
A young staff officer immediately objected, "Your Excellency, Commander, although we don't know why our heavy artillery was destroyed, there are still thousands of strong soldiers in Nanchang City, which are enough to support the arrival of our reinforcements."
Okamura Neiji smiled and said, "Have you seen "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"
The staff officer nodded and said, "Read it through."
Okamura Neji nodded and said, "That's good. Do you still remember why Guan Yunchang lost Jingzhou? I think the biggest reason is that Liu Bei won the battle in Hanzhong. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang either despised or ignored the strength of Shu and Wei.
The gap actually allowed Guan Yunchang to go north alone, and the logistics were weak, which was why Jingzhou was lost. So, do you think Jingzhou or Hanzhong is more important to Wei?"
The staff officer thought for a while and said, "Jingzhou, the loss of Jingzhou's rice land and large population made Shu unable to follow up. Hanzhong was called useless by Cao Cao, so naturally Jingzhou is important."
Okamura Neiji nodded and said, "In my eyes... Nanchang is Hanzhong... Order the troops to guard the front line of Lushan Mountain. Nanchang can be lost, but Lushan Mountain must not be lost!"
——Nanchang
"What? The commander actually ordered us to break out..." Tanaka Jingyi looked at the telegram in disbelief, sighed, walked up to the top floor of the headquarters, looked around, and saw nothing except the west.
, the battles on the remaining three sides were extremely fierce. His artillery team opened fire again, but the scattered shelling could no longer stop the attacks of the National Army and the New Fourth Army. From time to time in the telescope, he saw his troops being stabbed to death by bayonets and killed by bullets.
, scenes of bombs killing people, and even scenes of Japanese soldiers being dragged into their homes by ordinary people and never coming out again. He gritted his teeth and watched this scene, closed his eyes and said, "Order all ministries to move closer to the West City and prepare to enter the mountains and escape."
The enemy is pursuing us. Also... all weapons and ammunition that cannot be taken away must be destroyed on the spot and must not be used to aid the enemy!"
Chen Yi looked at the front line, feeling something was wrong and said, "Old Fu, do you think this little devil's counterattack has weakened?"
Fu Qiutao looked at it for a while and immediately said, "No, the Japanese are trying to escape. Their grenade fire is very powerful, but there are not many riflemen left. They are obviously retreating. Should we pursue them?"
Chen Yi thought for a moment and said, "Play it slow and steady, and we won't pursue it. We only have one harassing regiment in the west. Our goal is to capture Nanchang, and the Japanese army should still have some strength. Maybe it's a trap."
Ma Weilong on the other side also discovered that the Japanese troops on the front line were beginning to shrink their troops. He shouted excitedly, "The Japanese troops are almost unable to hold back. They must be retreating to the west. The whole army charges! Take back Nanchang City!!"
Tanaka Jingyi looked at Nanchang City, sighed, and walked westward without looking back. The Japanese military flag at the Nanchang headquarters was chopped down by a squad of the Youth Army. When the blood-stained blue sky and white sun flag was flying at the Japanese military headquarters,
The sky has turned white.
"General Chen, I have admired you for a long time. This time, thanks to the help of your New Fourth Army, we can break into Nanchang City." Ma Weilong looked at Chen Yi and others approaching, and hurriedly stepped forward with Guo Xunqi, and held Chen Yi's hand.
open.
Chen Yi laughed and said, "They are all Chinese troops, are they all members of the National Army? Commander Ma's youth army is really good at fighting, and Commander Guo's Sichuan army is much more powerful than before. That flag with the word "death"
, we were deeply moved by what we saw.”
Guo Xunqi scratched his head and said, "I was forced to have no choice. You said that if both of you entered the city and I was still wandering outside the city, then if you spread the word back, my guests would have to separate from me."
Hearing Guo Xunqi's words, Chen Yi and Ma Weilong burst out laughing. An adjutant said, "Sirs, we have prepared some breakfast. Let's eat first."
The three of them looked at each other, nodded, and said together, "Let's go!!"
