Gao Hongyi's attack was really timely. If he hadn't been able to attack at this critical moment, Han Baihang on the front and Hu Zishitou on the left would have faced huge dangers. They were all gambling.
Han Baihang was gambling that Gao Hongyi would be able to reach the designated attack position as quickly as possible and launch the attack at the most appropriate time. This was his greatest trust in his brothers and subordinates. Shitou and Huzi were also gambling, they were gambling
I will definitely be able to attract the enemies at Han Baihang in front of me, and be able to withstand the fierce attack there. They are even ready to sacrifice themselves.
Gao Hongyi was also gambling. He was betting on his confidence in himself and his brothers. He firmly believed that his brothers would be able to hold on, and he also firmly believed that he would be able to deal with the enemy as quickly as possible. Fortunately, he made the right bet!
The reason why they dare to make such a gamble is ultimately due to their trust in themselves and their brothers. It also stems from their strict discipline and uncompromising execution, as well as their unparalleled dedication and exquisite control of the battle situation.
It is for this reason that Han Baihang made such an arrangement.
He himself knew very clearly how dangerous this was, but when a good commander had calculated all the factors that affected the battle situation, he still had such confidence.
I have to say that he did it, and he did it to the extreme.
Except for less than one regiment of soldiers who surrendered, the rest of the Nanjing garrison had been wiped out.
However, Han Baihang did not feel much joy about the overwhelming victory in this battle, because two bad news came one after another at this time.
Gao Hongyi had already sent troops to clean up the battlefield, but he repeatedly failed to find the body of Nanjing garrison Commander Li, so he hurriedly came to report to Han Baihang.
Han Baihang was listening to his subordinates reporting on the results of the battle and his own casualties. At this time, Gao Hongyi quickly walked closer and said to Han Baihang: "Commander, that commander named Li... may have run away!"
All the generals were also present. When they heard Gao Hongyi's words, they couldn't help but slap their thighs and sighed: "Oh, it's a pity, it's a pity. If we can take the head of a major general and division commander, then we will have made a great contribution..."
Han Baihang smiled and said: "You don't have to be like this. We are in a hurry for this battle. In addition, we are on the offensive side, which is inherently disadvantageous. It is already very good to be able to achieve such a record. Don't belittle yourselves and run away.
Well, but he may not live long!"
Gao Hongyi didn't know why Han Baihang said this, so he stepped forward and asked: "Sir, you said he can't survive... I'm afraid that's not possible, but we don't have anyone to chase him!"
Han Baihang said: "There is no need to chase him. He lost Nanjing City. Do you think he can still survive? Qi Xieyuan is not a kind person!"
Seeing that everyone was a little disbelieving, Han Baihang could also understand that if a major general and division commander escaped from fighting in peacetime, he would still have to go to a military court even if he went back. But now that Qi Xieyuan is in a critical moment, he might open up about this matter.
On the one hand. But Han Baihang had a different view on this. He believed that Qi Xieyuan would definitely kill Master Li. Since no one believed it, they could only wait for the facts to prove it. He smiled and said nothing.
Han Baihang listened to the soldiers coming and going reporting on the battle. In this battle, he suffered a total of 773 casualties, most of which were subordinates led by Shitou and Huzi. In order to cover Han Baihang on the front battlefield,
After receiving the impact of his attack, they launched a suicidal attack under the defense of a local brigade, completely attracting some of the enemies on the front. Han Baihang was temporarily safe, but they received a serious blow.
The losses were heavy, with more than two-thirds of the soldiers of a regiment lost, and even Shitouzi was injured.
However, in exchange for such a price, the battle was won with less, and the city of Nanjing was captured in the fastest time, which also left enough time for the follow-up actions of Han Baihang's troops.
Han Baihang ordered the soldiers to bury all the dead soldiers on the spot, because they still had a battle to fight. For the injured soldiers, they were treated with the best medicine as quickly as possible. Although Han Baihang did not say anything more on the surface
, but everyone can see that he has silently recorded the contributions of his brothers in his heart.
The joy after the victory radiated in the hearts and faces of the soldiers, but Han Baihang was not so happy. He knew that this battle would never end here, maybe this was just the beginning.
Sure enough, just when everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, a piece of bad news came from the south. Sun Chuanfang's 20,000 troops were heading towards Nanjing, looking like they were going to take back the city of Nanjing in one fell swoop.
Twenty thousand soldiers and horses is not a small number, it is the strength of nearly two divisions. Now Han Baihang has less than one division of troops, and coupled with the casualties in the entire battle, there is no guarantee that the remaining
The soldiers were fully engaged in the battle. Facing a force twice as large as his own, Han Baihang felt vaguely worried.
It was Sun Chuanfang's 20,000 troops who came from the south to support Qi Xieyuan. When they heard on the road that the Fengjun soldiers were divided into two groups to attack Nanjing and one group to attack Shanghai, Sun Chuanfang's troops were also divided into two groups, with 20,000 troops marching straight all the way.
Forced Nanjing, 80,000 troops marched all the way to Shanghai.
But these 20,000 soldiers and horses are now Han Baihang's biggest worry. Han Baihang originally did not want to compete with Sun Chuanfang's army for three reasons. One is that he has insufficient troops. Although once the war breaks out, Han Baihang will have an absolute victory over his own troops.
Confidence, but the other party is not a soft persimmon after all, so it is better not to start a war without starting a war. Even if he wins, he will suffer heavy losses. This is what Han Baihang does not want to see.
Later, Sun Chuanfang did not directly contact the Feng Clan, so there was still the possibility of reconciliation between the Feng Clan and Sun Chuanfang. If he went to war, he would be completely in trouble. For the Feng Clan to win Zhejiang
Extremely disadvantageous.
Third, once the two sides go to war, China's national defense forces will be consumed and Chinese people will die. Although the current situation dictates that the soldiers of the Republic of China in troubled times cannot do anything good, but they cannot let innocent people suffer more.
