Chapter 256 The Last Moment of Nanjing Defense War 3

As soon as Guo Xiangfei heard Zhang Xuewu's words, he suddenly had a feeling of five thunderbolt. All three of his younger brothers were sacrificed? Although the news from the Rehe side obtained from the temporary combat headquarters of the First Mechanization Division, the four fortress cities of Chengde, Chifeng, Zhangjiakou and Chaoyang have annihirated more than 30,000 enemies, which seems to be very easy. In fact, many of them are tragic and difficult. Rehe does not report it. It is not only me who reports good news and bad news. In order to maintain the high morale and people's hearts of the army, Rehe has also made certain adjustments in publicity.

Guo Xiangfei finally retreated with the seriously injured. Looking at Nanjing City, which was rumbling with beacon smoke and cannons, Guo Xiangfei solemnly swore, "I will definitely come back in five years!"

After sending Guo Xiangfei away, Zhang Xuewu was calm in his heart. Although the gunfire outside rumbled, Zhang Xuewu found that he was in an unusually calm mood at this moment? Even calm to a point where he can't believe it himself? At present, in addition to the 48th Division and the 59th Division of Wulong Mountain, which guarded Yanziji and Wulongshan Fortress, the headquarters of Wu Jianxiong are still complete. There are less than 1,000 people in the 103rd Division of Gui Yongqing's Teaching Corps, who retreated from Qixia Mountain.

The remnants of the two divisions of the 87th Division and the 88th Division were only organized into four battalions, and the 36th Division also suffered more than half of the casualties. Even Yu Jishi of the 74th Army, who was not the main attack direction of the army, also suffered more than 7,000 casualties, especially Wang Yaowu's 51st Division suffered more than half of the casualties, and Feng Shengfa's fifth The 18th Division also relied on the Guanghua Gate to resist the enemy. The 57th Division, who was the division commander of Yu Ji, was split into regimental battalions and put into battle separately.

Zhang Xuewu knew that this was a typical oil-adding tactic, and he also knew that Yu Jishi knew better that putting troops into battle one battalion after another was simply a very passive consumption, but even Zhang Xuewu had no way! Because the position is such a big place, I'm afraid there will be nothing left if my heavy artillery is hit.

The Japanese army occupied artillery and air advantages, but in the very close-range street battles, the Japanese army's heavy artillery and bombing did not use much. The Japanese army's proud tactics of covering infantry assault could not be opened in Nanjing at all, because from Xishuimen to Guanghuamen, to Zhonghuamen and other points of the Japanese army's key attacks. On the way, the Chinese defenders have fire strike points composed of jackal light tanks and hound armored vehicles, auxiliary and hail rocket launchers, and the Rehe Army is temporarily deployed to the first mechanized division, including the 1st Infantry Brigade, the Second Infantry Brigade, the Third Infantry Brigade and the Fourth Infantry Brigade. All eight regiments are scattered.

The Rehe Legion is equipped with a large number of submachine guns, Mauser pistols, anti-tank rifles and German-made combat defense guns, so in the fierce street battle, it is difficult for the Japanese army to take advantage of firepower, especially within a very close combat distance. Compared with the Type 38 rifle equipped by the Japanese army, it has great power. And lethality.

Is it necessary to stick to the position of the city wall? Are the casualties of the troops so great? In particular, the troops guarding Xishuimen, Guanghuamen, Zhonghuamen and other important troops were fighting repeatedly with the Japanese army with an inch of flesh and blood. Layers of corpses were blown up by gunfire, and the living people lay in the broken corpses and continued to resist.

All the officers and soldiers are very clear that they can't retreat. If they retreat again, it will be the urban area. After that, everyone will jump into the river! Moreover, Nanjing City has become a dangerous city. Only the city is bordered by the river in the north of the city, and there are sudden attacks by military gunboats. There are frequent bombings of Japanese military fighters in the air. In fact, the situation in Nanjing at this moment is the situation of borrowing the city behind the city, breaking the kettle and sinking the boat. The slogan of being born in China and dying in Nanjing has been shouted countless times, but they did not expect it to be true. How heroic and tragic it is to be martyred.

Nanjing has become a lonely city. It is the only belief of all the officers and soldiers guarding Nanjing that they would rather die than be captured.

After repeated consideration, Zhang Xuewu finally decided to give up Xishuimen, Guanghuamen, Zhonghuamen, etc., put the Japanese army into the front line of the Confucius Temple, and concentrated his troops to reinforce Zijin Mountain. With Zijin Mountain as the last barrier, he used the deep street battle to consume the living strength of the Japanese army.

Zhang Xuewu's decision made the Chinese officers and soldiers on the front line beat their chests and feet. If it hadn't been for Zhang Xuewu's majesty and benevolent care for the officers and soldiers, I'm afraid that someone would have scolded her long ago? If you are in the northeast, I'm afraid that the ancestral tombs of Lao Zhang's family will be immediately blown up to the sky. You should know how many troops have been assembled. The meaning of living in the sea of corpses is to kill more enemies and avenge their comrades-in-arms.

Retreat? In the eyes of almost everyone, this is escape, which is a kind of blasphemy and betrayal. It is a great honor to die in Nanjing. Especially when the remains of those robes in the position have not been buried, many officers and soldiers are crying with tears and unwilling to leave, even if they are sprinkled with a thin layer of soil? It is the deep-rooted ideology and concept of the Chinese people.

After the break, it became the most popular job. Colonel Wang Huaijiang, the brigade commander of the first brigade of the first division of the Rehe Legion, almost turned against the brigade commanders of several friendly troops. A colonel and three or four major generals covered in blood and smoke were torn together. Ye Yunfei, who went to mediate, was almost beaten by the crowd for helping Wang Huaijiang speak.

[***] The team has always been known for its preservation of strength, and the heart of selfish mountainism can be said to be very heavy. In this defense of Nanjing, all departments are first of the troops dominated by the Huangpu Department. The main components of the army are single, and Zhang Xuewu donated generously before, replacing the advance troops of the Sichuan Army and the Guangxi army. He pretended to win the hearts of the people. In the battle to defend the city wall, especially the Zhonghua Gate, the Sichuan Legion was killed and wounded.

A brigade of more than 5,000 people followed Zhang Lingfu's blood and the rest of the people to form a strengthening company. In this way, they also pulled up the second peak of Zijin Mountain and drove down a company of the 36th Division. As a result, after the angry Song Xilian arrived, a lieutenant colonel of the Sichuan Army hugged Song Xilian's thigh and said, "Song, we More than 5,000 brothers under the brigade commander have become benevolent for the country. This is a national war! Let the brothers die on this purple gold mountain! Please! Thank you! We came here with our footboards for thousands of miles! The purpose of hunger is to beat Xiao Dongyang. Now all the brothers have died for the country. How can we live alone?

Song Xilian has seen that he ran away in a war, but he has never seen him die, because the area where the strengthening company of the Sichuan army is located is the main point of the Japanese army. If they can't defend it, the death will be small. If he loses the second peak position, Song Xilian will not hesitate to die! Zhang Xuewu's entrustment and trust and the whole city of Nanjing have all turned into nothing.

Song Xilian hesitated for a long time and said, "I have handed over my Song Xilian's life to you. This is the key point of the second peak. If the position is lost, the second peak will definitely be lost. Let's rely on Zijin Mountain, Wulongshang and Yanziji Fortress to fight in the streets, relying on this Zijin Mountain."

A lieutenant colonel of the Sichuan Army said, "Please rest assured that you will die!"

Song Xilan snorted coldly, "Don't you die?" Including my head here, it's not as good as an inch of soil here? How much is your dog's life worth? You lost your position and lost your life at most, and lost the second peak. The more than 200,000 brothers who participated in the defense of Nanjing, including the friendly troops who are being reinforced, will be nailed to the pillar of shame of history forever. Do you understand? I need you all to live and live on the battlefield. What I want to see is the pieces of my body in front of the battle.

The body of the lieutenant colonel of the Sichuan Army was slightly shocked, and he looked at Song Xilan with gratitude and said, "The kindness of Chief Song's rebirth is unforgettable. Thank you for giving us this opportunity and trust. Please rest assured that the people are in the position, and the rest of the soldiers of our Sichuan Army are determined to die to redeem the crimes of our Sichuan army's decades of civil war."

Song Xilian nodded with satisfaction and suddenly said as if he remembered something, "What's your name?"

Lieutenant Colonel of the Sichuan Army smiled and said, "Report, sir, humble Mengshan River!"

"Mengshan River?" Song Xileng frowned slightly and said, "What a domineering name? So that's what it's called?

Mengshan River blushed and said with embarrassment: "It turned out to be Meng Dagou. An official must have an official name. When he became the platoon leader, he changed to Meng Changqing that year. Later generations, Xiao Dongyang called, and I changed to Mengshan River and returned the meaning of my rivers and mountains! Sir, you laughed!"

Song Xilian patted Meng Shanhe on the shoulder without saying anything. Meng Shanhe saluted Song Xilian's departure, and the captain and company commander who had been driven down by him before, bowed repeatedly.

Before Song Xilian had gone far, Meng Shanhe shook his arms and shouted, "He was born in Sichuan and died in Nanjing!" Brothers, glory!"

Song Xilian's footsteps paused slightly, and his heart suddenly stirred. Who was not that? Commander Zhang and ordered to abandon Xishuimen, Guanghuamen and Zhonghuamen, and put the Japanese army into the city for street battles. Then the first, second and third peaks of Zijin Mountain, which he defended, could only be the last barrier of Nanjing City. Although the Oolong Mountain Fortress was fiercely bombed by the Japanese warplanes, it could still support Zi with artillery fire. The front line of Jinshan, including Yanziji Fortress, can also provide some artillery support. These are all relied on by Song Xilian. Song Xileng, who is deeply responsible, is really a little uneasy at this moment. He is not afraid of himself. He is afraid that losing his position will lead to the final collapse of the Nanjing defense war, so he will be blamed!

In a residential house on the outskirts of Nanjing East City, the headquarters of the dispatching army is set up here. If you can't see from the appearance of Tada Jun's headquarters, you can't see that this is the headquarters of the dispatching army, because all the antennas are located in another building 300 meters away. In the room, where are all the combat staff officers carrying out staff operations?

(to be continued)