Chapter 231: Blood-stained Niushou Mountain in the Battle of Nanjing (Part 2)

Asakamiya Hirohiko looked at the combat staff with a happy expression on the side and inserted the small flag with the 16th Division number into Niu Shou Mountain. He nodded with satisfaction and said to Colonel Hesen, the senior staff officer, on the side: "Hesen, please call the commander of Nakajima Atsugo immediately, saying that I congratulations to him for becoming the first general of the Great *** Empire to break through Zhang Xuewu's absolute defense circle. The honor of the 16th Division will be recorded in the history of the Great *** Empire. I want to apply for a medal to him directly from His Majesty the Emperor, and ask him to continue to work hard for His Majesty the Emperor to fight for greater honor. I wish the martial arts fortune long! Long live the Great *** Empire! Long live the Emperor! "

Asakagumi Kuchihiko suddenly hesitated and said, "Please send this telegram to various divisions, including the 6th Division, the 13th Division, and the 101st Division of the reserve team that are coming, and also order the independent mixed 17th, 38th, and 39th Brigades transferred from the Kwantung Army to reach Nanjing before June 2, otherwise let them go directly to Tianjin by boat! The Nanjing battle is probably over!"

Prince Hirohiko Asakagumi's crazy words made the Japanese generals and staff present look at each other. The 16th Division paid the price of killing more than 4,000 people and injuring more than 1,000 people to tear open the position of Niushou Mountain, which is a division defended. Based on this casualty ratio, it would take 100,000 yuan to wipe out the entire Chinese defending army in Nanjing? 200,000 or even 300,000 yuan?

Can the Imperial Army with such terrifying casualties afford it? The answer is obviously no. It took nearly twenty hours to start the total attack to tear a gap in Zhongzhao's position. You should know that although Zhongzhao's troops were insufficient and were the remnants of the Battle of Songhu, there was still a tiger entrenched in Nanjing!

How could the tiger of the Rehe Legion be a joke? How about Gu Suo? He was annihilated by the opponent and annihilated an entire infantry brigade. More than 8,000 officers and soldiers who advanced lightly were less than 300. In addition to the backward field artillery brigade, cavalry squadron, baggage brigade, etc., the remaining infantry brigade of an A-type field division with a total strength of more than 9,000 people were less than 1,000. This is a real complete annihilation!

Fortunately, the flags of the two infantry regiments under the 11th Infantry Brigade were reduced to the hands of the *** Army. Otherwise, Tani Shou would be blamed, and I am afraid that there is only one way to apologize for a caesarean section.

Only a gap was opened in the outer defense circle of Nanjing. The location of Niushou Mountain is indeed important, but it should also be considered that the heavy artillery troops of the General Mountain Fortress and Jiangbei are now unspent, according to the information, the heavy artillery division of the Central Army of the National Government seemed to have remained in Nanjing. Moreover, there was also a unit with 30 to 40 German three-type tanks in Nanjing. Coupled with the hateful jackal tanks of the Rehe Legion, the Emperor's team that attacked the Zhongzhao position would be subjected to extremely powerful counterattacks at any time.

The crazy words that Prince Hirohiko Asakamami said were simply laughable in the eyes of professional military counselors, proving that he lacked the most basic military knowledge. However, Prince Hirohiko Asakamami's identity was there, and everyone could only agree with humming. The explanation for the prince's faults was that he was tired of living.

Prince Hirahiko Asakamiya turned around with a spring breeze to the map. Before receiving the report from Akigo Nakajima, Prince Hirahiko Asakamiya once doubted whether he had kicked Zhang Xuewu's defensive iron plate again. The general attack was launched for nearly twenty hours, but the troops participating in the attack got nothing but heavy casualties.

Now, a gap has been tear up in Niushou Mountain, one of the seven key points of Nanjing City. Then the Shanshu Zongwu headquarters of the 11th Division can attack the General Mountain Fortress with all its strength, while the first unit of the 16th Division can support the side attack the General Mountain Fortress, and the main force directly advances into the Qinhuai River defense line. As long as the Qinhuai River defense line is broken, it is just around the corner to break through the Nanjing city wall.

The telegram sent by Prince Hirohiko Asaka Palace seriously hurt the feelings of the other division commanders, and further stimulated their already tense and fragile nerves. After the 11th Division, which attacked the General Mountain Fortress, suffered two infantry brigades in succession, the division commander Sunwu Yamamoto immediately ordered the troops to stop the attack and advance forward with civil engineering and gold digs, and moved the attack launch position to the foot of the mountain. Digging the Z-shaped trenches and working with temporary fire support points to cover the mortars.

However, the 16th Division's head-breaking Niushou Mountain, the troops of Aiji Nakajima, was greatly recognized by Prince Hirohiko Asakamiya. Yamashita Sowu was naturally indignant. How big is Niushou Mountain? Such fierce artillery fire and heavy army groups cooperated with chariots to attack, and the losses were so serious that he only lost two infantry brigades to attack the outer positions of the General Mountain Fortress. Is this result comparable to the loss? The most important thing is that although Prince Hirohiko Asakamiya is a lieutenant general, his military literacy is indeed very limited.

There are popular words in the Lu University that say that the army does not understand, tactics does not understand, and strategy does not know! If you have to say that Prince Hirohiko Asagata has any specialties, then you can only say that Prince Hirohiko Asagata "can eat"! If you ask if you have any specialties and advantages, it is "eat especially!"

It is such a representative commander, His Highness the Prince, who represents not only the military headquarters, but also the royal family. The last emperor of Prince Hirohiko's palace in Asakagura Palace is the supreme emperor of the Great Emperor.

The 11th Division commanded by Yamamoto Sobu includes two infantry brigades, of which the 10th Infantry Brigade is commanded by the brigade commander Major General Tianmaya Tanijiro, and is under the jurisdiction of the 12th Infantry Regiment and the 22nd Infantry Brigade, while the 22nd Infantry Brigade is commanded by the brigade commander Major General Kuroi Yoshikazu, and is under the jurisdiction of the 43rd Infantry Regiment and the 44th Infantry Regiment.

After seeing the telegram from Prince Hatohiko Asakamiya, he was extremely unhappy, so he attracted the two brigade commanders under him to the command center. Facing the same ugly face as Kuroi Iwa Yoshikazu and Tianshi Jiro, who had seen the telegram, Yamamoto asked with a cold face: "Two, what should we do now?"

Tianshiya Jiro shouted in anger: "As the commander of the division, Nakajima, he still remembers how to write the word "shamelessness"? If he broke through the Qinhuai River, he would have no complaints about the contribution he had to break Nanjing for the first time. What is his behavior? Where is the honor of my great emperor emperor? What are we comparing? Who is more shameless in the competition? Who can perform more merit? He sacrificed such a great fortune to conquer Niushou Mountain, and he would have the nerve to report his victory to Prince Hirohiko Asakamami?"

Yoshikazuki Kuroiya said angrily: "Your Highness Prince Hirohiko Asakagumi is really true. Can Niushou Mountain be considered a fortress? The size of a palm above can garrison a division? How many divisions are there in Zhang Xuewu's hands? Is there a division's force waiting for our shells on the small Niushou Mountain? Does the village man Nakajima think that the enemy is as stupid as him? Your Highness Prince Hirohiko Asakagumi is so indistinguishable from right and wrong. This will seriously affect the morale of the commanders. The result of the urging will lead to misjudgments in the judgment of the commanders, and the consequences are very serious. Even the guy who graduated from Lu Shi understands this."

When Yamamoto Sotake heard the two unrestrained guys, Tianzhong Jiro and Kuroiyao Yoshikazu, talked more and more, he hurriedly stopped them and said, "You two bastards are too much. Nakajima Atsugo is also Shangguan after all. It is always a bad thing to be said to be the ancestors of Shangguan behind the scenes. Prince Hirohito Asahiko's name is the decision of the military headquarters' meeting. Prince Hirohito's name descended from Nanjing. Do you think Chief Matsune Ishii is really sick? He has three points of illness and seven points of care. First, he has long analyzed from the judgment of the intelligence department that Zhang Xuewu is likely to arrive in Nanjing and will command this defense battle. He does not want to fight with Zhang Xuewu head-on, which will damage his reputation. The second point is to transfer the honor of capturing the capital Nanjing to the royal family."

The words of Yamamoto Sotake made Tianshi Jiro and Kuroiyao Yoshikazuki suddenly realize it, and then they were all ashamed! As a general, it is obviously not enough to just understand military affairs. If you want to enter the house, you also need to be able to plan in many aspects. As a joke within the General Staff Headquarters, a guy who knows how to be a human will be promoted quickly!

The Shanshi Zongwu decided to use the 12th Infantry Regiment of the Tianzhen Valley Brigade to attack the northern slope of the General Mountain Fortress, and cooperated with the 22nd Infantry Brigade to attack the southern slope of the General Mountain Fortress. The General Mountain Fortress was suddenly in a crisis of being attacked from both sides.

The 30th Infantry Regiment belonging to the 16th Division originally carried out a task of interspersing the flanks of Niushou Mountain Fortress, but now this task has been changed to assisting the northern slope of the General Mountain Fortress. The Japanese army is equivalent to investing the forces of two infantry brigades at one time on the north and south slopes, which is equivalent to investing the forces of one division.

Ye Yunfei stood in the command of General Mountain Fortress. Xie Chengrui, the commander of the Second Regiment to the First Brigade of the Teaching Corps, and Liu Zishu, the commander of the Sixth Regiment of the Second Brigade, were gathered in the central command room. General Mountain Fortress has complete garrisons, especially Yongbei underground military camps and underground traffic trench, which can cover the troops to provide mobile reinforcements to the positions on both sides of the north and south. The fortress on the main peak position can even rotate 360 ​​degrees. The four twelve-inch naval guns and the 105-mm gun group of the Navy headquarters can combine with the 75-mm field gun group to cover the surrounding area of ​​General Mountain without distinction.
Chapter completed!