Chapter 250: The Battle of City Walls in the Battle of Nanjing (III)

The Japanese army used the 75mm field cannon in the Type 38 and the Type 95 light chariot, and used the two wings of the infantry as the cover tactics to make the Chinese officers and soldiers of the temporary Independent First Brigade and the temporary Independent Second Brigade very uncomfortable, because the mutual cover and advancement of the Japanese infantry, artillery and combat vehicles often make the suicide squads fail to attack, and a suicide squad with a hundred people cannot even kill a chariot of the ***.

The tragic street battle is more appropriate than a big melee where both sides are very unexpected. Zhang Xuewu stood in front of the sand table and fell at least 500 pounds a bomb down a large street fort a hundred meters away. The air waves generated by the huge explosion shattered all the glass in the first floor command center. The flying glass fragments cut Zhang Xuewu's face in a small mouth. Zhang Xuewu gently wiped blood with his white gloves' hands.

As if nothing had happened, he turned his attention back to the sand table, and the guards standing beside him and the nervous staff members returned to their posts one after another.

Seeing that everything had returned to normal, Zhang Xuewu smiled calmly and said, "What are you afraid of? This Central Bank building has five floors, and each floor can withstand a 500-pound bomb directly hits. There are not so many bombs in small ***. Don't be afraid, keep your mind calm, and don't be afraid in the face of danger!"

After Zhang Xuewu comforted many staff members, he frowned at the small flag with the number of the Japanese 6th Division on the sand table. Zhang Lingfu's reinforcements failed to arrive for reinforcements before the 154th Division and the 156th Division were defeated. This is an objective situation. Zhang Xuewu estimated that even if Zhang Lingfu arrived at the position, he would probably not escape the defeat. Now the two temporary independent brigades actually launched a fierce street battle with the Japanese army outside the city wall. This was definitely something that Zhang Xuewu expected.

You should know that Zhang Xuewu made sufficient street fighting preparations, but this street fighting was not carried out after the city wall was completely broken, and it was not carried out back by the city wall. The main reason why Zhang Lingfu's troops fought to the death? Zhang Xuewu's command stayed in the direction of Yuhuatai along the sand table, where the 88th Division was fighting fiercely with the Japanese army. If the rear route was cut off, the Zhonghua Gate was captured by the interspersed troops of the Japanese 6th Division, and the 88th Division would inevitably collapse without fighting, and might even be wiped out.

Since the headquarters of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army decided to rush toward the Zhonghua Gate from the Qinhuai River, why are you polite? Since the war started, Zhang Xuewu still held an ace in his hand and had not used it. This unit is an independent rocket launcher regiment that has been covered with canvas since entering the city. The prototype of the hail-type twenty-four and forty-eight 105mm rocket launcher equipped by the regiment is the prototype of the 63 107mm rocket launcher that simulates later generations. The net weight of the marching reached 552 kilograms, and the weight of the combat release was close to one ton.

This rocket launcher regiment that secretly traveled to Nanjing has twenty-four and twelve forty-eight 105mm rocket launchers. The effective range of these rockets fired by the rocket launcher installed on the Calvins half-tracked vehicle introduced by Germany is 5.5 kilometers and the dispersion rate is 40. It can be said that the optimal dispersion range of hail rocket launchers should be between 3.3 kilometers and 4.5 kilometers.

However, there is also a very prominent problem, that is, it is not equipped with a loading vehicle. Because when the temporary editor of the First Mechanics arrived in Nanjing, the matching loading vehicle was still under research, so the speed of manual loading is very slow, but its excellent maneuverability makes up for this fatal disadvantage.

The entire artillery regiment was able to launch 1,152 high-explosive grenade rockets weighing 17 kilograms into any range of about four kilometers in one minute and thirty seconds. As the saying goes, the cannon is called "hail"!

Zhang Xuewu transferred two of the four armored assault groups divided into by the Mechanized Brigade to Zhonghua Gate. Qiu Qingquan unified command, and the First Brigade of the Temporary First Mechanized Division and the Second Brigade were drawn to the front line of the China Gate. Two brigades of the 112th Division of the Teaching Corps were transferred to Guanghua Gate. The First Gendarmerie Regiment and the Third Regiment reinforced the 88th Division on the Yuhuatai line. The 87th Division was planned to launch a counterattack on the Japanese army in Juhuatai, and the tentative independent 3rd Brigade reinforced the Zijin Mountain, the 36th Division in the Xiaoling Ming Dynasty, the Wulong Mountain Fortress and Yanziji used artillery fire to support the battle in the direction of Zijin Mountain.

Zhang Xuewu was placing troops and formations, and Gu Shoufu was also placing troops. Gu Shoufu received a report from the 47th Regiment of the 11th Infantry Brigade. While he was interspersing into the Zhonghua Gate, Yu Chengyuan was blocked by about one division in the Zhongzhang. The enemy was fearless. Every time he occupied a house and a street, the imperial army had to suffer very serious casualties. The 47th Infantry Regiment had lost its ability to attack and asked the division to provide tactical guidance.

Tani Suo was quite dissatisfied with the 13th Infantry Regiment and the 47th Infantry Regiment under the newly formed 11th Infantry Brigade. Compared with the 23th Infantry Regiment and the 45th Infantry Regiment of the 36th Infantry Brigade commanded by Major General Niujima, the newly formed 11th Infantry Brigade was a bunch of feces.

Almost 60% of the soldiers were damn Korean imperialists. These despicable second-class people actually wore military uniforms like the Great *** Imperial Imperial Army? They were simply the biggest shame of the Great *** Imperial Imperial Army.

After frowning, Gu Shoufu looked at the map, he clicked between Xishuimen and Zhonghuamen with his hand, and compared the location of Guanghuamen. Gu Shoufu felt more and more that his decision was correct, and he attacked Zhonghuamen. This not only could he cut off the retreat path of the 88th Division of the Chinese defender who was guarding Yuhuatai, but he could also directly break through the city walls of Nanjing, and quickly divide the city in the city with chariots, or directly hit the command system of Zhongzhao.

Since Zhong*** was fighting desperately, it means that the attack position of the Sixth Division was the key to Zhong***. Because the 11th Infantry Brigade was annihilated by Zhang Xuewu's attack, Tani Shoufu kept breathing and vowed to avenge the arrow. In fact, the base camp had issued an order to replace Tani Shoufu, but this order was suppressed by Prince Hirohiko Asakagumi.

The inside story is that Tani Shouo found Prince Hirohiko Asakamiya and cried, saying that if he could not let him cleanse his shame on the battlefield, he would commit suicide by cesarean section. Asaka Hirohiko was also hesitant again and again. The battle was at a critical moment. If a general like Tani Shouo committed suicide by cesarean section, it would also be a major blow to the morale of the entire army. So after considering it over and over again, Asaka Hirohiko decided to report to the military headquarters of the base camp, let Tani Shouo make meritorious contributions and continue to command the Sixth Division to fight. After conquering Nanjing, adjust the candidate for the commander of the Sixth Division.

Relying on the shameless position of the commander of the 6th Division, Gu Suofu, who was shameless in the position of commander of the 6th Division, has invested all the division's forces at one time since the general attack. He cooperated with the 18th Division and other troops on the front attack repeatedly attacked the junction of the 154th Division and the 156th Division of the Chinese defenders. After breaking through the Qinhuai River defense line, he immediately went deep into the Zhonghua Gate to intersperse. As a result, Zhang Lingfu intercepted under the city wall on the way.

Tani Suo decided to take the 36th Infantry Brigade commanded by Niujima Manta as the main force, replace the 47th Infantry Regiment, and continue to attack and advance towards the Zhonghua Gate. The capture of Zhonghua Gate was equivalent to breaking the Nanjing city wall and cutting off the retreat of the Chinese defenders in Yuhuatai.

Niujima Man received an order from the division commander Sesuko. At this moment, Niujima Man's 36th Infantry Brigade had lost two infantry brigades because of the attack on the Qinhuai River defense line. Niujima Man was very dissatisfied with the crazy combat method of disregarding the division commander and not caring about his subordinates' sacrifices.

Niushima Man is very particular about the coordination of troops and the coordination of firepower. He likes to use delicate tactical command, grasp the rhythm of attack, never abuse and waste his subordinates' lives, and launches some meaningless and uneffective attacks. Tani Shou's command made Niushima Man a little proud and invested a brigade's troops in such a narrow city wall and residential area to carry out assaults? Niushima Man Man really doesn't know how he caught up with such a division commander who does not emphasize tactical cooperation, only knows how to rush and attack fiercely and is extremely rude and rude?

However, Tani Suo is the commander of the division, and Masashima Nishima was just a brigade commander under his command. The above-mentioned behavior among the Japanese army is the most unforgivable behavior. Therefore, if Masashima Nishima's dissatisfaction is dissatisfied, the order must be completely implemented.

So the 36th Japanese Infantry Brigade rushed straight to the direction of Zhonghua Gate and attacked. Niudaoman was worthy of being a tactical genius of the Land University. The 23rd Infantry Regiment and the 45th Infantry Regiment under it surrounded Zhang Lingfu's left and right wings from the outside line. Zhang Lingfu suddenly felt huge pressure because Zhang Lingfu's troops were not enough to defeat the 47th Infantry Regiment from the front. When the two wings were threatened, Zhang Lingfu's only choice was to retreat quickly.

After realizing that he was in danger, Zhang Lingfu immediately issued a retreat order in the face of danger, and used the three battalions of troops to perform alternate covers. Everyone understood that Zhang Lingfu's move was a way for a hero to cut off his arm, but in the face of the fierce reinforcement of the Japanese army, Zhang Lingfu had no choice.

Under Niudaoman's personal command, the 36th Japanese Infantry Brigade tightly bit Zhang Lingfu's retreating troops, constantly forcing Zhang Lingfu to retreat, and did not give Zhang Lingfu time to rectify and gather the troops. The Sichuan Army's troops and Guangxi, which were quite brave before, were very uncomfortable with the Japanese army's tactics that were similar to sticking to bean bags, had no time to deal with them for a while, and suffered heavy losses.
Chapter completed!