Chapter 255 The Last Moment of the Battle of Nanjing (2)

As for the extremely violent artillery bombardment of the Japanese army, the Chinese defenders launched nearly 200 105mm rocket launchers from several locations from time to time, killing the Japanese offensive momentum. The Japanese army often reorganized and fought again. The Japanese attack on Yuhuatai reached a climax at dawn.

Rows of Japanese troops lined up in neat formations, and under the command of the officers, they attacked the collapsed city walls of Guanghua Gate and Xishui Gate against the Chinese soldiers who were still fighting in the ruins in the city.

The two infantry brigades under the temporary assembly of the First Mechanized Division of the Rehe Lehe Legion commanded by Hao Wenbin have been exhausted. The huge casualties have greatly shaken Hao Wenbinye. He was extremely furious about the fact that the Imperial Army of the Great *** Empire was unable to conquer Xishuimen and the Zhongzhao position along the Guanghua Gate, the commander of the "Zhongzhi Expeditionary Army" Tada Jun was extremely angry.

So from the direction of Zijin Mountain, Shigeji Momatsu was drawn to the direction of Zhonghua Gate, preparing to support the general attack along Xishui Gate and Guanghua Gate. Shigeji Momatsu looked at the rumbling cannons and fire in the direction of Zhonghua Gate, and looked at the Chief of Staff, Colonel Isoda Saburo, who was beside him, and said: "Isoda Jun! Tonight seems to be the last moment to capture the Chinese capital. Zhongzhao seems to have done all his strength, but we have not yet exerted our efforts! With the command of General Tada Jun, I have extremely confident in this capture of the *** capital."

Colonel Isoda Saburo, the chief of staff of the 114th Division, was born in an authentic samurai family. Unlike Shigeji Morimatsu, Isoda Saburo, as the chief of staff, was very dissatisfied with the sequence of transferring the 114th Division from Zijin Mountain to join the China Gate attacking force.

After all, a big bad battle has already been fought outside the China Gate, and the 6th Division suffered heavy casualties. Even the 23rd Infantry Regiment's corps flag was seized by Zhong***, so it was not a good place for the Japanese army to go outside the China Gate.

Looking at the rising flames, Shigeji Momatsu tried his best to urge his troops to move towards the direction of the Zhonghua Gate. The fierce resistance of the Chinese defenders at the Zhonghua Gate made the Japanese army from their subordinate corps commander, brigade commander, division commander and Tada Jung thought that this was the last crazy resistance of the Chinese defenders.

Tada Jun stood in front of the huge sand table, squinted his eyes and stared at the troops on the sand table that were constantly adjusting according to the communications and staff contacts. It seemed that there was not much progress or breakthrough in the overall front line in one night?

The same as Jun Tada is that Zhang Xuewu is also standing in front of the sand table at this moment. The Japanese attacks along Zhonghua Gate, Guanghua Gate, and Xishui Gate, which had lasted for more than 20 hours without any sign of weakening? Do the *** people think this is the life gate of the defenders?

In fact, the main purpose of Zhang Xuewu's position along the Xishui Gate, Guanghua Gate, and Zhonghua Gate was to attract the attention of the Japanese army along the line. He wanted to use the city wall positions to firmly attract the main force of the Japanese army's siege here, repeatedly consuming the Japanese army's vitality. For the city wall defense war, Zhang Xuewu was well prepared, but now many of his preparations cannot be fully utilized.

Zhang Xuewu was also very clear that once the Japanese army was placed in the city wall defense line, the Nanjing defense battle would inevitably enter the final street fighting stage. The street fighting stage was an opportunity for the Chinese defenders to intensively and quickly consume the Japanese army's vitality, but it also meant that the Nanjing defense battle would enter the final decisive battle.

Therefore, Zhang Xuewu has been doing it because he is very clear that once the city wall position is fully broken by the Japanese army, the Japanese commander may launch a fierce attack from the direction of Zijin Mountain at the same time. Zhang Xuewu has a personal experience of the cruelty of street fighting. The stage when Chengde lost the most defense force at that time was the stage when the Japanese Sixth Division broke into the city. Street fighting tests the will of both sides, and the battle is also about troops, morale and firepower. Zhang Xuewu knew that his troops had a completely advantage in light weapons firepower, but at this moment he was at an absolute disadvantage in air force and ground artillery fire. Zhang Xuewu had estimated this before, but it was seriously insufficient.

The ground artillery deployed in Jiangbei can be said to be completely suppressed by the Japanese air bombing. Otherwise, the three Japanese field heavy artillery brigades entering Nanjing would be difficult to escape unscathed. Although the Hu Zongnan legion in Jiangbei has been performing his duties, Zhang Xuewu could estimate that if the Japanese army concentrated the forces of two divisions of troops to cross the river from Madu and other places, or the Japanese Central China dispatched troops to capture Xuzhou, then the two heavy artillery brigades deployed in Jiangbei would inevitably withdraw from the war zone.

Zhang Xuewu has always been very surprised. Why did the Japanese army blindly attack the city walls of Nanjing without dividing troops to attack the Chinese support troops in Jiangbei? Are the *** people waiting for themselves to finally abandon Nanjing? The commander of the Japanese army was a first-class idiot. As a soldier of the country, how could he abandon his territory when he was humiliated in the country? Every inch of mountains and rivers and flesh! He had no right to give up every inch of land, especially this was the capital of the great China.

A dense fire broke out violently about 100 meters away from the command post. Fierce air rushes into the command post. Zhang Xuewu was accidentally overturned and got up from the ground. Zhang Xuewu spit out the sand and coughed a few times. After the power was restored, Zhang Xuewu looked around and waved his hand with the help of several staff officers, saying, "Don't worry about me! Go back to your post."

At this time, Ye Yunfei walked into the command center with a telegram, and first looked at Zhang Xuewu in surprise: "The commander is fine, right?"

Zhang Xuewu nodded and smiled bitterly: "Damn the Japanese, the 150mm heavy howitzer is not powerful enough? He actually used the 240mm heavy cannon?"

Ye Yunfei patted the dust on Zhang Xuewu's body, and hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you still remember Sun Guiming, the commander of the brigade commander of the Fifth Brigade of the temporary assembly of the First Mechanized Division?"

Ye Yunfei's words made Zhang Xuewu slightly stunned. Zhang Xuewu couldn't help but frowned. It was obvious that Ye Yunfei once again mentioned the sad things he had just forgotten. Sun Guiming was his best brigade commander and also the preparatory promotion officer of the Rehe Legion.

Zhang Xuewu looked at Ye Yunfei and said, "What's wrong? Has the Rehe pensions been paid in place? Or is there any abnormal movements in the direction of Zijin Mountain? Or is Song Xilian trying his best to defend the first and second main peaks of Zijin Mountain. If the Japanese attack is encountered, he will defend the dead and not retreat. The 36th Division will survive and die with the Zijin Mountain Fortress."

Ye Yunfei nodded and said, "Commander, it's about Guo Xiangfei, the commander of the First Battalion of the Infantry of the Fifth Brigade."

Zhang Xuewu didn't know what Ye Yunfei was doing to ask him for a battalion commander at this critical moment? However, in addition to a group of wounded soldiers with less than 100 people removed from the 5th Infantry Brigade, the entire brigade fought all over Niushou Mountain.

There was a battalion commander of the Fifth Infantry Brigade who was alive? There happened to be a telegram from Rehe. Zhang Xuewu felt that it was necessary to take a look at it and see who was so powerful and sent a telegram to him with great courage.

In Nanjing, the flesh-and-bloft mill, it is no longer a new thing for the lieutenant general, major general division commander and major general brigade commander sacrificed their lives for the country. It is really hard to keep Zhang Xuewu in mind the life and death of a major battalion commander.

However, if the rear could send the telegram to his command center, I guess this Guo Xiangfei is not an idiot? If Guo Xiangfei is really a brave warrior and seriously injured, even if it is a telegram for pleading, Zhang Xuewu would consider whether he would go out of the way?

Ye Yunfei put the telegram in front of Zhang Xuewu and said, "Guo Xiangfei's second brother Guo Xiangmin died for his country in the Chaoyang Guard Battle, the third brother Guo Xiangjin died for his country in the Zhangjiakou Defense Battle, and the fourth brother Guo Xiangwei died for his country in the Chifeng counterattack. Guo family's four brothers are only Guo Xiangfei, and they are still reborn. We have sent people to his home in Baotou and found that there is only a blind mother and a young sister. The living environment at home is not very good. The four brothers are outside. The mothers in the three families have not offered care to the government and led the younger sister to pick up rotten vegetables in the market every day. It was not until the three brothers were killed. When the local government contacted their families to prepare for distribution of pensions, they found that these three were actually three brothers, and there was also one elder brother in Nanjing."

"What?" Zhang Xuewu was stunned as if he was thundering. Isn't this the real version of saving Ryan in later movies? Concealing his identity as a military family and forcing him to do nothing to rely on relief? What kind of behavior is this? It is hard for Zhang Xuewu to imagine that it is a kind of enlightenment.

Zhang Xuewu didn't know how much the great Chinese power would have to pay to resist the invasion of the Japanese invaders, let alone know, but he knew very well that he could not let the soldiers shed blood and then shed tears. The military family must take good care of them so that the soldiers in front could fight with confidence.

Zhang Xuewu said to Ye Yunfei: "Where is this Guo Xiangfei now? Have you retreated across the river with the wounded troops?"

Ye Yunfei shook his head helplessly and said, "It would be great if he was willing to retreat. He just relied on the hospital and claimed that anyone who dared to transfer him would have to break his heart and commit suicide by himself. He would have to wait until he could regain Niushou Mountain to leave Nanjing."

"Nonsense!" Zhang Xuewu slapped the table suddenly, then picked up his helmet and held a submachine gun and said to Ye Yunfei: "Follow me to the field hospital and order Xiaguan Wharf to prepare a speedboat to cross the river immediately. Send the wounded several more times overnight to cross the river. The Japanese army's attack will be more intense. Once the fortresses in Yanziji and Wulong Mountain are suppressed by the Japanese army, the Japanese navy's destroyers can drive straight into Xiaguan. At that time, it will be even more difficult to send the wounded across the north of the Yangtze River."

Ye Yunfei nodded and said, "Commander Zhang is the reason, but we have also made some responses. We deployed 150 mm heavy howitzers and 88 mm anti-aircraft guns along the river as firepower to prevent the sudden intrusion of the Japanese ship."

When Zhang Xuewu rushed to the headquarters of the Field Hospital of the Garrison Command, Guo Xiangfei was clamoring, holding a bayonet on his neck.

When Zhang Xuewu walked into the ward, all the patients stopped walking and making noise, and everything became silent. Guo Xiangfei also put down the bayonet in his hand in an extremely embarrassed manner and hurriedly saluted: "The vocational department temporarily organized the First Mechanized Division, and Guo Xiangfei, the Major Battalion Commander of the First Battalion of the Fifth Infantry Brigade, said hello to the commander!"

Zhang Xuewu glared at Guo Xiangfei and said, "What's wrong? I can't kill the *** devils enough? I even want to kill myself? Look at what you look like? Where is the battalion commander of the 5th Brigade of the temporary assembly of the First Mechanized Division of the Rehe Legion? Where is the image of the *** in me? The mighty cannot bend! Soldiers can only stand and die against the enemy, and they must not live in vain. What is the difference between committing suicide like this and living in vain?"

Guo Xiangfei's eyes turned red and said, "Legislative Commander, we have not killed all the brothers in one battalion, and now the entire brigade has been killed. The brigade commander, deputy brigade commander, chief of staff, and directors have all been killed. How do you let me go now? I have no shame to see the dead brothers and commanders! Legislative Commander, give me a gun, I can still go to the battlefield to kill the enemy!"

"Give us a gun, we can still go to the battlefield to kill the enemy!" Many seriously injured people who were still able to act also extended their hands.

Zhang Xuewu looked around excitedly. The soldiers were all good soldiers! It was a problem with his command. Cooperating with more than ten or 200,000 troops was not a joke. It was beyond his ability. Zhang Xuewu knew very well that he could command a regiment and behave like a decent person, but a division would be a bit off. Now that he was in a situation where the logistics support conditions in China were very imperfect and sound, he was commanding such a large army to fight alone. As long as he exposed even a little problem, he would feel as if he was earth-shaking.

Zhang Xuewu took a deep breath and said, "Brothers! You are all good. It's me, Zhang, who is incompetent and dereliction of duty. I'm sorry to everyone! Everyone is injured and bleeding and sacrifices for the country. What are they doing? The purpose is to kill all these greedy and cruel militarists. Why don't we sacrifice easily? Meaningless sacrifice is absolutely worthless. The *** devils have not been killed yet, and they are still rampant on our territory. You want to sacrifice easily? Now I order you to go to Jiangbei to the rear and go back to Rehe through the northwest Shanxi path. This is definitely not retreat, nor to escape. Raise your wounds today, so that you can kill more *** devils tomorrow! Each person will recover the wounds and kill at least ten *** devils!"

Guo Xiangfei looked at Zhang Xuewu reluctantly: "Report to the commander of the army, Bei Zhi is only willing to wear a horse and not willing to fight after the war!"

Zhang Xuewu glared at Ye Yunfei and said, "I order! I will immediately remove all military positions from Guo Xiangfei who violated the military order, take him to Rehe, and hand him over to Rehe Armed Forces Bureau, Rehe New Sixth Division Training Base, and acting base director."

Guo Xiangfei was stunned. Now that the War of Rehe broke out, almost all the brigade commanders have been promoted from the Ministry of Military Affairs to Major General. The function of the Rehe Armies Bureau is to form a new army of the Rehe Lehe Legion. Because the Rehe Legion is responsible for the main task of restraining the entire Japanese Kwantung Army, only Chairman Chiang, the Supreme Military Commission of the country, authorized the Military Affairs Department to give the Rehe Legion the only power to form a new army. For example, after the Nanjing Defense War began, the new army formed by the central government was all started by the new Seventh Division, because the first six indicators were occupied by the Rehe Legion.

Guo Xiangfei, a mere major, was actually promoted to the acting director of the Sixth Training Base of the Arms Bureau, which means that Guo Xiangfei will become a major general from a major, at least he is the major general commander or deputy commander of the newly formed 6th Division of the Rehe Legion.

Any soldier has a general dream, so Guo Xiangfei is naturally not immune to the common people, let alone the exception! Zhang Xuewu's appointment caused an uproar, because there were many brigade commanders and regiment commanders of various troops among the injured minor and serious injuries, and even several regiment commanders of the temporary First Mechanization Division under the Rehe Legion were also there.

To be fair, Guo Xiangfei's injuries are just between minor and serious injuries. At this time, he can retreat or be promoted. The few people present suddenly felt very surprised and secretly guessed what the origin of Guo Xiangfei was.

However, Guo Xiang was excited and flew for a long time, and said with a solemn expression: "Report to the commander of the army, the qualifications and abilities are insufficient. I am sorry to you, I am sorry, please choose another good general, and be willing to be the chief of the centurion, the country! For the nation, I will devote my whole life to the death!"

Zhang Xuewu said with a cold face: "Guo Xiangfei! What did you hide when you signed up to join my Rehe Legion?"

Guo Xiangfei was slightly stunned and said, "The Ministry of Justice has never concealed it at all? The Ministry of Justice is loyal to defending the country. This new sun and moon can be seen! Heaven and earth can be expressed!"

Zhang Xuewu slapped the table next to him, but his palm hit a wooden thorn, and blood flowed out. Zhang Xuewu frowned slightly and looked at Guo Xiangfei and said, "Four brothers join the army and serve the country. You are all passionate people, but why do you hide the blind mother and young sister in the family? What do you want to do? Do you want me, Zhang Xuewu, to be a shameless person who makes his relatives cry after he makes his heroes bleeding?"

"Where did you place me, the commander of the Legion? Am I still your Legion? All your four brothers donated the Patriotic and National Saving Fund every month. Are you great? Bullshit! Do you ask your old mother to beg for the leftovers with her young sister?"

Guo Xiangfei said pale: "My father passed away thirteen years ago, and his mother pulled his ten-year-old sister at home alone. She told us that our brothers are family and country, and how can we have a family without country? Soldiers should take Yue Wumu as a model and serve the country with loyalty! When the country is destroyed and the mountains and rivers are destroyed, they can only serve the country with their own body."
Chapter completed!