6.71 Yaohua Gate

Because the radio of the 468th Brigade was hit by Japanese shells during the battle, Huang Haoran got the news that the 468th Brigade had been martyred in Tangshan three hours after the fall of Tangshan, and lost the barrier of Tangshan, and the troops of the 3rd and 9th Divisions of the Japanese Army pointed directly at Qilinmen, and the 66th Army, which was responsible for defending the Qilinmen area, faced the menacing Japanese army, Ye Zhao and his subordinates suffered a severe test. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The 6th Division and the 18th Division, reinforced by the remnants of the 114th Division, rushed to Nanjing almost at the same time, of which Gu Shoufu's 6th Division encountered a strong resistance from the Teaching Corps and the 139th Division on the front line of Dongshan Bridge, and failed to make any progress, while Ushijima Sadao's 18th Division was blocked by the 51st Division of the 74th Army and the 10th Division in the vicinity of Yingang, Shangfang and Taoyuan after breaking through Fangshan, and the two sides fought fiercely around Jiangning County. At one o'clock in the morning of December 13, the town of Jiangning fell. The pre-10th division lost its formation after a series of fierce battles, Lan Zhenglong led the remnants to retreat into Nanjing City, and the position of the pre-10th division was replaced by the 88th division that temporarily belonged to the 74th Army's combat sequence, so far, all the divisions and above combat units of the Nanjing Garrison Army except for the 58th Division of the 74th Army, the 87th Division of the 71st Army and the 10th Army of the Second Army have not yet fought with the Japanese army on the battlefield in Nanjing, the rest of the troops have all participated in battles of different scales, and the cards in Huang Haoran's hand have almost been seen clearly by Matsui Shigen, This is not a good sign.

"Commander, it seems that this balance between us and the Japanese army is coming to an end, Sasaki The intelligence they just turned over, the call signs of the 16th and 13th divisions of the Japanese army appeared in the Daijiawei area, it seems that Xu Yuanquan's leisurely is also coming to an end, this time he will fight with the two divisions of the Japanese army, do you need to send some reinforcements to the 10th Army?"

Fan Jie's tonight to bring Huang Haoran is some bad news, it seems that the luck of the Nanjing garrison has been exhausted until yesterday, from the dark on the 12th to the present almost every hour to lose a few positions, now the Nanjing garrison is facing the Japanese army has two more divisions at once, if you add the vanguard has arrived in Lishui 101st Division, Matsui Shigen's military strength in the Nanjing area is enough to break the current balance of power at any time, and the Nanjing garrison can only fortify everywhere and resist step by step, Now Huang Haoran feels like a fish lying on the chopping board, Matsui Shigen's butcher knife will fall at any time, but he doesn't know where this old devil likes to start, this very bad feeling makes Huang Haoran's brows begin to wrinkle.

"This is Matsui Shigen's right hook, which just hits our soft underbelly, there are no reinforcements for the time being, the fortifications of the second army defense area are the most complete, and there is also the Wulong Mountain Fort as a support, as long as the infantry artillery is well coordinated, the Central China Front will have to dig out the blood capital in Qixia and tell Xu Yuanquan that everything depends on him!"

Fan Jie nodded, and then began to draft the telegram, Fan Jie suddenly raised his head halfway through writing and asked: "Commander, we can't just use words to send Xu Yuanquan's Second Army, or find Deputy Commander Wang, see if we can change something for the 10th Army, the number of devils is too much, if there are not a few doses of tonics, I'm afraid the 10th Army won't be able to hold ......"

Huang Haoran felt that Fan Jie's consideration was right, it was really difficult for the Second Army to block the two divisions of the Japanese army in Qixia, since the reinforcements would not be available for a while and a half, so let's get some supplies for Xu Yuanquan according to what Fan Jie said, so Huang Haoran picked up the phone to call Wang Huanzhi's office, Huang Haoran asked Wang Huanzhi to supplement a batch of guns and ammunition to the 10th Army, as well as the shells used in the artillery of the Wulongshan Fort, as many as there are in the warehouse, anyway, there are only a few Type 88 anti-aircraft guns of the Nanjing Garrison, The remaining shells were useless for other cannons.

After arranging these, Huang Haoran had to pass Xu Yuanquan's military headquarters again, and told Xu Yuanquan the information that the Japanese army was approaching the 10th Army Defense Area, and after learning that Huang Haoran had another batch of supplies for the 10th Army, Xu Yuanquan finally said something that Huang Haoran wanted to hear.

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The 13th Division, which was awarded Lieutenant General Zhoulibing, crossed the Yangtze River in Jiangyin, while the main force of the 13th Division crossed the river at Zhenjiang to block the northward retreat of the Nanjing defenders. The Japanese army that is now attacking Nanjing with the 16th Division is actually the Yamada Detachment temporarily formed by Lieutenant General Houzhou Libing, commanded by Major General Yamada Meiji, the commander of the 103rd Brigade, with the 65th Wing as the backbone, attacking Nanjing along the south bank of the Yangtze River, the reason why the 13th Division did this was to be able to share some of the honor of conquering Nanjing, and the speed of the march of the Yamada detachment, which was bent on merit, was extremely fast, and the Japanese communication that Sasaki overheard was a scolding battle between the Yamada Detachment and the 16th Division for the order of attack, The commander of the 16th Division, Lieutenant General Nakajima Imasago believed that the Yamada detachment should stop and wait for the 16th Division, and then the two units would attack Nanjing City together, but Major General Yamada Meiji obviously did not think so, in his opinion, if the Yamada detachment and the 16th division marched at the same time, then the Yamada detachment, which actually had only one infantry wing, would have achieved far less results than Nakajima Imasago's 16th Division, since the Yamada detachment was not good in strength, Then now Major General Yamada Meiji can only hope for the speed of advancing with the Yamada detachment, so Major General Yamada Meiji categorically rejected the proposal of the commander of Nakajima's Imasa Division, and then the Yamada detachment turned off their radio, and the commander of Nakajima's Imasa Division, who felt that his authority had been challenged, was so angry with Major General Yamada's attitude that he was furious, so he ordered Major General Kusaba Tatsumi's 19th Infantry Brigade to break away from the main force of the division and march at full speed, and be sure to catch up with the damned Yamada detachment!

Under the stars, two Japanese armies start a race against each other! After the suffocating forced march, the 19th Brigade and the Yamada Detachment arrived at the Yaohuamen defense line of the 10th Army at the same time, in order to fire the first shot in front of the 19th Brigade, the Yamada Detachment did not even have time to let their artillery carry out the artillery bombardment before their infantry began to charge, under the urging of the 65th Infantry Wing Wing Commander Liangjiao Ye Sakusaku, an exhausted devil squadron quickly appeared in front of the 287th Regiment of the 144th Brigade of the 48th Division, when the officers and soldiers of the 287th Regiment who were waiting for the battle saw these soft-handed devil soldiers, They couldn't believe their eyes, the Japanese who made the Central Army talk about the tiger were actually this kind of virtue?

The 287th Regiment made the vanguard of the 65th Wing pay the price of more than 20 people, and after grabbing the first hand, Major General Yamada Meiji did not continue to persist, he wisely chose to let the troops rest for a few hours.

I can't figure out if the devil is playing tricks, the commander of the 287th regiment, Zhao Ihua, did not dare to launch a counterattack, he already knew that the devil in front of him had the number of two divisions, Zhao Ihua weighed his family and felt that his more than 2,000 heads were not very powerful, and the division commander Xu Jiwu also explained that there would be no reinforcements within three or five days, so Zhao Ihua finally decided that the whole regiment relied on the permanent fortifications to defend it, just half an hour before the devil appeared, 10 Makqin and 25 Czechs were sent to the 287 regiment, Regiment commander Zhao Ihua hurriedly assigned these machine guns to various companies, and a machine gun is a wall of fire in a defensive battle, and these dozens of machine guns are really timely!

Major General Kusaba Tatsumi saw through the telescope that the Yamada detachment ended their first attack in embarrassment, and he felt a little incomprehensible about Major General Yamada Meiji's persistence, so what was the point of grabbing such a "first"? Nothing but shame or shame! The 13th Division was really dazed by the honor, and now not only did it not get the victory they longed for, but it also broke the spirit of the Imperial Japanese Army! The Chinese defenders of Yaohuamen may have been inspired by the attack just now, and now it is much more difficult to overcome this defensive line!

The commander of the 9th Infantry Wing, Katagiri Goro Osa, and the 20th Infantry Wing Wing Captain Nobuaki Ohno stood behind Major General Kusaba Tatsumi like javelins, and these officers did not have to march on two legs, so they were still very energetic, but the Japanese soldiers below were not treated so well, the position of the 19th Brigade was much behind the Yamada Detachment when it set off, and now it can rush to Yaohuamen almost at the same time, you can imagine how fast the 19th Brigade marched!

After a long forced march, the combat effectiveness of the troops has dropped to a very low position, and Major General Kusaba Tatsumi will not make the same mistake as Major General Meiji Yamada, he immediately ordered the troops to disperse and rest, and the artillery began to unload the artillery to build artillery positions, and everything will be said after the soldiers' physical strength has recovered!

The performance of the competitor has been seen by Major General Tatsumi Kusaba just now, and he is already fully sure.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the position of the Yamada detachment is right in front of our 19th Brigade, what if the Yamada detachment does not give way to the passage when we launch an attack? I think the people of the 13th Division did such a thing! ”

The rosacea captain of the 20th Wing, Nobuaki Ohno, obviously despised the Yamada detachment of the 13th Division, in his eyes, the existence of the Yamada detachment was just to take away some honor from the hands of the 16th division, just like a bona under the stomach of a shark, and the Yamada detachment This bonito is obviously not so honest, and he actually came to grab the shark's food, he really doesn't know whether to live or die!

"Captain Ohno, don't be anxious, the Yamada detachment has already lost for a while just now, I think they should make way for us, after all, we are all Japanese troops......"

Major General Kusaba Tatsuki's words were very polite, but his expression was a little gritted teeth, Ono Nobuaki Osa felt that he was encouraged by the brigade commander, so he began to attack the Yamada detachment and the 13th Division with more ugly words, the 9th wing captain next to him, Katagiri Goro Osa, did not interject, he smiled a little sinisterly, since there was Ohno Nobuaki's cannon barrel constantly firing, he was also happy to worry, Katagiri Goro Osa raised his binoculars from time to time to observe the position of the 287th Regiment in the distance, The location of their 19th Brigade is indeed not very good, if it weren't for Major General Kusaba Tatsumi who put his brigade headquarters on a small mound, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to see the position of the Chinese army clearly, the Yamada detachment completely put on a close-knit posture, and scattered the entire 65th Wing between Yaohuamen and the 19th Brigade, and they have become the first barrier that the 19th Brigade must bypass first to attack the 287th Regiment!

"Katagiri Daisa! How long will it take for your 9th Wing to attack? I want you to take the lead. ”

Katagiri Goro's actions have long been seen by Major General Kusaba Tatsuki, and he appreciates Katagiri Goro's calmness Major General Kusaba Tatsuki, Ono Nobuaki's temper is more short-tempered, this time the attack queue of the 19th Brigade must pass through the area where the Yamada detachment is located, and it is obviously more suitable to deal with such a special situation.

He was not surprised by Major General Kusaba Tatsumi's decision, Katagiri Goro Osa, his 9th Wing is also the most elite wing in the entire 16th Division, since the 13th Division has just lost face in front of the Chinese, then the 19th Brigade can not miss again, and Major General Kusaba Tatsumi's last choice can only be the super insurance of the 9th Wing!

"About two hours, the artillery also needs time to prepare......" Katagiri Goro Osa replied very simply, because the previous attack of the Yamada detachment was completely undisciplined, so Katagiri Goro Osa did not get any valuable information, and before he figured out how powerful the Chinese army he was facing, Katagiri Goro Osa did not like to talk very much, which was determined by his character.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander! My 20 Wing only needs an hour to prepare, and there is no need for artillery, so leave the task of assault to me! ”

Hearing that Major General Kusaba Tatsumi seemed to be preparing to choose the 9th Wing as the vanguard of the 19th Brigade, the 20th Wing Wing Commander Ono Nobuaki Osa immediately jumped up, Katagiri Goro Osa's military career has always been pressed by Ono Nobuaki Osa, and there are also three Ono Nobuaki in the 19th Brigade who are not as good as one Katagiri Goro, Ohno Nobuaki Osa has always wanted to find a chance to correct his name, so he began to issue a military order to Major General Kusaba Tatsumi.

"Ohno Osa, I won't forget your 20th Wing, remember, good steel is on the blade!" How much of Major General Kusaba Tatsuki's words came from sincerity is a matter of opinion, but his words still achieved the purpose of appeasing Ohno Nobuaki Daisa, at least on the surface.

Two hours later, Katagiri Goro's 9th Wing began to move forward, and the reaction of the Yamada detachment did not surprise Major General Kusaba Tatsumi, Major General Yamada Meiji did not dare to go too far, and the Yamada detachment gave up an attack channel to the 9th Wing, and Katagiri Goro Osa did not spend much effort to prepare for the attack.

This second wave of attacks encountered by the 287th Regiment was almost completely different from the first wave of Japanese attacks they had repelled a few hours earlier, but fortunately, the 287th Regiment did not use the previous skirmish to estimate the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, otherwise they would have suffered a big loss!

The attacks of the 9th Wing were like a tidal wave, and the artillery bombardment, infantry assault, and grenadier attacks formed a very lethal firepower network, and often the machine guns of the 287th Regiment would be suppressed by the devil's fire as soon as they rang out, and there was a clear gap between the 10th Army and the Japanese army in terms of tactical quality.

The 9th Wing and the 287th Regiment tug-of-war several times at a distance of 200 meters in front of the position, just when the 287th Regiment thought that they had become accustomed to the intensity of the Japanese attack, Katagiri Goro Osa suddenly began to reinforce, and the Japanese troops in front of the 287th Regiment position suddenly concentrated their firepower and smashed towards a section of the 287th Regiment's position, and a company of the 3rd Battalion of the 287th Regiment faced the enemy with more than half of the casualties in an instant, and the Japanese took advantage of the opportunity of weakening defensive fire to attack the situation, and the hand-to-hand combat between the two sides lasted for more than ten minutes. Fortunately, the commander of the 287th Regiment, Zhao Ihua, promptly ordered the heavy machine guns on the left and right sides of the position to turn their muzzles to try the fire blockade, which did not allow more devils to rush into the trenches.

Although they also suffered defeats, the performance of the 9th Wing was obviously more than a little stronger than that of the Yamada detachment, Katagiri Goro Osa's troops entered the position of the 287th Regiment in the first attack, while the attack of the Yamada Detachment did not even have a chance to get close to the fortifications of the 287th Regiment.

Major General Yamada Meiji, who felt that he had lost to Kusaba Tatsuki, had a very unsightly face, and he now regretted that he should not have rushed to fire the first shot of the attack on Yaohuamen, at that time, the Yamada detachment did not have the combat ability at all after a long journey, and it was his obstinate behavior that made the Yamada detachment unfavorable!

Now the 19th Brigade has demonstrated a successful attack demonstration in front of him Yamada Meiji, and Major General Yamada Meiji felt even more unbearable, so less than five minutes after the 9th Wing of the 19th Brigade retreated, the Yamada Detachment launched a new round of attacks!

This time the Yamada detachment obviously learned from the experience of the 9th Wing, except that the Yamada detachment did not have as sufficient support as the 9th Wing in terms of artillery firepower, everything else was based on the routine of the 9th Wing, but the current attack of the Yamada detachment was like copying the actions of the 9th Wing just now, and the defense of the 287th Regiment once again had cracks, and this time the number of devils who rushed into the trenches of the 287th Regiment increased greatly, and the battle situation was extremely dangerous! In the end, the commander of the 287th Regiment, Zhao Ihua, rushed up with all the reserves to press down the Yamada detachment, in just a few hours, the 287th Regiment suffered more than one-third of the casualties, and used up all the reserves, the 144th Brigade Commander Guo Jun sent the telegram for help directly to the hands of Xu Yuanquan, the commander of the Second Army, before the Japanese launched the 4th round of attacks, the reinforcements of the 287th Regiment arrived, and the 144th Brigade Commander Guo Jun strengthened the troops he could mobilize to the 287th Regiment, before the reinforcements from the military headquarters arrived, The 287th regiment can only die!

Don't take a step back!

Once the Yaohuamen defense line was broken through by the Japanese army, Nanjing's east gate was equivalent to opening a big hole, and the first line of defense was lost in less than half a day, Xu Yuanquan could not explain to Huang Haoran, you must know that among the various departments of the Nanjing garrison, the Second Army Corps participated in the war the latest, and the establishment was the most complete, and Huang Haoran successively allocated several batches of weapons and equipment to the Second Army Corps, if even the vanguard of the Japanese army could not stop it, Xu Yuanquan could only apologize for his crimes.

"Zhao Ihua! You must fucking resist Lao Tzu! Don't lose the Yaohua Gate before the reinforcements arrive! ”

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