Chapter 1236 Seven Divisions

The troops of the 54th Army launched a fierce attack on the North City Gate, and the first brigade of the 55th Wing was the main force of defense here, but when the main force of the 14th and 18th Divisions was dispatched, the first brigade suffered heavy casualties, but fortunately, the second brigade of the 55th Wing immediately reinforced, which stabilized the position, and then with the reinforcement of a brigade of the 124th Wing of the 35th Brigade and the North City Gate.

The troops of the 54th Army were still engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese at the North City Gate, and here at the East City Gate, the troops of the Provisional Ninth Army began to prepare for the attack again.

On the periphery of Huaxian County, inside the military headquarters of the Ninth Army temporarily.

Sun Weiguo, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the Fourth Theater, was communicating with Zhang Ruigui, commander of the 63rd Army, and as the front-line operations entered a white heat, the troops behind began to be mobilized by Sun Weiguo.

More than 10,000 people from the two divisions of the division began to be transferred to the front line by Sun Weiguo, and the troops of the division who had been heavily damaged and recuperated began to serve as rear defense.

Sun Weiguo had already decided to assemble divisions here in Huaxian, the 18th Division, the 201st Division, the Honorary Fourth Division, and the Provisional Sixth Division, and he personally commanded these seven divisions to launch a fierce attack on Huaxian, and according to the battle plan formulated by Sun Weiguo, Huaxian County must be captured before 8 o'clock in the evening of the 16th in any case.

The night had passed quickly, and the sun began to rise in the distance in the east, and the fiery red sun slowly began to rise, and the surroundings began to brighten.

It is now past 7 o'clock in the morning of November 15, and the various units have stopped the attack, and they are making adequate preparations for the attack.

"Commander-in-chief, I have sent the division troops over in accordance with your orders, please rest assured, in order to recover Guangzhou as soon as possible, even if all the troops of our 63rd Army are exhausted, please ask the commander-in-chief to hand over the most arduous task to us."

On the phone, Zhang Ruigui said in a very respectful tone, Zhang Ruigui did not dare to disobey Sun Weiguo's order.

"That's good." Sun Weiguo said calmly, he hung up the microphone and looked at the map.

At 7:40 in the morning, Ye Zimin, commander of the provisional 6th Division, Lin Weitao, commander of the 151st Division, and Peng Zhifang, commander of the 153rd Division, came to the military headquarters of the Provisional Ninth Army at the same time.

The three division commanders saluted Sun Weiguo, and their eyes looked at Sun Weiguo at the same time, with serious expressions on their faces.

"It's good that you are here, the Huaxian garrison is the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, this 18th Division is one of the culprits of the Nanjing Massacre, we not only want to take Huaxian County in this operation, but also completely eliminate the troops of the 18th Division, but judging from the current situation, I am afraid it will be difficult to eliminate them all, so I transferred you over."

Sun Weiguo came to the sand table, he looked at Ye Zimin and the others, and said with a solemn expression on his face.

The provisional Sixth Division is a unit directly under the 47th Group Army, with a total of nearly 10,000 troops, and the divisional troops are subordinate to the 63rd Army, which is an authentic unit of the Cantonese Army.

This time, Sun Weiguo transferred the strategic general reserve, he wanted to strengthen the pressure on Huaxian, so as to quickly capture Huaxian and completely solve the Japanese troops in Huaxian.

"Commander-in-chief, you have given the order, our Guangdong army is willing to accept the most difficult task, and we will definitely not disappoint the commander-in-chief."

"Yes, commander-in-chief, we were able to go to the front line to participate in the war this time, and all the brothers in the division want to fight back to Guangzhou, and we believe that under the leadership of the commander-in-chief, we will definitely be able to realize this wish."

Lin Weitao and Peng Zhifang, two division commanders, looked at Sun Weiguo at the same time, and said with solemn expressions on their faces.

"I'm sure you can do it." Sun Weiguo nodded, and said with a smile on his face.

Ye Zimin didn't show any attitude, but Sun Weiguo knew that no matter what kind of order Ye Zimin was given, he would do it well.

Looking at the sand table, Sun Weiguo began to deploy his operations.

According to Sun Weiguo's plan, the main attack is still placed here at the East City Gate, but this time Sun Weiguo has increased the deployment of troops, and he will put the 201st Division, the Honorary Fourth Division, the Provisional Sixth Division, and all the divisional troops here, and the 201st Division, the Honorary Fourth Division, and the Provisional Sixth Division to be responsible for the attack.

The three divisions quickly entered the county seat, and then the divisional troops quickly followed up and entered the county town to gradually clear the Japanese troops.

Sun Weiguo began to issue combat orders, and all units began to make preparations, and Yin Jinshan, commander of the Ninth Army, personally came to the front line to direct the operation.

Huaxian, near the East City Gate, after some shelling, the gap here in the East City Gate has begun to expand, and the little devils have become more cautious.

The two infantry battalions of the 114th Wing began to set up a defense in depth, and more than a dozen artillery pieces began to enter the semi-underground bunkers, so that although the firing range was sacrificed, it could increase the chance of survival.

"Captain, the Chinese troops have not attacked so far, are they ready to give up the attack?"

A Shaozuo captain looked ahead with a telescope and didn't find any movement on the part of the Chinese troops, he came to the captain of the Dazuo Wing and said in confusion.

"Don't let your guard down, you must strengthen your vigilance, the Chinese army will definitely still attack here." The captain of the Great Zuo United said with a serious expression on his face.

As the words of the captain of the Dazuo Wing fell, the roar of tanks began to be heard in the distance, and the No. 4 tanks began to appear in the distance.

Tank No. 4 formed a wedge-shaped queue and quickly rushed towards the East City Gate, followed by a large number of armored vehicles.

The troops of the 201st Division are still the main attack, and behind the 201st Division are the troops of the Honorary Fourth Division, and behind the troops of the Honorary Fourth Division are the provisional Sixth Division, and the division troops are on standby behind.

The tanks quickly rushed towards the eastern gate, followed by a large number of armored vehicles.

Immediately after coming to the gap, the tanks began to shell the inside, followed by three tanks heading straight inside.

"Boom, boom." At this time, the Japanese anti-tank guns began to fire, and more than a dozen armor-piercing shells were fired at the three tanks.

The three tanks withstood the armor-piercing shells, and the tanks began to stop slightly, but then moved quickly forward.

The three tanks were remodeled from a small arsenal directly under the 47th Army, and steel plates were welded in front of the tanks and wood tied to the steel plates to strengthen the resistance.

More than a dozen armor-piercing shells from the Japanese army came and completely penetrated the wood, but they hit the welded steel plates and did not pose a threat to the tank.

The three tanks took the opportunity to move quickly to the front, and they entered directly into the county town, while a dozen infantry in the rear quickly began to get out of the armored vehicles, and they began to set up grenadiers, and in a short time, smoke bombs began to hit the gap.