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6.126 From Zhongshan to Zhonghua Gate

When Xu Zilong saw Toyama Ichihei Shaozo, the chief shooting instructor of the 9th Division, behaved very quietly, the penetration of the Type 38 rifle was very strong, and the bullet flew out from the back of Toyama Ichihei Shaozo's head, the wound was not big but enough to be fatal, Si Youshen, the shooting champion of the 36th Division, won the shooting chief instructor of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Well played! Thinking of the 99th Army? ”

Xu Zilong began to recruit Cheese Youshen, and the 99th Army, a victorious military force under Huang Haoran, had long been known among the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Garrison, and Xu Zilong believed that his proposal was quite tempting.

"Okay!" Si Youshen replied very simply, and there were already medical soldiers who acted with the headquarters next to him who ran up to help Si Youshen's injured left leg stop the bleeding, and the defense of Nanjing has been fought until now, and only Huang Haoran's basic troops can still get medicine, I have to say that in order to save his injured left leg is one of the important reasons why Si Youshen agreed to jump ship so happily.

"Take away this little devil's gun! Sniper rifles are high-end goods, and they can be exchanged for a lot of reward! ”

Xu Zilong let his subordinates take off the rank of Toyama Ichihei Shaozo and took away his sniper rifle, the 99th Army has always attached importance to military merit and capture, the devil sniper that Si Youshen killed today will soon bring him a rich harvest, Commander Huang will not treat his soldiers badly, what he said has always been true to his word, plus Lieutenant Watanabe, who was captured alive, Si Youshen has at least won the title of platoon commander for himself.

After eliminating the Japanese snipers who were trailing, Huang Haoran's trip became much safer, and before meeting the receiving troops sent by the 99th Division, the special service battalion of the headquarters had several encounters with the Japanese army, which were basically some company-platoon level battles.

Xu Zilong's soldiers are well-trained and well-equipped, and almost every time they have an absolute advantage over the Japanese army, these small units of the 9th Division are equivalent to sending Xu Zilong their military exploits in vain.

Since the communication with the headquarters began intermittently, Shen Lao Er has been restless in his division headquarters, Baixia District is now full of battlefields, Fan Jie has taken away the general troops around Huang Haoran, Shen Yuanlong is really afraid that his eldest brother will suffer!

After receiving the order that Huang Haoran was going to his division headquarters, Shen Lao Er immediately sent the reserve team in his hand to the predetermined location to meet Huang Haoran.

The heavy casualties of the 9th Division in the Baixia District finally came in exchange for the Japanese army's fierce awakening, Ji Jia Ryosuke and Jing Shuxuan abandoned the early all-out attack, and now changed to concentrate forces to clean up house by house to deal with Shen Laoer's 99th Division, the 99th Division was already at a disadvantage in numbers, Shen Laoer's soldiers have always relied on the advantage of geographical advantages and individual firepower to entangle with the Japanese army, the devil's tactics changed, and the 99th Division, which was unwilling to sit still and be divided and annihilated by the Japanese army, could only gather the troops below and start a face-to-face battle with the Japanese army, The intensity and cruelty of the battle began to increase exponentially, and the casualties of the 99th Division were getting bigger and bigger recently, and Shen Lao Er didn't think of any good way to turn the situation around.

Fortunately, the eldest brother is coming, and Shen Lao Er believes that Huang Haoran will definitely have a good idea to help him get through the current predicament.

So when Shen Lao Er saw Huang Haoran walking into his division, he was about to jump up with joy, he ran in front of Huang Haoran in three steps and two steps, and then hugged Huang Haoran, this Shen Lao was so strong that Huang Haoran was almost out of breath when he hugged him!

"Alright, alright! Master Shen! Let's talk about the military situation first! ”

Huang Haoran slapped Shen Laoer's back with his hand to calm him down, the military situation was like fire, and what Huang Haoran was most eager to understand now was what had happened in the past dozens of minutes......

"Big brother, the devil sent a large number of tanks and artillery to constantly encroach on the defense area of my 99th Division, east of Longpan Road and south of Ruijin Road have all fallen into the hands of the Japanese 9th Division, and the Japanese troops who entered the city in the direction of Zhongshan Gate and Houzaimun also occupied part of the streets of the city. At least nearly 20,000 Japanese troops have now poured into the city of Nanjing, and it seems that the street fighting is about to expand to the whole city....."

When Shen Lao Er spoke, Huang Haoran kept replying to the telegrams sent by the troops, the battle situation in the east of the city was similar to what Huang Haoran expected, but the speed of the defenders in the direction of Zhongshan Gate and Houzaimun seemed to be a little ahead, which was a side effect of Nanjing's new defense adjustment, although the local troops and the central army in the Nanjing garrison were born and died together for almost a month, but the commanders of the divisions of each unit still maintained their vigilance during the civil war, and everyone was worried that their troops would be left behind as a backing, Therefore, the pace of retreat of the troops on a front is basically the same, no matter whether the chapter is good or not, as long as you see the friendly forces on the left and right retreat from the defenders on the position, they will not hold on any longer, you run and I run, everyone is staring at the footsteps of others, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is not as good as the Japanese army, and now there is such a psychological baggage, and it has become a logical thing to lose positions continuously.

Such a culture must not be fostered! Nanjing City is surrounded by water on one side, and the enemy is attacked on three sides, if the troops do not cooperate with each other when retreating, it will evolve into a tragedy like Songhu, Huang Haoran decided to take the 83rd Army and the 66th Army first, the two Guangdong troops!

Huang Haoran issued orders for the execution of two regiment commanders in succession, and the defenders in the east of the city began to become active again in the face of harsh military law, and the morale of the Nanjing garrison was greatly boosted......

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Zhongshan Gate and Houzai Gate are the two main passages for the 87th Division on Zhongshan to withdraw into the urban area, and the loss of these two gates made Shen Fazao, the commander of the 87th Division, unable to sit still anymore! He convened an ad hoc operational meeting at his division headquarters.

The three brigade commanders of the 87th Division are now only two, the commander of the 259th Brigade, Yi Anhua, was martyred in the battle with the Japanese army, and the officers of the 260th Brigade and the 261st Brigade all thought that if the 87th Division stayed in Zhongshan, there was only one way to die, and only the two commanders of the 259th Brigade said that they would defend Zhongshan to the death and avenge their brigade commanders!

Shen Fazao doesn't want to be the second Yi Anhua, he doesn't want to die yet!

Zhongshan as the last barrier in the east of Nanjing, its strategic value is extremely high, which is destined for the Japanese army to invest a lot of troops in Zhongshan and Sun Wen's mausoleum is also located in Zhongshan, which makes the 87th Division's defensive task have another layer of political significance, although the 87th Division entered the battle relatively late in the Nanjing garrison, but the pressure they are facing is not small at all.

"Master! Let's get out of here! Now that even the retreat is broken, what are you hesitating about? ”

The commander of the 521st Regiment, Jia Guoxuan, was unwilling to fight, the total number of his 521st Regiment had been sharply reduced to a battalion, and if he continued to toss on Zhongshan for two more days, Jia Guoxuan would be demoted to be a company commander.

The Japanese 3rd Division that attacked Zhongshan had gone crazy, and now the number of troops invested in each attack was at least the size of a squadron or above, and a regiment selected by Jia Guoxuan only lasted two days before becoming what it is now, and this is still the result of fighting under the condition of completely occupying the geographical advantage.

"Can't be withdrawn! As soon as we leave, what will we do with the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum? What about the accommodation of the commissioner? Master, what you think! The 83rd Army and the 66th Army dared to retreat because they had Huang Haoran's order in their hands, but our 87th Division did not! Has everyone forgotten that Huang Haoran shot the two regiment commanders just now? The Guangdong troops have orders in hand, but they are retreating a little faster, and this is still the case, if our 87th Division flees without a fight, the division, I am afraid that the military seat will not be able to protect you! ”

The words of the head of the 520 regiment, Cai Qi, Shen Fazao were sweating, what he was most worried about now was Huang Haoran, a guy who was not afraid of heaven and earth, according to the old habits of the officialdom of the Republic of China, an officer like Shen Fazao who had some background and power could pay money to atone for his crimes if he violated military law, if the military commander of the Nanjing Garrison was Tang Shengzhi, then Shen Fazao would have run away a long time ago, Huang Haoran was not easy to deal with, and the highest authorities gave Huang Haoran the sword of Shang Fang who cut first and then played, if he accidentally provoked this Lord of Yama, Then you really can't save your life!

"Not leaving? Do you just watch the troops run out? The 517 regiment has already demonstrated to everyone! If you stay in Zhongshan, you can only be wiped out! Maybe even the number has been canceled! ”

The officers of the 87th Division in the room heard someone mention the 517th Regiment, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little solidified.

The 517th Regiment is one of the main regiments of the 87th Division, the key area of the Japanese attack of the Eastern Foothill Division of the Purple Mountain, which was defended, was completely annihilated under the continuous onslaught of the devils!

Shen Fazao equipped the 517th Regiment of the 259th Brigade with Yaohuamen, and later Huang Haoran ordered the 87th Division to shrink to the Zhongshan area to take over the defense of the Teaching Corps, so the defense of Yaohuamen was replaced by the 83rd Army, and the 517th Regiment was transferred to the area around the fork and the eastern foot of Zijin Mountain.

Although Shen Fazao's 87th Division suffered relatively large losses in the Songhu battlefield and had a relatively large number of new recruits, after two months of training and recuperation after withdrawing to Nanjing, coupled with the relatively good quality of the officers of the German Armament Division, the 87th Division quickly regained a certain combat effectiveness.

To defend the Purple Mountain, the focus is on sticking to the first, second, and third peaks. Shen Fazao's defensive equipment for the 517th Regiment was: the third battalion was based on the third peak, that is, the Tiger Cave position, with the 83rd Army at the fork in the road on the left and the 260th Brigade on the right; The second battalion is based on the position of the second peak, and can be reinforced, and the third peak battle is ready to be reinforced; The first battalion is based on the position of the first peak and supports the battle of the second peak at any time; The mortar company of the division held a position between the first and second peaks, and the artillery positions were selected; The regimental headquarters of the 517th Regiment is located in the hidden part of the northern slope between Tianbao City and Yifeng, and forms a communication network with the division headquarters and the battalions and companies on the positions below.

This is a very decent way of playing, Shen Fazao has calculated that if the ordinary troops of the Central Army are changed to attack, the 517 regiment on the three peaks alone can block the onslaught of an army for three days!

After the defensive area was determined, the battalions and companies of the 517th Regiment climbed the Purple Mountain, reconnoitred the terrain, selected positions, built fortifications, stockpiled ammunition supplies, and prepared for battle. When the fortifications were completed, the Japanese army had gradually approached the Nanjing city wall, and the sound of artillery was faintly heard in the area of Chunhua Town and Niushou Mountain in Tangshan, and the battalions and companies of the 517th Regiment immediately entered the position and were on strict alert. It didn't take long for the Japanese divisions and regiments to engage in fierce battles with the Nanjing garrison at the fork in the road, at the Qilin Gate, and at the Ranshigang.

The Japanese planes continued to hover over the Zhongshan Mountains during the day, bombarding the 87th Division's main positions in the Purple Mountain, Xishan, and Xiaolingwei, and the Japanese artillery fired a large number of shells every day to cover the infantry to launch a fierce attack on the entire line of Zhongshan.

The position of the 517th regiment's defense area happened to be in the main strike area of the Japanese army, only one of the Tiger Cave, the Japanese army put in two brigades of infantry, under the help of the Japanese planes to drop bombs, the devils concentrated artillery fire on the Tiger Cave position and immediately sent a large number of infantry to charge. The 517th Regiment was condescending, taking advantage of the good terrain and fighting fiercely with the Japanese army with its strong fortifications, and whenever the Japanese approached the front of the position, the officers and men of the 517th Regiment wiped out most of the Japanese troops in front of the position with fierce rifle machine gun fire and grenades. The Japanese army was strewn with corpses all over the ground and suffered heavy casualties.

During the battle, the artillery observation post of the 517th Regiment found a small unit of about 100 people, resting at the south end of the barracks of the original 261 Brigade; At first, due to the lack of vision, the artillery observation was to take the 87th Division's own troops. Later, as the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, the line of sight gradually recovered, and the artillery observation post found that the clothing and steel helmets of this unit were obviously different from those of the Chinese troops, and a sun flag was also found on a big tree, so the 517 regiment determined that these infantry were all Japanese soldiers, and the mortar of the 517 regiment immediately aimed directly, and a shell hit this group of Japanese soldiers with heavy casualties, according to the battle situation at that time, this small group of Japanese troops should have been inserted by night from the junction of the friendly defense area, and the result was cheaper than the gunners of the 517 regiment. Annoyed and angry, the devils fired a lot of smoke bombs at the Tiger Cave position of the 517th Regiment, and at the same time launched a group charge, and the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the 517th Regiment resisted stubbornly in a sea of gunsmoke and fire. After repelling two rounds of attacks by the Japanese army in a row, a southeast wind suddenly blew, and the Japanese army took advantage of the wind direction to launch more smoke bombs, which were mixed with some poison gas bombs, the officers and soldiers of the third battalion of the 517th Regiment were caught off guard, and a large number of poisonous gas poisoned down, the Japanese army took advantage of the weakness to enter, and the defending officers and soldiers were all exhausted, because the position of the three peaks was too prominent, and it was not easy to reinforce, the 517 Regiment could only give up its position and retreat to the east foot of the second peak.

The Japanese army combined its infantry, artillery and air forces, concentrated its forces, and launched a powerful offensive against our Purple Mountain, in a vain attempt to conquer Zhongshan in one fell swoop. After the Japanese heavy artillery poured nearly 1,000 rounds of various shells on the position of the 517th Regiment under the command of balloon observation, the Japanese troops who captured the three peaks of the 517th Regiment immediately began to attack. Purple Mountain is a mountain range that slopes from west to east, forming three peaks, the second peak is the second line of defense, and the front is less than 200 meters. The left flank was supported by mountains and obstacles, and the Japanese could not make a detour from the left flank; The 261st Brigade on the right flank held the position on the east side of the Zhongshan Mausoleum, which could be supported by side fire, and the Japanese attacked from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain, which was very difficult, and many attacks were repulsed, with corpses everywhere and heavy casualties. Seeing that it was difficult to succeed in the Japanese army, they carried out a poison gas attack again, but fortunately, the wind direction was more favorable to the defenders, so it did not cause catastrophic consequences, Zhang Jun, the commander of the second battalion of the 517th Regiment, was wounded, and the losses of the whole battalion were excessive, and the battle has maintained a very high intensity. In the following days, there was a fierce battle on the whole line of Nanjing, Guanghua Gate and Zhongshan Gate were more intense, the cannon roared, and from the highest peak of the Purple Mountain, the east of the Ming City Wall was everywhere, and the smoke and dust were misty. Soon, the Baixia District was the most advanced devil, and the enemy and I fought fiercely in the area of Guanghua Gate, Chenglou Gate and Zhongshan Gate. After the position was surrounded by the Japanese army, the officers and men of the 517th Regiment on the first peak still held out for more than 20 hours, until Shen Fazao convened this temporary meeting, there were still sporadic gunshots on the position of the 517th Regiment.

Some people think that the 517th Regiment is worthless in this death, and some people say that the 517th Regiment is bloody and Zhongshan, like the firmament of pines and cypresses, and its spirit will live on forever.

Shen Fazao has no interest in whether it is right or wrong for the 517 regiment to do this until death, you must know that there are a total of six regiments in his hands, and the destruction of the 517 regiment is already a fact and irretrievable, and now Shen Fazao is more concerned about how to rescue his remaining five regiments.

Shen Fazao has already done the matter of interceding with the chief, the battle of Nanjing is too special, and the defense of Zhongshan is even more special, and several army commanders who usually have a good personal relationship with Shen Fazao have all become mute, and in the end, Shen Fazao can only go to the highest authorities to beg him for help, but Wuhan replied with a line of words: "When the country and the nation are dying, I hope that the three armies will die!" Live up to expectations! ”

Isn't this equivalent to Shen Fazao taking his 87th Division to be buried in Zhongshan? Whether this telegram is the handwriting of the highest authorities remains to be discussed, but the meaning has been made very clear, without Huang Haoran's order, the 87th Division will not want to go down to Zhongshan, even if the troops come down, Shen Fazao will have to go to the military justice department!

Shen Fazao didn't want to save the troops but lost his own life, if he died, no matter how good the 87th Division was, it would have to be handed over to others, so it was better to wipe out the troops, so that he should be able to go to other troops to lead the troops.

"Enough! Don't say these useless words again! Defending is also death, and retreating is also death! Is it really a dead knot that can't be solved? Ladies and gentlemen! It is about the survival of the 87th Division and your future! Let's think of a way! ”

As soon as Shen Fazao spoke, the officers who were still making a commotion just now quieted down, and the officers' reaction was not because of how high Shen Fazao's prestige was, but because no one wanted to be a leader at this time.

"Master! There are ways, but they will cost you some face......"

Shen Fazao, who was extremely disappointed in his heart, suddenly heard someone say that there was a way, and he quickly turned his head to look at the person who spoke.

It turned out to be Sun Tianfang, the deputy brigade commander of the 261st Brigade, Shen Fazao originally thought that the person who thought of a way was a civilian staff officer or something, but he didn't expect that Sun Tianfang, the deputy brigade commander, would be able to have a way to let the 87th Division escape from the predicament.

Now at this time, I don't care about the feelings, no matter whether the white cat or the black cat can catch mice, it is a good cat! As long as Sun Tianfang's idea can be more reliable, Shen Fazao decided to follow Sun Tianfang's method.

"You say you say it! Brigadier Sun, don't have any worries! Let's listen to Brigade Commander Sun's high opinion! ”

"Shizuo, you only thought that we couldn't withdraw from Zhongshan without the order of the City Defense Headquarters, but you forgot that he was not the only commander in the City Defense Headquarters, Huang Haoran...... As long as we can get the orders of our boss, our 87th Division will follow it, and he Huang Haoran will not always be our boss, if we ask afterwards, as long as there is a shield to prevaricate, plus the relationship between the division and the commission, the division will definitely be able to retreat! ”

"You mean to find Tang Mengxiao? Before the war, the committee spoke, the army in Nanjing is under the control of Huang Haoran, and everyone knows that Tang Mengxiao is an empty shelf, will it be too obvious to do this? ”

Shen Fazao didn't expect Sun Tianfang to think of such a method, taking Tang Shengzhi's order to withdraw the army is like using chicken feathers as an arrow, this is really too far-fetched and too risky!

What if Huang Haoran turns his face? These are all issues that Shen Fazao must take into account.

"Master! All we want is an excuse, as long as the troops are still there and you are still there, we are not afraid that there will be no chance! You have also seen the results of Gui Yongqing and Sun Yuanliang's handling! Assassinate the direct commander, what a crime! Didn't the highest authorities suppress it and not do it? What does this say about ......? This shows that the commission is nostalgic for the old feelings, and it also shows that if no one is willing to defend Nanjing, Huang Haoran will not have the weight he has now! After we retreated, we went to the riverside, and then left, Nanjing could not fight for a few days, and it was easy to say anything after the battle! Master, in your mind, even if you are not as good as Gui Yongqing, you will never be inferior to Sun Yuanliang, right? Shizuo, you were also ordered to retreat, and you saved the 87th Division for the commission, so you will definitely be fine! ”

Sun Tianfang's words made Shen Fazao suddenly!

Isn't it! If it weren't for the Battle of Nanjing, Huang Haoran would just be a lieutenant general! There are so many veterans in the government, and the position of general is not Huang Haoran's turn for the time being, which means that the 87th Division will not have to listen to Huang Haoran in the future! The Military Judge Advocate General's Department has always been a gourd monk to judge the gourd case, as long as the background is hard enough, the ticket is enough, and the crime of beheading can often be turned into acquittal, Shen Fazao is most worried about Huang Haoran cutting him first and then playing, but the Military Justice Department, he is not afraid!

Sun Tianfang is right, as long as he escapes Huang Haoran's knife, the 87th Division and him Shen Fazao will be open to the sky! Tang Shengzhi's order is an excuse for himself to excuse himself in the future, although he looks like an idiot now, but as long as it is processed and polished by money, I believe that the Military Justice Department will accept Shen Fazao's explanation!

"Damn! That's it! Deputy Brigade Commander Sun, you take someone to find Tang Shengzhi, if this is done, I guarantee that I will help you remove the sub-word in front of the brigade commander! ”

Shen Fazao's words suddenly stabbed the sore spot of Chen Yiding, deputy commander of the 87th Division, now he is the deputy division commander and the brigade commander of the 261 Brigade, Sun Tianfang is his deputy, Shen Fazao wants to promote Sun Tianfang Chen Yiding was the most affected, although the position of the deputy division commander is one level higher than the brigade commander, but in fact, the brigade commander who holds the military power is much happier than the deputy division commander, seeing that Sun Tianfang's few bad words squeezed out his brigade commander throne, Chen Yiding's heart is a little uncomfortable.

"Thank you, Master! I'll do my best! ”

Sun Tianfang finally waited for the opportunity to come out, of course he would not miss it, as soon as Shen Fazao relented, Sun Tianfang immediately accepted Shen Fazao's assignment with joy, without further ado, the Japanese offensive is getting tighter and tighter, if you delay some time, it is useless to get Tang Shengzhi's order, Shen Fazao quickly sent a company with a radio to escort Sun Tian into the city, and after success, he sent a telegram back, Shen Fazao couldn't wait for Sun Tianfang to run back and report.

When bidding farewell to Sun Tianfang, Shen Fazao squeezed out a few tears, he pulled Sun Tianfang like a resentful woman and kept instructing, and he could see that the 87th Division officers present had sour water in their stomachs, if Sun Tianfang hadn't run fast, several regiment commanders would have vomited......

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Zhonghua Gate.

Gu Shoufu's 6th Division faced Feng Shengfa's 58th Division here, in the face of the powerful Japanese army, Feng Shengfa did not preserve his strength, he put his 172nd and 174th brigades into the defense of Zhonghua Gate, due to the fall of Yuhuatai, Gu Shoufu was able to build an artillery position in Yuhuatai to continuously bombard the defense line of the 58th Division, Feng Shengfa ordered the sappers to blow up the bridge over the moat in advance, so as to block the attack of Japanese tanks.

Zhonghua Gate is located in the south of Nanjing City, Ming Hongwu two to eight years (1369 ~ 1375) in the Southern Tang Dynasty capital and the Southern Song Dynasty Jiankang Mansion City South Gate site to expand and build, originally called Jubao Gate, in 1931 renamed Zhonghua Gate.

Zhonghua Gate Castle is 118.5 meters wide from east to west, 128 meters long from north to south, covers an area of about 15,000 square meters, has ingenious design, complete structure, has three urn cities, four arches.

Urn City, also known as Moon City, Quchi, is an annex building attached to the city gate and connected with the city wall in the ancient city, mostly semicircular, and a few are square or rectangular. When the enemy invades the urn city, if the main city gate and the urn city gate are closed, the defenders can form a 'turtle in the urn' against the enemy. Before the construction of the Ming City Wall in Nanjing, the traditional Chinese urn city

The system is to place it outside the main city gate. The Ming City Wall of Nanjing reversed the old system, set the urn city in the city gate, and revolutionized the 'urn hole' (Tibetan soldier hole) on the city body, which greatly strengthened the defense capability of the city gate. The setting of the inner urn city not only enhances the defense of the city gate, but also is a concentrated embodiment of the Taoist idea of the designer and builder of 'the country is a good weapon for the country, not for people'.

The first city gate of Zhonghua Gate is 21.45 meters high, each gate has two wooden doors and the jack gate that can be started up and down, it is divided into upper, middle and lower three layers, the upper floor is built with the dysprosium tower of the heavy eaves tube tile roof of the palace type, the middle layer is the brick and stone structure, a row of 7 Tibetan soldiers holes in the inner direction, the middle of the lower layer is the urn city Yongdao, there are 3 Tibetan soldiers holes on both sides. The second to fourth gates are two-story structures with wooden towers on top and masonry on the lower floors. There is a 11-meter-wide slope-type horse road on the east and west sides of the urn city, and the horse road on the east and west sides is steep and magnificent, which can be used to transport military supplies, and can be ridden straight to the head of the city. There are also a row of 7 small caves on the outside of the road, and there are 27 caves in the whole castle, which can hide more than 3,000 people.

The three words "Zhonghua Gate" hanging high above the city gate were still inscribed by the highest authorities.

The moat, the thick Ming city wall and the urn city are the biggest capital in Feng Shengfa's hands, because the Japanese army at Zhongshan Gate and Guanghua Gate blocked the river, so the water level of the moat outside the Zhonghua Gate dropped to a very low position, and the Japanese infantry rushed from the embankment on the south bank of the moat to wade into the river, facing the Japanese army who was as stupid as ducks in the river, the officers and soldiers of the 58th Division were not polite, although there was no large-caliber artillery, the mortars and machine guns of the 58th Division still made the 6th Division suffer enough, Many Japanese corpses fell in the water of the moat, and the 6th Division paid at least 300 men to climb the north bank of the moat.

Before the fall of Yuhuatai, Zhonghua Gate was still an important passage out of the city of the Nanjing garrison, and the structure of the urn city was originally easy to defend and difficult to attack, so Feng Shengfa did not let the officers and soldiers block the city gate early, until the 6th Division opened fire on Yuhuatai, the 58th Division quickly blocked the city gate, due to the relatively short construction time and the lack of professional engineers, so the closure of the first city gate was completed in a hurry, the 6th Division soon discovered this, their artillery began to fire at the city gate, hoping to blow up a passage.

The fierce artillery bombardment collapsed the mud and sandbags used by the 58th Division to block the first city gate, revealing the light behind the city gate from a gap of three or four meters above the ground, and the chief of staff of the 6th Division, Shimono Ichi Huo Dazuo, was extremely excited to see that his troops had found a breakthrough so quickly, and the 9th Division was tossed for several days at Guanghua Gate before breaking through the Ming city wall, and Shimono Huo Dazuo thought that with this battle of Zhonghua Gate, the prestige of the 6th Division once again spread throughout the Central China Front.

The first units of the 6th Division to stand on the north shore came from the 36th Brigade of Major General Mitsuru Ushijima.

It was the decision of Tani Toshio to take the lead, and Tani Toshio had always admired Ushijima and considered him an excellent tactician, and Ushijima was the third son of Lieutenant Ushijima Minoru of the old Satsuma clan and was born in Tokyo. In 1908, he graduated from the 20th Infantry Section of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School; Ranked third. He graduated from the 28th Army University in 1916, and on March 1, 1937, he served as the commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade of the Sixth Division and was promoted to Major General of the Army; In the battle of leading his troops to participate in the landing of Jinshanwei and conquering Shanghai, Ushijima Mitsuru showed excellent tactical qualities, and when attacking the Wufu line, the 36th Brigade independently defeated a corps of the Central Army and captured all the logistics units of this army.

If Matsui Ishine had stayed in office after the Nanjing War, Ushijima would probably have been promoted to division commander.

Zhonghua Gate is the performance stage that Tani Toshio gave to Mitsuru Ushijima!

If it is said that the commander of the Ushijima Manchu Brigade and the beloved general of Tani Shofu, then the commander of the 15th Infantry Wing, Kanda Masasang, is the beloved general of the commander of the Ushijima Manchu Brigade, and the first wave of attacks of the 36th Brigade was carried out by the 15th Wing of Kanda Masa Osao, and he saw his subordinates planting one after another in the moat in Nanjing.

"Kanda-kun, it seems that the strength of the two squadrons is not enough to shake the city defense of the Chinese, your second echelon is time to attack, remember, I don't want you to take the Zhonghua Gate right away, as long as you stand on the north bank, the sappers still need time to fill this small river, and the imperial chariots need a passage to advance!" Do you understand? ”

The commander of the Ushijima Brigade said very politely, he seemed to attribute the huge casualties of the 15th Wing to the moat in front of him, Ushijima was one of the few Japanese generals who did not call China a shina, although the Japanese army has been constantly winning victories in the East China battlefield, Ushijima Mitsuru does not think that the Chinese can be easily conquered.

The tragedy of the 114th Division in Lishui was not an accident, Chinese showed their attack power in Shanghai, and the current China is no longer the ignorant and backward China of the First Sino-Japanese Period, and some people in this country have awakened, although the number of these people is not much......

The structure of the gate sits on a canvas chair not far from Mitsuru Ushijima, who would rather stand by himself than have a hint of wrinkles in his maps and drawings, which he has an almost paranoid penchant for.

Urn City... Interesting design, the ancient Chinese civilization was once ahead of the whole event, if it were not for the war, Ushijima would have been willing to preserve these ancient buildings of great cultural value.

But now, this urn city has become a roadblock blocking the advance of the 36th Brigade, and Ushijima can only destroy him with his own hands, otherwise his soldiers will pay a heavy price!

"Command! Heavy artillery units concentrated their fire on the Zhonghua Gate Castle! Especially the vacuum behind the first wall, where there should be Chinese ambushes! ”

Kanda Masa quickly recorded Ushijima's orders with pen and paper, these things should have been done by staff officers, but Ushijima Mitsuru didn't like that he was always surrounded by a bunch of people, so his officers sometimes had to take on the role of civilians.

"Have you figured out who will take the second echelon across the river? Kanda-kun......"

Ushijima Man picked up the binoculars again, and his tone of voice still seemed so careless, but Kanda Masa Osa knew that such a feeling was just an illusion, and if Kanda Masa Osa gave a wrong answer, then it was likely to usher in a storm!

"Makimura Shaosa! I'll let Makimura Shosa lead the team! Two squadrons! Plus a squad of sappers! Someone has to go to the north bank to make trouble for Chinese, there are no tanks, we still have explosives, we can learn from the experience of the 18 brigade......"

Kanda Masa Osa answered very fluently, he had already typed the draft in his stomach several times before, and this tactical arrangement seemed to be the most effective at the moment, but Kanda Masa Osa still didn't know if the tactical expert of Ushijima Manchu Brigade Commander would be satisfied.

"Makimura Shosa? Yes... Kotaro of the Kansai Makimura family, he is indeed a good hand, if the sappers say let's take it back, you look at the drawings of the Zhonghua Gate Castle, the city wall here has four floors, even if you blow up one layer, it will not help, the Chinese will also their murderous designs to destroy our sappers. ”

Drawing? Although Kanda Masasa did not understand the words of the commander of the Ushijima Manchu Brigade, he still carried out the words of the commander of the Ushijima Manchu Brigade, and the drawings of the Zhonghuamen Castle owned by the Japanese army were actually stamped with the stamp of the Nanjing Historical Archives.

This ancient drawing is actually more like a black ink painting, fortunately, the culture of Japan and China is relatively close, Kanda Masa still saw the danger of the design of the urn city, if he changed to a Western general, he was afraid that he would be driven crazy by the clumps of black ink on the paper!

"Boom!"

A Japanese heavy artillery shell directly hit the wooden dysprosium on the upper floor of the first gate of Zhonghua Gate Castle, and the magnificent wooden building was turned into a pile of wood by a violent explosion.

"It's a pity...... Such a beautiful thing ......" (to be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )