Chapter 92: Separation
6.92 Separation
Good for you, Huang Haoran! I really did a big thing overnight!
The short time won by the all-out counterattack was transported out of the city of Nanjing, and this hand is really beautiful!
It's just that after this round of counterattacks, the situation on the battlefield in Nanjing has become even worse, Jiang Baili knows Matsui Shigen very well, and made such a low-level mistake in front of Huang Haoran, Matsui Shigen will inevitably retaliate, and sure enough, on the tail of the battle report, the words of urgency appeared in various positions around Nanjing City!
Although Huang Haoran's genius pen saved many people, it also exposed the weakness of the Nanjing garrison in advance, and the Japanese must have surrounded Nanjing City now, and Huang Haoran couldn't hold out for long in Nanjing......
"Take a seat! In this way, the situation of the Nanjing garrison may be even worse, Huang Youchen has been fighting in Nanjing for almost a month, and this night is afraid that he has exhausted his last vitality, and the next battle situation is afraid that it will take a sharp turn. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Jiang Baili's words mean that Huang Haoran has overfulfilled the task, and now it's time to accept it when he sees it, if he continues to fight, he will not only lose back the little chips he won so hard, but he may not even get the capital back, Jiang Baili knows that the highest authorities value his army the most, so Jiang Baili's words can be regarded as the right medicine.
The highest authority closed the battle report in his hand, he stared at Jiang Baili and said:
"Baili, I understand what you said, I will definitely not ignore the remaining hundreds of thousands of troops in Nanjing City, you also know, Minister He's people proposed at the military meeting yesterday to close the river with the shipwreck of Madang Fortress to block the enemy in the lower reaches of the Jiujiang River, I did not agree! I just don't want to cut off Huang Youchen's retreat! Now that there are citizens who have escaped from Nanjing City on the river from Nanjing to Wuhan, it has completely blocked Minister He's mouth, and Huang Youchen's kindness can be regarded as leaving a good way out for himself. ”
Jiang Baili hurriedly answered: "Bench, the Japanese now have air superiority, the Soviets' aircraft and air force still need to run in for a period of time, the Yangtze River waterway can only be used as the last choice for Huang Youchen to withdraw from the army, and keeping Wuhu is the most important thing!" ”
The highest authorities nodded and agreed with Jiang Baili's words, the value of Wuhu to Nanjing is even a fool can see, if it were not for the importance of the Nanjing garrison, the land lifeline, why did the General Staff let the Third Theater fight the Japanese army in Guangde, and also folded the commander of the 145th Division, Rao Guohua.
However, the highest authorities apparently have great confidence in Huang Haoran's ability, and he told Jiang Baili:
"Ninety percent of what Wang Zhaoming said about attacking Huang Youchen at the meeting last time was unbelievable, but he was right. Huang Youchen did put several of his main divisions between Nanjing and Wuhu, what do you think about Baili? ”
When Jiang Baili heard this, he hurriedly distinguished Huang Haoran, and the highest authority waved his hand to signal Jiang Baili not to continue, Jiang Baili could only look at the highest authority with some uneasiness.
"I didn't support Wang Zhaoming, I just acquiesced in Huang Youchen's actions, the ministry in Nanjing City can resist for a while, and when it is necessary, I will be ordered, hasn't Matsui Shigen seen the Ming city wall yet? The Soviet Union's loan has talked about the substantive stage again, Huang Youchen can only grit his teeth again, if he gives up Nanjing now, it will affect the overall situation!! ”
It seems that Minister He and Chairman Wang's constant advocacy of defending Nanjing these days has not affected the supreme authorities, and the defense of Nanjing has become a tool in exchange for Soviet aid in the eyes of the supreme authorities, and now that Huang Haoran holds out in Nanjing for one more day, the Soviet Union will be able to give more loans, and the supreme authorities are now using Huang Haoran as a bargaining chip to bet on the negotiating table with the Soviet Union.
The old man will continue to use Huang Haoran, a "hero of the Anti-Japanese War" and a "victorious general", in exchange for more international community sympathy and war loans! And when mobilizing domestic people to donate, the name Huang Haoran can also come in handy. Jiang Baili learned that at several fund-raising meetings held in Wuhan recently, there were hundreds of industrialists who asked by name to donate money to Huang Haoran's Nanjing Garrison, and Huang Haoran was not only able to fight, but also a veritable money printing machine, and the highest authorities were reluctant to let Huang Haoran die in Nanjing because of his military exploits for the supreme authorities and the gold and foreign exchange he earned!
As long as the highest authorities' thinking does not change for a day, Huang Haoran's life will definitely be on double insurance, and Jiang Baili is really a little envious of Huang Haoran. He was able to make the highest authorities so favored him.
Seeing that the goal was about to be achieved, Jiang Baili's mood began to improve, and he also paid attention to his words:
"What the commission said is that Nanjing City must not be able to hold it, that is, Huang Youchen actually used a group of mourning soldiers to fight several good battles one after another in such a soldier...... The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, he has surpassed me, congratulations to one more general on the commission! ”
Jiang Baili's words not only sealed the outcome of the defense of Nanjing in advance, but also praised Huang Haoran, and finally sent a small sycophant to the highest authorities, which made Qian Dajun behind the highest authorities also admire.
"Darling! It's windy outside, so let's come in and rest! ”
As soon as Jiang Baili's words were finished, the voice of "Madam" came from the balcony on the second floor of the villa, and the highest authority smiled and threw all the documents in his hand to Qian Dajun and then stood up, Jiang Baili also took the opportunity to get up and say goodbye.
Two hours later, Jiang Baili sent a telegram to Huang Haoran, in which he vaguely conveyed to Huang Haoran the views of the highest authorities on the battlefield in Nanjing......
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Beginning in the early morning of the 20th, the Japanese Central China Front successively put into operation five infantry wings and two artillery wings with three brigade numbers on the Tangjiaying and Gaoloumen lines. The Japanese artillery fire almost melted the fortifications of the Nanjing garrison, in the face of the crazy devil, the casualties of the 36th Division and the independent 47th Brigade rose sharply, the chief of staff of the 10th Division, Major General Lan Yundong, was martyred, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Huang Haoran could only order the Nanjing garrison on the front line of Tangjiaying and Gaoloumen to retreat to Guanghuamen, in the 12-hour battle, the Nanjing garrison suffered more than 5,000 casualties, and the Central China Front suffered nearly 3,000 casualties.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, the line from Baishuimen to Maqun in the east of the city was broken through by the Japanese 3rd Division, and Major General Luo Cequn, deputy commander of the 159th Division of the 66th Army, led his troops to counterattack and was martyred.
The horses fell into the hands of the Japanese army, Zhongshan became a battlefield, the 71st Army 87th Division and the Japanese 3rd Division avant-garde troops had a firefight between the 71st Army and the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army, because it was night, the Japanese army took the initiative to retreat to the horses after dropping dozens of corpses to rest, on the night of the 20th, the Japanese shells continued to fall in the Dongcheng and Nancheng districts of Nanjing, and Huang Haoran's urban defense headquarters in Baixia District also entered the range of Japanese howitzers.
"Fuck! There must be traitors in the city! Otherwise, how could the devil's cannon be so evil? Commander, listen! All that fell on our heads were large-caliber shells! If I knew who betrayed the position of the City Defense Command, I would have screwed his head off!! ”
The person shouting loudly in the underground command post of the city defense headquarters was Shen Lao Er, during the day, the Japanese army actually touched several weak points on the defense line of the defenders in the east of the city, and after the fierce battle, the defenders in the east of the city, who were already seriously insufficient, could only complete the contraction of their front, and the second army, the 66th Army and the 99th division that retreated to the Fukuo position were lined up, forming a new circular defense circle holding the first line of Yanziji, Shogunate Mountain, Maigao Bridge, Red Mountain, fork in the road, and Zhongshan Gate, and the troops became relatively dense. The Japanese army failed to find a breakthrough again, and when the battle line was stabilized, Shen Laoer's 99th Division was drawn to Zhongshan Gate by Huang Haoran.
The situation of the Nanjing garrison changed drastically in one day, and in the early morning it was still Huang Haoran's troops attacking the Japanese army, but now it was replaced by the Japanese army storming the Nanjing garrison.
It was a wonderful day!
"Commander! It's time for us to change places, although the devil's cannonballs can't fly in, but if you blow up the phone line, it's troublesome enough! The location of the headquarters is also too close to Guanghua Gate, and it is already a little inappropriate......"
Fan Jie expressed his support for Shen Laoer's proposal, and it seems that the devil's shelling of the city defense headquarters did not just make Shen Laoer feel unbearable.
"Where to move to? It is not a simple matter for such a large stall to move the headquarters, and the optical mobile telephone line is a big problem! The troops in front are fighting fiercely, and they can't affect the command, and besides, Nanjing City is such a big place, where do you think it's safe? I think it's better to be still than still. ”
Huang Haoran lowered his head and looked at the telegram sent by the front-line troops, the Japanese army finally saw the Ming city wall of Nanjing, Matsui Shigen must be very excited, several divisions on the front line of the Japanese army are now like sharks that smell blood, and they all want to pounce on Nanjing City to bite it. After dawn tomorrow, the attacks on Guanghuamen and Zhongshan will inevitably be higher and higher, and perhaps tonight will be the last opportunity for the Nanjing garrison to adjust.
Fan Jie and Shen Yuanlong couldn't convince Huang Haoran, so they could only look at each other helplessly. In order to avoid a cold scene, Fan Jie changed the topic:
"Commander, the citizens of Dongcheng have begun to evacuate, we are ready for street fighting, Wang Shankui and Qiu Qingquan finally withstood the onslaught of Gu Shoufu's 6th Division after nightfall, and now the battle line in the west of the city has basically returned to the situation before the early morning sortie, the 74th Army reported that the Japanese 18th Division has turned its movements, Matsui should have given up the plan to attack Yuhuatai and Zhonghua Gate, Gu Shoufu and Ushijima Sadao actions seem to be for one purpose, that is, to cut off our 'riverside passage'! This is a more fatal problem than Guanghua Gate, if Matsui is allowed to get his hands on it, then our Nanjing garrison is afraid that it will be buried in Nanjing City......"
"Buried in Nanjing? That's the best outcome! What I'm worried about is that the troops below will blow up as soon as they hear that the retreat is broken! When the time comes, it's really messed up, thank God if you don't take prisoners! ”
Although Shen Laoer's loud voice is not very good, he is telling the truth, the Nanjing garrison has been able to fight with the devil to this point, firstly, because Huang Haoran won several battles in the early stage of the battle, which boosted morale, and secondly, the retreat of Nanjing City has never been cut off!
The problem that Fan Jie and Shen Lao Er said is what Huang Haoran is most worried about now, the Japanese army of the two divisions has been completely able to threaten the land lifeline of the Nanjing defenders, and then the 139th Division, the 121st Division, the Teaching Corps and the 74th Army can keep the "riverside passage" will affect the development of the Nanjing battle situation, Matsui Shigen's intention is already very obvious, he wants to completely annihilate the Nanjing garrison and leave these hundreds of thousands of people!
Huang Haoran imagined the development of the war situation, and it was impossible for the supreme authorities to issue an order for the Nanjing garrison to retreat in the near future, and if the "riverside passage" was cut off by the Japanese army, the Nanjing garrison really had the possibility of being completely annihilated!
Under Huang Haoran's strong intervention, the Battle of Nanjing has changed beyond recognition compared with the short-lived battle in history, the Japanese encirclement is no longer full of loopholes, and the defenders in the east of the city have no possibility of breaking through, and now the Nanjing garrison has only two ways to withdraw its troops, one is Wuhu, and the other is the rolling Yangtze River behind it.
The situation on the Yangtze River is more complicated, the sky is full of Japanese planes, and with the successive fall of several Jiangfang fortresses, Huang Haoran believes that soon Japanese warships will appear on the river near Nanjing, and the only way for the Nanjing garrison to really rely on is Wuhu.
In the face of great danger, people are vulnerable, Huang Haoran believes that there is no need to wait for the road to Wuhu to be cut off by the Japanese army, as long as there is quite unfavorable news in the south of the city battlefield one after another, the Nanjing defenders have finally gathered up the people's hearts will collapse in an instant, in addition to these units directly under the 99th Army, there are also the teaching corps and the second regiment of the gendarmerie, and the commanders of the rest of the troops have the possibility of escaping under pressure, after all, such a thing has happened in history.
Be sure to block the 6th and 18th Divisions!
"Chief of Staff Fan, I now think that what you said about transferring the headquarters is somewhat reliable! But I want to change part of the content, that is, you and I each take a part of the staff officers to divide into two command headquarters, you go to the south of the city to command Wang Shankui and Qiu Qingquan to guard the riverside passage, I accompany the devils in the urban area, and the eggs should not be put in one basket, so that we will not be stewed by the devils, and the troops will have no leader......"
"No!" Fan Jie resolutely interrupted Huang Haoran's words, and he said loudly: "I stay in the city, commander you go to the south of the city, where will Qiu Qingquan and Yu Jishi listen to my transfer?" Only you, Commander, can hold them down! It is best to bring the 99th Division of Division Commander Shen with you, so that you can also confront the Teaching Corps and the 74th Army in terms of troops. ”
Huang Haoran smiled at Fan Jie and said: "I understand the kindness of Chief of Staff Fan, but I can't do what you say, Qiu Qingquan and Yu Jishi are both understanding people, and they will not ignore the overall situation, the defenders in the east of the city are not like the south of the city, the composition is very mixed, except for the 87th Division and our 99th troops, almost all of them are some local troops, at this time, once I leave Nanjing and transfer the 99th Division away, what will the commanders of several corps and divisions think?" When the time comes, the battalion will be chaotic without the Japanese army attacking itself, and I, the deputy commander of the city defense, will never leave Nanjing until the end! There must be high-ranking officers here! ”
Fan Jie was anxious, he didn't want Huang Haoran to stay in Nanjing City, Guanghua Gate would definitely not be able to defend it for a long time, once it entered the stage of street fighting, who cared if you were a general or a soldier? A stray bullet can make the 99th Army lose its backbone, and this risk is too great.
"Isn't there Tang Shengzhi? He, the commander-in-chief, is sitting in Nanjing, and he also explains the past! ”
Fan Jie was anxious to move out of Tang Shengzhi, and as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that something was wrong, and Shen Lao Er next to him remembered Tang Shengzhi's nest appearance, and laughed with a "poof".
Huang Haoran glared at Shen Lao Er and then whispered to Fan Jie: "Tang Shengzhi is an empty commander, even Rabe, a German, knows this now, is it useful to fool the officers below with him?" Besides, based on the current battle situation, I guess Commander-in-Chief Tang may be preparing to slip away now! My order has been made and will not change! Chief of Staff Fan, you pick half of the people and take them away! It's late at night, so it's much safer to move! ”
"Commander! Where are you going to move? The embassy area on Yihe Road is a good choice, or you can ......" Since Huang Haoran said that this was an order, Fan Jie could only accept it, but he was still very concerned about Huang Haoran's safety, and couldn't help but say a few more words.
"With Shen Lao Er here, the devil can't hurt me, and besides, isn't there a spy battalion? Xu Xinghua's secret service will follow you, Dongcheng will soon fall into a melee, and it is useless for them to put them here, it is better to withdraw to Wuhu in advance, by the way! When it comes to Wuhu, I always feel a little uneasy! Since Matsui has invested two divisions at once to cut off our back road, it is impossible to turn a blind eye to Wuhu! After you go to Wang Shankui, you have to pay attention to the direction of Wuhu, don't let Matsui take advantage of the loophole! Huang Haoran patted Fan Jie's shoulder, since Fan Jie was brought back from Shanghai by Wang Shankui to see him, he and Fan Jie's days of separation are really not much, Fan Jie guarded the back road for Huang Haoran at Xiaoshiqiao during the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, and now Huang Haoran has handed Wuhu into Fan Jie's hands.
This heavy trust made Fan Jie a little moved.....
"Commander! I will definitely guard Wuhu, you take care! ”
Huang Haoran nodded slowly, Fan Jie turned around and left to pick his half of the manpower, while Huang Haoran pulled Shen Lao Er and walked to the sand table.
"Yuanlong, look at this place in Baixia District, do you feel anything?"
Shen Lao Er scratched his scalp, and then said hesitantly: "I just think that there are many houses, and they are crowded, and the others can't be seen!" ”
Huang Haoran was a little speechless about Shen Laoer's directness, although these words were a bit coarse, and they did answer the essence, Huang Haoran felt that Shen Laoer might be really a fucking military genius!
"That's right! The building density of Baixia District is quite high, because the east of the city has always been an area where government offices are concentrated, and most of the people living in it are wealthy families, so the quality of these houses is also quite good! There are many small brick and stone buildings, and with a little renovation of these buildings, isn't it a bunker forest? The engineering units have already built a large number of barricades and barricades in the streets, and I will give you another batch of mines and explosives, and this is your stage! Are you satisfied? My Master Shen ......" (to be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )