"The regimental division headquarters ordered that the Japanese army must be blocked at the fork before dark."

"Got it, order the first battalion to come down and let the second battalion go up, how far away are the Japanese troops?" Hou Juntang, the head of the Fourth Supplementary Regiment, frowned slightly, the headquarters had just been withdrawn from Yaohuamen, and was temporarily set up in a village chief's house in the north of the fork.

"I've arrived at Zizhu Garden."

"How many lines of defense do we have?"

"The three roads are Zizhuyuan, Sanyuan Temple and Wangzhuang, and further west is a flat land, the Japanese mechanized infantry, we will have no danger to defend."

"Order the third battalion and artillery company to set up a blocking position on the right side of Juxian Mountain, where we will block the Japanese army for at least half an hour." Hou Juntang's pencil slammed a red circle on the location of Juxian Mountain.

"Yes!"

"Communications Staff!"

"Here!"

"Report our blocking plan to the division headquarters, the guard squad, and follow me to the Juxian Mountain position." Hou Juntang ordered.

Traffic Building, Nanjing City Defense Headquarters and National Salvation Division.

"After the Japanese army passes through the fork in the road, it will inevitably divide its troops all the way to Taipingmen, and all the way along the railway line directly to Xiaguan, for us, the most fatal is the Xiaguan army, there is a fork in the road in Caotou Shandong,......

"Report, supplement the fourth regiment Hou Juntang emergency call!"

"The Japanese army has advanced to Zizhuyuan, and is currently attacking along the railway line, and our regiment intends to set up a blocking position on the right slope of Juxian Mountain, which is expected to hold back the enemy for at least half an hour."

"Got it, calculate the time, how long will it take for the Japanese army to reach Caotou Mountain?"

"If you calculate according to the blocking time of Commander Hou, it will take at least two hours!" Long Yingqin quickly calculated and replied.

"Two hours, how long will it take for our troops to be in position?"

"It's about another three hours."

"It's half past five. In other words, the Japanese army was able to rush to Caotou Mountain before eight o'clock? Leng Feng's face turned grim.

"If Captain Hou can delay for another half an hour......

"Tell Hou Juntang that I want him to delay the Japanese army for an hour in Juxian Mountain, this is a death order, and if you can't complete the task, come and see you!" Leng Feng ordered without hesitation.

"Yes!"

"Where is the Secret Service now?"

"The secret service group has arrived at Caotou Mountain in advance. Defensive positions are being constructed, which are expected to take two hours to complete, and the 371st Regiment has also left Tianpingmen and is heading for the predetermined position, and the cavalry battalion has just passed the Taipingmen station......"

"What about the mountain artillery and mortar artillery battalions?"

"Still assembling!"

"It's still being assembled, it's been almost two hours since the order was given, what's going on?" Leng Feng scolded.

"The troops are relatively scattered, and it is difficult to concentrate for a while, plus the place of assembly is in Taipingmen. Some of the platoons are far away, and even if they receive orders, they can't catch up for a while, and besides, the roads in the city are not in good condition, and some streets are blocked, and the infantry can climb over, but the fire group equipment can't. ”

Leng Feng knew that what Long Yingqin and the others said was the truth. But the military situation is like fire, and it can't be delayed for a moment. If this is a delay in the fighter, he will hold a grudge for life.

"Have you prepared dinner at Taipingmen?"

"Ready, Minister Shen called him personally and explained that the officers and soldiers must be allowed to eat before going to war, and they must not go hungry."

"Hmm. Okay, Lao Shen is careful in doing things, you each call to urge, you must pull the team out of the Taiping Gate at six o'clock, before half past eight. All troops must reach the assault position, violators, military law engaged! Leng Feng said with a solemn face.

"Yes!"

Once the pace of the war is opened, it will not stop if it is not followed, just like Yoshika Ryosuke, his Ninth Division has already attacked the Zhonghua Gate and taken a large block, which can be regarded as a firm foothold, and it seems that the progress is acceptable, and now let him withdraw, he will definitely not be willing.

Wasn't the previous sacrifice and consumption in vain?

The Ninth Division paid a huge price in casualties before attacking Zhonghua Gate, and the goal of directly taking Rujiangmen was definitely not possible, and they now did not even touch Xinjiekou in the city center, let alone Rujiangmen.

After dark, Yoshika moved his division headquarters to the Zhonghua Gate Engineer School, and the fighting in the city gradually subsided, and the night battle was even worse for the Japanese army in the city's complex environment.

Because they are more unfamiliar with the environment, especially if attacking, the enemy on the opposite side is more familiar with the situation in their area than they are.

The Japanese did not advance blindly, and after dark, they slowed down their offensive and instead consolidated the territory they had already occupied, although there were still small engagements.

The 3rd Division was much bolder than the 9th Division, and after dark, it continued to advance violently into the city, until it was near the Yixian Bridge.

In fact, they can't attack either, this is the red line that Leng Feng demarcated for the new 39th Brigade, and they must hold the Yixian Bridge and not let the Japanese break through.

The Inspirational Society, the Ministry of National Defense, the Central Hospital, and the Houzaimun on Zhongshan Road were not yet fully occupied by the Japanese army, and they just pushed the forward forward to Yixian Bridge, and then sent troops along Zhongshan Road to sweep the streets and buildings on both sides.

This may seem like a slow pace of progress, but in fact these areas are not controlled.

On this night, the Zhonghua Gate, which had been lively for a day, fell silent, but it was the tepid Zhongshan Gate that was lively.

It's okay, it's okay to think that the Japanese army is a sparring partner for the National Salvation Division, and it's idle anyway.

At eight o'clock, the news came that the supplementary four regiments had blocked the Japanese army at Juxian Mountain for an hour and ten minutes, with more than 400 casualties, and the withdrawal was very low, and the Japanese army was surging.

By this time, it was already dark, and under normal circumstances, the Japanese army should set up camp and fight again tomorrow.

But there is an order from above, Nanjing must be conquered within three days, and at the same time, all the defenders in the city must be annihilated.

Along the way, although they encountered resistance, they all came over, the strength of the Chinese army is limited, and it has not been able to draw more troops to stop them, if it stops at this moment, doesn't it give the other party time to breathe?

"What, you want us to attack, this time?" The 9th Division, which had already ordered to fight again tomorrow, suddenly received an order from General Shunroku Hata, asking him to continue attacking the defenders in the city.

"The Ninth Division has formed a mixed detachment to attack from Yaohuamen, and considerable progress has been made, if this force can go straight to Xiaguan, we can completely close all the passages in and out of Nanjing, and when the time comes, the defenders in the city will be the turtle in the urn!"

"It's this Fujita Shin again, why can't we form a force and bypass it and attack Shimonoseki directly?"

"No, the Chinese army has blocked the Three Forks River, they have deployed quite a strong force on the east bank, and they have laid minefields on the west bank, and it will take us a lot of time to clear the mines, and we will not be able to achieve the goal of a roundabout sneak attack." Chief of Staff Nakagawa Hiroshi shook his head.

"Damn, I don't know how many casualties it will cost us to launch an attack at this time?" Ryosuke Ji said sadly.

"In order to eliminate the Zhina army in the city, the division commander, we must obey this order!" Nakagawa Guang persuaded that once the operation failed, or if something happened to the 3rd Division's partial division, the 9th Division might not be responsible for the black pot.

"Immediately order Akiyama-kun, and follow this order!" Of course, Ryosuke Yoshika knew that it was a powerful relationship, and ordered with a black face.

"Hay!"

"The Japanese army suddenly attacked, the attack was very fierce, and it had the meaning of breaking through in one fell swoop, how many troops were invested? At least one brigade ......"

"Got it, keep an eye on it, and never let the Japanese rush through our lines!"

"The third battalion reported that the Japanese attack was very fierce, and it was completely a fatal way of fighting......"

"The 402nd Regiment reported that it found that the Japanese army had penetrated their defense area, launched a sudden attack, was caught off guard, and was organizing troops to counterattack."

……

"It's only at this time that I thought of cooperating, isn't it too late?" Liang Dong sneered, the Japanese army suddenly made such a big move, isn't this covering your ears and stealing the bell?

Wu Xinhua smiled slightly bitterly, having said that, but the Japanese army's beating, the pressure on his body was not light.

"Boss, Liang Dong came to complain, saying that the Ninth Division suddenly attacked, and their new 40th Brigade is about to use all the strength to eat milk, it is also a devil, you can't favor one over the other."

"What do you mean, where did he know?" Leng Feng couldn't help laughing, such a big person, he still learned to be coquettish, and asked for credit?

"I don't know, maybe the people in the logistics department are talking too much, let him know, and he will be on the way when he has the opportunity." Guo Weiquan said slightly.

"You tell him that it's okay to eat meat if you want to, but meat is not so easy to eat, and you have to show a decent result to get results." Leng Feng smiled.

"Understood!"

The nebulae in the sky were bleak, and on the winding mountain road, a crowded team was advancing rapidly, their speed was not slow, and there were hundreds of mules and horses carrying heavy loads behind them, all of which were dark green steel helmets glowing with a cold cold light.

"Quick, quick......" a commander shouted back and forth in the middle of the group.

In the procession, apart from the uniform sound of the forward legs, there was almost no sound of talking to each other, and it was obvious that the smoke had not disappeared.

"Your Excellency!"

"Telegram from the division headquarters!" The signal corps galloped in.

"Yanxi, we have encountered strong resistance from the Zhina army all the way in addition to the desperate resistance of the Zhina army in Juxian Mountain, it seems that the intelligence is right, they have no extra troops, they can only concentrate on the city walls and order the troops to speed up!" Hachiro Tanakami ordered excitedly.

Apparently, he received the news that Fujita Jin had launched an attack by the Ninth and Third Master Regiments and was biting the main force of the Shina Army in the city.

Now the strategic intention of the Japanese army has become obvious, the main force is dragging the defenders in the city, and the division is raiding Xiaguan, showing the trend of closing the door and beating the dog, in an attempt to eliminate the main force of the National Salvation Division.

After all, at this time, if the National Salvation Division resolutely retreated north, the Japanese army would have no choice at all. (To be continued.) )