Five minutes later, the Japanese began to extend the shelling, and the orange and yellow ones were punched. The colored barrage is like a beautiful dancer coming slowly with beautiful dance steps under the sound of beautiful music.

Brutal and gorgeous.

The dark red curtain slowly opens in the spotlight.

This is just the beginning.

The Japanese army seemed to be declaring to Leng Feng, to the National Salvation Division, and to the Chinese soldiers and civilians in the city that the Japanese Empire was invincible and invincible!

The guns reflected the faces of these invaders, and the corners of their mouths were filled with the hideous laughter of shameless thugs.

"Roaring, all the people of China were killed!"

"Hahaha, these people didn't expect that the force of the imperial army was unimaginable to them!"

"Tomii-kun is absolutely right......

"Finally, we can annihilate these abominable monkeys in one fell swoop......"

Looking at the firelight in the sky, the officers of the Japanese army laughed wantonly one by one, as if entering the city of Nanjing, and eliminating the National Salvation Division was a simple matter of eating and drinking.

General Shunroku Hata received a telegram from Ryosuke Yoshisumi and was very satisfied, it seems that this strategy of concentrating forces to attack a little bit has been very successful, and the soldiers of the Shina Army on the Yuhuatai and Zhonghua Gate positions have been buried alive by their own fortifications!

In this way, the sweep of Nanjing is just around the corner.

It's just that the news that made him feel shocked, he hasn't reported it directly to the base camp, he needs to slow down first, and wait for himself to take down Nanjing, you can imagine how the base camp will react if he learns the news?

In addition to Lieutenant General Hatohiko of the Asahika Palace, there was also a lieutenant general division commander, and two such important figures were all lost to Nanjing. Not to mention that there are still many people who have not been able to come out.

There will be people who will lose their official positions and dismiss because of this incident. That's for sure.

Right now. What he could do was to capture Nanjing and rescue these captives, but there were all kinds of signs that the army in Nanjing had already transferred the captives to Jiangbei.

Although there is no definite news, this is good news for the Empire.

But the failure of the Tiangu detachment made General Shunliu Hata suddenly find that the battle of the partial division of the branch of the army in Jiangbei was also quite good, at this time. He had to make a decision to stop the 13th Division's attack on the Chihe line, Bengbu, Dingyuan, and Fengyang, and go south to reinforce Jiangpu.

At the same time, a mixed detachment of Japanese troops was transferred from Shanghai to quickly support the Japanese troops in the Yangzhou area, and the new 37th Brigade of Liao Sen was flanked from the north and south!

Leng Feng received information from the Shanghai Station of the Military Command almost at the same time.

Although the Shanghai station was not responsible for intelligence analysis, this detachment consisted of as many as 2,000 Japanese troops, all of whom were Japanese veterans drawn from the 101st Division stationed in Shanghai.

The combat effectiveness of this unit was far from that of ordinary Japanese garrisons, they were serious field troops.

Liao Sen's pressure doubled, and of course, the pressure on Leng Feng also increased a lot, in addition. The 13th Division also showed signs of abandoning the attack on Bengbu and north of the Huai River, intending to hold on to the existing front. This is obviously a signal to return the aid!

The 13th Division was very close to Pukou and could arrive in one day, and if it was transported by car and rail, it would be able to move south to Pukou in half a day.

Therefore, after Liao Sen arrived on the other side, he immediately sent troops to occupy Dongge Station, demolished nearly a kilometer of railroad tracks, and then sent a cavalry in the direction of Wuyi Town.

Keep an eye on the movements of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army.

If it weren't for the fact that the Japanese troops in Chuxian were insufficient and did not dare to move south easily, the situation might have been different.

At that time, the 13th Division of the Japanese Army was still fighting fiercely with the **** 31st Army in Chihe and Mingguang, and there was no chance to leave the battlefield at all, and the rear was very empty.

However, Liao Sen's strength was not strong, and he still had to respond to and protect the safety of the people who retreated north, and he couldn't divide his forces to attack Chuxian.

This also takes into account the tremendous pressure of two-front operations, once the Japanese army is provoked, the retreat to Jiangbei will not be so smooth, everything will be gained and lost, but the people's hearts cannot be insufficient to swallow the elephant.

The Japanese army pressed up from the north and south, and although the Yangtze River waterway was still in their hands, the Japanese could not say for a while that Jiangbei and Nanjing were divided and encircled, but this time would not be too long.

Liu Xinyu reported that many of the Japanese minesweepers were working day and night, advancing from east to west, and the speed of progress was very fast, and the east was less than two kilometers away from Baguazhou, and the activities of the Japanese minesweepers could already be seen in the west at Quarry Rock.

Although in the past two days, Liu Xinyu has used several captured Japanese gunboats and minesweepers to harass and sabotage the Japanese army's minesweeping work, after all, the Japanese army has a powerful surface warship force, and it is undoubtedly himself who suffers from the hardships.

Liu Xinyu could only adopt a hit-and-run strategy, and he had to always be on guard against long-distance artillery bombardment by Japanese destroyers, and he was very aggrieved.

When it was decided to go north, this situation had been taken into account, and there was also a plan for dealing with it, Leng Feng immediately sent a telegram to the new 38th Brigade, and Luo Yufeng formed a northward detachment to cross the river from Cihu Town to the north, and from Wuzhen to respond to Liao Sen's new 37th Brigade.

The northbound detachment carried only three days of dry rations, three bases of ammunition, and all heavy equipment, and quickly crossed the river to the north to aid Jiangbei.

After receiving the order, Luo Yufeng and Qin Yankun discussed and decided to draw three main battalions from the three main regiments and one platoon each of mortars, heavy machine guns, and reconnaissance to form a detachment, with Niu Xianmin as the detachment leader, Wu Youyuan as the deputy detachment leader, and Wen Zuquan as the chief of staff.

This small team of 2,000 people can be said to be the essence of the 38th Brigade, and after receiving the order, it drove overnight and rushed to the direction of Cihu Town in the north of the quarry.

At the same time, Leng Feng asked the 'Provisional Management Committee' to mobilize a group of bamboo rafts to quickly march westward, waiting for them in Cihu Town, and assisting them to cross the river.

After the Japanese artillery bombardment rose wave after wave, and the artillery fire began to extend to the Zhonghua Gate, a Japanese brigade jumped out of the trench and, under the cover of tanks, began to launch a fierce charge.

"Kill to ......"

But when the Japanese army rushed to the Yuhuatai position, everywhere they looked, there were bombed-out fortifications everywhere, and there was basically no one in sight, except for the occasional few stumps and broken arms exposed, there was nothing.

The Japanese soldiers cheered loudly, and the Chinese troops were buried alive in the shelling, and almost none survived.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke, who received the report, was overjoyed and immediately ordered his troops to take advantage of the victory to pursue and defeat the defenders of Shina in front with lightning speed!

The Ninth Division failed to be the first to enter Nanjing City last time, Yoshizumi Ryosuke still has some regrets in his heart, this time, he will be the first to enter Nanjing City.

This feat is yours!

The sky was foggy, and there was a little light in the east, and the earth was yellow. The colored Japanese troops followed behind the tanks, and like locusts, they poured up towards the Zhonghua Gate wall.

"The devil is coming......

"Come up, come up, what are you anxious about?" In last night's retreat, Lao Wei, as a veteran ruffian who rolled out on the line of life and death, smelled danger, so without saying a word, he withdrew from the position with his squad.

Seeing others reluctant, as if they wanted to fight to the death with the Japanese army, now they all feel afraid, just the Japanese army's artillery fire just now, how many can survive?

Lao Wei, who has fought in Songhu and fought in January 28, has never seen the little devil put in so many heavy artillery, and almost flattened Yuhuatai by ten meters.

Little Japan is really rich, **** If there are so many artillery pieces and so many shells, are you still afraid of him Oriental devils?

"Master, isn't it time for us to attack and regain our position?"

"Take the ball, I didn't hear what the commanders said, we're going to fight with the little devils in the streets." The old Wei squad leader casually smacked a chestnut in the head of the sheepherd apprentice.

"What is a street fight for?"

"Street fighting is walking the streets and alleys, sneak attacking, and hitting the cold gun of the little devil, anyway, that's what it means, follow me for a while, don't run around, you know?" Lao Wei's squad leader was annoyed by the question, where did he know the precise definition of "street fighting", he could only explain it literally.

"Old Wei, Old Wei ......"

"Seating in a row, what's the matter?"

"After a while, you will be in a group with the shepherd and the crutches, guarding the southeast corner, if the devil comes from that alley, no one will be left, you know?"

"Got it, don't worry, sit down, you know my marksmanship." Lao Wei smiled all over his face, that position was well defended, there were several shooting points, and the shooting range was open, no matter which direction the Japanese troops came from, they could see it all.

"Go ahead, grab one more base bullet each!"

"Yes, quickly, follow me to get the bullets, it's too late, I won't get it......" Lao Wei hurriedly beckoned to the shepherd and the crutch, and ran to the quartermaster office with a whoosh.

He knew that the veteran oil would rub the oil, and it would be too late to go, and the ammunition would be taken away by these guys.

"Counselor Wu, how is it, okay?"

"Brigade seat, Wu Staff Officer, she can't speak, don't ask." Liang Dong wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and reminded Wu Xinhua in a low voice.

"Oh, how did I forget something so important." Wu Xinhua said to himself, Wu Xiaoyun didn't pay attention to what he was talking at all, and stared at Zhou Xue intently connecting the detonator.

"Report, the Japanese army is close to the moat......"

"Got it!"

"Witch ......"

"Give me five more minutes!" Zhou Xue raised her head nervously and said to Wu Xiaoyun.

Wu Xiaoyun nodded solemnly, it would take at least three minutes for the Japanese army to rush to the Zhonghua Gate wall, and in another five minutes, it would almost be able to explode.

Zhou Xue worked nervously, time passed minute by minute, there was a solemn atmosphere in the whole room, and the shouts of the Japanese soldiers outside could be vaguely heard.

The Japanese artillery fire is weakening, obviously for the safety of their own soldiers, the Japanese troops who rushed to the front have rushed to the city wall, and the current Zhonghua Gate city wall position has long been ravaged. There are thousands of holes, and the ladders that the Japanese army climbs do not need, and they can rush to the city wall by climbing directly on the collapsed city wall.

Counterattack is still needed, there must always be some people who make sacrifices, otherwise how to play this drama well?

For the Japanese army, the counterattack of the Chinese army on the opposite side seemed to be too weak to be stopped at all, and the gunfire almost collapsed at the touch of a button.

Obviously, under the powerful artillery fire of the empire, these people have been buried alive, and there are few people who survive, so they are naturally unable to resist.

The Japanese army roared excitedly and rushed towards the Zhonghua Gate Tower, and the Japanese tanks took the lead all the way, almost crushing the city wall that had been blown up.

(To be continued.) )