The sudden situation inside the Guanghua Gate stunned the high-ranking Japanese officers who were watching the battle outside.

The sound and light effects produced by the explosion of the three rockets were spectacular, and the subsequent series of explosions centered on these three explosion points completely damaged the morale of the Japanese army. When the wall of fire burned, Yoshizu Ryosuke knew that he had lost this round of competition. Touching his forehead, he secretly rejoiced, fortunately he did not send a large force, otherwise, the comprehensive air defense fortifications in Nanjing City provided convenience for the preset sniper troops of the Third Division, and when the officers and soldiers of the remaining two regiments of the Eighth Brigade shouted to kill from behind the ruins of the residential area, the Japanese army was completely collapsed. This time, because the Japanese troops were relatively scattered and did not have a unified command, they did not even organize a decent resistance, and they were driven out of Nanjing again.

The ruined position returned to the hands of the Third Division, and at this moment, He Zhengzhen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Commander, what's next? Do you hold on to the ruins or continue to let them out? ”

Ouyang Yun took the binoculars and looked at the battlefield ahead, estimating the number of the attacking troops of this wave of devils, and felt a little depressed that the rocket drama he had worked so hard to make did not play a super role. It seems that the little devil was really frightened, and when the situation was so dominant, he didn't even launch a large-scale offensive. You must know that on both sides of the Eighth Brigade, he also ambushed two regiments of the Ninth Brigade. originally hoped to kill and injure the devil so that he could not recover in a short time, but now it seems that his wish has been disappointed. Rockets are too troublesome to manufacture, and the success rate is too low, and next, after the Japanese army is prepared, it will definitely not achieve better results.

"It depends on the situation, if the little devil comes back to the plane cannon, give up the ruins. Xiao He, I'll leave it to you for the time being, I have to go to a few other places to take a look. ”

"Commander, don't worry."

At eleven o'clock in the afternoon, Zhonghua Gate. As the most complex structure and the most well-preserved ancient castle in the world, the 26th Division of the Sichuan Army guarding here focused its defense on the city wall, making full use of the well-protected Tibetan cave in the castle, and placing the main force inside, which could not only avoid the Japanese artillery bombardment and bombardment, but also continuously replenish the troops on the city wall at the fastest speed.

The Japanese army knew that the Zhonghua Gate was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so Gu Shoufu only invested a wing of troops here, and his real intention was not to count on breaking through from here, but to hope to be able to hold back this part of the defenders.

Since the city wall of Guanghuamen was blasted in the early hours of this morning, Guanghuamen has been pinned on by the Japanese army, but the current situation does not seem to allow Gu Shoufu and other old devils to be optimistic.

Guanghua Gate is lively, and Zhonghua Gate is a bit deserted in comparison.

The Japanese attacks were also continuous, but the scale of each attack did not exceed one brigade.

The day before yesterday, there had also been a fierce battle at Zhonghua Gate, but after almost a brigade was annihilated by the mixed forces of the Xuebing Army and the Northeast Army, Gu Shoufu became smart and began to use delaying tactics instead.

When Liu Yuqing led his troops to take over the city gate, he was mentally prepared for a bitter battle. However, the development of the situation was beyond his expectations, as the Japanese army as the attacking side turned out to be more like the defender, firmly holding their positions, only continuing to carry out small-scale troop harassment.

When Ouyang Yun arrived here, the 26th Division had just repelled a wave of Japanese attacks, but the results were not great, and only more than 30 devils were killed.

Ouyang Yun came from Jiangdong Gate, because the battle there was fierce, so he stayed there for a long time. When Liu Yuqing was found, the latter had just come down from the city wall, and when they met, they asked, "Commander, how is the retreat of the first two sequences going?" ”

The success of the retreat of the first two sequences is directly related to the retreat time of the third sequence. Ouyang Yun understood what he meant, and said, "It's not too smooth, there was a riot in the First Division of Jiangsu Security, which affected the retreat of the second sequence. Master Liu, you have to hold out for at least six hours. ”

Liu Yuqing nodded and said: "The Japanese offensive here is not very fierce, according to the current way of fighting, let alone six hours, as long as the ammunition is sufficient, there is no problem to hold on for another sixty hours." However, it seems that the Sixth Division outside has divided its troops and gone to other places, is it trying to prevent our army from crossing the river? ”

"I'm going to Guanghuamen. Master Liu, come up with me and have a look. ”

"It's good."

The two of them went up to the city wall, Ouyang Yun looked around, and then paid attention to the expressions of the soldiers, and couldn't help but nod secretly.

Although the equipment of the Sichuan soldiers is very poor, and they all look malnourished, it is undeniable that the morale of the troops is very high, and the tactical literacy should not be very bad, which can be seen from their skillful maintenance of guns and their shooting posture.

At this moment, there is only one company defending on the front line, and most of the Sichuan soldiers in this company have heard of Ouyang Yun's deeds, and at this time, they saw their division commander respectfully accompanying a young man up, and immediately guessed his identity. After the two divisions of the Sichuan Army were placed under the command of Ouyang Yun, Ouyang Yun used the power in his hands to win a lot of benefits for the Sichuan soldiers. For example, the steel helmets, uniforms and shoes they are wearing now, and the guns in the hands of many people, were all snatched by him from the armament warehouses of the Central Army. In addition, the dead and wounded Sichuan soldiers can receive pensions and subsidies from the Cadet Army. Between these two points, whether it is Liu Yuqing, an officer or an ordinary soldier, they have a very good impression of Ouyang Yun, and as soon as they guessed his identity, everyone greeted him one after another and behaved very respectfully.

Ouyang Yun behaved very easy-going, and because he was a native of Chongqing, he had a natural affinity for the Sichuan soldiers. He greeted the soldiers in Chongqing dialect: "Big guy has worked hard, how are you?" Can you still stand it? ”

Ouyang Yun's identity as a Chongqing native is only known to a few people such as Liu Yuqing, and when these soldiers heard the authentic Chongqing dialect, the expressions on their faces were different. "The commander is from Sichuan?"

"Yes, my hometown is Chongqing."

"I'm from Fuling." "I didn't expect the commander to be our fellow countryman." ……

There are two reasons why Ouyang Yun came to Zhonghua Gate in the last place. First, the war here is the most stable, and after consideration, it was decided to borrow some people from Liu Yuqing.

After chatting with the soldiers for a few words, Ouyang Yun said to Liu Yuqing: "Senior Commander Liu, I have something to ask you for help." ”

"Commander, just say it."

"The city wall on the other side of Guanghua Gate was blasted by little devils, more than two hundred meters, the battle there was quite tragic, and the third division suffered heavy casualties——"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Yuqing understood what he meant. Without the slightest hesitation, he spoke, "Commander, do you want to transfer someone from me?" No problem, I can give you a regiment. ”

As the commander, Ouyang Yun could have carried out this matter directly in the form of orders, but, also out of a sense of respect, he still chose such a low-key and tactful way. Now, it seems, he did the right thing. "Master Liu, thank you so much."

"Commander, there is no need to say anything. Since we left Sichuan, you are the only one who treats us equally, just rush this, and we will definitely help you. Not to mention that you're still one of our fellows! ”

Ouyang Yun nodded, holding his hand, he didn't know what to say. After thinking about it, he said: "Master Liu, if you can't stay in Sichuan for one day, bring your brothers to Fujian and Guangdong." I promise, as long as we have it, my brothers. ”

What he said was actually out of gratitude, which was a heartfelt word, but between him and Liu Yuqing's identity, Liu Yuqing would not think so, of course, as a smart person, the latter would not break this point, just smiled and agreed.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, at the Shimonoseki Wharf, the 60th Division, the last unit of the second sequence, began to cross the river.

Almost at the same time, the Fifth Division captured Wujiang and began to march towards Hexian.

Inside and outside Nanjing, the place where the most fierce fighting is still in Guanghuamen.

After several small-scale tentative attacks, the Japanese army finally confirmed the size of the Guanghuamen defenders, and thus launched a tidal offensive, which finally made the Xuesan Division have to take a step back regardless of casualties, completely abandon the Guanghuamen ruins position, and begin to enter the street fighting.

On the same day, in the North China battlefield, after the loss of Tianjin and Zhangjiakou, Beiping was also broken by the Japanese army, and Zhang Zizhong had to lead the 57th Army to retreat to Renqiu, using the defensive fortifications left by the Xuebing Army to continue to resist.

In the basement of a private house about three miles away from Guanghua Gate, in the midst of the fierce gunfire, Ouyang Yun received a secret message from Mu Jiandie himself.

The Cipher stated three things.

One: Sichuan warlord, Liu Xiang, nicknamed "Ba Gecko", died mysteriously in Wuhan, and Lao Jiang began to purge the Sichuan army. Second: Li Tieshu and Xiang Hanping suggested that the 26th and 145th Divisions of the Sichuan Army could be considered to be brought back to Fujian and Guangdong; Third, the first section of the anti-war alliance formed by the Japanese wanted to use Guangzhou as its base camp and asked for instructions.

Ouyang Yun was not very impressed by Liu Xiang, but he was extremely impressed by the Sichuan army under his command, after reading the secret telegram, he remembered what he said to Liu Yuqing at Zhonghua Gate, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: Lao Tzu really has the ability to predict the future, so I don't know what Liu Yuqing will think after learning this news.

During the Anti-Japanese War, the anti-war alliance formed by the Japanese also had a certain name and played a significant role in the later stage of the Anti-Japanese War, but wasn't its work center in Chongqing? And then there's Yan'an, how can you come to Guangdong now?

Ouyang Yun didn't have a good impression of the Japanese, even if he wore the big hat of "anti-war", but since the Japanese went to Guangzhou with great fanfare, if he rashly refused, it seemed that he would cause suspicion.

After reading the secret telegram, Ouyang Yun was dictating his reply, Liu Zheliang ran in and shouted to the staff officers in the command headquarters urgently: "The Japanese have a team only 500 meters away from here, retreat quickly!" ”

Ouyang Yun didn't panic, glared at him and said, "Isn't there still five hundred meters?" What panic? If there is no news from the 26th Division and the 114th Division, they are not allowed to retreat at all. ”

"Commander, it's really critical!" Liu Zheliang was anxious.

"Commander, you must retreat!" At this time, Liu Kui also rushed in with people, and he was followed closely by He Zhengzhuan who was hanging one arm. He Zhengchuan's face was ashen, and he hissed: "The little devil of the dog day, once again indiscriminately covered the shelling, commander, you must retreat immediately!" ”