The north bank of the Yangtze River.

On top of a small raised dirt slope.

The commander of the artillery battalion of the Huben regiment raked his ears and slowly lowered the binoculars, and shouted to the herald next to him in a deep voice: "Pass my order and immediately extend the fire on the Xiaguan wharf!"

Be careful, don't bomb the rubber boats and landing craft on the riverside, they are not only our trophies, but also the tools to help the people in the city evacuate and cross the river! ”

"Yes!"

The herald responded with a bang, and immediately turned and left.

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On the south bank of the Yangtze River, when he saw the flares rising into the air, Nakamura Kazuki, an old devil, had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, not long after, the scream of a cannonball tearing through the night sky suddenly reached his ears.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom! ——”

These shells came quickly and urgently, and smashed down on the south bank of the Yangtze River, instantly blasting the entire area near the Xiaguan Wharf into a sea of fire.

In the firelight, countless sand, gravel and dirt scattered in all directions along with the shock wave generated by the explosion.

Some of the little devils happened to be at the point where the shells landed, and before they could react, they were directly engulfed by the raging shock wave.

Immediately there were dead and wounded.

"Boom!"

One of the high-explosive grenades landed next to Nakamura Kazuki and exploded not far away, although the old devil saw that the situation was not good and had already fallen down in time, but the violent shock wave from the ground still made him feel a tightness in his chest and a sweet throat.

A mouthful of blood spilled out of his mouth.

"Sir! Are you okay? ”

A devil adjutant shook the dirt above his head, and when he saw that the corner of Nakamura Kazuki's mouth was bleeding, he immediately asked with some urgency.

Nakamura Kazuki had a cold face and said coldly: "I'm fine!" ”

As he spoke, Nakamura Kazuki slowly got up from the ground, and after looking around with a resolute gaze, he continued, "Everyone, you have all seen it now. Now, there is no way back!

For now, we can only rush forward and fight with these hateful people, and maybe we can win a glimmer of life! ”

"Hello!" All the devil officers around him slammed their heads, and none of them raised objections.

"Warriors of the Empire, strike! Use the white-knuckle stabbing tactics that our Imperial Japanese Army is most proud of, and defeat this group of vulnerable Shina people! ”

Nakamura Kazuki pulled out his saber at his waist and swung it forward.

At the dock position, the little devils in the artillery bombardment area of the Tiger Regiment, suddenly held their bayonets and rushed towards the forward position with ghosts screaming.

At this time, the battle on the forward position had reached a fever pitch.

Almost every minute and every second, people were injured and some fell to the ground and died.

The entire ground has become an open-air slaughterhouse, strewn and full of scarred corpses, both from little devils and from attacking troops.

Although the Japanese army's stabbing tactics were generally stronger than the garrison, under the absolute disparity in strength, this advantage was not enough to turn into a victory.

All the officers and men of the garrison, especially those who charged at the front line, were determined to win a decisive victory, and the combat effectiveness that could burst out was extremely terrifying.

Waiting for the old devil Nakamura Kazuki to lead the follow-up troops to kill from behind, the devils on the front-line position have been basically slaughtered by the garrison.

There are only a few people left, and they are still making the last stubborn resistance.

"Warriors of the Empire, kill the chickens! Kill the chicken and give! ——”

Seeing this, Nakamura Kazuki's eyes were full of hatred, and he kept waving the command knife in his hand and ordered the troops to charge forward.

And the soldiers of the garrison who had risen up to kill also took the initiative to meet them with all kinds of bloody weapons.

The two armies, like Mars hitting the earth, collided and intertwined fiercely, and a bloody battle broke out on a larger scale.

The 'sonorous sound' of the bayonet colliding, the muffled sound of the butt of the gun hitting the body, the 'hissing' sound of the bayonet cutting through the body, the miserable howl of the soldiers of both sides after being wounded by the knife, and the roaring sound of the soldiers under the stimulation of blood, all of them are intertwined, showing the cruelty and tragedy of this war!

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Because the garrison occupies an absolute superiority in strength, and the most elite troops participate in the battle; Therefore, the battle ended with the garrison completely annihilating the Japanese army's roundabout surprise troops.

However, the trapped beast was still fighting, and this Japanese raiding force, which was unwilling to fail, also broke out at this last moment with an unprecedented high combat effectiveness, bringing great casualties to the attacking troops of the garrison.

In particular, as the vanguard of the Tiger Regiment, its casualties exceeded 3,000.

Except for the reserve battalion left in Yangzhou City, as well as the artillery battalion left on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and some of the soldiers of the baggage battalion.

The troops that Yang Jing brought into Nanjing City this time were actually less than 4,500 people, and after this battle, the Tiger Ben Regiment was also disabled, and lost the ability to continue fighting.

Two hours later, the battle ended, and the attacking troops began to rescue the wounded, and clean up the battlefield.

At this time, Ma Tong, who had a bloody face and was soaked red with blood, walked in front of Yang Jing, and reported with some sadness on his face: "Tuanza! Mo Yun, Long Lin, and Liu Yu and a large number of outstanding middle- and grass-roots officers all fell on the way to attack!

In addition, the casualties of all the participating units of the Tiger Regiment were also very heavy, and the total casualty rate of our regiment almost exceeded 75 percent! ”

"This is war! How can there be immortals? Yang Jing endured his grief and pretended to be strong: "We are alive, we must continue to work hard, fight to the end, and not let the blood of our comrades-in-arms be shed in vain, which is the greatest consolation to them!" ”

"Yes!"

Ma Tong and the surrounding soldiers nodded heavily.

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The battle is over.

When the Wuhan side learned that the casualty rate of the Tiger Ben Regiment exceeded 75 percent, it immediately issued a paper order to the Tiger Ben Regiment.

Let Yang Jing leave Nanjing overnight, lead his troops to cross the Jiangbei from Xiaguan Wharf, and go to a safe position in the rear to rest and recuperate, in order to follow-up.

The old man's meaning is very obvious, that is, the banner of the Tiger Ben Regiment must be kept, because as long as the heroic unit of the Tiger Ben Regiment is still there, even if it is just staying in the rear, it can greatly boost the morale of the officers and men of the three armies.

On the eve of the war, the old man transferred the Tiger Ben Regiment to Yangzhou, in fact, in order to protect this heroic army.

It's just that the development behind it was so fast that it completely disrupted his deployment.

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The sudden divine beast caught the third child off guard and had to temporarily change the outline.

But the third child assured that the battle behind would be even more exciting.

But the battlefield had to be changed.

Tearful ............