In Nanjing, the resistance troops led by Song Yinguo still had a certain gap in combat quality compared with the Japanese raiding troops.

Coupled with the haste to respond to the battle, the preparation was too late.

As the Japanese marines outflanked from the left and right flanks, they gradually showed their defeat and had to retreat while fighting.

Gradually retreated to the area of Xuanwu Lake.

Just when the situation was extremely critical, a team of heavily armed reinforcements finally arrived.

Khaki military uniforms, German-style helmets, German-style submachine guns, and medium-formal rifles.

It was the teaching team led by Gui Shuzhen himself!

After arriving, Katsura commanded his subordinates to join the battle and assist the 36th Division in resisting the Japanese surprise troops.

While saying to Song Yinguo: "Brother Yinguo, don't panic, our teaching team is here!" ”

Song Yinguo couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Brother Frank, you are so timely!"

Otherwise, if you come a little later, Xuanwu Lake will probably be lost! ”

Gui said sincerely: "Ashamed, ashamed! It's still too late! Let the little devils almost occupy half of Nanjing! ”

By fighting with the Japanese army, Song Yinguo had already judged the approximate strength of the Japanese army.

The devils who fought head-on with it were only one wing, and together with the roundabout outflanking from both flanks, there would be no more than two infantry wings.

He first briefly analyzed the current situation, and then said: "Brother Frank, the Japanese army is only five or six thousand, we must take advantage of their unstable foothold, and strive to drive them out of the city, so as to save the situation of the war in the future!" ”

Gui Shuzhen happily agreed: "Just what I want!" ”

After a pause, Gui Shuzhen said again: "By the way, Brother Yin Guo, do you know that the garrison headquarters has been occupied by devils!" ”

"I just learned a little bit of news! Not only was the headquarters captured by devils, but even the radio station and secret code book of the headquarters were taken away by the Japanese army. Song Yinguo said with some sadness: "Deputy Commander Luo, no, it should be said that Commander Luo has personally led the guard regiment to retake the headquarters." ”

"Hmm!" Gui Shuzhen nodded approvingly: "In addition, the 87th and 88th Divisions, as well as the Tiger Ben Regiment, are also on their way!" It won't be long before we get a lot of reinforcements. ”

"Hmm!" Song Yinguo also nodded: "Well, but before that, let's drive the enemy out of the city first!" ”

Gui said frankly: "Okay! ”

Song Yinguo said again: "I personally led the 36th Division to launch a counterattack from the front, and led Brother Zhen to command the teaching corps to follow up from both flanks and expel the enemy's roundabout troops!"

I don't know what to do with my true brother's intentions? ”

"No problem!" Gui Shuzhen had no doubts about Song Yinguo's military command ability, and immediately nodded in agreement with his proposal.

So, the two immediately began to go their separate ways.

Song Yinguo led the 36th Division and began to launch a counterattack against the enemy in front of him.

Katsura also immediately commanded, and the troops were divided into two routes, advancing to the left and right flanks towards the Japanese marines who were responsible for outflanking in a roundabout way.

Prepare to recapture the city that has been occupied by the Japanese raiding forces.

"Buzz!"

"Buzz! ——”

However, when Song Yinguo and Gui Shuzhen counterattacked with all their might.

A large number of fighter planes with huge banners painted with bloody aunt towels on their fuselages suddenly appeared in the sky over Nanjing.

These devil fighters were ordered by Matsui Ishone, commander-in-chief of the Central China Front, to come from Shanghai to support Nakamura Kazuki's troops.

In order to help Nakamura Kazuki's troops expand the results of the battle and completely occupy the entire city of Nanjing, the Japanese army dispatched nearly 80 naval and air force fighters.

These devil planes came from the sky and the sun, and under the guidance of the ground forces led by Nakamura Kazuki, they began to fight against the country. Indiscriminate bombing and dive strafing were carried out in military-controlled urban areas.

"Hurricane!"

"Hurricane, hurricane, hurricane! ——”

One bombshell after another, like hens laying eggs, continued to fall from under the belly of the devil bomber, like meteors falling to the ground.

Every time a bomb lands, a huge fire rises from the ground, accompanied by an earth-shattering explosion.

For a time, countless residential buildings were engulfed by violent explosions, and the flames soared into the sky and thick smoke rose everywhere.

Countless pieces of masonry and rubble, accompanied by the shock wave from the explosion, flew wildly and smashed everywhere.

I can't tell how many innocent people died in the fire.

The counteroffensive troops led by Song Yinguo and Gui Shuzhen were naturally inevitably bombed by Japanese fighters.

Many of the warriors lay in pools of blood.

Under the powerful air raid of the Japanese navy and air force, Song Yinguo and his team had to temporarily stop the counter-charge and hide in the surrounding residential buildings to take refuge.

There is no way, the firepower of the Devil Navy and Air Force is too strong.

Under the constant bombardment and dive strafing of dozens of warplanes, the area they were in was completely enveloped in fire and smoke.

Not to mention the charge, you can't even see where the devil is.

About half an hour later.

As soon as the Japanese air raid ended, Tatsuhiko Tsuda's 149th Infantry Wing received an order to attack and continued to attack the area where the 36th Division was located along the shores of Xuanwu Lake.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, reinforcements from the 87th and 88th divisions also arrived in time.

After clarifying the current situation, the 87th and 88th divisions also immediately joined the battle.

These two divisions are also all the most elite Ashkenazi divisions.

Together, the three German divisions quickly withstood the charge of the Japanese 149th Infantry Wing and took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.

Katsura Shinya led his troops and the devil marines on the left and right flanks exchanged fire one after another.

Originally, the Devil Marines still wanted to use the urban area they had already occupied to resist stubbornly.

But when the frontal attack of the 149th Infantry Wing was defeated one after another, they tried to avoid falling into China. The army is divided and surrounded.

As a last resort, they had no choice but to abandon the city area they had already occupied, and retreat along the city walls and some streets in the direction of the Xiaguan Wharf.

Gui Shuzhen immediately supervised the army to chase and kill, and gradually formed a side by side with the frontal counterattack troops led by Song Yinguo.

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On the other side, Nakamura Kazuki had already boarded the gate of Shimokomon with Tatsuhiko Tsuda and others.

They are waiting for the good news from the front-line attacking troops to occupy and control the entire city of Nanjing.

"Tsuda-kun, you see, this is Nanjing, the current capital of the Chinese people, and it will soon be prostrate at the feet of my Imperial Japanese Army!" Nakamura Kazuki stood by the battlement wall in high spirits, pointing to the Nanjing City Road in front of him.

Because of his surprise attack plan, the Imperial Army was able to quickly occupy Nanjing.

I believe that it won't be long before his name of Kazuki Nakamura will resound throughout the entire military circles, and his promotion goes without saying.

Therefore, this old devil is a little proud and complacent at this time, which is also human nature.

Seeing that Nanjing was within reach, victory was imminent, and the credit was still his own, Tsuda Tatsuhiko's admiration for the commander Nakamura Kazuki was also raised to the point of no return.

So he immediately slapped a loud sycophant and said: "Being able to take the capital of Shina so easily is all thanks to your ingenuity, Chief Nakamura!"

Otherwise, the Imperial Army does not know how many casualties it will have to pay to occupy this place!

It is a great honor to be able to fight side by side with you, Mr. Nakamura, and witness this historic moment! ”

Nakamura Kazuki said modestly: "Tsuda-kun has won the award, and after this battle, you will have a bright future!" I hope we can still serve the Empire together in the future! ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as his words fell, a liaison soldier ran up the road to the city.

Nakamura Kazuki saw that he was flustered, and the smug smile on his face immediately put away, and then frowned and asked, "What's the matter, why are you so flustered?" ”

The liaison soldier didn't care about saluting, so he reported eagerly: "Your Excellency Dazuo, the big thing is not good, the 149th Infantry Wing of the Imperial Army has been counterattacked by a large number of elite troops of the Zhina Army, and has been defeated, and is now being pursued and killed by the Zhina Army!"

The Marines were forced to retreat as a result, and the situation has become extremely unfavorable for the Imperial Army! ”

"Nani?" Kazuki Nakamura was taken aback.

Tatsuhiko Tsuda next to him was even more incredulous.

Aren't your own troops already overwhelmed, and victory is in sight?

How could the tide of battle be turned in the blink of an eye?

Nakamura Kazuki calmed down his agitated mood, squinted his eyes and looked at Nanjing City in front of him, and said slowly with some unwillingness: "It must be the reinforcements of the Shina Army that have arrived!"

Now it seems that the fighters who seized control of the whole city are gone!

The 149th Infantry Wing and the Marine Corps were ordered to immediately shrink their forces and move to the defensive. ”

This old devil can come up with a vicious plan to smuggle across the Yangtze River waterway and attack Nanjing, so he is naturally not a person who likes to be rash.

Think about it for a moment and make a wise decision right now.

Tatsuhiko Tsuda couldn't keep up with Nakamura Kazuki's train of thought, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "What does the chief mean?" ”

"Since the Zhina army has not collapsed on all fronts and abandoned the city and fled, it will definitely gather heavy troops to counterattack us, in the hope of recapturing the city we occupied!" Nakamura Kazuki took a deep breath and squinted his eyes and explained, "In such a situation, we no longer have the strength and opportunity to seize the whole city without having the advantage of troops!" Of course, it is necessary to shrink the forces in time and turn to the defense! ”

After a pause, the old devil continued, "With the fire support of the navy's naval guns, we can hold on to the Shitamon and Shimonoseki docks.

As long as this area is held, it is equivalent to inserting a sharp dagger in the neck of the Chinese army. Let them face the unfavorable situation of being attacked by the enemy at any time and unable to gather all their forces to block the imperial army head-on!

As long as we wait until the main forces of the Imperial Army are crushed from the frontal battlefield, it is time for us to launch a counteroffensive!

At that time, we will be able to annihilate the defenders of Nanjing with the main force of the imperial army! Maximize the results of this campaign! ”

"Yo Si! Chief Nakamura is high and admired! Tsuda Tatsuhiko showed a sudden look and hurriedly praised.

After receiving the order, thousands of devils quickly shrank their forces and retreated to the northeastern urban area dominated by Xiarumen.

At the same time, the dozen or so devil warships on the Yangtze River also opened fire again, shooting heavy shells at the city of Nanjing.

The country that is in pursuit. The officers and men of the army were immediately enveloped by the violent explosion, and the dead and wounded were killed.

Constrained by the Japanese naval artillery fire, Song Yinguo and Gui Shuzhen had to suspend the continuation of the counteroffensive.

Because, under the powerful naval artillery fire of the Japanese army, it is not at all something that the courage of blood and gas can contend with.

This point was verified as early as a few months ago in the Battle of Songhu.

Hundreds of thousands of Chinese elite troops, under the fire of Japanese naval guns and the combined air strikes of carrier-based aircraft, paid a huge price in casualties, and finally led to the defeat of the entire Battle of Songhu.

In Song Yinguo, of course, they will not suffer the same big loss again!

Therefore, they decisively ordered the pursuit to be stopped, and ordered all units to retreat beyond the range of Japanese naval gunfire.

In fact, with the ultra-long range of the Japanese naval guns, half of the city of Nanjing was within the range of enemy firepower.

Of course, Song Yinguo and Gui Shuzhen will definitely not be able to give up half of Nanjing City. They only retreated temporarily, waiting for the Japanese shelling to stop before making other plans.

Fortunately, because of the proximity to the Xiaguan Wharf in the northeast city, the people were almost evacuated before, and basically ten rooms and nine empty.

This did not cause too many casualties.

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The other side.

Yang Jingzheng led the vanguard of the Tiger Ben Regiment and rushed desperately in the direction of Nanjing.

Finally, at 1 p.m., we successfully arrived at the north shore of Shimonoseki Pier.

At this time, the naval fleet of the devils had stopped bombing the city of Nanjing.

After Yang Jing got in touch with the garrison headquarters, he ascertained the general situation and learned that the 36th Division and other units were trying to take advantage of the fact that the Japanese naval guns stopped bombarding and launched a counterattack.

Immediately admonish them to stop acting.

Because, as long as they dare to launch a counterattack, the gunboats of the devils will inevitably open fire immediately.

In this way, they will not be able to recapture the lost Shimomun Gate and Shimonoseki Wharf, but will only increase the casualties.

After Luo Youqing and Song Yinguo learned that Yang Jing had another good plan, they immediately readily agreed to Yang Jing's suggestion.

The plan to continue the counteroffensive was abandoned, and instead defensive firepower was built in the castle to form a standoff with the Japanese surprise troops.

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On the north bank of the Yangtze River, Yang Jing came to the vicinity of the riverbank, on a raised dirt slope, and raised his gun and binoculars to observe the intelligence on the other bank.

At this time, the rake ear hurriedly ran up from behind the dirt slope and asked: "Tuanza, the artillery position has been built, do you want to shell the devil fleet immediately?" ”

"No, it's not the time yet!"

Yang Jing shook his head and rejected the proposal to rake the ears: "The maximum caliber of our field artillery is only 105mm, and most of them are 75mm caliber.

Field artillery of this caliber, without dozens of guns, it was difficult to sink a Japanese ship.

The minimum caliber of the devil's naval guns exceeds 100mm, and there are many naval guns of 200mm or even 300mm caliber.

If we open fire rashly, we expose the gun position.

It may not have sunk the Japanese ships yet, but was served by the devil's naval guns first.

Moreover, the Japanese navy and air force may also come to the skies over Nanjing again at any time, and these presences are even more fatal to the threat to our artillery battalion.

Since the Japanese naval guns did not launch another shelling of the city of Nanjing, we simply waited until it was dark. ”

After a pause, Yang Jing continued: "The top priority now is to pay attention to concealment and ensure that the artillery positions are not discovered by the Japanese army. Do you understand? ”

"Understood!"

Rake Ear nodded approvingly.

Ma Tong next to him asked again: "Tuanzao, do we have to wait until it gets dark?" ”

"No!" Yang Jing shook his head and said, "Let's go to Nanjing City!" ”

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