However, there is a very important point in this counterattack, that is, the 1st Army, the 32nd Army and the 74th Army need time to assemble.

Therefore, President Chang personally ordered Que Hanqian to hold Nanchang until April 10 and wait for reinforcements from all walks of life to arrive.

After receiving the principal's order, Que Hanqian was naturally a little excited, and naturally promised to stick to it until April 10.

Will the defenders of Nanchang really hold out until April 10?

Yes, yes, but at a great cost.

Not everyone was willing to continue to hold on, and Jiang Chaoxiong, the commander of the 10th Pre-Division, raised objections.

The reason was that the casualties of the troops were significant.

"Division Commander Jiang, the principal's order is to hold on until April 10th, if the 10th Division gives up its position and withdraws at this time, what will be the consequences, I don't need to say more!"

Que Hanqian said in a deep voice.

"Surnamed Que, don't scare me with the principal. You don't see how many Japanese troops my troops have attacked.

In two days, when the weather is good, the Japanese fighters will also be put into battle, and when the time comes, what will we fight?

More than 3,000 people have been killed in my division, and if we continue to fight, the entire division will have to die here. Jiang Chaoxiong said politely.

"Your division suffered heavy casualties, but the 40th and 102nd divisions did not suffer large casualties? Don't forget, my 119th Regiment was carrying the Japanese attack at the railway station with the strength of 1 regiment. "Que Hanqian doesn't have a good airway.

"That's your business, I want to retreat, don't you want to stop it!" Jiang Chaoxiong said, and as he spoke, he walked out of this underground headquarters.

"Jiang Chaoxiong, you stop me!" Que Hanqian yelled.

Jiang Chaoxiong ignored it and left directly.

Que Hanqian knew very well that if Jiang Chaoxiong was really allowed to take away the 10th Division, then there would be a big loophole in Nanchang's city defense.

Thinking of the principal's entrustment, Que Hanqian gritted his teeth.

"Come on, take him down for me!"

Soon, nearby soldiers came to Jiang Chaoxiong and restrained him.

"What are you doing? Que Hanqian, you are looking for death, I am from the first phase of Whampoa, you are just a junior of the fourth phase, you are guilty of the following crimes. ”

Jiang Chaoxiong didn't expect Que Hanqian to really dare to detain him, and shouted while trying to break free from the soldiers.

But he couldn't break free, and he was so angry that he began to curse.

"In terms of position, I am the commander of the Nanchang garrison, and you are just the division commander of the garrison under your jurisdiction." Que Hanqian also let go, and turned to look at the deputy commander of the 10th Division on the side, "Deputy Division Commander Fang, from now on, you will act as the division commander as the deputy division commander and command the army to defend." ”

Fang Xianjue glanced at Jiang Chaoxiong with a complicated expression, and finally raised his hand and saluted Que Hanjian, "Yes!" ”

"Invite Master Jiang down to rest." Que Hanqian commanded.

"Que Hanjiao, you bastard!"

"The surname is Que, I won't give up!"

As Jiang Chaoxiong was dragged out, the scolding became smaller and smaller, Bai Huizhang watched a good show, but he didn't expect this Que Hanqian to be so bold.

"Leng Jie, the current situation in Nanchang, how do you think it should be fought?"

Perhaps because he was able to stick to Nanchang for so many days, Que Hanqian also paid more attention to Leng Jie.

Leng Jie looked at the map and said in a deep voice, "Division commander, I think we can let the 10th Pre-Division withdraw into the city and start a street battle with the devils."

If they continue to hold out near the city gate, the losses will be great, and the Japanese can be properly released into the city, so that the Japanese heavy artillery will be useless, unless the Japanese are willing to blow up their men together. ”

"Let the Japanese army into the city again?"

Thinking that Leng Jie did this in Guangrunmen, although he dragged the Japanese army, Que Hanqian was still a little bottomless.

"Division commander, this is also a helpless thing, if this is not the case, we will suffer too many casualties, so why not hold on until April 10th." Leng Jie explained.

"Where do you suggest?" Que Hanqian asked.

"Enter the Virtuous Gate." Leng Jie pointed to the map, "If you put it in from Hue Gate, then the train station will be dangerous." If the Japanese army is put in from Jinxianmen, the 102nd Division can also be put into battle, and with the strength of two divisions, it is enough to drag the Japanese army in the city.

As long as the Japanese army enters the city, we must carry out the main points of street fighting. Grab the commanding heights and fight with the Japanese army street by street, alley by alley, even if it is a building.

Our people are familiar with the terrain, as long as the Japanese army is contained in Nanchang City, when our army counterattacks, it will be difficult for these Japanese troops to withdraw. ”

In fact, Leng Jie also had selfish intentions, and he was also afraid that Wang Yanqing's side would be under too much pressure.

The Japanese army from Jinxian Gate, Hue Gate and the railway station became a whole, so that with the sharing of the pressure of the 10th Division, the pressure of the 119th Regiment would not be so great, and there would definitely be a lot fewer casualties.

"But it's risky to let too many Japanese soldiers in." Yang Wenjin explained.

"Therefore, I plan to launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese troops near Ruzi Road in the next few days, and wipe out the Japanese troops in this vicinity as much as possible, so that the pressure on our entire defense will be much less.

However, it is a bit difficult to rely on the 120th Regiment alone, so I hope that Commander Bai can send a regiment to act with the 120th Regiment. ”

Saying that, Leng Jie looked at Bai Huizhang, the performance of the 102nd Division during this period was indeed eye-catching. These double-spearmen are the same as the Sichuan army, they are outsiders in the civil war, but they are experts in fighting foreign wars, and after the spirit that is not afraid of death is stimulated, even if it is weaker than the Sichuan army, it will not be much worse.

"No problem, I asked Chen Weiguang's 305th Regiment to cooperate with you in the battle, but the 305th Regiment suffered a lot of losses, and some of them were trapped on the west bank of the Fuhe River, with only about 1,000 people, and there were not many troops." Bai Huizhang reminded.

"It's okay, the Japanese troops on Ruzi Road have also died a lot in the past few days, and it is estimated that it is only the size of one brigade, and two regiments should be fine."

"Commander Leng, then the counterattack on this side will be handed over to you." Que Hanqian said.

"Rest assured, the division commander will definitely complete the task!" Leng Jie assured.

At this moment, a violent explosion came from the north bank of the Ganjiang River, and even if it was several kilometers away, the Nanchang Garrison Command heard this violent explosion here.

"What's going on? Where is the explosion? Was it a sneak attack by the Japanese army at night? Que Hanqian hurriedly asked.

Several other people were also a little anxious, especially Bai Huizhang and Fang Xianjue, if the Japanese army attacked the city at night, it was not the same concept as letting the Japanese army enter the city.

Soon, news came from the observation post that it was not an explosion on the Nanchang side, but a violent explosion in Xinjian County on the other side of the Gan River.

Everyone was puzzled, you must know that there was no formed Chinese army in Xinjian County at this time, and the 49th Army and the 79th Army had withdrawn to the west.

Soon, when everyone came to the ground, they saw a ball of fire rising in the direction of Xinjian County on the other side of the Ganjiang River.

Although it was a little far away, the sound was not very shocking, but the fire from the explosion was very eye-catching.