Chapter 254: The Battle of Nanchang (8) (3rd Watch)
Defending the position near Jinxianmen was the Pre-10th Division.
They are all prep divisions, and many people may think that it is not good.
The commander of the 10th Pre-Division is called Jiang Chaoxiong, although his surname is Jiang, he is from Jiangsu, and he has nothing to do with the principal Chang.
This person is from the first phase of Huangpu, and he is not interested in Que Hanqian, who was born in the fourth phase of Huangpu.
Jiang Chaoxiong is not famous, but his deputy division commander is famous, that is, Fang Xianjue, who is famous in history and sticks to Hengyang.
To be honest, the 10th Division did not expect the Japanese army to attack their positions, and they also dispatched many tanks.
In fact, the Japanese army attacking them was only two brigades, and there were not many troops, but Jiang Chaoxiong was afraid, he didn't want to die here.
Jiang Chaoxiong, as the commander of the division, was timid, and it was conceivable what the 10th Division would look like.
In fact, the Japanese army battle on the side of Jinxianmen is large, but the pre-10th division is a complete infantry division after all, with a strong city defense, it is impossible to even stop the Japanese army of two brigades.
Compared with the Jinxianmen side, the Guangrunmen and Zhangjiangmen sides were attacked more fiercely, because the Japanese directly used more than 20 artillery pieces to launch a fierce attack on the positions of the Chinese defenders.
The fortifications of Zhangjiangmen and Guangrunmen were directly blown up a lot.
If it continued to hold the position at the city gate, the 120th Regiment would definitely lose a lot of money, so Leng Jie decisively ordered to let the defenders of Guangrunmen retreat, let the Japanese army pass through the Ruzi Bridge, and let the Japanese army in and fight again.
The defenders of the 120th Regiment on the east bank of the Ruzi Bridge chose to retreat, and the Japanese troops poured in from here, and at two o'clock in the afternoon alone, the Japanese army had a large battalion of devil infantry and more than 20 combat vehicles to attack Nanchang City.
Hearing that the 103rd Wing had entered the city, Major General Yoshishige Saeda, who was commanding in the back, was undoubtedly happy, but the other Chinese troops in the city were panicked.
In the eyes of many people, the Japanese army attacked the city, which meant that the city of Nanchang was lost.
The 102nd Division was about to retreat, but seeing that the 120th Regiment was still fighting against the Japanese army, and there were still some soldiers on the west bank who had not withdrawn, Bai Huizhang did not retreat in the end, but ordered the troops to continue to resist.
"Senior Brother Leng, isn't it dangerous for you to let this devil in? There is at least one brigade of devils coming in, and there are more and more devils entering the city through the Ruzi Bridge. Ma Peiji couldn't help but be a little worried when he saw Leng Jie deliberately letting the devil into the city.
"If you want to hold Nanchang, you must use street fighting. If you don't let the devils in, it's a positional battle, and you saw the devil's artillery fire just now, if you continue to hold your position, my troops won't be able to hold out for long.
Put the devils in, and their heavy artillery will be useless, unless the Japanese are willing to blow up their own people together. Leng Jie said.
"I just feel a little risky." Ma Peiji said.
"There's no way around it, if we have such a strong artillery fire, we don't have to fight like this."
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"Bang!"
"Da Da Da!"
"Deputy battalion commander, the devil has rushed in!"
In a newspaper building more than a kilometer from Guangrunmen, a Japanese squad was attacking the building under the cover of two tanks.
It was originally a public printing house, and the four-storey building facing the street was the office building of the printing house, and there was a courtyard at the back, where the factory was located.
The location of this place is very critical, just at the intersection of Ruzi Road and Xiangshan Road, and the buildings are relatively sturdy and the buildings are also high, which is an ideal commanding height.
In order to defend this place, Liu Sandao took his company of more than 100 people to guard the building at this crossroads.
"Give labor and management out, and don't let the devils occupy here. And find a way to blow up the devil's tank to labor and capital! After Liu Sandao shot and killed a devil, he hid behind the wall and shouted.
"Yes, mission guaranteed!"
Soon, several death squad soldiers rushed out with Molotov cocktails, but they were quickly killed by the Japanese soldiers who were aware of them.
In the end, it took the sacrifice of 5 people to blow up one of the devil tanks.
However, the Japanese army still attacked the Chinese troops in the building, and compared with before, the Japanese army at this time was already somewhat guarded, and was no longer as rampage as before.
Due to their unfamiliarity with the terrain, many Japanese soldiers still died in this unfamiliar street battle.
In the afternoon, the Japanese army was still celebrating the attack on Nanchang City. But in the evening, Matsui Kanichi found that his army rushing into Nanchang City still stopped at the intersection of Xiangshan Road and Ruzi Road.
In this kilometer-plus urban area, there are Chinese troops counterattacking everywhere, and the soldiers of a brigade are quickly dispersed, and it is difficult to ensure the size of a squadron.
There were Chinese troops everywhere, and due to the dispersion of Chinese troops, the Japanese army was also forced to disperse its forces to attack.
This urban area, which is less than two square kilometers in circumference, is full of battles.
At this time, Matsui Kanichi realized that something was wrong, but he still ordered more troops, and most of the troops in his hands attacked Nanchang City through the Ruzi Bridge, but Matsui Kanichi really did not have a trace of joy.
"Deputy battalion commander, the devil on the other side seems to be resting."
"What are you doing? Let's go, touch it at night, and him. Liu Sandao held a big knife in his hand and commanded.
Except for some of them, the rest of the people quietly took advantage of the night to sneak out of the building, and they wanted to recapture the buildings on the opposite side and consolidate the defense of this street entrance.
Because of the daytime fighting, the Japanese army was also tired, and there was a street across the street, but the two sides just looked at it, and no one could help the other.
Taking advantage of the night, Liu Sandao led people to the downstairs of the opposite building, and the Japanese army also patrolled.
A few skilled soldiers used knives to eliminate the patrolling soldiers, but they were discovered by the Japanese, and soon a sneak attack turned into a head-to-head confrontation.
The Japanese were also quick to react, and quickly moved to defend themselves against the terrain of the hotel.
The night, which had already been a little quieter, was lively again because of the fierce gunfire.
Not only at this street crossing, but also in various other places, there were gunshots, and the Chinese army attacked the Japanese army, and the Japanese army also attacked the Chinese army.
Liu Sandao's side planned to recapture the building, but the Japanese resistance was also very tenacious, and they also launched a counterattack, so that Liu Sandao's company suffered a lot of losses.
In the back, a battalion of the 102nd Division came to reinforce it, and with reinforcements, the Chinese army attacked again.
The battle lasted for dozens of minutes, reinforcements came from both sides, and some people died, but in the end, Liu Sandao and they failed to recapture the building. However, in the last three-story building, the Chinese army occupied the first floor, the Japanese occupied the third floor, and then the two families occupied part of the second floor.
The fight is called a scorching, but neither side can help the other.
So in the end, the two sides ceased to fight, but if you talk a little louder here, you can hear it on that side.
This is not the case just here, but in many parts of the city.
I have you, you have me.
This situation is good news for the Chinese army, but not necessarily for the Japanese army.