Baga, how did you fight this battle? For four whole days, why hasn't the 101st Division captured Nanchang City? ”

At first, Okamura Ninji didn't feel anything, but it wasn't until the night of March 29, when the 101st Division had not been able to capture Nanchang City, that he sensed the problem.

The Japanese 101st Division launched an attack on Nanchang from March 26, but today is the 29th, which is already the fourth day, and it is now night.

Although the 101st Division had entered Nanchang City, it failed to occupy Nanchang City, and the losses were still very large.

"Your Excellency, Commander, according to the report of the 101st Division, as of 5 p.m., the Imperial Army had more than 3,000 dead and many more wounded in the battle at Nanchang City.

Moreover, the tank group lost a total of 52 tanks, which is already more than a third of the tanks under the jurisdiction of the tank group. Numata Tazo explained.

"So much to lose? Why haven't you been able to take Nanchang City yet? What is Masaki Ito doing? Is he a piece of rubbish? Okamura Ninji roared.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we didn't expect the resistance of the Shina people to be so stubborn. According to the past, the people of China could not hold out for so long, but this time it was unexpected. Numata Tazo explained.

"Immediately go and find out what kind of troops are in the city, after so many days of fighting, we still don't know who the enemy is."

Without waiting for Numata Tazo to urge, a staff officer of Nakasa came to him with a document.

Seeing this document, he was a little surprised, and looked at Okamura Ninji, "Your Excellency, the number of the Shina army in the city has been found. ”

"Which troops?" Okamura asked.

"It's the 40th Division, the 102nd Division, and the 10th Pre-10th Division of the Chinese Army. The 40th Division was originally formed by the remainder of the Tax Police Corps, and the division commander was Que Hanqian of the fourth phase of Huangpu, who previously served in the 14th Division of China; The 102nd Division is a Guizhou army, with extremely poor equipment, and the division commander is Bai Huizhang; The commander of the 10th Pre-Division was Jiang Chaoxiong, the first phase of Huangpu. ”

"Even if it's three divisions, it's not so difficult to fight, right?" Okamura Ninji was puzzled.

"Your Excellency, there is a name you may have heard." Numata Takazo handed the information to the other party.

"Who?" Okamura Ninji took the information curiously, only to find that there was a familiar name under the 40th Division.

"Leng Jie? Is that the one who caused heavy losses to the Hatada detachment in the Zhupo Mountain position before, and killed Hatada Shigeichi? Okamura hesitated.

The persistence of Zhu Poshan's position made him have some impressions of Leng Jie, but what really impressed him was the death of Hakata Shigeichi.

Numata Takazo explained, "Your Excellency, according to the investigation of the Intelligence Department of the Dispatch Bureau.

This person has participated in the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Nanjing, and the Battle of Wuhan, and is familiar with street battles and is good at defense.

According to the performance of the Battle of Nanjing and the Battle of Wuhan, this person also liked to attack the headquarters of the imperial army, which confirmed the old saying of the Chinese people, "Capture the thief first and capture the king first".

After the Battle of Wuhan, he went to study at the China Army University in Zunyi, Guizhou, and ended his studies in less than three months.

This person is proficient in street fighting, and at this time, he was transferred from Hunan to Nanchang, and it is very likely that the Chinese military deliberately did it, wanting to deal with the imperial army with street fighting. ”

"Do you suspect that the defense of Nanchang City is now arranged by this person?" Okamura asked.

"It's possible, because according to intelligence, the commander of the Nanchang garrison is Que Hanqian, and this person is Leng Jie's immediate boss and the commander of the 40th Division.

According to the current situation, the army of Nanchang City really wanted to deal with the imperial army with street fighting. The subordinates were worried that if the imperial army could not conquer Nanchang in a short time, it would inevitably allow the Chinese to seize the opportunity and mobilize the army to attack the imperial army on a large scale. ”

"Street fighting? Just by virtue of the people who want to do it? Sent an order to the 101st Division and told them that no matter what, take Nanchang City within three days, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind.

In addition, the heavy artillery units were assembled on the north bank of the Gan River in Nanchang to provide artillery support to the 101st Division.

Even if I bomb Nanchang City into ruins, I must take it down.

Also, let the 106th Division send troops back to occupy Fengxin to ensure the safety of the imperial army's rear roads. ”

Now the main force of the 106th Division is in the Gao'an area, and if the Chinese army attacks from Fengxin, it will inevitably cut off the rear route of the imperial army.

Although Okamura Ninji didn't think he would lose, he also had to think about it completely, and if there was a real unfavorable situation, he would not be in trouble.

"Hey!"

Numata has many crops and hides the first road.

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After feeling the pressure from Okamura Ninji, Ito Masakaki also had to come to the battlefield to take command in person, and at the same time transferred the 101st Brigade to the south.

It's not that he doesn't want to attack from the north, but the north side is crisscrossed by rivers, which is not suitable for an attack at all, and there is a 32nd Army of the Chinese army there.

So Masaki Ito decided to attack from the south in a roundabout way.

Ito Masaki is also full of confidence, because in addition to the artillery wing of the 101st Division, the 6th Brigade of the Independent Heavy Artillery will also provide fire support to the 101st Division.

The firepower of the 6th Brigade of the Independent Heavy Artillery Regiment was strong enough to destroy everything in Nanchang City.

In this way, the 10th Pre-Division defending Jinxian Gate and Hue Gate and the 119th Regiment defending the railway station will be under great pressure.

On March 30, the number of Japanese troops attacking Jinxian Gate and Hue Gate increased from two to four brigades, and the Japanese attacking the railway station also became two brigades.

As for the 102nd Division and the 120th Regiment defending Zhangjiangmen, Guangrunmen and Huiminmen, they were not on the offensive focus of Ito Masaki.

But Ito Masakaki still added an infantry brigade to the side of the 103rd Wing, also to put pressure on the Chinese army.

In fact, according to the current situation, the 103rd Wing can stabilize on its side, after all, it has reached a stalemate, and one more infantry brigade will not help.

It may be useful to concentrate the forces in the southeast direction and defeat the troops of the 10th Division in one fell swoop.

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"We've been holding on for 4 days, and from the current point of view, the devil is nothing more than that!"

Standing upstairs in the high-ranking office, Ma Peiji was joking there.

At first, he thought that it would be difficult to fight the Japanese army when he put it into the city, but it turned out that this Japanese army could not withdraw even if he wanted to.

Ruzi Bridge, Leng Jie has not been bombed, that is, to give hope to the Japanese army in the city, so as not to jump off the wall in a hurry.

"But so? You're happy too soon. Luo Xingli on the side shook his head and said.

"Lao Luo, what do you mean by this?" Ma Peiji was puzzled.

"From the beginning of the war to the present, have you seen the Japanese army use planes and heavy artillery? The only artillery pieces were 75mm guns, and heavy guns over 100mm never appeared at all. Luo Xingli explained.

The planes were fortunate to say that the rainy weather during this period made it impossible for the Japanese planes to take off for battle, and the Chinese fighters were also unable to reinforce the battlefield.

"Heavy artillery?"

Ma Peiji actually did not participate in the Anti-Japanese War, did not know the power of heavy artillery, and did not feel it.

While the two were talking, Leng Jie was watching with a telescope.

Although it is far away, but through the battlements of the city wall, you can still see the devil artillery position on the north bank of the Ganjiang River located in Xinjian County, when Leng Jie saw that the cannon with a thicker muzzle than the previous one slowly raised, his eyes shrank together at that moment!