"In your opinion, how should we deal with it?" When Ryosuke Yoshika asked this, the commander of the 18th Division, Nakajima Sadao and others who were present, all focused their eyes on Takushi Toshio, looking forward to his insights.

Tian Jiu Toshio was not polite, and immediately said very seriously: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Kunisaki detachment is right in the telegram, we don't have to send troops to reinforce them, because it's too late!"

When we have mobilized our forces and prepared the boats or pontoon bridges for crossing the river, it should be dawn, and then the fighters of the Imperial Air Force can directly dispatch air attacks on the Independent Brigade and their naval warships to support the Kunisaki detachment.

Therefore, our top priority at the moment is to concentrate all our forces and increase the intensity and frequency of attacks on Nanjing, in accordance with the advice of Major General Noboru Kunisaki!

Before the Kunisaki detachment is defeated or annihilated by the independent brigade of the China Army, break through Nanjing as soon as possible!

Only when we break through Nanking can the crisis faced by the Kunisaki detachment be resolved, or rather, the sacrifice will be worthwhile. ”

After hearing this, both Ryosuke Yoshika and Sadao Nakajima fell into contemplation and hesitation.

Obviously, they are all weighing the pros and cons, whether to rescue the Kunisaki detachment or not!

In the end, Yoshika Ryosuke decided to adopt the suggestion of the chief of staff, Takushi Toshio, and shouted in a deep voice: "Pass my order, all troops are immediately put into battle, including our 9th Division, before dawn, we must attack the city of Nanjing!"

Otherwise, all officers above the rank of Osa, who participated in the war, should be cut open and cut themselves to thank His Majesty the Emperor! ”

Ryosuke Yoshika really gave a death order, and all the devil officers present had stern expressions, and they all bowed their heads to receive the order: "Hai! ”

Jun Takeshita, who had not spoken, took the initiative to stand up at this time and asked Ryosuke Yoshika to take the initiative to ask: "General, with the offensive ability of the independent brigade of the China Army, after receiving such a powerful heavy firepower from the naval gun.

I guess that the Kunisaki detachment may not be able to hold out for too long, if the imperial army can't make substantial progress from the frontal battlefield before the defeat of the Kunisaki detachment!

Then Zhu Ziming will definitely lead the independent brigade to the south again and join the defense line of the defenders of Nanjing.

In that case, with the existing strength in our hands, it will be difficult for the imperial army to break through Nanjing.

After the first few attacks, it is not difficult for us to judge that not all of Zhu Ziming's independent brigades were transferred to Jiangbei, at least half of them stayed.

As for the armored forces of the Independent Brigade that remained, whether Zhou Weiguo or Zhu Ziming was in command, we have no way of knowing, and it doesn't matter.

It is important that there is such an armored unit of China with extremely strong mobility and strong firepower, and our army cannot be supported by air force fire at night. ，

It is undoubtedly very difficult to break their resistance and attack Nanjing City by virtue of the superiority of troops! ”

When Jun Takeshita said this, he was directly interrupted by a staff officer at the level of Takeshita: "Jun Takeshita, what do you mean by this?" Do you want others to destroy your own prestige? Seriously, you are shaking the morale of the military! ”

Jun Takeshita was not angry, but continued to say calmly: "Gentlemen, don't be impatient, please listen to me finish speaking." ”

After a pause, seeing that everyone had no intention of objecting, Jun Takeshita continued: "My meaning is actually very simple, under the premise that it is difficult for a frontal attack to be effective in a short period of time, we should find another way to attack by using the tactics of combining Zhengqi and Qi. ”

Ryosuke Yoshita asked, "Since Takeshita-kun said so, he must have an idea, let's hear it." ”

Jun Takeshita immediately nodded and said, "Yes, General, in the previous reconnaissance operation, I had done a detailed reconnaissance of Nanjing and its surrounding terrain environment.

Nanjing is backed by the Yangtze River, located in the south of the Yangtze River, water conservancy and transportation is very convenient, as we all know, in this topographical environment, the city's underground drainage system is generally very developed!

Moreover, since the National Government established the capital, a series of modern urban development reforms have been carried out here, and its underground pipe network is more developed than Shanghai!

Therefore, he came up with a surprise attack plan, that is, to attack as usual with the main force and contain the defenders of China from the front.

Then a crack army was dispatched, quietly crossed from the junction between the defense line of Qixia Mountain and Purple Mountain of the Zhina Army, and arrived outside Nanjing, and then dug the entrance of the underground drainage canal, and infiltrated into the city through the drainage pipe network that extends in all directions under the city of Nanjing. ”

Ryosuke Yoshika and Sadao Nakajima were all stunned to hear this, because this plan sounded risky, but if it succeeded, they would be able to quickly capture Nanjing and achieve the strategic goal of the base camp.

Even if the Kunisaki detachment is wiped out by then, it will be worth it.

Therefore, Ji Jia Ryosuke was moved, and immediately nodded happily: "Takeshita-kun's plan is very feasible, I don't know who wants to be the commander of this operation?" ”

In fact, this is asking Jun Takeshita.

Jun Takeshita was so smart that he immediately took the initiative to ask: "General, I am willing to lead the team to implement this plan!" Swear to take the city of Nanjing! For the Japanese Empire, for His Majesty the Emperor, and for our Central China to send troops to win this battle! ”

Ryosuke Yoshika readily agreed: "Yo Xi, Takeshita Jun has both wisdom and bravery, and he is really a model for imperial soldiers!"

However, I will refine your plan a little more, and increase the attack force into two, except for infiltrating from the junction of Qixia Mountain and Purple Mountain.

In addition, send another one, from the Purple Mountain to the Niushou Mountain between the strip through, two roundabout troops at the same time, as long as one of them successfully infiltrates the city of Nanjing, then this battle, the imperial army will win! ”

"Hay!" Jun Takeshita and the others hurriedly paused: "The general is wise!" ”

In fact, Jun Takeshita had long thought of sending two troops to act at the same time, but he didn't say all of them, because he wanted to give Ryosuke Yoshika, as the commander, a chance to show himself.

Don't steal all the limelight yourself, this is the consciousness that you should have as a junior officer!

Ryosuke Yoshika immediately ordered: "Send a telegram to the Kunisaki detachment and tell Major General Kunizaki Noboru to ask him to hold out until dawn!" After dawn, I'll send all the fighters to support them! ”

It's just that Ryosuke Yoshika couldn't imagine that the Kunisaki detachment couldn't hold out for even an hour1

Because, almost at the same time as their side launched a new offensive again.

Xu Wen also ordered the cruisers led by Zhao Shoutian and Zhang Tianfu to stop shelling, and then he and Chen Zhenglun led nearly 400 tanks and armored vehicles to attack the Kunisaki detachment under a sea of fire.

At this time, all the fortifications of the Kunisaki detachment had been completely destroyed by the combined land-sea fire of the independent brigade.

Noboru Kunisaki's own headquarters was later hit by a 150mm naval artillery shell, and Chief of Staff Masao Watanabe, the last staff officers of the headquarters, as well as the radio and communications troops, were all blown up and killed one after another.

Noboru Kunisaki was blown away again, and he also broke his leg, fell under a bombed hill in front of his headquarters, and passed out on the spot.

The command is still like this, not to mention the other levels of the Kunisaki detachment.

The artillery wing was completely annihilated, all artillery and artillery were destroyed, killed and wounded.

There were less than 10 tanks and armored vehicles left in the tank wing, more than half of the infantry brigades were killed or wounded, and the cavalry of nearly 1,000 men, including men and horses, were completely wiped out under the guns of the cruisers of the independent brigade.

When the battlefield was finally cleaned, the soldiers found Noboru Kunisaki, who had broken a leg but was still alive but had lost his ability to fight, and immediately captured him alive.