The battle on the side of Purple Mountain came to an end for the time being with the smooth withdrawal of tanks and armored troops led by Zhou Weiguo.

In this battle, the Independent Brigade and other defending units of the National Army paid a lot of casualties and losses.

However, the devil's loss is even greater!

The two infantry wings of the 18th Division were almost wiped out by the armored forces of the Independent Brigade commanded by Zhou Weiguo.

Therefore, the two sides can be said to be evenly matched.

The situation on the side of Qixia Mountain is not good, although the 11th Division attacking Qixia Mountain, although the strength and firepower are not as good as the 18th Division, the 9th Division is stronger.

However, the national army stationed at the Qixia Mountain position did not have the assistance of the tanks and armored units of the Independent Brigade, so under the onslaught of the 11th Division, the casualties were very heavy.

It was all up to the officers and men of the national army to fill in with their lives, so that they could barely block the attack of the 13th Division and keep their positions without losing.

And most importantly, the 13th Division was ordered to launch a roundabout attack on Niushou Mountain, which caused great pressure on the national army on the frontal battlefield.

So much so that as soon as the battle on the side of Purple Mountain ended, Zhou Weiguo had to take two tank and armored battalions and rush to Niushou Mountain for reinforcements.

The troops left behind by Xu Wen completely became a firefighting team, exhausted under the leadership of Zhou Weiguo.

The frontal battlefield was very hard, but the main force led by Xu Wen and Chen Zhenglun fought very easily and smoothly in Jiangbei.

Because he killed the old devil Chiaki Shigedo with one shot in advance, he caught the Shigedo detachment by surprise, and was crushed by hundreds of tanks and armored torrents of the independent brigade.

Before the leaderless Shigeto detachment could escape back, they were annihilated one after another.

After eliminating the Shigeto detachment, Xu Wen found that his points had recovered to 40 million, an increase of 6.8 million.

Because of the Japanese-style weapons, the current independent brigade can't look down on it at all, and is in a hurry to return to Pukou Town, so Xu Wen didn't let the troops clean up the battlefield.

On the way to retreat to Pukou Town with the troops, Xu Wen asked Sun Fugui through the car phone: "Fugui, you immediately contact the deputy brigade commander next week and ask them how the battle is going over there?" ”

Sun Fugui responded, immediately sent a telegram, and soon got a reply, and reported to Xu Wen through the car phone: "Brigade commander, Deputy Brigade Commander Zhou called back and said that now the Japanese army has launched a fierce attack on the front-line positions of our Purple Mountain and Qixia Mountain overnight.

It also dispatched troops to launch a roundabout attack on the positions on the western front such as Niushou Mountain, and the enemy's troops and firepower were absolutely superior, and the various units of the national army could not resist it.

It was only thanks to Deputy Brigade Commander Zhou and our tank and armored troops that they rushed back and forth to help, and they barely managed to maintain the situation.

However, Deputy Brigade Commander Zhou said that the enemy's firepower was too fierce, especially the heavy artillery brigade, which posed a huge threat to our army!

It was still night, and the enemy's aviation units did not manage to take part in the battle, otherwise the situation could have been even worse! ”

Xu Wen nodded when he heard this, and muttered: "Just the planes participating in the battle, I'm afraid the situation is still the worst, if the enemy's naval fleet breaks through the Wulong Mountain fortress and enters the Xiaguan River, their naval guns can shoot directly at our Nanjing soldiers and civilians, and the situation will be even worse at that time." ”

Sun Fugui said a little anxiously: "Ah, that brigade commander, we have to think of a way to deal with it!" We can't let the situation worsen like this! ”

Xu Wen pondered for a while and said, "You immediately contact Zhao Shoutian and ask them where they are now!" ”

Sun Fugui answered, and soon there was news again, and reported to Xu Wen again: "Brigade commander, Shoutian said that they have passed through the fortress of Wulong Mountain and entered the waters of Xiaguan, and they are about to contact us." ”

"Good." Xu Wendao: "The troops immediately withdrew to Pukou, took over the 58th Regiment of the Sichuan Army, stationed in Zhujiadian, and transferred the 58th Regiment to the riverside pontoon bridge immediately, saying that there was an urgent task." ”

Sun Fugui happily accepted the order, and after answering the yes, he immediately conveyed Xu Wen's order.

Xu Wen has already come up with a way to deal with the devil's heavy artillery brigade, as well as the navy and air force.

That is, with Zhao Shoutian's submarine force as the backbone, a naval fleet was formed overnight.

Now I have 4,000 exchange points, and if I exchange them all for cruisers, it is enough to exchange for ten 5,000-ton cruisers.

Of course, he didn't need so many cruisers, taking the naval gun firepower of a 5,000-ton cruiser as an example, he only needed three or five ships to have far more firepower than the Japanese army's independent heavy artillery brigade.

The 58th Regiment of the Sichuan Army was transferred to the riverside in order to replenish them into this naval fleet and serve as warship sailors.

Xu Wen had already thought about it, and exchanged it for five 5,000-ton cruisers, and then eight U-shaped submarines to form a naval task force to assist him in annihilating the Kunisaki detachment in Jiangbei first.

After removing the threat of the Japanese army in Jiangbei, he returned to Jiangnan and joined Zhou Weiguo to defend Nanjing.

Xu Wen inspected the cruisers in the system shop, each of which was equipped with four naval guns with a caliber of 230mm, plus more than a dozen 150mm naval guns, and nearly 20 rapid-fire guns that could be used for air defense and could also shoot rapid-fire guns from the other side of the sea.

Therefore, the firepower of a cruiser can exceed the firepower of an artillery wing directly under a division of the Japanese army.

With only five cruisers, the Separate Brigade would be able to far surpass the Japanese with the 5th Separate Heavy Artillery Brigade in terms of heavy artillery firepower.

And ten U-boats can easily block the entire Yangtze River, even if the Japanese navy breaks through the Wulong Mountain fortress, it will not be able to enter the waters of Nanjing.

Moreover, with the reinforcement of these five cruisers, even if the Kunisaki detachment retreats to the hill, it will not be able to withstand the devastating fire blow of the independent brigade, and it is only a matter of time before it is eliminated.

Therefore, as soon as he returned to Pukou with his troops, Xu Wen ordered Chen Zhenglun to take 100 tanks and armored vehicles to go out of Zhujiadian and take over Zhang Tianfu's 58th Regiment to garrison here.

The 58th Regiment was transferred to the riverside, and Xu Wen himself also drove the Tiger tank, escorted by several No. 4 tanks, to the riverside.

Without waiting for Zhang Tianfu to lead the soldiers of the 58th Regiment to arrive, Xu Wen completed the exchange, five 5,000-ton light cruisers, two U-shaped submarines, and 800 matching skill books, which cost Xu Wen a total of 20.24 million points.

After completing the exchange, Xu Wen still had 19.76 million points left, and Xu Wen originally wanted to leave enough points to wait for the defense of Nanjing to cross over to the Bright Sword World.

However, the battle has been fought so far, both sides have killed red eyes, and he can no longer help it.

Moreover, only by equipping it with more advanced and powerful weapons can the independent brigade better cover the retreat of the people and fight against the Japanese invaders.

Only the more devils you kill, the more points you will get.

At this time, Zhang Tianfu also arrived with more than 700 of his officers and soldiers, and Xu Wen immediately used the skill book to transform them into all-round soldiers, and then incorporated them into the newly formed naval task force and assigned them to various large warships and submarines.

Xu Wen appointed Zhao Shoutian as the commander of the task force and Zhang Tianfu as the deputy commander, and after completing the formation and reorganization, Xu Wen immediately ordered them to drive all the cruisers to the river, ten kilometers west of Pukou, and aimed the naval guns at the hill where the Kunisaki detachment was located, preparing to launch an attack on the Kunisaki detachment in coordination with the ground forces.