Nanjing South.

The fierce battle of the four lines of defense naturally kept Matsumoto Kiyohari awake all night.

Especially when he learned that the Iron and Blood Brigade had torn through the defense line of the Western Front, Matsumoto Kiyohari was shocked: "How is it possible, the fortifications of the defense line on the Western Front are so strong, plus the warriors of my Eighth Division, how can it be breached!" ”

The front-line observer spoke: "According to the observation results of the front, a unit of the Chinese Army suddenly appeared from the rear, seized the position of the artillery on the western front, and used our artillery to tear open a gap in the defense line of the western front!" ”

"And now the pre-war command on the Western Front is also under siege by a unit of the Chinese Army!"

"A force has appeared in the rear!" When Matsumoto Kiyoshi heard this, he hurriedly asked, "How many troops!" ”

"There are about 2,000 people, all of whom are equipped with automatic firearms, and their firepower is very powerful!"

"Two thousand troops?" Matsumoto Kiyoshi was stunned, his eyes full of disbelief.

If there are only one or two hundred or dozens of people, it is possible to believe it, because it is possible that the internal Zhina people turned against the enemy, but these two thousand people appeared in the rear, and they were also equipped with automatic powerful firearms, this is obviously the troops of the Iron and Blood Brigade!

But how did the troops of the Iron Brigade transport more than 2,000 troops to the rear?

Matsumoto Kiyohari was a little puzzled.

Just when Matsumoto Kiyohari was puzzled, a scout walked in quickly and said, "Report to Your Excellency Commander, according to the latest observation report from the front...... General Satomi Natsukawa......"

"What's wrong with him?" Matsumoto Kiyohari hurriedly asked.

"General Xia Chuan's command has been attacked by the Chinese army!" The observer didn't dare to hide anything, and immediately spoke: "Now that the entire forward command has been destroyed, General Xia Chuan and a group of chiefs of staff and military advisers ...... The jade is broken! ”

"What?" Matsumoto Kiyohari was momentarily stunned.

Xia Chuan Yamen was not only a subordinate of Matsumoto Kiyohari, but also his friend, and now that the jade was shattered, Matsumoto Kiyohari was severely hit on the spot.

And the chief of staff, military adviser, Wang Guoming and other people around him were also shocked, and they all realized in their hearts that this time the offensive of the Iron and Blood Brigade was very fierce.

"Your Excellency Commander, I think we should immediately send troops out of the city to reinforce the forward troops!" The first chief of staff spoke: "The defense line outside Nanjing cannot be lost!" ”

If the defense line outside Nanjing is lost, then Nanjing will fall into the encirclement of the Iron Brigade, and the whole of Nanjing will become precarious.

"No!" A military adviser said: "Since the Zhina army has broken through our defense line, and some troops are lurking in the rear, if we open the city gate and send reinforcements, maybe the Zhina army will take the opportunity to attack the city at this time, and it will be even more difficult for us to hold Nanjing City at that time!" ”

Once the gates were opened, it would be difficult for them to hold the gates when they were attacked by the Iron Brigades.

Matsumoto Kiyoshi was silent for a moment, slowly came back to his senses, and then said: "Order all the defenders of Nanjing City to enter the combat post, and at the same time, pay close attention to the situation outside the city, without my order, you can't open the city gate!" ”

These words are equivalent to giving up the tens of thousands of defenders outside the city.

The military adviser's analysis is right, whether it is sending troops out of the city for reinforcements or receiving defeated and retreating soldiers, if the Iron and Blood Brigade takes the opportunity to attack the city, it will be difficult for Nanjing City to hold!

"Hey!"

All the officers present responded in unison.

Gradually, the sky was already bright, but the positional battle outside Nanjing was still in fierce battle.

After a night of fighting, at 6:20 a.m. The first thing the Iron Brigade captured was the Japanese defense line on the Western Front.

The defenders of the western front defense line were mainly based on the Eighth Division, although the combat effectiveness was excellent, but it was facing the troops of Zhou Weiguo and Liu Fusheng, plus the headquarters was terminated, Xia Chuan Yamen, the pre-war commander-in-chief, was killed, and the command system was paralyzed.

In addition, coupled with the internal attack of the Super Water Ghost Force, the Iron Brigade quickly captured the Western Front defense line.

After capturing the defense line on the Western Front, Zhou Weiguo and Liu Fusheng's troops did not stop, but continued to attack in two directions, north and south.

"Lao Liu, you led the troops north to attack the little devil of the northern defense line!"

"I will lead my troops south and take out the Japanese puppet army on the southwest defense line and the south defense line!"

Liu Fusheng responded: "Okay! ”

Immediately, after the occupation had taken control of the Western Front, the two armies began to break up the other positions.

"Dada......"

"Bang ......"

"Boom...... Rumble ......"

“……”

Even in the daytime, the gunfire outside the entire city of Nanjing did not stop, but became more intensive, and the battle became more intense.

12:34 minutes.

Under the attack of Liu Fusheng and the Earthquake Thunder troops, the Japanese army on the northern defense line was defeated, and the Iron Blood Brigade controlled the northern defense line.

13:12 minutes!

Zhou Weiguo and Li Xiangyang's troops launched the most fierce charge against the little devils in the southwest direction, and after more than two hours of fierce fighting, at 15:24, the entire southwest defense line was controlled by the whole line!

The main defense line in the south was Wang Guoming's Third Army, the Japanese puppet army, which was still on par with Zhang Dabiao's troops at first, but when Zhou Weiguo and Li Xiangyang's troops moved south, they gradually became invincible.

At 18:52, the defensive positions in the south fell into the hands of the Iron Brigade.