Soon, the news reached the ears of Hatohiko Asakanomiya.

Hatohiko Asaka Palace had just been transferred from Japan, although he had heard of the former 66th Regiment to which Bai Fei belonged, but he didn't believe how powerful their combat effectiveness was, plus as a Japanese royal family, he had always been arrogant in his bones, and he had never looked at others in his eyes, so he was furious, thinking that this was an excuse for the 6th Division and passive slacking off, and was about to call to reprimand the two, Yanagawa Heisuke persuaded on the side: "This 66th Regiment and their commander Bai Fei, It is the focus of the Imperial General Staff Headquarters and the intelligence department, and its record in Shanghai is very outstanding, it can be said that it is precisely because of them that our plan to encircle Shanghai will be frustrated, and His Excellency King Yan should not be underestimated. ”

Hatohiko of Asaka Palace sneered: "No matter what, seeing is believing, I don't believe that he can have such a great combat effectiveness with a small regimental establishment..."

Yanagawa Heisuke saw that he didn't listen to the advice, so he sighed lightly and stopped talking.

In order to stimulate the fighting spirit, Hatohiko even promised that if he could attack the city of Nanjing as soon as possible, he would allow the soldiers to 'relax and relax' in the city, and would also intercede with His Majesty the Emperor on behalf of Tani Shouo to forgive him for the sins of the war.

After receiving such a promise, Gu Shoufu was immediately full of strength, and regardless of the "strong ships and guns" of the defenders on the opposite side, he immediately discussed with Suematsu Shigeji, and decided to march left and right, head to head, and began to launch a fierce attack on the ** squadron on the front line of Yuhuatai, and the ordinary soldiers of the Japanese army learned the news that they could enter the city to relax, and their morale was greatly boosted for a while, and they screamed like wolves and tigers, and the Chinese soldiers who were shocked by the defense thought that they had taken the wrong medicine.

The battle between the two sides started quickly, the morale of the Japanese army was strong, and with the help of chariots and artillery, the fight was extremely fierce, in addition to the 88th Division and a brigade of the 87th Division stationed in the main position of Yuhuatai, there was also the 51st Division west of Yuhuatai. The defenders had been heavily damaged by the Japanese army before, and after recovering their positions, they hurriedly deployed their defenses, and at this time, in the face of the Japanese army's lifeless attack, they were almost broken through the defense line by the Japanese army.

As a last resort, Bai Fei sent all his brothers except for artillery to assist in the defense, and the two sides went back and forth, fighting until eight o'clock in the evening, the defending squadron suffered heavy casualties, and the 51st Division still had more than 7,000 people left; The 88th Division was even more miserable, two brigades plus a reorganized regiment directly under the reorganization, and in the end, even one brigade was not satisfied, the commander of the 264th Brigade, Gao Zhisong, died, the commander of the 262nd Brigade, Zhu Chi was seriously wounded, and the officers at all levels of the rest of the regiments, battalions, and companies suffered numerous casualties; A brigade of the 87th Division was almost wiped out, and the brigade commander Yi Anhua died.

Although the defense suffered heavy casualties, the casualties of the Japanese army were also not small, nearly 30,000 people in the two divisions, and after a battle, less than 16,000 people remained, almost half of which were damaged.

Because Gu Shoufu was single-mindedly favored by Hatohiko Asakamiya and eager to get an exemption from the charge, he worked extremely hard during the offensive and constantly urged the Sixth Division to attack forcibly, so the losses were also the greatest, and he was almost disabled.

The casualties of the division were also very large, and the commander of the division, Shigeharu Suematsu, was very distressed, and he finally believed what Gu Shoufu said, and the combat effectiveness of the "66th Regiment" was really amazing. The speed of the dense machine-gun bullets was staggering, and it was like a scythe of death in a dangerous place on the mountain, constantly reaping the lives of the Imperial warriors.

Seeing that the casualties of the soldiers were getting bigger and bigger, Shigeharu Suematsu had the idea of retreating in his heart, but at this time, Tani Shoufu, who was fighting together, was like a gambler who had lost a red eye, and was still urging his soldiers to attack. So Shigeharu Suematsu said to Gu Shoufu: "Gu Shou-kun, the enemy's fire is too fierce. We've been storming for a few hours, but we still can't advance an inch, and it's getting dark at this point, and if we continue, the situation will become more and more unfavorable for us, so I think we'd better retreat..."

Gu Shoufu was busy: "Suematsu-kun, the defenders of Shina are overwhelmed at the moment, as long as we continue, we will definitely be able to defeat them." ”

Shigeharu Suematsu refused: "No, now that our losses have reached the point of breaking our bones, I have reported the situation here to His Excellency Yanagawa Heisuke, and he has agreed to my request to withdraw troops." ”

After saying that, Shigeharu Suematsu ignored Tani Toshio and immediately gave the order to withdraw the troops.

As soon as the division withdrew, the flanks of the 6th Division immediately emptied, and the situation became very dangerous.

After the Chinese defenders were able to breathe and send the wounded people on the position to the city, Sun Yuanliang pulled Bai Fei to the side where there was no one and said: "Brother, you see that my 88th Division is so good, can you tell me the truth, when will we defend the city?" Didn't you say that the pontoon bridge in Xiaguan is our retreat, when will you retreat, can you give me the right words? ”

Bai Fei sighed and said: "It's not that I don't give you permission, and this matter is not up to me, no one can be the master without an order." ”

Sun Yuanliang sat on the ground dejectedly and said: "Today's battle is already so tragic, and if we come again, even if my 88th Division is completely explained here, why don't we withdraw to the city and rely on the city wall to continue to hold on?" ”

Bai Fei said: "I told you, if you want to defend the Zhonghua Gate, this Yuhuatai must not be lost, otherwise the enemy will be condescending and directly hit the cannonballs into the city, and the casualties will be even greater at that time." ”

After a pause, Bai Fei comforted again: "Although the losses today are not small, the Japanese army has not reaped the benefits, and there are more casualties than us, and it is estimated that they will not be able to withstand such a battle." ”

Sun Yuanliang nodded, so he had to give up.

……

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Xiao Shanling, deputy commander of the Nanjing garrison, heard that the 88th Division was seriously damaged, and after obtaining Tang Shengzhi's consent, he transferred the 103rd Division and the 112th Division from Zhenjiang to Nanjing to come to Yuhuatai to take over the defense of the 88th Division.

Bai Fei saw that the 103rd Division and the 112th Division were also seriously damaged, and the two divisions together were less than 8,000 people, and he sighed in his heart.

Sun Yuanliang was very happy, and when he saw that someone came to change the guard, he immediately handed over to the person who came. However, at this moment, there was a sudden sound of an engine in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, the Japanese bombers came out of the clouds one after another and flew towards Yuhuatai.

It turned out that yesterday the 6th Division and the division jointly attacked the Yuhuatai position, and the two divisions attacked with great difficulty, but in the end they suffered heavy losses and were unable to advance even a single step. After the news reached the Japanese headquarters, Hatohiko Asakanomiya was furious, and the commander of the Tenth Army, Yanagawa Heisuke, believed that all this was the result of Hatohiko Asakanomiya not listening to advice and blindly ordering the troops to attack. The two sides argued with each other, and finally Hatohiko Kasumiya became angry and angry, ignoring the staff's reminder that the squadron had air defense weapons, and insisted on ordering the air force to dispatch more than 70 planes, intending to blow up the Yuhuatai defense line to the ground in one fell swoop.

So early the next morning, the navy immediately dispatched planes, all the way from the sea to Nanjing, along the way such as Yaohua Gate, Purple Mountain, Zhonghua Gate and other places of the Chinese defenders saw the dense Japanese planes in the sky, all of them changed their faces dramatically, but soon found that the destination of these planes turned out to be Yuhuatai, everyone secretly rejoiced in their hearts at the same time, all for the defenders of the other place pinched a sweat.

At the same time, the news that a large number of Japanese planes flew to Nanjing also reached the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters, Tang Shengzhi was shocked when he received the news, and when he heard that the plane was heading towards the Yuhuatai position, Tang Shengzhi was stunned for a moment and asked: "Is Bai Fei also in Yuhuatai?" ”

One of the subordinates replied, "Yes." ”

Tang Shengzhi immediately showed an imperceptible smile on his face.

Staff member Xia Suiliang repelled left and right and asked, "Meng Xiao, don't forget that Bai Fei's troops are equipped with anti-aircraft weapons. ”

Tang Shengzhi said thoughtfully: "Even if there are air defense weapons, so many planes came this time, I think he can shoot down a few..."

Soon, the news reached the ears of Hatohiko Asakanomiya.

Hatohiko Asaka Palace had just been transferred from Japan, although he had heard of the former 66th Regiment to which Bai Fei belonged, but he didn't believe how powerful their combat effectiveness was, plus as a Japanese royal family, he had always been arrogant in his bones, and he had never looked at others in his eyes, so he was furious, thinking that this was an excuse for the 6th Division and passive slacking off, and was about to call to reprimand the two, Yanagawa Heisuke persuaded on the side: "This 66th Regiment and their commander Bai Fei, It is the focus of the Imperial General Staff Headquarters and the intelligence department, and its record in Shanghai is very outstanding, it can be said that it is precisely because of them that our plan to encircle Shanghai will be frustrated, and His Excellency King Yan should not be underestimated. ”

Hatohiko of Asaka Palace sneered: "No matter what, seeing is believing, I don't believe that he can have such a great combat effectiveness with a small regimental establishment..."

Yanagawa Heisuke saw that he didn't listen to the advice, so he sighed lightly and stopped talking.

In order to stimulate the fighting spirit, Hatohiko even promised that if he could attack the city of Nanjing as soon as possible, he would allow the soldiers to 'relax and relax' in the city, and would also intercede with His Majesty the Emperor on behalf of Tani Shouo to forgive him for the sins of the war.

After receiving such a promise, Gu Shoufu was immediately full of strength, and regardless of the "strong ships and guns" of the defenders on the opposite side, he immediately discussed with Suematsu Shigeji, and decided to march left and right, head to head, and began to launch a fierce attack on the ** squadron on the front line of Yuhuatai, and the ordinary soldiers of the Japanese army learned the news that they could enter the city to relax, and their morale was greatly boosted for a while, and they screamed like wolves and tigers, and the Chinese soldiers who were shocked by the defense thought that they had taken the wrong medicine.

The battle between the two sides started quickly, the morale of the Japanese army was strong, and with the help of chariots and artillery, the fight was extremely fierce, in addition to the 88th Division and a brigade of the 87th Division stationed in the main position of Yuhuatai, there was also the 51st Division west of Yuhuatai. The defenders had been heavily damaged by the Japanese army before, and after recovering their positions, they hurriedly deployed their defenses, and at this time, in the face of the Japanese army's lifeless attack, they were almost broken through the defense line by the Japanese army.

As a last resort, Bai Fei sent all his brothers except for artillery to assist in the defense, and the two sides went back and forth, fighting until eight o'clock in the evening, the defending squadron suffered heavy casualties, and the 51st Division still had more than 7,000 people left; The 88th Division was even more miserable, two brigades plus a reorganized regiment directly under the reorganization, and in the end, even one brigade was not satisfied, the commander of the 264th Brigade, Gao Zhisong, died, the commander of the 262nd Brigade, Zhu Chi was seriously wounded, and the officers at all levels of the rest of the regiments, battalions, and companies suffered numerous casualties; A brigade of the 87th Division was almost wiped out, and the brigade commander Yi Anhua died.

Although the defense suffered heavy casualties, the casualties of the Japanese army were also not small, nearly 30,000 people in the two divisions, and after a battle, less than 16,000 people remained, almost half of which were damaged.

Because Gu Shoufu was single-mindedly favored by Hatohiko Asakamiya and eager to get an exemption from the charge, he worked extremely hard during the offensive and constantly urged the Sixth Division to attack forcibly, so the losses were also the greatest, and he was almost disabled.

The casualties of the division were also very large, and the commander of the division, Shigeharu Suematsu, was very distressed, and he finally believed what Gu Shoufu said, and the combat effectiveness of the "66th Regiment" was really amazing. The speed of the dense machine-gun bullets was staggering, and it was like a scythe of death in a dangerous place on the mountain, constantly reaping the lives of the Imperial warriors.

Seeing that the casualties of the soldiers were getting bigger and bigger, Shigeharu Suematsu had the idea of retreating in his heart, but at this time, Tani Shoufu, who was fighting together, was like a gambler who had lost a red eye, and was still urging his soldiers to attack. So Shigeharu Suematsu said to Gu Shoufu: "Gu Shou-kun, the enemy's fire is too fierce. We've been storming for a few hours, but we still can't advance an inch, and it's getting dark at this point, and if we continue, the situation will become more and more unfavorable for us, so I think we'd better retreat..."

Gu Shoufu was busy: "Suematsu-kun, the defenders of Shina are overwhelmed at the moment, as long as we continue, we will definitely be able to defeat them." ”

Shigeharu Suematsu refused: "No, now that our losses have reached the point of breaking our bones, I have reported the situation here to His Excellency Yanagawa Heisuke, and he has agreed to my request to withdraw troops." ”

After saying that, Shigeharu Suematsu ignored Tani Toshio and immediately gave the order to withdraw the troops.

As soon as the division withdrew, the flanks of the 6th Division immediately emptied, and the situation became very dangerous.

After the Chinese defenders were able to breathe and send the wounded people on the position to the city, Sun Yuanliang pulled Bai Fei to the side where there was no one and said: "Brother, you see that my 88th Division is so good, can you tell me the truth, when will we defend the city?" Didn't you say that the pontoon bridge in Xiaguan is our retreat, when will you retreat, can you give me the right words? ”

Bai Fei sighed and said: "It's not that I don't give you permission, and this matter is not up to me, no one can be the master without an order." ”

Sun Yuanliang sat on the ground dejectedly and said: "Today's battle is already so tragic, and if we come again, even if my 88th Division is completely explained here, why don't we withdraw to the city and rely on the city wall to continue to hold on?" ”

Bai Fei said: "I told you, if you want to defend the Zhonghua Gate, this Yuhuatai must not be lost, otherwise the enemy will be condescending and directly hit the cannonballs into the city, and the casualties will be even greater at that time." ”

After a pause, Bai Fei comforted again: "Although the losses today are not small, the Japanese army has not reaped the benefits, and there are more casualties than us, and it is estimated that they will not be able to withstand such a battle." ”

Sun Yuanliang nodded, so he had to give up.

……

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Xiao Shanling, deputy commander of the Nanjing garrison, heard that the 88th Division was seriously damaged, and after obtaining Tang Shengzhi's consent, he transferred the 103rd Division and the 112th Division from Zhenjiang to Nanjing to come to Yuhuatai to take over the defense of the 88th Division.

Bai Fei saw that the 103rd Division and the 112th Division were also seriously damaged, and the two divisions together were less than 8,000 people, and he sighed in his heart.

Sun Yuanliang was very happy, and when he saw that someone came to change the guard, he immediately handed over to the person who came. However, at this moment, there was a sudden sound of an engine in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, the Japanese bombers came out of the clouds one after another and flew towards Yuhuatai.

It turned out that yesterday the 6th Division and the division jointly attacked the Yuhuatai position, and the two divisions attacked with great difficulty, but in the end they suffered heavy losses and were unable to advance even a single step. After the news reached the Japanese headquarters, Hatohiko Asakanomiya was furious, and the commander of the Tenth Army, Yanagawa Heisuke, believed that all this was the result of Hatohiko Asakanomiya not listening to advice and blindly ordering the troops to attack. The two sides argued with each other, and finally Hatohiko Kasumiya became angry and angry, ignoring the staff's reminder that the squadron had air defense weapons, and insisted on ordering the air force to dispatch more than 70 planes, intending to blow up the Yuhuatai defense line to the ground in one fell swoop.

So early the next morning, the navy immediately dispatched planes, all the way from the sea to Nanjing, along the way such as Yaohua Gate, Purple Mountain, Zhonghua Gate and other places of the Chinese defenders saw the dense Japanese planes in the sky, all of them changed their faces dramatically, but soon found that the destination of these planes turned out to be Yuhuatai, everyone secretly rejoiced in their hearts at the same time, all for the defenders of the other place pinched a sweat.

At the same time, the news that a large number of Japanese planes flew to Nanjing also reached the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters, Tang Shengzhi was shocked when he received the news, and when he heard that the plane was heading towards the Yuhuatai position, Tang Shengzhi was stunned for a moment and asked: "Is Bai Fei also in Yuhuatai?" ”

One of the subordinates replied, "Yes." ”

Tang Shengzhi immediately showed an imperceptible smile on his face.

Staff member Xia Suiliang repelled left and right and asked, "Meng Xiao, don't forget that Bai Fei's troops are equipped with anti-aircraft weapons. ”

Tang Shengzhi said thoughtfully: "Even if there are air defense weapons, so many planes came this time, I think he can shoot down a few..."