(40 minutes ago, I had already written more than 1,000 words, but suddenly I realized that the writing was extremely unsatisfactory, so I deleted and rewrote it...... At this point, a lot of changes have been made in the original history. Reminder: For history, read the history books! Here, simply! ）

The brigade commanders, Major General Zhu Chi and Gao Zhichong, were subordinate to the 880th Division, and the division commander was Sun Yuanliang.

Just as Zhu Chi said, the Yuhuatai position is of extraordinary significance, and it can be said that it is an extremely important strategic place in the defense of Nanjing.

Once the Yuhuatai position is lost, then the Zhonghua Gate and Yuhuamen one kilometer away will be completely exposed to the Japanese army.

So, who did the generals who guard Yuhuatai choose? This question seemed quite important, and Tang Shengzhi, commander of the Nanjing garrison, thought about it for a long time.

He finally decided to send the 880th Division, the most elite of the garrison, to guard here, that is, the division where Zhu Chi and Gao Zhichong were located.

The 880th Division was one of the 20 German divisions of the National Army at that time, and it can be said to be the elite trump card in the National Army, and this is one of the reasons why Zhu Chi previously underestimated the 388th Regiment, which had a special strength of 4,000 troops.

In their opinion, the soldiers are not many but the fine, and the rabble, no matter how many they are, they can only serve as cannon fodder.

They have a pride in their bones, and of course, they also have this kind of proud capital.

It's just that in the Battle of Songhu, these German armament divisions almost acted as the main force, and the losses were extremely heavy, the heavy weapons were worn out and polished, and the ammunition was also exhausted, and the 880th Division was no exception, leaving only a pitiful four or five mountain guns, and this shell was extremely limited.

Fortunately, Han Xin fished out some oil and water for them before, and he had more weapons and equipment for a brigade of little devils in his hands.

But don't get me wrong, the advance troops of the little devils didn't carry much baggage at all, at best they were just some small artillery fire, and the real heavy weapons were all following the advance of the big army.

Therefore, it can be said that at this moment, the 88th Division in the defense of Nanjing is like a tiger with teeth pulled out and claws cut, and there is really not much power.

Speaking of the number of people, the 88th Division, at the moment, there are only the 262nd Brigade and the 264th Brigade guarding Yuhuatai, and they are still part of the people.

The two brigades together are nearly 7,000 troops, plus the 3,000 troops of the 388th Regiment, which is a little more than 10,000.

The rest of the soldiers were personally led by Sun Yuanliang, the commander of the 88th Division, and served as a reserve in the Zhonghua Gate.

On the other hand, on the attacking side of the Japanese army: the Sixth Division led by Gu Shoufu alone had an independent second wing of mountain artillery, equipped with 12 Type 41 75mm mountain guns; There is also a 1st battalion of field heavy artillery with 12 four-year 150-mm heavy howitzers, and two separate squadrons of armored vehicles.

Not to mention the 114th Division, which had better heavy artillery than the 6th Division, and there were one or two hundred heavy artillery alone.

The combined number of the main forces of the two divisions is more than 20,000......

The gap between the two is as great as the gap between heaven and earth.

Zhu Chi and Gao Zhichong are both veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they are even more famous generals, so they naturally know the huge gap between the enemy and us this time.

They began to prepare for battle, and the position was still divided into three parts, interconnected and mutually supportive.

Zhu Chi ordered people to enclose a fortified position with barbed wire fence and machine-gun bunkers around the perimeter of the position, and ordered people to plant a large number of mines on both sides of the barbed wire.

At the same time, it was equipped with field artillery, mortars and other corresponding artillery, putting on a desperate posture to meet the Japanese army that was about to attack.

…… Han Xin still led the 388th Regiment and was in charge of the left flank position of Yuhuatai.

It's just that this time the situation is different, the Japanese division and regiment have arrived, and the troops are abundant, and the attack on the left flank position will definitely not be a concentrated attack, but a sericulture experimental field, Andemen, and Tianlong Temple, all three sides of the attack.

"Guangwei, the geographical location of Andemen in the left flank position is the most important, and the main point of attack of the Japanese army will be here.

At Andergate, we have already cast a large number of strong pillboxes, and I will allocate 1/3 of the artillery and light and heavy machine guns in your regiment, and equip you with 1,000 soldiers, can you hold it? ”

At the pre-war meeting of the 388th Regiment, Han Xin solemnly asked Lu Guangwei.

Lu Guangwei patted his chest and assured loudly: "Regiment commander, the people are in the position!"

"No, knowing that you can't hold it, people die and lose their positions, or people lose their positions alive, which situation do you think is better?

I want you to be brave, but what I need is for you and everyone to stay alive when necessary! ”

Han Xin suddenly smiled and said the words that made most of the cadres stunned on the spot.

They are all wondering, this style of painting is wrong! Didn't Brigade Commander Zhu Chi tell everyone enthusiastically in front of him that he would defend the position to the death! How did it get to the mouth of my own group, and it changed its taste?

Of course, Han Xin knew that everyone had misinterpreted what he meant, and immediately explained: "Don't misunderstand what I mean, there are many things that we feel contradictory, and that is because the position of understanding has changed and the situation at the time.

Just like what Brigade Commander Zhu said about defending the position to the death, it was to boost morale and tell the soldiers that they should also summon up the courage to dare to show their swords when they know that they are invincible.

But what I mean is that if we know that we can't do it, we should not do it blindly, and when sacrifice and desperate death become meaningless, we must learn to preserve our strength in order to develop. ”

"Understood?"

"Uh-uh!"

A few cadres nodded their heads as if they didn't understand.

Han Xin didn't bother to explain, but they would naturally understand when the time came, so he then ordered: "Third brother, Brother Yang, the two of you are in charge of Tianlong Temple, and give you eight hundred soldiers!" A third of the artillery. ”

"Yes!"

"Dalong, you are in charge of the sericulture experimental field, and give you eight hundred soldiers and one-third of the artillery.

In addition, keep in mind the three points I said before, the flaws in the loss of the Yuhuatai position must not be allowed to start from our left flank position. ”

"Yes!"

……

At 9 o'clock in the morning of the 10th, the main forces of the 6th and 114th Divisions of the Japanese Army finally approached Yuhuatai.

Because of the many heels planted here, Rukawa Heisuke, who had already hated the Yuhuatai defenders to the bottom, explained the specific situation of the Yuhuatai defenders to Gu Shoufu at the first time.

"Who is this man guarding the left flank? I actually let Yanagawa-kun plant you down twice. Gu Shoufu was curious, but from the bottom of his heart, he didn't take his opponent seriously.

Yanagawa Heisuke's eyes flashed with shame and indignation, and he said in a deep voice: "This town guarding Yuhuatai is under the command of the 88th Division of the National Army, which is known as the elite German armor division, the 262nd Brigade, the brigade commander Zhu Chi, and the 264th Brigade, the brigade commander Gao Zhichong.

These two people, because of their outstanding performance in the Battle of Songhu, we have their files recorded there.

But it is strange that, judging by these two encounters, the commander of this left-wing position is by no means simple, but we have never heard of his reputation.

So far, intelligence collection on him has been limited to his name and gender. ”

"What?"

"Han Wei, male!"

(To be continued)