Chapter 221: The Battle of Nanjing (The Last Madness, Defending Andemen, Devil's Tears)

Eight hours of fierce charge, the casualties of the little devil were also unusually heavy, listening to the casualty statistics reported by his subordinates, Yanagawa Heisuke's heart twitched.

Nearly half of the soldiers of the Devil Brigade died on the way to the charge, and the corpses piled up like a small mountain.

The consumption of weapons and ammunition was even more terrifying, and the soldiers almost pre-issued the troops, and all the ammunition needed for the next six months of combat was empty.

However, even so, this small Andemen is like an iron bucket, and it still cannot be captured.

"Ono-kun, you go to the division commander and ask him to approve 50 armored combat vehicles for us to assist in the attack on Andemen."

Andemen was guarded by Lu Guangwei like an iron bucket, and the soldiers inside were even more crazy and not afraid of death, and Yanagawa Heisuke was really helpless, so he had to ask for help from the division headquarters again.

Fortunately, in the other two positions, although Gu Shoufu's offensive did not achieve a final victory, it completely achieved a suppressive situation.

At a time when the situation of Lu Guangwei and others was extremely difficult, the situation of the 262nd Brigade in the central position and the 264th Brigade in the right flank position was not much better at this moment.

Therefore, Yanagawa Heisuke successfully applied for 50 ironclad chariots to assist him in capturing Andemon.

…… The Yuhuatai position, for the national army, can be said to be the most important link in the battle to defend the city of Nanjing.

For the Japanese army, the capture of Yuhuatai was also the first step to take the city of Nanjing.

If the Yuhuatai position is not broken, the Japanese army will not want to occupy the city of Nanjing.

Therefore, on the 11th, after the Battle of Yuhuatai started for a whole day and the Japanese army did not succeed in occupying Yuhuatai, other Japanese divisions began to increase troops to Yuhuatai.

At this moment, after a day of fighting, the number of soldiers guarding the town has been sharply reduced to about 6,000 people.

On the other hand, on the Japanese side, after increasing troops, the Japanese troops stationed outside the Yuhuatai position have reached a terrifying number of more than 40,000 people.

All the Japanese teams responsible for the charge have been reinforced with troops.

The gap between the defenders and the devils was once again ruthlessly widened.

The Yuhuatai position is in danger......

……

"Kill!"

In the early morning of the 12th, as soon as the sky was brightening, Yanagawa Heisuke's cold voice pierced the silent sky and launched a final charge towards the Andemen position.

Fifty ironclad chariots roared forward, crushing all obstacles they encountered, rubble, dead branches, and corpses.

The Japanese infantrymen in charge of the charge followed closely behind the chariot and launched an attack on the Andemen position with the help of the chariot as a cover.

In the rear, nearly 100 artillery pieces were erected under the orders of Yanagawa Heisuke, and then bombarded in the direction of Antokumen without hesitation.

After a day of fierce fighting yesterday, the little devils who had enough sleep not only did not have a downward trend in their combat effectiveness today, but had an increasing momentum.

In addition, there is also a large group of little devils who came to support Yanagawa Ping to assist in the Andemen.

In addition to the auxiliary attack of 50 ironclad chariots and the bombardment of a large number of artillery fire, as soon as the general charge in the early morning of the 12th was launched, the little devils rushed towards the Andemen position like an unstoppable flood beast.

The tragic battle scenes are indescribable, the hellish scenes rise one after another, under the smoke of this evil gunpowder and the roaring artillery fire, everyone has no time to think about the meaning of this war, only to fight to the death.

Only by being alive do you have the capital to think about other things.

…… Lu Guangwei personally held the machine gun, and he could no longer remember how many shuttle bullets he had missed.

But this sea of little devils can't be eliminated at all, plus the devil's artillery is really fierce, and the ironclad chariot is very difficult.

Although the soldiers swore not to be afraid of death, and even had the idea of burning the jade and the enemy, it was to no avail after all, and they could only watch the little devil's charging step by step with a weak heart.

"Retreat, retreat to the Ande Gate!" Lu Guangwei roared.

"Battalion commander, the knives are still in the bunker!"

"What?"

Bang! Several shells exploded beside Lu Guangwei, and the soldiers who opened their mouths pounced and knocked Lu Guangwei down, avoiding the bombardment of the shells.

"Battalion commander, dozens of comrades in charge of bunker firing have not yet withdrawn!"

"Then hurry up and tell them to withdraw!"

"Battalion, battalion commander! No, the small doors of the bunker were locked, and the keys were ...... The keys were all stolen by the knives. ”

Rumble!

The violent heart thunder Lu Guangwei's chest exploded, and he stumbled violently.

Just last night, Daozi and the others smiled and said that they would lock them in the bunker, live and die with the bunker position, and swear to resist the Japanese army.

Originally, he thought it was a joke made by everyone, but now it seems that the brothers have already made up their minds to die.

A line of hot tears slipped from the corners of Lu Guangwei's eyes, Lu Guangwei gritted his teeth fiercely, and his cheeks bulged high.

With red eyes, he said, "Withdraw, leave them behind...... After the break! ”

"Alas!"

Of course, this soldier understood the unspeakable reason why Lu Guangwei gave such an order, and he could only sigh helplessly, and his eyes flashed with resentment towards the Japanese army.

"Kill!"

Finally, at 9 o'clock, more than two hours had passed from early morning to the current offensive, and the front-line positions of Andemen were all lost.

LΓΌ Guangwei led the remnants of more than 200 soldiers to enter from the only remaining main gate of Andemen, and then relied on the fortifications that had been arranged in Andemen to continue to resist the Japanese army.

The fortifications on the front line of Andemen were broken, and the Andemen position was already half captured, so it was difficult to achieve the current victory, but at this moment, Yanagawa Heisuke couldn't be happy.

Just now, the adjutant came to report, and suddenly many soldiers were silently crying, which broke through the scene that should have been joy and excitement, how could it become such a sad look, Yanagawa Heisuke was very puzzled.

And when Yanagawa Heisuke personally arrived at the scene under the leadership of the guards, he was also shocked on the spot.

I saw that the hard bunkers left behind after the defenders retreated were firmly locked with rusty locks.

Blowing open the iron lock with ammunition, Yanagawa Heisuke followed his subordinates into the pillbox.

Again, he was petrified on the spot, shocked for a long time, and penetrated deep into the marrow.

I saw that the hands of the defenders of the national army, who had already been cold, were holding the cold machine guns tightly, and they couldn't break them no matter how they were broken.

And in their eyes, there is no trace of retreat and fear, only nostalgia for the motherland and calmness in the face of death.

…… Yanagawa Heisuke was silent on the spot, he understood, finally understood.

Soldiers, they are homesick and miss their motherland...... Perhaps, it is also questioning yourself......

"They're all real soldiers, let's bury them well!"

Yanagawa Heisuke waved his hand weakly, and the joy of breaking the formation had disappeared at this moment, and in his heart, there was suddenly some faint suspicion of his motherland's motive for invading China, was it really justified?

Also, Yanagawa Heisuke looked at the corpses of the guards and the iron locks that had been blown up.

With such desperate patriots, can the Imperial Japanese Army really win the final victory on the battlefield of China?

(To be continued)