Zhang Lingfu was shot in the abdomen, but the 38 guns had strong penetration, and the bullet pierced a hole in the abdomen, and the bullet did not remain in the body, which was much easier to deal with. After a simple bandage, Zhang Lingfu laughed: "The little one that the dog said was still weirdly accurate, and he almost bit Lao Tzu's egg." ”

After speaking, this Shaanxi Lengwa stood up and commanded the 305th Regiment to quickly clean up the battlefield.

A soldier went up and tore off the epaulettes of a man who had been made into a man, cut off his head, wrapped it in a tattered military uniform, and carried it on his shoulder.

When Zhang Lingfu saw it, he laughed again and scolded: "The dog said, you are sharp-eyed, and you know how to fight for Lao Tzu." Brethren, be quick. It's about to be withdrawn. After laughing, he stumbled in pain and sat on the ground again.

After cleaning up the battlefield, I looked at the casualty report, Yu Jishi's distressed legs and stomachs were twisting and tendons, plus the 301st Regiment, the 74th Army and the Teaching Corps had a total of more than 6,000 casualties, reaching three to one.

Zhang Zhizhong was overjoyed when he received the good news of the 7th Wing of the 9th Division of the All-Annihilation Army, and ordered him to immediately report the victory to the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, and on the one hand informed all the troops defending the city of the good news of the great victory in Chunhua and the 7th Wing of the 9th Division of the All-Annihilation Army, so as to boost morale, and on the other hand urgently ordered the 74th Army and the Teaching Corps to quickly withdraw to Nanjing, cross the river from the Pukou pontoon bridge overnight, and ensure the safety of the passage to cross the river. The 2nd Brigade and 3rd Regiment of the Teaching Corps, which had been left in the front-line position of the Purple Mountain, should make full use of the commanding heights of the Purple Mountain, hold on to the sluggish and harass the enemy, and gain time for the troops preparing for street battles in Nanjing.

Chiang Kai-shek was even more ecstatic in his heart, since the start of the war, [***] has suffered heavy casualties, although he has dealt a severe blow to the Yue army, but in addition to the Eighth Route Army, the real [***] sequence has never been formed to eliminate a brigade of the Yue army. Chunhua's great victory, greatly increasing the prestige of our army, as the supreme commander, the mood is naturally extremely comfortable, and Zhang Zhizhong's deployment can be regarded as completely assured. Immediately, a telegram was sent to all units throughout the country, calling on all theaters to learn from the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the instructors, the 74th Army, and the Teaching Corps, make proper arrangements, and actively attack, consume the enemy, and delay the enemy's frantic attack.

At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was entrusting Wang Jingwei to negotiate with Yu Ben under the mediation of the Germans. Chiang Kai-shek's bottom line was only to restore the status quo before the July 7 Incident, but in view of the strength of the army, he tried to form a three-in-one pattern of Manchurian and Chinese, completely formed a monopoly on China, and then formed a situation in which he used Manchurian resources to seek greater interests under the new world pattern, and the negotiations naturally could not proceed.

Historically, after capturing Nanjing, the Yue army arrogantly declared that it would "not use the national political axe as its opponent" and unilaterally terminated the negotiations with Chiang Kai-shek.

Now that the situation has changed, there was a great victory in Pingxingguan and Taiyuan in the former 115th Division, and now there is a great victory in Chunhua, and Chiang Kai-shek realized that there was great hope for the War of Resistance against Japan, and immediately changed his attitude, and instructed Wang Jingwei to take a firm stand in the negotiations with Yue and try his best to urge all the Yue troops to withdraw from China.

Wang Jingwei received Chiang Kai-shek's instruction telegram, pursed his mouth, and said: "Arrogance! I don't know how thick the sky is! No man is content! He casually put the telegram aside.

After Zhang Zhizhong ordered the 74th Army and the instructor to transfer, he immediately turned his attention to the Yuhuatai line, which was the focus of the attack of the Sixth Division of the Chinese Army.

The Sixth Division and the Kunisaki Detachment from the Fifth Division were purely attacking the surnamed troops, and they were extremely bold and rushed to fight quickly, with the purpose of cutting off the back road of the Central [***] team's retreat from Nanjing, with the intention of cooperating with other troops to gather and annihilate the main force of the Chinese [***] team under the city of Nanjing.

Originally, Zhang Zhizhong wanted the 74th Army and the Teaching Corps to move to the direction of Yuhuatai, join forces with Wang Jingjiu's 87th Division and Sun Yuanliang's 88th Division, and set up a trap at Yuhuatai for the 6th Division, which was actively attacking, and strive to kill one or two more wings of the army and deal a heavy blow to the Yue Army.

But after reading the casualty figures reported by Yu Jishi, Zhang Zhizhong changed his mind, and he remembered that Liu Yimin said very clearly, the most important thing is to ensure that the elite troops can not lose or lose less, and preserve the backbone of the troops for the long-term war of resistance in the future. As long as the Nanjing citizens and factory materials are transferred, the task will be completely completed. If you can't fight to the death, then you will fall for the annihilation plan of the Yue Kou, which will not only allow the planes and artillery of the Yue army to smash the ancient capital of Nanjing, but also may cause most of the troops to fall into a heavy encirclement and cause heavy losses.

After carefully comparing Liu Yimin's words with the situation at the time of his deduction, Zhang Zhizhong decisively ordered the 74th Army and the Teaching Corps to move across the river in advance, and at the same time, ordered the 87th and 88th Divisions to move to the flank of the Yuhuatai line overnight, and cooperated with the military police units of the three regiments of Xiaoshan Order, to prepare to give the vanguard of the enemy's 6th Division a head-on attack near Yuhuatai before retreating. The 103rd and 112th Divisions were left to hold on to the city of Nanjing, and retreated after a short street battle with the enemy, while the rest of the troops crossed the river along the pontoon bridge overnight, moved to a favorable position, and quickly reorganized.

The 103rd Division and the 112th Division were left to fight the enemy in Nanjing, mainly because although the 103rd Division was reorganized from the Guizhou Army, it was now fully organized and had basically sufficient soldiers. The 112th Division is a unit of the Northeast Army, and after retreating from Jiangyin, its morale is high and it can fight. On the other hand, from a selfish point of view, Zhang Zhizhong was not willing to let the troops of the Central Army defend the lonely city, because he would be scolded by the chairman of the committee.

Originally, Zhang Zhizhong, who had figured it out, had prepared for the whole army to evacuate Nanjing overnight, and after reporting to Chiang Kai-shek, he waited for a long time before waiting for a telegram: "Our army has won a new victory, and we should make persistent efforts." The main force can cross the river, but Nanjing is the capital of our country, and the mausoleum of the former prime minister is located, so we must not retreat in a hurry. It is necessary to destroy another enemy under the city of Nanjing before retreating. Otherwise, there will be no way to deal with the people of the country, and there will be no way to deal with the spirit of the former prime minister in heaven. ”

Zhang Zhizhong had no choice but to consult the opinions of various departments, but unexpectedly, many troops asked for battle, and some even proposed to live and die with Nanjing. Zhang Zhixin thought, why are they all elm pimple heads? Why don't you understand [***] that set of tactics? Isn't coexisting with Nanjing just in the middle of the army's arms?

Although the reason was like this, Zhang Zhizhong still adjusted his deployment according to the meaning of Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, withdrew the main force across the river, and left a part of the troops to maneuver with the enemy in Nanjing for a while, and then withdrew.

At this time, the city of Nanjing was already an empty city, and the citizens and factories had long since retreated, leaving only the remaining troops. After Zhang Zhizhong adjusted his deployment, all units moved overnight and quickly retreated across the river. Due to the construction of pontoon bridges in advance at Pukou, plus steamers, the withdrawal of troops was in an orderly manner.

After the main force retreated, Zhang Zhizhong inspected the positions of Tongjimen, Wudingmen, Guanghuamen, and Zhongshanmen of Dai Zhiqi's 103rd Division, which remained in Nanjing, and then inspected the positions of Huo Shouyi's 112th Division, Hepingmen, Xuanwumen, and Taipingmen, and encouraged them to fight bravely against the enemy, and to fight the enemy in the streets of Nanjing for a day, and after the 88th and 87th Divisions succeeded in attacking the vanguard of the enemy's 6th Division, they retreated together with the 2nd Brigade and 3rd Regiment of the Teaching Corps, which were holding on to the Purple Mountain.

Zhang Zhizhong demanded that the troops resolutely not fight to the death with the enemy, but firmly defend the word "entanglement," vigorously fight the urban guerrilla warfare mentioned by Liu Yimin, and make full use of the sturdy houses, fortifications, and water supply pipelines in Nanjing to fight with the enemy. The principle is to take the initiative to attack, so that after the enemy enters the city of Nanjing, he will be beaten everywhere, and he will not be able to find out the reality of our army, and he will not dare to advance quickly. As long as you hold out until the evening, you can quickly retreat after the 88th and 87th Divisions retreat.

In order to facilitate command, Zhang Zhizhong designated Huo Shouyi as the commander of the city defense and Dai Zhiqi as the deputy commander to unify the command of the two divisions, and asked them to immediately establish contact with the 88th Division, the 87th Division, and the 2nd Brigade and 3rd Regiment of the Teaching Corps.

Dai Zhiqi, acting commander of the 103rd Division, pointed out that the equipment of the troops was too poor, and asked the commander-in-chief to replenish some automatic firearms, grenades, and explosives packages. Huo Shouyi, commander of the 112th Division, also proposed the need to replenish ammunition.

This statement reminded Zhang Zhizhong that since the main force had withdrawn, these two divisions alone would not be able to hold the city gate, so it was better to let the sappers plant enough explosives at the city gate and detonate them at a critical time, which could not only kill and injure a large number of enemies, but also cover the troops to retreat calmly.

Thinking about Liu Yimin's war, it was always the cannons, machine guns, grenades, mines, and explosives that packed into battle, blowing up the enemy to the point that he was dizzy, Zhang Zhizhong immediately ordered the headquarters engineering regiment to plant explosives at several city gates and the main roads in the city overnight, and let Dai Zhiqi and Huo Shouyi send a small unit to be responsible for cooperating with the engineers to detonate it, so that the devils could taste the taste of flying on an airplane.

As for the weapons and ammunition that the two divisions asked for replenishment, there was no problem even more, and the supply was open.

After the arrangements were made, Zhang Zhizhong held the hands of Huo Shouyi and Dai Zhiqi and said: "Two brothers, this Nanjing city is already an empty city, and there is no need for our army to hold on, as long as we move the main force to a suitable position, we can play a deterrent role in the army and maintain the initiative strategically." Therefore, the two of them should not fall in love. In particular, when the army attacked, after the first wave of the enemy's attack was repelled on the front line of the city wall, the troops had to withdraw and could not be used as targets for the enemy's aircraft and artillery. You can rest assured that Nanjing is so big, if you read the ability to fight in the streets on your own, it will be no problem to hold on for a few days. But I won't allow you to do that. What I want is to strike a blow at the arrogance of the Japanese army in Nanjing, and then quickly withdraw at night. I myself will wait by the pontoon bridge on the other side of the river until you are done. ”

Seeing that the two division commanders were full of confidence, Zhang Zhizhong was finally relieved.

Then, Zhang Zhizhong rushed to the 88th and 87th Divisions, personally surveyed the terrain overnight with Wang Jingjiu, Sun Yuanliang, and Xiao Shanling, and asked Xiao Shanling's three military police regiments to stick to the frontal positions of Yuhuatai, Zhonghua Gate, Shuixi Gate, and Hanxi Gate, and take advantage of the gendarmes' familiarity with the terrain of Nanjing to send a battalion to attack and block the Yue army, and lead the vanguard of the Yue army to the main force to encircle and encircle. The 88th and 87th Divisions were all concealed on both flanks, and after the vanguard of the Sixth Division entered the encirclement, the whole army was slaughtered and annihilated. If you can't wipe them all out, you can defeat them. Then the main force quickly retreated, leaving three gendarmes to hold out until the evening and retreat across the river. If necessary, the enemy can be introduced into the urban area for street fighting, but at night it is necessary to contact Huo Shouyi and Dai Zhiqi, who are responsible for street fighting, and withdraw from Nanjing under the cover of night.

Considering that the 87th Division, the 88th Division, and the military police units belonged to different systems, and that it was not easy to command and that it was easy for the enemy to take advantage of them, Zhang Zhizhong decided to personally stay in command. This decision was unanimously opposed by Wang Jingjiu, Sun Yuanliang and Xiao Shanling, and it was finally decided to take Wang Jingjiu as the commander-in-chief of the Yuhuatai frontline. When Zhang Zhizhong left, he earnestly warned the three of them that they would accept it when they saw it, and that there would be an opportunity to fight devils in the future, and the key was to withdraw the troops safely across the river, and we would have to come back sooner or later in Nanjing.

Lieutenant General Yoshisumi Ryosuke, commander of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, was taken aback when he received a telegram from Kazuo Kazuo asking for tactical guidance. Therefore, he immediately ordered the troops to be quickly reinforced. It wasn't until he received a farewell call from Kazuo Kazuo that Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke knew that something was wrong, and the Seventh Wing fell into the trap of the [***] team. At this time, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke couldn't sit still, and personally supervised the whole division and killed Chunhua Town.

When I arrived at Chunhua Town, Yoshizumi Ryosuke's nose was crooked, and the soldiers of the Seventh Wing were lying on the ground scattered, horizontally and vertically, and there was not even a single one who was angry, and even the tanks and armored vehicles were burned beyond recognition. After looking for a long time, I found a body that might be a man in Kawasaku. Because there is no head and no epaulettes, judging from the military uniform, it should be a male Kawasaku Dazuo.

After seeing the battlefield, Yoshizumi Ryosuke quickly came to the conclusion that it was the elite troops of the [***] team that caused the entire seventh wing to be shattered. Otherwise, with the position constructed by the 7th Wing and the superior combat effectiveness, the enemy would not be able to completely annihilate the 7th Wing in such a short period of time.

Lieutenant General Ryosuke Yoshizumi is about to have a seizure, and he can't wait to enter Nanjing now and seek revenge from the [***] team. However, looking at the dark night sky, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke still dispelled this idea, thinking about how the instructor of the [***] team killed the main force of the Fifth Division and the Chahar Dispatch Corps, Yoshizumi Ryosuke resisted the impulse and decided that the troops would camp on the spot, and after dawn, contact the aviation and other friendly and neighboring troops, and then attack.

Major General Yoshiyoshi Akiyama, commander of the 6th Brigade, was dissatisfied with the decision of His Excellency the Division Commander and asked the Division Commander for permission to lead the troops directly under the brigade and the 35th Infantry Wing to immediately launch a pursuit, catch up with the Chinese troops, and avenge the warriors killed in the 7th Wing.

Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke looked at Major General Yoshiyoshi Akiyama and told him not to be impatient, let him lead the 35th Wing to the main attack tomorrow, and be sure to attack the city of Nanjing, and it is best to break the city in one fell swoop.

Major General Yoshiyoshi Akiyama just said yes, and muttered back to camp.

No one expected that the next day's battle would start from the Wulongshan Fort, which was 30 miles away from Nanjing.

(To be continued)