Kitaoka Yoshino did not expect to encounter an ambush by the main force of the Shina army on the Longbei Mountain Road. At first, he was very unhappy with Murakami's practice of staying at the Red Mountain Gate, but then he thought that Murakami Sanqiu's staying at the Red Mountain Gate would be beneficial to his Yoshino Division, so that the Murakami Division could hold back the strength of the Shina army on the main road of Maoshan, and there would be no danger on the Longbei Mountain Road, but now it seems that his calculation was wrong. They were trapped under the narrow Floating Wheel Peak of the Longbei Mountain Road, and they were indeed in a dilemma, but the Yoshino Division was an ace force after all, and they did not sit still, and began to attack several high ground on the left flank, trying to tear a hole in the defense area of the pre-dry column and escape from Ascension.

Forward Command of the 4th Battalion of Piaolun Peak.

Zhang Wenshan was in charge of the ambush battle, and he looked at the situation on the battlefield in the telescope and exclaimed: "This Yoshino division is really the ace of the Japanese army!" Surrounded by us in such a narrow place, the will to fight is still so high, and if we change other troops, our combat effectiveness will be exhausted long ago. ”

Su Li said on the side: "It seems that Kitaoka Yoshino wants to break through from the defense area of the pre-cadre column, and they are capturing Yanjigang. ”

Zhang Wenshan looked down with a telescope and said, "Yanjigang seems to be the key to the left wing!" Kitaoka Yoshino can't be given a chance to breathe. All troops were ordered to blow the trumpet of the charge and launch a general charge. ”

"Yes!" Zheng Xiaohu and Su Li were shocked at the same time, pulled out their pistols from their waists, and walked towards the trenches, shouting as they walked: "Commander!" Blow the trumpet! ”

As soon as the charge horn sounded at Piaolun Peak, Yuan Feng, the commander of the 5th Battalion, who was sticking to the back of the big dragon, also immediately responded and raised his gun and shouted: "Brothers, rush!" ”

Longbei Mountain Road can be described as an ambush on all sides; Embattled. The Yoshino Division was disrupted by this large-scale strong charge, and the original breakthrough plan was suppressed under the Floating Wheel Peak, and the Yoshino Division had no sense of fighting at this time, and many soldiers fled and fell into the cliff, and countless Japanese soldiers fell into the cliff. Kitaoka Yoshino was desperately covered by his guard troops, and came down to Jinniuling to escape from Maoshan with a few soldiers.

The troops on the Longbei Mountain Road fought very smoothly, and the battlefield of Hongshanmen was also quite smooth, and all the development trends were expected by Shaofan. The position from Hongshan Gate to Hengshan was originally very dense, especially Hengshan was 88 meters above sea level, and such a position was blown upside down by the artillery company. The defense on the N'-shaped position was no longer in shape, and the troops had already broken up under the pressure of powerful artillery fire, and then the 1st Battalion and the 2nd Battalion of the National Youth League launched an active attack on the recesses on the north and south sides of the Murakami Division's position, dividing the Murakami Division into three mutually unsupportive forces and suppressing them at Hengshan, Maolu, and Haiyanquan, and the 3rd Battalion and the Guard Battalion launched an attack on Maolu and Haiyanquan at the same time.

Murakami Miaki had no idea that the Shina army would switch from a defensive battle to an active offensive battle, and his so-called 'n' position would soon fall apart, and his headquarters would be divided north of Yokoyama.

Shen Shaofan was on Longwei Mountain, looking at the Hongshanmen position that had become a pot of porridge, and his heart was full of joy.

At this time, the correspondent came to report: "Report! The ambush at Piaolun Peak was a great victory, and Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang called to ask if the troops were advancing to Hengshan? ”

"Not bad! The 5 Battalion was ordered to launch an attack on Yokoyama. The independent column and the reserve column started from Hengshan and interspersed horizontally from east to west, turning the three current defensive positions of the little devils into six, and annihilating them one by one. Shen Shaofan excitedly gestured as he spoke.

"Yes!" The correspondent saluted and departed.

Sun Zhiyu said with a smile on the side: "Originally, I was worried that our position would not be secured. Now most of the two divisions of Yoshino and Murakami have been annihilated. I didn't expect the result to be so unexpected! ”

Shen Shaofan smiled slightly and said: "The ancients: War is not the breadth of soldiers, but the strategy; Nai Rui; Naijing. What is the use of more than 60,000 people in the two divisions of Kitaoka Yoshino and Murakami Miaki? forcibly carrying out the Longbei Mountain Road; Holding on to the Yokoyama position doomed them to defeat today. ”

"Yes! This war that Japan caused in our China was a mistake, so they were doomed. Sun Zhiyu sighed on the side.

The Maoshan Resistance Battle was a very common battle in the Anti-Japanese War, and it was not recorded in history like thousands of battles, but the Maoshan Resistance Battle bought valuable time for the ** to retreat north, allowing the Nationalist Government to preserve the main military force in the later Battle of Xuzhou; The decisive factor was played in the Battle of Wuhan. In the Maoshan Blockade Battle, the Chinese Youth League was twice as strong as the Japanese army, and with the help of favorable terrain and active defensive tactics, it won more with less. The Yoshino Division was completely annihilated, inflicting heavy losses on the Murakami Division, destroying as many as 40,000 enemies and capturing a large amount of weapons and equipment, breaking a ray of brilliant sunshine for the defeat on the Songhu battlefield.

On November 20, 1937, the command headquarters of the Central China Front of the Japanese Army in Shanghai.

Matsui Ishine paced in the office, holding the post-war statistics of the first battle of Maoshan that he had just received, and his heart was quite heavy, he was not heavy for the heavy losses of the Yoshino Division and the Murakami Division, but for how to explain to the General Staff, the Maoshan battle was a battle that he did not expect and did not expect, the army had gone crazy, and there was a situation of "going down and going up" in some troops, and Kitaoka Yoshino and Murakami Sanqiu's long-distance pursuit of the Chinese army to Maoshan was also an unauthorized act, and it was difficult to explain to the General Staff.

An adjutant officer walked in and said, "Your Excellency, the 10th Army, under the command of His Excellency Yanagikawa, is marching towards Nanjing at nine o'clock this morning. The next soldier asked whether he would also advance to Nanjing? ”

Matsui Shigen actually couldn't hold back his excitement at this time, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "This Yanagawa-kun has been giving me problems!" I'll ask the General Staff about it. ”

"Hey!" After the adjutant left, Matsui Ishine thought for a long time and picked up the phone: "Hey! Pick me up Yanagawa Heisuke. ”

Yanagawa Heisuke was carefully wiping a katana in the office, and suddenly the phone on the desk rang, and he put down the long knife and took the phone: "Hey! I'm Heisuke Yanagawa , that one? ”

"Yanagawa-kun, I'm Matsui Ishone." A word came from the phone.

"Oh! Matsui-kun! Is there something wrong with me? ”

"I heard that your troops have advanced towards Nanjing."

"Yes! The morale of the soldiers is high! I can't help it, especially the young officers! ”

"Have you ever thought about the supply of the army? Your actions were too hasty. ”

"Matsui-kun, on the 15th, my 10th Army held a military meeting, and many people at the meeting asked me to give an order to launch a separate attack on Nanjing! I think the situation is difficult to control now, and as soon as the news of the defeat in the battle of Maoshan spread a few days ago, the sergeants below were even more angry, and I couldn't stop it! ”

"Yanagawa-kun, I admire your courage very much, but you helped me get a problem with His Excellency Tada Jun in the General Staff Headquarters!"

"I think now I can only ask the staff headquarters to change the order."

"I think that's the end of it. Liuchuan-kun, your troops will go first, and we will follow, and we will see you in Nanjing. ”

"Good! Then trouble Matsui-kun. ”

Matsui put down the phone, bent his waist and looked at the military map hanging on the wall and said to himself: "Nanjing! ”

On the peak of Maoshan floating wheel, the bright moon hangs in the night sky, the mountain wind in November makes a shuddering sound in the forest, a green forest sea with the wind caressing, bringing up green waves, in the moonlight, it looks particularly charming.

Shen Shaofan sat on a rock at the top of the peak, looking at Nanjing City in the west, and thought of Jin Xiwen, how well did a girl live in this troubled world? He remembered Fluttershy's beautiful figure and voice, but she couldn't see her anymore.

Sun Zhiyu slowly walked over and said, "Are you here?" The regimental headquarters has been looking for you for a long time. ”

Shen Shaofan said: "What are you looking for me?" ”

"The principal announced the move of the capital to Chongqing this morning." Feather handed over the telegram.

Shen Shaofan didn't take it and looked: "Shanghai is lost, and relocation is inevitable." From a military point of view, Nanjing did not need to be defended. In this case, the Japanese will not embarrass the people of Nanjing when they enter Nanjing. ”

Sun Zhiyu said: "The problem is that someone is making a political fuss. ”

"What do you mean?" Shen Shaofan asked incomprehensibly.

Sun Zhiyu said: "At the national defense meeting, Tang Shengzhi made a big speech. What is said that Nanjing is the capital and the place where the spirit of the father of the nation is located, and if he wants to live and die with Nanjing, he is willing to stay in Nanjing and defend Nanjing. The principal immediately appointed him as the commander of the city defense of Nanjing, with full responsibility for the defense of Nanjing. ”

Shen Shaofan sneered and said, "Hmph! Tang Shengzhi has always been a bench official in the Ministry of National Defense, and he has no military power, it seems that he will seize the opportunity this time, and I hope he can do what he says and live and die with Nanjing. ”

Shen Shaofan suddenly stood up from the rock and said, "How are the retreating troops?" ”

"Everything went well. The remnants of Murakami's Mitsuaki retreated to Jintan, and it no longer posed a danger to the retreat of our large army. Sun Zhiyu was talking about the retreat of the large army as he walked towards the peak with Shaofan.

Shen Shaofan asked: "Doesn't Nanjing have any new instructions for our troops?" ”

"Not yet." Sun Zhiyu said: "Will we enter Nanjing?" ”

Shen Shaofan sighed and said, "The principal won't let us participate in the Battle of Nanjing." ”

On November 22, the Japanese forces in Shanghai began to advance into Nanjing, and although the General Staff Headquarters had not yet given a clear order to attack Nanjing, the troops of Yanagawa Heisuke and Matsui Ishine rushed towards Nanjing, as in the game. Lieutenant General Tada Jun of the General Staff Headquarters ordered them to stop their plan to attack Nanjing, but to no avail, and at the Japanese staff meeting, the staff officers of the Shaozhuang faction shouted: "Nanjing! Nanking! "The war has sunk into the mire of militaristic madness and inextricability. On November 28, the General Staff had to give the order to attack Nanjing.

From November 12 to December 1, the National Youth League defended Maoshan for more than half a month, becoming an important obstacle for the Japanese army to march into Nanjing. The battle of Maoshan cast a shadow on the Japanese troops, and most of the Japanese troops bypassed Maoshan and diverted to Nanjing, which bought a lot of time for Nanjing to move the capital.

On December 1, 1937, all government offices in Nanjing had been withdrawn from Nanjing, and at the same time, Chiang Kai-shek issued an order to withdraw from the National Youth League. Ordered Shen Shaofan's National Youth League to retreat in the direction of Nanjing and establish a defensive position on the periphery of Nanjing. After receiving the order, Shen Shaofan immediately ordered the troops to rush to the periphery of Nanjing day and night to prepare to accept the defensive order given by Tang Shengzhi, but until the 4th, Tang Shengzhi neither issued an operational order for the National Youth League, nor did he arrange a defensive position for the National Youth League, and the National Youth League, which had more than 30,000 people, watched the fierce exchange of fire on the outlying positions and the successive losses on the outlying positions on the Fangshan Mountain on the outskirts of Nanjing. On the 6th, the National Youth League received an order to march into Nanjing City to prepare for city defense battles and street battles, and the National Youth League hurried from Fangshan to Nanjing City.

As soon as Shen Shaofan entered Nanjing, he was hurriedly called by Jiang Linren, commander of Chiang Kai-shek's guard battalion, to meet Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling at the military airport.

Chiang Kai-shek didn't say much, but said: "I'm going to Chongqing, I hope you can go to my Huangshan mansion for dinner." ”

Shen Shaofan understood what the principal meant, and saluted and said, "Yes!" ”

Song Meiling seemed to be very reluctant to Shaofan, she helped him take off her military uniform like a mother, and said: "Although the soldiers must have the determination to return the horse leather shroud, they must also be careful. It is better to serve the country with your life than to sacrifice your life for the country. ”

Shen Shaofan smiled slightly and said, "Aunt Meiling, I'll be careful." ”

After a short farewell, the plane roared into the clouds and disappeared, Tang Shengzhi tragically vowed to live and die with Nanjing at the press conference, but Nanjing's future fate is well known to everyone. The 'international committee' composed of the German Rabe and dozens of foreigners is performing administrative responsibilities that should be performed by Chinese in a capital that intimidates China, and a seemingly safe refugee area is set up in Nanjing, a city that is about to fall, will the people of Nanjing be safe in the ordinary civilian refugee area? We've also read about that brutal history. What kind of story will the National Youth League have in this hopeless defense battle? For the first time, the Chinese Youth League of Maoshan Blockade made the squadron show its 'sortie', but the next thing was to attract the Japanese army's all-out 'sortie' to Nanjing, a precarious city that will be the most painful page in our Chinese history.