The arrival of warplanes

In the former enemy headquarters of the Japanese army outside Zhenjiang City, I saw an elite field brigade and nearly 10,000 soldiers in charge of the attack. In this way, the losses were under the heavy artillery fire and counterattacks of the East China Field Army. Standing in the headquarters, Lieutenant General Miyamoto, the commander-in-chief holding a telescope, his face immediately turned red with anger. The hands that clenched the command knife were also too hard because of anger, exposing the green tendons that were clearly visible....

"Report to the sir, after counting, the three field infantry wings that had just sorted, except for less than one brigade, successfully withdrew from the battlefield and returned to their positions. The remaining troops, totaling more than 8,000 men, were all wiped out by the Chinese people. The commander of the 38th Brigade reported that the artillery fire of the people in China was too fierce, and whether the troops would continue to attack...."The combat staff officer rushed into the headquarters with a miserable face and reported with a slight alarm.

watched nearly 10,000 soldiers being torn to pieces by the dense shells. While Lieutenant General Miyamoto was angry, a look of fear and worry slowly appeared on his face. Then, facing the combat staff officer in front of him, he ordered very decisively.

"Yaga, cunning Shina. I really didn't expect that they would hide so many artillery, eight checks. The 38th Brigade was ordered to temporarily stop the offensive. At the same time, the casualties of our army will be reported to the Central China Front Command, and His Excellency the Commander will be asked to make a ruling. Now, without air superiority, under the fierce blows of the superior artillery of China, our attack is no different from sending us to death. If we continue to fight like this, we will not break through the defense line of the Chinese people, and all the forces in our hands will fall in front of the positions of the Chinese people...."

"Hay... The lowly duty understands, and immediately goes to deliver the order...."

The tense atmosphere of the Central China Front Headquarters of the Japanese Army in Nanjing City.

After receiving the latest battle report from the Zhenjiang front, although General Matsui Ishine was very worried in his heart, he was also more and more afraid of the huge casualties of the troops. However, having a clear understanding of the current situation, he knew very well that the Central China Front had only one way to preserve its existing foothold south of the Yangtze River and to continue to survive in Central China. That is to continue the offensive, continue the offensive regardless of casualties, and recapture Zhenjiang City before the reinforcements of the East China Field Army arrive.

However, as a senior general who has been on the battlefield for a long time and commands hundreds of thousands of troops, he did not call Zhenjiang back immediately. He knew very well that such a reply would certainly have a tremendous impact on the morale of all combat units on the front line. And for the seventeenth on the front, there is only one way to go, and that is to send reinforcements. Let the soldiers on the front line know that behind them, there is a steady stream of soldiers coming to reinforce them.

However, as the commander of an army of hundreds of thousands, with the transfer of a large number of troops, there was once again a situation in his hands where there were no troops to adjust. In the end, under the reminder of the chief of staff, he thought of the large number of puppet army troops stationed in the city.

Matsui Shigen, who was like grabbing a life-saving straw, immediately found Wang Jingwei, chairman of the puppet national government, who was also set in Nanjing. It is hoped that Wang Jingwei and others will strengthen the strength of the reinforcements on the basis of the original reinforcements when they do not know the specific battle situation on the front line. A large number of puppet army troops stationed in Nanjing were mobilized and sent to the front line in Zhenjiang to serve as cannon fodder for the imperial army and reduce the casualties of the imperial army....

As the saying goes, 'if you eat a man's mouth, the person has a soft hand'. In the face of hundreds of thousands of puppet army troops under his command, even the basic ammunition supply had to rely on the Japanese Central China Front to provide it. Under the eaves, Wang Jingwei, who had to bow his head, had to agree to the request of General Matsui Ishine to increase the two puppet army divisions that originally planned to reinforce Zhenjiang City to five, with a total of 60,000 troops.

As a result, under the constant urging and coercion of General Matsui Ishone, a field division, five puppet army divisions with 60,000 troops, and two independent artillery wings totaled 100,000 troops. Under the command of the division commander, Lieutenant General Sakata, they rushed to the front line of Zhenjiang. It is hoped that with the support of tens of thousands of puppet army cannon fodder and the only two remaining heavy artillery wings of the Central China Front, Zhenjiang City, which seems to be more and more distant, will be recaptured.

Hundreds of thousands of troops, nearly 100 large-caliber artillery pieces, and hundreds of military trucks loaded with various ammunition drove out of Nanjing and galloped toward Zhenjiang. In such a large-scale military operation, no matter how well the Japanese army's secrecy measures were taken, it could not escape the eyes of intelligence officers. …,

So, one by one, like snowflakes, quickly spread to Liu Hua's temporary headquarters....

Looking at the information in his hand, looking at the front of him, Chen Geng, Bruce Lee, Han Liancheng and others who had learned the news in advance, were already eager to try. Liu Hua's face also quickly flashed a trace of pre-war excitement. Then, he raised the telegram in his hand and spoke.

"Comrades, this is the latest information from the intelligence department, a field division of the Japanese army, two independent heavy artillery wings, and five main divisions of the puppet army, totaling 100,000 troops, have left Nanjing City half an hour ago. The direction of their reinforcements is Zhenjiang City, which is fighting very lively, at this moment. And the area around Queen Bee Mountain, Mahu Mountain, which our army is currently hiding, happens to be the only way for this Japanese army. ”

"The fighter plane that we have been waiting for for days is finally here...."

"Commander-in-chief, you give the order. Watching the chief of the general staff kill the enemy in Zhenjiang, in less than two days, he achieved a huge result of destroying 20,000 enemies. In my heart, I have long been holding my breath, and I want to find the bad luck of the little devil...."Commander Chen Geng, who was wearing a pair of thick glasses, spoke first.

"Commander-in-chief, the three guard divisions under our guard column have long been ready for battle, just waiting for the arrival of the little devil, please give the commander-in-chief an order." Bruce Lee followed and spoke.

"Please give an order to the commander-in-chief...."As soon as Bruce Lee's words fell, the commanders at all levels who came to the meeting in the small temporary headquarters shouted almost in unison.

Seeing everyone's high morale, Liu Hua nodded with great satisfaction. Then, with a smile on his face, he said: "I can understand the feelings of comrades. This time, Matsui Shigen, an old devil, provided us with such a good fighter, of course I, Liu Hua, would not let it go. ”

Just when everyone held their heads high and prepared to receive specific tasks. Liu Hua's words changed sharply and continued to speak.

"However, the total strength of the Japanese puppet army, after all, has reached an astonishing 100,000 people. And we, at full capacity, have only 70,000 people. As for the firepower of the troops, because the Japanese army is specially equipped with two heavy artillery wings, compared with us, it can be called comparable. Therefore, it is not easy to annihilate the 100,000-day puppet army with an army of 70,000 that does not have any advantage in firepower...."

"Therefore, I hope that in this battle, you can pay attention to your opponent and not underestimate the enemy....My principle is to first defeat all the Japanese troops in the shortest possible time, and then find a way to eliminate those puppet army units."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief...."

Immediately, Liu Hua, the commander-in-chief, faced the combat sand table in front of him and began to deploy specific combat tasks to the various participating units.

Of course, after the mission was deployed, a combat order signed by Liu Hua himself was also transmitted through the radio waves to the temporary headquarters of Wang Zhen, deputy commander-in-chief, who had long been hidden outside Nanjing.

In the area of the Purple Mountain to the east of Nanjing, under the cover of the dense forest, dark green tents are very neatly located in the woods. And in the middle of these tents, one of the largest, and with countless radio antennas set up around it, has become the temporary headquarters of Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wang Zhen at this moment.

Wang Zhen, deputy commander-in-chief, Deng Hua, commander of the Seventh Corps, and Li Tianyou, commander of the Eighth Corps, quickly circulated the telegram they had just received. A face was immediately enveloped by a look of excitement.

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief, after several days of hard waiting, it is finally time for the final harvest. It is calculated according to the size of the strength of the Japanese puppet army. At this moment, the entire city of Nanjing, full of battles, is only one division of Japanese troops and three divisions of puppet army troops, with a total strength of less than 80,000 people. And we, two combat corps, plus several artillery regiments, have already achieved a decisive superiority both in firepower and in strength. Nanjing City, we can finally recover Nanjing City...."Commander Deng Hua said excitedly.

"Lao Deng is right, the fighter plane we have been waiting for for a long time has finally arrived..."Wang Zhen replied very approvingly.

"The telegram from the commander-in-chief has been made clear. After the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese reinforcements began, our troops must immediately attack and complete the encirclement of Nanjing in the shortest possible time. Then, he launched an attack on the city of Nanjing. Strive to annihilate the headquarters of the Japanese Central China Front and the heads of government at all levels of the Wang puppet regime in the city of Nanjing..."

"According to the order of the commander-in-chief, at the latest, the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese reinforcements will officially begin. Therefore, the time left for us to prepare by the superiors was only one and a half hours. Lao Deng, Lao Li, time is pressing, so we won't say much if we have more. Act according to the plan made a day ago...."Wang Zhen ordered with a serious face.

"Yes, Deputy Commander-in-Chief...."After speaking, the two commanders didn't even look back, and walked out of the headquarters quickly....

In less than ten minutes, in the dense forest, in the middle of the scattered tents, a group of murderous troops quickly rushed out of their tents and assembled at the designated location...

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