Tangshan Artillery School, the headquarters of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army, is brightly lit and the atmosphere is a little solemn.

Because of his injuries and the need for generals to sit on the front line, Nakajima did not go to Gusu to attend a secret military mobilization meeting.

However, he also held a military conference at his divisional headquarters.

All the major teams, all the officers above the junior sa level were present, and of course, the captain of the second brigade of the Noda Wing was missing, Inoue Ichiro.

Because he was no longer able to attend the military meeting.

The 16th Division was transferred from the North China Battlefield to the Central China Front Army at a time when the Battle of Songhu suffered an unprecedented setback.

Nakajima had long dreamed of being the first to enter the city of Nanjing, thinking that this honor must belong to him.

Unexpectedly, before he arrived in Nanjing, he was under Jurong City and gave him a blow to the head.

The advance squadron was lured into an ambush circle by the Chinese army and was completely annihilated, and then the 3rd Tank Brigade was attacked by the "Ghost" tank ambushed behind it in front of the formation, and the result was a crush.

The ghost chariot was not found, and it appeared in Xiaohuangzhuang again, but the command asked people to end it.

Losing troops one after another, Nakajima is about to go crazy.

Until now, the officer of the China branch who was called "Leng Feng" did not know whether he was alive or dead.

And now, the troops are advancing to the foot of the Purple Mountain, and it seems that they are about to take off the honor of the most elite troops of the army, the Central Teaching Corps of the Army.

Who would have thought that a small 151 heights would allow him to lose an elite infantry brigade in one go.

Even if he was not satisfied, there were seven or eight hundred people, and such a big loss almost stimulated him to faint.

The above was already dissatisfied with the failure of his attack, and sent several telegrams of severe reprimand.

fell in the office of the command headquarters, and then wailed and screamed for nearly half an hour before being helped out of it by the adjutant.

No one dares to step forward to touch this moldy head, but His Excellency Nakajima likes to burn people the most, and he also carries gasoline that burns people to death, which is the most terrible thing to burn himself.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the current situation?" Nakajima Imago could only sit down next to the chair with half his ass, and under the tearing of the wound, he couldn't help but tremble his lips in pain, as if he wanted a sick and terminally ill old man.

The generals of the 16th Division sat upright one by one, they knew their division commander too well, and they would not be able to die for a while.

People have been the head of the secret police, and they don't know how many people's black materials they have, who dares to act rashly?

"Your Excellency Division Commander, our army has been fighting for days and days, and the soldiers are tired, can you ask Your Excellency Commander Matsui to rest and replenish before fighting?" Chief of Staff Mitsuo Nakazawa cautiously took it up and said.

"I don't agree with Nakazawa-kun." Major General Sasaki, the commander of the fiery 30th Brigade, stood up and said loudly, "The battle has reached this point, and it seems that it is about to be won, so it suddenly stops and gives the Chinese army a chance to breathe, the art of war: one drum, then decline, three and exhaustion, we will capture Shanghai in one go, take advantage of the victory to pursue, and capture Nanjing, if we stop at this time, even if we can besiege Nanjing City as a dead city, then to capture this city, it is bound to pay a greater price!" ”

"What Sasaki-kun said makes sense, at this time, we can't stop, our casualties are fighting, but the casualties of the people in China are even greater, our weapons and equipment are far stronger than the Chinese army, and we also have air supremacy, there is no problem in taking the Purple Mountain in one fell swoop." Wing Commander of the 38th Wing, Shizuji Sukegawa, Osamichi.

"Katagiri-kun, what do you think, your troops are the main attack today, so there is nothing to say?"

"Defending the Purple Mountain is the most elite teaching corps of the Zhina Army, its military quality is no worse than the soldiers of our empire, we have already competed on the Songhu battlefield, this is a well-equipped team, it is difficult to deal with, they also rely on favorable terrain, for our army, every step forward needs to pay a considerable price, so, I agree with Nakazawa Jun's opinion, rest and replenish the troops, and fight again."

"No, you can't stop!" Kengo Noda stood up like a wounded beast with red eyes, clenched his hands into fists, and slammed them on the table.

"Noda-kun, pay attention to etiquette."

"Your Excellency the division commander, I think that the Chinese army is already at the end of its strong crossbow, although their decisive counterattack has caused our army to suffer huge losses, but they have also exhausted their own potential, this is their weakest time, if we give them a chance to breathe, then, the consequences will be quite terrible, the Chinese army has no intention of holding Nanjing, so it has put together a ragtag army to confront the empire, if we stop first, not only will the base camp question whether our strategy of attacking Nanjing is correct, and, The people of China will also see through our hypocrisy, and when the time comes, it will not only be time to rest and recuperate and fight again, but the tragedy of our 200,000 troops being besieged by the China Army around Nanjing! ”

"What Noda-kun said is right, once we stop, we will give the Shina army time to dispatch troops and form a siege against us, don't think that the Shina people are not capable of doing this, this is on their territory, and we can only force them to surrender to the empire by fighting quickly, occupying Nanjing, and crushing the will of the Shina army to resist!" Nakajima Imago showed a smile of appreciation, this Noda still understands strategy.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, Division Commander!"

"At this time, I summoned you here, not to listen to your complaints, the No. 8 combat order of the base camp, everyone is clear, attacking Nanjing, the capital of the enemy country, is the fundamental purpose of our operation this time, therefore, you must not have any slackness, as long as you get through, the world of flowers in Nanjing City is ours, and when the time comes, the wine and beauty are at our disposal!" Nakajima's eyes flickered with blazing fire.

"But Your Excellency, Division Commander, we now continue to replenish ammunition and soldiers." Katagiri Goro said eagerly.

"There will be ammunition, and there will be soldiers, so you don't have to worry about this, the front army command has already sent a telegram to the country to recruit a group of retired soldiers to re-enlist, and they will board ships from Japan within three or five days." Nakajima is now going to be a memo.

Hearing Nakajima say this, these generals were relieved, and they didn't know that their division commander was lying at all, and there was no conscription of retired soldiers at all, and even if there were, it wouldn't be too much.

So many divisions and regiments are waiting to replenish their troops, but there is not only one 16th division.

The Japanese army was busy with meetings, and the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters was also busy holding staff meetings to discuss how to deal with the next battle to defend the city.

In the basement of the Ministry of Railways, Chief of Staff Zhou Lan presided over the meeting, which was attended by subordinate staff officers and representatives of various units.

Most of these people can only bring an opinion and then bring back what they can discuss.

As for what the patriarchs will do, God knows.

However, at this critical moment of life and death and the defense of the capital, all local troops and the central army are still able to put aside their prejudices and tide over the national crisis together.

The battle has not stopped, inside and outside Guanghua Gate, the 19th Wing of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army is still storming Guanghua Gate, and the fierce battle has been raging all day, they once opened a gap with heavy artillery, rushed up, and let the Chinese troops defending the city block back.

There were countless casualties, and the entire Guanghua Gate was almost covered with the corpses of Chinese and Japanese soldiers, and the gaps that were blown off, and the sandbags were not enough, so they were directly blocked with corpses, which shows how tragic the battle was.

At the meeting, a decision was made to transfer the 83rd Division of the 156th Army to support Guanghuamen.

Guanghuamen, Leng Feng knew, was a place where the 1st Brigade and 2nd Regiment of the Teaching Corps could not get around, Gui Yongqing called after Leng Feng detonated the 151 Heights to inquire about the battle situation on the Tiger Cave Heights, but did not give any instructions.

Tiger Cave can't be defended, unless the Japanese army changes its current strategy, otherwise, the next thing to lose is the Tiger Cave Heights.

Moreover, he had already delayed the fall of Tiger Cave Heights.

That's why he said those words to Luo Yufeng, so that he could prepare early, so that he would not panic if he was prepared for everything.

At the same time, Leng Feng also made a decision that he had been brewing in his mind for a long time, that is, once Nanjing was occupied by the Japanese army, he would stay.

Fight a life-and-death street fight with the Japanese army.

All of this needs Luo Yufeng's support, because he doesn't know how long he can hold out, and he needs personnel, weapons and ammunition, food supplies, and so on.

Of course, what he hopes most is that Luo Yufeng can follow him.

"By early tomorrow morning at the latest, the Japanese army will definitely bomb and shell the Tiger Cave Heights frantically, today they have used armor-piercing shells, how effective is this ammunition on the fortifications and personnel, Lao Luo, you see, if we stick to the high ground, no one will survive in the end." Leng Feng analyzed.

"You mean, give up Tiger Cave Heights?"

"Yes, give up the Tiger Cave and turn to the second peak."

"Leaving without firing a shot?"

"Leave a small number of troops to observe nearby, and evacuate with cameras."

"Well, you can consider it, but you must get the consent of the upper peak, otherwise you will act without authorization and disobey the military order."

"Did you agree with the summit?"

"This ......"

"Then why not plant explosives on the Tiger Cave Heights, and wait for the Japanese army to come up, we will ......"

"Everything is indispensable, I can guarantee that even if the Japanese army blows up the Tiger Cave, they will not dare to come up easily, so there is no point in us staying here, it is better to withdraw as soon as possible."

"But it's ...... to go up like this."

"It's okay, let's just say that our department suffered heavy casualties, all the fortifications were destroyed by the Japanese army, and there was no danger to defend, so we could only retreat."

"Isn't this deceiving the upper peak?" Luo Yufeng's eyes widened, this is too bold, right?

"Lao Luo, Shangfeng also knows that the Tiger Cave can't be held, how long can we hold it, as long as we report it for a good reason, Shangfeng won't be more real at this time, are our previous records all fake?" Leng Feng smiled.

"Alas, Brother Leng, you really dare to do it."

"This is called flexibility and mobility, and we are doing this to preserve our strength and strike at the enemy." Leng Feng said.

"Do you want to talk to the third battalion of the fifth regiment about this?"

"Of course, but there are things to say and things to say." Leng Feng reminded.

"I understand, I don't need you to say it."

"Du Chong, Zhuang Tao, you will be temporarily incorporated into the teaching corps, and then return to the establishment when you have the opportunity, how about it?"

"We listen to Chief Leng." Leng Feng's excellent command and battle deeply impressed the two of them, and it was not bad to stay in the teaching team.

"That's good, Du Chong will go to the first company as a company deputy and Cheng Gang as a deputy, Zhuang Tao will go to a platoon of acting platoon commanders, go and get acquainted with you, you will be withdrawn from the position soon!"

"Sir Leng, are you going to give up the Tiger Cave position?"

"It's not to give up, it's to move in, and to stay is to be a live target for the Japanese army." Leng Feng explained.

"Understood!" Du Chong and Zhuang Tao saluted and left.