Chapter 804 of "Reborn Iron and Blood General" Zhenjiang under the Battle of Crossing the River (ask for subscription!) ）

Under the Battle of Crossing the River, in the former enemy headquarters of Zhenjiang Taizhou City, Wang Shangfa, who served as his deputy, was the chief of staff... With a jī face, he was looking at Zuo Quan in front of him, reporting the steady stream of battle reports from the front line

"Chief of Staff, Commander Wang reports. Our 1st Bō River Crossing Unit, under the cover of an artillery column, successfully repelled the continuous counteroffensive of the Japanese army. So far, the entire beachhead is still firmly in our hands.........

"Chief of Staff, Commander Wang reports that our second offensive unit has successfully crossed the Yangtze River. At present, the total strength of our troops gathered on the south bank of the Yangtze River has reached more than 8,000 people. At the same time, a heavy mortar battalion, along with the troops crossing the river, also crossed the Yangtze River. Commander Wang asked if the troops would immediately launch an attack on Zhenjiang......

"It seems that the end of the little devils in Zhenjiang City has really come. He sent a telegram back to Commander Wang Ping and ordered the troops crossing the river to immediately launch an attack under the support of the artillery column and the special operations division. "Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, without the slightest hesitation, ordered very decisively.

"Yes, Chief of Staff ......, the military headquarters of the 25th Army of the East China Field Army, in order to facilitate the unification of all the troops crossing the Yangtze River, also followed the 2nd Bō River Crossing Force, crossed the Yangtze River, and stood on the south bank of the Yangtze River, on the beachhead of the former Japanese army.

Raising the telescope in his hand, looking at the position in front of him, after the repeated blows of the Roundabout Rocket Artillery Regiment, it has been stained red with blood, and I don't know how many little devils' positions have been buried. Fang Qiang, the commander of the 25th Army, couldn't help but feel a trace of emotion on his face, shocked by the lethality of modern weapons. However, the scene in front of him is for this battle-hardened veteran who is accustomed to life and death... It caused only a brief shock to him. In less than a few seconds, recovering from the shock, he was facing his side... Division Commander Bai Zhiwen, who had been commanding the 1st Bō River Crossing Force and holding the beachhead, spoke.

"Master Bai, you guys have fought too hard.........

"Commander, it's not hard. Just now I roughly counted that with the support of the rocket artillery regiment of the artillery column, it took less than half an hour ... The little devils who died in front of our position amounted to more than 2,000 people. And we ourselves paid less than five hundred casualties. Such a battle, even if I hold on for a few more hours, there is no problem, it is really too painful...... Master Bai Zhiwen still seems to be immersed in the excitement of the battle just now, and replied with a moving face.

"Less than five hundred casualties, how is it possible, as far as I know ... The Japanese troops attacking you are the strength of a whole infantry wing. Master Bai, tell me the truth, how many people are left in your hands now... You can continue to participate in the next battles...... Commander Fang Qiang asked.

"Four thousand five hundred people.................." Bai Zhiwen replied affirmatively.

"4,500 men, plus the 4,000 men of the 74th Division who just crossed the river with me, the total strength in our hands has reached 8,500 men. More importantly, among these more than 8,500 people, there is also a heavy mortar battalion......... Enough is enough......... After a short period of contemplation, a confident smile immediately appeared on Commander Fang Qiang's face. Then... To the chief of staff Liu Shaowen behind him... A serious look on his face commanded.

"Lao Liu, pass on my orders. The 74th Division served as the vanguard of the whole army... With the fire support of the heavy mortar battalion, a counteroffensive was immediately launched against the current Japanese positions. Help me convey to Division Commander Li Zhengguo, I will give him an hour, an hour, be sure to break through the Japanese position in front of him...... "Yes, the army commander ........." Chief of Staff Liu Shaowen replied decisively.

"Boom, boom......, with the order of the army commander Fang Qiang, the dense mortar shells... It was like rain falling on the Japanese position, which had long since become a ruin.

After the baptism of artillery fire, the Japanese position, which had already become flat. After more than an hour of fighting, after experiencing the fierce artillery fire of the artillery column of the East China Field Army, the morale of the Japanese troops had already fallen to the extreme. In the face of another sudden artillery fire, a face immediately turned pale, and then, lù out of despair.

However, the intensive artillery fire did not show any mercy because of the change in the faces of the Japanese soldiers.

The flying shrapnel of the cannonballs still shot mercilessly into all the obstacles in front of him, including the fragile body of the little devil. The fireballs generated by the explosion of the shells quickly swept through the bodies of each little devil, turning them into corpse......s charred like black charcoal, and in just ten minutes, more than 400 large-caliber mortar shells of 50 mm caliber accurately landed on the weak defense line of the Japanese army. And after another baptism of artillery fire, there were even fewer little devils who could continue to fight in the Japanese army's river defense positions, which had already suffered heavy casualties.

However, for today's East China Field Army, the artillery bombardment is only a prelude to the offensive.

The surviving Japanese troops, who had not yet arrived, had come to their senses from the artillery fire just now. The machine gun position, composed of dozens of heavy machine guns and nearly 100 tǐng crooked light machine guns, fired a dense rain of bullets. Raindrops of bullets, like no money, were sprinkled on the Japanese position, which had been baptized by artillery fire and had become a flat ground......... ̈

In the face of the dense rain of bullets clinging to the ground, the little devils who still survived on the battlefield would be torn apart by several bullets as long as they raised their heads, turning into a bloody corpse......

First came a heavy artillery fire, followed by a dense rain of machine-gun bullets, and finally, a charge from the infantry. When the East China Field Army played the 'offensive three-plate axe' often used by the Japanese army, it was brought into full play. The remnants of the Japanese army on the position tragically discovered that the Imperial Army, which thought it was invincible, was vulnerable in the face of the rain of bullets.

Facing the Chinese soldiers in front of him, the arrogant little devil lowered his head for the first time. A face, also at the first time, lù out of the panic god sè. Except for a small number of pure militarists in the Japanese army, who still use the rifles in their hands to put up meaningless resistance. The remnants of the Japanese army had already become overwhelmed, and even worse, they threw down their weapons and knelt on the ground, praying that the so-called 'Amaterasu' would bless them and survive the catastrophe in front of them.

After several years of fighting, the Japanese troops stationed in the territory of the "China" country... Even the most elite field divisions. After years of fighting and a large number of new recruits. Whether in terms of combat effectiveness or the quality of individual soldiers, it cannot be compared with the Japanese army that invaded China in the early stage of the Anti-Japanese War.

So, in the face of the wolf-like East China Field Army in front of him, coupled with the fierce artillery fire that he had never encountered just now. Most of the Japanese soldiers, especially those who had just enlisted... The recruits, who had not yet experienced any major wars, undoubtedly chose to surrender on the battlefield and became prisoners of the East China Field Army.

"Report to the army commander, after half an hour of bloody fighting, our 74th Division successfully broke through the Japanese defense line in front of us and advanced the battle line to the outside of Zhenjiang City. Because of the short time, the specific number of enemies destroyed by our army has not yet been counted. However, according to the results reported by the ministries... In the whole battle, a total of 659 Japanese soldiers were captured, and about 3,000 enemies were annihilated, which is the appearance of an infantry wing...... "The troops easily broke through the Japanese defense line, and half an hour ahead of schedule... Complete the tasks assigned by the army commander Fang Qiang. The 74th of the second bō crossing the river was the division commander Li Zhengguo, who also had a smile on his face, and said with a moving face.

"Lao Li, you did a good job......... More than 3,000 people here, plus the beachhead, thousands of people were killed by our Bai Division Commander. One of the main divisions of the Japanese army garrisoning Zhenjiang was wiped out by us with a full half of its combat strength. Other words... The entire Zhenjiang City... The little devil can still draw troops, full of calculations... There are less than 10,000 people left......" Commander Fang Qiang's face was immediately shrouded in a confident look.

As soon as his words fell, the chief of staff beside him followed him and asked; "Commander, what do we do next?"

"Immediately contact the artillery column and shell the fortifications of Zhenjiang City. Today, our strong army is to rely on this little force in his hand to smash the fortifications of Zhenjiang City, break into the city, and play the majestic ...... of our 25th Army.

"Division Commander Li, Division Commander Bai. In this siege battle, I will not assign you specific combat missions. But here I make you a promise, two divisions, who will be the first to break into the city. From now on, your division will be the main division of our 25th Army. That is to say, from now on, whether it is in the replenishment of troops or the replenishment of ordnance, I will give priority to this main division. ”

In an instant, the two division commanders stared at the army commander in front of them with a pair of hot eyes, waiting for the army commander's next step. After all, the title of the main division is what every military commander wants. More importantly, the priority of soldiers, equipment, and ammunition is ........., and a series of conditions are all what a good commander wants.

"Although the conditions are very yòu people, I would like to warn you of this. The title of this main division is not so easy to get. For I will not only see which of you will break through the walls first. More importantly, I also have to see who has the least casualties. Therefore, the specific situation will be up to you. ”

"Immediately put all prisoners of war in the custody of the military guard battalion. The two armies, the commander of the 733rd Division attacked from the north gate and the 74th Division attacked from the east gate, immediately began to move. Commander Fang Qiang finally ordered.

"Please rest assured, my 73rd Division (74th Division) is guaranteed to win the title of the main division........." After speaking, the two confident division commanders hurriedly walked towards their own troops

There was a steady stream of artillery fire support from the artillery column, coupled with the huge yòuhuò promised by Commander Fang Qiang. Two troops, 8,000 commanders and fighters, are like tigers descending from the mountains... Launched one bō after another attack on the city wall, which had been bombed into a pile of ruins.

Although, throughout the battle, in the face of the fierce attack of the fighters, the Japanese defenders were desperately resisting. However, at this point, with air superiority, artillery superiority ......... of successive losses. Nearly 10,000 little devils, except for their own flesh and blood, no longer have any suppressive weapons, which can block the steel torrent composed of artillery shells and bullets of the East China Field Army.

In the entire siege battle, in less than an hour, the 217th Regiment of the 73rd Division successfully planted a red flag on the head of Zhenjiang City, one company and one platoon, and .........planted a red flag on the head of Zhenjiang City.

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