Chapter 327: The Battle of Nanjing (5)

Just when the 10th Infantry Division was fully taking over Yuhuātai, Su Tong was talking on the phone with the generals in front of him in the headquarters, encouraging them to fight bravely and resolutely wait for reinforcements to arrive

"Chief Su, hurry up and send us bullets, our bullets are almost gone, hurry up and send us bullets! If we don't send bombs to the Japanese, we're going to fight the Japanese in a white-knuckle battle! Yu Jishi, the commander of the 74th Army stationed in Purple Mountain, pleaded bitterly on the phone.

"Don't worry, I'll send it to you right away!" Su Tong said resolutely.

"Smack!" With a bang, Su Tong forcefully buckled the phone and asked She Nianci, the deputy chief of staff of the Nanjing garrison who was in charge of transportation next to him: "Why hasn't the bullet been sent to the front line until now?" ”

She Nianci said in embarrassment: "Because the airport is too busy, and now we don't have enough manpower to carry the materials, resulting in a large number of materials being stranded at the airport and unable to be transported, resulting in the current shortage of ammunition in various positions." ”

"Not enough people?" Su Tong's eyes widened, "There are so many people watching the excitement on the street, won't you mobilize people?" My deputy chief of staff, you must remember that it is not only our soldiers' business to mobilize the masses to defend Nanjing, but also the common people who can contribute! Do you want me to teach you this? If you can't do it, I'll do it again! ”

"Yes, the lowly duty will start to handle it immediately."

Hearing Su Tong's unceremonious words, She Nianci walked out with a flushed face.

"Alas, look at you people, you always think that fighting a war is just a soldier's business, but you don't know that ordinary people can also do great things." Looking at She Nianci's figure of going out in a hurry, Su Tong shook his head and sighed secretly.

At this time, the city of Nanjing was busy, and hundreds of thousands of Nanjing citizens were watching this battle that would determine their fate with anxiety.

Many citizens and students gathered in the streets and squares to give jīang speeches, and from time to time there were bands of soldiers patrolling and maintaining law and order. In history, the húnluàn, which originally appeared because of Tang Shengzhi's blind command, became orderly because of the appearance of the chief of Su.

On the streets, a group of Jinling University students were giving speeches on the streets: "Students, compatriots, the Japanese invaders have already reached the outside of Nanjing, and we, as students, must also contribute to the siege of the city." Please pay if you have money, deal with it effectively, and everyone will take action to contribute to the defeat of the Japanese invaders, everyone should take action."

"Squeak"

A sharp brake sound sounded in the street, a Willis four-wheel drive jeep stopped on the street, and a colonel officer wearing a Chahar army uniform jumped out of the car and shouted: "Now we have a batch of ammunition stacked at the airport, there are not enough manpower to send to the front line, I explained in advance, to the front line bullets do not have long eyes, now who dares to help us transport bullets?" ”

As the officer's words fell, countless people raised their hands, "Sir, I'll go, I'll go!" ”

Some people are even shouting, "Compatriots, now is the time for us to serve the country, everyone leaves!" ”

Under the cheers of the crowd, the people on the street ran quickly towards the airport, and when they arrived at the airport, more and more people gathered, and there were almost 10,000 people in the vast dàngdàng, among them were students, workers, farmers, traders and other professionals of various professions, with only one purpose, that is, to transport ammunition to the army that was sacrificing their lives and deaths on the front line to besiege Nanjing

The military headquarters of the 74th Army, which was resisting the Japanese attack in Purple Mountain, Yu Jishi was calling the troops on the front line, "Brother Zuomin, the weapons and ammunition will arrive soon, you have to hold on, you must hold your position,"

On the position of the 51st Division, Wang Yaowu, who had put down the telephone, was anxiously circling around the headquarters, and if the bullets were not sent again, this position would be ruined.

At this time, Chief of Staff Cheng Zhi broke in breathlessly and reported: "Division, the bullet has been delivered." ”

"Oh!"

Wang Yaowu walked out of the headquarters in surprise and looked at the rear, and saw that on the xiǎo road winding and circling at the foot of the mountain behind, countless ordinary people in various costumes were carrying all kinds of bullet boxes and trying to climb up the mountain

When the 74th Army was fully supplied with ammunition, the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, which was originally the main attacker, immediately felt the pressure.

The commander of the 9th Division, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke, suddenly received a call from the commander of the 18th Brigade, Major General Nobutoki Ide.

"Report, Your Excellency Division Commander, the firepower of the defenders of China has suddenly increased, and the originally sparse artillery fire has also increased, and now they actually dare to fight against our field artillery wing."

"Nani? The firepower of the Chinese army suddenly increased, could it be that they were reinforced again? Ryosuke Yoshizumi asked in surprise.

Major General Iide's words paused for a moment before he said with a little bitterness: "Just now our observation balloon found that many civilians wearing the costumes of the people of China suddenly appeared on the rear position of the China Army to help the China Army transport ammunition, and it is estimated that their weapons and ammunition must have been replenished now." ”

Yoshizumi Ryosuke was stunned for a while before gritting his teeth and shouting, "Yaga, these damn Shina people are all enemies of our Great Japanese Empire, and when they occupy Nanjing in the future, the imperial army will kill them all!" Now order the troops to intensify their attack and take the Purple Mountain! ”

The 9th Division, under the urging of its commander, intensified its attack, but this time it could not gain the slightest advantage in the desperate resistance of the well-supplied defenders.

On the position of the 306th Regiment of the Purple Mountain, the regiment commander Qiu Weida was happily stroking a new MG34 general-purpose machine gun, which was redressed by the Chahar troops, and this time it was also transported by the way.

"Good gun, what a gun! He didn't think that we would have a day when we would change shotguns. After watching the MG34 performance, Qiu Weida did not hesitate to express his praise for this machine gun.

"Yes, Tuanza, this thing is much stronger than our Makqin, and the bullet shè went out like rain, and the devil couldn't even lift his head." Li Zhipeng, the chief of staff on the side, also said happily, but then sighed again, "This gun is good, but it costs too many bullets, don't you see it, just now after a while, thousands of bullets were fired, I can see that I am grinning!" ”

"What are you afraid of!" Qiu Weida said nonchalantly, "Didn't Chief Su say it? Let's add as much as we want, I, Qiu Weida, have never fought this kind of rich battle in my eight lives, and this time we will fight openly. Didn't you hear the baby bump of our military seat that artillery regiment, on weekdays, they always buckle the rope to let them come to artillery support, and every time they put a few cannons, it was a good thing to put just now! As if the shell wasn't his home. ”

Li Zhipeng pursed his lips, "Of course it's not his family, it's Chief Su, so they naturally don't feel distressed." ”

After receiving all kinds of ammunition and weapons supplied by Su Tong, the defenders everywhere greatly increased their firepower, and they were no longer the defeated remnants of the army that lacked guns and ammunition. The counterattack firepower of the various positions also increased rapidly, which made the Japanese troops who had been progressing smoothly suddenly feel strained.

All kinds of information were gathered in the hands of Matsui Ishone, the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, and Prince Hatohiko Asakanomiya, the commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army.

"Your Excellency Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya, it seems that our opponent has become more and more difficult after receiving the support of weapons and various supplies, do you have any good suggestions?" Matsui Ishine said in a consultative tone to Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace.

Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace smiled coldly: "Matsui-kun, didn't you say that as long as they cut off their air passage, they will collapse without a fight?" The base camp has transferred all the 3rd Division to you, and today a day has passed, why are the planes still flying over the city of Nanjing? ”

Hearing the accountability of Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya, Matsui Ishine secretly cursed in his heart, "Idiot, if Chahar's air force had been wiped out so easily, the battle of Vladivostok would not have returned in vain after losing 100,000 imperial troops." ’

Although he looked down on this arrogant straw bale prince who relied on his royal background, he still had to explain with a wry smile on the surface: "Your Excellency Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace, the combat effectiveness of the air force of the Chahar Air Force is well known, and it is so easy to be eliminated. The Empire will not lose so many troops at their hands, don't forget that in that '328 Air Battle', the Empire suffered heavy losses! ”

As soon as he heard the '328 air battle', Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace was silent like a deflated ball, and in that air battle, the planes of Japan's North China Sutun Army and the Kwantung Army suffered heavy losses, which directly led to the cold bench for Umezu Mijiro to return to China for half a year.

After a long time, Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya said, "Matsui-kun, you must know that since the Battle of Shanghai, our soldiers have been fighting for four months in a row, and they are already exhausted both in morale and health. ”

Matsui Shigen was also silent for a long time before he said with a bitter face: "If it weren't for the Chahar army coming out halfway, our operation to capture Nanjing this time would not have been so passive. ”

Prince Hatohiko of the Asaka Palace said sharply: "It is precisely because of this that we want to capture the city of Nanjing. Matsui-kun, now that General Shina is in the city, this is a great opportunity, we must eliminate him this time, I will report to the base camp tomorrow, and ask the base camp to temporarily transfer the Fifth Flying Division of the North China Zhutun Army to us, and if we don't eliminate the general of China, I will not give up. ”

Hearing that Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace could still have such courage, Matsui Ishine couldn't help but look up at him a few points, nodded and said, "Yo Xi! Since His Excellency the Prince can have such ambitions, Matsui should accompany him. ”

"Hahahaha"

The two culprits of the Nanjing Massacre in later generations looked at each other and laughed, and in this laughter, it was a sign that an unusually tragic battle was coming