"Ten thousand recruits have been evacuated for another five thousand, and field hospitals are also being evacuated!" In the evening, Leng Feng discussed with Qiu Qingquan and made an order to retreat some of the people in the city.

"Deputy Commander Leng, if we withdraw again, our manpower will be even more insufficient?"

"Withdraw, must be withdrawn, these people can go to Jiangbei for simple military training first, and staying in Nanjing is still a burden for us." Leng Feng said.

It's best to fight without any burdens.

"Next, the divisional organs will also be evacuated, leaving only those who can fight." Leng Feng affirmed, "The wounded and internal service personnel will be transferred first, and the extra radio stations will also be transferred, especially our military technicians." ”

"Yes!"

"In terms of transportation, the cars and military trucks in the city are also transferred to the other side of the river, except for the necessary, and the ships and bamboo rafts that are finally used for the retreat of our army must also be camouflaged and hidden, and must not be discovered by Japanese planes or Japanese spies in the city."

"Understood!"

One order after another, the last large-scale retreat of the entire city of Nanjing was being carried out in a tense and orderly manner, and the Japanese knew it, but they had no way to do it.

Without any guidance, their pilots did not dare to take off and land at night, and even if they flew over the target, they could not see the target clearly, and the hit rate of the bombs was extremely high, and the war resources consumed were extremely inconsistent with the results obtained.

The Japanese Army Air Force is not stupid for such a dangerous and ineffective bombing mission, not to mention that the Japanese Army is completely unable to control the naval aviation.

In front of the moat position, the two master regiments of the Japanese army were steadily approaching, of course. They also paid a high price in casualties. before advancing to the moat position.

But. It was this moat that made the Japanese army suffer a lot when they besieged Nanjing.

The casualties of the first siege of Nanjing by the Japanese army were only a few thousand, but in fact there were nearly 30,000 people, and nearly one-third of them were killed.

In order to conceal domestic and political needs, the exact figure is known only to the top of the military.

This time, the two master regiments and their subordinate attacking troops combined were almost 50,000 people, which was less than half of the troops besieging Nanjing.

However, the defenders in Nanjing City did not exceed 20,000, which was a quarter of the original number.

But it was less than a quarter of the original force. Although there were 80,000 men in that army, the command system was chaotic and the top and bottom were not united, and although the fight was stubborn, as long as there was a slight breakthrough, the entire defense line would be collapsed.

This can be seen from the battles on the periphery and on the periphery.

But now the 20,000 people in the city are a whole, although it is also a team, but the combat effectiveness and cohesion are far greater than the first Nanjing Campaign.

They also had a clever commander, one who inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese Army. People who are disgraced.

The base camp has issued a "nirvana" order for this person, and the bounty for his head has exceeded 1 million yen. greatly exceeded Lao Jiang's 500,000 yuan (I didn't find the exact number, if you see any accurate figures, remind me).

General Shunliu Hata held a pre-military meeting in Tangshan, where the commanders of the two masters, several brigade commanders, and officers above the rank of wing commander were all convened to discuss countermeasures.

It took a morning to advance less than two or three kilometers in a straight line, and it would take at least a day or two to reach the bottom of the city walls.

The base camp has given a death order to Shunroku Hata that within three days, Nanjing must be re-occupied, and the Chinese army in Nanjing must be eliminated, and now their names are known, the Capital Anti-Japanese War Salvation Division.

It's a symbolic nickname, but it's actually a hodgepodge.

The Japanese Army, with its aircraft and artillery and the most powerful soldiers in Asia, would be a disgrace to the western Pacific if it could not even defeat a large army.

"If you want to eliminate the Chinese army in the city, the navy must block the river as soon as possible, otherwise, they can retreat to Jiangbei at any time, in that case, even if we reoccupy Nanjing, there is no point!" The opinion of the commander of the 3rd Division, Fujita Susumu, was very clear: The navy has not contributed to the work, and even the waterway has not been cleared so far, even if it is to clear a road.

"According to our reconnaissance, we are clearing mines, the people of China quietly continue to lay mines, our navy does not dare to rush up the river when it cannot ensure safety, a mine is cheap, but it can make a warship incapacitated!" A Navy junior stood up and retorted.

"Maori Shaozo, you can send small ships."

"The Chinese army captured some of our gunboats, and we had a successful impact, but they sank one and damaged two, one of which was also mineged and sunk on the way back, and all the personnel on it were killed."

"General, can we send bombers to blow up all their ships?"

"It's impossible, the ships of the Chinese are not concentrated in one place, and they are good at camouflage, and they have hoarded a large amount of bamboo, even if we blow up their ships, they can still cross the ......river on a raft," retorted an officer of the air force.

Aerial bombs are worth a lot of money, and to bomb those meaningless bamboo rafts is a real waste, and the Empire's military supplies are already a little tight.

"I think that the capture of Nanjing within three days can be done by our two divisions." Ryosuke Yoshizumi, commander of the Ninth Division, stood up and said loudly.

"Yoshizumi-kun, what do you think?" General Shun Hata's face was a little better, and he finally heard a good word.

"Concentrate your forces to blast out a little and break into the city, then the defense line of the Chinese army will definitely collapse!" Yoshizumi Ryosuke said solemnly.

"Makes sense, but how do we choose?"

"Zhonghua Gate!" Yoshizumi Ryosuke said, "The first time our army conquered Nanjing, it broke through through the Zhonghua Gate, and if we also broke through the Zhonghua Gate this time, we will definitely boost the morale of our army, and then completely destroy the Chinese army in the city in one go." "Yoshizumi Ryosuke said," Our army broke into the city, sent an elite army, along the South Gate Street to the east, to Xinjiekou, and attacked and advanced to the North Zhongshan Road until the control of Rujiangmen and the road to the northward retreat of the Chinese army was closed! ”

"Yoshizumi-kun's idea is too whimsical?" Fujita Jin snorted dissatisfiedly.

"As long as we can concentrate all the artillery of our department and violently bombard the Zhonghua Gate, our department will be able to open a way in, and at the same time, our aircraft will be in the air to assist in attack support, and it will not be difficult to accomplish this tactical goal when the Chinese army has not yet reacted."

"They only have 20,000 men, and the strength of the garrison to hold the city wall has been used to the limit, and the city must be empty, and this plan is likely to succeed." Major General Shozaburo Kawabe, the chief of staff of Shunroku Hatata, echoed.

"Hebian-kun is right, we are now attacking on all fronts, their forces have been exhausted, and they can barely block our attack, if this plan is successful, the task assigned by the base camp to us to occupy Nanjing in three days can be completed ahead of schedule!"

"Roaring, that makes sense." General Shunroku Hata was also a little moved at this time, and Yoshizumi Ryosuke's suggestion was very much in line with his heart, as soon as he took office, he would recapture the occupied city, and he would show his face in front of the military headquarters and the emperor, and maybe the position of field marshal would not be far away.

Although Shunroku Hata is not good at words on the surface, he is still extremely eager for fame and fortune in his heart.

"Why don't you break through the Zhongshan Gate, or the Guanghua Gate?"

"The Zhongshan Gate fortifications are solid, I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through for a while, the Guanghua Gate is far away, it will delay time, the Zhonghua Gate was seriously damaged in the last battle, even if the Zhina Army rushed to repair some, but after all, it was already broken, easy to break through, I don't know, the reason I said Fujita-kun is credible?"

Fujita Jin snorted and said no more, the Zhonghua Gate was fought very fiercely, the city walls were basically destroyed, and the Zhongshan Gate was not much damaged.

Guanghuamen was also very miserable, almost razed to the ground, now the Japanese army does not have the original majestic strength, the most ferocious 16th Division was disabled, the 6th Division was dragged back and could not pull away, so it could only send a mixed brigade to help the battle.

Transferring troops from the rear will take two or three days to arrive, and when they arrive, the daylilies will be cold.

"Okay, since everyone agrees with Yoshizumi-kun's plan, then order the staff to quickly come up with a battle plan and implement it immediately!" General Shunroku Hata glanced at all the generals, stood up and announced heavily.

"Hay!"

"Takahashi-kun stays, and the others go and prepare."

"Takahashi-kun, is your mission clear?" Shunroku Hata left a young man named Takahashi behind, naturally for a reason, it was a confidential mission.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Honma General has made it clear to me."

"Tomorrow, the Ninth Division will make a gap in the Zhonghua Gate, and your squad will enter with the team, and you must find the missing Asahi Palace and Your Excellency Tufeiyuan, and bring them back safely." Shunroku Hata ordered.

"Takahashi understands that Takahashi will do his best to complete the task."

"You are a top student of the German Army University and an expert in urban warfare, this is your squad's first actual combat operation, I hope you don't disappoint me."

"Hay!" Takahashi Hiroshi solemnly bowed his head.

"Your Excellency, Commander, top-secret information!" Shozaburo Kawabe came in, and his teeth trembled a little when he spoke,

General Shunliu Hata was slightly stunned, his deputy's expression was so solemn and nervous, it seemed that something big had happened, otherwise he could make a major general so nervous and gaffe.

"It has been confirmed through our internal information that Chaoxiang Palace has been captured and is on his way to Wuhan, and the person in charge of escorting is a team of military commanders, codename: Rat Hunting!" Shozaburo Kawabe said.

"Catching rats, it's so hateful, the people of China actually insulted my Royal Highness the Prince of the Great Japanese Empire as a rat!" Toshitoshi Hata's whole body trembled.

"Your Excellency, Commander, what now?"

"Guard, come in and call Takahashi-kun!" With a gloomy face, General Shunroku Hata ordered the guards to call Hiroshi Takahashi back.

(To be continued.) )

PS: I'm excited to write, so this section in Nanjing is a bit too much!