"The second brigade is all gone!"

Receiving this telegram, Kengo Noda was trembling and almost fainted, before that, he had just received a telegram from Inoue Shaosa.

Did the 2nd Brigade capture the 151st Heights of the Chinese Army and take a springboard for the attack in order to seize the Tiger Cave Heights?

Why did it take less than half an hour to receive the news that the Second Brigade had been wiped out?

Since the beginning of the war, no Japanese army has been eliminated as a formation, and it is a brigade that can be hard to defeat that army in the North China battlefield.

The second brigade was attached to Katagiri to launch an attack on the southern foot of the Purple Mountain, and according to the principle of battlefield subordination, the second brigade was not directly under Noda's command.

But within the Japanese army, there were also contradictions, and when the second brigade attacked unfavorably, Inoue finally turned to its direct commander for help.

And not the captain of the Katagiri Wing of the Ninth Wing.

In fact, Katagiri could not take care of the second brigade, and his own direct troops were also frustrated in attacking many strategic points such as Xishan, Weigangnan, and Zhongshan Mausoleum, and suffered great losses, and he could not mobilize forces to support Inoue.

The Chinese Army Teaching Corps, which defended the Purple Mountain, was indeed much more difficult to fight than those miscellaneous local armies.

Katagiri Goro Osa's life is no better than Noda's!

Noda also led a large battalion of infantry and troops to attack around the eastern foothills of Zijin Mountain and attacked the area of Qixia Mountain and Yaohuamen, but of course he also encountered stubborn resistance and did not go well.

Muto waited for two hours on the road in front of the Zhongshan Gate, and what he expected to see was that the Chinese troops came out to surrender under the white flag.

What I was waiting for was the order sent by Matsui Ishine from Gusu to attack Nanjing City!

The Chinese defenders in Nanjing will not surrender, Muto Zhang was stunned with regret, sat in the jeep when he came up, and returned to Gusu the same way.

Gu Shoufu shattered his steel teeth in Yuhuatai, and the huge casualties made this murderous old devil once suspect that he would be broken into sand under the city of Nanjing!

In fact, the Japanese army was on the verge of a limit.

The Chinese defenders defending the city don't know this, Tang Mengxiao doesn't know, and Lao Jiang doesn't know, if they do, I'm afraid there won't be that child's play order to retreat.

Under the calm, the waves are rough, and it is the eve of the storm.

The gunfire in the direction of Guanghua Gate has not stopped, and the Japanese Kanazawa Division is still attacking fiercely, and it seems that it will not stop until Guanghua Gate is taken.

"It's a pity ......"

"What a pity?" Luo Yufeng didn't understand a little, so he relied on a platoon, a heavy machine gun squad, and an artillery platoon, adding up to fifty or sixty people, and withstood the crazy attack of a Japanese brigade for a whole day.

In the end, he blew people up to the bottom, what are you not satisfied with?

I fought hard all day, and the casualties were greater than yours, and I killed a lot of devils, but the results were far worse than you.

Luo Yufeng really felt a trace of sour jealousy in his heart.

"It's a pity that my sneak attack plan is over, do you think the commander of this little devil is in a pulp, why are he in a hurry to find death?" Leng Feng sighed.

"It's a pity for you to co-author?" Luo Yufeng couldn't cry or laugh, he really wanted to hammer Leng Feng twice, and he would be cheap and obedient.

"It's a pity that I didn't capture an adjutant knife, when the time comes, give it to Lao Luo, how majestic is that?" Leng Feng grinned.

"That's right, the little devil's saber is good, I've wanted to get one for a long time, not to mention, it's a bit of a pity." Luo Yufeng really wanted to get one, but unfortunately he didn't meet it.

"Didn't you say that you captured three devil captives, what about people?"

"The battle is like this, I can still take care of them, I will be shot a long time ago!" Leng Feng replied casually.

"It's really killed, but I reported it to the team headquarters?" Luo Yufeng said, "If Shangfeng knows about this, it will be difficult to explain." ”

"Explain a fart, just say let the devil blow himself up, isn't it over, and the Japanese army will slaughter our prisoners of war, and we won't be able to kill their prisoners of war?"

"That's a prisoner of war?"

"I can't take care of my own brothers, how can I have the spare time to care about their life or death!"

"Forget it, it's not a big deal, and the boss won't really pursue it." Luo Yufeng said.

"Lao Luo, I don't know what the battle situation is in other places this day, can you tell me?" Leng Feng picked up a box of cigarettes on the table, lit a match, lit it, and took a puff.

Smoking is not good, but it is indeed a way to relieve stress, and Leng Feng did not smoke before.

But within a few days of coming here, I got used to it.

It is assimilated, and it also needs something to relieve the inner pressure.

"The Japanese 114th Division began to attack Yuhuatai yesterday morning, and was repeatedly repelled by our army, early this morning, the Japanese 6th Division joined the battle, our army fought hard for a morning, under the enemy's powerful firepower, our army had to retreat to the second-line position, and Zhu Chi, the commander of the 262nd Brigade of the 88th Division, was unfortunately killed...... The 9th Division stormed Guanghua Gate, guarding Guanghua Gate was a part of our 1st Brigade and 2nd Regiment, the 261st Brigade of the 87th Division and the 2nd Regiment of the reinforced military police. ”

"Tuanza is injured?" Leng Feng couldn't help but cast a shadow on his heart, he knew that Xie Chengrui, if history had not changed, he would be trampled to death by the rebels when he retreated.

It's a tragedy, a tragedy that is hard to let go.

and Luo Yufeng, he doesn't seem to be spared.

"The garrison command has issued the No. 36 combat order of the garrison, this is the original text of the order, you can take a look." Luo Yufeng handed Leng Feng a scribbled order, which was obviously not the original, but was copied.

"The current occupation of the fortified position by this army is the final battle to hold Nanjing, and all units should do their best to hold on to it with the determination to live and die with the position, and must not lightly abandon an inch of land or shake the whole army.

All ships obtained by the armed forces were handed over to the Transport Command for safekeeping, and they were not allowed to be detained without permission, and Song Xilian, commander of the 78th Army, was assigned to take charge of the command. Along the river, the constitution and the police strictly prohibit stragglers from crossing the river by boat without permission, and violators will be arrested and severely punished. If you dare to resist, stop it by force. ”

"Isn't this nonsense!" Although Leng Feng had known that there was such an order, when he saw it with his own eyes, he was still very angry.

"Brother Leng, this is a battle against the water, if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent!"

"Our soldiers can die on the battlefield, this is no problem, but what about the civilians in the city, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people, they shouldn't die with us, right?" Leng Feng's emotions were a little out of control for a while.

"Civilians, although the Japanese bombardment caused many civilian casualties, once they occupy Nanjing, the safety of civilians should be guaranteed." Luo Yufeng was stunned for a moment, not understanding that Leng Feng would be so excited.

"I'm afraid it will backfire." Leng Feng snorted coldly, he was a small and humble official, and he had no chance to reach the heavens, but it was related to the survival of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and he was worried in his heart.

"Brother Leng, you and I are soldiers, it is enough to obey the command of the upper peak, obey the order, and do your own thing."

"Shangfeng's order has always been changed every day, is there less loss in the battle of Songhu?" Leng Feng sneered.

After saying that he had decided to retreat, he suddenly postponed the order for three days, disrupting the deployment of the front, and as a result, the front-line officers and men were at a loss, resulting in a great rout.

Maybe he's still dreaming of mediating peace talks, right?

Luo Yufeng sighed, as a lower-level officer, even if he was dissatisfied with the above things, it was not easy to say anything.

"Lao Luo, we can't let the Japanese lead us by the nose, and we can't let the chaos of Shangfeng interfere with us." Leng Feng's eyes flickered.

"Brother Leng, what do you want to do?" Luo Yufeng was taken aback, this has just made such a big feat, don't come nonsense, when the time comes, there will be nothing.

"Shangfeng's order, yes, let's listen, no, we can't listen, as for the Japanese, from now on, we have to prepare for the worst." Leng Feng said.

"That's a good word, but what are we going to prepare?" Luo Yufeng frowned slightly, he is not the kind of foolish and loyal person, Leng Feng's words are not unreasonable, how can there be a reason to stick to the rules in a war, besides, can Shangfeng understand the instantaneous changes on the battlefield for the first time?

"Prepare for street fighting with the Japanese army!"

"Street fighting." Luo Yufeng's fingers couldn't help but tremble, street fighting is the most brutal of all forms of war, there is no one.

Street fighting is a battle of willpower, and the complex urban environment will negate the absolute superiority of all high-end weapons.

"Yes, street fighting, from the perspective of the battle situation, the battle of the city wall can last at most two or three days, Nanjing City is already a lonely city, once the Japanese army crosses the Yangtze River from the direction of Wuhu, advances north along the Yangtze River, and occupies Pukou, our only retreat will be cut off, and when the time comes, the soldiers and civilians in the city will run out of ammunition and food, and it is only a matter of time before the city is broken." Leng Feng analyzed.

"We are soldiers, we will definitely fight the last soldier, and it is impossible to surrender, so we must prepare for the worst." Leng Feng said.

"Can't we break through?"

"Once the Japanese army is surrounded on all sides, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians only have such an exit as Xiaguan, how can they break through?"

"Aren't there other places, such as Yanziji, Jiangxinzhou is still in the hands of our army, and the Japanese warships have a deep draft, and they have not yet opened the waterway of Jiangyin......"

"I mean the people in the city, now there are only three passages in and out of Nanjing City, Rujiang Gate, Zhongshan Gate and Taiping Gate, the reason why Zhongshan Gate is not closed is because we are still in the Purple Mountain, if it is sealed, we will become a lone army outside the city, the Japanese army has not been found outside the Taiping Gate, at that time it was left to withdraw from the periphery of the passage, once the Japanese army besieged the city, the best breakthrough direction for the soldiers in the direction of Zhongshan Gate and Taiping Gate, as long as they rushed out, the rear of the Japanese army was empty, and they could completely break out of the encirclement." Leng Feng said.

"That's right."

"However, this is not realistic, once Shangfeng issues an order to retreat, I am afraid that everyone will flock to the direction of Xiaguan at that time, because there is only a boat there, get on the boat, and get to the other side, before the Japanese army arrives, it is safe, this is the smoothest retreat route, people are seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, in exchange for you, Lao Luo, what choice will you make?"

"Of course, this is from Rujiangmen, and retreat to Jiangbei by boat to Xiaguan!" Luo Yufeng said without thinking.

"If it is done step by step, the problem will be solved, while sending people to block the Japanese army, while retreating, hundreds of thousands of people will be withdrawn to Jiangbei, it will only take two or three days, and it can be done."

"But if you can't do it, what will be the consequences, think about how we lost all the way in the Battle of Songhu?"

When Luo Yufeng heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.

The cold front's speculation is not impossible, but probable.

In this way, the tragedy will be unimaginable.