Under the narrow city gates, the deployment of the Japanese army was restricted, and hundreds of devils poured in from outside the city, and it was difficult to evacuate in a short time, but crowded together in a queue.

Under such circumstances, the light and heavy firepower of the officers and men of the Dragon's Tooth, who were ambushed more than 100 to 200 meters away, were brought into full play.

Within such an effective range, the devils who rushed into the city were shot and fell by a dense rain of scorching bullets, like harvesting wheat.

There were also some devils who had just entered the city and shot in front, but the bullets they fired either missed, or hit the bunkers of the houses and barricades, and in a hurry, where could they inflict a little substantial damage on the officers and soldiers of the dragon's teeth.

After the Japanese army was killed no less than 100 people one after another, the devil Shaozuo who led the team finally rushed into the city with the follow-up troops, and he was greeted by a dense crossfire network composed of dense bullets and faces.

The dazzling tongues of fire crossed and shuttled, with a piercing whistling sound breaking through the air, poof, and on the spot, the dozen or so devil soldiers who rushed in front of the devil Shaozuo were beaten into a blood sieve.

The devil Shaozuo hurriedly lay down and relied on the corpses of the imperial soldiers everywhere to escape.

But the Japanese follow-up troops who followed him were not so lucky, and were knocked to the ground one after another by the whistling bullets.

But that was all there was to the good fortune of the devil Shaozuo, and the two dragon tooth grenadiers suddenly fired two small grenades.

It just landed in the hiding place of the devil Shaozuo, boom! With two loud bangs, the devil Shaozuo and the dead body he used as cover were blown up and killed on the spot.

The situation at Zhonghua Gate and Deqing Gate was similar, and the Japanese attacking troops, who mistakenly believed that the defenders had been killed and wounded by their own heavy artillery fire, suffered heavy losses under the cunning officers and soldiers of Longya.

The attacks in all three directions ended in failure, and in less than an hour of fighting, the three Japanese attacking forces lost thousands of men and returned with a crushing defeat.

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At the same time, on the other side of the Shimonoseki Wharf, Pukou Wharf.

Sun Yuanliang said a little unbearably: "Isn't it a bit ungrateful for us to cross the river and tear down the bridge?" ”

Wang Yaowu sighed on the side and said: "Qiao Youhua has committed such a big crime, even if we are willing to disobey the order of the commission and leave him a way out, do you think the commission will let him go?" ”

Sun Yuanliang nodded: "That's the same." ”

Wang Yaowu said: "Therefore, we don't need to risk disobedience, just follow the instructions of the commission." ”

Seeing that Sun Yuanliang didn't say anything anymore, Wang Yaowu nodded to the staff adjutant who was waiting on the side.

The adjutant of staff understood and immediately gave the order to blow up the ship.

Dozens of large and small ships, which were originally used to transport troops of the 88th and 87th divisions, were violently exploded on the edge of the pier and all of them were blown up.

The dazzling red light rose from the Pukou Wharf, and it was particularly dazzling and eye-catching in the dark night, and the defenders of the Central Teaching Corps, who were responsible for guarding Yanziji and Lion Rock, saw this Mu clearly.

In the dazzling red light, the fragments of the disintegrated ship followed everywhere and fell into the surging river.

Qiao Youhua led his troops to repel the Japanese attack, and according to the original battle plan, he led his subordinates to retreat two or three hundred meters in the direction of the city, preparing to resist step by step.

A communications soldier suddenly ran over and saluted Qiao Youhua, who was under his command: "Tuanzao, Captain Gui Yongqing has called, claiming that he is looking for you in an emergency!" ”

Qiao Youhua's face turned pale, and he hurriedly walked towards the telephone.

"Hey, I'm Qiao Youhua!" Qiao Youhua picked up the microphone and said in a deep voice.

On the other end of the phone, Gui Yongqing said with a heavy face: "Brother Qiao, the defenders of Pukou have blown up all the ships!" ”

"What's going on?" Qiao Youhua's face changed greatly when he heard this, he originally planned to lead the team to cover the withdrawal of the 88th Division and other troops, and on the other hand, rely on the huge urban area of Nanjing City to fight against the Japanese invaders, and make the Japanese army pay a heavy price for every step forward.

He did not let the Japanese army easily capture the city of Nanjing, and then cross the river from the Xiaguan wharf to the north, as long as he crossed the Yangtze River, his dragon tooth task force would enter the sea like a dragon, and he could go wherever he wanted.

It's just that I didn't expect that Sun Yuanliang, the grandson of the Central Army, would cross the river and tear down the bridge, and he would take revenge!

"Let Deputy Commander Liu talk to you." Gui Yongqing didn't seem to want to say more, so he gave up the phone to Liu Xing on the side.

"Brother Liu, what happened? Was it an order from Chairman Chiang? Qiao Youhua suddenly thought and asked.

"Well, yes, our actions have angered the commissioner, and he wants to borrow the hands of the Japanese until we die, and Captain Gui has already received a telegram from him from Wuhan, asking General Gui to lead his troops to break out of the siege on his own. Your side should be running soon, too. On the other end of the phone, Liu Xing's face was gloomy.

Qiao Youhua's pupils tightened suddenly, one hand was already clenched into a fist, his bones made a crisp sound, and he was angry, "The bald head of the dog is really fucking hateful!" ”

Liu Ruhan came to the side with the message in his hand, and saw that Qiao Youhua was on the phone, so he waited on the side.

Qiao Youhua caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye, and said to Liu Xing on the phone: "Brother Liu, we will meet at the theater headquarters later to discuss countermeasures, let's hang up now." ”

"Hmmm! Good. Liu Xing and Qiao Youhua have become grasshoppers on a rope, one is prosperous, and one is lost, nodding at the moment.

Qiao Youhua hung up the phone, turned his head and asked, "Is it Chairman Jiang's call?" ”

"Hmm!" Liu Ruhan nodded, and said with a touch of sadness in her beautiful eyes.

"Torn!" Qiao Youhua said coldly.

Liu Ruhan's beautiful eyes were startled at first, and then she nodded obediently in response, because she saw a rare anger and coldness in Qiao Youhua's eyes.

"Let's go, follow me to the theater command." Qiao Youhua walked to a war horse and turned his head.

The two got on their horses, sat in Qiao Youhua's arms, and galloped along the street towards the theater headquarters at night.

More than ten minutes later, Gui Yongqing and Liu Xing also arrived in a jeep.

"The back road is cut off, and we must change the original battle plan, otherwise the whole army will be wiped out here." Gui Yongqing saw Qiao Youhua Dao.

"Brother Frank, let you lead your troops to break through, you still have more than 2,000 people under your command, find the right opportunity, you should be able to stand out, why stay and risk with me." If you want to break through the siege, Qiao Mou should lead the officers and soldiers of the department to take the initiative to attack the Japanese army in front of you, and plan for you to break through. Qiao Youhua didn't answer, but said tentatively.

"Brother Youhua, you just look down on me Gui Yongqing when you say that! It is true that I have the grace of knowing what I have met, but I must not sit on that greedy for life and fear of death, ungrateful, in order to obey orders! If we want to break through, we will break through together, and if we want to stick to it, then stick to it together, and fight with the little devil to the end. Gui Yongqing said with great righteousness and awe

"Don't say anything else, just rely on the defense of Nanjing, Brother Youhua, you led your troops to make many military exploits, turned the tide, and saved the Nanjing war, you are worthy of the respect of our generation of soldiers! What a blessing to be able to fight side by side with a national hero like you! ”

"Very well, then let's discuss what to do next!" Qiao Youhua was a little moved.

"We must break through because Chairman Chiang has already tried to kill us. Even if we stay and die with the little devils, nothing good will end up! So there's no need to make any more senseless sacrifices! Liu Xing said.