From the Battle of Songhu to the Battle of Nanjing, a young general named Yu Jishi came into people's sight, he was not tall, slightly thin, his skin was fair, his hair had fallen out a lot, and there was always a light in his eyes that saw through the world, he was one of the best generals in the Battle of Songhu, the commander of the 74th Army.

In fact, Yu Jishi himself knew very well that the 74th Army really couldn't fight, but as a protégé of the Son of Heaven, he had to set this example, so no matter how bad the situation was, he had to grit his teeth and stand up. According to Liu Yuan's suggestion, he was stationed in Niushou Mountain, but he didn't know what Lu Dao was for, he always had an ominous premonition, and he would face Gu Shoufu directly if he didn't need it.

The Japanese attack was very fierce This time, in the defense of Nanjing, a Japanese general stood out, he was Gu Shoufu, the commander of the Sixth Division.

He soon opened a gap in the Wuxi fortress, and if he marched to Niushou Mountain, he could encircle the 74th Army at any time.

The situation there in the Eighteenth Army was also very serious, and the defense line could not defend many times. The Sixth Division was too fierce, and the entire defense line was torn open by him, Liu Yuan knew very well that if Gu Shoufu could not be solved in the shortest possible time, then the whole army would have to retreat from the defense line.

But retreating from the line of defense is not so simple. It's like two people fighting, if one person takes the lead in giving in and running, then the enemy will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue, and the same is true of the war, now everyone has mustered up all the strength to fight a bloody battle, if one side slacks, the Japanese army is likely to quickly take Nanjing.

Liu Yuan sat quietly in front of the map, looking at the map with a baton in his hand, the command headquarters was full of staff officers who came and went, and Liu Yuan was also full of people, especially Zuo Quan, who looked elegant and graceful, as if the war could not be lost.

"This Gu Shoufu is simply a mad dog, according to his offensive momentum, I don't think anyone can stop him, he has already broken up two miscellaneous brigades, and I don't know where he can hit tomorrow morning." Zuo Quan was holding a bunch of small sun flags in his hand, every time the Japanese army took a city, Zuo Quan looked at a flag in his hand, this little devil was too crazy.

"Auxiliary country, when the interruption continues, it will be chaotic, Wuxi will miss, and the value of the Xicheng line defense is no longer great, otherwise the troops may be encircled." Zuo Quan said to Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan's mouth was full of foam, when had he been so passive in the war, but when it came to Kyoto, and the time was so short, there was a lot of pressure on him.

"They won't choose to outflank, their purpose is to take Kyoto, and Gu Shoufu is eager to take credit." Liu Yuan's eyes were bloodshot, and he couldn't sleep and became hoarse when he spoke.

Li Erniu put on a military coat for Liu Yuan, and the smell of smoke filled the air, and many young staff officers kept coughing after smelling it.

"I didn't expect the little devil to be competitive, but now Matsui is going to be slapped in the face. He never imagined that he was not the first general to enter Nanjing. Nie Rongzhen smiled and said, but his smile was obviously very bitter, this was obviously a war with no chance of winning, but Liu Yuan had to take this responsibility.

"How's the Yamada detachment?" Liu Yuan interrupted Nie Rongzhen and asked an inexplicable word, Nie Rongzhen didn't know the meaning of Lu Dao's words, but he still answered.

"The Yamada Detachment is a part of the 13th Division, with a strength similar to a brigade, under the jurisdiction of two infantry wings, a cavalry brigade, and an artillery regiment. , about fifteen thousand people, but they are newly replenished troops, and even if there are losses, they will not be very large. Nie Rongzhen was a little strange, what was Liu Yuan thinking.

"Fifteen thousand, is it really a lot?" Liu Yuan stood up and said, "Not so much, according to the information of the intelligence department, the Japanese army's support force is not full, at most 13,000 people. ”

"General? If you have an idea, these more than 10,000 people are not soft persimmons, you have to be mentally prepared. Zuo Quan saw Liu Yuan's expression, and knew that Liu Yuan probably had an idea.

Hu Lian and the others looked at Liu Yuan inexplicably, the idea of fighting the Yamada detachment, but the main contradiction at present is the Xicheng line, do they want to withdraw the main force and fight an encirclement and annihilation battle?

"Fuguo, don't sell it, let's talk about it." Zuo Quan tried his best to restrain his emotions, but he thought that in such a headwind situation, if he could play a good counterattack, it would definitely boost his morale.

"Jiangyin Fortress can't be lost now, no matter what, so Hu Lian, if you go to Jiangyin Fortress to garrison, you will definitely block the Japanese army for me, especially the Japanese navy, and the fortress artillery along the coast will be dispatched to you." Liu Yuan said.

Hu Lian nodded and said, "Defense is what I do best, you can rest assured with me." He knew that he couldn't do it like Liu Yuan, but he could do what he could.

Liu Yuan took a puff of cigarette, his whole body was in good spirits, and he said to Zhang Zizhong, "Old Zhang, you block Gu Shoufu's mad dog for me, our current strength is limited, and we can't eat him, but you have to resist him for six days." ”

Zhang Zizhong's expression was very serious, Liu Yuanxue had hidden himself for a long time, but during this period of time, he had also learned a lot of knowledge about leading troops, "The country has reached such a point that there is no other way than to die for us." If Tanisoo had broken through the defenses, I would have been killed. ”

Liu Yuan suddenly remembered the Chinese general who was buried by the Japanese army, stood up, patted him on the shoulder and said, "The horse leather shroud is the highest honor for a soldier, and at this point, I have indeed wronged you." ”

Liu Yuan continued, "Order the 71st (formerly 87th Division) Army Wang Jingjiu to quickly retreat and go to Nanjing to rest; Wang Yaowu, your Second Eagle Division will take over the defense of Zhenjiang and defend Zhenjiang. also called the eldest brother, asking them to continue to defend Pukou, and Fan Hanjie's army secretly went out of the city and was on standby at any time. ”

Liu Yuan's orders were not very in place, but the chief of staff, Zuo Quan, was able to analyze Liu Yuan's requirements and give the most accurate arrangement.

Zuo Quan still agreed with Liu Yuan's arrangement, as long as the fortresses of Zhenjiang and Jiangyin were held, the Japanese army could not do anything to Nanjing on the Yangtze River.

"Do you want to completely annihilate this detachment of the Japanese army?" Nie Rongzhen looked at Liu Yuan's arrangement and asked curiously.

"What's the explanation?" Liu Yuan looked at Nie Rongzhen thoughtfully, someone saw his arrangement so quickly, could the commander of the Japanese army also see it?

"If our troops of the Wuhu and Guangde generations hold back the Japanese army, and Hulian Town will not lose Zhenjiang, this detachment of the Japanese army may be completely annihilated by us, and you must have an idea to let Fan Hanjie's army be on standby at any time." Nie Rongzhen said that lightly. There was confidence in his eyes.

Zuo Quan looked at the map and was stunned for a long time, "This, the slightest mistake is a thousand miles, it seems to be a passive defense, but in fact, it is a hidden murderous intention, I can't even see this arrangement, but the little devils are so crazy, I don't think they can see our arrangement, at least I don't see it."