Yang Longfei gritted his teeth and endured the huge pain in his waist, looked at the body of Brigadier Yi Anhua with a grim face, and muttered to himself: "Old Yi, good brother, you are a good person, you didn't disgrace our Chinese soldiers...... You are tired, just rest, I, Yang Longfei, promise you with this life, I will kill more devils and avenge you......" When he said this, Yang Longfei did not shed a single tear during the whole process, which is not to say that his heart is like iron and stone, and it is difficult to be moved. It's just that in his opinion, death is already a commonplace term, and a battle of Guanghuamen has been fought for three days and three nights so far, and thousands of Chinese soldiers have died here. In the case of the 25th Regiment alone, more than two-thirds of the troops were reduced in three days, and what does this figure mean for a reinforced regimental unit with a pre-war strength of more than 3,000 troops? It can be said that it is self-explanatory.

It's not so much that Yang Longfei has no tears, but that his tears have dried up, for a professional soldier who is accustomed to life and death, if he dies sooner or later, he will cry, then this kind of scene is afraid that it will appear endlessly, so what kind of battle is there to fight? Stay in the rear all day and cry and mourn.

Facing the remains of Brigadier Commander Yi Anhua, Yang Longfei's eyebrows were furrowed, the facial muscles of his cheeks twitched unnaturally, his two dry and cracked lips trembled under the great pain of his body and mind, I don't know how long it took, he finally opened his mouth to say the second sentence, only to hear him yell: "All of them, listen to my orders, to Brigade Commander Yi...... Salute ———"

After receiving this order, which did not bear any unit number, all the officers and men present at the scene almost at the same time raised their right arms and gave the highest standard military salute to the deceased brigade commander Yi Anhua to express the highest respect in their hearts. In their opinion, as long as the Chinese standing here, even if they are not soldiers, they should pay tribute to the body of Brigadier Yi Anhua, for the simple reason that this is the minimum respect for a soldier who gave his life to defend the country.

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After entering the city, the 9th Division of the Japanese Army successively occupied the main positions such as the Air Defense School, the Daxiao Field, and the Zhonghe Bridge within the outer defense line. After entering the city, the Japanese army showed great excitement, and the three-day battle of Gwanghwamun finally ended in victory. The next step was to organize troops to march into the city and engage in large-scale street battles with the Chinese army. There is no doubt that compared with boring positional warfare and defensive warfare, urban street fighting is not only more adventurous and exciting, but also can better demonstrate a soldier's individual combat skills, which is exactly in line with the appetite of Japanese soldiers.

A Japanese second lieutenant reported to Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke, commander of the 9th Division: "Your Excellency the commander of the reporting division, Commander Matsui has called......"

Yoshizumi Ryosuke is still always arrogant, and at this time, he is holding the power of victory, and the whole person is even more invincible. He waved his white-gloved right hand and motioned for them to pull the phone line over here. After taking the microphone, Yoshizumi Ryosuke didn't seem to want to say a word, even the most basic greetings were forgotten: "I'm Yoshizumi Ryosuke......"

It is not difficult to hear from the telephone that the commander of the Central China Front, General Matsui Ishine, is in a very good mood, and he is still very satisfied with the impressive achievements of the Ninth Division under Yoshizumi Ryosuke. People are in good spirits when they are happy, and the Japanese are not exempt from vulgarity, and as for those red tapes, it is okay not to mention them.

"Yoshizumi-kun, I am sincerely happy to hear that your Ninth Division has achieved remarkable results, you are the pride of the Imperial Army! After the occupation of Nanjing, I will ask His Majesty the Emperor to give you a major commendation, and I hope that your ministry will spare no effort to continue to compress the city of Nanjing, and I will wait for your good news! With that, he hung up the phone.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke couldn't help but laugh at Matsui Ishone's slightly wishful words, what does General Matsui mean by this? Listening to the tone, he seems to be in a good mood, what is he happy about? Did he think that this battle was won without a single soldier and without blood? This is a war that was won by stepping on the corpses of tens of thousands of samurai under the command of my 9th Division! As a commander, he has the right to be excited about the victory in the battle, but why is Admiral Matsui, a man who commands remotely in the rear but has not personally experienced the war, so good?

To put it bluntly, Yoshizumi Ryosuke somewhat looked down on Matsui Ishine, an "empty military strategist", or he thought that Commander Matsui did not understand military affairs at all and was a veritable layman. In the Japanese army, Yoshizumi Ryosuke can also be called a senior general with outstanding military achievements. In a military career of nearly thirty years, he grew from a cadet who graduated from the Imperial Army University to a high-ranking officer who could take charge of himself, which in his opinion was no fluke. It is because of the innate military talent and unremitting efforts of oneself that we have achieved today's achievements.

In Yoshizumi Ryosuke's world, he worships only two people, the first is undoubted, this is His Majesty the Emperor, whom they have regarded as their faith since childhood, and the second person is the founder of the Ninth Division, known as the Japanese "God of War", General Nogi Noshinori, who was once mentioned by Commander Matsui on the phone with Yoshizumi Ryosuke.

With the exception of these two, Yoshizumi Ryosuke has an alternative attitude toward most army officers in modern Japan. Not only the commander of the Central China Front, Matsui Ishone, but also the current commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, King Hatohiko Asakanomiya, a member of the imperial family who is related to His Majesty the Emperor, is regarded as a general person in his eyes. I have to say that Ryosuke Yoshizumi's vision is still very high.

After hanging up the phone, Yoshizumi Ryosuke continued to sit quietly in the newly built fortifications, looking at the wolf smoke of Nanjing City in front of him, and a smile finally appeared on the corner of his mouth, which had never been smiling.

The commander of the 1st Brigade of the 36th Wing, which was subordinate to the 18th Brigade, Ito Yoshimitsu Nakasa, walked to Yoshizumi Ryosuke's side and said: "Your Excellency Division Commander, we have now carried out a strategic encirclement of the Chinese defenders on both flanks in a pincer offensive, according to the latest battle report, the 3rd Division, the 6th Division, the 18th Division and other attacks are smooth, and there are battles in Hanzhong Gate, Shuixi Gate, Zhonghua Gate, Qixia Mountain and other places. At present, the positions on the outer line of Nanjing have been captured by our division, and it is imperative to enter the city to start street battles. Ito Douda, may I ask Your Excellency the division commander what are your plans for the next battle plan? ”

Yoshizumi Ryosuke shook his head slightly, made an "explosion" movement with his right hand, and patiently explained: "Ito-kun, you are wrong, what I have carried out against the defenders of Guanghua Gate is not a pincer offensive, it is just a feint. My aim is to have a crack army penetrate into the heart of the city of Nanjing, and then come to a center to blossom and launch an offensive from the inside out, so as to achieve the strategic goal of crushing the Chinese defenders in one fell swoop......"

After hearing this, Ito Yoshimitsu suddenly came to his senses, and from the darkness he felt that the time had come to make a name for himself!

Ito Nakasa had the same aspirations as most of the young Zhuang officers, who were eager to become famous in the first battle, and preferably to be able to rank directly among the generals, just like the old-school generals who had become the mainstay of the Imperial Army, and became household names throughout Japan, like Seishiro Itagaki and Ninji Okamura. Ito Nakasa vaguely felt that what the head of Yoshizumi said to him might be a strategic hint. If the army that was able to penetrate into the hinterland of Nanjing City and make a breakthrough in the center of the city was successfully completed under his own leadership, His Majesty the Emperor would be overjoyed when he heard about it, and a series of honors such as commendation and promotion would naturally be no problem at that time. Ito feels a burst of excitement when he thinks about it now, and he can't wait for it, he must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

"Your Excellency Division Commander, Ito has formally requested you that I personally lead the entire First Brigade to complete this task!" Ito Zenmitsu Nakasa took the initiative to ask.

Yoshizumi Ryosuke is such a person, he has long seen through the mind of this guy Ito Yoshimitsu, and simply calculated the plan, using a trick that is more common in the Chinese art of war.

"Ito-kun, what I just said is just an immature strategic idea, the specific details have not yet been fully deployed, you are really unlucky, I advise you to think about it more, this is a joke about your future career......

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, thank you for the reminder, maybe you don't believe it, I have made a complete set of operational deployments, and I am confident enough to complete this task. Please rest assured that my First Brigade is ready to serve His Majesty the Emperor at any time, and I hope that you will approve my request, and Ito will be grateful! ”

Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke exhaled deeply, a leisurely smile appeared on his face, he was not proud and proud of Ito Yoshimitsu's initiative, but secretly glad that the temptation tool he had prepared to use to "throw stones and ask for directions" appeared, and he jumped out and strongly requested it without selection.

After the last battle, Yoshizumi Ryosuke saw some clues. It was clear that the Chinese defenders switched from a strategic defensive to a strategic counteroffensive at once, and although it ended in failure, it also inflicted heavy losses on the vanguard of the 9th Division. From that moment on, Yoshizumi Ryosuke realized that the Chinese commander who had first confronted him in the area of the Gwanghwamon Castle Wall had reappeared. To be sure, in terms of military command alone, Yoshizumi Ryosuke still admired the Chinese commander named Yang Longfei, whose combat style was known for his bravery and fierceness, which was not difficult to see from the battle, which almost coincided with his own Ninth Division.

If it weren't for this war, Yoshizumi Ryosuke would have been happy to befriend a Chinese officer like Yang Longfei, who commanded with courage and a strong style, at least in terms of tactical command, and he was more direct and sincere than other officers.

Needless to say, Ito Yoshimitsu, who was immersed in the joy of "becoming famous in the first battle" at this time, did not expect that he had become the stone used to throw the way in the hands of the head of the Yoshizumi Ryosuke Division, and what he was about to face was the Chinese officer named Yang Longfei who was very valued by the head of the Yoshizumi Division. What Ito Zenmitsu Nakasa didn't expect was that his life had entered a countdown state......