Chapter 92: The Jedi Strikes Back (1)

Surprised, angry, everyone understands that the troops in Nanjing City are completely surrounded, and if they want to get out, they can only break out. But it was already dawn, and under the bombardment of Japanese aircraft, combat vehicles and artillery, the breakthrough was basically looking for death.

Xiao Shanling looked at Xue Ru and said: "Now that the sky is just dawning, we will go to the river and forcibly cross the river, how can we spend a part." ”

Xue Ru shook his head: "No, as soon as dawn is the time for the Japanese army's general attack, if we withdraw at this time, we will all be chased by them to the river." In the face of battleships and naval guns, they will not be able to cross the Yangtze River at all, and will be wiped out on the banks and rivers of the river. ”

Xue Ru looked at Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa: "Two, I'm sorry for my negligence." Drag you in. ”

Wang Yaowu smiled: "You can't say that, if you didn't stop Commander Tang from destroying the ship, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave if we want to." If the people hadn't been evacuated in advance, I'm afraid they would all be crowded by the river at this time. ”

"Thank you for your understanding" Xue Ru is indeed really grateful, and it is rare for Wang Yaowu to understand. In fact, there is no arrangement of its own, and at this time it is a scene in history that appears, the devil warships on the Yangtze River unscrupulously swept the soldiers and civilians crossing the river, and the water of the Yangtze River turned red. The incident did not happen, and no one would believe it when I told them at this time, it was rare for Wang Yaowu to understand.

Although they all understand, how to solve it? Xue Ru knows that history is useless, what can she do at this time? Fortunately, the troops in the city did not collapse, so they said: "We insist on breaking through from other directions during the day and at night, after all, the Japanese troops are on the edge of Nanjing, and their rear is empty, as long as they break out of the encirclement, they can withdraw safely." ”

Several people also felt reasonable, after all, it was safer to go through the Yangtze River than on land, and immediately agreed. Xue Ru said: "But we also have to stick to the day and break through in the evening." ”

Xiao Shanling is commander, he nodded in agreement: "That's it, don't we have a blocking plan?" The original plan was not to block the day, only one day was not a big problem, and the direction was chosen to kill at night. ”

Neither Wang Yaowu nor Feng Shengfa objected. Xue Ru said: "Inform the commander of the Song army to abandon the position on the Shogunate Mountain, and the 36th Division will retreat to the city and join us." If we can't block it on the Yangtze River, then it's the same as Shanghai, we can't stop the devil's naval guns, and we can't carry the planes, and only street fighting can avoid the Japanese superiority. ”

At this time, in fact, several people were a little confused, otherwise there would not have been a great rout in history, and they didn't know how to deal with such a scene.

In contrast, Xue Ru was very calm, after all, she knew that the situation was much more serious than this in history. He also said: "The casualties of the 36th Division are not small, and they are not in our plan, so let's adjust it, the 1st Military Police Regiment and the 51st Division hold the front-line position of Dingjiazhai and block the 16th Division, the 2nd Military Police Regiment and the 58th Division 1st block the 114th Division in Dacheng Street, the 3rd Military Police Regiment and the 58th Division 1st Division block the Japanese 3rd Division and the Marine Corps on Daijia Road, the Snow Fox Corps blocks the Japanese 6th Division and the 9th Division in the front, and the 36th Division is in the middle as a reserve, reinforcing all directions at any time. What do you think of this arrangement? ”

Several people looked at each other and glanced at each other, and Xiao Shanling said, "If you don't see your age, no one will believe that you are only seventeen years old." ”

Xue Ru also knew that her current age was enough to scare them, but at this time, she was still in the mood to care if others had any doubts. Xue Ru was also very annoyed, she did ignore the key point of Wulong Mountain, which cannot but say that Xue Ru did not have the ability to command the big battle, but only focused on the Japanese army attacking head-on, ignoring the naval fleet.

Unexpectedly, there were blocking troops in the city, and there was a planned retreat, Xu Yuanquan actually withdrew from the Wulongshan fortress in advance, so that the Japanese army directly attacked Xiaguan and blocked the Yangtze River.

This is the difference between a general and a commander, even if Xue Ru has the advantage of foresight, but this is a battlefield, which changes rapidly. Xue Ru, an ordinary soldier in later generations, can command to this extent is already very remarkable.

The main point is that there are Wu Yuzhao and Xiang Wenbin to assist, and later there are senior generals like Xiao Shanling, so everything is in order. In particular, Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa are both division commanders, and as long as Xue Ru says the strategic goals and tactics, they will be able to implement them well, and this is a matter of command ability.

Xue Ru smiled bitterly: "Commander Xiao, don't make fun of me, I didn't even expect Xu Yuanquan to retreat in advance, this is a serious mistake." ”

Wang Yaowu They are even more strange, this has nothing to do with thinking of it, who can know such a thing, but they don't have time to study these. Xue Ru also said unceremoniously: "Everyone, we are not fighting to the death, nor do we have to hold Nanjing, we are just delaying time, don't fight hard, and pull the devils to fight." The military police regiment was familiar with the terrain and streets, and used buildings to divide the Japanese troops, so that their forces could be scattered and broken individually. We have a total of about 20,000 troops, and the devils who attacked are only more than 50,000 people, in fact, we can destroy them if we are prepared. ”

None of these people doubted this, Xue Ru's 3,000-strong general team could annihilate a wing, and if more than 20,000 people could destroy at least one division. They all became confident.

Xiao Shanling said: "We have 20,000 troops, so we can't fight like this." I propose to set up a temporary command to exercise unified command of the troops, what do you think? ”

Wang Yaowu and the others, all division commanders, immediately agreed and immediately reported the situation to Wuhan. Several people were studying, and Song Xilian, who received a phone call, arrived. He had a car, and as soon as he came in, he yelled: "Xu Yuanquan, this bastard, if I see him, I will definitely kill him." ”

Xiao Shanling said: "Don't be angry, I have already telegraphed to the commission, how to deal with him is a matter of the military committee, let's study our own affairs." ”

Song Xilian was scolded as an eagle dog general, a hardcore supporter of Chiang Kai-shek, and the most trusted person. When these people got together, Xue Ru found out that they were actually not very old, and Xiao Shanling was in his forties. Although Song Xilian is a lieutenant general, he is only thirty-one years old. Among them, Feng Shengfa is only thirty-five years old, and he can be regarded as a young general.

Sure enough, before these people finished researching, Wu Yuzhao sent a telegram, which was a telegram from the Third War Zone, not a military commissar. Seeing this telegram, no one said anything, this was a war zone order in response to Xiao Shanling's report, and it was also understood that it was an order from Chairman Chiang.

According to the order of the Military Commission, all units in Nanjing were temporarily organized into the Nanjing Provisional Army, which was under the jurisdiction of the 58th Division, the 51st Division, the 36th Division, the Nanjing Garrison Division, and the Snow Fox Corps. Army Commander Song Xilian, Deputy Army Commander Xiao Shanling, and former Deputy Division Commander Zhong Bin were promoted to commander of the 36th Division.

What made others feel the most strange was the appointment of Xue Ru. Xue Ru was also surprised, he didn't know how this order was passed, and the chief of staff of the temporary First Army turned out to be Xue Ru. A temporary colonel serving as chief of staff at the military level has never been done before.

Even Xiao Shanling didn't expect it, he was just angry, and made a detailed report on the situation in Nanjing to the Military Committee, and at the same time reported the blocking plan that he and Xue Ru had studied.

This kind of skipping the level of reporting is taboo, but no one cares. No one knew how to study it, but before everyone could figure it out, the telegram from the Third Theater arrived again, the Nanjing Garrison Command was abolished, and all troops were placed under the command of the Third Theater. The provisional army held on to Nanjing, and when the situation was unfortunate, it could break through.

This order does not have a breakthrough direction and assembly location, and Gu Zhutong also understands that the Yangtze River has been cut off, and it is not known whether the temporary army can be killed.

No one studied much about such an order, but they were just curious about Xue Ru's appointment. Song Xilian smiled: "Should I call you Chief of Staff Xue now, you are my person now, tell me how to fight?" ”

Because of the sudden situation, there was tension in the depression in the headquarters, Xue Ru knew that the Japanese army had put too much pressure on the national army, and the emotion of defeat made these generals feel like they were going home.

As for it? This is not positional warfare. Song Xilian must not be able to fight like that. Since it can be maneuvered, of course, it is to destroy the devil ruthlessly. Not to mention anything else, Xue Ru knew that the 36th Division was the only unit in Nanjing that had not suffered serious damage, and although it also suffered heavy losses in Shanghai, it could be replenished first after being withdrawn to Nanjing, and the key was that the 36th Division was one of the ten German divisions of the National Army, and it was the best equipped.

It was because he knew this that Song Xilian immediately withdrew and could not be bombarded by Japanese ships on the bank of the river, which was too unjust. Such a good army must be used on the blade. Therefore, it was suggested that Xiao Shanling put the 36th Division in the middle, keep it as a reserve, and use other troops to fight street battles with devils on all sides.

Hearing Song Xilian's words, he smiled: "I heard that your wife is from a famous family. I'm not one of yours either, I'm a temporary member of the army. ”

"Haha" Song Xilian laughed: "Okay, you have the guts." Don't be humble, know that you did all this, just say how you want to fight. ”

Several people in the command headquarters were amused by Xue Ru's humor, and the tension eased a lot. Xue Ru said: "Don't care, just wait, order the 36th Division to rest and wait, waiting for the attack." ”

"Wait?" Not to mention that Song Xilian just came back, even Xiao Shanling was stunned. Xue Ru said: "Actually, don't worry, the devils are attacking in five directions, Nanjing is more than ten kilometers long and wide, they don't dare to swagger in, they must search and advance, and they can't meet our troops until noon." If you want to join forces, I'm afraid it will be night. ”

Several people were relieved by this. It is also true that the observation soldiers reported that the Japanese bombardment had just ended, and the troops did have to come in at noon. If you are blocked, it will take a day to join forces, so what are you worried about? At that point, the breakthrough may begin.

This said that Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa left the headquarters and returned to their own command center, after all, the two divisions and the newly transferred military and police regiment had to hold their positions separately. Wu Yuzhao was in front of the phone, and Xiao Shanling was also staring at the phone and the radio, and he wanted to keep in touch with the theater headquarters in Wuhan and Pukou.

Only Xue Ru sat there with her eyes closed, she had a lot of questions to think about, she used to just think that she knew a lot of the Anti-Japanese War, but in this era, she found that she only knew the general direction, but she didn't know the details. Time can't be coherent, and when I think about the whole battle, I still don't know where to start. It turned out to be just a corps, two or three thousand people, whatever you wanted. If you can't beat it, you can run, guerrilla warfare plus sports warfare, dragging the devil to death.

But now let yourself get it, there are more than 20,000 troops in Nanjing City, and if one is not good, it will be wiped out by the devil. Xue Ru was not crazy enough to think that 20,000 people could fight a decisive battle with the devil's 50,000 troops.

But run, where are the more than 20,000 people running? What to eat? What to wear? How to solve weapons and ammunition? Where was the place where the Japanese army did not attack? Hide in the rear, how can you resist the Japanese?

I feel big when I think about it, isn't it okay for me to find trouble? Xiao Shanling, Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa believed in themselves so much that they didn't retreat and chose to stay. Song Xilian too, just a phone call, he did not hesitate to lead the 36th Division that could have crossed the river to retreat to the center of the city, if he couldn't take them out to kill, how could he be worthy of the trust of these people.

Also, according to Xiao Shanling's report, he promoted himself to the rank of chief of staff at the military level, didn't he say that Chiang Kai-shek thought he was a pro and trusted his fellow countrymen and Whampoa generals? I'm nothing, I'm still a little girl.

Xue Ru suddenly had a feeling of knowing the grace of encounter, if he couldn't defeat the devil, he was sorry for everyone's trust. So she racked her brains to think about the history she knew, to see how people did it, and how she should do it.

Xue Ru didn't realize that she unconsciously regarded the provisional army as her own troops, and tried her best to find a way out for them.

There is no hope of withdrawing directly to Jiangbei, and the only way to retreat to the west is to retreat first. Xue Yue reorganized his troops in the area of Ningguo and Huangshan, and it seems that southern Anhui has not fallen, otherwise how could there be an incident in southern Anhui? Yes, he can break through and retreat wherever he goes, and he can still be taken care of by Xue Yue. How can she be considered his niece, right? Besides, it didn't disgrace him.

If the Japanese army intercepted them, they would be mobilized, and then they would withdraw to Jiangbei from other places to fight a war of movement with the devils, but there were too many experiences that could be used for reference. It's not bad for the troops to stop in Jiangbei, this army is called a temporary army, that is, a temporary number, and it may be revoked in the end. I still have the Snow Fox Corps, Jiangbei is a fallen area, and you can kill devils vertically and horizontally.

If it is possible, he will be the first to cross the river and recover Nanjing. Nanjing is like Xue Ru's heart disease, and she is always thinking about retaking Nanjing. If this place hadn't become a dead place, Xue Ru would have wanted to stick to this place and not let the devils occupy it. It's a pity that forty-one years ago, China was not an opponent of devils, and Nanjing was also a place where the Japanese army would win. You can only withdraw first, and then take it back when you have the opportunity.

I gradually had an idea in my heart, and I settled down. Seeing what Song Xilian and Xiao Shanling were studying, Xue Ru smiled with relief, Xiao Shanling was not dead, and he finally changed the ending of Nanjing.

Wu Yuzhao came over and said: "Captain, report to the captain and captain Ji that they have met the Japanese troops separately, and the battle has begun. ”