Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Jedi Strikes Back (6)

It was completely dark, and the city of Nanjing became quiet. This is the land of Jiangnan, but it is also winter time. The cold wind blows, the sky is overcast, the clouds are very low, and sometimes after the wind passes, it is mixed with raindrops falling together, making this war-torn ancient capital city deserted.

The huge city, with a population of 6 or 700,000 people, has plummeted to more than 100,000 people, and it is scattered throughout the city.

Those who did not leave Nanjing were due to various reasons, and there were some who believed that the Chinese army would be defeated and that surrendering to the Japanese was also a good choice. For such people, there is no sense of nationality and statehood.

Especially the Chinese people, whoever makes them live well is a good person. It's not about you, and the people don't care so much. "The child's own good, the wife is the good of others" their parents can never be patient, others have a good father, envy, jealousy and hatred are common.

The idea of small-scale peasanism is very selfish, it is not good to live a good life, and it also wants to pull others down, and always look at the good of others.

The thoughts and habits of resignation make them not want to fight. Thousands of years of feudal control have made the people accustomed to rewards, not to fight.

Most of the people in the city of Nanjing fled, not because they thought that Japan was bad, but because they were worried that the bullets would not grow their eyes and hurt themselves. Hiding out to relatives and friends, temporarily looking for a place to live temporarily, planning to return when the situation calms down.

At first, Xue Ru wanted Xiao Shanling to forcibly move the people in Nanjing City out. However, during the retreat for a few days, Xue Ru actually heard strange arguments and complained about the troubles of the national army. Since you can't beat people, why fight? He doesn't care if the people live or die. If Nanjing had been ceded to the Japanese, wouldn't there have been no war?

As soon as I understand it, there are not a few such thoughts. In the eyes of the majority of the people, no matter who is an official, they are not the official anyway, and in the end they are not managed by others, and the Japanese are not necessarily worse than the current national government.

Hearing this report, he didn't make Xue Ru angry. As soon as he got angry, he no longer advised everyone to evacuate, and voluntarily arranged for them to evacuate, and those who wanted to stay were as they pleased.

After all, there are still many people who are afraid, and there are some sensible people who are the first to start evacuating Nanjing. Following the trend is also a characteristic of the Chinese people, coupled with intentional publicity, a large number of people in Nanjing left.

When the final battle was held in Nanjing, according to incomplete statistics, there were more than 100,000 people left. For these people, Xue Ru really didn't care, but how to arrange it, there was nothing in the battle plan to avoid civilian areas, and there were no scruples.

This arrangement gave the Japanese army the illusion that these remaining people were staunch resisters, and that they were anti-Japanese like the defenders. The Japanese troops who entered the city showed their ferocious side, starting from the city gate to the stop line of the attack, killing almost everyone on sight, and many houses were also burned.

What the psychology of the rest of the people was, Xue Ru didn't know, but at this time, there were many people gathered in the center of the city. No matter what the situation, whether it is anger or resentment, Xue Ru is not so cold-blooded and cannot watch his compatriots being killed. Her rush to leave also has something to do with it.

If the Japanese army bombs in an all-round way, the army can kill it, but the hundreds of thousands of people in Nanjing will be finished. After destroying the Japanese army by themselves, whether they will take revenge on the people, Xue Ru also doesn't know.

Now, there are only these people in the city, can the Japanese army kill them all? Don't even think about it, that's impossible. Even if it kills them all, so what? That's 300,000 in history!

The 6th Brigade of the 11th Division, four wings were concentrated in this area, and their 47th Wing was dealt a heavy blow, killing nearly two brigades, but inflicting few casualties on the Chinese army.

At this time, Lieutenant General Gu Shoufu already knew that he had encountered the most difficult Snow Fox Corps, and it was not surprising that he had caused this casualty to himself.

The fear of the snow fox made him not attack rashly, but obeyed the orders of the sending army, concentrated his troops, brought the artillery wing into the city, and arranged it.

Prepare to cooperate with the air force tomorrow to destroy the defenders' positions with heavy firepower, and in the face of such an attack, see what the Snow Fox Brigade, which is known as cunning as a fox, can do.

In the face of absolute strength, all tricks have no effect, this is the psychology of the Japanese generals at this time. Since he was facing a snow fox, Gu Shoufu couldn't help but be extremely careful, and the possibility of being attacked at night was extremely high.

Therefore, he did not dare to disperse his forces, and the division and regimental headquarters were together with the baggage artillery at the rear, and the forces of two brigades and regiments were in front to form two heavy army groups.

In fact, at this time, there were not so many permanent divisions of the Japanese army that entered China, because there were more than 10,000 people in each division and less than 20,000 troops left behind in the homeland, plus some troops in the occupied areas, although the Japanese army attacking Nanjing was numbered as five divisions, but the strength was more than 50,000.

With the addition of the artillery wing, the chariot wing and auxiliary arms, the strength of the attack on Nanjing was only more than 70,000 people. Blocked on five fronts, the total casualties in several directions were as high as 7,000 in one day, which was a figure that the Japanese could not bear. It is also the reason why King Hatohiko of the Asabamiya wants to destroy the defenders with heavy artillery and aircraft.

Lieutenant General Tani's 6th Division adopted the tactics of dense garrisoning and relatively concentrated troops. The chariot brigade assigned to him was placed in front of the perimeter with the infantry, and for only one night, the brigade commander of the forward command, Major General Matsuda Kunizo, ordered the soldiers not to rest and strictly prevent the sneak attack of the snow fox.

On the Japanese position, machine guns, mortars and artillery behind were all on standby, as long as they found the Chinese troops attacking the night attack, they would definitely not return.

In a fairly good house, Tani Toshio and Chief of Staff Yoshira Sasaki collapsed to rest after studying tomorrow's offensive tactics. From Shanghai to Nanjing, in order to block the mouths of those politicians in the base camp and end the war against China as soon as possible, the Japanese army almost ignored the logistical supplies and could not keep up, and attacked quickly, and did not even have time to repair the campaign.

Although the order was issued, it was still difficult for people to hold on, and the Japanese troops in the cold wind set aside enough guard posts and patrols, and also arranged the secret posts far away, and the officers of the troops who thought it safe looked for empty houses to rest.

Especially Toneoka Kanji Daisa, who suffered heavy casualties today, has a deep fear of this snow fox with a red silk scarf.

Therefore, his troops were the most vigilant and also formed temporary positions. The Japanese planes could not help, but the reconnaissance planes could still understand a lot of the situation. Further on, the streets were full of obstacles, and it was difficult for tanks to pass through, which would also cause great problems for the Japanese attacking forces.

How do they know that the barricades on those streets are not used to block attacks, but are just decorations, attracting Japanese attacks to attract the real casualties from the buildings on both sides. It was these arrangements that made Tsuneoka Kanji fooled, and he attacked along the streets, and the casualties were caused by cold guns on both sides.

At a distance of more than a thousand meters from the positions of the Japanese defensive line, the 2nd squadron, which was responsible for the main attack, lurked in the streets. On four streets, eight squadrons, all in place, are assault troops.

According to the battle plan, the Snow Fox Corps was to penetrate in depth, disrupt the Japanese troops, and create conditions for the 36th Division to attack.

Snow Fox left such a task to himself, and the 36th Division was to encircle and annihilate, which made Zhong Bin admire and at the same time, he was also a little unconvinced. The Snow Fox Brigade actually underestimated the 36th Division, and the two brigade commanders ordered the four regiment commanders not to lose to the Snow Fox Corps, and the attack must be fierce and the action must be fast.

Behind the snow fox are the officers and soldiers of the 36th Division, who are waiting for battle, and it cannot be said that the German armor division is well equipped, each squad has a light machine gun, the squad leader and platoon leader are all *, and most of the guards are equipped with pistols.

According to Xue Ru's request, all the heavy machine guns were left, and the mortars were not used, the machine guns opened the way, * assault, bayonet assembly and operation, and a comprehensive encirclement and annihilation.

At this time, in the three directions of the 6th Division, the Chinese army was already tens of thousands of troops, which was on par with the 6th Division, and the attacking troops had no auxiliary arms, no logistics troops, and were all rapid assault troops, which was rare.

Behind each regiment, a large number of stretcher teams followed, and this was the first time that this style of play was played. Of the 10,000-strong troops, only 6,000 people attacked, while there were more than 1,000 stretcher teams in each direction, and the main direction of attack turned all the command organs and confidential personnel into stretcher teams.

Liu Yuanshan, who was the first sharp knife, because he performed best in blocking street battles, served as a sharp knife unit this time.

Xiao Yong, who didn't get the Snow Fox Battle Flag, scolded the captain of his subordinate squad for a while. But Xiang Wenbin's words left him speechless, the commander must judge the situation, be cautious, and be cautious, if you are too careful, you will lose the fighter. The first squadron was too careful to give the Japanese a chance to retreat, so although the casualties were small, the results were not large.

Liu Yuanshan seized the opportunity, attacked decisively, and used the advantage of the Japanese army's unfamiliarity with street fighting to launch a rapid and all-round attack, with the same casualties, but in exchange for major results, so that Xiao Yong had nothing to say. complained to himself in his heart, was misled by Xue Ru, and became a little timid.

This time, he was an assault force in the other direction, although he also attacked first, but he launched an attack behind Liu Yuanshan, and several squad leaders of the first squadron were not convinced, and they all stared at Liu Yuanshan in their direction, the pistol head was opened, the dust cover of * was opened, and even the helmet of * was unscrewed. This time, let everyone see, the first squadron can't get the Snow Fox Battle Flag, and it will also take the Blood Wolf Battle Flag this time.

They don't know how the captain came up with it, why don't they take it out at once, the blood fox is cunning, the blood wolf is fierce, of course this battle flag can't be handed over to others. Looking at Qiao Han's kid, he has a posture of ambition.

Interspersed in depth, divided, and quick assaults, of course, whoever is fierce and who wins. The corners of Xiao Yong's mouth were sneering, and he whispered to Xie Ying beside him: "The news that Wei Ming's kid reported back, the Devil Division and Regiment Headquarters are behind, and they start to attack, killing inward regardless of everything, pointing to the Division and Regiment Headquarters, capturing Gu Shoufu alive, and seeing who is still robbing us." ”

Xie Ying said: "Be careful, Lai Changwen is also a ghost, don't let him take the lead." They're on the side, closer than we are. ”

Xiao Yong said: "Hehe, Lai Changwen is more conservative than me, mainly Qiao Han, this kid is the most ghostly, and he is behind the second squadron." ”

Xie Ying said: "I have a way to guarantee that it is ours. ”

Xiao Yong said: "What way? Come on, there's no time. ”

Xie Ying said it in Xiao Yong's ear, and Xiao Yong nodded: "Okay, you're really smart, just do it." ”

After the two of them finished speaking, they explained to the following squad leaders how to fight, of course, the target was Gu Shoufu, if a lieutenant general and major general were captured, no one could compare. Xiao Yong stared at Xie Ying and said, "Attention, find a way to get me a saber." ”

Xie Ying smiled evilly: "You want to please the captain again, right?" Be careful with Staff Officer Blue, he is the first to get the moon near the water. ”

"Hmph, if he dares to fight with me, I'll duel with him, a little white-faced." Xiao Yong said unconvinced: "Dare to rob my wife with me and look for death." ”

"Okay, even if you're powerful, you dare to say this." Xie Ying said with a smile: "Do you dare to say it to your face?" ”

Xiao Yong said: "What's there? However, I don't seem to have enough money. ”

Xie Ying said: "Don't worry, the brothers all support you. However, this time it seems that there is no chance, according to the order, we must evacuate quickly after the battle, there is no time to clean up the battlefield, and the grandsons of the 36th Division are cheap. ”

Xiao Yong shook his head, he didn't know, Xue Ru didn't look like a person who loved money, why did he have to have a house, a car and money? How did he know that this was Xue Ru's cautious eyes, on the one hand, it was difficult for him, and on the other hand, he wanted to see Xiao Yong's conduct. No matter what, I don't want to refuse him, after all, Xue Ru doesn't have any capital to let these people follow him desperately.

Using such a method is a bit despicable, but Xue Ru has no choice. She thinks that her starting point is good, not for personal gain, but for the war of resistance. Xie Ying was about to speak, but Xiao Yong pointed to the distance: "Ready, the attack has begun." ”

Indeed, a few hundred meters away, a red signal flare appeared in the sky, which appeared particularly bright in the dark night sky.

As the signal flare rose, Liu Yuanshan, who was attacking head-on, suddenly raised his nerves: "Brothers, prepare." ”

This signal flare was too sudden, and the sentries on the Japanese position also discovered it, usually this is a signal for attack, and there was a whistle on the Japanese position, and the sleeping soldiers grabbed their guns and ran into the position. The charioteers began to board the chariots, but there was silence in front, there was no movement, and there was no news from the dark post in the distance.