Chapter 100: Evacuation of Nanjing

In the Datong shop, Xiao Shanling smiled and said to Wu Yuzhao: "Chief of Staff Wu, pack up, convey the order to the troops, and after two hours, leave the battle." No matter what the situation, we should also go out of the city from Zhonghua Gate, Zhongshan Gate, and Tongji Gate to retreat and assemble towards Guozhuang. ”

The results of the battle ahead were basically out, and the 36th Division turned to attack to block the reinforcements of the 114th Division. Song Xilian and the others had defeated the 16th Division, and the goal of the Nanjing operation had been achieved.

Wu Yuzhao immediately agreed, and said: "Liu Quan, report the situation to the theater command, and then withdraw to Guozhuang." ”

Xiao Shanling and Wu Yuzhao led the people of the headquarters to board the car, leave here, and leave the city ahead of schedule. At this time, the battle in Nanjing City was still in full swing, and the 16th Division, which was surrounded by Song Xilian on three sides, also began to retreat, they did not count that there were still so many troops in Nanjing City, in order to seize time, they ordered a wing to attack as the vanguard, and when they were blocked, they forcibly attacked, and the troops behind rushed forward together. However, these were three regiments and two half-crippled divisions, and the total strength was already six or seven regiments, surpassing the Japanese army in total in number, and attacking from the front, left, and right.

This was completely beyond Nakajima's calculations, and he fell into passivity for a while. The artillery of the troops could not be displayed, there was not much superiority in light weapons, and it was night, and the Japanese army was not accustomed to night fighting, and the flanks quickly collapsed.

Japanese units were squeezed into the middle. The artillery battalion, which had not been used by the Chinese army, was finally able to show its skills, and according to the order, these cannons could not be taken away, and there was no need to keep the stock of artillery shells in Nanjing, so heavy machine guns, grenadiers, mortars and 70 infantry guns were fired together.

As an artillery member of the national army, you don't have to worry about being counterattacked by artillery, you don't have to worry about aircraft, and there is no limit to shells, which is exciting. One by one, I sweated in the winter, and I trotted all the way to transport shells, not to mention the energy.

A division of the Japanese army, which was squeezed in the middle, had a relatively small area and too dense troops, and finally tasted the taste of being bombarded intensively by artillery. For the Japanese artillery, this is the area of the attack, which is not within the coordinate map of the artillery, and the troops are advancing, and it takes time to make a judgment to react.

But the shelling of the Chinese army is not regular, it is overwhelming. There are grenadiers and machine guns at short range, mortars at medium range, mountain artillery and infantry artillery at long range, and although there are no large-caliber heavy artillery, they are large in number and have unlimited fire.

As if to vent all the humiliations of Shanghai and Nanjing, the Chinese army also fought an extravagant battle, smashing the Japanese army with weapons. In such a battle, Nakajima Imago was not a straw bag, of course, he did not insist, and ordered a retreat, and at the same time asked the headquarters for help.

At this time, seeing the shortcomings of the Japanese army's lack of overall planning, King Hatohiko of the Asakanomiya was a headache and a foot pain, and immediately ordered the 9th Division to change direction and reinforce the 16th Division, and at the same time ordered the 3rd Division on the Yangtze River to return to help.

It's a pity that the Japanese army, who realized it later, although they were not slow to react, could not save their fate. The 6th Division had collapsed, most of it had been annihilated, and the remnants of the army were scattered and fled for their lives.

Xue Ru, who was on the front line, informed Zhong Bin that a regiment was divided to flank the approaching 114th Division.

The task of Snow Fox was completed, and it took advantage of the characteristics of fast maneuver to launch an attack on the 114th Division from the flank to contain the actions of the Japanese army. Cover the 36th Division to assemble and prepare to withdraw from the battlefield. Then he received an order from Xiao Shanling, and two hours later, the troops withdrew from Nanjing and assembled at Guozhuang.

At this time, the 36th Division was simply cleaning up the battlefield, the remnants of the 6th Division had fled from the city, the provisional army was not pursuing, and the cleaning of the battlefield was nothing more than an operation to destroy weapons, blow up artillery and collect bullets, and execute wounded soldiers.

After receiving Xiao Shanling's order, although Song Xilian was very regretful, he also knew that time was too important for the temporary formation of the army. Immediately ordered to stop the pursuit, the troops were assembled and the battlefield was not even cleaned, and the troops were immediately transferred in the direction of the city gate.

For the Chinese army's anticlimactic combat methods, King Hatohiko of the Asaka Palace did not calculate, and the divisions and regiments did not dare to advance. The Chinese army did not attack, and they were fortunate to stop the attack immediately, preparing to wait until dawn to attack.

However, when the sky showed a glimmer of light, there was no sound in the city of Nanjing. The fierce battle that lasted overnight, like the ice and snow melted by the sun, lost a single sound. All that could be heard were the screams of those who were not dead and wounded.

All the troops left through the three collapsed and ruined gates and advanced towards Guozhuang. The biggest feature of this unit is the stretcher team, no matter which unit it is, as long as it is not dead, it will be carried away on a stretcher, which is also a feature.

Generally, the troops are transferred, and the wounded are left to recuperate, or transferred in advance. Even Xiao Shanling and Song Xilian didn't understand why Xue Ru spent so much effort to take away thousands of wounded soldiers, which seriously slowed down the marching speed of the troops.

Xue Ru used her witty mind and the brilliant results achieved by the provisional army to confirm her supreme authority. No one argued and agreed to do so. Although the people of Nanjing, who had been temporarily requisitioned, were very dissatisfied and did not dare to say anything, they had to join the ranks of carrying the wounded, but fortunately, many of them were carried by soldiers.

These soldiers who fell on the stretcher were moved to tears, and they would not hesitate to let them die for Miss Xue in the future. How can there be such a commander? They were not left behind in this case.

In this regard, Song Xilian and Xiao Shan made them think that Xue Ru was winning the hearts of the army. Once these wounded are healed, they will definitely be Xue Ru's most loyal soldiers. However, no one knew that what Xue Ru was really afraid of was the Nanjing Massacre, there were not many people in the city anymore, and the Japanese casualties were so large, these wounded soldiers were left, I am afraid they would all die. So, no matter how difficult it is, take them with you.

After 7 a.m., the march, which was also very disorganized, began to make it difficult for the Japanese to make a final attack, and began to intercept the troops. Tens of thousands of troops had to stop and go to avoid air raids by Japanese planes.

Along the way, the busiest was Ouyang Sari's anti-aircraft artillery company, and there were still four of the six anti-aircraft artillery vehicles, running back and forth, constantly fighting guerrilla attacks with devil planes. Although there were only four anti-aircraft guns, they could move at any time, and they also posed a great threat to the Japanese aircraft, so that the Japanese army did not dare to bomb at low altitudes, and could only drop bombs at high altitudes, so that the accuracy was much worse.

When it was close to noon, the Japanese planes were decreasing, and Liu Quan, who was sitting in the car, reported that Xue Yue's Nineteenth Army, Liu Jianxu's Tenth Army, launched an attack on the Japanese troops in Guangde, Drifting, and Xuancheng. It took almost a day and more than a dozen air raids before the temporary army arrived at Guozhuang.

Xiao Shanling, who had already arrived, welcomed Xue Ru and Song Xilian into Guozhuang.

It's a small town, just over twenty miles from the water. The Japanese army was indeed limited, and they did not have garrisons in some counties, let alone towns.

Xiao Shanling, who arrived here, began to be strange again, according to the situation here, the staff officers of the headquarters were even more convinced that Xue Ru would calculate, and she actually knew that there were no Japanese troops here in Nanjing.

Wu Yuzhao said: "Commander Xiao, don't guess, the captain is smart, how many troops do you think the Japanese army has in total, all of them are concentrated in Nanjing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou, and they also have to defend important places and block other Chinese armies, how can they have troops stationed in these places?" ”

Xiao Shanling nodded: "Also, we are just frightened by the superficial phenomenon, but our courage is not as good as that of a little girl, ashamed." ”

Wu Yuzhao also admired and said sincerely: "There is no order to learn, and the master is the teacher." Captain Xue can be called a genius, and he is worthy of the title of Snow Fox, Commander Xiao, what are your plans for the future? ”

Xiao Shanling was stunned for a moment, and then understood. Xue Ru was just a temporary colonel, commanding a corps of several thousand people. I have the rank of temporary lieutenant general, and I am at the level of mayor of Nanjing, so I don't count what to do. Shaking his head, he said: "Actually, I also want to follow the snow fox to fight devils, this kind of battle makes people feel comfortable." ”

Wu Yuzhao knew that it was impossible for a person like Xiao Shanling to follow the Snow Fox Corps. He has decided, and in the future, he will follow Xue Ru to make contributions and rise step by step. said with a smile: "Actually, the captain also wants to keep you, but the Snow Fox Captain Temple is too small to fit you gods, I just hope that I will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future." ”

Xiao Shanling and Wu Yuzhao have been in contact for a long time, this person who is not a few years younger than himself, born in a family, has a very good talent, is considered a senior military talent, and is dedicated to recruiting personnel for Snow Fox, which can be said to be ambitious. said with a smile: "Xiao is not a great god, but he can't help himself." In this way, it can be regarded as fighting side by side, Chief of Staff Wu incorporated the three military and police regiments into the Snow Fox, which can be regarded as Xiao's little heart. ”

"Thank you." Wu Yuzhao was overjoyed, although he didn't know the casualties yet, but the snow fox was the main attack force, and the casualties would not be small. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army can be called first-class, with 1,000 enemy wounded and 800 self-inflicted losses, and there are no casualties.

The snow fox is fighting less and less, and there is no place to replenish the troops, so it is great to join three regiments at once.

Listening to Song Xilian, the combat effectiveness of the military and police regiment is weak, it has become the second echelon, and the casualties are not large, and he expressed his gratitude again and again. What Xiao Shanling thinks, Wu Yuzhao doesn't care. As long as Xiao Shanling does not object, the three military and police regiments will be incorporated into the name of Snow Fox, and the strength of the army will be doubled.

This is not difficult for Xiao Shanling, he was originally a military police regiment, most of them are Nanjing police, and many of them are stragglers of various units, and the casualty figures only need to be reported as soon as they are reported. Leave a friendship, everyone understands. After Xue Ru's battle, she will definitely be famous all over the world, and no one will dare to underestimate her.

As the supreme governor of Nanjing, Xiao Shanling truthfully reported the situation in Nanjing. Song Xilian did not object to this, and reported it to the war zone in the name of the army commander. Otherwise, how could there be a temporary army staff officer is Xue Ru's appointment.

At dusk, the troops who had fought out of Nanjing arrived at Guozhuang and began to reorganize the troops and rest. Along the way, Xue Ru did not suffer again, and she finally got into the car, which was still a Warsaw car.

This is the car of a wealthy businessman in Nanjing, and he couldn't take it with him when he fled, because he had to cross the river, he couldn't drive away, so he stayed. The car was very unsophisticated and was requisitioned by Snow Fox.

Although Xue Ru taught Dai Zong a few lessons, Dai Zong saw joy in the eyes of the chief captain. The captain is a young lady, and she can't ride a horse, and she is weak, so she has always wanted to get a car, and this time she finally has it. Of course, Dai Zong thought about Xue Ru, he was seriously injured and did not die, but the young lady used a lot of money, and the best conditions in Nanjing Hospital allowed him to recover quickly, although he could not participate in the war, but his action was no problem. The people of the snow fox said that it was good to slip the beard, and Dai Zong also took a car all the way, he was injured! Zhang Jiu, who can drive a car, naturally became Xue Ru's driver.

The car drove into Guozhuang with a big straw hat on it, and Xue Ru seemed to have come out of the haystack. This is the invention of the Snow Fox Corps, which camouflages a lot of thatch on cars to prevent them from being bombed by Japanese aircraft.

This is one or two thousand people, and there are a large number of wounded soldiers, which will soon fill Guozhuang. Xue Ru, Song Xilian, Xiao Shanling, Wang Yaowu, Feng Shengfa, and Zhong Bin came to the Guo family ancestral hall, which was big enough to become a temporary military headquarters.

At this time, it was already dusk, no longer worried about the devil plane, police soldiers were dispatched, and the whole unit rested. Xue Ru didn't see Wu Yuzhao and asked, "What about Chief of Staff Wu?" ”

Xiao Shanling said: "I asked him to integrate the military and police regiment into the Snow Fox Corps, in order to facilitate the command, he may be busy." ”

Xue Ru was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Thank you, Commander Xiao, however, we can't hand over here, we have to withdraw after seizing the drifting, let's go to the place." ”

Xiao Shanling smiled: "This is a temporary army, Commander Song has the final say, I am no longer the mayor of Nanjing, nor is I the commander of the garrison district, everything is up to Commander Song." ”

Of course, Song Xilian understood what was going on, laughed, and said, "You are still the deputy commander of the provisional army, of course this decision is no problem." The Military Commissar did not revoke the number of the 78th Army, otherwise I would have incorporated the 36th Division into the Snow Fox. ”

Wang Yaowu said: "What do you think of us? Commander Yu is not here. ”

Xue Ru hurriedly said: "I understand everyone's intentions, I don't want to openly annex the Central Army, then someone should clean me up." Besides, he is not capable of commanding large forces. Also, I don't know how Tang Shengzhi sued me. ”

Song Xilian pouted: "What is he, you don't know yet, right?" The Nanjing garrison area was abolished, and I heard that Commander Tang had returned to the military training department to become the training director, saying that it was because the Nanjing retreat plan was well formulated and the troops suffered few casualties. Hmph, if it weren't for you, how could you have this credit? Shameless. ”

Xue Ru smiled, she didn't want to talk about this anymore, there was no need. What qualifications do you have? It's just a few wins. Tang Shengzhi and they were old warlords, and Chiang Kai-shek had to use their influence. At least Xiao Shanling shut his mouth and didn't say a word.

Xue Ru said: "Okay, that's a decision from the top, and we can't control it." If Master Wang doesn't object, I'll be very happy to give me one. ”

"No, I can give you the strength of a regiment, don't think about it." Wang Yaowu flatly refused.

Zhong Bin asked strangely, "Who, so powerful?" Division Commander Wang exchanged a regiment? ”

Song Xilian talked to Xue Ru most casually, maybe because of his age, or because he was a military commander. smiled and said, "Zhang Lingfu, right?" He's very handsome, but Staff Officer Lan isn't bad either. ”

Xue Ru glared at Song Xilian: "Obscene thoughts, does this have anything to do with that?" ”

"Yes, but it seems that Head Zhang has just married his wife for a short time, and his relationship is not bad." Song Xilian said.

Xue Ru was also angry: "Get out, a military commander doesn't study combat, such a bastard." ”

Several people laughed, Xue Ru was good at this, she was never angry about these things, and she was generous. Besides, when I finally rushed out of Nanjing, everyone was in a good mood. Although it was still very dangerous, there was open ground around, and the Japanese army had limited troops, so it was not easy to pursue them. The main thing is the victory, which gives these generals a lot of confidence. Song Xilian said: "Okay, let's have a meeting to study what to do next?" ”