readx;? The adjutant came to Wang Haitao, stood up and saluted, and said: "Report to the commander, the front line has come to report that when the Japanese Third Division attacked the Fangshan position, the 22nd Division bypassed the Fangshan defense line and launched an attack on Chunhua Town, and now it has exchanged fire with the 51st Division in Chunhua Town. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Wang Haitao nodded, turned to Gui Yongqing and said, "Captain Gui, you and Chief of Staff Qiu will handle the aftermath here, I will rush back to the headquarters immediately." ”

Gui Yongqing and Qiu Qingquan replied at the same time: "Yes, Commander Wang." Wang Haitao, the adjutant, and Tangshan Leopard all got into the jeep and drove towards the city, leaving Gui Yongqing and Qiu Qingquan behind. As soon as Wang Haitao walked into the headquarters, his subordinates handed over several telegrams. One letter was sent by Wang Yaowu, commander of the 51st Division, saying that the 151st Brigade under Zisi had blocked the attack of the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army on the outskirts of Chunhua Town.

The second letter was sent by Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division, saying that the 18th Division of the Japanese Army was attacking the position of Baohua Mountain, and the 264th Brigade was fighting fiercely with the attacking Japanese army. The third telegram was sent by Tang Xiaoshan, saying that several reconnaissance companies he had sent had completely annihilated several squads sent by the Japanese army around Tangshan, and that they were now expanding the search area to prevent any fish from slipping through the net.

After reading the telegram, Wang Haitao came to the Nanjing city defense map and looked at it. Although the city of Nanjing has not yet been attacked by the Japanese army, the form is not optimistic; although it has completely annihilated the Ninth Division and severely damaged the Fifth Division today, the Japanese army still has six divisions outside Nanjing, plus one division in Jiangbei and Taiwan's Shigeto Detachment, and it is estimated that the number will not be less than 100,000.

Although he has the advantage of terrain, the troops in his hands are more than 100,000 people, and one-third are new recruits, and the most capable ones are the 90th Division and the Teaching Corps. There is not much difference in the number of people, but the difference in the quality of soldiers and the weapons in their hands is not small, and it is almost impossible to hold the city of Nanjing.

What I had to do was to take advantage of the favorable location here in Nanjing City to drag down the Japanese army as much as possible, strike at the Japanese army, eliminate the living force of the Japanese army, and prepare for the later war of resistance against Japan. It has been a month and a half since the Battle of Nanjing was fought, and more than 30,000 Japanese troops have been wiped out. It should be regarded as a preliminary completion of the task, and the next thing to do is to try to hit the Japanese army as much as possible.

Most of the Fifth Division was annihilated here, the Chariot Brigade and the Heavy Artillery Wing were also annihilated, and only one 16th Division remained, and it would be a waste to put the entire 90th Division on the Purple Mountain position. Among the several positions, Niushou Mountain was well fortified and had a large number of troops, so it was not a big problem to deal with a regiment of the 101st Division. There are Jiangning Town and Yuhuatai behind Fangshan, and the 92nd Division is in the Yuhuatai position, which can also be reassuring.

There are 88th divisions in Baohua Mountain and Longtan, and there is a 48th division behind the 87th division, so there will be no big problems. Now I am worried about the 51st Division in Chunhua Town and the 91st Division in Jiangbei. Originally, there were only four regiments of the 51st Division, and one regiment was martyred in Dashengguan, leaving only three regiments, so how long could it support the attack of the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army?

The 91st Division in Jiangbei had already fought a battle in Liyang, and without replenishing troops, it was directly pulled to Jiangbei for deployment, and they were facing about 30,000 Japanese troops of the 11th Division and the Shigeto Detachment, which could not but make people worry. Besides, Jiangbei is the only way for the more than 100,000 troops in Nanjing to retreat, and there is absolutely no room for error.

After thinking about it, Wang Haitao decided to adjust the deployment, Wang Haitao found Li Jiang, the commander of the 156th Division, and after the division commander Li Jiang and the division chief of staff Yao Zhongying came to the city defense headquarters, Wang Haitao did not have any politeness, and said directly: "Division Commander Li, Chief of Staff Yao, I know that you suffered a lot of losses when you were defending Changzhou, and you didn't have a long time to rest, but now the military situation is urgent, and I have to send your division again." ”

Li Jiang and Yao Zhongying said after standing upright: "Commander Wang, the national crisis is at the head, it is the time when our generation of soldiers are loyal to the party and the state, and for the sake of the party and the state, our generation of soldiers should fight with the enemy, and even if they die on the battlefield, they will never regret it." Commander Wang will give any orders, and our 156th Division will guarantee the completion of the task. ”

Wang Haitao praised: "Okay! The party-state should be proud to have soldiers like you. I ordered the 156th Division to immediately reinforce the 51st Division of Chunhua Town, and hold Chunhua Town together with the 51st Division. Li Jiang and Yao Zhongying replied at the same time: "Yes, Commander Wang." Wang Haitao asked again: "Do you still have any difficulties? If you want to mention it, I will definitely help those who can." ”

Division Commander Li Jiang thought for a moment and said: "Commander Wang, there is nothing else, it's just that the heavy weapons in our division lost too much when we were guarding Changzhou, can you ask Commander Wang to give us a little more heavy weapons." Wang Haitao called the chief of the quartermaster department, and after inquiring about the inventory of heavy weapons in the warehouse, he thought for a while and said: "In this way, today we have severely damaged the fifth division of the Japanese army, and there should be a lot of loot, you go back and prepare first, and when the loot is counted, I will add some to you." The two thanked Wang Haitao and left the headquarters.

Wang Haitao asked the Quartermaster Department to immediately send additional personnel to the position outside the Purple Mountain to count the spoils of war, and then immediately report and allocate a batch of heavy weapons to the 156th Division, and the rest were all put into storage. The chief of the quartermaster department immediately personally led people and more than a dozen trucks to the Purple Mountain. After the quartermaster left, Wang Haitao asked the adjutant to send a telegram to the 92nd Division, ordering him to send a regiment to visit the Gaoqiaomen city wall.

In the afternoon, the quartermaster chief and Gui Yongqing returned together, and the quartermaster first reported that 146 Japanese heavy machine guns, 267 crooked light machine guns, 140 grenadiers, 64 mortars, 10 92 infantry guns, 2 75 mountain guns, and 12,600 Type 38 rifles had been captured in this battle.

Gui Yongqing took it and said: "Commander Wang, this battle killed one Japanese major general, three Dazuo, eleven Zhongzuo, twenty-two Shaozuo, a total of more than 21,600 people below the rank of lieutenant, and completely annihilated the first brigade of Japanese tanks and a heavy artillery wing. ”

Wang Haitao was also a little excited, turned to the adjutant and said, "Immediately send a power to Chongqing and inform you of the victory of the Purple Mountain." The adjutant happily agreed and withdrew. Wang Haitao said to the quartermaster: "Transfer the captured mortars to the 156th Division with 20 shells, each with 50 shells, and give them 20 heavy machine guns and 40 light machine guns. All the remaining artillery was handed over to the Second Militia Brigade, and the training of the artillery of the Second Militia Brigade was left to the Teaching Corps. The quartermaster and Gui Yongqing replied at the same time: "Yes, Commander Wang." ”

Wang Haitao signaled the quartermaster to go to work first, and after the quartermaster left, Wang Haitao said to Gui Yongqing: "Yongqing, in the first battle of Purple Mountain, almost all the Japanese Fifth Division was annihilated, and now only the 16th Division remains, and it is a bit of a waste to put all the 90th Division on the Purple Mountain position, I want to make some adjustments in deployment." I want to withdraw the 272nd Brigade of the 90th Division, and the Damaoshan position vacated by them will be topped by two regiments sent by your teaching corps, while the Tianbao Mountain position will be guarded by one regiment by the teaching corps.

Now Gui Yongqing admired Wang Haitao very much, and when he saw Wang Haitao say this, he asked: "Commander Wang, after I send out three regiments, what should I do with the street fighting fortifications in the city? Only three regiments still have to train the second militia brigade, and this manpower is really not enough." Wang Haitao said: "When you train the second militia brigade, let some of them also participate in the construction of street fighting fortifications, so that there are manpower and no training will be missed." Gui Yongqing thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's arrange it." ”

After Gui Yongqing left, Wang Haitao asked his subordinates to send a telegram to the 272nd Brigade of the 90th Division, asking the 272nd Brigade and the personnel of the Teaching Corps to enter the city immediately after handing over the position, and the brigade commander and deputy brigade commander immediately reported to the headquarters. After arranging these things, Wang Haitao breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the map. At noon the next day, Li Jiang, commander of the 156th Division, first telegraphed to report that the entire 156th Division had arrived at Chunhua Town, and then Tang Longzai, commander of the 272nd Brigade of the 90th Division, and Tang Yiqun, deputy brigade commander, came to the headquarters at the same time.

After seeing Wang Haitao, the two stood up and saluted at the same time and shouted: "Tang Longzai, commander of the 272nd Brigade of the 90th Division, and Tang Yiqun, deputy brigade commander, have come to report to the military seat. After returning the salute, Wang Haitao asked, "What were the losses of your brigade in yesterday's battle?" Tang Longwu replied: "Report to the military seat, only the 547th Regiment of our brigade has suffered a greater loss, the whole regiment has lost nearly half of its officers and men, and the 546th Regiment has lost dozens of people. ”

Wang Haitao nodded and continued: "I transferred your brigade down to ask your brigade to cross the river and go to Jiangbei to support the 91st Division, the 91st Division is under great pressure in the face of the attack of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army and the Taiwan Shigeto Detachment, a total of 30,000 people. However, you also have to put a regiment stationed in Jiangpu to prevent the Japanese army from attacking in the direction of Jiangpu after crossing the river from the upper reaches of Nanjing. Tang Longzai replied immediately: "Rest assured, the 272nd Brigade guarantees the completion of the task." ”

Wang Haitao said: "Okay, I believe you. In addition, you have one more thing to cross the river this time, that is, take your sister and Tian Yu across the river together, and you send someone to send them to Chuxian, and then settle down and wait for us. Tang Longzai was startled and asked, "Junzuo, do you mean that Nanjing can't be defended?"

Wang Haitao said: "This can only be said here, and you are not allowed to mention a word outside, otherwise I will mess up the army's heart, and I will only ask you." The Battle of Nanjing has been fought for almost two months, although we have eliminated a lot of Japanese troops, but the Japanese army still has more than 100,000 people attacking Nanjing, our two armies are equal in number, but the difference in combat strength is too great, I can only try to destroy the Japanese army and hold for a longer period of time, this Nanjing city will be lost sooner or later. If you take your sister and Tian Yu across the river, I won't have any worries. ”

Tang Longzai heard Wang Haitao say this: "I know, brother-in-law, after I lead the troops across the river, you should take care of yourself in Nanjing, you must pay attention to safety, my sister and I are waiting for you in Jiangbei." Wang Haitao said: "Don't worry, I'm fine, isn't there still the 271st Brigade and the guard regiment and the reconnaissance regiment in Jiangnan, it's okay." ”

Tang Longzai and Tang Yiqun left, and when they walked to the door, Wang Haitao heard Tang Longzai and Tang Shanbao say: "Mountain Leopard, the safety of the military seat after I cross the river will be handed over to you." Tangshan Leopard replied, "Don't worry, Long Zai." Even if I risk my life, I'll be fine with the military seat. Tang Longzai and they left with peace of mind.