Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Now that the mission was completed, Gu Changfeng naturally didn't have too many thoughts.

He first asked the artillerymen to hide, and then went to the city wall to continue fighting.

Outside the city, Yamamoto Shigetoshi's face turned ashen at this moment. He was usually calm, but now his eyes were bloodshot with anger.

The 6th Division, which was attacking Yuhuatai, was bombarded, and two of his field artillery squadrons were destroyed.

We don’t know how much the losses are, but the only consolation is that the threat to the city is gone.

Otherwise, he would have been planning to commit seppuku at this moment, which was really embarrassing.

"Endo-kun, increase the intensity of the attack. We must take the city gate tonight." Yamamoto Shigetoshi said gritting his teeth.

"Yamamoto-kun is right. The Chinese have no more cards to play now. It's time for us to attack."

"I suggest requesting tactical guidance from the brigade first. We will definitely capture the city tonight!"

Endo Torapi looked towards the city wall, his eyes full of coldness.

Yamamoto Shigetoshi agreed, "The division's support is necessary. Let's report together!"

Without the threat of heavy artillery, Yamamoto finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At the 6th Division headquarters, Lieutenant General Tani Hisao sat in the center, looking coldly at the two rows of division officers below.

After a while, he said calmly, "The latest intelligence is that the Chinese heavy artillery unit has been destroyed."

The news that an imperial regiment was completely wiped out in Purple Mountain really frightened him.

Especially after the intelligence personnel in Jinling revealed the specific details, he was frightened and dared not deploy heavy troops.

After planning for a long time, he finally solved a major problem. At this moment, Tani Hisao felt full of energy.

Now he wanted to rush into Jinling City and kill everyone to relieve his hatred.

"Your Excellency, the two battalions of Imperial warriors at the Yuhuatai position have been completely destroyed, and only about a hundred have escaped."

The eyes of the commander of the 6th Infantry Brigade of the 36th Division, Nakajima Mitsuru, were filled with heartache.

You know, the 6th Division is known as the most elite Type A Division, and now it is facing huge casualties again.

Plus, they were his soldiers, so it was natural for him to feel sorry for them!

The current 6th Division is not as strong as it used to be. From 2.8 troops before, it is now only about 2.

If today's losses are included, the total number of troops is only about 1.8.

If they hadn't been replenished in the middle, their strength would have been almost halved.

It was still thanks to Gu Changfeng's efforts that he killed about 10,000 Japanese soldiers in the three places from Qingpu to Changshu and then to Huxu. Even the Zhuchuan League in Changshu was completely wiped out!

The once powerful 6th Division has now been greatly weakened.

"Nakajima-kun, our threat has been eliminated. You can attack Yuhuatai without any worries."

"Next, the division's artillery regiment and flight squadron will cooperate with you to capture Yuhuatai."

Tani Hisao glanced at Nakajima Mitsuru, his tone remaining calm.

In his eyes, since the fight has come to this point, a little loss is not that important. What matters is the result.

"Hi!"

Nakajima Mitsuru immediately stood up, bowed and said.

"Your Excellency, the Yuhuatai position is still defended by a considerable force. I request the cooperation of the Fanjing Brigade."

As he said this, he looked at the 11th Infantry Brigade, whose commander was Tokutaro Hanai, who was sitting opposite him.

In fact, the unlucky ones have always been the regiments of the Fanjing Brigade, such as the Hasegawa Regiment in Qingpu and the Okamoto Regiment in Huxiu, both of which are from the Fanjing Brigade.

On the contrary, the Nakajima Brigade suffered almost all its losses near Nanjing, and so far it has only lost more than 3,000 people, so its strength is still very strong.

Upon hearing this, Hani Tokutaro looked at Tani Hisao who was sitting above him.

In fact, he was not very willing to do so. The reason was very simple, because most of the recruits given to him were new recruits and their combat effectiveness was not strong.

"Fan Jing-kun, have your regiment cooperate with the Nakajima Brigade. I'll only give you three days. I want to see the results after three days."

Tani Hisao's tone suddenly became heavier, and his eyes were fixed on the brigade commander, Nakajima Mitsuru.

Nakajima Mitsuru immediately promised, "Hey! I will definitely live up to your trust, the division commander. I will definitely capture Yuhuatai in three days!"

He had no way out, and neither did the well seller.

In fact, Fan Jing Detaro was also very clear that since he came to Nanjing, he would inevitably face the battlefield.

He just wanted to delay time. The situation is now more favorable for them, and the loss will not be so great if they play later.

But now that it was the order from the division commander, Fan Jing Detaro couldn't say anything and could only bow his head in agreement.

On the other side, at the 114th Division Headquarters, the same meeting was being held, but with a completely different purpose.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, the front-line regiment has sent a request for support." Major General Obof spoke first.

Although his two main regiments were not severely damaged, their current situation was not very good, so it was reasonable for him to request support!

Suematsu Shigeharu nodded slightly, looked at Okubo and asked, "What are the losses on the front lines today?"

Oboufu replied respectfully, "At this point in the battle today, over 1,300 Imperial warriors have been killed!"

"Including yesterday's troops, there are almost a regiment of soldiers. Who are these defenders?"

Suematsu Shigeharu muttered to himself.

To be honest, he was shocked. Even though they were a Type C division, they were still regular combat units of the army.

He still felt very superior to the Chinese, but why was there such a huge difference when he arrived in Nanjing? He never figured out this question.

After thinking for a moment, Suematsu Shigeharu said, "Otsuka-kun, please cooperate with the two brigade commanders."

"Akiyama-kun, Okubo-kun, attack overnight. We must capture the city gate today."

"Hi!"

The three of them stood up one after another and bowed.

"Yoshi." Shigeharu Suematsu nodded with satisfaction and continued.

"The cavalry brigade, engineers, and baggage train must work closely together. Tomorrow morning I want to stand on the wall of Zhonghua Gate."

Shigeharu Suematsu's order was equivalent to the entire 114th Division starting to move, and it was quite a large-scale operation.

At this time, Gu Changfeng was having a great time killing people on the top of the city wall until the Japanese outside the city began to retreat slowly.

"Except for the soldiers who collected ammunition, everyone else retreated to the hiding cave."

Without his trump card, he did not dare to be careless and directly ordered all companies to evacuate.

"Changfeng, how should we fight next?"

Arriving at the Hidden Soldiers Cave together, Zhao Ziqing asked with some concern

Gu Changfeng smiled bitterly and said, "It's going to be a fierce battle, get ready!"

"We no longer have artillery threats, but the Japanese 114th Division still has a large number of artillery."

Although he said this, he still did not regret it. The cannon could play its due role, so what did it matter if it was gone?

It is worth mentioning that the points are once again approaching the 10,000 mark.

When we actually evacuate Jinling, some important weapons can be replenished, so there is no need to panic at all.

The only thing we need to consider now is how to transport the people out and evacuate Jinling safely.

"Alas, now even the rocket launcher shells are used up." Zhao Ziqing sighed.

"Let's just hold on until today. We should be preparing for our next move anyway."

It's almost six o'clock in the afternoon now, so there's no need to worry about the Japanese planes anymore.

The only thing is the Japanese artillery bombardment, which will cause many accidents for the defenders.

Of course, having promised Liao Lei, Gu Changfeng had to grit his teeth and stay on until today.