Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 578 Defending Nanjing ([-])

The Third Fleet led by Nagakawa dispatched 63 warships this time, including [-] main battleships.In the end, only nineteen ships returned safely, including eight capital ships.

"This is the most glorious victory at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War! It is bound to be recorded in the annals of history and become a classic battle example for later generations to study and study. The victory of the Jiangyin fortress defense not only dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese invaders, but more importantly Yes, it shattered the Japanese navy's attempt to attack Nanjing directly. After the legend of North China's Anti-Japanese War, we will definitely be able to write a new chapter in Fujian, Guangdong, and even Jiangsu and Zhejiang..."

This editorial was published on the first page of the "Guangdong Times". According to the news brought by Chang Gen, on that day, all the newspapers affiliated to the Xuebing Army were reprinted twice. In these large and medium-sized cities in Guangdong, for the first time, , People held a large-scale parade to celebrate the victory.

After four o'clock in the afternoon, as the river gradually returned to normal, it began to flow as usual.Satisfied, Chen Shaokuan took the Zhongshan ship and left. Before leaving, he assured Ouyang Yun that this time he would make a contribution to the Xuebing Army. He also believed that with the results of this battle, the Xuebing Army would get at least ten above medals.

Ouyang Yun is not too interested in the ten medals, what he is most concerned about now is the war in Nanjing.As a person who came from that time and space, the most impressive memory related to Nanjing is naturally the human tragedy caused by the Japanese army. "Nanjing Massacre" these five words!As long as Chinese people with a bit of conscience hear about it, they will feel heartbroken and angry.If possible, they don't mind going to Tokyo to do the same thing.Of course, not everyone is as lucky as Ouyang Yun to have this opportunity.Sometimes Ouyang Yun thought: From this aspect alone, how lucky is he?Because, how close is he to this crazy ideal? !
The Jiangyin Fortress fell silent for a while, and even the Japanese fighter planes seldom came to visit.It seems that the fire really knocked down the Japanese Third Fleet. The Japanese should be licking their wounds at Wusongkou at this time, right?This is another commemoration given to them by the Academy of Soldiers.The smooth battle in the fort made the battle on the Changfu line less intense than the previous few days.The Japanese army may be planning some big move, or they have really decided to abandon the plan of joining forces with the navy and army in Xiaguan, and instead focus on advancing from Shandong and Jiangnan to Nanjing.

Three days after the great victory in Jiangyin, as the commander-in-chief of the anti-Japanese armed forces in Fujian and Guangdong, He Yingqin came to Jiangyin with a dozen medals.Among them, Ouyang Yun was awarded the "Guoguang Medal", which commended him for not only holding on to the Jiangyin Fortress, but also inflicting heavy damage on the enemy - in the National Revolutionary Army system, the "Guoguang Medal" is the highest-ranking medal.When Ouyang Yun first heard the news, he changed his gloomy expression and smiled.This makes people who know him feel a little puzzled - the feud between Ouyang Yun and Nanjing is a well-known thing, if he refuses to accept it, they can still accept it, and now seeing him accepting it so happily, such as Liu Zheliang and other people around him , but do not understand.

Talking about this in private, Ouyang Yun had his own explanation: Do you know why I'm in a bad mood these days?I'm worried that some people don't want our Xuebing Army to enter Nanjing!Well now, I can assure you that this time Lao He must have also brought an order for us to redeploy Nanjing.Yes, I don't like some people in the Nanjing government, but this has nothing to do with medals.The medal represents the honor of the soldiers, which shows that our dedication and sacrifice have been recognized by the people of the country...

Among the dozen or so medals, besides this "Guoguang", there are five "Blue Sky and White Sun Medals", and the others are "Baoding Medals".

Facts have proved that Ouyang Yun's cognition is very keen.After awarding the medals and reading out the certificate of commendation from the Military Commission, Lao He really took out a transfer order.The transfer order stated: In view of the increasingly severe situation in Nanjing, I hereby order the mixed army of the student army to take over the front line defense of Pukou... and so on.

"Brothers! Let's go!" On that night, under the leadership of Ouyang Yun, the mixed army of the Xuebing Army began to march towards Pukou under the guidance of Jiangyin's elders.Along with the troops, there were more than 500 lightly wounded.As for the remains of the dead officers and soldiers and the seriously wounded, they were sent back to Guangdong the day before yesterday.According to the news from Jiang Shuren, in order to welcome these heroes, the Fujian and Guangdong squires have organized and planned a grand celebration ceremony, and a high-standard cemetery is under intense construction...

Wang Jingjiu, Wang Yifu and others were most reluctant to leave the Xuebing Army.Wang Jing was reluctant to give up for a long time because he had to return the armored regiment lent to him by the Xuebing Army; Wang Yifu was reluctant to give up because he had already fallen in love with the Xuebing Army, a team known as the "Anti-Japanese Pioneer".If he had doubts about the self-appointed title of Xuebing Army before, then now, he is completely convinced and eager to become a part of it.

For large troops, marching at night is the best way to ensure safety.This is also one of the reasons why Ouyang Yun insisted on setting off immediately that night. After all, the skies around Jiangsu and Zhejiang have now been ruled by the Japanese.At night, there is no such worry. After all, with the current level of fighter technology, even if it is possible to fight at night, without a commander, the results that can be achieved will be very few.There was another reason why Ouyang Yun was eager to go to Nanjing. Although he was not confident that he could erase the catastrophe of "Nanjing Massacre" from history, since God gave him this opportunity, he felt that he should work hard Try it - he won't forgive himself if the avoidable tragedy continues to happen because of his lack of effort.

According to the march plan formulated by the staff of the mixed army, the Xuebing Army will arrive at Pukou before [-] o'clock the next night.However, just after ten o'clock in the morning of the next day, when the large troops were advancing towards Zhenjiang, Ouyang Yun received information from the vanguard that they had encountered a small group of Japanese troops on the river beach in Dagang, Zhenjiang, and the two sides had an incident immediately. A fierce exchange of fire--

"Commander, I have found out clearly that this part of the Japanese army is the Tiangu detachment composed of the No.13 Division and No.11 Division of the Japanese Army that attacked Wuxi. They have captured Suzhou and Zhenjiang along the way..."

——The appearance of this part of the Japanese army was too strange. Ouyang Yun immediately asked the staff members of the staff department to contact the national army on each line of defense, and then obtained such detailed information.

The offensive and defensive battle between China and Japan centered on Nanjing has been going on until now. Although the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy has suffered a heavy blow in the Jiangyin Fortress, the army has attacked rapidly and has broken through many lines of defense carefully arranged by Lao Jiang. Among them, Zhejiang Most of it has fallen.

In order to rush to Pukou as quickly as possible, the Xue Bingjun marched from Jiangyin Changzhou to Zhenjiang, then crossed the river at Dagang to Yangzhou, and passed through Yangzhou to Pukou.However, the appearance of this part of the Japanese army has disrupted this plan.At present, there are two roads before the Xuebing army. One is to directly break through the Japanese defense line and fight across the river, and the other is to retreat and cross the river from Changzhou.The latter route is relatively safer, but its biggest worry is that once the Japanese army captures Yangzhou, the Xuebing Army will still have to go to Pukou through fierce battles. Ouyang Yun used a two-color pen to draw the current positions of the enemy and us on the battle map. Mark it out while silently calculating.A quarter of an hour later, he made a decision and said to Li Hanhun: "Old Li, I think the ultimate goal of the Japanese army in the Tiangu detachment should be to threaten Nanjing from Pukou. In this case, instead of passive defense, we should simply recover Zhenjiang first. Then whether it is crossing the river or defending on the spot, it can ensure the safety of Pukou. I am worried now that one of the Japanese troops is moving in the direction of Jurong. "

Li Hanhun carefully looked at the red and blue lines and circles he marked, and said, "Your worry is correct. In order to prevent this from happening, we may send a division across the river to Yangzhou—" Pressing the index finger of his right hand on the position of Dayang Zhongdao on the map, he said: "We can consider crossing the river from here, and then go directly to Yangzhou via the port and Jiangdu. After arriving at Yangzhong Island, we can consider leaving a self-propelled artillery regiment here. In this way, even if our troops in Zhenjiang may be surrounded, we can rely on their cover to retreat to Yangzhong Island, and then go to Yangzhou from here."

This is a relatively safe method. Ouyang Yun analyzed it carefully and nodded.

So, on the way to Dagang, Ouyang Yun ordered Xue Shishi to transfer to Wujin, where he collected civilian ships to go to Dayang Zhongdao.

On the river beach in Dagang, among the dense reeds, the Second Battalion of the Third Regiment of the Third Division of the Ninth Brigade, under the leadership of battalion commander Geng Changming, was engaged in a fierce battle with a squadron of devils.What the two sides are fighting for is the small pier used by the fishermen.

The second battalion, as the vanguard, did not carry heavy weapons in pursuit of speed, not even mortars, while the Japanese army on the opposite side was equipped with a large number of grenades.So as soon as the two sides fought, the firepower of the second battalion was completely suppressed.As a result, they had to retreat into the nearby reed beach-fortunately, the reeds on the riverside had already grown at this time, otherwise, the loss of the second battalion is estimated to be quite serious.

(End of this chapter)