Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 584 Defending Nanjing ([-])
In the east, the sky is gradually getting brighter, and in the west, Sirius is still bright.Ouyang Yun was leaning on his car with a cigarette in his mouth. For a long time, his mind was empty. It was a kind of feeling that he had never had before——Xue Bingjun transformed from a student training class It has been more than two years since then.It's been more than two years, and he has fought more useless battles than tonight, but Ouyang Yun has never felt like today - for the first time, he tasted the taste of failure.Yes!The taste of failure - in terms of numbers and equipment, our side obviously has a huge advantage; even in the factor of intelligence, our side also has an advantage, but why is there such a result in the end!Was it a command error?After all, I am only suitable to be a soldier king, to be a general, especially a general or even a marshal, but it is a bit reluctant——

Under the twilight, the soldiers were cleaning the battlefield. Most of them looked exhausted, and some of them looked a little numb, presumably because they were shocked by the battle last night.

"Commander," Ge Yunfei walked over, holding a piece of Japanese military intelligence that had just been deciphered in his hand.The telegram was sent by Ushishima Sadao to Naojiro Amaya, notifying the current location of the 18th Division and asking Amaya for his opinion on whether to go to Jurong first or go directly to Zhenjiang via Danyang.

Ouyang Yun took the telegram over and looked at it in a daze, and was speechless for a while.

Ge Yunfei saw the strange expression on his face and said: "Commander, according to the time calculation in this telegram, the 18th Division will arrive in Danyang in one day, and the Guoqi Detachment will arrive in five or six hours, right? Report this situation to Commander Li Hanhun?"

"You can figure it out! Zheliang, help me call Mr. He and Mr. Lin over."

Mr. Lin's full name is Lin Baiyin, and he is the commander of the 60th Division.When he and He Zhengxiang came to Ouyang Yun's side, the sky was already bright.Lin Baiyin was not familiar with Ouyang Yun, so he didn't feel anything when he saw Ouyang Yun's expression now.He Zhengjiang was an old acquaintance, and when he saw Ouyang Yun's expression, he immediately realized something was wrong, and asked when they met, "Commander, what's the matter? Are you feeling unwell?"

Ouyang Yun didn't answer his question, but said, "Do you have anything to say about the previous battle?"

Lin Baiyin looked at He Zhengjiang, but didn't speak.He Zhengjiang thought for a while and said: "Commander, this battle is the most difficult one I have fought since I joined the Xuebing Army. With all due respect, if the little devils are so difficult to deal with, I think our army should directly It's good to cross the river, if you lose all your strength here, it will be very difficult to complete the task of guarding Pukou."

Ouyang Yun nodded and looked at Lin Baiyin.The latter also thought about it, and then said: "Our 60th Division has little contact with the Japanese army, so the casualties are not too great. However, according to my usual observations, the combat power of the Third Xue Division should be higher than ours. Commander , I agree with Master He's opinion. In the absence of air supremacy, there is not much chance of winning a field battle with the Japanese army. Instead of fighting the Japanese army here, it is better to cross the river, open the defense line early, and repair the fortifications more firmly. Maybe hold on for a while."

Lin Baiyin's words were more to the point, the speaker had no intention but the listener intended, he never thought that his words would untie the dead knot in Ouyang Yun's heart - the Xuebing Army is best at defensive warfare, right?It seems that this is what is emphasized in the infantry drill code I wrote.In contact warfare, without solid fortifications as a foundation, the disadvantages of the apprentice army will undoubtedly be revealed - Ouyang Yun finally felt better after thinking this way.Once the state of mind suddenly came to light, he spoke in a different tone, saying: "I have to take the main responsibility for the reason why we broke up like this yesterday. The command is too rigid. Also, there are problems with our command system, which is different from our usual It has something to do with the training methods of the military—the command space of our middle and low-level officers is too limited, and I will pay attention to it in the future.”

After Ouyang Yun finished speaking, Lin Baiyin was fine, but He Zhengjiang felt a little unbelievable, because in his impression, it seemed that Ouyang Yun had never been so low-key before, let alone conduct such profound self-criticism.Feeling a little uncomfortable, he said: "Commander, this is not your responsibility alone. Our opponent is indeed very strong and decisive. You may not know it. Three chests of gold."

"Oh?!" Ouyang Yun had just found out about this, and finally a smile appeared on his face when he heard the words, and said, "That's good, at last we can increase the pension for the brothers who died in battle. Put the gold away." , Remember not to disclose it to Mr. Jiang, just treat it as our activity fund."

"Yes."

"We lost the battle last night. However, we agree to give up crossing the river like this. Don't forget, the Fifth Xue Division is still in Danyang. They should have already exchanged fire with the defeated soldiers of the Tiangu Detachment. Once they withdraw, it is tantamount to leaving them behind. Pass my order, except for the armored and artillery units of the Third Xue Division, all other formations will stay in Zhenjiang, and the 60th Division and I will pursue the Tiangu Detachment."

"Yes!" The two division commanders took the order to integrate the team.At this time, Shan Renxiong came over with a few Spike soldiers, approached and made a military salute and said: "Commander, Xiao Yi and the others have news that the Tiangu Detachment has already fought with the Fifth Division. The Fifth Division is waiting for work." The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, and they are now breaking through towards Jurong with the support of the air force. The vanguard of the Japanese Guozaki Detachment has already contacted the Tiangu Detachment, and the Fifth Division is in danger of being attacked from two sides."

The Japanese army's air supremacy has always been a serious problem for the Xuebing Army.

In a hilly area to the east of Danyang, Li Hanhun led the Fifth Division to an ambush of the Tiangu Detachment, and wiped out a squadron that opened the way. Arrived, had to give up this battle plan, and instead entered the defensive battle.Under the cover of fighter jets, the Tiangu detachment marched towards Jurong with difficulty. Now, the two sides are fighting in a place called Liling.

In Zhenjiang, the No. [-] Squadron of the Broadsword Regiment of the Langya Special Warfare Brigade was the only team that launched a pursuit.And their task is not only to pursue, but also to be responsible for the enemy's investigation in the surrounding areas.

Originally, Ouyang Yun was not worried that the Fifth Division would be in danger of being attacked or even encircled. After all, the Tiangu detachment now only has more than 1000 people, and it is still exhausted.However, the emergence of Japanese aviation changed this situation. Under the protection of enough fighters, the more than [-] people of the Tiangu Detachment could give the Fifth Division a strong destructive power.

The troops were mobilized. In order to get to the battlefield as soon as possible, Ouyang Yun also requisitioned the trucks of the third division. Now, the 69th division is equivalent to a fully mechanized unit, and the marching speed of the whole army has reached an astonishing 45 kilometers per hour.According to this speed, the 60th Division will be able to arrive at the battlefield in an hour and a half. However, this is only an ideal speed, which can only be achieved if there are no accidents.Of course, the Japanese army is not a wooden man, how could it be possible for the Xuebing Army to march so comfortably.Only half an hour after the troops set off, Ouyang Yun received a telegram from the third division, saying that about [-] Japanese planes were rushing from Zhenjiang to the battlefield, please prepare for air defense.

The Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Army Command obviously also understood that it was impossible for the pure infantry unit of the Tiangu Detachment to stop the Xuebing Army. Immediately after the news of the failure, another batch of sixteen fighters was dispatched overnight.After that, after part of the fighter planes participating in the night raid returned, another batch of 31 fighter planes was dispatched immediately.

Undoubtedly, this arrangement of the Japanese Army Command saved the Tiangu Detachment.First, the sixteen fighters successfully found the crippled Tiangu Detachment and rescued it from the annihilation battle of the Fifth Division. Then, after a circle in Zhenjiang, the 31 fighters caught up with the marching Although the 60th Division failed to inflict heavy damage on the 60th Division, it slowed down its marching speed.

At this time, the main force of the Guoqi Detachment had already approached Li Ling, and under the cover of fighter planes, the Tiangu Detachment was rescued from the encirclement of the Fifth Division.Immediately afterwards, they launched an attack on the position of Li Ling's Fifth Division, obviously trying to hold back the Fifth Division, and after the 18th Division came up, they would inflict heavy damage on the Xuebing Army.

Different from Ouyang Yun's somewhat impatient and greedy command style, Li Hanhun belongs to the calmer one.Although the battle on the front line was fierce, he did not push all the troops to the front line for a long time, and he didn't even let the artillery troops participate in the battle.Of course, he was right to do so—with the strength of the fifth division, it is entirely possible to wipe out the Tiangu Detachment. , The brigade commander’s call for a battle, he replied calmly: “Stay honestly in my own position, you can fight if there is a battle, but definitely not now.” He also said: “I also want to eat Get rid of these devils, but let's not do any loss-making business!"

Ye Zhao, the commander of the fifth division, also expressed his support for this decision of the army commander. He enlightened his subordinates: "We are infantry, no matter how powerful the firepower is, and how we can fight, can we beat the plane in the sky of the little devil? I know brother We are not afraid of death, but it would be shameful if we just sent them to death for no reason! Even if we are going to die, we have to drag the devils into our backs! Well, go back and recharge your batteries, and I will give you a battle order later. At that time, I don't want all of you to be listless."

Ye Zhao said to Li Hanhun, "Junzuo, our army in Zhenjiang has two divisions, and the Tiangu detachment only has more than 5000 people. How can we release so many? The commander's performance this time is a little bit How weak!"

However, Li Hanhun disagreed with him, saying: "You can't say that. Didn't you just say that our army lacks air supremacy. Without air supremacy, no matter how many people there are, it's useless. Fighting at night is harmful to the side with few troops." It has an advantage. With a large number of people, it is easy to make mistakes in scheduling. I think it is good that the commander and the others can fight like this. The only regret is that the casualties are too large. In my opinion, the commander must want to hide the strength of the artillery. Let the artillery go."

(End of this chapter)