Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 623 Bloody Battle (26)
The artillery of the Xuebing Army was nothing but a blockbuster. After inflicting a near-destructive blow on the heavy artillery unit of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, it bought ample time for the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters to readjust the line of defense.

Not long after the battle at Guanghuamen ended, the Japanese troops in several other directions stopped attacking one after another.The 6th and 114th divisions of the Japanese army arrived at Guanghuamen and failed to escape the eyes of the Xuebing army. It was from this abnormal behavior that Ouyang Yun concluded that the Japanese army must have a big move next, waiting for the Nanjing garrison. The army will be an unprecedented test.

At 11:30 noon, at Qian Guangming's headquarters, Ouyang Yun, three commanders of the cadet division, two commanders of the Northeast Division, two commanders of the Sichuan Army, three commanders of the Central Department, and Li Hanhun and other key personnel of the headquarters Discussions were held on the next step of the battle plan.

Ouyang Yun was the first to speak.

"Everyone must be aware that all the Japanese troops surrounding Nanjing have stopped attacking now. This abnormal situation means that the little devil's next strategy must have a major adjustment. The move, and then found the traces of the 18th Division in the southeast of Pukou. It is not difficult to draw the conclusion that the Japanese army wanted to hold us back and prepare for the encirclement on all sides. They wanted to gather the forces of several other divisions, use Guanghua Gate as a breakthrough, and then quickly occupy the main urban area, and then attack from both sides, besieging and killing our guards in several other directions. Fortunately, Brigadier Zhu and Brigadier Xie Responding properly, the Japanese attack was repelled. Otherwise—just now, I have asked Shan Renxiong to send out all the remaining members of the Broadsword Regiment, and I asked them to send out the surrounding Japanese troops before twelve o'clock tonight. And the deployment information is all collected. The Japanese army must have a big conspiracy next, and we suffer because we don’t know anything. According to my personal analysis, the Japanese army’s next actions are nothing more than two possibilities. One is to encircle and not fight , so as to have sufficient troops to pursue and suppress the main force of the Central Army, expand the results of the Nanjing Battle, and take advantage of the situation to occupy the entire territory of Jiangsu, AH, and Zhejiang. One, Nanjing is not a place to stay anymore. The main force of the Central Army has safely retreated to the territory of Hubei, and only some guerrilla troops remained in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This means that no matter what the Japanese army does, we can only rely on ourselves Everyone, the reason why I stayed in Nanjing was to evacuate as many people as possible. After these few days of work, we have achieved a certain effect. Next, it is time for us to think about it. A big battle cannot be resolved in one or two years. We must preserve our strength and prepare for the next battle. There is now a regiment of left-behind troops on the Pukou side. Their task is to defend the Pukou Ferry. Now, Qian Bin We are sending additional reconnaissance troops to scout the movements of the 18th Division. If the 18th Division attacks Pukou ahead of schedule, we have to evacuate immediately. I am speaking in general terms. If you have any good opinions and suggestions, please feel free to speak up.”

Liu Yuqing stood up and said to Ouyang Yun: "Commander, everyone, let me start with a few words. The city of Nanjing really cannot stay forever. It's not that we don't have the determination to sacrifice, but that it's not worth it. The central government and the main force of the central army have already They have all retreated, and the evacuation of the people is almost done. The Japanese army must also know that we will evacuate Nanjing sooner or later, so what I worry about is that the reason why the Japanese army is not in a hurry to attack may be to wait for our retreat, and then use this opportunity to attack us. Our army followed and pursued. Once our army's retreat fell into chaos, the opportunity for the Japanese army came. Commander, don't you find it strange? So far, the frequency and number of Japanese fighter planes have been quite low. We all know that Little devils like to fight first, bombing first, then bombing, then tanks as cover, and infantry charging collectively. But this time, why did the little devils go out of their way? There must be articles in it. Last night, I focused on this issue, It is becoming more and more certain that the reason why the Japanese army did this is to wait for our army to retreat! We still have 10 divisions left behind in Nanjing. After deducting the battle losses of these two days, there are still about 10 people. If so many people Evacuate at the same time, the target is too big, and the speed is also a problem. Once it is bitten by the Japanese army, the final result is very likely to be eaten from an elephant to a goat, and then beaten to death by a group. I am not worrying unfounded, The Japanese army is now in East China, with a total of more than 20 people. Except for the left-behind troops occupying the city, there are always 20 people who can be used for combat. Once the [-] people are layered on the evacuation route of our army, then The consequences are unimaginable! My personal suggestion is that after the meeting is over, we can consider withdrawing part of the army first. This time, I think the retreat can be done in waves. The troops that withdraw first will be responsible for occupying important cities and pass along the road. , the fortress, to meet the subsequent evacuation troops. When there are troops to take over, they will retreat again. This cycle can not only ensure the overall combat capability of the troops, but also prevent the target from being too large to be bitten by the Japanese army. One of the biggest advantages is that if the Japanese army shows its flaws, we can mobilize all our forces and play a game of siege..."

Liu Yuqing's words were obviously far-sighted, and Ouyang Yun and others nodded after hearing this.Therefore, the general policy of retreat was determined in this way, and after everyone worked together to improve it, they began to decide on the sequence of retreat.

Liu Yuqing's retreat plan is undoubtedly the most suitable for the situation of both the enemy and us.Of course, this retreat plan is not perfect. One of the biggest hidden worries is that once the entire army is spread out, it seems to be in a long snake formation, so the cooperation requirements of each army are very high.And once there is a problem in a certain link, the consequences will be unimaginable.Therefore, the retreat sequence is quite important, which divisions will be the snakeheads and which divisions will be the rear guards, this will test Ouyang Yun's wisdom and understanding of people as a commander.

There is no doubt that in the entire retreat sequence, the front and the last will be the most dangerous in the whole team.Those in the front have to worry about whether there will be an assault mission, and those in the back have to worry about whether they can hold it, and whether they will be cut and surrounded by the Japanese army.

Ouyang Yun thought about it carefully, exchanged opinions with Li Hanhun and others, and finally decided on the sequence of retreat as follows.

The first to evacuate were three divisions, namely the 26st Division, the [-]th Xue Division, and the [-]th Division of the Sichuan Army, which belonged only to the Capital Garrison Command; Division [-], and then the Jiangsu Security Team Division [-]; the third division is still two divisions, namely the [-]th Division and the [-]rd Division; The [-]th Division of the Army and the [-]th Division of the Sichuan Army.As for the artillery division and the tank division, they were broken up and organized into each retreat sequence. Among them, the first wave was assigned to two tank regiments and an artillery brigade; the second wave was assigned to a tank regiment and an artillery regiment; the third wave was the same as above; Bo is only assigned to a tank regiment and a self-propelled artillery regiment.

In terms of candidates for the command of each wave, Li Hanhun was in charge of the first echelon; Wu Keren was in charge of the second echelon; Fu Kaixing (the commander of the [-]rd Division) was in charge of the third echelon; Ouyang Yun personally commanded the fourth echelon.

After the retreat sequence and the specific retreat time were formulated, Ouyang Yun finally said: "Everyone, speaking of which, I am the youngest here, and I shouldn't be the one to take the lead. However, since the chairman has entrusted me with this burden, I will I have the responsibility to bring you back safely. Therefore, I hope that you will put the overall situation first, and you must not only care about yourself and ignore others. My ugly words are up front, no matter who dares to put the entire army in danger because of his personal reasons , then he is a traitor! You must know how I, Ouyang Yun, treat traitors - as long as I don't die, I will hunt him down to the ends of the earth."

Ouyang Yun said this very seriously, even Wu Keren, Liu Yuqing and other well-known patriotic generals in later generations still looked unhappy after hearing this.However, Ouyang Yun's original intention was to shock the mountain, and he couldn't care less about whether it would affect his glorious image.

Almost at the same time as the Nanjing garrison held a meeting, the chief officers of the Japanese troops surrounding Nanjing received the latest orders from the dispatched army headquarters in Shanghai.

As Ouyang Yun inferred, after Ryosuke Yoshizuki reported the results of the morning's battle to Matsui Iwane, the old devil made a decision after convening the staff of the staff to discuss collectively for more than half an hour. After finishing the annihilation of the Xuebing Army, troops were stationed in Nanjing.

Yoshizuka Ryosuke concentrated on blasting Guanghuamen's combat plan, which was approved and appreciated by Matsui Iwane.In the eyes of the old devil, this battle plan is quite perfect, and the success rate should be very high.However, because of the appearance of Xuebing Army artillery, this plan came to an end without a problem, which made the old devil finally realize how weak this little stone of Xuebing Army is.Reminiscent of what happened to the Japanese army in North China, Matsui Iwane felt that it was time to wipe out the main force of the Xuebing army in one fell swoop. That’s why I dared to make such a determination. You must know that the previous combat order given to it by the Japanese base camp was to make quick decisions to wipe out as many Chinese troops as possible and capture as many territories as possible).

Therefore, he not only ordered the 18th Division to move towards Jiangpu immediately, and to seize Pukou no matter what, but also ordered the 3rd Division, the 16th Division and the Taiwan Infantry Brigade, which are active in Zhejiang and northwest Jiangsu, to immediately Move in the direction of Nanjing, and strive to completely surround the Nanjing defenders, in order to completely annihilate the main force of the student army in Nanjing.

(End of this chapter)