Sword life

Chapter 112
Nanjing, Shuikou Town.

The troops withdrawn from Nanjing gathered here after a day's march.

Tang Shengzhi, Gui Yongqing and others arrived here one after another. For the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, everyone lost their previous barriers and raised their glasses to drink together.

"Commander Tang's sword is not old, and he easily got rid of the Japanese army's pursuit. He is really Zhuge in the world."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it's all the generals who fought bravely to survive the danger." Tang Shengzhi also had many years of ups and downs, and he flattered all the generals once.

Gui Yongqing thought Tang Shengzhi was hateful at first, but now he also smiled and said, "If there is no Commander-in-Chief Tang Ruoding, we will not be able to use it even though we have thousands of abilities."

Everyone carried the sedan chair, so to speak, not only elevating Tang Shengzhi, but also elevating himself, so why not do it.

Sun Yuanliang was not as reckless as before, toasted and said: "Commander Tang, I have offended you so much before, and I will apologize to you."

Tang Shengzhi held Sun Yuanliang's wrist and said with a big laugh, "It's all about sharing the country's worries. If you don't do anything wrong, don't offend anyone. Let's toast together and celebrate the victory!"

Everyone toasted together, and the atmosphere was extremely intense.

Xiao Shanling reluctantly took a sip, couldn't help it, and said, "Commander Tang, although most of our troops are out of danger, General Zhang's Independent Ninth Brigade has not. It's too early to celebrate now."

As soon as Xiao Shanling said these words, the venue was suddenly silent, and countless reproachful eyes fell on him.

"General Zhang is used to fighting and asked to stay in the Wulong Mountain Fortress. What can I do?" Tang Shengzhi, as expected of an old fox, quickly came up with some nonsense.

But this nonsense was in line with the situation at the time, even if Xiao Shanling had something to say, he couldn't say it.

"General Zhang is powerful in battle, and I even sent him an elite regiment." Gui Yongqing said.

"I also sent half a group." Sun Yuanliang said happily, if he went there later, there might be more than one group.

"I sent two groups." Wang Jingjiu held his breath. Although he walked fast, Zhang Gang was too ruthless.

"I also sent two regiments to express my heart." Yu Jishi was very generous, but the ripples on the wine glass still showed the true heart of the general.

Xiao Shanling felt powerless in his heart. The friendly army was in trouble, and they were as immovable as a mountain. How could we win this battle: "Generals, the No. 12 Division is now entrenched in Cihu Town, which is only a day away from Pukou. The tiger is on the side, it may not be a good thing for us to relax like this."

As soon as Xiao Shanling said this, the atmosphere could no longer be tense. Tang Shengzhi put down his wine glass, hummed heavily, and said: "At present, our four armies have 7 people, and Hu Zongnan also has 4 to 12 people. How dare the No. [-] division Come, but to die."

Xiao Shanling sighed in his heart. Facing a division with 10,000+ people, they considered defense instead of offense. These people were disappointing.

"The No. 12 division is not good. The Tiangu detachment is only a brigade with less than [-] people. It is just within the attack range of our army. Isn't this okay?"

Tang Shengzhi's face turned black, and he said calmly: "Commander Xiao, I just received an order from above to withdraw our army to Wuhan. The military order is like a mountain, so we can't delay it for the Tiangu detachment."

Xiao Shanling had nothing to say, looked at the generals, stomped out.

When Xiao Shanling left, Sun Yuanliang was the first to laugh out loud: "Funny, he is the only one who likes to beat devils. I don't want to think about who was fighting the little devils at Yuhuatai in Nanjing!"

"That's right, when ** was desperately fighting in Zijin Mountain, didn't he bring military police around the city!" Gui Yongqing also said.

The embarrassing atmosphere was reversed, Wang Jingjiu laughed and toasted: "Let's go, I really don't know how to become the commander of the gendarmerie. I don't understand the reason. Let's drink ours and ignore him."

A faint fragrance floated, and amidst the singing and singing, everyone forgot the unhappiness just now, and stepped onto the dance floor to dance lightly.

"Baga! Waste!" Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Yoshisuke, the head of the Ninth Division, slapped the head of the brigade angrily.

One day after the attack, the two brigades joined in, and the Jinze United team almost lost their combat effectiveness, and they could not recover their combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

The attack in the morning was okay, mainly because the attack in the afternoon was too ugly.

Not only did they fail to take down the high ground, they even failed to touch the edge of the high ground, and were blasted down by the defenders.

The head of the brigade did not dare to speak, and bowed his head to admit his mistake: "Hey, Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, give me another chance, and I will definitely take down the Wulong Mountain Fortress!"

"Yoxi." Lieutenant General Yoshizumi looked a little better.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, the Kanazawa Regiment has done its best. If it hadn't been under the intensive artillery fire from the Ninth Brigade, it would have captured the high ground!" Chief of Staff Nakagawa Nakagawa explained.

"Oh, Nakagawa, this is the first time I've heard you defending the defeated. Is there anything I don't know?"

"Hey, Lieutenant General, the Ninth Independent Brigade fired thousands of shells in a very short period of time. I asked the returning soldiers and the soldiers preparing for the battle at the foot of the mountain, and I got the same answer!"

Lieutenant General Yoshizumi frowned: "It's unbelievable that the Ninth Independent Brigade has so many shells, even if it's a bit exaggerated, a thousand shells per minute is still a frightening force! "

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, you are right. The defenders have solid fortifications that can withstand the shells, but how can the charging soldiers have a solid bunker? It is difficult to deal with such a rain of bullets!"

The front line to the south of Wulong Mountain is only a few meters, but it is more than 500 meters, which is equivalent to two shells falling on the front line of one meter. With such dense shells, there is nowhere to hide!

"Can the Air Force send more planes to suppress the artillery positions of the Ninth Brigade when our army attacks the hills?"

Zhong Chuan shook his head: "The effect will not be very good. The air defense force of Wulongshan Fortress is unexpectedly strong. There are more than 88 [-] anti-aircraft guns and [-] Oerlikon anti-aircraft machine guns. A few planes pass by to deliver food."

Another point, he didn't say, the M2 mortar is too small, and the firing speed is so fast, it is too difficult to suppress so many artillery fires in such a short period of time.

"Souga, since that's the case, let the Kanazawa United Regiment retreat to rest, and the Toyama Regiment go on top, and then arrange special artillery shells. I want to see if the Independent Ninth Brigade can stop it!"

(End of this chapter)