I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 135 Fierce Battle at Moling Pass
Moling Pass is located in the southwest of Nanjing. It was an important pass set up by the Ming Dynasty to defend the then capital Nanjing.

This pass has four passes in the southeast, northwest, and each pass is connected by a city wall built on the mountain. It can be regarded as a small city.

Since the early Ming Dynasty, it has always been the only way to attack Nanjing from the southwest.

For hundreds of years, Moling Pass, which was originally just a military pass, has developed into a bustling town outside the city.

However, due to the approach of the Japanese invaders, the war has started.

At this moment, all the people in Moling Pass had already fled.

Only part of the defensive force composed of the Central Army, Sichuan Army, Yunnan Army, Guangdong Army, and Guangxi Army was left, fighting fiercely with the invading Japanese army.

Due to the great disparity in strength, at the same time when Xu Qingfeng led his troops to set off from Nanjing.

Both the south pass and the west pass of Moling Pass have been captured by the Japanese army.

The defenders were forced to shrink into the town and continued to resist relying on Beiguan and Dongguan, as well as the densely packed buildings in the town.

At that time, the officer responsible for commanding the mixed and independent garrison at Moling Pass was a colonel from the Central Military Training Corps.

This person's name is Zhang Tianyou, and he is quite capable.

Relying on a group of remnants who did not belong to each other and retreated from the Songhu front line.

It was at Moling Pass that it blocked the onslaught of thousands of devils and held the last barrier for the defense line of Nanjing Fulang.

But after all, his men were just a group of defeated soldiers and lacked ammunition and heavy weapons.

After half a day of bloody fighting, Nanguan and Xiguan were still lost.

For this reason, he sent several batches of soldiers to Nanjing for help.

Seeing that, relying on the South Pass and West Pass, the Japanese army continued to launch rounds of new attacks on them.

Zhang Tianyou couldn't help but be anxious, and said to the adjutant beside him: "If the reinforcements don't arrive, Moling Pass will not be able to be defended.

It doesn't matter if we die, but if Moling Pass is lost, Nanjing will lose its last barrier, and the consequences will be disastrous. "

Those who can withdraw from the Songhu front line have very good military qualities and courage.

The adjutant said in a cold voice: "Sir, we have sent several batches of rescuers in a row. I believe that the reinforcements should be on the way. Let's persevere."

"If you really can't make it to the reinforcements, then fight to the end with the son of a bitch.

Even if we die, we have to bring more devils to our backs! "

Zhang Tianyou nodded slightly, and was about to personally lead people forward to join the battle.

A burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind.

"Captain Zhang, Commander Zhang!"

Zhang Tianyou, the adjutant and others turned around when they heard the sound, only to see a liaison soldier they had sent out running towards them in a hurry.

"How's it going?" Zhang Tianyou immediately took a few steps forward and asked, "Are the reinforcements coming?"

The liaison soldier was out of breath and didn't care about saluting. He put his hands on his knees and said out of breath, "Come on, come on, the headquarters dispatched the Huben Regiment to come for reinforcements, and they are on their way now.

It is expected to arrive in a maximum of one or two hours. "

"Hu Ben Regiment?" Zhang Tianyou didn't know yet that Xu Qingfeng's Huben Camp had been expanded into the Huben Regiment, so he was a little surprised.

"It's Xu Qingfeng's Huben Battalion. They have been expanded into the Huben Regiment." The liaison soldier company said after taking several deep breaths.

"It's them?" Zhang Tianyou was greatly surprised, but the adjutant beside him was overjoyed and said excitedly: "Sir, this Xu Qingfeng is a very powerful master.

On the Songhu battlefield, he first fought a bloody battle at Liu Gongmiao and killed the enemy's 9th Division headquarters.

Later, they retreated to Sihang Warehouse and held on alone for a week, repeatedly defeating the Japanese army.

Finally, during the retreat, he ambushed and killed the headquarters of the 6th Division. In the Battle of Songhu, he led the team to kill the two Japanese lieutenant general division commanders. "

Zhang Tianyou said with emotion: "I know all this, but I didn't expect him to be killed from the encirclement of the Japanese army. It's incredible."

Another adjutant said: "Some of the enemies who attacked us outside the pass came from the 6th Division.

Now it's all right, with Chief Xu and his team, Moling Pass must be as solid as a rock, as stable as Mount Tai. "

Zhang Tianyou did not refute, but nodded in agreement: "Yes, with the support of Xu Qingfeng and his Tiger Regiment, we will definitely be able to defend Moling Pass.

Buy enough time for the city defense troops behind. "

After he finished speaking, he paused and immediately turned to one of the adjutants and ordered: "Staff Yang, please immediately tell all the officers and soldiers about the arrival of Xu Qingfeng and the Huben Regiment.

Let brothers hold on, reinforcements will be here soon! "

"Yes!" The adjutant surnamed Yang suddenly stood up and agreed, and immediately turned around to take the order and leave.

Sure enough, when Staff Officer Yang conveyed the news.

The officers and soldiers who were relying on the buildings in the town to fight fiercely with the Japanese army all had their morale boosted and their combat effectiveness soared sharply.

Not only did they contain the violent fortifications of the Japanese army, but some places even launched partial counterattacks, regaining many lost courtyards and streets in one go.

At the South Pass, the two Japanese commanders responsible for commanding the attack had climbed to the top of the city together and were watching the fierce battle inside the pass from a high position.

These two Japanese commanders were from the 6th Division and the 18th Division respectively.

One is Okamoto Zhenchen, commander of the 6rd Infantry Regiment under the 36th Brigade of the 23th Division.

One is from the commander of the 18th Infantry Regiment of the 35th Brigade of the 55th Division, Nofu Changde.

Since the two led their troops to arrive at Moling Pass almost at the same time, they joined forces and jointly attacked Moling Pass.

The two regiments attacked the city and territory along the way and were invincible. They were almost invincible.

Therefore, they were bound to win the small Moling Pass in front of them.

In fact, these two old devils have already agreed to join forces to break into Nanjing City and share the honor of being the first Japanese Imperial soldier to break into the capital of China.

For this reason, as soon as they came up, they dispatched thousands of elites and launched successive fierce attacks on Moling Pass.

Seeing that the South Gate and West Pass were successfully captured, with just a few more hours, the remnant Chinese troops guarding the pass could be driven out of the pass, Moling Pass captured, and the road to attack Nanjing City opened up.

These two people are on the top of the city at Nanguankou, and they are full of spirits.

However, as the gunfire in the town became more intense in vain.

Not long after, a Japanese lieutenant ran up in a hurry and saluted the two: "Report to the two officers, the morale of the defenders in the town suddenly increased, and they launched several counterattacks against our attacking troops one after another. The battle fell into a stalemate." .”

"Baga!" Captain Okamoto of the 23rd Regiment was furious and said: "Immediately add two squadrons to strengthen the attack.

Order all attacking troops to clear or expel all the defenders within the pass within two hours and capture Moling Pass! "

(End of this chapter)