I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 156 Defending Nanjing City Together (Subscribe)
Seeing Xu Qingfeng pondering, Xiao Shanling continued: "Time is running out and there is no time to replenish your troops.

After discussing with Deputy Commander Luo, I temporarily organized your Huben regiment as a reinforced battalion of the pre-first regiment, and let you lead it.

In this special period, you should feel aggrieved. After this limelight is over, Deputy Commander Luo will find a way to excuse you. "

The reason Xu Qingfeng did not respond was because he was weighing the pros and cons.

In fact, he also knew that Tang Shengzhi's multi-corridor defense line was leaking everywhere and its troops were stretched thin since the Battle of Nanjing.

It is a fact that there are no extra troops to supplement the Tiger and Ben regiments.

If you think about it carefully, although killing a British guy is satisfying, it does cause trouble.

At this time, it is unwise to continue to stay in Nanjing.

Moreover, the Japanese army was about to attack the city, and he was unwilling to huddle inside the city and wait for the city to be broken.

So, he ordered Xiao Shan: "Thank you Chief Xiao and Deputy Commander Luo for your help. Xu Qingfeng has nothing to do in return, so he can only go to the front line and fight the enemy bravely."

Seeing Xu Qingfeng agree, Xiao Shanling nodded and said: "If there is anything else you need my help with, as long as I can do it, just ask."

Xu Qingfeng said: "Really, the ammunition of our officers and soldiers was almost exhausted during the battle at Moling Pass.

Can I ask Chief Xiao to help me add something? "

"This is no problem. There is a shortage of soldiers in Nanjing, but there is still plenty of ammunition."

Ling Xiaoshan nodded happily and said, "In a moment, you will have someone go to the warehouse of the City Defense Headquarters to get the ammunition, and I will approve the note for you."

With that said, Ling Xiao Shan turned around and called the accompanying adjutant, took out the banknotes, and approved the note to Xu Qingfeng on the spot.

Xu Qingfeng took the note and saw that it said that all the weapons and ammunition needed by the Tiger Brigade Regiment can be taken at will, city defense commander Xiao Shan ordered!
As mentioned before, Xiao Shanling currently holds six important positions and has full rights to do so.

Xu Qingfeng immediately shouted behind him: "Lei Xiong, Wang Changgui!"

"Yes!" The two of them stepped forward in unison.

Xu Qingfeng handed the note to Lei Xiong and said: "Take a hundred brothers and rush to the city defense headquarters warehouse to transport the weapons and ammunition our department needs, and then assemble at Zhonghua Gate and stand by."

"Yes!" Lei Xiong and Wang Changgui agreed loudly, took the note, immediately gathered more than 100 officers and soldiers of the Huben Regiment, and took the order to leave.

Xu Qingfeng ordered Xiao Shan again: "Mr. Xiao, I have a merciless request for a humble position."

"Speak." Xiao Shan ordered.

"There are still many injured brothers in our Tiger Regiment. Some are in the Army Field Hospital and some are in other medical institutions. I would like to ask Commander Xiao to help take care of them.

Especially my chief of staff, Liang Shan, who was also from Huangpu, is now in the hospital behind. He has just had an operation and his life is still in danger. "

Xu Qingfeng said: "After I lead my troops to the front line, I hope that Commander Xiao will help transport them to a safe place and settle them properly."

Xiao Shanling nodded in agreement and said: "They are all heroes who were wounded for the country, I will definitely arrange it properly, don't worry."

"Well, thank you, Chief Xiao!" Only then did Xu Qingfeng sincerely salute Xiao Shanling.

Immediately, Xu Qingfeng ordered Chen Qifeng again: "Ah Feng, I will reserve two shifts for you, and you take them to protect the chief of staff and other injured brothers.

Wait until Commander Xiao has settled them all before you return to the team. "

"There are also Erya and your brother Adan. We need to bring them together. It is best to place them with the chief of staff and other injured brothers for easy care and search."

"Yes!" Chen Qifeng readily stood up and accepted the order.

Xu Qingfeng's words were actually told to Xiao Shanling. The purpose was to ask him to help arrange the wounded soldiers and relatives of the Huben Regiment together.

Xu Qingfeng knew that the Japanese army, which had suffered such a heavy loss, would definitely increase its troops and launch the most violent attack on Nanjing.

The strength of the national army in Nanjing at this time is definitely not sustainable.

Therefore, he must make some preparations in advance to prepare for a future breakthrough.

As for moving the wounded and Erya, Adan and the others out of the city in advance, Xu Qingfeng had not thought about it.

But the actual situation does not allow it. First of all, many wounded soldiers of the Huben regiment such as Liangshan are not out of danger and still need medical treatment.

Under such circumstances, staying in Nanjing, where order is not out of control, is undoubtedly the best and only option.

Otherwise, even if I can get them out of Nanjing, they may not be able to live without medical treatment.

Secondly, and most importantly, Tang Shengzhi, the commander-in-chief, issued an order to live and die with Nanjing at the beginning of the Nanjing Defense War.

He even ordered the 36th Division to blockade the Xiaguan Pier. At this time, he wanted to arrange for people to retreat. He was obviously going against the commander-in-chief, which was obviously not feasible.

If not, they could easily be caught as a typical example of someone who escaped from the battlefield.

Therefore, the only chance to retreat is to return to the city when Nanjing's city defenses are breached and the order is chaotic, leading them to kill a bloody road.

Before that, of course, you have to do everything you can to prepare.

Suddenly, Xu Qingfeng thought of two more people, namely Xiao Ya and Chu Congrong's wife Zhang Ruoling, and their families.

Immediately called Chen Qifeng and said in a low voice: "Turn back and settle down with the Chief of Staff and the brothers, and then take someone to the girls' high school, bring Xiao Ya and Zhang Ruoling here, and settle down with our brothers."

"Yes!" Chen Qifeng knew the identities of the two, so he didn't ask further.

Afterwards, Xu Qingfeng ordered Zhang Zhijian, Sun Kui, Wang Tiezhu and others to assemble their troops, and they left the hospital under the watchful eye of Xiao Shanling and others.

Chen Qifeng and more than 20 soldiers continued to stay in the hospital to guard Liangshan. They had to wait for Liangshan to wake up before transferring.

Ling Xiaoshan was afraid that if they stayed here any longer, they would join forces with the British and start a conflict.

He immediately ordered his men to transfer some doctors and nurses from the army hospital to help transfer Liangshan from the British hospital.

They can't do the surgery, but the post-operative care is still okay.

……

One hour, outside the Zhonghua Gate.

The main force of the Huben Regiment led by Xu Qingfeng finally waited for Lei Xiong, Wang Changgui and the others.

When they went, they went on foot.

When they came, they came with military trucks full of goods.

When they saw Xu Qingfeng and the main force of the Huben Regiment waiting in line outside the Zhonghua Gate.

Pulling the pillar of the truck's rearview mirror, Lei Xiong, the reconnaissance company commander who was standing outside the door of the truck's cab at the head, immediately jumped out of the truck first.

He excitedly ran to Xu Qingfeng, Zhang Zhijian and others, stood at attention and saluted: "Regiment seat, there happened to be a group of military trucks that were free, and they were directly requisitioned by us."

Xu Qingfeng nodded and asked, "How many weapons and ammunition did you bring?"

"One hundred thousand rifle bullets, 20 machine gun bullets, 3000 grenades, and more than [-] kilograms of various explosives."

Lei Xiong said in a familiar voice: "Oh, by the way, there are still more than 8 rounds of submachine gun ammunition.
In addition, we also collected 18 official rifles, [-] MP[-] submachine guns, as well as a batch of bayonets, military uniforms, military shoes, helmets and other military supplies.

It's so full, four trucks are loaded. "

Xu Qingfeng nodded and said, "Very good."

Immediately turning to Zhang Zhijian, Sun Kui and others ordered: "Hurry up and let the brothers come forward to collect weapons and ammunition.

There are also military uniforms and shoes. The previous ones were dirty and rotten, so I have to replace everything that needs to be replaced! "

"Yes!" Several people took the order with a bang, waved their hands immediately, and led the officers and soldiers forward to carry and distribute the supplies.

Wang Tiezhu, commander of the artillery battalion, came over and said to Xu Qingfeng a little disappointed: "Regiment leader, we don't have a single artillery piece in the artillery battalion."

Xu Qingfeng patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "There are no artillery, but rifles and machine guns, which can kill devils."

About half an hour later, all the officers and soldiers of each battalion, company and platoon received weapons and ammunition and changed into new military uniforms.

The military appearance of the entire army also took on a new look.

Zhang Zhijian, Sun Kui, and Wang Tiezhu were called to the front by Xu Qingfeng: "How many people do you have in each battalion? Report the number so that I can reorganize the troops."

Sun Kui looked a little sad and said: "Only those who can fight, there are only 48 people left in the ninth battalion."

Zhang Zhijian said: "There are still 230 people in the Seventh and Eighth Battalions, but at the east pass of Moling Pass, I brought in all the remaining more than 36 people from the Li Bei Expedition Battalion of the 100th Division.

Therefore, I still have more than 350 people under my command. "

Xu Qingfeng nodded and looked at Wang Tiezhu, Lei Xiong, Wang Changgui and others.

Wang Tiezhu took the lead and said: "Including the artillery camp and the luggage, there are still 270 people."

Lei Xiong said: "There are still 23 people left in the reconnaissance company."

Xu Qingfeng listened with a nod and pondered: "The situation of the guard company is similar to that of the reconnaissance company, there are only about 20 people left, and they basically stayed in the city with Chen Qifeng.

From this point of view, count the communication platoon and guard company, as well as a squad we stayed in the city before.

We still have about [-] people in total. In order to facilitate the subsequent battle command, I decided to reduce our organization.

If urgent matters arise, everyone should not have any objections. "

Seeing that everyone nodded in unison, Xu Qingfeng continued: "I decided to compress the troops into an independent battalion, which can also be called the Huben battalion.

The original three main battalions, seven, eight and nine, were downsized into companies. The establishment of the artillery battalion, reconnaissance, guards, and supply companies was all cancelled, and the remaining officers, soldiers and equipment were all incorporated into the three main companies.

There are 200 people in each company, and there are also guards, two platoons for reconnaissance, two squads for communications, and two supplies.

Among them, there are 30 people each in the guard and reconnaissance platoon, and 20 people each in the communication class and baggage class.

I served as the battalion commander, Zhang Zhijian, and Sun Kui served as the commanders of the eighth and ninth companies. The commander of the seventh company was Lei Xiong, the former commander of the machine gun company.

Wang Tiezhu served as the deputy battalion commander, and Wang Changgui served as the battalion staff officer and the reconnaissance platoon leader directly under the battalion headquarters.

"Yes!" Sun Kui, Lei Xiong and others all accepted the order without any objection.

As the head of the regiment, Xu Qingfeng has been demoted to one level, and these loyal subordinates who follow Xu Qingfeng's lead will naturally not have any dissatisfaction.

Due to the lack of new recruits, the remnants of Hua Linrong and Li Beiqi's troops were basically lost when the devils launched a large-scale air strike on Moling Pass.

The rest fought side by side with the Huben regiment and retreated supporting each other.

Therefore, there is no resistance to this reorganization of the compressed organization.

In less than an hour, it was completed smoothly.

After finishing the reorganization, Xu Qingfeng rushed straight to the 700th Division's position with a reinforced battalion of nearly 87 people.

After entering the front line, he was quickly discovered by the rear guard sentries of the 87th Division.

After asking for their identities, the sentries immediately separated one person and led Xu Qingfeng and the others into the pre-regiment position.

At the first regiment's place, Zhou Weiguo learned that Xu Qingfeng had led his troops, so excitedly he took Xu Hu and ran out of his regiment command post to greet him.

"Qingfeng, I have received a call from the division headquarters, saying that your troops are coming, which makes me very happy."

As soon as he saw Xu Qingfeng, Zhou Weiguo immediately stepped forward to give him a big hug, and said with a smile.

After the hug, Xu Qingfeng saluted Zhou Weiguo solemnly and said, "Commander Zhou, 700 people from our department have been ordered to report and look forward to fighting side by side with you."

Zhou Weiguo also put away his smile, and hastily replied: "It is my honor, Zhou Weiguo, to join hands with the brothers from the Huben Regiment to fight against the enemy!"

After finishing speaking, Zhou Weiguo returned to his smile. With Xu Qingfeng in his arms, he walked towards the regiment command post and said, "Let's go, let's discuss how to deploy our troops. I have a lot of questions and I want to ask you for advice."

"Every company rests on the spot. Deputy Battalion Commander Wang comes in with me." Xu Qingfeng greeted his subordinates and followed Zhou Weiguo into the command post.

When he came to the command post, Xu Qingfeng was quite surprised by the scene in front of him.

Because, in addition to the combat map, Zhou Weiguo also used soil and stones to build a simple earthen sand table here.

The sand table is not big and not standard, but it is quite rare.

Because, among many national army units at that time, let alone the regiment level.

Even many division-level and army-level commanders may not be able to play this kind of sand table.

"Brother Wei Guo, are you doing all this?" Xu Qingfeng asked.

"Yeah, the time is short and the available materials are not complete, so Xu Hu and I made a simple version here.

The simulation is only my pre-prepared defense zone, how about it, please give me some advice. ",

Zhou Weiguo smiled, and asked Xu Qingfeng seriously.

Although Zhou Weiguo always had a high self-esteem, he admired Xu Qingfeng from the bottom of his heart.

It’s impossible not to admire him, because Xu Qingfeng’s brilliant and dazzling achievements are all there.

Xu Qingfeng took a serious look at his simple sand table and found that Zhou Weiguo's formation was quite good.

Foxholes, machine gun fire, the combination of trenches and traffic trenches are all arranged to complement each other.

If you were to pick out a mid- to high-level officer from any army in this era, there would be absolutely no problem with his arrangement, and you could even help but applaud him.

But here in Xu Qingfeng's case, there are naturally areas that need to be strengthened.

So he bluntly said to Zhou Weiguo: "Brother Weiguo, there is nothing wrong with the configuration of conventional firepower and troops.

But I feel that our position still needs to be strengthened. "

Zhou Weiguo said with a smile on his face: "I knew, Brother Qingfeng, you must have great opinions, please give me your advice."

"Brothers like you and me, giving me advice is nothing!" Xu Qingfeng smiled and said a few polite words, then put away his smile and said seriously: "You and I both know that the Japanese army not only has air supremacy, but also has an absolute advantage in ground artillery fire.

Therefore, next, we will inevitably be hit by their ground artillery fire and air strike firepower.

Judging from the course of the Songhu Battle, the enemy's artillery fire and air raid firepower were the biggest threats that caused heavy casualties to our army.

Therefore, in the Battle of Nanjing, whether our army can hold its position or not, the most important thing is to see whether the artillery and air defense preparations are good enough. "

"Yes." Zhou Weiguo obviously agreed with Xu Qingfeng's analysis and nodded repeatedly: "I would like to hear the details."

“The best air defense is to use air to control air, followed by a large number of anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns and other anti-aircraft weapons.

We don't have these conditions, so we can only work hard from the air defense bunker. "

Xu Qingfeng talked calmly and unhurriedly: "First of all, we need to dig horizontally or vertically on the side walls of each foxhole and trench, similar to a cat's ear air-raid shelter.

It can also be called a cat's ear hole. The geology of our current positions is mostly mountain structures. Once dug out, the defense capability will far exceed that of ordinary plain areas.

This kind of fortification can protect against both artillery and air defense, which can greatly enhance the battlefield survival probability of our soldiers. "

Zhou Weiguo nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and Xu Qingfeng continued: "In addition to adding such bunker fortifications, we must also make corresponding and timely responses to the Japanese offensive tactical system.

For example, before the Japanese attack, there will usually be a wave of artillery fire suppression, or the joint air force will conduct air strikes to cover the area.

At this time, we should allocate our troops and firepower as lightly as possible from the front and as heavy as possible from the rear.

Deploying multiple troops on the reverse slope can effectively offset the Japanese artillery threat.

After the enemy infantry actually starts attacking, the main force will be mobilized, so as to maximize our combat power. "

Zhou Weiguo couldn't help but praised: "Brother Qingfeng, we are heroes who see the same thing on this point, and I commanded the troops to do the same thing before!"

Xu Qingfeng smiled and continued: "In addition to this, there is another point that the basic combat units of the Japanese army are equipped with a lot of portable support firepower such as grenades.

This thing is also a great threat to us. We need to organize a group of officers and soldiers with better marksmanship to form a sniper team, which can also be called a sharpshooter team.

Specifically in battle, they are responsible for hunting down enemy grenadiers or grassroots officers and machine gunners, which are more valuable targets and pose a greater threat to us. "

"Yes." Zhou Weiguo continued to nod his head and said: "Brother Qingfeng, no wonder your troops can repeatedly win with fewer troops and create miracles in wars.

These are excellent tactics for defeating the enemy! "

"Let's go, without further ado. Let's go to the front line now and order the brothers to dig cat ear holes. By the way, I will take you to inspect the position and learn about the real geographical situation of our defense zone."

The more Zhou Weiguo talked, the more excited he became. He stepped forward and pulled Xu Qingfeng out.

……

In a mountain depression about five kilometers away from the 87th Division position.

Sadao Nakajima and the newly appointed head of the 6th Division Ben Kitaro have just established their joint command post.

In order to ensure that the 6th and 18th Divisions have absolute strength, they must maintain their offensive against Nanjing and capture the city of Nanjing as soon as possible.

The Japanese army directly transferred more than 6 supplementary troops to the 9000th Division, as well as a large amount of food, ammunition and other supplies.

The 18th Division also received more than 3000 reinforcements, and the combat effectiveness of both divisions has been restored.

Since Kitaro Motomoto is new here, he is far inferior to Sadao Nakajima in terms of qualifications and familiarity with battlefield conditions.

Therefore, as soon as the headquarters was set up, he took the initiative to say to Nakajima Sadao: "General Nakajima, you will be in charge of this attack, give orders, and I will assist you."

Nakajima Sadao was not polite and nodded happily: "Hey, Benqi-kun, according to intelligence, the one standing in front of us is the 87th Division of the China Army. This unit is one of their ace divisions of the Central Army's German weapons.

In the Songhu battlefield, they were severely damaged by the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, so there was nothing to worry about.

However, it is worth mentioning that Xu Qingfeng's Huben Regiment came from this division.

Therefore, we and the 87th Division are at odds. "

"On its two wings, there are the 88th Division and the 61st Division. In addition, there are also a large number of Chinese troops stationed in the direction of Niushou Mountain.

They will most likely flank the imperial rear when we attack.

Therefore, while launching a frontal attack, we must also beware of this direction.

As for Qixia Mountain, Lion Rock and other directions in the east, the 16th Division and the 9th Division are responsible for this.

We mainly attack the area between Zhongshan and Niushoushan, with the ultimate goal of Zhonghua Gate.

I decided that our department would be responsible for attacking the 61st and 88th divisions, and serve as a guard against the direction of Niushou Mountain.

Your troops attack the frontal defense line of the 87th Division. As long as we can break through this line of defense of the China Army, we can go straight to the Zhonghua Gate of Nanjing and capture the city of Nanjing.

Mr. Ben Qi, what do you think? "

Kitaro Motomoto naturally agreed to everything, and immediately nodded and said: "Yo Xi, just do as you say, Nakajima-kun."

……

The 87th Division's defense line, pre-regiment forward position.

Under the guidance of Xu Qingfeng and the veterans of the Huben Regiment, the officers and soldiers of the Preliminary Regiment were enthusiastically digging a large number of cat-ear holes in their trenches.

Fang Shengli, the commander of the first battalion of the pre-regiment, personally picked up the pickaxe and took the lead in digging. Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo were watching from the side.

When the cat ear hole began to take shape, Fang Shengli got out of it, looked it up and down, and couldn't help but said to Zhou Weiguo and Xu Qingfeng: "Commander, Chief Xu, these really look like cat ears. They are called cat ears." The hole is quite fitting.”

Zhou Weiguo smiled and nodded, while Xu Qingfeng got into the hole and inspected it, then exited and said: "It's still not deep enough, keep digging.

Remember, the deeper you dig, the stronger your defense is, the more you can withstand the enemy's heavy artillery and aerial bombardment!

The soldiers have a greater chance of survival! "

"Yes!" Fang Shengli accepted the order happily, and immediately led his officers and soldiers to continue fighting.

Xu Qingfeng said to Zhou Weiguo again: "Brother Weiguo, how many people are in your regiment?"

Zhou Weiguo said without hesitation: "There are more than 300 people."

"Including the 700 people I brought, there are exactly 3000 people." Xu Qingfeng muttered: "You and I, brothers, join forces and cooperate well, we can at least block one division of the Japanese!"

"So many?" Zhou Weiguo couldn't believe it. After the Songhu Battle, he knew very well the strength gap between the national army and the Japanese army.

What's more, his current pre-regiment of more than 2000 officers and soldiers has both individual qualities and overall combat effectiveness.

They are all far from the main force of the 87th Division at the beginning of the war.

Therefore, he somewhat lacks confidence.

At this time, it was already evening, Xu Qingfeng looked back at Nanjing City behind him, and said seriously: "You have to block it even if you can't, because Nanjing City is behind us.

There are 70 Nanjing elders there, including our brothers Pao Ze, and even more wives, children and sisters! "

Zhou Weiguo also looked back, his eyes gradually became firmer when the city of Nanjing was just lit up, and he nodded solemnly, "We will definitely hold it!"

"Our soldiers are not afraid of life and death and will surely be able to defend our position and make the Japanese invaders pay the price in blood for every step they take."

Xu Qingfeng didn't agree with Zhou Weiguo's words, but turned around, looked at the road ahead that was gradually shrouded in night, and said meaningfully.

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