The Rise of the Great Powers in the War of Resistance

The little devil's chief of staff outside the door was already very anxious. As soon as he learned that the Chinese fleet had been severely damaged, the little devil's chief of staff hurried over regardless of Matsui Iwane who was relaxing inside.

With Matsui Iwane's permission, the little devil's chief of staff immediately opened the door and came in. He walked up to Matsui Iwane a few steps, stood at attention, bent down and gave a military salute. The Chinese fleet in the middle was severely damaged and suffered heavy losses."

What?Get hit hard?Hearing this news, even Matsui Iwane, the commander of the little devil's Central China Front Army, changed his face drastically. This news was definitely the worst news for Matsui Iwane.

Originally, Matsui Iwane wanted to rely on the huge ships and cannons of the Chinese fleet to stop the No.30 Sixth Army from crossing the river. Unexpectedly, the Chinese fleet was severely damaged.

Seeing the drastic change in Matsui Iwane's face, the little devil's chief of staff could only helplessly smile, and then reported the situation in detail. [

Seeing that the "Myoko" heavy cruiser and the other two light cruisers were all sunk, Matsui Iwane's face was ashen, and he sat on the ground weakly.

It took a long time for Matsui Iwane to calm down. The matter has come to this point, so he can only change the plan again. He thought that with the cooperation of the Chinese fleet, his troops could easily hold the Yangtze River. However, as the Chinese fleet was severely damaged, then It can only be redeployed.

In the same night, Matsui Iwane called a meeting of the senior commanders of the little devils to discuss countermeasures. At the same time, the little devils urgently mobilized troops throughout the night, changed their deployment, and focused their defense on the south bank of the Yangtze River to prevent the No.30 Sixth Army from crossing the river. .

Some Japanese and puppet troops on the defense line in the south of Nanjing were even transferred into the defense line on the south bank of the Yangtze River. As some of the Japanese and puppet troops in the south were transferred away, they attacked the Eighth Route Army units in the south. During the second day's attack, everyone felt smooth Quite a lot.

The little devils frequently mobilized their troops at night to reinforce the defensive positions on the south bank of the Yangtze River overnight, while the three columns of the No. 30 Sixth Army were simply overwhelming on the north bank.

Before ten o'clock in the morning of the second day, all the main forces of the three major columns reached the north bank of the Yangtze River. The entire north bank of the Yangtze River was basically controlled by the three columns of the No. 30 Sixth Army. The little devil withdrew to the south bank of the Yangtze River.

A large number of puppet troops on the north bank were basically captured by soldiers, and only a few puppet troops were killed. Soldiers of the No.30 Sixth Army were everywhere on the entire north bank.

Now, the three major columns are preparing for the battle of crossing the river. A large number of soldiers are collecting ships, while the artillery regiments and heavy artillery brigades are selecting sites to build artillery centers.

Three columns, a total of 9 artillery regiments, three heavy artillery brigades, hundreds of 105mm howitzers and 155mm howitzers. These are large-caliber heavy artillery, which can easily shoot shells across the Yangtze River and hit little devils On the defensive position on the south bank.

Now, a large number of heavy artillery are gradually being put in place, and the soldiers are rushing to build artillery positions. The cannons one by one, revealing their towering muzzles, point diagonally to the south bank of the Yangtze River.

The tank regiments and the mechanized infantry regiments have become the second echelon to cross the river, and everyone has temporarily assumed the role of air defense. The three major columns, with so many heavy artillery gathered together, air defense has also become very important. At Nanjing Airport, the little devil still has a lot of planes.

As for the infantry regiments, they have become the main force for crossing the river. Everyone will board the ship from the river bank tens of kilometers long on the north bank of the Yangtze River. A total of 10,000+ troops will cross the Yangtze River and enter Nanjing City.

The soldiers are making preparations in an orderly manner, and the No.30 Sixth Army's "Datong Radio Station" and "Datong Daily" are doing overwhelming propaganda.

Today's "Datong Radio Station" and "Datong Daily" not only promptly released the news that the little devil's Chinese fleet was severely damaged last night, but also carried out the news that the three major columns had wiped out tens of thousands of enemies and had reached the north bank of the Yangtze River. announced.

In addition, the policies formulated by the No. 30 Sixth Army were released in detail, and the "Datong Daily" published it in a large space.

The No.30 Sixth Army's vigorous propaganda, many people across the country know that there are a large number of puppet troops, and they also know some things. Although the puppet troops near Nanjing cannot see the "Datong Daily" in time, they still Some of the broadcasts on the radio were more or less known to the puppet army, especially some officers of the puppet army.

When the soldiers of the three major columns were preparing to cross the river, at a puppet army position on the south bank of Nanjing, several puppet army officers were gathering together, as if discussing something in a low voice.

This is a defensive position on the south bank of the Yangtze River. In the section of the Yangtze River in Nanjing, some places suitable for landing on the beach, the Japanese and puppet troops have built many positions, and this is just one of them.

This is a large defensive position. There are at least thousands of puppet troops. There is an entire infantry division. Not far from here, you can still see a lot of little devils. There is a large defensive position of little devils. [

For some important areas, the little devils defended themselves. After a large number of puppet troops surrendered in the past two days, the little devils seemed to be not at ease with the puppet troops. flank etc.

In this position of the puppet army, several officers of the puppet army are discussing. This is the high-level of several puppet troops in this position, from the commander of the puppet army to the deputy commander, chief of staff, brigade commanders and so on.

"Master! You just said a word, now, the No.30 Sixth Army has reached the north bank of the Yangtze River. For the sake of the future of thousands of brothers, you have to make a decision as soon as possible."

"That's right! The No. 30 Sixth Army was broadcast on the radio just now. In a situation like ours, we don't do any evil. If we revolted before the battle, there is still a lot of room for recovery. After Nanjing is restored, at least we are too." It has some merit."

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Several senior officers of the puppet army were persuading the puppet army commander. The puppet army commander sat in the center without saying a word, but judging from his expression, it was obvious that he was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle.

After a long time, the commander of the puppet army grabbed his military cap fiercely, threw it on the ground forcefully, and then said slowly: "Brothers! We are dead, we have an uprising before the battle, and when the time is right, we will attack the little devils." .”

"Teacher is wise, brother, we will follow you forever."

Seeing that everyone was about to attack the little devil, these puppet army officers discussed the details together again, and the rest was to wait for the time to come.

In a situation like this, there are quite a few puppet troops in the entire puppet army, many of which are preparing to surrender, or rise up and attack the little devils before the battle. At present, there are quite a few puppet troops in Nanjing, at least more than [-] puppet army.

On the north bank of the Yangtze River.

The soldiers of the No.30 Sixth Army are preparing. A large number of ships have been collected and ready to go on the north bank of the Yangtze River. As long as they are ready, we will cross the Yangtze River with a hundred thousand troops.

After a whole day of preparations, everyone was basically ready. The artillery positions had been completely built, a large number of shells had been put in place, and the situation of the little devil's positions on the south bank of the Yangtze River had also been investigated clearly.

In order to investigate the situation of the little devil's position, not only many special forces members entered the south bank of the Yangtze River, but even Chuzhou Airport sent a lot of Mustang fighters to fly over the little devil's position and conducted several aerial reconnaissance.

At Nanjing Airport, the little devil's plane took off to intercept several times, but each time before the little devil's plane came, the Mustang fighter planes for reconnaissance had already flown away. Every time, the little devil's fleet only saw everyone's Looking back, many little devil pilots gritted their teeth angrily.

The movement of the little devil's fleet has been under the monitoring of the early warning radar. There are still many planes in the Nanjing airport of the little devil. Although nearly [-] planes were shot down by the soldiers last time, the planes at the Nanjing airport, It is conservatively estimated that there are seventy or eighty more.

Among these planes, there are relatively few bombers, most of them are fighter jets, and there are also a certain number of Zero fighters among them. Of course, there are also quite a few outdated Nakajima fighters.

The soldiers are preparing to cross the river in an orderly manner on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Of course, the little devils know it, especially seeing that the soldiers have been preparing for a whole day. Up to now, there is still no movement. Many little devil officers are a little worried. Next There will be storms and storms.

The little devils know that the No.30 Sixth Army not only has a large number of aircraft and tanks, but also is equipped with a large number of heavy artillery, a large number of heavy artillery groups.

The little devil's commander, Matsui Iwane, is also worried, and has no confidence in whether he can hold the Yangtze River. Yesterday, many of the little devil's staff members have conducted several tactical deduction, but every time the little devil failed miserably.

Although it is only a tactical deduction, it will not differ greatly from the actual situation. Now, Matsui Iwane has considered whether to withdraw the Central China Front Army Command to Shanghai in advance.

The former North China Front Army Command and the Kwantung Army Command were fatally hit by the No.30 Sixth Army, and Matsui Iwane did not want to repeat the same mistakes. [

Matsui Iwane believes that if the Central China Front Army Command does not retreat before Nanjing is besieged, there may be no chance in the future. However, what makes Matsui Iwane entangled is that once the Central China Front Army Command withdraws to Shanghai, it will definitely affect the morale of the little devils .

Many little devils fighting on the front line will think that if their front army headquarters has been withdrawn, Nanjing must be unable to hold it.

Matsui Iwane hesitated, and the little devil's chief of staff came to report some bad news. The Eighth Route Army attacking from the south had already advanced several kilometers to Nanjing.

In addition, on the outskirts of Nanjing City, a large number of gunmen were found in many directions, and these gunmen were also attacking the little devils on the outskirts of Nanjing.

Matsui Iwane didn't know that just two days ago, Lao Jiang had telegraphed Gu Zhutong in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang theaters to order several Japanese troops near Nanjing to also attack Nanjing.

Now the little devils in Nanjing not only have to face the No. 30 Sixth Army, but also defend the Eighth Route Army and a large number of soldiers. The situation of the little devils is relatively bad.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, and his complexion getting uglier, Matsui Iwane walked up and down in the headquarters, hesitating, and finally, Matsui Iwane thought for a long time before making a difficult decision.

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