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Chapter 38: Blood and Fire Cage City (12)

From the moment when hundreds of thousands of Chinese and Japanese sides entered the decisive battle, the Nanchang Battle was formed by the large area of ​​the battle into three relatively independent battlefields and closely related to each other. It was no longer the situation where Nanchang City was the only one, and other directions were waiting and watching.

Judging from the amount of troops invested by both sides alone, the battlefield in Xiushui, the main force of the Chinese and Japanese armies is ranked first. On that land of hundreds of miles, nearly 300,000 troops on both sides were fighting each other, just like in the past few days, and were still fighting and stopping.

The only difference is that the side who is eager to fight and the side who avoids the battle has just exchanged roles. The three Japanese divisions are like the one Ye in "Ye Gong Haolong", chasing each other every day and shouting that they will finish the battle. When the Chinese army really wants to fight, the Japanese shook their tails and wanted to leave. This is the land of China, how can the Japanese fight the Japanese fight if they want to fight and leave if they want to? With the strong forces of the ten armies in the Nine War Zone, the three divisions of the Japanese under the command of Lieutenant General Inaha had to fight and retreat in order to prevent the collapse of the entire line of the army. As a result, the Japanese army spent a whole night to advance less than eight kilometers to the scheduled assembly site. At this speed that is not much faster than the turtle, it will take at least one week for the Japanese general to lead more than 70,000 Japanese back to Wuning.

If we talk about the most eye-catching battlefield at present, it must be considered that the attack and combat between the Chinese army of the three armies outside Wucheng and the troops of a multi-division of Japan. There is no doubt that this battlefield plays a role in connecting the past and the future at this time. Once one side has won a complete victory in the Battle of Wucheng, the tens of thousands of troops freed up by the victorious side will be able to give strong support to the existing side, whether it is the west of the learning water or the south of the Ganjiang River. This kind of support will in turn be the last straw that will crush the opponent on the battlefield.

Compared with the former, although the Chinese side seemed to be more nervous in the wars inside and outside Nanchang City, the arrival of the Forty-Ninth Army made this battlefield without much suspense and was filled with endless possibilities again.

In short, at the beginning of the third stage of the Nanchang Battle, China and Japan played against iron and blood, and used all the pieces that could be used. This subtle pattern of moving the whole body was formed at the beginning of the battle.

On March 20, Nanchang, the south bank of Ganjiang River.

Under the strict order of Lieutenant General Gangcun, part of the 106th Division of the Japanese army bypassed the blocking defense line of the 18th Army and blocked the 49th Army, which was detouring to the north bank of the Ganjiang River.

Although the 49th Army suffered a lot of casualties in the early stage of the battle, the troops were not injured. At this time, there were about 14,000 people in the entire army. The passive participation of this new force greatly alleviated the situation on the south bank of the land. With the cooperation of the 49th Army, the 18th Army also firmly nailed the Nakamura Division to its original position. Unfortunately, under the threat of the entire division revoked by Gangcun and the dismissal of all officers, the 106th Division, which had a little energy, was finally defeated by the 106th Division, who had some energy, and the 49th Army failed to detour to the north bank of the Ganjiang River as scheduled.

The 49th Army could not cross the river, so Cheng Jiaji's fantasy of relying on external reinforcements was shattered.

At dusk on the same day, since the war started, it has changed hands several times and has become a ruined Niuxing Station.

"The gangster, the Japanese are coming up again."

Hong Sheng could not figure it out. This was the first time the Japanese attacked his position since they took over the defense of the 366th Regiment this morning and guarded Niuxing Station. He only knew that the two battalions of more than 700 brothers who moved with his defense were less than 200 people who could fight. Most of the positions in the station were also lost, leaving only a palm-sized place in front of him.

Hong Sheng and his brothers are not left to retreat. Behind the small freight station they are now guarding, there is a path that connects to the rear. This means that as long as Hong Sheng and his soldiers are willing, they can retreat to their own positions at any time through the path that symbolizes survival. But no brothers did this. Everyone knows what Niuxing Station means to the more than 10,000 brothers who are still insisting on the north bank of the Ganjiang River. As long as Niuxing Station is occupied, the Japanese army will achieve the goal of a central breakthrough. Once the Japanese army achieves a central breakthrough, the next step will be to cut the Chinese army in half with a greatly reduced defense zone.

It is time to reach that point, the war in Jiangbei will enter the last stage of street fighting for people to fight on their own. It is precisely because of this that Niuxing Station and the provincial government building on a parallel line will become the focus of the competition. Niuxing Station alone, the 100th Independent Division has been in less than two days, and the brothers under his command have been destroyed. On the other side of the provincial government building, there is also a change of owner for a few hours. At noon, the 98th Division temporarily killed a brigade commander when retaking the provincial government building. At such a critical point, who dares to withdraw a soldier without authorization, and what is waiting for him is the severe punishment of military law. This is what Hong Sheng felt bright in his heart.

"Brothers, fight with the Japanese." The Japanese army got closer and closer, and there were no signs of reinforcements on the road behind. Hong Sheng felt that he was dead this time. Instead of dying from military law, it would be better to fight with the Japanese to the death. If you are lucky, you can stand until dark. At that time, the reinforcements may come. If you are not lucky, you will just die, and there is nothing to be afraid of. It is good to die on the battlefield against Japanese pirates, so that the family that you always think is not good at is also able to talk to yourself.

Just as Hong Sheng was about to lead the brothers of the 365th Regiment to counterattack the Japanese, an extremely timely order gave him and his subordinates the opportunity to survive openly.

"The regiment headquarters, the brigade department has called, please let us retreat immediately." A new staff officer in the regiment, who was keen and quick to see Hong Sheng, who was about to rush out of the position bunker, pulled him back.

"I passed the wrong order, I'll kill you!" From fighting to giving up the position by the death, the bend was a bit bigger, and Hong Sheng couldn't turn it all at once.

"That's right! It was the phone call from Chief of Staff of the Brigade Department. Alas! Regiment, look, the brothers of the temporary 98th Division guarding the provincial government building have all withdrawn." The little staff member was frightened by Hong Sheng's killing.

Hong Sheng turned his head and saw that it was really the case. The Gui army brothers guarding the provincial government building were busy retreating.

"Brothers carrying the injured. Fight and retreat!" Hong Sheng gave the order. The brothers of the 365th Regiment hurriedly carried the wounded soldiers on their backs and alternately covered the positions to retreat to their own positions. Although they were carrying the wounded, they ran at all, but they were not slower than when they charged just now. People! They can live. Who doesn't want to live?

Behind the brothers of the 365th Regiment, rows of mortars fell on the heads of the Japanese soldiers who were eager to make contributions. The heavy mortar company of the brigade not far away was buying valuable time for the 365th Regiment to withdraw from its position.

The ordinary officers and soldiers of the 365th Regiment did not think so much. They just ran and turned around from time to time. They fired several shots at the Japanese army that had already rushed into the position they had vowed to protect their lives. However, Hong Sheng, one of the core cadres of the Cheng Jiaji system, was in his mind at this moment, and there were so many things to do.

The provincial government building and Niu Train Station are key points, and you don’t want it if you say no. Can this city be still defended next?

The master is not planning to tell the city not to leave.

Once Nanchang is lost, the entire battle will collapse. Who will bear this responsibility?

The more you think about it, the more you think about it, the more you become, the more you become, the more you become. In the end, Hong Sheng simply stopped thinking about it. He was just a small group leader, just listened to the hello from the superiors, and it was useless to think so much.

At that dusk, Hongshengdi's question was also the temporary question in the troops of the 18th Army's north bank of the Ganjiang River. Many of the intermediary officers in the hearts of the Leopard Land were able to see the doubts in the hearts of the middle-level officers of the Leopard Land. Fortunately, they will know the answers to these questions in one or two hours.

When the lights are in hand, Jiangxi Hotel.

The meeting of all the division commanders convened by Cheng Jiaji has been held for a while. In the past, in order not to overstimulate these division commanders who are older than him and have no military qualifications, they have always claimed that they will sit around the table regardless of the main and secondary. This method of arranging seats has a bit of a round table. Today, Cheng Jiaji sat honestly and unceremoniously at the end of the long table representing the superiors. This is the first time he has brought out the identity of the chief of staff of the Security Command. Looking to Zhongyuan, Bai Xianhao was a little unhappy when he came here before, but now if you ask them to sit on that chair, they will also thank Bumin.

"Everyone, everyone has carefully read the command of the military captain. If you have anything to say, let me say it now. If you don't want to go to this mess, I can protect it first, but the command of the troops must be handed over and ensure that the troops can obey the dispatch. If you agree, during the execution process, I can only carry the chicken feathers as a command arrow. I'm sorry." Cheng Jiaji's meaning was very clear about the meaning of the words. You can avoid those who don't want to do, but you can't do anything bad.

After Cheng Jiaji finished speaking, he looked at each of Xiang Zhongyuan, Bai Xianhao and Huang Qi, who seemed peaceful but hidden gaze. Except for himself and Qian Shen, who had already known him, he looked at each of the three people present.

"I will firmly implement the warrant of the military captain!" The first statement was Huang Qi, the commander of the New 144th Brigade, who did not like to speak on such occasions. As a trusted subordinate and cousin of Lieutenant General Huang, who promoted Lieutenant General Huang, who was both public and private, he felt that he had no reason not to execute the handwritten warrant of Lieutenant General Huang, who was the boss and brother.

"I have no objection. As long as you can kill the Japanese, how can you kill them? Why can't you use the Japanese? We can't use them. Isn't this just Xuzhou officials setting fire?" The straight-hearted response to Zhongyuan was the second.

As a result, Bai Xianhao, the three leaders in the room, who were not independent 100 divisions, did not speak. Suddenly, everyone's eyes were staring at Bai Xianhao's face that looked a little greasy. If it weren't for the fact that it was too big, someone would have been unable to resist urging him. You must know that among the troops that were struggling to support the north bank of the Ganjiang River, in terms of the strength of each unit, except Cheng Jiaji's independent 100 division, there were only Bai Xianhao's temporary 98th division in charge. Moreover, Bai Xianhao's division was all from Guangxi, and other people's greetings were never listened to others. It can be said that without Bai Xianhao's direct support, even if he was willing to hand over the command of the troops, there was still a 98th division with five or six thousand troops. Without Bai Xianhao's control, it would be difficult to guarantee that he would not have any missed at the critical moment.

Bai Xianhao had a good personal relationship with Cheng Jiaji on weekdays. It is said that his relationship with Cheng Jiaji is the most strong. But his experience, knowledge, family background is different from Huang Qi, who is straightforward and has no brainstorm in the Central Plains. It is this difference that makes Bai Xianhao have a more comprehensive and clearer understanding of the consequences of doing this than Xiang and Huang. Therefore, Bai Xianhao seems so hesitant at this moment.

"Execute the order!" Bai Xianhaosizhi weighed the pros and cons, but finally decided to follow the crowd.

"You have no objection, so I decided to act according to the plan at 10 o'clock in the evening. The action code name "Nirvana" Cheng Jiaji announced the time and action code to everyone. While using a lighter, he burned the handwritten hand that had been sent back to him and turned into ashes. His actions were equivalent to carrying everything on himself.

Everyone present responded to Cheng Jiaji's actions inconsistently, and they were full of admiration for Zhongyuan and Huang Qi. This respect was obviously for Cheng Jiaji's responsibility and heroic spirit.

Qian Shen's eyes contained three points of appreciation and seven points of comfort.

Among the people, Bai Xianhao's eyes looked at Cheng Jiaji were the most meaningful. This gaze not only showed the feelings of Cheng Jiaji's actions, but also the sympathy for Cheng Jiaji, but also the gaze of being cautious about Cheng Jiaji.

Lieutenant General Jizu would not know that this night with the bright moon hanging high will be the darkest moment of his life. He is in a good mood now, and has been in a stalemate for nearly two days, and finally has a big breakthrough at dusk today. Although the opponent's sudden abandonment of the Shouniu Train Station and the provincial government building are a bit strange, the Lieutenant General is not afraid of the other party's trap. He believes that the war depends on strength. With the current twice the strength and absolute firepower advantage of China, he is confident that he can defeat any "two tricks" of the Chinese army with a dignified formation.

Shortly after nightfall, wind blew on the Ganjiang River.
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