newbobooks Chapter 275
Chapter 275
275 Persistence
"Come on, little devils!"
Da da da!
At the No. 1919 position on Purple Mountain, a machine gunner operated the M4A heavy machine gun in his hand and fired wildly at the Japanese soldiers appearing in front of him.
The dense stream of bullets swept out, forcing the charging Japanese soldiers to unable to even raise their heads.
Can only crawl on the ground.
"Baga, why is the Chinese's firepower so strong?"
A Japanese captain who is responsible for leading the charge tonight.
Watching from behind, the Kuomintang soldiers were shocked and angry at the fierce firepower on their positions, suppressing their attack.
"Quick, call for artillery support.
Destroy the Chinese's heavy machine gun positions.
Otherwise, our soldiers wouldn’t be able to charge forward at all.”
The Japanese captain roared.
Boom! Boom!
Soon, the Japanese artillery fire arrived.
The machine gun fire points on the Kuomintang positions suddenly fell silent.
"吆西."
The Japanese captain was also happy when he saw this scene.
The suppressed Japanese soldiers, seeing that the firepower of the National Army had weakened, immediately stood up and charged forward.
Da da da!
As a result, they had just taken a few steps forward when they saw a machine gun position in another direction that had not been firing.
Suddenly the fire broke out.
He directly wiped out a group of Japanese soldiers and suppressed the charging Japanese soldiers again.
"Baga, keep calling for artillery support."
The Japanese captain saw this scene and continued shouting.
The Japanese captain didn't realize that at this time their attacking soldiers could only call for long-range artillery strikes.
Only then can we move forward.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to get up at all.
At Zhou Xinghai's No. 7 position, the attacking Japanese were not the most numerous, so the pressure was not that great.
The real target of the Japanese attack tonight is the main position of Zijin Mountain, which is under the charge of the Teaching Corps.
The exchange of fire over there was even more intense.
The sound of gunfire on Purple Mountain resounded throughout the world.
At the same time, in Jinling City, the three divisions of the Japanese Tenth Army also launched an attack simultaneously tonight.
The 6th Division of the Japanese Tenth Army, under the order of the Tenth Army Commander Heisuke Yanagawa, captured Guanghua Gate.
The 18th Division was responsible for retaking Taiping Gate.
Just take back these two city gates.
It will be possible to cut off once again the connection between the various National Army units in Jinling City and the Teaching Corps and the 1st Militia Division on Purple Mountain.
The attacks of these two Japanese divisions were almost synchronized with the Japanese 16th Division.
At the same time that the Japanese 16th Division attacked Purple Mountain.
They also launched attacks on the 88th and 51st Divisions near Guanghua Gate and Taiping Gate from two directions.
"Hello, is this the 88th Division Headquarters?
Please provide an update.”
"Is this the 51st Division Headquarters?"
"Is there any unusual movement from the Japanese Thirteenth Division?"
In the air-raid shelter command center, Ye Qingshan was sitting on a chair.
Watching those combat staff officers call the commanders of the various Kuomintang troops on the front lines one by one to inquire about the latest situation on the front lines.
After a while, a National Army colonel staff officer came over and reported to Ye Qingshan:
"Chief of Staff, the direction of the Japanese attack tonight.
It is mainly placed in Zijin Mountain, as well as near Guanghua Gate and Taiping.
The Japanese in other directions only sent out small troops to launch exploratory attacks.
The battle on Purple Mountain was extremely fierce.
The Japanese not only used heavy artillery, but also mobilized a large number of mountain artillery to provide continuous fire support on Zijin Mountain.
However, Captain Gui replied that they could still hold on.
The 88th and 51st Divisions also responded and promised to defend Guanghua Gate and Taiping Gate."
"What's going on with Zhou Xinghai?"
Ye Qingshan asked.
Ye Qingshan was not really worried about the Teaching Corps and the three elite troops, the 88th Division and the 51st Division.
The fact that the Teaching Corps was able to hold out on Purple Mountain for such a long time shows that its combat effectiveness is beyond doubt.
After Ye Qingshan sent Zhou Xinghai's militia division over, it took over other flank positions.
Let the remaining 3,000 elite soldiers of the Teaching Corps concentrate on defending the main position of Zijin Mountain.
Under such circumstances, no matter how fierce the Japanese attack tonight is,
It is also unlikely to capture the main position of Zijin Mountain.
The same is true for the 88th and 51st Divisions.
The two troops were the two most combat-effective national army troops in Jinling City at that time.
Even if a Japanese division came to attack, they would not lose their existing defense zone overnight.
On the contrary, Ye Qingshan was more worried about the situation of Zhou Xinghai's 1st Militia Division.
After all, compared to the Teaching Corps, Zhou Xinghai’s First Militia Division was experiencing such a major battle for the first time.
Before they entered the city, they cooperated with Zhou Pingkou's troops to annihilate the enemy's Sixth Mixed Brigade.
Compared with the Japanese attack tonight, it was just a small skirmish.
Ye Qingshan was really worried that they couldn't hold on.
If Zhou Xinghai’s militia division cannot hold on.
If the flank position is lost, Zijin Mountain will be cut off from the city again.
"Just now, Commander Zhou reported that they have repelled two waves of attacks by the Japanese.
No ground has been lost for the time being.
Reassure the Chief of Staff."
The colonel told the truth.
Hearing this, Ye Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief. Zhou Xinghai performed well.
All Ye Qingshan got was a reply of just a few words.
However, in order to hold their positions, Zhou Xinghai's 1st Militia Division on Zijin Mountain suffered extremely heavy casualties.
That night, there were sounds of gunfire everywhere on and below Zijin Mountain.
The Japanese attack lasted all night long.
Even at dawn, he did not stop.
"Division Commander, the Second Regiment has been crippled, with more than half of the troops killed or wounded.
They have to be replaced.
Let a ball push up."
In the tunnel command center, a lieutenant colonel came over and reported to Zhou Xinghai.
This lieutenant colonel officer is the chief of staff of Zhou Xinghai’s 1st Militia Division.
Logically speaking, a mere lieutenant colonel is absolutely not qualified to be the chief of staff of a division.
But Ye Qingshan did not have so many senior officers at this time.
On the contrary, he had recruited many middle and low-level officers from the Training Corps, the 88th Division and other ace divisions.
Ye Qingshan directly promoted and employed them.
Anyway, at this time, Zhou Xinghai's 1st Militia Division was not considered a formally organized national army unit.
It can only be regarded as an armed force of militia nature.
In this case, it makes sense to let a lieutenant colonel serve as chief of staff.
Zhou Xinghai is just a colonel, isn't he? He is a division commander.
"what?
In just one night, more than half of my regiment has been killed or wounded?"
Zhou Xinghai widened his eyes in disbelief.
"Alas, the Japanese bombardment never stopped all night.
In addition, there will be mountain artillery to support the Japanese attacking forces at any time.
Their heavy artillery would also launch a wave of bombardment every two hours.
Our soldiers did not dare to leave their positions.
Otherwise the Japanese will rush over.
If we hold on to the second regiment at the front, it is impossible to have small casualties."
The lieutenant colonel of the national army sighed and said helplessly.
The Japanese attack tonight was so crazy that the artillery fire suddenly brought him back to the Battle of Shanghai.