Big drops of sweat dripped down the foreheads of Yamada Tsuneta and Chiba Kotaro, because they found that their soldiers could not withdraw.

The speed of the enemy tank is really too fast. It can always rush into the enemy's team at the fastest speed, and then start crushing and strafing the enemy.

A large number of Japs were killed by bullets fired from behind. Others had to stop and fight the tanks, but they would soon be shot to death by the tanks and infantry that rushed over.

If the Japs' rout was somewhat organized just now, it was now a complete rout. Many Japs dropped their weapons and began to run away, regardless of the bullets fired from behind.

Facing those steel monsters that cannot be destroyed, even the little devils who have never been afraid of death are afraid. They are also human beings, and they hope to die worthily. Those steel monsters should not be their opponents, because they are really

Can't find a way to destroy those tanks.

"What should we do now?" Yamada Tsuneta said to Chiba Kotaro in panic.

The soldiers of the Japanese Empire actually fled. How many years has this happened since the Meiji Restoration?

If this matter reaches Japan, it will definitely arouse the anger of the emperor, and they will definitely be sent to a military court. Not to mention their future, it will be good to save their own lives.

Chiba Kotaro was silent because he didn't know what to do when encountering such a thing. Fortunately, a messenger ran over and relieved him.

"Reporting to Colonel Chiba and Lieutenant Colonel Yamada, the commander of Suematsu Division has just sent a telegram. Major General Obao has led the 128th Infantry Brigade and the 18th Cavalry Group to come to the rescue. The commander of Suematsu Division ordered our division to hold off the enemy.

They will cut off the enemy's retreat from both flanks and then annihilate the enemy force in one fell swoop."

After hearing what he said, Yamada Shota and Akiba Kotaro breathed a sigh of relief. It would be easier with reinforcements. As long as they could support them until the reinforcements arrived, their troops would be safe.

But soon they frowned again. It was not easy to hold off such a powerful enemy. The Japanese army was now defeated and had no morale at all. It was simply unrealistic for them to regroup and hold off the enemy.

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Of course, the Japanese's mobilization of so many troops could not be hidden from the Mosquito reconnaissance planes in the sky, and soon a radio wave was sent to the headquarters of the 189th Division.

Xie Chengrui and Yi Anhua stood on the city wall and looked excitedly at their troops chasing the Japs. It had been a long time since they had fought such a refreshing battle.

In the past, when they were fighting against the Japs, they were beaten by the Japs' artillery fire, and then used their own lives to fill the gap. It was not like beating the Japs to a pulp today.

Nie Ziwen and Zheng Gouchen were much calmer. After all, they had just won several battles a few days ago, so they didn't feel particularly excited.

Xie Chengrui said to Nie Ziwen and Zheng Goucheng a little embarrassedly: "What I did today was too impulsive. It was really..."

"What are you talking about, Commander Xie? We are all brothers in the trenches. It is normal to have conflicts from time to time. If Commander Xie still treats us as brothers, don't say anything bad about Dao Qian.

"Nie Ziwen saw that Xie Chengrui wanted to say Qian, so he quickly interrupted him.

In his opinion, Xie Chengrui is also a straightforward man, he is just a bit short-tempered and does not have any bad intentions.

"Okay, since the two officers regard me as a brother, I won't be polite. From now on, if the two officers have any use for me, they will just give orders. If I, Xie Chengrui, frown, then I am just a bitch." Xie Chengrui.

He also said with great pride.

"Okay! Captain Xie is indeed a cheerful person, I like it. So do we still need to block this hole?" Zheng Goucheng also said to him with a smile.

"It's no longer blocked." Xie Chengrui thought for a while and said, if it were blocked again, he would be beaten.

At this time, a messenger suddenly ran over. He gave them a salute, and then said loudly: "Sir, our reconnaissance plane sent an emergency telegram. The enemy has dispatched a large number of infantry and cavalry and are heading towards us."

The left and right wings of the army are outflanking us, with a number of at least 10,000 people. In about 20 minutes, they will form an encirclement of our troops."

Everyone was surprised after hearing his words. It seemed that the Japanese were really anxious this time. This time they almost came out in full force.

"What do you think we should do?" Zheng Goucheng asked.

"It's better to withdraw our troops first, we are not ready for a decisive battle yet," Zhang Lingfu said.

This battle was launched temporarily, and they were not fully prepared. Moreover, this time the enemy came fiercely and in large numbers, and after two battles, their tanks did not have much weapons and ammunition, so they needed to be supplemented.

"Okay then, just order them to withdraw." Nie Ziwen could only sigh helplessly.

It's such a pity this time. If it weren't for the enemy's reinforcements, this would have been another great victory.

The atmosphere in the headquarters of the 114th Division became very depressed.

"Sumita-kun, why don't you bombard them?" Suematsu Harushige said to Sumita Raishiro very dissatisfied.

The enemy unexpectedly withdrew its troops, which made Suematsu Harushige breathe a sigh of relief.

But when he asked Sumita Raishiro's heavy artillery troops to bombard the retreating enemy, Sumita Raishiro flatly refused him, which made him very dissatisfied.

"Because of that plane." Sumita Raishiro said, pointing to a plane painted with a golden dragon in the sky in the distance.

"Nani?" Suematsu Harushige looked at the plane with some confusion. It was just a plane, but it could scare Sumita Raishiro like that?

"Yesterday, three aircraft of that type found the location of the artillery of the 6th Division, and then enemy bombers bombed the artillery of the 6th Division, causing heavy losses to the artillery of the 6th Division." Raishiro Sumita was a little bit

He said with lingering fear.

Until now, whenever he recalled the scene of swarms of aerial bombs falling from the sky, he still felt very scared and helpless. Those three bombers that could not be destroyed were simply a nightmare for all artillerymen. Fortunately for him, the ones that were bombed at that time

It was not his artillery, but the artillery of the 6th Division. Of course, he would never say this thought out loud.

"Hey!" Suematsu Harushige suddenly realized, "Are you afraid of enemy bombers?"

"Yes, if we shell the enemy during the day, the risk will be very high. We can wait for the enemy's bombers to bomb before launching a large-scale shelling on the enemy." Sumita Raishiro said to him very seriously.

It was only now that Sumita Raishiro realized how important air supremacy was. Without air supremacy, their unchanging heavy artillery was simply a living target for enemy bombers. Perhaps he should suggest that the empire speed up the development of more powerful fighter jets and anti-aircraft guns. Only

Only in this way can we deal with the enemy's rampant bombers.

"Okay then, just do whatever you want." Suematsu Harushige nodded and said.

He could understand Raishiro Sumita's worry. After all, the bombing of the artillery of the 6th Division happened just yesterday, and it happened under the witness of Raishiro Sumita.

"Shengtian-kun, what do you think we should do next?" Suematsu Harushige said to him at this time.

He felt very troubled by the current war situation. The enemies on the city wall were okay. Not only did the Chinese army lack artillery support, but they were also filled with a large number of new soldiers. In his eyes, as long as he was given enough time, they could conquer the Nanjing city wall.

It's a matter of time.

But after attacking Nanjing City, they will face the powerful 189th Division. The 189th Division is not the national army that lacks heavy weapons. Their heavy artillery is not comparable to that of their 114th Division, and they have that kind of incomparable power.

tanks, all of which gave him a huge headache.

Maybe he could rely on the power of Sumita Raishiro's heavy artillery, but it was too far-fetched for Sumita Raishiro's heavy artillery unit to suppress the enemy's heavy artillery and destroy the enemy's tanks at the same time.

"We can wait for the arrival of the 5th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade. They should be able to arrive in Nanjing tomorrow." Sumita Raishiro said to him quietly.

Suematsu Harushige nodded. Compared with the 15th Independent Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 5th Brigade of the Field Heavy Artillery was a real giant.

A standard field heavy artillery brigade is equipped with more than 70 large-caliber howitzers or cannons ranging from 100 mm to 240 mm. They are the true strategic-level force of the Japanese Empire.

Once the 5th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade arrives on the battlefield, they will be able to occupy the absolute advantage on the battlefield. By then, both the heavy artillery and tanks of the 189th Division will be wiped out in front of the large-caliber artillery of the 5th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade. I thought

Here Suematsu Harushige showed a relaxed smile.

But what surprised them was that they waited until dark and did not receive any news about the bombing by the three bombers of the 189th Division. During this period, only 6 Mustang fighters carried rockets to attack the Japanese troops on the front line.

This made them very confused. Did the enemy have any conspiracy?

Late at night on December 10, on the Yuhuatai position, Zhu Chi and Major General Gao Zhisong, commander of the 264th Brigade of the 88th Division, looked at the Japanese troops attacking again with tired faces. They could no longer remember how many times this was the Japanese attack.

Last night, Hisao Tani ordered his chemical troops to use poison gas on the Yuhuatai position. This caused very heavy casualties to the 262 Brigade, the garrison of Yuhuatai at that time. If Gao Zhisong had not led his troops to arrive in time, Yuhuatai might have been lost.

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But since they released the poison gas, the Japs went crazy and launched day and night attacks on Yuhuatai, causing them heavy losses.

"Do we still have enough ammunition?" Zhu Chi said weakly to Gao Zhisong.

"It's not bad. I should be able to repel a few attacks from the Japs." Gao Zhisong said a little hoarsely.

Zhu Chi laughed out loud, then slapped Gao Zhisong hard on the shoulder, "Thank you very much this time. If you hadn't arrived in time, I might have been finished."

Gao Zhisong laughed loudly and said: "What's the point of being polite about our relationship? But did you slap it so hard just now on purpose?"

"Haha! You have guessed this." Zhu Chi also said with a smile.

At this time, a messenger ran over happily and saluted Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong.

"Reporting to the two superiors, the 189th Division just sent a telegram asking if we need artillery support."

Zhu Chi looked at the messenger with confusion on his face. They had lost so many artillery pieces to support Yuhuatai last time. Even so, were they still willing to help him?

"Aren't they afraid of the Japanese's revenge?" Zhu Chi said with a surprised look on his face.

"Report to the brigade, they said they have found a way to restrain the Japanese artillery without fear of Japanese revenge." The messenger said with excitement.

"Okay, don't you see that they are very kind to you? They have already offered to provide artillery support. What are you waiting for? Why don't you agree quickly?" Gao Zhisong said to him with a smile.

"Then... well, thank them for me." Zhu Chi said a little excitedly. He didn't understand why the 189th Division was willing to provide him with so much help, but he thought he owed the 189th Division a big debt.
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