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Chapter 138: Bloody Battle at Yuhuatai (Part 1)
After a night of bloody battles, the city of Nanjing also trembled under the gunfire all night. When the sun rose, everyone let out a long sigh and finally survived another night.
However, the fighting did not stop. When the battle reached this point, both the defenders and the Japanese army knew that the city of Nanjing was at the end of its war effort, and all it needed was the last tremor, so they persisted.
Fortunately, in the past few days, as Li Guoyao's troops transported all the refugees and ordinary people in the city to the outside of the city, and gathered up a large number of broken troops, the situation in the city was much better than the previous few days.
Since there are not so many refugees and defeated troops as cover, the Japs¡¯ plainclothes and spies do not dare to appear on the streets arrogantly, and the order in the city has improved a lot.
But even so, the Japanese army¡¯s crazy attack still overwhelmed many senior generals in the garrison headquarters, and the battles in the direction of Guanghua Gate and the battle in the direction of Yuhuatai were particularly worrying.
Guanghuamen was attacked by the Japanese army yesterday. The solid city wall was blasted out of three hundred meters long gap by the little devil. The Japanese army came in from the gap, causing huge losses to the defenders.
Fortunately, the reinforcements from the Independent Brigade were timely enough, otherwise Guanghua Gate would probably have been breached by the Japs by now. However, after a whole day of fighting, the 259th Brigade, which had already fought hard, was now only an empty frame. There were less than 500 people left in the entire brigade. The Fourth Independent Brigade Guard Regiment originally had more than 3,000 troops. At this time, There are only more than 1,600 people left, which means that the defenders lost more than 2,000 troops at Guanghua Gate yesterday.
Of course, such huge casualties are not without some gains. As the attacking party, the Japanese army suffered equally heavy losses. The Japanese corpses were piled on top of each other outside Guanghua Gate, and the heavy casualties exceeded the estimates of the Japanese army.
In addition, Zhang Hao and Yi Anhua discussed it last night and took advantage of the night to launch a beautiful counterattack, forcibly moving the Japs' position back more than three hundred meters. Not only did they eliminate a large number of Japs soldiers, but they also A lot of weapons, equipment and ammunition were recovered from the front line positions.
At around five o'clock in the morning, Ni Zhiliang's Fifth Guard Regiment also rushed to Guanghua Gate for reinforcements. By now, the number of troops in the direction of Guanghua Gate had reached more than 5,000 people. In addition, there was a reserve defense line two kilometers behind Guanghua Gate. Even if the Japanese army could break through, It is impossible to easily attack the main city from the first-line position.
Since the defenders in the direction of Guanghua Gate were too tenacious, the Japanese army immediately shifted their main attack direction and moved the breakthrough point to Yuhuatai.
The Yuhuatai position in the early morning was surprisingly quiet at this time. Just five minutes ago, the Japanese army suspended their attack here, giving the defenders time to take a breath.
Speaking of Yuhuatai a week ago, I am afraid not many people have heard of it, because as a small hill outside the Zhonghua Gate and Yuhuatai, it is usually inconspicuous, but with the start of the war, the importance of the entire Yuhuatai has become highlighted. came out, because as a strategic high ground overlooking the city, Yuhuatai is an extremely important strategic location for both China and Japan.
If Yuhuatai is lost, both Zhonghuamen and Yuhuatai will be exposed to the Japanese army. As long as the Japs mobilize an infantry regiment to Yuhuatai, the defenders of Zhonghuamen and Yuhuatai will become living targets, so whether they can hold Yuhuatai will depend on them. It became a focus of the battle to defend Nanjing.
In order to defend this place, the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Garrison Tang Shengzhi also spent a lot of money and ordered the 88th Division, the most elite of the garrison, to garrison the place.
The 88th Division is one of the only 20 adjustment divisions in the Chinese army. The so-called adjustment division is actually what we often call "German Arms Division" and is the real elite of the entire National Government.
"However, although the 88th Division is an elite division, it suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Songhu, and all its heavy weapons were lost. During the Battle of Nanjing, the 88th Division had only 70% of its full strength and a serious shortage of weapons and equipment, especially artillery. Only a small number of mortars and four 75mm mountain guns were left for use.
Before the Nanjing City Defense Battle began, Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division, ordered two artillery companies of the 264th Brigade to garrison Yuhuatai, while the 262nd Brigade served as a reserve force inside the Zhonghua Gate. The Japanese troops attacking Yuhuatai were mainly composed of the 114th Division and the 6th Division of the 10th Army. Not to mention the number of infantry, the number of artillery of the little devils alone can scare people to death.
The Japanese army also knew the importance of contact with North China and knew that the defenders had built a large number of fortifications in Yuhuatai, so they deliberately strengthened the strength of the artillery in the direction of Yuhuatai. So far, the Japanese artillery in the direction of Yuhuatai includes the 6th Division Independent Mountain Artillery. The 2nd Regiment (less than the 2nd Battalion) is equipped with 12 Type 41 75mm mountain guns. The 1st Battalion of the 14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment is equipped with the 4-year-old 150mm heavy grenade.12 artillery pieces, the 2nd Independent Armored Vehicle Squadron, the 6th Independent Armored Vehicle Squadron, the 5th Tank Battalion, and the 2nd Battalion of the 14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment.
Counting the artillery of the 6th Division and the 114th Division, there are only 40 mountain guns, 72 field guns, 4 light howitzers, and 24 heavy howitzers over 75 mm, for a total of 140 artillery pieces.
In comparison, the defenders¡¯ only four mountain cannons are simply not worth mentioning!
After capturing Niushou Mountain and Jiangjun Mountain, the Japanese army immediately launched a fierce attack on Yuhuatai. Due to the small combat area, 40,000 people from the two Japanese divisions were crowded together, causing the front-line troops to fall into chaos for a time. Originally, the 150th Regiment's combat area was near the Zhangjiashan Highlands, but due to the large number of people and confusion, the 115th Regiment crossed the combat area boundary and squeezed the 150th Regiment to the right. Even the 150th Regiment's The reserve team was also squeezed to the east of Zeng's gate.
Sadly, the opposite side of the Japanese army turned out to be the important line of defense of the 528th Regiment, the most elite of the 88th Division. The Japanese army, which had not yet recovered, was immediately beaten and disoriented. While the defenders were fighting, they realized that something was wrong with the little Japanese on the opposite side. They were not the 6th Division or the 114th Division, but a regiment of the Japanese 9th Division.
But after the initial chaos, the Japanese army quickly adjusted. The two divisions pressed forward together and launched a crazy attack on Yuhuatai.
The 6th Division attacking the left wing of Yuhuatai, the division commander Hisao Nagatani ordered that the 23rd Regiment attack the Andemen position, and the 1st Battalion of the 13th Regiment cover the right side of the 23rd Regiment. The main force of the Regiment and the 45th Regiment fought with The 114th Division and 127th Brigade attacked the central area of ??Yuhuatai together.
When attacking Andemen, the Japanese army encountered a tenacious counterattack by the Chinese army. The 88th Division held a strong position surrounded by barbed wire and equipped with machine gun bunkers, and carried out considerable attacks with field artillery, mortars and a considerable number of automatic firearms. Tenacious resistance.
The battle entered a fierce stage from the beginning, with both sides firing on all cylinders and not giving the other side a chance. During the fierce battle, Lieutenant Colonel Komazawa, captain of the 1st Battalion of the 23rd Regiment of the Japanese Army, and Captain Kaneda, the acting captain, were injured successively.
Just when the Japanese 23rd Regiment was in a bitter battle, the Japanese reinforcements 47th Regiment and a brigade of the Independence Mountain Artillery arrived.
Due to the arrival of reinforcements and a complete infantry regiment, the morale of the Japanese troops on the front line was greatly boosted. However, the defenders did not panic and continued to respond calmly. After all, the Yuhuatai position was a key city defense position held by the garrison headquarters. The people who were building this position were At that time, they had spent a lot of money. Not only did they have strong city walls, but they also had countless strong bunkers in the field positions outside.
The defenders put up a posture of concentrating all their firepower to attack the Japanese army on the front line. Even the Japanese army, which was famous for its toughness, did not dare to charge regardless of the situation as before. After all, under such terrain conditions, charging was almost equivalent to suicide.
In fact, facing the siege of nearly two regiments of the Japanese army, the Chinese defenders stationed at Andemen only had two battalions of the 527th Regiment. With their troops at an absolute disadvantage, the defenders had already made preparations to share the position. Preparation for survival.
When the frontal position was stubbornly blocked by the defenders, the 47th Regiment immediately launched an offensive from the right wing of the 23rd Regiment and the left wing of the 13th Regiment, trying to break through the defenders' positions in a roundabout way. However, the defenders did not give them this opportunity. When the 47th Regiment attacked "Highland 82", they encountered a tenacious counterattack by the 2nd Battalion.
The defenders benefited from the powerful terrain and superb sniper skills, coupled with the accumulation of powerful firepower and crazy counterattacks, the Japanese casualties continued to increase and the attack was difficult to progress.
Since the defenders had an absolute advantage on the terrain, the Japanese army attacked from the depressions to the hillsides, with almost no blind spots to avoid. No matter how low the depression was, the defenders would find them, and then they would shoot wildly, beating the little Japanese with nowhere to go. Hide.
The Japanese army also suffered heavy losses in this battle. The 5th Squadron, which led the battle, suffered heavy losses. The squadron leader, Captain Mitsuharu Yoshida, was killed on the spot.
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ps: Yesterday a very close classmate of the opposite sex got married, and he was from out of town. I had no choice but to go, so I took two days off. I returned to Hohhot last night and will resume updating today and make additional updates! The first chapter has been delivered, 10,000 words will be updated today, so stay tuned! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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