nucmednet Chapter 295 The bandits can go, and I can go too
Chapter 295 The bandits can go, and I can go too
295 If the enemy goes there, I can go there too
"Chief of Staff, there is news about the Japanese 11th Division in the south and the 13th Division in the north of the city."
On the morning of the 9th, Ye Qingshan received the news and came to the map.
A colonel staff officer next to him was pointing at the ground for Ye Qingshan.
“Just received news from the 58th Division and the 83rd Army.
They discovered two Japanese divisions in the south and north of the city respectively, trying to attack along the river.
At present, the 58th Division and the 83rd Army are relying on their positions to block the advance of the Japanese. "
As the staff officer spoke, Ye Qingshan's eyes were fixed on the western front.
"The Japanese are in Zijin Mountain in the east, so they can't gain any advantage.
Are you planning to return to the Western Front again?
really interesting. "
After reading it, Ye Qingshan immediately understood the intention of the old devil Matsui Iwane.
Or they are planning to attack their Yangtze River supply line.
Indeed, if the Japanese want to win the battle quickly, they have to take the commanding heights of Purple Mountain.
The best solution is to cut off the Yangtze River supply line of the Nanjing defenders.
The Japanese only need to complete one of these two points.
In this battle, the national army in Nanjing basically lost half the battle.
However, since the Japanese thought of it in the past two days, Ye Qingshan naturally knew it a long time ago.
Now, why can Ye Qingshan be so confident in moving his headquarters to the east of the city?
That's because he had already made arrangements in the west of the city.
At this time, in addition to the 83rd Army and the 58th Division in the west of the city, there was also the 41st Division and three gendarmerie regiments of Deputy Commander Xiao.
They are all in the west of the city to prevent the Japanese from attacking the Yangtze River supply line again.
The commander of the western front is Xiao Shanling.
“Never mind the Western Front.
I believe that Deputy Commander Xiao and his men can handle the attacks of these two Japanese divisions."
Ye Qingshan said with a smile.
"Are there any movements from other enemy divisions?"
Ye Qingshan continued to ask.
“Yes, but not much.
Other Japanese divisions, such as the Japanese 114th Division north of Taiping Gate and the Japanese th Division on the Yuhuatai side.
They have been trying to re-attack Taiping Gate and Jubao Gate.
But he refused to go into the city.
Even so, we abandon the city gate and retreat into the city.
They only stopped advancing after occupying the city wall.”
After listening to this, Ye Qingshan was also helpless: "It seems that the old devil Matsui Iwane has given these devil divisions a death order.
Let them wait until they capture Zijin Mountain before they can enter the city to fight.
I have to say, this damn old devil is really patient.
The previous devil prince was easier to deal with.
If it was the Japanese prince before, he would have lost control and let these Japanese divisions charge into the city."
"Chief of Staff, telegram from the 36th Division and the 1st Militia Division on Purple Mountain."
Ning Yongchen came over: "They are requesting soldiers and ammunition supplies."
Ye Qingshan took the telegram, which contained not only their request for additional troops and ammunition.
There were also Song Xilian of the 36th Division, the Teaching Corps, and Zhou Xinghai's 1st Militia Division, who were killed in yesterday's battle.
"The 36th Division lost more than 2,700 people in yesterday's battle.
The casualties were heavy enough that an entire regiment was wiped out.
There are only a few hundred veterans left in the Teaching Corps. It is indeed time to let Captain Gui and his men withdraw and rest.
Zhou Xinghai's 1st Militia Division also lost more than 3,000 people.
This is the fourth day of the decisive battle with the devils! "
Ye Qingshan sighed.
At this moment, he felt that Purple Mountain was like a huge meat grinder.
The defending National Army and the attacking Japanese are consuming their energy madly.
Ye Qingshan knew that during these three days of offensive, the Japanese casualties would be no less than theirs.
Even so, the Japanese's determination to take over Zijin Mountain has not changed at all.
This can be seen from the fact that the Japanese 6th and 18th Divisions defended the city wall from Guanghua Gate to Taiping Gate.
Ever since, the commander of the Japanese 6th Division, Tani Hisao, found out.
The Nationalist army took advantage of the night to counterattack and retake Guanghua Gate, and took the opportunity to attack the defenders on Zijin Mountain.
After delivering supplies and ammunition.
The old Japanese soldier gave more stringent orders to the Japanese soldiers defending the Guanghua Gate area.
Defend Guanghua Gate as long as possible.
At the same time, in order to be on the safe side, Tani Hisao also organized two battalions of Japanese devils into a mobile force.
Patrolling around several passages connecting Jinling City and Purple Mountain,
As a result, even their troops failed to defend the city walls from Guanghua Gate to Taiping Gate.
The Kuomintang assault troops opened a gap.
Escorting their supply convoy out of the city,
If they want to transport the supplies to Zijin Mountain, they still need to pass these two mobile brigades.
Therefore, it has become more difficult to transport supplies to Zijin Mountain in Jinling City.
"The ammunition consumption on Purple Gold Mountain is so huge?"
Ye Qingshan later saw a telegram sent by Zhou Xinghai, which reported their ammunition consumption.
Just to thwart the Japanese attack yesterday, Zhou Xinghai and his men had consumed more than half of the ammunition they brought with them.
This was far beyond Ye Qingshan's expectations.
"Sure enough, not everyone can afford American weapons and equipment!"
Ye Qingshan smiled bitterly.
At the same time, Ye Qingshan once again realized one of their biggest disadvantages in this battle.
It’s still a supply issue.
Not only food supply, but also ammunition supply is a big problem.
Ye Qingshan strengthened the firepower of the national army, allowing them to fight against the Japanese troops on the battlefield.
But the price is that the logistical pressure increases.
No, the trouble Ye Qingshan is facing right now is not just logistics.
It’s still the problem of ammunition supply.
The ammunition that Ye Qingshan purchased from the Americans has almost been used up.
Next, they could only rely on the bullet production line in the city’s arsenal.
But even if Ye Qingshan bought two bullet-making machines, the speed at which bullets were produced was far less than the speed at which they were consumed on the front line.
Fortunately, during the past half month, Mr. Yan and his team worked day and night to produce it.
A lot of ammunition was accumulated, otherwise Ye Qingshan would be in big trouble.
As for relying on the government to allocate ammunition, it is not very realistic at the moment.
The battle in Xuzhou was on a larger scale, and the headquarters could not provide more ammunition to support Nanjing.
"You have to figure it out yourself."
Fortunately, as long as the supply line is on the Yangtze River.
As well as Ye Qingshan’s channels for purchasing arms from abroad, they are also there.
Ye Qingshan can get more ammunition.
“However, simply replenishing ammunition is not enough.
We also have to find a way to destroy the enemy's transportation lines and prevent them from getting ammunition supplies.
So easy to transport.
The bandits can go, and so can I! "
Thinking of this, Ye Qingshan said to the staff officer next to him: "Go and pass the order to Commander Sun of the 209th Division.
Have them prepare for battle and await my next order."
Then, he handed the telegram back to Ning Yongchen and continued, "I have approved the request of Division Commander Song and Lao Zhou for troops and ammunition supplies.
Let the 66th Army find a way to break the blockade of the Japanese Sixth Division.
Send the ammunition and soldiers to Division Commander Song and his men."