nucmednet Chapter 285 Unexpected Situation
Chapter 285 Unexpected Situation
285 Unexpected Situation
Rumble!
There was fierce gunfire outside Guanghua Gate in the east of the city.
Song Xilian's 36th Division was originally going to Purple Mountain to exchange guard with the Teaching Corps.
However, at the foot of the mountain, they were attacked by the 22nd Brigade of the th Division of the Japanese army.
"Commander, a Japanese troop in front of us attacked us.
It blocked our way to Purple Mountain."
Song Xilian received the report immediately.
"That devil army?"
Song Xilian asked.
"I don't know. The enemy's attack was fierce. It didn't look like they had just fought for two days.
It may not be the 16th Division of the Japanese, but other Japanese troops. "
"Forget it, no matter which Japanese army it is, I will repel it.
Our mission is to reach Purple Mountain and exchange guard with the Teaching Corps.
Can't be stopped here.
The order was sent to Li Zhipeng's 212th Regiment, asking them to charge and fight fiercely and defeat the Japanese troops in front as quickly as possible.
Don’t delay our ascent up the mountain.”
Song Xilian gave the order.
"Yes!"
Soon, the 212th Regiment received the order and immediately launched a frantic counterattack against a regiment of the Japanese 22nd Brigade that appeared in front of it.
As a result, the 212th Regiment fought for a long time but failed to defeat the Japanese regiment in front of them.
At this moment, Song Xilian realized that something was wrong.
The two sides encountered each other at night and the fighting was very chaotic.
At the beginning, neither side even knew how many troops the other had.
Song Xilian thought that the ones blocking them were just a small group of Japanese troops, at most a Japanese battalion.
Just kill them in one breath.
The commander of the Japanese 22nd Brigade, Major General Kuroiwa, thought the same.
He also felt that the number of nationalist troops supporting Purple Mountain should not be too large, and he wanted to swallow them up in one go.
Therefore, the two main forces fought for more than three hours in the area outside Guanghua Gate at the foot of Zijin Mountain.
From the very beginning, the 212th Regiment at the front of both sides exchanged fire with a regiment of the Japanese devils, and it gradually evolved into a battle between Song Xilian's 36th Division and the Japanese devils' 22nd Brigade.
The battle grew bigger and bigger, and neither side could win.
Now, Song Xilian and the commander of the 22nd Brigade of the Japanese army on the opposite side both realized that they had encountered the main force of the enemy.
"Yoshi, this must be the main division of the Chinese Army supporting Purple Mountain.
Tie them up and send electricity to the 18th and 6th divisions.
Let them dispatch troops to join us in attacking this Chinese army and we must destroy it.
As a result, the Chinese defenders on Purple Mountain lost their reinforcements.
After daybreak, we will definitely be able to take over Purple Mountain."
Major General Kuroiwa, commander of the Japanese 22nd Brigade, also became excited after learning about the current situation.
Immediately go to the nearest 36th and th Divisions of the Japanese to ask for help, and attack and annihilate Song Xilian's th Division from both sides.
Song Xilian also reported the news to Ye Qingshan at the same time.
Tell Ye Qingshan that their actions might be leaked.
They were blocked outside Guanghua Gate by at least one brigade of Japanese soldiers.
Now, they are in a dilemma.
The road to Zijin Mountain was blocked by the Japanese 22nd Brigade.
They wanted to retreat back to Jinling City, but at this time Guanghua Gate had been recaptured by the Japanese.
The retreat route was also cut off.
Song Xilian was a little panicked.
If they don't break the impasse quickly and continue to be blocked at the foot of Zijin Mountain, the situation will get worse and worse.
“Fuck it.
Did the old devil Matsui Iwane figure out our method of supporting Purple Mountain so quickly? "
Ye Qingshan was at the command center. After receiving Song Xilian's telegram, his face looked unhappy.
Ye Qingshan still thought that Song Xilian's 36th Division was blocked by the Japanese tonight because of the Japanese's careful preparation.
It was the old devil Matsui Iwane who saw through their plan.
If this is true, then the 36th Division will be in real danger.
The Japs must have wanted to surround them and annihilate them completely.
Once the 36th Division, a main force division, was annihilated at the foot of Purple Mountain, it would be a huge blow to the National Army.
"Oh shit.
This damn old devil has a very sharp sense of smell. "
Ye Qingshan had a gloomy face and cursed the old devil Matsui Iwane countless times in his heart.
Then, Ye Qingshan immediately ordered the nearest 66th Army to go and provide support.
The 88th Division, which had already retreated to rest, joined forces with the 66th Army to support the 36th Army.
We must not allow Song Xilian’s 36th Division to be surrounded by the Japanese.
However, Ye Qingshan didn’t know that this time he had wronged the old devil Matsui Iwane.
Last night the 36th Division was blocked at the foot of Purple Mountain, which was not what the Japanese planned.
Purely coincidental.
So, just when Ye Qingshan was shocked and anxious because of the telegram from the 36th Division.
In the headquarters of the Japanese Sixth Division, the old Japanese soldier Tani Hisao was extremely excited.
"Hey, Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu is really lucky.
As soon as they arrived, they blocked a main force of the Chinese army that was rushing to support Purple Mountain.
The Chinese troops were able to fight with the 22nd Brigade for several hours without being defeated.
At least it has to be a main force division."
At the same time, Tani Hisao also understood how this main force division of the National Army got out.
“Baga, it turns out that the Chinese fought back at night and took back Guanghua Gate for a while.
The main purpose is to transfer troops to Zijin Mountain.
I asked, why did they only fight back at night and retreat into the city after daybreak?
This time, we will let the Chinese shoot themselves in the foot.”
"Quick, immediately send troops from the nearest 11th Brigade to attack this Chinese army from the side and rear.
Cooperate with the 22nd Brigade to swallow it up in one bite.
Without reinforcements, the Chinese troops on Purple Mountain will not be able to withstand today’s attack.”
Tani Hisao also acted decisively and issued an order.
"What? The 36th Division is blocked at the foot of the mountain?"
The teaching corps on Zijin Mountain also received Ye Qingshan’s telegram before dawn.
"Quick, send someone to notify the Chief of Staff.
Ask him to immediately organize an elite commando team to go down the mountain and rescue the 36th Division.
The 36th Division must be escorted up the mountain."
Gui Yongqing also chose to send reinforcements down the mountain.
Not long after, the 500 elite commandos led by Crazy Qiu rushed down the mountain in a hurry.
"Chief of Staff Qiu, are you also leading a team to rescue the 36th Division?"
Not long after Crazy Qiu and his men left, they ran into a regiment sent by Zhou Xinghai's 1st Militia Division.
The regiment commander was a former battalion commander of the 88th Division. He knew Crazy Qiu and immediately went to contact him.
After getting the affirmative answer from Crazy Qiu.
"Chief of Staff Qiu, we were also ordered to go down the mountain to support the 36th Division.
Then let’s act together.”
"Okay, but don't hold us back."
Crazy Qiu said this with his usual arrogant look, and the commander of the 1st Militia Division didn't care.
As the sky gradually brightens, if someone could look down from a high altitude.
You will find that the Japanese troops surrounding Zijin Mountain are arranged in layers.
At the same time, the main force of the national army was slowly mobilized to the east of the city by Ye Qingshan.
Now, the 36th Division at the foot of Purple Mountain is like a whirlpool.
It was attracting the surrounding Japanese and national army troops.