Songhu: Never Give Up
Chapter 214 The Prince is Coming
Chapter 214 The Prince is Coming
The street fighting in Jinling City is still going on. Once it starts, it is difficult to stop unless one side voluntarily admits defeat.
Street fighting is the warfare mode that can best narrow the gap in equipment, logistics, and training between the two sides. As long as there is sufficient fighting will, battlefield depth, and manpower, it will be impossible for even the side with superior manpower to end the battle in a short period of time.
Both sides consumed not only manpower and supplies, but also time. The competition was about perseverance and determination, and the defenders were not lacking in this regard;
Behind them was the Yangtze River, and in front of them were the Japanese invaders. It was a true fight with their backs to the river. They had no way to retreat and could only fight the Japanese invaders to the death.
Yue Qianli has been doing one thing these days, which is to constantly reorganize the troops and send temporary battalions to the front-line troops as many as needed;
I don't know how many such temporary battalions were consumed every day. After fighting for a while, they became numb and no longer had any time to be polite to the defeated soldiers.
Yue Qianli, holding the Imperial Sword, simply dispatched the Military Police to deal with all the defeated soldiers stranded in the North City with courtesy before force.
Those who could be mobilized were mobilized, and those who could not be mobilized were forcibly mobilized by the military police. Those who were really unwilling were brought to justice by military law. He killed many people, and the defeated soldiers called him "Yue Yanwang" behind his back.
Yue Qianli no longer cared about these things. Rather than letting these people be tied up and slaughtered by the devils, it would be better to force them to fight the devils desperately. At least a large number of veteran devil soldiers could be killed.
A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. Now he has become the person he once hated, like a cold-faced devil, driving groups of defeated soldiers onto the battlefield, including his own brother Yue Wanli.
"Wanli, don't blame me for being cruel. If other people's brothers can go up, so can my brothers. When they are all killed, I will go up myself!"
Yue Wanli said with a firm look:
"Commander Yue, from the moment I left home, I considered myself a dead man, so stop crying wolf here!
I don't know your true intention, but you must remember that the reason why the brothers are willing to die generously is not because they are afraid of your military police, but because of their hatred for the devils, for the city of Nanjing, and for this country;
If you win one day and you are still alive, remember to erect a monument for the brothers who died in the battle, including those who were killed by your gendarmerie. They also fought for this city. You can't let them die with a bad name!"
After Yue Wanli finished his harsh words, he strode away. When he was about to step out of the door, he turned around and said:
"Brother, I'll leave my parents to you!"
After saying this, he didn't wait for Yue Qianli to reply and walked towards the battlefield without looking back. Yue Qianli's eyes became blurred and he nodded heavily at his back. This was his promise to his brother.
The brutal street fighting lasted for a week. Yue Qianli threw almost all of his defeated soldiers into the battlefield. The battle lines of both sides also advanced to the north city. He only had the temporary 4th, 5th and 6th detachments in his hands.
The headquarters and subordinate units of the guerrilla column also withdrew, including the artillery battalion, reconnaissance battalion, supply team, communications company, youth battalion and guard company. These troops were Yue Qianli's foundation and were not suitable for street fighting, so they were kept in his hands and could only be used when breaking out.
He handed over the three temporary detachments to the unified command of the young battalion commander Zhao Tianci, which was Yue Qianli's last strength.
After the continuous consumption in the early stage, both sides were exhausted, and the Japanese could not push forward, and the battle lines of both sides gradually stabilized. In the battle area, more than 100,000 troops from both sides fought together, and you were in me and I was in you;
The entire South City was reduced to ruins. Both sides fought for their lives in the ruins until they were exhausted. The bodies of soldiers from both sides filled the streets and alleys, and no one knew how many corpses there were.
Yue Qianli also fought hard, and the first, second, and finally third detachments joined in, until only the brigade headquarters and the direct-affiliated detachments were left around him;
Even if they could break out successfully this time, the guerrilla column would certainly be seriously injured, and the number of defeated soldiers involved in the street fighting was conservatively estimated to be 5. Together with the main force of the 88th Division, the total force exceeded 8.
鬼子先后投入了第6师团、第114师团、第16师团、第九师团、第10旅,总共4个师团又1个旅团;
The 13th Division and the 11th Division carried out a flanking operation on the northern front, cutting off the passage for the military and civilians in the city to cross the river and break out, while the 18th Division and the 9th Brigade implemented a blockade on the periphery, tightly encircling the east, south, and west directions of Jinling City.
At the Tenth Army Headquarters, an important military meeting was underway. Participants were all senior officers above the rank of brigade commander, including Tani Hisao, Yoshika Ryosuke, Nakajima Imago, Suematsu Shigeharu, Ushijima Sadao, Kunisaki Noboru and other ruthless men.
"Gentlemen, His Royal Highness is very concerned about the war in Nanjing and has lost his patience. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, he will hold a city entry ceremony at the Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing as scheduled. News media from all countries must participate—"
After hearing this, Tani Hisao's face changed, and he immediately interrupted Yanagawa Heisuke and said:
"Yanagawa-kun, there is a fierce battle going on in the city. Although the main force of the Chinese has been driven to the north city, there are still many resistance elements in the south city. It is impossible to eliminate the remaining enemies in one day.
If the entry ceremony is held at this time, the safety of His Royal Highness cannot be guaranteed. I suggest postponing it for more than three days."
All the old devils echoed, only the 16th Division Commander Lieutenant General Nakajima Imao said nonchalantly:
"They are just a few scattered soldiers. If the Empire's four divisions, one brigade and more than 4 troops go all out, they can be wiped out within a day and a night. This is also the Prince's encouragement to you. My 1th Division has this confidence!"
"Bakayalu, is this a question of having faith or not?
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. There are still constant sounds of gunfire in Jinling City. How can your highness, a prince, take risks with his precious body? If something goes wrong, can you bear the responsibility?"
When Tani Hisao saw that Nakajima Imao was not willing to flatter him, he immediately scolded him, saying that it was not the turn of the Sixteenth Division to speak in front of the Sixth Division.
Although they were both first-class divisions, they had different rights to speak. Even though Nakajima Imao was very dissatisfied, he did not dare to argue with Tani Hisao.
Others were also forced to support Tani Hisao under his tyranny. Nakajima Imago could only sit down angrily, his old face looking as red as a monkey's butt.
Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke saw that Nakajima Imao was no match for Tani Hisao, so he could only cough and say:
“Gu Shoujun is right. You are all very worried about the safety of His Royal Highness, but it is His Royal Highness who has decided to hold the entry ceremony as scheduled tomorrow.
Now the media in various countries have learned about it, and our allies are even going to send officials to participate. This is a matter of the glory of the empire and the royal family, and the arrow is on the string and has to be shot.
This is His Highness's military order, no one is allowed to change it!
All you can do is to wipe out the remaining enemies within one day and one night. His Royal Highness does not need casualty figures, he only wants the city of Jinling!"
(End of this chapter)
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