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At 6:00 AM, at Xiaolingwei, the artillery position of the Training Corps.

With the cooperation of Chief of Staff Qiu Fengzi, Zhao Yunwen also brought the artillery regiment under control. By this time, the remnants of the Training Corps had all been assembled, with a total strength of about 13000 people, of which more than 8,000 were veterans and directly subordinate technical troops.

In particular, the artillery regiment, engineer regiment, cavalry regiment, communications battalion, supply battalion, special service battalion, anti-aircraft artillery company, light artillery company, medical team, etc., were all trained by the Nationalist government at great expense. In addition, there was a sergeant battalion, all of whom were elite veterans.

With the addition of these troops, Zhao Yunwen felt more confident. He said to Qiu Fengzi:

"I left a battalion on the second peak and immediately arranged for the cavalry regiment to send all the wounded to the second peak for proper care. Cavalry is not suitable for street fighting, so the brothers can fight the Japanese to the death without restraint."

No officers above the regimental level in the Training Corps had any objections to this arrangement; on the contrary, they felt a greater appreciation for Zhao Yunwen.

After arranging for the care of several hundred seriously wounded soldiers, and with the cavalry regiment that escorted the wounded away, the Training Corps had 12000 men left. These were all combat-ready men; even the new recruits were veterans.

Zhao Yunwen continued:

"Chief of Staff Qiu, we now have more than 15000 men at our disposal, and we must reorganize them, otherwise we will not be able to fight urban warfare."

Qiu Fengzi nodded in agreement and said:

"Senior, the Training Corps will follow your lead, so just tell me your plan."

The three brigade commanders of the training corps also expressed that now is not the time for infighting, and that a strong "alpha wolf" is needed.

Gui Yongqing's departure chilled many hearts. Soldiers are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of being abandoned. In this respect, Zhao Yunwen has a good reputation.

During the Battle of Shanghai, his troops were almost entirely withdrawn to the outskirts of Nanjing. Now all the military leaders have fled, and only Zhao Yunwen is willing to stay and take charge of the overall situation. As he is also a senior from the same class, the others are naturally willing to regard him as the "alpha wolf".

Seeing that no one had any objections, Zhao Yunwen continued:

"The brigade structure was completely abolished, and the brigade commander replaced the regimental commander who was killed or seriously wounded. The infantry regiment structure was retained, plus the two regiments of the guerrilla detachment, for a total of eight."

The commanders of the regiments were Qin Shiquan (1st), Xie Chengrui (2nd), Li Xikai (3rd), Hu Qiru (2nd Brigade Commander) (acting 6th), Sui Youlan (4th), and Ma Weilong (3rd Brigade Commander) (5th).

Zhou Zhenqiang, the former brigade commander, was appointed acting deputy commander, Qiu Fengzi, the former chief of staff, was appointed acting chief of staff, and Xie Polu was reassigned as deputy chief of staff.

The two artillery units will be combined into one regiment, with Lou Dishan as the regimental commander. All other commanding officers will remain unchanged. The Training Corps will be temporarily discontinued and replaced by a guerrilla detachment. Does anyone have any objections?

Everyone expressed that they had no objections, and Zhao Yunwen continued:

"The organizational structure of each regiment remains unchanged, but the number of personnel is adjusted appropriately to ensure that each infantry regiment has 1500 men. The original 2nd and 3rd guerrilla regiments are changed to the 7th and 8th regiments."

There are many defeated soldiers in the city now. We must first hold off the Japanese in the city before we can gather more defeated soldiers to engage in street fighting and wear down the Japanese.

The Fourth Regiment retreated to the First Vanguard to contain the Japanese, while the Eighth Regiment, Fifth Regiment, Artillery Regiment, and Engineer Regiment fought in the East City, under the unified command of Chief of Staff Qiu.

The Sixth, Third, and Second Regiments held off the Japanese in the South City under the unified command of Deputy Commander Zhou. The First Regiment served as a reserve force, and the Seventh Regiment followed me to Xiaguan to gather the fleeing soldiers.

The gathered defeated soldiers were reorganized into infantry battalions and handed over to the commanders of the South and East cities, who were free to replenish them. At the same time, you also had the right to incorporate the scattered defeated soldiers scattered throughout the city.

The signal for the breakout is three fireworks, all aimed at breaking out eastward and meeting at Zijin Mountain. Do you all understand?

Zhao Yunwen's arrangements were quite reasonable. He gave them autonomy, distributed the defeated soldiers he had recruited to various regiments, and agreed on a signal for breaking out. This gained everyone's support and completely solidified Zhao Yunwen's position as the "alpha wolf."

Although many people will die in street fighting, no one cares. Nanjing has fallen, and someone has to die for this city; it is a soldier's duty.

After the meeting, each regiment began to adjust its forces as required. Subsequently, Deputy Commander Zhou Zhenqiang led the Sixth, Third, and Second Regiments straight to the South City. At this time, the South City had already been captured by the Sixth Division, but only the vanguard of the Sixth and 114th Divisions had entered the city, where they were burning, killing, and looting.

Just a few hours ago, Prince Asaka, the old devil, issued a secret order to all divisions, which was to kill all the prisoners in the city.

Before the 16th and 9th Divisions entered the city, they were engaged in fierce fighting with the regiments of the Training Corps on the eastern front. According to the normal course of events, after the news spread at dawn, the regiments of the Training Corps collapsed instantly, and the 16th and 9th Divisions took advantage of the situation to storm into the city. Almost all the remaining soldiers of the Training Corps were killed in battle.

After explaining the contact information with each regiment, Zhao Yunwen led the Seventh Regiment and the First Regiment straight to Xiaguan. He wanted to recruit the routed soldiers before the Japanese. Rather than letting them be killed by the Japanese in vain, it would be better for them to die in street fighting, at least taking some of them down with them.

This wasn't because Zhao Yunwen was cruel, but because they needed to expend enough Japanese soldiers to have any hope of breaking out. The Training Corps and the Guerrilla Detachment alone weren't enough; he needed to bring out more people.

[Host, you have entered a new checkpoint in Jinling Inner City. A mysterious gift pack is available. Do you wish to check in?]

As soon as he stepped into the inner city, Zhao Yunwen received good news and chose "yes" without hesitation.

A large gift pack appeared on the system interface. Zhao Yunwen clicked on it, and the system's AI voice sounded in his ear:

[Congratulations, host, you have gained 20 contribution points. Your current balance is 1042000 points.]

[Congratulations, host, the minimap has been upgraded with night vision functionality. Within a 10-kilometer radius, night vision is as clear as day within that area.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received a random gift pack for the Jinling City mission: the coordinates of an armory. This armory was prepared by the Nationalist government for the Battle of Jinling and contains 60 civilian 20mm mortars, 10 rounds of artillery shells, over 500 million rounds of German 7.92mm ammunition, 20 German-made long-handled grenades, 1000 submachine guns, 200 million rounds of ammunition, over 7500 short-barreled Mauser rifles, 1000 pistols, and 1000 Czech-made light machine guns.]

Zhao Yunwen was overjoyed. This trip to Jinling City was worthwhile. It was tailor-made for street fighting, night fighting, and breakouts, and the 20 contribution points far exceeded those of Songhu.

Finding the armory's coordinates was an even bigger surprise. He knew the Nationalist government had stockpiled a large amount of equipment in the city, but he just didn't know where it was.

Now that we have this equipment, we don't need to worry about the retreating soldiers anymore. After receiving the coordinates, the location of the warehouse will be displayed on the minimap.

He immediately took out 1 million catties of dry rations from the system warehouse, stuffed them all into the armory, and then led the 7th Regiment, the 1st Regiment and the Special Service Battalion straight to the armory. With the equipment and supplies for the routed soldiers in place, his trump card for breaking out was greatly increased.

In the southern part of the city, dozens of Japanese soldiers were committing atrocities. Their brutality ignited the blood of the soldiers of the Third Regiment. Battalion Commander Liu Tongqiu roared in fury:

"Kill all these beasts!"

Gunfire erupted, and the unsuspecting Japanese soldiers fell one after another, all of them killed within minutes.

The soldiers, bayonets in hand, stabbed several holes in each Japanese soldier's corpse, only feeling satisfied after confirming they were dead.

The villagers who were rescued knelt down to express their gratitude. Liu Tongqiu then told them to retreat to the west of the city to the safe zone set up by the Germans to save their lives. This was something Zhao Yunwen had instructed them to do beforehand.

Zhao Yunwen had no ability to cover the evacuation of the entire city's residents. There were 200,000 Japanese soldiers outside the city, and the only chance of survival was to hide in the safe zone.

Many ordinary people were completely unaware of the existence of the safety zone. We told them one by one, and we even mobilized courageous young people to participate, believing that dying in battle was better than being killed by the Japanese in vain.

The city has no shortage of weapons, ammunition, and supplies, but there are not many who dare to resist, mainly because no one is taking the lead.

Now that soldiers are taking the lead, there are still many young people, especially students, who are willing to join the war, and the guerrilla detachment accepts all who come.

The battle was small in scale and ended in just a few minutes, but the results were quite good, with a total of 37 Japanese soldiers killed, including one squad leader.

This was a complete squad. Major Liu Tongqiu was very happy. He recruited 17 new soldiers, all of whom had family members who had died at the hands of the Japanese devils.

Liu Tongqiu ordered them to pick up the guns from the dead Japanese soldiers and incorporate them all into the army. He had the veterans teach the new recruits to fire their guns, so they could learn and use them immediately. Those who survived would become veterans.

The battlefield is so cruel. If it weren't for the Second Battalion rescuing them, they would be lying on the ground right now. To survive, they had to fight.

Zhao Yunwen had no intention of being a savior. He entered the city more to kill the Japanese and rally the fleeing soldiers to save themselves. Both soldiers and civilians could participate in the battle, and only those who dared to fight could survive.

The Third Battalion had just finished clearing the battlefield when chaotic gunfire erupted from the flank, accompanied by faint chatter. The Ninth Company Commander came to report:

"Commander, the Japanese heard the gunfire and came over; there's about a company of them."

Each battalion of the Training Corps consisted of three infantry companies, one heavy machine gun company, and one mortar platoon, possessing formidable firepower. Although the entire battalion was reduced to just over 400 men, Liu Tongqiu was still undaunted by a single Japanese company and immediately shouted:

"Seventh Company on the left, Eighth Company on the right, Ninth Company and Heavy Machine Gun Company defend the front, Mortar Platoon, move forward, prepare for battle!"