novelhk Chapter 337: Chaos into a pot of porridge
Chapter 337: Chaos into a pot of porridge
337 Chaos
At two o'clock in the afternoon of the 24th, Ye Qingshan was commanding 20,000 people to launch the offensive battle at Huangtu Mountain.
At this time, the situation on other battlefields was also changing.
First, on the 51st Division side, Wang Yaowu received Ye Qingshan’s order.
They immediately deployed troops in the Linggu Temple area to block the Japanese 9th Division.
Because a main brigade of the Japanese 9th Division had been transferred away.
Add to that the casualties they had suffered in the previous attack, so at this point he could only be counted as half a division.
With the combat effectiveness of Wang Yaowu's 51st Division, they deployed defenses in advance in the Linggu Temple area to block the Ninth Division of the Japanese for a period of time.
No problem at all.
Among the two reinforcements of the Japanese, this one has the biggest problem.
It's the Japanese 18th Division.
Even though this division did not appear and most of its main forces were transferred away, the combat casualties did not exceed 30%.
Therefore, it still maintains a very high combat effectiveness.
Just as Ye Qingshan was at the time, he began the final encirclement and annihilation offensive against the main force of the Japanese 13th Division.
The Japanese 18th Division has also been marching at a rapid speed.
They arrived about ten miles southeast of Yaohuamen and started a firefight with Zheng Quezi's Third Regiment.
Near Qixia Mountain in the north, the 88th Division was also fighting fiercely with the Japanese 116th Regiment.
The only ones surrounded by Ye Qingshan near Huangtu Mountain were the three infantry regiments of the 13th Division of the Japanese.
There was also a 116th Regiment, which was sent to Qixia Mountain by the old Japanese devil Hagisu Rippei to try to open up a passage to the northeast.
It was not withdrawn in time.
Now, it is entangled by Sun Yuanliang's 88th Division.
Don't give them the opportunity to support the main force of the Japanese 13th Division.
The fighting in Jinling City also did not stop.
The battlefield on the southern front was even more tragic.
Tsukada attacked the Japanese devils and also wanted to take advantage of the lack of troops in Jinling City to make a breakthrough in the city.
Fortunately, Gui Yongqing led the troops on the western front and rushed to the rescue in time.
This is why the Japanese Third Division did not break through the city’s southern defense line.
It can be said that it was because Ye Qingshan surrounded the Japanese 13th Division.
The decisive battle between the National Army and the Japanese in Nanjing was completely detonated.
The battlefield, which had been weakened due to the Japanese's lack of ammunition, entered a climax again.
The fighting on the ground was fierce and the sky was also very lively.
The pilots of the Japanese Fifth Flying Regiment were desperate to break through the air defense line formed by the International Flying Regiment commanded by Johnson.
Try to support the north of the city and help the 13th Division of the Japanese solve the problem of the Kuomintang bomber group.
Because of this problem, the Japanese 13th Division kept making requests to the Japanese headquarters.
Even the old devil Hagisu Rippei clearly told Commander Tsukada Ko.
If they don't stop the bombing by the Nationalist Army, they may not be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive.
This is simply a threat from the old devil Hagisu Rikuhei to the commander Tsukada Isao.
What I mean is, just look at it.
If you don't help us deal with the enemy's bombing, our division will not be able to hold on and will be annihilated.
By then, you, the commander, will not be able to escape blame.
If this really happened, an entire division would be completely wiped out by the National Army while under his command.
The military career of the old devil Tsukada Isao was thus over.
Therefore, Tsukada Ko had no choice but to give Colonel Fujiwara a death order.
Let them break through Johnson's air blockade at all costs and seize air supremacy in the north of the city.
We must not allow the air supremacy in the north of the city to continue to fall into the hands of the Nationalist Air Force.
At the same time, Tsukada Osamu also urgently asked for help from the domestic headquarters.
We hope that the naval aircraft carrier fleet supporting the Xuzhou battlefield can be urgently withdrawn.
First, help them to regain air supremacy over Nanjing.
The Japanese headquarters learned that the 13th Division was surrounded by the National Army and the situation was critical.
It also made a group of old Japanese devils very angry, and even alarmed the Japanese emperor.
Cursing Tsukada for being incompetent.
But at this time, Tsukada could no longer withdraw his attack.
The situation on the front line is so urgent, it would be inappropriate to change the generals.
The only option is to let Tsukada Ko continue commanding and rescue the 13th Division first.
In the end, the Japanese military headquarters agreed to Tsukada Ko's request.
At this time, the Japanese aircraft carrier fleets Akagi and Kaga, which were supporting the Xuzhou battlefield, returned to the Songhu area.
Then send a group of carrier-based aircraft to support the Nanjing battlefield.
But this takes time, at least two days.
The Japanese aircraft carrier fleet can return to the Songhu area.
“The entire area around Jinling is in chaos.
The battle of Jinling is finally going to be decided."
Chen Cheng also realized this after receiving continuous reports on the battle situation from the front line.
“This Ye Qingshan has a huge appetite.
Why did he have to devour the Japanese 13th Division?
It is enough to win the battle to defend Nanjing.
This time, if he fails to defeat the Japanese 13th Division, he and all the defenders in Jinling will be doomed.
I want to beat this guy up."
Chen Cheng was also extremely frightened.
Originally, Ye Qingshan was gradually making up for the disadvantage on the Jinling battlefield.
Chen Cheng was extremely delighted when he saw this.
My impression of Ye Qingshan has been getting better and better during this period.
As a result, Ye Qingshan suddenly hit him like this.
"This guy forced the headquarters to give him more support."
Chen Cheng sighed.
The bombers that the National Army provided as support were the support that he had helped Ye Qingshan obtain from the headquarters.
"Tell Ye Qingshan about all the bombs thrown in this battle.
It's all his fault.
You need supplies after the war.
I don’t know how I almost knelt down in front of the headquarters in order to get him this batch of bombers.
But I know this guy is not short of money.
He was the one who paid for the international flying group.
I had always thought that these foreign devils had a change of heart and volunteered to help us fight the war."
Chen Cheng shouted at the top of his voice in his office.
Ye Qingshan also laughed after receiving Chen Cheng's telegram.
He really didn't expect that this time, Chen Cheng could help him get support from the Kuomintang bombers.
"Commander Chen really helped me a lot.
I'll pay for this!"
Ye Qingshan was not stingy either, knowing the pressure Chen Cheng was under.
"It's just a bomb, throw it!
Throw it all at me, no matter how much stock you have, throw it all at me.
As long as we can annihilate the Japanese 13th Division.
I promise to return all the bombs the Air Force dropped afterwards."
Ye Qingshan shouted proudly.
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At the same time, in the tunnel on Purple Mountain, commanders including Song Xilian and Zhou Xinghai also gathered together.
“Commander Song, Commander Ye just called.
They told us that they had surrounded the main force of the Japanese 13th Division near Huangtu Mountain in the north of the city.
Currently, the final annihilation offensive is underway.”
In the tunnel command center, Zhou Xinghai found Song Xilian and reported the good news.
"Ok.
I just learned the news.”
Song Xilian nodded, he also received the telegram.
“I really admire Ye Qingshan’s courage.
He really wants to wipe out an entire division of the Japanese."
Song Xilian showed admiration on his face.
He originally thought that he was already crazy enough among the senior generals of the National Army.
But now he felt that he was far inferior to Ye Qingshan in terms of courage.
After all, he had never dared to think about wiping out an entire Japanese division.
That is simply an impossible task.
Especially in a battlefield like Nanjing, where the National Army has always been at a disadvantage.
Even Song Xilian couldn't figure out where Ye Qingshan got so many troops and weapons.
Give him the courage to encircle and annihilate an entire Japanese division.
"Commander Ye also said that the Ninth and Eighteenth Divisions of the Japanese now dare to rescue the Thirteenth Division of the Japanese.
In other words, all the Japanese invaders from our southwest and north have left.
Now the Japanese Sixth Division in the west is fighting a fierce battle with our 66th Army.
No time for us.
Therefore, we now only have one old rival left.
That is the Japanese 16th Division.
Commander Ye has allowed us to fight back.
No, it’s a counterattack.”
Zhou Xinghai could hardly suppress the excitement on his face as he spoke.
"Counterattack!"
When Song Xilian heard the word "counterattack", he also felt emotional.
They had been trapped in Purple Mountain for so long and finally got the chance to counterattack.
Not only Zhou Xinghai's side, but also the soldiers of Song Xilian's 36th Division were holding their breath.
"Okay, counterattack.
Let’s go, Colonel Zhou, to our division headquarters and we will study the counterattack carefully.
This time, we must seek revenge on the 16th Division of the Japanese!"
Song Xilian also became eager to fight and pulled Zhou Xinghai to their headquarters.
At this time, the 36th Division and Zhou Xinghai's 1st Militia Division had both suffered more than half of their casualties.
However, they still controlled the main position of Zijin Mountain and did not lose it.
Before, Ye Qingshan launched a counterattack.
Outside the city of Jinling is all the devil's territory.
Even so, the 36th Division and the 1st Militia Division still controlled the main position of Zijin Mountain.
At most, it can only limit the performance of the Japanese artillery.
It was unable to pose much threat to the surrounding Japanese troops.
This is also the reason why the new Japanese commander Tsukada Ko finally gave up his decision to capture the main position of Zijin Mountain.
On the one hand, they really can't chew this hard bone.
Even if they really wanted to take the main position of Zijin Mountain regardless of the cost, they didn't know how many casualties they would suffer.
Perhaps in the future, they would no longer be able to launch an attack on the national army in Nanjing City.
On the other hand, the Japanese felt that the 36th Division and the 1st Militia Division were an isolated force on Purple Mountain.
Even if they are allowed to occupy the main position, it will not have much impact on the Japanese.
In this case, there is no need to waste manpower here.
As long as they defeat the national army in the city, they will win the battle.
This isolated army on Zijin Mountain will have to surrender sooner or later.
By then, they will be so sleepy that they will die.
However, Ye Qingshan completed his move by encircling the Japanese 13th Division in the north of the city.
Forcing the Japanese 9th and 18th Divisions to rush to the rescue.
This caused a huge change in the situation on the battlefield.
Zijin Mountain, which was originally surrounded by heavy Japanese troops, suddenly had a shortage of troops.
The 36th Division and the 1st Militia Division that were trapped on Purple Mountain not only had their pressure greatly reduced, but also gained the freedom to attack from other directions down the mountain at any time.
In other words, it was a useless piece on the chess game.
At this moment, it plays a crucial role again.
With Song Xilian's ability, how could he not notice this?
The moment he received Ye Qingshan's telegram, he knew that the opportunity for their 36th Division to make great contributions had come.
After just half an hour of discussion with Zhou Xinghai, the two sides finalized the counterattack plan.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, just when the battle on Ye Qingshan's side was becoming increasingly intense.