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Everything was as he expected, the Nanjing city was guarded by a group of mobs who couldn't organize an effective defense in the face of the fierce attack of the imperial soldiers.

Liu Chuanping's victory is in sight, he seems to have seen himself cut off the head of Liang Xiao, the Nanjing guard, and avenged countless imperial warriors.

"Report, the Central China Dispatch Army urgently ordered the Tenth Army to move closer to the Guoqi Detachment of the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway."

The combat staff took the telegram and handed it to Yanagawa Hirasuke.

"Matsui Iwane is just an old fool. Nanjing is already in front of my eyes, and he asked me to move closer to the Kunizaki detachment. It's just... a fool."

Yanagawa Heisuke smiled disdainfully, and tore up Matsui Iwane's telegram.

"Your Excellency, how should I reply?"

The combat staff officer asked.

"Send a report to the headquarters of the Central China Expeditionary Army, saying that my tenth army has arrived at the city of Nanjing, and the imperial flag will be hung on the city of Nanjing early tomorrow morning."

Yanagawa Heirasuke said arrogantly.

"Hi."

The combat staff officer went down to send the report.

At this moment, Yanagawa Heisuke's stomach couldn't help growling. As a commander, he didn't even have lunch. Fortunately, his imperial army had already reached the city of Nanjing. After entering the city, there were countless delicacies waiting for him. taste.

After half an hour.

Guanghuamen, Tongjimen, Zhonghuamen and other defenders suddenly launched a large-scale bombardment on the attacking Japanese troops. After the Japanese attacking troops were frustrated, they immediately retreated. At this time, the national army took the initiative to open the city gates and rushed out from the city.

Supported by the spirit of Bushido, the Japanese troops rushed towards the barrage of bullets and bullets of the national army. They wanted to fight the national army with bayonets in this ice and snow field, because their bullets had already been fired, and there was less than one bullet for every five people on average. .

The soldiers of the national army had received orders from the upper peak not to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army. If they met the Japanese army with bayonets, they would immediately organize machine gun fire.

At the gate of the city, a large number of Japanese soldiers fell on the icy snow, and the white snow was stained red with blood.

Under the cover of tank armor, the national army crazily massacred the Japanese attacking troops.

The No.18 Division of the enemy was defeated at the Zhonghua Gate, the enemy No. [-] Division was defeated at the Tongji Gate, and the enemy's Sixth Division was defeated at the Guanghua Gate.

The Japanese army was completely defeated, without even the slightest counterattack.

The various units of the national army dispersed and chased and beat the fleeing Japanese army fiercely. The corpses lay everywhere and blood flowed like rivers. In the snowy night, the national army slaughtered crazily.

Chapter 64 Post-War Inventory

Tenth Army Command.

Liu Chuanheisuke sat down on the chair, his expression was shocked, the Tenth Army was completely defeated, and the national army was frantically chasing and killing the imperial soldiers, this news made him temporarily...suffering.

How is this possible? The arsenal and fuel depot in the city were burned down. How could the 3 to 55 remnants defending the city have such a strong combat effectiveness? You must know that on the Songhu battlefield, a single regiment of the Japanese army could sweep away a division of the national army. The three [-]rd divisions of the Tenth Army are enough to sweep the five [-]th armies of the national army.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have been fooled. The enemy's artillery fire is fierce and there are enough bullets. Moreover, they are far more than 3 or [-] people,,."

Combat staff officer said.

Heisuke Yanagawa recovered from the shock, and hurriedly said: "Send a report to the divisions and ask them to quickly approach the Kunisaki detachment of the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway."

"Your Excellency, the Imperial Army is in chaos. All division headquarters have lost contact, and their radio stations have all gone silent."

Combat staff officer said.

"Baga Road."

Liu Chuanping yelled angrily: "A bunch of stupid pigs."

"Your Excellency, Commander, the enemy is about to attack the headquarters, shall we retreat?"

The combat staff officer asked cautiously, in the strict hierarchy of the Japanese army, retreat means fleeing, which insults the dignity of the imperial warriors.

"withdraw."

As the commander of the battlefield, Liu Chuanhei knew very well that he was responsible for the rout of the imperial troops.

If he hadn't miscalculated the situation, there wouldn't have been such a big defeat.

But it wasn't entirely his fault, if it wasn't for the Central China Expeditionary Army Command's intelligence being wrong, how could he have gone deep alone.

"Hi."

The combat staff was busy delivering orders.

Outside, the Tenth Army was in chaos, and the soldiers of the various divisions were exhausted. Under the cover of tanks and chariots, the national army kept shooting and killing the fleeing Japanese soldiers. The road from the gates of the cities to Qixia Mountain was full of Japanese corpses.

During the melee, the captain and company commander of a certain battalion of the No. 70 First Army personally captured Moji Suematsu, the commander of the [-]th Division who was mixed among the ordinary Japanese soldiers.

Garrison Command.

Liang Xiao ate pork ribs rice and drank Jiangnan rice wine, with a relaxed expression on his face.

The door of the room, the combat staff and the secretary frequently shuttled through the door, reporting the latest military situation to him.

"Report to the commander, a certain company commander of the 71st Army has captured Moji Suematsu, the commander of the [-]th Division."

"Reporting to the commander, the Japanese army of the 71st Army chasing the [-]th Division arrived at Qixia Mountain. The road was blocked due to heavy snow, and most of the Japanese soldiers of the [-]th Division surrendered collectively at the foot of the mountain."

"Reporting to the commander, Army Commander Song Xilian has called, the 78th Army has blocked the exit of Wulong Mountain, and is reducing the encirclement."

"Reporting to the commander, Chief of Staff Zhou of the 26th Army called. The soldiers of the 26th Army drove the No.18 Division of the enemy to the foot of Qingliang Mountain and asked if they would accept the surrender of the Japanese army."

Liang Xiao chomped on the pork ribs, and said: "The No. 18 Division was bloody on the North China battlefield and the Songhu battlefield, killing countless of my compatriots, don't take prisoners."

"Yes."

The combat staff officer understood and went down to convey the order.

"Commander Sun of the 72nd Army has sent a telegram that the 72nd Army has surrounded the Sixth Division and asked whether to accept the surrender"

"The Sixth Division can surrender."

Liang Xiao said.

"Yes."

The combat staff leaves.

After he finished his meal, he took out his pocket watch and saw that it was only twelve o'clock in the evening, that is to say, the tenth army of the enemy was completely finished after only five hours of fighting, seven or eight times earlier than he expected, Hours.

However, this is also reasonable. The Japanese army had no ammunition, and the soldiers had no food for two days. They all depended on bark and weeds to satisfy their hunger. The morale of the army was slackened.

"Chen Hua."

Liang Xiao shouted to the outside.

"road."

Chen Hua appeared at the door wearing a major's military uniform, and said, "What orders does the general have?"

"I'm going to sleep, even if there is something, don't disturb my rest."

Liang Xiao has been busy deploying the war these days, so busy that the sky is dark, now that the outcome of the war has been decided, he naturally wants to have a good sleep.

"You have a good rest, humble duty at the door, will not let anyone disturb you."

Chen Hua said softly.

Liang Xiao stretched his waist, went directly to the bed, and lay down with his clothes on.

.........January [-]th.

An inspiring broadcast sounded in the streets and alleys of major cities.

"Xinhua news agency reported that the Nanjing garrison, under the command of General Liang Xiao, spent more than a month annihilating the enemy's Tenth Army, thwarting the Japanese army's arrogant statement of capturing the capital of Nanjing in January."

“英勇的中央军No.20六军,No.70一军,No.70二军,No.70八军,在冰天雪地的战场上,与敌第十军八万士兵鏖战数日,击毙敌No.18师中将牛岛贞雄,俘虏敌一一四师中将末松茂治,俘虏敌第六师团中将谷寿夫.......”

"Under the command of General Song Xilian of the 78th Army, the heroic soldiers of the national army braved the enemy's hail of bullets, rushed into the headquarters of the enemy's Tenth Army under heavy artillery fire, and captured the commander of the enemy's Tenth Army, Lieutenant General Yanagawa Hirasuke."

"After the war, our heroic soldiers captured more than [-] enemies and wiped out more than [-]. They broke the myth that the Japanese army was invincible and defeated the Japanese army's plot to invade China."

"......"

The news from Xinhua News Agency is always the same, reporting good news but not bad news.

Even Liang Xiao was very helpless about this. Although he had ordered Xinhua News Agency to try not to brag and keep a low profile, Xinhua News Agency still boasted about the national army.

However, things always have two sides. Although in his opinion, the news from Xinhua News Agency is somewhat exaggerated, the [-] million compatriots are very useful.

People in Wuhan, Chongqing, Xi'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Kunming, and the enemy-occupied areas, after they heard this exciting news, the people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas spontaneously took to the streets to shout and march, and all walks of life donated money and materials to the front line. The people cheered, hugged each other and wept.

Since the fall of the three eastern provinces, the people have heard the most about concessions and defeats, but today, on January [-]th, [-] million compatriots have heard the news of victory. This news is more exciting than the Shanghai campaign commanded by Liang Xiao .

The victory of the Nanjing Defense War has far more political significance than military significance.

This war not only changed people's views on the army, but also changed the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army in Europe and other countries.

In Wuhan, the national government was filled with joy from top to bottom. Every street and alley in Wuhan, the newspapers were overwhelmingly reporting the victory of the national army in the Nanjing battlefield.

"Wuhan Daily... Liang Xiao, a famous general of the Anti-Japanese War, commanded 20 national troops to defeat the Japanese army."

"Chaoyang Daily...... The defense of Nanjing was victorious, and General Liang Xiao was mighty..."

"Today's Daily...the country's famous general, bless me China..."

The newspaper once again praised Liang Xiao as the altar of the military world.

The people regarded him as the god of war.

Groups of passionate youths went south to join the army. They wanted to join General Liang's army to kill the enemy and serve the country.

Shanghai.

Central China Expeditionary Army Headquarters.

Matsui Iwane has short gray hair and looks haggard. He holds a telegram from the headquarters in his hand.

The entire three 3rd Divisions of the Tenth Army fell into the sand on the Nanjing battlefield. In the history of the Imperial Army's military establishment, there has never been such a big defeat, which can be called a great shame and humiliation.

Since he led the army to land and fight, the empire has killed nearly 20 elite imperial troops on the battlefields of Shanghai, Songhu, and Nanjing, but only occupied part of the Songhu area and the first city in the Far East. The base camp has had a great impact on his ability questioned, he should be transferred back to Tokyo.

For Matsui Iwane, returning to Tokyo means imprisonment for the simple reason that the empire will not spare any defeated general.

He was not willing to leave like this, the 3rd Division of the Tenth Army was destroyed in Nanjing, this humiliation must be brought back, otherwise, what is the majesty of the Great Japanese Empire?

Hangzhou.

After a great war, the thousand-year-old city has long been changed beyond recognition, and there are ruins left by artillery bombardment everywhere.

In Hangzhou Bay, Liang Xiao's mansion has been reduced to a scorched ruin.

Because of the end of the war in Nanjing, the war in Hangzhou also ended immediately. After all, the Tenth Army of Yanagawa Hirasuke was wiped out. Naturally, Matsui Iwane would not continue to attack. Matsui Iwane now has only 15 troops in his hands, and the [-] troops stationed in Hangzhou Compared with the Wan Guo Army, it does not have the slightest advantage in terms of military strength. Moreover, the Japanese army cannot provide enough logistics materials to support the Japanese army in a decisive battle with the national army in Hangzhou.

Therefore, Matsui Iwane immediately withdrew his troops and returned to Shanghai when he heard the news that the Tenth Army was wiped out.

In order to prevent the national army from taking the opportunity to counterattack Songhu, he left two full divisions on the main roads in the Songhu area, and let the third formation of the navy patrol the river to deter the national army.

Even if Matsui Iwane did not deploy troops in Songhu, the 15 national army in Hangzhou would not dare to attack rashly. During the fierce battle for several days, the 15 national army suffered heavy casualties, especially the [-] national army commanded by Huang Jie, which lost as much as half .

Counting after the war, in the battle of Hangzhou, the national army sacrificed more than 4 soldiers, more than 3 were injured, and the 15 army had casualties as high as half.

However, Matsui Iwane's Central China Dispatch Army only killed more than 1 people, and more than 7000 people were seriously injured.

From a pure war point of view, the 15 national army in Hangzhou suffered a complete defeat in this battle, but from a campaign point of view, this battle can be called a great victory.

The Hangzhou National Army blocked Matsui Iwane's [-] troops, buying enough time for Liang Xiao to wipe out the Tenth Army.

After the war, the Hangzhou National Army entered a state of rest and recuperation, and telegrams of casualties were sent to the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters.

As the commander of the garrison, Liang Xiao was busy with his feet not touching the ground. He had to arrange the pension work of each unit, deal with interviews with Chinese and foreign reporters, and report the results of the battle to the Military and Political Council of the Wuhan government.

Chapter 65 Wuhan Conference

In the Battle of Nanjing and the Battle of Hangzhou, a total of 46 officers above major general were killed, and there were about 700 officers at the school level.

Luo Cequn, deputy division commander of the [-]th Division, major general rank.

The brigade commander of the [-]th Brigade, the rank of major general, Gao Zhisong.

Commander of the [-]nd Brigade, rank of major general, Zhu Chi.

Yi Anhua, brigade commander of the 2nd, [-]th Brigade, major general rank.

Li Lanchi, deputy commander of the 66th Army, major general rank.

The Chief of Staff of the [-]th Division, the rank of Major General, Situ Fei.