With the death of Kondo Tian, the battle had finally come to an end. After Song Ye's troops were reorganized, the total number of casualties was 10%. After the system had incorporated the soldiers into the Central Guards Regiment, Song Ye's current strength had reached 2500 people. He had also received the system reward of 2000 elite soldiers, 6 sets of PAK-37 cannons, thousands of guns, and 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
The Central Army set up a temporary command center to discuss the next step of the plan. In the command center, Ye Song and Zhou Weiguo stood in front of a map and looked at it carefully.
"Regiment commander, our department is not lacking in weapons now, and the number of people is close to an exploration team. In my opinion, we should go north along Hongxing Road and take a detour back to Nanjin."
"Now that the battle of Nanjin has begun, the Japanese have gathered their troops. We can't lose the battlefield."
Zhou Weiguo stood in front of the map and analyzed the situation in front of Ye Song. Before Ye Song could speak, the chief of staff came to the two with a telegram in his hand.
"Regiment Commander, Weiguo, this is bad. This is an urgent message from Nanjin's headquarters."
"The telegram shows that the 18th Division of the Japanese Army is advancing towards Qianghu through Xuan City. They have now broken through Xuan City. Our 7th Regiment is struggling to hold on at Qianghu. This is the distress telegram they sent to the headquarters."
Ye Song sighed and looked at Zhou Weiguo.
"Weiguo, looks like your plan won't work."
Yanghu was located to the west of Nanjin. After Ye Song set off from Nanjin from the north to Guangde, he first successfully wiped out Ichiro Sakata of the Japanese's 1st Regiment. Then, he turned the tables and chased them all the way to the west under the pursuit of the Kondo Division. Then, he completely wiped out the Kondo Division. According to their current location, they were closest to the 7th Division. Since reinforcements were their mission, they were naturally the only ones who could take it.
" Regiment Commander, over at Nanjin." Zhou Weiguo seemed a little worried.
"It's okay. Not all the generals in Nanjin are like Tang Shenzhi. Although the devils have broken through the front line of Nanjin, it's not that easy. At least it won't be a problem in the short term."
Ye Song interrupted Zhou Weiguo's next words to comfort him. Then, he ordered the chief of staff to gather troops to reinforce the 7th legion.
The 7th legion belonged to the local army of Nanjin. Unlike the central army and other armies that defended the city, it was a local army that was born and raised. Although it was a legion, it only had a pitiful 1500 people. The weapons were also average. After the 18th legion of the Japanese broke through Xuan City, they could only hold on to Qianghu for reinforcements.
If Qianghu was also broken through, it would cut off Nanjin's retreat to the west. At that time, Nanjin's defenders would be in a dilemma.
In Hui City, the 7th division commander Lin Zhengqi was discussing the battle plan with his subordinates. Most of the generals present were worried. They did not believe that they could hold on at all, but they were discussing how long they could hold on. Hui City was not a place where they could not hold on to the Japanese. A division had 12000 soldiers at the front, and there were more than 10000 heavy troops behind them. Among them were armored vehicles and infantry tanks.
While they were discussing, the messenger came in with a telegram.
"Regiment Commander, we received a telegram that the Central Guards Regiment is sending reinforcements to our army. They are expected to arrive in half a day. They request that our army must defend Hui City before the Central Guards Regiment arrives."
After the messenger reported the news, the command center was immediately filled with noisy discussions.
" We're saved. The headquarters have sent reinforcements."
"Central Guards Regiment? It's that Ye Song who has been in the limelight recently, right?"
"Even if they come, what can they do? They can still resist the Japanese's 10,000-strong division."
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There were people in the command center who were happy, but there were also people who disagreed. Everyone had different opinions about the reinforcements. They obviously had no confidence in Hui City. Regiment Commander Lin Zhengqi interrupted everyone.
"Alright, everyone, no matter what, it's better than nothing. Everyone, do your best to defend."
In less than half a day, the devil army had arrived. The devil army's lieutenant general, Yoshishima Sadao, led a total of 12000 troops to reach Hui City with light firepower. Yoshishima Sadao looked at the city in front of him with great ambition. He ordered his subordinates to build a defensive position and was not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, he sent his subordinates to deliver a letter of persuasion to Hui City.
After the letter was sent out, he received a response very quickly. The commander of the 7th Division rejected Ushijima Sadao with a handwritten letter. There were only a few words on the letter, but it made the Japanese lieutenant general respect him.
"Although I know that defending the city is no doubt a mantis trying to stop a chariot, since I have joined the army, I will protect my family and defend my country. I will die to show my will."
After receiving the reply, the lieutenant general no longer hesitated. He ordered his men to surround the city from all directions. Once the infantry tanks and heavy firepower arrived, they would immediately attack the city and take down Qianghu.
At the same time, after rejecting Niu Dao, Lin Zhengqi began to deploy troops to the various gates to defend the city. However, compared to the devils attacking the city, the troops guarding the city seemed a little desolate.
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