Defending Nanjing
On December 1, 1937, the Japanese army occupied the Jiangyin Fortress. Following that, the Japanese General Staff issued the Continental Order No. 8 according to Matsui Jugen's request: The commander of the Central China Front Army must cooperate with the navy to capture the enemy's capital, Nanjing!
The Japanese Tenth Army followed the orders of the front army and deployed the 114th Division along the Liyang Lishui Road to attack the southern part of Nanjing. The Sixth Division followed the Guangde Honglan Road and attacked the southern part of Nanjing after the 114th Division. The Guoqi Division occupied Dangtu along the Guangde Langxi Road and then crossed the river to cut off the retreat of the Nanjing garrison. The 18th Division attacked Wuhu through Xuancheng and cut off the retreat of the Nanjing garrison to the west.
"Prepare more sandbags. Once the city gate is blown open, immediately block the city gate! At the same time, a ring-shaped fortification must be set up inside the city gate! Once the Japanese army really broke through the city gate, they had to stop them inside the city gate! In addition, hide all the mortars well. Don't pile them up. If you give the Japanese artillery a good beating, you'll be compensated!”Zhang Mo ordered all the battalion commanders.
"Hmm? What the hell was she wearing? Are you going to freeze to death in December? Which regiment are you from?" When Zhang Mo was patrolling the city tower, he found that many soldiers were actually wearing tattered summer military uniforms. He immediately became popular. He remembered that they had all been given winter clothes.
"Master! I'm from the second regiment!" A Sichuan soldier saluted and reported.
"Li Desheng! You're wearing quite warm winter clothes given to your group! Where are the soldiers 'clothes?" Zhang Mo turned around and looked at the new lieutenant colonel Li Desheng angrily.
"Master! I've already given out the clothes! Why don't you wear a coat and leather shoes?”Li Desheng answered Zhang Mo with an aggrieved look, and at the same time, he glared at the soldier and questioned him.
"Put away your coat! I'm afraid I'll wear it out! I want to wear my leather shoes after the war!”The Sichuan soldier said in embarrassment.
"Bastard! The temperature in the morning was only three or four degrees! He was still wearing straw sandals and unlined garment. Did he want to die?”Li Desheng cursed at the soldiers. At the same time, he couldn't even lift his head as the regiment commander. The soldiers he brought were all so shabby. However, this couldn't be blamed on the Sichuan soldiers. The main reason was that they were too poor. They had never seen these high-quality German-style military coats and big-headed leather shoes before, so they definitely couldn't bear to wear them.
"If they're still wearing this, take off your clothes and stand by the wall with them at night!”Zhang Mo gently brushed off the dust on Li Desheng's new army coat and said calmly. After that, Zhang Mo continued to patrol the city tower with his team.
"I'll hurry back and give the order!”Zhang Hu, the other lieutenant colonel, hurried back to the runway. Li Desheng quickly followed him back to the temporary regiment headquarters to issue an order. Anyone who did not change their clothes and shoes would be beaten twenty times a day. Those who did not wear them for three days would be expelled and returned to Sichuan. Once this order was issued, all the soldiers of the Sichuan Army who were newly incorporated into the 44th Division quickly changed into their winter uniforms.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Weng weng weng weng!
In the sky, the Japanese planes flew towards Nanjing like flies. The piercing air defense alarm sounded, and at the same time, the Chinese fighter planes deployed at Nanjing Airport also took off to meet the Japanese planes.
"Get someone to drain all the oil in the jeep. Move the jeep to the city wall and fill it with sandbags. The iron bar on it is very suitable for machine guns to shoot in the air! Take it as our anti-air machine gun! It's better than being bombarded all the time!" Zhang Mo was furious as he watched the Japanese planes fly past. Unfortunately, the system couldn't unlock the fighter plane. Otherwise, even the most trashy biplane would fly up and f * ck his mother!
"Is Master for real? It's a few tons!" Liu Haisheng asked in disbelief.
"What nonsense! Remove the wheels and get more people to carry them up!”Zhang Mo cursed. At the same time, another wave of Japanese planes flew over their heads.
"First row, second row, third row, attack!" Liu Haisheng sent a company of people to carry the jeep up the city gate. Zhang Mo brought ten clones into the city gate and closed the door to exchange for two large boxes. Inside were the 12.7mm caliber M2 heavy machine guns made by the American Browning machine gun. This thing was very lethal. It was good for dealing with airplanes, and it was also good for dealing with the Japanese Type 95 tanks.
"One on each side of the tower, and one every twenty meters. Surround the perimeter with sandbags, and leave a hole for people to stand in. Don't put sandbags on the bars to block the machine guns!”Zhang Mo continued.
"Set it up quickly!" After the first jeep was carried up by fifteen panting soldiers, Zhang Mo impatiently opened the box and took out the Browning M2 heavy machine gun, placing it on the iron bar on the roof of the jeep.
Da da! Da da!
The Browning M2 heavy machine gun fired at the Japanese planes in the sky with a half-meter-long flame. The Japanese planes flying at a low altitude did not expect there to be anti-air machine guns here, and the firepower was not small. The 12.7mm caliber bullets directly opened up a few big holes in the wings of a Japanese plane. The plane flew out of the city shakily, but because the wing was damaged, it lost a wing and directly fell and exploded.
"Ahaha!" Zhang Mo was as excited as a child as he looked at the destroyed Japanese planes in the distance.
"This machine gun is really powerful! Such a big bullet!" The officers who had never seen him before said enviously.
"Quick, quick! Bring it up! I'll try too!" All the regiment commanders were busy trying to experience the power of the Browning M2 heavy machine gun. Soon, the wheels of the second jeep were removed and carried upstairs to install the Browning M2 heavy machine gun. Two fire snakes were constantly waving in the air above Guanghua Gate to chase away the Japanese planes.
"This is so satisfying!" Li Desheng had played Mark Xin before, but he had never experienced the power of the Browning M2 heavy machine gun.
"Master, when are you going to give our regiment this machine gun?”Zhang Hu asked.
"Wait until you have money! I'll give you one!" Zhang Mo said to Zhang Hu.
"Pretend I didn't say anything!" When Zhang Hu heard that he wanted money, he shook his head and didn't want it.
On the second day, the battle at the outer perimeter was in full swing, which meant that Guanghua Sect would soon be in the midst of war. However, it was also possible to fish in troubled waters.
"Long Wenzhang, bring your men and follow me!”Zhang Mo got into a jeep and waved his hand. Long Wenzhang brought his cannon fodder and got into the truck, heading out of the city.
"What a tragic fight!" Zhang Mo, who was lying on a small hill, used his binoculars to look at the waves of soil that were blown up by the Japanese army. The Japanese army had organized a brigade to attack.
"Ten mortars! 2,000 artillery shells towards the Japanese army! Run immediately after you're done!" Zhang Mo pointed at the Japanese army.
"Krupp! Take your men and empty all the shells in the car!”Long Wenzhang shouted loudly. A fat man with the rank of second lieutenant led his men to quickly move the shells and set up the mortar position.
"When did you find him?" Zhang Mo asked curiously.
"I dug it from someone else!" Long Wenzhang said with a sly smile.
"Sure! To be able to dig this out, this guy was very capable! This mortar was a pity for him. At the very least, he should be given a 180mm cannon!”Zhang Mo looked at Krupp who was adjusting the mortars one by one.
"Master, I realized that the people you recommended to me are very meaningful! Everyone seemed to be redundant and indispensable!”Long Wenzhang looked at Zhang Mo and said seriously.
"Soon, you will know that these people are your comrades!”Zhang Mo didn't even look at Long Wenzhang, who was paying attention to the battle at the front line.
Dong dong dong! Dong dong dong!
The unique sound of the mortars rang out. In an instant, ten 60mm mortars flew towards the attacking Japanese troops, causing the Japanese troops to fall. It was not over yet. Soon, the second round of mortars fell on their heads again.
"Master! Where did the artillery support come from?" A colonel asked in confusion.
"Chief of Staff, look behind you!”A lieutenant colonel staff officer shouted in surprise when he saw the mortars rising into the air.
"Which unit is this brother from?”A division commander of the national army pondered in confusion.
"Quickly bring some people to see who's supporting us!”The division commander immediately asked the lieutenant colonel to rush over to see who was supporting them.
Dong dong dong! Dong dong dong!
The mortars were fired at the Japanese army as if they were free, causing the Japanese army to lose hundreds of people. They had to retreat first and call for the artillery to prepare for a counterattack.
"Pack your things and retreat!" Zhang Mo, who had been paying close attention to the movements of the Japanese army, put down his binoculars and shouted loudly. Krupp immediately ordered his men to carry the mortars and the unfinished mortars into the car.
"Master, someone is coming!" When the vehicles were retreating, they saw a national military officer leading two soldiers to this place. However, they were courting death by coming here at this time. Zhang Mo asked the driver to drive up to them to avoid being blown up here.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Not long after they left, the small hill that Zhang Mo and the others had just passed was blown up layer by layer. It was as if hundreds of big buffaloes had crashed into it. However, the truck had already retreated a mile away. It would be useless to blow it up.
"Want a ride?" Zhang Mo stopped in front of the lieutenant colonel and asked.
"May I ask which unit are you from, sir? Were the mortars just now your reinforcements?”The lieutenant colonel was too lazy to be polite and directly went forward to ask.
"I am the commander of the 44th division, Zhang Mo. I saw that your division was fighting very hard just now, so I mobilized mortars to support your division!”Zhang Mo replied.
"Thank you, Division Commander Zhang, for your artillery support! I thank you on behalf of all the soldiers of the Tang army!”The lieutenant colonel said gratefully.
"Alright, let's not talk about the formalities anymore! Take care!" Zhang Mo returned a salute and turned back. On the way back, Zhang Mo went to another position to provide artillery support. He took away more than a hundred Japanese soldiers. All the artillery shells were used up. This wave was not a loss. The main reason for the Japanese casualties was their carelessness. What they did not expect was that they actually had intensive mortar bombardment!
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