The battle to defend Nanjing was fought fiercely. It's not a meltdown as rumored.
The Chinese defenders fought very bravely, and many Chinese heroes emerged.
During the battles at Nanjing's Purple Mountain, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Xishan, the Japanese 16th Division encountered a tenacious counterattack by the Teaching Corps.
In the battle of Yuhuatai, the Chinese garrison's 88th Division resisted the Japanese 6th Division with one division, and the 114th Division had two divisions.
And not only that, the 88th Division also caused the Japanese army to lose a large number of officers. The 6th Division alone was killed in battle, and dozens of squadron leaders were wounded in the battle.
Regarding the battle situation at that time, any history of the Japanese army highly praised the combat effectiveness of the 88th Division.
In the history of the Japanese army, it was also written:
“They (Chinese defenders), facing the Japanese Asura-like bloody battle, did not escape, but risked their lives to block the Japanese army.
They counterattacked fiercely for a whole day and night. Inspired by the slogan "Fight to death", they fought to the end. Some were robbed and beaten to death, and some were stabbed to death with bayonets. The trenches left behind piles of rifles, machine gun shells, and countless fallen bodies.
The 23rd, 13th, and 45th Regiments, which were attacking in parallel with the 47th Regiment, suffered increasing casualties, but in comparison, the attack made no progress.
After all, it was a capital defense battle in which the Chinese army shouted "absolutely invincible". The bravery of the Chinese soldiers on this battlefield was completely different from that of their opponents in the North China War.
In particular, their shooting skills cannot be ignored.
In the criss-crossing positions like a spider web, rely on each stronghold to fight tenaciously.
One stronghold was destroyed, and the next stronghold immediately sprayed fierce firepower.
The Japanese army must indeed defeat one stronghold one by one before they can advance. Every inch of land advanced here and every mound captured must be paid in blood. "
So this shows how tragic that battle was.
Duanwu also analyzed that battle, why the slogans were shouted loudly and the soldiers resisted tenaciously, but in the end they were defeated miserably and even fled. As for the Chinese defenders, tens of thousands of them became prisoners of the Japanese army. Why on earth was this?
First, the generals were divided. Many people believed that Nanjing had become an isolated city and had no value in defending it.
Because from a tactical point of view, Nanjing is a desperate situation.
The enemy can surround us on three sides, but the Yangtze River blocks us to the north, leaving us with no way to retreat.
At that time, most of the troops had just been defeated on the Songhu battlefield, their morale was low, and most of their personnel and equipment had not been replenished. Under such circumstances, it was not cost-effective to confront the Japanese invaders head-on.
Therefore, many high-ranking military officers believed that it would be better to withdraw the army to both sides of the Yangtze River to prevent the Japanese army from moving northward and allow the Japanese invaders to capture Nanjing, which had no major impact on the overall war situation.
But at that time, the chairman had a reason to fight.
Nanjing was the capital of the Republic of China at that time. It attracted international attention and was also the location of Premier Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum. If he gave up Nanjing, he would not be able to face the Prime Minister's spirit in heaven.
What's more, he still has to answer to the 500,000 people in Nanjing. If he retreated without firing a shot, he would most likely be drowned in the spit of the common people.
Therefore, the defense of Nanjing is not a matter of whether to defend or not, but a matter of adhering to the time.
But in the final analysis, it is still a matter of face in the end.
Because of Sun Yat-sen's tomb, the Chairman was afraid of being accused of being disloyal and unfilial, so he had to fight this battle. And because we are afraid of being laughed at by foreigners, we still have to fight this battle. Finally, there is public opinion. The Chairman has violated public opinion many times. But at this most critical moment, public opinion came to mind again. It must be said that the chairman's emotional intelligence is quite high.
The second point is that due to lack of preparation, the battle to defend Nanjing can be said to have been improvised. After the Battle of Songhu and Jiangyin, the Japanese troops came to the city. The chairman of the committee temporarily mobilized troops from various places.
The Nanjing Defense War defenders had a total of 15 divisions (including the teaching corps) and 3 military police regiments.
On paper, the strength is 16 divisions, plus the troops directly under the Nanjing Garrison, there should be 150,000 to 200,000 people. But many of the divisions were understaffed.
Taking the 66th Army and the 83rd Army as an example (a total of 4 divisions), they suffered heavy losses after retreating from the Battle of Songhu. And there was no supplement after arriving in Nanjing.
During the Nanjing Defense War, the 66th Army had 7,000 men and the 83rd Army had 5,500 men.
In the early stages of the Songhu Battle, the 112th Division and the 103rd Division were deployed with many officers and soldiers to supplement the front-line troops, and later experienced the Jiangyin Fortress Defense Battle and the Zhenjiang Fortress Defense Battle. After withdrawing to Nanjing with the 87th Division, there was no replacement of troops. There are only about 6,000 men in both divisions.
The three regiments of the military police force have 353 officers and 5,099 soldiers, for a total of 5,452 people. In other words, the strength of the military police force is only half of that of the field division.
The total number of the 2nd Army Corps transferred from Wuhan will not exceed 20,000.
Therefore, it can be deduced from this that the total strength of the Nanjing Defense War at that time would not exceed 150,000 at most.
And finally, with the addition of a Donald Duck who has no commanding ability, it will be difficult to win the battle in Nanjing.
There is nothing Duan Wu can do about this. Even if he goes to Nanjing to meet with the Chairman, it may not help. He only hoped to delay the battle to defend Nanjing for a few more days, even for a few days.
One more day of preparation will give you more confidence in the battle to defend Nanjing. After all, when the Japs attacked Nanjing, there were only 60,000 to 70,000 people.
Therefore, sometimes we are very angry and outnumber the enemy's troops, but the result is such a brutal fight.
Of course, no matter how brutal it is, it can't compare to the 700,000 people fighting in the Battle of Songhu.
Dragon Boat Festival continued to nest in the woods, and Zhu Shengzhong couldn't stand it any longer.
After eating, he wanted to get in front of Dragon Boat Festival, but was kicked by Dragon Boat Festival into the ravine.
Zhu Shengzhong was about to have a seizure, but at this moment, the sound of an airplane engine came.
Zhu Shengzhong quickly sat down and looked up at the sky.
From the northeast, a Japanese reconnaissance plane flew over their heads, and then went straight to the Huangshan Fort.
Xie Jinyuan looked at the plane going away, lowered his voice and said: "Tuanzuo, you guessed it again. The kid really sent a plane."
Duanwu closed his eyes and said: "Don't panic, this is not what we have to wait for. Keep waiting!"
"yes!"
Xie Jinyuan said nothing more at this time. Everyone in the group is like a god. It was said that the little devil was taking advantage of the fog on the river to conduct fire reconnaissance on the Huangshan fort, so the little devil came. He said that the little devil would come if there was a plane, and the plane also came.
In his eyes, Tuanzuo is an incredible existence.
Xie Jinyuan held it in for a long time, and finally couldn't help it anymore, and asked: "Tuanzuo, are you a god? Why does it seem that every move of the Japanese army is in your expectation?"
"Ah!"
Duanwu laughed, because knowing that period of history, he really was like a god.
Foretelling the unknown and anticipating the enemy's opportunities. If this is not God, what is it? ...
