The burning cars and armored vehicles in the dark night, as well as the dead Japanese corpses lying on the ground, were all desolate under the firelight. The blood of Japanese officers and soldiers flowed on the ground and solidified, leaving only clusters of purple. Something solid.
The scene was extremely bloody, and it was particularly conspicuous under the light of the crackling fire.
"vomit……"
Finally, a Japanese soldier couldn't stand this visually shocking scene and turned around and vomited.
"Baga! Hurry! See if there is anyone alive!" Masatake Takahashi, who had already reacted, quickly ordered the soldiers below.
"Hai!" The Japanese soldiers took action one after another, but they found that none of the Japanese soldiers who fell to the ground were alive. The methods were extremely cruel!
In fact, even if some were not directly killed in the battle, some of them who were still alive were stabbed to death by the officers and soldiers of the penetration regiment when they were searching for equipment at the back - their breakthrough direction must not be exposed. , especially when there are so many common people in the team.
A little carelessness will result in the annihilation of the whole army, so the situation cannot help them make a choice. Besides, if they save it, after these little devils are cured, will they still pick up guns and attack the Chinese?
Soon, a thin-looking combat staff officer ran to Takahashi Masatake and reported: "Your Excellency, the captain, after careful inspection by my subordinates, there is no one alive in our second brigade! The enemy's tactics in this unit are Extremely cruel!”
Although he saw the tragic situation in front of him, Takahashi Masatake still had a trace of luck in his heart - what if there were still survivors? This way you can probably know the number of enemy troops.
The combat staff's report shattered Takahashi Masatake's last illusion. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately walked to the communication radio station and hurriedly said to the communication soldier: "Quick, call the division commander directly in my name right now!"
"Hai!" The communications soldier immediately took off the mobile communication radio from his back, and then found a relatively clean and flat place to put it down.
After seeing that the communications corps had laid out these equipment, Takahashi Masatake held the command knife with both hands, and then said: "Dear Division Commander, this is the commander of the 104th Regiment, Takahashi Masatake. Now, there is a wave of The enemy troops fled along the direction from Tongji Gate to Zhonghe Bridge in an attempt to break out. When the Second Battalion of our regiment was chasing the enemy troops, they fought with the enemy's main force. All the troops of our Second Battalion were shattered. Based on my humble judgment, this enemy unit is most likely to be a brigade or main division of the enemy. Therefore, our 104th Regiment requested the division commander to provide rapid support and requested reinforcements to attack the enemy unit in the area of Chunhua Town. The army intercepted. The 104th Regiment, commander Takahashi Masatake, called at 1:15 a.m. on December 13. I wish the division commander good luck in the military!"
Masatake Takahashi is already 37 years old and belongs to the group of young officers. He originally thought that these Chinese troops were not strong. Before he landed in Shanghai, he heard that the North China Front Army was doing well in the war in North China, but he did not expect to land in Shanghai. Afterwards, the cruel reality gave them a wake-up call - after marching into Shanghai, not only was the attack situation very unsatisfactory and the progress was slow, even in the later stages of the battle, the 58th Regiment (Takata Regiment) was attacked by the enemy. The whole army was wiped out, the regiment flag was also taken away, and the regiment captain Shinoda Mizusaburo was also "broken". Even the artillery regiment suffered a lot of losses. The artillery regiment captain Shinoda Yao also died in this battle. Killed in action.
However, in his opinion, these tragic facts were all a fiasco caused by the division commander's adventure and Shinoda Mizusaburo's improper command. As long as he was careful, it was absolutely impossible for these Chinese troops to give them the tenth victory. The Third Division suffered such a heavy blow.
Even the heavy casualties during the attack on Jiangyin Fortress could not directly wake up Takahashi Masatake. He stubbornly believed that the combat effectiveness of these Chinese troops was much worse than that of the warriors of their Sunrise Empire.
But what about the result? The corpses of the Second Brigade were slapping Captain Takahashi in the face. The Chinese army was not weak. The troops of the Kunisaki Detachment and the Sixth Division must have suffered a lot of casualties. Entered Nanjing.
Therefore, Takahashi Masatake finally chose to ask for help this time. If even his Sendai regiment was wiped out, the blow to the Thirteenth Division would be severe, not only in terms of military losses, but also in terms of reputation. The losses, these are also huge - even the personal command ability of the division commander Ogisu Tatehe will be greatly questioned.
Takahashi Masatake doesn't want to be the sinner of the Thirteenth Division, so he has to do this!
The camera then turns to the city of Nanjing.
At this time, the resistance in Nanjing City was still continuing, but it was much weaker than the gunfire when the city was first breached. Many officers and soldiers of the Nationalist Army fled towards the Xiaguan Pier, praying for a way out.
Eager to use his credit to wash away the shame of the north bank of the Suzhou River, Ogisu Rippei set up his division headquarters in the city closer to the front line. He must wash away the shame of the 58th Regiment being wiped out, otherwise He can't lift his head!
In the marching tent, the dim lights illuminate everything that is busy here. There are many Japanese officers in this tent, and they are busy with their own work. If you want to ask why there are so many Japanese officers here, you can only say that it is because this is the division headquarters of the Thirteenth Division!
Perhaps because he was too exhausted from the consecutive days of fighting, Ogisu Tatebing chose to sleep on the portable recliner at the division headquarters, but before he could fall asleep for long, a piece of bad news came.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, Captain Takahashi Masaru of the 104th Regiment is sending an urgent telegram!" A major ran to Ogisu Tatebing and reported. He was the duty staff officer responsible for tonight's combat readiness duty.
"Nani?! Something happened to the Sendai United too?!" Hearing the words "urgent telegram," Ogisu Rihei was immediately awakened. He hurriedly stood up from the recliner at a very fast speed.
"Your Excellency, the division commander, please take a look. The current situation of the Sendai Regiment is not bad, but the subordinate second brigade from the captain and below has been completely destroyed!" the staff officer on duty reported, not forgetting to remove the The sealed translation was handed over to Ogisu Rihei respectfully.
Looking at this telegram, Ogisu Rihei's face became more solemn. He thought for a moment, and then said to the staff officer on duty beside him: "Immediately call His Excellency Hisashi Tani, the commander of the Sixth Division, and ask them to send troops to the front." Come for reinforcements, at least a regiment of reinforcements! Now our Thirteenth Division is more than capable..."
"Hai! I'll call His Excellency the commander of the Division, His Excellency Tani Hisao immediately!" the staff officer on duty responded.
At this time, the Chief of Staff of the Thirteenth Division Aichi Shinichi also returned to the division headquarters. He asked Ogisu Rihei: "Your Excellency, division commander, it's already past one in the morning and you haven't rested yet. Did something happen on the front line?"
Ogisu Rihei said with a wry smile on his face: "Chief of Staff Aichi is still as sensitive as ever. Yosei, something happened to the frontline troops. According to Takahashi, the captain of the 104th Regiment stationed in the direction of Tongjimen, Zhengwu reported that an unknown number, but certainly not small, of the China Army broke out from Tongji Gate towards Zhonghe Bridge. He sent a large force to pursue it, but this army encountered the China Army. A fatal blow from the army. The entire Second Battalion of the 104th Regiment was shattered."
"Oh? I remember that Takahashi-kun has always been a very arrogant person. He can ask for support. It seems that Takahashi-kun will be in trouble." Aichi Shinichi analyzed.
Ogisu Rihei nodded and said: "Yoshi, the chief of staff's analysis is good. Mr. Takahashi is indeed in big trouble. According to his analysis, the China army he is chasing has no more than a brigade in strength. Therefore, he The telegram requesting support was just sent.”
"That's interesting. It seems that this China unit has a very strong combat effectiveness. It is most likely a unit of the elite teaching corps of the China Central Army." Aichi Shin adjusted his glasses and said, "For this battle , how does the division commander want to fight? Should he let this unit go or continue to pursue it? "
"Aichi-kun, this battle must be fought. Our Thirteenth Division has already made a fool of itself in Shanghai. We...can't ruin the reputation of the Thirteenth Division..." Ogisu Tachi Bing said with his long horse face, it seems that the battle on the north bank of Suzhou River really cast a shadow on him...
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