The force responsible for the defense of Jiujiang is still the Li Hanhun Corps of the Guangdong Army.
As the most elite force in the Cantonese army, Li Hanhun's army has no shirk of responsibility.
The landing direction of the Japanese army was not only in the small town of Gutang, but also in the southeast direction near Xingzidui.
The peripheral troops of Li Hanhun's army have begun to fight with the Japanese army. As the core of Jiujiang's defense war, Jiujiang County cannot abandon the city and escape.
Therefore, Jiujiang County is also very busy.
Li Hanhun, the commander of the 29th Army and the commander of the 64th Army, was standing on the top of the city of Jiujiang County looking at everything around him.
The main theme of the scene was undoubtedly the construction of fortifications.
"Military seat, this will be another fierce battle..." The staff officer next to him sighed.
"It is inevitable that the national army has been defeated since the beginning of the war. Apart from the great victory at Taierzhuang, there is indeed no impressive record. Such a defeat is not unexpected. The key is, how much of these can we consume in this battle? A little devil from the East." Li Hanhun's tone was very calm, with almost no fluctuations.
"We have fought many battles along the way, from Songhu to Xuzhou and then to Lanfeng. Now we are in Jiujiang again. We don't know how long this war will last. Follow us out of Guangdong All our young soldiers are almost exhausted." The chief of staff said, with infinite melancholy in his words.
"What can we do? Let's fight. If Japan does not retreat from our land, we will not cease the war. One day, our flag of victory will be planted on the top of Mount Fuji." As he said, Li Han Soul took out a cigarette and lit it.
"I also believe that this day will come soon." The chief of staff responded.
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However, is the reality really as beautiful as imagined?
Not quite!
After experiencing a brief suppression by the Chinese army's artillery fire, the Japanese army immediately raised a hot-air balloon and began to calculate the possible location of the Chinese army's artillery positions, and then immediately launched artillery fire to counter-suppression.
"Bang!!!"
"Bang!!!"
Rounds of large-caliber naval gun shells burst out from the muzzle of the naval gun on the Japanese warship again, and were fired towards the land on the west bank.
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
The shell hit the land hard and immediately raised a puff of smoke.
Many unlucky trees were hit by this burst of artillery fire and fell down.
Just then, a shell hit the artillery position of the 9th War Zone Police Regiment. The ground was suddenly filled with dust. When the dust settled, a big crater appeared.
This scene actually made Zhao Chengge, commander of the artillery battalion of the First Police Regiment, break into a cold sweat.
"The regiment is wise... Fortunately our troops retreated quickly, otherwise when two artillery shells came down, all our little stuff would have been lost here..." Zhao Chengge took a breath of air before he was shocked. Di said to Zhang Tianhai, the group leader next to him.
Zhang Tianhai smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "It's better not to underestimate our enemies. After all, our enemies are powerful enemies."
"What should we do over there in Gutang Town?" After coming back to his senses, Zhao Chengge asked very seriously.
"Our troops cannot intervene in Gutang Town now, and we can only let them seek their own blessings. From a strategic perspective, Jiujiang has never been an easy place to defend. The political significance of defending here is greater than Practical significance. The kid still has to fight, and we have to reserve some strength to give the kid a hard blow." As he said that, Zhang Tianhai, who was walking on the road, cast his eyes on the Japanese hot air balloon in the distance.
Zhang Tianhai is not unaware of the role of this observation balloon, but there is nothing he can do about his hot air balloon - it is far away and the effective range of bullets cannot be reached at all. Is there a sharp weapon like PRG, so he can only Possibility is beyond our reach.
"Yes, leader, I understand my humble position." Zhao Chengge nodded and said, but said nothing else.
"Why……"
Zhang Tianhai sighed, but never looked back. He just rushed to Jijia Village with his artillery unit.
Jijia Village is Zhang Yulin’s current base camp!
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When Zhang Tianhai's troops were about to return to Jijia Village, the Japanese army finally assembled and launched a very fierce attack on Gutang Town!
"Haha! It's so cool!!!"
The Japanese commanders were shouting, and a group of well-trained and highly motivated Japanese soldiers were charging.
It can be seen from the actions of these Japanese officers and soldiers that they are not as stupid as those filmed in those anti-Japanese dramas. On the contrary, this is a truly elite group!
If not, how could Okamura Neiji be so confident that he could try to shake the strength of nearly ten divisions of the national army with the strength of a brigade?
In addition to the arrogance of the Japanese army, this is probably related to the weak combat effectiveness of the national army. Sometimes, in addition to analyzing the reasons why the enemy is strong, we also need to objectively analyze our own strength.
The sound of artillery was rumbling, and the Japanese infantry was charging.
The Japanese troops charging in the field began to build their temporary front line by relying on the craters created by artillery shells. They used light machine guns and grenade launchers to establish a tight and tight fire blockade in their vain attempt. Formed fire suppression on the national army troops on the opposite side.
But let alone mention it, their firepower is really fierce. At least for a while, the firepower of the national army on the opposite side was much weaker in a short period of time.
"Hold on! Hold on!!" Battalion Commander Xie Chengkun was shouting, fearing that his troops would be attacked by the enemy due to cowardice.
The most important thing is that the combat effectiveness of the unit he currently leads is far inferior to the powerful 11th Division before the war.
To put it bluntly, the current army is a reorganized army of remnants!
Even if the so-called military spirit is still there, the weakening of combat effectiveness is inevitable.
From this point of view, Xie Chengkun's concerns are not unreasonable.
The Japanese army's ferocious attack gradually increased the casualties of the Chinese army. The blood began to slowly dye the land red, and the fierce battle began to slowly heat up.
A whole brigade of Japanese troops launched a fierce attack on Chen Jianzhong's 66th Regiment. The Japanese artillery and aircraft were not idle, launching fierce attacks on the national army's positions one after another.
The thick smoke was billowing, and there were bursts of smoke and dust that were kicked up. The entire position was a doomsday scene mixed with dust and gunpowder smoke, which was very scary.
"The little devil is here again! Fight everyone!!!"
The officers and soldiers of the Nationalist Army were roaring angrily. After many battles between the Japanese and Japanese troops, they were no longer afraid of the fierce fighting power of the Japanese army.
They are all born and raised by their parents, and they all carry one head on two shoulders. Who is afraid of whom? !
It was the brutal Japanese army, and behind them were their parents, brothers and sisters.
The Nanjing Massacre has told them with bloody facts that they have no retreat!
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PS: I was too tired from the four-city joint venture yesterday, so the update will be slow.
During this time, I am really adjusting my state, thinking about how to write better and how to touch everyone's hearts.
