Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 176: Purple Mountain, Yuhuatai Battle Begins

After Gu Changfeng finished speaking, Liao Lei pondered for a long time. No one interrupted him and they started eating and drinking.

In fact, Liao Lei was thinking about whether he could find an opportunity to ambush the Japanese somewhere.

With this kind of heavy artillery, he can even challenge the Japanese brigade.

After thinking for a long time, Liao Lei breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head and said nothing more.

His mission was to guard Zhonghua Gate. Even if he really wanted to ambush the Japanese and report to the headquarters, Tang Shengzhi would never agree.

The banquet time passed quickly, and the slightly drunk Gu Changfeng was helped by the soldiers back to the camp to rest.

On the 30th, Niu Shou Mountain was captured by the Japanese.

The 74th Division of the 58th Army struggled to hold off the enemy for more than ten days and killed more than a thousand devils, but they were helpless against the devils' poison gas bombs, air raids, and artillery bombardments.

In addition, Banqiao on the right wing and Fangshan on the left wing were captured by the Japanese, so Tang Shengzhi directly ordered the 58th Division to retreat.

As Niu Shou Mountain was captured by the Japanese, the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force Command finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They began to print and distribute a large number of letters of surrender to Nanjing.

Of course, Tang Shengzhi was still quite determined during this period, and he directly told all the officers that he would defend Nanjing to the death!

He also ordered that all ships be allocated by the headquarters, all docks be closed, and no person or unit be allowed to cross the river without orders.

He then ordered the entire city to destroy the surrender document, and anyone found keeping it privately would be treated as a traitor.

Matsui Iwane waited for a day, and seeing that the Nanjing defenders were determined, he had no choice but to order the attack.

The defense of Jinling City begins...

The first are Yuhuatai and Zijin Mountain, and the one defending Zijin Mountain is the teaching corps, which is known as the most elite force of the national army, also known as the principal's guard.

In the early morning of January 1, the Japanese 1th Division set out, and then more than 16 Japanese planes and artillery began to bomb Purple Mountain.

At the same time, the battle at Yuhuatai was equally fierce, with the Japanese 6th Division and the 114th Division jointly attacking.

The 264th Brigade was defending the left wing of Yuhuatai, while the 262nd Brigade was defending the right wing, which was the brigade where Xie Jinyuan, whom Gu Changfeng had rescued before, was stationed.

However, Gu Changfeng was not aware of this matter at the time, otherwise he would have to go out and fight the Japanese.

He knew this history. Yuhuatai and Zijin Mountain were not defended for long before they were completely lost!

As for Xie Jinyuan's defense at Yuhuatai, one can imagine what happened to him.

"Changfeng, let's go!" Huang Zhengkui asked for a fight with red eyes.

"No, our mission is not outside."

Gu Changfeng didn't want to stay here, but he had no choice now.

"Changfeng, do you think Purple Gold Mountain and Yuhua Terrace can be defended?"

Zhao Ziqing obviously had similar thoughts to Huang Zhengkui, and he was not afraid of fighting.

Gu Changfeng shook his head and cursed directly: "Damn it!"

"We can't even defend Nanjing City, and now Tang Shengzhi won't let the people leave first. If the Japanese invaders enter the city, the people will suffer."

Zhao Ziqing was silent for a while before he said, "Then what's the point of us staying here?"

Gu Changfeng said, "The bald guy said that the battle was for the people to see. In fact, Nanjing is not suitable as a battlefield. The terrain is too bad!"

At this point, he had no respect for Chang Guangtou anymore, so it was a good thing he didn't start scolding him.

The unfavorable war situation was right in front of him, or the fall of Zijin Mountain and Yuhuatai was right in front of him, and he had no time to care about so many things.

"Then what do you think is the point of us defending Nanjing?" Zhao Ziqing continued to ask.

"Save the people and eliminate the Japanese's effective forces." Gu Changfeng gave his answer.

He really thought so and did so.

Otherwise, he could have found a place to slowly develop his power, and it wouldn't be like it is now.

If you try to pull in some troops, they will be defeated. If you continue to pull in more troops, your power will not be able to develop at all.

"What are you going to do next?" Zhao Ziqing asked seriously.

"First, this guy Tang Shengzhi should be almost unable to hold on. He will definitely escape secretly. We must kill him."

"It's best to let Liao Lei take over the command center first, otherwise the defenders in the city will be in chaos."

"Secondly, arrange for the evacuation of civilians. I have also ordered the previously prepared boats to begin transporting civilians towards Xiaguan."

Gu Changfeng had thought about this matter a long time ago and had discussed it with Liao Lei, but he did not get an answer.

Obviously, Liao Lei himself had a lot of concerns, after all, Tang Shengzhi was still the advocate of war at that time.

"What about ourselves?"

Zhao Ziqing thought that since he couldn't hold it, he must find the next war zone, so he took this opportunity to ask Gu Changfeng.

"Let's talk about it after the fight. I'm also thinking about this issue now."

"Now the whole of China is in flames, and we still have devils to kill." Gu Changfeng replied.

In fact, he still has some ideas. He will no longer participate in various wars in the future and will find a place to develop slowly.

As for which place to choose, he still needs to consider it.

Zhao Ziqing nodded and said, "Okay, it's up to you anyway, you decide."

"Changfeng, how long do you think we can hold on to Yuhuatai and Zijin Mountain?" Zhou Qianli suddenly asked.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Gu Changfeng, wanting to hear his opinion.

Gu Changfeng smiled bitterly and said, "I estimate it will only be two or three days. Although I don't want to admit it, I guess that's all it will be."

The old Japanese soldier Matsui spent a huge amount of money. His planes and heavy artillery hardly stopped firing. Yesterday alone, the Japanese fired no less than 700 to 800 shells at Purple Mountain. You can imagine how brutal the battle was.

"The Training Corps is China's most elite military force. This..."

Zhou Qianli didn't dare to say anything more, he was really heartbroken.

Although the two sides do not know each other, they are still soldiers defending China, and Zhou Qianli's heart is also red.

Gu Changfeng said in a deep voice: "That's their battlefield. Once the Japanese break through these two places, it will be our turn to fight. I only have one request, and that is to fight them hard."

In fact, putting aside the mission, he only had a thousand or so soldiers at the moment, and he didn't dare to go to those two places.

In the past, it would almost mean giving away a head, which was totally unnecessary for him.

Of course, he also respected the officers and soldiers guarding Yuhuatai and Zijin Mountain.

But Gu Changfeng has his own goals, and he will not let the team be destroyed in Jinling.

"These damn Japs, if they come here, I will make them pay the price." Huang Zhengkui said viciously.

The commander of the third company, Wu Mazi, echoed, "Captain Huang is right. We are waiting here for the devils. We must give them a hard time."

The tent suddenly became lively, with everyone coming up with ideas and discussing how to fight the Japanese when they arrived.

Gu Changfeng did not participate. He began to recall when Tang Shengzhi escaped.

It seems to be after the fall of Yuhuatai and Zijin Mountain?