latelenovela Chapter 271 Resuming the Bombing
Chapter 271 Resuming the Bombing
271 Resume bombing
Buzz!
On January 5, after a lapse of more than ten days, a group of Japanese bombers appeared over the city of Nanjing.
Groups of Japanese bombers flew over, and the roar of their engines could be clearly heard.
"Little Japanese bombers, hurry up!
To the bomb shelter!"
The civilians and soldiers near the headquarters immediately ran to the air-raid shelters after seeing the Japanese bombers appear in the sky.
Beep!
After a while, the whole city was filled with the shrill sound of air raid sirens.
The Kuomintang soldiers and civilians scattered throughout the city quickly fled to the nearest tunnels, air-raid shelters, and shelters to avoid the bombing.
Fortunately, we had the experience of defending against Japanese bombing in the previous half month.
Now, the national army soldiers and civilians in the city have become very experienced.
Not too panicked.
Whoosh whoosh!
Not long after, the Japanese bomber fleet dropped bombs on several areas where the National Army troops were stationed in the city.
Rumble!
The huge explosion was deafening.
"Damn it! These damn flies are back again."
In the northwestern urban area, Zhou Pingkou’s newly reorganized 208th Division is stationed in the area.
An old soldier of the National Army, wearing a steel helmet, hid at the foot of the wall. He couldn't help but curse as he heard the explosion of an aerial bomb not far away.
"This shows that the Japanese have replenished their ammunition.
There will be a big war.”
A squad leader of the National Army was leaning against the wall, rolling a pipe and speaking calmly.
“Yes, the headquarters has been replenishing us with new soldiers in the past two days.
They are also distributing weapons and ammunition.
This kind of treatment was rare in the past.
There is no need to guess, we know that the decisive battle between us and the Japs is about to begin.
I don’t know if we can win this battle.”
"Tsk, Old Sun, is this something you should consider?
Damn it, you can't even read a single word and yet you're worrying about this.
We just obey orders, and when the time comes, we'll fight wherever our superiors tell us to.
Kill one to get enough money, kill two to earn one.
Died in battle, still a man eighteen years later."
The squad leader of the National Army continued to complain about his companions.
"Haha, old smoker.
You have a point.”
The two veterans of the National Army were chatting and laughing, not taking the Japanese bombing seriously at all.
However, the newly recruited militiamen around were terrified by the bombing by the Japanese.
They all huddled in the corner, not daring to move.
"Don't be afraid, you'll get used to it."
The Kuomintang platoon leader glanced at the frightened militiamen beside him and spoke to comfort them.
"Okay, the Japs bombers are gone.
Come out everyone.
You go to the bombed area ahead and rescue the wounded."
Not long after, the Japanese bombers stopped dropping bombs. The Kuomintang squad leader stood up with a cigarette in his mouth and shouted loudly to the other recruits who were hiding.
Ye Qingshan was standing in the headquarters, listening to the explosions that had stopped in the distance.
I also know that the Japanese bombing has ended.
"Chief of Staff, it looks like the Japanese ammunition shortage has been resolved."
Ning Yongchen came behind Ye Qingshan and said in a deep voice.
"Ah."
Ye Qingshan nodded.
"The bombing is a precursor to the enemy's attack.
If my guess is correct, the old devil Matsui Iwane has already begun to formulate a new attack plan against us.
I just don't know how this old devil is going to fight this time.
This old devil is more difficult to deal with than the previous devil prince."
Ye Qingshan said calmly.
Before the war, Ye Qingshan had prepared almost everything he could.
Now, we just have to wait for the Japs to make their move.
"Chief of Staff, how do you plan to fight this battle?"
Ning Yongchen asked curiously.
“Although, we now have the advantage in military strength.
But they still do not have the ability to completely defeat the Japanese.
Therefore, in the decisive battle with the Japanese, we cannot reveal our full strength at the beginning.
We must fight a defensive counterattack and use the street fighting, which we are currently good at, to consume the enemy's energy.
Then look for opportunities to counterattack. "
Ye Qingshan did not plot his battle plan against Ning Yongchen.
"Now, it's not us who are anxious, but the Japanese.
That old devil Matsui Iwane has been sending reconnaissance planes over here in the past few days.
He had known for a long time that I was training troops in the city.
So, he had to launch the attack as soon as possible, which would not give me more time to train the soldiers.
At the same time, the battle in Nanjing has dragged on until now and has attracted attention from the entire country and even the world.
The Japanese army of over 100,000 soldiers could not take Nanjing and could not defeat us.
The Japanese emperor and the military brass are already dissatisfied.
The old devil Matsui Iwane must be under tremendous pressure, and he cannot delay this battle.
I estimate that the Japanese attack will begin tomorrow night or tomorrow."
Ye Qingshan didn't look back and continued speaking.
And Ye Qingshan's guess was correct,
At this time, after replenishing enough ammunition, the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane immediately issued new combat orders to the Japanese commanders of several divisions on the front line.
"Commander, our army is exhausted after more than a month of fighting.
Several divisions on the front line also suffered heavy casualties.
The number of additional troops we received from the country this time was not large.
In fact, it would be better to let them rest for a while, and then attack again.”
The Japanese Chief of Staff made suggestions to Matsui Iwane.
What the Japanese chief of staff said was absolutely correct.
At this time, the Japanese divisions participating in the Battle of Nanjing had all participated in the Battle of Shanghai.
In fact, they have been fighting in Jinling for a month and a half.
We also have to take into account the three months they fought on the Battle of Shanghai.
In fact, these Japanese divisions should have rested before they launched the Battle of Nanjing.
But at that time, the Japanese morale was high and they thought that the Battle of Nanjing could be over in at most half a month.
They can still hold on, and it won't be too late to rest after taking Nanjing.
As a result, the Battle of Nanjing has now become a stalemate.
Now, no matter how fierce these Japanese devils are, they are still human beings and they will get tired and exhausted.
The Japanese soldiers who were roaring when they came have been engaged in brutal street fighting in Nanjing City for the past half month.
Finally, they couldn't scream anymore.
The situation on the Japanese side is actually not very good right now.
Fortunately, due to the shortage of ammunition for more than a week, the Japanese were unable to launch an attack and were forced to rest.
Finally, the Japanese breathed a sigh of relief.
Taking advantage of this period of time, the commanders of the various Japanese divisions were also reorganizing their troops.
But the Japanese chief of staff felt that the rest time was still too short.
The old devil Matsui Iwane glanced at his chief of staff and said coldly: “The domestic headquarters will not give us more time.
Just wait and see, very strict orders will soon be issued to us from the base camp.
Let us end the Battle of Nanjing as soon as possible.
We have no other choice.”
Compared with the Japanese Chief of Staff, the old Japanese Matsui Iwane knew better about the current situation in their domestic military.
How could a military controlled by a group of radical generals not allow him to delay any further?
"Besides, during this battle, we are on the side of the Chinese Army.
Can’t delay! "
There was nothing the old devil Matsui Iwane could do.