latelenovela Chapter 258: 1st Militia Division
Chapter 258: 1st Militia Division
258th Militia st Division
However, for Ye Qingshan and the national army in Jinling City, Guanghua Gate must be taken back.
The passage to Zijin Mountain must also be opened.
As the only commanding height around Jinling City, Zijin Mountain is extremely important.
This is why, after Ye Qingshan retreated to Jinling City, he risked the remnants of the teaching corps being wiped out by the devils.
There is also a reason why they have to defend Purple Mountain to the death.
It was precisely because the Teaching Corps defended Purple Mountain so tightly that the Japanese had never been able to seize it.
This prevented the Japanese artillery advantage from being fully utilized in this battle.
The Japanese 16th Division suffered heavy losses at the foot of Purple Mountain, with two to three thousand casualties, and has yet to capture Purple Mountain.
However, once the Japanese behind us had replenished sufficient ammunition from the country.
If another fierce attack is launched, it is hard to say whether Zijin Mountain can continue to hold.
After all, at this time Zijin Mountain was isolated and unable to cooperate with the various national army units in the city, so it could only fight alone.
Supplies, ammunition, and medicine cannot be replenished.
Even with the 88th Division, they opened up the passage last time and sent a batch of soldiers and ammunition and supplies.
Now it is almost used up.
Therefore, we must open up the passage to Zijin Mountain before the Japanese can replenish their ammunition.
Send more troops to Zijin Mountain to defend this strategic commanding height.
"Send a message to the 51st Division, have them go to support the 88th Division and attack the Japanese th Division."
Ye Qingshan thought about it and gave the order.
“Other units, stop chasing the devils after they leave the city.
Retreat to the city to consolidate the defense line and rebuild the position."
"Xiao Wusheng, prepare the car.
Let’s go to the Shen Ce Gate.”
After Ye Qingshan gave the order, he immediately put on his military coat and shouted to the young warrior.
"Chief of Staff, where are you going?"
Ning Yongchen just walked over and asked Ye Qingshan.
"Zhou Pingkou and his men surrounded the Japanese Sixth Mixed Brigade in the Shen Ce Gate area.
Now we are preparing to annihilate it completely.
Now, the battle situation in other urban areas has basically been decided.
I went to see a good show.
The Japanese Sixth Mixed Brigade and I are old acquaintances.
At that time, the 117th Regiment under his command was completely wiped out by me in Caojiaying.
Today, if we can wipe out this Japanese brigade, we can also annihilate the rest.
Then the designation of this mixed brigade of the devils should be revoked."
"If there is any emergency military information, call me on the radio."
As Ye Qingshan spoke, he straightened his military coat and strode out of the headquarters.
At this time, in the northwest urban area, nearly 20,000 National Army soldiers defeated the remnants of the Japanese Sixth Mixed Brigade, which amounted to nearly 2,000 Japanese soldiers.
They surrounded the Shen Ce Gate.
The reason is that there are nearly 20,000 national army troops here.
Just because, in addition to Zhou Pingkou’s original eight camps.
Ye Qingshan also sent a brigade of Sun Mingxu's troops over.
At the same time, a newly formed militia division was pulled over from the training ground.
As a result, the number of national troops in the northwestern urban area reached an astonishing number of nearly 20,000.
Of course, the main force of the attack was still Zhou Pingkou's eight soldiers of the Yingguo Army.
The newly formed First Militia Division was the first new unit in the city composed entirely of militiamen, some veterans of the National Army, and officers as commanders.
It was also their first time to participate in the war.
In the past, the militiamen in the city were used by Ye Qingshan as reinforcements to be added to other frontline national army units to fill their shortage of soldiers.
But this time, it's different.
Ye Qingshan directly used the nearly 10,000 trained militia soldiers to form the First Militia Division.
This time they were sent to fight against Zhou Pingkou in order to allow this militia division to conduct actual combat exercises.
They were not responsible for the main attack, but only for assisting Zhou Pingkou's eight battalions on the flanks, allowing them to accumulate practical experience in fighting the Japanese first.
In the northwest urban area, the original attacking Japanese troops consisted of more than 2,000 remnants of the 6th Mixed Brigade.
There is also a regiment from the Japanese Ninth Division.
However, not long after the National Army's counterattack began last night, the other Japanese regiment received the retreat order from the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane.
He immediately led his troops and evacuated quickly.
Zhou Pingkou had no intention of annihilating the Japanese 9th Division's regiment, so he let the enemy go.
Concentrate your forces and encircle the remnants of the 6th Mixed Brigade.
So, Lu Dahai and Zheng Quezi led a battalion at the same time to make a roundabout move.
Finally, we didn’t let the other party run away.
"Captain, the devils from the Sixth Mixed Brigade have just broken out in the direction of Shen Ce Gate.
But they were beaten back by Captain Lu and his men.
Captain Lu and his men asked when the general attack would begin.
The soldiers can’t wait any longer.”
A combat staff officer ran in and asked Zhou Pingkou.
“You ask me, I also want to attack.
Go tell Lu Dahai and Captain Zheng to wait.
Commander Ye will come over in person later.
Commander Ye ordered to temporarily surround the enemy but not attack, and let the First Militia Division in.
Have some fun with the devils."
Zhou Pingkou said with a depressed look on his face.
"what?"
The national army staff officer was a little confused.
The meat is right in front of your mouth, why don’t you eat it immediately?
"What? Send the message!"
Zhou Pingkou yelled angrily.
"Yes!"
It turned out that just now, before Ye Qingshan left the headquarters, he gave Zhou Pingkou a new order.
Let them postpone the time of the general offensive to encircle and annihilate the 6th Mixed Brigade for a few hours.
Let the First Militia Division that we have sent go over first and fight the Japanese.
The First Militia Division is composed of militiamen who have completed training.
I just came down from the training ground and haven't had any actual combat experience yet.
It just so happens that the remnants of the Sixth Mixed Brigade, these two thousand or so Japanese devils, are the most suitable whetstone.
Ye Qingshan cannot waste such a good opportunity to train his troops.
Not long after, Ye Qingshan's convoy arrived at Zhou Pingkou's headquarters.
Zhou Pingkou came up to greet them with a smile on his face.
After Ye Qingshan got off the car, he looked at Zhou Pingkou with a fake smile and asked, "Why, you look like you don't welcome me."
"No, sir.
Look, I am smiling and welcoming you to supervise the battle!"
Zhou Pingkou quickly shook his head.
"What the hell are you laughing at? Your smile is uglier than crying.
I can see that."
Ye Qingshan kicked Zhou Pingkou directly.
Boom boom boom!
At this time, Ye Qingshan heard the explosion coming from the Shen Ce Gate on the front line and looked over there.
He frowned and asked Zhou Pingkou, "Did Lao Lu and the others take action?"
"No."
Zhou Pingkou shook his head.
"I just gave orders to Captain Lu and Captain Zheng to temporarily surround the area but not attack.
Just don't let the Japanese Sixth Mixed Brigade escape.
No matter how eager they are to take revenge, they will not disobey military orders.
It should be the First Militia Division you sent that is launching the attack.
I just gave them the order to launch a test attack on the Japs first."
Zhou Pingkou quickly shook his head and said.