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Chapter 153: The blocking battle before the breakout (2)

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    Chapter 153: The blocking battle before the breakout (2)

    Just as he was talking, Liang Yong came in with a telegram and handed it to Li Guoyao.

    After reading the telegram, Li Guoyao showed a smile and said: "Brothers, I just received a telegram jointly sent by General Xiao Shanling, deputy commander of the military police, and Xie Baojun, commander of our second regiment, saying that there are less than two people left at Xiaguan Pier.  There are 10,000 people, and it is expected that they will all be transported to the other side of the river in two to three hours."

    "In addition, according to their statistics, the total number of troops in Xiaguan is much less than we expected. There are less than 60,000 people, and we are only 100,000 people. At the current speed, we can hold them all for a day and a half at most.  By crossing the Yangtze River, our mission will be successfully completed!"

    Hearing Li Guoyao¡¯s words, everyone was stunned, and then a smile appeared on their faces!

    Three or five days is indeed a bit long. After all, the little devil is not a fool. Not only are their qualities much better than the soldiers of the Independent Brigade, but their weapons and equipment are also better than them. After all, the Independent Brigade does not have so many artillery.  Without tanks or planes, fighting is very passive.

    But if they only hold on for a day and a half, it will be easy. After all, they have five outer lines of defense and three inner lines of defense. Even if one line of defense only holds for five hours, it can last for a day and a half.

    To be honest, Li Guoyao was a little surprised after seeing this statistic. The total strength of the Nanjing city defenders should be 120,000 to 150,000, but there is no specific number because the troops stationed in Nanjing were all withdrawn from the Shanghai battlefield.  Yes, all the troops suffered heavy losses.

    Some troops returned to Nanjing City and received some reinforcements, but many more did not receive any reinforcements. Therefore, even the garrison headquarters did not know how many people they had on hand.  However, based on Li Guoyao's observations and understanding these days, he found that the garrison of Nanjing City should be about 140,000.

    Of course, this cannot be counted as the Independent Brigade and the 20,000 to 30,000 defeated troops that were gathered later, because all of these people were hidden among the refugees and were not counted as defending troops by the garrison headquarters.

    Now, except for the two armies that broke out from the direction of Ningguo, all the remaining troops in Nanjing have been concentrated in Xiaguan. However, the total number is only more than 60,000. Plus the troops that broke out from the 66th Army and the 83rd Army, the total number is  The number of troops will probably not exceed 80,000.

    In other words, the number of soldiers lost by the Nanjing Defense Warring States Army ranged from 50,000 to 60,000, accounting for almost 40% of the total force. Such losses are really surprising.

    ¡°But think about it, the battle to defend Nanjing was indeed very fierce. The defenders fought almost with determination to die. The losses of both the central army and the local army were extremely heavy, and the loss of 60,000 people was understandable.

    Although he felt sad for these fallen soldiers, at the same time, Li Guoyao also felt that the pressure on him was much less.

    In fact, Li Guoyao and other people in the headquarters thought the same thing. They thought that there should be at least 178,000 soldiers and civilians at Xiaguan Pier now. However, they did not expect that except for their independent brigade, there are only more than 80,000 people. Considering the current number of people at Xiaguan Pier,  Calculating the transportation volume, this group of people can basically be transported within 24 hours. The remaining dozen groups of the independent brigade will not take half a day. Saying one and a half days is a conservative estimate.

    Thinking of this, Li Guoyao said in a deep voice: "Brothers, although the time to stop the Japanese army is much shorter than we expected, we hope that everyone will not underestimate the enemy. After all, we have to face more than 100,000 Japanese troops. They have aircraft and artillery.  We cooperate with warships to fight, but we only have flesh and blood, and underestimating the enemy may mean death!"

    "Brigadier, these brothers all understand, but even dead brothers have to cripple the little devil before he dies!" Zhang Tengjiao said.

    "This sounds encouraging, but I hope that everyone here will be there when we cross the Yangtze River. I hope that you are all alive!"

    Li Guoyao then continued: "I won¡¯t say much else. Now I will arrange the tasks of each regiment!"

    Hearing this, everyone in the headquarters straightened up and waited seriously for Li Guoyao's order!

    "Order: The First Regiment, the First Guard Regiment, and the Second Regiment are stationed at Yanshan's front line position. The First Regiment is stationed at the main position. The other two regiments, one on the left and one on the right, guard the two wings. As the first line of defense in Yanshan, I ask you to hold on for as long as possible.  Time, without the order from the brigade headquarters, even if there is only one person left on the position, he has to be nailed to the position, can it be done?"

    "Yes!" Zhang Tengjiao, Lu Dashan and others said in unison.

    "Order: The Third and Fourth Guard Regiments are stationed at Yanshan's second line of defense and are ready to reinforce the front-line positions at any time. They also cannot retreat without an order from the brigade headquarters. The soldiers withdraw and shoot the squad leader."If the platoon leader withdraws, the platoon leader will be shot. If the platoon leader withdraws, the company commander will be shot. And so on. Do you understand?  "

    "I understand!"

    "Order: Guard the 5th, 6th, and brigade regiments to move into the third-line position and serve as reserve forces!"

    Li Guoyao then continued: "Send a report to the troops in the direction of Zijin Mountain and order the 7th, 8th, and 9th Guard Regiments to station at the Xiaozhuang position, and the 10th and 11th Guard Regiments to station at the Xiaolinzhuang position!"

    "yes!"

    "Send a report to the direction of Xiaguan Wharf and order the 12th and 13th Guard Regiments to station in the first line of Xiaguan, the 14th Guards Regiment to station in the second line, and Xie Baojun's 2nd Regiment to station in the first line. Also, give Xiaoshan's order, Commander Xiao.  , asking him to order the armies, divisions, and brigades in Xiaguan to stay vigilant and prepare for battle when retreating, especially weapons and equipment, which must not be discarded under any circumstances. And all heavy equipment that cannot be taken away can be sent to the front line  On the battlefield, once the Japanese army comes, it will be more effective!"

    "yes!"

    Following Li Guoyao's order, more than 100,000 national troops on the entire Xiaguan front line took action. At the same time, nearly 80,000 Japanese troops from four divisions also came out of Nanjing City and rushed over. A battle between dragons and tigers was about to begin.  !

    At 9:15 in the morning, the scouts reported that about a large group of Japanese troops were chasing from the direction of Yijiangmen!

    After receiving the report, Li Guoyao immediately ordered the defenders of the Yanshan Defense Line to prepare for battle!

    The order had just been issued to the Seventh Guard Regiment in the direction of Xiaozhuang. A telegram was sent stating that about a regiment of Japanese troops had arrived outside Xiaozhuang. One of its cavalry launched a tentative attack on the Xiaozhuang position, but was directly repelled by the defenders.  .

    Li Guoyao knew that this was just the beginning, and immediately ordered people to restore the Seventh Guard Regiment and ask them to strengthen their alert. The main force of the Japanese army should soon launch a siege on Xiaozhuang.

    And Xiaozhuang is the most important position in the north of Zijin Mountain. Once it is captured by the Japanese army, the following lines of defense are not very easy to defend. Therefore, Li Guoyao expects to hold on here for at least 12 hours.

    The Japanese pursuers also discovered the Chinese troops on the Yanshan and Xiaozhuang front lines, and immediately sent out reconnaissance planes to conduct investigations while preparing for the attack. Later, they discovered that the Chinese troops had deployed multiple lines of defense around the Xiaguan Pier.

    Even the complete collapse of the garrison analyzed by the forward command has not occurred. At least until now, the Chinese army has not been in chaos. Some of them stayed behind to block the imperial army's pursuit, while the remaining troops withdrew from Xiaguan Pier to the other side of the river.

    After receiving the report from the reconnaissance plane, the Tenth Army Headquarters immediately ordered the four divisions that had left the city to press forward with all their strength to defeat the Chinese army in front of them. Then they met at the Xiaguan Wharf and captured the Chinese troops on the wharf who were forcibly crossing the Yangtze River.  Annihilate them all.

    At the same time, Yanagawa Heisuke also ordered the Army Aviation and Naval Aviation to immediately take off from the Shanghai base and the Wusongkou warship, rush to the Xiaguan Pier, and cooperate with the infantry on the ground to fight to defeat all the more than 100,000 Chinese troops outside Nanjing.  Stay on the south bank of the Yangtze River.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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