kingnovel Chapter 195: Battle of Zhonghua Gate 9
Chapter 195: Battle of Zhonghua Gate 9
On the front battlefield of Yuhuatai, at the Andemen position, the 88th Division deployed nearly a regiment of soldiers to guard it.
The person in charge of this position was Xie Jinyuan.
As the last battalion left behind in the Battle of Shanghai, they demonstrated the style and backbone of Chinese soldiers.
Although he was later abandoned by the principal, Gu Changfeng's actions finally made up for this regret.
This prevented Xie Jinyuan's battalion from wasting their lives in an isolated army camp as happened in the original history, and even Xie Jinyuan, the regimental adjutant, was assassinated!
"Admiral, please take a look at the information sent by the division headquarters." Yang Ruifu's expression was obviously excited.
"how?"
In the command center, Xie Jinyuan looked at the map, secretly thinking about how to break the Japanese blockade.
Hearing Yang Ruifu's words, he couldn't help but look up at him in confusion.
"Changfeng, Changfeng is in Jinling, right at Zhonghuamen." Yang Ruifu looked excited.
As their savior, Gu Changfeng had long been on their mind. After all, they had agreed to meet on the battlefield in Nanjing.
As a result, there has been no news until now. Even Xie Jinyuan thought that something must have happened to Gu Changfeng, but he did not expect to receive the news suddenly at this time.
This is actually due to missing the time, and there is also the reason that Gu Changfeng deliberately concealed it.
Another point is that when Gu Changfeng returned to Zhonghuamen to garrison, Xie Jinyuan had already entered Yuhuatai.
The two missed each other, otherwise they would have met long ago.
"What did you say?" Xie Jinyuan's voice suddenly rose, his eyes looking straight at Yang Ruifu.
"The information sent by the division headquarters shows that Changfeng is in the 21st Army and is stationed at Zhonghua Gate with them."
"And the heavy artillery troops under Changfeng will be supporting us later."
Since it was support, Sun Yuanliang naturally had to ask the reason clearly. After all, he knew that the 21st Army was not very useful.
Anyone would be curious if a heavy artillery unit suddenly appeared.
At this point, Liao Lei naturally had nothing to hide, so he directly reported Gu Changfeng and also talked about his battle record.
Now Sun Yuanliang had nothing to say.
He had received the battle report of the Tiger Cave Battle in Purple Mountain. An entire Japanese regiment was almost wiped out. This incident itself caused a great shock among the upper echelons and the Japanese.
Now that this kind of thing seems to be replicated in Yuhuatai, Sun Yuanliang must agree with it and cooperate.
Sending specific information to the front line is a natural and logical thing to do. After all, we still have to cooperate.
"You mean Changfeng is in Zhonghuamen." Xie Jinyuan's tone was full of disbelief!
He always thought that Gu Changfeng had an accident and was sad about it for a long time.
Although the two did not spend much time together, Xie Jinyuan figured it out later after returning to Jinling.
If they had been detained in Songhu at that time, one can imagine what would have happened to them.
As the benefactor who helped him regain his new life, Gu Changfeng was naturally remembered by him closely.
This was also an oversight at the time, and the two did not exchange radio codes.
Yang Ruifu nodded and said excitedly: "That's what the division headquarters' information said, and Changfeng did a lot of great things in Jinling."
"We all know about the battle record of the 51st Division in Chunhua Town. Changfeng also participated there."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jinyuan roughly snatched the information from Yang Ruifu's hand, looked at it for a while, and laughed out loud.
"Haha, this kid, why didn't he contact us after coming to Jinling? He made us worry for so long!"
Yang Ruifu also had a smile on his face. Now that he saw that Gu Changfeng was still alive, other things were not so important.
Xie Jinyuan read the entire document excitedly, then waved his hand vigorously and said.
"I knew this kid wouldn't be at peace. Even though they weren't in the battle report of Chunhua Town."
"But I know that this must be due to some reasons from the upper echelons!"
"When I read the battle report, I felt something was wrong. The 51st Division was limited in terms of weapons, equipment and personnel."
"Nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded. How could it be them? Now it's clear."
Yang Ruifu smiled and said, "At that time, we were wondering if it was because they needed to boost morale, but now it seems that the results are real."
"Also, Changfeng also supported Zijin Mountain the day before yesterday, and his record was quite impressive."
Xie Jinyuan felt quite proud at this time and said while looking at Yang Ruifu.
"This kid has walked ahead of us, we have to hurry up."
Yang Ruifu nodded and said, "Let's wait for the heavy artillery unit over at Changfeng first. However, the division headquarters reminded us not to chase too deep, so we still have to be careful!"
Liao Lei told Sun Yuanliang exactly what Gu Changfeng had told him, and Sun Yuanliang felt that it made sense, so he passed it down directly to the front-line troops.
This is normal. The Japanese suffered a loss once, so it is impossible for them to be unprepared forever. They are not stupid.
What's more, at this time, the two division commanders, Tani Hisao and Suematsu Shigeharu, were also planning to take over the heavy artillery units in the city.
At this moment, a violent roar came from the position.
Xie Jinyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted loudly:
"Come as you say, notify all battalions. When the bombardment is over, wipe out all the Japanese on the position."
They had long been filled with anger at the Japanese, and this was a perfect opportunity to avenge their previous humiliation.
"Yes, regimental admiral." Yang Ruifu agreed and ran out of the command center.
Soon, the shelling ended and the Japanese soldiers on the battlefield wailed.
As the shells fell, large groups of Japanese soldiers were torn apart. At this time, the Japanese soldiers who were still alive and remained on the position were almost all missing limbs, and not a single one was intact.
The defenders on the position naturally would not miss this opportunity and immediately went out to harvest.
If there are no survivors, just finish them off.
In this situation where both sides are mortal enemies, treating the enemy's wounded is a joke and simply impossible.
Gu Changfeng, watching the first round of shells being fired, immediately shouted, "Hurry up, there's not much time left, the Japs react very quickly."
"Don't save the grenades. Let's attack the Yuhuatai position together later."
He originally wanted to go to the city gate position, but after thinking about it, he decided to stay at the artillery company.
The main reason is that artillery is too important and he is really afraid of problems.
The artillerymen began to reload nervously, and time passed by minute by minute.
Ten minutes later, the shelling began again, this time targeting the 264th Brigade's positions.
Upon receiving the news, Brigade Commander Gao Zhisong cooperated very well. While sending a large number of scouts to investigate, he also ordered the frontline soldiers to keep the Japanese in their positions.
In this case, the news was reported to Gu Changfeng in a timely manner.
Soon, the shelling continued.
Rumble!
Seventy or eighty artillery shells flew towards the Japanese on the position in an instant. Brigade Commander Gao Zhisong finally understood what artillery suppression meant.
This level of artillery bombardment was truly total coverage, and a whole battalion of Japanese soldiers were directly annihilated on the position.
Gao Zhisong seized the opportunity and directly ordered the frontline soldiers to attack.
After more than ten minutes, the battlefield became quiet and the wailing stopped abruptly.
The soldiers of the 264th Brigade, all with smiles on their faces, began to pack up weapons and ammunition that could be used on the battlefield.
On Gu Changfeng's side, he ordered the soldiers to evacuate as soon as the shells were fired.
Sure enough, the Japanese artillery bombardment followed soon after.
Boom boom boom!
All 6 tanks were destroyed, and the Katyusha that came out earlier disappeared temporarily.