Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 198: Battle of Zhonghua Gate 2

"Hey! The Japs are quite sensible and just ran away." Gu Changfeng laughed in his heart. They dared to take out the fragile tank. They were asking for trouble!

Huang Zhengkui was also a restless person. He shouted loudly: "Brothers, the Japs have run away again, haha!"

After saying that, he stood up and spat at the city below, showing that he didn't even take the Japs seriously!

If Yamamoto Shigetoshi outside the city saw this, I wonder if he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.

"Company Commander, did the machine gun in your hand blow the devil's balls apart? Haha!"

The soldiers next to him echoed Huang Zhengkui loudly, which made everyone laugh.

Huang Zhengkui's face was thicker than the city wall under his feet. He said with deep approval: "With my marksmanship, hitting that thing is not a simple matter."

"Company Commander, when the Japanese come up again, you should hit the thing between their crotch and make them completely exterminate their offspring."

The soldier said this seriously, but he couldn't stop smiling.

"You kid, you're just talking bullshit. It's not enough to kill your descendants. Just let them die!"

Huang Zhengkui was not angry either. Before such a big battle, making the atmosphere more relaxed could effectively relieve the tension of the recruits.

There was a peaceful atmosphere on the city wall, with no sense of urgency of war at all.

Outside the city, Yamamoto Shigetoshi had a serious look on his face. He knew that they had to be fought, and not just him.

It was the division commander's strict order that the city must be taken today.

But in the current situation, he can only let the soldiers rest first, there is nothing he can do.

"Endo-kun, do you want to request tactical guidance again?" Yamamoto Shigetoshi couldn't help but ask.

That was the best opportunity just now, but no one expected that they would be defeated by their proud tank unit, which made Yamamoto Shigetoshi very angry.

Endo Torapira was about to say something when a Japanese soldier suddenly ran up and reported:

"Reporting to His Excellency the Regiment Commander, His Excellency the Brigade Commander will be here in ten minutes."

Yamamoto Shigetoshi was startled when he heard this. He glanced at Endo Torappei and asked, "Has the brigade commander learned about the setback in our attack?"

Endo Torappei shook his head slightly and said, "The battle report hasn't been submitted yet, and the tank troops haven't withdrawn yet. It shouldn't be."

Yamamoto Shigetoshi's mood, which had finally calmed down, was disturbed again. Even if he didn't understand clearly, how could he not see it after coming here?

After all, the losses of the tank troops were there, and they had already attacked the city, but now they stopped.

"Don't worry, Yamamoto-kun. The brigade commander has been keeping an eye on our front lines. He should be well aware of how difficult the Chinese on the city wall are."

"I guess the brigade commander can't wait any longer and wants to come directly to command the warriors to attack the city."

Seeing that Yamamoto Shigetoshi was worried, Endo Torapisuke couldn't help but comfort him.

His unit had the highest casualty rate, yet he wasn't dismissed. He's not afraid at all!

Of course, Major General Obof was not here to cause trouble.

Shigeharu Suematsu issued a strict order that the city must be captured. He could not stay at the brigade headquarters, so he led his troops directly to the front line.

Even Major General Mitsusaburo Akiyama of the 127th Brigade led his troops directly to the east side of Zhonghua Gate.

The 114th Division has sent out its best troops this time, intending to use the entire division's strength to capture Zhonghua Gate.

Gu Changfeng on the city wall naturally didn't know about this, but he knew there was nothing he could do. He said he would fight until today, and he would fight until today without any excuses.

But just because he doesn't know doesn't mean Liao Lei doesn't know.

Liao Lei soon got the news of the Japanese large-scale operation. After thinking for a while, he gave a direct order.

"Notify the 88th Division and have the battalion remaining at Zhonghua Gate provide support to the west side of Zhonghua Gate."

As he said this, he walked out of the command center, asking staff officer Liu Quan as he walked.

"We still have one reinforced regiment left. Send them all to the east for support."

"Yes, Commander." Liu Quan agreed and immediately ran to the camp to make arrangements.

In fact, the 21st Army is not even qualified to be called a division in its current state. The battle of Changshu has completely crippled the reorganized 21st Army, and it has not received any good reinforcements since then.

Some of them were just new recruits who were broken up and joined the two regiments under his command.

The nearly 1,000 people given to Gu Changfeng had to be shamelessly asked for from the headquarters, otherwise they would have been at their wit's end.

"Damn it, are these little devils really crazy? It's just a Zhonghua Gate, but they mobilized so many troops!"

Liao Lei, who was heading to the east side of Zhonghua Gate, couldn't help but curse.

Although Gu Changfeng killed several thousand people from the 114th Division, that amount was only about a regiment.

For the 2th Division, which has more than 114 troops, the situation was not serious.

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"Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander."

When they saw the brigade commander Okuyasu arrive, Endo Torapi and Yamamoto Shigetoshi bowed deeply to show their respect.

Major General Okubo stared at his two regiment commanders without saying a word, which made Endo and Yamamoto feel scared. Both of them felt that a disaster was about to happen.

Opof's face was stern. After a while, he slowly said:

"You two are elite graduates of the Imperial Military Academy. Can you tell me why you haven't attacked yet?"

Not only were there casualties before, but the fact that the two men actually disobeyed the division commander's strict orders made him angry.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander." Yamamoto Shigetoshi bowed in panic, and then explained what had happened with some trepidation.

"Baka." Obofu cursed angrily, but he didn't know what to say.

The tank troop support was ordered by the division commander, but it ended up having a negative impact. It is obvious who can be blamed.

However, he certainly didn't dare to blame the division commander, so he could only take the responsibility himself.

"Order the soldiers to attack the city immediately. We must take it tonight." Obaofu gave the order helplessly.

A bad start casts a bad shadow on the siege. This is what he thinks at this moment.

On the city wall, Gu Changfeng saw that the Japanese had not made any movement and was about to order them to return to the hiding cave to rest.

A soldier hurriedly ran forward from the city and reported.

"Commander Gu, the brothers from the 88th Regiment of the 568th Division are coming up, saying they've been ordered to come and provide support."

"What's going on? Didn't you say tomorrow?"

Gu Changfeng was very confused. He didn't know that the Japanese troops outside had greatly increased in strength.

Just then, a voice sounded from behind the soldier.

"Captain Gu, right? I'm Lu Feng, the commander of the 88rd Battalion of the 568th Regiment of the th Division. I've been ordered to come here to provide support."

Seeing that the person had already arrived, Gu Changfeng naturally didn't know what to say, so he could only ask with a smile.

"Captain Lu, why are you here today? Is there something wrong?"

He is not stupid. Something must have happened if the agreement was suddenly changed, especially at this time.

"That's right. The division commander called directly and said that the Japanese have gathered a large number of troops and are preparing to storm Zhonghua Gate."

"You don't have many troops, so let us come up to support you in advance."

Lu Feng looked at Gu Changfeng and said seriously.

Gu Changfeng's brows suddenly frowned.

This is a very troublesome matter. The main reason is the Japanese artillery and their ammunition reserves. It is not easy to defend the city gate.

"Captain Lu, do you know the exact number of Japanese soldiers?"

Gu Changfeng asked, he still had to find out the details, even though he didn't have the opportunity to exchange weapons at the moment.

Lu Feng shook his head and said, "I don't have any specific information, but based on my observations, I would conservatively estimate it to be at least above."

"The Japanese 114th Division is a reorganized division. Even if they lose a regiment here, they still have sufficient manpower."

"so………"

Although the words were not fully explained, Gu Changfeng already understood and nodded.

"In that case, let's have some fun with the devils outside the city."

Then he ordered the soldiers beside him: "Notify Lao Zhou immediately and take out all our ammunition. We will have a good fight with the Japanese today."

To be honest, even if we empty our family's savings, we can barely hold on tonight. It all depends on how the Japanese fight...