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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 956 The Dangerous City

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    On the first day of the Nanning Defense War, they fell into a fierce fighting. The Gui Army troops surrounding the defense line paid a great price and repelled five Japanese division-sized attacks. On this day, the defending Gui Army troops  The troops have tried their best, but are at a slight disadvantage.

    Tang Qiuli could only wait for Bai Chongxi's telegram. At this time, intervening in Nanning's battle decisions would have no effect at all. Instead, it would arouse Bai Chongxi's vigilance and dissatisfaction. Even if the ** division troops were deployed on the Nanning battlefield, they would be in conflict with the Gui army.  Let's fight a defensive battle with heavy casualties together. This is Tang Qiuli's least favorite style of fighting. Only when Bai Chongxi takes the initiative to send him a telegram can he be persuaded to give up Nanning. It's not too late to give up now.  Once the fighting reaches a stalemate for a few days, the possibility of the Gui army withdrawing is very small.  [Search for the latest updates here]

    Bai Chongxi, the commander-in-chief of Nanning City Defense, spent the whole day in tension. The development of the battle was somewhat beyond his judgment, mainly due to the ferocity of the Japanese artillery fire. This was something he did not expect. Not only him, but also everyone  No one expected that the Japanese would use such powerful artillery to attack Nanning.

    Bursts of overwhelming artillery fire, and thundering roars almost every once in a while, made this wise general of the Gui Army, known as "Little Zhuge", feel heavy in his heart, with a very bad premonition, and suddenly  The sound of fighting outside the city hit him all day long. Bai Chongxi lay restless in the headquarters for more than ten hours. Not only were the officers who came to report the situation surprised, but also the staff officers who had been following him were also greatly surprised.  , When did Mr. Bai lose his composure?

    After the battlefield finally calmed down, Bai Chongxi quickly grabbed the phone on the table to call the 113th Division, and asked in a confused voice: "Guodong? How is the situation there? Are there many casualties?" Xia Guodong said slightly hoarsely.  The voice replied tiredly: "Report to the chief, the situation is not good. I have filled up all my guard battalions. The brothers have suffered a lot. Our division has suffered more than 2,000 casualties, mainly due to the too powerful artillery fire of the little devils."  Yes, but don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, even if I'm the only one left in the 113th Division, the kid will have to step on my body.

    Putting down the phone, Bai Chongxi felt a thump in his heart. It was not a good sign. He knew Xia Guodong and had already made up his mind to die. With Xia Guodong's character, he would not say such words unless he was in danger. Even the division headquarters guard camp  It was used, which means that the 113th Division no longer has a reserve team. On the first day, the number of troops was reduced by more than 40%.

    After contacting several other troops, the situation was similar to that of Xia Guodong's 113th Division. The troops defending in the western suburbs had more casualties than half. Bai Chongxi was shocked. Four of them were disabled on the first day.  If the main force continues to be depleted like this, the main force of our Gui army will be filled to the gates of Nanning.

    "Operations Department, is there any report from Luancheng?" Bai Chongxi sat for a while with a gloomy face, and suddenly asked. The operational staff brought a telegram, "Report to the chief, according to the Luancheng garrison guests mixed into the first brigade  , the First Chongzuo Garrison Division reported that the fighting was fierce, and the Japanese divisions violently attacked Luancheng. Our troops fought fiercely with the Japanese troops until the time of reporting, and repelled seven attacks by the Japanese troops. The casualties of the troops were relatively large, but the Japanese troops  The artillery fire was extremely fierce and most of the surface fortifications were destroyed. If this continues, Luan City will be in danger. Please send reinforcements quickly, Mr. Bai."

    After reading the telegram, Bai Chongxi felt nervous again. If Luancheng was lost, the Japanese army could circle to the right wing of Nanning and surround Nanning from all sides. On the first day of fighting, the troops' casualties could no longer be sustained. This was not a good sign.  The importance of Luan Cheng is self-evident. Without Luan Cheng, it will be difficult for the troops to break through.

    "Order, Chongzuo Guard the Second Division to reinforce Luancheng overnight," Bai Chongxi issued the order. Just as the staff officer was about to leave, he called him back, "Wait, tell his division commander that before four o'clock tomorrow morning, he must  When he rushes to Luancheng, if he doesn't arrive at his destination on time, his division commander will come to see him." Bai Chongxi added these two sentences in particular.

    After sending these telegrams, Bai Chongxi sat in silence for a while, and suddenly asked: "Is there any news about Wu Xiaoxian?" "Report to the headquarters, there has been no contact since the departure of Captain Wu, and the radio station has been turned off. It is probably during the march.  In order to avoid exposing the target, radio silence has been adopted. The radio station has been ordered to keep in contact and report immediately if there is any situation." Bai Chongxi suddenly felt a little irritable.

    He put his hands behind his back and looked at the map for a while, seeming to be hesitantly weighing one thing. After a while, he said: "Send a copy of today's battle report to Vice Chairman Tang. Be careful to report it truthfully and do not mix in personal judgment.  "Bai Chongxi made a lot of determination and hesitated for a long time. It took courage to send such a telegram to Tang Qiuli.

    "It's just been a day of fighting, but the Gui army can't stand it anymore?"  As a general, this is a very shameless thing. If Bai Chongxi didn't smell something non-dangerous, he wouldn't have given Tang Qiu the telegram to leave. To the point where he refused the kindness in the first place,??Tang Qiuli adopted a lukewarm attitude, feeling a little embarrassed at the moment.

    When Tang Qiuli received Bai Chongxi's telegram, he frowned and compared it with the special operations team. He knew that Bai Chongxi was telling the truth. The Nanning defense war was developing according to his expectations. It was a big hole that could not be added.  The day when the main force of the Guangxi Army was exhausted, that is when the city of Nanning was broken. The Japanese made such a big move and would not stop until they moved south to Nanning. What made him extremely uneasy was that the Japanese army's artillery fire exceeded the conventional equipment by several times.  , this also shows that Masaharu Honma is well prepared and determined to win Nanning.

    Bai Chongxi took the initiative to send himself a telegram to introduce the battle situation, indicating that he had realized the danger of the Nanning Defense War and seemed to want to retreat, especially the large number of Japanese artillery units, which should be beyond his imagination. There was some hesitation in the telegram. After all,  On the first day of the war, he was beaten to the point of being restless and uncertain, and his reputation as "Little Zhuge's" was insulted. This was because he was undecided, so he asked himself to help him make up his mind.

    In this case, don't let down Qu Chongxi's intentions, which may lead to the cancellation of the Nanning defense plan by the Guangxi army. "General Linge, I received the telegram, and what the general said is true. In one day, Guangxi will  The casualties suffered by the army are beyond imagination. If a few days pass, will the general still have usable troops? It is an indisputable fact that the enemy is strong and we are weak. Why is the general so obsessed with the gains and losses of one city and one place? I understand that I can do it immediately.  Abandon the city of Nanning and wait for the Japanese troops to divide their forces to pursue them. Then they can attack them from one or two lines. If the arrangement is proper, there will still be a chance of total annihilation. Please consider it carefully, seize the opportunity and make an immediate decision, so that the losses of the troops can be minimized.  To a lesser extent.¡±

    After the telegram was sent, Tang Qiuli had no confidence in his heart. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi planned the multi-day defense battle of Nanning. They had both the responsibility of defending the territory and political considerations. They gave up on Nanning easily and couldn't change their minds.  More importantly, Bai Chongxi felt that he still had enough capital in his hands to deal with the Japanese army for a few days, so it would be difficult to give up immediately.

    "Chen Feng, immediately send a telegram to Le Yiqin and order the aviation unit to send six bomber squadrons to bomb the Japanese positions outside Nanning at 730 tomorrow morning." Since Bai Chongxi has little chance of withdrawing his troops, he can only fly in the air  He gave him some support, hoping to help the Gui army. Once Bai Chongxi accepted his suggestion, the Gui army withdrew from Nanning and also acted as air cover to cut off its pursuit.

    Tang Qiuli was disappointed. By the next morning, there was no reply from Bai Chongxi, so he gave up completely. On this day, the sun had just risen, and Masaharu Honma invested a large number of troops to launch a large-scale attack on the outskirts of Nanning.  In yesterday's day of fighting, with the lives of more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers, Honma Masaharu had basically figured out the Gui army's firepower deployment and troop allocation. Now that he knew the opponent's trump card, he no longer had the patience to waste it with the Gui army.

    In order to complete his achievements in one battle, Honma Masaharu took out his trump card, a tank regiment. At the same time, he also asked General Touichi Terauchi, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expeditionary Force, to send planes to bomb the Gui Army positions. Even at the early morning military meeting, Honma Masaharu  Jian Yaqing has already made arrangements for the selection of the Nanning occupying force and commander. His Excellency Lieutenant General's current thinking has left the Nanning battlefield and set his sights in the direction of Chongqing.

    The senior officers who participated in the meeting don¡¯t know where the commander¡¯s confidence comes from. It seems that the Imperial Japanese Army did not take much advantage in yesterday¡¯s battle, right?  More than 4,000 brave imperial soldiers were crushed to pieces. The Chinese Guangxi Army's positions were not occupied at all. They began to make arrangements to enter the city today, which greatly puzzled these senior Japanese generals.

    Masaharu Honma could see the doubts and even the disapproval expressions of the generals. Knowing that these guys didn't understand and didn't believe it, he was surprised to see how these people climbed to the position of senior commanders. He smiled confidently and said,  He said: "I don't know if you guys have seen it. When our imperial warriors charged, the gunfire fired back by the China-Guangxi Army was not dense enough, and there were not even heavy machine guns. What does this mean? Our artillery blocked the front line of the China-Guangxi Army in the position.  The firepower points, bunkers, etc. have been basically destroyed. This is the basis for victory. Coupled with the cover of tanks and the assistance of dispatched military air force aircraft, it is easy to capture Nanning. "

    "Originally, I planned to spend a week to consume the strength of the Guangxi Army and reduce the casualties of the soldiers. However, now I can't wait to leave. I have just received an order from the Commander-in-Chief. After capturing Nanning, I must pursue the retreating Guangxi Army.  The army soldiers then divided their forces to occupy the entire province of Guangxi, and the main force went north to attack Chongqing."

    After Honma Masaharu finished speaking, the generals, whether they were attracted by his commanding skills or thought this guy was talking nonsense, immediately applauded. No matter what, our superiors ordered us to charge forward. Taking Nanning would be beneficial to everyone. Return immediately.  Go to the troops to organize an offensive attack.
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