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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 960 The City is Broken

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    Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, commander of the Nanning Campaign of Japan's Southern China Expeditionary Force, carefully planned a three-dimensional air-to-ground attack with infantry, tanks and aircraft. Just when they were about to make a breakthrough, they were smashed to pieces by Liu Cuigang's fleet of aircraft that descended from the sky.  The tank regiment was completely wiped out.

    The artillery suffered a devastating blow. When the "Buddha's Light" napalm bombs fell from the sky, the fate of the Japanese artillery was already doomed. The Guangxi Army did not have enough artillery, let alone air power. The Japanese artillery position was blatantly located in Nanning.  The suburbs brought great convenience to the bomber group.

    The material and supply distribution center was in a mess by fighter jets. When the nasty China plane was about to return, it was still in the hiding place of the infantry. It dropped napalm bombs all over the sky and burned into a sea of ????fire. In the raging flames,  The soldiers of the empire were running and wailing, suffering heavy casualties. There were billowing smoke wrapped in flames everywhere, forming an insurmountable barrier in front of the Gui army's position.

    Masaharu Honma no longer knows how he returned to the hiding place, whether he was carried back or carried back. He has no memory at all in his mind. In just over an hour, his troops lost two offensive weapons. One is  The tank regiment, one of which is a powerful artillery unit, all the staff officers and senior staff looked at the suddenly old commander with bated breath. No words could comfort such a blow, and there was a gloomy mist.  Plus the already numb Honma Masaharu.

    A major staff officer from the Operations Department came in at an inappropriate time and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, this is a detailed list of our soldiers' casualties and material losses. Please take a look at it." As soon as he finished speaking, he felt countless murderous eyes, vicious  Come over here, especially the Chief of Staff of the Third Army, who almost pulls out the command knife from his waist and chops off the pig head of this blind guy. With your current mental state, Commander, you are deliberately adding fuel to the fire.  Isn't it?

    The soldiers of the Gui Army on the outer positions of Nanning watched this dramatic change almost as if they had narrowly escaped death. All the planes had flown away, and the sky became quiet. There were no endless Japanese shells, no roaring tongues of fire.  The tanks were equipped with groups of howling Japanese soldiers. There were only beeping flames and billowing smoke. At the moment when you thought you were going to die, you could just get through it so easily?

    The soldiers of the Gui Army didn't know why so many planes appeared to help them, but Bai Chongxi in Nanning City knew clearly that Tang Qiuli was the only one who could make such a big move and dispatch nearly a hundred planes to help.  , not even Jiang, the chief boss of the Chongqing government. First, he has no such good intentions at all, and second, he does not have such strength.

    The situation in the forward positions was continuously brought to the Nanning City Defense Headquarters. Bai Chongxi felt as if he was in a dream. He thought that today was the day when Nanning City was broken. He was already prepared for street fighting and his retreat had been arranged.  Well, there has been a dramatic change. According to reports from the forward positions, the Japanese will not be able to organize a decent attack for at least two days. Without tanks and artillery, my Gui army will not lose to the Japanese.

    "Record, send a telegram to Vice Chairman Tang in Guangzhou, just a few words. Bai Chongxi, on behalf of De Gong and the hundreds of thousands of Gui Army soldiers in Nanning City, would like to thank you for your help at the critical moment, regarding the situation of the Nanning Defense War.  , will report to Vice Chairman Tang at any time," Bai Chongxi is a smart man. Tang Qiuli's dispatch of planes today is not just as simple as supporting a battle, but to express an attitude. The North China First Division troops have no intention of taking this opportunity.  Encroaching on the land of Guangxi.

    We are allied forces, and I, Tang Qiuli, will provide assistance to the Gui army at any time. From this aspect alone, the debt I owe to Tang Qiuli is so great that it cannot be expressed in words. After Bai Chongxi finished dictating, he felt weak and tired.  In just a few hours on the chair, the situation in Nanning had already drained all the energy of the Gui Army's top general known as "Little Zhuge".

    Liu Cuigang led the fleet and returned with satisfaction. After receiving a report of the fleet bombing Nanning, the Hainan Island Air Force Base of Japan's Southern Expeditionary Force was bombed at that time. Like most of the troops of the Southern Expeditionary Force, it was established in Japan and has never been  Having suffered losses from the North China Army Air Force, especially the Army Air Force, I feel very good about myself. The mentality of the Imperial Japanese Air Eagle being invincible in defeating all over the world is rooted in the heart of every Japanese pilot.

    A shrill battle siren sounded over several Japanese airports on Hainan Island. Groups of Japanese pilots rushed to their planes. Immediately, more than a hundred fighter jets taking off from several airports met over the Beibu Gulf and followed.  Like a group of mad dogs whose eggs had been stepped on, they flew directly north with murderous intent.

    It's definitely not okay to let the eagle in the sky of the Empire of Japan suffer such a big loss. As for how the army reacts, that is their business. The southern part of Japan dispatched the military air force to avenge a single arrow, and this time they spent a lot of money.  A large number of battles were dispatched.Not to mention, there is a commander at the rank of major general of the Army Air Force who serves as the air commander of the pursuit aircraft group and is determined to keep the Liu Cuigang aircraft group in the skies over South China.

    The situation was quite unfavorable for Liu Cuigang. The bombers were relatively slow. After the air battle and ground attack just now, the ammunition of the fighter planes was exhausted. What's more terrible is that the fuel of all the planes was only enough to return home. They could not even maintain it.  Even a small-scale air battle cannot be accomplished. The Japanese "Zero" fighter is mediocre in other aspects. It is faster than the Soviet fighter. According to the current return distance, it will be chased by Japanese fighter jets before it reaches the Wuhan base.

    Le Yiqin, who was at the Wuhan Air Force Base, immediately reported the situation to Liu Cuigang, "Cui Gang, be careful. You are chasing a group of mad dogs. According to the radar, there are about a hundred of them. The little devil is getting anxious."  "That's right, you've taken advantage of me, why don't you allow the kid to take revenge?" Le Yiqin still had time to tease.

    "Yiqin, this is to be expected. I have an idea. How about having a good fight with the Japs in the Hunan airspace, leaving all their fighter jets behind, and avoiding the annoying buzzing all day long? How about that?"  Has the accompanying fighter group taken off?" Le Yiqin was dissatisfied and said: "Nonsense, we will meet you in thirty minutes. Also, I added some information, it's not ten squadrons.  , but eighteen squadrons, how about it?" Le Yiqin said proudly, Liu Cuigang laughed and just said, "You are cruel enough, I'll leave it to you."

    A large air battle unfolded over Hunan. The Japanese fighter jets that were chasing fiercely hit the iron plate. The squadron organization of the ** Division's aviation unit was much larger than the conventional organization. Each squadron had eight fighter jets and eighteen fighters.  The fighter squadron, with nearly one hundred and thirty fighter jets, surrounded the Japanese fighter jets with a crash.

    Regarding this air battle, the Japanese army did not make any announcement after the incident, and the Air Force Division also rarely publicized it. They just made good friends with Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang and took something out of their mouths. The Air Force of the Air Force Division  The fighter group lost eleven fighter jets. As for the Japanese army, in Le Yiqin¡¯s words, they kept the Little Japanese aircraft for half a year. Indeed, in several large-scale battles that followed, few Japanese aircraft appeared, especially in  There was no shadow in sight over Nanning.

    After Tang Qiuli received Bai Chongxi's telegram, he smiled knowingly. This little Zhuge finally understood his intentions. With the first-hand information he provided on the Nanning battlefield, he could grasp the battlefield situation more clearly. In Tang Qiu  In Li's heart, he still hopes that today's battle on the outskirts of Nanning will teach Bai Chongxi a lesson, make him realize the huge gap in firepower with the Japanese army, and start to retreat, no longer persist in the unnecessary defense of Nanning, and will not consume the Gui army troops in  Defend Nanning.

    Unfortunately, his hope was completely shattered when he received Bai Chongxi's second telegram. Liu Cuigang's fleet killed all the Japanese tanks and most of the Japanese artillery, but gave Bai Chongxi the opportunity to defend Nanning.  "Vice Chairman Tang Xunjian, the battle this morning relied on the **Aerial Eagles of the ** Division to show their might and destroy the Japanese tanks and artillery that posed the greatest threat to our Nanning garrison. In view of this, our Guangxi Army  The troops have adjusted their deployment and are determined to completely bury the Japanese invasion of our Guangxi troops in the outer positions of Nanning. Detailed battle reports will be provided at any time."

    Tang Qiuli shook his head while looking at Bai Chongxi's telegram. Today is the best time for the Guangxi army to evacuate Nanning. The Japanese army has been severely damaged and is temporarily unable to pursue them. The loss of hundreds of artillery is nothing. They are guarding the two supply bases of Taiwan and Hainan Island.  , it will take less than five days and can be quickly replenished. By then, Bai Chongxi will not be able to withdraw even if he wants to. Masaharu Honma has suffered such a heavy loss, so he will not vent his anger on the Gui army.

    Tang Qiuli could only lament that Bai Chongxi had lost the best opportunity to retreat. By the time he could no longer withstand it, the elite troops of the Gui Army on the Nanning defense line were probably exhausted. Even if they could withdraw, they would still be pursued step by step.  Fate, however, he could not persuade Bai Chongxi to withdraw from Nanning.

    The development of the situation was unfortunately predicted by Tang Qiuli. On May 19, the replenished troops of Masaharu Honma launched a new crazy attack on Nanning. This time, Masaharu Honma became extremely crazy and took the troops in his hands.  They all jumped in and carried out an uninterrupted attack on the Gui Army positions outside Nanning.

    By the evening of May 21, all the Gui Army's Nanning peripheral positions were lost. Less than 40,000 troops were withdrawn into the city. Major General Xia Guodong, commander of the 113th Division, was killed. The division fought to the last man and the entire army was wiped out. Twenty  On the evening of the second day, the Japanese army captured Nanning's Xiguan. The Gui army and the Japanese army engaged in fierce street fighting. They failed to stop and retreated step by step. They were compressed to the north of Nanning city and held on the north bank of the Hujiang River. At this point, most of Nanning fell into the hands of the Japanese army and the city of Nanning was destroyed.  soon.
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