The battle of defense in Nanjing was very fierce. It was not the rumored collapse.

The Chinese defenders fought very bravely, and many Chinese heroes emerged.

During the battles in Zijin Mountain, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Xishan, the 16th Division of the Japanese Army was stubbornly counterattacked by the Teaching Corps.

In the battle of Yuhuatai, the 88th Division of the Chinese defender resisted the 6th Division of the Japanese Army with one division, and the 114th Division had two divisions.

Moreover, not only that, the 88th Division also caused the loss of a large number of officers in the Japanese army. The 6th Division alone was killed in battle and dozens of squadron leaders were injured.

Regarding the battle situation at that time, any Japanese army's corps history highly praised the combat effectiveness of the 88th Division.

And in the history of the Japanese army, it was once written like this:

"They (Chinese defenders) did not escape in the bloody battle of the Japanese army like Asura, but instead sacrificed their lives to block the Japanese army.

The fierce counterattack lasted for a whole day and night, and was inspired by the slogan "Fight to Death" to fight until the end. Some were killed by robberies, some were stabbed to death by bayonets. The trenches left piles of rifles, machine gun shells, and countless bodies that fell.

The 23rd, 13th and 45th teams, which were tied for the offense with the 47th United, had a continuous increase in casualties, but in comparison, the offense made no progress.

After all, it was the capital defense war where the Chinese army shouted "absolutely invincible". The Chinese soldiers on this battlefield had a completely different level of courage than their opponents when fighting in North China.

Especially their shooting skills cannot be ignored.

Fight tenaciously on each stronghold in a position that is crisscrossing like a spider web.

One stronghold was destroyed, and the next stronghold immediately ejected violent firepower.

The Japanese army must indeed defeat one stronghold and one stronghold one by one before they can advance. Every inch of land here and every mound must be paid for the price of bleeding."

So from this we can see the tragic battle.

Dragon Boat Festival also analyzed the battle, why the slogans were shouted loudly and the soldiers also resisted stubbornly, but in the end they were defeated or even fled. And the Chinese defenders, tens of thousands of people, became prisoners of the Japanese army. Why is this?

First, the guard generals are uneven. Many people believe that Nanjing has become an isolated city and has no value in defending it.

Because from a tactically speaking, Nanjing is a Jedi.

The enemy can encircle on three sides, and the north is blocked by the Yangtze River, and there is no way to retreat.

At that time, most of the troops had just been defeated from the Songhu battlefield, with low morale and most of them had not been supplemented. In this case, they were not worth fighting head-on with the Japanese invaders.

Therefore, many senior officers believe that it is better to withdraw the army to both sides of the Yangtze River to prevent the Japanese army from going north and allow the Japanese invaders to gain Nanjing, which has nothing to do with the overall situation of the war.

But at that time, the chairman had a reason to have to fight.

Nanjing was the capital of the Republic of China at that time. It was based on international views and was also the location of Prime Minister Sun’s tomb. If he gave up Nanjing, he would not be able to face the Prime Minister’s spirit in heaven.

What's more, he had to explain to the 500,000 people in Nanjing. If he retreated without a shot, he would likely be drowned by the spits of the people.

Therefore, the defense of Nanjing is not a matter of guarding or not defending, but a matter of sticking to time.

But in the end, it’s still a matter of face.

Because of Zhongshan Tomb, the Chairman was afraid that people would say that he was unfaithful and unfilial, so he had to fight this battle. He was afraid that foreigners would joke, so he also wanted to fight this battle. In the end, it was public opinion. The Chairman had violated public opinion many times. But at this most critical moment, he remembered public opinion again. It has to be said that the Chairman's emotional intelligence is still very high.

Second, the preparations were insufficient. The Battle of Nanjing could be said to be a temporary intention. After the Battle of Songhu and Jiangyin, the Japanese army was at the city. The Chairman temporarily dispatched troops from various places.

The Nanjing Defense War Guard had a total of 15 divisions (including the teaching corps) and 3 gendarmerie regiments.

On paper, there are 16 divisions, and the direct troops of the Nanjing Garrison Army should have 150,000 to 200,000 people. However, many divisions are under-competitive divisions.

Taking the 66th Army and the 83rd Army as examples (4 divisions in total), the loss was large after retreating in the Battle of Songhu. And there was no supplement after arriving in Nanjing.

During the Nanjing Defense War, the 66th Army had 7,000 people and the 83rd Army had 5,500 people.

In the early stages of the Battle of Songhu, the 112th Division and the 103rd Division were drawn to supplement the front-line troops, and then experienced the defense of Jiangyin Fortress and the defense of Zhenjiang Fortress. After retreating to Nanjing with the 87th Division, there were no replenishment of troops. The two divisions had only about 6,000 people.

The three regiments of the military police force have 353 officers and 5,099 soldiers, totaling 5,452. In other words, the strength of the military police force is only half that of the field division.

The 2nd Legion transferred from Wuhan will not exceed 20,000 people.

Therefore, from this calculation, the total force of the Nanjing Defense Battle would not exceed 150,000 at most.

Finally, with a Donald Duck who has no command ability, it is difficult to be unbeaten in this battle in Nanjing.

There is nothing to do about this. Even if he goes to Nanjing to meet the chairman, it will probably be useless. He only hopes to delay the defense of Nanjing for a little longer, even if it takes a few days.

With more one day of preparation, the Battle of Nanjing will be more confident. After all, when the Japanese attacked Nanjing, there were only 60,000 to 70,000 people.

So sometimes, it is also very angry, higher than the enemy's troops, but it ends up fighting so tragically.

Of course, no matter how tragic it is, it is not as good as the 700,000 people in the Battle of Shanghai.

The Dragon Boat Festival continued to hang in the forest, and Zhu Shengzhong was unable to bear it anymore.

After dinner, he wanted to get to the Dragon Boat Festival, but he was kicked into the valley by the Dragon Boat Festival.

Zhu Shengzhong was about to have an attack, but he didn't expect that at this moment, the sound of the plane engine came.

Zhu Shengzhong quickly sat down and looked up at the sky with his head raised.

From the northeast direction, a Japanese reconnaissance plane flew over their heads and headed straight to the Huangshan Fort.

Xie Jinyuan looked at the plane that was leaving, lowered his voice and said, "You guessed it again, the Japanese have indeed sent the plane."

Dragon Boat Festival closed its eyes and said, "Don't panic, this is not what we have to wait. Keep waiting!"

"yes!"

Xie Jinyuan said nothing more at this time. The group's seat was as magical as it was. He said that the Japanese took advantage of the fog on the river to reconnaise the Huangshan Fortress, and the Japanese came. He said that the Japanese had a chance to come and the plane came.

In his eyes, the squad is an incredible existence.

Xie Jinyuan held it in a while, finally couldn't help it. He asked, "Tuanzhao, are you a god? Why does it seem that every move of the Japanese army is within your expectations?"

"Oh!"

Dragon Boat Festival laughed because he knew that history, he really existed like a god.
Chapter completed!