Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 197: Battle of Zhonghua Gate 1

"Commander Gu, the 524th Regiment stationed on the front lines of Yuhuatai has sent a telegram asking you to call back."

While the two were talking, the signalman ran up and reported.

"524th Regiment?" Gu Changfeng was a little confused. If they provided support, then he should thank him?

Zhao Ziqing reacted quickly, looked at Gu Changfeng and smiled without reminding him.

Gu Changfeng frowned and said, "It feels a little familiar. What's the name of their leader?"

The signalman shook his head.

Gu Changfeng looked at Zhao Ziqing and saw that he was smiling slyly. He couldn't help but scold him:

"You damned old Zhao, if you know anything, just tell me now."

"88th Division, 524th Regiment, you rescued them yourself, but you forgot about it and even blamed me." Zhao Ziqing said angrily.

After hearing Zhao Ziqing's reminder, Gu Changfeng suddenly realized.

You have to know that there were so many battles, big and small, from Dachang to Jinling, how could I remember them all?

He was very familiar with Xie Jinyuan, after all, he was the one who rescued him personally.

Zhao Ziqing urged, "Alright, they probably need you for something. Go quickly. I'll watch over here."

"Then you just watch. I'll go back first." Gu Changfeng said as he walked out of the soldier hiding cave and ran towards the camp.

"Is that Brother Changfeng?"

When the call was connected, the first words came from Xie Jinyuan's cheerful voice.

Hearing this familiar voice again, Gu Changfeng was happy and replied with a smile: "It's me, Brother Xie."

"Haha! I finally got in touch with you, kid. Why didn't you notify me when you came to Jinling?"

Xie Jinyuan laughed loudly, obviously in a very good mood.

Gu Changfeng said somewhat embarrassedly: "I have been traveling all the way to fight the Japanese, and I have only recently settled down."

He had remembered it once before, but then forgot about it, so he couldn't just say it wasn't true now.

Xie Jinyuan agreed deeply with what Gu Changfeng said.

Based on his understanding of Gu Changfeng, this young man's battle record is probably more than what is recorded in the information. After all, Gu Changfeng has been equipped with full Japanese weapons for a long time.

"I know you're awesome, so I have to thank you this time!"

"At the Andemen position, almost no one from a battalion of Japanese soldiers escaped and they were completely wiped out."

Xie Jinyuan's words did not surprise Gu Changfeng, because Katyusha was a heavy artillery after all.

As long as the position is accurate, one shot will cause the enemies to fall down in large numbers, leaving no possibility of escape.

Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and decided to give a reminder.

"Thank you, brother. Our heavy artillery has been destroyed by the Japanese. Now it's up to you guys to handle it."

"I estimate that the Japanese will soon launch a fierce attack on Yuhuatai. If all else fails, we should try to retreat to the city and defend it."

Now that the threat from his heavy artillery has disappeared, it is normal for the Japanese to intensify their attack.

And another point is that the Battle of Nanjing has been going on for a long time.

The Japanese are under tremendous pressure both in terms of logistics and from their headquarters. If they fail to take Nanjing, they will be stretched to the limit.

Xie Jinyuan smiled and said, "I can probably guess what the Japanese will do next. They have already asked for help from the division headquarters."

"As for evacuation, we still have to obey orders from our superiors."

His regiment had been fighting for several days, and now more than half of its troops had been lost. It was truly tragic.

Gu Changfeng was just giving a reminder, but when he saw that Xie Jinyuan had made arrangements, he didn't say anything else.

The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

Now that both battlefields were engulfed in artillery fire, the two had no chance to sit down and reminisce about the past. They could only agree to wait for a chance to meet again in the future!

But this chance is very slim.

In fact, Gu Changfeng knew very well that although the 88th Division had many more people than in history.

However, the Japanese army attacked Nanjing with nearly 20 troops, intending to capture the capital in one fell swoop.

They won't give up until they achieve their goal.

Even if the 6th Division fails to capture Yuhuatai, they will have other divisions, brigades, and detachments to replace it.

It is impossible for the old Japanese soldier Matsui Iwane to give up halfway. The fall of Yuhuatai is inevitable!

Rumble!

On the city wall, the Japanese continued to bombard the city.

Fortunately, Gu Changfeng ordered the evacuation of most of the soldiers, leaving only those who were there to observe the movements of the Japanese and pick up weapons.

Otherwise, the losses from this bombardment would be huge.

"Brothers, are you all back?"

Gu Changfeng didn't stay in the camp for long and went straight back to the soldier cave.

"More than a dozen of our brothers died, and we didn't have much weapons or ammunition to pick up before the Japanese started shelling."

Zhao Ziqing replied with some regret.

"That's it, let's hold on a little longer and not fight tomorrow."

Gu Changfeng felt somewhat helpless. There was nothing he could do about the general trend of the situation. The reserves of weapons and ammunition were seriously insufficient.

Half an hour later, the Japanese shelling stopped.

With the support he received, Yamamoto Shigetoshi hoped to capture the city gate in one fell swoop and immediately ordered an attack on the city.

All the connections on the city wall received the message and quickly returned to their positions.

The battle begins again.

Perhaps realizing that the enemy no longer had any weapons capable of threatening tanks, the 114th Division directly dispatched dozens of tanks to attack.

For a moment, the city walls were filled with artillery fire and smoke.

With the tank troops leading the way, the Japanese seemed to have regained their confidence. They were all aggressive and ferocious, as if they were looking at their mortal enemies!

Of course, the Japs had the wrong idea.

As soon as the Japanese fragile tanks entered the shooting position of Gu Changfeng and his companions, the two tanks broke down one after another.

This time, the tanks moving behind were blocked.

Although Gu Changfeng did not have the ability to directly destroy them at this moment, he could still restrain them.

"Damn it! The enemy has anti-tank weapons." The Japanese second lieutenant in the tank cursed angrily, and then asked someone to contact the rear command post.

There's no way to fight in this situation. With several tanks breaking down, the entire road ahead is blocked. How can we fight?

The Japanese soldiers cooperating nearby were also dumbfounded. They didn't know whether to charge or retreat. Their ferocious faces were all filled with confusion.

But the Japs were confused, but the soldiers in charge of the heavy machine guns on the city wall were not confused.

They fired at the Japanese in the front row and killed quite a few of them.

There is nothing else to say, just do it, kill as many as you can.

For Gu Changfeng, these are all good things to exchange for weapons, and also his confidence in the future.

Yamamoto Shigetoshi was also confused after receiving the news, and turned to look at Endo Torappei and asked.

"Endo-kun, do you know what's going on?"

When Yamamoto asked, Endo Torappei shook his head and said, "It's not in the information, and I don't know."

Yamamoto Shigetoshi felt a little bitter. They had agreed to take the city wall, but they failed before the first wave even started. This was a slap in the face.

He could only sigh and order, "Let everyone retreat first."

He knew very well that the offensive had failed and that forcing the soldiers to attack would do no good; the right thing to do was to retreat and regroup.

"Yamamoto-kun, since the Chinese have anti-tank weapons, it's inappropriate to let the tank troops attack. Let them return to the division!"

Endo Torappei said with a wry smile.

He also didn't expect that there were weapons on the city wall that could restrict tanks, which dampened their morale.