The fire caused by the violent explosion lit up the night sky! Under the night, artillery shells cut through the void like meteors, shooting towards the hilltop where the Kunisaki detachment was located.

Standing on the Tiger tank, Xu Wen could clearly see through the scarlet fire that shot up into the sky that the Japanese troops on the hilltop, as well as the simple fortification bunkers they had built in a hurry, were blown to pieces.

The Japanese who were closer to the explosion point of the shell were directly reduced to ashes.

When Noboru Kunisaki, Masao Watanabe and others were hit by the first wave of artillery fire from the Independent Brigade, they were knocked upside down by the violent air wave generated by a 230mm naval gun shell that landed not far in front of them.

Got out.

Kunisaki Noboru and Watanabe Masao were knocked unconscious on the spot, while several other adjutants and guards hit rocks and died on the spot.

When they woke up, they found that their surrounding positions had all turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Kunizaki Noboru got up in shock and anger, looked around his own position, which was filled with seas of fire and explosions, and roared in disbelief: "Bagaya Road! Where did the Chinese army get so many large-caliber heavy artillery? This is definitely not a tank.

The power that a cannon can possess."

Masao Watanabe was also a person who had seen big scenes, so he nodded with the same mixture of shock and anger: "What the general said is that judging from the power and scale of the explosion, many of the shells should be heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 150 mm.

Typed.

It is impossible for the army to be equipped with heavy artillery of this caliber. Those that can be equipped with heavy artillery of this caliber are definitely naval warships with a displacement of several thousand tons!"

"You mean, part of the Chinese artillery fire came from naval guns?" Kunisaki Noboru said in surprise and disbelief.

"Yes." As he said that, Masao Watanabe suddenly pointed to the southeast and said: "General, you see, a considerable part of the Chinese artillery fire came from the direction of the Yangtze River. This shows that our inference is correct.

Only naval guns can be so powerful."

Kunizaki Noboru immediately turned around and looked, his face turned miserable: "How come these damn Chinese people have such a large naval warship overnight? How can we fight this war?"

Masao Watanabe patiently reassured and persuaded: "General, calm down. Now that things have happened, we can only do our best to hold on and ask for help from the friendly forces in the south of the Yangtze River."

Kunisaki Noboru was a little discouraged by the tragic scenes around him, and said: "The Chinese firepower is so fierce. After such a large-scale shelling, how long can our defense line last in the face of their tanks and armored groups?"

"General, it all depends on people! It's not the last step yet. For the sake of the Empire of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor, we must cheer up and continue fighting!"

Hearing this, Kunizaki Noboru's eyes gradually regained his fighting spirit, and he nodded solemnly and said: "Watanabe-kun is right, the Imperial soldiers never give up. For the sake of the Yamato nation, and for His Majesty the Emperor, we will fight to the last soldier.

Even if you are a pawn, you must persevere.

Pass my order to all units to prepare for the Battle of Yushui. As long as they can contain the independent brigade of the China Army and buy time for the main force of the Imperial Army to capture Nanjing, we will not hesitate even if the entire army is killed!

In addition, we should immediately report the situation on our side to General Yoshika Ryosuke and tell him that there is no need to divide the troops to cross the river for reinforcements. Ask them to concentrate all their efforts to continue the fierce attack on Nanjing and capture Nanjing as soon as possible!

The Guoqi detachment will try their best to hold back Zhu Ziming's independent brigade in Jiangbei!"

"Hai!"

…

Zijinshan frontline battlefield, Japanese enemy headquarters.

Because the remaining troops of the Independent Brigade rushed back and forth for reinforcements under the command of Zhou Weiguo, the frontal and roundabout attacks of the 18th Division and the 13th Division failed.

Therefore, at this time, Yoshika Ryosuke and others were troubled by the stalemate war.

Suddenly, a communications staff officer broke into the command post tent where Yoshika Ryosuke and others were staying in a panic.

The chief of staff saluted several division commanders headed by Yoshikari Ryosuke and said: "Generals, we have just received an urgent battle report from the Kunisaki detachment. They were bombarded by a large number of naval and army artillery fire from the China Army.

The loss was huge! The captain of the Kunizaki detachment believed that the Chinese Army was about to launch a general attack on them, and he was determined to lead the entire detachment to fight the Chinese Army to the bitter end.

Please concentrate our efforts as soon as possible to capture Nanjing! The Guoqi detachment will desperately hold back Zhu Ziming's headquarters in the independent brigade of the Chinese Army.

In addition, the Shigeto detachment has lost contact, and Major General Kunisaki judged that it was most likely defeated by the independent brigade or completely wiped out."

The sudden change shocked Yoshika Ryosuke and others.

Yoshika Ryosuke took the lead and stood up suddenly, saying with a shocked expression: "What did you say? The Shigeto detachment has lost contact? And the Kunizaki detachment is being bombarded by naval gunfire of the Chinese Navy?

How is this possible? The little naval power of the Chinese people has long been wiped out by the imperial navy and air force with their absolute superiority.

The few remaining ships were forced to self-destruct and sink, sinking into the Yangtze River to block the Yangtze River waterway and hinder the advancement of the Imperial Navy fleet along the Yangtze River.

Where did they get the navy warships to bombard the Kunisaki detachment??

There is also the Chongteng detachment, a majestic detachment with tens of thousands of troops. How could it be possible that the whole army was annihilated by the Chinese army without any news? "

The communications staff officer lowered his head and said: "Report to General, this is what was said in the battle report of the Kunisaki detachment, and the subordinates of the Chongteng detachment have also tried to contact them many times, but have not received any response from them. They have indeed lost contact."

"Bagaya Road, what on earth is going on?" Yoshika Ryosuke said with a look of confusion and anger.

Chief of Staff Tajiu Toshio hurriedly analyzed: "General, since we can't contact the Shigeto detachment, it is very likely that something has really happened.

As for the Chinese navy, it was not entirely wiped out. It is possible that some warships survived.

In addition, their submarines have always been active in the Yangtze River and East China Sea, and the Izumo was destroyed by them in this way.

Moreover, yesterday near Jiangyin waters, several imperial cruisers were attacked by them and were destroyed and sunk one after another.

Therefore, the Chinese Navy still has the ability to bombard the Kunisaki Detachment. After all, for them, having the Kunisaki Detachment and Chongteng Detachment in Jiangbei is like a bullet in the throat and a thorn in the back.

Even their most elite independent brigade has been mobilized, so they will definitely concentrate their efforts and defeat it first to relieve their worries.

Under this premise, it cannot be ruled out that the China Army would mobilize naval forces to cooperate with Zhu Ziming's independent brigade to besiege the Guozaki detachment at all costs.

As for the Chongteng detachment, whether they can be contacted or not is not important for now!

Because as long as the Kunozaki detachment is eliminated, the Chongteng detachment will inevitably be unable to support itself, and without the Kunozaki detachment, it can contain Zhu Ziming's independent brigade in Jiangbei.

Our next attack will be even more difficult, adding insult to injury."
Chapter completed!