Chapter 219: Blood-stained Flags in the Battle of Nanjing (II)

Asakamiya Hirohiko actually applied to His Majesty the Emperor to award the Chrysanthemum Order of the First Division Commander of Nanjing to the Chrysanthemum Order of the Great Medal? It caused an uproar among the many division commanders. You should know that the Chrysanthemum Order of the Great Medal was specially awarded to the royal prince and the government prime minister who had served for more than two years. As the head of the lieutenant general division, the Chrysanthemum Order of the Great Medal was an extraordinary honor awarded. You should know that the awards under the *** Emperor's *** division have strict regulations. Even before the end of the battle, the awards of the Japanese army were still very strict and stingy.

In the eyes of many division commanders, being able to get the Chrysanthemum Medal of the Great Medal is undoubtedly a guarantee that it can be promoted to a general. However, the most shocking thing is that Asakamiya Hirohiko also claimed that the military discipline would be lifted for ten days to break through Nanjing within one week as a reward and reward? The temptation to lift military discipline can be said to be very great for senior officers and generals.

The reason why many Japanese generals wanted to serve or transfer to Manchuria was to go to high salaries and welfare benefits. You should know that their family members in their local area were actually not rich. Take Hideki Tojo as an example. Even though he was transferred from the commander of the military police to serve as the deputy chief of staff of the Kanto Army, his family still had to eat mixed rice mixed with coarse grains and black beans.

The Japanese soldiers and grassroots officers had only a few kilograms of return quota, so in addition to paying all levels of logistics, most of the finances plundered in the occupied areas were basically transferred to the private compilation boxes of Asakamiya Hikari, a senior officer and general, who had been transported back to the country. After the Battle of Songhu, many Japanese soldiers exchanged the plundered items in the Shanghai black market for Japanese yen, and some soldiers actually exchanged huge sums of up to 4,000 yen.

For this reason, some soldiers even shot themselves in the thigh, bringing this huge sum of money back to the country, so the one who really makes a fortune by lifting military discipline will definitely not be ordinary officers and soldiers. Removing military discipline can be regarded as a welfare for senior officers and generals.

The heavy troops of the Japanese army have gathered outside Nanjing. It is not the sound of artillery firepower, but the Japanese artillery is marking the firepower position. Although the performance of the artillery made by the *** is very average, the quality of the Japanese artillery and the quality of artillery staff officers are not low.

Suddenly, the explosion sounded like the sky collapsed and the earth was shocked. Zhang Xuewu was immediately shocked. He hurriedly climbed up and stood in front of the cannon mirror to observe carefully. The high smoke pillar surprised Zhang Xuewu. Ye Yunfei, who was standing beside him, also said seriously: "Commander! The caliber of this gun is probably not less than 240 mm. This is the caliber of the *** Navy's shore defense Cannon heavy artillery. No matter how thick the city wall is, it cannot stop such a big guy from bombing. It can tear open any wall in Nanjing without five guns."

Zhang Xuewu nodded and said, "This kind of heavy artillery is definitely not easy to set up, and the firing speed is also slow. In addition, the life of this heavy artillery's gun barrel is extremely limited. We just need to beware of it moving towards the city wall, and leave the rest to the air force! After the Soviet support air force arrives, we must give the little one a strong look."

After Zhang Xuewu learned that Prince of the Royal Family Lieutenant General Asakamiya Hirohiko replaced Matsui Ishione as the acting commander of the Nakabra Sentral Soldier and commanded the attack on Nanjing, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As the saying goes, he is not afraid of powerful enemies, but is afraid of teammates like pigs. Especially the *** changed to a general with a low tactical literacy and stubborn self-righteousness. It is indeed worth celebrating. If it is still the old fox of Matsui Ishione, then Zhang Xuewu must be careful to deal with it, just as he had previously judged that there was a problem with the Japanese army's logistics supply system, but he did not dare to fight.

The battlefield is the most unpredictable place. Any small mistake can lead to great losses or even annihilation. Therefore, Zhang Xuewu must be cautious. However, the synonym for caution is to lose great opportunities. Opportunities are equivalent to risks. It is obviously not in line with the laws of physics if you don’t take risks.

In Zhang Xuewu's memory, Asakamiya Hirohiko was one of the few professional soldiers in the *** royal family, known for being radical and supporting the Imperial Doctrine soldiers. However, the executioner who issued the Nanjing massacre order escaped punishment after the war with his special identity as a member of the royal family. His subordinates, Ryosuke Yoshisuke, Colonel Takashimori, and Major General Iinuma, were not punished.

What Zhang Xuewu was most angry was that after the war, Hirohiko Asakamiya continued his life and devotion, and later became the honorary president of the *** Golf Club, swinging easily among the green mountains and clear waters, and finally ended up living at the age of 93. Such an executioner with hundreds of thousands of blood on his hands was not treated or retribution? Is the Chinese too kind or God is not open to his eyes? The cycle of the natural law seems to have become an exception in Hirohiko Asakamiya?

However, since this executioner, whose hands were covered with blood from the Chinese people in history, has arrived in Nanjing and has become the acting commander of the Central Branch Expeditionary Army, Zhang Xuewu feels that he has the obligation to treat this bastard well and see if Kyuhiko Asagakuen can live a happy life like in history?

On Niushou Mountain outside Nanjing, in a lush green tunnel, Sun Guiming, the commander of the 5th Brigade of the 5th Brigade of the 1st Mechanized Division, was standing in front of the large Niushou Mountain secret combat map at the command center. The 9th and 10th Regiments under the Fifth Brigade, plus the mountain artillery battalions and heavy mortar battalions directly under the brigade, the reconnaissance company, and the cavalry company, had a total of more than 5,600 people. Relying on the Niushou Mountain fortress and the tunnels running through various places, Sun Guiming knew very well that once the battle started, Niushou Mountain would surely hang overseas like a lonely army.

The straight line distance between the General Mountain nearest Niushou Mountain is only about one kilometer. The heavy machine gun firepower of the main position on the right side of General Mountain can be *** the western front of Niushou Mountain. In addition, the General Mountain Fortress has a group of 105 mm howitzers and 75 mm mountain field artillery, which can fully support Niushou Mountain. Therefore, Sun Guiming seemed very calm at this moment. He assigned a battalion of the Ninth Regiment on the surface position. Due to the special terrain of Niushou Mountain, all the fortifications were built on the edges of the mountain.

Although this approach can obtain a good field of vision and shooting angle, which is conducive to the dense projection of automatic firearms, if it is subject to direct firepower from the enemy or large-caliber howitzer bombardment, the casualties on the surface positions will be very large. In fact, Zhang Xuewu also personally inspected Niushou Mountain. The restrictions on the terrain make the fortifications only build on the edges, so once the battle for Niushou Mountain breaks out, the battle will be extremely tragic.

Today, Sun Guiming wore a military dress that he usually couldn't bear to wear. Several medals of honor from Chengde were also blocked on his chest. The staff officer next to him said strangely: "Hikata? Is it a big day to dress like this?"

Sun Guiming smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing big. The commander of the army told me that the task of our officers and soldiers was to defend the Niushou Mountain Fortress. This Niushou Mountain was where Yue Fei and Yue Shaobao defeated the Jin soldiers. It was a great honor for me, Sun Guiming, to sacrifice his life for the country. Although I have no regrets, after I sacrificed my life for the country, I can distinguish my rank when I saw my body. I have to prepare a coffin for me to bury it. This is etiquette! My Niushou Mountain is the tomb of ***. One of them will come, one of them will come, two of them will kill and two, and one of them will fall and one of them. I will kill and bury them here."

Sun Guiming turned to the communications consultant beside him and said, "At all costs, we must ensure the communication between the brigade commander and the surface position. We told the Ninth Regiment Commander Gao Feng and the Tenth Regiment Commander Cheng Guoqing that the person is in the position, and my position is personally pointed out to me by the Legion Commander, and no inch can be lost. Nanjing is the capital of our great China. Behind us is Nanjing City. If we want to attack Nanjing, we must step over our bodies. The Legion Commander also carried the coffin and fought. Anyone dared to take a step back. My military law here is ruthless."

On the streets of Wangzhuang, south of Nanjing, Japanese soldiers were loading corpses on the roadside with carriages. These corpses were from some villagers in Wangzhuang who were hard to leave their hometowns, because many people believe that the Eastern people can do what they do to themselves? The Eastern people want to have sex, but they also want to eat, right?

Obviously, after all, kind, or numb Chinese people underestimate the animal nature of *** people. If you use the words of ordinary people to describe *** people, it means that there is no animal at all, only more animal at all.

The joint staff command of the 11th Division and the 16th Division of the Japanese Army was located in Wangzhuang. In order to keep it confidential, the Japanese army carried out a thorough cleaning of the Chinese farmers in Wangzhuang. This kind of cleaning was already absolutely familiar to the Japanese army.

According to the deployment of Asakamiya Hirohiko, the 11th Division's Yamamu Sobu headquarters and the 16th Division's Nakajima Imago troops attacked Niushou Mountain in the west of the Castle, and the General Mountain line. In the newly established Joint Staff Command in Wangzhuang, Yamamu Sobu, Koizumi Honin, Nakajima Imago and others stood before the sand tables made by the staff working overtime. According to the results of arrival and aerial reconnaissance in recent days, the *** people were helplessly discovered that Niushou Mountain Fortress and the General Mountain Fortress had been rebuilt by Zhongzhao to be as solid as a matter of solid construction.
Chapter completed!