Chapter 53: Elegy of the War (Part 1)

Malan and Xie Jinyuan, surrounded a two-meter-long and 75-centimeter-wide "sand table", held a pen and a letter paper full of various data, and began their war simulation confrontation.

Lei Zhen stood beside this "sand table" every day, stretching his ears as long as a rabbit. In the war theory and simulation confrontation between Malan and Xie Jinyuan in radial diffusion, Lei Zhen knew what infiltration was, what in-depth combination of firepower was, what intelligence reconnaissance was, and knew that the most elite unit would inevitably set more than two retreat routes when attacking the target, and set various sniper points along the way.

Facing the fire support points set up by Malan on the sand table, Xie Jinyuan did not dare to attack easily even if he had more than ten times the infantry in his hand. He could only watch Malan's troops retreat smoothly under his nose.

"The fire support point is usually a defensive position formed by a high-level dual-purpose heavy machine gun, plus two squad light machine guns, eight to ten rifles, one to two artillery guns, and relying on favorable terrain."

Xie Jinyuan explained to Lei Zhen: "Although the fire support points led by Malan are temporarily formed, it is impossible to install Gaoping dual-purpose heavy machine guns, such as weapons with a long range and powerful range, in their hands, there are m34 heavy machine guns that the national army does not popularize. The troops led by her have a submachine gun, and the combined firepower of the squad light machine gun, grenade launcher and mortar carried by their fire support team is even better than that of the conventional fire support points.

Faced with this absolutely favorable terrain, I made full preparations and dug up war fortresses that set up trenches and various fortifications. I sent infantry to attack forcibly, which was tantamount to ordering them to commit suicide!"

"Under conventional conditions, I can ask for bombers' support. But..." Xie Jinyuan pointed at the peak where Malan set up a fire support point.

"The terrain she chose is quite unique, with higher peaks on both sides, and even if the bomber passes through the air, he cannot catch the target. The small-caliber artillery carried by the Japanese Army cannot penetrate their carefully prepared fortifications.

In this case, even if I order a strong attack, it has almost no practical significance except for losing troops and losing generals.

"Use elites to attack mediocre. Concentrate all attack power, launch a point-of-point attack on the enemy, and quickly evacuate with one blow. It is indeed a very nerve-wracking thing to fight with a unit like a spy."

Xie Jinyuan reached out and flicked the bed board exposed on the edge of the sand table, saying, "Your troops are very small, and even the doctors are civil combat personnel. They can adapt to any combat terrain and are too flexible in mobility. The survivability of field battles is too strong.

An army like you may not affect a battle, but you can slowly fight through uninterrupted small rules to destroy the morale of the enemy and lose their strength. When it accumulates to a certain level.

Your small army may turn the balance of the entire battle!"

Speaking of this, Xie Jinyuan made a very vivid metaphor for Malan's tactics on the sand table: "Even if you don't have a real battle with you, I can clearly feel that you are just a thorn stuck in the enemy's throat!"

Xie Jinyuan and Malan looked at each other and smiled. They really didn't pay attention. Standing beside them, the mines trembled, and a bright light suddenly rose in their eyes.

He stared at the sand table, the chess piece representing the special forces. Such a special forces seemed to Lei Zhendi in the eyes of Lei Zhendi.

Isn’t it just a lonely wolf who is good at fighting and maintains the strongest fighting will in the face of any situation or any danger?!

It was as Lei Zhen nodded hard again and again, as he showed surprises on his face again and again, and as Ling Weicheng looked at him with a smile, Xie Jinyuan and Malan had simulated confrontations again and again based on local wars.

The days just slid by day after day, but for some reason, Lei Zhen could always keenly capture it. Malan and Xie Jinyuan were hiding behind their smiles. Anxiety was revealed inadvertently.

On December 1st, a sound was like a terrible hurricane, and suddenly echoed repeatedly throughout the hospital, Shanghai, China, and even the whole world, bursting out torrents.

It was on this day that the Japanese Army Base issued the "Continental Order No. 8" to the Japanese army in China, and officially issued an order to attack Nanjing, the capital of the National Government, just 300 kilometers away from Shanghai!

The battle to defend Nanjing has begun!

Xie Jinyuan would use the radio every day to listen carefully to the situation of the Nanjing Battle at Central Radio Station broadcast.

It was on the radio that Xie Jinyuan tried every means to borrow, and the announcer used her sweet voice to describe the situation and a great prospect of the situation: "Under the command of General Tang Zhisheng and the efforts of the 150,000 national army brothers, the entire city of Nanjing is as solid as a soup..."

As for how many people believe in this kind of broadcast, they will really think that the Nanjing defense war is foolproof, so I don’t know.

Xie Jinyuan and Malan knocked down the battlefield on the original sand table. They followed the map and made a simulated battlefield on the entire Nanjing area by bit.

In their hands, they used red and blue pencils to draw arrows and marks on them.

"Although we were defeated in the Battle of Songhu, it was definitely not easy for the Japanese to have a chance.

They attacked Nanjing and only three divisions arrived. In addition, the troops they could mobilize near Nanjing actually had no more than 80,000 troops on hand."

Malan looked at the data they recorded together and said, "Looking at this way, it should be no problem to stay in Nanjing for two or three months, right?"

"It depends on the preparations of the Kuomintang army in Nanjing, their determination and will to protect the city.

Most of the troops guarding Nanjing were troops who had experienced the Shanghai Defense War. Among them, there were a group of veterans with rich practical experience. After entering Nanjing, they replenished their troops and received new weapons.

Although the equipment cannot be compared with the Japanese army now, the gap has been greatly narrowed, and the number of people has an absolute advantage. In my opinion, it will take at least one month for the Japanese to conquer the gate of Nanjing."

Xie Jinyuan pointed at the sand table.

"Nanjing is different from Shanghai. As long as Commander Tang Zhisheng ordered the evacuation of the citizens in Nanjing, our more than 100,000 national troops can rely on the streets and alleys of the entire city, use every house that can snipe the enemy, and every pile of ruins that can block the enemy's iron hoofs, and engage in close-range street battles with them.

Let them go forward every step. They have to pay the price of bleeding, allowing them to occupy positions during the day and then rob them back by us at night! In this case, the most dominant air bombing and artillery of the Japanese army will also lose their effect.

It will inevitably be difficult every step. With the reserves of weapons, ammunition, grain and medicine in Nanjing, our 100,000 soldiers of the National Army will have absolutely no problem supporting it for three months!"

"It doesn't take three months!" Malan said decisively: "As long as you can defend for one and a half months, the Yunnan army will arrive in Nanjing. At that time, the strength of the enemy and us will undergo earth-shaking changes.

As long as we can defend Nanjing, we can attack the arrogant Japanese army. Let them know clearly that it is definitely not easy to eat our elephant!"

Xie Jinyuan looked at Malan's legs, which were still wrapped in heavy plaster. He smiled and said, "At that time, you can also remove the plaster and bandage on your legs and return to the battlefield."

"Each, each other." Malan responded with a smile: "Once the battle situation begins to develop in a favorable direction, and the Japanese's prestige in China and Asia is frustrated, the Ministry of Industry and Technology will likely allow you to lead your subordinates back to the team.

I hope that by then, we can return to Nanjing together and participate in this Nanjing defense battle. If possible, I also hope to fight side by side with you!”

Xie Jinyuan's eyes lit up, and Malan's eyes lit up. It was on this sand table that they had seen hope for victory.

The two people's eyes suddenly fell on Lei Zhen, who was circling around the sand table, probably 99% of them could not understand anything.

"Lei Zhen, don't you want to see the ending of me?" Xie Jinyuan said with a smile: "When I receive the notice from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to leave the concession and get my weapons back, you can follow me to Nanjing.

I, the regiment commander, have power. But I can't give you a very good position from the beginning. You start by being my orderly.

Follow me to learn slowly and accumulate slowly. When you are qualified to be the only one, I recommend you to go to Whampoa Military Academy to study systematically and learn systematic military knowledge and command skills. How about it?”

Facing Xie Jinyuan's gentle and encouraging eyes, Lei Zhen was silent for a moment and finally said: "Okay!"

Xie Jinyuan smiled, Malan smiled, and even the mines on his face were always shaking.

Time was spent little by little in them surrounding newspapers and radios.

The newspaper reports, as Xie Jinyuan predicted at the beginning, the Chinese defenders and Japanese troops were in a stalemate outside Nanjing. Twelve days passed, and even half of the Japanese troops were not occupied, not to mention breaking through the gates of Nanjing.

The Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing is still in the hands of the Chinese; the Japanese army repeatedly launched charges, but the 260th and 261st and 261st brigades outside the city fought desperately outside the city, and the Japanese army did not even find Guanghua Gate; even if the 87th Division guarded the Zhongshan Gate position repeatedly and bombarded by artillery, the Japanese army launched attacks again and again, but Zhongshan Gate stood firm; Shuixi Gate was not the focus of the Japanese attack, and the 306th Regiment of the 51st Division was responsible for the defense here. On the afternoon of December 12, the Japanese army broke through the city wall between the Zhonghua Gate and Shuixi Gate, but two hours later, this group of invading enemy troops was completely wiped out by the suicide squad sent by the 306th Regiment.

On Zijin Peak near Nanjing, the first and second peaks, these two military strategists are still firmly in the hands of Chinese soldiers, and the Wulong Mountain Fortress has not been attacked by the Japanese army.

At this time, Xie Jinyuan and Malan both showed long-lost smiles on their faces. The smiles on their faces infected Ling Weicheng, and even the smiles on her face became more and more.

"I asked the doctor and he said that after the plaster on your thigh is removed, it must take a period of rehabilitation to return to normal.

I suggest that you should be mentally prepared from this time and restore certain physical training within your ability!"

Facing Xie Jinyuan's suggestion, Malan nodded fiercely and said, "Don't worry, even if my legs can't move, I can climb to Nanjing.
Chapter completed!