After those officers went back, they thought about it and felt that Ming Zheng's words were a little reasonable, but they always felt a little uneasy, coupled with their pessimism about the battlefield situation, they felt that continuing to stay in the 11th Division might only be a dead end.
After thinking about it, these guys discussed it and decided to hide it from the Ming Zheng, leave the army privately, and go to the mainland to find a relationship to take refuge.
As a result, three of the four regiment commanders of the 11th Division left, and the news reached the army commander, who was so angry that the army commander scolded his mother and wanted to call the Nanjing garrison headquarters, asking Chief Tang to put pressure on the military commanders, and be sure to catch these few escapees and correct the law on the spot.
Commander Tang was also anxious at this time, and after listening to the situation of the army commander, he said: "Brother Zhengfang, you dissipate your anger, don't be like those villains, I must report the situation of the 11th Division to the chairman of the committee, it is okay if they are gone, it is not much easier for you to get things done."
The old army commander had no choice but to call Zhou Wu and ask him to quickly take over the 11th Division, and appoint a few more regiment commanders and main officers to cancel the number of the 11th Division during the defense of Nanjing, and temporarily put it under the unified command of the Independent Brigade.
Zhou Wuzheng was saddened by the loss of the left flank position, and the more than 3,000 brothers of the four regiments were very sad, and when he heard that the army commander handed over all the 11th division to him, he felt that there was still a chance to recapture the left flank position, so he hurriedly took Ding Ning and them to the 11th division together.
Due to such a big change in the 11th Division, the morale was quite low, and the negative remarks of defeat spread among the soldiers, and the chief of staff Ming Zheng and Zhou Wu were old acquaintances, and when they saw Zhou Wu coming, they hurriedly greeted him and said: "Brother Zhou, it's good that you are here, the 11th Division is going to disperse." ” When Zhou Wu heard Ming Zheng's words, he felt that the 11th Division was about to collapse, and it would not work without drastic medicine to rectify it.
As soon as the officers arrived, Zhou Wu announced several things, first of all, the four regiments of the 11th Division were reduced to two regiments, and the two regiments were under the unified command of Ming Zheng, which were temporarily called the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Independent Brigade Special Service.
Anyway, the number of people is only about 4,000, so it is more reliable to reduce it into two regiments, and the original two deputy regiment commanders were respectively promoted to serve as the commanders of these two regiments, which were controlled by the Ming Zheng.
In addition, Zhou Wu rewarded those officers and soldiers who resolutely stayed and held their positions, all officers were promoted by one level, and each soldier was rewarded with fifty yuan, and asked his brothers to obey orders in the future, stick to their positions, and not deserters who escaped from the battle, otherwise they would be punished on the spot, regardless of the size of the rank.
The people of the two regiments admired Zhou Wu very much, and they all expressed that they would obey the command and stick to their positions, especially several officers who had just been promoted to regiment commanders, and they all admired Zhou Wu tightly, saying that this new commander had courage and was a person who did great things.
Ming Zheng said: "Brother, I originally thought that the 11th Division had become like this, and I wanted to leave, but today I see such a big change in my brothers, coupled with the heroic battle of your independent brigade in the position, I feel that it is too embarrassing to leave, and now you have entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, you can afford me, although I am a scholar, but I must defend the position to the death, and live and die with my brothers." ” Zhou Wu took Ming Zheng's hand and said: "You are my old superior, let you command the two regiments to surrender you, but now the war is urgent, and the position of Niushou Mountain is in danger of being captured by devils at any time, I hope we can unite sincerely, unite with the outside world, and strive to hold the southeast barrier of Nanjing City." ” "Of course, brother, if there are any tasks you ask, I will definitely do them one by one, not that I brag, I still have a bit of weight in the 11th division."
Ming Zheng served as chief of staff of the 11th Division for more than three years, and he still has this confidence.
"Okay, Lao Ding, you can announce the battle deployment."
Zhou Wu said.
Ding Ning looked at Ming Zheng and gave a combat order to his old boss: "From now on, the 2,000 people of the 1st Special Service Regiment and the 2nd Regiment of the Independent Brigade will stick to the main position of Niushou Mountain, and the 2nd Special Service Regiment, the 1st Regiment of the Independent Brigade, and the 2nd Battalion of the Special Service will return to the side of the left flank position to block the infiltration of the devils from the left flank position to the direction of Guanghuamen in Nanjing. ” Ming Zheng accepted the order to take the troops to join Ge Sanmin's second regiment, and Zhou Wu looked at their distant backs with a melancholy face.
"Lao Ding, it seems that our situation is not good, the left flank position is lost, and all four regiments are killed, which is equivalent to breaking off one of my left arms.
"Yes, so I suggest retreating from the main position of Niushou Mountain to the canyon mountain behind, although the altitude of this mountain is not high, only about a hundred meters, but it is indeed a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack."
"We put all these 5,000 people on the mountains on both sides, condescendingly, as long as we hold the mouth to the death, we can block the little devils to the Guanghua Gate to the greatest extent, which can not only reduce the casualties caused by the positional battle, but also kill and injure a large number of invading devils, and delay their speed and time to advance towards Guanghua Gate."
Ding Ning said.
"Yes, since the little devils made up and sneaked up on the left flank position, I began to wonder if they were also fighting the idea of Niushou Mountain, forcibly climbing over the low altitude of Niushou Mountain, and after passing a part of the troops, they would raid the back of our Independent Brigade from behind and wipe out our Independent Brigade in one fell swoop."
Zhou Wu analyzed the situation.
"Yes, the little devils just want to kill us like this, if they cross Niushou Mountain, then they will have the initiative on the battlefield.
They can attack our independent brigade in the south, Guanghuamen in the rear, the headquarters of the 79th Army in the west, and the 15th Division in the direction of Zhenjiang in the east.
Anyway, we can fight wherever we want, and we are passive everywhere, beaten everywhere, and in the end, we have to be dumplings made by little devils. ” Zhou Wu saw that the situation was urgent, and he couldn't delay it at all, so he hurriedly called the military department and told the commander his suggestion.
The old army commander pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Zhou Wu, as long as you can block the devil from outside the Guanghua Gate, you can follow your ideas, don't have any scruples, I believe in you, now the fate of our 79th Army depends on your independent brigade." ” Zhou Wu had the personal promise of the old army commander, and he was a lot bolder, put down the phone, and immediately ordered Ge Sanmin, who was stationed in the main position of Niushou Mountain, to gradually withdraw to both sides of Niushou Mountain behind, build a fortification on the mountain as soon as possible, and asked them to do a good job of confusing the devils before evacuating the position, and try to buy time for the sniper position of the first regiment.
The fat man almost had to fight out his old bottom on the main position of Niushou Mountain, and he was distressed, when suddenly Zhou Wu put the second spy regiment adapted from the 11th Division under his command, and his mood improved again.
At this time, together with the second battalion of spies that had been originally assigned to the first regiment, the fat man had more than 2,500 people under his command, all kinds of weapons and equipment, and sufficient ammunition supplies.
After receiving Zhou Wu's order for him to lead his troops to build fortifications on the mountain pass behind the main position, he immediately led his people to retreat there without stopping, and began to dig a pit with a shovel.
The little devil is not a fool, as soon as he sees the intensive movement of the national army back and forth on the main position of Niushou Mountain, something must happen, Sato ordered the troops who captured the left flank position of Niushou Mountain to immediately advance to Niushou Mountain, and be sure to occupy Niushou Mountain before noon tomorrow to control the passage from Jiangning to Guanghua Gate in Nanjing.
At this time, after escaping from Gao Xiangfa, the thirty or so little devils who had disguised themselves as the national army crossed Niushou Mountain and quickly penetrated under the Guanghua Gate of Nanjing, and got in touch with the surrounding traitors.
Moreover, they got in touch with Sato through the communication tools provided by the traitors, and Sato considered that the number of people who had succeeded in interspersing was too small, so they let them hide on the spot, reconnoiter the deployment and firepower configuration of the national army in the Guanghuamen area, and have the opportunity to infiltrate the city of Nanjing, meet the traitors in the city, and wait for the large army to arrive, and then join forces outside and capture Guanghuamen in one fell swoop. t1706231537: