After the outbreak of the "August 13" Anti-Japanese War in Shanghai, Yunlin went to Baoshan, Shanghai, with Yao Ziqing, commander of the third battalion of the 583rd Regiment of the 98th Division of the 18th Army, to guard Wusongkou Artillery Taiwan and serve as the defense of Baoshan City. Yunlin served as the commander of the third battalion and one company.

After the combat meeting, Yao Ziqing left Yunlin behind: "I heard that you are also a Whampoa military academy student?" ”

"Report to the battalion commander, I'm from the tenth phase of the infantry department." Yunlin gave Yao Ziqing a military salute, and then looked at Yao Ziqing curiously: "Is the battalion commander also a Huangpu student?" ”

"I graduated from the sixth phase of the step course." Yao Ziqing patted Yunlin's shoulder, looking at this high-spirited fellow disciple, he had a good impression: "Brother Yunpeng, I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

"It's Yun Peng's honor to be able to fight with his senior brother."

"Okay, our senior brothers are here to guard Baoshan City together, but, Brother Yunpeng, you have to be mentally prepared, this is a vicious battle, life and death are unpredictable, you just joined the army, you encountered this tough battle, tell me the truth, are you afraid?" Yao Ziqing asked Yunlin with a smile at Yunlin.

Yun Lin smiled embarrassedly: "It's not a lie to say that I'm not scared at all, but as a soldier, people are in the position, and it is his duty and glory to die on the battlefield." ”

Listening to Yun Lin's sonorous answer, Yao Ziqing nodded frequently: "Well said, worthy of being my junior brother, we can't escape this war, I am ready to sacrifice, before leaving, I left a message for my wife, telling her that if she can survive this trip, it will be a great luck, if there is an accident, don't be sad, raise your three children well, and serve Aunt Weng with filial piety." ”

Yao Ziqing looked at Yunlin and muttered to him about the last words of parting with his wife, after speaking, his chest rose and fell, and he exhaled heavily.

"Soldiers, don't be in love with your children, otherwise you will be confused, and the gun will not be stable." Yao Ziqing saw that Yunlin was a little moved, so he patted Yunlin on the shoulder: "Let's go, follow me to the river embankment to reconnoiter the terrain and arrange the position and firepower network." ”

Yunlin followed behind Yao Ziqing, looking at the back of the battalion commander, his heart fluctuated, although Yao Ziqing was a Kuomintang, but his hot-blooded man's temperament was also awe-inspiring. At the time of the nation's survival, no matter what kind of identity it is, it is the blood of the Chinese that flows through it, and we should all be united in our guns to the outside world, unite as one, and share the same hatred for the enemy.

Yao Ziqing, Yunlin and several company platoon commanders came to the embankment together, Yao Ziqing stood in the trench with a telescope in his hand and looked at the other side of the embankment: the enemy's long-range guns, the muzzles were aimed at Baoshan; Looking south, Japanese tanks drove around, artillery aimed at Baoshan City, and Japanese planes bombed and strafed the sky above.

Yao Ziqing understood that with the strength of his battalion of 500 men to resist an enemy several times his size, and to resist a strong enemy with a weak army, a vicious battle was inevitable, but if Baoshan was held, he could gain the initiative and enable the division headquarters to deploy troops and reinforcements calmly. But it is not easy to defend this treasure mountain city.

In order to boost morale, Yao Ziqing gathered the officers and soldiers of the whole battalion together for a mobilization speech in front of the station: "Brothers, the so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days is a time to use them. Right now, the Japanese devils have hit our doorstep, killing my compatriots, raping my sisters, invading our country's land, and deceiving people too much! Not expelling these Japanese devils is a great shame for every one of our soldiers! Now that the time has come for us to take revenge, brothers, let it go! Fight the devils to the end! ”

Yao Ziqing's impassioned words aroused the pride of the officers and men of the battalion in resisting Japan.

"Swear to live and die with Baoshan City!"

"People are in the position!"

The slogan of swallowing mountains and rivers resounded in the sky.

The next seven days were seven days that Ling Yunpeng would never forget, and in these seven days, he had a clearer understanding of what a real soldier was.

Soon, the war began, on the morning of September 1, 1937, the Japanese army landed in the artillery platform began to attack Baoshan, the Japanese army mobilized 50 warships, more than 20 aircraft, nearly 30 tanks, more than 5,000 infantry, and launched a fierce attack on the three battalions where Yunlin was located.

In an instant, the artillery fire rang out, the bullets flew sideways, intertwined into a rain of bullets and smoke, and there were soldiers lying in a pool of blood around him, and Yunlin, who was hiding in the fortifications, saw the tragedy of the war for the first time.

Yao Ziqing shook off the dust on his body and ordered the officers and soldiers of the battalion to fight back bravely, so the soldiers were full of energy, gunfire erupted, and hundreds of grenades bloomed on the enemy's position, beating the Japanese army to the point that they lost their temper and did not dare to show their heads, and finally repelled the fierce offensive of the Japanese army.

But then, the Japanese opened the way with tanks and ran over our positions.

Seeing this, Yao Ziqing shouted: "Ling Yunpeng." ”

"Here." Yunlin immediately came to Yao Ziqing.

"Order your company to go and blow up the Japanese tanks at once to stop their attack."

"Yes."

After receiving the task, Yunlin immediately returned to his company and temporarily set up a demolition team: "Listen, in pairs, carry explosives bags and make a detour from the blind spot of the enemy's tank fire point to blow up the tank." The rest of the brethren took cover. ”

All three groups of soldiers were killed before they could get close to the tank. Yunlin saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, he tied the two explosives packages together, and then took the lead in jumping out of the trench and going to blow up the tank with the explosives package, only to see him quickly interspersed left and right, lying on the spot, and then crawling forward, a forward roll drilled under the tank, and then put the explosive package on the tank track, pulled out the lead, and then rolled from under the tank to the side, only to hear a "boom", the tank track was blown off, the tank car's rotating turret was also blown up, several Japanese soldiers hurriedly climbed out of the cab, Yunlin returned to the trench and instructed the rest of the brothers to concentrate their firepower, and the Japanese soldiers were killed immediately.

When the brothers saw that the tanks were blown up, they couldn't help but shout excitedly, Ling Yunpeng locked his eyes on the tanks behind him, only to see that he commanded Ruoding, took the lead, and under his leadership, the brothers blew up a total of six tanks and successfully blocked the enemy's attack.

The next day, the Japanese ships outside Wusongkou took Baoshan City as the target, and continued to bombard, and the Japanese planes also continued to fly to bomb, the city wall collapsed, and Yunlin was ordered to go to build fortifications.

On the third day, Yunlin's third battalion repelled several Japanese attacks. In the bloody battle for a day and night, more than 200 Japanese soldiers were killed and countless were wounded. But our soldiers also suffered heavy casualties. Yunlin was shot in the left shoulder, but he bandaged it a little and continued to stay on the front line. At this time, the war is stalemate, and the enemy and us are in a tug-of-war, and it is difficult to see the difference.

On the fourth day, the Japanese army from the direction of the lion forest on the west side of Baoshan rushed to attack, Yao Ziqing ordered all the officers and soldiers to meet the attack in the area of the Jin family's house, the battle was fierce, seeing that the bullets were running out, Yao Ziqing shouted: "Bayonet." ”

Yunlin and other officers and soldiers immediately loaded the bayonets on their rifles and started hand-to-hand combat with the devils, with countless casualties on both sides, blood-stained positions, and Yunlin alone picked and killed three Japanese soldiers, like a bloody man. And the Japanese offensive was also thwarted. The Japanese army did not expect to encounter such a stubborn opponent, and a battalion of five or six hundred people was difficult to break through.

That night, a part of the Japanese army carried out a sneak attack and attempted to land from the artillery platform, but fortunately, Yao Ziqing had already taken precautions, and the defenders were also arranged here, and the whole battalion of soldiers fought a bloody battle in the artillery platform all night, defeating the devil's attacks again and again.

On the fifth day, the battle became more intense, and the Japanese army gathered a number of warships, more than 10 aircraft, and several tanks to storm Baoshan City. The three battalions were attacked by the enemy's land, sea, and air forces, and resisted by the city, suffering heavy casualties. Yao Ziqing led his troops to repel the fierce attacks of the Japanese army again and again, killing more than 300 enemies. He also killed the commander of the 6th Wing of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army, Tatsuharu Kuranaga, the supreme commander of the Japanese army who died in the Battle of Songhu. But our casualties were also very heavy, almost all of them were wounded.

Yao Ziqing saw that there was a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, and although the fighting spirit of our officers and soldiers was in full swing, but after all, the enemy was outnumbered and the attrition was great, he looked at Yunlin, he admired this little junior brother who had just joined the army, his mind was flexible, calm and calm, brave and not afraid of death, and he was quite similar to himself, and he was very sorry for him, he did not want this little junior brother to fall on the battlefield like this, he should have a better home.

At night, when both sides ceased fighting, Yao Ziqing walked to Yun Lin's side and patted him on the shoulder: "Yun Peng, you are a very talented military talent, it's a pity to die in battle like this, you break through to the south, report the situation of our battalion to the regiment commander, and let him deal with it as appropriate." ”

When Yunlin heard this, the battalion commander wanted him to retreat, and hurriedly shook his head: "No, battalion commander, I will stay with you, and you can leave the task of moving and rescuing soldiers to others." ”

Yao Ziqing's face sank: "When is it your turn to give me an order?" I am the battalion commander, here I am the supreme commander, and you must obey my orders. You can recite the first article of the "Infantry Drill Code" for me. ”

Yun Lin immediately stood up and recited aloud: "Article 1 of the "Infantry Drill Code", soldiers must obey the orders of their superiors, soldiers must obey their superiors, and low-ranking officers must obey their high-ranking superiors. ”

"It's good to know." Yao Ziqing said with a straight face: "I now order you to break through from the south and report the battle situation here to the regiment commander." ”

"Yes." Yunlin's tears flowed down, and his lips trembled: "What about you, senior brother?" ”

"Me? Didn't I tell you a long time ago? In this battle, I have the belief that I will die, and I want to stay here and live and die with Baoshan City. Yun Peng, put away your tears, don't forget what I told you, soldiers, don't be in love with your children, otherwise you will be confused, and the gun will not be stable. I, Yao Ziqing, sacrificed my life for the country and died a well-deserved death. Yao Ziqing looked calm and looked at death as home.

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