The 51st Division received an order to blow up the No. 137 Railway Bridge at Wangting on the evening of the 24th, and the 305th Regiment's blocking mission was successfully completed.

That night, the 305th Regiment and the 306th Regiment took advantage of the cover of the night, all withdrew to the north of the bridge, and blew up the No. 137 bridge.

For the Japanese army, spending three days in front of a railway bridge was a very stupid defeat, in fact, it was possible to bypass the iron bridge, advance lightly first, and disrupt the route and layout of the retreat of the national army.

If it had not been for these three days of delay, the 9th Division would have been able to bite the large forces of the Nationalist Army in Wuxi, and it would have been possible to wait for the arrival of the Japanese follow-up troops to encircle and annihilate the Nationalist Army.

Just if you can't occupy the No. 137 railway bridge, you can't use the Beijing-Shanghai railway line to quickly transport troops, and you can't transport heavy firepower such as tanks and artillery.

Therefore, due to various considerations, the Japanese army was forced to suspend the pace of pursuit. In three days, how many friendly troops of the national army were saved, all thanks to the lives of the soldiers of the 51st Division.

The special 305th Regiment, in this battle, killed more than 400 people and wounded more than 200 people, but the results were great, annihilating nearly 1,000 enemies, and the first brigade under the 19th Wing was almost disabled, and then a large number of soldiers were replenished before they could participate in future wars.

In this battle, Wang Yaozu, commander of the 51st Division, wrote the battle report delivered to the upper division as follows:

The headquarters was ordered to occupy the vicinity of the Wangting on the day of Qiaori, cover the retreat of the various divisions, and delay the enemy's advance. In the evening, after the retreat of our armies was completed, the enemy had followed and pursued them, and came into contact with the advancing troops in Tong'an Town, Hushuguan and other places, and the fierce battle was fierce. Its infantry increased to six or seven hundred, and our alert troops were forced to withdraw to the vicinity of the lookout due to heavy casualties. In the early morning, more than 20 enemy planes bombed at low altitudes in an attempt to obstruct our construction, but when two planes were shot down, the fuselage was burned on the spot, and the personnel were killed. At noon, the enemy's 1st infantry company and 8 artillery guns stormed both sides of the railway and canal, and the enemy's plainclothes team made a detour to our left flank. More than 300 officers and men have been killed or wounded in the current unit, and they are still fighting. The king of the job, Yao Zu Ma Shen Yin.

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When retreating to the north of the bridge, Zhang Lingwu specially walked with the three dogs, one is to express his gratitude, this time the bridge is guarded without the three dogs and their supplementary company, it must be enough.

Second, after a few days of combat observation, Regiment Commander Zhang admired Sangou and his supplementary company very much, and wanted to keep them down and be in the 305th Regiment together, but this mouth was not easy to open, so he greeted:

"Company Commander Luo, I want to thank you for replenishing the company this time, thank you!"

"Commander Zhang, don't be so polite, we are all allies of the same division, and besides, the supplementary company is also carrying out orders."

"Company Commander Luo is easy to talk to, what do you think of our 305th regiment?" Zhang Lingwu stretched out his foot and said tentatively.

Sangou didn't know what Captain Zhang meant, so he could only answer in general:

"The 305th Regiment is very good, the battle is very good, and we all get along very well."

"Then do you have any thoughts about staying?" Zhang Lingwu saw that the time had come, so he went straight in.

Sangou was shocked when he heard this, he never thought of staying in the 305th regiment, even if he thought the 305th regiment was good, these Shaanxi Yankees were very good in terms of the quality of the soldiers, to the brave style, to the interpersonal relationships.

It's just that I always thought that I was from the third battalion and seventh company of the 306th regiment, and at this time, Niu Gu and Lao Hu came back, and it was impossible for them to go to other troops.

Although at that time, the mobility of military officers was relatively casual, and they often stayed in this unit for a period of time, and then were introduced by relatives and friends or found themselves to serve in another unit.

But Sangou and his fellow brothers have a deep emotional connection, and they have been with Niu Gu, this Zhang Tuanchang naturally doesn't know the inside story here, but it's inconvenient to say this; So Sangou politely refused for other reasons:

"This? Thank you, Captain Zhang, for your kindness, it's such an honor for us. It's just that our supplementary company is only a temporary formation, and many people will have to return to their original units at that time, and you see, today, many of them will return to the battalions of the 306th Regiment. ”

"I know this, even if they want to go back, I won't force me to stay, I mean, is it possible for you to stay, I can give you a company commander here, do a good job, and there will be no problem with the deputy battalion and battalion commander in the future." Zhang Lingwu promised.

This has become a "naked" digging into the wall, if you change to someone else, it is simply a great temptation, in its position to seek its own government, human nature.

But for Sangou, the temptation of the position is not greater than the brotherhood, but it is not easy to say it, and now it can only be revealed slightly, otherwise, it will sweep away the interest of others.

After all, he is a regiment commander, several levels older, and the local officials are one level older than the others, and the same is true in the army.

So Sangou said in embarrassment: "Commander Zhang, thank you very much for your kindness, I am very honored to be here, but I am still serving in the third battalion and seventh company of the 306th regiment, and I really can't make the decision about this job transfer." ”

"No problem, I'll just ask what you mean first, if you agree, I'll find your head of the group, ask for a person, your head of the group, you will definitely not be so stingy, hehe."

What he said was to force Sangou to the wall, and Sangou had to simply tell his relationship with the Qilian brothers, as well as the story along the way.

When Head Zhang heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, and he even appreciated the affection and righteousness of the three dogs, but it was no longer difficult for the strong:

"Since this is the case, I will no longer force it, I hope that there will be another opportunity to cooperate and work together in the future, and there will be a period later, Company Commander Luo." When Head Zhang was leaving, he shook hands with Sangou and said goodbye.

"Head Zhang, thank you, if there is an opportunity to work together in the future, I Luo will definitely go all out, there will be a period later, goodbye!"

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The supplementary company was originally made up of stragglers improvised, and it was not easy to be able to lead the three dogs without breaking up, and it could be regarded as giving the three dogs enough face.

However, everyone is a veteran, and they know that in such a dangerous retreat, if they escape alone, it is very dangerous, and it is best to hold everyone together, and if there are any dangers and difficulties, they can get through it together.

In helping the 305th Regiment to block the Japanese army, especially in times of crisis, it is estimated that some people want to leave, but there is no chance, in fact, even if someone wants to leave, Sangou will turn a blind eye.

After all, everyone has their own aspirations, and it is not officially being compiled, as long as it does not encourage others, does not drag a large number of people away, and does not affect the morale of the army.

In this Wangting blockade battle, in addition to the casualties of nearly one-third of the supplementary company, more than 30 other people returned to the battalions and companies of the 306th Regiment to rebuild.

Now there are more than 50 people left in addition to the three dogs and their fellow villagers, and there are about 50 people who belong to the 301st and 302nd regiments of the 51st division, but the original troops are not here, so they follow the three dogs and the bull and them, and temporarily belong to the third battalion and seven companies of the 306th regiment.

According to his exploits, Niu Gu was promoted to the deputy battalion commander of the major, Sangou was promoted to the commander of the seventh company of the captain, Xiucai was promoted to the deputy company commander of the lieutenant and the platoon commander, and the other platoon commanders were still served by the lieutenant Tienon and the lieutenant dogleg.

Everyone followed the large army, withdrew all the way to Wuxi, and then took a car, preparing to withdraw to the rear to rest, replenish troops, train and other things.

Following the large army, Sangou, who was walking at the end of the team, couldn't help but look back at the direction of Suzhou and Shanghai, and the place where he had been fighting with his brothers for nearly three months was inexplicable.

Three months ago, the brothers were riding the train, and the spirits and morale were high all the way, and they agreed that they could drive the Japanese army out of Shanghai and back to Japan.

But now, everyone is so tired and embarrassed to withdraw from the battlefield, if it were not for these orderly blocking and covering, it can be said that they have been defeated and rushed to escape.

What is it? What makes the Chinese army so incompetent? Why can't you beat a small Japan? Sangou has a lot of questions and answers in his heart, but he can't say it, and he doesn't want to say it.

Now it is more sad to think of those comrades-in-arms and brothers who died on the battlefield of Shanghai, whose once hot blood flowed through their hot bodies, and now they are lying in the cold ground.

Their bones are rotting in that land, I wonder if anyone will remember them in the future? Remember them, remember that they died there for the country and the nation.

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The Battle of Songhu was the first battle of the 74th Army, and this newly formed young unit, with the spirit of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, dared to fight and fight, and fought a bloody battle with the Japanese army that occupied an absolute advantage for nearly three months, killing and wounding more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers.

However, the 74th Army itself suffered 242 casualties among officers and 4,465 soldiers; In this battle, the 74th Army played its prestige and laid the foundation for becoming the ace unit of the National Army in the Anti-Japanese War in the future.