The defensive position of the 3rd Infantry Regiment was from the Linsen Mansion at the southern end of the cemetery to the north along the east side of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, the area from the Linggu Temple Heights to the Tiger Cave, and the first battalion of Zou Weihua was the left flank; Occupy the area on the east side of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, including Linggu Temple to the southern end of the Tiger Cave, and contact the 5th Regiment of the 3rd Brigade on the left. with Sun Zhongxian's second battalion as the right wing; Occupy the position of the cemetery from the new village to the southeast of the Zhongshan Mausoleum, and contact the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade on the right. with Lu Yuding's third battalion as a reserve; In the tomb of King Wu, the east side of the Ming Tomb was armed, and the regimental command post was set up in the tunnel in front of the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhang Wei's third regiment and second battalion were responsible for the area from the cemetery new village to the southeast highland of the Zhongshan Mausoleum, and the fourth company was responsible for the southeast highland of the Zhongshan Mausoleum. In order to strengthen the defense here, the battalion commander Sun Zhongxian reinforced a platoon of the battalion machine gun company, two Type 24 heavy machine guns, plus a squad of the mortar platoon, and an 82 mortar, all of which were reinforced to the fourth company. The gains and losses of the high ground are related to the success or failure of the entire battalion.

Zhang Wei was leading the whole platoon to strengthen the fortifications, and the shovels and pickaxes dug up one foxhole after another in the fresh soil, and the trenches had already been dug up, after all, this was the former training ground. The trenches and shelters were dug with the assistance of a platoon of engineers sent by the brigade headquarters, and they brought with them the ready-made deer barricades and bundles of barbed wire, which had been prepared in advance, because after many years of training here, the fortifications were quickly formed.

The main position of the three regiments was from Cemetery Xincun to Zhongshan Mausoleum, the first and second battalions were placed on the left and right flanks, and the front of each battalion was formed by a 50-meter-wide trench to form the main defensive line, supplemented by a large number of foxholes to facilitate maneuvering. There were two trench bunkers in the front and rear, and the reserves were placed in the second trench and the improvised hiding hole, and the two battalion defense lines were connected by communication trenches.

Zhang Wei's fourth company, which was stationed at the main peak of the Zhongshan Mausoleum Heights, also needed to dig the sitting-board fortifications and the concealment of the ammunition squad together with the heavy machine gun platoon and mortar platoon attached to it. Company commander Wu Zhong decided that Zhang Wei's first platoon and Qiu Weizhi's second platoon were all pulled up to defend the high ground, and Liu Qiwei's third platoon was controlled at the rear of the high ground and hidden in the anti-artillery department of the improvised Tibetan soldier cave, which was used as a company reserve.

The heavy machine gun platoon of the fourth company was reinforced, and the two second and fourth heavy machine guns were reinforced to the first and second platoons respectively, under the command of Zhang Wei and Qiu Wei, and the Jinling-made 82 mortar was personally commanded by Wu Zhong and controlled in the center for easy support.

Zhang Wei was discussing with Qiu Wei how to build a heavy machine gun position, "Old Qiu, this devil's infantry artillery is very ghostly, not only should we dig more light machine gun foxholes, but also prepare a few more maneuvers for heavy machine gun positions." Zhang Wei looked at the shiny heavy machine gun and said, Qiu Wei nodded again and again, "You're right, a platoon is long, you have to guard against it." I'll go back to the platoon. ”

The machine gun squad leader assigned to himself is an old sergeant, it is said that the Northern Expedition began to fight, Zhang Wei gave him enough respect, a veteran veteran, this old squad leader was very happy to see this small platoon commander so approachable, and he also deeply agreed with Zhang Wei about digging more reserve positions, and it seems that he had also suffered the losses of the Japanese. A two-four machine gun, along with a replacement of cooling water and tanks, and spare ammunition, was quickly prepared. Placed under the bunker, it can't be placed on the position now, Zhang Wei doesn't want to be blown up by the plane before the fight.

In less than half a day, the position of the entire corps was basically formed, and the current situation was that the 135th Regiment guarded the second peak of the Purple Mountain and its forward position as the advancing troops, while the other troops of the corps guarded the first peak of the Purple Mountain, that is, the main position of the teaching corps, the key point of the second peak was the Tiger Cave, which was guarded by a battalion of the Fifth Regiment, and the second peak of the Purple Mountain was the main point of the first peak, and the entire defense system could be said to be basically formed.

At this time, the third regiment located in the second peak of the Purple Mountain is having a meal, Zhang Wei and He Kun and several squad leaders are eating together, the lunch box is greasy pork cabbage, all of which are Dingyuan black-haired pigs bought last month, with greasy cabbage and side dishes, it is also a rare meal on the battlefield.

"Platoon commander, you said that there are still a few days to fight", Hao Zhongba, the leader of the first squad, asked, I heard that there was a fight with the troops on the periphery, and He Kun was well informed. "You kid is well-informed", Zhang Wei now tells them the truth and it's nothing: "It's really a fight, on the side of Jurong in Tangshan, and the 51st Division of our Central Army and the Guangdong troops have caught fire, and it is estimated that it won't take long for the periphery to fight and come to our suburbs", Zhang Wei in his previous life, as a lover of the history of the Republic of China, these are still clear.

It is true that the battle on the outskirts of Nanjing did not last long, and it will soon reach the outskirts of the city, and now all we can do is to strengthen the fortifications and strengthen the vigilance. "Okay, don't panic, the cavalry battalion of the headquarters has been dispersed, the wolf is coming, they will notify." "Hurry up and eat, continue to strengthen the fortifications after eating, and by the way, pack up the firing distance and target marked by the rifle machine gun, this thing, there is no harm in strengthening it more"

"Yes, platoon commander".

At the battalion headquarters not far away, Sun Zhongxian was arranging infantry guns, and Li Xikai reinforced two German-made 75 mm LELG18 infantry guns of the regimental infantry howitzer company to the first and second battalions.

The preparations of the battalions have been completed, and all that can be done now is to wait, Zhang Wei leaned on the trenches, no one spoke in the trenches, no one joked, the silence before the big war was more chilling than the big war, no one knew what would happen tomorrow, no one knew when the devil would come. He Kun rubbed a Mauser 1924, this guy has maintained all the weapons in the platoon, at least there is no need to worry about the weapons jamming when fighting.

Zhang Wei still got up and livened up the atmosphere. "Brothers, don't be bored, the Japanese have nothing to be afraid of, they are all made of meat, and the bullets are still worn when they go in", "How about Shanghai, let's still fight him to kill 20,000, tactically, we must be careful of them and attach importance to them, but we can't be cowardly in momentum, we are the façade of the national army, are we still afraid of him as a little radish head"?

"Hahaha, the platoon commander said it well", there was a burst of laughter in the trenches, and the company commander Wu Zhong came over at this time and looked at Zhang Wei with a smile: "I wanted to see your position, and by the way, I cheered you up, but now it seems that there is no need at all"!

"Yes, company commander, we have nothing to fear." Zhang Weili replied.

"Your platoon's position is good, the heavy machine gun position has been dug more, and if it is dug well, I have to keep an eye on other platoons, and the mortars that are matched with it also have to dig the shelter, and I can't hang myself from a tree."

"Company commander, don't worry, Qiu Wei's second platoon did the same, just keep an eye on Liu Qiwei's third platoon, don't act when it's his turn to be on the reserve team."

"Okay, let's rest, I guess the devil is coming", Wu Zhong sighed, it's been these two days.

On December 8, 1937, the Japanese army broke through Tangshan and Chunhua on the outskirts of Nanjing, divided into three routes, left, right and middle, and approached Nanjing!