Nanjing National Government, October 19 morning, Chairman's Office.

"Mu Yin, contact the media, and increase the intensity of reporting on the annihilation of the 36th Wing of the Japanese Army, and publicize the fearless spirit of our army that is not afraid of sacrifice and resists the invasion of foreign enemies. In addition, He Jianye, who tore up the current opening, was commended. Jiang Zhongzheng commanded Qian Dajun, the director of the attendant room,

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Qian Dajun, director of the attendant room, said,

"Inform Jingzhi to come," Jiang Zhongzheng ordered,

A few minutes later, "bang, bang, bang" He Yingqin knocked on the door of the chairman's office.

"It's respectful! In! Jiang Zhongzheng was in a good mood, and smiled and let He Yingqin come in,

"Bench, what's the good thing! So happy! He Yingqin asked with a smile,

"Haha, guess what!" Jiang Zhongzheng made a rare joke,

"Commission, is it because the League of Nations is going to intervene in mediation, and the war in Shanghai is coming to an end?" He Yingqin asked,

"Hey! Not to mention, the officials of the League of Nations still say that it was the Chinese army that took the initiative to provoke a war in the Shanghai demilitarized zone, and ignored China's demands in order to disrupt peace. Jiang Zhongzheng said with a wry smile,

"Then the commission, we still have to fight?" He Yingqin asked,

"Of course, the country's determination to resist the war must be fought, and additional troops must be sent to fight to the death against the Japanese army in the Shanghai area! The League of Nations is not mediating now, because it has not yet felt the determination of our Chinese struggle, so we will use the army to show them! Jiang Zhongzheng said,

"But the commission, so far, the elite of our army has suffered heavy losses! And the Japanese army has not suffered much losses so far! He Yingqin said,

"Speaking of which, I'll tell you about it! You may not have received the telegram yet, but this morning, your niece-in-law, He Jianye, led a regiment to fight a beautiful battle! Look at the message! Jiang Zhongzheng handed He Yingqin a telegram,

Jiang Zhongzheng waited for He Yingqin to finish reading the message, and said with a smile: "You have found a good son-in-law!" It can be said that it is the rising star of our army, the elite of the elite! ”

"The Central Military Academy taught well, and the commission had a discerning eye for heroes, and gave him a chance to go to Germany for further study, otherwise how would he be where he is today!" He Yingqin began to give the credit to Jiang Zhongzheng,

"Huh! Don't talk about that, how do you see how to reward He Jianye! Your son-in-law! Ask for your opinion! Jiang Zhongzheng couldn't hide his joy,

"Commission, I don't need to be rewarded, fighting on the battlefield and serving the country is not exactly the duty of a soldier!" He Yingqin said,

"Well, you can't say that, if you attack or don't reward, if you don't punish you, how can you convince the public? He's a lieutenant colonel now! I think I can be promoted to colonel! Awarded the Order of Baoding of the Fourth Class! It's so decided, under the arrangement of your Ministry of Military Affairs, you will be promoted on the same day and will be commended. Jiang Zhongzheng said directly,

"In addition, the 16th Regiment is disabled, priority is given to recuperation and restoration of combat effectiveness, there are still many battles to be fought below, and we can't let such an elite just disappear." Jiang Zhongzheng said,

"Yes, take a seat!" After He Yingqin finished speaking, seeing that Jiang Zhongzheng had no instructions, he resigned and returned to his office.

On October 19, 1937, the 16th Regiment, which was withdrawn to Dachang for rest, replenished the consumption of guns and ammunition with the help of the war zone, but the soldiers could not be replenished for the time being. Eating, sleeping, building fortifications, and resting in the main field of the 16th Regiment were not idle.

The regimental headquarters of the 16th regiment, He Jianye looked at the roster of troops sent by the deputy of the Xia regiment, He Jianye sat on the stool of the regiment headquarters, turning the pages with big red crosses, as if watching the appearance of these sacrificed soldiers charging in front of him, He Jianye closed the roster, let the tears fall, and said in a deep voice, "Heavy losses!" The Japanese army was more than 4,000 people, and several of our regiments besieged it, and we suffered such heavy losses! Ay! ”

"Regiment commander, you don't have to be sad, resisting foreign enemies is the duty of our soldiers, and being able to die on the battlefield of resisting foreign humiliation is also the best destination for a soldier." Xia Fei, deputy head of the 16th Regiment, said,

"More than 3,400 people! After the first battle, excluding the seriously wounded, there were more than 1,500 people left, which is still the elite we have carefully trained for more than a year! There are so many casualties at once, I am heartbroken! The soldiers followed me out of Jiangxi, and I can't take them back! I'm ashamed! He Jianye urged his heart and said,

"Commander, let the grief be reserved for after the victory of the war! How do we defend next, that's what you have to think about! I'm going to get busy first. Xia Fei said here and turned around and left the regiment headquarters,

He Jianye put down the roster, turned around and entered Dachang Town, wandering around the town, looking at the streets that were empty because of the war, He Jianye's mood was even more blocked, "Let's go!" Maybe in two days, this will be a new battlefield. ”

He Jianye found a few board carts in an unmanned warehouse, and after entering, he took out tons of beef and mutton on the board cart, called a soldier casually, notified someone to pull back the 16th regiment, and said to the cooking squad leader, "Make it hard, ensure half a catty of meat for the soldiers every day, it's not enough for me to find a way, I estimate that there will be a war again, let the soldiers eat better." ”

"Yes, don't worry, the regiment commander will do it immediately, and let the soldiers have a good meal tonight" The cooking squad leader left with a large amount of beef and mutton.

On the evening of October 19, the camp of the 16th Regiment wafted the smell of meat, and the soldiers waited for the meal with their saliva, lined up one by one to receive the dishes, and watched the soldiers in front of them holding half a basin mixed with braised pork, although it was beef and mutton, but the soldiers in the back still swallowed their saliva......

It was the turn of Sun Qiang, the commander of the first battalion, and Sun Qiang asked, "Old Wangtou, the days are over, today is so rich, we won't just eat multigrain steamed buns in the future!"

"Camp Commander Sun rest assured, the regiment commander said, half a catty of meat per person every day in the past few days, the brothers have worked hard, make up for the brothers." The cooking squad leader said with a smile,

"Huh! But ......" Camp Commander Sun wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the old king, and shouted directly "Next ......"

The camp of the 16th Regiment this night was full of meat, rice, and even broth that were stumbled by the soldiers......

On October 19, the Japanese army Yoshisumi Ryosuke's 9th Division, Ito Masaki's 101st Division, and the 3rd Division launched a fierce attack on the southern bank of Fumohama, and the two sides fought fiercely across Fumohama.

On October 20, the Japanese army, supported by gunboats, aircraft and heavy artillery, successfully broke through to the south bank of Fumohama again, and the 21st Army of the National Revolutionary Army suffered heavy losses.

At dusk on October 21, the 21st Army, with the 174th and 176th Divisions as assault troops, launched an attack on the Japanese troops who had broken through to the south bank of Fumohama with artillery fire support, but there was no progress.

On the morning of the 22nd, the two divisions were defeated by a Japanese counterattack. Then the Japanese attacked on all fronts, and the headquarters of the 21st Army was bombarded by the Japanese heavy artillery, and finally could not resist the advance of the Japanese army, and the whole line retreated.......

On the 23rd, the 21st Group Army retreated to the front-line positions of Hujiazhai and Xinjing Bridge. Build a line of defense here;

On the 25th, due to the impact of the retreat of the 21st Army, the left flank of the 9th Army was also forced to retreat.