December 13, 1937 Nanjing

The remnants led by Chen Qingzhi held on to the Zhonghuamen position for a night, because the Japanese 115th Wing attacking the Zhonghuamen position had been annihilated by them, so this night was a rare peaceful night.

Compared with the eerie silence of the Zhonghua Gate position, on other battlefields, the sound of artillery fire and gunfire continued to resound throughout the night.

The fierce fighting and shouts of killing came faintly from elsewhere, until the sky was bright, and the intensity of the battle rose again.

On the night when Chen Qingzhi led his troops to garrison Zhonghua Gate, the situation in Nanjing underwent earth-shaking changes.

Tang Shengzhi, the commander of the Nanjing garrison, who shouted 'swear to live and die with Nanjing', actually issued an order for the defenders to retreat at the most intense moment of the battle, causing turmoil in most of the troops.

The soldiers of the front-line troops were all in danger and had no intention of fighting again, while the defenders of each gate were evacuated in an orderly manner because of their hastiness, and most of the soldiers were stranded in the city and could not go out.

Until dawn on the 13th, under the concentrated bombardment of Japanese aircraft and artillery, all defensive fronts have been lost, Yuhuatai was occupied by the Japanese army, Purple Mountain fell, Zhongshan Gate was broken through by the Japanese army, and thousands of soldiers of the Republic of China used their bodies to block the offensive momentum of the Japanese army without the command of the commander.

At noon, Sun Yuanliang, who was stationed at the Guanghuamen position, led part of his troops to escape from Xiaguan while the troops were still holding on, and although he was persuaded back by Song Xilian, the commander of the 36th Division, it was too late.

A small detachment of the Japanese army has already taken advantage of the chaos to lurk in the city, and the Japanese Sixth Division should cooperate with the outside to capture Guanghuamen!

In addition, Japanese naval ships reached the Shimonoseki River through the blockade line, and the 1st Division of the Japanese 16th Division also entered the river near Baguazhou by boat.

A large number of officers and men of the Republic of China who were crossing the river were killed and wounded by the firepower of the Japanese Navy and the 16th Division and the collision of ships.

It is worth mentioning that compared with Tang Shengzhi, commander of the Nanjing Garrison Command, who took advantage of the chaos to escape, Xiao Shanling, acting commander of the military police, gave up crossing the river when the Japanese army came to pursue.

Xiao Shanling fulfilled his promise of 'swearing to live and die with Nanjing' with his righteous deeds.

At this point, the city of Nanjing has completely fallen!

The Battle of Nanjing is over!

When the news reached Chen Qingzhi, Chen Qingzhi was leading his troops towards the Yangtze River.

The soldiers already knew the news of the fall of Nanjing, and they were all depressed and listless to follow the troops, looking at this scene, Chen Qingzhi couldn't help but shake his head.

A hint of bitterness appeared on his face.

Although he came to the Republic of China, and although he had the iron-blooded anti-Japanese war system as a big killer to rely on, he still did not change the course of Nanjing after all.

Nanjing still fell, the troops were still scattered, and the 150,000-strong army crossed the river in disarray, and everything was carried out according to the development of history.

Time is too short!

If Chen Qingzhi was before the start of the Battle of Nanjing, even a month before the start of the battle, Chen Qingzhi would have had a way to change the fate of Nanjing, but it would still be too late in the end!

He's just a small battalion commander, and with only one day, he can't do anything!

With the strength of his battalion, which is not enough for a man, being able to destroy a wing is already the maximum limit that Chen Qingzhi can do, and it is no exaggeration to say that Chen Qingzhi has really tried his best!

He kept saying this to himself, but—

Seeing that the 150,000 army was pursued by the Japanese army, and the city of Nanjing was in danger, Chen Qingzhi clearly knew what kind of fate Nanjing would suffer if it fell into the hands of the Japanese army, but he had no way.

If he only saw this period of history in writing before, he couldn't understand the mood of the situation at that time, but now, after Chen Qingzhi experienced it himself, what he saw, heard, felt and thought, all shocked Chen Qingzhi's heart.

He knew that he could not return to heaven, but the painful feeling could not be erased.

The kind of situation where you know the result of the matter, but you can't do anything about it, makes people desperate!

Chen Qingzhi's face was ugly, and he finally realized how desperate this feeling of powerlessness was!

Chen Qingzhi has never been so eager to expand his troops as he is now, and he will fight the Japanese army fiercely, making the little devil pay a painful price!

"Yingza, what's wrong with you?"

Fang Xiaodong looked at Chen Qingzhi's face and knew that the camp must be because of the fall of Nanjing, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although he didn't feel good in his heart, the camp seat was the supreme commander of their unit, and the more than 100 brothers were now in a low mood, and they all relied on the camp seat to boost their morale and lead them out of the confusion.

At this time, the warriors could be low, but only the camp could not be depressed, so they came over and asked aloud.

He wanted to relieve Chen Qingzhi's mood.

"Yingza, are you still uncomfortable with the fall of Nanjing?" Fang Xiaodong walked to Chen Qingzhi's side, took out a shriveled cigarette case from his pocket, took out two cigarettes that had been flattened, handed one to Chen Qingzhi, and asked out loud.

took the cigarette, let Fang Xiaodong light it for himself, took a hard breath, exhaled a long breath, and walked forward silently without speaking.

Fang Xiaodong lit it for himself, spit out a smoke ring, and said persuasively: "Yingzuo, the brothers are very sad after the fall of Nanjing, I know that you are also uncomfortable, but in this situation, the last remaining more than 100 brothers of our 527 regiment are all under your command, if you are depressed at this time, what hope do the brothers have?" ”

"Camp, cheer up!" Fang Xiaodong said: "Although Nanjing has fallen, have we fallen less places over the years? ”

"It's only temporary! As long as we don't give up and keep fighting against the Japanese army, I believe that one day, we will take Nanjing back! ”

Speaking of this, Fang Xiaodong faced Chen Qingzhi and said, "Camp, cheer up!" Lead us to grow stronger, and when the time comes, we will have a good fight with the little devils! Brothers, no matter what, will follow you to fight the little devils! ”

"Till death!"

Hearing Fang Xiaodong's words, Chen Qingzhi knew that he wanted to persuade himself, and he didn't understand what he said, but Nanjing was different from other places that had fallen!

I am afraid that the tragedy that shocked China and the world will happen soon, every time I think of this, how can Chen Qingzhi calm down? !

I want to tell them these things, but how can I say such a horrific thing? And how do you explain it to others?

Chen Qingzhi can't help it! He had to endure the torment alone!

Perhaps, this is the pain of being a traverser! Chen Qingzhi thought so.