The Battle of Nanjing, with Han Xin and others leaving as the last team to successfully escape, has basically come to an end.

However, just from the 388th Regiment, you can never imagine the cruelty of the defense of Nanjing.

Because the Nanjing garrison commander Tang Shengzhi gave the order to retreat too late, and did not formulate a more detailed retreat plan.

So much so that after the order to retreat was issued, for a while, more than 100,000 troops, officials, and citizens flocked to the Xiaguan wharf, scrambling to cross the river, and the order was chaotic, and countless people were trampled to death and drowned.

On the other side, although the defenders who were trapped in the city of Nanjing and on the bank of the river and had no way to cross the river were much less due to the delay in pursuing the devils by the retreating anti-Japanese alliance formed by Han Xin, there were still more than 90,000 people, all of whom were brutally killed by the Japanese army.

On the 13th, without the last arrival of Han Xin and others, the anti-Gu Shoufu division finally swarmed into Nanjing, and the city of Nanjing fell in extreme chaos.

The fall of Nanjing shocked the whole country.

Naturally, the tragic history of the massacre of blood and tears recorded by countless textbooks of later generations followed:

Japanese soldiers set fire to looting, ** women, massacre soldiers and civilians, and began the Nanjing Massacre, which exterminated humanity and shocked the world.

Whether it is the defenders who surrendered, or the unarmed women and children, soldiers and civilians...... The Japanese army, which had already exterminated humanity, had no mercy.

They indiscriminately killed innocent people by such cruel means as beheading, brain-splitting, disembowelment, heart-gouging, drowning, burning, machine-gun shooting, and gasoline burning, and even carried out so-called murder and slashing contests......

In just one month, Japan and China used brutal means to slaughter more than 300,000 Chinese......

The darkness of this period of history cannot be described, and the guilt of the Japanese aggressors is innumerable, and the inhumane methods used by the Japanese aggressors against the military and civilians in Nanjing are even more outrageous.

In the weeks that followed, the tragic news of the massacre was everywhere, and as time brewed and evaporated, the ethnic hatred of the whole of China boiled over.

At the same time, the actions of the Japanese army were also criticized and criticized by the United Nations Anti-Fascist Alliance and other righteous countries, and the reputation of the Japanese army was also infamous for a while.

In China, the anti-Japanese upsurge was once again set off, and even Jiang Zhongzheng issued the "Letter to the Nation on the Withdrawal of Our Army from Nanjing", determined to resist the war to the end, in order to seek the final victory of the country and the nation, and the determination of the whole Chinese army and people to resist Japan is firm.

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January 1938, World War II Zone.

With the end of the Battle of Nanjing, the fall of Nanjing, and the inhumane massacre of the Japanese shocked the world! Nanjing suddenly became the focus of attention on the world stage.

So naturally, on the one hand, everyone felt outrageous and resentful about the actions of the Japanese army.

On the other hand, everyone's eyes were all focused on the battle of the defense of Nanjing.

The process, the fearless soldiers who fought bloodily, and the outstanding generals who made outstanding contributions.

These, after the bloody battle of the defense of Nanjing, are recognized as the most admirable heroes.

Soldiers should be given meritorious service and commendations, outstanding generals should be commended and promoted, and of course, those who fled and feared war should be severely punished and criticized......

And when various local authorities sent intelligence officers to inquire about the situation, the eyes of all forces were almost focused on the anti-Japanese alliance that retreated from Nanjing.

With thousands of people, tens of thousands of enemy troops were dragged down, so that the number of defenders who could retreat after the defeat of the defense of Nanjing greatly increased.

The contribution made was so great that Lao Jiang personally ordered it to be praised in the national telegram after hearing about it.

The generals who were picked up by everyone were also promoted:

Chu Wenli, commander of the 358th Regiment and deputy commander of the Nanjing Retreat Anti-Japanese Alliance, was promoted to commander of the reconstructed 88th Division.

Lu Guangwei, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 388th Regiment, was promoted to regimental commander.

Liu San, commander of the first battalion of the 388th Regiment, was promoted to regiment commander.

Yang Wang, deputy commander of the 388th Regiment, was promoted to chief of staff of the 712 Brigade.

Zhou Dalong, commander of the second battalion of the 388th Regiment, was promoted to commander of the new 618 Brigade.

Dong Gang, commander of the 4th Battalion of the 388th Regiment and commander of the direct guard battalion of the 88th Division, was promoted to regiment commander.

He Miao, the political commissar of the 388th regiment, was promoted to the brigade headquarters and continued to be the political commissar, but the boat did not move, but the water had risen, and the water rose and the boat was high.

In addition, cadres at and above the platoon level are all promoted to two levels in a row, and ordinary soldiers are also recorded as having a collective first-class meritorious service, plus a certain amount of rewards.

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With the glory of life, these heroes naturally deserve it.

However, just when everyone's joy has not completely subsided, everyone suddenly found the same puzzling problem.

That is, as the commander-in-chief of the retreating anti-Japanese alliance and the commander of the 388th Regiment, he first guarded the Yuhuatai Heights, then delayed the empty city plan of the Zhonghua Gate, and then went to the crazy ambush at the mouth of the alley, desperately rescuing the 358th Regiment......

Han Xin's shadow can be seen everywhere along the way in the defense of Nanjing, and his personal contributions can definitely be among the best.

However, whether it is the list of generals promoted in the defending army or the figures commended in the newspapers and magazines, there is no name of Han Xin.

This highly decorated general seems to have been forgotten by the world.

However, what is surprising is that none of the forces on all sides have raised any doubts about this, that is, some division-level cadres, if they do not have certain privileges and connections, cannot know what the reason is.

…… The location returned to the former 358 regiment, and Han Xin congratulated the former brothers with a heartfelt smile!

"Guangwei, that's good, now you are also the head of the regiment!"

"Da Long, you kid is tough enough! Good guy, the commander of the new 618 Brigade, we will also be covered by someone in the future. ”

"Chief of Staff, well, good job!"

"Political commissar of the brigade, fat man, you are also mixed up now!"

Han Xin walked past Lu Guangwei, Zhou Dalong, Liu San, He Miao, Yang Wang and others one by one, and said his final parting words to them with a smile.

However, at this joyful moment when everyone was promoted and promoted, everyone's faces were heavy, and even the ordinary soldiers of the 358th Regiment remained silent......

"Commander, damn it, what do you think above? Those of us who didn't play a big role have been promoted, but why don't we say anything about you, the regiment commander?

It's so unjust, I don't want this bullshit to be promoted! ”

"Dalong is right, brothers, although the head of the regiment didn't say anything, how can our brothers watch the head of the regiment suffer such treatment in vain?

Let's go to the division headquarters and ask for an explanation for the regiment commander. ”

"Okay, Guangwei, what you said is a point, along the way, if there is no leadership from the head of the regiment, we may have already become the soul of the little devil's knife, how can we be as proud as now!

Just like Dalong said, if they don't give our head an explanation, what kind of bullshit promotion is this, Lao Tzu won't want it! ”

Dong Gang shouted.

At this moment, all the people were filled with righteous indignation, and they all felt unfair for their regiment leader, and even feared their superiors, roaring to ask for an explanation for Han Xin.

Han Xin's heart warmed slightly, but the reason for this was known only to him.

With a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, he said, "Brothers, I thank you, but today is the day I bid farewell to my brothers, so why talk about these boring things."

Also, you don't have to be angry with me, all this is a matter of course, but I can't tell you why! ”

(To be continued)