82. Chapter 80
On December 9, the Japanese army was even more frenzied, in order to conquer the will of the national army to resist, on this day, under the cover of more than 100 Zero Japanese planes, the Japanese artillery shells and bombs exploded all over the Chinese defenders' positions and inside and outside the city of Nanjing. The whole of Nanjing suddenly became thick smoke and flames. On the positions of the national army, corpses were strewn all over the field, and it was unbearable to see. The city's air brigade was defenseless. The explosion lasted more than an hour.
At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, a Japanese plane flew over the city of Nanjing, circled for a while, and dropped a bag of things. Strange, this thing did not explode after it landed, and the soldiers defending the city ran over to take a look, and it turned out to be an airdrop bag, with the book "Nanjing Garrison Commander Tang Shengzhi Collects". So, hurry to the commander's department.
Tang Shengzhi took a look at it, and saw that there were several big words written on it, "Surrender Advice". It is written below:
The million-strong Japanese army swept through the south of the Yangtze River, and the city of Nanjing was under siege, judging from the general trend of the war situation, there would be a hundred harms and no benefits in the future battles. However, the land of Jiangning is the ancient city in central China, the capital of the Republic of China, the Ming Tomb, the Zhongshan Hall and other historical sites are famous and hedgehog-hog, which has the essence of East Asian culture. The Japanese were forgiving of the resistance despite their fierceness. However, in the case of innocent civilians and non-hostile Chinese troops, they will be treated leniently and will not be infringed upon; As for East Asian cultures, there is still a zeal for conservation. If your army wants to continue fighting, Nanjing will inevitably suffer from the scourge of war, which will turn the thousand-year-old culture into ashes and turn into a bubble after 10 years of operation. Therefore, on behalf of the Japanese army, this commander advises your army to open the city of Nanjing peacefully, and then dispose of it according to the method.
Commander-in-Chief of the Great Japanese Army, Matsui Ishone.
The reply to this advice should be handed over to the sentry line on Jurong Road on Zhongshan Road at noon on December 10. If your army sends a responsible person to the commander, the commander is also prepared to send a representative to sign the necessary agreement with you on the reception of the city of Nanking. If no reply is received within the specified time, our army will have no choice but to begin an attack on the city of Nanking.
Tang Shengzhi looked at it, and felt unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart, how could a big country in China surrender to a small island country? Won't he become a sinner for the ages! Nanjing is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and the capital of the country. When he first defended Nanjing, he made an oath to live and die with Nanjing, and twenty days passed, and the war situation was getting worse day by day. He personally supervised the battle, and the soldiers of the national army also fought bloodily, and Nai pressed the Japanese army tightly, and the national army retreated. Every day comes bad news about the defeat of the national army. The Japanese army is like a crazy dog, and the national army is no longer able to resist the attack of the devils. If you promise to go to the Japanese army today, what will the people think? Tang Shengzhi was angry and hateful, and sneered, evil man, it is really too deceitful!
The little devil pressed forward step by step, making Tang Shengzhi breathless. He tore the letter of surrender to shreds: "Pass my order and prepare to fight to the death in the Japanese army." All units must live and die together with the position, and those who retreat without authorization will be severely punished according to the company! After Tang Shengzhi finished speaking, he was drenched in cold sweat. He knew very well that the Japanese army retaliated and tore up the surrender document himself, and the Japanese army would be doubly crazy. How many innocent lives have lost their right to live. The devil is well-armed, tenacious in combat, and well-trained, and the national army is not as good as it! The result of this war, Tang Shengzhi was well understood. However, he will never give in to the obscenity of the devil. He was ready to die.
At noon on December 10, the Japanese army sent representatives to wait for Tang Shengzhi's reply at Jurong Road, Zhongshan Road. The Japanese army was full of the idea that Tang Shengzhi was going to send a representative to the past, and the situation of the war was already very clear, and the national army would definitely be defeated. If the Nationalist army did not surrender, the Japanese army would inevitably resort to more brutal and barbaric slaughter than the invasion and occupation of Shanghai. However, Tang Shengzhi did not send a representative to Jurong Road, Zhongshan Road. Tang Shengzhi is right or wrong in doing this, only let history judge.
When the Japanese army failed to persuade them to surrender, they became angry and launched a more fierce attack on Nanjing. For a time, the cannon outside Nanjing rumbled, the sound of killing shook the sky, the sky was dark, and the sun and moon were dark. 100,000 Chinese troops fought to the death against the powerful Japanese army, which was unprecedented since the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Outside the city, the two armies fought and blood flowed like a river. In the city, Tang Shengzhi was calm and calm, in fact, his heart was like a river and sea, and the waves were turbulent. Tens of thousands of soldiers
In the rumbling sound of gunfire, the soldiers were bloodied and sacrificed every moment. He knew that the Japanese army had planes, tanks, combat vehicles, heavy artillery, and tenacious combat units loyal to the emperor under the enslaved education of militarism. He hated devils, and even more hated the Japanese emperor, the culprit who started this war, and he made many soldiers lose their right to live in this war of aggression. Thousands of families were separated and their families were killed.
Tang Shengzhi looked at the beautiful Nanjing that was about to be lost in his hands, and he felt like crying without tears. There is no longer the pride of smiling to the sky immediately. Listening to the bad news of the battle ahead one after another on the phone, he seemed to have numb hands.
Tang Shengzhi's asthma has always been bad, working more than ten hours a day, sometimes all night. He stubbornly persevered. He can't fall, he has to be strong until the end. In order not to fall tomorrow, he insisted on walking. The attendant carried a large thermos on his back, held a teapot and served after him. Every few minutes, Tang Shengzhi had to wipe his face with a hot towel and take a sip of fragrant tea gently, but he felt miserable, and then spit out strings of smoke rings unhurriedly, but his heart was full of sorrow. On the outside, he seems to be leisurely and complacent, but in fact, he is more painful than anyone else in his heart! Like a thousand sharp knives stabbing him in the heart. His heart was bleeding, and no one knew the pain and suffering he had suffered as the supreme commander of Nanking in this asymmetrical war