November 13, 1937 Yangtze River, Jiangyin River Section. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Now, Jiangyin has not been lost, Xiaolu and Captain Luo crossed the river in a small boat and came to visit the national army.

Jiangyin fortress strangles the Yangtze River in the north and is a battleground for soldiers.

After the Battle of Songhu, Jiangyin Fortress, as the main transportation artery and the throat of the Yangtze River on the Shanghai-Nanjing line in the south of the Yangtze River, naturally became the main battlefield of the war between China and Japan.

In fact, Jiangyin is an important base of the Chinese Navy and the throat of the Yangtze River, and has been operated by the General Staff Headquarters for five years, and is known as the Oriental Macchiton.

On August 16, 1937, the Battle of Jiangyin began. The so-called Jiangyin Naval Battle was a rare land, sea and air amphibious three-dimensional operation in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and it was also a naval battle during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

It is not so much a naval battle as a campaign for the demise of the Chinese Navy. Except for a part of the Chinese fleet, which sank itself in Yantai and the main force in Jiangyin, was the heaviest loss since the Sino-Japanese War.

On August 12, eight warships, plus 20 civilian ships collected, sank in the Jiangyin waterway. The wreck was presided over by Chen Shaokuan himself.

The use of sunken ships to block the Japanese Navy has been going on, and now, the Wuhan decree is still collecting all kinds of ships and sinking in the Yangtze River waterway in an attempt to block the Japanese warships.

After precise measurements, the project of self-sinking and sealing the river was carried out by the current, and because of the rapid current, most of the ships were swept away by the current when they sank, resulting in the incomplete blockade line.

When it was discovered that the blockade line was not complete, three civilian steamers, including Pyongping, Manjae, and Yongji, were requisitioned and sunk into the blockade line, and the captured Japanese barges were also towed to the blockade line and scuttled. The Admiralty also requested the Executive Yuan to instruct the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Hubei to urgently requisition 185 small civilian boats, which were laden with stones and sunk into the gaps in the blockade line.

These civilian ships were loaded with more than 30 million square meters of stones.

The main force of the battle was mainly the shore army.

In the defense of Jiangyin, theoretically, the commander of Jiangfang was Liu Xing, but in fact, the most fierce battle was fought by the 57th Army of the Northeast Army.

Miao Chengliu, commander of the 57th Army, was under the jurisdiction of the 111th Division and the 112th Division. The commander of the 111th Division is Chang Enduo, and the commander of the 112th Division is Huo Shouyi. The three of them are all old men of the Northeast Army, among them, Chang Enduo, although he is not in good health, he is a fierce man, and he has made many achievements during the Anti-Japanese War.

He couldn't get used to Lao Jiang's personality, and before he died, he pulled his 111th Division into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. The day after the team joined the Eighth Route Army, General Chang died of tuberculosis.

Huo Shouyi is more fierce, except for a few people under him, who are even more fierce. Li Lanchi is one, and Wan Yi is one.

Li Lanchi served as the colonel commander of the 672nd Regiment of the 336th Brigade of the 112th Division of the Kuomintang 57th Army. He led his troops to participate in the Battle of Songhu and made meritorious contributions. Moved to Jiangsu, Li Lanchi was promoted to the deputy brigade commander of the 112th Brigade of the 336th Division, and died in the Battle of Nanjing.

Li Lanchi's next fierce man is called Wan Yi.

Wan Yi was also a graduate of the Northeast Lecture and Martial Arts Hall, and in 1936 he was the head of the regiment, and he opposed the release of Lao Jiang in the Xi'an Incident and was imprisoned by Miao Chengliu. After his release in October 1937, he served as the colonel of the 672nd Regiment of the 112th Division of the 57th Army of the Northeast Army (Li Lanchi had been promoted), and participated in the defense of Nanjing.

Wan Yi's fierceness, but also fierce in who made peace with the Japanese, he will oppose whom, the army commander Miao Chengliu negotiated with the Japanese, and was almost arrested by him and Chang Enduo, and in the end, many participants, including Japanese spies, were arrested, and the army commander Miao Chengliu fled alone, and finally left the 57th Army and defected to Hu Zongnan, and the 57th Army number was canceled.

This is what happened in history.

Now, the defense of Jiangyin has been fought, that is to say, when the national army retreats in the Songhu battlefield, Jiangyin has become the last barrier in Nanjing. In Jiangyin, the main strength at this time was the 103rd Division, the 111th Division, and the 112th Division. The 111th and 112th Divisions were the former Northeast Army, while the 103rd Division was the Guizhou Army (Division Commander He Zhizhong). To put it bluntly, at the time of this retreat, two motley armies were in Jiangyin to resist the pursuit of the Japanese.

Xiao Lu and Captain Luo and his party went ashore, and someone had already come to pick them up. The man was an officer, and when he saw them, he said, "Two, welcome to the labor army." I don't know what you're going to do? ”

Xiaolu said: "Listen to the accent, are you from the Northeast?" ”

The man: "Exactly." Who are you? ”

Xiaolu said: "This is not the place to talk, hurry up and take us to see the teacher." Are you from the 111th Division, or the 112th Division? ”

The man said: "111 Division." See the chief can. What do I say to them? ”

Xiaolu said: "You just said that the little guy sent to the northeast by the young marshal is here." The division commander will come and pick me up. ”

The man said, "Good." "Someone was sent. Before a few people entered the city, a few people in the city rode out on horseback and said, "Is Brother Lu Xian here?" "It's Chang Endo. Seeing that it was indeed a small road, he said, "It's really you, it seems like an adult." ”

Xiaolu said: "Why don't I look like an adult anymore?" Anyway, I have tens of thousands of people under my hands. How did you get here in such time? ”

Chang Enduo: "The young marshal sent me a telegram." At this time, you didn't come here to show off your little people, did you? What's the matter? ”

Xiaolu said: "I'll find a way back for you." This is the Red Army, no, now it's called the New Fourth Army, Captain Luo of the New Fourth Army's advance team in northern Jiangsu. This is Vice Captain Wang. They have prepared more than 100 boats to pick you up and take you along the waterway to Nanjing when you evacuate. What do you think? ”

Chang Enduo: "Go into the city, go in and say." ”

When they arrived at the headquarters, Commander Liu Xing and several division commanders were very happy to see them. Now, the 30,000 or so of them are almost alone, how can they not be happy when someone comes to help? Everyone didn't mention it, and when it came to the topic, Huo Shouyi said: "You first tell me your views on the situation." I know you see the big picture very well. ”

Xiaolu looked at Liu Xing and said: "General Liu and Commander Liu are also here, I will say my opinion, and I hope to advise you on what is wrong and right." First, some places are unguarded, and in others the troops are too dense. Second, the defensive position is too single and rigid, with one line and no depth. Third, the construction of positions is not up to standard, and corruption kills people. Fourth, if the retreat is not timely, we should retreat as soon as possible and evacuate in echelons so that it will not be so chaotic. Fifth, the entire unit overemphasized the weapon factor, and in some units, the officers ran first, and the entire unit lacked combat effectiveness. On the battlefield, it is always the troops who die first who are afraid. In short, this is simply a suicidal battle, how can it be undefeated. ”

He Zhizhong: "Liu Fei also thinks that this battle should be stopped in moderation. However, our weapons are indeed inferior to others, airplanes are not good, warships are not good, artillery is not good, how can we fight? Also, young man, don't talk nonsense. Who embezzles corruption? ”

Xiaolu: "Regarding corruption, when was the position built?" Do you know how much it spent? How much is actually used for business? Speaking of weapons, IMHO, this is typical weaponism. Imagine that even the most ordinary bullets can kill people, and if people are scared first, no matter how good a weapon is, it will not work. Many of our troops are just short of one breath. The battle is won or lost, and it is only five minutes away. Hold on and win. ”

Chang Endo: "Yes. These words are in my mind. ”

Liu Xing: "That makes sense. So how do you think we can do it well? ”

Xiao Lu: "First, preach to all officers and soldiers that as long as you have the determination to die and resist desperately, you will have a chance to live and a chance to win. Second, strict military law and killing of those who retreat without permission. Thirdly, study the plan of retreat, and all officers and soldiers should know the plan of retreat. Fourth, our New Fourth Army cooperated to provide ships for your army's retreat, and destroyed the railways and highways to collect ships, so as to delay the Japanese army's attack on Nanjing. ”

He Zhizhong: "I heard that your party's New Fourth Army has not yet been formally established. ”

Xiaolu said: "It's been approved, it's going to be established soon." However, the New Fourth Army is the army of the country. At present, the whole people are resisting Japan, and there is no need to distinguish between the two parties. ”

Liu Xing: "Do you mean that not only Jiangyin can't be saved, but even Nanjing can't be saved?" ”

Xiaolu said: "Not bad. This is due to a variety of factors. The problems of the Japanese army will soon be exposed, and at that time, we will have a certain chance of winning. ”

Liu Xing: "What will be the problem of the Japanese army?" ”

Xiaolu: "The military is insufficient. The supply line is too long. There is no popular support. If the military is insufficient, they will develop traitor troops and use traitors to defend their territory and maintain order for them. The supply lines are too long, and they will plunder our resources on the spot. And without the will of the people, they have nothing to do. This doomed them to not be able to occupy China forever. ”

Chang Enduo: "There is some truth to what you say. Captain Luo, Vice Captain Wang, how many of you are there? ”

Captain Luo: "Our troops have 1,800, plus Captain Lu's 900, a total of 2,07. Second, we have more than 200 ships to mobilize. Third, we can mobilize thousands of people. At the moment, we have started to sabotage the railway. I will leave immediately, and Vice Captain Wang will be responsible for receiving everyone's retreat. ”

He Zhizhong: "Do you have 3,000 people left to fight with us?" ”

Xiaolu said: "We can only leave the 1,000 of Deputy Captain Wang, and the task we received is the defense of Nanjing." ”

Huo Shouyi said: "Okay." Let's look at the fortifications. I'd like to see what a non-rigid fortification looks like. ”

Xiaolu stayed in Jiangyin for two days to help them repair the fortifications. Several positions went from being in a line with the last year to being fortified in depth. All the officers looked at the design of his fortifications and stopped talking. The amount of work was so great that all the soldiers were involved.

Xiaolu also did one thing, that is, to collect information about the massacre of the city by the Japanese army, and sent it out in clear code, calling on the people in the city to retreat to the countryside, and the Japanese army had a bad precedent of slaughtering the city.

Among the soldiers, Xiao Lu gave a speech to cheer up every time he saw that the morale of the soldiers was not high. After two days, morale has improved a lot.

He Zhizhong was a little unhappy, and said to several of his subordinates: "You guys be careful, don't give this kid naked." ”

Nanjing knew that he was coming, and sent a letter asking Xiaolu to go to Nanjing immediately.

When Xiaolu left, Chang Endo sent him out of the city. Xiao Lu always cared about his body and said, "How is your body now?" ”

Chang Enduo: "It's okay, it's not getting worse. ”

Xiaolu said: "I am developing a medicine. I'll give it to you in a while. I'll give the medicine to Captain Luo. Just keep in touch. ”