Two: She's sick

Wang obviously wanted to stride away, but her legs couldn't be lifted, and she couldn't take a step. Her body was hot, and the breath from her nose was hot and dry. She was very sick.

She encouraged herself to persevere and not to fall down at such times. She walked around the alley and didn't know where she went. On the way, she also crossed an improvised wooden boardwalk.

She finally walked out of the alley, and there was a street in front of her, and there was [***] on the street, but there were not many people. On the west side of the road, by the wall, sat or lay wounded soldiers.

An officer was assembling the line, and when [***] was assembled, the officer said, "Brothers." The warrior stood upright. The officer saluted and said, "Take a break." I tell you a piece of news that I have heard. ”

Wang Mingming heard it, she wanted to know what the news was, and she stopped. She was also tired, so she took a break. She looked at the houses on the side of the road, and she recognized it as Zhonghua Road.

Although she has taken a lot of wrongful paths. But she knew it wasn't far from her home. She also knew how she was supposed to go.

The officer said: "At 11 o'clock yesterday at noon, Long and Zhou were ordered by General Tang to go to the International Security Council, and he asked the foreigners there to contact the devils.

He hoped that the foreigners would come forward and submit a three-day truce to the army. The defending forces retreated during the three days of the ceasefire, and the city was handed over to Yu himself. ”

The soldier sighed in surprise over and over again. The officer said: "The foreigner agreed to his request, and a foreigner named Sperling offered to be the representative of the peace talks."

He planned to appear at the front line with a white flag and submit the agreement to the army. It is hoped that such efforts can be exchanged for the peace of the people of Nanjing.

"At six o'clock in the evening, Long and Zhou came to the International Security Committee again. He told the foreigners that he had not obtained the agreement from Commander Tang.

"It is said that the army has arrived at the city, and there is no hurry. This matter is not over.

"I have a lot of thoughts after hearing this news, and I will not judge whether this matter is true or not.

"Is it made up by foreigners, or is Long and Zhou doing ghosts. There is no speculation here, what is the purpose of this matter, is it to protect the army? Keeping the city of Nanjing from being destroyed by the war?

"I don't have time to verify this matter at the moment, and when the war is over, I will definitely investigate this matter as long as I live.

"I want to tell the people of Nanjing the truth of this matter."

Wang Mingming didn't understand the significance of the officer's talk about this matter. She wanted to get out of there and continue on her way, but her legs were heavier. She wanted to sit down and rest.

The officer said: "The order to retreat was given yesterday evening. We must realize that the base camp wants the troops to retreat in order to preserve the strength of the resistance.

"Take the situation of our army's battle yesterday as an example, in the morning, the main force of the army attacked Yuhuatai under the cover of planes and chariots.

"After a morning of battle for positions, the enemy was repulsed by our troops. However, the commander of the 264th Brigade of our army, Han Xianyuan, Huang Qi, Fu Yiyan, and Zhou Hong, the battalion commanders, were martyred.

"The battle in the afternoon was even more tragic, the devils attacked Yuhuatai, and were driven down by our army, and the Yuhuatai position was lost and regained, gained and lost, and repeatedly.

"Zhu Chi, commander of the 262nd Brigade, Gao Zhisong, commander of the 264th Brigade, Zhao Hanxing, staff officer of the lieutenant colonel, Hua Pinzhang, regiment commander, and battalion commanders Su Tianjun, Wang Honglie, and Li Qianghua were martyred.

"Regiment Commander Li Jie was wounded when he broke through to the airfield, and the soldiers braved the rain of bullets to save him, and he couldn't bear to see the soldiers killed or injured because of saving him.

He shouted orders to the troops to break out of the siege quickly and not to make greater sacrifices to save him.

When the devil pounced, he desperately fought back, and in order not to be captured by the army, he fought until the last moment and shot himself.

"In yesterday's battle, more than 6,000 officers and soldiers of the [***] team were martyred, and the new brigade commander of the 264th Brigade, Liao Yuqi, withdrew from his position when he ran out of ammunition and was helpless, and Yuhuatai was lost.

He led the remnants of more than 2,000 men around the city to the Xiaguan River, and early this morning received news that they had crossed the river in more than 300 wooden boats controlled by two companies of the baggage battalion.

"If we don't retreat, our troops outside the city will be wiped out. They were able to cross the river thanks to Commander Tang. In the retreat order, we are going to break out. That is, to fight out.

After the order to retreat was issued, Commander Tang knew that the division commander and brigade commander would hide wooden boats or small steamers in order to make an emergency.

In order to reduce the casualties during the breakout, he could retreat across the river as long as the conditions permitted. He agreed that the 87th and 88th Divisions and the Teaching Corps could cross the river on the premise that there was a ferry.

"The premise here is that there is a ferry. We also heard that the 74th Army sent 5,000 men across the river overnight on a small steamer under its control.

"The soldiers guarding the Zhonghua Gate have just reported that the army has assembled armored vehicles, tanks and infantry outside the Zhonghua Gate, and their artillery has been aimed at the Zhonghua Gate.

"Our large army has retreated, and the soldiers guarding the Zhonghua Gate are soldiers who rarely cover the retreat and soldiers who are unwilling to retreat, and they want to fight to the death with the army......

"After our efforts last night, most of the wounded have been sent to the designated place, and when the car arrives, we will retreat with the wounded.

"Before the car that picked up the wounded came, the army launched an attack, and we resolutely fought back......"

The pre-war mobilization of the officers did not cause repercussions in Wang Mingming's heart, and he was too pale and powerless. [***] had given up resistance, and the large forces had retreated last night.

The Battle of Nanjing came to an end when the commander announced his retreat. In the face of sporadic resistance, it was easy for the army to break through the Zhonghua Gate. The people of the city are about to become slaves to the country.

She didn't listen any further, and she clearly saw that the officer's impassioned speech could no longer summon the fighting spirit of the soldiers.

If these [***] soldiers fight against the army, they are also the return to the light before death, and they are the corpses before death, and they can no longer become the climate.

Wang Ming wanted to return home before the army entered the city. She followed the road to the south. She hadn't gone far when a soldier stopped her: "Hey, girl, don't go any further." The front is dangerous. ”

Wang Mingming said: "Don't be afraid. I'll go home. She forgot she was sick.

He said: "I am a clerk in the company, and I know that the army has broken through the Zhonghua Gate, and more than a dozen armored vehicles have rushed in, and the devils have attacked very fiercely. I'll be able to call in a moment.

"Our people can't stop the devils. Fight and retreat at the same time. The devil's gun doesn't have long eyes. You can't move forward now, you'd better find a place to hide. ”

Wang Mingming said: "Thank you, my home is not far from here. I'll speed up. As soon as she finished speaking, there was a fierce sound of gunfire from the south.

The clerk anxiously said to Wang Mingming: "Be smart and go back quickly, if you don't want to throw your life here, go to the alley to find a family to hide!"

"Don't compare yourself with us, we have been here since last night to stop the speed of the devil's attack, and we want to kill a few more devils."

Wang Mingming looked at the front of the gunsmoke, listening to the gunfire getting closer and closer, she didn't dare to move forward, she hesitated for a while and slowly retreated, until she retreated to the place of the wounded soldiers.

The wounded soldier has already picked up his gun. As a soldier, the gunfire in the direction of the Zhonghua Gate is an order, and they should be ready for battle. Prepare to assemble where gunfire is heard, ready to go into battle at any moment.

But they did not have the strength to prepare for war, just to protect themselves in the event of a sudden change. They waited for something with anticipation.

Several soldiers ran to the wounded soldiers and said: "The Zhonghua Gate has been broken by devils, the troops in front can't stand it, and the car to pick up the wounded has not yet come, and the commander ordered us to take you to transfer."

"The direction of our retreat is from Xinjiekou to Xiaguan. How far can you go. It's better to cross the river and follow us. Fast. Pack lightly and throw away what you can leave without it. ”

The wounded were very panicked and helped each other to move, and one seriously wounded person was on a stretcher. They hurried west from an alley.

Where they left were littered with ammunition boxes, grenades and automatic guns. Wang Mingming watched them run away with great sympathy. These soldiers don't want anything but this life.