Six: I have no face to see my parents

On the morning of the thirteenth, [***] retreated in the Shanxi Road as an organization, and the officers led the team to march forward. The more you move forward, the more chaotic it becomes, and it's almost to the point that the Rujiang Gate is all in chaos, and people are moving forward.

The army is no longer retreating, it is retreating, it is fleeing for its life. The gates were no longer enough for them to pass through. The soldier knotted his leggings and climbed over the city walls.

When they arrived at Xiaguan, they could not cross the river without a boat. Naturally, the army dispersed, and many soldiers left their weapons and returned to the city. They went to the safe zone.

It's that people want to live and not die. As the old saying goes, 'It's better to die than to live'. Although death is heaven, no one wants to go.

The warrior fought the devil to live and die, and did not shoot to the death to save his life. At this time, no one wants to be killed by devils in vain, and they all want to pick up their lives.

They don't save their lives for the sake of saving their lives, because they have a chance to fight the devil again if they are alive. There will be a day to serve the country. So the fighters who went to the safe zone are beyond reproach. They should be understood.

Nanjing is finished. The devils who entered the city are killing people and getting angry. The wounded soldiers in the city disarmed them, but the devil still did not let them go, and stabbed them one by one with bayonets.

The dead wounded soldiers gritted their teeth angrily one by one, and they regretted that they did not fight the devil to the end. The panic caused by the slaughter of devils spread throughout the city of Nanjing, and those who could walk ran to the safe zone.

The clerk's godfather said: Your godmother and I also want to go to the safe zone, and we didn't leave because I was afraid that you wouldn't find us when you came home. I'm anxiously waiting for you. ”

"Your godmother and I are worried about you, I'm afraid that you won't be able to cross the river in Xiaguan, and I'm afraid that you will be blocked by devils when you go back to the city. God willing, you'll be safe when you get home. ”

He looked at Wang Mingming and asked suspiciously, "Who is this young lady?" ”

The clerk said: "Godfather, talk at home." ”

His godfather said, "Ah, yes, look at me, I forgot everything when I was happy to see you." Come in, Miss, come in too. He immediately closed the door.

When they arrived at the house, the clerk's godmother was pleasantly surprised to greet her son.

She looks the polar opposite of his godfather. She was white and rich, with curly hair and a shawl. Under two long, thin curved eyebrows, a pair of bright big eyes were smiling. Looks amiable.

She wore a purple silk padded jacket and fine wool trousers. She said: "God'er, godmother is in a hurry without your news." Godmother is afraid that you will go to Xiaguan, and you will not be able to cross the river without a boat over there.

"People from over there said that there were warships with devils on the river, and I don't know how many people died. Your godfather and I are in a hurry, and when you come back, your godmother's heart will be at peace. ”

The clerk told his godfather and godmother to sit down, he knelt down and kowtowed first, he fell to the ground and said, "Godfather and godmother." The child was unfilial, and the battle to defend Nanjing was defeated. The child was ashamed.

"Last night the troops retreated, and some of my brothers and I were reluctant to go, and we had to fight with the devils. Today, the devil's armored car entered the city, and we have no heavy weapons to deal with it.

"Most of our brethren died in battle. A couple of brothers and I retreated, they went to the safe zone, and I came home. I did not fulfill my responsibility to defend Nanjing, and I did not live and die with Nanjing.

"The devil entered the city, and Nanjing fell. Child, I'm sorry for my godfather and godmother, I'm sorry for my father and brother in Nanjing, I have no face to see my parents. "Say it, let's cry loudly.

Wang Mingming saw that the clerk really hated his incompetence, a soldier who couldn't fight to the end in the face of the enemy, and didn't do anything if he didn't defeat the devil.

The clerk cried and said, "Godfather and godmother." In the defense of Nanjing, the brothers of our 88th Division guarded Yuhuatai and Zhonghua Gate, and at the same time supported Guanghua Gate.

"Our division is very brave in combat, dares to fight, and is not afraid of death. In a few days, we eliminated thousands of devils. The position is always in our hands.

"But our position can't withstand the bombing of the devil's planes and artillery and tanks. Our brethren are dead, wounded, wounded. Thousands of brothers were killed. Heroes!

"The two brigades guarding the Yuhuatai position. In the face of the large-scale attack of the devil's aircraft and artillery, he resisted desperately and repelled the devil's repeated attacks.

"The 262nd Brigade ran out of bullets, and there were only grenades on the positions. Brigade commander Zhu Chi led the soldiers to connect the fuses of dozens of boxes of grenades.

When the devil rushed to the position, he gave an order and pulled a grenade to blow up the devil's flesh and blood. The devil was driven down.

"During the battle, the brigade commander Zhu Chi was killed. The brothers found his wedding photograph and an unsent letter home in the pocket of his clothes.

"The soldiers on the front line of the 264th Brigade were exhausted, the people at the brigade headquarters and the logistics personnel were all on the line of fire, and the sappers also participated in the battle.

"Gao Zhisong, the commander of the 264th Brigade, and most of the officers and men of the brigade were martyred when they were helpless. Unfortunately, none of the officers and soldiers who died in the battle could be brought back for burial.

"On the afternoon of the twelfth, Yuhuatai was lost, and the Zhonghua Gate was exposed in front of the devil."

His godfather said: "Gan'er, fifty years ago, China was a powerful eastern empire. Whether it is the bear of the north or the great powers of the West, no one in the world dares to compete with China.

"The development of history has forced China and the book to change the law at the same time. China's Wuxu reform was suppressed by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and the reform of Yueben was successful.

"After 50 years of development, the national strength of this country far surpasses that of China. Backwardness is China's fatal wound in this war.

"Modern warfare is a comparison of national strength and the quality of weapons, not of people. In the face of a formidable enemy, it was not easy to defend Nanjing to such an extent. ”

His godmother said, "Old man, you will teach your son a lesson, and you won't see when." Put away your old antiques first. My son hasn't eaten yet. ”

His godfather laughed dryly twice and said, "I didn't say anything." Whatever you want. I was happy to see my son, and I talked a little more. Is it rare.

"The situation of my [***] team fighting with the devils The people of Nanjing know that there is not a single mischief of Chinese officers and soldiers. Now that the battle has been defeated, it is destined by God. It is determined by many factors.

"Child, it is not your business to defend Nanjing, and it is not your responsibility to lose Nanjing, you and your brothers have done your best, as long as you have a clear conscience.

"The commander ordered a retreat, and they had their own reasons for abandoning Nanjing. We are to obey the commands and not to complain against them.

"Child, Nanjing is lost, your parents don't blame you, and they won't blame the army, Commander Tang took your 100,000 troops to do your best to defend Nanjing.

"The people of Nanjing will not judge heroes by victory or defeat. The [***] soldiers who defended Nanjing were all warriors who resisted the Japanese. The soldiers who died in battle are national heroes, and the people of Nanjing will always remember them.

"Your troops have been scattered, and you are beyond reproach for coming home. Son, get up. ”

His godmother said anxiously, ", get up quickly." Godmother asks you, what are you going to do in the future! ”

The clerk stood up and said, "My troops have retreated, I have come home, I will not go anywhere in the future, and when it is calm, I will start a small business first." When I can, I'll go to the troops. ”

His godmother took him and said, "Okay, godmother listens to you." You're going to fight devils, your godmother supports you, you're here. It's good to come home.

"You will leave whenever you say that you are looking for troops. As long as you fight against devils, everything will be up to you. The common people of Nanjing are patriotic and conscious.

"The neighbors said that two-thirds of the people in Nanjing left before the battle in Nanjing, your godfather is leaving, I don't agree, you are defending Nanjing, how can we go.

"We are guarding the house, in case you come to the house, there is someone in the house.

"Now there are ten rooms and nine empty rooms in Nanjing. There were still more than 400,000 people in the city who were not in exile, plus more than 100,000 troops and refugees who had fled from the east. Together, there are six or seven hundred thousand people.

"I heard them say that the big official is temporarily serving as the governor of Nanjing and the army, the army is not a lineage, and the people are not the people. That's why he walked away on his own.

"He shouldn't have lost these six or seven hundred thousand people. What a sin! He is safe when he crosses the river, can his heart be at peace? ”