January 8, the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China (1938).

It was the darkest time before dawn, in the main tunnel of the main position of the Baoshan regiment, the surviving more than 900 officers and soldiers of the whole regiment had gathered here, Yue Weihan was giving them a final farewell lecture, the battle was on this, the Baoshan regiment had run out of ammunition and food, and now the only thing the officers and men of the whole regiment could do was to die with the devil with bayonets.

What made Yue Weihan feel relieved was that the headquarters called last night that most of the refugees in Nanjing had been transferred, and that the eternal shame of the Chinese nation and the tragic Nanjing Massacre could never happen again, never again! That's it, Yue Weihan's death is worth it, and the death of all the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment is also worth it.

Yue Weihan walked slowly from the front of the ranks of officers and soldiers with heavy but firm steps, and spoke as he walked, his tone solemn and heroic, low but unassuming: "Brothers, there is something I have wanted to tell you for a long time, but all along, we have been either tired or busy fighting, and we have never had the opportunity to tell you. ”

All the officers and men pricked up their ears lest they miss a word, and what they wanted to hear most was the pre-war lecture of the regimental seat.

Yue Weihan, who had already walked to the front of the queue, suddenly paused and said indifferently: "Today, it is very likely that it will be the last day we will stay in this world, and it is also likely that it will be the last time we will fight side by side!" If I don't say this now, I'm afraid I won't be able to say it later, and you, I'm afraid, I'm afraid you'll never have a chance to hear it......"

Everyone knew what Yue Weihan meant by this, but the expressions on the faces of all the officers and soldiers were surprisingly calm and calm, at this moment, they were really fearless!

There is a regimental commander with them, even if they really die, they have nothing to fear!

In fact, all the soldiers are like this, let you die alone, you may not be willing, let alone courageous, but if a large group is together, and there is a commander with you, then no one will have too many ideas.

"So, I have to say it, right now!" Yue Weihan took a deep breath and said emotionally: "You are all good soldiers, the best soldiers I have ever seen in my life!" You are worthy of the title of heroes! It is the greatest honor of my life to be able to take you to battle and to be able to take you to death! ”

"Serve!" Yue Weihan waved his hand as he spoke, and a soldier had already poured wine into his bowl.

The last few large jars of wine were all carried out, and soon the wine bowls of all the officers and soldiers were full.

Yue Weihan drank it all, then threw the wine bowl on the ground, wiped his mouth again, and said heroically: "Brothers, see you in the next life!" Afterlife...... I'm still your leader! ”

All the officers and soldiers drank it all, and threw the wine bowl on the ground one after another, and then responded violently: "Tuanzao, see you in the next life, in the next life, we will still be your soldiers!" ”

………… Pukou Town, Town Hall Square.

Zhao Xinyi, a war correspondent, held a megaphone and shouted: "The old and young masters of Pukou Town, the brothers of the security regiment, and the heroes of various villages and villages, the Baoshan regiment has been fighting a bloody battle with Yuekou in Jiangpu for more than half a month, and the more than 3,000 officers and soldiers of the regiment have fought less than 800 people left!" ”

"Now, they have run out of ammunition and food, so they can only fight the devil with a bayonet!"

"It is indeed natural for a soldier to take a salary and eat food and fight for the country, but folks, you must have a conscience!"

"What are these soldiers fighting for, and for whom? They are not fighting to get promoted and get rich, let alone for themselves, they are fighting to save the 700,000 refugees in Nanjing! ”

"It is indeed a matter of course to be a soldier to fight and protect the people, but ask yourself, should we also do something for those who serve as soldiers? We can't let them fight alone, and we can't let them fight with thousands of devils just a few hundred people! It's chilling and it's not fair! ”

"Folks, Jiangpu is in danger, Nanjing is in danger, and the country is in danger!"

"The Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous moment, and we cannot sit idly by!"

"Folks, we have to help them, we have to help those devils who are soldiers!"

The men gathered in the square immediately began to make noise, and the people in eastern Anhui have been fierce since ancient times, and they have never been short of blood surnames.

Zhao Xinyi took a deep breath, clenched her fist suddenly, and said in a high-pitched tone: "I want to be in China, there has never been a shortage of hot-blooded men, how can I allow a little Kou to run rampant in my Chinese land?" ”

Zhou Bowen lost no time in yelling: "Folks, fight with the little devils!" ”

Zhao Xinyi looked back and smiled, then turned around and strode towards Jiangpu, the old mayor who was over the age of sixteen didn't know where to turn out a ghost-headed machete, and immediately raised the ghost-headed knife and led it forward, and the thousands of old and young masters gathered in the square were suddenly like a flood that broke the embankment, and surged up.

Moreover, along the way, militia groups from various villages and villages have rushed to join the torrent.

By the time this team reached Jiangpu Town, the number of people had rapidly increased from four or five thousand to nearly twenty thousand.

………… Ten miles north of Pukou Town, on the main road.

More than 1,000 bandits were marching south along the highway, riding a tall horse and walking in the front was Ma Shikui, who was in the woods that day, Yue Weihan sent a machine gun, and Ma Shikui's two sworn brothers, Ma Zhankui and Ma Shengkui, and there were more than a dozen bandit leaders next to him.

So many bandits swaggered on the highway, but scared the landlords on both sides to death.

But today, these bandits seem to have changed their surnames, and they don't seem to have the idea of robbing homes at all.

In fact, Ma Shikui and they did not come out to rob the house, they came to the rivers and lakes to save the emergency, the people in the rivers and lakes pay attention to a righteous word, Yue Weihan not only gave a machine gun, but also gave a great benefit, so that the brothers of Heifeng Village picked up a lot of good guys in Yangzhou for nothing, this kindness can not be repaid!

In order to repay this kindness, Ma Shikui even spread heroic posts all over the place, gathering more than a dozen green forest heroes!

Of course, Ma Shikui also hopes that through this operation, he will establish his status as the leader of the green forest alliance in southeast Anhui in one fell swoop.

………… Pukou Town, where the security regiment is stationed.

The more than 2,000 miscellaneous signs of the security regiment were urgently assembled, and Liu Fengsheng, the head of the security regiment from the Northeast Army, had a sinking face like water, like a stone sculpture, standing motionless in front of the queue.

"Big brother, it's not good, something happened!" The deputy of the security regiment suddenly ran over in a panic and shouted, "A lot of bandits are coming along the highway to kill Benpukou. ”

"Ignore them." Liu Fengsheng said coldly, "They didn't come to rob this time. ”

"Uh, not here to rob?" The deputy of the group was stunned when he heard this, and then said, "Then why did they come?" ”

Liu Fengsheng ignored the regimental deputy anymore, and coldly ordered: "There are all battalions, the target is Jiangpu Town, run...... Walk! ”

………… More than ten miles west of Pukou Town, a country road.

A team of about four or five hundred men, dressed in rags, was marching forward, and the vigilance of this team was extremely high, not only was the marching army very open, but also the layers were distinct, and the guard posts on both wings and the sharp soldiers in front were also scattered for several miles, but the leader was a tall man in his twenties.

As the procession progressed, a child who looked to be a teenager suddenly ran over.

"Brother Leopard, Brother Leopard!" The boy shouted as he ran, "The party representative has brought a message." ”

As soon as the tall man waved his hand, the team that followed immediately stopped, and quickly dispersed in all directions, not to mention, although the equipment of this group of armed forces was not good, the sense of vigilance was quite strong.

Only then did the tall man greet the child and said, "Mao Monkey, what about the party representing others?" ”

The kid said: "The party representative has already contacted the comrades of the underground party in southern Anhui, he will rush over later, and let me come back to you first, let us rush to Jiangpu Town immediately to support the [***] war of resistance!" ”

"What do you say?" The tall man said in an unkind tone, "The party representative asked us to help the Kuomintang reactionaries?" ”

"Hmm." The kid nodded earnestly and said, "That's what the party representative said, and said that it was an instruction from his superiors. ”

"Or is it an order from a superior?" The tall man frowned and thought for a long time, and finally said helplessly, "Okay, then go to Jiangpu, but we are not going to help the Kuomintang reactionaries, we are going to fight devils!" ”

"Yes, the Kuomintang reactionaries don't have a good thing." The little hairy boy nodded seriously, and there seemed to be a hint of hatred in his clear eyes, "We're just going to fight devils, not to help them." ”

………… Jiangpu Town, open-air primary school.

The old gentleman who was over the age of sixteen rang the bell again, and soon, the only student carried the bench on his back, held the bookcase and came to the old pine tree, and then put the bench on the ground and sat upright, the old gentleman took out the whip and knocked on the stone platform as usual, and said: "Students, please turn the textbook to page 68, today we will say, I am Chinese......"

From beginning to end, the teacher and student ignored the large group of soldiers standing next to them.

Standing next to the teacher and student was none other than Major General Noboru Kunisaki and his guards!

Today, all the infantry brigades of the Kunisaki detachment, except for the guards directly under the headquarters and the sentinels responsible for the perimeter guard, will participate in the final attack, and the Baoshan regiment has run out of ammunition and food, and its demise is imminent! Because of the chance to win, Kunisaki Deng even had the leisure to wander around Jiangpu Town, and when he turned to the side of the open-air elementary school, he couldn't help but stop.

As Sakagaki Seishiro's confidant, Noboru Kunisaki's tactical ideas and political ideas were also deeply influenced by Sakagaki Seishiro, and they all believed that to conquer China by force alone, it was not enough to start from culture, and the most important thing was to let Chinese schools use the Chinese language to teach, so that the descendants of Chinese would never forget Chinese characters!

………… At six o'clock, the army began shelling on time.

More than 20 Type 92 infantry guns smashed the main position of the Baoshan Regiment into smoke and dust.

Although the mountain artillery wing of the Kunisaki detachment has been wiped out, the 92 infantry squadrons of the infantry brigades to which it belongs are intact, but the caliber of the 92 infantry cannon is only 70mm, and the range and lethality are not at the same level at all compared with the 105 mountain artillery, and the threat to the Baoshan regiment is also quite limited.

As soon as the artillery stopped, about three infantry squadrons launched the first wave of tentative attacks.

Noboru Kunisaki has already decided to launch a general offensive today, but it is still necessary to send a few squadrons to test first.

The main position of the Baoshan Regiment, seeing that the devil soldiers were approaching within 30 meters, and the light and heavy machine guns and grenadiers in the rear of the little devils had become decorations, Yue Weihan only then held a knife and led more than 900 officers and soldiers out of the trench.

(To be continued)