Before she came, Song Mengyao knew that the 61st Army was a difficult bone to gnaw, if it weren't for her uncle's good words and saying that she hoped that she would come to be the secretary of the big radish that didn't eat oil and salt, otherwise she would not have come to this kind of place.

After a few days of contact, Song Mengyao also found that the 61st Army is not simple, this army is full of evil spirit inside and out, not because of the people here, but because their words and deeds seem to be different from the current army, especially those officers are more obvious.

However, Miss Song's life has not been very good these days, that Miss Yan is against her everywhere, it originally belonged to her as a confidential secretary, but now she has to be robbed by Miss Yan many times, and as for the verbal run, it is even more common.

Song Mengyao knew what Miss Yan was worried about, wasn't she worried that she had robbed her of Ruyi Langjun. Thinking of my dignified Miss Song family, how can the niece of today's mother of the country rob a man with her as the daughter of a warlord, it's a joke, in addition, this man is still a big radish with three wives and four concubines, even if he is willing, I am afraid that the family will try their best to oppose it, especially my aunt and uncle, don't look at them now that they are asking to come, but after following my aunt for so many years, how can she not know the character and temper of those two, aunts and uncles are very disgusted with generals like Chen Feng, who have a group of wives and concubines. How could he let himself marry such a person.

However, she did not gain nothing during this time, because she is now Chen Feng's confidential secretary, and at the same time has the name of a staff officer in the military department, so she has the right to read some not very confidential documents of the 61st Army, such as the troop establishment and weapons and equipment of the 61st Army, and the basic information of the officers of the 61st Army. It's just that she doesn't know that all the information she sees has been cut.

Even so, Song Mengyao was also taken aback by the current strength of the 61st Army. Due to the need for secrecy, the three garrison brigades and special operations divisions of the 61 st Army turned from open to dark, and all the documents and files concerning them were put away by Chen Feng, and he also telegraphed to these units not to contact the military headquarters if they had any problems, and if there was any matter, they could get in touch with him through the secret radio station of the military headquarters.

In addition, the cavalry group has also been blurred by Chen Feng, and only the number of the cavalry team is recorded in the archives of the military department, but the specific number of men and horses is not recorded. So now we only know what it is like to know that the 61st Army has three infantry divisions, an air defense brigade, a teaching brigade, a guard regiment, and a cavalry team.

At first, she thought that the infantry division of the 61st Army, like other Kuomintang troops, had only 12,800 men in one division, and all the troops added up to only 30,000 people.

But when she learned that each infantry division of the 61st Army had more than 26,000 people in 9 regiments, her whole body was petrified. You must know that in the Hunan Army, the Sichuan Army, the Dian Army, the Guizhou Army, the Gui Army, and even the Jin Sui Army, one division of these local troops is only three or four regiments, adding up to less than 10,000 people, and even only six or seven thousand people, and one division of the 61st Army is almost worth three or four divisions.

In this way, the three infantry divisions of the 61 st Army have more than 80,000 people, plus more than 6,000 people in the air defense brigade, more than 8,000 people in the teaching brigade, more than 3,000 people in the guard regiment, and the cavalry team that does not know how many people there are, the total strength of the 61 st Army is almost 100,000.

Even if we see from the archives that the three infantry divisions of the 61st Army are not yet full, the most recent investigation results show that the 61st Army still has a huge strength of more than 70,000 men so far.

What surprised Song Mengyao even more was that the weapons and equipment of the various units of the 61st Army far surpassed that of the Central Army, and compared with the elite units of the Japanese army, there was only a gap in large-caliber artillery and armor strength, and in terms of conventional weapons, even the 17 infantry divisions and regiments established by the Japanese army were far from them.

She personally went to the 101st Division stationed in Datong to see that all the Mauser rifles, although they looked similar to the Central Army's equipment from a distance, but when she walked in, she could find that the soldiers of the 61st Army were equipped with this kind of Mauser rifle shorter than the Central Army, and Song Mengyao, who had some military knowledge, knew that this was the Mauser 98K, which was the standard equipment of the German Army in active service.

In addition, she saw a large number of Czech light machine guns and Makqin foundation building period in the 101st Division, as well as a large number of Japanese-made melon grenades, and also found a large number of artillery pieces. Although Song Mengyao is not very knowledgeable about military affairs, she also knows the value of such a force armed to the teeth.

The most important thing is that the temperament of this army is very different from that of the Central Army and any local army, all the soldiers of the 61st Army have a temperament, this kind of temperament Song Mengyao can't say, that is, I feel that these soldiers are very confident and energetic, all the soldiers get up at less than five o'clock every day, and start training around the entire Datong City, even though it is now a cold winter, but they are all naked when they are training, and the battle makes people feel blood boiling. Song Mengyao did not hide these information at all, and transmitted them back to Wuhan through secret channels.

Although the battle for the defense of Nanjing has now reached the last moment, more than 40,000 troops have been beaten to just over 40,000 people, all the positions in the outer city have fallen, and the inner city has also been broken by the Japanese army three days ago, and now it is engaged in a fierce street battle with the defenders, and perhaps in two or three days the capital of the Republic of China, Nanjing, will all fall into the hands of the enemy. But even so, Wuhan also attaches great importance to the information sent back by Song Mengyao.

After reading the telegram from the attendant's room, Lao Jiang's originally not very good face became even more gloomy.

"Shihe, how many days can Nanjing last?"

"Back to the principal, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out for a few days, today General Tang sent a report to the Wuhan camp through Gu Zhutong in Jiangbei, hoping that the government will send another reinforcement to Nanjing, otherwise, the army will be wiped out in three days at most." Wang Shihe replied in a deep voice.

"Annihilation!"

Old Jiang was speechless for a long time, and said with difficulty at the end: "You let Gu Zhutong tell Tang Shengzhi, if it really doesn't work, just withdraw it, withdraw as much as you can, anyway, it is impossible for the little devil to slaughter the city again, as long as you don't slaughter the city, Nanjing will be lost!" ”

"Principal, the Japanese army has now surrounded the city of Nanjing, and some ships of the Japanese Third Fleet are cruising on the river in Xiaguan day and night, and are constantly firing artillery at the city of Nanjing, and I am afraid it will be too late to withdraw now." Wang Shihe whispered.

"Forget about the big troops, they will definitely not be able to withdraw, just withdraw the main generals, the defense of Nanjing has lost a lot of senior generals, if it is really not possible, send people to take out the middle and senior officers, only if there are officers in the army, it will be rebuilt soon, if even the officers are gone, then it will be completely over!" Lao Jiang said again.

"It's much easier to do if it's just an officer, during this time, a large number of civilians have been withdrawn from the city of Nanjing, they generally take the waterway, for these civilians, the Japanese can only get on the ship to inspect at most, and occasionally rob some property, generally will not kill people, let those senior officers pretend to be civilians will definitely be able to withdraw. In addition, the Shimonoseki River is now full of fleeing civilian boats, and sometimes the Japanese do not even check it. Wang Shihe said.

"Has the list of generals who were martyred in Nanjing come out, these people are all loyal ministers of the party-state, even if the party-state dies in battle, they can't be treated badly." Old Jiang said in a depressed voice.

"It's already out, it was sent by the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters an hour ago. The first was Xiao Shanling, mayor of Nanjing, deputy commander of the Military Police Headquarters, and acting director of the Capital Police Department. ”

"Major General Zhu Chi, Brigade Commander of the 262nd Brigade of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, and the Third Infantry Section of the Huangpu Army Military Academy. On December 10, the Japanese 6th Division failed in an attack at Gwanghwamen. With 30,000 troops of two divisions and regiments, with the coordination of aircraft, artillery, and tanks, they fiercely attacked the defensive positions of the 262nd Brigade. The defenders fought to the death, and the positions were gradually broken. On the afternoon of December 12, more than 100 remnants of Zhu Chisuo were martyred due to the best of their ability. ”

"Major General Gao Zhisong, Brigade Commander of the 264th Brigade of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, Third Infantry Section of the Whampoa Army Military Academy. In December 1937, he and the 262nd Brigade of the 88th Division defended Yuhuatai, an important position in Guanghuamen. On the afternoon of December 12, after killing and wounding thousands of Japanese soldiers, he was martyred with most of the officers and soldiers of the brigade due to the exhaustion of ammunition. ”

"Major General Yi Anhua, Brigade Commander of the 259th Brigade of the 87th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, the Third Military Police Section of the Huangpu Army Military Academy. On December 12, 1937, he was martyred in a battle near Gwanghwamun Gate. ”

Luo Cequn, deputy commander of the 159th Division of the 66th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, graduated from the sixth phase of the Baoding Army Military Academy. On the night of December 12, 1937, in order to cover the 83rd Army from Guangdong, he personally led the remnants of the entire division to charge at the Purple Mountain and 2,000 soldiers of the division were martyred. ”

"Yao Zhongying, Chief of Staff of the 156th Division of the 83rd Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the second phase of the Whampoa Army Military Academy. In order to cover other friendly forces, he led the whole division to charge in the east of Zijin Mountain and fought a bloody way. He took the lead and died heroically. ”

"Situ Fei, Chief of Staff of the 16O Division of the 66th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the sixth phase of the Baoding Military Academy, died heroically with thousands of soldiers after being hit by several bullets on December 13, 1937."

"Li Lanchi, Major General and Deputy Commander of the 112th Division of the 57th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and the Seventh Infantry Section of the Northeast Army Lecture Hall. On December 12, 1937, the city of Nanjing was broken, and he was ordered to break through the siege, and led his troops and the Japanese army in the fierce battle of Taipingmen. ”

"Liu Guoyong, deputy brigade commander of the 174th Brigade of the 58th Division of the 74th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, graduated from the third infantry section of the Huangpu Army Military Academy. In December 1937, he participated in the defense of Nanjing and defended Niushou Mountain. On the 9th, after three days of fierce fighting with the enemy, it retreated to the area east of Shuiximen as a reserve. He continued to fight fiercely with the enemy, and was martyred outside the Shuixi Gate on the 13th. ”

"Lan Yundong, Chief of Staff of the 10th Reserve Division of the National Revolutionary Army, the first phase of the Whampoa Army Military Academy. He was martyred in Nanjing in December. ”

Wan Quance, chief of staff of the First Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army Teaching Corps, graduated from the Xijiang Lecture Hall in Guangdong, and later entered the research class of the Central Training Corps. In December 1937, the 1st Brigade defended the left side of the Purple Mountain Engineer School, Xiaolingwei, Xishan, and Zhongshanmen, and Wan Quance assisted the brigade commander Zhou Zhenqiang in fighting the enemy from December 8, and the main position was never lost. By December 11, when the fighting was at its fiercest, he was killed and died heroically. ”

"Principal, in addition to the above generals, there are many other school officers who have sacrificed their lives for the country, such as Lei Zhen, colonel and deputy brigade commander of the 3rd Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army Teaching Corps, Xie Chengrui, colonel of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army Teaching Corps, Hua Pinzhang, colonel and deputy brigade commander of the 262nd Brigade of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, Han Xianyuan, colonel of the 524th Regiment of the 262nd Brigade of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, Huang Jifu, colonel and deputy commander of the 477th Brigade of the 159th Division of the 66th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, Colonel Cai Rubai, commander of the 956th Regiment of the 16O Division of the 66th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and others. Wang Shihe told Lao Jiang the names of the senior generals who had died heroically since the beginning of the Battle of Nanjing, as well as the details of their sacrifices, and he couldn't hold back his own tears as he spoke.

(ps: When I wrote this chapter, Aotian was in a heavy mood, not only did we have more than 100,000 dead and wounded soldiers in the defense of Nanjing, but also many senior officers and senior officers died in the battle, including many senior officers at the division and brigade level. Maybe many people have forgotten about them, or more people don't know about them at all, so Aotian lists the names of these heroes one by one, hoping to make all book friends remember these people, they are all heroes. ）