readx;? Wang Haitao also explained to the two of them some of the situations they would encounter when they went to Nanjing. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Wang Haitao knew that these two people were born as farmers in Longzhou County, and even a big city like Shanghai was the first time to come, and when they went to a place like Nanjing, they would offend people if they were a little careless in speaking and doing things, and it might cause some unnecessary trouble.

After the two understood Wang Haitao's explanation, they left the headquarters to prepare. After yesterday's earth-shattering counterattack by the New 90th Division, the Japanese army did not make a major move for two consecutive days. The 13th Division and the 101st Division also confronted the defenders on the two highway bridges, and even the attack was only a small-scale tentative attack. As for the 9th Division, although General Matsui Ishine asked to recapture the wing flag at all costs, the two brigades of the 9th Division together could only make up enough for an infantry wing, and there was no artillery assistance, so the division commander Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke could only sigh helplessly.

The 544th Regiment also temporarily stopped in Luodian Town to help the 2nd Brigade repair the defensive line in various places. It is unlikely that the defensive line will be repaired again, but the repaired fortifications will be able to withstand the Japanese attack for a while. It's just that the 545th Regiment has already lost all its losses, and only the newly joined 547th Regiment of more than 1,000 people in Luodian Town is the main force, and the rest are either heavy firepower units or logistics units, and it has become a problem who will defend Luodian.

After thinking about it, Wang Haitao decided to let the 544th Regiment be stationed in Luodian, and all the remaining personnel of the 545th Regiment were withdrawn to Yanghang for rest and recuperation, waiting for replenishment. As for the in-depth fortifications behind the 543rd Regiment that had just begun to be built, the 2nd Leopard Battalion of the 546th Regiment continued to repair them first, and then adjusted them when the situation came. Wang Haitao knew that in this counterattack, all his hole cards had been played, and Luodian Town must have attracted enough attention from the Japanese army, so the Japanese army's attack again would be much more fierce than now.

The next morning, General Zhang Zhizhong sent an operational staff officer and a soldier of the guard squad to Nanjing as a guide and the men of the New 90th Division sent by Wang Haitao. The baggage battalion of the heavy artillery regiment dispatched twenty trucks, and Wei Yibiao and Wei Changxing also arrived at the place where the prisoners of war were held with heavily armed soldiers.

In the past day and a half, Japanese prisoners of war have committed suicide, and some prisoners of war have attacked medical personnel who have come to treat their wounds. Therefore, Wang Haitao ordered that all the prisoners of war be tied up, and then the wounded should be treated simply. Therefore, at this time, there were only more than 240 Japanese prisoners of war left, and 20 or 30 were seriously injured and could not get on the bus.

After the truck drove into the place where the prisoners of war were being held, the prisoners tried to resist again, but they were unable to resist because they were tied up and were thrown onto the truck by the soldiers. Two hundred prisoners of war were divided into fifteen trucks, one of which was guarded by a squad of fighters. There were also five cars pulled some loot, most of which were damaged, but outwardly okay weapons.

The first was a military jeep of the Ninth Army, in which the staff officer and two guards were seated, Wei Yibiao was in the first truck, and Wei Changxing was in the last truck, and the roof of the truck was mounted with a machine gun. The entire convoy passed through Shanghai and headed for Nanjing. At this time, there was a relatively good highway for national defense and combat readiness from Shanghai to Nanjing. Because of the war, there are transport vehicles passing by from time to time on the road, and there are many checkpoints.

The convoy stopped and went, and at each checkpoint there was an accompanying combat staff officer to negotiate. In this way, Shanghai, which left at 9 o'clock in the morning, saw the city wall of Nanjing from a distance at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. When it was still five kilometers away from the Zhongshan Gate in Nanjing, the staff officer's jeep stopped. The staff officer got out of the car and said to Wei Yibiao, the commander of the baggage battalion: "Battalion Commander Wei, the Nanjing Municipal Government has arranged a ceremony to enter the city, let everyone prepare."

So twenty trucks removed the tarpaulins, and then all the soldiers of the 90th Division stood on the trucks, while the Japanese prisoners were held in the middle of the trunks. After getting ready, the convoy headed for the Zhongshan Gate. When they arrived at the gate of Zhongshan Gate, martial law had been imposed here, and the Nanjing City Guard Force had set up a cordon at Zhongshan Gate. Outside the cordon, countless Nanjing citizens were crowded, pointing and discussing with the convoy.

At the gate of Zhongshan Gate, there are many reporters, using cameras and old-fashioned video cameras to shoot non-stop. The convoy stopped again at the city gate, and after the staff officer got out of the car and talked to the officer standing at the city gate for a while, two military vehicles led the way, and the whole convoy slowly drove into the city of Nanjing. The convoy drove through the city of Nanjing for nearly an hour before it stopped at the gate of a heavily guarded barracks.

The car leading the way did not stop, an officer stuck his head out of the window to say hello, and the doorman let him go, and after the convoy entered the barracks, several officers were already waiting in the parking lot, led by a colonel. After parking the car, Wei Yibiao and Wei Changxing came to several officers, and the chief of staff who came with them took the lead in saluting several officers, and Wei Yibiao and Wei Changxing also hurriedly saluted.

After several officers returned the salute, the colonel led by him said: "Everyone has worked hard, I am Song Baoguo, director of the Liaison Office of the Nanjing Garrison Command, and this is a military camp under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing Garrison Command. On the orders of Kamifeng, he received Japanese prisoners of war here and arranged for the brethren of the Ninth Army to rest. After Director Song identified himself and took out the documents to show the staff officers who came with him, Wei Yibiao and Wei Changxing began to hand over these Japanese prisoners of war to the soldiers here.

After the prisoners of war were handed over and escorted down by the local soldiers, Director Song and Chief of Staff, Wei Yibiao and Wei Changxing said: "Your brothers from the Ninth Army have also arranged to rest in this barracks, if there are brothers who want to go around Nanjing City, they must first report to the officer on duty in the barracks, and only after getting permission can they leave the camp, and they must not leave the camp without permission, this is the capital, and it will not be good if it causes trouble." ”

On the morning of the next day, the officers and men of the New 90th Division went out for exercises according to their sitting and resting time, and at 8 o'clock in the morning, Director Song came to the dormitory of Wei Yibiao and Wei Changxing. After saluting each other, Director Song politely asked the two, "How is the rest? Are the brothers still used to it?" Wei Yibiao replied: "Thank you for your concern, we are all fine." ”

Director Song smiled and said, "That's good, that's good." I tell you that in two days there will be a ceremony to present the prisoners in Gulou Square, and that all the officers and men of your Ninth Army will take part in it, including Chairman Chiang, Commander-in-Chief He Yingqin, General Chen Cheng, former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the Third Theater, and some important military and political figures. When the time comes, you will personally hand over the captured Japanese army wing flags, and Chairman Chiang will personally award the medal to Company Commander Wei. You have to be prepared! After the ceremony of sacrificing the prisoners, I will arrange for someone to accompany you around the city of Nanjing, and it will not be easy to come to the capital once. ”

Director Song's words shocked the two, especially when Wei Changxing heard that Chairman Jiang would personally award him with honors, he couldn't say a word. I don't know if the expression is crying or laughing, it can't be said to be wonderful. Director Song didn't care about this either, and after a few more words, he left. Wei Yibiao and Wei Changxing reacted after half a day.

In the past two days, all the major news media in Nanjing have been paying attention to the incident of the prisoner sacrifice in Gulou Square, and the entire Nanjing citizens have been shocked by this incident, and the citizens have been talking about it for a while. However, the officers and men of the new 90th Division were training honor guards in the barracks all day long. After all, on such an important occasion, no one wants to disgrace the new 90th Division. While Wei Yibiao and Wei Changxing were supervising the soldiers, they were also training hard.

Finally, on the day of the sacrifice of prisoners, early in the morning, thousands of people in Nanjing City were empty, and citizens flocked to Gulou Square. The garrison headquarters has already sent a regiment of officers and soldiers to put the entire Gulou Square under martial law, connecting several cordons, for fear that Japanese spies will disrupt the ceremony. Of course, around the Drum Tower Square, the spies of the military commander and the central commander were also active in all directions.

At eight o'clock, 20 clean-cleaned trucks of the New 90th Division drove into the Drum Tower Square, on which stood the officers and men of the New 90th Division, and also escorted dozens of selected Japanese prisoners. There were also several vehicles loaded with selected captured Japanese equipment and supplies. After the truck was parked at the designated location, the soldiers escorted the prisoners out of the car, and moved the captured Japanese weapons and supplies out of the car and placed them in the designated position.

At this time, reporters from various news media outlets, who had been under strict inspection, also began to enter the venue, and these reporters seized the time to shoot at the officers and men of the New 90th Division, the prisoners of war, and the trophies. At nine o'clock in the morning, as all the soldiers on guard stood upright, a row of more than a dozen cars drove into the Drum Tower Square. The sedan stopped in front of the rostrum, and Chiang Kai-shek and a group of military and political dignitaries stepped out of the car.

Chiang Kai-shek seemed to be in a good mood today, smiling, and frequently waving to the onlookers. These military and political dignitaries surrounded Chiang Kai-shek and ascended to the rostrum. After everyone was seated, a presiding official came to the microphone and said loudly: "The ceremony of presenting prisoners has begun, and first of all, General Chen Cheng, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the Third Theater, will be invited to speak. ”

Chen Cheng came to the microphone and first recounted the story of the Ninth Army's victory in Luodian on the Shanghai battlefield, focusing on the weaponry and combat effectiveness of the new 90th Division. He also introduced the results of the 90th Division of the Central and New Divisions in the great victory of Luodian. After saying this, Chen Cheng retreated. The moderator invited several military and political dignitaries to speak, and finally Chiang Kai-shek came to power and made a summary from the political and military levels.

After these people finished speaking, they were representatives of the Ninth Army, and Wei Yibiao, commander of the new 90th Division, presented the roster of prisoners of war and a list of captured materials to the general headquarters. After all this was done, it was time for the main event, when Wei Changxing and the two platoon commanders of the reconnaissance company came to the stage and presented to the general headquarters the captured wing flag of the Japanese emperor of the 35th Infantry Regiment and the two katana swords of Osa.