When the five warships of the Japanese army sailed to Taipingwei, five miles east of Jiangyin, they were attacked by shells like shells, and many Japanese soldiers standing on the deck were shot and fell down without being mentally prepared, and some of them were blown up with blurred flesh and blood, and their severed limbs and stumps were bubbling with blood, and under the violent explosion, they were thrown high by the shock wave and fell into the rolling river one after another.

Three of the enemy's five warships were badly damaged, two of them had their masts blown in two, and one warship had a huge hole in its cockpit, and the pilot was also blown away and the co-pilot was seriously injured.

Suddenly under such heavy artillery fire, the enemy's warships were powerless to resist and turned around and fled in fright.

The officers and men of the Jiangyin Fortress were carrying out the task of striking at the enemy ships this time, and the headquarters of the Jiangyin Fortress was a division-level unit, and it was subordinate to eight batteries, including Huangshan, Qingshan, Dongshan, Xishan, Goshan, Junshan, Huashan, and Yashan, and each battery was equipped with five or six cannons, all of which were long-range and generally had a firing range of about 10 kilometers.

Moreover, these batteries were placed in such a secluded manner that they were surrounded by dense woods, and Japanese planes flew over them more than once, but they were unable to observe their position.

Even the ground reconnaissance of the Japanese army is difficult to see.

Before August 13, in order to strengthen the garrison of Jiangyin Fortress, the bald head specially purchased eight 88-mm high-level semi-automatic guns from Germany and sent special personnel to Jiangyin.

This cannon is named an armored gun, with a firing surface of 6,000 meters, a firing range of 9,000 meters, and a maximum horizontal firing range of 14,500 meters (1 meter = 1 meter, and a meter is a meter).

Even in the 80s of the 20th century, many countries still use it. After the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, the bald head sent military vehicles to transport 4 150 mm cannons, named C cannon, this kind of cannon only shells weigh 50 kilograms, the gun type is sharp, has a very strong armor-piercing ability, and it is very suitable to deal with tanks and warships.

Three enemy ships were damaged, and it was the armor and C guns that played a role.

The naval battle, in which three Japanese warships were damaged, was a great victory, and it was a great encouragement to the determination to hold Jinling.

After that, the Japanese army noticed the defense of the Jiangyin fortress and sent a large number of troops to attack Jiangyin, and the thick smoke drifted over Jiangyin for a long time.

The defenders of Jiangyin fought even more bloodily, fighting with the Japanese army, and several hills in Jiangyin were repeatedly fought for by both sides, and the corpses accumulated layer by layer, and it was impossible to distinguish between the enemy and me.

At the beginning of December, the Japanese intensified their offensive against the defenders around Jinling.

The front-line war was in full swing, and various parades continued in Jinling City.

That night, Wang Cui and Wu Youhua finally found Xia Yuan to talk, and after the previous temptation, it became clear to the two that Xia Yuan had a good impression of the Red Party, and when it came to the Red Party, the other party was full of praise.

The policy of the Red Party is ahead of the national government, after all, the Chinese style is a big agricultural country, the people rely on the land to eat, the land is in the hands of the landlords and the gentry, only the Red Party is really returning the land to the people, and the soldiers of the Red Party are really fighting for the people, he is the crown of long live on the people's heads, shouting long live the people!

So the people supported the Red Party.

Xia Yuan's words made the two see hope, so they revealed their identities that night and invited Xia Yuan to join the Red Party.

He had no room for decision and agreed to join the Red Party.

Born under the red flag and growing up in the spring breeze, Xia Yuan has no reason to refuse.

Xia Yuan was also in Jinling and found the organization, but the defense of Jinling was the defense of the national army after all, and the Red Party did not participate, and this identity did not bring him convenience, but brought harm. Therefore, Xia Yuan hid the identity of the Red Party in the depths of his heart.

On the second day, as always, do whatever you have to do.

As the battle on the front line intensified, the routed troops who retreated from Songhu arrived in Jinling one after another.

The people of the national government began to recruit troops in Jinling City, and those veterans who fled from the battlefield were good recruits.

Xia Yuan and Wang Sangou actually became the targets of recruitment.

On the same day, several waves of people entered the house, led by a government agent, whose official position was not low, staring at Xia Yuan and Wang Sangou, and the other party actually knew the identities of the two, especially Xia Yuan.

"Songhu God of War, how can you live here?"

The agent got straight to the point and went straight to Xia Yuan.

Wang Sangou looked at Xia Yuan in astonishment, Songhu God of War, what is this name, he looked at the chief in front of him: "Sir, you are mistaken, we are ordinary people." ”

"Ordinary? With the God of War, you can't be ordinary. ”

Wang Cui was still cooking in the kitchen, and when she heard the movement, she didn't even bother to wipe the water on her hands, so she hurried over to inquire about the situation.

"Songhu God of War, your superiors are quite concerned about you, your identity is relatively special, your superiors give you leniency, follow me, retreat from the front line to do desertion, and the commander is not to blame in the past. If you don't go, you will be dealt with according to military law. ”

Hard and soft.

Xia Yuan's eyes moved slightly, "I didn't expect my whereabouts to be controlled by you." ”

"During the special period, we have carefully investigated the identity of everyone who entered Jinling City, and we were all surprised that the famous Songhu God of War thought that he died on the battlefield of Songhu, but he never thought that he would come to Jinling."

The identity of the agent in front of me is very special.

Xia Yuan thought about it, Zhongtong was founded in 1938, but he didn't expect this agent to appear in front of him, thinking that it was the predecessor of Zhongtong, and it was likely to be the intelligence organization of the national government.

He remembered the registration he had made at the door, "I used a fake name, and it can still be found, why don't you investigate the Japanese spies hidden in Jinling City?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this matter, you just need to answer me whether to go or not."

Xia Yuan glanced at Wang Cui and Wang Sangou, turned his head and said, "I need to discuss it with my family." ”

The agent's gaze also fell on Wang Cui and Wang Sangou: "Yes, I'll give you this time, but I hope you don't do anything." ”

With that, he stood outside the door.

"Xia Yuan, I'll call Brother Wu." Wang Cui was very anxious, Xia Yuan had just joined the organization and become their comrade, and before even his superiors had introduced him, the spy department of the government came over.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, don't trouble Brother Wu in this matter, they are the spy department of the national government, and they have a lot of power, and my identity is relatively special, don't be them in this matter, otherwise, Brother Wu's official position may not be guaranteed."

Xia Yuan's words were very vague, and Wang Cui heard another meaning.

Their identities are sensitive, and if they continue to be entangled, the other party's careful investigation may expose the identity of the underground, and the overall situation should be taken into account.

Wang Cui stopped talking, and Xia Yuan said, "I'll go, just let Sangou stay at home." ”

"Brother Yuan." Wang Sangou gritted his teeth and wanted to follow him to the front line, but he was reluctant in his heart, he had just escaped death from the front line, settled down and lived a peaceful life in Jinling, and now he was going to the front line again, he was naturally reluctant in his heart.

But seeing Xia Yuan passing, he couldn't help it.

"You live here." Xia Yuan patted Sangou on the shoulder, and then looked at Wang Cui: "Sister-in-law, let me remind you again, if you receive the news that the Japanese army has broken through Jinling City, you must go to the foreigner's residential area, the Japanese army will not dare to move the foreigners, and the Japanese planes will not bomb the foreigners." ”

If you want to escape from Jinling now, you probably can't escape.

The Japanese army has already surrounded Jinling.

Xia Yuan planned to fight guerrillas in Jinling City, but he never thought that there would be such a day, he walked outside the door, looked at the intelligence agents of the national government, and said, "Don't move this family, I'll go with you." ”

"Okay." This agent has checked Xia Yuan's file, and even their supreme commander is full of praise for him, this time to return to the front line, if the situation is the same as the battle of Songhu, when the war is over, it is inevitable to be promoted and make a fortune.

He also has to curry favor with the other party.

The other party agrees, that is their own person, sell the other party a face, and the other party will not trouble himself when he sees him again in the future.

The car was already ready in front of the door, Xia Yuan sat on the car, the car started, and drove in one direction.

Looking at the building outside the window retreating, Xia Yuan asked, "Where are we going?" ”

"You'll know when you arrive."

When the car entered the street near the Ministry of Railways on Zhongshan Road, Xia Yuan felt that his eyes fell on the car one after another, and then moved away.

With this vigilance, Xia Yuan already had a preliminary judgment in his heart.

Zhongshan Road Ministry of Railways, a two-story building near the Baizi Pavilion of the Drum Tower.

The car stopped in front of the door.

The small building was inconspicuous, but there were soldiers with loaded guns in front of the door watching.

Xia Yuan got out of the car and raised his head to look at the small building in front of him, "This is it"

"Go in and find out." The agent walked up to Xia Yuan: "But before I go in, I need to search my body, I hope the god of war understands." ”

Xia Yuan nodded, indicating understanding, spread his hands, and motioned for him to go in after the other party's search.

The two-story building is inconspicuous from the outside, but there is a hole in the inside.

Various telephone lines pass through the roof, and there are many staff members who are busy, as well as battle maps, sand tables, and so on. Someone led him to a closed door on the second floor, knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside: "Come in." ”

Entering the room, there was only a suggested desk, and in front of the table sat a middle-aged man, holding a map to look at it, and on the desk was a simple sand table model, which was already filled with flags belonging to the national army.

As the Japanese army approached Jinling, the retreating troops from the direction of Songhu arrived at Jinling one after another, but most of these troops were frustrated and exhausted divisions, and many troops suffered heavy casualties, were not satisfied, and had not been rectified, defended Jinling, and were unable to carry out a large-depth defense.

The most critical point is that Tang Shengzhi has been in the field for six or seven years, and he has not been on the front line for a long time, and the defense of Jinling is very complicated, which is the most important thing, and the appointment of him as the commander this time can be described as a great pressure.

There are even more veteran generals such as Sun Yuanliang, Song Xilian, and Gui Yongqing, who may not be able to suppress these subordinates.

Whether he will really be able to accept it is not yet known.

Seeing the person coming, Commander Tang put down the map in his hand and showed a smile on his face: "Xia Yuan, I have heard of the name for a long time." ”

"Don't dare to be, I'm just an ordinary soldier with some merits." Xia Yuan said modestly, but his eyes stared at Commander Tang without fear.

"My name is Tang Shengzhi, have you ever heard of it?" Commander Tang saw Xia Yuan looking at him, so he said with a smile.

Xia Yuan's eyes moved slightly.

The name of this commander is very familiar, a Buddhist general, or more than ten years ago, Tang Sheng worshiped the Buddhist tantric monk Gu Boxu (the same character, the law name Jingyuan, commonly known as Gu Monk) as a teacher, converted to Buddhism to learn Buddhist chapters, and called himself a "Buddhist general".

Xia Yuan said: "I've heard of it. ”

"I've heard of you too, I've read the newspapers in Jinling, you are so good at fighting Japanese devils, even the chairman of the committee is full of praise for you."

Commander Tang's words made Xia Yuan a little flattered, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Don't be modest, your exploits were put aside in the meeting, many people were full of praise, but since the end of the Battle of Songhu, I have never heard of you, when the 88th Division was still in Shanghai, the chairman wanted to stay a unit in Songhu, this force should be able to fight, be able to fight, the chairman thought of you at that time, but unfortunately did not find you."

Commander Tang stood up, walked to Xia Yuan's side, looked at the other party's height, and was quite satisfied.

This height can afford the name of Jinling God of War.

"But guarding the Sixing Warehouse?"

"Yes, the Sixing Warehouse fought beautifully in the First World War, and even foreigners praised us, but unfortunately it is now detained by the British in the concession."

When Commander Tang said this, he sighed lightly and said with regret.

Xia Yuan also felt very sorry, the end of these hundreds of soldiers could be described as miserable.

Now they are staying in the concession, there are British people watching, and the Japanese devils have nothing to do with them, but they are also like prisons, trapped in the concession.

It wasn't until a few years later, when World War II broke out, the Japanese devils completely tore their faces with Western countries, the concession was broken by the Japanese army, and some of the '800' warriors were killed, and some were sent to Jinling Xiaoling to work as laborers, and some escaped and continued to join the army, and even participated in the later Burma War.

But those who did not escape were sent overseas.

At present, the warriors of the Sixing Warehouse are still being detained in an abandoned Italian barracks near Singapore Road (now Yuyao Road) in Shanghai. The barracks were surrounded by barbed wire, and the International Chamber of Commerce sent a White Russian army as a guard.

Before the fall of the Shanghai Concession, more than 3,000 people from all walks of life went to visit the lone soldier every day. Send them daily necessities and go around appealing to improve their lives.

After the fall of Shanghai, the lonely army of the Four Elements became the spiritual idol of the people of Shanghai.

The lonely army of the four elements insisted on practicing in the lonely army camp every day and insisting on raising the flag in the early morning every day.

The foreigners in the concession were afraid of the Japanese and began to oppress the lone army of the four elements. White Russian guards repeatedly broke into the barracks, grabbed flags, and captured flagpoles. On one occasion, in order to grab the flag, he killed four soldiers with weapons, wounded more than 120 people, and captured Battalion Commander Xie. Later, he was released because of a protest by Shanghai citizens.

After being imprisoned for a long time, he could not see the day of his future, and the morale of the army was low. In order to motivate the soldiers, Battalion Commander Xie asked the lone soldiers to insist on physical exercise every day. I also asked the teacher to teach everyone to practice hyphenation and improve everyone's ideological awareness. In addition, they learn life skills such as repairing cars and making soap.

On April 24, 1941, Battalion Commander Xie was assassinated by four traitors in the army instigated by Wang's puppet government. Later, the lone soldiers of the four elements were transferred to various places in batches to do hard labor until the Japanese surrendered. Some of the lone soldiers were sent overseas by the Japanese to work as coolies, and fortunately returned to their homeland, and unfortunately died in a foreign land.

The ending can be described as miserable.

The current situation is good, and the government is also working hard, but under the pressure of Japan, the British do not dare to release them easily.

"I don't know why Commander Tang is looking for me?" Skipping this topic, Xia Yuan was very interested in Tang Shengzhi's search for himself.

He knew that Tang Shengzhi now held the military power to guard Jinling, which was published in the newspaper not long ago, in order to guard Jinling, the Jinling Guard Executive Department was reorganized into the Garrison Chief's Department, Tang Shengzhi was the commander, Luo Zhuoying and Liu Xing were the deputy commanders, and Zhou Wei was the chief of staff.

"I have taken a fancy to your talent, since the beginning of the Battle of Shanghai on August 13, our troops have fought quite hard in Songhu, and even if they win, it will be at the cost of tragic sacrifices." Commander Tang knew the emotion and reason, and continued: "But you are different, I have paid special attention to the battles you participated in, and since the Battle of Songhu has been sent to the present, all the battles you have participated in have been exchanged for small casualties in exchange for large casualties of the Japanese army, so to speak, the battle you participated in is a huge victory." ”

"Therefore, the defense of Jinling, I hope you can participate, with you, the morale of the soldiers will be high, and they will be more brave to kill the enemy. When the war is over, I will personally mention it to the chairman of the committee, and your career will be smooth sailing in the future. ”

What did Commander Tang ask him to do, Xia Yuan had already expected in his heart, since Wang Cui and they could investigate their identities, the national army would naturally be able to, he had always been shown under a false name, but he was still discovered.

The name of the god of war in Songhu, in the Songhu battlefield, can be said to be the best in the world, with the battles he participated in, the soldiers of the national army dared to fight, and the Japanese position fell very quickly.

Therefore, as for what the other party was looking for him, Xia Yuan was clearer in his heart.

After thinking about it, I agreed.

The battle to defend Jinling is doomed to failure, but it is not a matter to wait in Jinling by yourself.

Going to the battlefield and killing the enemy is the most correct choice at the moment.

The most important point is that the throwing skill is about to be upgraded.

"The place you went to this time is Jiangyin."

Jiangyin is the place where the Guofu Water Fleet won a great victory, and if the Japanese army's water route wants to proceed smoothly, it must break through the heights on both sides of the water, and it needs to coordinate with the ground forces. The Japanese army's offensive plan is also the Japanese army, and the water and land are coordinated to fight and move forward, and the speed is not slow.

"You are leading a company in Songhu, and this time I will give you a battalion of troops to go to the front line."

Coming out of the office, looking at the appointment documents in his hand, Xia Yuan's eyes were sharp, "The defense of Jinling is fought to the end, defeat is inevitable, and the outcome cannot be changed, then I will change the fate of a position." ”

Jinling is a battle against the water, which is a taboo for soldiers.

At present, the national army has invested more than 100,000 troops in defending Jinling, and the Japanese army in Shanghai has reached 200,000.

The failure of the defense of Jinling was an inevitable trend.