Adjutant Bai Yuzhang roared: "Brothers, we have to avenge Commander Luo, killing one is enough, killing two to earn one!" ”

The soldiers of the 7th and 8th companies were completely red-eyed and desperately fought with the enemy.

The Japanese reinforcements rushed up in a steady stream, and the officers and men of the 7th and 8th companies became larger and fewer, and the fierce battle lasted for two hours, and the officers and men of the last two companies basically died honorably.

The remaining soldiers formed a circle with Xia Yuan, and they relied on Xia Yuan to fight with the Japanese army.

Xia Yuan's fighting ability is strong, unprecedented, rushing up, like a tiger descending the mountain, with his bare hands and fists, facing the bayonet stabbed by the Japanese devil, his right hand grabbed the bayonet like lightning, blocked, turned into an eagle claw with his left hand, grabbed the devil's neck, and with a little force, only heard the sound of bones shattering, and fell down a Japanese devil.

The right hand was pulled out of the fallen Japanese devil's hand, and stabbed straight into the Japanese devil who was about to sneak attack behind him.

His combat effectiveness was endless, inspiring the remaining few soldiers of the national army, who continued to fight against the Japanese devils with Xia Yuan, bathed in blood and mud. They are like the last hope, holding their ground.

Commander Luo is already dead, and Adjutant Bai Yuzhang still has half his life left, lying in the pile of rubbles behind, there are many wounded here, all of whom Xia Yuan carried down from the position.

However, the enemy is still increasing the number of troops in Wushan.

This is to take Wushan in one go, at any cost.

At this time, the 112th Division, which was responsible for garrisoning Jiangyin County, under the command of division commander Huo Shouyi, could not move an inch against the enemy in the first two days, and the enemy had to pay a heavy price if he did not take a step forward.

Liu Xing had been directing the battle of the 112th Division on the phone.

On November 28, the reinforced Japanese troops besieged the east gate and the north gate, and the Japanese troops at the west gate and the south gate also moved to the east gate after a long unsuccessful attack, helping the Japanese troops at the east gate and storming the east gate.

The planes dropped bombs and incendiary bombs over Jiangyin City, and after all the bombs were dropped, they strafed at a low altitude, and the battle was unprecedentedly fierce.

Liu Xing learned of the battle situation on the phone and ordered Huo Shouyi to organize death squads to go out of the city to attack the Japanese army.

After Huo Shouyi thought about it, he said to Liu Xing: "Commander Liu, there are too many enemies now, and as soon as the death squad of hundreds of people leaves the city and is completely exposed to the enemy, the consequence will be to hit the stone with an egg, I suggest that this plan be put in the second half of the night." ”

"Yes, it's up to you." Liu Xing delegated power to Huo Shouyi.

When the sun went down, Huo Shouyi called Brigade Commander Zhang, who was guarding the east gate, and asked him to organize a death squad to go out of the city to attack the enemy in the second half of the night.

Brigade Commander Zhang organized a death squad of 100 people, suddenly opened the city gate, rushed to the devil's station not far from the city, and swept with a machine gun, the devil was caught off guard and fell down immediately.

Zhong Qingshan, the captain of the death squad, according to the instructions of Master Huo Shouyi, should not be entangled for too long in the battle of devils in the same place, and change places for a while, so that the second monk of the devil can not figure out his head.

They attacked 6 devil stations in a row, eliminated a large number of devils, and returned victorious.

Huo Shouyi held on to Jiangyin City for 5 days and 5 nights, and persisted until December 2, when the Japanese 3rd Division and the 9th Division and the early morning of December 3 hit 20 cannons, plus secret weapons, special 24 howitzers, bombarded the east gate, and used hundreds of shells in a row, accompanied by a deafening sound of special 24 howitzers, like a thunderous bombardment, the devil blew up this section of the city wall.

Then, 30 tanks, a platoon of five, accompanied by a large number of infantry, rushed into Jiangyin City from the east gate.

Jiangyin City was defeated, and Commander Liu knew that the general trend had gone, so he immediately ordered Huo Shouyi to retreat.

The 112th Division withdrew from Jiangyin, and other units quickly withdrew from their positions and moved to Jinling, joining the ranks of the defense of the capital.

Xia Yuan retreated from Wushan, but many people remained on Wushan and died under the bayonets of the Japanese army.

He didn't know what was going on behind him, but the fighting for several days was probably related to the deterioration of the situation due to the Japanese attack on Jinling.

At this moment, he was sitting in a military truck, following the main road, retreating in the direction of Jinling.

Their retreat was on December 3, and there was only one day left before the defense of Jinling was completely launched.

A communications soldier found Xia Yuan and brought him to Commander Liu, who didn't say a word and handed him a telegram: "This is Commander Tang's telegram, he learned that you fought bravely on Wushan, and immediately sent you a telegram." ”

Xia Yuan turned on the electric order, his eyes condensed slightly: "This is."

"Order, Commander Xia." Commander Liu said with a smile.

"It's an appointment, not a promotion." Xia Yuan glanced at it roughly.

"It's pretty much the same, where are you going to go? I'll send a car to take you. Commander Liu said.

"Yuhuatai." Xia Yuan thought about it carefully, isn't this one of the two important places guarding Jinling? The other is the Purple Mountain.

Purple Mountain and Yuhuatai are the last two lines of defense in Jinling, which are heavily guarded.

He asked Commander Liu to find a jeep, get on it and go in the direction of Jinling City, whether it was up, who knows, Yuhuatai is the last line of defense of the national army, and he put himself on the last line of defense, thinking that it is also to be used to deal with the Japanese devils.

On 3 December, most of the Japanese forces had completed their assembly and were moving forward according to their respective objectives.

The Battle of Jinling was first fought in Jurong to the east of Jinling.

On the morning of the next day, the 66th Army of the Guangdong Army, which had retreated from the Songhu battlefield, walked on the edge of Danyang City in shape.

At this time, Song Song Ru, chief of the operations department of the military department, ran to the side of the army commander Ye Zhao and shouted a report, which reported: "Commander Tang of the Jinling Garrison Headquarters has called and asked the 66th Army to rush to Tangshan in the eastern suburbs of Jinling as soon as possible before 5 o'clock in the dawn time on the 5th, and let go of the front of the line from Tangshan to Chunhua. ”

Ye Zhao replied with a heavy heart: "Got it." ”

His face was very grim, so he asked his entourage to take out the map and open it, studied it carefully for a while, and then stretched out his hand to look at the watch time on his wrist, and said to Song Song Ru: "Tangshan is about 100 kilometers away from here, we will rush there within 17 hours to organize a defensive position, you immediately convey my order to the divisions, and move quickly towards Tangshan at a trotting speed." ”

A few minutes later, Commander Ye's order was conveyed to all divisions, and the division commanders received the order and quickly formed a team and marched towards Tangshan.

There was no one in the marching procession to speak, only the sound of 'clattering' footsteps and 'wheezing', and occasionally there was a brief crash or two, and it was not known whose barrel had hit something.

At about 9 o'clock in the evening, when the troops reached Jurong, which was still 30 kilometers away from Tangshan, Ye Zhao ordered the troops to rest on the spot, and at the same time gathered officers above the regimental level to hold an operational meeting.

He flashlight, shone it on the map, and then said in his unchangeable Cantonese accent: "Everyone, pay attention, you must listen carefully to every word I say, Commander Tang of the Jinling Garrison Headquarters ordered us to rush to Tangshan, organize a position defense, and block the Japanese devils from attacking Tangshan. Jinling is the capital of the Republic of China, where there is also the mausoleum of the Father of the Nation, and it is the sacred duty of our soldiers to defend the capital. Our positional defense adopts a movement defense, my sister blocks, and entangles and scuffles with the Japanese devils, not only to delay the enemy's attack, but also to hold the enemy back, and prevent the Japanese devils from approaching the capital. ”

When he said this, he paused, lit a cigarette from his pocket, took two puffs, and continued his topic while spitting out the smoke ring, "The Tangshan Resistance Battle is a very important battle that affects the whole body, and the part is connected to the whole, we must fight it seriously, and we must not let the enemy find a breakthrough to attack Jinling from our 66th Army position, we must do a good job in the position, swear to defend Tang, and defend the important task of the capital!" ”

After talking about the importance of blocking Tangshan, he issued a blocking task to all divisions.

At this time, near the night, it rained heavily in the sky, and after the heavy rain, the cool breeze swished, hitting the rain-soaked military uniform, and the icy cold air drilled into the body along the military uniform, freezing people shivering.

The 66th Army marched in the rain and finally arrived at Tangshan at 4 a.m. two hours later, an hour ahead of Commander Tang's order.

Ye Zhao asked all divisions to quickly occupy their positions, deploy their troops, and seize the time to build fortifications, and the entire position presented a tense and busy scene.

Tangshan is a hilly and mountainous area, with mountains and rivers, as well as dense small villages, which is an easy place to attack. According to the terrain, Ye Zhao arranged heavy troops on both sides of the road from Jinling to Jurong, and it was reasonable for the Japanese army to advance with mechanized troops on both sides of the road.

Tangshan is from the right to Qinglong Mountain, from the left to Funiu Mountain, and Xinzhuang and other regiments are deployed each.

With such a heavy garrison, it is by no means easy for the Japanese army to pass through here.

However, the sky is not beautiful, Tangshan, which has never been foggy, but this morning it was normal, and a thick fog fell, shrouding the earth, almost reaching out to see the five hands, the cool silk weapon, penetrating the spleen. Three meters away, there are hardly any people to be seen.

Ye Zhao looked at the mountains shrouded in fog with a telescope, and he couldn't see the outline clearly, so he couldn't help but worry: "How can you fight in such ghost weather?" The visibility is so low, the Japanese devils are coming, and it is not clear what the strength is, and the enemy is under our noses, and it is estimated that they do not know. ”

For the change of weather, it is really helpless, just say that the sky is not beautiful.

After complaining, he still said in a comforting tone: "The weather is equal for both sides, you can't see him, he can't see you, besides, it's winter, and as soon as the sun comes out, the fog will disperse." ”

Deputy division commander Zou Lin suddenly thought of an idea and said to Commander Ye: "In order to discover the enemy situation in advance, I suggest that a squad be lurked two kilometers in front of the position, and plant an eyeline on the road, once they find the enemy situation, they will shoot and warn, so that we can listen to our main force to prepare in advance." ”

"That's a good idea." Commander Ye agreed with his idea: "Send an intent, the large army can take a nap, and seize the time to rest and rest." ”

After that, he asked people to give orders and start arranging.

Each division dispatched a reconnaissance platoon one after another, scattered two kilometers in front of the blocking position, to carry out ambushes at different positions, and to undertake the task of lurking.

Time passed quietly.

In the east, a glimmer of morning light appeared, from gray to white, from white to yellow, and then from yellow to orange, and the fog gradually became smaller, and the visibility was higher.

The mood of commanders at all levels in the rear was also much better, and the change in weather was beneficial to all sides, especially those who were on the task of blocking the attack.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out in front of him, and the sound was hollow, sharp and piercing.

Everyone knows what this gunshot means.

The enemy is coming.

Ye Zhao quickly gave the order to the divisions to prepare for battle, and he came to the high point of the hill and looked into the distance with a telescope, the foggy fog obscured the view, and it was not clear what was happening ahead, but when he heard the sound of ping-pong gunfire, he kept remembering, accompanied by the roar of grenades, echoing between the empty valleys.

After the order was given, the troops quickly entered the preparatory site, and the resting people were also woken up by the bystanders, and waited with guns in hand.

After resting for a while, his strength was restored, and some of the more clever veterans also took advantage of the time to eat a little dry food.

After a while, the gunfire in front stopped, and someone ran out of the fog, covered in blood, with bad news.

The Japanese devils are coming, and there is no end in sight.

Then, in the mist, I vaguely saw the shadow of the enemy, and the speed was not fast, one by one probes the brain, walking and stopping, as if I was worried that there would be mines along the road, so I was very cautious and cautious.

This group of Japanese troops passed through kilometers and was almost on both sides of the road where the divisions were ambushing.

The highway extends forward, and there are ambushes on both sides of the 66th Army, like a huge pocket, waiting for the Japanese devils to drill into the pocket, Ye Zhao came up with the idea of annihilating the enemy, so he ordered the commander of the 478th Brigade, Yu Ying, to take two regiments up and detour back to the back of the Japanese devil's buttocks, like a zipper, waiting for the Japanese devils to get into the pocket and directly seal the road in the rear.

In this way, this group of enemies will be wiped out in the pocket.

Yu Ying took the order and quickly began to detour with two regiments, but he didn't expect that he would surround this group of enemies in less than half an hour.

When more than 100 enemies found Ovie, under the cover of heavy machine guns, rushed towards them like wolves. The 66 officers and soldiers who had been prepared for a long time suffered a defeat in Songhu, and they had a sense of anger in their hearts, and when they saw the appearance of the Japanese devils, their eyes flashed with hatred, and they aimed at the Japanese army in front of them and pulled the trigger.

Soon after, five enemy planes came from the air, which took turns strafing the positions of the 478 Brigade, followed by dropping a large number of bombs to bomb the positions of the 478 Brigade, so that the officers and men of the 478 Brigade could hardly have a chance to raise their heads.

These more than 100 enemies were scouts of the Japanese army, and they determined that Tangshan was heavily guarded by the Nationalist army, and the artillery positions in the rear of the Japanese army were rapidly deployed.

(End of chapter)