At this time, the Zhonghua Gate was still shrouded in a hazy darkness.

On the night of the 11th, the Japanese army began to launch a sneak attack on Zhonghua Gate again.

Xia Yuan had already dealt with it, knowing that the Japanese devils would never let go of the night time, and used grenades to make a lot of cluster mines at the location of the city wall that was blown up by the Japanese army, which was powerful and could pose a huge threat to the Japanese infantry, and arranged soldiers to hide in the ruins of houses on both sides of the street, and waited for the Japanese devils with grenades.

When the infantry of the Japanese devils came in through the gap in the city wall, they touched the cluster mines they had set up.

The sound of the sound was especially clear in the darkness, but it was too dark for the Japanese devils to hear the sound, but they could not see what it was, and they could vaguely hear the sound coming from above their heads.

There was a deafening roar, and the cluster grenades wrapped around the grenades of the Japanese devils exploded like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the sound was vibrating.

Then I heard the screams of the Japanese devils coming from the gap in the city wall.

"Hold your breath and wait for the Japanese devils to come." Xia Yuan turned on his night vision and saw the movements of the Japanese devils clearly. They are in the shadows, and the Japanese devils are in the light, which is very beneficial to them.

After the explosion fell, the Japanese quickly withdrew, and then sent sappers into the minesweeper.

The Japanese devils were clearly aware that a large number of mines had been planted by the enemy near this gap.

It's just that they didn't expect that this mine was carefully designed by Xia Yuan, and the grenades of the Japanese devils should be easily swept out by their sappers, but the grenades are very difficult, plus Xia Yuan hung most of the grenades in the air, and the organs were also in the air, and there were only a few on the ground, and it took a long time for the sappers of the Japanese devils to clean up all the mines.

This delayed the speed of the Japanese devil's attack.

On the street, Xia Yuan also left a lot of mechanisms under the corpses of the Japanese devils, which they spent most of the day to bury, and they planned to use this way to delay the speed of the Japanese devils' attack.

When the Japanese devil sappers worked hard, they thought that they had cleared all the mines on the ground.

The infantry in the rear began to attack, who wanted to enter through the gap not long after, they were hit by the air explosion mine, the air explosion mine hanging above their heads, was ignited in an instant, and exploded in a few seconds, some Japanese devils were very clever lying on the ground, but the shrapnel flying everywhere directly covered the entire area.

Killed on the spot, after paying a huge sacrifice, he rushed into the streets, vigilantly searching everywhere.

Suddenly, grenades flew out of the hazy ruins in the distance, and the machine guns on the walls began to shoot angry tongues of fire.

Xia Yuan held a crooked handle, aimed at the figure of the Japanese devils, and knocked them down one by one by shooting at a point.

Not long after, this group of Japanese devils who came in was eliminated by them in this way.

About two squads of the Japanese troops who came in were completely annihilated by their forty or fifty men, among whom a large number of wounded also joined the battle.

Just when the battlefield was being cleaned, a jeep stopped not far from the Zhonghua Gate, and two Nationalist officers got out of the car, and when they entered the ruins, they saw soldiers with dirty clothes, some wrapped in bandages, and mottled bloodstains, with five or six guns on their backs, and their cheeks were black, quietly looking at the two Nationalist officers who came by.

Then, with his head down, he grinded it on the corpse of the Japanese devil.

The two officers looked around and saw that there were dozens of soldiers, many of whom were supporting each other.

"Where's your chief?" One asked.

"Sir? It's all dead balls. A wounded man lying on the ground said with a smile, as if to say something insignificant.

"You guys are from the 88th Division? How many more people? He asked again.

"I don't know, what we can move here is here, you can see for yourself." The wounded man said again.

The wounded man on the side took out a cigarette, handed it to him, polished a match, lit it, and took a beautiful puff.

"Is Xia Yuan here?" The officer was not disrespectful to them, but was annoyed and angry, and was speaking very seriously.

It was this group of people who defended the Zhonghua Gate with their lives, resisted the attack of the Japanese devils, and did not let them enter, and they could give these people the greatest tolerance.

"Chief Xia, Chief Xia."

Someone heard it and began to shout at the top of their voices.

Xia Yuan walked over with three soldiers, swept the two officers with a cold gaze, and saw that the other party's rank was higher than his own, so he saluted with a gun and asked, "Sir, why are you looking for me here?" Are reinforcements coming, or are supplies coming? ”

"I'm sorry." The chief was silent for a moment.

"Don't get in the way, I'm used to it, and I don't have anything to eat, these soldiers of mine, I haven't eaten for a long time, have you all forgotten about us." Xia Yuan took out the cigarette case seized from the little Japanese devil from his dirty pocket, took out a cigarette and handed it to the two.

The two took it.

"We still have some biscuits in the car, so I can leave them for you when we go. In addition, it is Commander Tang who is looking for you. ”

"Looking for me?" Xia Yuan polished the match and lit one for himself.

"Yes, Commander Tang is looking for you and wants you to go over now." When the commander said this, he clearly felt that the atmosphere was somewhat frozen, and he saw that both the wounded who had been laughing earlier and the soldiers who were squatting on the ground and groping for supplies on the corpses of the Japanese devils all stood up and looked in this direction.

Xia Yuan shook his hand and said calmly, "I'm sorry, I can't go." ”

He is the spiritual pillar of this group of soldiers, and with him, the fighting will of this group of soldiers remains at its peak.

At this juncture, Commander Tang asked him to go over, undoubtedly taking away their most important thing, and Xia Yuan said that he couldn't go.

"It's an order." The officer said.

"The order doesn't work, I'm leaving, who will guard the Zhonghua Gate, who will command them!?" Xia Yuan took a deep breath, his eyes were cold: "The brigade commander of the 88th Division died in battle, the chief of staff died in battle, the regiment commander died in battle, the battalion commander died in battle, the company commander died in battle, and even the platoon commander was not left. ”

Xia Yuan sat on the ground: "Even if it's Commander Tang's order, I can't leave, you tell Commander Tang, if you have any orders, give them directly, and I will follow, but you can't transfer me away." ”

He has personally integrated into this era, and has integrated with this group of low-level soldiers.

They have been persecuted, suppressed, and even poisoned by different commanders, but now, the souls of this group of people are all condensed, for a belief, stick to the position, and fight with the Japanese devils, living and dying with the position.

This is not only their soul, but also the soul of the entire 88th Division.

Xia Yuan said that he couldn't leave here.

"It's an order!" The commander reminded him again.

He knew that the black-faced man in front of him was in front of him, but during the Battle of Songhu, the powerful Songhu God of War, with his own strength, beat the Japanese devil crying father and calling his mother, and for this person's deeds in Jinling, there was also a secret text sent to the table of the Supreme Commander of Jinling.

In every battle he participated in, he used a small number of troops to eliminate the majority of the Japanese army.

Although all his troops were killed in the end, every battle he fought was a great victory, and he fought until the last moment.

Shangfeng never gave him the order to defend his position, such a character should not die on the battlefield early.

Therefore, every time Shangfeng gave him an order, he would mention in the last paragraph that if the position was lost and he was unable to fight, he would immediately retreat.

This is the greatest right given to this unprecedented titan.

You must know that when Commander Tang received the order of the chairman of the committee to guard Jinling, he was to defend Jinling and live and die with Jinling.

Although it was an order, it could also be disobeyed, Xia Yuan smoked quietly and did not move, which made the commander who conveyed the order anxious.

"God of War, you can go quickly, don't let Commander Tang wait in a hurry."

At this time, the other soldiers also spoke.

"Chief Xia, we are guarding our position, don't worry, as long as we have one person alive, we will never lose our position."

"We will definitely hold our positions and push back the Japanese devils!"

Xia Yuan still didn't move, smoking calmly, calculating the time in his heart, and calculating, the Japanese devils had launched an attack on Jinling City on all fronts, why did Tang Shengzhi look for him?

He vaguely remembered that the twelfth day was the time when Jinling City was breached, that is, today.

Why Jinling City was breached, the fundamental reason is that Tang Shengzhi retreated, the dragons were leaderless, Sun Yuanliang also ran away, and only some remnants were left in Zhonghua Gate, on the 12th, the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack, and Jinling City was easily breached.

Today's meeting may be a turning point in the fall of Jinling tomorrow.

Xia Yuan took out the cigarette butt, threw it on the ground, and said, "Okay! ”

There are only so many people left on the position, and if he leaves, Zhonghua Gate will definitely be captured by the Japanese army, just look at when the Japanese army will capture Zhonghua Gate.

At about 6 o'clock, the chiefs of various circles arrived at the conference room in jeeps and inquired about the contents of the meeting.

At this time, the conference room was already full of people, and most of the division commanders and army commanders of all lines had already arrived.

Tang Shengzhi still didn't come in, he was still standing at the door, as if waiting for someone.

A division commander asked, "Commander, who are you waiting for?" ”

The person next to him shook his head: "I don't know, it seems that everyone who should come has come." ”

Some people also said: "Sun Yuanliang didn't come, I heard that he has run to Xiaguan with people, is it that Sun Yuanliang didn't run at all, and he is still at Zhonghua Gate?" ”

Someone agreed: "The Zhonghua Gate was fought fiercely today, the Japanese devils fought for a whole day, and even the city wall was blown up, and at night, the sound of the explosion was still ringing, and it is estimated that the battle is far from over." ”

"That's a little late."

Hearing this, everyone's hearts fell to the ground, the battle in the direction of Zhonghua Gate has not ended, and the 88th Division is still resisting, which shows that the situation over there should not be complicated, and the news that Sun Yuanliang ran to Xiaguan in advance is estimated to be nothing.

However, it was not Sun Yuanliang who was waiting for him, but a man covered in blood and dirt, with black cheeks, not in shape, unable to see his face clearly, the skin and flesh on his face were also a little cracked, with dark red, and his figure was one meter eight tall.

As soon as this person came over, Commander Tang greeted him and greeted him very cordially.

Such a scene attracted the attention of the senior commanders of various divisions and armies present.

They looked at the strange man in front of them, as if they had never found such a person in the command system of the national army.

Looking at the smell of gunpowder on the other party's body, it is obvious that the other party has just come down from the battlefield, and his black and white eyes are actually with a shocking shock, and the division commander and army commander who are looking at him all bow their heads, their hearts are trembling, and their eyes are as sharp as knives.

Walking through the door, he almost became the center of attention.

A question could not help but arise in everyone's minds.

Who is he?

Tang Shengzhi took this person and sat down on the main seat, the man sat on Tang Shengzhi very calmly, the military uniform stained with blood and dirt was cut by bullets and bayonets, the cotton wool inside was scorched, and the hair was messy, like the irregular branches of trees.

Who is he and why is he so valued by Tang Shengzhi.

Their eyes fell on Tang Shengzhi.

Tang Shengzhi was in a complicated mood at the moment, and sat there very heavily, silent.

He was glad that Xia Yuan was still alive, the god of war was not only alive, but he heard the officers who came with him say that when they went, the battle in the direction of Zhonghua Gate had just ended, and there were not many soldiers defending the city, even the wounded were on board, there was no food, no ammunition supply, and when they arrived, some of the wounded were leaning against the broken wall with guns, and they could still move to touch the corpses of the Japanese devils.

Tang Shengzhi felt guilty and ashamed of these soldiers.

But a deep helplessness rose in his heart, and Chiang asked him to retreat, and he didn't know how to speak.

A few days ago, he sat in the same position, calling on everyone to live and die with Jinling, but now he wants to order everyone to retreat.

He really didn't know how to speak.

Chief of Staff Zhou Wei lightly touched his arm, meaning that everyone had arrived, and asked him to speak.

Commander Tang did not directly start to talk about retreating, but first introduced the people around him to the people present, this fierce general.

"His name is Xia Yuan, and his name may be unfamiliar, but during the Battle of Songhu, he has a name that resounded all over the world, and even foreigners are full of praise when they hear his name."

Some of the people in the room widened their eyes as if they had guessed something, and began to whisper to the people next to them.

The exchange quickly became louder, and some of the faces showed disbelief on their faces.

Songhu God of War.

During the Battle of Songhu, a name resounded throughout the army, and the deeds he did were almost unbelievable, but there were many soldiers who said it with their own eyes. The battle he participated in allowed a regiment at the bottom of the ranking to take the forward position of the Japanese 3rd Division within five hours, and it was the fastest regiment in the Hunan army's counterattack operation.

Although the battle was a fiasco, the name of Songhu God of War has quietly risen.

In almost every big and small battle he participated in, the casualties of the Japanese army were much higher than those of the national army, and he relied on his own strength to create the most individual kills of the enemy, the most victories in the battles, the exchange of small casualties for the large casualties of the Japanese army, and the victory over the superior strength of the Japanese army with a small number of troops.

He is a well-deserved god of war in Songhu, and he is the object of worship of all Chinese people in the early days of the Japanese army's full-scale invasion of China.

Even foreign media have rushed to report that the Japanese army has offered sky-high rewards, and even does not hesitate to use dark chess, but his whereabouts have been erratic since the battle of Luodian.

Yang Xing and Fuzaobang have his deeds reported.

Unexpectedly, he would appear here today. (End of chapter)