Big tears flowed down from the senior soldier's face, which was blackened by gunpowder smoke, making the face that was already swollen and ugly due to friction even more shocking.
Big tears slid down his face, dripped on his clothes, and soaked his dirty military uniform.
He was so sad that a lot of snot bubbles came out of his nose, just like a poor child.
But no one laughed at him.
The two generals looked serious, Tang Dao looked solemn, and Tantai Mingyue had tears in her eyes. They were both soldiers, and they could all feel the intense sadness in the heart of the superior soldier.
No one tried to persuade him, everyone was waiting for the soldier to finish crying.
After crying for a whole stick of incense, the superior soldier, who had vented his sorrow, wiped his face, which was smeared with tears and snot, with his sleeves, stood up with all his strength, stood up straight, and saluted the two generals and Tang Dao.
"Reporting to the commander, Qiang Sanwa, an orderly at the 367th Regiment Headquarters of the 62nd Division, has been ordered to report the Jinshan County battle report to Songjiang County."
"Yeah! Say it!" Lieutenant General Wu raised his hand in return.
"Jinshan County was lost in the evening of November 5th! Commanders, please be prepared to face the Japanese invaders." Superior Soldier Qiang Sanwa continued to report.
The two lieutenant generals and Tang Dao looked at each other in surprise. This information was not only unexpected but also very important to them.
The defenders of Jinshan County actually held on for an entire afternoon before falling?
You must know that the beach defense can last for a whole morning because the Japanese army cannot invest a large number of troops, and the landing battle is inherently beneficial to the defenders.
But when the Japanese army won the landing battle, the Japanese troops who came ashore, at least a brigade or more, rushed to Jinshan County not far away.
Jinshan County is located in a remote location, and the city wall protection cannot be compared with that of a city like Songjiang that once served as a provincial capital. The defenders are said to be nothing more than an infantry regiment, and it is a regiment that has not been replenished after participating in the Battle of Songhu.
The regiment had lost contact with its division headquarters since it sent out a telegram in the afternoon that the Jinshan Guard tidal flat defense battle had failed. Therefore, the theater headquarters was unable to report the military situation in the Jinshan direction to the Songjiang front line at all on the afternoon of November 5.
Everyone could only assume that they had been defeated at that moment, and the regiment lost the ability to communicate. Unexpectedly, they persisted until the evening before their position was breached. This battle report brought by word of mouth was really surprising.
Of course, the accident is far less important than this battle report to China.
Tang Dao began to make crazy calculations in his mind.
If Jinshan County was only lost in the evening, it meant that the main force of the Japanese army would never have time to march towards Songjiang overnight.
There is only one simple road from Jinshan County to Songjiang County. If you encounter an ambush while marching at night, you will undoubtedly get killed.
If you want to deliver troops quickly, you can only use waterways. However, the Huangpu River at this time does not have that abundant water. It is impossible for large ships with a draft of several meters to enter. At most, only small gunboats or light destroyers can enter.
Huangpu River Waterway.
The amount of troops that can be deployed in this way is also limited.
Perhaps, this can be used to make a fuss on both sides of the Huangpu River.
Of course, using the waterway to make a fuss is only secondary. The most important thing is that if the main force of the Japanese army does not dare to march at night, it means that Songjiang has gained another daytime. This is not only for the Songjiang front line but also doing its best.
It was beneficial to the Chinese officers and soldiers who built the fortifications, and it was also a life-saving straw for the hundreds of thousands of troops who had already swarmed onto the only road.
Tang Dao could almost see the looks flashing in the eyes of the two lieutenant generals at the same time.
What Tang Dao can think of, a veteran soldier who has been in the army for more than 20 years can naturally think of it even more.
Perhaps this sudden extra twelve hours can save the lives of thousands of victims.
Although Tang Dao knew that in the past, the Japanese army and the 67th Army arrived at Songjiang almost immediately on the evening of the 6th, but it was impossible for the 67th Army, which arrived too late, to notify the theater headquarters of the specific arrival time of the Japanese army on the night of the 5th.
The Huxi army, unaware of the situation on the Songjiang front line, naturally had no choice but to retreat regardless. As a result, during the day on November 6, the entire highway was blocked into a pot of porridge. Japanese fighter planes dropped bombs almost unscrupulously. After their mentality completely collapsed, it eventually led to
A tragic scene occurred.
But things are different now. The Songjiang frontline headquarters, which has learned the Jinshan Guard front battle report, can send a telegram to the theater headquarters that the Japanese landing troops were blocked by Jinshan Guard all day long on the 5th. Even if they marched in a hurry, they would not be able to reach Songjiang until the afternoon of the 6th at the earliest.
The sudden extra time of 12 hours than those panicked generals imagined should make them feel a little more at ease, and they will not abandon their heavy equipment and wounded soldiers and flee as before!
Of course, the premise of all this is that this frontline battle report from Jinshan County is absolutely accurate. It is related to the safety of hundreds of thousands of people at this time, and there is no room for any omissions.
Even if the identity and performance of the Hunan Army soldier in front of me are more than 95% authentic.
"Since Jinshan County has been lost, in what direction are your regiment headquarters and the retreating troops retreating? Why don't you use a field radio to report the battle situation to the division headquarters? How will our army respond to them?" Lieutenant General Guo's eyes were sharp, and he tried to stand up straight as he watched.
, the superior soldier who was still trembling slightly asked questions continuously.
"The radio station was hit by heavy artillery as early as when the Japanese army started to attack the county town. Chief of Staff Zheng and the communications platoon were all killed in the battle. I followed the regiment just to go to the front line and survived." The first class soldier's swollen face twitched fiercely.
Tough answer.
There was silence in the house.
"Also, sir, don't bother to respond." The superior soldier bit his back molars, his face twisted to a ferocious expression, before he could answer the last question asked by Lieutenant General Guo. "When I left Jinshan County, I was far away
I saw that the regiment headquarters at the county school in Jinshan County was bombed. Before I left, the regiment leader asked me to prepare three boxes of grenades for him."
Silence, there was silence in the command headquarters.
The meaning of Qiang Sanwa was naturally very clear to the three soldiers.
Don't bother to respond, the whole group will be destroyed naturally.
"Before leaving, Tuanzuo gave this to me in order to prove my identity and leave a message for Mrs. Tuanzuo." Qiang Sanwa took out a small red cloth wrapped in sweat-soaked clothes from his arms.
Small parcel.
Tantai Mingyue took it over.
Gently take it apart, layer by layer.
Inside were two pieces of colonel's collar badges and a piece of paper that was supposed to be a temporary piece of writing.
The colonel's collar badge is naturally the relic of the colonel commander who was determined to live and die with the position. With the familiarity of the two lieutenant generals' military ranks, they knew at a glance that it was definitely not a forgery.
But this still doesn't prove anything.
Perhaps, that handwritten letter is the key.
When Tantai Mingyue was instructed by Lieutenant General Wu to open the folded and somewhat messy letterhead, the smell of blood assaulted her nostrils. The words that had dried to dark brown clearly showed the original material of the 'ink'.
Tantai Mingyue's hand trembled slightly.
That is a letter written in blood.
A letter written in blood.
There are a lot of words, but they seem a bit messy, which shows to people who read this letter the state of mind of the writer who tried his best to keep calm when writing this letter but ultimately failed.
Come to think of it, knowing that the position was about to be breached and having decided to stay and fight to the death, the army colonel still felt uncontrollably agitated when he thought about the person he wanted to fight with.
"Read it!" Lieutenant General Wu roared in a low voice.
"Dear He, this is the book of farewell!" Tantai Mingyue's hands, holding the blood book, trembled slightly again.
This chapter has been completed!