Jiang said: "Yang Zhongxiang is indeed worthy of admiration. Soldiers should serve the country loyally and bravely like Yang Zhongxiang. As the saying goes, raising an army for a thousand days will use it for a while. Now that the enemy is attacking Jinling, you must follow Yang Zhongxiang's spirit as an example and defend Yuhuatai and Jinling to the end.
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"Don't worry, principal, the students will live up to the principal's training and stick to Jinling!"
"Very good." Jiang nodded with satisfaction and said, "You must follow my instructions. In addition, I will also bring you a person. With this person's help, it may not be impossible to guard Yuhuatai."
"Principal, who is this person?" Sun Yuanliang asked curiously.
"Xia Yuan!"
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As the Japanese army attacked Jinling across the board, various positions of the Jinling garrison were attacked by the Japanese army. Some were lost and some were captured.
After the Battle of Jiangyin, Xia Yuan drove back to Jinling. He was then placed in Jinling City and had nothing to do for several days.
The Japanese army has not yet attacked Yuhuatai. At this time, everything is stable at Yuhuatai. Xia Yuan also took the time to go to Yuhuatai a few times. He expected that this would be the final hub in the defense of Jinling and could not be lost. Although he did not know who Chiang Kai-shek was.
How to arrange it and what kind of preparations he should make, he must prepare it in advance.
On this day, Convenient received a message from the Signal Corps, asking him to report to the 72nd Army Headquarters.
Xia Yuan thought about it, wasn't the commander of the 72nd Army Sun Yuanliang, the famous escapee general and flying general? Later generations had mixed reviews about him, some were bragging, others were slanderous.
Sun Yuanliang graduated from the first class of Huangpu and was a direct descendant of Huangpu. When he first joined the army, he fought very hard. Therefore, he was promoted very quickly.
When the Northern Expedition began, Sun Yuanliang had already served as the commander of the First Regiment of the First Division, which was a direct lineage of Chiang Kai-shek. From the position Sun Yuanliang held, it can be seen that Chiang thought highly of him. However, he did not expect that Sun Yuanliang would later be beaten.
Chiang Kai-shek called it the most humiliating battle in the history of the Northern Expedition.
On the battlefield in Jiangxi, the National Revolutionary Army abandoned its original plan because it underestimated the enemy and rushed forward to attack Sun Chuanfang in Jiangxi. It rashly attacked Nanchang. At first, the revolutionary army invaded Nanchang and succeeded by luck.
While everyone was celebrating, Sun Chuanfang's troops counterattacked overnight, causing the revolutionary army to be completely defeated.
At that time, Sun Yuanliang's First Regiment was stationed at Niuxing Station and served as a security guard. When Sun Chuanfang's troops came over, Sun Yuanliang did not organize a counterattack. Instead, he abandoned the army and ran away. As a result, the Northern Expeditionary Army was completely defeated in Nanchang.
Compared with other Northern Expeditionary armies, Chiang's First Army not only failed to make any achievements, but suffered a major defeat. In order to prevent the morale of the army from drifting and calm the public anger, Chiang had no choice but to punish Sun Yuanliang. Many people thought that Sun Yuanliang's future was
That's it. But no one expected that Sun Yuanliang's military career would not stop there.
Before Sun Yuanliang went to Huangpu Military Academy, he also attended a preparatory class at Peking University. Among the first-year students in Huangpu, Sun Yuanliang's educational level was one of the best.
Moreover, he is also personable and often serves as a flag bearer in various military parades and is inspected by important figures.
In addition, Sun Yuanliang also has one of the greatest advantages, that is, he is loyal to Chiang Kai-shek.
Therefore, although Sun Yuanliang lost his official position, he was sent to the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School. After returning to China, Sun Yuanliang soon became the regiment commander. In 1931, he was promoted to the first brigade of the first division of the Guard Army.
brigade commander.
Of course, this person will not always run away.
During the Songhu Battle in 1932, Sun Yuanliang was the commander of the 259th Brigade. The battle he fought in Miaoxing Town, Shanghai, was rated as the first battle in which the Chinese army defeated the Japanese army.
This shows that Sun Yuanliang's military command ability is still very strong. The key is that he is not thinking about the overall situation, but himself.
During the Battle of Jinling, when the Japanese army was approaching, he escaped alone without notifying the troops. He survived, but the troops suffered heavy losses because there was no one to command them.
However, President Chiang showed extrajudicial favor to Sun Yuanliang, and Han Fuqu was beheaded for escaping. Sun Yuanliang escaped several times but became more and more powerful. By the time of the Liberation War, Sun Yuanliang was already the lieutenant general commander of the 16th Corps.
During the Battle of Huaihai, Sun Yuanliang ran in the right direction. Du Yuming became a prisoner, but Sun Yuanliang disguised himself and fled to Nanjing.
Later, he followed Chiang Kai-shek to Treasure Island, away from the political ups and downs, and lived until he was 103 years old.
The name of this flying general was so popular that during the entire Anti-Japanese War, not many people who were flying generals survived.
And what he did during the defense of Jinling also made people grit their teeth.
Unexpectedly, he turned around and ran to the flying general's military headquarters so quickly.
Xia Yuan looked confused. The name of this flying general was not good. He would betray his own troops in the future.
On the way to report to the 72nd Army Headquarters, Xia Yuan recalled the general outline of the Battle of Jinling. He only remembered the general outline, but he was not clear about the details.
What is clear is that Jinling fell in less than half a month.
Sun Yuanliang returned to the military headquarters and called Zhu Chi, commander of the 262nd brigade, and Gao Zhisong, commander of the 264th brigade, to the military headquarters command post. He looked at his watch and paced back and forth.
This left Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong scratching their heads as to what Sun Yuanliang was planning to do.
An adjutant appeared at the door with Xia Yuan, attracting the attention of several people. The adjutant said: "Military seat, Xia Yuan is here."
Xia Yuan's position as major is temporary and he has no military position in the government.
Along the way, he participated in many battles and served as officers at various levels. Most of them were temporarily assigned by superior officers, but he did not have a military position.
Seeing Xia Yuan coming, Sun Yuanliang showed a smile on his face, waved to him, and introduced Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong to Xia Yuan, and then introduced them to them: "You should have heard of this, the famous God of War in Songhu
, some people say that he is the nightmare of the Japanese, even the principal is full of praise for him, this time he insisted on Yuhuatai, the principal specifically named him, haha, good, very good."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Sun Yuanliang was very happy to get this general. If he could defend Yuhuatai, it would be a great achievement for him.
Therefore, Sun Yuanliang was particularly happy for Xia Yuan's arrival.
He had heard about this man's combat ability before. When he first heard about it, he was shocked. How could any soldier be able to defeat one against a hundred? It was rare to defeat one against ten. But this man not only managed to defeat one against a hundred.
, what is even more frightening is that it has increased ten times, according to the intelligence collected by the intelligence department on the battlefield.
He only held the position of the 51st Division for one day and wiped out about 400 Japanese troops. This was just one day's achievement for this God of War. In the subsequent battles, he achieved quite astonishing achievements.
Sun Yuanliang was a first-year student in Huangpu and had studied in Japan, so he knew a lot about war.
Being able to do what Xia Yuan does is rare in the world, let alone in China.
You must know that the military power of the Japanese army during this period was comparable to that of another country on the other side of the ocean, and the Japanese army's individual combat capabilities were among the best in the world.
Since the September 18th Incident, the proportion of soldiers killed in action between China and Japan has been completely disproportionate. The Japanese army’s individual combat capability far exceeds that of the Chinese army. Not only that, in terms of military strength, the Chinese army is also unilateral.
was crushed by the Japanese army.
Since the Battle of Songhu, although there have been many small victories, they have all been tragic victories.
Although the Japanese army had casualties, they were not as huge as the National Army's casualties. Most of them were caused by the fierce artillery fire and bombing of the Japanese army. The second was the Japanese attack and the shooting ability of their soldiers, which was far better than that of the National Army.
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The overall strength of the national army is far inferior to that of the Japanese army.
Since the Battle of Songhu and every battle with the Japanese army, the Chinese army has mostly used its superior forces to fight against the Japanese army's inferior forces. It has completely used its military strength to make up for the gap in weapons, equipment and firepower.
However, whether it is a victory or a defeat, the casualties paid by the national army are unimaginable.
Up to now, the bodies of hundreds of thousands of people have not been recovered from the Songhu battlefield.
It is almost impossible to win a game with less and win more with less, or to fight with the Japanese. The gap is really too big.
However, someone did it, and did it quite outrageously. It can be said that during his entire military career, Sun Yuanliang never imagined that someone in the world could actually achieve this level. It is completely enough to call him the God of War.
Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong were also quite shocked. They had participated in the Battle of Songhu and naturally had some understanding of what happened on the battlefield.
We also know that a remarkable figure appeared on the Songhu battlefield.
Songhu God of War, no one in the entire country can do what this God of War has done. The so-called God of War is also given by the people of the country. Even the Red Party gave this God of War credit for his deeds.
Highly affirmative, not only the top commander of the Red Party was full of praise for it, but also the chairman of the committee was full of praise for it.
After talking to him several times, everyone in the government admired him.
Not to mention going down.
At that time, once the newspaper published it, it quickly became popular all over the country, and it also set off a wave of enthusiasm among the military.
The Battle of Songhu was very difficult. Too many people died. The Japanese were so powerful that many soldiers were afraid of them, and there were even many deserters.
This is beyond doubt.
However, the appearance of Songhu War God changed the situation in the army in one fell swoop. Even ordinary soldiers talked about Songhu War God, and everyone knew about it. In order to boost morale, some teams often used Songhu War God as their name.
The slogan called on all soldiers to learn from the Songhu God of War, face the Japanese army, remain calm in the face of danger, and defeat the majority of the Japanese army with a small number of troops.
Since then, batch after batch of lone heroes have indeed appeared. Although their achievements are not as terrifying as the Songhu God of War, they can still be regarded as powerful.
However, everyone knows Songhu War God, but no one knows who Songhu War God is.
People only remembered his name, but not his appearance or name.
Now seeing the Songhu God of War with their own eyes, so young, really surprised Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong.
I feel quite excited inside.
If Songhu God of War joins the team, the outcome of this battle is really hard to say.
Xia Yuan exchanged a few pleasantries with the three of them and then said: "Military seat, I don't know the meaning of going up to the peak..."
"We'll talk about this later, you and I have our own arrangements." Sun Yuanliang said with a smile, and then led the three people to the map. He imitated Jiang's tone in front of the map and told the three people about the current severe situation and the
Due to the terrain of Yuhuatai, Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong were given combat missions respectively. Finally, he said to them: "If you fail to complete the mission and lose Yuhuatai, come to me with your head."
The task of the two is to defend Yuhuatai.
Xia Yuan's task is even more difficult.
"The Japanese army has been fighting all the way and their morale is high. I need you to lower their morale and take the lead. There is no one more suitable than you."
Sun Yuanliang said: "I will give you a battalion of troops to block the Japanese attack. You must not let them go. If you can destroy a large number of Japanese troops, that would be great."
Taking the lead was something Sun Yuanliang had already thought of on the way here.
This is a good fighter. If you let him stay in the rear and use it as a trump card, let Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong go up first, and then finally pull out the trump card and hit the Japanese army hard, the effect will be good.
However, at this time, the Japanese army marched all the way from Songhu to Jinling. It could be said that they were advancing with great success and their morale was extremely high. Let Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong frustrate the Japanese army's spirit. Facing the Japanese army with strong morale, they wanted to truly achieve the effect of defeating the Japanese army's spirit.
, it is estimated that huge casualties will be incurred.
The Songhu God of War is famous for defeating the Japanese army's superior force with a small number of troops.
This has been tested in the Songhu battlefield, there is no doubt about it, and it has been published in detail in newspapers.
Moreover, in the Battle of Jiangyin, one battalion held the Japanese enemy for a whole day and wiped out more than a thousand Japanese troops. Although the entire army was destroyed in the end, it set a model for all the troops, which all generals who stood firm should learn from.
, defeated the Japanese army's superior force with a small number of troops.
If everyone can do this, then there is no need to worry about victory.
Jiangyin was a test for Xia Yuan and also allowed the generals in the government to see Xia Yuan's abilities.
There is absolutely no problem in leading battalion-level troops in combat.
Sun Yuanliang could have given Xia Yuan a regiment, but that would not have the effect of defeating the Japanese army's superior force with a small number of troops.
There are more than 400 people in a battalion, no more, no less, just right.
After leaving the military headquarters, Xia Yuan, Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong stood at the door. Zhu Chi smiled and said to Xia Yuan: "This is our first meeting, and we will fight side by side in the future."
Xia Yuan looked at the sky in the distance and said: "Let me give you a warning. The little Japanese devils are coming fiercely. I have to dampen their spirit."
Gao Zhisong said: "If you have any difficulties, tell us who can support you, and we will definitely provide more support, including machine guns and mortars."
Xia Yuan is equivalent to their forward position. If the forward position is captured, then it will be their turn.
Zhu Chi and Gao Zhisong will do their best to help Xia Yuan.
Xia Yuan thought for a moment: "Give me more grenades, those are easy to use."
Zhu Chi asked: "Do you want a machine gun?"
Xia Yuan shook his head: "Forget it, the Japs' flat-fire artillery and machine guns are all accurate. No matter how many machine guns there are, they are not enough for the little Japs. It is better to use hand grenades. The little Japs rush up and hit them hard with grenades."
"Okay, then I'll give you fifty boxes of grenades." Zhu Chi said.
"I will also give you fifty boxes, a total of one hundred boxes." Gao Zhisong agreed.