In the past three days, the battle to defend Nanjing was still in full swing. Due to the bad weather, Japanese aircraft were unable to take off normally for bombing. The muddy roads also made it difficult for the Japanese army to maneuver heavy equipment such as tanks, armored vehicles, heavy howitzers, and heavy field artillery.
This caused great difficulties, but gave the national army a precious breathing space.
However, looking at the overall situation, the decline of the national army is irreversible, and the fall of Nanjing is inevitable. The only suspense now is how long the Nanjing defenders can hold on. If the Nanjing defenders can hold on for more than half a month, then they will be stranded in Nanjing.
Six to seven million refugees may escape!
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On the south bank of the Yangtze River, Shanguan Town.
After three days and nights of long-distance marching, the Baoshan Regiment finally reached the edge of the Yangtze River before dark on the third day. Although many people fell behind on the road and many became deserters, the vast majority of the defeated troops were
Still persisting, Yue Weihan wanted to tell these defeated soldiers that he was very satisfied with their performance!
The Baoshan Regiment may still be called a defeated regiment, but at least it is a defeated regiment that cannot be defeated!
It won't be long before the Baoshan Regiment will transform from a defeated regiment to an elite regiment, Yue Weihan has no doubt about this.
However, Yue Weihan's mood soon became heavy again, because today in history happened to be the day Nanjing fell and the Nanjing Massacre was officially staged!
On this day in history, hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the national army who had lost their command poured into Xianguan Pier like a tide. Facing the roaring river, a few chose to swim across the river, but without exception they all froze to death in the river. Most of the rest
Most people put down their weapons, took off their military uniforms, turned around and ran back into the city, hiding in the so-called "safe zone" where civilians took refuge.
In the end, the so-called "safe zone" failed to provide any shelter to these defeated Chinese troops. The Japanese army still picked them out from the refugee group one by one, and took them to the riverside in batches, where they were slaughtered collectively.
, the red-eyed Japanese army completely lost control and swung the butcher knife at the hundreds of thousands of innocent people stranded in Nanjing.
And this... is the Nanjing Massacre! The eternal shame of the Chinese nation!
Although Yue Weihan had done everything he could, and even killed the real culprit of the Nanjing Massacre in the official history - Chaoxiang Gong Jiuyan, Yue Weihan was not sure whether history would change as a result.
A burst of chaotic and rapid footsteps suddenly came from behind, bringing Yue Weihan's thoughts back to reality.
When I looked back, Cao Xinglong, Chi Chengfeng and Niu Dagen had already arrived.
Yue Weihan immediately ordered: "Lao Chi, take a few people to Jiangyin County to have a look; Dalong, immediately organize people to collect ships and prepare to cross the river; Dagen, organize your troops to enter the town to rest, and then find a way to get more ginger and pepper
, boil more ginger soup and chili soup for the brothers to drink. Everyone must drink it before going to bed. Anyone who disobeys the order will be shot!"
The cold rain in this winter is not something you get caught casually. If you don’t drink a few bowls of ginger soup to warm your body before lying down, you will probably get typhoid fever. In this era and this environment, if you contract typhoid fever, you are basically finished.
, and typhoid fever can also be contagious. In ancient times, it was an out-and-out plague, so Yue Weihan had to be vigilant.
After ordering Cao Xinglong and other three battalion commanders, Yue Weihan called the guard company commander Hua Hanlin to him and asked him to arrange for the veterans of the guard company to send out light and dark sentries to take charge of the security around the town. Yue Weihan did not think that the Japs could catch up so quickly.
Even if there is a Japanese garrison stationed in Jiangyin County, they will not be able to take care of the surrounding villages and towns for the time being, but as an army, it is always necessary to maintain sufficient vigilance.
After arranging all this, Yue Weihan took his "Regiment Headquarters" to a large compound in the east part of the town.
The gate of the compound was opened early. A gray-bearded squire and his whole family were standing on the steps of the gate to welcome him. In fact, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the mass base of the national army is quite good, especially
Like now when the nation is in danger of being invaded by foreign enemies, the gentry and the common people have shown unprecedented enthusiasm.
After setting up the headquarters, Yue Weihan quickly ordered Liu Xin to set up a radio station and urgently contact the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters.
Soon the radio station was set up and the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters was contacted. Yue Weihan immediately dictated: "Garrison Headquarters: The staff has led its troops to Shanguan Town, east of Jiangyin Fortress, just across the river from Jingjiang City.
Ships were organized overnight to prepare to cross the river. In addition, all the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment were eager to fight and vowed to fight the Japanese invaders to the end. They requested the headquarters to consider whether to transfer the Baoshan Regiment to the Nanjing front line. Staff Department, Yue Weihan, December 26 of the Republic of China.
Thirteenth day, night.”
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Nanjing, garrison headquarters.
General Tang was answering the phone: "What? The position has been lost? Requesting reinforcements?"
"Madman Qiu, listen to me. Old Tang, I have no reinforcements here, only military orders. I order you to organize a counterattack immediately and retake the position at all costs! The troops are all gone, so you can fill in for me. You are dead."
I, Old Tang, will continue to fill it in! In one word, we cannot lose our position!"
"Ding ding, ding, ding, ding..." Just as General Tang hung up, the phone next to him rang again.
After answering, the staff officer quickly handed the phone to General Tang and said: "Commander, Captain Gui's phone number!"
"Captain Gui?" General Tang quickly answered the phone and shouted, "Captain Gui, do you also want reinforcements?"
"What? The troops suffered too many casualties? Each regiment has been reduced by more than one-third. Are you requesting to retreat to the city walls and fight the enemy in the streets? No, absolutely not. Once the main position of Zijin Mountain is abandoned, the little devils can mount their cannons on the mountain.
, bombarding the city walls of Nanjing from a high position, we will not be able to find a place to hide even if we want to."
Just after hanging up the phone with Captain Gui, another important staff officer came over in a hurry: "Commander, the Baoshan Regiment has an urgent call!"
"Baoshan Regiment?" General Tang frowned and said, "What does the message say? Where have they arrived?"
The confidential staff officer said: "The Baoshan Regiment called to say that they have entered Shanguan Town on the east side of Jiangyin, just across the river from Jingjiang. Now they are collecting ships overnight to prepare to cross the river. In addition, Commander Yue is sending a message
Li also said that the Baoshan regiment has high morale and is eager to fight, and requested to be transferred to Nanjing to participate in the war."
"Oh? Already arrived in Jiangyin?" General Tang nodded lightly and said, "The march is very fast. With such bad weather and a group of defeated troops, it is not easy to march more than 200 miles in three days.
, it seems that this Yue Weihan is really quite capable, he immediately called back to the Baoshan Regiment and asked them to take over the garrison of the 668th Regiment in Jingjiang after crossing the river."
The confidential staff officer said: "Commander, Commander Yue and the Baoshan Regiment are asking for war..."
"It will not be considered." General Tang said coldly, "The situation in Nanjing is not bad, and he will not be short of a defeated army."
"Yes." The confidential staff member stood at attention and saluted, then turned and left.
After receiving the call back from the headquarters, Yue Weihan finally breathed a long sigh of relief. The sentence "The situation in Nanjing is acceptable" in the message made him feel a little sure. It seemed that under the desperate efforts of his little butterfly, the direction of history
There was still a certain degree of deviation, at least the date of the fall of Nanjing City had to be postponed.
In fact, the reason why Nanjing has not fallen until now is indeed due to Yue Weihan.
On the one hand, because Yue Weihan killed Asaka Gong Jiuyan, the commander of the Japanese army who captured Nanjing changed his position. This disrupted the deployment of the Japanese army to a certain extent and also delayed the Japanese offensive; on the other hand, due to the influence of Yue Weihan and
Stimulated by Baoshan Battalion's consecutive victories and repeated miracles, the senior generals and lower-level officers and soldiers in the Nanjing Garrison Theater all showed unprecedented enthusiasm for the Anti-Japanese War, and they were all determined to have a bayonet with the little Japanese!
Tang Shenzhi, who patted his chest in front of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, had already made up his mind and vowed to break up with Nanjing.
As a result, the Japanese offensive was severely frustrated, and the date of Nanjing's fall was greatly postponed.
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After a silent night, Yue Weihan was finally able to sleep comfortably. He also took a nice hot bath before going to bed. When he got up the next morning, he felt refreshed. When he looked in front of the bed, hey
, that dirty and wet woolen military uniform had actually been washed clean and dried, but it was a little wrinkled.
I picked up the woolen military uniform and smelled it under my nose. There was actually a hint of faint fragrance.
Yue Weihan couldn't help but have a sly smile at the corner of his mouth. He could tell with his toes that this military uniform must have been washed for him by a girl like Liu Xin. It was a blessing to have such a beautiful and appetizing beauty by his side in the cruel military life.
Things that are pleasing to the eye, aren’t they?
However, it is really tiring to carry such a delicate beauty while marching.
Chi Chengfeng has also returned. Jiangyin County has been emptied. All the people have fled. There are no Japanese soldiers stationed in the city. The Jiangyin fort has also been bombed. All the fortress cannons on the fort have been demolished by the national army.
It was taken away, but it was blown up, not a single cannon or a single shell was left behind.
Cao Xinglong also collected a lot of boats, most of them were fishing boats from nearby fishermen, and there were also a few merchant boats provided by squires. Although the boats were not big, they were more numerous. They could transport at least five to six hundred people across the river each time.
With so many people, it was all over in two round trips, and it could be completed in two hours.
As for the Japanese pursuers behind them, they are still a hundred miles away at least. They cannot catch up here before dark. Yue Weihan still has confidence in this, but what is the situation in Jingjiang on the other side of the river is unknown. Yue Weihan
We don't dare to lead a large force across the river rashly. The safest way is to personally lead a special forces unit across the river to conduct reconnaissance.