At this time, on the confrontation position between the Chinese army and the Japanese army, after several days of destruction by gunfire and bullets, almost all the surrounding buildings had been razed, and the soldiers behind the ruins were watching the front with vigilance. Here
, showing an eerie silence.
Although the Japanese army has an absolute advantage in numbers, in this city with complex terrain, the advantage in numbers cannot be fully utilized. Ever since the attack of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army was blocked yesterday and two thousand corpses were left in embarrassment
After withdrawing, the Japanese army never launched a large-scale attack again, so the soldiers on the position are now enjoying a rare leisure time.
The location moved to the church hall. Xu Yaoshan, who was wearing a headset, was fiddling with the radio on the table attentively. Next to her stood Su Rui, Bai Jingran and other officers. As Xu Yaoshan was just learning, she received this letter
The telegram was long, so I was so busy that I was sweating.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Apart from the sound of Xu Yaoshan writing, there was no other sound heard in the room, and this sound had been ringing for a long time.
After a while, Xu Yaoshan, who was sweating profusely, stopped writing with numb fingers and turned to Su Rui and said: "Sirs, this is a clear telegram sent by the Japanese, and it is also their advice."
Su Rui said expressionlessly: "Read it!"
"yes!"
Xu Yaoshan picked up a piece of manuscript paper on the table and started reading.
"We telegraphed Su Rui, the commander of the Independent Regiment of the 36th Division of the Central Army of China, that millions of Japanese troops have swept across the south of the Yangtze River, and the city of Nanjing has also fallen into our hands. The general trend of occupation has become obvious, and resistance in ancient and modern times is in vain. In Jiangning,
To give way to the essence of Japan, the capital of the Republic of China, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, etc. are all gathered here. It is truly an area that goes to the essence of East Asian culture. The imperial army will take extremely harsh measures against the resisters, but it will not be hostile to the people and abandon them.
We will be lenient to our soldiers. The imperial army is sincerely interested in protecting East Asian culture. If your army insists on resisting, a catastrophe will come. Nanjing's thousand-year-old culture will be reduced to ashes, and ten years of construction will be destroyed in one day.
On behalf of the Japanese Imperial Army, I would like to advise you that as long as your troops lay down their weapons and walk out of their positions to surrender to the Imperial Army before 18:00 on December 16th, the Imperial Army will be lenient and I guarantee you that
Your life is safe, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences!”
Commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force of the Japanese Army, Asaka Palace Prince Hikohiko
After listening to the advice read by Xu Yaoshan, everyone remained silent and looked at Su Rui who was standing aside.
Su Rui, on the other hand, smiled coldly and said: "How majestic. He actually sent us a message of advice in a clear message. He must have underestimated me, Mr. Su."
Although Su Rui's political wisdom is not the kind of monster with a height of 90, it is also clear that such a clearly coded message can be received by the whole world. In other words, the whole world now knows that the Japanese army has issued an ultimatum to him.
As long as he dares to agree even half a word, Su Rui won't be able to wash it clean even if he jumps into the Yellow River and washes it for a hundred years.
After thinking for a while, Su Rui said to Xu Yaoshan: "Don't worry about the Japanese message. Prepare to send the message to the Ministry of Military Affairs and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek."
Xu Yaoshan said in embarrassment: "But we don't have a code book, how can we generate electricity?"
Su Rui said angrily: "If you don't have a code book, then invent a code message!"
"oh……"
Seeing Su Rui's expression, Xu Yaoshan shook her red lips, sat down a little aggrievedly, and obediently put her right hand on the button of the transmitter to send a message.
"Call to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, Military and Political Department
More than a thousand officers and soldiers including the Ministry of Commerce were besieged by the Japanese army in Nanjing City. Although they had run out of ammunition and food, the Ministry of Commerce believed that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. I will rush to the battlefield with my still alive body. Why should I be afraid of being wrapped in horse leather?
Moreover, today’s country has reached such a stage that there is no other way except for us to die for it. But we believe even more that our country and our nation with a history of 5,000 years will never perish at the hands of a mere three-island Japanese slaves.
The determination of the country and the nation to die will never change even if the sea is clear and the stone is not broken. Although the traitors and bandits have sent letters urging surrender, the staff and others have never wavered in their loyalty to the country. They have expressed their determination to sacrifice everything.
, I would rather die than become a slave to the subjugation of our country, in order to protect our national dignity and personality."
Congratulations!
Su Rui, Commander of the Independent Regiment of the 36th Division of the National Revolutionary Army and all the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment.
"Didi didi..."
Waves of radio waves invisible to the naked eye flew into the distance...
"boom……"
A loud noise resounded in the office, and King Jiuyan of Asaka Palace's round and round face was completely covered in tears at this moment.
Ferociously, there was a newly delivered telegraph newspaper placed in front of him.
"Baga Yalu, you ignorant Chinaman, since you want to preserve your national dignity and personality, I will help you! Pass my order, order Hisao Tani, Nakajima Jinmao and Yamada detachment to attack with all their strength. We must
Grind them into powder. Remember, I want to see the head of that Chinese commander in front of me."
"Hai!"
Following the order of King Asaka Palace Jiuhiko, the war that had stopped for less than a day started again. Countless Japanese troops rushed towards the independent regiment's position from all directions. The fierce sound of gunfire continued from noon.
Facing the Japanese army, which had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, although the independent regiment had the advantage in weapons, it still fought very hard. The four companies placed in the four directions suffered heavy losses. Suri had to use the only remaining weapons in his hands.
The dissatisfied reserves of the two companies moved platoon by platoon for reinforcements like a refueling tactic. By evening, even the guard companies in Su Rui's hands were all involved in the battle.
"Hold on, hold on! As soon as it gets dark, it's victory!"
Today, the most intense battle was in the direction of Yijiangmen. The third company stationed here was almost completely destroyed. The commander of the third company, Wang Dashan, was even more furious. His left leg was broken by a shell and he refused to retreat from the battlefield.
.Instead, he got into an argument with Luo Jiawo, the commander of the security company who came for reinforcements.
"Luojia, I'm grateful that you came to reinforce me, but you don't want me to go to the battlefield. More than a hundred brothers from the third company are almost dead. As their commander, I can never bring shame to them by showing off.
do you understand?"
Looking at Wang Dashan with red eyes, Luo Jia and I had no choice but to temporarily nod in agreement.
In the church hall, Su Rui couldn't help but listen to the reports coming from below, and his mood was surging like a roller coaster. He didn't expect that the Japanese army would be so crazy, and sent three soldiers in four directions against his small place.
A coalition attacked fiercely.
Facing the absolutely superior Japanese army, the casualties of the independent regiment, which had been fighting for several days, had reached below the warning line.
In addition to the artillery companies, the casualty rate of the seven infantry companies has exceeded 70%, and now there are less than 300 troops capable of handling guns.
Looking at the sun gradually setting outside, Suri said nothing.
At this time, Bai Jingran on the side also advised: "Sir, you should order the artillery battery to support the brothers outside, otherwise it will be really difficult for them to hold on."
Su Rui gritted his teeth and said: "You have to hold on even if you can't hold on. Now there are only the last ten mortars left in the artillery battery. If we support the frontline positions now, we will definitely be killed by the Japanese counterattack. I can never take this risk."
.”
"But once the position is breached, what's the point of keeping them here?" Bai Jingran was also anxious and confronted Suri for the first time.
Su Rui glanced sideways at Bai Jingran and said calmly: "Of course it makes sense! As long as we can hold out until dark, I will lead everyone to break out. Whether we can break out tonight depends entirely on Wang Dezi's artillery battery."
"Break through?" Jing Boran's face was full of horror, "How do you break out? In front of us are the Japanese Sixth and Sixteenth Divisions. In the direction of Yijiangmen is the Japanese Yamada Detachment with more than 4,000 people and more than ten patrol boats.
Boat, do you plan to fly out?"
Su Rui sneered: "Of course I know they have a lot of people, but what if there are a lot of people? Tonight I will teach them an unforgettable lesson, let them know that our independent group is not a soft persimmon, we can bite people."
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Listening to the words that Su Rui spat out from between his teeth, Bai Jingran felt a chill rush from his feet to Baihui point. What on earth is this Su Rui going to do?
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