At this time, there were many students on the bridge, and a large number of cargo and people gathered at the bridge entrance. They saw the rebels shooting and grabbing the bridge. For a while, the entire bridge was in chaos. Zhou Weiguo saw that shouting was useless, and more students and teachers were injured.
I saw the machine gun inside the bunker spitting out tongues of flame immediately. The soldiers who fired in front never thought that the other side actually dared to shoot. They were instantly sprayed with blood. More than a dozen people were killed on the spot. The bullets from the heavy machine gun
These soldiers were beaten into several pieces, and blood and internal organs were scattered all over the floor. The remaining rebels were also suppressed and did not dare to raise their heads.
Zhou Weiguo yelled, "Listen here, you are soldiers, these are common people, if you don't let the common people go first, what kind of soldiers are you?"
"I became a soldier just to have enough food, not for the common people. I built this bridge. What's going to happen to me?" The officer yelled. The angry Zhou Weiguo rushed up and pulled him up and said with two big mouths: "
Isn’t your father a commoner? Isn’t your mother a commoner? Let the common people walk on this bridge first! I’ll stay with you here, okay?”
"Everyone in my family is dead, and I am the only one left." The officer murmured.
Zhou Weiguo threw the officer to the ground and said, "You wait until all the people are gone before leaving. I will leave with you last!" He pointed the gun at the others and said, "If you are dissatisfied, stand up. I'll be behind you."
More than twenty machine guns are waiting for you! Besides, you just crossed the bridge, do you think you can get ashore safely?"
Looking at the blood on the ground and the beaten bodies, no one dared to speak. At this time, a Japanese plane flew over. Zhou Weiguo saw that the Japanese plane had obviously noticed everyone, and quickly shouted, "Let's go!"
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Those students suddenly understood and pushed the vehicle forward.
But the pontoon was floating unsteadily, and soon a car would slip wherever it was possible. Zhou Weiguo shouted anxiously, "Throw away all those bottles and cans. People come first. Quick! Quick!"
Zhou Weiguo threw all the vases and other items in a car to the side of the road, and then prepared to throw the box.
"No, this is a vase from the early Ming Dynasty. Oh, this is a teapot from the Zhengde period. This book cannot be thrown away. It is a unique copy." A professor wearing glasses almost jumped up when he saw it.
Zhou Weiguo roared angrily, "What time is it? This is a pontoon bridge. It's good for people to walk across it. How can we move so many things? Don't stop the team and cross the river quickly!!"
——Outside Nanjing
Just as Zhou Weiguo was nervously commanding his troops to cross the river, the Japanese troops outside Nanjing finally realized something was wrong. The position on the opposite side where they originally fought with him was now silent and silent.
"Nani? Is the intelligence true? The Chinese army is actually escaping?" Matsui Iwane said in disbelief.
"It's true, Your Excellency, Commander." The staff officer said excitedly, "Our aviation forces discovered a large number of Chinese troops rushing to cross the Yangtze River in Xiaguan, Nanjing, and also discovered a pontoon bridge four or five miles further west. They should be all
The Chinese army established is now evacuating. Your Excellency, Commander, please order the troops to attack immediately."
Matsui Iwane laughed loudly and said, "The Chinese people are indeed trash. Order the troops to attack with the whole army and use the city of Nanjing as a gift to His Majesty the Emperor."
The Japanese army strode into the position outside Nanjing City. The Japanese army's tanks rushed outside Guanghua Gate. Since the National Army had blocked the city gate with sandbags before, the Japanese army used heavy artillery to blast open the Guanghua Gate city wall. Only the Japanese army could be seen.
They walked into Guanghua Gate talking and laughing. They already knew that all the enemies had fled and now it was just an armed march.
"You little devil, go to hell!" A burst of gunfire rang out, and the two officers at the front were beaten into several pieces. Maybe no one at the top of the National Army dared to lead his troops to resist, but that does not mean that all the National Army were willing.
Give up resistance.
Yi Anhua, commander of the 259th Brigade of the 87th Division, personally led a regiment to counterattack outside Tongji Gate toward Guanghuamen in the northeast. Chen Yiding, commander of the 361st Brigade, also led two battalions to launch a counterattack from Qingliang Lane to attack the enemies at Guanghuamen.
The Japanese army never expected that there would be Chinese troops approaching instead of retreating, and started a street fight with them at Guanghua Gate.
The 87th Division was the first unit to enter the battle in the Battle of Songhu. At this time, their division commanders and corps commanders had already fled, and only two brigade commanders spontaneously led their troops to block the enemy.
"Click, click, click." The sound of MG-34 machine guns resounded throughout the Guanghua Gate. The Japanese troops were suppressed in front of the city wall. Yi Anhua smiled and said, "Old Chen, you will never regret coming to do this with me."
ticket?"
Chen Yiding personally controlled a mortar and shouted, "Those who were division commanders and army commanders have got the news that they are running away. If we run away again. If future generations talk about German weapon masters, I am afraid they will only get a bad name. Damn it, give it to me."
I’m in the middle!”
The artillery shell accurately hit one of the Japanese grenade positions. Chen Yiding laughed loudly and said, "It's so good, brothers, we are one of the few among the 187 divisions in the country that can get full pay, and the equipment is also the best. The country is not responsible.
For us, the people support us, today, in our capital, we don’t want to go home, let’s fight and die for our country together!!”
At this time, the Japanese army began their favorite hand-to-hand combat. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers with bayonets in hand rushed up behind the Japanese artillery barrage.
Yi Anhua picked up the Mauser rifle, installed the bayonet, stood up straight like when he was studying at Whampoa Military Academy, and shouted, "All the troops! Put on the bayonet! Fight to the death and die for the country!"
All the soldiers, some wearing bandages, some holding engineer shovels, and some holding rifles, shouted "Fight to the death and die for your country!" and rushed forward.
The 87th Division was the National Army unit with the best equipment, the best treatment, and the most rigorous training. It was not inferior to the Japanese army in terms of physique and technology. In a short time, the Japanese army was pushed back by the 87th Division. Bayonets kept entering the Japanese army's body.
From time to time, the sound of fatal explosions was heard.
"Damn it! Give me a bombardment!!" Hisao Tani looked at the defeated troops and said angrily.
The Japanese troops on the battlefield had been driven out of Guanghua Gate by Yi Anhua. Yi Anhua waved his rifle and picked up a Japanese military hat and said with a smile, "Look, everyone, the Japanese are just like this. Why do they have the best bayonet in the world? Bullshit!"
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"So, who is Brigade? You are a top student from Huangpu. If this little devil encounters Brigade, he will meet his nemesis." The soldiers said as they ran towards the position.
At this time, the whistling sound of artillery shells was heard.
"Hidden!!" Chen Yiding shouted anxiously, but it was too late. Yi Anhua, who was holding a rifle, looked at Chen Yiding with a smile and disappeared into countless fireballs.
"Blessed!!!" Chen Yiding stretched out his hand as if he wanted to grab something, but couldn't grab anything. Two lines of tears flowed out of his eyes. He seemed to hear the school song from the Whampoa Military Academy again, "Students, dear and sincere"
, The Three People's Principles are the forerunner of our revolution.
Revolutionary heroes and national vanguards, keep up their efforts and continue to succeed as martyrs.
As fellow students, we are willing to follow the teachings and never Don't forget this school throughout life and death.
Sprinkling flowers with blood, educating writers, working hard to build China."
"Brigade, what should we do?" An officer asked anxiously as he saw that most of the soldiers who had just rushed out disappeared in the Japanese artillery fire.
Chen Yiding wiped away his tears, stared at the gap in the city wall that was blown open, and said, "Fight to the death! Martyrdom for the country!"
Hisao Tani was blocked at Guanghua Gate, and Sadao Ushijima of the 18th Division on the other side also suffered a bloody head injury at Yuhuatai.
Yuhuatai is located one kilometer south of the Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing. It is a hilly area with a maximum altitude of 60 meters. It is the southern pass of Nanjing and was formerly known as the "South Gate of Jinling". Since ancient times, Yuhuatai has been a place where heroes shed their blood. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Yang Bangyi fought against the Jin soldiers here.
The enemy's heart was torn, leaving an eternal song; the heroine of the Revolution of 1911, Yin Weijun, resisted the Qing army at Yuhuatai for ten days and ten nights, and finally won the final victory for the revolutionary army, leaving an immortal reputation.
Although Zhu Chi and the instructor stationed here lost the command of the headquarters, they decided to defend until the last moment. Ushijima Sadao rushed up one regiment after another, but only left countless corpses.
Zhu Chi looked at Ma Weilong who was staying with him, and Gao Zhisong said, "Are you two really willing to stay? This is a death place?"
Gao Zhisong chuckled and said, "You, Lao Zhu, can't let you, Lao Zhu, take advantage of this eternal story. Don't be stingy."
Zhu Chi looked around and said, "I have already told you two that there is a pontoon bridge over the Nanjing Library and you can walk on it. I really can't walk on it. You two can still stay useful and serve the party and the country."
For the best."
Ma Weilong shouted, "Be careful, the Japanese plane!"
I saw dozens of planes taking turns bombing this small hilltop, and the vegetation on the hilltop was blown up everywhere.
"Brigade, someone is looking for you." A signal soldier shouted under the gunfire.
Zhu Chi saw that it was Bashun, whom he had met once before, and quickly said, "Why are you here? How dangerous is it here?"
Bashun said nonchalantly, "The Japanese planes can't kill us. Our boss asked Brigadier Zhu to evacuate quickly. The pontoon bridge has been pulled up. The students and people are retreating. Brigadier Zhu, please evacuate quickly."
Zhu Chi pointed at the Japanese troops outside the fortifications and said, "Once the Japanese occupy this place, they can bombard the entire city of Nanjing. No one will be able to leave by then. I really can't leave. You and your employer should evacuate quickly. Just call me Zhu."
The most right thing a person can do in his life is to help Mr. Jiang."
Bashun saw that Zhu Chi was unwilling to leave, so he wanted to knock him out and take him away, but he only saw Zhu Chi pointing a gun at him and saying, "If you dare to take me by force, I will die here, but Ma Li
Commander and Brigadier Gao, you two should withdraw, I am enough here."
Gao Zhisong was about to speak when he felt a pain in his neck and fainted. Ma Weilong smiled evilly and held the pistol and said, "I call it the first strike. Who is that? Take him away, and then take away all three of our brigades."
One hundred people, just think of it as leaving seeds for our army, remember it, and avenge me in the future!"
After saying that, looking at Bashun still hesitating, Ma Weilong shot him to the ground and shouted, "Can I use cannon fire to make you move?"
When Bashun saw this, he sighed, carried Gao Zhisong and others, and the Japanese artillery plane stopped and left Yuhuatai with three hundred selected Nationalist troops.
Ma Weilong looked at Zhu Chi and said, "Old Zhu, let's have a good fight now."
Zhu Chi nodded and said, "Okay, let's see which of our two brigades is the first brigade of the 88th Division."
Ma Weilong took a puff of cigarette and said, "How many times is this competition? The 192nd or the 193rd? Forget it, it doesn't matter, it's the last time anyway!"
——Fukiaokou
At this time, a large number of people had gathered on the pontoon bridge. Zhou Weiguo led his troops to maintain continuity and ordered the insurgent troops who kept coming to organize the people to cross the river. Under the supervision of machine guns and the temptation to cross the river to escape, most people obeyed the order.
The soldiers and officers who disobeyed orders no longer dared to act rashly when they saw nearly a hundred heads hanging high. What's more, everyone knew that there were still people from this group of people on the other side of the pontoon.
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Zhou Weiguo saw that there were more and more people, and there were also a large number of common people. The common people were reluctant to throw away anything. They brought tables and chairs with them. Granny and old men had to stop for a while. It would take years and months for such a team to cross the Yangtze River.
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Zhou Weiguo was anxious, and Jiang Cheng, who was on the other side of the bridge, was also circling around anxiously. It was already past nine o'clock, and the Japanese planes would arrive at any time. There were only a few thousand people retreating to this side of the Yangtze River. It was too slow. Jiang Cheng
Stomping his feet, he said, "Order Zhou Weiguo to throw all the people's packages to me. People are the most important thing. Also, if the suppression continues like this, the army over there will be uncontrollable. Order those armies to go to a single pontoon bridge, and the other two
Let the people go, let the people hurry up!"
When they heard that it was time to cross the bridge, the Nationalist Army, which had completely lost its organization, shouted and ran towards the pontoon bridge like a runaway mad dog. Zhou Weiguo looked at the actions of these soldiers, and looked at the soldier who was unwilling to leave the car behind.
The lady who was holding the box walked over angrily and the lady who slapped her twice turned around in a circle. The bodyguard next to the lady said anxiously, "Do you know who this is? Do you know who our master is? Co-Committee
seat..."
Zhou Weiguo held his gun firmly against the bodyguard and said, "Either you get on the bridge for me, or you get into the water for me!!"
At this time, the Japanese aircraft finally arrived over the pontoon.
"Damn it, what should I do?" Zhou Weiguo shouted anxiously as he looked at the plane that was about to rush over.
"Haha, come on, little devil, I've been waiting for a long time!" I saw Wang Yong walking out of Jiangxinzhou at some time, carrying a long box-like thing. A ray of fire came out of the box and went straight.
It flew towards the approaching Japanese aircraft, and the flames suddenly blew the Japanese aircraft to pieces. Then, several more bursts of fire blew several aircraft into balls of fire one after another.
"Baga, what is that?" the Japanese aviation soldier said in surprise, quickly raised the altitude, dropped the bomb from a distance and ran away.
Those are anti-aircraft missiles brought by Jiang Cheng from later generations.
The dropped bomb did not blow up the pontoon bridge, but the spray from the explosion still drenched the people on the bridge.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and cross the river!" Zhou Weiguo saw everyone was dumbfounded and shouted.
Suddenly, screams broke out. Countless people no longer waited, but rushed to the pontoon. They didn’t want any luggage, and just wanted to escape before the Japanese army blew up the pontoon. Some people even saw the Japanese aircraft coming.
I gave up the idea of leaving Nanjing and prepared to go home and wait for a new life under Japanese rule.
"What is that? Hu Ping, do you know?" Liu Yan asked curiously.
Hu Ping shook her head and said, "I don't know, but it seems that the Japanese planes don't dare to approach and bomb at the moment. Let's hurry up and cross the bridge."
Liu Sanfa looked at the water on the river, gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go! Nizi, where are your brother and his family?"
When Hu Ping heard this, she said helplessly, "My brother and the others have made up their mind to stay in Nanjing. I hope they will be fine."
By this time, there were nearly 30,000 to 40,000 people gathered at the bridge.
——Outside Nanjing
"Nani? The Chinese have anti-aircraft guns? Or large-caliber ones?" Matsui Iwane looked at the intelligence and said in disbelief, "Yes, seven of our planes were shot down. What should we do? If this continues, the Chinese army will
They are all going to run away," the staff officer said anxiously.
Matsui Iwane hummed, "Order the planes to bomb at high altitudes and continue the bombing to cut off the Chinese people's retreat."
The pontoon bridge was completely out of control, crazy people and soldiers were huddled together, and bombs constantly falling from the sky made the entire atmosphere tense to the extreme.
"Damn it, ask Wang Yong to knock down these bastard iron birds for me!" Jiang Cheng shouted while looking at the plane that kept pooping.
Wang Yong's head was covered with sweat. He and the air defense team had already shot down no less than twenty aircraft, but the Japanese aircraft seemed to be crazy and attacked here frantically.
Finally, another plane was hit, but it did not explode in the air. I only saw the plane rushing straight towards the pontoon bridge. After a huge explosion, a pontoon bridge was blown up, and the people on the bridge were like dumplings.
fell into the water.
The people who had fled to Jiangxinzhou and Jiang Cheng and others on the other side of the Yangtze River were stunned to see the pontoon bridge being blown up. Jiang Cheng closed his eyes and turned around, not daring to look any further. The Yangtze River moon in December was so cold that the people who fell into the water were biting.
The chance of survival is really too small.
The people on the other two pontoon bridges started running even more crazily. Even the old people in their seventies and eighties were running at this time. Everyone knew that, but the people who did not get on the bridge did not dare to get on the bridge except the army. The common people did not dare to get on the bridge.
They retreated.
Jiang Cheng sighed and said, "That's all. In these troubled times, let everyone accept their destiny and let Zhou Weiguo retreat as soon as possible. We have tried our best."
When Jiang Cheng's last pontoon bridge was broken, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. More than 30 Japanese aircraft were shot down. This was the largest number of Japanese aviation aircraft in a single battle. More than 50,000 people arrived through three pontoon bridges.
On the other side of the Yangtze River, there are still 40,000 to 50,000 troops and more than 100,000 civilians staying in Nanjing.
Chen Yiding was tied to a wooden plank by soldiers and floated to the other side. The Nanjing city gate fell.
Jiang Cheng saw Zhou Weiguo looking unwilling, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be discouraged. We have made our best efforts. Next, as long as we kill more Japanese to avenge them."
Zhou Weiguo nodded in agreement. At this time, Bashun also came back, bringing news that made Zhou Weiguo crazy.
