The mottled bricks and tiles were full of bullet marks, blood was everywhere, and dead bodies covered the streets in a bloody red color. The strong and pungent smell of blood rushed into their lungs, making the student soldiers who were participating in the war for the first time turn pale and almost feel like vomiting.
These knowledgeable and educated student soldiers have been kept behind by Yang Ling as treasures to prevent them from suffering heavy losses in cruel battles. After all, he wants to train them as future officers.
But Yang Ling also knew clearly that the flowers in the greenhouse could not withstand the test of wind and rain, and the battlefield was the best training ground. Therefore, he ordered the student soldiers to participate in the battle, preparing to gradually temper them.
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The student soldiers had been responsible for rescuing the wounded, carrying stretchers and other logistical tasks. Suddenly they had to fight on a battlefield filled with bullets and bullets. Although they were chasing the Japanese, the bullets flying around made many of them wet their pants in fright.
Some people even screamed when they charged. Now that the battle is over, the sequelae have appeared. Some people's legs are weak and they are scared, and some people are vomiting when they smell the blood.
Seeing the embarrassment of the student soldiers, the veterans who had survived hundreds of battles not only showed no sympathy, but hid behind the bunker and laughed happily. After winning the battle, the atmosphere in the camp was extremely relaxed.
"Look at your potential, I think back when I took a gun to the battlefield for the first time, I killed three enemies by myself!"
The reconnaissance platoon leader Shunzi was minding his own business and boasted proudly in front of the students, making the student soldiers who wet their pants lower their heads in shame.
Company commander Wang Huzhi happened to be passing by and heard the reconnaissance platoon leader Shunzi bragging in front of the students. He smiled and said, "Don't listen to him. He was just a recruit at the beginning. He was no better than you. When he heard the gun
As soon as it rings, the crying father and mother will go home."
"Company Commander, it's all in the past, why are you bringing that up..." Shunzi was exposed by the company commander Wang Huzi, and his face turned red immediately, making the student soldiers also laugh. It turned out that this investigation
Platoon leaders can be timid sometimes.
As the company commander, Wang Huzi saw that Shunzi was embarrassed. He also knew that things were different now than before. The recruit who cried so much that he wanted to go home was already the platoon leader, so he had to give him some face, otherwise
It's not easy to lead troops.
Ye's conversation changed: "Don't look at it: Platoon Commander Shunzi was so frightened that he wanted to go home. I scolded him. In the second battle, he captured five enemies by himself. From then on, he always captured five enemies in every battle."
Charge forward, he is a sharp knife in our company! He has never missed a beat."
Hearing what the company commander Wang Huzi said, the student soldiers turned to worship and envy of Shunzi again, and secretly vowed in their hearts that they would be brave when fighting again and not be as cowardly as this time.
Shunzi scratched his head in embarrassment. He had the company commander Wang Huzi who said so powerfully. He also pointed at Wang Huzi and said: "Our company commander is the one who commanded well. Everyone should follow our company commander to fight the Japanese. How can we do that?"
Learn from our company commander, and when the time comes, we will all be heroes fighting the Japanese!"
"Okay! Fight the Japanese and become a hero!" When the students heard this, their blood boiled with excitement.
These company platoon leaders are all veterans who have fought in the war, and now they have the appearance of a commander. They can always think of ways to improve the morale and eliminate the fear of the soldiers.
Although they had little education and spoke vulgarly, they were down-to-earth, allowing these brothers who were new to the battlefield to adapt quickly and no longer feel intimidated.
"Okay, hurry up and build the position. I'm afraid the Japanese won't accept it." Company Commander Wang Huzi waved his hand with a smile and turned away.
The streets have been reduced to rubble, with bricks, stones and soil reversed in the explosion. There are craters everywhere. Building a position is simple. Pile obstacles and sacks of sandbags together to form a parapet.
The brothers in the guerrilla camp won the battle and eliminated many Japs. Qin Shou also seized many valuable items in his canvas bag. Their morale was very high and they were busy consolidating their positions in preparation for the Japs' counterattack.
The commander, Yang Ling, got together with the commanders of several other friendly forces to discuss the issue of common defense.
The troops currently defending Guanghua Gate include not only his guerrilla battalion, but also the Second Regiment of the Teaching Corps, the 156th Division of the Guangdong Army, the military police and Zhang Lingfu's 305th Regiment coming from Zangjia Lane.
Yang Ling led the guerrilla battalion to take the lead in counterattacking, and these troops also followed suit. Only then did they regain control of the Zhongheqiao neighborhood. However, these troops did not belong to each other, and the scattered defenses were likely to be defeated by the Japanese one by one again, so the commander
They gathered together to discuss.
Yang Ling met Zhang Lingfu, the leader of the 305th Regiment again. His arm was injured and a bandage fell on his neck, but his eyes were still firm and he had the aura of an iron-blooded soldier in his movements.
Xie Chengrui, leader of the Second Regiment of the Teaching Corps, who was lying on a stretcher, was very grateful to Yang Ling. If Yang Ling's guerrilla battalion had not arrived with timely reinforcements, let alone a counterattack, they would not have been able to take back the city wall.
Several commanders from different units shook hands with each other and discussed the defense issues of the Zhonghe Bridge Block without exchanging pleasantries.
Everyone informed each other about the situation of their respective units. In addition to Yang Ling's guerrilla battalion, which has a relatively complete organization, Zhang Lingfu's 305 regiment currently only has more than 400 people, and the military police camp has only more than 100 people left...
The Japanese 36th Regiment they faced had nearly 4,000 elite troops, as well as powerful firepower support such as mountain artillery battalions and tank squadrons. In view of the strength of the enemy and our weakness, several commanders decided to conduct joint defense operations, advance and retreat together, and build the Zhonghe Bridge.
Three lines of defense were established to resist the Japanese counterattack.
When Yang Ling and others were actively preparing to resist the Japanese counterattack, in the temporary headquarters of the Japanese 36th Regiment, Colonel Jiro Wakiba, the commander of the regiment, saw the body of the first battalion captain Ito Yoshimitsu who had been snatched from the line of fire.
Major Yoshimitsu Ito was blasted indiscriminately by cluster grenades from the guerrilla camp, and his ears were blown off. He bled to death not long after he was rescued by his subordinates. This made the regimental commander look livid with anger.
Seeing that the imperial flag has been planted on the top of Nanjing City, their 36th Regiment will also be the first unit to invade Nanjing City. This is a supreme honor.
But in the blink of an eye, not only did they fail to gain a foothold at the city gate of Nanjing, but the Chinese army that counterattacked took advantage of the situation and recaptured the Zhonghe Bridge neighborhood. More importantly, they lost a battalion captain and a squadron captain. This
It made the captain feel a fire in his heart.
"Do you know the serial number of the Chinese army that counterattacked us?" Colonel Jiro Wakiita, the commander of the regiment, waved his hands to have the body carried down, and asked the intelligence staff with a cold face.
The intelligence staff member shook his head: "We have not captured any prisoners, so we don't know yet."
"Trash! A loser!" Captain Wakiitajiro couldn't help the anger in his heart and roared!
The intelligence staff officer bowed his head heavily: "Hi!" He didn't dare to look at him.
This counterattack against the Chinese army was so powerful that it even cost him a captain, which made Jiro Wakiba very angry.
The intelligence staff officer bowed his head and said: "Please give me a little more time, commander, I will be able to find out their numbers soon -"
"No need -" Colonel Jiro Wakiita's face flashed with a fierce look, and he said fiercely: "Call aviation and artillery immediately to attack the Nakawa Bridge Block and level it to the ground!"