War of Resistance

Chapter 214 Order to enter the city
"Teacher Zhang, you did a great job just now. If you hadn't acted decisively, it wouldn't be easy to get Sun Yuanliang and the others back..." Song Xilian broke into a cold sweat, as if beating a small Japanese. He was absolutely unambiguous, but This Sun Yuanliang was also from the first phase of Whampoa, and he was also separated from the National Guard. If one is not handled well, the principal will not be able to explain it, unless he died in battle.

In fact, Zhang Tianhai was not as calm as he appeared on the surface, and his hands were covered with sweat. If the gun had been shot slightly crooked just now, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Let’s not talk about whether the 88th Division will lead to bloody conflicts due to the injury of the military chief officer. Let’s say that he has not shot at the chief officer before the other party has outrageous consequences. go.

"Master, don't make fun of me, I was in a cold sweat just now." Zhang Tianhai said with a wry smile.

Regarding this, Song Xilian didn't say anything, but just smiled. From Zhang Tianhailu's hand, it can be seen that this guy is really bold and careful, and his marksmanship skills are excellent. The most important point is that this guy is also very humble?
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Compared to Song Xilian, Zhang Tianhai and others who breathed a sigh of relief, Sun Yuanliang was not in a good mood, so he had to take the troops back to Zhonghua Gate.

It is said that looking at the essence through the phenomenon, Sun Yuanliang finally understood: the idea of ​​fleeing to Xiaguan with Yijiangmen, and then leaving Nanjing by water is no longer realistic, he must think of another perfect plan!
Therefore, when Sun Yuanliang returned to the division headquarters, he called the front line, saying that the whole division must stick to its position, and so on, and then disappeared mysteriously. Only the 88th Division and some of the dispersed troops remained. Participated in the battle of defending the city, including the remnants of the 87st Brigade of the [-]th Division that was withdrawn from the front line.

Under the command of its brigade commander Chen Yiding, the remnant of the brigade organized several death squads to snatch the city gate and inflict a large number of casualties on the enemy.

Also in the afternoon of the same day, the 36th Division received an order from the commander's department and was transferred into the city to prepare for street fighting.

Regarding the order to enter the city, Zhang Tianhai also received it, which was conveyed by Song Xilian himself. It was different from the orders of the [-]th Regiment to station at Yijiangmen and the [-]th Regiment to Hepingmen. The garrison headquarters of the Ministry of Railways moved in!

Everything in the city is in chaos. One word can accurately describe the state of Nanjing City at this time.

At this time, almost none of the buildings in the city are intact. The ancient Nanjing city in the past is now like a purgatory on earth. There are many fallen guns, ammunition, and various military supplies on the ground, mixed with ordinary people. Among the daily necessities that fell, the most eye-catching ones were the eye-catching yellow papers on the ground.

Those yellow papers filled with words were dropped by the Japanese army along with the bombs, and they were used to persuade the generals defending the city to surrender.

Everyone on the street was running towards Yijiangmen, only a few people rushed forward like Zhang Tianhai and the others.

At this time, the city was running around, most of them were routs and fleeing civilians. There were not many well-organized troops like Zhang Tianhai's Zhiyi Regiment. Occasionally, I saw one or two organized teams with leading officers. That is to go in the direction of Zhonghua Gate, Yuhua Gate and Zhongshan Gate. Those gates have already declared a crisis and urgently need military support.

If it weren't for the order, Zhang Tianhai would have taken his gang up to fight against the little devils.

Zhang Tianhai didn't pay too much attention to the order issued by the Minister's Department. He just wanted to mobilize their regiment to cover the Minister's Department's retreat. What else could there be?
That is, on the same day, the second peak of Zijin Mountain was also declared to have fallen. The positions of the Second Army and the 36st and 74rd Regiments of the [-]th Division had already been compressed to the backwater position from Wulong Mountain to Jixiang'an, and the [-]th Army also They are fighting fiercely in Shanghe Town with the Japanese army approaching from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Nanjing is about to be surrounded into an iron bucket.

Walking on the road to the Ministry of Railways, there was no smile on Zhang Tianhai's face under the steel helmet. How Nanjing was destroyed by the flames of war, on this point, as a person who has experienced it, he is naturally very aware of this change. Pity the thousand-year-old capital , has been destroyed in the flames of war.

Because the crowds on the street were too crowded, no matter how much Liu Houming and Li Chunfei yelled to open the way, they still couldn't speed up the march, even though they were already running forward.

Half an hour later, Zhang Tianhai and others finally led their troops to the outside of the Ministry of Railways and completed the assembly.

After arriving at the office of the commander-in-chief of the garrison, Tang Shengzhi came out to check the situation in person. At the same time, Song Xilian received an order: 70. Xiaguan to Pukou is the only traffic road behind our army, and we should try our best to maintain it. In order to ensure order, officers and soldiers and stragglers are strictly prohibited from gathering together to ensure the main points; [-]. The No.[-] Fourth Army fought fiercely with the enemy in Shanghe Town, and the traffic behind it should be connected with the city through Hanxi Gate, and the troops of this army are prohibited from retreating into Xiaguan through the Sancha River [-]. The division will immediately implement martial law in the area from Yijiangmen to Xiaguan, and all activities are prohibited; [-]. The first regiment directly under the third theater of your department is temporarily assigned to the battle sequence of the troops directly under the garrison area, and is under the command of the commander's department.

"Hi sir, Zhang Tianhai, head of the first regiment directly under the third theater of the humble rank, has been ordered to report here!" After seeing Tang Shengzhi, Zhang Tianhai immediately stood at attention and saluted. Although he had never met Tang Shengzhi face to face, he always recognized his collar badge, right?That is a dignified first-class general of the army, and this is the biggest officer he has come into contact with in person in his two lifetimes.

When I was in the Marine Brigade in my previous life, at most I saw the brigade commander and the like. As for the generals like the naval commander, they were all on TV or watching from a distance.

Tang Shengzhi nodded in satisfaction when he saw that Zhang Tianhai's troops were strong and well equipped, and he said, "Regimental Commander Zhang, please call Zheng Man, your communications director, as well. I have something to tell you."

It was normal for Chief Tang to ask Zhang Tianhai to go there alone, or call Chief of Staff Guo Qiliang, but he was a little surprised that Tang Shengzhi called Zheng Man together.

Of course, it was impossible for Zhang Tianhai to disobey Tang Shengzhi's order. The latter had a reason for calling him, so he responded, "Yes, sir!"

After calling Zheng Man, Tang Shengzhi brought Zhang Tianhai and Zheng Man to the side, and said to Zheng Man directly: "Xiao Man, the war is urgent now, I believe you know the situation. I To make a long story short, your father, Mr. Zheng, also asked someone to greet me, telling me to bring you out of Nanjing alive."

"Uncle Tang, there's no need. Zheng Man, as a soldier, should live and die with Nanjing with the officers and soldiers of the Zhiyi Regiment and the officers of the Commander's Department." Zheng Man replied very seriously.

Ignoring Zheng Man's words, Tang Shengzhi said directly to Zhang Tianhai next to him: "Tuan Zhang, now I am ordering your department as the commander-in-chief of the garrison. The safety of the Minister's Department! After five o'clock, your group will immediately set off for the Heji Wharf in Xiaguan, and take the ferry to Pukou. You can go there with the order signed by me. After crossing the river, gather in Wuyi and wait for the officers of the Minister's Department. s arrival!"

"Yes!" Zhang Tianhai stood at attention and answered, his heart had already sunk, even though he already knew that the dangerous city of Nanjing could not be defended, and if he continued to defend it, it would be a dead end. It will be alive.However, he wanted to do something for Nanjing, and he could not just flee Nanjing with the chief minister without firing a single shot.

As a Chinese soldier, he wants to do his part!
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