The heavens start from Changjin Lake

1937年11月12日，日军攻占沪上，谷寿夫按照日本华中方面军（11月7日沪上派遣军与第10军编成）的命令，指挥第6师团由松江沿嘉兴、平望镇、湖州、广德向金陵前进。

Along the way, Hisao Tani led his regiment to burn, kill, rape and loot, committing all kinds of evil.

Japanese photojournalist Kouki Kono, who was accompanying the 6th Division, described the scenes he saw along the way:

"Women hiding in the river with only their heads exposed were pulled up and beaten to death, and bamboo poles were inserted into the buttocks. Such corpses were lying everywhere on both sides of the road from Hangzhou Bay to Kunshan. A large number of defeated soldiers captured in Kunshan, It looked like they were killed by machine cannons. The corpses were piled up like mountains, the body of the deceased was torn apart, and the vital organs were exposed."

Photographers from Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" also went crazy, and some ran out to demand that they stop doing evil, saying that these were ordinary people. However, the soldiers did not listen and continued to kill them.

"The robbery in Suzhou was even more terrible. The prisoners were forced to carry the things that the soldiers robbed. In the houses of the rich men, they banged on the pillars. They cut open the pillars and filled them with silver coins. They took them out. On the walls Inside, there were not only silver coins, but also treasures hidden, and of course they were all taken away. The troops in Tokyo are really bad!"

"The women in Suzhou are very beautiful, and it is the birthplace of beauties. The soldiers raped them whenever they could get them, and they were sure to kill them after they raped them."

Hisao Tani's troops traveled three hundred kilometers from Hangzhou Bay to Jinling, leaving behind Tanmen's brutal acts of burning, killing, raping and looting everywhere.

After Hisao Tani sent planes to bomb, four large wolfdogs half as tall as a man appeared under the big tree at the gate of the arsenal outside the China Gate. Their tongues stretched out like four flames, and their eight eyes shone with a green light like will-o'-the-wisps, ghostly. terrible.

Then a short, fat commander walked out of the arsenal. This man was the vicious Hisao Tani, the owner of these four big wolf dogs.

Fighting with a big wolfhound is what sets Hisao Tani apart from other officers.

According to Hisao Tani's diary, the Japanese officer is the shortest in the world, and he is the shortest among the Japanese officers.He was worried that his subordinates would be disobedient, especially if they disobeyed his orders at critical moments, so he raised four large wolf dogs. Whenever he found someone disobeying his orders, he would instigate the wolf dogs to rush up and bite them.

Hisao Tani would never let the wolf-dog give up unless he bit them to pieces and cried for mercy.

Therefore, whenever his subordinates saw a wolf dog, their legs would tremble and they would pee in fear.So they all obeyed Hisao Tani's advice and never dared to say 'no'.

When some junior officers were called to Hisao Tani, before they heard what Hisao Tani said, when they saw the big wolf dog showing its teeth and claws, they would subconsciously nod and say: "Yes, yes, yes, I must do it!"

At this moment, Hisao Tani was standing under the tree with four big wolf dogs, holding a telescope and observing in the direction of the Chinese Gate.

After the plane bombed, he whispered a few words to the adjutant beside him, Sugiyama, and Sugiyama ran towards the arsenal. After a while, two officers followed him and came to Hisao Tani.

These two officers, one is Captain Sato who wears glasses, and the other is Captain Shimada.

When the two came to Hisao Tani, four wolf dogs bared their teeth and barked at them twice. They were so frightened that they shook their calves and took a few steps back.

The short Hisao Tani showed a proud smile without realizing it. He pointed at the Chinese Gate and said to Sato and Shimada: "Before dusk today, you must capture the Chinese Gate. If you can't rush in, you will be their meal! "

He pointed at the four wolf dogs, waved his hand and said, "Go and get them, remember, it's before dusk!"

"Yes!" The two captains touched their heels, saluted Hisao Tani, and turned around and ran away as if running for their lives.

According to Hisao Tani's arrangement, after the plane bombing, there was another bombardment.

After the heavy artillery fired for a while, they finally lowered their hot barrels in fatigue. Three red signal flares rose in the sky. Then, on the bridge outside the China Gate, Japanese infantrymen appeared in a square of 100 people, a total of 5 squares. , holding a bayonet, screaming and rushing towards the Zhonghua Gate.

When Sun Yuanliang discovered the fierce Japanese troops, he ordered Commander Li Shifa to lead more than 500 officers and soldiers to form a suicide squad to attack.

There are 15 people in the first row of the Chinese army's death squads, all holding machine guns. The soldiers in the rear death squads all holding bayonets, walking towards the enemy and firing.

The Japanese army generally did not fire when they were fighting with each other with bayonets. The fierce fire net of the Chinese army caught the enemy off guard. The Japanese in front fell to the ground, and the Japanese behind continued to rush forward. The Chinese army fired calmly and then fired again. Pour a large amount.

In 5 minutes, a plate of bullets was finished. The enemy took advantage of the Chinese army to load bullets and rushed over with fierce attacks. The two sides met at hand-to-hand combat and began to fight brilliantly with bayonets.

For a moment, the sound of bayonets clashing and the sound of fighting between the two sides was earth-shattering.

The citizens of Jinling were not on the front line, but they heard the tragic sounds and felt the tragedy and tragedy of the battlefield.

Sun Yuanliang discovered through the telescope that the Chinese army was far inferior to the Japanese army in terms of bayonet fighting. Even though their death squads had a numerical advantage, they were still inferior to the Japanese army in terms of technology. It often took three soldiers to stab a Japanese soldier to death.

In just 10 minutes, this group of death squads suffered countless casualties and were killed by the Japanese army.

He hurriedly shouted: "Grand Sword Team, Big Sword Team, come on!"

The formation of the Broadsword Team by the 88th Division began at the Battle of Songhu.During the Battle of Songhu, the 88th Division felt that the Japanese were good at fighting with bayonets. In order to deal with the Japanese, Sun Yuanliang learned from the 29th Army in the Battle of Marco Polo Bridge and organized a machete team of 200 people.

This broadsword team repelled many enemy attacks and killed the enemy with corpses everywhere.

Before the Battle of Jinling, he personally organized the Broadsword Team to practice eight times, and also taught them to sing the "March of the Broadsword".

The 88th Division's Broadsword Team sang: "The broadsword cuts off the heads of the Japanese. Brothers of the 72nd Army, the day of the war of resistance has come. The day of the war of resistance has come. In front are the anti-Japanese volunteers, and behind are the common people of the whole country."

The lyrics turned out to be the 29th Army. Sun Yuanliang took the time to go to the Pudong Building in Shanghai to learn to sing the song to the songwriter Mai Xin, and then changed the 29th Army to the 72nd Army.

The songs were loud and tragic, and with heroic spirit that shocked the world, wept ghosts and gods, and swallowed mountains and rivers with anger, they brandished their swords and chopped off the heads of the Japanese.

They slashed left and right, shocking the surrounding area. They slashed two formations of Japanese soldiers in a row. Even Xia Yuan, who was watching the battle, was quite shocked. This broadsword team was all brave and powerful people, and most of them had kung fu in their hands. The foundation and bottom plate are solid, forming such a machete team is quite a deterrent to the Japanese devils.

After Xia Yuan withdrew from Yuhuatai, he stayed at the Zhonghua Gate and guarded the Zhonghua Gate with the defenders.

The Japanese soldiers killed by the Broadsword Team were so distraught that they knelt down and begged for mercy.

This situation is really rare on the battlefield.

Hisao Tani screamed angrily when he saw the troops retreating continuously. He immediately mobilized thirty tanks. As a result, the swordsman team could not resist and had to retreat to the tower.

The enemy tanks were approaching fiercely. Sun Yuanliang immediately ordered the artillery troops to fire at the enemy tanks. The bombing lasted for half an hour. The eight tanks in front turned into a pile of scrap metal. The tanks behind them could not get up or get around. When they rushed up, they were killed by the National Army tanks. To bomb, we can only turn around and go back the way we came.

After two attacks, they failed to take advantage.Hisao Tani couldn't hold himself back, regrouped his troops, concentrated his firearms, and launched another attack.

He admired Germany's Clausewitz and believed in using unlimited violence to annihilate the enemy's combat effectiveness.He first bombarded the China Gate with artillery, and continued the bombardment for half an hour, blowing up the streets and alleys near the China Gate into a sea of ​​flames. The soldiers and civilians who had no time to escape were killed by the Japanese artillery fire, and piles of flesh and blood were exposed in the air. , the clothes and cotton wool that have not yet been burned are emitting charred smoke, the bayonets dripping with blood, and the broken gun handles stand on the scorched earth, flashing creepy colors in the sun.

Under normal circumstances, the infantry will charge towards the enemy position only after the artillery bombardment.

However, Hisao Tani broke the routine and caught the army off guard. He concentrated his firepower on the city gate and conducted a violent bombardment for about 5 minutes. The city gate was blown open, and he ordered three infantry phalanxes to rush into the city gate.

The military situation was extremely critical. Sun Yuanliang ordered the officers and soldiers of the entire division to carry out encirclement and annihilation. He also called the 74th Army, a neighboring unit, for help.

Yu Jishi, commander of the 74th Army, immediately ordered the 308th Regiment in the direction of Tongjimen to quickly increase its troops.

Qiu Weida, the leader of the 306th Regiment, led his troops to the Zhonghua Gate. When he saw Sun Yuanliang, he heard his voice was hoarse and his face was full of sweat and tears. He knew that the situation at that time had reached a critical moment.

The Japanese army broke through through the China Gate, and the defenders of the 72nd Army were struggling to stop the enemy.

Qiu Weida immediately ordered his troops to assist the 88th Division in encircling and annihilating the enemy.

He first used one battalion to block the city gate that was blown up by the Japanese army to prevent subsequent enemies from entering the city, and then used two battalions to fight the enemy with bayonets.

In the narrow streets and alleys, with rubble and ruins all over the ground, the two sides stepped on the corpses and fought hard. Even the wounded on both sides were lying on the ground, rolling and fighting. They pulled each other's wounds with their hands. The wounded were no longer able to moan, and even more Unable to cry out, but using up the last bit of strength, thirteen people struggled together in the greasy bloody ground.

Qiu Weida held a big knife in his hand and rushed into the street with the guards, slashing three Japanese soldiers one after another. However, he saw a familiar figure in front of him. He was tall and faced the attack of more than ten Japanese soldiers. With his bare hands, he grabbed the bayonet thrust by the Japanese soldier like lightning. , pinched the other person's neck with his other hand, and with a slight twist, he heard the horrifying sound of bones cracking.

The Japanese soldier lay limp on the ground and made no movement.

His hands were like snakes. When the Japanese soldier fell, he actually took off the bayonet. Lightning turned around and grabbed a rifle that was thrust towards him. His chest slightly shrank back, the bayonet was pressed against his clothes, and he stabbed the opponent with his backhand while holding the bayonet. The moment he pulled out his throat, his blood surged.

Knocking him down, he held the bayonet and swung it forward. The bayonet was like a flying knife and sank into the body of a Japanese soldier.

In one encounter, he easily killed three Japanese soldiers. His movements were smooth and flowing, and his strength was tyrannical.

Seeing this scene, the guards around Qiu Weida had their mouths wide open and their eyes widened. Their minds were full of questions. Who is this person? He is so powerful. You must know that they are also martial arts practitioners. They can face ordinary three or two Japanese soldiers. But once the number of Japanese soldiers increases, it will not work.

But this man actually had no expression on his face, and faced more than ten Japanese soldiers with ease, without any panic, and even easily killed three Japanese soldiers without losing any chance.

Facing the few remaining Japanese soldiers, he rushed into the enemy group like a tiger descending a mountain. His big hands were deadly weapons. He seemed to have eyes on his back. The Japanese soldiers' sneak attacks were firmly blocked by him, and his bayonets were always missed. Every inch is inserted into the body, but it's always just a little bit short.

This reaction ability and control of distance are incredible.

The most shocking thing is the intensity of this person's murder.

They all used bayonets to kill people, which was quite laborious, but this man used his bare hands to grab the bayonet stabbed by the enemy with one hand, and with the other hand to grab the Japanese soldier's throat. This requires more than just a strong heart to stay calm in the face of danger. A strong heart that can maintain calmness, but also a terrifying reaction speed and strength.

Not everyone can do it with bare hands.

Especially at this life-and-death moment, the Japanese attacked from the front and attacked from behind.

They thought that they were practicing martial arts and could kill two or three Japanese soldiers, but under such circumstances, they thought they could not do it.

This person did it easily.

When this man easily killed more than ten Japanese soldiers, everyone was shocked and dumbfounded.

When they saw this person's appearance clearly, everyone exclaimed: "Songhu God of War!"

This person was Xia Yuan who came down from the city wall to provide support. The Japanese army bombarded the city gate with heavy artillery. It was expected that the city gate would be blown open. The Japanese army assembled a team of more than a thousand people and swarmed into the city. Soon He broke through the defenses on the city wall and entered the city.The defenders in the same city launched a fierce battle.

Xia Yuan withdrew from Yuhuatai. He had very few troops left and could no longer support the next battle. The heavy responsibility of defending Yuhuatai was placed on the 88th Division.

Therefore, he was able to lead the remaining troops into the city to defend.

With his presence, the defense line was just stable. The Japanese troops who attacked were all killed by a platoon of soldiers led by him.

"Brother Xia!"

Hearing the familiar voice behind him, Xia Yuan calmed down the surging energy and blood in his body. He turned around and saw that it was an old acquaintance. He wiped the blood on his face and said, "Why are you here?"

The visitor was an old acquaintance of the 51st Division, Qiu Weida, the commander of the 306th Regiment, who had given him a lot of support at the beginning.

"Come to support the 88th Division." Qiu Weida came over with his people, looked at the bloody corpses on the ground, and said: "Your fighting power is getting more and more powerful. Sometimes I wonder if you are a human being." , one person can face a dozen Japanese devils and kill them all."

Qiu Weida has been in the army for many years after all, and he has never seen anything, except that he has never seen a person with such strong fighting ability as Xia Yuan, and he has never seen him in the entire army.

It's quite unbelievable to say it.

Qiu Weida handed over a handkerchief and motioned to Xia Yuan to wipe it.

"We can't do it without killing them. They will kill our people. It's best to kill them all." Xia Yuan grabbed the bayonet without changing his expression, stuck it on the corpse of the Japanese under him, took the handkerchief, and said Thanks.

"Why are you so polite?" Qiu Weida smiled and asked, "How is the situation here?"

"We have them under control for the time being. There are many more over there." Xia Yuan pointed in the direction.

"Okay, when the battle is over, I'll treat you to a drink." Qiu Weida laughed, waved his hand and led the soldiers beside him in the direction pointed by Xia Yuan.

"Clean the battlefield." Xia Yuan put away his handkerchief, picked up the bayonet inserted into the Japanese corpse, and shouted.