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The war situation in SH City is getting more and more desperate.

On October 10, 19 Japanese troops began a "general offensive" on the Shanghai front.

Gather a large number of infantry, 700 cannons, and 150 bombers, with the goal of occupying Dachang Town, about 6 miles northwest of Shanghai.

On October 10, 24 bombers from Jinbu concentrated their bombing over Dachang Town.

Gu Zhutong called He Yingyu:
"I heard that three enemy divisions will come to Shanghai for reinforcements, and their leading troops will arrive in Shanghai on the 26th."

On October 10, the Japanese army broke through the Dachang and Xinjingqiao positions.

By October 10, the Japanese right wing had advanced approximately 26 miles.

On the morning of October 10, Dachang Town, where Chen Cheng's position headquarters was located, fell, and Yunzao Bang was broken through by the Japanese army.

The Chinese defenders in Jiangwan and Zhabei retreated to Hongqiao Town and Xiaonanxiang, leaving some key points on the north bank of the Suzhou River and the Sihang Warehouse to stop the Japanese army.

The national army retreated from SH urban area:
"In order to achieve the goal of a protracted war of resistance, our army will gradually move its positions east of Nanxiang to the south bank of the Wusong River, except for one unit to defend various points along the railway line."

Chen Cheng, Xiang Chongxi, and Li Zongren all suggested withdrawing the Suzhou River defense line and moving it to the Wufu Line and Xicheng Line. Chiang Kai-shek agreed for a time, but then ordered a return to defense.

In the evening, the national army withdrew from Zhabei.

On October 10, there were more than 27 people from the Second Battalion of the 80th Regiment of the No. 400 Eighth Division of the National Revolutionary Army guarding the "Dachang Defense Line" (the newspaper declared "eight hundred warriors"). Xie Jinyuan, the regimental staff officer, also served as the acting deputy regiment. The commander, led by battalion commander Yang Ruifu, lurked in the Sihang Warehouse on the north bank of the Suzhou River to cover the retreat of the army.

Dachang Town fell into the hands of the Japanese, and the national army began to retreat in an orderly manner.

Afterwards, the battalion was unwilling to leave the Sihang Warehouse position and vowed to deal with the enemy, which was tragic and fierce.

Girl Scout Yang Huimin passed through no-man's land and dedicated a blue sky and white sun full of flags to more than 400 warriors. After the fall of Zhabei, the national flag still fluttered in the wind.

The national flag was hung on the warehouse, and the British army persuaded him to retreat into the concession, but Xie Jinyuan politely declined.

On the evening of October 10th, Sihang Warehouse.

Xie Jinyuan said to the soldiers standing firm:

"Brothers, are you afraid?"

"Not afraid!"

All the soldiers in the Four Lines Warehouse said.

Xie Jinyuan then continued to inspire: "Northeast China has fallen, North China has fallen, but now, because of you, Shanghai is still there. At this point in the war, all the people in Shanghai will look at us, and the Sixing Warehouse is our last position, and It is our tomb. There are 30 Japanese troops outside. Once there is a firefight, we have no chance of survival. We soldiers will not retreat even a step. Tomorrow we will withstand even more fierce attacks."

"I would rather die than give in. I would rather die than surrender. Sihang Warehouse is our last position, which is also our tomb."

Three hundred soldiers shouted enthusiastically.

"Get ready, be vigilant, and be ready to fight."

"Yes"

Xie Jinyuan ordered more than 300 brothers to rest and rectify.

The Japanese army occupied the Bank of Communications Building next to the Sihang Warehouse and deployed cannon fire at the back of the Sihang Warehouse. However, the cannon was unable to cause fatal damage to the thick walls of the Sihang Warehouse. The Japanese army had to give up the attack, but the Japanese army destroyed the Sihang Warehouse. Water and electricity were completely cut off.

As night fell, the defenders of Sihang Warehouse built a wall with sandbags.

The construction slowly reached the edge of the new garbage bridge, and troops were stationed to guard it.

It took them four to five hours to transport the food, fruit, clothing, medicine and other materials brought by the citizens, as well as a large bag of condolences.

That night, British and American war reporters came to investigate the situation. Xie Jinyuan and Yang Ruifu met the reporters.

Xie Jinyuan made a request to the U.S. military through the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce to send 10 seriously wounded people off the battlefield, and the U.S. military agreed.

These 10 seriously wounded soldiers were carried away from the battlefield under darkness.

During the entire operation, three Chinese soldiers were shot and killed by the Japanese army.

At this time, another important event happened, that is, Yang Huimin presented the national flag.

At that time, the Chinese army did not carry national flags or military flags. Xie Jinyuan suddenly proposed that a national flag be hung on the top of the Sixing Warehouse to revitalize the country and the army.

The SH City Chamber of Commerce quickly sent a large national flag.

According to the memory of the famous Chinese medicine doctor Chen Cunren in the book "Life History during the Anti-Japanese War": "Suddenly, a girl scout Yang Huimin bravely wrapped a large national flag in oilcloth, jumped into the Suzhou River under a hail of bullets, and swam to the other side. .Send a national flag she brought into the hands of the national army.

This statement is the most heroic and romantic, but it seems to lack practical feasibility.

According to the recollection of a British engineer and technician: At that time, there was a pipeline with a diameter of 75 cm connecting the north and south banks of the Suzhou River. He personally took Yang Huimin to crawl to the opposite bank through the pipeline.

And Yang Huimin said in "Autobiography":
"When I walked near the Garbage Bridge with my sacred mission, I was stopped by the British army. After much debate, I finally climbed over the barbed wire with the permission of the British soldier, and then crawled to the ground. After crawling through many piles of sandbags for about two hours, I finally climbed to the Sixing Warehouse and presented the national flag to Deputy Xie and Battalion Commander Yang."

When Xie Jinyuan and Yang Ruifu took over the national flag from the 10-year-old girl, they couldn't help but give her a military salute!
Yang Huimin asked Xie Jinyuan about his future plans. The soldiers present responded in unison: Defend the Sixing Warehouse to the death!
At this time, Ning Yi's troops also arrived. Ning Yi looked at the Japanese army surrounding the Sihang Warehouse. After a little investigation, he saw a weak point and was about to order the troops to take action under the cover of night. Suddenly~
　One more, continue tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)