After nightfall, the Chinese navy ventured close to Huangtian Port. Japanese aircraft dropped many mines, causing four Chinese navy ships to hit mines and sink in the past few days, killing and injuring more than 1,000 army officers and soldiers. It is a pity that these ships fought bloody battles on the battlefield. Chinese officers and soldiers sacrificed their lives on the ship in vain.
Lieutenant Colonel Songgang knew that the Chinese army was retreating under the cover of night. He ordered the artillery to fire continuously at the fortress to harass the retreat of the Chinese army. In the darkness, many parts of the Jiangyin Fortress were shrouded in flames. Huangtian Port was also destroyed by Japanese aircraft during a daytime bombing. Large ships could not dock, so small ships had to be used to transport the soldiers to large ships outside the port, and then transported back to the reception center in Nanjing for reorganization. The 103rd Division used the cover of night to withdraw its troops, reinforce the defenses with machine guns and submachine guns, and prepare for the final decisive battle the next day. Liu He inspected the troops for the last time. Some of the wounded soldiers who had not been evacuated in time expressed their intention to fight the Japanese invaders to the end. This made Liu He burst into tears. He instructed Tao Fuyue, commander of the 117th Division, that these wounded soldiers must be evacuated first before they could retreat. Tao Fuyue said at the time that he would comply with the order. However, after dawn, Tao Fuyue first retreated to the transport ship "Zhong Hai" outside the port and abandoned the wounded. As a result, they were all killed by the Japanese army. However, Tao Fuyue was only dismissed from his post and investigated. In 1938, Tao Fuyue, who once again served as the commander of the 262nd Division, was shot dead by Sergeant Tian Dafu, a surviving officer of the 117th Division.
In the southern position of the fortress, the organization of the troops has been broken up. The soldiers had to regroup on the position. Many soldiers joined the unfamiliar team. Because the port was bombed, the large-scale transport "Jiangling" The ship could not get close to the river bank because the draft was too deep, so the soldiers had to cross the 2-kilometer waterway by themselves. The period for loading soldiers was greatly prolonged. Throughout the night, only 1,100 soldiers were evacuated to the ship. In order to avoid being attacked in the morning Due to the bombing by Japanese planes, the "Jiangling" only carried half of its crew and evacuated to the Madang Fortress.
In the messy Huangtian Port, there were wounded and dead soldiers everywhere. In addition to the constant sound of shell explosions, what came to people's ears were the screams and cries of the wounded. Lieutenant General Liu Xing looked at this tragic scene, He couldn't help but knelt down and cried bitterly: "Brothers, I, Liu Xing, am ashamed of you, I am sorry for you." Especially when he saw that the fortifications protecting the port were actually built with the bodies of dead Chinese soldiers. Yes, my heart is as sharp as a knife, looking at these soldiers who shed their last drop of blood for the war of resistance, and now their bodies are exposed in the wilderness, with no one to bury them. The navy and army are almost exhausted, and the Jiangyin Fortress still cannot be held. As a general who has lost his troops and humiliated the country, , how can they face their relatives? Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Liu Xing felt his eyes darkening. He came to the side of the fortification in a daze, pulled out the pistol from his waist, and pointed it at his forehead, Staff Officer Seeing that something was going wrong, the Changhe guards yelled and ran over to stop them. Gunshots rang out. General Liu slowly fell on the fortifications piled with the remains of the dead soldiers, and merged with them, guarding Huangtian Port together. The news reached Commander Liu He. Commander Liu He was stunned for a while, took over the command of Jiangyin Fortress, and continued to direct the soldiers to retreat.
Mixed with the continuous drizzle, another dawn arrived. The port and forward positions began to be continuously bombarded by Japanese artillery fire and round after round of air strikes. The Fifth Brigade has dispatched 160 sorties of fighter jets and spare parts in recent days. The attrition was very serious. Although 28 Japanese fighter jets and bombers had been shot down, the Japanese army had initially repaired the Shanghai airport. The Japanese Air Force dispatched 60 bombers and 50 fighter jets from the Taipei Air Force to assist the ground forces in attacking Jiangyin. The Navy's three aircraft carriers, "Soryu", "Kaga" and "Chiyoda", can also send aircraft to blockade the Jiangyin Fortress at any time. Japan's air force greatly exceeds the strength of the Fifth Group, even if the entire Third Group and Fourth Group are added. Aircraft, and also Japanese Air Force aircraft, had a 5:1 advantage, not to mention that the Third Group needed to guard the direction of Hangzhou, and the Fourth Group needed to guard Nanjing, and there was no strength to support the Third Group.
I looked at the small blackboard in great distress. In just 4 days, the Fifth Group had lost 7 fighter jets. Only 5 of the remaining 9 Hawker fighter jets could fly normally. This was impossible to seize the air superiority over Jiangyin. Tragic The retreat from Jiangyin began. Japanese planes went out with all their strength to bomb the Chinese fleet, trying to wipe out the Chinese army in the water. The Fifth Group could only dispatch all the aircraft that could fly for the final battle.
"Zi Ziwen, Jiang Tianyang, Hu Ming, Xue Shan, Gu Jinyong." I looked sadly at the five recently killed pilots on the sacred plaques placed at the group headquarters. Their familiar voices and smiles vaguely flashed before my eyes. He lowered his head helplessly. China needs a strong air force. The fallen soldiers called for the Chinese air force.
The morale of the troops has also dropped a bit, but some pilots who have achieved results are still eagerly waiting for the next chance to attack. Even those pilots who have not had the chance are eager to try and prepare to prove their worth in the war.
The Aviation Commission promised to replenish aircraft and parts for us as soon as possible. However, since China does not yet have the ability to manufacture its own aircraft and can only buy them at high prices from the United States, Britain and other countries, they do not know when they can replenish them.
A country must be able to produce its own aircraft, otherwise it will never become a great power.
My fighter jet has been spray-painted with 9 solid suns and 4 hollow suns on its tail, but the plane has also been damaged in many places. Because there are no spare parts for repair, it can no longer take off again. I had no choice but to borrow Lieutenant Cui Yuanshan's fighter plane, and when I took off, I clearly saw the envy in Cui Yuanshan's eyes.
That day, Li Yuhe, Miao Zhen, Gu Baotian, and Fang Xicui were also on the attack with me. Five Silver Eagles soared into the clouds and mist, flying in the sky of the motherland. The transparent clouds were caught up with us and left behind. When we passed through a cumulus cloud, Jiangyin Fortress appeared in front of me. Looking from the sky, I could only see There were plumes of black smoke rising inside and outside the fortress and fires burning in many places. On the ground were some beetle-like Japanese tanks and ant-like Japanese infantry who were constantly attacking the fortress fortifications, but we had no extra ammunition to attack the ground. troops, because in front of us, on the Yangtze River, dozens of Japanese planes were flying up and down to bomb Chinese ships.
I increased the throttle and led the four Hawkers out of another cloud. In a blink of an eye, we arrived on the river. Above the bombers, more than 20 Japanese fighter jets had already occupied high-altitude positions, waiting for our arrival.
"Ignore the Japanese fighters and concentrate on destroying the bombers. Do you understand?" I used the intercom to instruct the other pilots.
"Copy that, captain, don't worry, attack the enemy bombers." The pilots expressed their understanding.
When the Japanese fighter jets above started to dive, I had already selected a Type 96 Land Attack. This bomber was a copy of the early German Heinkel bomber. Due to the inadequate Japanese engine technology, the maximum speed of the Type 96 Land Attack was only 220 kilometers per hour. , the advantage is that it has a larger range of 2,000 kilometers, is equipped with 4 machine guns, and has a crew of 7 people. The 96 Land Attack aircraft had already discovered my aircraft and was about to turn around and face me head-on. I seized the moment when the Japanese aircraft turned and fired three short bursts at the enemy aircraft. First, I fired the machine gun on the left side. Then I knocked out the lower machine gun. When the Japanese plane's nose was facing me, I also knocked out its right machine gun. I then aimed a long burst at the cab of the enemy plane's nose. , fired more than 100 rounds, the plane immediately lost control, fell towards the water, exploded and disintegrated not far from the water, and the Japanese pilot was not seen parachuting.
The formation of the enemy bombers has collapsed. The pilots of our fifth group attacked the Japanese aircraft separately. The aircraft piloted by Sergeant Gu Baota hit a 96 Land Attacker, and a Nakajima fighter behind him swooped down and hit him. On the left wing, Sergeant Gu began to raise the plane, and the Japanese plane also began to raise the plane, preparing to catch up and continue to fire. Who knew that the distance between the two planes was too close, and they actually collided with each other and suffered great damage. After losing power and falling, Sergeant Gu still had his willpower and hurriedly bailed out. However, the pilot of the Japanese fighter jet did not bail out until the plane crashed. Later I learned that Japanese pilots during this period were so fierce and brave that they were not interested in China at all. The skills of the pilots were dismissed, so most of them did not carry parachutes. After the heavy losses of Japanese pilots, the Taipei Air Force did not get relevant information at all. They thought that the Chinese Air Force had been eliminated long ago. Today they are going to Pay a heavy tuition fee for this.
Before the Japanese fighter jets targeted me, I once again damaged a 96 Land Attack. The purpose of our attack this time was to protect the retreat of the Chinese fleet, so as long as the enemy was unable to drop bombs, the mission was completed. Two Japanese Nakajima fighter jets kept firing bullets at my Hawker from left to right. I tried my best to fly up and down, dodging bullets, and looking for opportunities to flip and attack. I calmly and cleverly caught a tiny one. At the right time, he rolled through the middle of the two enemy planes, reduced the throttle, rolled 180 degrees horizontally, grabbed the tail of one of the planes, and fired a salvo at it at close range. The Zhongdao was covered in smoke and lowered its altitude to escape. However, at this time, two more Zhongdao planes came to attack me. Fortunately, Li Yuhe discovered my dangerous situation and rushed over regardless of his own safety. He fought with one of them. When he was hedging, he wounded him, and the Japanese plane quickly descended to a low altitude and escaped by wiping the water.
Although Li Yuhe helped me drive away a Japanese plane, there were too many Japanese fighters. I saw with my own eyes 7 Japanese planes besieged Miao Zhende's plane and did not stop until the Hawker crashed into the mountain and exploded. The Japanese fighters around me There were as many as 6 fighter jets, and it seemed like bullets from Japanese planes were everywhere. My Hawker had been shot in many places, and even I had 7 or 8 bullets on my body. Fortunately, they were all skin injuries. My physical strength has reached the limit, my consciousness has blurred, and my Hawk fell straight down. By the time I realized that I was falling, I was only a few dozen meters away from the water. Fortunately, I was only 3 meters away from the water. meters, I raised the fuselage in time, otherwise the future Director of Armored Forces of the Chinese Army would be finished by the end of 2037.
Not only did I not know when the plane I was driving landed at the airport, but even the airport staff didn't notice it. Probably because there was not a drop of fuel left and I landed by gliding. By the time I fully regained consciousness, Li Yuhe's scarred plane had already landed, and Miao Zhen and Fang Xicui died heroically. All the planes of the Wuming Brigade had been lost, and the remaining ones could not take off for combat, but on the 5th, One day, the Wuming Brigade shot down 4 Type 96 Land Attack and 2 Nakajima Fighters, and damaged 3 Type 96 Land Attack and 3 Nakajima Fighters. The Wuming Brigade tried its best.
The battle for Jiangyin Fortress was also coming to an end. The two regiments of the 103rd Division responsible for defending the final port position were unable to board the retreating torpedo boats. Wu Jun, the commander of the 309th Regiment, took the initiative to lead the remaining 500 soldiers of the regiment to cover the 308th Regiment and the remaining The navy officers and soldiers retreated, and the soldiers of the 308th Regiment boarded the torpedo speedboat in tears, leaving the machine guns and grenades to the soldiers of the 309th Regiment.
The officers and men of the 309th Regiment kept their oath, they proved their worth, covering the retreat of friendly forces until their last bullet, their last grenade, after which all the dead and the living remained on the position, the living Polishing their bayonets and waiting for the Japanese army to launch the next round of charge, all the officers and soldiers of Wu Jun's regiment, except for the 137 wounded who retreated early, died in the Jiangyin Fortress and sacrificed their lives for the country. At the rear, the new 309th Regiment will soon be reorganized and continue to fight the Japanese invaders.
On the water outside Huangtian Port, there are no more Chinese naval transport ships. The wreckage of some large and small ships are still appearing and disappearing in the river. The corpses of countless Chinese soldiers are floating on the water. Blood stains the river surface. The Yangtze River Cry for it.
Lieutenant General Ouyang Ge and the Chief of Staff had previously evacuated to Madang on a sailboat. The last three torpedo boats also evacuated Jiangyin after Japanese tanks and soldiers appeared at the port. The Jiangyin Fortress completely fell, but the fortress on the riverside There were still more than 1,000 Chinese soldiers who had not evacuated on some positions and on some steep cliffs. The torpedo boats continued to pick up and transport these soldiers despite the Japanese army's artillery fire. However, as the Japanese army's artillery fire became more and more fierce and accurate, finally At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the torpedo speedboats carried the last batch of lucky Chinese soldiers to Madang, and some lucky ones also evacuated to Nanjing on the fishing boats they found. Hundreds of Chinese soldiers who remained on the riverside were still there. After running out of bullets, he jumped into the water and vowed not to be a slave to the subjugation of the country.
