In the early morning of December 7, 1937, two hours after the 36th Division Headquarters delivered cuffs to the First Regiment, the 48th Division under the Second Army arrived in Nanjing and immediately Drive to Yangfang Mountain and Wulong Mountain to build positions.
At the same time, the 41st Division under the Second Army discovered traces of Japanese troops at Longtan, Prayer Platform, and Baoguo Mountain. The commander of the 41st Division, Ding Zhipan, immediately sent a regiment of troops to fight with the division. The Japanese army fought fiercely.
The camera then turned to the 74th Army guarding the southern battlefield.
Back to the previous day, December 6, a regiment of enemies advancing from Tianwang Temple and Shangge Village fiercely attacked the national army's advancing position in Hushu Town. The 306th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade of the 51st Division Under the command of battalion commander Hu Hao, the defenders of the third battalion were defeated after a day and night of bloody fighting and were forced to abandon Hushu Town.
At the same time, the Japanese troops who fled from Tuqiao Town into Suoshu Town repeatedly conducted high-intensity fire reconnaissance and intermittent attacks on the Chunhua Town position. A large number of Japanese bombers carried out repeated bombings on the Chunhua Town position throughout the day, and the defenders risked their lives. During the war of resistance, the troops drove away the Japanese cavalry in the direction of Suoshu Town and made considerable gains.
On the same day, the first line position in front of Tangshui Town (ie Tangshan Town) between Chunhua Town and Dongchang Street was invaded by Japanese cavalry. Seeing that the front line position could no longer be defended, the defenders of the 51st Division finally surrendered after fierce resistance. At dusk (dusk) retreat to the second line.
"Damn it, these little Japanese are so damn vicious, they are as desperate as those bastards from Luodian." Wang Yaowu, the commander of the 51st Division, cursed at the division headquarters. His division headquarters has been set up in Tangshui Town, which is the closest place. On the front line, his division headquarters was less than 400 meters away from the second line position, and even the Japanese artillery could reach it. If he were not confident that there would be no traitors, otherwise the 51st Division headquarters would be able to fire off this shell. It’s gone.
"Master, our casualty report is out. Both battalions of our 301st Regiment have suffered more than half of their casualties. Only the reserve battalion is still intact." The deputy of the 301st Regiment came to report the situation. The leader of the group, Ji Hongru, came to report.
"Can your group still fight?" Wang Yaowu asked Ji Hongru.
"Reporter, as long as there is only one person left in our 301st regiment, the position will not be lost. The position will remain as long as the people are there!" Ji Hongru promised, patting his chest.
Wang Yaowu stood up, looked directly into Ji Hongru's eyes, and said: "That's okay, keep fighting! If you don't hurt little Japan, you really think that the people in our 74th Army are all soft persimmons. You are a group of 300." If the fight is over, I will send reinforcements to you. In short, the position cannot be lost! The people and the position are there!"
"Yes!" Ji Hongru assured.
It is impossible to say that Wang Yaowu is not distressed by the situation on the front line. It not only hurts, but also hurts terribly. He single-handedly led the 51st Division. From the establishment of the supplementary brigade in March 1st, to the present The 51st Division was brought up step by step by Wang Yaowu.
Although I feel distressed, there is nothing I can do about it. This is a national war. The country is gone, so how can we start a family?
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Battle reports on all fronts are in full swing. Zhang Tianhai can naturally know the external battle situation through the radio. Every time he hears an unfavorable battle report, his heart sinks a little.
The equipment of the Zhiyi Regiment is almost comparable to that of the Teaching Corps, except for the quality of the soldiers. If it weren't for the quality of the soldiers, I'm afraid the troops directly under the First Regiment could support the front line, right?
Although neither the Seventy-fourth Army nor the Second Army is as well-equipped as the First Army, they are better because of the quality of their soldiers. The Second Army is a new force, and the troops in this Army are all The troops that were reorganized and trained after the Great War in the Central Plains were all the elite left over from the troops left behind by the old Beiyang faction, and the troops themselves had a certain degree of "centralization."
What is centralization? Since more than half of the middle and lower-level officers of the army are students who graduated from the Central Military Academy or other regular military academies and martial arts halls, their combat effectiveness is more than a little bit better than that of the Caotaizi troops who came from local motley crews.
Let’s talk about the 74th Army. The 74th Army itself is a direct lineage of Chiang Kai-shek. Let’s talk about the 58th Division. In 1935, Yu Jishi personally organized and reorganized this unit. Later, it was even It has been included in the list of adjustment divisions. Although it has not received all the German weapons and equipment, in terms of weapons and equipment, it can almost catch up with the 36th Division and other units. The 58th Division alone has heavy machine guns 54 There are 274 light machine guns, 243 grenade launchers, 16 mountain guns, field guns, and howitzers, and 30 mortars and flat-firing guns.
The 51st Division, another main division of the 74th Army, is also a battle-hardened unit. The equipment is not bad, and the quality of the soldiers is even better.
Although the 74th Army suffered considerable losses on the Songhu battlefield, the essence of its main force was still there, and with some additional troops, it could barely withstand it.
But his regiment is different. Compared to a brigade, it is too small. It is only better equipped. In addition, it is a team composed of broken troops. Although it is a strengthened regiment, it still needs to be able to keep up with the battle will and battlefield discipline. superior? This is a huge question mark.
It was precisely because he was afraid that battlefield discipline could not keep up that Zhang Tianhai specially established a military police company and replaced it with other units. How could a mere reinforced regiment need as many military policemen as a company?
As for the will to fight, we can only rely on Zhang Tianhai and the four battalion commanders to continuously instill the spirit of "the war of resistance is glorious" and "soldiers should return to their hometowns as dead horses".
But no one knows the specific effect. After all, there is a saying that "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth." You will know whether it is a mule or a horse.
But no one dares to take this risk. To put it bluntly, they cannot afford to take this risk - the consequences of failure are too serious.
The regiment was too new, from the new company commander to the new soldiers. This was the fundamental reason why Song Xilian was uneasy.
"Hey, it's so damn annoying!" Thinking about it, Zhang Tianhai clenched his fists. The yellow cuff on his left shoulder could better reflect his depressed mood at the moment - he was here to guard against deserters from his own people. Not here to fight.
"Gentlemen, please take a rest. You've been cursing here all afternoon." Liu Houming persuaded Zhang Tianhai, who really couldn't stand it anymore.
The wind from the Yangtze River blew in the direction of Xiaguan, bringing with it a slight chill. Zhang Tianhai couldn't help but feel sad: Could it be that the tragedy of the Nanjing Massacre really couldn't be stopped?
Perhaps it was the cold river wind that woke up Zhang Tianhai. He shook his head and murmured in a low voice: "No, I still have to fight."
"What are you fighting for?" Liu Houming stretched out his old face. It was obvious that he heard Zhang Tianhai's words, "Leader, don't even think about disobeying military orders. The knife of the military court can kill people."
As he spoke, Liu Houming also made a beheading gesture, which was very emotional.
Looking at Liu Houming's actions, Zhang Tianhai also knew that this guy was kindly reminding him. After all, for the former, only if he has a bright future will this kid's life be troubled.
But Zhang Tianhai is not the kind of person who is stupid enough to disobey military orders. After all, if he disobeys military orders, let alone fight against Japan, he will die in the hands of his own people immediately.
It is precisely because he knows the consequences and the results that Zhang Tianhai feels more helpless - the national army is not an undisciplined team. If he disobeys military orders, the consequences will be serious. If you don't believe it, refer to the third What happened to the commander-in-chief of the group army, Han Fuqu? If you are still dissatisfied, please refer to the fate of Long Muhan, the commander of the 88th Division during the Lanfeng Battle and a graduate of the first batch of Huangpu?
Not everyone is as lucky as Sun Yuanliang. At this point, Zhang Tianhai is self-aware.
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