Soon, the gunfire stopped, and rows of Japanese soldiers wearing yellow uniforms with shining bayonets on their guns were launching a group charge under the cover of several thin-skinned tanks.
They are bound to win this position!
"Let's go, brothers, we should find someone to accompany us on the road." With that, Ge Cheng straightened his helmet, and then slowly walked out with the medium-sized rifle in his hand without looking back.
"Let's go. Brothers, otherwise the enemy will come up." Acting battalion commander Chen Xian commanded the twenty-one people remaining in the cave.
"Remember to prepare a thunder of glory for yourself. Even if we, the members of the 302nd Regiment, die, we will not be prisoners!" Before leaving fortifications, Chen Xian ordered his remaining robes.
When I walked out of the position, I saw that the ground was already filled with bomb craters. The ground was covered with the corpses of my brothers, some with broken hands, some with broken legs, and some even blown into two pieces by shells. The land turned red.
"Brothers, I, Mr. Chen, will be with you soon! You go ahead and remember to wait for me at the Huangquan Road!" As he said this, Mr. Chen took out the kettle from his waist and poured it on the ground. One point, "Brother, I have no wine today, so I can replace the wine with water and have a little drink with my brothers. Have a good trip!"
After saying that, Chen Xian poured out all the water in the kettle. He picked up the Czech light machine gun in front of him and loaded it with bullets. The machine guns of several nearby battalions had been looted here.
"Brothers, keep the enemy close before you fight!" Chen Xian did not forget to warn the brothers who were still alive around him.
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Masao Koizumi of the Japanese army on the opposite side is a lieutenant officer. Since the landing at Hangzhou Bay, the progress of the Kunizaki detachment has been very smooth. Unlike the Third Division and the Eleventh Division, which suffered a bloody blow on the Songhu battlefield, they They did not encounter strong resistance. Even if there was, the Sixth Division that opened the way in front cleared the obstacles for them to move forward.
Today is the moment when he is going to make a meritorious service. The heavy medal seems to be waiting for him. Thinking of Masao Koizumi, his face is full of excitement: "Here you go! Charge! Charge!"
As he spoke, Koizumi Masao, who had a band of plaster wrapped around his head, held the command knife high and rushed forward. However, after taking a few steps, a bullet hit the plaster pattern in the middle of his forehead, killing him instantly.
"The fifth..." With his mind chanting, Ge Cheng put down the Zhongzheng rifle in his hand. There was only one person left before he could complete his goal.
After the Japanese soldiers saw that the officer leading the charge was knocked down, they immediately fell down and crawled forward. They did not forget to shout: "Ha Youku! Ha Youku! The enemy is in the direction of twelve o'clock, about three hundred meters away." , prepare grenades immediately!”
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All the Japs in sight were lying down. Regarding this, Mr. Chen did not show any panic at all. He said: "Be careful, these little Japs are going to come up soon. In all likelihood, they will use a grenade to attack us first." , and then launch a collective charge, everyone pay attention to disperse and avoid bombs!"
After hearing this, everyone quickly dispersed and evaded, but they soon discovered that it was only the Japanese army in front of them that had stopped advancing, and the Japanese troops in other areas did not stop advancing!
After discovering this situation, although Chen Xian was anxious, he was helpless - they had only a few people left, and they were unable to stop the Japanese army's advance.
Sure enough, the Japanese troops in front launched a fierce attack after firing two grenade rounds. However, Ge Cheng was not so lucky. He was knocked down by the Japanese grenade shells.
Falling in a pool of blood, Ge Cheng unscrewed the cap of the grenade at his waist. A happy scene in the small house appeared in front of his eyes. He held his lovely daughter in his left hand, his wife in his right hand, and the people beside him. It's his parents and grandparents.
Thinking of the corner of Ge Cheng's mouth, a smile appeared, and he said softly: "Mom, dad, grandparents, and my wife, Xiao Lan'er, I will come down to reunite with you soon. Wait until the end." A support person..."
Ge Cheng stared at the sky with his eyes wide open. He was breathing desperately and holding on. He wanted to hold on until the moment the Japanese devils rushed up. He wanted to die together with these Japanese devils who had destroyed everything he had!
It didn't take long for the last line of defense composed of more than 20 people to be broken through. Acting battalion commander Chen Xian and the other officers and soldiers all performed heroically.
Before they were about to die, they caused huge casualties to the Japanese. The powerful firepower network left the little devils with hundreds of corpses.
As for Ge Cheng, he finally left without waiting for the Japanese to rush up. Before leaving, his fingers were still tightly wrapped around the grenade cord...
He never completed his final goal until his death. No one remembered how tragic the final battle in Chunhua Town was.
At four o'clock in the afternoon on December 8, 1937, all the officers and soldiers of the five battalions of the 51st Division of the 74th Army who were guarding Chunhua Town died heroically, and Chunhua Town was declared lost.
Such tragic scenes are just the tip of the iceberg in the Battle of Nanjing. The defenders of the Chinese army fighting on the front line usually sacrificed entire companies and entire battalions. Their equipment was much worse than that of the Japanese army. , but their resolute fighting will is no worse than that of the Japanese army, and is even more tenacious.
They all go forward to fight with the will to die. If the skin is gone, how will the hair be attached? If the country is gone, how can we start a family? With all the nests in the house, how can there be any eggs? Many of the troops' supplementary troops were mobilized from all over the country. They knew that a war was going on in the direction of Shanghai and Nanjing, and that fighting would mean death, but they resolutely signed up to support.
After capturing Chunhua Town, the Japanese army did not stop its offensive. It immediately mobilized its main force, artillery, and mechanized troops to attack Tangshan Town, which was located in the second line position. The defenders fought with it until about 8 p.m.
The frontline position in Tangshan Town was once invaded by the Japanese army. Fortunately, the main position and the highlands on both sides were still in the hands of the Chinese army. When the 156th Division of reinforcements arrived, the Chinese army immediately launched a high-intensity and fierce counterattack, and finally drove the Japanese army out. The positions and fronts are gradually becoming more stable.
As of December 8, the Japanese army had attacked the suburbs of Nanjing, reaching Qixia Mountain in the northeast, Dahu Mountain in the east, Tangshan Town in the south, and Molingguan and Jiangning Town in the southwest.
To the west and north of Nanjing is the rolling Yangtze River.
At this time, Nanjing has become a besieged city with trapped beasts still fighting!
At about 11 o'clock in the evening on the 8th, Tang Shengzhi's residence was bombed by Japanese planes. The glass was shattered and paper objects on the table flew in the air. Immediately afterwards, Japanese planes flew to the vicinity of Tang's residence for reconnaissance. Tan Daoping, then chief of the first section of the General Staff Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Garrison, immediately reported to Tang Shengzhi that their office location had been discovered by Japanese planes and requested that the office be moved.
Tang Shengzhi sat at his desk and said directly in front of the two deputy commanders Luo Zhuoying and Liu Xing: "I can't move this house just because of these Japanese bombs. If you find the office too cramped, you can move it to the railway station." I have to go to the underground office of the ministry to work. I can’t leave here, so the two deputy chiefs, Luo and Liu, and I should stay here.”
That is to say, on the 8th, the Nanjing Garrison Commander's Headquarters had completed a new deployment of city defense:
The right detachment adheres to the mountain line of Banqiao Town;
The 51st Division and the 58th Division of the 74th Army held the strongholds in the Niushou Mountain area and the line of Heding Bridge;
The 88th Division held on to Yuhuatai;
The 87th Division of the 71st Army adheres to the line of Heding Bridge (north of the Jiangnan Railway), contacts the 88th Division and the 51st Division on the right, and contacts the Teaching Corps on the left;
The teaching team sticks to the Purple Mountain;
The Second Army Corps held the line between Yangfang Mountain and Wulong Mountain and the Wulong Mountain Fortress;
The 36th Division stayed in the area of Hongshan and Mufu Mountain;
The 66th Army assembled near Dashui Pass and was on standby;
The 156th Division and the 1st Regiment of the 36th Division of the 83rd Army covered the troops retreating to Nanjing at the Qinglong Mountain and Longwang Mountain lines, while the 103rd Division and the 112th Division in Zhenjiang advanced towards Nanjing. .
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