"Captain Zhang, you did a great job just now. If you hadn't been decisive, it wouldn't have been easy to get Sun Yuanliang and the others back..." Song Xilian broke out in a cold sweat, as if he was beating a little Japanese. He was absolutely unambiguous, but This Sun Yuanliang was also from the first phase of Huangpu, and he was also separated from the National Guard at the same time. If one person was not handled well, the principal would not be able to explain it, unless he died in battle.
In fact, Zhang Tianhai was not as calm as he seemed on the surface. His hands were also full of sweat. If the gun just missed a little bit, the consequences would be disastrous.
Let’s not talk about whether the Eighty-Eighth Division will cause a bloody conflict due to the injury of the military commander. He just said that he has not fired a shot at the commander before the other party caused extraordinary consequences. If he sued the chairman of the committee in the future, he would not be able to bear it. Walking around.
"Teacher, please don't laugh at me. I was in a cold sweat just now." Zhang Tianhai said with a bitter smile.
In this regard, Song Xilian did not say anything, but just smiled. From Zhang Tianhai's exposed hand, it can be seen that this guy is really bold and careful, and he has excellent marksmanship skills. The most important thing is that this guy is also very humble?
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Compared to Song Xilian, Zhang Tianhai and others who were relieved, Sun Yuanliang was not in such a good mood. He could only lead his troops back to Zhonghuamen.
It is said that the essence can be seen through the phenomenon, and Sun Yuanliang finally understood it: the idea of escape with Yijiangmen to Xiaguan, and then leave Nanjing by water is no longer realistic. He must think of a foolproof strategy!
So, when Sun Yuanliang returned to the division headquarters, he called the front line and said that the entire division must hold its position. Then he mysteriously disappeared, leaving only the 88th Division and some scattered troops. Since then, he has participated in the battle to defend the city, which also included the remnants of the 261st Brigade of the 87th Division that had been withdrawn from the front line.
The remnant of the brigade, under the command of its brigade commander Chen Yiding, organized death squads several times to seize the city gate and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy.
Also in the afternoon of the same day, the Thirty-sixth Division received an order from the commander's department and was transferred into the city to prepare for street fighting.
Regarding the order to enter the city, Zhang Tianhai also received it. It was conveyed by Song Xilian personally. Different from the order of the entire 212th Regiment to garrison at Yijiang Gate and the entire 216th Regiment to garrison at Heping Gate, the order he received was to go to the city. The garrison headquarters of the Ministry of Railways moved in!
Everything in the city is in chaos. One word can accurately describe the state of Nanjing City at this time: war and chaos.
At this time, almost no building in the city is intact. The ancient ancient city of Nanjing is now like a purgatory on earth. There are many fallen firearms, ammunition, various military supplies and other things on the ground, and there are also things dropped by ordinary people. Among the fallen daily necessities, the most eye-catching thing is the eye-catching yellow paper on the ground.
The yellow papers filled with words were dropped by the Japanese army at the same time as the bombs. They were used to persuade the generals of the national army to surrender.
Everyone on the street was running towards Yijiangmen, except for a few people who were rushing forward like Zhang Tianhai and others.
At this time, there were people running around the city. Most of them were defeated troops and ordinary people who had fled. There were not many neatly organized troops like Zhang Tianhai's Zhiyi Regiment. Occasionally, one or two teams were seen that were organized and led by officers. That was also in the direction of Zhonghua Gate, Yuhua Gate and Zhongshan Gate. Those gates had already declared a crisis and continued to support them with troops.
If he hadn't been given the order, Zhang Tianhai would have wanted to take his Zhiyi Tuan up to kill the little devil.
Zhang Tianhai didn't pay too much attention to the order issued by the Chief's Department. He just wanted to mobilize his regiment to cover the Chief's retreat. What else could he do?
That is to say, on the same day, the second peak of Zijin Mountain was also declared to have fallen. The positions of the Second Army and the 213th Regiment of the 36th Division had been compressed to the backwater position from Wulong Mountain to Jixiang'an, and the Seventh Army was The Fourteenth Army was also fighting fiercely in Shanghe Town with the Japanese troops coming from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
Nanjing will soon be surrounded into an iron barrel.
Walking on the road to the Ministry of Railways, there was no smile on Zhang Tianhai's face under the helmet. How Nanjing was destroyed by the war. At this point, as a person who has experienced it, he is naturally very aware of this change. Poor ancient capital with thousands of years of history. , has been destroyed in the flames of war.
Because the crowds on the street were too crowded, no matter how Liu Houming and Li Chunfei shouted in front to clear the way, they were never able to speed up the march, even though they were all running forward.
Half an hour later, Zhang Tianhai and others finally led their troops to arrive outside the Ministry of Railways and completed the assembly.
After arriving at the office of the garrison commander's headquarters, it was Tang Shengzhi who came out to check the situation in person. It was at the same time that Song Xilian received an order: 1. Xiaguan to Pukou is the only communication road for our army's rear, and we should try our best to maintain it. To maintain order, it is strictly forbidden for officers and soldiers of the army and stragglers to gather together to ensure key points; 2. The 74th Army fought fiercely with the enemy in Shanghe Town, and its rear traffic should be connected with the city through the Hanxi Gate, and the army's troops were prohibited from retreating into Xiaguan through the Sancha River. ; 3. Immediately impose martial law on the division from Yijiangmen to Xiaguan and prohibit all activities; 4. The first regiment directly under your third theater is temporarily placed under the combat order of the troops directly under the garrison and under the command of the commander's department.
"Hello, sir, Zhang Tianhai, the humble commander of the first regiment directly under the third theater, has been ordered to report!" After seeing Tang Shengzhi, Zhang Tianhai immediately stood at attention and saluted. Although he had never met Tang Shengzhi in person, he would always recognize the man with the badge, right? That was a dignified first-level army general. This was the most military officer he had ever had face-to-face contact with in his two lifetimes.
When I was in the Marine Brigade in my previous life, I could only meet the brigade commander and the like. As for the generals such as the Navy Commander, I could only see them on TV or from a distance.
After seeing that Zhang Tianhai's troops were strong and well-equipped, Tang Shengzhi nodded with great satisfaction and said, "Captain Zhang, please call your Communications Director Zheng Man over. I have something to tell you."
It was normal for Chief Tang to ask Zhang Tianhai to go alone or call Chief of Staff Guo Qiliang, but Tang Shengzhi asked him to call Zheng Man together, which made him feel a little surprised.
Of course, Zhang Tianhai couldn't disobey Tang Shengzhi's order. It was natural for the latter to call him, so he responded: "Yes, sir!"
After calling Zheng Man, Tang Shengzhi took Zhang Tianhai and Zheng Man to the side and said directly to Zheng Man: "Xiao Man, the war situation is urgent now. I believe you are aware of this situation. I To make a long story short, your father, Mr. Zheng, also asked someone to greet me and asked me to take you out of Nanjing alive."
"Uncle Tang, no need. As a soldier, Zheng Man should live and die with Nanjing together with the officers and soldiers of the Zhiyi Regiment and the officers of the Chief Department." Zheng Man replied very seriously.
Ignoring Zheng Man's words, Tang Shengzhi said directly to Zhang Tianhai next to him: "Commander Zhang, now I am ordering your department as the garrison commander. Your department's current mission is to jointly guard the commander's department with the special agent team of the commander's department to ensure that The safety of the Chief's Department! After five o'clock, your group will immediately set off for Hutchison Pier in Xiaguan and take the ferry to Pukou. You can go there in person with the order signed by me. After crossing the river, gather at Wuyi and wait for the officers of the Chief's Department. s arrival!"
"Yes!" Zhang Tianhai stood at attention and responded, his heart already sinking, even though he already knew that Nanjing, a dangerous city, could not be defended. If he continued to defend it, it would be a dead end. If he followed the chief's troops, he would definitely There will be life. However, he wanted to do something for Nanjing, and he could not just flee Nanjing with the chief's department without firing a shot.
As a Chinese soldier, he wants to do his part!
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