"This is a soldier of the 88th Division of the National Army who is about to die generously. From the collar badge, it can be seen that he is a superior soldier.
He was wearing a German M35 steel helmet, with his eyes covered by the brim of the hat shining brightly, his lips firmly closed and his face stern, showing the determination and ambition of a strong man who would never return.
The armband on his left shoulder shows his unit number "88D". What is carried on the right shoulder is a medium-sized rifle, a canvas bullet belt is slung across the left shoulder, a canvas strap for a wooden shoulder kettle is on the right shoulder, and two imitation German M-24 long-handled grenades are tied to the chest."
The above words are described by later generations based on the surviving photos of German armorer soldiers.
The era when the country was poor and weak left a psychological shadow on future generations. Later generations were full of feelings for the German Mechanic, so you can imagine what kind of high expectations the people of that time had for the German Mechanic. Got it.
Is the German weapon master brave? Of course heroic!
"This dates back to 1840. Since then, in order to oppose internal and external enemies, strive for national independence and people's freedom and happiness, the heroes of the people who have sacrificed their lives in previous struggles will be immortal!"
Although the Nationalist Government originally wanted to establish 60 German-style divisions, in fact, there were only four troops that actually met the requirements of German-style divisions.
They fought in the Battle of Songhu and then the Battle of Nanjing. In the end, only one division, the 36th Division, formally withdrew from Nanjing. Then they fought in the Battle of Wuhan to defend Mount Fujin.
In the defense battle of Fujin Mountain, the 36th Division, the only remaining German division, reduced its number from more than 10,000 to 800. That was the last glory of the German division.
As for the subsequent counterattack in Western Yunnan, although the predecessor of the 71st Army at that time was a German division, it is more accurate to say that they were an American division.
Although the officers and soldiers of the middle and lower ranks of the German Arms Division fought very bravely and fiercely, the performance of a unit is ultimately affected by all aspects of the country.
The final glory came to an end, but it can only be said that the battle should not have been fought like this.
This is not how the battle was supposed to be fought. Of course, it was to charge against the Japanese artillery fire!
And on the morning of December 13, the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China, Mr. Wang was muttering: "This battle should not have been fought like this!"
As Old Man Wang muttered, the group of them all looked at him. A man would not leave without a head, and a bird would not fly without a head. Shang Zhen and his group, if Shang Zhen was not there, everyone was Waiting for Mr. Wang to make up his mind!
What is Mr. Wang mumbling about? What he was talking about was the Cantonese troops who were shouting "Dump that mother" and charging forward!
At this moment, the Cantonese army, which was trying to break out of the Japanese encirclement from Nanjing City, now also adopted the method of charging.
The German weapon division's charge was a selective error above, but the Cantonese army's charge was not allowed. They couldn't do it without charging!
If the Japanese troops they collide with are blocked, then the Japanese troops will only gather more and more, and there will definitely be no reinforcements from China.
For this plan, the Guangdong army had no choice but to rush forward regardless of life and death.
Just last night, Mr. Wang and the others were still complacent because after they followed the Cantonese army out of the city, there were still Cantonese troops outside the city!
According to Mr. Wang's estimate, the strength of the Cantonese army was several thousand, if not ten thousand.
It was good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. The Cantonese army was charging in front, but they, the skirmishers of the Northeast Army, took advantage of the light and followed them out.
But, Mr. Wang was wrong.
There are many Guangdong soldiers, but the Japanese army is also gathering more and more troops.
Last night, the Cantonese army had a good fight with the Japanese army they encountered. The flares in the sky had not been extinguished at that time, and they already illuminated the sky and the earth as if it were daytime!
The Cantonese army also adopted a jumping charge method. There were many fortresses outside Nanjing that had been abandoned by the defenders.
The Cantonese army used those position bunkers to find a foothold first, and then moved to the next position. When they encountered the Japanese army in the middle, the two sides fired at each other, and even fought hand-to-hand.
Wang Laomao and the others who were behind the Cantonese army did not know how many casualties the Cantonese army had suffered, but they finally broke out from the Japanese encirclement.
But just after nine o'clock in the morning, the Cantonese army collided with the Japanese army again.
However, the method used by the Guangdong army to break out of the encirclement was still a charge, and it could only be a charge!
Wang Laomao and the others saw the Cantonese army charging in small groups towards the Japanese positions in front of them one after another, and the words they shouted were "lose that mother" and "don't be a bad guy" ” and other dialects rich in Guangdong characteristics.
But if the Japanese army was so easily broken through by the Cantonese army, then why would the Cantonese army launch those waves of charges?
Right now, Mr. Wang saw constant gunfire in front of him, but the Cantonese soldiers fell one after another under the firepower of the Japanese army but still did not rush out. Not only him, but this small group of them could They were all anxious.
Of course they were anxious because they saw that the Guangdong army was unable to rush out.
If the Cantonese army cannot rush out and is surrounded and killed by the Japanese army, then the fate of these people can be imagined.
The Cantonese army had only 8,000 troops instead of 10,000, and it was still unable to break out of the Japanese encirclement. With such a large army fighting, if a small group of them died inside, it would be like crushing a group of ants!
Seeing that the Guangdong army could not rush out, Mr. Wang and the others wanted to retreat.
Of course, that doesn't need to be called retreat, they just want to run out in a roundabout way.
After all, they were a small group, and the Cantonese army's main attack direction was south, but they could use their small number to get out from the side. It was impossible to imagine that the Japanese army's large net was weaved so tightly now.
Then these dozens of them hid wherever they should. How could the Japanese army go to war for such a small number of them?
They just wanted to take advantage of the Guangdong Army, but they had no intention of sharing life and death with the Guangdong Army.
Everyone had just discussed it, and now when Wang saw everyone looking at him, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "Let's go, the two women are at the back!"
After saying that, he led him to the left, and the two women, namely Ju Hongxia and the female student, followed them at the back of the team.
There are thousands of people from the Cantonese army. Although they are at the back, how can there be no people from the Cantonese army around them.
Of course, the people of the Guangdong Army knew that there was such a group of friendly troops, mainly from the Northeast, who took advantage of the opportunity to follow them at the rear.
But when fighting in a large team like this, there are only thirty or so people more than them, and there are not many people less than thirty people. They are too lazy to let them go to the front and serve as cannon fodder during the charge.
When they saw them leaving, no one stopped them, but after all, there were soldiers from the Guangdong Army who looked at these relatively tall and powerful Northeastern troops with a look of disdain.
But the most irritating thing was when Mr. Wang passed by a Cantonese army officer. Of course, the officer was not a high-ranking official, just a company commander. When people looked at Mr. Wang, he pulled the Cantonese's unique He said in a tone of voice: "Have a good trip - I won't send you off -"
Just these words made Mr. Wang fake cough in embarrassment.
The faces of Mr. Wang and his group are not very good. Northeastern people love face most, which makes people despise their faces but they are always a bit uneasy.
But face is less important than life, so Mr. Wang pretended not to hear the disdain, but he could only move forward with an expression on his face.
It wasn't until he was so far away that the Guangdong Army couldn't hear him, that he said mockingly: "What's the point of saving face? This face is the most useless thing. Face is not as good as shoe mats!"
