Chapter 95 Long Song

(...I heard that later military experts concluded that when defensive wars turned into street fighting, 99% of the offensive parties wanted to win, except for the war called Stalingrad in Europe; but we didn't know about this when we defended Nanjing, and we thought the country's capital could definitely be defended... Excerpted from "Grandpa's Memories of the War of Resistance")

The sound of cannons in the sky was like muffled thunder that made Nanjing city chaotic; soldiers and civilians hiking to the north could be seen on all streets. Everyone knew that if you want to escape from Nanjing, you could only cross the Yangtze River north, just like Chief Tang.

Tang Shengzhi's order to retreat was printed and issued hurriedly before he left. Many soldiers on the road actually learned that Chief Tang had escaped and dispersed rather than retreating. When more officers and soldiers received the order to retreat, they had already been ordered to retreat twice as soon as the troops behind them received orders to retreat. The Japanese intercepted the way home! The deceiving and abandoned soldiers were full of resentment and resentment! They were already a group of people wearing military uniforms, not soldiers! They didn't know that because of this chaos, the disorderly retreat had caused all the sects in Nanjing to be lost one after another, and those brothers who voluntarily left the rear to be killed in blood!

The sound of gunfires from all directions came from all directions, getting closer and closer, and the pedestrians on the ground became more and more panicked; the Japanese planes in the sky kept rushing down, but instead of dropping bombs, they spread leaflets, just like the same leaflets as before the Nanjing Defense War was started, just as if they knew that there were no defenders in the city. The paper floating all over the sky reminded people of the demise and the passing of their destiny; is this city, the country, the largest country in the East, going to pass away?

With a burst of rapid but neat footsteps, a group of officers and soldiers hurried to an open intersection as they chased a bicycle.

"Tengteng! Tengteng!..." Suddenly, the gunshot suddenly rang out, not from the distance, right in front of them! The pedestrians couldn't help but stop their heavy and panicked steps.

"Listen to everyone! I am Cao Xiaomin!..." The person who got off the bicycle threw away the car and shouted at everyone.

Oh, Cao Xiaomin? This name once excited many soldiers here, just like their Chief Tang; Chief Tang has escaped, and Cao Xiaomin is still there? Everyone is not excited, they are just curious, wanting to see what this hero who has been worshipped by them for a long time in their hearts is like.

He was wearing a gray cloth uniform, and his captain's rank was no longer visible; his face was dusty, his head and face were covered with various scratches, and his body was covered with blood. This was a man who had just come down from the battlefield, and all the veterans could see it.

"I just took a group of brothers from Suzhou to Nanjing. What I saw along the way was all the massacres of the Japanese. There was no reason, regardless of men, women, old and young. As long as it was Chinese, women raped and killed men..." Cao Xiaomin saw that everyone really stopped, and he didn't care that his throat was already screaming so hard that he continued his speech: "In the end, only 86 people in our group rushed into Nanjing..."

It was really tragic! The veterans were a little moved, and they also watched their brother die by their side with grief. They understood the feeling of a veteran who had lost thousands of brothers.

"Why do we risk our lives to kill ourselves in Nanjing? Because we seized a piece of intelligence on the road, we must bring in for our brothers and our elders in Nanjing to know!" Cao Xiaomin shouted at the top of his lungs: "The Japanese will go into Nanjing and want to massacre! The city will be massacred!..."

Suddenly, the fleeing military and civilians began to stir up riots and even riots... the city was massacred!?

"My brothers all know that I, Cao Xiaomin, worked in the pharmacy before I joined the army, and I can read the Japanese characters written by the Japanese!" Cao Xiaomin continued to roar with difficulty, while taking out the Japanese briefcase: "This is the Japanese information we seized. There are orders inside that the Japanese troops can kill, rob and rape for ten days! Ten days!!...How many people will be left in Nanjing in ten days!?... Are there anyone who can understand Japanese characters here? Who comes to see if I, Cao Xiaomin, deceives everyone!"

He was a man who had just come out of the fire, and it seemed that smoke was still coming out! He was a soldier like all his brothers! Cao Xiaomin gained the trust of the soldiers. The authenticity of the information he said was immediately recognized by everyone. What should we do if the Japanese were going to massacre the city? The violent fire exchange came from all over the place. It was likely that it would be a death if he didn't fight back. Maybe it would be a death if he didn't fight back!

"Listen, brothers, the bastard named Tang is a coward. He deceived us and abandoned us... But, this country and this nation have never abandoned us. She is still watching us fight and watching us fight against the invaders to defend her... In the Shao family, my brothers knew that they would die forever without fighting, but everyone was on the way! Why!? 'There are all people behind us, and the Chinese Democratic Party soldiers have no way out' This is what the brothers shouted about dying for their country at that time! Today, I would like to ask everyone to see them..." Cao Xiaomin pointed at the people on the street who were preparing to flee with the army and shouted loudly: "Today I want to tell everyone that the Japanese want to massacre the city, and we have to let more people leave. I have to tell everyone that behind us are all people, and the Chinese Democratic Party soldiers have no way out!"

Because of excitement, tears that he said he would not leave were thrust out of his eyes. In his blurry sight, he clearly saw that many soldiers also had tears in their eyes!

Cao Xiaomin is actually not good at speaking. In the original time and space, he was a silent lamb throughout his student days; but in this time and space, he had to shout!... I heard that later military experts concluded that when defensive wars turned into street fighting, 99% of the offensive parties were going to win, except for the battle called Stalingrad in Europe. But when we defended Nanjing, we didn't know these, we thought that the capital of the country could definitely be defended... Grandpa and the others believed that Nanjing could be defended, what about them?

"Nanjing is our capital, we can defend it! As long as everyone is fearless and fights the Japanese with the desperate efforts, we can defend it!" Cao Xiaomin shouted this call against his will, and then he didn't know what to say. Everyone was in a stalemate, those who were leaving and those who hoped that everyone would stay to fight.

"Students, dear, sincerity, the Three Principles of the People are my revolutionary pioneers. Revolutionary heroes and national pioneers, continue to work hard and continue to succeed in the martyrs. Classmates and fellow students enjoy the guidance, and live and die at the end of the day, and do not Don't forget the current Japanese school. Sprinkle flowers with blood, use school writers with firewood and taste gall, and work hard to build China." Cao Xiaomin didn't know what to do afterwards, so he couldn't help but blurt out and sang the song they sang when they charged against the Japanese, the oldest school song of the Whampoa Military Academy...

The song spreads like they were on the battlefield where they charged, and then at the end of the song, it was replaced by the new school song "The tide of anger is surging, the party flag is flying, this is the revolutionary Huangpu.ism must be implemented, discipline should not be relaxed, and be prepared to be the pioneer of struggle. Build a bloody road, guide the oppressed people, join hands, and move forward. The road is not far away, don't be shocked, my dear sincerely, continue to stay forever. Carry forward the spirit of our school! Carry forward the spirit of our school!" One by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, Cao Xiaomin is not familiar with, but he feels particularly excited when he listens at this time!

Cao Xiaomin is not a Huangpu student, and he didn't know that almost all the backbone of the main combat troops in this Nanjing defense battle were Huangpu student, but he did it right for no reason!

"I'm afraid of death and ran away! Let's listen to Chief Cao!" Suddenly, an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel jumped onto the pillar pier on the side of the road and shouted loudly: "Let's listen to Chief Cao and guard Nanjing City!"

A lieutenant colonel called him the commander! Cao Xiaomin was stunned...

At this time, the Nanjing defenders didn't want any superior. They just wanted a belief and a reason to support their original beliefs! Cao Xiaomin, who could no longer see the military rank on his shoulders, was not the superior in their eyes. He was a soldier who came back from thousands of miles to defend Nanjing. He was a soldier like them, a soldier of the Chinese Democratic Party!

Yes, the officials who abandoned them were those who were afraid of death, not this country or their common people; they had no reason to give up on themselves, they were soldiers, and the guards were responsible for defending the people!

"There are all people behind me, and the Chinese Democratic Party soldiers have no way out!... Brothers fight back, and die in Nanjing if they want to die!" The slogans that had been ringing in the Shao family once again rang in Nanjing. The officers and soldiers who were already in numbness and even heartbroken suddenly cheered up and turned around and killed them towards the position they had previously held...

The gunfire from all sides in the distance suddenly became fierce, and more and more lost soldiers gathered together and joined the battle without hesitation. He did it, he did what he did not do in the Shao family; Cao Xiaomin really called on the soldiers who were about to disperse to pick up the guns and fight again! After a night of enemy lines and half a day of fierce fighting and running, Cao Xiaomin, who had been overdrawn in his spirit and physical strength, was already in danger, but he still had to hold on because he knew that he wanted to support the dignity of this nation now!

The news that the Japanese were going to massacre the city quickly spread throughout the city. More and more people were heading north, and more and more soldiers were heading towards the dangerous positions of the city gates; the city of Nanjing was full of barricades, and people were ready to fight to the death! No one was trembling because they had faith that Nanjing could defend it! Because they no longer felt abandoned, they fought for this country and the people behind them!
Chapter completed!