Chapter 455: Fifty-first Division

Although the 51st Division tried its best to hold on to its position with huge casualties, it showed signs of lack of support under the fierce attack of the island army.

The gap in weapons was too obvious, and some positions were about to be exhausted, forcing the soldiers guarding the positions to venture out of the positions at night to collect the abandoned guns and ammunition of the island troops.

Most of the Niushou Mountain position was lost, and Wang Yaowu ordered the concentrating of all the main forces on the front line of Chunhua Town to make the final resistance. At this time, there were two days left before the restriction required by the Nanjing Garrison Command to hold on to the ten-day limit...

Wang Yaowu never felt such fatigue, nervousness, or anxiety.

One day, even one hour, is enough to decide the outcome of a war. In two days, what can the 51st Division with heavy casualties rely on to persevere?

Spirit, perseverance, or the life of the brothers?

Wang Yaowu didn't know.

He only knew that as long as the headquarters' retreat order was not issued, he and the 51st Division would have to nail it here like nails until he eventually died in battle...

The island army's attack also reached a point of madness, and waves of tides rushed towards the position, as if they wanted to completely submerge the Chinese army that was stubbornly blocking them on the opposite position in one fell swoop.

But those Chinese troops were like a huge rock born to grow on the position. No matter how violent the enemy's impact was, they always stubbornly blocked all offensives...

Wang Yaowu and his 51st Division also began to be noticed by the island army.

In addition to the five main ace forces in the third war zone, there are many troops as brave as the ace division...

On this day, the island army launched twenty-one attacks on Chunhua Town under the cover of aircraft and cannons, but each attack was struggled by the Chinese army...

Half of the brothers of the 51st Division were killed. Wang Yaowu silently looked at the battlefield where artillery fire was still everywhere in the sky. He felt his heart tightening.

The arrival of night also cannot conceal the fierce battle is happening here.

The island army kept firing fires and bombing every Chinese position in Zhenchunhua Town. The flames rendered the night as if it was during the day.

The soldiers hid silently in the bunker, and few people spoke, and they wanted to keep their physical strength until tomorrow's more tragic battle.

Wang Yaowu still had a battalion of troops in his hands, and even when the battle was at its most difficult time, he was not willing to use it.

This is used to cover the retreating brothers of the 51st Division to retreat after the retreat order is issued. This is the last reserve team that can be used by the 51st Division...

"Teacher, the headquarters telegram, ask about our situation."

Wang Yaowu licked his chapped lips: "Call back to the headquarters. Niu Shou Mountain has been lost. Chunhua Town is still in the hands of our army. Our army has no problems, no problems, and it is still fighting, and it is still fighting..."

After a while, the staff officer came to the front again: "The division seat, the headquarters sent a telegram to commend our headquarters and ordered the 51st Division to continue to hold on until 3:00 tomorrow afternoon, and then allow the retreat!"

Wang Yaowu's eyes lit up, he took the telegram and looked at it for a long time, and then breathed a long sigh of relief.

Finally let myself wait and retreat!

I am not afraid of death, but if I continue to fight like this, the 51st Division will fight all! The War of Resistance has just begun, and I have to keep the 51st Division and the Japanese pirates fighting to the death, and I have to keep this useful body...

"Tell me this news, brothers." Wang Yaowu carefully collected the telegram: "Order the guard battalion to prepare. When the retreat time comes, I will personally lead the guard battalion to cut off the rear of the 51st Division!"

The news that the division commander personally cut off the rear of the entire division quickly reached the ears of the officers and soldiers from the 51st Division. This news completely mobilized the enthusiasm and courage of the officers and soldiers of the entire division!

When dawn came, none of the soldiers were afraid of the fierce attacks of the Japanese pirates.

One after another, the soldiers fell down, and one after another took over the positions guarded by their companions. The weapons in their hands vented hatred, and the anger in their eyes seemed to be about to erupt.

The commander of the island army could not understand at all. In such a disadvantageous situation, what kind of tenacity did the Chinese army rely on?

They will never know what determination and iron blood will the military and civilians of this country burst into tears when a country is facing life and death!

Time passed by minute by minute, but the Chinese soldiers on the position did not feel it.

It seems that no matter whether they are about to retreat or not, whether they are still asking them to continue to stick to ten days, one month, or even one year, it is no longer important to them.

The attack troops of the island army were finally tired, and the gunshots that had been noisy for a long time stopped. As long as the artillery continued to roar, raging the positions of the Chinese army.

The time for retreat has finally come.

At 3:00 p.m., with Wang Yaowu's order, the Fifty-first Division, which had been in Chunhua Town for ten days, was ordered to retreat.

And the one who cut off their rear was Wang Yaowu, the commander of the 51st Division!

The island army soon discovered the retreat attempt of the 51st Division. They absolutely could not tolerate the Chinese army that resisted them for ten days and gave them huge damage to them ran away.

In the sky is the bombing of the retreating Chinese army by the island army by the planes of the island army, and on the ground is the island army with red eyes trying to catch up with the 51st Division.

But the ground troops were soon blocked.

Under the command of Wang Yaowu, a battalion of Chinese troops appeared in front of the Japanese pirates in a lively manner. The light and heavy weapons that opened fire together caught the Japanese off guard.

The brothers from the guard camp continued to hold on here for two hours until it was dark. Wang Yaowu issued an order to evacuate the battlefield.

At this time, there were only more than 80 soldiers left in the guard battalion. The bloody sacrifice made everyone feel heart-wrenching sadness...

It was still dawn at this time. Obviously, the island army was like a mad dog that was beaten and would never want the prey in front of them to disappear. They followed the guard camp like crazy and chased them reluctantly.

I finally retreated to the riverside, but something unexpected happened.

There is no more ferry on the bank of the Yangtze River to cross the river!

Wang Yaowu smiled bitterly, God's will, this is really God's will. God wants to keep himself here, die here, and achieve the last battle of his Chinese soldiers.

"Get ready." Wang Yaowu whispered.

The soldiers in the guard battalion did not speak. They silently packed their weapons, then chose a place to lie on the ground, preparing to welcome the last battle in their lives.

"Master, look, look!"

The guard battalion commander suddenly pointed at the river and shouted loudly.

A small steamer was sailing quickly. When the sight could be seen clearly, General Wang Yaowu said that he could not believe who he saw on the small freighter.

His immediate boss, the commander of the 74th Army, Yu Jishi!

The military throne came, and the military throne personally took a small steamer to pick him up!

"Zuomin, get on the boat, get on the boat!" Yu Ji's anxious voice had already been heard.

Just as Wang Yaowu was about to board the ship, his steps suddenly stopped. There was only one small steamer, but there were more than 80 brothers here...

"Master, get on the boat, get on the boat!"

Seeing the idea of ​​the master's seat, the guard battalion commander yelled at his master's seat without caring about it.

"Get on the boat, get on the boat, teacher's seat!"

All the brothers shouted out together.

"Zomin, come on, there's no time!"

This is Yu Jishi's anxious cry.

Wang Yaowu finally took his own steps. When he took the first step of the little steamer, he knew that he would never forget what happened today in his life.

Here, eighty brothers exchanged their lives for their lives. Perhaps when they close their eyes in the future, they will think of everything that happened here today. They will think of these eighty loyal subordinates...

The small steamer quickly drove off the shore, and Wang Yaowu stood on the deck and stared at the shore in a daze.

He saw eighty brothers watching nervously as the island army pursued, nervously unscrewed the lids of the grenades and placed them within reach of their own.

He saw the island army appear, and then, fierce gunfire and explosions rang on the shore...

From Chunhua Town to Niushou Mountain, the 51st Division commanded by Wang Yaowu resisted for ten days and completed the command of the headquarters to them.

During these ten days, Nanjing's fortifications have been completely prepared, and the troops have arrived at designated combat locations one after another.

In ten days, the 51st Division suffered more than 6,000 casualties, and only less than 4,000 troops were left to return to Nanjing.

Then the General Command of the Third War Zone issued an order, and the 51st Division immediately retreated to the rear for repair and replenishment, but one person stayed due to injury.

Xie Chengrui, Lieutenant Colonel of the 305th Regiment.

After the fall of Chunhua Town, the island army, with its main force and artillery and mechanized troops, attacked the second line of defense of the Tangshan defenders, and fought with the defenders until around 8 o'clock.

By December 26, the island army had entered the suburbs of Nanjing, reaching Qixia Mountain to the northeast, Dahu Mountain to the east, Tangshui Town to the south, Chunhua Town to the south, and Yulingguan and Jiangning Town to the southwest.

At this time, the main force of the island army was the main force of the Central China Front Army, and in addition to the communications units, railway units, aviation units, engineering units, troop station units, etc.

Commander General Matsui Ishione was organized into the Third Division, the Ninth Division, the Yamada Detachment of the Thirteenth Division, and the Hundred-Third Infantry Brigade.

As well as the 18th Division, the 14th Division, and the Liangzao Detachment of the 10th Army of the Island Country...

The Nanjing defenders had only eight divisions, and the gap between the enemy and us was huge, so Nanjing had become an isolated city at this time.

No one knows when Nanjing will be lost, and no one knows how many people will die in this battle to protect the capital.

Nanjing, the capital of the National Government, is like a lonely boat floating in the vast ocean, and it is possible to sink at any time.

On December 29, 2018, the Nanjing Defense War broke out, and the commander of the Nanjing Garrison Command was Jiang Baili...
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