Outside Jinling City, there is a less conspicuous Xiaohong Mountain; on Xiaohong Mountain, there is an equally inconspicuous ancient temple - Jiashan Temple.
When the battle between Zhonghua Gate and Guanghua Gate was about to end, when the war was about to burn into the streets and alleys of the city, a group of orphans gathered here, with an average age of less than 16 years old. They had a loud
The name - "Jinling Orphan Volunteer Army".
When the battle to defend the capital Nanjing began, these orphans have been paying attention to the direction of this war.
They are ready to pick up all the weapons and equipment they have obtained, whether they are cold weapons or hot weapons, and they are ready to fight to the death against the incoming Japanese troops.
Among them there is a group of girls who also have the same unswerving expressions and are ready to defend their home and country until the last moment of their lives.
"Battal Commander! The situation is very bad!"
"Outside, the elite troops of the national army, the 88th and 87th German Arms Divisions on the Zhonghua Gate and Guanghua Gate sides, as well as the teaching corps, have evacuated. Now there are only some Sichuan Army troops left on that side who have not received the evacuation notice, and
The Northeast Army troops are fighting!"
"The independent regiment of the 135th Division of the Sichuan Army, which sent a clear code to electrify the whole country, is still holding on to its position, but the number of Japanese troops is increasing, and I don't think they can hold on!"
"Once they are defeated by the Japanese army, I am afraid that Zhonghua Gate and Guanghua Gate will be lost. Then the Japanese army will be able to march straight into the city center!"
"And I also heard that Commander Tang, who vowed to live and die with the city, was also the first to run away!"
"None of these top military officials are reliable, they are all escape experts!"
"What do we do now?"
"Do you want to go out and fight the Japanese in the street now?"
"I'm ready to die on the battlefield at any time!"
When the "Jinling Orphan Volunteer Army" all gathered in Jiashan Temple,
Song Ze, the reconnaissance platoon leader who was responsible for conducting reconnaissance, also looked nervous. He came in front of everyone and reported to their battalion commander Peng Xiao.
Battalion Commander Peng Xiao is just an orphan who has just turned 20 years old.
"Do you still remember what Mr. Tao, the educator who taught us how to read, said?"
"Who has never died since ancient times? Leave a loyal heart to illuminate history."
"Since adults are unreliable, let us orphans do it!"
"Once the city is broken, the Japanese army will attack. Then we can kill as many Japanese as we can!"
"I would rather die in battle than be a slave to the country's subjugation!"
Battalion Commander Peng Xiao also glanced at the orphans in the audience with sharp eyes.
Including Song Ze, the reconnaissance platoon leader who reported the situation to him, an orphan who had just turned 18,
After that, he also imitated the tone of Mr. Tao who came to teach them knowledge in 1927, and spoke to the orphans to encourage their morale.
In the hearts of these orphans, Nanjing City is their roots and Jiashan Temple is their home.
Therefore, they were unwilling to be destroyed by the incoming Japanese troops and their homes were dug up.
Therefore, they have made up their mind that even if they die in battle, they will never surrender to the Japanese and become slaves to the subjugation of their country.
"Kill the Japanese! Defend our country!"
"Kill the devil!"
"Kill the devil!"
So when the battalion commander Peng Xiao finished speaking,
All the orphans immediately became excited and excited, shouting slogans to kill the Japanese.
They are all self-proclaimed battalion commanders, company commanders, platoon commanders, and squad leaders. The orphan volunteer army they formed has no actual designation until it is recognized.
Not a regular army unit, nor a miscellaneous unit,
It can only be regarded as a civilian anti-Japanese team.
But their fighting spirit at this moment was extremely high.
No one is afraid of death,
They are all people determined to kill the Japanese.
"Okay! Now the first company, the second company, and the third company will all follow me out to prepare for street fighting with the Japanese. The fourth company will stay here!"
"And the girls are all staying here, ready to take care of and treat our injured brothers at any time!"
After looking at the anti-war emotions of the orphans under his hands, and being ignited by himself,
Battalion Commander Peng Xiao also immediately issued instructions.
As a result, more than 500 orphans quickly began to work together.
The battalion commander Peng Xiao was also quick. He took three companies of orphans with various weapons and immediately set off to the city center to see how to fight in the street and kill the Japanese.
As for the orphans who were left behind, whether they were male or female, they were equally focused on their assigned combat tasks.
It's just that these orphan troops have not discovered their residence and actions. They have been discovered by He Feiyang's clone troops.
“I really didn’t expect that a child at such a young age would have such great determination to resist Japan!”
"It's much better than those soldiers of the national army who ran away when they saw the Japanese army coming!"
"We will send them some weapons, equipment, ammunition, and food later!"
"In short, according to the instructions of our regiment leader, as long as the remaining troops in the entire capital are still resisting the Japanese, distribute weapons, equipment, and ammunition to them, so that more stragglers can engage in street fighting with the Japanese troops!"
"Increase the consumption of the effective strength of these damn Japs troops, complete our combat mission as soon as possible, annihilate a Japs division, and then evacuate from here!"
After watching a large number of Jinling orphan volunteers descending from Jiashan Temple,
The leading clone officer, Chen Jinbao, also immediately gave instructions to the clone officers and soldiers around him:
In response, all the clone officers and soldiers immediately nodded and took action.