The Third Fleet led by Nagakawa dispatched 63 warships this time, including 13 main battleships. In the end, only 19 returned safely, of which eight were main battleships.
"This was the most glorious victory at the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War. It is bound to be recorded in history and become a classic example for later generations to study and study. The victory of the Jiangyin Fortress defensive battle not only dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese invaders, but more importantly Yes, it destroyed the Japanese navy's attempt to go straight to Xiaguan to invade Nanjing. After this battle, the myth of the Japanese army's invincibility was further shattered. It is conceivable that under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Ouyang Yun, the Xuebing Army, the anti-Japanese vanguard, wrote a great story After the legend of North China's resistance against Japan, a new chapter will surely be written in Fujian, Guangdong and even Jiangsu and Zhejiang..."
This editorial was published on the first page of the "Guangdong Times". According to the news brought by Chang Gen, on that day, all the newspapers belonging to the Xuebingjun were reprinted twice. In large and medium-sized cities like Guangdong, for the first time , people held a large-scale parade to celebrate the victory,
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, as the river gradually returned to normal and began to flow as usual, Chen Shaokuan left on the Zhongshan ship with satisfaction. Before leaving, he promised Ouyang Yun that he would take credit for the Xuebingjun this time. He also believed that with the results of this battle, the Xuebing Army would receive at least ten medals.
Ouyang Yun is not too interested in ten medals. What he is most concerned about now is the war in Nanjing. As a person who came from that time and space, the most impressive memories related to Nanjing are naturally the war in the world caused by the Japanese army. What a tragedy. The words "Nanjing Massacre" will make Chinese people with some sense of conscience feel heartbroken and angry when they hear the words. If possible, they wouldn't mind going to Tokyo to experience the same thing. Of course, Not everyone is as lucky as Ouyang Yun to actually have this opportunity. Sometimes Ouyang Yun thinks: From this aspect alone, how lucky he is, because he is so far away from this crazy ideal. So close,,
The Jiangyin Fortress fell silent for the time being, and even Japanese fighter planes seldom came to visit. It seems that the fire really knocked down the Japanese Third Fleet. The Japanese should be licking their wounds at Wusongkou at this time. This is another souvenir given to them by the Xuebing Army. The smooth battle at the fortress made the battle on the Changfu Line less intense than the previous few days. The Japanese army may be planning some big move, or they may have really decided to abandon the navy and army. The plan to join forces at Xiaguan was turned into a single-minded attack on Nanjing from Shandong and Jiangnan.
Three days after the great victory of Jiangyin, as the commander-in-chief of the anti-Japanese armed forces in Fujian and Guangdong, He Yingqin came to Jiangyin with more than a dozen medals. Among them, the one awarded to Ouyang Yun was the "Guoguang Medal" in recognition of his persistence in Jiangyin Fortress and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. In the National Revolutionary Army system, the "Guoguang Medal" is the highest-level medal. When Ouyang Yungang learned the news, he changed his gloomy expression before and smiled broadly. This made him understand His people all felt a little puzzled. The discord between Ouyang Yun and Nanjing was a well-known thing. If he refused to accept it, they could still accept it. Now that they saw him accepting it so happily, people around him, such as Liu Zheliang, started to engage in Don't understand,
Talking about this matter in private, Ouyang Yun had his own explanation: Do you know why I have been in a bad mood these days? I was worried that someone did not want us to follow the army and enter Nanjing. Now it is better. I can guarantee that the old He must have also brought an order for us to deploy defenses in Nanjing this time. Yes, I don't like some people in the Nanjing government, but this has nothing to do with the medal. The medal represents the honor of the military, which shows that our Dedication and sacrifice have been recognized by the Chinese people...
Among the more than a dozen medals, in addition to this "Guangguang", there are five "Blue Sky and White Sun Medals", and the others are all "Baoding Medals".
Facts have proved that Ouyang Yun's cognition is very sharp. After Lao He handed out the medals and read out the commendation certificate of the Military Commission, he actually took out a transfer order. The order said: In view of the increasingly severe situation in Nanjing, hereby Order the mixed army of the Xuebing Army to take over the defense of Pukou...and so on.
"Brothers, let's go." That night, under the leadership of Ouyang Yun, the mixed army of the Xuebing Army began to march towards Pukou with the help of Jiangyin elders. Along with the troops, there were five hundred Many lightly wounded people, as well as the remains of the fallen officers and soldiers as well as the seriously wounded, had been sent back to Guangdong the day before yesterday. According to the news sent by Jiang Shuren, in order to welcome these heroes, the Fujian and Guangdong squires had organized and planned a grand ceremony. Celebration and welcome ceremony, and a high-standard cemetery is under intense construction...
Wang Jingjiu, Wang Yifu and others were most reluctant to leave Xuebingjun. Wang Jingjiu was reluctant to leave because he had to return the armored regiment lent to him by Xuebingjun; Wang Yifu was reluctant to leave because he had fallen deeply into He fell deeply in love with Xuebingjun, a team known as the "Anti-Japanese Pioneers". If he had doubts about the self-proclaimed title of Xuebingjun before, now he is completely convinced and eager to Eager to be a part of it,
For large troops, marching at night can best ensure safety. This is one of the reasons why Ouyang Yun insisted on setting off immediately that night. After all, the sky in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has now become the world of the Japanese. During the day, once the whereabouts are captured by Japanese planes If you are there, you are very likely to be bombed on a large scale, but you don’t have to worry about it at night. After all, with the current technical level of fighter aircraft, even if you can fight at night, without a commander, the results you can achieve will be very few. There is another reason why Ouyang Yun is eager to rush to Nanjing. Although he is not confident that he can erase the catastrophe of the "Nanjing Massacre" from history, since God has given him this opportunity, he feels that he should work hard. Go ahead and try, if avoidable tragedies continue to happen because of his lack of effort, he will definitely not forgive himself.
According to the march plan formulated by the mixed army staff, the student army would all arrive at Pukou before nine o'clock in the evening the next day. However, at about ten o'clock the next morning, when the large army was advancing towards Zhenjiang, Ouyang Yun received intelligence from the vanguard troops, saying that they encountered a small group of Japanese troops on the Dagang River Beach in Zhenjiang, and a fierce exchange of fire broke out between the two sides.
"Commander, I have found out clearly that these Japanese troops are the Tiangu detachment composed of one section each of the Japanese Thirteenth Division and the Eleventh Division that attacked Wuxi. They have captured Suzhou and Zhenjiang along the way..."
,,The appearance of this part of the Japanese army was so strange. Ouyang Yun immediately asked the staff of the General Staff to contact the national troops on each line of defense, and then got such detailed information,
The offensive and defensive war between China and Japan centered on Nanjing has been going on so far. Although the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet suffered a heavy blow at the Jiangyin Fortress, the army's offensive was swift and violent. It has now broken through many lines of defense carefully laid out by Chiang Kai-shek. Among them, Zhejiang Most of it has been destroyed,
In order to rush to Pukou as quickly as possible, the Xuebing Army planned its march route as follows: from Changzhou in Jiangyin to Zhenjiang, then across the river at Dagang to Yangzhou, and then through Yangzhou to Pukou. However, now this part of the Japanese army The appearance of the Japanese army disrupted this plan. Currently, there are two routes before the Xuebing Army. One is to directly break through the Japanese defense line and fight across the river, and the other is to retreat and cross the river from Changzhou. The latter route is opposite It is relatively safe, but its biggest concern is that once the Japanese army captures Yangzhou, the student army will still have to fight hard to get to Pukou. Ouyang Yun used a two-color pen to mark the current positions of the enemy and ourselves on the combat map. Silently calculating, after a quarter of an hour, he made a decision and said to Li Hanhun: "Old Li, I think the ultimate goal of the Japanese troops along the Tiangu detachment should be to threaten Nanjing from Pukou. In this case, instead of passively defending, we might as well simply Recover Zhenjiang first, and then whether we cross the river or defend on the spot, we can ensure the safety of Pukou. I am worried now that a section of the Japanese army is moving towards Jurong. If they cross the river first, we may be defeated. Counter siege..."
Li Hanhun carefully looked at the red and blue lines and circles he marked, and said: "Your concern is correct. In order to prevent this scene from happening, we may be able to send a division across the river to Yangzhou first." He pressed his right index finger on the location of Dayangzhong Island on the map and said: "You can consider crossing the river from here, and then passing through the port, Jiangdu will go directly to Yangzhou. After arriving at Yangzhong Island, you can consider leaving a self-propelled artillery regiment here. In this case, even if our troops in Zhenjiang are likely to be surrounded, we can rely on their cover to retreat to Yangzhong Island, and then head to Yangzhou from here."
This is a safer way. Ouyang Yun analyzed it carefully and nodded.
So, on the way to Dagang, Ouyang Yun ordered the Tenth Learning Division to transfer to Wujin, where he recruited civilian ships to go to Dayangzhong Island.
On the river beach of Dagang, among the dense reeds, the Second Battalion of the Third Regiment of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Xuexi Division, led by battalion commander Geng Changming, was having a fierce battle with a squadron of Japs. What the two sides were fighting for was the small pier used by the fishermen.
As the vanguard, the Second Battalion did not carry heavy weapons in pursuit of speed, not even mortars. However, the Japanese army on the opposite side was equipped with a large number of grenade launchers. Therefore, as soon as the two sides engaged in battle, the Second Battalion's firepower was completely destroyed. They were suppressed and had to retreat into the nearby reed beach. Fortunately, the reeds on the riverside had grown out at this time. Otherwise, the losses of the Second Battalion would have been quite serious.