At 2:10 pm on February 9, 1929, Nanjing Military Commission Headquarters.
More than a dozen generals including Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, Yang Jie, and Zhang Zhizhong, who had forgotten to have lunch, were still gathered together for intense discussions. Confidential personnel hurried into the venue from time to time and loudly announced the latest battle reports of the Songhu battlefield to the generals:
"The Forty-Fourth Division suffered heavy casualties under the bombing by enemy planes. Colonel Fang Buqing, commander of the 131st Brigade, was hit in the lung by shrapnel and was quickly sent to the battlefield for rescue. After two hours of fierce fighting, the division repelled three Japanese attacks and is still there today.
Under the command of the deputy brigade commander, we are unwilling to withdraw from the battlefield."
"Seventeen fighter jets from the Southwest Aviation School took off from Suzhou Airport and rushed to the Wusong battlefield to assist the 44th Division and the 16th Xie Chi Division on the Baoshan front line. Lieutenant Colonel Owen, the German chief instructor of the aviation school, could not help but persuade them.
, furious, with American instructor Steven
Sri Lanka blocked the remaining reconnaissance aircraft and the bombers took off. However, the instructors at the aviation school were eager to fight. Except for one large bomber and two transport planes, all the others took off. In addition to his grief and anger, Lieutenant Colonel Irving had formally asked General Zhang Hongluan
Call and submit your resignation."
All the generals had sore noses and shook their heads sadly. They all knew what the departure of Southwest Airlines meant.
Chen Cheng, the commander of the Eighteenth Army who had just arrived from southern Gansu to attend the meeting, glared at He Yingqin. Old and new grudges suddenly came to mind. Chen Cheng stood up and said coldly:
"The Minister of Military Affairs has always emphasized that all parts of our air force are old and backward aircraft made by various countries, which are not the same as the advanced aircraft of the Japanese army. He also said that it is easy to replace aircraft losses, but it is difficult to replace pilots' battle losses. Now the Southwest Airlines is dying with fearlessness.
spirit, almost all of them took to the air to assist in the battle, completely ignoring the smaller ones.
Collective gains and losses, regardless of personal life and death, facing difficulties and bravely taking on the challenge, what kind of perseverance and tenacity is this? Even the Guangdong Air Fleet issued a statement and rushed to support the Wusong battlefield that day. In comparison, where is our spirit?
Where is the dignity? How will the frontline officers and soldiers and civilians across the country view our Central Military Commission?"
"you……"
All the generals looked at He Yingqin. He Yingqin's face was pale and blushing, and he was dumbfounded and speechless.
Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand and loudly motioned for Chen Cheng to sit down: "Cixiu, don't be so excited. The spirit of the Southwest Air Force is commendable and admirable, but we must also look at the specific situation of the aviation groups directly under the central government. The two air battles suffered heavy losses.
, pilots with slightly better skills were either killed or injured in battle, and the remaining pilots had almost never practiced air combat. How could they be allowed to take off to fight?
I don’t feel sorry for the dozens of planes, but I feel sorry for these pilot seeds. If the planes are gone, you can buy them. How long will it take to train the pilots? Pilots are completely different from the cadets of Whampoa Military Academy. Army cadets can go to the battlefield with a gun.
When it comes to war, pilots don’t have hundreds of hours of skill accumulation. What’s the difference between flying into the sky and dying? So don’t be too demanding, it’s not easy to respect them!”
The major general's confidential staff officer looked nervous and hurried over again: "Report: One battleship of the Japanese Third Fleet and seven other battleships completed supplies and rushed to the Huangpu River Estuary again to launch a large-scale artillery attack on the Baoshan position of the 48th Brigade of the 16th Division.
,according to my front-line informant
After receiving an urgent telegram from the military personnel, the Japanese Marines stationed on Chongming Island and Changxing Island mobilized their forces and sailed to Wusongkou under the escort of three transport ships. It was initially judged that the enemy was likely to forcefully land under the cover of powerful artillery fire from the warships. From the pier along the river,
Go ashore and attack the flank of the Sixteenth Division."
"Three transport ships? How many troops were transported?" Chiang Kai-shek asked loudly in desperation.
"The exact number of people is unknown... but based on the existing data on Japanese military transport ships, it is estimated that the number of transported troops is about 2,000 to 3,500." The major general answered uncertainly and lowered his head in embarrassment.
Ge Jingen saw everyone talking and looking worried, so he discussed a few words with He Yaozu, the training director beside him, and suggested loudly:
"Committee, the situation is critical and we cannot wait any longer. It is estimated that the reinforcements mobilized by the Japanese army from Taiwan have arrived in Shanghai. The 11th Japanese Division will also arrive on the battlefield by tomorrow evening at the latest. The 9th Division and another urgently mobilized
A brigade of more than 40,000 people will also arrive within a few days.
The 19th Route Army and the divisions under General An Yi have been fighting hard for half a month, and the battle losses have been increasing. The 44th Division has been fighting the enemy for days, and now I am afraid that less than half of it is left. The 16th Division is estimated to have been severely reduced in strength after this battle. Jiang Guangding
, General Cai Tingkai and other generals call three times a day asking for reinforcements. If reinforcements are not sent, I am afraid that Shanghai will fall soon!"
With tears in his eyes, Chen Shuming slammed the table with a livid face: "I don't know what the purpose of some people is to disregard the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers who fought bloody battles on the front line, and to disregard the country's territory and dignity. Do we have to wait for the day to come?
Are you satisfied when the bandits come to Nanjing?"
The whole house was silent and extremely embarrassed. Chiang Kai-shek coughed and stood up: "I order General Zhang Zhizhong to immediately prepare for the establishment of the Fifth Army, which will consist of the Central Independent Division, the Eighty-seventh Division, the Eighty-eighth Division and the Military Academy Teaching Corps, and formulate a plan immediately.
Head to the battlefield at any time! Send an urgent message to Nanchang Xiong Shihui and Gannan General Zhu Shaoliang to order the divisions of Chen Cheng's Eighteenth Army in southern Gansu to go to the battlefield via Zhejiang!"
"yes!"
"Let's adjourn the meeting for now. Let's continue the meeting with a little food..."
Four o'clock in the afternoon, Songhu battlefield.
Enemy fighter planes came in groups, roaring, and strings of bombs rained down on the defenders' positions from the west bank of the Nongqian River to Chenjiaxiang. The huge explosions shook the earth, and the rising smoke and dust covered the sky.
Can't see, keep
Under the repeated bombings of enemy planes, the military position was completely transformed and miserable. The soldiers of the 44th Division, who suffered huge losses, had to retreat to the second position. Under the constant bombing by enemy planes, they fought against the charging enemy like wolves and tigers.
"More than half of the 130th Brigade suffered casualties, and the left-wing position was almost breached by the Japanese several times. Although the soldiers finally repelled the enemy, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold on any longer!"
"Master, the 131st Brigade is requesting support!"
Gu Changfeng stood up and yelled loudly: "What are you shouting for? Ah? You idiot...Sun Zhuming?"
"arrive!"
"Lead two battalions of your engineering regiment and immediately reinforce the 130th Brigade position!"
"yes!"
"Liu Zongyue——"
"arrive!"
Liu Zongyue, the security section chief, strode forward.
Gu Changfeng roared fiercely: "Go! Lead the guard company to rescue the 131st Brigade!"
"Master, but..."
"But what? The brothers from the 47th Brigade of the 16th Division have reinforced the right wing and guarded the gap for us. The brothers from the 48th Brigade have been under the enemy's naval gunfire and started a fierce battle with the enemies who landed on Baoshan. Don't you still expect other reinforcements?
Go quickly, I am very safe here and I don’t need your protection. Once you are all gone, I will fill in myself!” Gu Changfeng’s eyes were red and his expression was extremely scary.
Liu Zongyue gritted his teeth and roared, turned around and rushed out of the headquarters bunker, grabbed the machine gun beside the wall of the hallway at the door, and loudly called on his brothers to rush to the battlefield.
"Reporter, our fighter planes are here. There are more than a dozen of them, and now they have shot down an enemy bomber!" Liang Zhenyu rushed into the headquarters and reported happily.
Gu Changfeng was overjoyed. He laughed and immediately ordered: "The idiot Huang Xuyi and Lin Fei are here now, haha! Zhenyu, inform all positions to pay close attention to the situation in the air. If our brothers are beaten down, they must sacrifice their lives."
Help!"
"yes!"
"Boom-boom-"
An aerial bomb fell on the northeast side of the headquarters and exploded violently. The powerful shock knocked Gu Changfeng and other officers in the headquarters to the ground. Two of the four radio stations fell to the ground, and several staff members were knocked into the ground.
The head was broken, blood was flowing, the dust was billowing inside the headquarters, and the dirty and pungent air was suffocating.
The generals struggled to get up, without bothering to shake off the dust on their bodies or wipe the blood on their faces. They immediately rushed to their respective posts and tried their best to restore the command system.
Over the position, planes roared and artillery fire continued. Japanese bombers turned to escape and enemy fighter jets and destroyers joined the battlefield. As a result, the pressure on the ground defenders was greatly reduced. However, more than a dozen silver-white fighter planes painted with the blue sky and white sun emblem in the sky had already
At the critical moment, more than thirty enemy planes flew rapidly from the east and northeast and joined the battlefield. The fighter planes of both sides were entangled, and the cannons fired in unison.
Colorful, roaring like thunder, almost every five minutes a fighter plane is damaged in battle, either exploding in the air, or falling down with black smoke. As the battle intensifies, more and more parachutes are opened for escape in the sky, and the enemy and us on the ground
The officers and soldiers on both sides were shouting and anxious. They launched fierce exchanges of fire and stared at the sky nervously, trying to find ways to identify their own pilots so that they could rescue them in time.
Huang Xunyi in the e5050 fighter plane had just shot down an enemy plane. Before he could stabilize the fuselage, he sadly found through the cabin glass that the number of comrades around him was decreasing one by one.
Before Huang Xunyi could find a target to fight again, the assistant behind him loudly warned the enemy planes behind him. Huang Xunyi yanked the control stick and climbed rapidly. The cannons of the two enemy planes behind him were shot empty. One of them refused to let go and followed closely.
Then, the other one flew diagonally south, made a big circle, turned its nose, and looked for the attack target again.
As soon as Huang Xun changed to level flight, an increasingly larger black shadow appeared in front of him. Huang Xun subconsciously tightened the front firing bolt, and a long stream of flames erupted from the nose of the aircraft. The enemy flew diagonally in front of him.
The bomb caught fire in the machine, plunged into the aircraft, and then exploded and disintegrated.
Huang Huang pulled the control stick hard and evaded quickly. The outer ring of the explosion whizzed past, and the hot flames rushed towards his face, causing the fighter plane to tremble violently and fluctuate. The assistant behind him exclaimed again that he was overtaken by the enemy plane. Huang Huang
Without any hesitation, the plane swooped down, and there was a sound coming from behind.
There was a violent explosion, and the excited shouts of his assistant came. The enemy Type 13 fighter that was clinging to him had been eliminated by the crew behind him. Huang Xun turned his head and saw that the E5051 wingman driven by Lin Fei was catching up quickly.
, the proud Lin Fei did not forget to give Huang Xunyi a thumbs up.
The two planes, one high and one low, climbed up in formation, and worked closely together to seize the commanding heights. They whizzed down, and then they found that the entire sky was full of Japanese aircraft, rushing towards them from three directions and different heights. In the blink of an eye, they were overwhelmed by speed and maneuverability.
Several enemy planes that were superior in sex clung to him.
As soon as Huang Xun flapped the wings of the plane, he gave Lin Fei at the side and rear a signal to break out. Before he could adjust the course, he felt the aircraft body "crackling". The assistant behind him screamed, and then there was no sound, and the aircraft immediately lost control.
, rolling and falling.
Huang Xunyi, whose shoulder was also punctured at the same time, endured the severe dizziness and tried his best to stabilize the fighter plane with its shattered tail. During the rapid fall, he finally balanced his posture and grasped the direction, but he lost all power because he was close to the ground.
And rush to the ground.
Huang Xun felt the ground getting closer and closer, and there was a roar in his ears. He closed his eyes tightly the moment he fell to the ground, let out a long whistle, and then lost consciousness with a loud "boom".
The plane hit the high water curtain on the shallow river surface, suddenly bounced up, and fell heavily to the water again. The speed did not slow down at all, and it rushed towards the stone bridge that was half blown up, and hit hard on the west bank.
There was a huge explosion on the bridge pier, and the unconscious Huang Huang was thrown out of the broken cabin, flying high into the air for more than ten meters before falling to the ground again.
"Quick, machine gun cover——"
Qi Xiuping, the captain of the Special Forces Group, roared: "Team 3, rescue our pilots at all costs!"
"Squad 7 is following me, the rest of the squads will provide fire cover!"
The squad leader who had been paying close attention to the direction of Huang Xunyi's fall jumped out of the huge crater and led seven of his subordinates to quickly rush to the center of the battle between the two armies. Qi Xiuping commanded five 60 mortars to launch the remaining
Twelve rounds of artillery shells were fired one after another. The shells landed accurately and exploded, providing cover for the brothers who rushed out to rescue. Four light machine guns within 30 meters also attacked dozens of Japanese troops who rushed out to grab people from the enemy formation.
The squad leader rushed to Huang Xuyi's side. When he looked back, he saw that only four of the seven brothers under his command were left. He picked up Huang Xuyi, who was covered in blood and unconscious. Before he could put it on his shoulder, he was hit by a bullet.
Hit him in the collarbone, and he immediately roared, hugged Huang Chen tightly and rolled out three meters, threw himself into a crater, shouted to the brothers behind him to provide full cover, stuffed his right hand that was in severe pain and could not be used into his waistband, and passed through Huang Chen's body with his left hand.
Down,
With a fierce exertion and a muffled grunt, Huang Huang was lifted onto his shoulders, and he rushed towards his own position like crazy amid the dense rain of bullets. Four brothers ten meters behind used powerful machine gun firepower to knock him down, screaming and rushing towards him.
A group of Japanese troops were fighting and retreating, taking turns to cover. When they were only fifty meters away from their own position, a shell roared in. The four warriors were torn to pieces in the violent explosion. In the blink of an eye, they became human beings.
The squad leader rushed into his own trench, threw down Huang Xunyi from his shoulder, and immediately turned around to watch. Only pieces of broken military uniforms were left flying in the air in the smoke.
The squad leader hit his head on the ground, dug his fingertips into the deep soil, said "Ai Ai" several times, and finally let out a loud wail...