Chapter 21
"Pass down my order. All infantry battalions, calm down. Without my orders, no one is allowed to move. Even if you want to shit, you have to do it in your pants.”
Zhang Wenbin ordered after watching for a while.
The order was quickly passed down. As time passed, the sky began to brighten, and the city was filled with scattered soldiers.
The number of these soldiers varied. Some had only a few people, some had more than ten, and some had hundreds.
They were running aimlessly in the city. Needless to say, these defeated soldiers had never wandered around Jinling properly, because they were obviously lost in the city.
Those who were familiar with Jinling and were led by their officers would head directly to Xiaguan because there were a large number of ships there.
Suddenly, more than a dozen planes appeared in the sky. They didn't seem to be interested in Jin Ling City and headed north.
Zhang Wenbin looked at these planes and frowned slightly.
"If there is a more important strategic goal, I think it is the ships by the river! The Japanese wouldn't let the national army leave so easily!”
Zhang Wenbin muttered to himself in a low voice. He guessed that the target of these planes must be to destroy the ships crossing the river.
Because the Generalissimo had sunk at Jiangyin Fortress, the Japanese's Jianghe Fleet could not enter and could not stop the Chinese army from crossing the river. Therefore, they could only use planes to bomb.
"Regiment Commander, the scouts have sent news that a group of Japanese troops have just rushed towards Xiaguan. There were about 3,000 of them. This should be an infantry regiment of the Japanese.”
Second Battalion Commander Zhou Chengyi ran over and whispered.
Zhang Wenbin stood in front of the map after listening. He used his hand to draw on the map and finally fixed his gaze on the position of Xiaguan.
"There are ships in the direction of Xiaguan and Yanziji, but they are definitely the primary targets of the Japanese. The Guizi United Army that had just gone over must have stopped the national army from crossing the river by boat. It seems that they are preparing to wipe us out here.
Currently, our troops are scattered in the center of the city. According to the Japanese's intentions, they should be stabilizing the surroundings of Jinling as soon as possible to prevent the national army from escaping. Therefore, they would not come to the city center for the time being.”
When Zhang Wenbin said this, he raised his head and looked at the commander of the third battalion, Li Xiaochu, and said,"We can't wait for the Japanese to come. If the Japanese really stabilize the evacuation route around Jinling, we'll be waiting for death here.
Third Battalion Commander, lead your troops to lure the Japanese over. I didn't set up an inescapable net for them here to wait for death. If I don't let them have a taste of my power, how will they know my name?”
"Yes, sir! Please rest assured, I promise to complete the mission!”
Li Xiaochu wasn't afraid at all. The entire First Battalion wasn't afraid at all.
When the city was breached and the Japanese entered the city, they were not afraid at all. This was the effect of the system.
Morale, offense, perseverance, and morale were all buffs that allowed them to not lose their will to fight even if they were in a desperate situation. They would still be filled with fighting spirit to fight against the enemy!
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Xiaguan, Xiaguan was already crowded with people. There were not only soldiers but also civilians.
Previously, many commoners had evacuated, but not all of them had. There was still a portion of them. Now that the city had been breached, these commoners were afraid and rushed to Xiaguan.
There were almost 100,000 soldiers gathered here. They wanted to leave Jinling.
Logically speaking, it was understandable that the ships in history had been destroyed by Tang Mengxiao, so it was understandable for them to gather together and not be able to leave. However, in this space-time, the ships were not destroyed, so why was it still so crowded?
Because of the bad habits of humans!
At this time, the bad habits of humans were exposed. Everyone wanted to leave first. They were afraid that the Japanese would not be able to leave, so they began to snatch the ships.
If you don't submit to me, I won't submit to you either!
What should he do then?
Since they all had guns in their hands, let's fight!
So in front of them, you could hear continuous gunshots and the looting of ships.
There were countless corpses piled up by the river, but the firing did not stop at all. Intense gunshots continued to ring out.
The commoners only dared to stay at the back and did not dare to go forward. They looked behind them from time to time, as if they were afraid that the Japanese would come.
The constant looting and crossfire in front of them made the evacuation very slow, or even slow. Almost 100,000 troops were crowded here. Do you dare to imagine what crazy things people would do under fear?
Only some generals could temporarily intimidate some of the soldiers of other troops by relying on the people in their hands and their military ranks. They took some ships and began to cross the river, but the speed was still very slow.
Suddenly, the sound of an engine came from the sky. Countless people looked up and saw more than a dozen planes appear above their heads. These planes began to quickly lower their altitude, and then the aerial machine guns and bombs kept flying towards the ships by the river.
Countless ships were blasted into pieces, and countless soldiers and civilians were killed by the explosions and gunfire.
With so many people crowded in this small area, what kind of scene would it create if they were to fire and bombard like this?
The defeated soldiers and civilians fell in groups. Many corpses floated into the Yangtze River and followed the river down.
Blood dyed the river red, and countless corpses piled up on the river.
There were even many people who were trampled to death.
What was the saying?
Misfortunes never come alone!
He was referring to the defeated soldiers and civilians because after the aerial bombardment, a group of Japanese soldiers appeared behind them.
Logically speaking, there were 100,000 soldiers here, and these Japanese soldiers were only one regiment. With more than 3,000 soldiers, these Japanese should be afraid.
However, the truth was the exact opposite. These defeated soldiers had long lost their will to fight. All they wanted now was to survive. They had long become birds frightened by the twang of a bow.
Many of the defeated soldiers at the back saw the Japanese charging at them. They actually put down the weapons in their hands and squatted on the ground with their hands on their heads.
That's right! Before the Japanese could ask them to surrender, they had already put down their weapons.
The Japanese didn't care about the surrendered soldiers. Instead, they started to fire at the civilians and the soldiers who hadn't put down their guns.
Facing the countless fallen civilians, these defeated soldiers were not moved at all. They were only glad that they had put down their weapons early. Otherwise, they would have died too.
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