Chapter 10 break out

During the interrogation, Zhang Lingfu submitted a complaint, arguing that his wife had taken away his military documents without authorization, and could not explain the reason, so he was "suspected of being a communist party", that is to say, his killing his wife had nothing to do with the turmoil of jealousy, but Out of "anti-communist" needs. "Anti-communism" was a hot topic at that time, and anyone could use it as a shield for themselves. Perhaps for this reason, Zhang Lingfu was not sentenced to death row, but was sentenced to ten years in prison. Human feelings are like iron, and official laws are like furnaces. Zhang Lingfu was put in prison and put on a livery.During those days in the prison, this reckless guy tasted the taste of life over and over again, and the reality of ruined future and life without personal dignity made the world before his eyes dark.

However, he did not sit through the prison.Soon, the relationship between China and Japan became extremely tense, and the Nationalist Government ordered that all officers and soldiers serving sentences should be transferred to military service, and they would perform crimes and make meritorious deeds while retaining their original military ranks. Zhang Lingfu was released from prison, and he needed another way to repent and atone for himself, to slowly reduce the darkness and violence hidden in his heart.The First Army was ashamed to go back. At this time, the 51st Division was stationed in Hanzhong and was recruiting talents. Zhang Lingfu thought that he had worked with Wang Yaowu in the past, so he recommended himself and approached Wang Yaowu.

Wang Yaowu had a good impression of Zhang Lingfu, thinking that he was a bloody man and capable of fighting, so he readily took him in.It's just that there is no real shortage in the division, so we can only temporarily appoint him as the colonel's division assistant. After receiving the letter of appointment from Wang Yaowu, Zhang Lingfu joined the 51st Division without saying a word.In the final analysis, he is still more suitable for the army. Only the army can allow him to find himself and reshape himself. Being attached to the colonel's division is an idle job, compared to the thickness of the bench. For Zhang Lingfu, commanding the 305th Regiment is a truly enjoyable thing, because it means that he can show his skills in battle.

Although the 305th Regiment was reorganized from the local security regiment, the soldiers from the north were all tall and well-trained, and once formally incorporated, they would be competent for front-line operations.According to Wang Yaowu's order to watch the pavilion, Zhang Lingfu deployed the third battalion of the 305th Regiment to the Wangting Iron Bridge. On November 21, the following Japanese army attacked the iron bridge, and the third battalion tried its best to hold on, making it impossible for them to pass through smoothly. Feeling overwhelmed, Battalion Commander Liu Guangyu hastily reported to Zhang Lingfu.Zhang Lingfu sent more troops, and personally rushed to the Tieqiao position to supervise the battle. Finally, the 305th Regiment, at the cost of 600 casualties, stayed at Wangting for three days. Leave Wangting.

On the way, the 305th Regiment ran into the 306th Regiment who took a trail and retreated. The two regiments caught up with the headquarters one after the other.Before that, Wang Yaowu lost contact with both regiments. He thought that the two powerful troops were in danger, so he was in a hurry at the division headquarters.Seeing Zhang Lingfu and Qiu Weida suddenly appear in front of him, Wang Yaowu felt overjoyed, and he held their hands tightly: "I've been worrying about you for three days, it's really lucky to break out of the siege!" On November 28, the Seventy-Fourth Army withdrew to Nanjing and stationed from Tongji Gate to Chunhua Town.In view of the fact that the troops have been seriously injured in the Songhu Battle and there is a serious shortage of soldiers, everyone hopes to withdraw to a safer place and fight after a period of training.Yu Jishi entered Nanjing City with this expectation and reported to Chiang Kai-shek, but he was instructed not only to not conduct training, but also to join the sequence of the Nanjing Defense War.

The reason is that although the 306th Regiment completed the cover task excellently, at best it only bought three days of respite for the retreating army, and under the premise that almost all the troops were in a state of retreat, the Xicheng Line did not It can play the expected role, and the original concept of step-by-step resistance will also come to naught. The Seventy-Fourth Army was not in the troops defending Nanjing at first, they filled the gap of Hu Zongnan's First Army.The First Army was known as the "No. 1 Army in the World" at the time, and it was the top trump card in the Central Army. However, the Battle of Songhu also crippled this first-class army, so that it could only cross the Yangtze River and go to Pukou to serve as a support Task.

Yu Jishi lacked confidence in defending Nanjing, and most of the generals did not advocate defending Nanjing.Only Chiang Kai-shek and Tang Shengzhi advocated the defense of Nanjing, and Tang Shengzhi also served as the supreme commander of the city defense. Yu Jishi was reluctant, but helpless.He didn't dare to make irresponsible remarks to Chiang Kai-shek, so he had to cast his anger on Tang Shengzhi: "The purpose of Tang Shengzhi (who advocates defending the city) is to get promoted and get rich!"