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Volume 3, Chapter 643: The Soul of Yiwu

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    It was July 31st, the twenty-eighth year of the Republic of China, June fifteenth, the Jimao year of the lunar calendar, at four o'clock in the afternoon.  The Japanese 4th, 5th and 15th divisions have been attacking Yiwu for two days and two nights. The Japanese army concentrated two field artillery regiments with more than 100 cannons to carry out indiscriminate bombardment of Yiwu city.  Although the mortar battalion of the New Second Division Machine Artillery Regiment was transferred several times, the Japanese artillery still seized two opportunities. More than 70 75 mountain guns and more than 20 105 field guns lit up the mortars.  The artillery battalion fired fiercely. If it hadn't been moved quickly, the entire mortar battalion would have been destroyed.  After two days of fighting, the New Second Division lost 22 60 mortars and 11 81 mortars. Although these mortars are precious, they are not enough to make Luo Yuming cry. What Luo Yuming really feels sorry for are those  Artillery, every excellent artilleryman is fed a large number of shells.  After a brutal battle, 58 people in the mortar battalion have died and 195 people have been injured. The remaining officers and soldiers are still gritting their teeth and persisting.  At this time, Yiwu City did not occupy a vast area like later generations. The relatively small urban area, as well as the vast Yiwu River in summer and the mountains in the southwest and northeast of the city, were conducive to the defense of the New Second Division.  But even so, when the Japanese attack was at its fiercest, they stormed the city wall several times.  So far, the people who have not evacuated Yiwu have organized themselves to assist the New Second Division in driving the Japanese troops off the city wall.  At the most critical moment, Yiwu people, regardless of age or sex, rushed directly towards the Japanese army with bundles of grenades in their arms, blocking the Japanese attack with their own flesh and blood.  It can be said that the people of Yiwu played an extremely important role in the battle to defend Yiwu, which moved every officer and soldier of the New Second Division.  "What a pity!" Luo Yuming sighed softly, it was time for the new second division to leave.  The two trains from Jinhua have been staying in Kushan and Dongshan in the west of Yiwu City for half a day. Although the trains are all covered by camouflage nets, there is still no guarantee that they will not be discovered by Japanese reconnaissance planes or traitors.  Luo Yuming ordered all ministries to put the wounded on the train from the West City Gate, and successively evacuated all logistics and civilian departments.  At this time, there was no room for him to hesitate too much. Now the Japanese 23rd and 33rd Divisions were blocked by the 1st Regiment of the New Second Division at the line of Dalongtou and Longwang Mountain south of Zhengjiawu for two full days.  The Japanese troops advancing westward along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway had lost their vigor and found that they could not make a strong attack, so they had to detour to Pujiang and attack Yiwu from the northwest.  At this time, Luo Yuming had no extra troops. Once the Japanese troops reached the north and west of Yiwu City, their retreat would be cut off and they would have to fight to the end. This was obviously not a scene that everyone wanted to see.  The guards invited the five respected old patriarchs of Yiwu City into the new second division headquarters on the bank of Xiuhu Lake. Luo Yuming hurriedly greeted them, invited the five old patriarchs into the room, and then ordered tea to be served.  Abandoning his close comrades who shared life and death together, Luo Yuming was at a loss as to how to speak.  The five old men looked at each other and saw the embarrassment in Luo Yuming's eyes. The leader, Mr. Ding, gently put down his teacup and raised his hand to Luo Yuming: "Commander Luo, now the Japanese troops are pressing heavily on the territory, and the war situation is irreversible. The new second division is  Huben's army must not be lost in Yiwu! " "Since Mr. Ding mentioned it, I have just received the order from the military commander and our troops will evacuate Yiwu soon." Luo Yuming stood up and faced the five.  The old man bowed respectfully, and then said with great guilt: "The five of you are the heads of the five major families who stayed in Yiwu without hesitation. During this period, your people helped us resist the Japanese attack, transported artillery shells to the artillery, and helped us."  He carried the wounded and sick, and even used his own flesh and blood to die with the Japs in the most difficult time. "During this period, more than 20,000 Yiwu people who survived the massacre by the Japanese army evacuated to western Zhejiang with the help of our army.  As well as less than half of the people in the nearby mountains, most of the people have chosen to stay and fight the Japanese. They have sacrificed four to five thousand people in the hard battle. Now that our New Second Division is leaving, we are really ashamed of the people of Yiwu!  What are you talking about Although I am a little older, I understand that national affairs are of paramount importance. Now that the Japanese pirates are coming, they are burning, killing and looting the Chinese people, and they are doing all kinds of bad things. It is your duty to fight against the Japanese invaders.  Only by preserving the master can we continue to frighten the little devils and make them sleepless! If we stay in Yiwu and die recklessly, we will truly be happy for our relatives and enemies." Mr. Ding helped Luo Yuming and said sincerely: "Xin Er!  It is necessary and necessary for the division to retreat! Even if all of us in Yiwu are wiped out, we will still protect you from leaving." Mr. Chen next to him said, "Master Luo, I heard it too!  The Japanese army bypassed Pujiang to attack Yiwu. This city can no longer be guarded! Your New Second Division must leave quickly, don¡¯t die with us!¡±  The other three old men then persuaded Luo Yuming to lead the troops out of Yiwu quickly.  Listening to the understanding words of the five old men, Luo Yuming had tears in his eyes and solemnly saluted a military salute.  The five old men looked at each other, and finally Mr. Ding spoke again: "Mr. Luo, you are about to leave. We five bad old men have something to ask of you!" "Please tell me!" Luo Yuming said respectfully.  "Mr. Luo, you also know that Yiwu has become a dead city now, and there are some outstanding children from all our ethnic groups. We selected 900 young people from the people who stayed in Yiwu, and asked Mr. Luo to send them to us when we set off.  Take them away!" A trace of kindness flashed in Mr. Ding's eyes: "They are the hope of us Yiwu people and the hope of rebuilding Yiwu. We hope they can join the New Second Army and fight the Japanese with General Wu Ming, and they will die for us.  The Yiwu folks will take revenge!¡± ¡°Okay, I will definitely do this!¡± Luo Yuming nodded, patting his chest and promising: ¡°Mr. Ding, don¡¯t worry, I will form a group of them individually, well, that¡¯s it.  It's called the Iron Blood Yiwu Regiment. Although I cannot guarantee the absolute safety of the officers and soldiers of this regiment, I can assure you that they are my brothers, Luo Yuming and Commander Wu Ming!  I can¡¯t get through it!¡± ¡°Thank you, Mr. Luo!¡± Mr. Ding suddenly burst into tears, and the other four old men were also filled with emotion.  Mr. Ding calmed down and said, "We have one more thing to ask Mr. Tuo Luo to bring to General Wu Ming!" "Please tell me what you want to say!" Mr. Ding held Luo Yuming's hand tightly, his eyes filled with determination, word by word.  He suddenly said: "We must ask General Wu Ming to avenge our Yiwu people we must drive the Japanese pirates out of China!" "Yes! I promise to bring the old man's words to you!" Luo Yuming quickly stood at attention and faced the five old people.  A military salute was given.  The five old men turned around and left decisively without any trace of reluctance.  Nine hundred Wu Qingzhuang soldiers were quickly sent. Most of them were between 15 and 25 years old. Then, under the leadership of Luo Yuming, the new second division was left to guard the mountains and cities in the northeast and south of Yiwu.  The rear troops quickly marched towards Kushan and Dongshan, and the troops got on the train before dark.  The train had just started, and a burst of fierce gunfire came from Yiwu City. Luo Yuming's face changed drastically. From the sound, it could be heard that they were all large-caliber heavy artillery - the 7th Brigade of the Japanese Field Heavy Artillery arrived!  The train gradually faded away, but the city of Yiwu was in chaos. Shouts of murder were mixed with violent explosions. Waves of gunpowder smoke rose over Yiwu City, and Yiwu City was ablaze.  Every officer and soldier of the New Second Division had red eyes. More than 900 black and young men were lying on the open door of the carriage, looking at their hometown for the last time.  Luo Yuming came to a fifteen-year-old boy, patted him heavily on the shoulder, and looked at Yiwu with them, his eyes unknowingly filled with tears.  A week later, Luo Yuming heard news from Japanese newspapers and magazines excerpted by Phoenix Broadcasting Station. In order to allow the New Second Division to retreat smoothly, the people of Yiwu took the lead in organizing the more than 3,000 remaining people in the city to carry out the most brutal attack on the Japanese.  Cruel resistance.  They only had more than 800 38-guns left by the New Second Division and more than 6,000 grenades.  The brave and unyielding Yiwu people used their flesh and blood to block the Japanese army for six hours.  Instead of capturing the New Second Division, they were beaten to death by the people of Yiwu, killing more than 400 people and injuring more than 900 people, which severely damaged the morale of the Japanese army.  The commander of the Fifth Division, Imamura Jun, became angry and immediately ordered a massacre of the city. However, when they arrested the remaining people in the city and put them in the square in front of the train station, there were only a few dozen old people and seriously injured people who could not walk.  Imamura hurriedly asked where the people were, but no one answered, because all the people in the city died in the battle against the Japanese army. The Yiwu people were brave and unyielding, and no one surrendered Looking at the old people and seriously injured people who died calmly, Imamura  For the first time, Jun was extremely frightened, and felt a cold chill on his back. Can such a brave and fearless nation really be conquered by the bayonets of the Imperial Japanese Army?  There are two flowers in bloom, one on each side.  After Wu Ming led the New Second Army to repulse the Japanese attack, neither the 32nd Division nor the 116th Division launched another attack on Jinhua City.  Because of this kind of courage to fight face to face with the Japanese army and the amazing coordination of infantry and artillery, only the legendary New Second Army can do it.  Lieutenant General Tetsuzo Ide, commander of the 32nd Division, and Lieutenant General Seiichiro Shinohara, commander of the 116th Division, came together and immediately concluded that the main force of the New Second Army had arrived in Jinhua.  With the New Second Army participating in the defense, twoIt is no longer possible for the group to capture Jinhua City.  In this case, the two decided to divide their troops. Ide Tetsou led his troops to the front line of Dapan Mountain, warning the Jinhua defenders in a overlooking manner.  Shinohara Seiichiro led the 116th Division from Lanxi to Longyou, preparing to penetrate Changshan and completely cut off the return path of the New Second Army.  Fortunately, at this time, Wang Yaowu's 74th Army had moved to Longyou and stood firm on the Qujiang River. At the same time, it built a defense line at Laohu Mountain, Songshu Mountain and Xiaonanhai Village on the north bank of the Qujiang River, blocking the Japanese army's westward advance.  The battle situation in the eastern section of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line stabilized. For the next two days, until the return of the New Second Division, the Japanese troops around Jinhua remained stationary.  However, on the front line in eastern Jiangxi, the Third Division and the Thirty-fourth Division of the Japanese Eleventh Army violently attacked all the way east. They fell into Yiyang on August 1 and captured Hengfeng on August 2. Their frontline was directed towards the Fourth Division.  Shangrao is where the headquarters of the Third Theater Command is located.  In desperation, Gu Zhutong once again chose to retreat to Jiangshan County in Zhejiang. If necessary, the headquarters would retreat to Pucheng, Fujian, relying on the dangers of Xianxia Pass to stop the Japanese army.  At this time, Wang Jingjiu was busy gathering the defeated troops.  In the past two days, he gathered two divisions. From the words of the defeated troops, Wang Jingjiu understood what happened that night. He was very disappointed with the performance of his subordinates, but now is not the time to investigate the responsibility. He can only ask the division commanders to take responsibility for their crimes, otherwise  Engaged in military law.
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