Yesterday we said that in the summer of 1938, the Japanese army had burned the war to the foot of Mount Lu. The Chinese defenders in Xingzi County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province all know that our victory on the Nanxun Line was hard-won. How can the Dexing Road be allowed to be occupied by the Japanese army? General Leng Xin, commander of the 52nd Division, decisively abandoned the undefendable Xingzi County and was ordered to retreat to the front line of Yujing Mountain. He also arranged a machine gun company here, intending to give the Japanese army a big "surprise".
Japan Pictorial’s report on the Wuhan battle on the Jiangxi front 2
There are huge rocks on Yujing Mountain, and there are sparse vegetation on the hillside. Looking down from the mountain, you can see everything at a glance. Generally speaking, placing a machine gun here is definitely a one-man defense. No one can open it. But the Japanese army then mobilized all its artillery. The firepower was so powerful that the soldiers who were bombarded could not even lift their heads.
Faced with the enemy's powerful firepower, a small machine gunner was not afraid. He stood up and charged fiercely, killing several Japanese soldiers at once. Seeing this, the surrounding comrades all stood up and shot at the enemy. Suddenly, a shell fell next to the little machine gunner. The shrapnel hit his thigh, and blood soaked his clothes all of a sudden.
Old photos of the bloody battle between Chinese and Japanese troops at Dongguling
Due to excessive blood loss, the little machine gunner fainted on the battlefield, and his comrades immediately sent him to the field hospital in the rear. The doctor said the injury was serious and required immediate surgery. But just when the operation was about to take place, the little man woke up and cried without saying anything. No matter what he said, he would not let the doctor operate.
The doctor was still very angry at that time, because there were so many injured people at that time, and the doctors basically had no rest time. Occasionally, during the rest period, you lifted someone again. I want to save you. To save you, I asked you to take off your clothes. If you don’t take off your clothes, you have to take off your clothes. If you don't take off your pants, it will be fatal. In the end, he said I was a woman.
Tang Guilin
The heroine's name is Tang Guilin. This is the only photo left of her. In the photo, she is wearing a military uniform and has short hair. It is hard to tell that she is a girl. She joined the army on behalf of her brother in order to go into battle and kill the Japanese. When she participated in the Battle of Wuhan, she was only 24 years old, which was a woman's best years. But her courage to imitate Mulan and serve the country with loyalty makes people have to praise her. If I tell you about the weapons she used on the battlefield, you will definitely think she is amazing! What did she use? heavy machine gun !
Documentary Literature "National Memorial" Author: Zhang Hongtao lamented: The heavy machine guns of the Chinese army at that time weighed nearly 50 kilograms. Even if they were disassembled and assembled (for marching), each person's load would be at least 20 kilograms, so This incident of Tang Guilin should be said to have inspired us on the battlefield. It is very unforgettable for us today.
In September 1938, the Japanese invaders on the high ground south of Dacen Mountain in De'an, Jiangxi Province were preparing to launch an attack on the anti-Japanese army positions.
Inspired by the deeds of Tang Guilin, the morale of the troops on Yujing Mountain was getting higher and higher, and all the enemy's charges failed. The unscrupulous Japanese army began to play dirty tricks. They released poison gas on the defenders' positions downwind. Since the 52nd Division was newly formed and had little experience and no training in poison prevention, almost all the defenders of Yujingshan were injured or killed by poisoning, and Yujingshan eventually fell into the hands of the enemy. The Chinese army could only retreat to the next position, East and West Guling.
Postcard of Japanese invasion of China Lushan Dongguling
There is a huge difference in military strength. How does our Chinese army deal with enemy aircraft and artillery? Please pay attention to tomorrow's headline number " Hubei TV Revealed", we will continue to tell.
