Author: Tiehammer Jack
Statement: The military said that it is original, plagiarism will be prosecuted
"Duan poetry and rituals, righteousness and loyalty, and aura will be devoured to the sun, and the name is Zhongshan ." - The inscription of the photo of Xiao Shanling, deputy commander of the military police of the Nanjing Garrison Army and mayor of Nanjing, inscribed in the inscription
December 13, 1937, outside Nanjing, groups of refugees flocked to Xiaguan Wharf on the Yangtze River, trying to escape from the capital of the Republic of China, which has become a purgatory on earth. In the city, a group of soldiers with food and bullet exhausted and German-style helmets defeated the Japanese invaders' multiple rounds of offensives under the command of a major general. The Japanese invaders never thought that in the situation where the building was about to collapse, there would be Chinese soldiers resisting like this.
Under the cover of machine guns and heavy artillery, they launched a new round of offensive towards the positions of Chinese soldiers. After five hours of fierce battle, the Chinese soldiers who were defending the city walls and mountains by the river were all injured and killed. The major general who commanded them raised his arms and shouted: "Kill your life and achieve success, today." He picked up his pistol and fought with the few remaining officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers were shot and fell to the ground one after another. The major general was unable to bear the prisoner of the Japanese invaders. He raised his gun and committed suicide to serve the country with his death. He was 45 years old at the time.
This general is Xiao Shanling, the commander of the Nanjing City Defense who was later pursued as lieutenant general and deputy commander of the Nanjing Garrison Army.
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 In 1911, the Xinhai Revolution broke out. After learning the news, Xiao Shanling, who was only 19 years old, chose to abandon his pen and join the army. He first entered the Hunan Army Primary School to study military affairs, and then entered the Baoding Army Officer School in August 1914 to further his studies. Three years later, he graduated and returned to the Hunan Army. Because of his good military management and his love for soldiers like his sons, this young commander was highly appreciated and served as deputy company, battalion, regiment, chief of staff and other positions.
In January 1929, Xiao Shanling was transferred to the Nanjing Garrison Command as a staff officer with his outstanding command skills. In 1931, the Capital Garrison Command was reorganized into the Gendarmerie Command. Xiao Shanling first served as the chief of general affairs, and then became the chief of staff of the Gendarmerie Commander in 1936.
In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, some types of troops of the National Army were shaped. The military police often wear British "Brody" helmets and hold "20 sounds". On the right arm, there are two traditional "六" words to distinguish
Songhu Battle broke out, and Soong Mei-ling went to the front line to comfort the officers and soldiers of the Democratic Army Division. This division and the military police fought to the end in the Battle of Nanjing
With the defeat of the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese army quickly advanced to Nanjing along the railway line. On November 26, 1937, the rumbling sound of cannons could be heard in the outskirts of Nanjing. Xiao Shanling (Commander-in-Chief Gu Zhenglun has retreated to Chongqing), then deputy commander of the military police, led more than 6,000 military policemen to fight side by side with Nanjing garrison Tang Shengzhi. They built trenches and dug bunkers, and continuously strengthened security patrols in the defense zone to deal with the Japanese spies who were omnipresent. Xiao Shanling's case for building fortifications for Nanjing Yuhuatai was also praised by local newspapers in Nanjing.
is different from Tang Shengzhi, who once shouted at the city defense meeting, "Defend Nanjing to the end, hold on to the end" but later left his troops in a time of chaos and fled alone. Xiao Shanling also served as the mayor of Nanjing, director of the Capital Police Department, and commander of the Air Defense Command. In that difficult time when the senior officials chose to run away and abandon the city, only General Xiao took on the heavy responsibility and took the initiative to defend and evacuate the people of Nanjing across the river to survive.
On December 3, 1937, the Japanese army advanced to Nanjing with the strength of six divisions. Although the Chinese army has fought to the death, it was finally defeated due to the huge differences in technical equipment and personnel quality. On the evening of the 8th, Xiao Shanling's fellow villagers advised him that "the outer positions have been lost, and it is only a matter of time before Nanjing is destroyed. The chairman has left, and mayor Ma Chaojun and other senior executives have also left one after another. Commander Xiao should make other arrangements in case of an accident." Faced with the "good intention" of fellow villagers, Xiao Shanling flatly refused: "Xiao was ordered to protect the capital with all his power, and he could not face his elders without any defense; if he failed to kill the enemy, he bowed his head and surrendered to his subordinates, how could he face the elders of Jiangdong? I am determined to stay and live and die with Jinling ! Go away, you go! "
formerly the military police headquarters of the Nanjing Garrison Army. When the city was broken, Xiaoshanling was the place where the four positions of the city government, air defense headquarters, and the capital police department were located. The Japanese army's troops were almost endless, while Xiaoshanling's subordinates were fighting less and less. The officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties under the artillery fire of the Japanese invaders and were unable to defend. They had to retreat to the city and engage in the final desperate street battle with the Japanese army. At dawn on December 12, 1937, a large number of Japanese reinforcements arrived. Xiaoshanling immediately issued a statement again, inspiring the entire army to "sustain and die with Nanjing." He constantly approved the documents of the four sides, trying to re-establish order for the chaotic Nanjing city. Finally, he personally led the troops to fight the Japanese invaders. was the General Office of the Garrison Army Ling Tang Shengzhi used a reserved motorboat before the city was broken, and escaped from the hell on earth that turned into rubble. He was also scolded by the people for the rest of his life.
In the end, Xiao Shanling died gloriously by the river. In July 1984, this general who lived and died with Nanjing was posthumously considered a martyr and received the honor and respect he deserved.
In the home of Xiao Yunchun, a descendant of Xiao Shanling, hangs the portrait of Xiao Shanling and the honorary certificate of "revolutionary martyrs"
General Xiao's body was washed away by the river. Later generations had to build a "tomb of clothes" for him in Longquan Village, Yiyang, Hunan to remember the hero who guarded the city.
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