Chapter 78: The Bridge of Miracles
In previous lives, the souls of more than 300,000 people returned to heaven and earth in a six-week slaughter.
Thinking of this, Meng Xiang felt uncomfortable, there were so many people who didn't have many people to resist and flee. It's just that mechanically according to the devil's instructions, dig a grave pit for others, carry others in, and then dig a grave pit for yourself and lie in it yourself.
This is related to the long-term slave education of the Chinese people, the selfish luck mentality, and the loss of hope. There is no one to save them, they are sinful to live, and there may be Elysium when they die.
Perhaps some of the resistance was quickly suppressed by the armed forces, which made the other onlookers tremble.
But when people can live, there is always a trace of attachment.
On the 17th, on the day that Matsui Shigen entered the city, the army arrested more than 3,000 soldiers and civilians and workers of the Nanjing Power Plant from all over the city, and shot them with machine guns on the banks of the Coal Shore Port to the Shangyuanmen River, and some of them were burned to death with firewood.
In the next 18 days, the army sent more than 57,000 refugees and captured soldiers who had escaped from Nanjing and were imprisoned at the foot of the Shogunate Mountain, tied them with lead wires, drove them to the Xiaguan Straw Shoes Gorge, first strafed them with machine guns, poked them with bayonets, and finally poured kerosene on them, set them on fire, and threw the remains into the Yangtze River.
In the original history, this was the case.
57,000, Meng Xiang feels heartache when he thinks about it. In order not to startle the snake, the rescue mission is likely to have only one chance. In the end, Meng Xiang chose this time.
The smooth slaughter for more than five consecutive days has already made the devils relax their vigilance a little.
"There is only one brigade! There is also half a wing a kilometer away! Monkey San scurried in front of Niu Yi lightly.
At that time, according to the plan that Meng Xiang had already formulated, Niu Yi, who had strengthened an elite company of the first battalion, hid on the shogunate mountain in advance. There is a relatively hidden cave found in the shogunate mountain, which is relatively spacious inside, and supplies such as food, water, weapons, and medicine have been placed in advance.
The place where the prisoners were held was at the foot of the shogunate mountain.
On the 17th, Matsui Ishine entered the city, and officers of all sizes also rushed to the banquet and carnival. A large number of troops were stationed in Nanjing, and the blockade on the periphery had gradually relaxed. Those who should run have run, and those who should have been caught have been caught.
The night of the 17th had just fallen, and the shogunate was under the mountain.
Huang Huamin and nearly 2,000 others quietly lurked back to Purple Mountain. The section from Purple Mountain to Shogunate Mountain also has a large defensive gap due to the slack of devils.
"Contact Captain Niu!" In order to prevent the devils from being alert, the troops kept silent on the radio for a long time on the march.
"Recheck the time!" Huang Huamin said in a deep voice.
"The first battalion is here!" Kong Ci whispered beside him.
A team of about 2,000 people took out all the hidden weapons and equipment, and they were fully armed.
To be honest, Li Tiexia, who voluntarily followed at this time, still had some doubts, this vanguard army, which he had never heard of before, was bold enough to attack and defeat the devils of the 100,000 Central Army at this time and rescue the prisoners and civilians who were imprisoned.
He has no objection to saving people, but what should he do if he saves people? I heard that tens of thousands of people are going to be rescued this time, how should these people be arranged? At this time, the vicinity of Nanjing is the world of devils, saving people, just the food and clothing of these people is a big problem, not to mention the imminent security problem, after dawn, staying nearby will be slaughtered. Can you fly across the river overnight?
"Crossing the river?" Tens of thousands of people crossing the river is not such a simple matter. The most you can spend in a night is to set up a temporary dock, right?
Li Tiexia, who didn't know the specific plan, didn't ask much, just glanced at Hu Heming, who was walking with him. Hu Minghe turned a blind eye and earnestly instructed the novice to carefully inspect the sophisticated weapons in his hands. He had seen such a sophisticated weapon in the first battalion of the vanguard army, and at this time he had so many in his hands, and the excitement in his heart was immediately ignited, and he kept rubbing it in his hand for the past two days.
"Goo!" A few calls from a local bird. The gate of a camp in the prison area was gently pushed open, and a person with a whole body similar to a night robe sprang out, and the flashlight in his hand shook a few times in this direction.
Li Tiexia was taken aback, so many people were ambushed here, it was impossible without negligence, and he was just about to make a move, when he suddenly thought that there seemed to be a signal on the flashlight. Hurriedly tilted his head to look, but saw that Niu Yi had already waved his hand, and a team of people from the first battalion rushed over softly.
Seeing the strange person silently facing them, Li Tiexia proved his guess, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart. Did they go in first?
The course of the attack turned out to be so smooth. How defensive can the devils be in the face of tens of thousands of people who are defenseless and hungry? Besides, during the five days of slaughter like lambs, what little vigilance they had became like a needle point with the perverted psychology of pride.
Several of the camp gates were forcibly and silently settled by those who wore strange clothes, and there was no call.
The later the Devil's army receives the news, the more beneficial it will be for the evacuation.
When a thousand assault troops rushed in, the battle was quickly over. The unsuspecting devil faced a thousand heavily armed people unarmed, and the result could be imagined.
According to the roster of devils, there were more than 59,000 soldiers and civilians in custody, and more than 500 people died in the chaos during the attack.
So many of the remaining people are not easy to manage. However, after Niu Yi directly ordered to shoot and kill a few thorns, the rest were much more honest.
Many of the prisoners of war were veterans of the 87, 88, and teaching teams, and the discipline was still very strong. Among the 1,000 people who were brought with him, there were many people who knew each other well, and they helped to maintain order, and more than 50,000 people walked to the river as planned. The blind obedience to surnames in the collective action of the crowd leaves them with little opportunity to ask where they are going. I only know that someone has come to save them, and it is better to follow them than to be here with the devils, and the cruelty of the devils has been fully realized by the torture of a few days.
Many people noticed that they were going to the riverside, and they couldn't help but secretly rejoice that they were going to cross the river by boat. Many of them have experienced the tragedy of Shimonoseki, and some of them also know how difficult it is to cross the river under the blockade of devils, and they can't help but sigh secretly.
"Bridge! There are bridges! When they walked northeast to the river, many people couldn't help but exclaim.
Li Tiexia, who had followed these people all the way to maintain order, couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard the news and ran over to see it.
A pontoon bridge stretches into the depths of the night.
"Miracle!"
Li Tiexia only had one thought in his mind at this time.
It is not uncommon for a pontoon bridge to be erected on the river in general, but the erection of a pontoon bridge on such a vast Yangtze River has never been seen, even if Li Tiexia recognized that the opposite side is leading to Baguazhou, but it is more difficult to build a pontoon bridge over such a long distance.
"Miracle!" Li Tiexia didn't know what words to use to evaluate this pontoon, so he could only mutter.
"Miracle!" Many people next to him shouted directly. This kind of project, which is beyond the imagination of human beings in this era, is first of all shocking.