The colonel officer was nothing else, of course Xu Shijiu.

Since there was no hope of breaking through, Xu Shijiu simply took his troops into the city and then waited until late at night to start the action. When he walked outside the Zhonghua Gate, he found that the city gate had indeed been controlled by the Japanese army. He found that there was no chance, so he walked along the Qinhuai River to the Shuixi Gate, and then walked outside the gap between the Zhonghua Gate and Shuixi Gate that was blown up by the Japanese army.

Xiao Ni Wu Ben had just entered the city, but he didn't have time to set up defenses at the gap. Xu Shijiu led his troops into the city easily, then found a private house in the city, rested for a night, and was not attracted by the gunshots of the Japanese army the next morning, and then the previous scene came into being, and the group of defeated soldiers were rescued from the guns of the Japanese army.

However, what happened next was much beyond Xu Shijiu's expectations.

Xu Shijiu asked the defeated soldiers to pick up their weapons to fight again, but the defeated soldiers ignored him at all. A burly man with a Northeast accent even shouted at Xu Shijiu in anger: "Who are you? Do you want to kill everyone? You are so stupid that you are so stupid, believe it or not, I will cut you off?"

Xu Shijiu couldn't react at once, and looked at the big man and was stunned.

Feng Shengfa's guard company commander Guo Weiquan stopped doing it, rushed up and pushed the Northeastern man away, then pointed at the man's nose and cursed: "Why are you talking to the commander?"

"Go to the stern officer!" The big man slapped Guo Weiquan's fingers away. The two of them faced each other, their noses reached their noses, their eyes widened, and they were soaring at the bull.

The more than 500 defeated soldiers who were originally still quiet were suddenly in anger, and they even joined the condemnation. What a bullshit, the one who said that these officials were the most unlucky, and more defeated soldiers were in tears to control the demolition. You officials ran away, have you ever cared about the life and death of your brothers... The resentment that had accumulated for a long time suddenly erupted.

Looking at the defeated soldiers who were so angry that they were in a state of anger, Xu Shijiu looked pale, but felt a burst of pain in his heart.

The Nanjing defense war should not be fought but insisted on fighting. The consequences of not withdrawing but insisting on retreating finally emerged. The defeated generals of the national army who could not withdraw and could not escape were vented on the senior generals who left their troops and fled alone. Wang Jingjiu, Gui Yongqing and Shen Fazao had completely disappointed the defeated soldiers!

Tang Shengzhi, who was involuntarily, also became the object of resentment among the defeated soldiers!

These defeated soldiers were completely desperate and no longer had hope for the country and the nation. Despair made them rather be a prisoner of war than to take up weapons to fight for this country and this nation. The sorrow is no greater than death in their hearts. Although these defeated soldiers are still alive, their hearts are already dead.

"Dadada..." The fierce gunshot suddenly rang out, and the noise of the defeated soldiers stopped abruptly.

Xu Shijiu turned around a little blankly and saw blue smoke coming out of Company Commander Guo's gun, but the gun was aimed at the sky and did not fire at the former brothers.

The Northeastern man tore open his clothes, revealing the scars on his chest, including gunshot wounds, knife wounds, and even large areas of fragments. Without exception, all the wounds were left on the front. The man slapped his chest and shouted at Guo Weiquan at the top of his lungs: "Blow this, grandson, I have the kind of hit this!"

Guo Weiquan was not willing to be outdone and shouted: "Coward, I have a way to fight with us for a small Japanese job!"

"Coward? Hahaha..." The Northeastern man suddenly laughed, and tears flowed through his eyes. But at the end he started crying and cried, "Coward? Are you worthy of saying that I am a coward? When Lao Wuzi was fighting Little Japanese Bin in Baishan and Heishan, you didn't know where to play mud? Did you see these injuries on Lao Wuzi? They were all left behind by the guns and cannons of Little Japanese Bin. If Lao Wuzi hadn't been dead, if it were your kid, it would be enough to die ten times!"

Guo Weiquan's Adam's apple twitched, and he did not refute this time.

"But when the old man fought to the death on the battlefield, and when the brothers fought with Xiaojiben on the battlefield, what were those officials doing?" The Northeastern man fought hard with his palms and accused him in tears, "Sir Zhang, he gave the four eastern provinces to Xiaojiben without resistance. All the brothers' fellow villagers have become slaves to the country.

"Chang Kai-shek, bald man, when the little Japanese is unbroken, he runs faster than a rabbit!"

"Tang Shengzhi said he wanted to live and die with Nanjing without saying goodbye, but before Fukuo's position was lost, he led the senior officials and staff of the headquarters to run away first. There were also those commanders and division commanders who ran away directly after the meeting. Did one of them come back and lead the brothers to break through? Have they ever cared about the life and death of the brothers? No, none of them!"

Guo Weiquan said: "It was them who escaped, not us, let alone we saved your lives!"

"Save our lives?" The Northeastern man said disdainfully, "It's almost the same for us. Nanjing Wucheng has been surrounded by Little Japanese Wuben. Jieshui is out of control. If you continue to attack, everyone will be dead!" The Northeastern man spat at Guo Weiquan and said, "You officials still want to use us as cannon fodder to die, dream."

"Old Wuzi has ten lives, nine of which have been given to the country. Only this life is left. Old Wuzi has to live for himself and for his mother! Old Wuzi has a seventy-year-old mother waiting to take care of her old age!" After that, the Northeastern man pushed Guo Weiquan away, turned his head and shouted at the more than 500 defeated soldiers behind him, "Brothers, let's go!"

The Northeastern man left, and he was lined up with more than 500 defeated soldiers from the National Army. These defeated soldiers lined up with wounded and desperate hearts, singing songs and taking the initiative to go to the Zhonghua Gate to surrender to the Japanese army. However, they didn't know that what was waiting for them was not detention or shelter, nor was they sent to the mine to be coolies, but... a cruel massacre!

For six weeks thereafter, Xiao Japanese took out the prisoners of war who surrendered the army and innocent people in Nanjing City to the outside of the city in batches. After arriving at the designated location, he swept with machine guns, burned them with fire, crushed them with tanks, and even buried them alive. More than 300,000 people would always turn into the wronged souls under the Japanese butcher knife.

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The more than 500 defeated soldiers surrendered, so Xu Shijiu and others naturally would not surrender, let alone stop, because the Japanese search team would come soon, and they had to keep shuttled between the streets and alleys, avoiding the Japanese army while seeing whether they could accommodate more defeated soldiers in the national army and organizing forces to fight street battles.

As he walked, Xu Shijiu suddenly fell to the ground with his legs weak.

Guo Weiquan and Gao Shenxing quickly rushed up to help Xu Shijiu up. Old Cao also came over and asked with concern: "Captain, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." Xu Shijiu's face looked a little pale. He waved his hand and said to everyone, "Nothing, I just have a little dizzy. Just take a break.

Guo Weiquan ordered to rest on site for five minutes, and then went to the alley entrance to be alert.

Gao Shenxing sat down next to Xu Shijiu with his modified rifle gun in his arms and asked, "Captain, are you still thinking about those hundreds of brothers, why do they rather surrender than continue fighting?"

Xu Shijiu sighed and said sadly: "They are heartbroken and despairing about this country."

Gao Shenxing said: "But no matter how destructive the country is, no matter how corrupt the government is, no matter how greedy the officials and senior generals are afraid of death, it cannot be a reason for them to take the initiative to surrender to the Japanese invaders. They are simply not humans!"

"No, you can't blame them, you can't blame them." Xu Shijiu waved his hand powerlessly and said sadly, "They have done a lot for the country. As a soldier, they have fulfilled their responsibilities and obligations." Speaking of this, Xu Shijiu gritted his teeth and said, "If you want to blame, you can only blame Chairman Jiang for ruining the country and the people!"

Gao Shenxing was silent. He was unwilling to defend Chairman Jiang, but he did not want to agree with Xu Shijiu's words.

Perhaps the group of defeated soldiers had a deep stab at Xu Shijiu. For the first time, Xu Shijiu wavered the future of the country and nation. He asked Gao Shenxing: "Shenxing, do you say... this government, does this country still have hope? Do we still have hope to defeat the Japanese army and drive the little Japanese out of China?"

"I don't know." Gao Shenxing shook his head straightforwardly.

When he was still in school at the Whampoa Military Academy, Gao Shenxing was full of hope for China and the Kuomintang army, and he was also full of confidence in Chairman Chiang. He firmly believed that with the leadership of Chairman Chiang, the Kuomintang army would be able to wipe out all warlords, wipe out the Red Bandits, truly unify China and then lead China on a great road of rejuvenation.

But when he was studying at Army University, Gao Shenxing's confidence was no longer so firm.

With the improvement of the status and experience in the military, various chaos in the National Government gradually appeared in front of Gao Shenxing. Gao Shenxing then realized that there was still a matter of eating empty space and drinking blood in the army. After the July 7 Lugou Bridge Incident, North China was already full of smoke, but the upper society in Beijing and Shanghai was still full of music and singing. There were also senior party and state officials responsible for military purchases, who openly used inferior products as good people, and filled their own pockets, and ignored the safety of the frontline soldiers.

Chairman Jiang was originally a god-like existence in Gao Shenxing's mind, but now, this statue of god has collapsed due to Chairman Jiang's poor performance in the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Nanjing. At this moment, Gao Shenxing felt unprecedented emptiness, spiritual emptiness, and confusion about the future and destiny of the country.

Xu Shijiu looked at the ruined ruins and asked Gao Shenxing: "Shenxing, if this country is destined to perish, will you surrender to Xiaoji Wuben?"

Gao Shenxing shook his head calmly and replied calmly: "I don't know."
Chapter completed!