i have a wide mix of sources, and my apologies. There are these harrowing stories of chinese troops just at the river bank waiting for one little boat that could carry three people like a canoe across the River Yangsee. With no avenue of escape, chinese soldiers lost all will to fight, despite trying to surrender in droves. Most were killed in the pell mell of battle. The attack on nan king was out of control from the start,. with all sorts of units that were glory hungry and wanting to be first inside the city.