I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

Seeing that Wang Mingzhang understood, Chen Feng did not continue. In fact, he was proficient in tactical command, which was only suitable for finding loopholes and filling gaps in large-scale battles. Wang Mingzhang had more advantages in large-scale operations. After all, he was a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time. The reason why Wang Mingzhang admired Chen Feng was that Chen Feng looked at problems from a God's perspective, and every suggestion he made was to the point. If Chen Feng were to command one or two divisions to fight, he would definitely not be able to match Wang Mingzhang in terms of overall grasp.

Wang Mingzhang asked Chen Feng what he thought about the defense around Teng County. Seeing that Wang Mingzhang had also finished his meal, Chen Feng pointed to the map and expressed his thoughts.

The first line of defense is connected by Anlou, Longyangdian, Fenghe and Cuijiazhuang in the southeast, northwest and northeast of the county, which is one thousand to one thousand five hundred meters away from the city wall, making full use of buildings and trees for shielding.

The second line of defense is formed by connecting Gaomiao, Beishahe, Dayu and Hongting, 500 to 800 meters away from the city wall.

The four city gates are connected to each other to form the last line of defense for the city.

Each line must have at least three trenches arranged in a "V" shape to disperse the soldiers. Otherwise, the Japanese will focus on bombing one position, which will be easy to break through quickly. When the Japanese concentrate their attack, the surrounding soldiers can quickly move through the "V"-shaped communication trench to the two trenches at the back for support. In addition, the number of trenches on the line close to the city gate should be increased, and a forward deployment should be made. Preparations must be made for a large-scale charge by Japanese troops.

All trenches were deep and one person high, and there was one anti-artillery hole for each person. Even inside the city, we could not relax. The most serious damage the Japanese army brought to the defending troops was bombing and artillery fire. Civilian workers and reserve troops could be used if necessary. The trenches had to be up to standard, otherwise no matter how many lines of defense there were, they would be meaningless.

Wang Mingzhang did not act arbitrarily as the stakes were too high. He telegraphed Sun Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army in the defense zone, for instructions, and received a reply that he fully agreed with such a layout. Sun Zhen told Wang Mingzhang that he must prepare as soon as possible as the Japanese attacks on the front line were too fierce and the second line could be lost at any time.

Wang Mingzhang immediately ordered all forces inside and outside the city to stop all rest and tasks, and go out to dig trenches and set up the first line of defense. In addition, he recruited a large number of civilian forces to dig with the troops.

After giving the order, Wang Mingzhang felt a little heavy-hearted. The Fifth War Zone had issued a death order, ordering him to defend Teng County to the death and buy time for the Battle of Xuzhou. He had not considered retreat at all. He had originally prepared two to three thousand people for defense, even if the whole army was wiped out. Now the two to three thousand people might become five to six thousand or even tens of thousands of people. The pressure was enormous.

Seeing that Wang Mingzhang was lost in thought, Chen Feng knew that as the commander-in-chief of a campaign, he would definitely be under great pressure and that he would have no use here, so he offered to take his leave. Wang Mingzhang asked Wu Tianxiang to see Chen Feng off and told Wu Tianxiang that he would be the exclusive contact person for the Lone Wolf Commando in the future.

Chen Feng returned to the courtyard and saw that the team members were training and practicing boxing. He told everyone to continue and went out. He needed to explore both inside and outside the city, so he asked Wu Tianxiang to take him with him. They spent an afternoon getting a comprehensive understanding of the buildings in the city and the trenches being dug outside the city.

It was dark, Chen Feng and Wu Tianxiang returned to the courtyard, where a messenger was waiting anxiously. When he saw Chen Feng, he saluted and said that the commander wanted to see him. Chen Feng did not hesitate and signaled the messenger to lead the way.

When they arrived at the divisional operations room, Wang Mingzhang was the only one looking at the map on the wall. When he heard the noise behind him, he said without turning his head:

The fighting on the front line was basically over, the defense line had not been lost, and the casualties were severe. The results have not yet been counted, but the overall loss was at least one-fifth of the troops, most of whom were killed in the bombing. The Japanese planes launched hundreds of sorties, and the Japanese soldiers charged under the artillery fire. The soldiers held on for a whole day under the bombing of planes and the attack of artillery fire to keep their positions.

After saying that, he turned around, looked at Chen Feng and continued:

I have arranged people to supervise the excavation outside the city. The trenches and anti-gun holes must be up to standard. Let them dig overnight. I think the second line of defense will not be able to hold out tomorrow.

After saying this, he looked at Chen Feng seriously and said calmly:

Captain Leng Qiang, your team should withdraw! You are not soldiers, and your team should not be used to defend the city. It is more useful to be placed in the Fifth War Zone or anywhere else in the occupied area than to defend the city here. This afternoon, Commander Sun sent another telegram, saying that this battle is related to the reputation of the Sichuan Army and the arrangement of the Battle of Xuzhou, and asked me not to abandon the city. If you stay here, you may not be able to get out. In addition, the war zone headquarters also called and asked me to persuade you to leave Teng County. It seems that they all understand that Teng County cannot be defended.

Chen Feng smiled and said:

Before coming here, I asked for their opinions and gave them two choices. I explained to them that this place would soon become an isolated city and it would be difficult to get out after entering. None of them backed off and chose to enter Teng County. They even asked me that the Sichuan Army's child soldiers were not afraid of fighting the Japanese with bayonets. Are they afraid of death? I respect their choice! The team will not withdraw. The team members must always grow in battle. Maybe this choice is not very rational, but if everyone survives rationally, it will not be easy for the Japanese.

Wang Mingzhang laughed out loud after hearing this:

The word "rational" is well used. Among me and my more than 10,000 men, not a single one is rational now. But Captain Lengqiang, don't resist. This is not your job. You should find a way out if you have to. Do you understand what I mean?

Seeing Chen Feng nodded heavily, he continued:

I, Wang Mingzhang, plan to sacrifice my life for my country. As long as I am alive, Teng County will not be lost. Even if it gives Commander Li one more hour to hold out, my brothers in the Sichuan Army and I will not back down. I hope Commander Li will not let us down.

Seeing Wang Mingzhang's heroic words, Chen Feng knew the final outcome and felt very heavy. At this moment, witnessing a hero who was brave enough to forge ahead for the sake of national justice, Chen Feng felt infinite admiration in his heart.

When he returned to the courtyard, it was already past eight o'clock. The team members had prepared dinner and were still waiting for him. Chen Feng acted quite relaxed as he did not want to put too much pressure on the team. To put it bluntly, the Lone Wolf Commando would not play a very obvious role in such a city defense battle. But facing a group of partners eager to fight, Chen Feng could not bear to let them down.

At daybreak, the Japanese launched another attack. The position must be taken today. This was the death order from the division commander Rensuke Isogai. If the position was not taken, all officers above the rank of lieutenant would commit suicide by disembowelment. Such an order was very rare even among the brutal Japanese troops. It seemed that Rensuke Isogai was really anxious.

The artillery bombarded and the infantry charged. After the artillery bombarded, the infantry charged. After the infantry charged, the artillery bombarded. In between, there were bombings from aircraft. Until two o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese had not yet broken through the defense line. The commanders, the captain and the squadron leader of the attacking force were so angry that they personally led the charge, regardless of death. The first few rows were all little Japanese with sanitary napkins tied on their heads. The Sichuan Army still fired and harvested without haste. When the Japanese rushed to within a hundred meters of the position, the position suddenly went silent. The commander was a little stunned. A trap?

The arrow was on the string and had to be shot. The commander led his soldiers to charge the Sichuan Army position and found that the Sichuan Army was fleeing desperately. The commander swung his saber:

Give it to me!

The Japanese soldiers rushed in the direction of the Sichuan Army's escape, intending to catch up with the fleeing soldiers and take down the rear defense line in a lightning speed.

Boom, boom boom.

Bursts of explosions were heard, and the commander was dumbfounded. The Sichuan Army had actually buried mines on the road of retreat. Not knowing how many mines there were, the captain asked the engineers to clear the mines quickly. After the engineers worked for a long time, they confirmed that there were only a dozen mines that exploded. The captain's face turned green when he heard this. These cunning Chinese people had wasted a great opportunity.