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

The commandos rested in the morning and conducted two hours of training in the afternoon, preparing to take action after dark.

The division headquarters sent a telegram, which roughly described the situation today. The Japanese are desperate.

The front lines outside the four city gates came under fierce attack. The Japanese army charged in groups. After the failure of the attack in the morning, they changed their tactics. On the 500-meter line, the Japanese held up their crooked handles and suppressed the trenches to cover their charge. Wherever the bullets went, the Sichuan Army was almost suppressed and dared not show their heads.

The Japanese once rushed to the 30-meter line, and grenades were thrown into the first trench. All the arc-shaped trenches on the first line of defense opened fire collectively, suppressing the Japanese again and again.

After two days of fighting, the Sichuan Army had lost nearly two thousand people. The Sichuan Army on the first line was almost completely killed or wounded. Wang Mingzhang ordered the Sichuan Army on the second line to rush forward for reinforcements, and they were able to barely save the first line. He separated part of the defense forces of the four city gates and sent them to the second line of defense.

When the battle got to this point, it was only a matter of time before they were destroyed. Six thousand people were facing nearly thirty thousand people, plus the bombing from planes and artillery, and the huge disparity in equipment. There was no hope anymore.

The team members were all eating, but Chen Feng had no appetite. The casualties were too high, nearly two thousand people were killed or wounded in two days. Once the Japanese opened a gap, the consequences would be even more serious.

By then, Teng County will become a real hell. Chen Feng suddenly thought of the Taierzhuang Victory, which happened after the defense of Teng County. Now, thanks to the flapping of his wings like a butterfly, a lot has changed. At least Wang Mingzhang has not died for his country, and Teng County is still in the hands of the Chinese.

Can't the victory of Taierzhuang become the victory of Tengxian? Now the entire 10th Division is pinned down in Tengxian. There are nearly 300,000 Chinese troops in the entire Xuzhou Defense Zone. Although some of them are in Linyi to resist Itagaki's 5th Division, the remaining troops, apart from those who stay behind for defense, still have more than 100,000 people. After a night of forced march, they can counter-encircle the 10th Division. Even if their equipment is poor and their combat effectiveness is weak, at least they can drive the Japanese out.

After carefully considering the difficulties on all sides, the more I thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. I quickly ate and sent a telegram to Li Yunyan at 8 o'clock.

At eight o'clock, Li Yunyan received Chen Feng's telegram and hurried to the military intelligence simulation room of the headquarters. Li Zongren was discussing the defense of Teng County with his colleagues. Hearing Li Yunyan's report outside the door, he called her in.

Li Yunyan saluted solemnly:

"Sir, a top-secret telegram from a cold gun."

Li Zongren took the envelope and looked at the seal. Although Li Yunyan was the only person handling it, the necessary procedures could not be skipped.

As he read the contents of the telegram, he became more and more excited, and the more feasible it seemed to him. He looked up and saw his colleagues staring at him, obviously out of curiosity. However, he coldly warned them that no third person should know about this matter before it was confirmed, and asked his colleagues to continue the discussion. Then Li Zongren and Li Yunyan left the military intelligence simulation room.

"Yunyan, you are personally responsible for this matter. Send a telegram to the headquarters now, activate the backup code book, and mark it top secret."

"Yes"!

Li Zongren followed him into the communications room and asked everyone else to leave. The stakes were too high. Once the headquarters agreed, the entire layout of the Battle of Xuzhou would change greatly. Leng Qiang's opinion was very bold, but very feasible if considered carefully. Once successful, it might be a great turning point from defense to offense. Even if it was only this time, it would leave a deep mark in history.

Li Zongren was a calm man. More than ten years ago, he remained calm even when faced with a catastrophe. Unexpectedly, his mood was disturbed by a simple telegram.

In the Chongqing camp, the commander-in-chief was getting ready to sleep. He was tired of arguing with ambassadors of several countries in the past few days. He never expected that the incident of the Kwantung Army's Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department that shocked the world would end like this. The commander-in-chief once again saw through the ugly face of imperialism, which completely ignored the sacrifices of the Chinese people for a little bit of profit.

Mao Qingxiang, chief of the secretariat, suddenly reported that there was a top-secret telegram from the Fifth War Zone, and the commander-in-chief hurriedly put on his clothes.

Could it be that Teng County was destroyed?

It is very likely that I have read the battle report this afternoon. Teng County is in danger under the siege of more than one division.

After opening the door, he saw Mao Qingxiang handing him an envelope containing top-secret information. He looked at the seal, turned around and opened the envelope.

Mao Qingxiang noticed that the commander-in-chief's expression changed significantly when he read the secret report. He seemed to be struggling, expecting something, and even more determined:

"Qingxiang, who else has come into contact with this telegram?"

"The secret coder Lu Lina was responsible for receiving the sealed files. Captain Zhang Qi from the Telecommunications Department notified me and I personally took them from Lu Lina. No one else had any contact with them."

"That's right. You take the guards to find Lu Lina and Zhang Qi. The three of you will be restricted from now on. When this is over, I will personally remove the restrictions for you and record your great achievements. Do you understand?"

"I understand, and I'll take action now."

Seeing Mao Qingxiang walking away with a group of guards, the commander ordered the aide-de-camp:

"Send a telegram to Li Zongren: Agree, proceed with caution"

After everything was arranged, the commander was still very uneasy. The matter was of such great importance that he had agreed in a rush of emotion. If anything unexpected happened, the Battle of Xuzhou would be in trouble.

However, this matter could not be discussed with anyone. Leng Qiang's telegram mentioned that the fewer people who knew about it, the greater the chance of success. The commander-in-chief knew that Japanese spies were omnipresent and their presence could be found in all key government departments, the Ministry of National Defense, and even the headquarters. He did not dare to hold a meeting to discuss the matter.

In the communications room of the Xuzhou Command, Li Zongren was still waiting. Once the headquarters agreed to the plan, part of the strategy would be implemented tonight. The entire plan of the cold gun could be said to be perfect. As long as they could avoid the Japanese spies, the possibility of success was very high.

When Li Yunyan received the call back from the headquarters, Li Zongren looked at the simple four words and couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He asked Li Yunyan to deal with the cold gun message, called all the communicators in, and began to give orders:

"Telegram orders Tang Enbo's troops to advance 30 kilometers tonight and set up a defense line north of Lincheng. All troops will rest for four hours and start earthwork at dawn. The momentum must be huge and they must defend the area north of Lincheng to the death."

"I order Sun Lianzhong's troops to abandon the Taierzhuang defense line, advance 40 kilometers tonight, deploy defenses to the east of Lincheng, and begin earthwork at dawn. The momentum must be huge, and they must defend the east of Lincheng to the death."

"Tell Tang Enbo and Sun Lianzhong that this order was issued by the commander-in-chief himself and is extremely urgent. Please make sure the 20th Corps and the 2nd Army arrive on time and start earthwork at dawn tomorrow. Military orders are as heavy as mountains and military laws are ruthless. Those who violate orders will be severely punished."

After the arrangements were made, Li Zongren breathed a sigh of relief. This was a cold gun. He still didn't understand the layout of the Battle of Xuzhou. He thought he could mobilize 200,000 troops at will. How could it be that simple? Linyi was still holding off the Itagaki Division, and the troops south of the Huaihe River were still blocking the Japanese troops arriving from the south. Pulling out these 100,000 people could be said to be a desperate gamble. If something happened to these 100,000 people, then Xuzhou would really have no soldiers available, and he would have to give up the defense of Linyi and withdraw Pang Bingxun and Zhang Zizhong's troops to the Taierzhuang front line for defense.