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

Tang Enbo's 20th Corps and Sun Lianzhong's Second Army arrived at the Lincheng defense line at two o'clock in the morning. After resting for a few hours, they began earthwork at daybreak.

At eight o'clock in the morning, two Japanese reconnaissance planes discovered the situation and hovered over Lincheng for observation. The scene of 100,000 people working was very shocking, and the observers immediately sent a message to the North China Command.

After receiving the news, Terauchi Juichi of the North China Command immediately convened a military discussion meeting to analyze the purpose of the Nationalist troops in Lincheng. After an hour of discussion, they still did not understand the purpose of this group of Nationalist troops. Defending Lincheng to the death? A bit naive. Rescue the defenders of Teng County? Unlikely. Help Wang Mingzhang's troops break out? Also unlikely. This morning, the Inamura Division sent a battle report. After a night of attack regardless of casualties, the attacking troops have successfully captured the first line of defense. What is the purpose of these 100,000 Nationalist troops?

A group of combat staff did not think about Chen Feng's plan. There was no need to consider it at all. From Lugou Bridge to Songhu, from Nanjing to Shanxi, the troops that could defend to the death were already considered heroic troops of China. Taking the initiative to attack? Anyone with a little bit of brains would not say such a stupid thing.

Finally, the unanimous guess was that they should have advanced to the defense of Lincheng to show their people, and also possibly to support the Sichuan Army in Teng County. It was said that the Lone Wolf Commando, whom the Japanese hated, was still in Teng County. The Chinese government might not pay much attention to the Sichuan Army, but it was impossible not to consider the situation of the Lone Wolf Commando. However, with an army of nearly 100,000 people going forward to support, how much they feared the army of the Japanese Empire!

Terauchi Hisaichi agreed with everyone's speculation, but did not relax his vigilance. He ordered the reconnaissance plane to monitor the defenders of Lincheng all day and report any movement immediately.

Construction was in full swing on the north and east sides of Lincheng, with countless nationalist troops digging trenches. They were all elite soldiers and understood the role of trenches, but the commander's orders were very strange. He ordered three shifts to take turns digging, while the others rested on the spot. All troops were dispersed and paid attention to air defense.

Tang Enbo and Sun Lianzhong already knew the content of the plan. Up to now, they were the only two people in the 100,000-man army who knew the plan. The commander sent three telegrams to Tang Enbo in succession. Whether he could save face depended on Tang Enbo. The content of the telegrams became more and more, and the tone became more and more gentle, as if begging.

Tang Enbo understood that this battle was inevitable, but he was not afraid. Instead, he was very excited. He called the headquarters back to ask the commander-in-chief to rest assured and stated that he would obey the command of the Fifth War Zone and would not do anything insincere and would never lose face for the commander-in-chief.

Japanese planes circled Lincheng for a day, and the Nationalist trenches had already taken shape. At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Nationalist army stopped digging and actually started cooking. Countless smoke rose up, making the Japanese pilots and observers hungry. However, they felt very contemptuous in their hearts. If the bombers had not gone to the Teng County battlefield and bombed here once, these Nationalist soldiers would have been pissed off.

Terauchi Hisaichi was a little uneasy the whole day, always feeling that there was something he had overlooked, so he asked the Special High Section about it. The Special High Section summarized the information from all sides and said that everything was normal. There was no noteworthy news from the Fifth War Zone and Chongqing. Maybe he was overthinking it!

The battle in Teng County was extremely fierce. The Japs had taken the first line of defense last night and saw hope of breaking into the city. Their desire to attack was particularly strong. Countless Japs with sanitary napkins on their heads appeared again, with white cloth wrapped around their waists, holding knives and shouting "cutting", and rushed forward desperately, as if they were anxious to meet their ancestor Amaterasu.

The commanders of the various defense zones of the Sichuan Army received a death order from the division commander that they must hold the second line today, not save ammunition, and not be afraid of casualties. The defense lines of the city gates withstood the pressure, and countless bullets were fired at the Japanese army. Light and heavy machine guns did not go into the anti-artillery holes, and they moved their positions while fighting. Even if they suffered losses, they could not let the Japanese rush up.

The defense line at the north gate was the most tragic. In order to prevent the Japanese from throwing grenades, all members launched a counterattack as soon as the Japanese rushed into the 50-meter line. They engaged in brutal hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese and suppressed the Japanese assault team several times.

The Sichuan Army also suffered heavy casualties, and half of the defensive forces in each city gate defense zone were called out and joined the meat grinder. However, even so, the defensive officers and soldiers under the city walls did not move.

In the basement of the division headquarters, Yang Junqing was negotiating with Wang Mingzhang. He had never doubted Wang Mingzhang's command, but today he didn't quite understand. The city wall defense line had completely lost its meaning. Instead of mobilizing troops to participate in the defense of the city gates, half of the troops guarding the city gates were transferred out. Once the Japanese army opened a city gate, the defense inside Teng County would be empty. Yang Junqing really couldn't understand the division commander's purpose.

Wang Mingzhang looked at Yang Junqing, whose face was red and his neck was thick. This old subordinate had never blushed with him before, and now he was really angry, but the truth could not be revealed:

"Lao Yang, I have a plan, but I can’t tell you."

Yang Junqing calmed down instantly and would never ask questions that he shouldn't ask.

"Master, I'm sorry, I'm going to the north gate now. Wang Wenzhen is a scoundrel. He might lose his mind in a fight like this. I have to watch him."

"Be careful, old friend."

Wang Mingzhang's mood fluctuated as he watched Yang Junqing go to the battlefield. The cold gun tactics seemed very cruel to the defenders of Teng County, but this was also the only way to preserve the seeds of the 122nd Division, otherwise the entire army would be wiped out.

The commando team left the battlefield before dawn. Each member of the team carried 20 kilograms of anti-personnel mines. These mines were collected from the frontline troops by the guards of the division headquarters who worked hard for half the night last night. They were part of the supplies sent from Xuzhou. Chen Feng looked down on these things at the time because he was afraid that burying them randomly would affect the people. But now they have an important use.

The wounded soldiers from the three elite platoons were left in Teng County. The commandos had important tasks to do and could not transfer them. The team left the front line, buried the mines in a hidden place, and set off with only one mine.

They returned to Hulutao before dawn and dug out the ammunition that had been buried previously. Everyone replenished it. Chen Feng began to explain the burial of landmines. After a morning of detailed explanation, when the team members understood how to use it, he asked them to take a rest. The team would be making a long-distance raid tonight and they must get a good rest.

In the early spring in southern Shandong, it was already dark at six o'clock. Tang Enbo's troops set out, leaving two regiments of troops north of Lincheng, scattered in various trenches and making fires. Sun's central unit also set out, also leaving behind a regiment to confuse the enemy.

The Lone Wolf Commando also set out and arrived in the southeast of Teng County, where they found the mines buried in the early morning. They bypassed three kilometers east of Teng County and advanced silently to the north of Teng County.

The battle in Teng County did not stop because of the arrival of night, and the Japanese did not continue to fight with marksmanship, but instead launched a full-scale siege on the defenders of the city gate.

Inamura Toyojiro received a telegram from the headquarters and learned that about 100,000 national troops had entered Lincheng to deploy defenses and were ready to support the Sichuan Army. Inamura Toyojiro smelled some danger, but did not think about Chen Feng's plan. Instead, he was worried that the Sichuan Army would break out at all costs. If they really broke out, even if only Wang Mingzhang's division headquarters and the cold gun commando team escaped, he would not be able to face anyone.