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

Before dark, Toyojiro Inamura rearranged the battlefield and ordered the four reserve infantry battalions to surround the four city walls, not allowing anyone to break out.

Watching the team go away, Inamura Toyojiro revealed a cruel smile. Although he had the opportunity to come to the battlefield because of the Lone Wolf Commando, he would never feel any gratitude. He had destroyed the image of the empire and must pay the price in blood.

The defense line outside the city gate was fought fiercely. After several days of consumption, the sound of the Japanese heavy artillery gradually became sparse, but the other artillery fired at full power to cover the attacking echelon.

There were not many people left in the 122nd Division headquarters. Apart from the communicators, there were only a few staff officers and a platoon of guards. All the others had entered the four city gates. The second front was already in danger. Wang Mingzhang stood straight, listening to the reports from the four positions and judging the situation.

It was his own determination to open the city gate and lure the Japs in. Captain Leng Qiang's suggestion to abandon only the first line of defense was still too conservative. A reinforced division of the Japanese army was no pushover and would not be so easy to flee even if it was besieged by 100,000 men. Another 100,000-man troop might be exposed at any time if they advanced. Once the Japanese knew the news, they could quickly leave the battlefield. He had to let them in, hold on to them tightly, and give them unlimited hope. Only in this way could he have more opportunities.

Wang Mingzhang looked very calm. Although he knew that if he didn't handle the situation properly, the Japanese army would occupy the whole city and he would die for his country, but the entire 122nd Division had been on the King of Hell's list. What was there to be afraid of?

At 9:30 in the evening, the defenders at the East Gate broke through the defense on their own initiative. Part of the defenders moved to the city wall line to continue defending, while part of them returned to the city through the East Gate under the artillery fire. The Japanese regiment commander was greatly encouraged and commanded his troops to follow the Sichuan Army's defeated soldiers into the city gate.

Very good, the fleeing Sichuan Army is in front of us, and there is no ambush. A group of Japanese soldiers have cruel eyes. Teng County, prepare to tremble!

The fleeing Sichuan Army suddenly disappeared. The Japanese soldiers who followed them were a little confused, but still charged forward fearlessly.

"beat"!

Da da da, boom boom boom, whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Following Zhang Xuanwu's order, the defenders responsible for guarding the city gate opened fire. The indirect fire shells that Zhang Xuanwu had saved at the Longshan position were finally used. The soldiers had been staying in the trenches for a long time, and now seeing the arrogant Japanese army, angry flames spewed out of the muzzles of their guns and their bullets were shining with hatred.

The Japanese army was a little careless, especially near the city gate. A large number of Japanese soldiers rushed in without considering the defense against heavy machine guns and artillery shells. People were blown to pieces and the soldiers in the front fell down in large numbers.

The Japanese soldiers who rushed in suffered heavy casualties, and were still crowding in from behind. The squadron leader hurriedly ordered their troops to set up positions on the spot, but there was bare ground everywhere and they couldn't just dig into the ground. The soldiers could only lie down on the spot, fighting back while being bombarded by bullets.

At 10:30 in the evening, the South Gate was also breached, and the frantically pouring in Japanese soldiers were blocked outside the city gates. The Sichuan Army was on high alert, blocking the Japanese army without sparing any bullets, and for a while both city gates engaged in a tactical exchange of fire.

Chen Feng led the commando team, carrying heavy mines, bypassed all the Japanese attack lines, and arrived at the artillery position north of Teng County at ten o'clock in the evening. He began to lay mines along the road north of the artillery position. There were thirty-seven people, each carrying twenty kilograms, and a total of more than eight hundred anti-personnel mines. They were scattered over two kilometers on the three main roads where the Japanese could retreat. The purpose was not to kill casualties, but mainly to delay the retreat of the Japanese trucks and heavy artillery.

The troops of Tang Enbo and Sun Lianzhong arrived at the southwest corner of Teng County at 12:30, and then the two parts separated. Sun Lianzhong led his troops directly to the South Gate and the East Gate, while Tang Enbo was responsible for the West Gate and the North Gate, plus the barracks and heavy artillery positions of the 10th Division. It was agreed to launch a surprise attack on the entire line at 2 a.m.

The team was marching five kilometers away from the city wall, so there was no need to worry about making any noise and attracting the Japanese. Besides, Teng County was under heavy artillery fire, and the Central Army was very excited when they heard the explosions in Teng County. The superiors came down and gave the order that the main task tonight was to kick the Japanese in the ass and rescue the Sichuan Army in Teng County. They had to kill as many Japanese as possible, as their heads were worth money.

At 1:40 in the morning, all the attacking forces arrived at their designated positions. The Japanese troops at the west gate were attacked by the 52nd Army led by Guan Linzheng, the Japanese troops at the north gate were attacked by the 85th Army led by Wang Zhonglian, the Japanese barracks and artillery positions were attacked by the 13th Army led by Tang Enbo himself, the artillery positions were attacked by the 110th Division led by Liao Yunzhou, and the east and south gates were attacked by two armies led by Sun Lianzhong respectively.

Inamura Toyojiro felt uneasy. The Sichuan Army had abandoned three city gates, and only the North Gate was still being defended. At first, he was secretly delighted about the breakthrough in the three gates, but as the teams entering the county were all blocked at various city gates, Inamura Toyojiro smelled a conspiracy, and he contacted the North China Command and was relieved to confirm that the National Army in Lincheng was still in the trenches.

The team entered the city. The Japanese army had a great advantage in the street fighting inside the city. After the observation post confirmed the Sichuan Army's defensive position tomorrow morning, they would use mortars to eliminate them at targeted points. I believe they would be able to fully occupy Teng County before evening. Their target has never been Teng County, but the strategic city of Xuzhou.

Suddenly, a signalman came to report that the guard troops at the east gate and the west gate had discovered the enemy, but the distance was too far to determine what kind of troops they were or the number of the enemy. To be on the safe side, both gates defended outwards and continued to attack the Sichuan Army at the city gate.

Inamura Toyojiro's heart skipped a beat, but he relaxed when he remembered the news from the North China Command. It must be a force that was coming to support the breakout, and the number would not be too large. He asked the communicator to inform the commanders of the three gates, east, west and south, to ignore the harassment from the outside and continue attacking the defenders at the city gates. Even if they could not take the position, they had to hold the occupied area. Light and heavy machine guns and mortars must be deployed to follow up, and they must not be allowed to counterattack and drive out the Sichuan Army.

At two o'clock in the morning, Inamura Toyojiro had just gone to bed. The entire battle situation had stabilized. Although the North Gate had not been taken yet, it was no longer important. The positions of the three city gates had also been stabilized. The Japanese machine guns had completely suppressed the Sichuan Army's trenches, and the overall situation had been decided.

A violent explosion woke Inamura Toyojiro up.

"Where the shelling is, where the shelling is"

The guards were overwhelmed, and there was shelling everywhere, what to say?

The chief of staff and the communicator ran over:

"General, a large number of unidentified armed men have appeared outside the military camp and are shelling our camp. There are no large-caliber heavy artillery, only mortars."

The chief of staff didn't need to explain. Signal flares were flying all over the sky, shouts of killing were deafening, and the sound of machine guns and rifles was everywhere. The entire county was in complete chaos.

Signalmen came over one after another to report:

"General, the East Gate Brigade is under attack and the enemy is endless. Please provide tactical guidance."

"General, the Ximen Regiment is under attack by an enemy force of at least one division. The troops inside and outside the city cannot take care of each other. Please provide tactical guidance."

"Your Excellency General, the Nanmen Regiment is under attack. Our troops are retreating step by step and have entered the Sichuan Army's trenches for temporary defense. Please provide us with tactical guidance."