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

On March 28, 1938, the Central Daily News was out of stock in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. When a newsboy got the newspaper, he only had to shout, and the copies were sold out before he could walk half a block. Countless people read the newspaper in sonorous voices:

"Great victory in Teng County! Great victory in Teng County! Great victory in Teng County! Tang Enbo's troops and Sun Lianzhong's troops in the Fifth War Zone, together with Wang Mingzhang's troops who were isolated in Teng County, completely annihilated the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, captured the division commander Inamura Toyojiro alive, killed more than 26,000 Japanese soldiers, and captured 1,300 Japanese soldiers, including two colonels, one lieutenant colonel, five majors, and 23 lieutenants."

The newspaper did not have time to publish the photos, but it gave a detailed account of the battle.

Because Wang Mingzhang of the 122nd Division led his troops to defend Teng County, tying up all the forces of the 10th Division, the commander and the staff group found a rare opportunity after studying all night, communicated with the Fifth War Zone, and determined the action plan:

The operation was carried out by Tang Enbo's troops of the 20th Corps and Sun Lianzhong's troops of the 3rd Army. The two troops confused the Japanese army and arrived in Teng County after two nights of forced march. They were like gods descending from the sky and unknowingly surrounded the Japanese 10th Corps. The soldiers were fearless and used brutal bayonet fighting to eliminate the 10th Division. The two troops of 100,000 plus the 5,000 remnants of the 122nd Division wiped out the 10th Division of the Japanese Army at the cost of 15,000 deaths and 18,000 injuries.

The Japanese army rarely responded, which further confirmed the truth of the matter. The Kuomintang-controlled areas were in an uproar, and the enemy-occupied areas were also in an uproar. The world's attention also turned to the Eastern battlefield. The complete annihilation of an entire division was great news. Countless patriots rushed to the streets to share this rare joy.

The commander finished his breakfast, drank tea and read the newspaper. He could not help feeling happy and said to his wife:

"This Delin is a very good person. He gave all the credit to me."

"Darling, this is a tremendous achievement! How could Li Zongren be willing to give it up?"

"Madam, you are overthinking. Do you really think this was Delin's plan? He is just a messenger at best. This was the cold suggestion of the Lone Wolf Commando captain. I was fooled by him, but I didn't expect to achieve such a result."

"A cold shot? Why doesn't he want credit? If he wants, a plain text message can explain everything. But in that case, Darling will be embarrassed."

"Don't worry, ma'am! He doesn't think much of this credit. He contacted Li Zongren's troops last night. No matter what the report says, don't mention them. They still have to operate in the enemy-occupied area."

"Darling, can't you tame them? With his performance, just make him a division commander. If that doesn't work, make him a corps commander. Darling won't be reluctant to let him go, right?"

The commander smiled bitterly:

"I'm reluctant to let him go? If he dares to come, I will give him an army. Unfortunately, he is not interested in this! He only wants to lead a team to fight the Japanese. I have been through ups and downs for decades and have met countless people in my life, but I have never seen such a person. It's rare, a good general is rare."

In the fifth war zone, Li Yunyan's face was flushed. This was all due to the cold gun. Few people knew about it, but not Li Yunyan. If he didn't take credit for his victory, wouldn't he be moved at all? What did he like? Inexplicably, Li Yunyan thought of the beauty of the Lone Wolf Commando.

Bai Chongxi is talking to Li Zongren:

"Delin, I just can't understand why you would just give away such a credit."

Li Zongren smiled bitterly:

"Jiansheng, this is not my idea, nor is it his idea. Do you think both of us have the courage to do so?"

"Who is it? Can you tell me? Tang Enbo? Wang Mingzhang? Maybe he won't come!"

"Jiansheng, we can tell each other anything, but you have to keep it a secret, otherwise it might hurt them."

Bai Chongxi became even more curious. He had concealed such a plan from even himself. This person was very scary. He thought for a long time but couldn't figure out who it was. Li Zongren saw that he looked distressed:

"Don't think about it. It was a cold gun. It was all his idea. I guess his starting point was to save Wang Mingzhang's 122nd Division. But I was surprised that the commander-in-chief agreed to such a plan."

Bai Chongxi stopped talking. He thought of dozens of people, but he didn't think of this cold gun. It was not surprising. Even the Japanese army's deeply hidden bacterial research unit could be dug out. That person couldn't use ordinary thinking. It was not surprising that he came up with such a plan, not surprising at all.

At the Japanese Army's North China Command, Terauchi Hisaichi had a look of pain on his face. The loss of a division had already made the headquarters furious, and the division commander had also been captured. How dare they? What gave them the courage to carry out such a counterattack?

Terauchi Hisaichi took stock of the entire plan. In fact, the plan was full of loopholes, but it was these loopholes that made people not doubt their purpose.

One hundred thousand troops rushed into Lincheng and dug trenches right under the noses of reconnaissance planes, telling him clearly that they just wanted to defend Lincheng and move the front line forward forty kilometers. He and his staff racked their brains, and the most common thought was that they might support the 122nd Division to break out, but they never thought about them taking the initiative to attack.

Yes, from Lugou Bridge to Songhu, from Nanjing to Shanxi, no Chinese army has ever taken the initiative to attack a brigade or larger organization. The imperial soldiers were too proud. From this incident, we can see that many generals have become inflated.

In all previous major battles, the casualties of the National Army were controlled above 1:6. A ratio of 1:5 was considered shameful. This time it is 1:1. Terauchi Hisaichi believes that even if the data is false, it will not exceed 1:2. I hope that the destruction of the 10th Division can make some people wake up!

However, Teng County cannot be given up, and the Battle of Xuzhou cannot be given up, but one division is not enough. The Chinese army has shown courage through this battle and should at least send one and a half divisions to besiege together with the Itagaki Division. They should also remind the Itagaki Division attacking Linyi that it would be better to have no success than to make mistakes. Otherwise, if the Itagaki Division encounters problems again, it would be hard to say what will happen to them.

After Chen Feng and the commando team cleared the mines, it was already dawn. The group did not go to Teng County to join in the fun. Teng County is now a hot pot. The Sichuan Army, the Central Army, the Northwestern Army, and various reporters will soon be exposed if they go there. The group took a long detour to Gushan and encountered many teams on the way. Wu Tianxiang solved the trouble as a special operations team of the 122nd Division. No matter whether it is the Central Army or the Northwestern Army, there is always a kind of admiration for the current Sichuan Army.

After returning to Hulutao, the team was a little tired, especially the 29 people in the elite platoon. Only Wu Tianxiang was in better condition. Carrying heavy loads and making long-distance raids was not their strong point. The team members rested on the ground. Chen Feng sat on a high place and took on the responsibility of the sentry. Teng County was likely to be abandoned, and Wang Mingzhang had no reason to hold on to Teng County anymore, unless the headquarters kept Tang Enbo's and Sun Lianzhong's troops in Teng County, otherwise Wang Mingzhang's 122nd Division would be sent to death.

The National Army is likely to take the initiative to retreat to the Taierzhuang defense line, where there are solid trenches and sufficient ammunition. My team faces many choices. The first is the issue of whether the elite team should stay or go, and the second is whether the team should participate in the Battle of Xuzhou. I didn't want to play such a big game before. My original intention was to build a team and fight guerrilla warfare. Now, after more than half a month of hard work, I have successfully become a thorn in the eyes of the Japanese. It's time to stop.

In the Battle of Xuzhou, the most conservative estimate is that the Japanese army would have deployed another division, probably one and a half or two, plus the Itagaki Division in Linyi, two and a half or three divisions. Facing the National Army's more than 200,000 troops, the National Army would have had little chance of winning. The trajectory of history will not be changed by a war of annihilation, so the future path needs to be carefully considered.