Chapter 10 6. Adhere to the deployment of Teng County

The more than 10,000 soldiers of the Jigu Division took a big detour, outflanked the 22nd Army's first and second lines of defense, and suddenly appeared in the Fenghe and Longyangdian areas more than ten miles away from Teng County.The commander-in-chief of the front line, Wang Mingzhang, felt that something was wrong. Based on his years of combat experience, he concluded that the outer defense line established by the Kuomintang army in Teng County would not work.If the Japanese army attacked back and forth, the soldiers of the two armies guarding the first and second lines of defense would be doomed.If there is no skin, how will the hair be attached?What is the relationship between the outer defense line and Teng County?

Teng County is at stake.Wang Mingzhang's body trembled a little. He leaned over the map on the table and used red and blue pencils to draw between Tengxian, Xuzhou, and Zhengzhou, and finally drew the pen vigorously to Wuhan.Teng County is the key to the overall situation.If Teng County is not guaranteed, it will be difficult to keep Xuzhou. If this momentum continues, crises will occur in Zhengzhou and Wuhan. Wang Mingzhang put the pencil on the table. No matter what, the Japanese army must be pinned in Teng County. Even if it is a day, an hour, or even a negligible minute, Xuzhou and Wuhan must be given some time.

The anti-Japanese defenses in Xuzhou and Wuhan are related to the fate of the Chinese nation.Master Wang thought of this, and immediately called Commander-in-Chief Sun Zhen for help. Where does Sun Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the 22nd Army, come from?All his group armies have withdrawn, and there is only one special battalion of the 41st Army around him.In order to support the defense of Teng County, he gritted his teeth and asked Yan Battalion Commander Yan of the Guard Battalion to take the 3 companies of the Secret Service Battalion over, leaving only 1 pistol company to defend the headquarters of the group army.

3 companies, which surprised Wang Mingzhang, how is this enough?He knew the character of Commander-in-Chief Sun Zhen, how could there be soldiers in the headquarters?If there are troops available, the commander-in-chief will not ignore Teng County.Wang Mingzhang was anxious, he paced around the house.The front line was fighting fiercely, and the Japanese army was fighting inextricably. Not to mention mobilizing a troop, but moving a squad and a platoon, there may be loopholes in the front line, threatening the entire defense line. Suddenly a person popped up in Wang Mingzhang's mind, that was Zhang Xuanwu, the most powerful regiment commander in his 122 division.Thinking of Zhang Xuanwu, Wang Mingzhang hurried back to the map.Zhang Xuanwu's 727 regiment was in Beishahe, and the situation in Beishahe was not so serious at this time.Although the Japanese army was heading towards them, there were still dozens of miles to go, so he called and ordered Zhang Xuanwu to take a battalion back to Tengxian County. It was urgent!

Before leaving, Commander Zhang Xuanwu ordered the troops to blow up the railway bridge over the Beisha River.Head Zhang ran to Teng County. Fortunately, they moved quickly, otherwise they would not be able to come back.The other battalion that received Wang Mingzhang's order did not return, and they were defeated by the Japanese army who took the back road halfway. The Isotani Division is guarding against this move.He ordered the Japanese army to block the front-line troops and never let the defenders on the first and second lines of defense return to Teng County, making Teng County an empty city, an isolated city, and a dead city.Wang Mingzhang, who was waiting for Commander Zhang Xuanwu in Teng County, became anxious when the soldiers who ran over from the front line said about it.He was afraid that Captain Zhang and the others would have an accident.

Wang Mingzhang was anxiously looking forward to Zhang Xuanwu outside the north gate of the county seat.Guns rumbled outside Teng County, and planes flew across the sky screaming, and then a huge explosion was heard.Wang Mingzhang's heart was trembling. Amidst the sound of explosions, an unknown number of Chinese soldiers fell. The heinous crimes committed by Japanese militarism in China will be retribution and punishment.He is proud of the bravery of Chinese soldiers in the Anti-Japanese War.After more than ten years of civil war, he had never seen his soldiers so brave.Yes, in the face of the Japanese bandits, bearing the expectations of the Chinese folks, bloody good sons and daughters will do the same!

China will not perish, if you don’t believe me, just wait and see.That's what Wang Mingzhang thought at the gate of the city. Commander Zhang came with the 3rd Battalion.Zhang Xuanwu gave a military salute to Lieutenant General Wang Mingzhang in a mighty manner.Master Wang didn't bother to return the gift, so he stretched out his hands.The teacher held the head's hand and kept saying, "It's good to be here, it's good to be here."Wang Mingzhang looked up and looked behind Zhang Xuanwu. All the soldiers were sweaty, but they were all in good spirits.The Lieutenant General introduced Zhang Xuanwu to Zhang Xuanwu on all aspects of the county, and appointed Commander Zhang as the commander-in-chief of Teng County's urban defense, and asked him to immediately start to arrange the urban defense work.Zhang Xuanwu said "yes", and after saluting, he turned around and went to handle it.

Head Zhang walked around Teng County and made on-the-spot investigation and inspection.He found that although the county troops had many designations, their actual strength was very few, even pitifully few.There are the special service battalion just arrived from the headquarters of the group army, as well as the guards of the divisions and brigades, the armed police of the county government, and more than 600 security regiments, plus the strength of our own 1st battalion, a team of more than 1,000 people, a huge county town How to keep it?When Zhang Xuanwu was worried, a battalion came from Lincheng, saying that it was transferred by Commander-in-Chief Sun Zhen.

It happened that an infantry company from the 124th Division came to the county to lead the fire and was unable to return. Only then did Zhang Xuanwu have some strength.So he made an estimate. The county has nearly 4,000 people, and its combat troops have 15 infantry companies and 1 mortar company. Including local armed forces, there are only 3,000 people. The rest, like the communications company, the health company, the stretcher team, and the division brigade, have never fought at all.Qiao's daughter-in-law couldn't make a living without rice, so she had to reluctantly pull her up.

Commander Zhang placed the three companies of the spy battalion in Dongguan, and the battalion commander Yan was in charge.There is an earthen fence in Dongguan, which is quite complete and strong, and can be used as a stronghold.Battalion Commander Yan and the others had a very arduous task. The Japanese army must attack Dongguan first, because the Japanese army outside the city came from the east.Battalion Commander Yan ordered the two companies to use the wall to build fortifications overnight, and sent security forces to the villages near Dongguan. The battalion from Lincheng was responsible for the defense of the south and west sides of the city.Battalion Commander Liu only had 3 companies. He ordered the 1st and 2nd companies to climb the city wall, using the city gate building as a fortification, and the other company as a reserve team.

Zhang's battalion was responsible for the city defense in the east and north of the city; two other companies were used as reserves, which were directly deployed by Zhang Xuanwu; The whole city's soldiers and civilians built fortifications all night, moved ammunition, and prepared dry food for the defense of the city.The luckiest thing in Teng County was that a train of food and ammunition arrived from Lincheng yesterday, but due to changes in the war situation, they were not distributed and they were all piled up in the county.In particular, grenades were abundant and became the most powerful weapon in the defense of the city. The defenders on the East Gate and the city wall each sat with a box of grenades under their buttocks. At that time, there were 50 grenades in a box. Zhang Xuanwu set up the headquarters in a shop in the north of Dongmennei Road, and the telephone lines went directly to the three battalions defending the city.At the same time, the divisions and brigade headquarters took over the telephone lines.The headquarters of the 364th Brigade was stationed in Ximen, the headquarters of the 122nd Division was in Xiguan Electric Lamp Factory, and the headquarters of the 124th and 127th Divisions were located in a large house on North Street. Every household in the whole city is rushing to make food.The people of Shandong carried forward their fine traditions and actively supported the officers and soldiers defending the city against the Japanese invaders.They make steamed buns, which are big and white.Their pancakes and scallion pancakes are fragrant and delicious.The entire county was filled with cooking smoke.If there is no this damn war, smelling the thick cooking smoke, it would be like being in my own warm home, the smell of cooking smoke is so warm. Soldiers resting on the top of the city and under the walls, smelling the fragrant firewood, dreaming beautiful dreams.