At 8 a.m. on March 16, 1938, the 1st Brigade of the 10th Wing of the Japanese Army had arrived at the city and was ready to begin the siege.

In the northeast corner of the city, about 150 meters, there is a 30-meter-high lama pagoda. From here, the Japanese army looked at the county seat, and the situation inside and outside Tengxian County was unobstructed, which was very beneficial to artillery observation.

The Japanese army looked at the county seat of Tengxian County, and there were Nazi flags fluttering in the city, which was estimated to be the place where the German church was located. Tengxian County is large-scale, the city wall is 10 meters high, 5 meters thick, the outer moat is 5 meters deep and 12 meters wide. The north of the county is the most complete, the east is second, and the south is weaker.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the 1st Field Artillery Brigade of the Japanese Army (one squadron owed) arrived, and immediately joined forces with the Japanese Army Flying Team stationed at Nanyuan Airport in Beiping to bombard Tengxian County.

The Japanese army was bound to capture the county and did not hesitate to shell. The entire Teng County was full of smoke and roaring, and everyone seemed to be able to feel that the county was trembling.

Last night, the soldiers of the Sichuan army had made preparations for air defense and artillery, and there were no major casualties. In addition to hiding in their own cellars, the people of Tengxian County took refuge in German churches.

After two hours of frenzied bombardment, more than 3,000 shells were dropped inside and outside the city. The 6th Company sent three platoons to mobilize the masses and carry the soldiers who had been injured by the bombing to the rear for medical treatment, while the rest of the soldiers prepared for the next battle.

At 11:15, Japanese artillery suddenly bombarded the southeast corner of the city. Zhang Xuanwu immediately discovered the enemy's intentions, so he ordered the 371st Regiment to go and wait for the battle.

It didn't take long for a gap about one or two meters wide to be blown open in the southeast corner. Then, the Japanese used dozens of light and heavy machine guns to fiercely strafe the gap to cover the infantry charge.

"Attack!"

The Japanese commander, wielding his saber, ordered the infantry to attack in the direction of the gap. But they don't know that a small trap is waiting for them.

The soldiers of the 371st Regiment of the Sichuan Army ambushed both sides of the collapse, each holding four or five grenades in their hands, and was ready for battle.

The commander of a company was at the front of the line and ordered loudly: "Ready!" "Throw!"

When 50 or 60 Japanese soldiers rushed to the collapse, hundreds of grenades smashed into the air from both sides.

A "boom, boom, boom" sound sounded at the collapse. Under this dense rain of grenades, the devil had nowhere to escape. A large number of devils were blown to pieces, and their flesh and blood were blurred.

The devil soldiers, who were less than ten people behind, were lucky, and after seeing this tragic situation, they evacuated one after another.

"Eight Ga Ya Road!"

In an instant, the devils killed more than fifty people, and the front-line commander was annoyed and angry, brandishing his saber and shouting: "Continue to attack, you can't give the Chinese army a chance to breathe." Artillery cover! ”

The Japanese army was not willing to accept defeat and attacked again in the same way.

"Brothers! Fight me to the death, and never let the devil break through the gap! ”

The commander of the 731st Regiment commanded the battle. Although there was no time to build fortifications, fire was arranged everywhere. The 731st Regiment was specially arranged by Zhang Xuanwu, and their task was to be responsible for the defense of the gap in the city wall, and to distribute a certain number of light and heavy machine guns to them.

"Shoot!" "Hit!" "Da Da Da" "Bang Bang Bang" "......"

The sound of killing, rushing, and enemy artillery blended together to become the main melody of the area.

The soldiers of the 731st Regiment fought back at various fire points. While attacking the devils, they were also attacked by Japanese artillery and suffered a lot of casualties.

And Shao Fei led the special combat team one hundred and fifty meters away. They hid on the roof or other commanding heights to shoot the devils in the direction of the collapse, effectively assisting the 731st Regiment.

Not long after, this group of devils was repulsed again under the attack of the Sichuan army without dead ends.

Until noon, the Japanese army organized another attack, but suffered the same fate on the last two occasions. Turning his head under the collapse, he had long been dyed red by the blood of the devil.

The Japanese attack on Dongcheng did not improve. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese 3rd Brigade rushed to the south of Fuji County and launched an attack from the south gate.

The Japanese army thought that the Sichuan army had deployed heavy troops in the north and east cities, and the south city must be empty. Unexpectedly, Wang Mingzhang expected it first, and arranged heavy troops in Nancheng. Therefore, their plan also failed to achieve their wishes, leaving more than 100 corpses and retreating in a hurry, but the Sichuan army suffered equally heavy casualties.

As the commander of the city defense, Zhang Xuanwu constantly dispatched troops and dispatched generals, and reasonably distributed troops and materials. No matter how crazy the Japanese army was, they couldn't set foot in Tengxian County.

At about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Japanese artillery and aircraft simultaneously bombarded the Dongguan position in the outer city. The infantry switched to a three-unit chain attack, each squad was more than 100 meters apart, and charged the position one by one.

"The Sichuan army has no mistakes, and they must hold their positions even if they die!"

Guarding the positions in the outer city was the first battalion of the 727th Regiment. The commander of the first battalion was slashed by shrapnel on his forehead during the bombing just now. Seeing that his face was covered with blood, he braved the rain of bullets at the forefront of the position to direct the battle.

Half a day later, a person also stepped forward to help the commander of the first battalion bandage, because now there is only one branch of the battalion: infantry.

Inspired by the commander of the first battalion regardless of life and death, the soldiers of the first battalion all rose up to resist. They repelled the first and second waves of attacks of the devils one after another. However, the Japanese third team followed and quickly rushed up.

The commander of the first battalion shouted: "Get on the bayonet!" Fight with the little devils! ”

"Kill!" "Kill!" “……”

Now there are only more than sixty people left in the first battalion. After the Sichuan soldiers loaded their bayonets, they rushed out of the position under the leadership of the first battalion commander and started a brutal hand-to-hand combat with the devils who were all within reach.

At this time, the commander of the first battalion was already covered with blood, and his appearance was extremely terrifying, and he saw him holding a big knife and slashing left and right at the devil in front of him. However, the subordinates around him fell one by one. Courage cannot replace technology, and the Japanese soldiers are not ordinarily strong.

"Ahh

The commander of the first battalion suddenly let out a scream, and a devil stabbed him in the waist from behind. The commander of the first battalion endured the severe pain, cut off his head directly with a backhand knife, and then forcefully plunged the knife into the ground to prevent his body from falling.

Seeing this, the four devils around seized the opportunity to stab at the battalion commander from four directions.

The commander of the first battalion was stabbed four times in his body, and glared angrily at the devil in front of him. Seeing that he was spitting blood from his mouth, he pulled the two grenades on his body with one hand, and laughed loudly: "Little devil, let's go back to our hometown together!"

With a "boom", the first battalion commander and the four devils died together.

The bloody battle lasted more than ten minutes. In the end, it ended with the total annihilation of the first battalion. In the end, more than 40 Japanese soldiers still broke through to the pass.

Wang Mingzhang watched the battle with a telescope, and when he saw tears in the corners of his eyes, after putting down the binoculars, he ordered loudly: "Spy Company, destroy those little devils for Lao Tzu!"

"Yes!"

The commander of the spy company on the side saluted and led the team to the gate.

At this time, night had fallen, and the Japanese army did not send any more troops. Wang Mingzhang's spy company quickly besieged the group of devils and avenged the first battalion. Finally, these more than 40 devils were all wiped out in the pass, and the Dongguan position was lost and regained.

(End of chapter)