The Tenth Army fought a bloody battle in Hengyang. Relying on the wonderful use of Fang Zishan's trenches and all the soldiers of the Tenth Army, under the leadership of Commander Fang who took the lead, they sacrificed their lives and fought to the death.
The time has come to the fourth week from the two weeks that Fang Zishan originally promised to climb to the peak.
That is around day 28.
Fang Zishan once again led the soldiers of the Tenth Army to complete this arduous task of defending the city.
"A man will be a hero in life, and a hero in death!"
"Behind us are thousands of fellow villagers. If we cannot defend Hengyang, the only thing waiting for them is the butcher knife of the Japanese invaders!"
On the tower of Hengyang City, although Fang Zishan was exhausted, his spirit of killing the enemy was still strong. He roared vigorously to encourage the soldiers of the three armies.
At this moment, he looked very much like a wolf. A roar could attract the entire wolf pack of the Tenth Army to follow the howling wolf.
The officers and soldiers of the Tenth Army were also completely furious. From the officers to the ordinary soldiers, they all seemed to have one idea in mind - to defend Hengyang, even if they paid the price with their lives, they would never let the little Japanese take a step forward.
This is completely different from the past when the national army often collapsed and fled when fighting the Japanese army.
The entire Tenth Army shared the same hatred of the enemy and showed great determination to resist Japan.
This has a lot to do with Commander Fang who has always loved soldiers as sons and regarded them as soldiers.
The characteristics of Fang Zishan's military leadership require the soldiers to be strict in discipline and follow orders and prohibitions, but they also love the soldiers as sons.
He spent many times out of his own pocket to send money to the families of poor soldiers.
For the convenience of the soldiers, soldiers were specifically ordered not to salute when meeting officers while eating.
In addition, Fang Zishan will grant leave to all soldiers who want to go home to visit their old parents and fulfill their filial piety, and will also pay special travel expenses.
As a military commander, Fang Zishan often went to the grassroots to eat and live with the soldiers.
This is a very rare phenomenon in the entire Jiang Army. There is no soldier in the entire Tenth Army who is not familiar with the face of Commander Fang Zishan.
This can explain why the Tenth Army suffered extremely heavy casualties during the bloody battle at Hengyang. The casualty rate of the entire army was even as high as 80%, but all the officers and soldiers still fought to the death, and no one showed any signs of retreating.
Nothing else.
A woman looks good to one who pleases her, and a scholar dies for a confidant.
Generals are not afraid of death, soldiers are not greedy for life!
With a commander like Fang Zishan who takes the lead in encouraging and setting an example, how can there be any soldiers who are greedy for life and afraid of death?
On the 40th day of the Hengyang defense battle, Fang Zishan's eyes were red and she was almost furious.
At this point in the battle, the little Japanese attacking the city were almost going crazy fighting, and the soldiers defending the city were almost going crazy defending.
Even Fang Zishan herself did not expect that she would be able to persevere from a situation that she initially thought would be difficult to hold on for two weeks to now.
The Japanese troops attacking the city were also completely crazy.
The commander of the Japanese 11th Army who led the team, Isamu Yokoyama, the hero who had conquered Changsha in one fell swoop not long ago, was not as high-spirited as when he led his troops south and conquered Changsha in one fell swoop. He was unkempt, with a face full of embarrassment and shock.
The small city of Hengyang seemed like an insurmountable chasm that lay before his eyes at this moment. He tried his best, but could not cross the barrier even half a step.
Neji Okamura, who was in charge at the rear, was also going crazy.
The huge city of Changsha failed to stop his advance. It was a great shame that the small city of Hengyang allowed him to collapse and sink to this point.
If we continue to fight like this, the empire will lose all face and its military might will be completely gone.
The bloody battle surrounding Hengyang shocked the entire Sino-Japanese battlefield.
Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei, who received the information at the Eighth Route Army headquarters, also fell into great admiration and shock.
Especially Kong Jie, even though he stood on the shoulders of giants and had already anticipated the outcome, as the intelligence news came and the tragic bloody battle in Hengyang could be imagined in his mind, the shock was still intense.
However, all the Eighth Route Army could do was to further strengthen its offensive behind enemy lines to respond to the bloody battle in the Hengyang area.
In the end, the battle to defend Hengyang continued until the 47th day.
The Tenth Army defending the city was almost out of ammunition and food, and was truly at the end of its rope.
The defenders in the city had already suffered all their casualties, and most of them were remnants and weak generals.
Everything was as Kong Jie knew. After holding on for the 47th day, Fang Zishan did not choose to lead his troops to break out and abandon the wounded soldiers, but finally chose to surrender to the Japanese army.
The situation at that time was that Fang Zishan might be able to secretly leave through the secret passage in the city in advance under the cover of guards.
But he knew very well that once he left and fought in Hengyang for 47 days, the Japanese army also suffered heavy casualties, and the Japanese army who failed to capture Hengyang Pool would definitely massacre all the thousands of wounded soldiers and migrant workers in the city in anger to vent their hatred.
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In the end, Fang Zishan decided to voluntarily surrender to the Japanese army, or to be precise, it was a ceasefire.
In addition, Fang Zishan put forward her own conditions:
First, the Japanese army must ensure the safety of the ceasefire officers and soldiers.
Second, the Japanese army must help receive and treat wounded soldiers and solemnly bury fallen officers and soldiers.
Third, the Tenth Army retains its organizational structure and does not leave Hengyang and is stationed on the spot.
When Fang Zishan's news was delivered to the Japanese headquarters, the expressions on the faces of the Japanese officers in the Japanese Eleventh Army headquarters were very wonderful.
Some jumped up and cursed Fang Zishan as a bastard, vowing never to accept surrender and to wipe out all the Chinese defenders in the city.
Others believe that accepting the ceasefire agreement of the Tenth Army can be considered, otherwise the troops will definitely suffer more casualties.
Some remained silent, while others expressed their respect for the Tenth Army.
Although Isamu Yokoyama wanted to cut Fang Zishan into pieces, who had caused heavy casualties to his troops, to vent his hatred, but he could not make the decision on his own, so he asked Neji Okamura for instructions.
In the end, Okamura, who was obviously more powerful, responded: "The empire went south to conquer Changsha in one fell swoop, but it didn't want to suffer heavy losses in the small city of Hengyang. This would damage the prestige of our army. If we want to recover the losses, the best way is
It means that the Tenth Army took the initiative to surrender, and our army took this opportunity to publicize it to the outside world in order to restore the military prestige lost in this battle!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The battle in Hengyang can no longer continue. In order to avoid long nights of dreams, you can agree to Fang Zishan's conditions and take over Hengyang City.
This can also set a precedent. If there is a similar situation in the future, those generals of the national army can also surrender to us in this way!"
Just like that, not long after, news came out that the Japanese army finally captured Hengyang City after 47 days.
Then more exciting news came out.
During the bloody battle in Hengyang City, Commander Fang Zishan, who withstood the fierce Japanese attack for 47 days with absolutely inferior strength and equipment, unexpectedly led the remnants of the Tenth Army to surrender to the Japanese.
Although Fang Zishan's agreement was to cease fire with the Japanese army, and there was not a single white flag on the top of the gate of Hengyang City to represent surrender.
Even when the Japanese army sent a team to take over Hengyang City, take control of the Tenth Army, and take away Fang Zishan, it was not like they took away a prisoner.
When the Japanese officer who arrived saw Fang Zishan, his face full of respect could not conceal the deep fear in the corners of his eyes.
It was such an ordinary man who caused the corpses of countless imperial soldiers to fall outside the small city of Hengyang.
But under the deliberate propaganda of the Japanese, all this charm has changed.
It seemed that the Tenth Army, which fought a bloody battle in Hengyang City, could not withstand the Japanese attack after all. Even fierce generals like Fang Zishan chose to surrender to the Japanese because they were greedy for life and feared death.
Eighth Route Army Experimental Military Region Headquarters.
When he learned that the Tenth Army had surrendered, Kong Jie already knew the outcome, but he still let out a long sigh.
As for Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, they acted in disbelief.
Li Yunlong even said bluntly: "Damn it, this is impossible, isn't it? A tiger general like Fang Zishan would rather die in battle than surrender, so he would actually choose to surrender?"
Ding Wei had a different view: "There must be some reason for this.
But in any case, with less than one army, it was able to withstand the fierce attack of several times the Japanese army's strength and fought bloody battles for 47 days without defeat. This was already a rare victory.
Even if Fang Zishan finally chooses to surrender, we cannot deny his achievements in fighting the Japanese invaders in this battle!"
"That's the truth! At this stage of the battle, even if Hengyang City is lost, the Tenth Army will not be considered a defeat. On the contrary, it will be a victory, a great victory!" Li Yunlong agreed.
Kong Jie said: "Hengyang City has blocked the Japanese army for too long. The little devils paid a heavy price in casualties in order to conquer Hengyang. Just like the Nanjing Defense War, once the city is broken, these crazy Japanese invaders will do anything.
come out.
I heard that Commander Fang loves his people like his own sons, and the safety of the people in the city rests on his shoulders.
Maybe you surrender voluntarily, and would rather destroy your good name than lose your reputation, and save the injured soldiers and defenseless innocent people in the city. This is the real hero and hero!"
Li Yunlong and Ding Wei were stunned by these words, but when they came back to their senses, they both agreed.
However, shortly after the Japanese army publicized that Fang Zishan led the Tenth Army to surrender to the Japanese army, the national army actually responded with propaganda:
In the report, the Chairman rebuked Fang Zishan for being cowardly and afraid of death, disobeying orders, and privately begging for surrender from the Japanese army. He also defined the final result of the bloody battle in which all officers and soldiers of the Tenth Army in Hengyang City were defeated as a defeat!
As soon as this declaration came out, it really caused an uproar.
As the saying goes, justice lies in the hearts of the people. In the battle to defend Hengyang City, Fang Zishanshan and all the officers and soldiers of the Tenth Army fought bravely. Whether they won or lost, whether they were praised or shamed, will be judged by future generations.
Outside Hengyang City.
A group of Japanese troops escorted Fang Zishan and several other officers towards the headquarters of the Eleventh Army. The Japanese captain who led the group looked sideways from time to time, secretly sizing up Fang Zishan. When Fang Zishan inadvertently raised his head, his tired eyes were still frightening.
He couldn't help but shiver.
This is a ruthless man who massacred nearly 20,000 Japanese warriors on his hands!
Da da da--
Just as the team was marching, passing through a certain mountain road, they were suddenly attacked by fire. It was obviously another team of guys wearing Japanese military uniforms walking towards them. They opened fire the moment the two teams met.
Fang Zishan was also confused. Why did the Japanese fight against the Japanese?
Until the Japanese troops escorted around him were quickly wiped out by these guys who suddenly appeared with powerful firepower and amazing combat effectiveness.
The stern-faced young man in the lead saluted Fang Zishan and said, "Commander Fang, Duan Peng is here, the captain of the Eighth Route Army's special rescue commando team. This time I was ordered to rescue Commander Fang!"
"People from the Eighth Route Army!" Fang Zishan was surprised.
After Duan Peng said this, he stopped asking Fang Zishan for his opinion. He took out a letter and pressed it under the body of the Japanese captain who was shot in the head. Then he turned to Fang Zishan and said:
"Commander Fang, let's hurry up and leave!"
Fang Zishan finally came to her senses and replied: "Brother, I'm afraid I can't leave with you. If I leave, I'm afraid there will be wounded soldiers and people in the city..."
Duan Peng said: "Commander Fang, don't worry. I just left a letter to tell the Japanese that it was our Eighth Route Army who abducted the people. Even if the Japanese settle accounts, they will only blame our Eighth Route Army. No.
It will affect your Tenth Army!"
Such thorough consideration made Fang Zishan couldn't help but ask:
"Brother, what's your peak?"
"Kong Jie!" Duan Peng said.
Fang Zishan immediately came to his senses. He had always heard of the reputation of Kong Shatou, the war god of the Eighth Route Army. Including this bloody battle in Hengyang by the Tenth Army, the only batch of material reinforcements received was sent by Kong Jie.
Now that Kong Jie had arranged everything, Fang Zishan didn't show any pretense. She nodded immediately, took several officers around her, and quickly evacuated under the escort of Duan Peng and his group of commandos.
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Soon, a Japanese army heard the sound and arrived, but Duan Peng and his party had already disappeared. Finally, the Japanese who led the team found the letter left by Duan Peng, which contained a paragraph in Chinese mixed with translated Japanese.
content:
"Our Eighth Route Army took him away. If you have the guts, you little devil will come to our Eighth Route Army! By the way, judging from the combat style of the commander of your Sixth Front Army, he is probably an old acquaintance. I don't know if he is Mr. Okamura."
?If it is really you, Mr. Okamura, you are too ignorant. Do you dare to show up again even with your defeated general?"
The final signature is: Eighth Route Army, Kong Jie.
This is a letter Kong Jie specially gave to Duan Peng before he left, asking him to pass it on to the Japanese army.
"idiot!"
After receiving this letter, Hengshan Courage's eyes were on fire. How on earth did these damn Eighth Route Army appear here silently and sneak into the imperial position?
Okamura was mentioned in the letter, and Yokoyama Isamu passed the letter to Okamura Neji.
Okamura, who was holding the letter in his hand, stared at the word "Kong Jie" signed at the end of the letter. While gritting his teeth with hatred, he had to sigh at the cunning and toughness of his opponent.
As for the fact that the surrendered Fang Zishan was abducted by the Eighth Route Army, Okamura specifically ordered not to make it public and continued to publicize that Fang Zishan surrendered to the Japanese Imperial Army and has successfully completed the surrender ceremony.
As for the conditions for agreeing to Fang Zishan's surrender, in order to avoid suspicion, they were agreed to.
For the time being, Oka Cun could not take care of dealing with the Eighth Route Army, and then arranged the deployment. Now that Hengyang had been successfully opened, the next step was to continue to advance to the Guiliu and Xiangxi areas according to the plan, and launch further offensives to completely open up the mainland's communication lines.
due to a series of instigating factors.
The Japanese offensive has been greatly advanced...