Fighting for their own interests, two of them were known as Li Bai. Bai was Bai Chongxi, known as Xiao Zhuge, and Li was Li Zongren, known as Li Mengzi. Since Li Zongren was appointed as the commander of the fifth theater, he devoted all his energy to
He entered the command battle, especially after Han Fuqu was shot, and prepared to fight with all his strength. Since the main force of the Central Army had been depleted by 7788, Li Zongren could only use local troops to defend against the enemy.
Li Zongren is a traditional Chinese general. Chinese military thought is very different from that of the West. Western military thought, especially in modern times, often focuses on weapons. This is also because the results of modern Western firearms sweeping the world have made Western generals more convinced that weapons determine everything.
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Eastern military thought, on the other hand, focuses more on people and strategy. From Lu Shang's Six Taoist Strategies to Sun Wu's Art of War, from Li Jing's "An Question to Emperor Taizong Li Wei of the Tang Dynasty" to Chairman Mao's On Protracted War, most of China's military thoughts are not
Weapons will be emphasized, but more emphasis will be placed on ideas and strategies.
Li Zongren was a general who was proficient in Chinese military art. At this time, a phone call came to his headquarters, but it was the troubled Jiang agent.
Agent Jiang smiled and said, "De Lin, do you think there is still a shortage of people in the fifth theater? I have some Sichuan troops here that have not been assigned yet. Do you want them?"
It turned out that the Sichuan Army was not valued by the war zones at all because of its backward weapons and poor food and pay. Even because the Sichuan Army often looted food to supplement the food shortage, it was driven back and forth from various war zones. Jiang Jie had no choice but to ask Li Zongren.
Li Zong thought for a while and said, "There are no inaction soldiers, only inaction generals. Back then, Zhuge Liang used straw men as suspects. The Sichuan army is better than straw men. I want it!"
He not only allocated food and salary to the Sichuan Army but also provided weapons and equipment. Other troops said, "Even Commander Li of the Sichuan Army values the Sichuan Army. How can we not be used?" For a time, everyone in the fifth theater practiced martial arts and prepared to fight to the death.
Li Zongren watched the Japanese Tenth Division and Fifth Division approaching step by step, and completed the final plan and deployment.
——Linyi
Pang Bingxu, who had been guarding Linyi for several days, was waiting anxiously in the confidential room. The nearly 10,000 troops of the Fifth Division outside the city had launched nearly a hundred consecutive attacks of more than a small group. The Japanese aircraft and artillery attacked him hard.
The position built with painstaking efforts was reduced to a sea of flames.
"Military seat, reinforcements are on the way and are expected to arrive in three days." The intelligence officer said immediately after deciphering the code.
"What? Three days? It's too slow. If you press again, which army is it?" Pang Bingxu said anxiously, clenching his fists.
"It's the 59th Army of General Zhang Zizhong." the intelligence officer replied.
"Who? Zhang Zizhong? It's over, it's over." When Pang Bingxu heard Zhang Zizhong's name, his expression immediately changed.
The intelligence officer asked strangely, "Military seat, what's going on?"
Pang Bingxu sighed and said, "This Zhang Zizhong and I are old acquaintances. We have known each other since we were in the Northwest Army. I once attacked him sneakily and wounded him with my own hands. It can be said that our hatred is as deep as the sea. He will not come."
Save me. That’s it, that’s it, let’s prepare to die for our country together, tell the brothers, live in the northwest and die in Shandong!!”
Although Pang Bingxu had inconvenient legs and feet, he lived up to his reputation as a tiger general. Under his leadership, the Fifth Division did not invade Linyi.
The commander of the Fifth Division, Seishiro Itagaki, looked at another failed attack on the battlefield, shook his head and said, "This Chinese army has a very strong combat effectiveness. It seems that the subsequent battle will not be as easy as the initial attack on Han Fuqu."
Next to him, the new commander of the 21st Brigade, Jun Sakamoto, said disapprovingly, "Division Commander, are you too careful? As long as we go all out, I don't believe that the Chinese troops on the opposite side who don't even have tanks can withstand our warriors."
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Itagaki Seishiro looked at him and shook his head and said, "Have you forgotten why your predecessor, General Miura Toshiji, was transferred to the rear? The Chinese troops cannot be underestimated. Once you underestimate the enemy too much, he will bite us hard."
One bite."
At this time, a signal soldier jumped off his horse and said, "Report, a Chinese army is quickly coming to the battlefield."
Itagaki Seishiro looked at the battlefield where the fierce fighting was still going on and asked, "How many people? Which unit are they?"
The communications soldier replied, "It's Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army."
Itagaki Seishiro knew Zhang Zizhong's name, and even more so, the 59th Army. This was a new army composed of the original troops of Song Zheyuan, and its equipment was better than that of the Central Army.
Itagaki Seishiro stood on a high mountain and looked with a telescope. Sure enough, he saw hundreds of fierce horses stepping on the dust and rushing towards his troops quickly. After the dust slowly dissipated, only corpses were left on the ground. This
It was the original cavalry unit of the Northwest Army.
Itagaki Seishiro made a quick calculation and felt that he could not swallow up two armies, so he said, "Order, retreat thirty miles. We are just feigning an attack. We don't need to fight too hard." Pang Bingxu looked at the person coming in disbelief, and his lame foot seemed to be numb.
It's okay, he stepped forward step by step, and held his four big hands tightly together.
The person who came was none other than Zhang Zizhong. He finally got what he wanted and began to gallop on the anti-Japanese battlefield. He shook his hand and said, "Brother Pang Pang, I'm late."
Pang Bingxu's hands were trembling. When he looked at Zhang Zizhong, whose eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, he knew that this was the result of coming all night. Pang Bingxu closed his eyes and shed a tear, saying, "Brother Zhang, don't say anything. I'm ashamed."
Ah, from today on, let us kill the Japanese together."
Zhang Zizhong nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, kill the Japanese!!"
Itagaki Seishiro looked at the Linyi troops whose morale had been boosted by the reinforcements, touched his beard and said, "Order the troops to prepare for counterattack at any time. The China troops are very prepared, and our General Terauchi may have made a mistake in his calculations."
——Teng County
The defenders of Teng County were Deng Xihou's 22nd Group Army, which was commanded by Sun Zhen at this time. The Sichuan Army was organized into a Type B Army, that is, each army had two divisions, each division had two brigades, and each brigade had two regiments. There were no
The main weapons of the special forces are Sichuan-made 79 rifles, broadswords, grenades and a very small number of home-made light and heavy machine guns and mortars. Their equipment is outdated. In addition, the Sichuan army fought the Japanese army on the battlefield in eastern Shanxi for more than 40 days before coming to Teng.
, suffered heavy losses, with more than half of the casualties. When they arrived to defend Tengxian County, the entire army actually had only eight regiments, with a total strength of less than 20,000.
Guarding the city of Teng County is the 45th Army.
Hong Xinzhi was already a veteran at this time, and he even had the life of a Japanese soldier in his hands. Although the Japanese soldier was killed with the help of the old squad leader Lao Shan, it also made him grow up.
Hong Xinzhi was standing guard at the camp gate at this time. Suddenly, he saw a dark crowd of people walking towards him. He quickly shouted, "There is a situation! Everyone, be alert!!"
But I heard a voice from the crowd: "Boss, we are here to fight, don't shoot."
Hong Xinzhi couldn't believe his ears, come to ****? After coming out of Sichuan, he knew how disliked the Sichuan Army he was in was.
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"I'll go take a look. If you see anything wrong, shoot." Laoshan walked down from the sentry tower and walked toward the approaching team.
When Laoshan walked out of the camp gate, he saw that it was indeed a big cart and a small cart. He rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Xiucai, look at it. I'm going to find the teacher. I saw pigs. We're in for a treat today."
Wang Shijun, the commander of the 125th Division, heard the report of the squad leader and looked at his happy face. He said angrily, "I didn't feed you or clothe you. I look like I'm worthless. Come with me to see him."
look."
Laoshan lowered his head and looked at his straw sandals. These were the ones he wore from Sichuan. He spent the whole winter with them. Due to frequent wars (being driven back and forth from various districts), most of the Sichuan army still wore them.
Such shoes and single shorts. The clothes can only be worn thicker by whoever goes outside, and everyone takes turns wearing them. But there is really no choice but to stick to the shoes.
Lao Shan followed Wang Shijun to the gate of the camp and saw the soldiers in a hurry. Although he really wanted to take it, without orders from his superiors, who dared to take it, especially knowing that the division commander was coming soon, so he could only refuse, but the common people
I didn't bother to chat with the soldiers, so I dropped my things and left. After a while, the gate of the camp was piled with various agricultural products, just like a vegetable market.
When Hong Xinzhi saw Lao Shan and Wang Shijun, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Master, we can't stop them."
Seeing that the leading officer was coming, an old man said with a smile, "It must be Mr. Wang. The little old man brought some things with the villagers to replenish the health of the bosses today. I hope Mr. Wang will accept it."
Wang Shijun looked at the chaotic camp and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and we appreciate it, but this is really not possible. Not to mention that Commander Li has already reissued the rations. If we take your things, we will really become bandits."
The old man smiled and shook his head, tapping his cane and said, "This Teng County is the place where I was raised. You risk your life just to protect this place. Are we going to be reluctant to give up a little food? Look at these days."
Why are you, a boss, still wearing straw sandals?" As he said that, the old man took off his shoes, stepped on the ground with his bare feet and squatted down to put Lao Shan's shoes on. Lao Shan was so frightened that he quickly backed away and said, "I can't do it, I can't do it.
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The old man frowned and said, "What can't be done? Folks!!! Our soldiers are still wearing single clothes and straw sandals. Should we do something? Otherwise, in the future, others will say that we Shandong people don't know how to treat guests."
Woolen cloth."
Shandong is the hometown of Confucius, where etiquette is highly valued. Upon hearing this, the young men also took the initiative to take off their shoes and clothes and hand them to the soldiers. Hong Xinzhi knew that some ordinary people's families were not rich, so perhaps
There was only one thick cotton coat in the house, so he quickly refused to take it. Laoshan stood behind, looked at the people, and sighed slowly, "I hope we all die here."
Isotani Rensuke led more than 30,000 men of the 10th Division who had captured Jinan and quickly approached Teng County. Looking at the intelligence on the other side, Isotani Rensuke didn't even have the power to fight, and only ordered aircraft and artillery to take turns.
In terms of bombing, I felt that there was really no need to pay attention to enemies like the Sichuan Army.
But what Isoya Renji didn't expect was that the Sichuan army on the opposite side was surprisingly tough. Although they didn't even have an anti-tank gun, the Sichuan army blocked his attack with flesh and blood.
"No way, if we continue like this, we won't be able to fight for long. No matter how hard our brothers are willing to fight, they can't defeat all these little devils." Wang Mingzhang called the army commander Sun Zhen and said anxiously, "Reinforcements, where are our reinforcements?
Where is Tang Enbo's Central Army that was promised?"
Sun Zhen comforted him and said, "Don't be anxious. The leading troops of Tangbu have arrived at Lincheng. I will urge them to go north quickly. You must ensure that Tengxian County is waiting for reinforcements. Move the headquarters into the city to command the defense. If the troops are not enough, you can
All the troops of the 41st Army outside the city were mobilized into the county seat to defend and await reinforcements."
Wang Mingzhang had no choice but to obey the order. But Tang Enbo in Linxian County had his own ideas.
There were only three troops under Li Zongren that had real combat effectiveness. One was the original Song Zheyuan Army of Zhang Zizhong and others, the second was Sun Lianzhong's original Northwest Army, and the third and most effective one was Tang Enbo's Central Army.
Li Zongren's entire Taierzhuang battle plan was actually to use all the miscellaneous troops under his command to consume the Japanese army. After the Japanese army was exhausted, he would then use the most elite Tang Enbo troops to decide the outcome in a single battle.
Tang Enbo also understood his importance and was afraid that after rescuing Wang Mingzhang, he would be attached to the Japanese army and become a garrison, disrupting the entire combat deployment.
As a result, Tang Enbo refused to obey Li Zongren's command, and refused to send troops to rescue Teng County on the pretext that the troops had not arrived. He was ready to wait for the final decisive battle.
The outer city wall of Teng County had been breached at this time. Due to the penetration of the Japanese army, the Sichuan army was divided into two parts, leaving less than 3,000 people in Teng County.
Hong Xinzhi fired nervously. The city wall had been blown down by heavy artillery. Hundreds of Japanese troops were attacking upwards along the collapsed city wall.
Hong Xinzhi looked at the cotton shoes on his feet, then at the Japanese soldiers who were rushing up again, and touched his own bullets. There were still seven rounds left. Hong Xinzhi said with a cry, "Squad leader, can we not hold on?"
Already?"
Laoshan had been shot, and with a bandage on his arm, he said, "Guawazi, what are you talking about with a crow's mouth? If you can't hold on, just retreat. What are you afraid of?" He fired a shot, and after firing, he quickly rolled aside.
Sure enough, several machine gun bullets hit the position where he was just now, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Laoshan stuck out his tongue and said, "Xiucai, go quickly, I'll guard you here."
Hong Xinzhi said anxiously, "Let's go together."
Laoshan cursed, "How long has it been? I owe it to my mother-in-law and mother. If you don't leave, no one will be able to leave. Son of a bitch, get out of here. In the future, just kill a few more little devils to avenge me. Don't you want to give it to me?"
Shall we leave some seeds?"
Hong Xinzhi left in tears. When Lao Shan saw Hong Xinzhi walking away, he picked up his gun, inserted the bayonet, stood up suddenly and shouted, "Little devils, grandpa will fight with you."
After stabbing a Japanese soldier to death, Lao Shan was stabbed through the body with several bayonets. Lao Shan slowly looked down and saw his shoes, and said helplessly, "It's really not worth it for a turtle."
The Japanese army quickly captured Teng County. More than 3,000 soldiers of the National Army, led by Wang Mingzhang, were killed in Linyi. The 10th Division also suffered heavy losses. However, in order to compete with the 5th Division, they began to march towards Taierzhuang, and the 10th Division began to march towards Taierzhuang.
The Fifth Division was still blocked in Linyi and unable to move.