Feng Zhi'an in Peiping City asked He Jifeng to resist resolutely, while the telegram had been transferred to the military headquarters in Baoding. At this time, the military headquarters was also busy, and Song Zheyuan had a gloomy face and said nothing.
Zhang Yueting came to salute and said, "Military seat, the Japanese army has taken action. What should we do?"
Song Zheyuan slapped the table and said, "What should I do? Beat me, beat me hard. This Peiping belongs to us and no one can take it away."
After Song Zheyuan lost his temper, he sat down slowly and said, "But we can't fight. Send electricity to the whole country. Just write - the Japanese army attacked Wanping City at night, Marco Polo Bridge became a river of blood, Wanping is in danger, Peiping is in danger. Then send a message to Commissar Chiang Kai-shek
Commander, I want money, guns, and artillery. But I don’t want reinforcements. - Also, let Mayor Qin have peace talks with the Japanese army. If it can be resolved through peace talks, then it’s better to do it without bloodshed.”
——Lushan
Agent Jiang was awakened by a hurried knock on the door and said angrily, "Mother Xipi, why are you so anxious? Are you rushing to reincarnate?"
Song Meiling feigned anger and pushed Agent Jiang.
Agent Jiang calmed down and said, "Come in and tell me what's going on?"
Dai Li hurriedly took a telegram and said, "Principal, something happened in Peiping. The Japanese army attacked Wanping City."
Agent Jiang sat up and asked anxiously, "Is this true?"
Dai Li nodded and said, "Since Jiang Cheng sent a telegram saying that something would happen in Beiping soon, I have sent additional manpower to the direction of Beiping. This is the news from the Blue Clothes Society in Wanping City."
Agent Jiang grabbed the telegram, glanced at it, closed his eyes, shook it and said bitterly, "It's too fast, it's too fast."
Soong Meiling worriedly supported Agent Jiang, who patted Soong Meiling's hand to express that she was fine.
Before Jiang Intermediary could speak, Chen Bulei walked in again and said, "Commissioner, urgent call and power supply for the 29th Army."
Agent Jiang took it and took a look, trembling with anger and said, "Warlord style, warlord style, what does Song Zheyuan mean? He wants money, guns, and artillery, but he believes that the Wanping Incident can be solved by the 29th Army on its own without the support of the Central Army.
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Chen Bulei sighed, "It seems that the 29th Army is afraid that our Central Army will annex us in the name of resisting Japan. Commission, what should we do?"
Agent Jiang shook his head and clapped his hands and said, "Hey, these warlords, how long have they been? But can we just leave it alone? The final bottom line we set back then was Peiping, what else can we do? Can we give up on Peiping as well? Then
Am I not even more incompetent than the two emperors of Huiqin back then? Record the order!"
Chen Brai nodded excitedly and took out a pen and paper.
Jiang Jie thought for a while and said, "Order the 29th Army to hold Wanping City and not retreat. All must be mobilized to prepare for the situation to escalate. Then send a twelve-character coded message: No surrender, no expansion, no war, but a fight." He said.
He then said, "The 29th Army doesn't trust us now. Show this information to Feng Yuxiang. He knows what to do. And we don't know what the Japanese's purpose is now. We ordered General Falkenhausen to gather all the German weapon divisions."
Prepare for war, send power to Germany, and ask the Germans to ship ordnance as soon as possible. In addition, send power to the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, and seek international help. We must also meet with the Japanese ambassador as soon as possible. We must first find out what the Japanese want to do."
——Yan'an
Mr. Zhu, Chairman Mao, and Zhou Guansheng were sitting outside the confidential room together. The staff who passed by were all wondering what big thing had happened, and they actually asked these three people to wait for news.
After hearing the news, Ren Bishi and others inquired among themselves, but they didn't know what had happened. They asked Chairman Mao and others. The three of them did not say anything, but said that news would come soon.
At this time, a telegram was translated, and a soldier said loudly, "Report, the 29th Army is receiving power."
Chairman Mao grabbed it, glanced at it, nodded, turned around and said to the people outside the room, "The Japanese army has attacked Wanping City. The 29th Army is powered on. Wanping is in danger, and Beiping is in danger. Everyone, come in and have a meeting together!"
At the meeting, everyone unanimously agreed to negotiate with the White Party on the united front issue in the shortest possible time, and to send a telegram to support the 29th Army.
After the meeting, Chairman Mao said to Mr. Zhu, "It has indeed begun. This war will be an extremely difficult one."
Mr. Zhu looked at the rising sun and said, "It will also be the rebirth of our nation."
At this time, Zhou Guansheng, who had compiled the meeting minutes, heard the conversation between the two and saw that there were no outsiders at this time. He also said, "We are also a new student of our Red Party. With the support of Comrade Jiang Cheng, we will definitely be able to achieve victory faster than history."
Achieve final victory."
Chairman Mao nodded and said, "But everything must wait until the Japanese invaders are driven away. Our account with the White Party will be settled at that time."
July 8, 1937
The Central Committee of the Red Party issued "The Chinese Red Party Electrified the Japanese Army's Attack on Marco Polo Bridge" to demand that the country unite in the war of resistance. On the same day, the Red Party called Chiang Kai-shek to express that the Red Army officers and soldiers were willing to serve the country and deal with the enemy to achieve the purpose of protecting the country. The request was made
"The purpose of resisting aggression is to implement nationwide mobilization, defend Pingjin, defend North China, and regain lost ground." At the same time, the Red Army generals called Song Zheyuan and expressed their "pledge to be your army's backing."
——Dragon King Temple Position
When Jin Zhenzhong regained consciousness, he had been carried to the bunker. With Gao Xueli beside him, Jin Zhenzhong shook his head and woke up for a while, then asked weakly, "How is it? How is the position?"
Gao Xueli was exhausted at this time and said feebly, "We have lost half of our eleventh company. Captain Sun died before you fainted. Thirty percent of our tenth company has been defeated. We have retreated."
The Japanese charged four times, but the machine guns have been knocked out by the Japanese. Battalion Commander, we can't hold on any longer. The Japanese artillery has suppressed us all. Our artillery can't hit the sand hill at all. Why?
What to do?"
Jin Zhenzhong asked, "What time is it now?"
Gao Xueli said, "It's three o'clock in the afternoon."
At this time, a communications soldier came in and said, "Batalion Commander, regimental commander's phone number."
Jin Zhenzhong answered, "Hello, I'm Jin Zhenzhong."
Ji Xingwen asked, "Captain Jin, I am Ji Xingwen, how long can you last?"
Jin Zhenzhong replied, "Tuanzuo, our firepower has been outnumbered by the Japanese. The Japanese artillery fire has suppressed us. Tuanzuo, can you knock down the artillery in Shagang?"
Ji Xingwen said, "Don't tell me those useless things. Shagang is the commanding heights. Our artillery can't hit Shagang at all. Try to find a way to fight the Japanese in close combat. If that doesn't work, I order you to retreat to Shaguo Village to the west of the railway bridge."
During the day, the enemy's artillery fire suppressed it, and the large troops could not get up. We will give them a heavy blow at night."
After making the call, Ji Xingwen said to the communications soldier, "Order all submachine guns, short guns, and light machine guns to be concentrated, and in the evening they will all enter Wanping City overnight."
——Beiping City
This is the headquarters of the 37th Division. At this time, Qin Dechun went to negotiate with the Japanese. The people in charge here were Deputy Commander Tong Linge and Commander Feng Zhian of the 37th Division.
Tong Linge looked at the map and laughed angrily, "These little devils are so brave. They only have the strength of a regiment in Fengtai. With such a small force, they dare to attack me in Peiping? Do they really think that our 29th Army has no one?"
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Feng Zhi'an nodded and said, "I think we can take advantage of the Japanese army's underestimation of the enemy and the fact that the troops have not yet been mobilized to make a time lag and swallow this part first."
Tong Linge slapped the table and said, "It's done. Order He Jifeng to lead the troops to press against Fengtai. The first part of the 111th Brigade will leave Beiping City and go to Chenguo Temple to stand by. Once all deployments are completed, we will attack Fengtai together and pull out this nail for me."
At 6 pm on July 8, 1937, after holding on for 13 hours, Jinzhen Central Division was ordered to evacuate the Longwang Temple position due to heavy casualties and went to the Shaguo Village position to join forces with the Dawang Temple to block the railway bridge. The Japanese attack failed.
, retreated to the Railway Bridge and Longwang Temple to rest and reorganize. In this battle, Jin Zhenzhong Battalion and the Security Brigade killed more than 250 people in total, and the Japanese army left more than 200 corpses. The first battle of the so-called invincible Imperial Japanese Army was not pretty.
"Pah!" The brigade commander Shosan Kawabe who rushed to Fengtai in anger slapped Mutaguchi Renya on the face and cursed, "You idiot, you actually fought like this after occupying the commanding heights. All the warriors of His Majesty the Emperor have been dragged down by your stupidity.
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Mutaguchi Lian also argued, "Your Excellency, brigade commander, this is mainly because we have too few artillery and can only take care of one side. However, I believe that the Chinese artillery in Wanping City has been basically destroyed by our army, and our army has already captured the railway."
Bridge, as long as we capture the Marco Polo Bridge, Peiping will be an isolated city."
Kawabe Shozo slapped him again and shouted, "Then why don't you wait for reinforcements to arrive and fight without knowing the enemy's situation? Is this your art of war?"
After scolding, he looked at the map and nodded and said, "But you are right, Marco Polo Bridge is a battleground for us. I have reported it to General Tashiro Anichiro. I believe the military headquarters will have news soon and order the troops to rest temporarily.
The attack on the Marco Polo Bridge position will continue tomorrow, and you will lead the artillery team to Shagang to set up artillery emplacements."
Late that night, Ji Xingwen led the 150 selected death squads into Wanping City under the cover of darkness. From Wanping City, one could see hundreds of Japanese troops resting at the railway bridge and Longwang Temple.
Ji Xingwen took a deep breath and said, "Deputy Jiang, we don't know whether we will survive this night attack. If I die in battle, you must lead your brothers to defend Wanping and Marco Polo Bridge and wait for Peking's rescue."
Vice leader Jiang said anxiously, "Commander, why don't I go?"
Ji Xingwen shook his head and said, "During the war, if I don't step forward, who dares to step forward? That's the decision." After saying this, Ji Xingwen and more than a hundred suicide squads, each with automatic firepower, a big sword on their back, and their arms.
With a grenade in his pocket, he used a rope to secretly descend the city wall from the north, and ordered Jin Zhenzhong to cover up the gunshots once he heard them, so that he could attack from both sides.
The weather was a bit gloomy that day, and the death squads were all wearing black clothes. This was because there were so many ordinary people in Wanping City, otherwise it would be really hard to find more than a hundred black clothes. The death squads sneaked to the junction of the Dragon King Temple and the railway bridge.
Ji Xingwen waved his hand and everyone was divided into five groups. Three groups went to the Dragon King Temple, and he personally led the two groups to rush to the railway bridge.
A Japanese soldier who got up to relieve himself whistled and went to the grass beside the bridge to urinate. He was feeling refreshed when he suddenly realized that something was wrong with the grass in front of him. He rubbed his eyes and then pointed his bayonet at the grass and was about to stab him, but he didn't make a move yet.
A pair of black hands covered his mouth, and a dagger was cut across his throat. Blood gurgled out, and he was about to die. The owner of the black hands smiled and was about to continue touching the bridge, but he didn't expect that
The Japanese soldier actually pulled the bomb on his chest before dying.
A "boom" sound woke up everyone in the position. Unfortunately, it was too late. The death squads had already entered the position. Ji Xingwen made a decisive decision and yelled "hit". He raised his submachine gun and fired at the Japanese soldiers who were still confused.
.For a time, the railway bridge was filled with the gunshots of submachine guns, machine guns, and pistols, the explosion of grenades, and the sound of machetes piercing flesh. The Japanese soldiers were beaten until they cried like wolves and howled like ghosts. They felt like they were surrounded.
Some recruits were even frightened and jumped into the water to survive.
Setsuro Kiyomizu, who was stationed at the railway bridge, hurriedly organized his troops to counterattack. At this time, Gao Xueli, who had been waiting on the other side for a long time, rushed forward with his troops and charged onto the railway bridge. Kiyomizu Setsuro looked at the people on the bridge.
It was a figure of a Chinese soldier. His troops had completely lost control. He angrily grabbed a Type 92 heavy machine gun and fired at the troops of the third battalion who were charging at the bridge. At this time, there was already a hand-to-hand battle at the bridge, with Chinese and Japanese troops mixed in.
At the same time, Setsuro Shimizu no longer cared about it. He fired without distinguishing between friend and foe, and the bridge was not wide to begin with. This suppressed the soldiers of the third battalion to death.
Setsuro Shimizu shouted loudly, "Don't mess around. The third team and the second team attack the troops in the rear, while the others block the front."
Before he finished speaking, several grenades hit him. After several explosions, this important promoter of the July 7th Incident was already covered in darkness, with blood seeping out from time to time. He stared at the Yongding River under the railway bridge.
It seemed as if he had seen himself being received by the Emperor while riding a tall horse, and as if he had seen the tragic situation in which the whole of Japan had been plunged into a sea of fire because of him, he went to see Amaterasu without leaving a word.
At this time, Jin Zhenzhong could only command from behind due to serious injuries. When he saw the Japanese machine gun firing, he smiled and patted the soldier holding the grenade next to him and said, "Well done, let's fight like this."
In Shagang, Mutaguchi Lian's hand holding the telescope turned blue, and he said tremblingly, "Bombardment, bombardment of the railway bridge!!"
The artillery captain on the side said urgently, "No, once the railway bridge is destroyed, even if we lay down it, it will be useless. And the railway bridge is so narrow, it will be difficult for us to hit it."
Mutaguchi Lianye said angrily, "Then use infantry artillery, use light mortars, and order the troops from the Dragon King Temple -"
Before he finished speaking, there was a loud noise from the Dragon King Temple. It turned out that the death squads had already blown up the temporary ammunition depot of the Dragon King Temple defenders.
Ji Xingwen heard this voice and understood what it meant. He said excitedly, "Quickly resolve the battle. Everyone, follow me to take back the Dragon King Temple!"
At this time, the Dragon King Temple had been beaten by the death squads and was stunned. Since the Dragon King Temple had been stationed by China for a long time, especially the Jixing Cultural Troupe, it was familiar with this place. The defenders of the Dragon King Temple did not have as good a location as the railway bridge, so they were beaten everywhere for a while.
Ichiki Kiyonao who was stationed here resisted for a while and waited for the ammunition depot to be bombed. He was afraid that it was the 29th Army that was counterattacking with all its strength. He also found that the gunshots of the 38th Gaigai and the 92 heavy machine guns in the direction of the railway bridge slowly disappeared.
, Ichiki Qingnao, who was frightened in his heart, finally gave the order to retreat, and just like that, the Dragon King Temple was taken back to the 29th Army less than ten hours after it was taken.
By daybreak, the battle was over. The railway bridge and Longwang Temple were back in the hands of the Chinese army. The 2nd Squadron of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Chinese Garrison Army that had provoked the battle was completely wiped out. The headquarters of the 3rd Battalion was severely damaged.
Mutaguchi Lian of Shagang also bombarded the Dragon King Temple position like crazy, but at this time, Shozo from the riverside sent an order to stop the attack. It turned out that the 110th Brigade and the 109th Brigade had cut off the Japanese army in Fengtai.
If we fight again at this time, the First Regiment is very likely to be wiped out. Hebian Zhengzo quickly called the Tianjin Garrison Headquarters to request tactical guidance.
The commander of the Tianjin garrison, Amiichiro Tashiro, was seriously ill at this time. He already had a serious heart disease. When he saw that the entire Eighth Squadron was wiped out, the Third Battalion was severely damaged by a night attack, and the First Regiment was cut off from all retreat.
After hearing the telegram that the army was surrounded, I was so angry that I vomited blood on the spot. Xiangyue beside me said anxiously, "Commander, are you okay? Take care of yourself."
Anichiro Tashiro said angrily, "They are all losers. All the warriors of the empire have been ruined by them. Xiangyue-kun, I cannot command the battle in my current state. Please send this matter to the country. Remember to send a report saying that I suggest that by
You take over from me and continue to command. At the same time, send a message to Matsui that the negotiations must continue and cannot be stopped. I know Song Zheyuan. As long as we are still negotiating to give him a glimmer of hope, Song Zheyuan will not dare to attack Fengtai."