I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

Inamura Toyojiro took two steps back and almost sat on the ground. No matter how dumb he was, he knew that he had fallen into the Chinese's trap. What about defending Teng County to the death? The 122nd Division was a magnet that firmly attracted the 10th Division and waited for other troops to harvest. What about the National Army troops stationed in Lincheng and the National Army troops still digging trenches in Lincheng? They were all illusions. He made a mistake in judgment, and the North China Command also made a mistake in judgment. Everything was for his own division. How cruel! Are they so confident in Wang Mingzhang's 8,000 people? There is no point in thinking too much. We must withdraw. As many as possible should be withdrawn. Pulling out the command knife, he ordered:

Pass on my order, all troops withdraw from the city gates, break out on the spot, and move closer to Zouxian and Jining after the breakout.

Inamura Toyojiro never thought that this was not the plan of the National Army at all, but just a sudden flash of inspiration on Chen Feng's part. If anyone was to blame, it was Inamura Toyojiro's incompetence. After besieging Teng County for so many days, he still couldn't do anything about it.

Signal flares were fired from the outer periphery, and the first targets attacked from the inner periphery were not the defenders at the city gate, but the defenders under the city wall. They were also surrounded by four battalions of Japanese soldiers outside who were trying to prevent a breakout. At 1:30, the company commanders of each defense zone received orders that once the outer national army launched a general attack, they must quickly stick to the Japanese troops in front of them.

The company commanders of each defense zone were all stunned by this order. General attack? Nationalist army? Support? They all knew that the city gate had been breached and were ready to fight to the death. The turn came too suddenly. The company commander ordered all the soldiers to gather in the first trench and prepare for the attack.

As the signal flares were launched into the air, explosions and shouts of killing were heard from all directions. The company commanders or battalion commanders of the city wall lines were shaking with excitement:

"Brothers of the Sichuan Army, support has arrived. The opportunity for revenge has come. Put on your bayonets, charge forward and kill the Japs."

The Japanese troops in the three city gates were retreating, and the commanders of the regiments and brigades had also received the news. It was not that easy. They could come and go as they pleased. The fear of life and death disappeared, and turned into great excitement. Their spirits were completely excited:

Brothers, the Japs are trying to escape, rush up and stick to them. The defenders at the three city gates blew the charge horn directly. The Japs' machine guns had just been raised and were retreating when the Sichuan Army rushed out. For a moment, they didn't know whether to fight or run away. Zhang Xuanwu threw his hat away, grabbed the big knife and led the team to charge and followed the Japs out of the city gate.

The 100,000 troops on the periphery completely forgot the fatigue of marching all night. They had been retreating and running before, and had never launched a charge against the Japanese. Tang Enbo and Sun Lianzhong repeatedly emphasized that this battle was commanded by the commander-in-chief himself, and winning would bring supreme glory. The soldiers were like chickens with blood injected, and rushed towards the Japanese with shouts.

No heavy artillery? When did the National Army ever rely on heavy artillery to fight? It didn't matter whether mortars were used or not. Grenades cleared the way, followed by a charge with rifles, and after hand-to-hand combat, they drew their swords. They were the elite among the elite, and could not be outdone by the Sichuan rats stationed in Teng County. The front-line commanders' agitation was varied, nothing more than national hatred and getting promoted.

They are all arrogant soldiers. They may run fast when the wind is against them, but they will show their special abilities when the wind is favorable to them.

The entire periphery of Teng County was in complete chaos. The Japanese had the Sichuan Army attacking inwards, and the Central Army and the Northwest Army attacking outwards. More than 20,000 troops were completely dispersed, and it was impossible to organize an effective resistance.

The first thing to be lost was the artillery position. Although the commander of the 110th Division, Liao Yunzhou, was said to be a ragtag group of the 20th Corps, he never underestimated himself. The mission he received tonight was to raid the artillery position, knowing that it was a soft persimmon and much easier to defeat than those frontline troops and military camps.

Liao Yunzhou led the charge, and all the commanders led the charge. The artillery battalion had stopped shelling, and the soldiers were exhausted. They never thought that their home was stolen. The sentries around them fired a few shots dutifully, and then were blown to pieces by grenades. The soldiers of the 110th Division rushed into the artillery position, killing anyone who was not one of their own. Some people were so angry that they wanted to blow up the howitzer with grenades, but were slapped to the ground by the company commander:

"Fuck it, these are all the spoils of our division, you guys don't want to live anymore."

It took only half an hour from the launch of the charge to the end of the battle. Before the excitement had died down, scouts came to report that a convoy had appeared below the high ground, and they were suspected to be Japanese deserters.

Liao Yunzhou was alert for a moment. Here they come, a big fish, definitely a big fish. He left one regiment to defend the artillery position, and the other three regiments and the division guard company went to ambush on the roadside. He issued an order prohibiting entry into the highway. The superiors had issued an order that all roads north of Teng County might have mines, and no one was allowed to enter the highway.

Toyojiro Inamura commanded the division's direct regiment and mobilized all mobile forces. Tricycles led the way, followed by trucks. All the soldiers surrounded the two sides and broke out. More than ten tricycles were driven by Type 99 trucks, and dozens of trucks behind were also driven by Type 99 trucks and Type 92 trucks. They forced their way out of a bloody path.

Tang Enbo personally went to the battlefield to command and did not keep this group of crazy Japs. He knew that Liao Yunzhou was on the Japs' path and he didn't know whether he had captured the artillery position. If Liao Yunzhou could stop them, he might be able to defeat this group of troops. There was no need to think that there were big fish among them.

The troops were ordered to follow the Japanese breakout force and charge, even if they had to bite off a few pieces of fat meat with their teeth. The soldiers of the 13th Army went crazy. Their superiors had just told them that the commander was watching from behind, but they didn't say which behind. These naive soldiers thought that the commander was personally on the battlefield. How could they let these big fish go? They ignored their exhaustion and bit these deserters tightly.

Liao Yunzhou occupied the high ground on the east side of the road and waited for the Japanese to come. When the Japanese convoy arrived, dozens of Type 99 light machine guns opened fire on the high ground. They had become frightened birds and the fire reconnaissance was also carried out with all their might. Liao Yunzhou's soldiers had no trenches and all lay on the ground or on the ridges. They were killed and wounded in an instant.

Just as Liao Yunzhou ordered a charge, there was an explosion on the road. Although they were all anti-personnel mines that could not overturn trucks, the explosion could certainly overturn motorcycles. More than ten mines were detonated, and tricycles were spread all over the place, blocking the road tightly.

Liao Yunzhou shouted:

"beat"!

More than three regiments of troops opened fire together. Although they only had rifles, they could throw grenades from their high ground. The Japanese commander drew his command knife and pointed it at the temporary position of the 110th Division. Countless machine guns on trucks changed direction, as there was a Type 92 heavy machine gun among them.

Liao Yunzhou's troops suffered heavy casualties, but the 13th Army behind them caught up. Seeing that they were about to be surrounded, the Japanese commander ordered to abandon the cars and break out from the left side of the road. When they got off the road, they unexpectedly saw another chaos of people and horses. There were also many mines buried in the area ten meters below the road.

The Japanese didn't care about casualties and ordered the guard troops to launch a desperate charge, risking their lives to fight their way out. They abandoned all the trucks, heavy machine guns, and other things that were difficult to carry. The few hundred Japanese soldiers left fled madly to the west.

Liao Yunzhou did not dare to command the troops to cross the road. In order to avoid landmines, he led the troops south for 500 meters before crossing the road to pursue, but he had already fallen behind the 13th Army.

Inamura Toyojiro was fleeing for his life with his subordinates. He was not afraid of death. He was doomed to die after fighting to this point. He did not want to be captured alive, even if he had to commit disembowelment by escaping. His family would be implicated. He also did not want the photo of his corpse to be published in major media outlets around the world.