On the evening of October 21, Zeng Lingshan called the commanders above the regimental level for a meeting, and seeing that many people were depressed, Zeng Lingshan first conducted self-reflection on his pessimistic mood in recent days.

"I am an old comrade who followed Commander Lin earlier, and you can see the development of the New First Army if you look at the development of the New First Army, and now the New First Army has become a banner of resistance against Japan in the Northeast, and I was still skeptical of Commander Lin's decision-making before, but fortunately, Political Commissar Huang woke me up."

"What I want to tell you is that in three days at the least, at most five days, reinforcements from Rehe Province will definitely come, and they will sneak here, just to play the role of a surprise soldier, how can we let them do what they want. I order everyone to go back and be fully prepared, and if anyone drops the chain at a critical moment, they will apply for punishment after this battle is over. ”

Seeing that Zeng Lingshan had regained his vigor, the haze in their hearts was gone, and they were gearing up to fight the first battle of the garrison headquarters.

Huang Ming was very satisfied with the results achieved at the meeting, and asked everyone to do a good job of mobilizing in front of the station, so that the sharp sword of the garrison headquarters would be sharp and unimpeded when it was unsheathed.

Zeng Lingshan once again emphasized the responsibilities of various units in this battle, as well as the matters that need to be paid attention to. At this time, the signal corps came with an exciting news from the whole conference room: the two odd divisions in Rehe Province were less than 100 miles away from Mapo Mountain.

Zeng Lingshan and Huang Ming didn't have to do any mobilization, the officers in the conference room were already excited, and they were already waiting for the meeting to go back to share this exciting news with the soldiers, Zeng Lingshan and Huang Ming looked at each other and smiled, and then ordered the meeting to be dismissed, and a few seconds later, only Zeng Lingshan and Huang Ming were left in the conference room.

The commander of the two divisions who came from Rehe Province was called Masashi Okada, with the rank of major general, and before setting off, Ryuichiro Kishitani told him to be careful all the way, and the journey was very smooth, and they also walked on a small road according to Yukio Kasahara's request, and he believed that the columns of the New First Army in Tonghua Province could not be detected.

According to the latest news, the six columns of the new First Army have been unveiled, although the fourth column has not moved, but according to the information provided by the intelligence agency of Jiaohe County, the fourth column should still be between Jiaohe and Yilan. Masashi Okada looked at the map, he should be able to reach Dongfeng County tomorrow, and then he and Yukio Kasahara's four divisions can advance to Tonghua Province in the open and in the dark, and inflict heavy losses on the new 1st Army.

Thinking of the upcoming results, Okada Masashi couldn't help laughing, and he even laughed in his heart if Ryuichiro Kishitani was frightened by Lin Junxiong and his new army in Tonghua Province, and the commander of the Tonghua Provincial garrison was improper, and he went to Rehe Province as the deputy commander of the garrison, and he was very low-key on weekdays, and he rarely even went out, as if he was afraid that Lin Junxiong's people would find out that he was in Rehe Province.

"Wait, Kishitani-kun, if you come back with a big victory this time, I see what kind of face you have to continue to stay in Rehe Province, and you should apply for a transfer again, haha"

Masashi Okada called a staff officer and conveyed the order that the troops should march in a hurry early tomorrow morning, and be sure to arrive outside Dongfeng County before dark.

The frost of late autumn made the soldiers stomp their feet from the cold, and Okada Masashi gave an order full of anticipation, and the long line of Japanese soldiers came like a long snake towards Horse Butt Mountain.

The cold wind blew Zeng Lingshan's face cold, but his heart was boiling, and the reconnaissance unit kept sending back news that the Japanese army was still 40 kilometers away, 30 kilometers, and 20 kilometers away, and he held a telescope to watch vigorously, but he still couldn't see the shadow of the enemy.

Seeing Huang Ming standing calmly next to him, Zeng Lingshan laughed at himself, was he too anxious? Looking through the telescope, the two rivers are flowing rapidly in front of the Horse Butt Mountain, will there be a problem with the dark river there three kilometers away? The river is still so turbulent in late autumn, will the Japanese army feel abnormal?

The signal soldier came to report that the Japanese army was still ten kilometers away from Majun Mountain, and Zeng Lingshan clenched his fists and tried his best to hide the excitement in his heart.

It was close to noon, and Masashi Okada ordered the troops to stop and rest, and continue their advance after lunch. Although he took Ryuichiro Kishitani's words as a deaf ear, as a soldier, he cautiously sent out reconnaissance troops to understand the situation ahead.

Half an hour later, the scouts reported that ten kilometers earlier two rivers crossed in front of a mountain, blocking the way for the troops, and the river was so fast that the bridges on the river were destroyed.

"Damn the Chinese people, as annoying as flies, don't dare to face each other head-on, they actually engage in these little actions, and they are everywhere. The sappers were ordered to rush over and build the bridge immediately, and it must be completed within two hours. "Okada Masashi was very unhappy in his heart, he had heard before that all the traffic in Tonghua Province had been seriously damaged by the New First Army, and many places were paralyzed, and he had just entered the scope of Tonghua Province.

After the lunch of the large army was over, and the sappers had not yet built the bridge, Okada Masashi ordered the troops to advance to the river, and when the bridge was completed, they would cross the river immediately.

When he arrived at the river, looking at the turbulent river, Okada Masashi felt a little ominous, when the communication soldiers sent back the news before, he didn't pay attention, and it was indeed a little abnormal when he thought about it at the moment, it was almost winter, how could the river still be so turbulent, he looked around, except for a higher mountain in front of him, the rest was flat, where is the source of this river?

Zeng Lingshan saw in the telescope that the last wave of Japanese troops had crossed the dark river, he breathed a sigh of relief, and took Huang Ming to the artillery position not far away.

"Captain Li, did you see the two temporary bridges that the devil just erected? Aim immediately, blow it up for me, if you can't hit it, you don't have to do it as a regiment commander. Zeng Lingshan said to the excited artillery regiment commander.

"Commander, you see, two shells and two bridges." Head Li patted his chest and said.

"Blow up the bridge, immediately aim at the two artillery gathering places of the Japanese army, blow him up for me, and the rest of the matter, we can slowly clean them up."

Looking at the light in Zeng Lingshan's eyes, Huang Ming said with a smile: "In the past, the devils were always arrogant, but this time it's our turn to play a game of cat and mouse with them, haha."

Masashi Okada was in a daze at the river, and suddenly a glimmer of light flashed in his mind, if the source of the river is not a big reservoir, etc., then such a rapid river must be man-made, and then look at the location of the troops, if a large force suddenly appears in the rear to block the retreat, and the bridge in front is forcibly blown up, then the two divisions he said will be in danger.

Just as he was about to call the soldiers to come over and convey the order to retreat, two explosions sounded, and the two temporary bridges that had just been erected were blown up, and before he could come to his senses, dense explosions sounded in two places behind him, and he turned his head and looked through binoculars to see that it was the position of the artillery of the two divisions, and then looked at the direction in which the shells were flying, which was on the hill in front.

He felt that he had fallen into a trap, and regretted that he had not listened to Ryuichiro Kishitani, so he first sent scouts to understand these dangerous positions before advancing, and at this point, he immediately ordered his troops to retreat at full speed, as long as they withdrew beyond the range of artillery, his more than 30,000 people still had a chance to destroy the enemy in front of him.

The retreating Japanese troops watched a stream of water rush past them, and a river nearly 20 meters wide appeared on the flat ground in front of them, blocking the way to retreat.

"Three rivers meet, see how you fly out." Zeng Lingshan saw that the devils were almost all trapped in the center of the three rivers, and the preparation of more than a month finally played a role, and his heart was excited, it was not a dream for his 15,000 people to annihilate the 30,000 people in front of him, and now it depends on how quickly the Japanese army's rescue troops reacted.

Zeng Lingshan said to Commander Li of the artillery regiment: "Commander Li, shell every half an hour, always pay attention to the devils building bridges and escaping. After speaking, he said to the herald: "Order the troops to seize the time to rest, during the day a hundred artillery will be bombarded to wear down the will of the devils, and at night the troops will launch a fierce attack, and if they cannot be completely annihilated, they will be disabled." ”

Okada Masashi was very helpless, this half-hour artillery bombardment not only caused great casualties to the troops, but also consumed the morale of the troops, looking at the three rivers besieging the troops, he shook his head and lamented: "In the era of hot weapons, factors such as terrain, water and fire also play a decisive role. ”

Okada Masashi was wet, the nearest Dongfeng County sent a distress signal, there was no response at all, it seems that Dongfeng County has been lost, in the direction of Changchun in order to guard against the attack of the fourth and sixth columns, its own troops are insufficient, and it is impossible to send reinforcements at all, Fengtian and Rehe are too far away, and now there is only the Siping direction.

He ordered the sappers to try to build the bridge again under the escort of the death squads, but several times down, under the artillery bombardment on the opposite hill, the sappers were killed and wounded, and the materials for building the bridge were gone. The remaining 20,000 troops were in a panic within a two-kilometer radius.

When night fell, the cold also swept in, and many Japanese soldiers who were soaked in water kept shivering and making fires? It's not that I haven't tried, as long as the fire is together, there will be shells falling soon.

Masashi Okada inspected the situation of the troops in a circle, and had to order the soldiers to gather together in small teams to keep warm, but he knew in his heart that after this night, even if the troops on the opposite side did not attack, there would be many soldiers who froze to death and frostbite, but what can be done at the moment, the three rivers are nearly twenty meters above the river, like an insurmountable natural danger, except for waiting for reinforcements, the rest is only despair.

At 12 o'clock in the morning, when the Japanese army was hungry, cold, and exhausted, Zeng Lingshan and Huang Ming each led a troop from the east and west sides of the river, wading to the opposite bank, under the foot was a bridge that was flooded by the river less than 20 centimeters, and it was hidden in the turbid river during the day, and the Japanese army did not find it.

Two energetic brave troops, a tired army with no morale, although the number of tired troops is large, but under the two rounds of alternating charges of Zeng Lingshan and Huang Ming, there are less than 10,000 people left.

Escorted by a group of soldiers, Masashi Okada risked being swept away by the river and forcibly swam across the river, although it was difficult, but he finally managed to save his life. He didn't care about the wailing soldiers on the other side of the river, and rushed to Siping overnight.

The battle lasted for three hours, and the night returned to tranquility, and the Japanese army took advantage of Zeng Lingshan and Huang Ming to rush to kill, but there were still nearly 5,000 people who fled, and it seems that in the face of death, under the support of the desire to survive, the potential of people is still huge.

Zeng Lingshan looked at the soldiers who were still cleaning the battlefield, and he believed that after this battle, he had matured a lot, and the garrison headquarters was also sharpening the strength of the sword.