June 11, 1938, Anqing, Anhui Province. It started to rain in the afternoon, and the rain became heavier and heavier, and by the time it got dark, it was already pouring rain. At midnight, the sound of guns suddenly rang out, and it turned out that the Japanese invaders were attacking at night near Zongyang Town and Dawang Temple!

The 146th Division of the 21st Army of the 27th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army, which was defending there, quickly organized a counterattack. The officers and men of the Sichuan army braved the heavy rain to repel the Japanese invaders, and at the same time reported to Yang Sen, commander-in-chief of the group army. Yang Sen was awakened in the middle of the night, and while ordering the 146th Division to strengthen its vigilance and defend it to the death, he hurriedly transferred troops from nearby to support Zongyang Town.

The weather chosen by the Japanese was too good, the rainy night was not visible, and the heavy rain seriously affected the march of the troops, so it was impossible for the reinforcements sent by Yang Sen to arrive at the designated place on time. Knowing that the situation was urgent, the commander of the 146th Division ordered in the name of the commander of the garrison that all the local security regiments, police brigades, and other armed forces in Anqing should participate in the battle.

The Japanese army put more and more troops into the attack, and the resistance of the 146th Division became more and more difficult. The two sides fought until 3 o'clock in the morning, and the 146th Division finally figured out the number of the Japanese invaders, but at the same time, more than 3,000 Japanese invaders successfully landed on the left bank about 20 kilometers downstream of Anqing. The Japanese invaders who attacked tonight were called the Hatata Detachment, which was formerly known as the Taiwan Garrison, and the detachment was led by the Japanese Major General Hatada Shigeichi.

After inquiring about the details of the Hatian detachment, the Hatian detachment also exchanged fire with the security regiment guarding the area near the landing site. The Botian detachment has two infantry wings and a mountain artillery wing under the combat unit alone. Less than half an hour after the battle between the two sides, the security regiment was routed.

This was followed by the 872nd Regiment of the 146th Division. The 872nd Regiment was ordered to reinforce the security regiment, but the security regiment was defeated before it reached the local area. The 872nd Regiment had no choice but to go up and intercept it, but they also couldn't stop the powerful firepower of the Potian detachment!

A mountain artillery wing that is joking? The total artillery fire of the 146th Division is not comparable to an artillery brigade of the Japanese invaders, let alone a complete artillery wing on the other side!

The resistance of the 872nd Regiment only lasted until dawn and was defeated. The Botian detachment frantically pounced on Anqing City!

There were no reinforcements outside the 146th Division of our army, and they were not the enemy's opponents, so they did not dare to retreat, so they had to fight here with their heads. The Botian detachment had more than 10,000 men, and the 146th Division had only more than 7,000 soldiers, and the strength of the two sides was very different, and the battle was determined from the very beginning.

With tenacity, the officers and men of the Sichuan army withdrew to the city after the city wall was lost and fought with the Japanese in the streets, and held out until 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the 12th, when the Anqing airfield was lost. The loss of the airport also announced that the Anqing Battle was coming to an end. Yang Sen was unable to avoid the total annihilation of the 146th Division by the enemy, and in the early morning of the 13th, he ordered the troops to withdraw from the battle one by one. At seven o'clock in the morning of the 13th, the whole city of Anqing fell.

After the capture of Anqing, the Potian detachment did not stop on this basis, but continued westward by ship, and in late June broke through the Madang Fortress, which was designed by German military advisers and built at great expense. Subsequently, the Botian detachment repeated its old tricks and once again took advantage of the heavy rainy night to sneak into Poyang Lake and successfully landed and captured Jiujiang.

On 11 August, the Japanese Kouhatian detachment reached Ruichang and successfully forced a landing from the northeastern port. Sun Tongxuan was shocked when she heard the news, and immediately dispatched troops to the port for reinforcements. But the reinforcements sent over were also not the opponent of the Potian detachment, not only did they not beat the devils into the Yangtze River, but allowed the Potian detachment to take the opportunity to gain a firm foothold.

From a distance, the nameless heights where Shi Tongran led the main force of the 22nd Division to garrison looked like there was no peak, only a mountain beam, and there was no tip on the mountain.

The Flying Tiger Battalion was originally ordered to build a defensive position three miles to the east, but three or four miles to the east there was a small plateau that was relatively low. Ren Laifeng simply used this high ground as his defensive position. There is a boulder with a slender shape at the top of the highland where the Flying Tiger Battalion is stationed, and according to the image, it is called Wangfu Mountain by the wind.

Originally, it was just for fun to remember, and the name was given casually. Unexpectedly, after inadvertently using a certain military briefing, it was recognized by all sides. Pingding Mountain and Wangfu Mountain have since become the official names of this nameless highland, which is beyond Ren Laifeng's expectations.

Of course, the landed devils will not stop where they are, just admiring these two peaks with special images, and they have to attack Ruichang through the road in front of the mountain. On 13 August, two days after the Japanese landing, the Potian detachment began to charge at Wangfu Mountain.

The devil's attack on the mountain is from the bottom to the top, and our army is a condescending defense, this battle seems to be not difficult, but it is not.

Ren Laifeng scattered the three companies and one independent brigade of the Flying Tiger Battalion, each defending a key point. When the Japanese invaders attack the mountain, they will attack that point, which point will open fire and counterattack, and the adjacent positions will provide fire support. In this way, a local superiority in crossfire was formed.

The siege force of the Potian detachment was beaten back only once, and immediately turned back to attack Pingdingshan, a few miles to the west. For Wangfu Mountain, only a few hundred troops were sent to carry out suppressive shooting at the bottom of the mountain to prevent the Flying Tiger Battalion from going down the mountain to reinforce Pingdingshan.

That's good, the devil gave up on this side as soon as the battle began? Ren Laifeng looked at the artillery fire next door, and wondered if he should send some people down the mountain quietly to support Pingdingshan? He called two company commanders and a team leader to him, and discussed with everyone how many people to send and who would lead the team?

While a few people were discussing, a gunshot suddenly sounded on the mountain! The Flying Tiger Battalion also did not have sirens, so in order to prevent the devils from suddenly attacking, Ren Laifeng arranged observation posts in several places on the mountain, and fired warnings as soon as he found danger. The troops on the hill quickly entered a state of imminent battle.

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! ......" rang out every few seconds, and the regular gunfire continued to sound, and the enemy situation seemed to be not small! Ren Laifeng stood up and took the lead and rushed out of the cave. He set up the battalion headquarters in a cave, which was a good place for meetings and defense.

"What's going on?" Ren Laifeng ran out of the cave and asked Huang Tian at the door.

Huang Tian shook his head blankly. He has been guarding the entrance of the battalion, how can he know what is wrong? The devils at the bottom of the mountain have begun to line up, but they haven't started to attack yet, what's going on with the gunshots that call the police?

"I'll take a look." Huang Tian said hello and was about to go up the mountain, but was stopped by Ren Laifeng, "Don't move, listen." Ren Laifeng raised his index finger and pointed upward. Everyone listened with bated breath, "Hum-" There was a buzzing sound, what was this?