Tangshan Town, located in the northeast of Jiangning District, Nanjing, has the reputation of "100,000 acres of mountains and 40,000 acres of fertile land".

When the Japanese army attacked at Zhongshan Gate, Qilin Gate, Taiping Gate, Gonghe Gate and other places, fierce battles were also taking place in Tangshan Town.

Tangshan Town did not have a tall city wall as a barrier, and the terrain here was relatively flat, so as early as mid-November, the chairman of the committee ordered a stronghold to be set up in Tangshan Town to prepare for the Japanese attack.

There were about 12,000 people stationed in Tangshan Town, which belonged to a mixed division, and the first mixed division was ordered, and the division commander Guo Sheng was ordered.

The mixed division built a defensive line about five kilometers long, built strongholds and dug trenches on the entire periphery of Tangshan Town.

On the morning of December 7, at about half past nine, a Japanese lieutenant general appeared near Tangshan Town with about 8,000 Japanese troops and began to launch a fierce attack on Tangshan Town.

Since the Japanese air force did not participate in the battle, the tactics adopted by the Japanese army were to integrate the infantry and tanks, with the tanks opening the way, the infantry following, and the rear artillery arrays to bombard the positions of the 1st Mixed Division.

Guo Sheng of the mixed division was a ruthless man, he knew that the firepower of the Japanese army was strong, and he would definitely not be able to fight the firepower, so after seeing the Japanese formation set up, he immediately gave an order.

First, the artillery counterattack, the key target is the opponent's infantry, as well as the artillery array behind the infantry.

Second, the machine gunners provided fire support to suppress the opposing Japanese infantry.

Thirdly, two companies were formed, and a death squad of 300 people was formed to destroy the opposing tanks.

Guo Sheng's idea is very simple, as long as the tanks are destroyed and there is a position, if the Japanese army wants to attack, it will definitely have to pay a great price, and even if Tangshan Town can't hold it, it can consume the Japanese army with great strength.

Therefore, at the beginning of the war, everyone's eyes were focused on the Japanese tanks, and at this time, there was no good way to deal with the Japanese tanks, either to destroy the tracks of the tank, or to destroy the barrel of the tank, and to be more ruthless, to blow up the main body of the tank directly, but the difficulty of this one was greatly increased.

When the two sides gathered about 800 meters, the members of the two death squads jumped out of the trench directly.

These three men did not carry rifles at all, they carried explosive bags behind them and grenades in their hands, and they rushed forward in the face of bullets, and one person every five meters was aiming at the opponent's 30 tanks.

"Full cover! Full fire! Master Guo shouted by pulling his neck.

When the order was issued, all the fighters opened fire, and some machine gunners even picked up the light machine guns and began to fire them, suppressing the Japanese troops with all their might to create opportunities for their comrades.

Seeing this, the Japanese major general immediately ordered a suspension of the attack, relying on the defense of tanks, and letting the machine gunners set up a stronghold on the spot to block the death squad.

Suddenly, in the center of the positions of the two armies, bullets flew in the middle visible to the naked eye, and the temperature in this area directly increased by several degrees.

Bullets flew by in rows, and the people of the death squad fell in pieces, and some soldiers' bodies were directly torn apart by the bullets.

However, even in such a cruel environment, none of these soldiers retreated, let alone feared.

They are also afraid, but these fears are hidden deep in their hearts and suppressed to death.

There were also people whose explosive bags were hit by running shells, and their bones were gone!

Roars, roars, screams, and screams.

"Rush! Brothers! Martyrdom! ”

Finally, a member of the death squad, approaching the Japanese tank, he pulled his neck and yelled, and when he was about to put **, he was directly hit by a bullet in the thigh and fell to the ground in an instant.

"Bang! Bang! Bang......"

Then, the little devil immediately made up two shots, and the soldier's back quilt instantly appeared with several muzzles the size of a little thumb.

"Nyima!" The soldier gritted his teeth and climbed forward two steps, leaned hard against the tank, and then directly pulled the explosives on his back.

"Boom!"

A violent roar came, and the soldier's body instantly scattered in all directions, and the little devil's tank was directly blown over and scrapped.

A second later, the warrior's blood fell from the sky, staining the ground red.

This scene deeply stimulated the brothers of the death squad, who roared one by one and rushed desperately again.

Some of them couldn't get close to the tanks, so they rushed directly into the Japanese formation, and then blew themselves up.

At this moment, on the battlefield, there was a rain of blood.

Ten minutes later, all the tanks of the little devils were destroyed, and the fighters of the death squad, there was not one out of ten.

Their sacrifice made the formation of the little devils temporarily chaotic.

"Charge!"

At this moment, Division Commander Guo directly ordered.

"Rush!" All the fighters jumped out of the trenches and approached the little devil's stronghold.

Some people with strong bodies directly picked up the light machine guns and rushed forward with each step.

Morale is at an all-time high!

"Retreat! One kilometer back! Seeing this, the Japanese major general immediately ordered.

"Retreat! One kilometer back! "The communications soldiers immediately transmitted the information to the battlefield.

Subsequently, the Japanese army retreated while fighting, dragging the battle line all the time, and did not officially engage the mixed division.

One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion!

This Japanese major general is well versed in this, and his current method is to avoid its edge, wear down the spirit of the mixed division little by little, and wait for the mixed division to have low morale, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

"!" Guo Sheng obviously saw the tactics of the Japanese army, and after he scolded irritably, he immediately ordered, "Build a stronghold on the spot and stop the charge." ”

"Let the Heavy push me forward, set up a machine gun array!"

"Yes!" When the communications soldiers heard this, they immediately ran out to deliver orders.

Moments later, the machine gunners of the mixed division were at the forefront of the battle line and began to fire at the Japanese troops.

"Defend on the spot and stabilize the formation!" The Japanese major general immediately gave countermeasures.

After two hours of fierce fighting, the two sides had mutual gains and losses, and neither side could help the other.

After three hours of fierce fighting, the Japanese major general finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to attack.

When Guo Sheng saw this, he immediately sent people to meet him.

At this time, everyone is fighting for a breath, and when the qi is dispersed, the battle will be lost.

The two sides fought fiercely for another hour, but there was still no winner or loser, and the Japanese army was blocked by the mixed brigade and could not advance an inch at all.

In desperation, the Japanese major general had to order a retreat.

Tangshan Town also held on for the time being.

For a whole day, the periphery of Nanjing was filled with the sound of artillery fire, black smoke was wafting over the city all the time, the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder, and the people were even more panicked.

However, the war continued.

On the 8th, at three o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army again launched a second attack on the outer defense line of the city of Nanjing in all directions.