Chapter 261: The Fall of Teng County!
When the little devil sent someone down to check, he suddenly found that all the officers of the defending army were here, and he was immediately overjoyed, and then hurriedly reported the news to Seya Kai.
At this time, Seya Kai, who was commanding the operation outside Fuji County, was also very excited after receiving the news, and immediately ordered all the troops to enter the city, and at the same time reported the good news to the North China Front Headquarters.
Presumably, His Excellency the Commander should be in a better mood when he gets this news!
Thinking like this, Seya Kai looked at the city wall of Fuji County, and the mottled marks on the city wall confirmed that he had withstood countless wars, and when Seya Kai saw this city wall, he couldn't help but sigh.
His brigade had attacked many times before, but they were all in vain, countless soldiers were killed and wounded, and the entire brigade was almost disabled, if it weren't for the reinforcements sent by the division commander, as well as the support of tanks, artillery, and fighters, otherwise it would be impossible for their brigade to take Tengxian alone!
And when he thought of this, although he was an enemy, Kei Seya had to admire the defenders of Fuji County.
As early as the beginning of the war, Kei Seya already knew that there were only more than 3,000 troops stationed in the entire Teng County, and a considerable part of them were local armed forces, and their combat effectiveness was weak.
But who would have thought that Wang Mingzhang, the commander of the 122nd Division, would actually lead these rabble, resist the attack of his elite brigade, and bring great casualties to his own troops.
But after experiencing it first-hand at this time, Kei Seya realized how terrifying they were!
"Although they are enemies, although they do not want to admit it, it has to be said that this is a real force! They are also a real group of soldiers! Although their military quality is incomparable with the warriors of the Empire, the blood and tenacity they burst out are comparable to, or even surpass, compared to the warriors of the Empire, this is an admirable force! After being silent for a long time, Seya Kai said with some emotion.
After saying that, he beckoned, and an adjutant suddenly stepped forward and said softly: "Your Excellency the brigade commander, what do you command?" ”
"Order to go down and put away the body of the commander of the Chinese army, this is an admirable opponent, not to be humiliated, be sure to bury it thickly!" Seya Kei said in a deep voice.
"Hey!"
Hearing this, the adjutant nodded, and then summoned a soldier to give Setani Kei's order.
Standing in place and sighing, Seya Kai cleaned up his mood, and then straightened his military uniform, then stepped into the jeep and said loudly: "Let's go!" Go to Teng County! ”
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After Wang Mingzhang's death, the small devil's army, led by Seya Kai, all entered the city and began to encircle and suppress the defenders at the city gate.
The armor-piercing shells of the Japanese anti-aircraft guns slammed into the east city gate, and the tower caught fire.
In addition, the Japanese army that captured the southern city wall also approached to the north, and although the defenders fought bravely and bloodily, they were finally outnumbered by the enemy and were unable to fight back against the little devils who poured in like a tide.
Wang Zhiyuan, commander of the 364th Brigade, and Zhang Xuanwu, commander of the city defense, were wounded by bullets and died soon after.
The defenders in the city were left uncommanded and fell into a state of fighting on their own.
Teng County can't hold it anymore!
Wang Mingzhang was killed in battle, the brigade commanders were killed, the regimental commanders were killed, all the senior officers stationed in Teng County were basically all soldiers, and all the troops were basically wiped out, but there were no reinforcements at all!
Under the frantic attack of the Japanese army, Tengxian County can no longer hold it!
Since it can't be defended, there is no point in staying here except for fighting and dying desperately with the little devil!
Under such circumstances, some of the remaining soldiers fought and retreated, intending to break out of Tengxian County!
At about 9 o'clock in the evening, 300 Sichuan soldiers who were holding the north city wall, under the command of the deputy commander of the third battalion of the 727th regiment, opened the sealed north gate and broke out in an organized way.
However, at this time, in addition to this army trapped in the city of Tengxian County, there were many small troops, because of the loss of contact, failed to break through, had to fight separately, and the streets and alleys of the city and the Japanese army launched a fierce street battle, and held on until noon on the second day, because the ammunition and food were exhausted, the Sichuan soldiers had no choice but to come out and fight the Japanese army head-on, and finally all died!
At this point, the battle to defend Teng County has come to an end!
Although the battle for the defense of Tengxian County has come to an end, his spirit has not been cut off from then on!
The Battle of Tengxian County was the first battle in the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in which the battle was fought with less and more with the weak, and it was also the most tragic and tragic battle in the War of Resistance against Japan!
In the Battle of Tengxian County, the soldiers of the Sichuan Army and the people from all walks of life in Tengxian County used their flesh and blood to block the bombardment of Japanese aircraft and artillery, and held out for three and a half days, in this battle, the garrison troops from the 122nd Division of the Sichuan Army Commander Wang Mingzhang and 3,000 officers and soldiers were all martyred.
When more than 300 seriously wounded people in the city learned the news, they preferred to die rather than be taken prisoner.
All of them died in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army, or they died with the Japanese army with grenades, and all of them sacrificed their lives for the country and died heroically!
It is worth mentioning that during the defense of Tengxian County, there was no prisoner, the little devil did not catch a single live mouth, and all the soldiers of the Sichuan Army died on the battlefield!
And when the battle ended, the entire battlefield was full of corpses, and the city of Tengxian was covered with gunsmoke, and it was a scorched earth!
After the end of the defense of Tengxian County, the 10th Wing of the Japanese Army mentioned when reporting the post-war summary: "The enemy encountered in Tengxian County was dealt a considerable blow by our army in Shanxi, and the number of soldiers was greatly reduced, and now most of them are young soldiers!" The Sichuan army aroused a unique view of patience and absolute obedience, and the will to resist was quite tenacious, which was the first time that the enemy encountered by the headquarters was still quite stubborn! ”
"In the battle of Tengxian, the enemy only relied on the strength of less than one wing, and a considerable part of them were local militia and police, and the combat effectiveness was at the bottom! However, with their tenacity and will to fight, they resisted our unit for three and a half days, and our 10th Wing even suffered more than one brigade of casualties! ”
In addition, after the end of the war, when Li Zong, commander of the Fifth Theater, heard the news, he also sent a telegram to Chairman Chiang: "With inferior equipment and pathology, the group army is uniquely able to bravely resist against a stubborn enemy with absolute superiority, and the officers and men have fought bloody and hard for more than three and a half days, thwarting the enemy's fierce front and blocking the enemy's advance, so that our reinforcements can arrive in a timely manner, so that Xuzhou, the center of the campaign, can turn the corner from danger to safety. ”
He also said: "If there is no Teng County's stubbornness, there will be a great victory in Taierzhuang!" ”
In order to praise General Wang Mingzhang, the National Political Axe explicitly ordered him to be posthumously awarded the rank of army general.
Jiang also personally planned to mourn Wang Mingzhang, and set up a monument for Wang Mingzhang and the Sichuan soldiers who died in the defense of Tengxian County to mourn the great feats!
Of course, these later words will not be expressed for the time being.
PS: Today's Chapter 9!
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