Jin Zhao has always paid close attention to the situation in North China, and has applied to Lao Jiang several times to lead his troops north to resist. However, they were all rejected by Lao Chiang, and it was not until July 26, seeing that the expansion of the war was a foregone conclusion, that Lao Chiang hurriedly sent reinforcements north, and at the same time agreed that the Seventh Route Army would send two divisions north.

After receiving the order, Jin Zhao was overjoyed, and according to the plan, he sent Weng Zhaoyuan, the deputy commander-in-chief, to lead two divisions to the north to resist in advance. The order was that the 201st Division, which was assembled on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi, immediately move north into Jiangxi and change trains from Nanchang to the north. The 204th Division was ordered to immediately rush to Wuyishan Town by train. Weng Zhaoyuan flew to Wuyi Mountain by plane, and met with the 201st Division and prepared to go north.

Previously, Jin Zhao began to build a railway from Fuzhou to Jiangxi, but due to the opposition of Lao Jiang, he only built a section of the railway from Fuzhou to the Wuyishan area in northwest Fujian Province, and the terminus was Wuyishan Town on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi.

Just when Jin Zhao was busy transferring troops to the north, the Pingjin area was already in flames. On the morning of July 28, 1937, the army launched a general attack on Beiping as planned.

At this time, the commander of the army, the commander of the North China garrison army, Xiangyue Qingji, had already completed the assembly of troops, and everything was ready, only to open fire. The 20th Division of the Army, the 1st Brigade of Reading Mixed Brigade, and the 11th Brigade of Reading Mixed have rushed to the Pingjin area, plus the Garrison Infantry Brigade originally attached to the North China Garrison Army, Xiangyue Qingji's subordinates have assembled a division and ordered the strength of three brigades, with a total strength of more than 60,000 people, plus the cooperation of more than 100 fighters urgently transferred to North China, Xiangyue Qingji has full confidence that he can quickly defeat the 29th Army and capture Pingjin.

On the same day, the Buddha dawned, and the army launched a fierce attack on Beiping Nanyuan.

At that time, the Nanyuan garrison had three regiments of the 111th Brigade of the 29th Army and three regiments of the Special Service Brigade, namely the military pistol training class, the college student training class, and the military training regiment. General Tong Linge, deputy commander of the 29th Army, was in charge of the command, and Zhao Dengyu, commander of the 132nd Division, was in charge of the command.

Before the battle began, Tong Linge convened a military meeting in Nanyuan, at which Tong Linge said impassionedly, "War is inevitable. It is said that our army will bear the brunt of the attack. The war dead are glorious, and the living stealers are disgraced; Honor and disgrace are light on one person, but heavy on the country and nation. No matter how difficult the country is, soldiers should be wrapped in horse leather and repay the country with death. Tong Linge, in the name of the military department, issued an order to all officers and soldiers: Whenever an army attacks, resolutely resist, swear to live and die with Beiping, and not take a step back.

The army used dozens of artillery pieces and dispatched more than 30 planes to bomb Nanyuan indiscriminately. The battle was fierce, and although our defenders were inferior in artillery and armament to the enemy, their morale was unusually high, and the battle lasted from dawn to noon, with heavy casualties on both sides.

Tong Linge, as a lieutenant general and deputy commander, personally went to the front line to command the troops to fight, which greatly boosted the morale of our defending troops. After repelling the attack of the Yue army again, Tong Linge stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his face.

At this time, a communications soldier suddenly ran over and reported, "Report to the deputy military seat, the army has been found in the direction of the big red gate!" ”

Tong Linge's face changed slightly, and he thought in his heart, could it be that the big red gate had been lost? The big red gate is the only way for Nanyuan to connect with Beiping, once it is occupied by the Yue army, the communication between the defenders of Nanyuan and Beiping will be completely interrupted. Tong Linge sensed the seriousness of the matter, and ordered someone to call General Zhao Dengyu, "Dahongmen is in danger, I will immediately lead my troops to reinforcements, and Nanyuan will be handed over to you!" ”

"Bench! I'll go for it! You stay and command! Zhao Dengyu sensed the danger of this trip and hurriedly persuaded.

Tong Linge waved his hand and said, "Don't fight, Nanyuan is equally important!" I'll go for it! After speaking, he didn't wait for Zhao Dengyu to say anything, and strode out.

Tong Linge immediately led his troops to the Dahongmen for reinforcements, but at this time the Dahongmen had been occupied by the Yue army, and on the way to reinforcements, Tong Linge was ambushed by the Yue army, and a big battle broke out immediately. Tong Linge took the lead and personally led the charge with a machine gun, but in the end, due to being outnumbered, the troops suffered heavy losses and were surrounded by the enemy on all sides, so they could only use the terrain to continue to fight hard with the enemy.

Tong Linge was also hit in the leg by the enemy's machine gun bullet during the charge, and blood continued to gush out of the wound, Tong Linge still gritted his teeth and insisted on commanding the troops to fight.

Seeing that Tong Linge was seriously injured, the adjutant pleaded with tears, "Deputy Junzao, you are injured, let's go down and bandage it first!" ”

Tong Linge endured the severe pain, gritted his teeth and said, "Now the situation is urgent, the fight against the enemy is a big matter, and the personal safety is a small matter. "Hold on. Still brave to take the lead. The officers and soldiers wept and rushed desperately to kill, the battle was tragic, and the army died.

Seeing that he couldn't attack for a long time, the little devil asked the plane to help in the battle. There was a roar of motors in the sky, Tong Linge looked up, and saw more than a dozen planes flying towards this side, and ordered loudly, "The little devil's plane is here!" Order the troops to hide immediately! Fast! Hide in the fields! ”

Under the protection of the two guards, Tong Linge walked towards a farmland not far away, which was planted with Xiang Yuekui, and Xiang Yuekui, who was more than one person tall, could just hide the figure of our army.

The swarthy bomb fell, with a piercing whistling sound, and then exploded with a bang. Tong Linge's eyes were split, and he shouted loudly, "Give me the machine gun!" The adjutant just wanted to dissuade him, but he was glared at by Tong Linge, and he was immediately too frightened to speak.

Tong Linge held the machine gun handed over by the guard, raised his head and glared at the military plane in the sky, the plaster flag on the fuselage was so dazzling, it was so disgusting, Tong Linge saw a machine plane, raised the machine gun and shouted, "Kill you ** raiser!" A tongue of fire erupted from the muzzle of the gun, and a rain of bullets fell on the military plane, which shook its wings and landed two swarthy bombs.

"Boom! Rumble! Two huge fires rose from the sunflower field, and thick black smoke rose into the sky. After the smoke cleared, Tong Linge and several soldiers all fell to the ground. Tong Lin Ge's head was a blur of flesh and blood. Tong Linge, lieutenant general and deputy commander of the 29th Army, was martyred at the age of 45.

At the same time, the battle of Nanyuan was also tragic and abnormal, due to the huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, our casualties were large, and the army attacked Nanyuan from the east and west sides, and the two sides fell into hand-to-hand combat. At this time, Zhao Dengyu was not afraid of danger, and personally led more than 30 guards to command the 29th Army Guards Brigade and the student team of the Military Training Corps to engage in a fierce battle with the army.

Zhao Dengyu was seriously wounded, and the guards advised him to retreat to a safe place immediately, but Zhao Dengyu refused, but led his troops to counterattack the army. At that moment, a bomb flew in, breaking his legs and causing him to fall unconscious. After Zhao Dengyu woke up, he tearfully said to the herald: "Don't worry about me, you go back and tell my old mother in Beiping City that her son died for the country, and he is worthy of his ancestors, please rest assured!" With that, he stopped breathing. Zhao Dengyu, lieutenant general and commander of the 132nd Division of the 29th Army, died a heroic martyr at the age of 39. (To be continued.) )