The Tenth Army fought in Hengyang, relying on the wonderful use of Fang Zishan's trenches and all the officers and soldiers of the Tenth Army under the leadership of Commander Fang, who took the lead, sacrificed their lives to fight to the death.

The time went from the two weeks when Fang Zishan originally promised to go to the peak to the fourth week.

That is, around the twenty-eighth day.

Fang Zishan once again led the officers and men of the Tenth Army to complete this arduous task of defending the city.

"The eldest husband is born as a hero, and he is also a ghost when he dies!"

"Behind us are thousands of fathers and villagers, if we can't defend Hengyang, only the butcher's knife of the Japanese invaders awaits them!"

On the upper floor of Hengyang City, although Fang Zishan was exhausted, his spirit of killing the enemy was still strong, and he roared vigorously to encourage the soldiers of the three armies.

At this moment, he is like a wolf, and a roar can cause the entire wolf pack of the Tenth Army to follow the howling wolf.

The officers and soldiers of the Tenth were also completely killed, from the officers to the ordinary soldiers, they all seemed to have one idea - to defend Hengyang, even if they paid the price of their lives, they would never let the little devil take a step.

This is different from the old days when the Nationalist army fought against the Japanese army, and it was easy to collapse and flee.

The entire Tenth Army shared the same hatred for the enemy and showed great determination to resist Japan.

This has a lot to do with Commander Fang, who has always loved soldiers like sons and regarded soldiers as robes.

The characteristics of Fang Zishan's troops are that they require the soldiers to be disciplined and prohibited, but they also love the soldiers like children.

On many occasions, he paid out of his own pocket to send money to the families of poor soldiers.

For the convenience of the soldiers, it was also specially ordered that the soldiers did not have to salute when they met the officers during meals.

In addition, all soldiers who want to go home to visit their fathers and mothers and want to be filial piety, Fang Zishan will be granted leave, and special travel expenses will be issued.

In the high position of army commander, Fang Zishan often went to the grassroots level to eat and live with the soldiers.

This was a rather rare phenomenon in the entire Chiang army, and there was no soldier in the entire Tenth Army who was not familiar with the face of Fang Zishan, the commander.

This can explain why when the Tenth Army fought in Hengyang, the casualties of the troops were extremely heavy, and the casualty rate of the whole army was even as high as 80%, but all the officers and soldiers still fought to the death, and no one showed any signs of retreating.

None of them.

A woman is a person who pleases herself, and a person who is a confidant dies.

Will not be afraid of death, and will not be greedy for life!

With a military commander like Fang Zishan who takes the lead and inspires all the way and sets an example, how can there be any soldiers who are greedy for life and afraid of death?

On the 40th day of the Battle of Hengyang, Fang Zishan's eyes were red, and she was almost angry.

The battle has reached this point, and the little devils who are besieging the city are going crazy, and the soldiers defending the city are also going crazy.

Even Fang Zishan herself didn't expect that she would be able to persist all the way from the difficult situation that she thought she had held out for two weeks at the beginning, all the way to the present.

The Japanese troops besieging the city also went completely insane.

The commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, who led the team, was the hero of the recent breakthrough of Changsha in one fell swoop, and at this time, he was still full of spirit when he led his troops south and broke through Changsha in one fell swoop.

This small Hengyang City, at this moment, is like an insurmountable moat in front of him, he tried his best, but it was difficult to cross the thunder pond half a step after all.

Okamura Ninji, who was in command in the rear, was also going crazy.

Changsha City failed to stop his march, and it was a great shame that this small Hengyang City could let him sink into the sand so far.

If it continues to fight like this, the face of the empire will be lost, and the military prestige will be wiped out.

The bloody battle around Hengyang shook the entire Sino-Japanese battlefield for a while.

Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei, who received the situation at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, also fell into great admiration and shock.

Especially Kong Jie, although he had already expected the ending when he stood on the shoulders of the giant, with the arrival of intelligence news, with the tragic situation of the bloody battle in Hengyang that could be expected in his mind, the shock was still strong.

However, all the Eighth Route Army could do was to further strengthen its offensive behind enemy lines in order to cope with the bloody battle in the Hengyang area.

In the end, the defense of Hengyang continued to the 47th day.

The 10th Army defending the city was almost exhausted of ammunition and food, and it was really to the point of exhaustion.

The defenders of the city had already suffered casualties, and most of them were weak soldiers.

Everything is as Kong Jie knows, after holding out until the 47th day, Fang Zishan did not choose to lead his troops to break through and abandon the wounded soldiers, but finally chose to surrender to the Japanese army.

At that time, Fang Zishan might be able to secretly leave through the secret passage in the city under the cover of the guards in advance.

But he knew very well that once he left, the bloody battle in Hengyang for 47 days, with the same heavy casualties, and the Japanese army who failed to take Hengyangchi would definitely slaughter all the thousands of wounded soldiers and civilian workers in the city in anger and shame to vent the hatred in his heart.

In the end, Fang Zishan decided to surrender to the Japanese army on his own initiative, or to be more precise, a ceasefire.

In addition, Fang Zishan put forward her own conditions:

First, the Japanese army must ensure the safety of the lives of the officers and men of the ceasefire.

Second, the Japanese army should help shelter and treat the wounded soldiers, and solemnly bury the fallen officers and soldiers.

Third, the Tenth Army retained its structure, did not go out of Hengyang, and was stationed on the spot.

At that time, when the news of Fang Zishan was transmitted to the Japanese headquarters, the expressions on the faces of the Japanese officers in the headquarters of the 11th Army of the Devils were very exciting.

Some jumped to their feet and scolded Fang Zishan as a bastard, swearing that they would never accept surrender and wipe out all the Chinese defenders in the city.

Others believe that a ceasefire agreement with the Tenth Army could be considered, otherwise the troops would surely suffer more casualties.

Some remained silent, others paid tribute to the Tenth Army.

Although Yokoyama was eager to dismantle Fang Zishan, who had caused heavy casualties to his troops, in order to vent his hatred, he was not good at making his own decisions, so he asked Okamura Ninji for instructions.

In the end, Okamura, who was obviously more organized, replied: "The empire went south and conquered Changsha in one fell swoop, but did not want to suffer heavy losses in this small Hengyang City, which was detrimental to the prestige of our army, if you want to recover the losses, the best way is for the Tenth Army to surrender voluntarily, and our army will use this to publicize to the outside world to recover the military prestige lost in this battle!"

The battle on the Hengyang side can no longer continue, in order to avoid a long night's dream, you can agree to Fang Zishan's conditions and take over Hengyang City.

This can also create a precedent, and in the future, there will be similar situations, and those generals of the national army can also surrender to us in this way! ”

In this way, soon after, the news came that the Japanese army finally conquered Hengyang City after 47 days.

Then came even more exciting news.

In the bloody battle of Hengyang City, the commander of Fang Zishan, who withstood the fierce attack of the Japanese army for 47 days with absolutely inferior troops and equipment, actually led the remnants of the Tenth Army to surrender to the Japanese army.

Although Fang Zishan's agreement was a ceasefire to the Japanese army, and the entire city of Hengyang was not planted with a white flag representing surrender.

Even when the Japanese army sent a team to take over Hengyang City, control the Tenth Army, and take away Fang Zishan, it was not like taking away a prisoner.

When the Japanese officers who came to see Fang Zishan, they couldn't hide the deep fear in the corners of their eyes under the respect on their faces.

It was such an ordinary man who made the corpses of countless imperial soldiers fall outside this small Hengyang city.

But under the deliberate propaganda of the Japanese, the charm of all this has changed.

It seems that the 10th Army in the bloody battle of Hengyang City can't stop the Japanese attack after all, and even a fierce general like Fang Zishan chose to surrender to the Japanese army because he was greedy for life and afraid of death.

Command of the Experimental Military Region of the Eighth Route Army.

When he learned that the Tenth Army had surrendered, Kong Jie knew the result, but he still let out a long sigh.

As for Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, they were a little unbelievable.

Li Yunlong said bluntly: "Damn, this is unlikely, a tiger general like Fang Zishan would rather die in battle than bend his knees, he would choose to surrender?" ”

Ding Wei has a different opinion: "There should be some reason for this."

But in any case, with less than one army, it was already a rare victory to withstand the onslaught of several times the strength of the Japanese army, and the bloody battle was undefeated for 47 days.

Even if Fang Zishan finally chose to surrender, it cannot be denied his exploits in fighting against the Japanese invaders in this battle! ”

"That's true! The battle has reached this point, even if Hengyang City is lost, the Tenth Army is not a defeat, but a victory, a big victory! Li Yunlong echoed.

Kong Jie said: "Hengyang City has blocked the pace of the Japanese army for too long, and the little devils have paid a heavy price for casualties in order to conquer Hengyang, just like the defense of Nanjing back then, once the city is broken, these frenzied Japanese can do anything."

I heard that Commander Fang loves the people like a son, and the safety of the people in the city is all on his shoulders.

Maybe take the initiative to surrender, rather destroy your reputation than your reputation, and save the wounded soldiers and unarmed innocent people in the city, this is the real hero, the hero! ”

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei were stunned when they said this, and when they came back to their senses, they both thought so.

However, not long after the Japanese army hyped up the initiative of Fang Zishan to lead the Tenth Army to surrender to the Japanese army, the national army also made a propaganda response:

In the report, the chairman of the committee reprimanded Fang Zishan for being cowardly and afraid of death, not obeying orders, and begging to surrender to the Japanese army without permission, and also defined the final result of the bloody battle of all the officers and soldiers of the Tenth Army in Hengyang City as a defeat!

As soon as this declaration came out, it really caused an uproar.

The so-called justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, in the defense of Hengyang City, Fang Zishanshan and all the officers and soldiers of the Tenth Army fought bravely, whether it was victory or defeat, whether it was reputation or shame, it was judged by future generations.

Outside the city of Hengyang.

A team of Japanese soldiers escorted Fang Zishan and several other officers to the headquarters of the Eleventh Army, and the devil captain who led the team looked sideways from time to time, secretly looking at Fang Zishan, and when Fang Zishan inadvertently raised his head, the somewhat tired gaze still made him shiver.

This is a ruthless man who slaughtered nearly 20,000 Japanese warriors on his hands!

Da Da Da –

Just as the team was marching, passing through a certain mountain road, it was suddenly attacked by fire, and it was obviously another team of guys wearing Japanese military uniforms who were coming on, and they opened fire at the moment when the two teams met each other.

Fang Zishan was also stunned, why did the Japanese still fight the Japanese?

Until the Japanese troops escorted around him were quickly wiped out by these guys who suddenly appeared, with strong firepower and amazing combat effectiveness.

The straight-faced young man who took the lead saluted Fang Zishan and said, "Commander Fang, in Xia Duan Peng, the leader of the Eighth Route Army's Special Rescue Commando, came this time by order to rescue Commander Fang!" ”

"The people of the Eight Roads!" Fang Zishan was surprised.

After Duan Peng said this, he didn't ask Fang Zishan's opinion more, took out a letter in his hand and pressed it under the body of the devil captain who was shot in the head, and then turned his head and said to Fang Zishan:

"Commander Fang, let's hurry up and go!"

Fang Zishan came back to her senses and replied: "Brother, I'm afraid I can't go with you, I'm afraid that the wounded soldiers and people in the city will ...... if I leave."

Duan Peng said: "Don't worry, Commander Fang, I have already left a letter to show the Japanese that it was our Eighth Route Army who robbed the people, and even if the devil settles the account, it will only be counted on the head of our Eighth Route Army, and it will not affect your Tenth Army!" ”

was so thoughtful that Fang Zishan couldn't help but ask:

"Brother, what's your peak?"

"Kong Jie!" Duan Peng said.

Fang Zishan immediately came back to his senses, he had heard of the prestige of the Eighth Route Army's god of war Kong Shaving, including the bloody battle of the Tenth Army in Hengyang, and the only batch of material reinforcements received was sent by Kong Jie.

Since Kong Jie had already arranged everything, Fang Zishan was not hypocritical, and immediately nodded, and with a few officers around him, he quickly evacuated under the escort of Duan Peng and his entourage of commandos.

……

Soon, a Japanese army arrived when they heard the sound, but Duan Peng and his party had already disappeared, and finally the devil who led the team found the letter left by Duan Peng, which wrote a paragraph in Chinese and mixed with translated Japanese:

"People are taken away by our Eighth Route Army, and some of your little devils come to us Eighth Route Army! By the way, judging from the combat style of the commander of your Sixth Front Army, it is probably an old acquaintance, and I don't know if it is Mr. Okamura? If that's you, Mr. Okamura, you're too uninteresting, and even if your defeated generals dare to show up again? ”

The final signature was: Eighth Route Army, Kong Jie.

This is a letter that Kong Jie specially handed to Duan Peng before he left, asking him to pass it on to the Japanese army.

"Yaga!"

The eyes of Yokoyama Courage who got this letter breathed fire, how did these damn Eight Roads appear here silently, and they also mixed into the interior of the Imperial Position?

Okamura was mentioned in the letter, and Isamu Yokoyama passed the letter to Okamura Ninji.

Okamura, who was holding the letter in his hand, stared at the word "Kong Jie" signed at the end of the letter, gritting his teeth with hatred, and at the same time, he had to sigh at the cunning and toughness of this opponent.

As for the fact that Fang Zishan, who surrendered, was robbed by the Eighth Route Army, Okamura specially ordered that he should not make a public statement, and continued to publicize to the outside world: Fang Zishan surrendered to the Japanese Imperial Army, and the surrender ceremony has been successfully completed.

As for the conditions for agreeing to Fang Zishan's surrender, in order not to be suspicious, he also agreed.

For the time being, Okamura, who could not take care of dealing with the Eighth Route Army, then arranged the deployment, and since Hengyang had been successfully opened, the next step was to continue to advance to the Guiliu and Xiangxi areas according to the plan, and further launch an offensive to completely open up the mainland communication line.

Due to a series of demagogic factors.

The Japanese offensive was greatly advanced......