Chapter 1 Isoya Renjie's Doubts

In the end, Isoya Renjie, the division commander, had to resolve his own doubts.

With that thought, he looked at Tengxian on the sand table.

Tengxian on the sand table was so close to him.

From the vanguard of the Tenth Division to Tengxian, the closest distance was only a little over twenty kilometers.

But these twenty-odd kilometers were the result of the entire division's all-out attack over the past few days.

A surge of energy, then decline, and finally exhaustion!

The Tenth Division under his command had been fighting the Sichuan Army here for two months, and fatigue was inevitable.

Precisely because of this, Division Commander Isoya Renjie had transferred more troops to join in.

Now it seemed that this force was not enough.

He needed a fresh force to airdrop into Tengxian.

He absolutely had to capture that important figure of the Sichuan Army who had parachuted into Tengxian!

The battle on the outskirts of Tengxian was extremely fierce, with constant calls for reinforcements pouring into the 122nd Division headquarters.

Regardless, they had to first organize their forces to break through the outer defenses.

Division Commander Isoya Renjie ordered the 39th Infantry Regiment of the 8th Infantry Brigade to fully attack Xiangcheng, attempting to break through from the central line there.

To support Numata Takakazo, the commander of the 39th Infantry Regiment, they also specially dispatched an independent artillery regiment and an armored company to assist in the attack.

Defending Xiangcheng was a regiment from the 122nd Division.

Regimental Commander Yuan Yuanzhong commanded the officers and soldiers of the entire regiment and had already repelled the Japanese twice.

Numata Takakazo, the commander of the Japanese regiment, seeing that two attacks had failed, had no choice but to order a temporary halt to the offensive, waiting for the artillery regiment and armored company sent by Division Commander Isoya Renjie to arrive before continuing the attack.

After the Japanese retreated, Regimental Commander Yuan Yuanzhong said to Chief of Staff Liu Quan beside him:

"The Japanese attacked with great intensity today. It's only ten-thirty now. The Japanese will continue to attack. Have the brothers transfer the wounded to the county town. A team came last night, and they have doctors who can treat the brothers' injuries."

Regimental Commander Yuan Yuanzhong also reported today's battle situation to Wang Mingzhang, the commander-in-chief of Tengxian.

Hearing that the Japanese had already attacked twice in just one morning, the excitement that Division Commander Wang Mingzhang had just gained from the Special Forces Brigade shooting down twenty enemy planes disappeared again.

Although they had achieved brilliant results locally, the overall situation was still not optimistic.

Company Commander Shi Ou Tian Yonghui commanded his troops to attack Shiqiang.

In front of them was a small river, neither wide nor deep, making it easy to wade across.

However, the Nationalist army's position was only a hundred meters away from the other side of the river.

After crossing the river, the terrain was completely open, with no cover whatsoever.

This made the attack very difficult.

His company of over a hundred Japanese soldiers found good positions on the other side of the river, setting up firing points to suppress the Nationalist army's firepower with machine guns and grenade launchers.

Only then did he order, "First squad, attack! Be aware that there are a dozen small mounds about twenty meters past the riverbank."

"Hai! We will establish a position there," Squad Leader Domu Ryo said loudly.

"Fire! Suppress the Sichuan Army's firepower!" With Company Commander Shi Ou Tian Yonghui's order, the machine guns, rifles, and grenade launchers of Kakehashi Yuta's squad and Nisugi Yuki's squad opened fire together.

The entire Shi Ou Tian Yonghui company used one squad for the assault and two squads for cover.

This arrangement was scientific and reasonable.

The fierce firepower suppressed the only machine gun in Guan Derun's company of the 570th Brigade, making it impossible to fire.

The grenades fired by the three grenade launchers made it impossible for the only machine gun to exert its power even if it changed positions.

Just showing its head would attract a lot of fire.

Company Commander Guan watched nervously as more than fifty Japanese soldiers waded across the river.

He watched as these Japanese soldiers rushed nimbly to the location of those dozen graves.

The Japanese soldiers of Domu Ryo's squad rushed across the river and onto the riverbank like swallows returning to their nests.

Rushing into the graves could also be considered entering the graveyard.

A dozen graves seemed so precious on the open riverbank.

For these Japanese soldiers of Domu Ryo's squad, this was a natural bunker.

More than fifty Japanese soldiers huddled behind these graves.

The bullets fired from the Sichuan Army's rifles could no longer pose a threat to them.

The Japanese soldiers of the entire squad began to get busy.

Sergeant Major Kitakaze Myokichi lay prone behind a small mound, and with a few strokes of the entrenching tool in his hand, he leveled out a machine gun position.

Immediately, he set up the machine gun.

Sergeant Major Miki Jiro, as an operator of a grenade launcher, had the simplest task.

Hiding behind a small pile of earth, he immediately started launching grenades.

The remaining Japanese soldiers also found good positions for their rifles.

All fifty-four Japanese soldiers in the entire Domu Ryo squad were well-trained.

From the time they rushed onto this graveyard to the time they established their position and began to exert their power, the whole process took less than three minutes.

From this position, they could better suppress the Sichuan Army's firepower, providing the strongest support for the entire company's charge.

Company Commander Shi Ou Tian Yonghui was very satisfied: Domu Ryo's squad was indeed the strongest in his company.

As soon as they rushed into the target location and established a position, they had completely suppressed the Sichuan Army's firepower.

The firepower of one squad was much more powerful than the firepower of the two squads firing from the opposite bank.

Attacking from across the river was like scratching an itch from outside the boot; it couldn't reach the spot directly.

Now it was better: the follow-up troops could launch an attack.

Company Commander Guan Derun's heart was in his throat.

Just now, he was nervous about those Japanese soldiers who had rushed into the graveyard.

Watching them waving their small shovels, Company Commander Guan's heart was in his throat.

He wished he could rush over and help them dig their positions.

Fortunately, there were no accidents, and the Japanese soldiers were stable, even a little excited.

The Japanese soldiers of the entire Domu Ryo squad did not notice anything unusual; they were still rejoicing in finding such a good natural bunker.

Now, Company Commander Guan was staring closely at the more than one hundred Japanese soldiers of the Shi Ou Tian Yonghui company who were still on the other side of the river.

The Domu Ryo squad, which was already in the graveyard on this side of the river, opened fire.

As soon as they opened fire, the Sichuan Army's firepower immediately became sparse.

The opportunity could not be missed!

Company Commander Shi Ou Tian Yonghui drew his command knife: "Charge!"

The two squads that had not yet crossed the river and his company headquarters stood up and launched an attack at the same time.

Now, the Sichuan Army's firepower was weak, suppressed by the firepower of the Domu Ryo squad, making it impossible to resist.

The firepower was even weaker, with sporadic gunshots stubbornly indicating that they were still resisting.

However, they were completely unable to cause much damage to the charging Shi Ou Tian Yonghui company, let alone stop their charge.

Company Commander Shi Ou Tian Yonghui, who was wading across the river, already had a smug smile on his face.

Victory was at hand! As long as they charged into the Sichuan Army's trenches, it would be victory!

The charge was going very smoothly, with more than a hundred Japanese soldiers howling.

They charged to within fifty meters of the Sichuan Army's position.

The Japanese soldiers of the entire Shi Ou Tian Yonghui company shouted even louder.

Their steps were even faster.

At this moment, Company Commander Guan Derun finally roared, "Detonate!"

The hand grenades that he had specially arranged for people to bury in those dozen graves last night were detonated all at once.

"Boom!" A loud noise rang out at the location of Domu Ryo's squad.

When the Japanese soldiers were setting up their positions on those graves just now, Company Commander Guan was very afraid that the buried hand grenades would be dug out by the Japanese soldiers.

Now, the hand grenades buried last night could finally play their role.

A dozen bundles of hand grenades exploded at the same time, and the entire Domu Ryo squad, without any defenses, went from this graveyard into a real grave.

As soon as the explosion sounded, Company Commander Guan Derun's order was issued again: "Fire! Give it to me hard."

More than eighty Sichuan Army soldiers, who had been suppressed and unable to raise their heads at all, had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

The flower machine gun was aimed at the Japanese soldiers of the Shi Ou Tian Yonghui company who were charging as soon as the explosion sounded.

The rifles of the other Sichuan Army brothers were no slower, and they all aimed at the Japanese soldiers who were close at hand and fired.

The Japanese soldiers of the Shi Ou Tian Yonghui company were charging with great pride and high spirits.

When they were feeling the best, they suddenly heard a loud noise coming from behind them.

Many Japanese soldiers couldn't help but look back.

They only saw a large cloud of smoke and dust rising from the position of Domu Ryo's squad just now.

The bullets fired from that place were completely gone.

None of the Japanese soldiers of the entire Domu Ryo squad survived; they all died on the position, in the hand grenade position that the Sichuan Army had buried in advance.

The hail of bullets fired from the front by the Sichuan Army swept through the entire Shi Ou Tian Yonghui company like a real rainstorm.

Squad Leader Kakehashi Yuta and Squad Leader Nisugi Yuki were originally charging at the front of the entire squad.

They were subjected to a sudden and fierce machine gun strafing, and the Japanese soldiers of the entire squad were stunned.

These Japanese soldiers were cut down one by one like ripe wheat.

By the time Company Commander Shi Ou Tian Yonghui reacted, seventy percent of his company had already died.

The remaining thirty percent were suppressed by the fierce firepower of the Sichuan Army and unable to move.

Company Commander Guan looked at the Japanese soldiers who were suppressed in front of the position and unable to move.

He ordered, "Brothers, follow me!"

The soldiers of his company drew their sabers from their backs and charged towards the Japanese soldiers.

The distance of fifty meters was covered in less than ten seconds.

When the Japanese soldiers of the Shi Ou Tian Yonghui company saw the Sichuan Army charging over, some hurriedly got up and tried to engage in close combat with the Sichuan Army.

Some took advantage of the opportunity when the firepower was finally reduced a lot during the Sichuan Army's charge to quickly get up and charge backward.

When Company Commander Guan Derun led more than fifty brothers to engage in close combat with more than a dozen Japanese soldiers, there were still more than a dozen Japanese soldiers running away in the river.

This time, they did not stay in the position just now at all and kept running backward.

More than a dozen stubborn Japanese soldiers were surrounded and annihilated by more than fifty Sichuan Army soldiers.

The battle ended quickly.

Li Qi said excitedly, "Company commander! This battle was too comfortable today. How did you know that the Japanese soldiers would run to the graves themselves? Is it because the people buried there turned into ghosts and were looking for scapegoats?"

"Go! Go! Go! What scapegoats are you talking about! This is an open space, and if the Japanese soldiers want to attack, they have to find a place to rest in the middle, or find a place to catch their breath. Those dozen graves can both catch their breath and be used as natural bunkers. If it were you attacking, you would have gone there too. I just need to set up an ambush there."

Li Qi said, "We could have blown them up earlier, why did we have to wait?"

"If we blew up the first batch, there would still be so many Japanese soldiers behind. Of course, we had to wait until all the Japanese soldiers were trapped before blowing them up. Didn't we make a profit this time? We killed more than one hundred and sixty Japanese soldiers at once, and we captured three machine guns, as well as these rifles. Damn Japanese, these rifles are really good. They're like new guns, and the rifling isn't worn at all. Collect all these weapons from the Japanese soldiers and let the brothers replace them. These guns are better than the old Mauser rifles." Company Commander Guan Derun ordered happily. The Japanese attack at Shiqiang encountered setbacks.

Division Commander Isoya Renjie had already placed all his bets on the frontal assault.

Colonel Akajiba Yaezou, who was attacking Xiangcheng, finally received the reinforcements he had been anxiously awaiting.

The Artillery Unit of Bunri Hayato immediately deployed and began indiscriminate bombing of Xiangcheng.

The twelve tanks of Captain Kunai Ryota's Armored Company also arrived.

Colonel Akajiba Yaezou ordered, "Abo Rintaro's Battalion and the support equipment company will attack."

This was a force that had been conserving its strength in the rear.

The battalions that had been attacking the Sichuan Army in recent days were all exhausted. This time, Colonel Akajiba Yaezou replaced them with a fresh force.

Captain Abo Rintaro quickly led his entire battalion to the front line.

The Sichuan Army's position in front of Xiangcheng was now filled with smoke, and countless shells were exploding on the position.

Bunri Hayato, commander of the artillery regiment, knew the importance of the mission.

Therefore, the bombing of Xiangcheng continued as soon as it started.

According to orders, he had to bomb for half an hour.

After half an hour, the armored company would charge.

The soldiers of Yuan Yuanzhong's regiment were hiding in the trenches, waiting for the Japanese shells to stop bombarding.

Xiang Youdi said loudly, "These Japanese are really rich. Each shell is at least ten silver dollars. How much money has been blown away?"

Zhang Xiaoquan calculated from the side, "Ten, twenty, thirty silver dollars... With so much money, what do the Japanese need shells for? It would be better to just exchange these shells for silver dollars and drop them!"

"We provoked the Japanese! This time the shells are hitting more frequently and densely, and the sound is loud," Zhou Zaicheng said from the side.

"The Japanese occupied our Northeast, North China, Shanghai, and now even Nanjing. This is a national feud. They provoked us. Just wait, little devils, one day we will kill you all," Zhang Jiayong said hatefully.

"They say the Japanese are very fierce, but when I fight them, these Japanese are actually not that good," Xiang Youdi said.

"Of course. Look at what army we are? The Sichuan Army! Between brothers, of course we won't use harsh methods. People would laugh at us, saying we don't know how to fight! Actually, it's those people who don't have martial virtue. They dare to use harsh methods against their own brothers, but when they really fight the Japanese, they're afraid. We're different. We're not harsh to our brothers, but we're harsh to the Japanese," Regimental Commander Yuan Yuanzhong came over and said.

"Regimental commander is wise!"

"Regimental commander is right!"

"Regimental commander said it so well, bring out the foreign cigarettes," Zhang Jiayong shouted.

"My cigarettes have long been divided up by you guys. I don't even have any to smoke myself. Who has old leaf tobacco? Take it out so I can get my fix," Regimental Commander Yuan didn't mind.

He was starting to fight back.

The cigarettes on his body had really been smoked by the soldiers under his command.

He was afraid that he could have become the chairman of the Military Affairs Commission.

Xiang Youdi quickly took out a tobacco pouch embroidered with twin lotus flowers and pulled out a tobacco leaf from it, giving half to the regimental commander.

"Regimental commander! A tribute to you! Give me a squad leader position next time!"

Yuan Yuanzhong laughed angrily. "Damn it, you want to trade half a tobacco leaf for a squad leader position. I gave you so many cigarettes to smoke that you could have become the chairman of the Military Affairs Commission."

"Chairman! Please smoke." Zhang Xiaoquan, who was on the side, struck a match and held it out to Regimental Commander Yuan.

All the soldiers laughed.

Yuan Yuanzhong also smiled, leaned over, lit the cigarette, and took a long drag.

"The Japanese are shelling for a long time this time. Be careful, they're probably going to come hard. Pay attention and change your position after firing a shot. Especially you, Xiang Youdi. You're using a flower machine gun, which is the Japanese's favorite target."

Xiang Youdi quickly said, "Regimental commander, don't worry. I have experience. I'll run after firing a burst. The Japanese are too stupid and can't find me at all."

"You're like a mouse, slippery," Yuan Yuanzhong said with a smile.

While they were talking and laughing, the Japanese artillery bombardment finally stopped.

Yuan Yuanzhong immediately shouted, "The shelling has stopped. The Japanese are going to charge!"

Xiang Youdi rushed to the front of the trench and, through the hazy smoke and dust, saw the tanks charging up in front of him.

He shouted loudly, "Damn it, the Japanese are using iron-shelled vehicles to charge!"

"Hit the Japanese behind, mortars, aim at the Japanese iron-shelled vehicles!" Yuan Yuanzhong was a little anxious.

This was the first time they had encountered tanks on the battlefield here.

The twelve tanks of Captain Kunai Ryota's company had been quietly waiting since arriving at the battlefield for the field artillery regiment to bombard the front position beyond recognition.

They had been waiting for the field artillery regiment's bombardment to stop before starting the charge. In fact, Captain Kunai Ryota believed that with their armored company coming up, all the artillery bombardments were superfluous.

In order to seize the front Xiangcheng as soon as possible, Captain Abo Rintaro used all his strength this time.

Each of the twelve tanks was followed by a squad of infantry.

This had already sent all the infantry of the entire battalion.

He was betting everything on one throw, wanting to succeed in one go.

The tank charging at the front was personally driven by Captain Kunai Ryota.

There was no radio between their tanks, so there was no coordination between them.

Anyway, they were just driving the tanks and charging around.

In any case, the Sichuan Army on the opposite side had no corresponding weapons that could move them.

The only thing that posed some threat to these tanks was mortar shells.

However, hitting these moving tanks with mortar shells was even more difficult than winning the lottery for five million yuan.

When the Japanese tanks charged up on the battlefield, they could only send people up to blow them up.

However, this time, the Japanese were determined to charge up at all costs.

Each tank was followed by more than fifty Japanese soldiers.

These Japanese soldiers charged along with the tanks, making Regimental Commander Yuan Yuanzhong hesitant to send people to blow up the tanks.

In this situation, blowing up the tanks was simply an impossible task.

Xiang Youdi's machine gun had already sounded.

He kept changing positions on the battlefield, firing at the Japanese soldiers behind those tanks.

The tanks also constantly stopped while advancing, using their 75mm tank guns to bombard the Sichuan Army's positions in front of them, while also waiting for the infantry behind them.

This made the Japanese soldiers difficult to fight.

The outer defense line of Xiangcheng was quickly occupied by the Japanese soldiers.

None of the brothers in the first battalion who were defending the position retreated.

They all fell on the position.

Regimental Commander Yuan Yuanzhong had no choice but to ask Division Commander Wang Mingzhang for help: "Division commander! The Japanese used twelve tanks and coordinated with a battalion of infantry to charge. They have already broken through my forward position."

Division Commander Wang Mingzhang was familiar with the terrain of Xiangcheng, which was flat and suitable for the Japanese tanks to fight.

He had no choice but to order, "Regimental Commander Yuan, take your regiment and retreat to the second line of defense in Jinyang Mountain."

The Jinyang Mountain position had an undulating terrain, which was not the main battlefield for Japanese tanks.

At that time, if the Japanese wanted to occupy the position, they would have to use infantry to exchange their lives!

After receiving the order, Regimental Commander Yuan Yuanzhong immediately organized the team to retreat.

Occupying Xiangcheng made Captain Abo Rintaro overjoyed.

This was a big step forward!

Lin Fan stood on the city wall, watching the wreckage of the enemy planes on the runway being dragged to the side of the runway.

The big pits on the runway were being filled in.

He was only a guest army here and had no concept of the entire battlefield.

All he knew was that there was no war in the western part of the city.

This feeling was not good!

Very bad.

He needed to grasp the overall situation of Tengxian's defense.

However, although he was now a full-fledged brigade commander, he only had one company of troops in Tengxian.

It was really a bit out of place.

And the Sichuan Army didn't think that one company could have much effect, so putting his company in the west of Tengxian was also a kind of protection for them.

However, the medical team brought by the Special Forces Brigade this time had already become busy.

Wounded soldiers were constantly being sent down from the front line.

Both lightly and seriously wounded soldiers were sent down.

This was because Division Commander Wang Mingzhang had conveyed an order to all the teams guarding Tengxian:

"All the wounded soldiers from all the teams will be sent to Tengxian. There are doctors here!"

The five words "there are doctors here" were enough.

No commander did not want to take good care of his injured brothers.

Of course, they did not want their soldiers to be injured, but the injured soldiers, of course, hoped that they could receive the best treatment.

In the Sichuan Army, having doctors was the best treatment.

Director Generalmoto and his team were already very busy.

County magistrate Zhou Tong also arranged for some students to help.

Lin Fan had brought a total of two hundred and thirty people this time, with the medical team accounting for twenty.

The remaining artillery platoon had fifty people, and these fifty people were not only responsible for artillery air defense.

They also had to do their own security work.

Company Commander Gu Xiuming of the first company had already sent three reconnaissance squads to explore the way to Dawu Village, Xiaowu Village, and Beisha River.

A squad of soldiers was also sent to explore the way in the entire Tengxian county town.

What the Special Forces Brigade valued most in combat was familiarity with the terrain.

Zhou Jishen was a trustworthy person.

After returning, he immediately sent a live pig and five hundred catties of grain.

This made Lin Fan very happy: he believed that in the coming time.

The fighting in Tengxian would become more and more intense, which required the soldiers to have sufficient physical strength.

Another good news was that the repair of the airport runway was also completed.

Mao Wenxing soared into the sky and immediately began reconnaissance throughout Tengxian.

He circled around Tengxian and reported what he saw to Lin Fan via radio.

This plane was captured from the Japanese army. If they had to find a difference between it and the Japanese plane.

It could only be the tiger painted under the belly of the plane.

Having a plane circling over their heads was certainly uneasy for the Sichuan Army.

Although the plane did not drop bombs or strafe, they still called the headquarters of the 122nd Division.

Division Commander Wang Mingzhang thought of the Special Forces Brigade's plane and called to ask.

It really was the Special Forces Brigade's plane, which had taken off immediately after the runway maintenance station was completed to reconnoiter the situation.

Lin Fan marked the defense situation of the Sichuan Army throughout Tengxian on the map one by one.

Mao Wenxing saw the Japanese tanks attacking Xiangcheng in the air.

He also saw the Yuan Yuanzhong regiment retreating.

Judging from the current situation, the entire defense system of Tengxian was still very complete.

But Lin Fan saw the crisis from this defense system.

The entire Tengxian defense system focused on defending the north of Tengxian.

The defense on the east and west sides of Tengxian was very weak, or even non-existent.

In fact, the Japanese army later sent troops to hold up the defenders in front.

Then, a team was sent to march from outside the defense line of the eastern defenders and directly attacked the Tengxian county town.

Now that Lin Fan had arrived, he found this loophole and immediately called and reported his thoughts to Division Commander Wang Mingzhang.

Now Division Commander Wang Mingzhang was commanding the entire 41st Army in the battle in Tengxian.

When he heard the loophole pointed out by Lin Fan, he immediately asked him to go to the headquarters.

Lin Fan took the artillery platoon to Zhang Jinghu's house in Tengxian City.

This large yard had now become the headquarters for the entire Tengxian defense battle.

Wang Mingzhang watched as Platoon Leader Anping commanded the soldiers to quickly switch the anti-aircraft guns from the towed state to the combat state.

He asked with a smile, "Was this the cannon that made the miraculous achievement just now?"

Lin Fan also replied with a smile, "Yes! Isn't it because I'm afraid that the Japanese planes will come again? Therefore, I brought it with me. The Japanese planes will come at any time, so we will shoot them down at any time."

When he said this, he looked so confident.

The officers and soldiers of the entire headquarters were infected by his confidence.

They all laughed. Big Wind Novel

Division Commander Wang Mingzhang said, "It's indeed been much quieter today. Those Japanese planes that used to be like flies finally don't dare to come anymore. Brigade Commander Lin, please come this way."

After entering the headquarters, Wang Mingzhang directly invited Lin Fan to the combat command post, pointed to the map and asked, "Brigade Commander Lin, please tell us again about the strategy you just mentioned."

Lin Fan was not polite, and now was not the time to be polite.

He took a command stick and said, "My reconnaissance plane saw from the sky that a tree-shaped defense system has been established from Tengxian to the north. Now Xiangcheng has been occupied by the Japanese army. If the Japanese army also discovers our defense plan, it can send a team from Xiangcheng, along the outside of our defense position, take a longer route, and come directly to Tengxian. For two months, the Japanese army has not been able to break through our outer defense line. Now, it only needs to change its strategy and send a surprise force to directly attack our headquarters, and occupy Tengxian, which will cause the entire defense system to collapse."

Division Commander Wang Mingzhang, Chief of Staff Zhao Weixian, Deputy Division Commander Luo Jiaxin, and Chief of Staff Zou Mutao of the 124th Division watched Lin Fan comparing and drawing on the map.

He talked eloquently, and every place he pointed out was the focus of the 41st Army's defense here.

These people were all surprised: this brigade commander had only been in Tengxian for less than ten hours, and he already knew the entire Tengxian defense plan like the back of his hand.

Chief of Staff Zhao Weixian asked, "Brigade Commander Lin, where did you get this information?"

Lin Fan said with a smile, "The plane we brought back just flew into the air and sent it back."

Division Commander Wang Mingzhang pondered: "You only took a few hours to understand so much. The Japanese planes have been in the air for several months, and they probably have a clear understanding of our deployment!"

Lin Fan nodded.

"Why haven't the Japanese taken any action for so long?" Chief of Staff Xie Siyong asked.

Lin Fan pointed to the defense positions on the front line and said, "There is only one possibility! The Japanese army doesn't have enough troops. Even now, they have increased their troops, but it's still not enough. If they want to sneak attack on Tengxian, they must first hold up the Sichuan Army defending the front and prevent them from returning to Tengxian for reinforcements. At the same time, they must also send teams to sneak in to these places. Dawu Village, Xiaowu Village, and Beisha River line, the Japanese army must also send teams to intercept our reinforcements so that they can send a team to attack Tengxian."

When Lin Fan said that the Japanese army could send a team to directly attack Tengxian, the people in the headquarters didn't think much of it.

Hearing Lin Fan say the future battle plan that the Japanese army might carry out, they began to pay attention.

Originally, they thought that even if the Japanese army raided Tengxian, Tengxian could immediately draw troops from the front line and return to the city, surrounding the Japanese army that came to sneak attack.

Now, when they saw Lin Fan drawing out the Japanese army's advance route from the east and west lines, these people fell into thinking.

After a long while, Chief of Staff Zhao Weixian said, "If the Japanese army wants to carry out Brigade Commander Lin's battle plan, it will need at least a full-strength division. If they really send so many Japanese to attack, we also have backup plans."

Saying that, he took the command stick, the tip of the stick pointed along the railway line to Lincheng.

"Here, Tang Enbo's Central Army Commander Wang Zhongqian's team has arrived. It only takes two hours to reach Tengxian along the railway line."

This explanation was originally part of the entire Tengxian defense plan.

All the Sichuan Army commanders present nodded.

Lin Fan thought for a while, "The Japanese army has been attacking for a long time without success, and they will definitely send reinforcements. The current situation is: we can afford to consume, but the Japanese army can't. We have established a united front against Japan in the country, and the strength of fighting against the Japanese is getting stronger and stronger. The Japanese economy has been very difficult due to the war in the country, and they are becoming more and more isolated and helpless internationally. Therefore, they especially want to fight a quick battle, so they will definitely increase their troops to attack Tengxian. I'm just afraid that our reinforcements in Lincheng will not be able to arrive as scheduled."

Division Commander Wang Mingzhang smiled: "Brigade Commander Lin, don't worry, Commander Sun is in Lincheng. He will definitely be able to get the reinforcements over."

Lin Fan sighed and could not say more.

He could only say: "My suggestion is: let the reinforcements in Lincheng set off now. Our army is marching at this time, so there is no need to worry about the Japanese planes bombing. Even if they are stationed in Tengxian County, the Special Forces Brigade can guarantee that the Japanese planes will not be able to run wild in this airspace."

Division Commander Wang Mingzhang thought for a while: "I will ask Commander Sun for instructions."

After speaking, he immediately asked someone to connect with the headquarters of the 22nd Army Corps.

Commander Sun Zhen listened to his report, and his eyes kept moving on the map. He also felt that this suggestion was very reasonable, so he immediately called Wang Zhonglian's military headquarters and asked him to send troops to garrison Tengxian.

Army Commander Wang Zhonglian listened to Commander Sun Zhen's analysis and immediately replied: "Our army has not yet assembled, and some troops are still marching one after another. When the entire army is assembled, we will immediately garrison Tengxian."

Lin Fan heard Commander Sun Zhen's relay of the contents of Army Commander Wang's phone call at the 122nd Division headquarters, sighed, and said to Division Commander Wang Mingzhang: "Division Commander Wang, just arrange any tasks you have. We have come from thousands of miles away to fight the Japanese, not to act in a play."

When Division Commander Wang Mingzhang heard Lin Fan say this, he knew that he was saying that Tang Enbo's army was here to act in a play, so he immediately explained: "You have come from afar, so rest for two days first. Let the Sichuan Army brothers hold on for a while in front. If there is an emergency, I will definitely ask Brigade Commander Lin to take action."

After Lin Fan left, Chief of Staff Zou Mutao of the 124th Division asked: "Division Commander! How is the combat effectiveness of Brigade Commander Lin and the others?"

Division Commander Wang Mingzhang said with a smile: "Their combat effectiveness is beyond doubt. In just a short while this morning, they used one cannon to shoot down twenty Japanese fighter planes. Have you ever heard of any other team that has had such a record? It's just that I heard that this team is not liked by Chairman Chiang. Their team accepts the ideas from northern Shaanxi, so their achievements are rarely publicized. I heard Li Changguan say that just a few days ago, they wiped out nearly 30,000 Japanese soldiers in Tangshan, Chunhua, and Dangtu, and destroyed more than 100 Japanese planes."

Hearing this, Chief of Staff Zou Mutao took a breath of cold air: "They are a fierce dragon crossing the river!"

Division Commander Wang Mingzhang said with some melancholy: "It's a pity that they can only send so few troops here from thousands of miles away. Otherwise..."

He paused for a while: "I heard that they have their own flying squadron, and they also use tank units. There are also 132 150mm howitzers and cannons, and 62 anti-aircraft guns like the one we just saw. Each company has two Type 92 infantry guns and five mortars, five heavy machine guns, and ten light machine guns. Such firepower is stronger than the firepower of our entire army corps."

Chief of Staff Zou Mutao said with a smile: "Isn't Chairman Chiang unhappy with them? How can the weapons and equipment distributed be better than the Central Army's?"

"They snatched all of this from the Japanese army themselves, and bought it from the Germans. You wouldn't think of it! This Brigade Commander Lin is a character. If you brothers have a good relationship with him, he will leak a little bit from his fingers, and it will be stronger than our equipment."

"If the Sichuan Army brothers could have such equipment, these Japanese devils could be defeated in minutes."

"Who says not? Otherwise, how could they have wiped out so many Japanese devils?"

"30,000 Japanese devils, how many machine guns and cannons would they have captured? No wonder they get better equipment the more they fight!"

The officers of the division headquarters began to discuss.

There was nothing else for Lin Fan to do on the entire 12th day.

The Japanese army was at least 25 kilometers away from Tengxian.

The Special Forces Company did not have cars or war horses here and could not achieve rapid mobility at all, so they could not carry out surprise attacks on the Japanese army.

They could only wait passively here, waiting for the Japanese army to come.

On the afternoon of March 12, the Japanese army's Beiping Airport finally discovered something was wrong.

The entire Sakaishita Shunsuke squadron that was sent out only returned with one plane from Fuji Congta.

All the other planes were missing!

Those planes could not still be in the air.

The fuel on their planes could not support them for such a long time.

Pilot Fuji Congta was called over for questioning.

He recalled in detail the scenes he saw in Tengxian, which had already been reported to Division Commander Isoya Renjie.

Recalling it again was particularly smooth and fluent.

As for the question of why the entire flying squadron did not return, pilot Fuji Congta also did not understand it very well.

He could only take a reconnaissance plane and fly over again along the route he flew this morning.

They were going to find out the truth.

Mao Wenxing was flying in the air and had already gained a rough understanding of the situation around Tengxian.

Just as he was about to fly around again and land, he suddenly discovered two planes flying from the north.

One of them was exactly the same as the plane he was driving.

The other was a fighter plane.

His plane was flying straight towards those two planes.

This was embarrassing.

Of course, he knew that these were Japanese planes.

From his current position