Age of Rebirth

Chapter [-]: Under the City of Wanping on July [-]th

Tang Qiuli was almost knocked down by lightning, and he couldn't even figure out such a simple question. How did you get your official positions?There are tens of thousands of people under his command, how can he lead troops to fight?

After careful observation, it seems that he is not so capable. He suddenly realized that it was he who decided that there would be a big battle in the first ten days of July, and the generals would be stunned.Or is it playing tricks and scaremongering?

Tang Qiuli can only prove his statement from various appearances. He can't say that I will know this ending after decades, that it is not a god, but a goblin.

He specifically analyzed that there are movements on all three sides of Beiping, but the area around Wanping and Lugouqiao in the southwest is abnormally quiet. This is the only major passage from Beiping to the outside world. Will the Japanese ignore this?The Japanese army made tentative actions in the other three directions. The intention was obvious. One was to test the reality of our defenders, the other was to divert our attention and attract our attention to other directions, and the latter was its main purpose. [

That is to say, the brain-dead Japanese played this kind of suspicious tactics to attract the attention of the defenders to other directions, while ignoring the key areas, and then came to seal their throats with a sword. Wanping was their real goal. Therefore, He also categorically rejected the general's proposal to increase troops in the other three directions on a large scale.

This is already the situation, it is necessary for him to inform the generals at all levels of the 29th Army about his strategic deployment. Almost doubting his ears.

I have been fighting the Japanese in Pingjin for several years, isn't it just to keep Pingjin?But now it’s good, the army commander said that Peiping will not be defended, and it will be handed over to the Japanese. Isn’t this chilling the soldiers and stabbing the backbone of the common people?

Tang Qiuli didn't give too much explanation, he just told the generals at all levels of the 29th Army that Beiping City should not be destroyed in the flames of war just because of Tang Qiuli's order, and you will understand my good intentions in the future.

What the Japanese got was an empty city, and just like that, the Japanese army was not allowed to easily succeed. He warned the generals that in the event of a large-scale war, the defenders on the outskirts of Beiping would not be allowed to retreat to the north no matter how tight they were and how heavy the casualties would be. In Pingcheng, offenders will be executed on the spot by the commander.

When the ministries are sticking to the line of defense, they must keep in touch with the military headquarters at all times and wait for the order to retreat at any time. The military department will give detailed retreat routes and assembly points.

Officers at all levels of the 29th Army understand a little bit. The commander means to fight the Japanese outside the city, and the ministries are not defending to death. Also, how can the 29 troops of the 40th Army resist the Japanese attack? [-] troops.

Presumably the commander of the army has made overall arrangements, so even though he feels uncomfortable about giving up Beiping, it is difficult to accept emotionally. Compared with the theater in the Yellow River Basin, the number of troops in the 29th army is just a fraction, and it is only because of the fact that they are stationed in Pingjin. , it becomes more important.

The commander of the army has strict orders, so just execute them. This is the bounden duty of a soldier. Tang Qiuli is really afraid of a war. The Japanese army oppresses the position of the 29th Army from all sides. If the troops are not supported, they will retreat to the city and hold on to the danger. Then he will save Beiping. The city's plan has come to naught, and all the charges and infamy are considered white-collar.

Entering July, the Japanese army's frequent probing actions tended to stop, and Beiping regained the delicate calm and balance before, but Tang Qiuli understood very well that the Japanese were ready and were about to attack.

On July 21, eleven infantry brigades, five artillery brigades, and five cavalry brigades of the independent division, with a total strength of more than [-] troops, set out secretly from their respective garrison areas, and approached their respective combat targets in concealment according to the prior deployment. .

Tang Qiuli's campaign deployment is as follows. With independent divisions, the first, second, and third infantry brigades, the first artillery brigade, the first and second cavalry brigades, and more than [-] troops form the Southwest Attack Corps. The [-]rd Division and the [-]th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese North China Garrison were stationed in the direction of Changping in the west of Beiping, with a total of more than [-] Japanese troops. The commander of the attacking corps was Feng Jiwu, the deputy commander of the independent division.

With the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh independent infantry brigades, the second and third artillery brigades, the third and fourth cavalry brigades, and more than 12 troops, the Zhengnan Attack Corps was formed, and the combat target was North China, Japan The garrison garrisoned the Ninth Division, No.[-] Division, Qiandao Detachment, and Seko Detachment in the area of ​​Fangshan and Shijingshan, with a total of more than [-] Japanese troops. The commander of the corps was Tang Qiuli, the commander of the independent division.

The eighth, ninth, and tenth infantry brigades, the fourth and fifth artillery brigades, and the fifth cavalry brigade, with more than [-] troops, formed the Southeast Attack Corps. The Sixth Division in the area around the bridge, the Hashimoto Regiment, and the Songjiang Regiment, totaled more than [-] Japanese troops. The commander of the regiment was Li Honggang, Chief of Staff of the Independent Division.

The Independent No.11 Brigade of the Independent Division served as a strategic reserve team, guarding against the Japanese reinforcements in the direction of Tianjin. The units of the Special Warfare Detachment of the Independent Division, according to the operational deployment, lurked in places where the Japanese army must pass, and provided the division headquarters with the latest trends of the Japanese army at any time.

Before the start of the campaign, all ministries must ensure the concealment of the campaign attempt, the suddenness of the campaign attack, and the fierceness of the firepower attack, so that the Japanese troops everywhere should not be aware of our army's movements.

After the division command issued the attack order, each attacking corps must resolve the battle within eight hours. If an unexpected situation occurs and the battle plan cannot be completed, they must also withdraw from the battlefield, and no reluctance to fight is allowed.

The Tianjin police force and eight urban combat teams paid close attention to the movements of the Japanese troops in the direction of Tianjin. After receiving the order, they immediately went into battle to destroy the port of Tianjin and delay the actions of the Japanese troops in the direction of Peiping.

The troops of the 29th Army stationed at Nanyuan Airport in Beiping completely destroyed the runway and all airport facilities of Nanyuan Airport immediately after receiving the order of the military headquarters, and then withdrew from Nanyuan Airport and retreated to Baoding to stand by. [

After receiving the order, the defensive troops of the 29th Army quickly left the battlefield and withdrew to Baoding to gather and stand by.

Tang Qiuli became ruthless. He wanted to concentrate his superior forces and swallow all the Japanese troops in the southwest of Beiping in one go. There were more than 16 Japanese troops in total, accounting for more than one-third of the total number of Japanese troops gathered in North China.

The purpose of this battle is to annihilate the vital forces of the Japanese army, and to open the way for the troops of the 29th Army to withdraw southward, attracting the main force of the Japanese army to follow the troops into the Taihang Mountains. , Inactivity, the soldiers' muscles and bones are sore.

This battle was ruthless enough. If it went well, the custody would make the supreme commander of the Japanese army in North China vomit blood from his heart, and he would lose his breath. All the attacking regiments had an absolute advantage in terms of strength and firepower. The key to this battle is The quick battle is a quick decision, and the main force of the Japanese army that cannot be entangled in the plain area by the follow-up reinforcements.

Tang Qiuli's 21 troops were like tigers quietly dormant in the mountains and forests, with their fangs and claws away, and their eyes fixed on their opponents. As long as they were ordered to pounce on them, they would tear the Japanese army to pieces.

Tang Qiuli was waiting for the opportunity. He was waiting for the gunshot. The Japanese army in North China was also waiting. They were waiting for the opportunity to fire the first shot. Both the Japanese army and the independent division were waiting for the opportunity. As far as Li is concerned, he can let go and work hard, but for the Japanese army, it is their unexpected severe pain and long-term fainting.

From July [-]rd to July [-]th, the Japanese army did not take any action in the surrounding areas of Peiping. However, the Japanese Binshan Brigade stationed in Tianjin left the Tianjin garrison on July [-]th and went north to the eastern highland area in the southern suburbs of Peiping. The total strength of the Japanese army reached more than [-] people.

Li Honggang's corps, which was in charge of this direction of attack, was under a sharp increase in pressure, and the strength of the Japanese army had surpassed him. Tang Qiuli adjusted his deployment and strengthened the No. 11 Brigade of Independent Infantry, which served as the strategic reserve, to Li Honggang's corps, so that the force under his command increased. to more than [-] people.

Now, unless there is an absolutely unexpected situation, nothing else will shake Tang Qiuli's determination to maim and hurt the Japanese army in North China in the First World War, so that he can go south in a short time and buy time for himself to adjust the strategic deployment in North China.

On July 360, [-], the land of North China was entering the scorching heat season. The sun had not yet risen, and the sky was like a burning flame. The green gauze tents everywhere stretched across the Great North China Plain. This is an ordinary day. Day, among the [-] ​​five days in a year, is an ordinary, ordinary day.

Farmers who get up early, lead the sluggish cattle, step on the dewdrops everywhere, look at the green crops, and calculate this year's harvest, with a satisfied smile on their wrinkled faces, and a simple heart, calculating What farm tools can I buy this year?

If there were no gunshots under Wanping City, this day would have disappeared into the long river of history like flowing water, without a trace of waves, a single gunshot, July [-], [-], became the eternal day of the Chinese nation. The pain of suffering became the beginning of eight years of suffering and fighting, and it also became the first and strongest note that sounded the horn of national independence.

On the afternoon of July [-], the Eighth Squadron of the Third Battalion of the First Wing of the Riverside Brigade of the Japanese North China Garrison Army, led by the captain Shimizu Setsuro, drove to Huilong Temple, which is close to the Chinese garrison of the Marco Polo Bridge, with armed guns. The area between the big tile kilns.

At 20:30 p.m., the Japanese army began to exercise. At [-]:[-], gunshots were heard from the Japanese army’s exercise area, and a soldier (Shimura Kikujiro) "missed". He was sternly rejected by Ji Xingwen, head of the [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Brigade of the No.[-] [-]th Division of the No.[-] Ninth Army of China.

While deploying for battle, the Japanese army immediately transferred the remaining troops of the third brigade to the direction of Wanping. Under the city of Wanping, more than [-] Japanese infantrymen and a squadron of artillerymen gathered. "disappeared" and negotiated with the Chinese side. During this period, the independent division lurking near the Japanese army station reported in the detachment that the Japanese army in other directions tended to gather in the direction of Wanping.

Tang Qiuli ordered Ji Xingwen, head of the [-]th Regiment, to enter the fortifications and prepare for battle. He ordered the First Regiment of the Fourth Independent Brigade and the Mortar Regiment of the Second Artillery Brigade to move secretly to the city of Wanping. The Shimizu Battalion of the Japanese Army formed an encirclement trend.

At 22:[-] p.m., the Qingshui Battalion of the Japanese army fired at Wanping City with infantry weapons. Because the encircled troops of the Independent Division had not yet reached the designated location, Tang Qiuli sent Lingji Xingwen to not return fire for the time being.

The fuse of the first battle between China and Japan, the first spark began to burst out under the city of Wanping in North China, and this battle was inevitable.

(To be continued)