Age of Rebirth

Chapter 630: Being Fooled

After the battle of Jingxingguan ended, Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the Niangziguan garrison regiment who came to reinforce the Japanese army at Jingxingguan, who was in charge of blocking Datong, was born in a field army. The vigor of the Japanese army, followed by the offensive tactics, destroyed the Japanese heavy artillery unit that exposed its position and coordinates, and then easily repelled the Japanese infantry attack.

The Japanese army that has lost the firepower of heavy artillery is like a tiger without a sharp claw. Fighting at night is not the strength of the Japanese army. The Japanese army that has been hit should stop attacking. The cunning and treachery of the Japanese squadron annoyed him even more. Within an hour of fighting, they lost all their heavy artillery. Those mortars alone could not shake the blocking position of the Chinese squadron on the opposite side.

In the battle just now, he could be considered to have experienced the firepower of the squadron on the opposite side. Leaving aside the artillery, the light weapons alone were enough to let him know how difficult this battle was. It was tens of thousands of automatic weapons. Like a metal storm, the charging imperial soldiers fell to the ground in pieces. The Japanese commander's heart twitched. He absolutely believed that under such intensive firepower, there would be at least dozens of dead soldiers on the imperial soldiers. hole.

He hesitated, whether to report what happened here to Commander Ningji Okamura, knowing that the possibility of breaking through the blocking of the squadron on the opposite side and reinforcing Jingxing Pass is extremely small. The guarded field is very vulnerable to the attack of the squadron. [

Before he could make up his mind, Okamura Neji sent a telegram, ordering him to get rid of the enemy in front of him immediately and go to Shijiazhuang. Jingxingguan lost contact. The siege and the fall of Jingxing Pass was a matter of time. I didn’t expect it to be so fast. In less than twelve hours, more than 4 imperial soldiers were all smashed. Neji Okamura was trembling with distress, and attacked the two troops of Niangziguan from behind. Only arrived in the Liaoyang area, the heavy weapons were still climbing the mountain road in Baoze.

As the saying goes, "Fortune and misfortune never come singly", and I received an urgent telegram from the captain defending Shijiazhuang. Shijiazhuang was violently attacked. If you don't arrive quickly, Shijiazhuang will surely fall.

The captain of the Japanese army defending Shijiazhuang did not lie. Tang Qiusheng used two brigades to attack the Japanese garrison with only one regiment of more than 4000 people. The Japanese army who came to aid, killing chickens with a sledgehammer, was Tang Qiusheng's dominant tactic.

Ningji Okamura staggered, the golden stars in front of his eyes were flying wildly, and he was really caught by his own misfortune. The Chinese devil Tang Qiuli really attacked Shijiazhuang. He knew how many troops Shijiazhuang had, and immediately sent reinforcements to Shijiazhuang from Beiping and Tianjin. The official sent a telegram, ordering them to arrive at Shijiazhuang within three hours. If Shijiazhuang fell into the hands of Tang Qiuli's troops, they would take it back at all costs.

The order received by the Japanese army to reinforce Jingxing Pass in the direction of Datong was sent by Ningji Okamura under such circumstances. Unfortunately, the order was easy to issue, but it was difficult to execute it. Why didn't the Japanese army want to get out of the battle as soon as possible and enter the Shijiazhuang with strong city defenses is better than this dangerous wilderness.

The Japanese army could not go away, and the troops behind Zhang Hansheng were tightly twisted in the area from Fuping to Pingyang, unable to escape. Zhang Hansheng did not forget the plan of the commander Feng Jiwu. As soon as the battle started, he ordered the troops of the four brigades to follow the Japanese army The left and right wings outflanked the past and completed the encirclement before midnight. He had a bold idea to wrap the Japanese army in dumplings, and the situation on the battlefield was developing in a direction that was beneficial to him.

More than 6 people surrounded more than 6 Japanese troops. This is an extremely bold idea. If you are not careful, the encirclement will be broken. After all, the main force of the Japanese army has not been lost. It was impossible for the Japanese army to complete it overnight. He reported the plan to Feng Jiwu, commander of the corps, and Feng Jiwu simply rejected Zhang Hansheng's plan.

It's not that Feng Jiwu didn't want to fight this battle. His regiment and the two important tasks assigned by the division commander mobilized four brigades to strengthen the strength of Tang Qiusheng's regiment. The two Japanese troops who came to reinforce Jingxing Pass also had a strength of more than 7.

There are not enough troops in the three directions. When the matter is urgent, Feng Jiwu ordered Zhang Hansheng to severely injure the enemy in the direction of Datong, and repel them. , and the rest of the troops immediately rushed to the direction of Yangquan via Niangziguan, preparing to participate in the next stage of combat missions.

After receiving the commander's telegram, Zhang Hansheng had no choice but to give up. According to his idea, even if he couldn't swallow it in one bite, he would have to tear off a piece of meat. The commander disagreed, so he had to launch an attack in advance. He ordered the left and right wings to outflank The troops of the four brigades immediately attacked the Japanese army from both wings before arriving at the designated position.

His order had just been issued, and after receiving a report from the frontline troops, the Japanese army began to withdraw. However, the direction of retreat was not Datong, but Shijiazhuang. Zhang Hansheng immediately understood the intention of the Japanese army to withdraw from the battle suddenly. It must be to reinforce Shijiazhuang, so it would be even more We can't let these little devils go away quickly. Holding them back is also a support for Tang Qiusheng's corps.

The Japanese army hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield, turned to Shijiazhuang, and collided head-on with the two brigades of the attacking Niangziguan garrison regiment. The two sides immediately fought together and twisted into a ball. Weaving back and forth, the explosions of grenades and grenades flashed from time to time the figures of soldiers fighting on both sides, and the sound of iron impact, shouts, and screams intertwined.

The Independent Division, with two brigades of less than 3 troops, confronted more than 6 Japanese troops, and immediately fell into the siege of the Japanese army. It is also a unit that dares to fight. It does not take the method of blocking at all, and directly enters the Japanese army. It's a big bargain, and it can block the Japanese army.

It also took advantage of the night. The Japanese army did not know how many Chinese squadrons charged over. Attacking from two sides, and bombarded from three sides, the Japanese army caught in the middle suddenly became chaotic.

The battlefield commanders on both sides reported the situation to their respective superiors. Ningji Okamura shook his head and ordered the Japanese army to retreat back to Zhangjiakou immediately. Shijiazhuang had already fallen. Those who go back to Shijiazhuang may be in danger of being surrounded on the outskirts of Shijiazhuang. If Yan Xishan's Jin army takes the opportunity to capture Zhangjiakou, the situation will be even more unfavorable.

Taking advantage of the fact that the encirclement was not yet closed, the Japanese army alternately covered and retreated towards Zhangjiakou. Although they were flustered, they did not lose their sense of order. After Tang Qiuli received the telegram from Feng Jiwu to Zhang Hansheng, he thought it was an excellent opportunity. Kong Kong immediately ordered Zhang Hansheng to command the troops to pursue him closely, wait for the opportunity to seize the Zhangjiakou area, and stab Ningci, Okamura, from the northwest of Hebei, was enough to kill him.

At the same time, he sent a telegram to Zhao Chengshou, the front-line commander of the Jin Army in Datong, to set up a blocking line in Xubao and Dongjingji with five divisions, and to set up a blocking line in Yu County. The troops of the seven brigades of the Shi Niangziguan Garrison Corps encircled and wiped out this group of Japanese troops, completely changing the strategic situation of the enemy and ourselves in Northwest Hebei.

Tang Qiuli knows Yan Xishan too well, he is a master who can't afford to benefit early, and he will not send out a single soldier if there is no benefit. At the end of the telegram, he especially emphasized that after the enemy is encircled and wiped out, the Jin army and the independent division will join forces In one place, Zhangjiakou was captured and the remaining Japanese troops in Northwest Hebei were wiped out. Zhangjiakou was guarded by the Jin Army. Turning into the rear, the great benefit, Yan Xishan still not tempted?

After receiving the order, Zhang Hansheng was in high spirits. He commanded the troops to hold on tightly to the Japanese army, and chased them from Fuping to Laiyuan. The Japanese army swallowed the belt and bones, and then chased them fiercely, from Laiyuan to Caogoubao. In front of them was Yu County. According to the plan, five divisions of the Jin army would stop the Japanese army retreating north here. [

Zhang Hansheng heaved a sigh of relief and attacked back and forth. The two troops had more than [-] troops, more than twice the strength of the Japanese army. , Immediately communicate with the commander of the Jin army, and wait until the direction of Yuxian starts, and the whole army will go into battle.

The radio station of the Communication Department began to call the Jin Army Command according to the frequency known in advance, but it was impossible to get in touch. Zhang Hansheng was not in a hurry. For three or ten minutes, the front was quiet and there was no gunfire.

The battlefield was abnormally quiet, and Zhang Hansheng couldn't help being puzzled. He immediately dispatched a regiment of troops to attack in the direction of Yu County. Not long after the regiment set off, there was intense gunfire in front of it. Zhang Hansheng was overjoyed. Expose the target in advance, give the Japanese a surprise, attack suddenly, in order to achieve the greatest killing effect, this time the little devil has a way to escape.

He ordered the troops to prepare to attack, but the gunshots in front suddenly became sparse again. What's going on?No matter how good the Jin army can fight, it won't be able to eat up the [-] Japanese army so quickly, right?

(To be continued)