Age of Rebirth

Chapter 660

Baoding was taken down, and the two major strategic points in Hebei fell into the hands of the independent division. In addition, several other troops swept through North Hebei, Pingbei, Rehe, and East Hebei. Beiping and Tianjin are already two isolated cities. Tang Qiuli can choose any point to attack. The strange thing is that Neiji Okamura could not have been unaware of the news of Baoding's fall. He has no intention of returning to Pingjin and keeping his strategic rear. He is still attacking Huangya at all costs. hole base.

On this point, after the battle, the high-level Japanese military and the commanders of the independent divisions and corps had different opinions, and they all tended to Okamura Ningji's strategy of exchanging the barren Taihang Mountains for the Japanese. The Pingjin area in the rear, and the target Huangyadong base that has been trying to destroy, has not yet succeeded. Let Tang Qiuli's troops destroy the Pingjin area, almost looting all resources, and destroying everything that cannot be taken away.

Since the "Tanggu Agreement", the administrative management system established by the Japanese has been completely destroyed. Pingjin and even North China, as the strategic rear function of the Japanese army's southward advance plan, have been completely lost, which cannot but affect *** As for the overall strategy of the people, as for Neiji Okamura himself, he kept a secret about the series of battles that determined the strategic situation of China and Japan in North China this time, and kept silent, so that future generations would not be able to speculate on their own.

Since Ningci Okamura was clinging on to Huangyadong, it was imperative to attack Tianjin. On May [-], Tang Qiuli issued an order to attack Tianjin with an infantry brigade and a cavalry brigade.* ** Beijing-Tianjin Corridor, to monitor and block possible reinforcements from the direction of Beiping, the Northwest Attack Group consisted of three infantry brigades from the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, three infantry brigades from the East Pointing Force, and three artillery brigades. [

The three infantry brigades led by Yu Guanghan, the chief of staff of the Sulu Mobile Corps, and the three artillery brigades, formed the East Attack Group, with Tangshan as the starting point for the attack, and the Northwest Attack Group, with Baoding as the attack point, with 12 people The troops immediately marched towards the outskirts of Tianjin, and completed the encirclement of Tianjin on the evening of the third day.

At this time, the Japanese garrison in Tianjin consisted of a full division plus a brigade, less than 5 troops. The available troops should reach about 11, which is about the same as the troops of the independent division attacking Tianjin, but the combat effectiveness is not the same. It seems that there is no suspense about the outcome.

However, Tang Qiuli did not want to fight a conventional battle. The time limit he gave to the attack groups was to take Tianjin within 72 hours. According to the marching speed of the Japanese army, Neiji Okamura returned to Pingjin from the Taihang Mountains. It took five days for his vanguard troops to appear outside Tianjin, and the extra two days were reserved for Zhou Yushan's transportation troops, who had to let this iron broom clean Tianjin Wei thoroughly, and promised Zhang Quan's promise, It should also be fulfilled.

It was still the troops of the three brigades of the Niangziguan Guard Corps. When they stormed Baoding, he transferred five detachments of the special warfare detachment from the Taihang Mountains. Sneaked into Tianjin, and after the Japanese garrison commander in Tianjin got the news that the soldiers of the Independent Division were suppressing the border, more than [-] independent division troops had already sneaked into the city, including soldiers from the two regiments of Tianjin's Quick Response Brigade, formerly known as the Independent Division The urban combat team, all born and bred in Tianjin, can distinguish the number of houses on that street with their eyes closed, and which door opens to that.

The task Tang Qiuli gave them was to sneak into all the important targets of the Japanese army in Tianjin, wait for the general offensive to start, and cause the greatest chaos to the Japanese army in Tianjin. They figured out their own way. Tianjin, as one of the largest supply bases for the Japanese army in North China, still lacked guns and cannons, guarded the arsenal, and could use their bare hands?

Tang Qiuli was half-true and half-false with a smile. The five special operations team leaders and the two commanders of the Quick Response Brigade blushed slightly, and secretly scolded himself for being stupid. Seeing the commanders who led the team leave with embarrassment, the smile on Tang Qiuli's lips grew even stronger. These guys looked down on the Japanese weapons, so they didn't think of this, and they didn't think about it. , All the units of the Independent Division, Suomi submachine guns are already standard equipment, and a squad has several [-] guns, which are also used as improved sniper rifles.

After completing the encirclement of Tianjin, Tang Qiuli did not launch an attack immediately. This was not hesitation. He wanted to finalize Okamura Ningji's actions. If the more than 10,000 Japanese troops in the Taihang Mountains retreated to Pingjin, he had no choice but to retreat. Son, if Okamura Ningji is still interested in losing Tianjin, after taking Tianjin, the [-]+ Japanese troops in Xianxian County and Suning will be his next attack target, so Tianjin is the last touchstone.

The troops encircling Tianjin, the Northwest Attack Group, completed the encirclement of Tianjin's periphery in concealment. The Eastern Attack Group approached the periphery of Tianjin from the front line of Tangshan with great fanfare. After Ninghe, the Japanese army encountered tenacious resistance. The two sides fought fiercely for a day, and most of Ninghe fell into the hands of the Sulu Mobile Corps.

After Yu Guanghan's troops launched an attack on Tianjin, Tang Qiuli sent a telegram to order Liu Tiehan in Cangzhou to immediately respond to Tianjin's combat operations and take an offensive against the Japanese troops on the front line of Cangzhou to oppress them. combat situation.

Huangya Cave in the hinterland of the Taihang Mountains attracted more than 20 troops from Ningji Okamura's heavy-duty group, and the Sun Zhenbang Corps and the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army were on the periphery. Except for Huangya Cave, which was in full swing, small-scale battles took place in every corner of the Taihang Mountains When it happened, the troops staying in the Taihang Mountains, according to Tang Qiuli's deployment, stabbed the Japanese army slowly and slowly. The scale was not large, but it was enough to cause the Japanese army a headache.

In Heshun City between Yangquan and Licheng, Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Garrison Corps has more than 6 people, surrounded by more than [-] Japanese troops who have been out of food for many days. It is estimated that there will be another five or six days. Cleaning up the battlefield, and on the road from Licheng to Heshun, the Japanese reinforcements, a division and a brigade with a total of more than [-] troops, are galloping towards Heshun in the starry night. Feng Jiwu has already deployed two brigades of troops, Block along the way.

In the direction of Zhangjiakou, two infantry brigades and one cavalry brigade of the Independent Division monitored more than 6 Japanese troops and guarded the main passage to the south to prevent them from acting rashly. The offensive crossed the thawed Zhanghe River, captured Cizhou, threatened Handan, and formed a confrontation with the Japanese army on the front line of Matou and Cheng'an, so that the Japanese army could withdraw and join the Pingjin battlefield.

In the direction of Cangzhou, Liu Tiehan's Dongzhi troops, after the arrival of the troops dispatched by Li Honggang and Han Tie, launched a violent attack on the Japanese army on the front line of Cangzhou with a force of more than 23 troops, in cooperation with the first part of the Air Force of the Independent Division. The strength of the Japanese army in Cangzhou was about 25. They did not expect that the weaker Chinese army would take the initiative to attack and rush to the battle. As soon as the battle started, it fell into a fierce stalemate. Neither side could withdraw from the battlefield. , Liu Tiehan's slightly weaker troops, with the cooperation of the aircraft, have a slight upper hand.

The whole of North China is full of gunpowder smoke, making a pot of porridge. Yan Xishan, who sits in Taiyuan, began to think again. Okamura Neji assembled more than 30 troops and dispatched troops to the Taihang Mountains, which scared Yan Zhang into a cold sweat. This time The *** people were not kind, Tang Qiuli didn’t have many troops in the Taihang Mountains, and he didn’t even have anyone to stand up to. , It was too easy to win Taiyuan.

He hurriedly mobilized all the troops he could mobilize to the front line from Wuxiang to Yushe, forming a defense line more than ten kilometers deep. Although there were two 10,000+ troops guarding the south gate of Taiyuan for him, blocking the Taihang Mountains from entering Jinzhong Yan Xishan still didn't know what his soldiers were like when he left the mountain pass in Pingyuan.

Okamura Ningji's army, after entering the Taihang Mountains, has been slowly moving towards Taiyuan. Yan Xishan's heart is raised in his throat day by day. They all concentrated in that direction, and even the troops that had entered Qin County turned around and turned back. Yan Xishan didn't understand what was going on, so he sent a large number of spies to find out the situation, and learned that the Communists were concentrating their forces and besieging a place called Huangyadong. The place, it is said, is Tang Qiuli's logistics supply base, and the Japanese brought huge cannons to destroy Huangya Cave.

Although Yan Xishan didn't understand how the Japanese were fighting against a broken cave, he came to a conclusion that there must be something more fascinating to the Japanese in Huangya Cave than in Taiyuan. Huangya Cave has been fighting for many days. Yan Xishan's heart gradually fell into his stomach, and it would be better if the policeman spends a few years in Huangyadong, so that he can rest easy.

There are battles everywhere in North China, the Japanese are struggling to deal with it, Yan Xishan's mind is alive again, he wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit, under this situation, the Jin army can choose two attack directions, one is Zhangjiakou The second is the Japanese army surrounded by Feng Jiwu. With the current strength of Yan Xishan's assembly, it will play a decisive role in that direction.

If Yan Xishan really sends troops to attack any point, it will have a greater impact on the entire battle situation. In the future northern structure, Tang Qiuli, who reciprocates the favor, will give him the seat he deserves. When Okamura Neji attacked Shanxi, She will spare no effort to help him, and will never let the majestic Chief Yan run away. [

It is a pity that Yan Xishan's true nature of a businessman has gained the upper hand again. The strategy he has set is to wait until Tang Qiuli's troops and the Japanese are exhausted, and then attack when they are exhausted. The biggest benefit, this class, made Yan Xishan lose the whole of Shanxi.

(To be continued)