Glorious Mission 1937

() The rogue and unreliable behavior of the Fourth Division not only made the 61st Army speechless, but also made General Toshiichi, who was waiting for the good news, very helpless.According to the news from the accompanying puppet army, it was only a few small Chinese units that blocked the Fourth Division, and the largest formation was only a squadron, and the loss of the Eighth Regiment was not too great. However, more than 300 people were killed and injured. Compared with the Fourth Division, which has a total strength of more than 4000, this loss is simply not worth mentioning.

However, General Kotoshi Terauchi also knew that the Fourth Division was used to being disorganized. In addition, the backing of this unit in the base camp was very good. Even now, he could not compete with that one. The regiment immediately returned to Guisui and served as the garrison of Guisui, while the 26th Brigade of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army immediately took the place of the [-]th Division and attacked Jining with the assistance of a puppet infantry division.

Except for the fact that the Fourth Division made General Shouda very depressed, he was still very satisfied with the net that he had set up this time. For this reason, he even boasted in the battle report to the base camp. The 20st Army of China will be resolved within the country, and the Imperial Japanese Army will celebrate the Lantern Festival in Datong City.

The base camp is still very satisfied with the optimistic attitude of General Kotobuki, at least from the base camp's point of view, the fighting spirit of the Northern China Front Army is still very good.However, what happened next was far beyond the expectations of General Shouichi Terauchi and the Japanese Army headquarters.

During the daytime on January 1, a section of railway outside Beiping city was blown up by Chinese guerrillas, forcing the Japanese army to temporarily order the military trains going north to stay in Beiping railway station.Wait for the railway troops to rush to repair this section of railway.

Of course, it is common for railways to be bombed and bridges destroyed. In the eyes of the ubiquitous Chinese guerrillas, these wild targets are the most suitable targets.Therefore, this matter did not attract the attention of the high-level Japanese army, but the railway department filed a record with the gendarmerie headquarters, and then sent people to rush to repair it.

No one thought that that section of the railway was not sabotaged by the Chinese guerrillas, but that Chen Feng ordered the soldiers lurking near Beiping to do it. Listed as their own troop transport.

陈锋计算了一下。算上张家口城内原有的两趟火车。自己现在可以动用的火车有十趟，每列火车有30多个车厢，如果单单用来运送士兵的话，一次xing可以运送小2万人。另外现在陈锋手里还有近400辆汽车。挤一挤的话每辆汽车可以运输30人。400辆汽车就可以运送1万两千人。

Besides, Chen Feng just received the news.The cavalry group captured Jiulian City and Guyuan last night, and now the soldiers are approaching Chongli and Chicheng counties.As far as Chen Feng knew, the defenders in these two counties only had one infantry squadron.That may be the opponent of the cavalry group of 3000 people.

After the last surprise attack on Xilinhot, the cavalry group captured a large number of puppet troops. After strict selection, the cavalry group grew from more than 3000 people to the current number of more than 5000 in less than a month. There are still more than 3000 puppet army prisoners and more than [-] Japanese army prisoners of war in the mining field of Qingshan.

At five o'clock in the afternoon on the 27th, following Chen Feng's order, all the soldiers of the Xinghe Jingwei Brigade and Taolin Jingwei Brigade and the Jingwei Regiment immediately pedaled, and the 8 heavy artillery pieces that originally belonged to the Japanese Army were also brought with them. [-], and the rest were left in Zhangjiakou together with the ammunition. At the same time, the Jining Jingbei Brigade was also left in Zhangjiakou.

In addition, Chen Feng also sent a telegram to the cavalry group on the way, ordering them not to talk to the little devils in Chongli and Chicheng counties, and immediately bypassing these two counties and heading straight to Peiping, don't worry about being cut off.

After a night of galloping, at five o'clock in the morning on the 26th, Chen Feng finally arrived at Changping, the gate of Beiping, with the Jingwei Regiment and the Xinghe Jingbei Brigade.Chen Feng didn't care about the Taolin Jingbei Brigade who was still a hundred kilometers away and the cavalry group two hundred kilometers away. As soon as the train stopped, he ordered the troops to assemble immediately, and launched an attack on Changping at 05:30 in the morning, and at the same time allocated some troops to attack Nanyuan. Airport.

Changping is the northern gateway of Beiping, and it is the place where Zhangjiakou and Suiyuan must pass through. The Japanese army stationed a whole brigade here.But no matter how many troops are stationed, once these soldiers think that it is impossible for the enemy to attack here, the degree of defense can be imagined.

It took less than half an hour for Chen Feng's troops to completely occupy Changping. The defenders of one brigade were defeated almost without organizing a decent resistance. The remaining half of the brigade's Japanese army was in a panic Break out from the southeast of Changping.Chen Feng commanded the troops to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and the army drove five or six hundred troops towards Beiping City.

Beiping is the former name of the capital. After the Revolution of 3, the Republic of China temporarily established Nanjing as its capital.In March of the same year, Yuan Shikai moved the temporary government to Beijing, which became the capital.

In the 17th year of the Republic of China, the National Revolutionary Army attacked Beijing in the Northern Expedition, and Zhang Zuolin retreated outside the pass.Later, it was assassinated by the Japanese Kwantung Army in Huanggutun, and the flag was changed in the northeast, and the Beiyang government ended its operation.After the Northern Expedition, the capital of China moved back to Nanjing.The original Jingzhao place was revoked and renamed as Beiping Special City.In June of the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930), Beiping was downgraded to a city under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province, and was re-upgraded to a city under the jurisdiction of the court in December of the same year.During this period, although Bei Jing did not have the status of the capital, it still had a key advantage in education, and was called "China's Boston" by international people.After the July 6th Incident in the 12th year of the Republic of China, Beiping was occupied by the Japanese army and was renamed Beijing.

Changping is only less than ten kilometers away from Beiping City, so when the battle started, the Japanese army in Beiping City heard the movement, and soon there was a sharp police siren in the city, and all the Japanese troops were taken out of bed Li pulled up.

General Kotobuki Terauchi was called up by Lieutenant General Naozaburo Kobebe who came in a hurry before he woke up, but as a senior commander, General Kotobuki Terauchi knew that if it was not a particularly urgent matter, Naozaburo Kobebe would not take the risk. Those who bother themselves at the risk of being scolded by themselves.

What's more, the sound of guns outside the city caught his attention as soon as he woke up. After Lieutenant General Kobe Naozaburo finished explaining the situation, General Kotobuki was completely stunned. Why did the Chinese people suddenly appear outside the city of Beiping? Did it, are they really heavenly soldiers and generals?

"Mr. Gangbu, why did the Chinese army appear outside the city of Beiping? How many troops do they have in total?" General Shou of the temple asked anxiously while putting on his clothes.

"Your Excellency, Commander, due to the lack of information, I am temporarily unable to judge why the Chinese people suddenly appeared in Beiping. However, according to the report of the Changping defenders who fled back to the city, the Chinese army is extremely large, and there are at least two infantry divisions. In addition, a large number of artillery units are equipped."

Before Lieutenant General Naozaburo Kobe could finish speaking, a senior officer hurried in and said, "Your Excellency, Nanyuan Airport called. They were suddenly attacked by the Chinese army 10 minutes ago. The defenders were caught off guard. It was extremely tragic. In addition, half of the 85 fighter planes parked in Nanyuan Airport were destroyed, and the rest are being rushed into the air. We request the headquarters to give strong support immediately."

"Support, we must support. Nanyuan Airport is the most important airport for our army. There are not only so many planes parked there, but also a large amount of fuel. If it is destroyed by the Chinese, all the vehicles of our army will lose power. , Without fuel, our army’s tanks and tanks will become a pile of scrap metal, so no matter what, Nanyuan Airport cannot fall into the hands of the Chinese.” General Toshida Saiuchi said hastily.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we no longer have any mobile troops to deploy. Although there is still a regiment of field troops in the city, and two other brigades of military police, plus your security troops, the total amount is not enough There are more than [-] people, and after being distributed to the various city gates and walls of Beiping, there will not be many left, so there will be no extra troops to support Nanyuan Airport." Lieutenant General Naozaburo Kobebe said loudly.

"Baga, what should we do? Are we just watching the Chinese take over Nanyuan Airport?".General Shou in the temple said angrily.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the most important thing for us now is to defend Beiping City. Once Beiping is lost, you and I will become the second Ren Zhaopan." Lieutenant General Naozaburo Okabe reminded.

Naozaburo Kobe's reminder made General Toshiichi of the temple stunned, and then slumped down on the ground, yes, now that the city of Beiping is in danger, how can there be Jing force to manage Nanyuan Airport.It would be fine if the city of Beiping is not broken, but once the city is broken, that unlucky Lian Zhaopan is a living example.

"Order: Major General Hebian Zhengsan is responsible for the defense of Beiping City, and mobilizes troops to rely on the fortifications to resist the attack of the Chinese army. Order: The Yamashita Brigade and the Fourth Field Heavy Artillery Brigade immediately return to Beiping and attack the back of the Chinese army. Order : The Sasaki brigade stationed in Tianjin immediately reinforced Beiping. In addition, a telegram was sent to Lieutenant General Jun Gong of the Mongolian Army, urging them to send the main force to attack Jining immediately, forcing the Chinese army outside Beiping to return to help." Four orders were issued.

"Hay!"

However, as soon as the order was issued, a new change took place in the battle. A staff officer hurried in and said, "Report to Your Excellency, the Chinese army attacking the city is equipped with large-caliber heavy artillery and is bombarding the west gate."

"Nani, heavy artillery? How can the Chinese have heavy artillery? Have you seen it clearly?" General Shou of the temple said angrily.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, Commander, I can clearly see that the Chinese are indeed equipped with at least one brigade of heavy artillery, and the sounds should be 105mm howitzers and 150mm cannons produced by the Empire."

"Nani, are you sure?" General Kotobuki asked in a trembling voice.

"Hay!" (To be continued...)