Glorious Mission 1937

() As one of the few senior generals of the Jinsui Army, Fu Zuoyi paid great attention to the second battle of Tianzhen, because the two armies that fought against the Ri Army's Chahar Dispatched Corps belonged to his first Seventh Army.

Fortunately, the 222nd Division is just a newly created Type B division after all, but the No. 60 First Army is the direct line of Commander Yan's army. If it is wiped out in Tianzhen by the little devil, he, the commander-in-chief of the army group, will be responsible.

However, the news from the front line was not very satisfactory. Although the No.60 Army fought very bravely, the No.60 Army was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of firepower and military strength, so the No.60 Army was at an absolute disadvantage on the second day of the war The first army stationed in Tianzhen was in danger of breaking the city several times.

On the fourth day of the fight, there were only more than 60 people left in the No.4000 Army. The No.60 Army lost more than 1 people in the two Tianzhen battles, and the Tianzhen City was at stake.In desperation, Fu Zuoyi had to urgently send two infantry regiments and an artillery regiment directly under the Group Army to the front line of Tianzhen to reinforce the No. 60 First Army. male and female.

However, what worries Fu Zuoyi is that the 222nd Division has lost contact with the Group Army Command since the start of the war. Know the situation of Xinghe direction.

However, the strength of the Japanese army lies there. Although Chen Feng's troops severely damaged the Japanese army's Chahar dispatched corps in the first battle of Tianzhen, it was only the combination of multiple favorable factors such as the right time and place that created such a miracle. Killing [-] enemies and losing [-], Fu Zuoyi didn't think Chen Feng could last long.

However, the surprise came so suddenly and so casually.Just when Fu Zuoyi, Ye Qijie and others were having a headache whether to send a support force to the 222 Division, a major staff officer rushed in and said, "Report to the chief, great victory!!!"

"What victory, can you explain clearly?" Ye Qijie hurriedly got up and asked.

The major staff officer took a few breaths before saying: "Report to the deputy chief, the 222nd Division just sent a telegram saying that the 222nd Division had wiped out the Japanese Army Abe Kihide's headquarters half an hour ago, and wiped out the Japanese puppet army." More than 2 people..."

"What, wiped out Abe Kihide's department, did we hear wrong?" Ye Qijie interrupted the staff's report regardless of appearance.

"No, it's absolutely true, the telegram is here!" As he spoke, the major's staff handed a telegram to Ye Qijie.

Ye Qijie took the telegram without even thinking about it, and then read aloud in the combat command room: "General Commander Fu, Commander Yan of the World War II Zone, and Chairman Jiang of Nanjing: Japan's former enemy chieftain Abe Kihide personally led Japan's 2 soldiers The rest, with the cooperation of aircraft, artillery and tanks, launched a two-way siege to Xinghe, where our 222 division is stationed. Japanese bandits were rampant, burning, killing and looting wherever they went. However, our troops are responsible for defending the land and resisting the war. Although the enemy is strong and we are weak, and there is a huge difference in strength, our tens of thousands of soldiers dealt with the Japanese invaders with the determination to protect themselves and die."

"On the 25th, under the inspiration of our army, there were more than [-] volunteers from Phoenix Mountain, Wang Zihan, and volunteers from all walks of life in northern Saibei. In Zhangbei County, where the former commander of the Chahar Dispatch Corps of the Japanese Army was located, more than [-] Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out, and a large amount of weapons and equipment were seized. It was Japan, and more than [-] Japanese and puppet troops were sent north from the front line of Xinghe to help Zhangbei The county town was ambushed by our army in Daqinggou, and all the Japanese soldiers, at least Saokubo down to ordinary soldiers, were spared, more than [-] people were killed and injured, and more than [-] people were captured."

"At the same time, the main force of our army, together with the guards of local gentry and wealthy households, more than 03 young people, refugees and students, launched a counterattack against the remnants of the Japanese army Abe Kihide, and forced more than 30 puppet troops to the battlefield at 100 p.m. Anyway, at [-]:[-] in the afternoon, the remnants of the Japanese army were wiped out on a hill five kilometers south of Xinghe City. The troops of the battalion fought against more than [-] Japanese and puppet troops, defended for eight hours, and successfully blocked the Japanese reinforcements at Xinping Fort at the cost of [-]% of the entire battalion's casualties. .”

"It is a service. Our department dispatched more than 172 officers, soldiers and people to wipe out more than 600 Japanese and puppet troops. Among them, more than 400 puppet troops were captured, 222 Japanese soldiers were killed, and one lieutenant general of the Japanese army was killed. Two people, five lieutenants, eight minors, and more than 26 officers below the rank of lieutenant. At the same time, a county seat was recovered, several Japanese aircraft were shot down, more than 25 Japanese tanks were destroyed, and a number of weapons and equipment were seized. Our army fought [-] people were killed, [-] people were injured, the ammunition in stock was exhausted, and the troops lost their combat effectiveness again. Wangshangfeng provided supplements. The [-]nd Division of the National Revolutionary Army, Chen Feng, September [-]th, [-]th year of the Republic of China.”

After listening to this telegram, all the people in the entire combat conference room fell into a brief silence. The news was too shocking. It wiped out more than [-] Japanese and puppet troops, and even killed a lieutenant general of the Japanese army. It's too amazing.What's more, it was a recruit division that had just been formed less than a month ago, and this division was a local security regiment a month ago.

It was too shocking and unbelievable, so these officers even forgot to cheer for a while.

After a long time, Commander Fu Zuoyi finally regained his composure. He slapped the conference table hard and said, "Okay, he is indeed a person valued by Chairman Jiang and Chief Yan. It's really enjoyable. Send a report to the front line of Tianzhen immediately and ask No. 60 First Army, have the little devils on the front line of Tianzhen been withdrawn? At the same time, a report was sent to the Headquarters of the World War II Zone, and the 222 Division asked for credit. In addition, Xin Wuxiong will trouble you and go to Xinghe to reward us on behalf of the Army Group Headquarters He is a great hero, and by the way, send them some supplies, I think the 222nd Division will probably be wiped out in this battle."

"No problem, I'm just going to meet this amazing security chief. Hehehe!" Ye Qijie said excitedly.

Taiyuan. Yan Mansion.

A car with the license plate of the World War II District Chief's Department drove to the gate of Yan's mansion at an extremely fast speed, and then a colonel jumped off it and walked towards the mansion.

"Stop, who is it?" Even though the colonel was wearing the uniform of the Jinsui Army, the guards outside the gate of Yan's mansion still stopped him.

"I'm a member of the Military Intelligence Division [-] in the theater. If there is an urgent military situation and I want to report it to the commander, you should report it immediately." The colonel said loudly.

"Wait a minute, sir, we will report right away!" After speaking, one of the guards walked into the mansion, while the other continued to guard the gate.

Soon, the guard who went in to ask for instructions came out and said, "Please, sir, please come in, Marshal!"

Yan Xishan's life during this period was very difficult. Due to Chen Feng's unexpected appearance, northern Shanxi was not captured by the Japanese army as it was in history, but the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army still occupied Chacha at the beginning of September as in history After Yangyuan and Yuxian, the key points in the south, broke through the border of Jincha province and attacked Guangling, an important town in Shanxi.However, the Jinsui Army was forced to retreat to Shenchi, Yanmen Pass and other inner Great Wall lines, relying on natural dangers to prevent the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army from invading westward from Chasing Province.

In order to ensure the natural fortress of Shanxi, after discussion and decision by the Military Committee of the Nationalist Government, it was determined that the No.18 Group Army, which was adapted from the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army, would be placed under the command of the second theater, and at the same time, four squadrons of the Chinese Air Force fighting in the south would be mobilized to support operations in the north. .

On September 9, the Japanese army captured Guangling. On the 14th, China's Second Theater adjusted deployment: Commander-in-Chief of the Right Route Army Yang Aiyuan, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Sun Chu, under the jurisdiction of No.15 Third Army and No.30 Army; Commander-in-Chief of the Left Route Army Wang Jingguo, under the jurisdiction of No.17 Fourth Army, No.30 army; the reserve army is the first division of No.19 and the second division of No.70.The whole army occupied positions in the southern mountains of Lingqiu, passed Hengshan, Lingyunkou, Beiloukou, Langyu, Ruyuekou, Guangwu Town, Yangfangkou to Liminbao, and resisted the enemy. The reserve army controlled Fanzhi, Dai County.

After the Japanese army occupied Guangling, they immediately divided their forces to pursue Lingqiu and Hunyuan.Although the squadron fought tenaciously, the army captured Hunyuan on the 17th and Lingqiu on the 20th.The Chinese garrison suffered from the enemy's front and back, and it was difficult to last, so they were forced to move to the Pingxingguan area.The squadron decided to use the dangerous terrain of Pingxingguan to block the enemy.

From September 9, the Chinese frontal defenders fought fiercely with the Japanese army at Pingxingguan. Both sides suffered heavy losses, but the Japanese offensive became more violent, and the positions changed hands several times.

However, the situation became more and more unfavorable for the World War II zone. Although Seishiro Itagaki had less than one division, he rampaged in the Jincha area, making it difficult for the Jinsui army to deal with it.For this reason, Yan Xishan, Chief Yan, hadn't had a good rest for almost a week. No, Chief Yan, who had just returned to Yan's mansion and fell asleep before he had time to eat, was woken up again just as he closed his eyes.

"Xueyong, why is it so urgent, and you came here to report in person?" Seeing that his right-hand man came to report the military situation to him in person, Yan Xishan knew that there must be something important.

"Marshal, it's like this. I just received a telegram from the No. 18 Army. The 115th Division ambushed a transport team of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army at Pingxingguan, annihilating more than a thousand people of the Japanese Army, and killed the Japanese Army's lieutenant commander. Two people. Seized more than 2000 Japanese army vehicles, three small motorcycles, one 300 infantry artillery, more than 20 rounds of artillery shells from the [-]rd and [-]th Mountains, more than [-] rifles, more than [-] machine guns, and several coats In addition, there are some military supplies such as horses, ammunition, grain and grass." Jiang Weimin said softly.

"What do you mean, the Eighth Route Army won the battle? And it also wiped out more than 1000 little devils?" Yan Xishan asked in surprise.

"Yes, Commander, it's absolutely true. At that time, a small unit of our army was near Pingxingguan, and witnessed the whole process of the battle." Jiang Weimin said.