In Beiping City, in the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front, Tada Jun received the translated telegram handed by Haruki Fujimoto, and his eyes were full of anger.

The clear code telegram sent by Li Yunlong was received by the Japanese army in Hebei Province from all over the country. At this time, Tada Jun knew that Li Yunlong's subordinates, who had been pursuing for a long time, had already broken through the Bauhinia Pass, and after going south to Yishui, they broke through the city, and the troops went to Baoding City.

"Fujimoto-kun, is it really true?" Tada Jun looked at the telegram in his hand in disbelief, and then asked Haruki Fujimoto.

Haruki Fujimoto smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency, Commander, I have personally called the Bauhinia Pass defenders to contact us, but Bauhinia Pass can no longer be contacted. In addition, the city north of the Jinxian River has been breached, and the small force of the Imperial Association Army taken out of the city has withdrawn to Baoding City nearby. At present, Li Yunlong's troops are already under the city of Baoding with great fanfare. ”。

"Baga Ya Road! Li Yunlong is really cunning and cunning. actually rushed to attack Bauhinia Pass, broke through the city, and beat Baoding! ”

At this time, Fujimoto Haruki pointed to the map placed in the hall of the headquarters, and said in a condensed voice: "Your Excellency Commander, Baoding is an important gateway and is located on the Pinghan Railway, and its strategic location is important. Once it is attacked and captured by the Chinese army, the Pinghan railway will be cut off. In Baoding City, there is grain, grass and ammunition that are transported back and forth to supply the imperial army in various places, and there must be no loss. ”。

Tada Jun nodded, and the old devil also came back to his senses at this time, and said, "How many defenders are there in Baoding City at this time?" ”。

"Your Excellency, Commander, the defenders of Baoding have been contacted. At present, stationed in Baoding City is an infantry brigade under the command of the 7th Brigade Regiment directly under the control of the North China Front Army, plus Baoding is an important place in Hebei Province, with the assistance of the Imperial Allied Army in defense, with a total strength of nearly 3,000 people. Fujimoto Haruki's eyes were a little solemn and said, although this point of strength is more than self-preservation, but the opponent's strength is strong, and he can rush to break the Bauhinia Pass at a very fast speed, and the city is full of soldiers and detour to Baoding City, the strength is not strong.

Sure enough, Shunichi Tada waited for Haruki Fujimoto to finish speaking, but there was no relaxed expression.

"There is only one infantry brigade to guard it, plus the Imperial Army, and the strength of more than 3,000 people is probably not a problem. Ordered the defenders of Baoding to hold out. Order the garrisons of Wangdu, Dingxing, and Xushui on the Pinghan railway line to immediately dispatch and advance to Baoding along the north and south of the railway line for reinforcements, quickly! Tada Jun frowned and waved his hand to Haruki Fujimoto and ordered.

At this time, although Baoding City was guarded by more than 3,000 defenders, the combat strength of the Imperial Association Army was basically not worth mentioning. For Tada Jun, only one infantry brigade of the 7th Independent Brigade directly under the command of the headquarters defended Baoding City, and it was too risky to attack outside the city. After all, there was a large amount of grain, grass and ammunition temporarily stored in the city through the railway, and once a Japanese brigade defending the city failed to engage Li Yunlong's troops, it was basically impossible to defend the city with the remaining Imperial Army.

Therefore, Tada Jun only strictly ordered the defenders to wait for reinforcements, waiting for the garrisons of the cities on the Baoding North-South Railway Line to reinforce them, and then jointly attack Li Yunlong's army under the city of Baoding.

Hearing this, Haruki Fujimoto nodded, and said, "Hai, Your Excellency Commander, obey your orders. Immediately, Haruki Fujimoto left in a hurry to personally supervise the dispatch of the order and send reinforcements.

Just when Tada Jun was shocked when he heard the news and sent troops to reinforce Baoding City, not only the Japanese army in Ji Province was shaken, but even Yoshio Shinozuka in Jin Province was also surprised.

In Taiyuan City, Yoshio Shinozuka has been paying attention to the battle situation in Ji Province at the headquarters of the First Army at this time.

With Li Yunlong's clear code power on again, there was no need for Tada Jun to inform the battle situation, and the old devil Yoshio Shinozuka also knew the content of Li Yunlong's clear code power for the first time.

Yoshio Shinozuka was in the military headquarters of the First Army at this time, and said to the chief of staff in front of him, Taro Miyano: "Li Yunlong is really bold, he actually bypassed the heavy troops pursuing in the Beiping area, rushed to the west side of Da'an Mountain, and after sneaking up on the Bauhinia Pass, he went south to Yishui to break through the city, and then suddenly attacked Baoding City. is worthy of Li Yunlong, he is really cunning and cunning. ”。

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency Commander Tada is worried right now. Li Yunlong may really be able to take Baoding City. His Excellency Commander Tada should also know how dangerous Li Yunlong's danger is. Taro Miyano had a bit of schadenfreude in his tone, and he said in a low voice.

Yoshio Shinozuka secretly waved his hand to signal Taro Miyano not to say this, but then he said in a condensed voice: "Li Yunlong is estimated to be surrounded and suppressed by General Tada at this time, and we must now hurry up the time to mobilize troops, and give me a new regiment base to storm Hengshan in one day." Li Yunlong was so bold that he attacked Ji Province, and it was impossible for him to return to their lair in Shiheng Mountain in one day. Miyano-kun, you personally supervise it, and be sure to order the troops assembled in the north and south to Pingxingguan to speed up, and we must launch a fierce attack on the Hengshan base area on time and time! ”。

"Hai, Your Excellency Commander, I understand my humble duties!" Miyano Taro paused heavily and said, this is indeed a good opportunity, at least one day later, gather a large army to storm the new regiment base of Hengshan, Li Yunlong is unlikely to return to the Hengshan base in one day at this time.

Yoshio Shinozuka looked in the direction of Baoding, Hebei Province, and he didn't know what to think in his heart, but the old devil shook his head, for another attack on the Hengshan base in a day, it was Yoshio Shinozuka's last chance.

At this time, no matter what Yoshio Shinozuka thought, Li Yunlong and others at this time were stationed outside the west city of Baoding, and after building the starting position for the attack, they sent cavalry to look at the whole city of Baoding.

Baoding, known as Shanggu, Baozhou, Boot City, Baofu in ancient times, is located in the central part of Hebei Province, the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, is one of the central cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, known as "the north of the three passes, the south of the nine provinces, the auxiliary of the heavy land, the south of Pinghan". During the Qing Dynasty, Baoding was the capital of Zhili Province and the residence of the Governor of Zhili, and it was the political, economic, cultural and military center of Hebei Province for a long time and the regional politics of China. Baoding is also the hometown of the legendary Emperor Yao, with a history of more than 3,000 years, and is the capital of Yan Kingdom, Zhongshan Kingdom and Later Yan Kingdom in history. The Pinghan Railway passes through Baoding, which is the main traffic artery on the Pinghan Railway Line, and its strategic location is very important.

After the successful sneak attack on Bauhinia Pass, Li Yunlong and others did not stop, directly led the troops to rush south to Yishui, and after breaking through the city, they turned to Baoding on the Pinghan Railway Line in the southeast direction for a flank attack.

Due to the attack on Bauhinia Pass, the speed of the city was too fast, and the Japanese army had no time to notify the Japanese puppet army defenders in Baoding City, so Li Yunlong and others chased some of the imperial army and small groups of Japanese troops in the city until Baoding City, and the Japanese puppet army defenders in Baoding were suddenly surprised.