Four 75mm mountain guns began to fire at the officers and men of the anti-artillery battalion, and shells fell one after another near the advancing artillery. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The explosion sounded, and more than a dozen artillerymen paid the price of their lives on the spot, and a German-made 50mm battle defense gun of the battle defense artillery battalion was also blown up on the spot.

Chen Haojie, commander of the heavy artillery battalion, immediately commanded four 105mm cannons to counterattack, and the four shells quickly hit the Japanese mountain artillery position in Tianshengqiao Town.

The Japanese artillery fire was suppressed, and the commander of the battle defense artillery battalion, Kang Fei, immediately ordered the troops to disperse and advance with the battle defense guns.

The 105mm cannon equipped with the heavy artillery battalion is the captured devil soldier, this cannon is the most advanced artillery of the Japanese army, this kind of artillery will only equip field heavy artillery units, even the artillery wing of the Japanese division will not have such artillery, let alone the artillery team directly under the independent mixed brigade.

The cannon, which has a firing range of 18,000 meters, has a complete advantage in the face of the mountain artillery with a firing range of only more than 8,000 meters, and the artillery of the little devil cannot reach the cannon at all.

After the two mountain guns were blown up, the Japanese artillerymen became calm, and they immediately began to shift positions, not daring to continue firing.

At 12 o'clock at noon on September 25, the 1st Assault Group, under the command of Yin Jinshan, inflicted heavy casualties on the 4th Brigade of the Japanese Army.

The 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Infantry Brigades of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army were attacked by the armored units and artillery units of the 1st Assault Group, and the 12 squadrons of the 4 infantry brigades suffered casualties of more than 5 infantry squadrons by 12 o'clock at noon, and 8 of the 16 heavy machine guns of the 4 machine gun squadrons were killed.

The Japanese troops gave up resistance completely, and they desperately withdrew in the direction of Tianshengqiao Town.

The Japanese brigade headquarters and the 11th Brigade of the Ironclad Train and Independent Infantry in Tianshengqiao Town were intercepted by the blocking troops commanded by Chen Zhengwei, and the Kangfei Battle Anti-Artillery Battalion paid two German-made 50mm anti-aircraft guns and more than 30 artillery casualties, knocked out the Japanese ironclad train power locomotive and auxiliary coal water car, and successfully suppressed the fire of the Japanese heavy artillery car and light artillery car.

The Japanese army's ironclad train became a pile of scrap metal, and it had no combat effectiveness.

After receiving reports from various departments, Kaoru Kawamura, the commander of the Major General Brigade, immediately began to order the main force of the brigade to move closer to Tianshengqiao Town, and at the same time he sent a telegram to the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade, requesting that the troops of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade quickly reinforce him.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the flight team directly under the North China Front of the Japanese army sent six bombers to Fuping County, and these six bombers began to bomb the armored units of the First Assault Group.

After the armored units were bombed by Japanese bombers, they had to abandon the pursuit of the Japanese troops and began to disperse and hide.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, all the troops of the Fourth Brigade of the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade were assembled in Tianshengqiao Town, at this time, the five infantry brigades of the Fourth Brigade of the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and there were only more than 2,000 capable combatants, and they were besieged in Tianshengqiao Town by the First Assault Group.

After the troops of the 4th Brigade of the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade were assembled in Tianshengqiao Town, the three artillery battalions of the 1st Assault Group Heavy Artillery Battalion, Mechanized Artillery Battalion, and Battle Defense Artillery Battalion began to shell Tianshengqiao Town in turn, while the 1st Armored Battalion dispatched tank troops to launch a fierce attack on Tianshengqiao Town with the cooperation of the special service battalion and reconnaissance battalion.

When the Japanese bombers flew over the town of Tianshengqiao again, they were completely hesitant, because by this time the tank troops had already rushed into the town, and they could not drop bombs.

If they threw bombs on the tank units of the Eighth Route Army, then they would definitely accidentally injure the little devils in Tianshengqiao Town.

In desperation, the Japanese bombers had no choice but to drop bombs near Tianshengqiao Town, and they tried in vain to strike at the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army.

Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front.

The commander of the general, Terauchi Shouichi, was standing in front of the map at this time, and his eyes looked at the location of Tianshengqiao Town, Fuping County, and Terauchi Shouichi's face became extremely gloomy.

The battle against the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and the Honorary Second Division of the Eighth Route Army has been carried out for the fifth day, and the Japanese army has also captured some towns, and Fuping County and Wutai County, which are regarded as core towns by the troops of the Jin-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, have also fallen into the hands of the Japanese army.

So far, according to the statistical results of various departments, they have eliminated less than 5,000 regular troops of the Eighth Route Army and only more than 5,000 local troops of the Eighth Route Army, but the Japanese troops have paid a huge price for casualties, and the Japanese army has independently mixed into the second brigade and regiment, an independent garrison, and the mobile units composed of cavalry and armored troops of various divisions and regiments have all been wiped out, and the Japanese casualties have approached 30,000 when counting the losses of each division and regiment.

Such a casualty figure made Terauchi Shouichi a little unbearable, so after he learned that the troops of the Fourth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade had been attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, he began to pay attention to this matter.

Terauchi Shouichi has already given a detailed order, that is, the troops of the Eighth Route Army must not be allowed to annihilate all the troops of the Fourth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade!

"Your Excellency Commander, the troops of the Third Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade have set off, but they have been stubbornly blocked by the troops of the Eighth Route Army of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, and the main force of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region has appeared, and they have slowed down the speed of the Third Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, according to Sasaki's report to the commander of the First Brigade, it is difficult for them to arrive at Tianshengqiao Town before dark. According to the report of the aviation force, the armored unit of the Eighth Route Army has already entered Tianshengqiao Town, and the independent mixed Fourth Brigade may not be able to hold out for too long. ”

Yamashita Fengfu came to Shouichi Terauchi, and he reported softly.

After hearing the report of the chief of staff, Yamashita Fengwen, Terauchi Shouichi's face turned blue on the spot, and he looked at the map with a cold gaze.

"Immediately contact the headquarters of the 1st Division and ask Ishihara-kun to make deployments immediately, don't the troops of the 21st Division and the 110th Division currently have no combat missions? Let these two divisions draw a division to immediately reinforce the past, and in any case, the troops of the independent mixed fourth brigade must not be annihilated again. ”

Shouichi Terauchi looked at Yamashita Fengwen, and he said with an unusually serious expression.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." Yamashita nodded and agreed, and he immediately arranged for the signal corps to get in touch with the regimental headquarters of the First Division.

At this time, the headquarters of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army had begun to be established in the county seat of Yuanping County, and the main force of the 1st Division was on standby near the county seat.

The troops of the 120th Division adopted the tactics of breaking up into parts and engaged in guerrilla warfare with the Japanese troops, and it was difficult for the Japanese troops to find out where the main force of the 120th Division was for a while.

However, the Japanese army has a strategist like Ishihara Waner, so they will naturally not be confused, and at this time, Ishihara Waner is discussing the next battle plan with the commander of the first division, Okabe Naosaburo.