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Chapter 1273 Fighting Courage and Fighting Spirit

As the follow-up troops of the *** brigade continued to rush into the city, the mortars successively occupied the high ground at the head of the city, and the firing points at the east gate of the urn city were removed one by one, and the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army finally collapsed like a broken embankment. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This time it was the turn of the squadron to shoot flares, the Japanese army's will to fight was extremely tenacious, although the entire Japanese army east of Wanping City was divided and surrounded, but they were in groups of three or five, through the dark night, leaning on the house and the soldiers of the *** brigade to start a bloody battle, so that the soldiers of the Anjia Army who were anxious to lose a lot of manpower, so that they had to be patient, room by room to clear the lone enemy, in order to reduce casualties.

The firepower of the Anjia Army was reasonable, and each squad was equipped with submachine guns, pistols and other melee weapons, so although the Japanese officers and soldiers who lacked ammunition were extremely skilled in fighting bayonets, the officers and men of the Anjia Army did not give them this opportunity, and always approached the submachine gun for a burst of chaos, and the little devil fell unwillingly in a pool of blood.

When Li Jun arrived at the county office in the city with the spy company after purging, he was surprised to find that the place was empty, and the compound was full of discarded confetti and garbage.

"Dog's day on the riverside, actually took advantage of the fact that our *** division launched a general attack from the east and south, with more than 4,000 people and all the vehicles, using the four armored vehicles of his combat convoy to open the way, rushed out of the west gate, and collided with the 37th division that launched the attack. Due to the chaotic situation, our artillery could not help at all, and after more than half an hour of fighting, they were forced to fight their way out of the bloody road, and now they are fleeing towards the Lugou Bridge. The brigade commander has just called, ordering us to catch up with the riverside division at all costs and surround and annihilate it! ”

Li Jun was a little strange: "Isn't the line from Liu Zhuangzi to Shaguo Village to the west of Lugou Bridge stationed Shi Yousan's three brigades?" I remember that before the battle, the division commander also issued an order through the theater headquarters to let Shi Yousan strictly defend and block the Lugou Bridge, in order to reunite and annihilate the riverside brigade in Wanping City...... Aren't they killing themselves when they flee there? ”

Zhang Dakui replied angrily: "Where do I know so much?" If you have this spirit to ask, it is better to immediately organize the three battalions that we have attacked into the city and pursue them against the Japanese invaders. Alright, without further ado, I'm about to set off with the Model Battalion, and you'd better keep up as soon as possible. With that, he hung up.

Li Jun shook his head, put down the microphone and immediately ordered the correspondent and a few soldiers to call people, and strive to gather all the men and horses in the shortest possible time.

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Two hours ago, Liu Zhuangzi, the temporary station of the Northern Hebei Security Command.

"Commander, Cheng Songgong, commander of the theater of operations, has called, asking us to immediately send troops to Lugou Bridge, rush to repair fortifications, and strictly prevent the riverside brigade from breaking through from us." Chief of Staff Cheng Xixian took a telegram and walked quickly to Shi Yousan, who lowered his head and stared at the map in a daze.

Shi Yousan, 46 years old this year, can be called the contemporary Lu Bu, he has rebelled against Feng three times, attached to Yan and fallen to Yan, surrendered to Jiang and opposed Chiang, voted for Zhang, and united with the Communist Party. The most despicable thing about this warlord leader who once attacked the Shaolin Temple, bombarded the city of Nanjing, robbed the Pukou military station, and fought with the An Jia army is that what he did in the summer of March 1 brought great disasters to the country and the nation.

In the 30th year, Zhang Xueliang swung into Guan Zhu Jiang and locked the battle situation of the Central Plains melee in one fell swoop. After that, as a reward, Nanjing appointed Zhang Xueliang to preside over the overall situation of North China. During the Central Plains War, the Shiyou Third Division, which divided the northern part of Henan and the southern part of Hebei, was one of the important pillars of the anti-Chiang coalition army, and he once bombarded the city of Nanjing, and sent troops to loot the Pukou military station, and formed a feud with the An Jia army, which should have been disbanded.

But Shi Yousan won the favor of Zhang Shaoshuai with his "understanding of affairs and advancing and retreating". In the spring of 31, Shi You's 3rd Division was reported by the young marshal to Nanjing for reorganization into the 13th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and the whole army was expanded to more than 60,000 people. At that time, there was a folk song in Tianjin that called Pingjin and Tianjin "Zhang's world, half a stone", which shows that Zhang Xueliang relied heavily on Shi Yousan, a fellow who was born in Nong'an, Changchun, Jilin Province, and had great expectations. But the ambitious Shi Yousan was still not greedy enough, and wanted to take advantage of Zhang Xueliang's involuntary opium smoking to plot the whole of North China.

In July 31, Shi Yousan, who was appointed by the reorganization of Wang Jingwei in Guangzhou, launched a mutiny, upgrading his divisions and brigades to nine armies, and the troops were directed at Beiping! After Shi Yousan's troops were raised, they were immediately attacked by the Central Army and the Northeast Army from the north and south, and they were defeated in just ten days. As far as the facts are concerned, Shi Yousan's self-indulgent move is just a farce at best, but the impact of this mutiny on China's national fortunes is worse than itself! In order to cope with this mutiny, Zhang Xueliang was forced to transfer a large number of elite troops from Liaoning, which is adjacent to North China, to enter the customs to participate in the battle, which directly and greatly weakened the overall garrison of the three northeastern provinces and caused a semi-vacuum in Shenyang, the center of the northeast (the garrison force was only two brigades). This situation fell in the eyes of the Kwantung Army, which always coveted the fertile soil of the Northeast, which was tantamount to a God-given opportunity, and then the 918 Incident occurred. The Xingtai Mutiny planned and organized by Shi Yousan was the fuse of the national disaster, and from this point alone, Shi Yousan was already dead and could not atone for his sins! There is still such a suspicion in the fourth hall: Was the mutiny Shi Yousan initiated at the instigation and instigation of the special services of the Kwantung Army? The purpose of the Kwantung Army in doing this is naturally to divert the tiger from the mountain! But because there is no evidence, An Yi has not been able to attack Shi Yousan.

Shi Yousan also knew that he was in a dirty relationship with the An Jiajun, the Northeast Army and even the Central Army, so in 32 years, with the support of Kenji Tu Feiyuan, he formed a traitor army in eastern Hebei, and later after the Great Wall War of Resistance in 33 years, with the help of *** people, he served as the commander of the security of northern Hebei of the national government, and he has always been very low-key. After the Lugou Bridge Incident, he was ready to take refuge in *** people, but then An Jiajun won a great victory in Langfang, which made him hesitate, and until now, he has shrunk in his lair, waiting for the changes in the situation to decide where he belongs.

"Chief of Staff, do you think we should do what we are told? Major General Hebian Zhengsan We have met before, when I was appointed as the commander of the security of northern Hebei, *** people have made great efforts behind the back, and now we will take revenge, will it be true? Shi Yousan didn't look up, his eyes still staring straight at the Lugou Bridge on the map.

Wu Zhensheng, the commander of the Second Brigade, graduated from Whampoa, served in Hu Zongnan's First Division, and was assigned to a miscellaneous unit as a brigade commander for a long time. However, he didn't dare to show it, and asked with some hesitation: "If we don't follow the order, will there be a problem?" Now with the recovery of Wanping, the entire surrounding area of Beiping is controlled by the Anjia Army, the Central Army and the 29th Army, how can we gain a foothold here in the future? ”

Cheng Xixian, who was the 13th Taibao of the Northwest Army with Shi Yousan, was unhappy: "What are you afraid of?" Didn't Brother Mingxuan take office as the deputy commander of the theater in a high-profile manner? As long as he is in North China for a day, whether it is the Central Army or the Anjia Army, he will give us face. At this time, it is best for us not to offend anyone, and it is best to stay out of the matter. ”

At this time, Shi Yousan's younger brother Shi Youxin hurriedly walked in from outside the door, looked left and right, came to Shi Yousan's side in a few steps, and whispered in his ear.

Shi Yousan nodded slightly: "The chief of staff stays, and the others immediately rush back to the troops, and be ready to standby!" ”

"Yes!"

Chen Guangran, commander of the 1st Brigade, Wu Zhensheng, commander of the 2nd Brigade, and a staff officer stood up and saluted, and turned to leave.

Shi Youxin knew that Chief of Staff Cheng Xixian was also pro-Japanese, nodded and smiled at him, and then said to Shi Yousan: "Brother, I just came from Tianjin, and I have a handwritten letter from Commander Xiangyue here." Now that many divisions of the Imperial Army, including Mr. Tsuchihara, are heading for China, the victory in North China is just a flash in the pan, and you must not do anything stupid! As he spoke, Shi Youxin unbuttoned his shirt, revealing multiple layers of red stained gauze wrapped around his waist.

Shi Yousan looked at it in surprise, only to see Shi Youxin carefully untie the gauze and loosen it layer by layer, finally revealing the letter on the navel. Shi Youxin stuffed the letter into his brother's hand, and said angrily: "No way, now that the imperial army in Beiping and the surrounding areas is gone, the checks at various intersections are very strict, and I can only get through by disguise as a wounded soldier." Brother, why don't we follow the riverside Taijun and go to the imperial army together, now the four brigades of the imperial army are gathered in the area north of Juyongguan on the Pingsui Railway, and Commander Xiangyue promised that as long as you go over, at least give you a division commander. ”

Cheng Xixian frowned: "Xiangyue Qingji didn't prescribe any other conditions?" The division commander of the puppet army? This is too underestimated, I think back then, Brother Han Zhang had hundreds of thousands of troops, and he was a heroic man in North China, and this promise was not painful......"

Shi Yousan opened the letter and read it, pondered for a while, and shook his head again and again: "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate...... In any case, we can't be traitors now, who knows which way the situation will develop in the future? At least in the face of the fact that the Japanese army has not shown absolute strength, we should not act rashly. Now that the Sino-Japanese war has begun, it is not necessarily that Nanjing will offer better conditions, and those who lead our troops will naturally listen to whoever gives the good benefits! ”

Shi Youxin was anxious: "Brother, when the interruption continues, there will be ......"

Shi Yousan interrupted his younger brother's words and turned to Cheng Xixian: "Chief of Staff, immediately pass on my order, the first brigade will strictly guard the defense line of Shaguo Village and block the road for the Japanese army's westward retreat, and the second brigade will be transferred to Cui Village to prevent the Japanese army from flowing south...... Chief of Staff, this time I only have to trouble you to go in person, and your *** brigade must rush to Lugou Bridge as soon as possible to repair the fortifications on the spot. The generals of the above departments must stick to their posts and not let the riverside brigades escape from our defense area! ”

Cheng Xixian's eyes rolled, and he immediately understood the beauty of Shi Yousan's arrangement, and took the order with a smile.

Shi Youxin looked at his brother suspiciously, and Shi Yousan patted him on the shoulder: "Your strategy is still a little worse, if we openly fight against the central government, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat, but if our defense line is broken by the Japanese army openly, no one can find out what we are not like." If you think about it, if the Japanese army can rush to our defense area, there will only be one situation, that is, they have defeated Feng Zhi'an's 37th Division, and it is logical to deduce that even the 37th Division cannot stop the Japanese offensive, and it is only natural that we are invincible in this place, right? ”

Shi Youxin nodded excitedly, and Shi Yousan said again: "You immediately take the engineer battalion and go to the pontoon bridge in the upper reaches of the Yongding River to have a look, I estimate that the riverside brigade will cross the river from there, as long as they are sent out of the country, we will immediately drive south and go to Shijiazhuang to join Song Mingxuan." He has now become the commander of the light pole, and all four divisions under him have been divided by Lao Jiang, so it is the right time for us to go to him. This time, we indulged the riverside brigade privately, although no one can find fault on the surface, but the An Jiajun, who has a grudge against us, will definitely take the opportunity to clean us up, we don't give him a chance to do it, only if there are soldiers in hand, who can help me? ”

Seeing Shi Youxin leave happily, Shi Yousan lowered his head again, carefully observed the map, and muttered, "In which direction will the battle situation develop?" I can't see through it! ”

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The riverside brigade opened the way with the four armored vehicles remaining in the convoy, followed by more than 20 trucks with crooked machine guns on their headframes, and then more than 3,000 Japanese troops howling like beasts, gathered into an unstoppable torrent, and just rushed out of the west gate, they collided with the officers and men of the 37th Division who were bravely attacking the city.

The Japanese concentrated their forces on one point, and at once they tore through the linear offensive of the 37th Division, barely stopping at all, and quickly rushed in the direction of the Lugou Bridge.

Feng Zhi'an received an urgent report from the front, and immediately sent a special service group as a reserve to plug the gap, and quickly ordered all units of the 37th Division to return to help, striving to gather the remnants of the riverside brigade in the area east of Lugou Bridge.

Dominated by a strong will to survive, the Japanese army soon rushed to the front of the last line of positions spread by the 37th Division's special service regiment along the Yongding River.

Although in the first few trenches, the Japanese had thrown away all their vehicles, this did not weaken the combat effectiveness of the Japanese in the slightest. Shozo Kawabe took a telescope to observe the situation on the battlefield for a while, and then sent a large group of Japanese troops to attack closely, forcing the special task force to use all the light and heavy firepower to meet the enemy.

Just when the defense line of the special service regiment was in a comprehensive attack and was in danger, the Japanese brigade attacking the frontal attack quickly formed a wedge***, using the fire of grenadiers and light and heavy machine guns to alternately cover the advance with the infantry. Under the bright flares in the sky, the excellent shooting skills of the Japanese infantry were fully displayed, and a large number of officers and soldiers of the special service group who tried to shoot at the Japanese army were killed and wounded during the attack, and the Japanese flank attack made the situation deteriorate sharply, and finally caused the complete collapse of the defense line of the special service group.

If it was in the past, Kawabe Shozo would definitely let the roundabout troops draw out a number of small units and then detour to the retreat route of the special task force, and carry out a surprise attack on the retreating stragglers, but now it is important to escape, and there is no way to control so much, and with an order, the remaining more than 3,000 Japanese troops rushed towards the bridge in a chaotic manner.