In the city of Beiping, the lights are bright, and in the era when the Chinese Air Force had absolute air supremacy, there was still no light control here. .qb5, COm\Zhongnanhai Huairentang, the atmosphere is solemn and tense, Okamura Ningji's eye sockets are deep, the gaze behind the lenses is even more cold, if you look closely, there is still a trace of tiredness, Ojodo Sanji's face is also gloomy, the front line is not going well, there is a sue sei san's attack on Pang Gezhuang and Yufa by the stubborn resistance of the Shina army, the attack has been repeatedly frustrated. Yokoyama Isamu desperately reinforces Langfang, but also by the strong resistance of the Shina army, Yokoyama Isamu called to report that the troops under the blow of the Shina Air Force, the losses were very large, the offensive could last for two days at most, once the Shina general put the reserves into it, the imperial army would be in danger.

Yokoyama Yong this is a euphemistic suggestion to retreat, he sent troops to counterattack Langfang, weakening the strength of Tianjin, the Chinese army took the opportunity to force the crossing of the Duliu River, break through the right flank defense line, and successively conquer Zhongtang, Shuangbox, and Xiaozhan, the goal is directly aimed at the military grain city. Once the military grain city was lost, the connection between Tianjin and Tanggu would be cut off.

But the biggest threat to Okamura and Oshiro is not Tianjin, but the reserves of the Shina army, and the Shina generals will throw him there? The information from all sides shows that in this decisive battle of Pingjin, about 2 million troops were concentrated in China, and the number of troops found on the front line is only 1.2 million at most, where is the remaining 800,000? General Shina will throw him in that direction?

Zhuozhou? Langfang? Or Tianjin? Or all three?

Ayutthaya led his staff officers to analyze and deduce, and Ayutthaya believed that the biggest possibility was that General Zhina would sneak over the west mountain of Baihua Mountain, suddenly appear in the area of Mentougou, and attack the weakly defended north; Another possibility is to take advantage of the gap in the Langfang area, put in tank troops, and outflank the Sue Jingsan, which is also the reason why General Zhina left Gu'an.

Gu'an, Huamu Lieutenant General telegraphed, the Chinese army adopted a steady and steady strategy, gradually narrowing the encirclement, the imperial army suffered huge casualties, the troops have been reduced to more than 4,000 people, at the current rate of battle damage, at most can hold on for one day.

But at this time, the commander of the 116th Division stationed in Xuanhua, Shunjiro Takeuchi, reported that a large number of the New Fourth Army of the Eighth Route Army appeared in the new security area of Zhuolu in Xuanhua, and these New Fourth Army of the Eighth Route Army besieged the strongholds scattered outside the city and attacked the Beijing-Zhang Highway. This group of Eighth Route Army was significantly different from the previous guerrillas operating in this first area, and was more well-equipped, with 82 pursuit runs and 75-mm mountain artillery.

This news shocked Okamura and Ayutthaya very much, according to intelligence, this Pingjin battle, the Eighth Route Army, the Eighty-ninth Army, and the New Fourth Army will participate, but to Okamura's surprise, they have never appeared on the battlefield, initially he estimated that *** did not agree to participate in the frontal attack, but now they appear in this position.

Both Okamura Ninji and Oshiro were aware of the danger of this signal, and the troops that were supposed to appear on the southern front appeared in this position, and the Kuomintang troops could also climb through the western mountains and intersperse here.

"It's not clear the size of this force, if it exceeds 100,000, the problem is serious." There was great concern in Oshiroto's tone. If the Chinese army has 100,000 or more troops here to conquer Xuanhua, Xin'an, and Zhuolu, then they will be qualified to move freely in this area, and they can go south to outflank Huairou Yanqing, and they can go north to besiege Zhangjiakou.

Whether it was going north or south, it was fatal for the imperial army; Yoshiki Sadachi is already very difficult to fight against the hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops with 50,000 troops, and with this force, it is even more difficult; If the Chinese army goes south, the threat will be even greater, and once Huailai Miyun is overcome, the entire North China dispatch army will be surrounded by the Chinese army.

A cold air rose from the spine, spread up along the spine, and spread all over the body, Okamura's face was pale, and now he basically knew the strategy of General Shina, General Shina made full use of his military advantage, and this Zhina army that crossed the Xishan area invisibly expanded the battlefield space, and the strength advantage of the Zhina army was even more obvious. The Imperial Army was forced to disperse to meet the enemy, and the superiority in quality was restrained by the superiority in numbers.

"Your Excellency, I suggest that the Second Division be ordered to move west immediately and stationed in Xin'an." Oshiro hesitated to suggest.

"It is suggested that Zhangjiakou be abandoned, retreat to Yanqing, Huailai, and order the second division to go to the front line of Xuanhua New Security to respond." Tokunaga's proposal is even bolder and is tantamount to a total contraction. To keep Zhangjiakou, not only to block the Northern Front of the Chinese Army, but also to meet the purpose of receiving the Mongolian Kwantung Army to the south, Okabe Naosaburo has already led eight divisions of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia to the south, and is trekking in the ice and snow of Mongolia.

"What if you don't come to Miyun?" Okamura asked coldly, once Zhangjiakou is abandoned, the Chinese army will definitely pursue at the end, and the Chinese army that has already crossed the West Mountain will be blocked in the middle, and it will be difficult for the troops to withdraw smoothly to the Huailai Yanqing area. In addition, if the Chinese army found that the Huailai Miyun area was empty, abandoned the new security of Xuanhua, attacked Huailai Yanqing directly, and then waited for work, the imperial army would be more passive.

Deyong and Dacheng suddenly didn't know how to deal with it, the decisive battle of Pingjin, from the beginning to the present, the imperial army was passive everywhere, and it was easy to see a glimmer of opportunity, but the real killer of the Zhina army came out, and the situation suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.

There was silence in the war room, and General Shina had not yet shown his killer weapon, and the cold light was slightly revealed, which was terrifying.

The most important thing now is how many troops General Zhina sent, if it is only a small number of suspicious soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, it is not worth giving up Zhangjiakou Xuanhua Xin'an and other places, but if it is not ......, this will become a slap in the face in the history of war.

Okamura Ningji looked at the sand table for a long time before he spoke: "We can't be entangled on the southern front anymore, order the Sue Seizan to stop the attack, the 56th Division and the 8th Division immediately shrink to the north, and then lead the troops to move towards the Huairou Miyun area." ”

Okamura's first order surprised all the staff officers, Oshiro didn't say anything, but his bitter expression became even more bitter, and the rest of the staff officers, including Tokunaga, were shocked. Giving up the offensive is tantamount to giving up Gu'an, so not only will Gu'an be finished, but Langfang will also be in danger, the entire southern front will be divided, and Pingjin may be divided and surrounded.

"Your Excellency." Tokunaga hesitated and looked at Okamura suspiciously, but he didn't know what to say.

Okamura Ningji stared at the sand table expressionlessly: "So far, only one division of the 49th Group Army has appeared, where is his main force?" I've been guessing, I also thought that they would pass through the area of Baihua Mountain and appear in Mentougou Shijingshan, but now I can be sure that this strong army has passed through Xishan and is repairing somewhere in the area of Xuanhua in Zhuolu, Xinbaoan, except for this army, what about the army that came out of Zhongtiao Mountain? Where did they go? ”

These two problems hit everyone's minds heavily, there are about 300,000 Zhina Army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area, and this force is mainly the 14th Group Army, which has never appeared on the battlefield, and their commander Wei Lihuang has never appeared on the battlefield.

If Okamura's guess is correct, then the Shina army that crossed the West Mountains would be at least 300,000, and such a huge force suddenly appeared in the Xuanhua area of Zhuolu, Xin'an, where the defenders had only two divisions and one mixed brigade, less than 40,000 men.

"Order Lieutenant General Takeuchi, be sure to stick to Xuanhua, and order Yoshiki Sadachi to ,......" Okamura Ninji paused here before he said categorically: "Give up Zhangjiakou and retreat through Xuanhua's new security." Telegraphed to Yokoyama to improve the offensive to contain and cover the retreat of the lieutenant general by the river. Telegraphed to the riverside, the Chinese army interspersed with the new security Zhuolu, the southern front is destined to be divided, it is useless to continue to hold Langfang, abandon Langfang, break through to the north, and pay attention to the eastward advance of the Zhina army that has been on the first line of Pang Gezhuang Yufa along the way, telling him that the most important thing now is to bring the troops out. Telegraphed to Yokoyama that Tianjin was likely to fall into the encirclement of the Chinese army, and was prepared to hold on for a long time. ”

"Order Gu Shoufu to continue to hold Zhuozhou, but I will transfer the 6th Division, the 13th Division, and the 48th Division from him, and these three divisions will immediately assemble in Huailai."

From the worst point of view, Okamura Ninji began to start a comprehensive contraction, preparing for a difficult battle to defend the city, but Oshiro was a little shocked, he didn't expect Okamura's action to be so big, which was equivalent to giving up the entire southern front.

"Ayutthaya Army, execute it." Okamura saw Oshiro's suspicions, so he ordered in a resolute tone.

The order was quickly conveyed to the various battlefields, and the Japanese generals on the entire front reacted differently, Tianjin Yokoyama Yong did not immediately shrink his forces, but strengthened the attack, and the Douzhang front line flew sideways after the battle, and the shells turned the night sky into daylight, and the fierce fighting between the two sides continued all night.

Kawabe Shozo began to shrink his troops during the night, holding Zhuozhou with the 3rd Division, the 3rd Mixed Brigade and the 64th Division holding on to the left and right flanks, respectively, and the rest of the troops moving north at night.

Tani did not shrink immediately, but took advantage of the night to launch counterattacks on both flanks, covering the 6th, 13th, and 48th divisions to withdraw from their positions and move north.

Compared with Yokoyama Yonghe side Masasa Tani Toshio, the situation of Yusue Seizan was much simpler, Yusue Seizo's troops were on the offensive and held the initiative on this battlefield, and Sue Seizan ordered the 18th Division north of the Yongding River to retreat overnight and move north with the 56th Division, while the 5th Division and the 4th Division of the 3rd Chariot Division stayed where they were and retreated at dawn.

If this deployment is carried out in this way, there will undoubtedly be all, at least most, of the troops participating in the counterattack on the central line; However, to the surprise of Yusue Seizo, less than an hour after the order was issued, Matsuyama, commander of the 56th Division, sent a telegram asking to continue the offensive, believing that it was completely possible to conquer Yufa with three divisions and two tank divisions.

“…… The imperial army has just counterattacked for three days, and the goal is in front of you, as long as you continue to attack, you think that tomorrow you can conquer Yufa and destroy the fifth army of China! ”

There is a little stupid, he doesn't know why Matsuyama made such a judgment, although the imperial army's offensive was fierce and made some progress in the early stage, but after the branch army retreated to Yufa Pangezhuang, with the support of the air force, held its position, and the imperial army did not make great progress, according to his judgment, the Fifth Army was still rich, at least the reserves had not been used, and it still exceeded the counterattack strength of the imperial army, how could it be said that it could be eliminated in one day.

Seizo continued to call Matsuyama and told Matsuyama that Okamura Ninji had ordered a retreat, and now the entire line was adjusting its deployment, and they must obey the order and retreat immediately.

But the telegram from the 56th Division soon arrived, resolutely opposing the retreat, demanding that the offensive continue, and that no further explanation would be given, except that if he did not comply with the order to retreat, he would be sent to a court-martial.

Yusue Seizo didn't know that Matsuyama refused to retreat, not because he really didn't want to retreat, but because there was a powerful person who didn't let him retreat, and this person was Qian Zhengxin.

It was also the interruption of the relocation of the political letter that frustrated Okamura Ninji's keen reaction and led to a real disaster.! ~！

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