At the same time that Zhao Kuohai ordered the first battalion to attack, nearly 10,000 people from more than a dozen battalions of the first regiment launched an attack on the positions of the Yue army on the periphery of Wangdu Mountain at the same time.

The 260 tanks and armored vehicles of the armored division took the lead and rushed to the front, and soon the torrent of ironclad armor swarmed in, and the dense rain of bullets of the army hit the thick armor of the tank, splashing dazzling sparks.

…………… Headquarters of the 1st Division.

The chief of staff of the first infantry wing stumbled into the command headquarters, and said with a hasty expression: "Division commander, all the people of the branch have crossed the river and launched a fierce offensive against our department, Your Excellency the wing commander asks for tactical guidance!" ”

"What? The Chinese launched an onslaught? Isamu Yokoyama exclaimed.

"Hay! The people of China used hundreds of miles of chariots, and an infantry division launched a fierce attack on the defense line of our first wing, and the first wing was almost unable to resist! General urgent tactical guidance, please! The staff officer bowed his head suddenly.

"Order the 1st Wing to retreat immediately, and the 49th Wing to cover the retreat of the 1st Wing!" After Isamu Yokoyama quickly deployed, he turned to the staff officer and said, "Report the information to the group army headquarters." ”

"Hay!" The staff officer bowed his head abruptly and immediately took the order.

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Baoding Army Garrison Headquarters.

An adjutant walked into the headquarters with a telegram with a serious expression, while Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe and Umezu Mijiro were studying the battle situation around the map.

I saw that the adjutant suddenly straightened his hands and feet, and reported: "Tell the general, the first division has sent an urgent telegram!" ”

"Read!" Naosaburo Okabe looked back and said.

"The 1st Division reported that the Shina had crossed the Tang River and launched a fierce attack on the 1st Division's defensive line, and in order to lure the enemy deeper, General Isamu Yokoyama had ordered the 1st Division to retreat one by one." The adjutant said simply and clearly.

"Order the 1st Division to withdraw to Tang County, the 8th Division to withdraw to the direction of Wenren Town, and the 4th Division to withdraw to Qingdu County, and order the follow-up divisions of the Kwantung Army to speed up the march and cut off the retreat of the Reading Army!" Naosaburo Okabe gave four orders in one go.

"Hay!" The adjutant bowed his head sharply and gladly took the order.

"Okabe-kun, it seems that everything is as you expected, this time the Shina Reading Force will not escape." Umezu Mijiro smiled slightly.

"Where, Umezu-kun, this time thanks to you leading the Kwantung Army to help in the battle! Otherwise, the empire will completely lose the entire Hebei and even Pingjin and other vast lands. Naosaburo Okabe said modestly.

On the Dingbao Highway, tanks and armored vehicles were rumbling in the direction of Wangdu Mountain, and groups of infantry were also lined up in a long line.

Due to the hasty escape of the Yue army, the first regiment broke through the defense line of the Yue army without much effort, and began to advance rapidly towards Wangdu Mountain.

Zhang Mingyu followed with two other infantry regiments of the 1st Division.

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Wangdu Mountain, the headquarters of the guard battalion.

Li Gang was dressed in military uniform, fully armed, and half an hour ago, he received a telegram from Zhang Mingyu to lead the guard battalion to break through the siege and join the regiment that rushed to the rescue.

At this time, Wang Hanshan, the commander of the third company, ran up with an excited face, and reported upright: "Camp, the little devil has withdrawn!" ”

"Huh?" Li Gang said awe-inspiringly: "Withdrawn? ”

"yes!" Wang Hanshan nodded again and again and said, "The little devil has withdrawn in the direction of Qingdu." ”

"Could it be that a group has already called?" Li Gang muttered.

"What are we going to do with the camp?"

"Order all companies to break through immediately and join the first regiment!" Li Gang waved his hand and took the lead towards the bottom of the mountain.

……………………… Yanmen Pass. Since ancient times, it has been a battleground for soldiers.

The Sixth Group Army, the vanguard of the Jin Sui Army, under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Yang Aiyuan, marched out of Pingxing Pass, one of the eighteen passes of Yanmen Pass.

This time, the Jin Sui army went north by two routes, the first road was the Yang Aiyuan Department of the Sixth Group Army of the Second Theater, and the troops went out of Yanmen through Xinkou.

The second route was personally led by Yan Xishan, and entered Hebei through Niangzi, and more than 100,000 soldiers of the two armies were directed at Baoding and other places.

Yan Xishan set up his headquarters in Pingshan County, which was only more than 70 miles away from Shimen, more than 200 miles away from Qingdu and more than 150 miles away from Dingbei County.

Backed by Taihang Mountain, the front of the riverside plain, belongs to the Hebei Plain.

In the headquarters, as soon as Yan Xishan sat down, Adjutant Xu Youde strode in.

Snapped and reported to Yan Xishan: "Commander! Scouts found in Yangqu, and the Anping generation found a large number of military troops. ”

"What? Said army? Where did the army come from, how many people are there? Yan Xishan asked.

"Commander Hui, according to the scouts' report, there are at least 100,000 troops in the two places, and the movements of the troops are extremely hidden, and it seems that there is a target movement to the north." Xu Youde replied.

"What? More than 100,000 people So many people from Hebei are talking about me? Isn't it true that I have been defeated by the Reading Army? How can there still be so many troops in Hebei? And what do you mean by purposeful action? Yan Xishan asked puzzled.

"This lowly position is not clear, according to our men, all of these troops are moving quietly in the direction of Dingbei, and their actions are very strange, our small forces are encountered, but they do not seem to be in the mood for battle, and always get out of the battle very quickly, and then continue to advance north." Xu Youde said.

"And that kind of thing?" Yan Xishan was confused and said: "Order the forward troops to stop advancing immediately, and the scouts will closely monitor my movements." "Originally, Yan Laoxi soldiers came out of the three promotions to be able to grab some territory, after all, it is easy to fish in troubled waters.

But now there are suddenly more than 100,000 troops out of thin air, which makes Yan Xishan suddenly confused, more than 100,000 soldiers, even if he sticks his 200,000 troops into it, he can't win. Therefore, he immediately thought of ordering the troops who had already advanced to the Lingshou area to stop advancing and wait and see what happened.

"Yes!" Xu Youde stood up and immediately took the order.

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At the foot of Wangdu Mountain, the guard battalion and the first regiment successfully joined forces, and Niu Tiangui immediately ordered the signal corps to send a telegram to Zhang Mingyu to report the situation.

At this time, Zhang Mingyu was sitting in the armored command car and rushed to Wangdu Mountain, when suddenly the armored car braked suddenly.

At this time, a staff officer was already standing outside the car door with a telegram in his hand, and when he saw Zhang Mingyu, he said straightforwardly: "Military seat, a regiment called, successfully rendezvous with the guard battalion, and a regiment asked for instructions." ”

Zhang Mingyu had already thought that the little devil wanted to surround himself around Qingdu, so he would pull out his teeth and take Qingdu first and then make plans. , He immediately said to the staff officer: "Call back to a regiment and attack Qingdu immediately!" The guard battalion followed suit. ”

"Yes!" The staff officer stood upright and turned to leave.

(To be continued)