Han Yunhua's first reaction when he heard this news was that this was a big trouble, Han Yunhua thought that the most mysterious special forces in the Japanese army were coming, otherwise it would be impossible to eliminate the reconnaissance company trained by the saber special operations brigade with the ordinary troops of the Japanese army, and the surviving soldiers of the reconnaissance company did not react to the devils who fought with them, there were only about one squadron or so, and it would definitely not exceed three hundred.

Han Yunhua knew that during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army did have a combat detachment similar to the special forces of later generations, and this Japanese special force called the "Special Advance Killing Squad" was composed of real elite soldiers selected from the most elite infantry divisions of the Japanese army in all aspects, and also underwent a long period of extreme training, and its combat effectiveness was extremely strong, and it participated in many battles against the Chinese army during the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Some of the combat methods used by this "special advance killing squad" have already taken the rudiments of special operations, such as "decapitation operations," "key strikes," "battlefield sniping," and other special combat techniques have appeared on the battlefield of resistance against Japan.

What worries Han Yunhua the most is that this special killing team has participated in operations against the Eighth Route Army many times. According to historical records, the clothing and weapons of these people completely imitated the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, and they appeared in the hinterland of various base areas of the Eighth Route Army many times, with the main tasks of attacking the command center of the Eighth Route Army, sniping and killing senior officers of the Eighth Route Army, collecting intelligence and sabotage.

During his studies at the National University of Defense Technology, Han Yunhua once read the article "Liu Bocheng and the 1942 Anti-Sweep," in which the Chinese side described the Japanese army as follows: "Each person printed and distributed a photo of the head of the Eighth Route Army, a resume, a map of the deployment of our troops, a fake letter, and a fake road slip. They also adopted strict secrecy measures for the entire operation -- dressed in civilian clothes, painted brown on their faces, disguised as our party, government, and military functionaries, brought their own rations, straw and raincoats, and even wore straw sandals on their feet, carried large backpacks, did not walk on the main roads, did not light fires for cooking, did not stay in villages and hotels, or scattered and lurking in wheat fields, caves, and valleys on both sides of the highway to eavesdrop on our telephones, or arrested individual people, or used small radio stations to reconnoiter and report the movements of our troops...... During the journey, I learned that Deng Lao was in Taiyue, and specially marked the words 'in Taiyue' under the photo of 'Deng Lao'. Later, after Liu Bocheng learned of this, he believed that the accuracy and meticulousness of the Japanese army's intelligence were worthy of reference by the Eighth Route Army. ”

It can be said that since coming to this era, Han Yunhua has paid special attention to the special forces of the Japanese army, which is also the main reason why Han Yunhua sent some of the few special forces in his hands to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

In addition to worrying, Han Yunhua ordered all units of the Inner Mongolia Military Region to quickly assemble that night, and all units of the military region should strictly guard against sneak attacks by the Japanese army, especially attacks by small Japanese troops. At the same time, Han Yunhua also ordered Li Dingguo's Feilong Special Operations Squadron, which was far away in eastern Hebei, and seven infantry battalions sent by the 1st Assault Brigade to form an independent detachment in eastern Hebei of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, with Li Dingguo temporarily serving as the commander of the detachment. They should be responsible for the anti-Japanese activities in eastern Hebei and, if necessary, be responsible for the tasks of the military region.

Han Yunhua originally thought that Terauchi Shouichi would not attack until mid-July at the earliest, but he did not expect that a small encounter in the Zhangbei area would completely detonate the entire powder keg, and when it was more than one o'clock in the morning of July 3, the intelligence officers lurking in the enemy war zone urgently sent a secret telegram saying that a large number of devils were gathering in Shijiazhuang, Baoding and other cities, and most of the counties controlled by the Japanese army began to impose martial law, and it seemed that the devils had made a big move.

Han Yunhua thought that there must be a new change in the war in the Zhangbei area, otherwise the devil would not be so excited.

At one o'clock in the morning, Han Yunhua sent a telegram of inquiry to Yang Chengwu of the 1st Assault Brigade, ordering him to immediately report the latest battle situation of the 1st Regiment on the Zhangbei Southern Front to the military region headquarters. As Han Yunhua expected, the war in Jiang Yunshan's place had a new change, and the devil who had always been violent suddenly became steady.

However, Jiang Spruce's determination to annihilate the Japanese army on the opposite side has not changed, since the Japanese army no longer launched a charge, then Jiang Spruce ordered the soldiers of his department to take the initiative to attack the Japanese army, Jiang Spruce is determined to destroy the Shanglin Brigade on the spot, and avenge the nearly 200 soldiers who died heroically.

The first regiment is all equipped with Japanese-made weapons, the rifles are all 38 big covers, and the machine guns are crooked handles and 96 types, and the two battalions that fought with Jiang Spruce this time are the main battalions of the first regiment, and the weapons and equipment are also the best in the regiment. Therefore, with the issuance of Jiang Spruce's attack order, nearly 1,200 soldiers opened fire on the Japanese troops at the same time, and dozens of light and heavy machine guns fired at the temporary positions of the Shanglin Brigade without any scruples. ,

Kabayashi Yuichi didn't expect Jiang Yunshan to dare to take the initiative to charge his troops, and he was caught off guard for a while, and nearly 200 soldiers were killed and injured by Jiang Yunshan's troops, losing their combat effectiveness. Uebayashi Yuichi was extremely angry, and ordered the artillerymen to ignore their own soldiers and immediately open fire on the nearby Shina troops.

Jiang Yunshan obviously didn't expect that Yuichi Kabayashi would fire at such a close distance, although the Japanese army didn't bring much artillery, but now the troops on both sides are not very many, after more than two hours of fierce fighting, there are certain casualties, and now the loss of one is one less. After losing hundreds of soldiers, Jiang Yunshan reluctantly gave the order to retreat, and the first attack was repulsed by the devils.

Then Jiang Spruce organized two more small-scale charges, but the effect was not very good, and they were all beaten back by the devils. In desperation, Jiang Yunshan had no choice but to order the other two infantry battalions and an artillery battalion that had been assembled to fully support the village.

At the same time, Kamibayashi Yuichi also sent a battle guide to the Kuraku-e-up Nan Osa, who was stationed in Daya Bay, and after asking for instructions from the mountain, Kura-kugashi Yoki-nan immediately reinforced Kamibayashi Yu'ichi with the troops of the remaining two brigades. In this way, what was originally an unprepared skirmish became bigger and bigger, and the confrontation at the company level at the beginning became the current duel between the wing and the integrated regiment.

The actions of the 1st Regiment caused a chain reaction in the defense area of the 1st Assault Brigade, and the 2nd Infantry Regiment and the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Assault Brigade stationed around the 1st Regiment also began to move closer to the southern front, and with the exception of the artillery battalion and guard battalion directly under the brigade headquarters and a newly formed supplementary battalion, all the main forces of the 1st Assault Brigade had basically gathered on the southern front.

However, the commander of the Second Regiment, that is, the former head of the New Sixth Regiment, Wang Huisen, and the head of the Cavalry Regiment Chen Zhi'an (formerly the head of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the Inner Mongolia Military Region) did not inform Yang Chengwu of this matter, and the two regiments were very tacitly assembled in the south of Zhangbei County, but they did not immediately participate in the battle, and they were paying close attention to the battle in Chongdigou Village. It wasn't until Han Yunhua's inquiry telegram reached the brigade headquarters of the 1st Assault Brigade that Yang Chengwu inquired about it and learned that the battle on the southern front of Zhangbei County had expanded to such a scale overnight.

At this time, not only Yang Chengwu couldn't sit still, but even Han Yunhua was in a hurry, he ordered Yang Chengwu to immediately rush to the south of Zhangbei County to command the battle, and at the same time began to dispatch troops according to the predetermined plan, Han Yunhua knew that this unprecedented war had begun.

That night, Shen Yuquan received a telegram from Han Yunhua, ordering him to take the Provisional Independent Second Brigade to protect the passage to the northwest of Shanxi no matter what, and ensure that the people who had not yet withdrawn to the northwest of Shanxi arrived safely in the northwest of Shanxi.

The Saibei Military Sub-district is now the best unit in the development of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, and now it has four integrated infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment, with a total strength of more than 13,000 troops. Li Dayong received an order to continue to be covert and ready to attack Guisui and Baotou at any time.

At the same time, Han Yunhua ordered the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Brigades to immediately set off and rush back to Daqingshan to join up with the 2nd Assault Brigade, the 77th Independent Brigade, and the Guard Brigade. The provisional 1st Independent Brigade began to assemble northward, and the brigade headquarters was withdrawn from Jining City.

At 8:10 a.m. on 3 July, the Second Assault Brigade, the Guard Brigade, the 77th Independent Brigade, the First Cavalry Brigade, the Second Cavalry Brigade, the First Artillery Regiment, the Second Artillery Regiment, the Fire Support Regiment, the First Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, and the Saber Special Operations Brigade were assembled in Daqingshan.

The atmosphere in the conference room in Daqingshan was extremely tense, Han Yunhua looked around at the dozen or so brigade-level military and political chiefs present, and then said in a low voice: "Comrades, last night the First Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army's Yamashita Brigade stationed in Zhangjiakou launched a brazen attack on the defense area of the First Assault Brigade of our Military Region, and at the same time, the Japanese troops in North China were dispatched one after another, and the Japanese North China Front Army officially began a new round of offensive against our Military Region. According to information from the intelligence department, the Japanese army attacked our military region with nearly 100,000 troops, and they were divided into three routes and headed for our base area. The first road was the 21st Division of the Japanese Army and the Yamashita Brigade stationed in Zhangjiakou as the main force, with a division of puppet troops, with a total strength of about 26,000 people. The second road was dominated by the main forces of the 26th Division, the 4th Mixed Brigade and the 39th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army stationed in Mongolia, with a total strength of about 32,000 people. The third Japanese army was dominated by the Sixth Division and the four cavalry divisions of the puppet Mongolian army Li Shouxin, with a total strength of 40,000 troops. ”

After finishing speaking, Han Yunhua continued: "Comrades, the enemy situation is like this, because this war is related to the future and fate of our Inner Mongolia Military Region and even the entire Communist Eighth Route Army, so I will make a decision for a while. From now on, every word I say is an unquestionable command, and as long as it is an order, you must carry it out to the letter, can you do it? ”

"Yes, I !! to ensure that the task is completed"

These brigade commanders and political commissars were all brought out by Han Yunhua, and he even pulled them up with one hand, so the orders to Han Yunhua were obeyed.

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