Xiaolu soon received a telegram from Chifeng and other places, saying that Chifeng's devil army had stopped the battle to clear the advance team and seemed to be retreating. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info Xiaolu listened to this information and couldn't cry or laugh.

At present, his real purpose in his heart is just to pull the team back to the Northeast, and he has no great ambitions. The actions he made were nothing more than an attempt to cover up his own attempts. However, the joint operation of several other units in northern Shaanxi has a greater strategic intention, that is, to influence the war situation and the will of the people throughout the country under the existing circumstances.

It's a pity that the true intention of the action was discovered by the devil, and he increased his troops to Chengde and blocked his own way.

Tianjin also called, saying that the devil puppet army in Tangshan was urgently mobilized, and the target was Chengde.

The Beiping underground party also sent a telegram. Contrary to other places, Beiping is extremely empty, the puppet police and gendarmes are all dispatched, and at present, the huge city of Beiping is unmanned. Ordinary people almost no one goes to the streets, and there are already some ** people who have taken to the streets to make trouble.

At the same time, news came from the front line of the Miyun blocking battle, the enemy had retreated, and it was too late to report, Li Lanchi was on the left, Zhu Chi was on the right, and Wan Quance, who was blocking, was behind, and the three of them led the troops and had already chased down.

The unexpected happened again.

What's next?

If they continue to the north according to the plan, they may be attacked by the devils of Chifeng, Tangshan and Tianjin, and the Japanese have obviously obtained their own strategic intentions. Did something go wrong in Nanjing, or did the Japanese spy network in North China discover their intentions?

It seems that North China has not cleared the Japanese pseudo-spy network, as if the land has not been deeply cultivated, and there are too many problems. The first step in the Northeast is to eliminate the spy network. After the purge, although there were also traitors, most of the traitors got in touch with the anti-Japanese organizations through the door, and they did not dare to sincerely work for the Japanese. The Japanese did not have enough information, and the current Northeast and the rural areas of North China in the middle of the Anti-Japanese War in history were the same, and the anti-Japanese forces were naturally like a fish in water.

It seems that there is only one way to hit Beiping in the south.

If Beiping is hit, the devils in Tianjin and Tangshan will change the direction of travel, and the devils in Chifeng may also divert to Tangshan in order to quickly reinforce them. In this way, the road to the north was smoothed.

Another advantage of fighting Beiping is that it is politically correct, which can echo the battlefields in northern Jiangsu and southern Jiangsu and reduce the pressure there.

Xiaolu immediately made a decision and ordered the three forces to pursue the enemy, not to annihilate them halfway, to chase the enemy to Beiping, and to liberate Beiping. In addition, Xiaolu ordered Wang Santai to lead his troops and the newly reorganized troops of Baoding to reoccupy the three county towns of Miyun Shunyi and Huairou, and then, to liberate Pinggu County. Luo Cequn's vanguard troops sent troops to continue to open up the road to the north, and the headquarters moved back to Miyun.

Finally, the advance troops in North China were asked to try to sabotage the railway from Tangshan and Tianjin to Beiping, so as to delay the progress of the Japanese army. In doing so, it was to put on a posture of a decisive battle against Beiping, prompting the Japanese to make up their minds to reinforce Beiping.

Xie Chengrui came to ask to join the battle, but Xiaolu stopped him. The fuel will still be useful in the future, and it is necessary to save some of it, and the tank battalion will stand by and draw out cadres to educate the liberation fighters.

"Liberation fighters?" Xie Chengrui asked. For him, it's a new word.

Xiao Lu said: "It's the newly captured warrior." More than 2,000 new prisoners were captured in front of this position, and they were immediately educated and converted. You can't keep calling them prisoners, just call them liberation fighters. ”

March 23, 1938.

Eight o'clock in the morning. The devils who retreated to Shunyi were defeated and continued to flee south to Beiping. In the afternoon, the rout retreated to Beiping City, and the pursuers also followed into Beiping. As with the situation of the intelligence response, since the defenders of Beiping City were all fighting in Miyun, and the air defense of Beiping City was weak, Li Lanchi and Zhu Chi occupied Beiping, and are currently issuing a notice to reassure the people to expand the results of the battle and occupy various organs.

Wan Quance marched eastward and surrounded Tongzhou. The Tongzhou security team revolted, welcomed Wanquance into Tongzhou, and the two joined forces to exterminate the remaining devils in Tongzhou City, and Tongzhou was recovered.

Wan Quance left 1,000 people to reorganize the troops of the uprising, clear out the traitors and the puppet regime, and led the rest of the troops to kill the Nanyuan barracks.

Xiaolu reported the situation to northern Shaanxi, and Mao personally wrote a notice to calm the people, instructing Xiaolu to copy it overnight and distribute it widely in Beiping. In addition, Mao sent a telegram to the Northern Bureau, asking the Beiping underground party not to be exposed.

Then, Xiaolu sent a telegram and talked about his plan to retreat, that is, when the enemy in North China was concentrated in Beiping, he insisted on the original plan and returned to the northeast through the mountains near Chengde.

In the evening, Xiaolu went to the backyard of the Miyun County Government to visit Shouichi Terauchi.

There was a platoon of soldiers standing guard in the courtyard, and Koji took an interpreter into the house where Shouichi was being held.

It's not so much detention as residential surveillance. This room is very clean and warm, and Terauchi Shouichi's health is much better, and he has been thinking about meeting Koji, and he is very calm.

After Xiao Lu came in, he introduced himself: "Hello, I am Lieutenant General Lu Xiaoming, and I am the commander of this army. ”

Shouichi Terauchi: "What is the name of your unit?" ”

The translator translated, Xiaolu: "My unit does not have a number, it is composed of troops guarding Nanjing and being disabled." ”

Shouichi Terauchi: "The crippled troops? ”

Xiaolu: "Yes, and the captured puppet army. The puppet army of the uprising. ”

Terauchi Shouichi: "I know that your combat effectiveness is strong, and it is a battle commanded by you in southern Hebei. I was looking for your troops in Hebei for a decisive battle, and you escaped. Later, an army was found near Beiping under the banner of the Imperial Army. The General Staff argued fiercely. Today, it seems that it is really you. However, I ask you, with such troops, can you occupy Beiping? ”

Xiaolu: "Good news for you, Beiping has been recovered." ”

Shouichi Terauchi: "Really? You actually did it? That's what you're going to say to me that is important? ”

Xiaolu: "No, no, no, it's a trivial matter, it's trivial compared to my important topic. The recovery of Beiping is just a tactical move by me to contain the battlefield in Xuzhou. What I want to say is indeed related to the fate of the Japanese nation and nation. But I don't want to say it today, I want you to think about why I was able to conquer Beiping today, and then I will say it. ”

Shouichi Terauchi: "This doesn't need to be thought, it's not because we have few people in Beiping. ”

Xiaolu said: "Why are there so few people?" I went to Xuzhou. Why do you need so many troops to go to Xuzhou? Because there are many Chinese troops, and the Chinese army counterattacked. Why did the Chinese army fight back? Think about it overnight. Tomorrow if you figure it out, I'll talk to you about important topics. It is recommended that you think from a strategic point of view, and do not always think about the success or failure of tactics. ”

Being taught by a hairy young man sentence by sentence, Shouichi Terauchi could hardly see unpleasantness, but thought seriously. Xiao Lu suddenly changed his opinion of him. He did not act rashly, endured humiliation and burden, and studied the strategy of invading China wholeheartedly. Such an enemy is a terrible enemy.

March 24, 1938.

A total of 8,000 people surrounded the Nanyuan barracks, and Zhu Chi divided a group of 1,000 people to attack Nanyuan Airport.

At noon, the headquarters of the 109th Division broke through the encirclement, and on the way to the airport, it fought fiercely with Zhu Chiwan's headquarters, and both sides suffered casualties. In the afternoon, the command withdrew to the airfield. Zhu Chi bombarded the airfield with the only mountain artillery he had captured, and only one reconnaissance plane escaped from the air, and the rest of the planes were all destroyed.

Later in the evening, the Japanese airfield guard unit and the division guard unit were all wiped out, a brigade and the headquarters of the 109th Division in the Beiping area were all annihilated, and the division commander Shigemao Yamaoka committed suicide by disembowelment.

Wang Santai fought for half a day, and in the evening, Pinggu recovered.

On this day, the troops were already tired, and some soldiers fell asleep and were killed during the battle. In addition, all the troops were short of food and grass, and they obtained a large amount of grain by plundering the traitors, but some troops had to exchange the unprocessed grain with the people, and exchanged three catties of unprocessed grain for one catty of dry food.

March 25, 1938.

The troops in various places temporarily stopped the offensive, repaired the troops, and restored order in the city.

The path was electrified to the whole country: On the way back to the northeast, the Northeast Advance Army attacked Beiping together with the local anti-Japanese forces. Now, Peking has been recovered. Our army relied on the remnants of the defense of Nanjing, plus the rebel troops in Baoding and Cangzhou and other places, and recovered Beiping last night. At present, Shunyi, Huairou, Miyun, Pinggu and other counties near Beiping have been recovered. Our army is expanding its gains, recovering other towns, accumulating strength, and striving for greater victories.

At the same time as the power was sent, the headquarters moved and headed for Beiping. Several trucks, sedans, escorted by four military vehicles, set off.

It is already early spring, and the spring in Beiping comes earlier than the spring in the Northeast, and there is no wind in the past few days, and the grass and trees have some greenery.

As soon as the convoy of the headquarters entered the city, two signal soldiers on horseback came, who came from the temporary headquarters of Beiping, and sent a few telegrams and several newspapers to Xiaolu, all of which were extraneous.

The major newspapers in Peking all published the telegram in the form of an extra number. In addition, the telegram said that the news had been published in newspapers in major cities across the country, and the confidence of the people of the whole country was slightly stronger.

The convoy continued towards the headquarters.

From time to time, I saw soldiers patrolling in small groups along the road, and there were many cadres in military uniforms and some students on the street posting slogans, and there were many pedestrians, and the shops were open for business.

When I walked into the Iron Lion Alley, I saw a little bit of the battlefield, and several sections of the wall were blown down.

Before entering the gate of the headquarters, I saw a few soldiers taking down the big sign of the Japanese headquarters. The trail said: "Stop." He jumped out of the car and said, "Take a few pictures of me in front of the Japanese headquarters and send them out." ”

The soldier hung the sign back, and a command paperwork began to take pictures. Just took a few photos, Li Lanchi brought a few people with cameras, who were obviously reporters.

Li Lanchi and Xiaolu whispered a few words and asked the reporters to take pictures.

A few hours later, the local newspaper in Peiping published a photo of the small road at the gate of the Japanese North China Front Headquarters in Tieshi Hutong.

Li Lanchi and Xiaolu walked into the headquarters, and Xiaolu said: "How is the puppet government and traitors in Beiping cleaned up?" ”

Li Lanchi said: "Ninety percent of the people on the list have been caught, and their families have been controlled. There are too many people arrested, and there are not enough people to interrogate, so they can only interrogate those who need to be important first. Already under the designation of the underground party, thirty people were determined to be executed. In addition, in addition to the traitors arrested in various places a few days ago, there are more than 80 people who have committed the most heinous crimes. ”

Xiao Lu said: "Verify again, as long as there is a blood debt, and the crime is extremely heinous, it can be shot." Don't kill the underground. Before they are shot, they are stripped of all their property. Sign a document with their relatives asking them to give up their property and be able to atone. ”

Li Lanchi said: "Okay." Other minor crimes should be handled in accordance with the experience of the Northeast. They wrote a document to show their loyalty to the anti-Japanese organization, promising to serve the anti-Japanese forces, and they could be released with a symbolic fine. ”

Xiaolu said: "I know time is tight. Let's work harder. In addition, the removal of Japanese property will be intensified. I've been given a few thousand more people to you, and I've been given as many cars as possible. In addition to transporting the wounded, you have the highest priority. ”

Li Lanchi said: "There is another matter, we have different opinions and fierce arguments about the arrest of Japanese nationals. ”

Xiaolu said: "Most of the Japanese expatriates are Japanese spies, time is pressing, there is no time to screen, we will deal with it ourselves, we can only try to kill." If the base area near Beiping is willing to accept them, it is okay not to kill them, but it will take time to do the work. If the Japanese spy network is not destroyed, the anti-Japanese situation will not be opened. ”

At three o'clock in the afternoon, notices for the execution of traitors were posted all over the main streets of Beiping. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the traitor was executed in several places such as the front door. A brief public trial was held at the front door, the guilt was announced, the list was announced, and the immediate execution was taken. This time, more than seventy people were shot.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Xiaolu met with well-known people from all walks of life in Beiping.

The meetings were largely secret, mostly from the business community and a few from the educational sector. Most people were reluctant to be picked up by the command, but came by themselves.

Xiaolu propagated the anti-Japanese proposition and clearly told everyone that because we were outnumbered, it was impossible for us to occupy Beiping for a long time. However, we are all around you, and as long as there are Japanese, there is us. I hope you don't be traitors and don't cooperate with devils.

After the meeting, Xiaolu was about to eat, and the staff officer sent the latest battle report. The battle report said that Zhu Chi waved his army to the south, fought fiercely for half a day, recovered Daxing, and pointed to Fangshan. The Fangshan puppet army revolted, and fought fiercely with the devils stationed in Fangshan for a day, and the devils of a squadron were outnumbered and annihilated by a thousand puppet troops, and Fangshan was recovered. Wan Quance waved his army to the east and recovered Langfang, the defenders of Langfang were small in number, and retreated to Tianjin after a fierce battle.

In addition, there is a briefing that summarizes the situation on the battlefield in Xuzhou. Because of the shaking in North China, Xuzhou was much quieter. However, it is foreseeable that a big war is coming.

Because Langfang was recovered, Tianjin shook. Information from the Tianjin underground party said that the Japanese troops in Tianjin were not building fortifications, but were massing.

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1. The 109th Division directly under the North China Front Army was a temporary division, and the number was soon revoked (transferred back to Japan in September 1939 and withdrawn on December 24, 1939). At that time, the division commander was Yamaoka Shigehou.

2, The 109th Division in 1944 was formed later.

3. This book assumes that the 109th Division of the Japanese Army is the unit guarding Pingjin. Also ask for expert advice.