Zuo Quan, political commissar of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, urgently notified the troops in Jining, Qianqi, Zhongqi, Huade, Kangbao, Guyuan, and other places to immediately encircle Xinghe County, and at the same time ordered the integrated 300th Division of the northern Shanxi front to immediately get rid of the entanglement of the enemy in front of them and return to aid Xinghe County, and the defenders of Xinghe County also received a death order .......to hold Xinghe County at all costs. If the political commissar sacrifices, the battalion commander will command on his behalf, and the battalion commander will sacrifice by the company commander, even if he fights to the last person, he is not allowed to withdraw from the position, and Xinghe County must hold the ........."

Under the deliberate propaganda of the Yue army, the news that Han Yunhua, commander of the Inner Mongolia Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, was surrounded by the Yue army soon spread throughout North China, and even spread all over the north and south of the river after only one day. In the eyes of many people, Han Yunhua is an invincible god of war, but now the god of war is about to fall, and the blow to the Chinese people can be imagined. Therefore, in the evening of the same day, the [***] Central Committee issued an emergency telegram, ordering all units of the Eighth Route Army to rescue Han Yunhua, who was surrounded by the army on Daqing Mountain, at all costs. The 129th Division, the 115th Division, the 120th Division, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, the Central Hebei Military Region, and the Southern Hebei Administrative Office all received orders to rescue Han Yunhua.

After receiving the news from the military commanders, out of respect for Han Yunhua, a general, and his recognition of this young hero of resistance, Chiang Kai-shek himself had a rare order to Yan Xishan, the commander of the Second Theater of Operations, to rescue Han Yunhua at all costs.

After receiving the telegram sent by the Central Military Commission, Han Yunhua immediately sent a reply telegram to the Yan'an side in the name of the commander of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, in which he carefully analyzed the current comparison of the enemy's forces and came to the conclusion that as far as North China is concerned, the strength of the Yue Army is not as good as before, and it is not much different from the Eighth Route Army. As long as it is used properly, the strength of the army in North China will be greatly weakened. Although he himself is still surrounded by the Yue army, and there are not many troops around him, but the unique geographical location of Daqingshan gives him good protection, and he dare not say it for a long time, but there is no problem in holding Daqingshan for a month. Moreover, according to the deployment of the army, he has already made a new battle plan and adjusted the tasks of various troops, so I hope that the party Central Committee will not mobilize the army for him, because that will give the army many opportunities to break our army. For the sake of the liberation of the country and the nation, the party Central Committee should seize the opportunity to wipe out in one fell swoop all the troops that have penetrated deep into the hinterland of our army.

Han Yunhua's telegram was quickly sent to [***]'s desk, and he did not think that Han Yunhua's insistence [***] was to die to save face, but that Han Yunhua was ready to use himself as a bait to create conditions for other troops in the Inner Mongolia Military Region. Although [***] is very opposed to Han Yunhua's approach, no matter how strong the defense force around Han Yunhua is now, but in terms of the situation, he Han Yunhua is still surrounded by more than 40,000 troops. It's good if he can achieve certain results as Han Yunhua said, but if he himself has any accidents, it is to shoot himself in the foot, which is a typical loss of his wife and soldiers.

However, the Party Central Committee is also very clear that even if other units of the Eighth Route Army work overtime to catch up, they may not be in a hurry, and besides, there are so many blockade lines along the way, and the casualties of the troops will definitely not be small this time. However, out of trust in Han Yunhua, after discussing with other leaders of the Central Military Commission, it was decided that Han Yunhua would still command the battle in the north, but Han Yunhua wanted to assure the Party Central Committee that he was safe, no matter what method he used, but within three days, the Party Central Committee would see that Han Yunhua still had the minimum ability to protect himself.

Han Yunhua was still very touched by the care and trust of the Party Central Committee, and as for the means for the Party Central Committee to let him prove that he had the means to protect himself, Han Yunhua was not worried at all, although the sudden attack of the Yue Army did catch him off guard, but it also gave Han Yunhua a chance. Han Yunhua is now a commander with hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, and his strategic vision is beyond the reach of ordinary people. In Han Yunhua's view, the previous army was to protect himself before beating people, and he had to protect himself before beating people. But this time, in order to beat people, the army also transferred the troops guarding the house.

According to Qian Zhuangfei's intelligence department's investigation, the defense of the entire North China region, especially the entire province of Hebei, is extremely empty. This made Han Yunhua see an opportunity, an unprecedented opportunity to beat the little devil. Han Yunhua is not an arrogant person, now that the War of Resistance has entered its third year, the edge of the army is not as sharp as before, and now he is no longer the little minion who just crossed back with only three or four hundred remnants of defeated generals. With more than 400,000 troops in hand, Han Yunhua saw hope, saw the hope of ending the war ahead of schedule, and the Chinese nation took off ahead of schedule.

According to intelligence, the defenders of Beiping now have only one infantry brigade and three groups of the puppet North China Security Army, which is not a little less than the previous two divisions, one chariot wing, two cavalry brigades, one heavy artillery brigade, three artillery wings, and the defenders of the puppet army's three infantry divisions and two cavalry regiments. Therefore, Han Yunhua ordered Master Chen to not worry about the safety of Xinghe County and himself, and at the same time, he could also ignore the safety of Chengde, but he must take Beiping City, as long as Beiping is taken, then the foundation of the ruling army in North China will be shaken, and no matter how great the sacrifice is, it will be worth it.

At the same time, the cavalry group of the Yue army has not appeared in the hinterland of eastern Hebei according to the predetermined plan, as long as this cavalry group is completely annihilated, then the mobility of the Yue army will be greatly reduced, so Han Yunhua ordered Wan Guoquan and Aolige to completely annihilate this cavalry group of the Yue army at all costs. The instructor and the Southern Hebei Administrative Office and the 334 Brigade received an order that the whole army should quickly move north, temporarily hand over the territory of southern Hebei to Gao Shuxun's department, and [***] troops should immediately go north to attack Shimen, the most important transportation hub city in North China, and the Central Hebei Military Region and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region should fully cooperate with the instructor.

At the same time, Han Yunhua also sent a telegram to Zuo Quan in Guisui, ordering Zuo Quan to immediately send out the highest state of the entire military region and immediately mobilize the young and middle-aged people in the area under his jurisdiction to join the army. In the past, in order not to destroy the productivity of the base area, Han Yunhua generally placed the young and middle-aged people who came to join the Inner Mongolia Military Region to work in factories and enterprises, and rarely recruited into the army, unless they had any special ability.

But now Han Yunhua needed a large number of troops to complete his plan, so he had to urgently form new troops. At the same time, Han Yunhua also ordered the security regiments, county brigades, and district squads of all counties of the Inner Mongolia Military Region to immediately meet in their respective county seats, and then immediately rush to Guisui to wait for dispatch after the reorganization was completed.

The offensive of the Yue army has not stopped for a moment, and it has been going on the offensive for nine hours since last night. Listening to the rumbling sound of cannons at the foot of the mountain, Han Yunhua's mood was not bad, and of course it was not good. The battle of the Yue army was indeed extraordinary, and the defense line temporarily built by the guard regiment at the foot of the mountain lasted less than four hours before being defeated by the Yue army, and the position was finally pushed into the group of pillbox fortifications built by Han Yunhua before.

After two years of construction, the defense of the Daqingshan headquarters has reached the point of reaching the pinnacle, every mountain pass is made of reinforced concrete bunkers and trenches, Mingbao is good to say, although the ordinary cannon is not a big threat to the steel-concrete structure of the bunker, but that can not support the frontal attack of the field heavy artillery. However, the dark fort is much more difficult to fight, and the general dark fort is all built to the mountain strength, and the heavy artillery of the army does not even react at all. In order to prevent the army from relying on the air force to bomb the buildings on the mountain, Han Yunhua built the future work site of Daqingshan underground when he designed the Daqingshan defense system, so Han Yunhua is still very confident in the defense system of Daqingshan.

Han Yunhua's biggest concern now is the battle on the front line in eastern Hebei, Li Dayong's side has been resisting for eight days, although Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka commanded the troops to attack non-stop, and Li Dayong's defense line has also been withdrawn more and more, and now it is less than five kilometers away from Qian'an City. In Li Dayong's words, he held out for a week at most, and it was impossible for the Yue army to attack eastern Hebei on a large scale during this week, but it was difficult to say whether his troops would be able to block the attack of the Yue army after a week. In just over a week of fighting, Li Dayong's unit lost more than 16,000 wounds, and more than 9,000 people were killed in direct battle, and more than 3,000 were seriously wounded.

But in any case, the cavalry unit of the Yue army has appeared in the hinterland of eastern Hebei according to the predetermined plan, and Wan Guoquan and Aolige have also prepared for the cavalry duel, as long as irreversible things do not happen, this cavalry group of the Yue army will definitely die, which is also where Han Yunhua's confidence lies.

"Yun Qian, how long is it until dawn, and how is the battle going ahead?" Han Yunhua asked without raising his head.

"Brother, it's five o'clock in the morning, and it's only an hour before dawn. The battle ahead was quite smooth, and the army launched eleven charges during the night, and even used poison gas bombs, but they were all beaten down by our guard regiment. Just now, the army stopped shelling, but the little devils on the position still did not withdraw from their positions, and it seemed that they were preparing to take a break and attack again. Han Yunhua replied quickly, as Han Yunhua's guard commander, the battles in front were all personally commanded by Han Yunqian. For the safety of her brother and everyone, Han Yunqian showed all the strength of the guard regiment.

"What about the casualties of the troops, and how long can they hold out?" Han Yunhua continued to ask.

"There are complete fortifications, although the attack of the army is very fierce, but the casualties of our army are not large, according to the estimation of this offensive strength, we can support at least more than a month and a half."

Han Yunhua secretly calculated that it was impossible for the army to stay in Daqingshan for a month no matter what, not to mention how many people would survive in one division and two brigades of the army a month later, and it would be impossible for the supplies and ammunition brought by the army to support so many days.

"Very good, I will leave the battle of Daqingshan to you. Is there any news on the Jidong front? Han Yunhua's voice was still so calm, he couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad.

Han Yunqian tried to ease her mood, and then continued to answer: "Don't worry, brother, with me, I won't allow anyone to hurt you." There was a telegram from Jidong two hours ago, and my brother was resting at that time, so I asked the telegraph operator to put the telegram on your desk.

Han Yunhua quickly walked to the table in three steps and two steps, then picked up the telegram on the table and read it. The telegram was sent by Wan Guoquan and Aolige, who told Han Yunhua that the cavalry unit of the Yue army had taken the bait and was expected to meet Wan Guoquan's mechanized brigade this morning. The cavalry division of Aurege had already cut off the rear route of the cavalry units of the Yue Army, and the whole battle was going according to the predetermined plan, without any mistakes.

Those who are familiar with the history of the Japanese army know that in April 1575, after the death of Takeda Shingen, his son Takeda Nobuyo led 15,000 cavalry to fight against Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga at Nagashino Castle. In this battle, the ironclad cavalry that had been run by the Takeda family for generations was defeated by the muskets of the Oda army, and almost all the troops were wiped out. This was the first time in the history of this war that the musket played a decisive role. From this point on, the cavalry of the book went into decline. However, despite this, the cavalry that had fallen into decline also participated in the war of aggression against China.

The decline of cavalry is obvious to all, and the role of cavalry on the battlefield where weapons are mainly used is already minimal. But Han Yunhua knew that for the current Yueben, the cavalry was still very effective. Because of China's geographical terrain and backward transportation, the vast majority of the Chinese army's cars could not be used on the road at all, and at this time, the flexible cavalry became the first choice for the Japanese army to improve its mobile combat capability. In fact, as early as 1919, the eighth year of Taisho, Lieutenant General Kunijiwu proposed the abolition of cavalry, but the decision was made in the 11th year of Showa, that is, in 1936, the military preparation meeting of the General Staff Headquarters decided to abolish the cavalry of the army. However, due to the strong advocacy of the king of the rank of the father, a cavalry brigade was retained, that is, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, codenamed "Chengbing". However, in fact, until around 1937, when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, on the Chinese battlefield, the cavalry units of the army that invaded China were far more than one brigade. A study of the battle sequence of the invasion of China shows that in 1937 "VII. Before the "Seven Incidents," there were 4 cavalry brigades and 25 cavalry wings stationed in China. The main cavalry force of the cavalry was in the formation of the Kwantung Army, including the 1st Cavalry Brigade, the 3rd Cavalry Brigade (stationed in Jiamusi, and later subordinated to the 5th Army), and the 4th Cavalry Brigade (stationed in Hailar). "VII. After the "Seven Incidents", the cavalry group (under the jurisdiction of the 1st and 4th cavalry brigades) was transferred from the Kwantung Army to the North China Front. Cavalry brigades are usually formed from two cavalry wings and one cavalry artillery wing. For example, the 4th Cavalry Brigade under the 12th Army, the brigade commander, Major General Fujita Shigeichi, has two wings of cavalry, the 25th and 26th, as well as the 4th Cavalry Wing and the Baggage Team.

Compared with the cavalry of the Yue Army, the Chinese cavalry is obviously much rougher and cheaper, just as such a large cavalry unit under Han Yunhua is actually incomplete. The Chinese cavalry was composed of knights, horses, and sabers, and the cavalry of Yuben was obviously much better. Whether it is on the horses or in terms of weapons and equipment, the Chinese cavalry is far inferior to the cavalry of Yuben. Since ancient times, horses have been short and unsuitable for cavalry combat. There are 8 types of horses, including Togaara, Mizaki, Kiso, Noma, Hokkaido, Tsusu, Yonaguni, and Miyako. It is said that the horses of this cavalry attach great importance to the bloodline of horses. Each war horse has its own identity card, indicating the horse's birth, pedigree, and so on. The Anglo-Norman horse is the main breed of the war horse, and this kind of war horse that is a mixture of Norman horses and purebred horses in the Normandy region of France has a great influence. Since the father of the cavalry, "Akiyama Yoshiko", had studied cavalry in France, Akiyama Yoshiko also strongly recommended the Anglo-Norman horse to the Ministry of War. In addition to the great influence of the French [***] advisory group invited to the Meiji army at the beginning of the Meiji era, Akiyama Yoshiko's suggestion is also one of the reasons why 75% of the cavalry horses of the Saimoto use Anglo-Norman horses. Before the Russo-Russian War, he organized two cavalry brigades, commanded by Prince Zaihito of Kanin and Yoshiko Akiyama, both of whom graduated from the French Cavalry School. In the use of light cavalry to break the relationship, the detour is very powerful. Prince Zaihito of the palace was the first to advocate the deployment of light machine guns in the cavalry units, and Akiyama Yoshiko broke 100,000 with 8,000 in the Battle of Heitaigou, killing the corpses of the world's first Cossack cavalry. Most of the cavalry in the war of aggression against China were divisional cavalry subordinate to divisions. For example, the 1st Cavalry Wing is subordinate to the 1st Division, and the 8th Cavalry Wing is subordinate to the 8th Division, and when the 41st Division of the Invasion of China Army stationed in Linfen, Shanxi Province was formed for the needs of the war of aggression against China, the 15th Cavalry Wing originally stationed in Xi Shino was changed to the 41st Cavalry Wing. Some divisions have cavalry brigades under their jurisdiction, such as the 13th, 18th, 101st, and 114th divisions. For example, the 2nd and 11th brigades are under the jurisdiction of the Reading Cavalry Squadron, and the Guards Mixed Brigade within the 21st Army is under the jurisdiction of the Guards Cavalry Squadron. The cavalry of the division and regiment followed the main force of the division and regiment to fight in various places, and the combat performance can be seen in the history of each division and regiment. However, there were no large-scale operations and operations, and most of the methods of operations adopted were rapid raids, searches, reconnaissance and subsequent policing. The only one capable of acting alone is the cavalry group, which is equivalent in size to a division and two brigades under it

(To be continued)