The theater command did not attach much importance to the counterattack of the Japanese army, it was only the first day, the Chinese army did not get too good gains on the entire front, and did not expose too many attempts, the offensive of the Chinese army on the right wing of Gu'an was very fierce, but the offensive in other places was equally fierce, Gu'an was only relatively weak, so that it was broken through, Okamura's counterattack on the one hand was a declaration of the commander's confidence, he wanted to tell Zhuang Jihua, the morale of the Japanese army in North China was high, you give me caution; On the other hand, the lower front is also mended. The whole \ book / small \ said / net especially in Gu'an, but Zhuang Jihua believes that Song Xilian and Sun Zhen can handle this matter well.

Artillery fire ignited the night, gunfire broke the silence, and fierce battles raged on the entire front. In order to restore the front and block the breakthrough, Lieutenant General Huāmu of Gu'an put the 432nd Wing of the reserve in his hand into the counterattack, and Chen Dingxun also transferred the 375th Brigade from the 125th Division of the reserve to fight, and the two sides fought fiercely all night east of Caojiawu, before dawn. Chen Dingxun thwarted the Japanese attempt. Still firmly in control of the position.

In the rear of the battle line, Xu Zuyi and Gao Songyuan rushed to the Tang Enbo headquarters on the western front overnight, and Tang Shizun led the 23rd Group Army to advance westward overnight, with the 21st Army in front. The 23rd Army then followed up with a long march that stretched for dozens of miles, but fortunately it was the Pingjin area, and the transportation was developed, so it did not cause chaos.

In the southeast of Zhuozhou, the motor roared, Qiu Qingquan sat in his jeep, the canopy of the jeep had been placed behind the car, and the adjutant and the guard were sitting in the back seat, he was biting a cigar in his mouth, grasping the handrail with one hand, and his eyes were shining with pride and pride. Behind him is also a stretch of dozens of kilometers. A fleet of cars with flashing lights.

To the east of Jinghai, Li Tianxia looked angry. Curse loudly. Almost crushing the telegram in his hand, he had just received an order to reinforce the 55th Army in the evening, and the troops had only been set off for two hours. However, the order was received to move westward, and the troops had to turn around and return.

And to the south, the headquarters of the new Eighth Army. Dai Anlan calmly gave the order, and the whole army gathered. Westward.

Western Front, Tang Enbo Headquarters" Tang Yingbai's face was gloomy. He knew he was once again in a supporting role in this big fight. Angry to angry, he had to carry out the order, and he fell from the first time he dealt with Zhuang Jihua. He knew that it would be difficult for him to gain Zhuang Jihua's favor, and if it weren't for the reaction of the chairman, this commander of the Western Front would not have fallen into his hands.

Zhuang Jihua transferred the 23rd Group Army, "He was a little unimpressed, he still had sufficient reserves in his hands, and the 29th Army and the 13th Army were attacking head-on. The Eighty-fifth Army and the Twelfth Army, the entire two armies did not fire a single shot, "there is no need for the 23rd Group Army at all."

"Send a telegram to the theater command, I have ordered the Twelfth Army to move eastward to accept the positions of the Fifth Army, and the positions of the Seventy-third Army to expand to the east, and tomorrow I will intensify the offensive on the front to attract the attention of Gu Shoufu."

In the mountainous area east of Yi County, "Wei Lihuang was checking the map under the dim light of a flashlight, and the radio station not far away made a ticking sound, and Chief of Staff Guo Jiqiao was reporting to him in a low voice the situation of the various troops. Nearly 300,000 interspersed troops were divided into three routes and secretly passed through the eastern foothills of Taihang Mountain and the western foothills of Xishan. Attack Xuanhua Xinbao Zhuolu and cut off the connection between Zhangjiakou and Beiping "to eliminate the Japanese army in this area."

"The Eighty-ninth Army and the New Fourth Army on the right flank. It has crossed Sandan Mountain, and it is expected that it will be able to reach the east bank of the Juma River tomorrow; The 4th Guerrilla Corps of the 49th Army, arrived. Arrive....... Guo Jiqiao searched for it on the map: "Erdaogou, the 14th Group Army and the 115th Division arrived at Jiaolongkou."

"This will not work, the troops are too slow to arrive, and it is impossible to arrive in ten days." Wei Lihuang was a little anxious, and in order to keep it secret, the team took Xiaoxing to stay overnight. Because of this guerrilla area and base area where the Eighth Route Army was carried out, the vanguard of the troops was all guerrillas of the New Fourth Army of the Eighth Route Army, who were responsible for clearing the roads.

However, the terrain in this area is too poor, and the mountains are one after another. There are hardly any intact highways. The only two roads did not dare to be used, for fear of being discovered by Japanese spies. Before the operation, the troops left all 105 heavy artillery pieces behind, and only brought the 92 infantry guns 120 mortars copied by the 75 mountain guns, but even then "the artillery movement was extremely difficult, and the shells were forced to disperse to the infantry units."

Zhuang Jihua gave him 10 days to intersperse, and after 10 days, the 49th Group Army was to launch an attack on Zhuoxian, the 14th Group Army attacked Xin'an, and then received airdrops and supplies in Xin'an, leaving the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army to hold Zhuoxian and Xin'an, and the 49th Group Army and the 14th Group Army all went north, attacked Xuanhua, and encircled Zhangjiakou to defend the enemy.

This plan, extreme risk. It is full of uncertainties, but Wei Lihuang likes it very much. At least in this plan, he is no longer a supporting role, but a protagonist, the protagonist in this general battle destined to be written into the military history of China.

"Do the math. We've been walking for three days before we've come far. More than fifty miles, so that you can get to Zhuo County and the new security guard on time? Wei Lihuang's voice was very thick, and anyone could hear his anxiety.

Guo Jiqiao thought for a while and suggested: "Commander, I haven't seen a Japanese reconnaissance plane in these ways. We can act during the day, the troops put on some makeup, put on the clothes of the villagers, and even if the Japanese plane comes, we will only think that it is the ...... of the people's front team, "But what if it is a Japanese spy?" ，。 Wei Lihuang asked rhetorically.

"Buckle all the villagers you see along the way...... Guo Jiqiao threw out a ruthless move: "Give it to the containment team." When we arrived at our destination, we released them and let them help us transport supplies......

Wei Lihuang was a little embarrassed, this kind of behavior is very common in the tradition of the Chinese army, but after Zhuang Jihua took office in the Fifth War Zone, he strictly ordered the troops not to disturb the people, and any actions to disturb the people were once caught. The disposition was very heavy, and the Military Judge Advocate General's Office of the Theater had rectified military discipline on the Western Front. The Thirteenth Army was shot dead by more than 30 people at one time. The whole army gathered to watch the execution, and Tang Enbo couldn't hold it on his face. was scolded by Zhuang Jihua again, and his resignation letter was torn up on the spot, and then Chiang Kai-shek was on patrol. Keeping it again, Tang Enbo felt face-saving, but the original lax military discipline was greatly improved.

"The commander will not blame the commander, and besides, we can give them some money or food compensation afterwards...... Guo Jiqiao was a little unimpressed, in his opinion. A soldier committing a bit of military discipline is nothing. The military salary has not been paid in full, and the troops have to temporarily take it out to help the refugees, and it is impossible for the soldiers to be free from resentment in their hearts.

"Well, that's it, inform the command of our decision. ”。 Wei Lihuang made up his mind.

After a while. The command called, agreeing with his decision. At the same time, they were reminded that the frontal offensive had begun and that they must speed up their actions. The longer it drags on, the easier it is to leak secrets.

But to Wei Lihuang's surprise, Chen Gxu and Luo Rhuan called at the same time, opposing the detention of the people along the way, pointing out that this is the base of the Eighth Route Army. There is a well-established organization, and there are no Japanese spies in the local area.

Wei Lihuang resolutely refused, and the lives of hundreds of thousands of troops could not pin their hopes on this. Wei Lihuang ordered that the troops along the route must be resolutely implemented. Once the Japanese army detects the movement of the troops, not only the troops will be lost. The whole battle was also in danger of failure.

By daybreak, the Japanese had stopped their counterattack, and after a night of fierce fighting, the soldiers collapsed in the trenches exhausted. The gunfire that had been ringing all night finally subsided, and the front team quickly came up from the rear to carry the wounded down, and the men carried the hastily prepared breakfast into the trenches. Divide them one by one to the soldiers.

The soldiers who had eaten breakfast still did not recover their energy, and fell to the ground sitting or lying down. Basking in the warm sun, there seems to be no war. The officers gathered in the command room and nervously planned their next move.

A new unit moved into position, and after a brief handover of officers from both armies, the troops who had fought fiercely for a night withdrew to rest, and the new troops jumped into the trenches.

Half an hour later, the ferocious platoon artillery rang out, a burst of fire and smoke rose from the opposite position, and the day dawned, and the performance of the Chinese army began.

The shelling was as fierce as ever, and shells rained down. The Japanese positions were instantly enveloped in explosions and smoke. The fire was in full swing.

Half an hour later, the shelling stopped. Sky fighters roared, and a team of silver eagles flew into the battlefield. The Japanese positions were once again bathed in a rain of aerial bullets. Dozens of warhawks circled and supervised the sky on the periphery of the theater of operations, and they blocked the places where Japanese planes might have appeared from four directions, southeast, north, and west.

Li Guidan's protective window is still open. He enjoyed breathing in the air that smelled of gunpowder. The rising smoke below did not attract his attention in the slightest.

"Attention, attention, two cockroaches, due north, height..., bearing.... ”。

Li Guidan perked up: "Understood." Understand, boys, get to work, get started. ，。

, "Head." Leave it to us, isn't it just two cockroaches...... The voice of the team leader came from the earphones, and Li Guidan replied after a little thought: "Okay, let's fight quickly, pay attention, the little devil also has a radar ......."

The four fighters broke away from the formation and disappeared to the north in a flash, and the little devil knew that he was invincible and forcibly took off to fight, Li Guidan must be careful about whether there was any fraud in it, and his main task was not to destroy the Japanese planes, but to protect these bombers.

Li Guidan and his brigade continued to circle the battlefield. There was constant cursing in my ears, and it seemed that the two little cockroaches were not very easy to deal with. During the entire war, except for a brief period of air superiority, they were not able to take advantage of them in the sky.

The Zero fighter is a very good fighter, but it is no longer so, Li Guidan comfortably patted the Mustang sitting down, this is the best fighter, outstanding, flawless.

"Attention, attention, Southeast. Southeast, 46 Japanese aircraft, 46 Japanese aircraft, altitude..., direction ......, course............

Li Guidan's spirits were greatly lifted, like a cat smelling fishy, and he gathered the fighters of the brigade around. Gao Zhihang's order came from the headset, Gao Zhihang ordered him to drag the Japanese plane, and he had already led three brigades to support.

"Divisional commander, it's okay, it's just some cockroaches." ”。 Li Guidan said with a smile. A bunch of joysticks. Led the troops to the east.

The purpose of dragging the Japanese plane was not to worry about Li Guidan's defeat. Instead, Gao Zhihang determined that these Japanese planes came from the sea, and he estimated that they had taken off from an aircraft carrier, so he came to reinforce them on the one hand. On the other hand, four reconnaissance planes were sent to the sea to find these Japanese fleets and sink them.

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