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Chapter 1241 Ci is not in charge of the army

"Bang-bang-"

"Whoosh-"

Rifles lined up with sporadic sparks, light and heavy machine guns spraying coherent tongues of fire, intertwined into a dense network of fire, and from time to time someone fell in a muffled grunt. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It has been an hour and a half since the battle began, but the battle that took place in the north and south of Dongma Bridge is still going on intensely and fiercely.

"Boom-boom-" With the reinforcements of the Japanese artillery squadron on the south bank in place, the situation of the battle changed significantly. Under the repeated blows of Japanese grenadiers, mortars, and field artillery, the attack of the 38th Division, which was identified by the Japanese army as the 29th Army, soon showed a weak follow-up.

A well-trained Japanese infantry brigade with high momentum, with the support of powerful artillery fire, quickly crushed the position of the squadron on the north bank, and although the Chinese officers and soldiers who were shaken in confidence fought bravely and tenaciously and were not afraid of death, they had to turn around and flee after paying the price of more than 700 dead and wounded.

In this escape, the officers and men of the 29th Army, who had launched the attack earlier, did not flee to the position of the Anjia Army in the west direction, but rushed all the way to the north, and fled in frustration to the garrison brigade of the 38th Division in Langfang, which was located in the northwest.

The murderous hundreds of Japanese troops jumped up, rushed through the temporary position in the north of Dongmaqiao, which was full of corpses of Chinese officers and soldiers, stepped on the soil scorched by shells and dense bullet rain, rushed past the burning houses, trees, and weeds along the way, and pursued fiercely without stopping, until they chased four kilometers out, and only then did they collect their troops and return to the camp with satisfaction under the reprimand of the commander, and picked up the guns and ammunition abandoned by the squadron all the way to the ground, and returned triumphantly.

The captain of the 77th Wing, Liden Xingdazuo, stood at the head of the Dongma Bridge, pursed his lips, looked at the lonely Anjia Army position in the west with great disdain, and said in his heart, "The so-called strong force of the Chinese army is nothing more than that, and it seems that we have overestimated our opponents. ”

It turned out that the reason why Liden Xingyi personally led a brigade of Japanese troops to bravely meet the battle was that the commander of the Kawagishi Bunzaburo Division, who heard that his headquarters had been attacked, agreed to Liden Xingyi's plan for battle without hesitation, and decisively ordered the 78th Wing stationed in Wuqing County to quickly reinforce the Beishuangmiao line, and together with an infantry brigade and a cavalry squadron left behind by the 77th Wing, they would keep a close guard on the Anjia Army on the western position, and judge their fighting will and spirit according to the reaction of the squadron in front of them. In order to make targeted arrangements in future wars.

In order to ensure the safety of the attacking troops, Lieutenant General Fumizaburo Kawagishi even gave an order to Major General Yamashita Fumifumi, commander of the 40th Brigade stationed in Tianjin for recuperation, to set out at any time, and once the 17th and 40th Divisions of the Fifth Army Corps of the squadron dared to take advantage of the fire to loot, they would resolutely attack them at all costs. Tianjin City is only three hours away from the Wuqing line, and seeing the weakness and cowardice of the squadron, Lieutenant General Kawagishi Bunzaburo has every reason to believe that his two wings can withstand the frantic attack of the two divisions of the squadron.

Once the battle breaks out, the 40th Brigade will arrive quickly, and it will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on the so-called ace troops of the Anjia Army in the squadron, and no matter how bad it is, it will be able to repel the delusional enemy in front of them.

However, from the beginning of the battle to the end, the entire western front has been quiet, and everything seems to confirm the judgment of the division commander Kawagishi Bunzaburo: The front-line troops of the Anjia Army, known as the most elite of the squadron, do not have the courage to participate in the battle at all, at least the 77th Wing thinks so from the wing commander Koi Dengxing to an ordinary soldier.

After more than two hours of fierce fighting, the more stubborn squadron suffered more than 700 casualties, left more than 300 corpses and many light weapons on the position, and the Japanese army was killed and wounded more than 300 people.

It can be seen from this that the Anjia Army, which was praised by the Kwantung Army as a thorn in the flesh in the eye, is not as terrible as the legend, not to mention that according to the latest information of the North China Army, the 17th Army now stationed in the central and southern parts of North China can no longer even be called the real Anjia Army, because this army is directly under the control of the Nanjing Central Government and the Military Commission, and the real Anjia Army may still be guarding their southwestern lair.

Seeing many examples of the squadron that rapidly declined in combat strength after the change of flag, the 20th Division and the entire regiment believed that the 17th Army, which was currently facing, had retreated into a paper tiger and a showmanship, and they were full of pride in the decisive and resolute action of the division.

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At eleven o'clock in the evening, Tianjin City*** Chinese garrison headquarters.

After receiving the good news that the 77th Wing had successfully routed the invading enemy, captured more than 500 light machine guns and rifles, and had returned safely to the Beishuangmiao barracks, the generals such as Kiyoji Kazuki, Hashimoto Gun, and Kawagishi Fumizaburo finally let go of their heavy worries and a satisfied smile appeared on their faces.

A local sudden battle, which ended in the victory of the Japanese army that passively fought back, was indeed a thing that the top brass of the garrison army was very much looking forward to, and the possible reinforcement or attack of the An Jiajun, which was extremely worried to the generals, did not appear as expected, which seemed to be expected by the generals and was also unexpected.

But in any case, at least this provocation was initiated by the 29th Army, the actual leader of Pingjin, and it was more or less able to cover up the merciless occupation and *** of the 77th Wing of the 20th Division against the Beishuangmiao garrison.

Diplomats and military liaison personnel who have always been strong in their negotiations with China are absolutely willing to use this battle as a threat, and then quickly summon Song Zheyuan and other negotiators of the Political Affairs Committee of the Jicha Prefecture to exert greater pressure on the Chinese side in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner in order to gain more strategic initiative.

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At 11:40 p.m., the headquarters of the Eastern Front of the Anjia Army.

Liang Guangjie, the adjutant commander of the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Provisional Division of the 29th Army, who was tightly pressed to the ground by two guards of the command headquarters, struggled desperately, his military uniform had been torn into strips, and the smoke of artillery shells seemed to be still coming out of his long burnt hair.

This stubborn man who led the escaped brothers of the Third Division took the initiative to attack the Japanese army, and was extremely looking forward to this battle with the support of the powerful Anjia Army, rushed into Lu Yixuan's front-line headquarters after escaping, and his heart was full of guilt for the hundreds of brothers who died in the battle, and he also had endless resentment towards the generals of the 17th Division of the Anjia Army who had promised to resolutely support him:

"You ...... I really didn't expect that you would meet the death and not save you, what anti-Japanese pioneers, what mainstays of the country and nation, all of them are a fucking group of people who seek fame and reputation......"

"Shut up! Escort out! ”

Zhang Zuying, the commander of the 17th Division, shouted angrily, and Liang Guangjie, who was exhausted, was immediately taken out by the guards who rushed up.

The headquarters immediately fell silent, and Liang Guangjie's scolding became farther and farther away, and it became more and more unpleasant, and gradually disappeared.

"Ahh

Zhang Zuying sighed, looked at the expressionless Lu Yixuan with some sadness, and asked with a sigh: "Junzao, are we doing too badly?" ”

Lu Yixuan glanced at Zhang Zuying and threw away the pencil in his hand: "Don't talk nonsense!" What's not authentic? Lao Zhang, Pei Rong, and all of you, do you really think that I would like to see the desperate friendly brothers fight to the death to save their dignity in a surprise attack that fails? Are you willing to watch your already battered allies lose their lives in vain? Even if I'm ruthless, is Commander An also black-hearted?

"Let's think about it, why Commander An agreed to our reluctant decision, you know the details, and you understand the benefits of doing so! Ladies and gentlemen, don't be a woman, you obviously saw that a wing of the Japanese army was coming at high speed, and you learned that the 40th Brigade of the 20th Division was ready to rush to the aid at any time, and you didn't need to think much to know that it would not be possible to get any advantage by launching a strong attack at that time, so why bother with this matter? Instead of putting your main energy on the surprise annihilation battle launched by our division and the 40th division in the early hours of tomorrow morning?

"Here, I would like to remind you one last sentence: Ci is not in charge of the army!"

All the generals lowered their heads one after another, embarrassedly avoiding Lu Yixuan's cold eyes.

In fact, everyone understands in their hearts that the teacher Lu Yixuan is smarter than himself in all aspects, and even Commander An, who rarely praises others, also gave a comment of "steady and resolute after planning", strongly recommending Lu Yixuan to be promoted to deputy commander of the 17th Army, and also handed over the training and command power of the fifteen recruit regiments of the reserve force to his senior brother Lu Yixuan, all the brothers of the 17th Division have incomparable respect and admiration for the teacher, so Lu Yixuan's cold decision tonight naturally has his reasons and ideas, not to mention the consent of Commander An Yi, It also won the firm support of the veteran army commander Hu Jialin.

Lu Yixuan saw that everyone no longer had any objections, his gloomy face finally looked better, he picked up the pencil again, lowered his head and pointed to the map on the desktop, and carefully explained the essentials of the battle in the early morning.

Lu Yixuan's voice was still cold: "Next, I order, Lao Zhang is responsible for the full command of the battle of my 17th Division, at 5:30 in the morning, your three brigades must attack Beishuangmiao Town for me with the momentum of going and not returning, and the heavy artillery regiment that Commander Hu quietly transferred to us will arrive in this area at 4 o'clock in the morning to support the two brigades of Yang Jiuxiao's division commander to block the enemy in Wuqing County."

"Remember, I will only give you one hour, and then you must quickly withdraw to your starting position, no matter how well you fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this battle is fought against the arrogance and contempt of the enemy, and it is the coordination and courage of our army, and I hope that all the officers and men participating in the battle will go all out and strive to hand over a satisfactory result to our army, commander and the people of the whole country! ”

"Yes—"