"This time you were exceptionally promoted, and in addition, your performance in the battle was also nominated and praised by the General Staff, you have to work hard after going to the 17th Division, we are all the Northwest Army now, don't bring the old bad habits with you."

Yang Hucheng admonished, the so-called faction has no faction, there are thousands of strange things, the Nanjing Central Army is full of mountains, and the Northwest is the same, after the great integration of the Northwest, although the Northwest Army will be awarded the number one after another, but the original several major forces, the formation of several big mountains, but can not be eliminated in a short period of time. Yang Hucheng's Shaanxi army is in the Northwest Army, which is slightly stronger than the Sichuan Army, and Yang Hucheng is also a person with his own political demands, and he also hopes to expand his influence in the entire Northwest and lay a solid foundation for further progress. This time, Wang Jinzai became the commander of the main division in the northwest, which was a good start.

"Commander, rest assured, when you reach the 17th Division, you will definitely do a good job and not embarrass our old Shaanxi army!" At this time, Wang Jinzai was also a little excited, even if the 17th Division has been scrapped now, and there are only more than 3,000 people left, but the foundation is much thicker than his crippled brigade, not to mention that the 17th Division is one of the main divisions of the Northwest Army, and this time it is the most arduous task to break the back, and it is faster to replenish than the Shaanxi Army. I fought so hard with most of the Japanese army before, if I really brought the 17th Division, and then two complete Japanese infantry wings, Wang Jinzai would dare to press the other party.

"By the way, who settled the matter behind us this time? Did Wan Fulin catch the one who killed a thousand knives? Wang Jinzai suddenly remembered this and asked.

"The loss of the people and horses in Jiang Si's headquarters is so serious, I have already been so angry that I fell on the stool in Luoyang. This time, I said hello directly to Nanjing. Wan Fulin just wants to go to Nanjing. I can't go either. I'm afraid that only by being a traitor can there be a way to live. However, the south has already sent people to block his way to Shandong, and Wan Fulin, this guy, is in danger of being doomed this time. Yang Hucheng said this with some pleasure.

"That's it, kill one policeman, eat food and don't do military affairs, and see which guys dare to be afraid of war in the future." Wang Jinzai hit the knot, and sincerely agreed with Jiang Li's tough methods

The ground smelled cold after a light rain. The soldiers' feet were on the ground, the soft soil could cause cold water stains, the leggings of the soldiers in the brigade were covered with mud stains, and many of the soldiers' shoes were already wet, and the cold irritated the feet, but no one cared about this little trouble at this time. The men and horses of the brigade unloaded the trucks one after another, and quickly dug up the fortifications with sappers, shovels and other equipment.

Right now, except for fighting, nothing can enter the eyes of these soldiers anymore, when the battle situation in Shijiazhuang is in danger. The mechanized brigade once again showed its amazing rushing ability, and it can be said that at this time, the entire Republic of China, except for the mechanized brigade of the Northwest Army, could achieve such a rushing speed. Except for the loopholes that led to the defeat of Wan Fulin's entire army and the defenders, the basic troops could not do it at all, even if they could barely use a large number of vehicles to transport a certain number of soldiers to the front of the Japanese army, some light infantry could not stop the footsteps of the Japanese army at all. It was even more impossible to stop the advance of the Japanese mechanized troops. The hasty transportation of troops could not do anything except add another credit to the military merit medal of the Japanese army.

Only the mechanized brigade of the Northwest Army could hold back the Japanese army dangerously, save the decline of the entire campaign, and win precious time for the retreat of the main group army. Hu Guangyi, commander of the 17th Division on the front line, and Wu Xiaotian, chief of staff, were surrounded by most of the Japanese army in order to cover the retreat of the main force.

Sun Liren's mechanized 2nd Brigade once again repelled the Japanese frontal attack in Hebei, and successfully pressed Beichuan Caochen back to the area of Julu County. On the North China side, the Japanese army finally seized such a good opportunity, but because of the defeat of Beichuan Caochen, they saw that Yang Hucheng and Zhao Tieshu led the main forces of the two group armies to retreat in batches, and they couldn't help but be red-eyed. A group of troops were urgently transferred again, but the North China Front did not have too many troops to adjust while holding on to the battle situation in Shijiazhuang, Shanxi, Shandong and other places, but the addition of a heavy artillery, an infantry wing, and 89 medium tanks, 92 and 94 ultra-light combat vehicles, and 95 light tanks totaled more than 100 units, including 33 armored vehicles and 76 tanks of various types, and more than one-third of the armored forces of the Japanese army in North China were gathered here at this time. The purpose is to complete the task assigned by Shouichi Terauchi.

Although the armored forces were at a certain disadvantage in terms of numbers, because of the amazing battle led by Tang Yong before, Sun Liren made up his mind to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army. And Sun Liren's request was quickly responded to positively by the field corps command. So Sun Liren mobilized all the armored forces that could be used, and also mobilized some reinforcements from Zhang Chujiu's mechanized third brigade, including 35 Avenger series tanks, 16 Tomahawk tanks, 17 Snow Leopard armored vehicles, and two grenadier battalions. Even if there is still a certain gap with the Japanese army in terms of quantity, Sun Liren is still waiting for the opportunity.

At this time, the drizzle had just stopped, and the cloud cover was very low, and this kind of weather was relatively not suitable for the activities of the air force, but both the Japanese army and Sun Liren at this time hoped that this weather could last before the outbreak of the big war. Sun Liren was worried that the Japanese air force would disrupt the situation with the assembled forces, after all, although the Northwest Air Force could provide some air cover at this time, in the final analysis, it was still a relatively inferior side. And Kawamoto Kusatsu also did not want the weather to improve, after all, even if their air force had the upper hand, relatively speaking, the army aviation lacked the weapons to carry out precision strikes like the Zephyr dive bomber. This time such a number of tanks, armored vehicles were assembled at once. With such a heavy force in hand, it is definitely the first time for Kawamoto Kusaochen, he doesn't want the air force above to cover the field, let the opponent's bombers come to give him a surprise blow, for those armored vehicles, the defense of tanks Kawamoto Kusa is very clear, it is impossible to withstand the other party's bombing, if there are really more than 20 bombers, it is enough to make the armored troops in his hands suffer heavy losses at the moment.

As for the previous Kazumitsu of Heye, although he said that the enemy's tanks were superb, after all, he did not see it with his own eyes, and besides, although he saw more than 70 tanks and dozens of armored vehicles scattered in the camp, they were parked in neat rows one after another, and the deterrent effect was from the bottom of his heart. Even as a major general officer in the Japanese army, it was the first time I had seen such a scene.

What's more, in order to achieve the established operational objectives this time, the resolution made by the front army is not something that he can change as a small detachment leader. And there are enough hole cards in his hand now, which has temporarily diluted Kawamoto Kusaochen's impression of the previous fiasco. (To be continued.) )