The wanton and indiscriminate bombardment of carrier-based aircraft and the accurate shelling of the artillery wing of the 10th Division finally blew many gaps in the walls of the ancient city of Cangxian. Under the orders of Isogu Ryosuke, the army attacked in multiple directions and rushed towards the gap in the city wall and the city gate.

Ryosuke Isoko was surrounded by a bunch of generals of the 10th Division, all holding binoculars in their hands and looking at the attacking troops with solemn expressions.

The ancient city of Cangxian is still quiet, calm and a little scary.

Major General Se Takehei and Numata Takazo Daisa, who had already been beaten by the instructor's troops, saw that the soldiers were rushing towards the city wall and the city gate with tanks and armored vehicles, and their eyes were closed, and they were worried that countless guns and cannons would stick out from the city wall at any time and anywhere, forming a dense fire net and beating the soldiers into a sieve.

The dense gunfire in fear did not sound, but the sound of explosions one after another was endless, and Major General Se Wuping, who was accustomed to seeing the instructor's mine array, closed his eyes and muttered to himself: "Here it is again, damn the Chinese people, why is it always like this?" ”

The sound of mine explosions in one after another rang out for a long time, and it also blew back the troops who rushed to the gap in the city wall. Fortunately, there were very few mines exploding on the potholed road of the south gate, and the soldiers attacking along the main road entered the south gate with their waists and guns in hand. At this time, the other attacking troops of the Yue army also felt the doorway, and they all swarmed in from the south gate.

Seeing that the troops had entered the city gate, Ryosuke Isoko said "Yo system", put down the binoculars, and ordered Major General Se Wuping to enter the city immediately to command the troops to attack, and be sure to wipe out the main force of the instructor in the city.

After Major General Setakehei entered the city with the troops as ordered, listening to the explosions that were still ringing in the city, the chief of staff, Atsuro Umemura, said to Isoko Ryosuke with some suspicion: "Your Excellency the division commander, I feel that there seems to be no army of the Chi Na people in the city, why didn't the gun go off just now?" Did they all let the aviation and artillery blow up? It's puzzling! ”

Ryosuke Isoko glanced at Atsuro Umemura, and felt that this guy's rosacea nose was a bit serious in the past two days, and the pink pimples were red and lost, and he looked so disgusting and disgusting, so he said slowly: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, go to the doctor if you have nothing to do, don't let your rosacea nose infect others." You think, more than 100 carrier-based aircraft bombed together, how spectacular that is! Not to mention people, even the stones have become shattered. ”

Atsuro Umemura was so ashamed that he just wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into, but he still said, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency the division commander, for causing you trouble." Thank you for your kind attention! ”

Isogu Liansuke snorted in his nose, turned around and got into the car, and led the division headquarters to drive towards Cangxian County.

This time into the city, Rao is battle, Isogu Liansuke still couldn't help but take out a handkerchief to cover his mouth, because it was too miserable, especially at the gate of the city, there were broken arms and legs everywhere, and Bai Huahua's brains were mixed with the blood stains that had been a little blackened, how disgusting and disgusting.

Isoko Liansuke couldn't help but vomit, and thought fiercely in his heart, after entering the city, let the soldiers take a two-hour vacation, kill all the people they saw, and kill the women first, and then kill them, to avenge the fallen warriors.

It's a pity that Lieutenant General Isogu Ryosuke has no chance for the time being, because Major General Se Wupei has already come on horseback to report, and no Chinese army has been found, Cangxian is an empty city, and all the people have run away.

When Isoko Ryosuke heard this, he couldn't hold back any longer, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he vomited with a bang, and in a panic, Major General Se Takehei hurriedly went up to beat the back of the division commander.

After a while, Ryosuke Isoko finally stopped throwing up, straightened his waist, and said to Major General Se Wuping with a little interest: "The instructor's army is very cunning, so be careful when you encounter them again in the future." I can't imagine that we are invincible in North China and Shandong, but we have suffered such a big loss in this small Cangxian County. Send a report to Commander Nishio Shouzo that our unit has captured Cangxian County, and the losses are heavy, and it is necessary to replenish the troops, dispose of the remains of the dead soldiers, and rescue the wounded. Please appoint the 108th Division as the vanguard of the Second Army, and our department will follow up after a short rest. ”

Se Takehei had been reluctant to take on the task of vanguard since last night, and when he heard Isoko Ryosuke say this, he hurriedly bowed, and Hai went to send a report to Commander Nishio Shouzo.

Unexpectedly, after receiving the report, Lieutenant General Nishio Shouzo sent a telegram to severely reprimand Isogu Ryosuke, saying that the 10th Division was the elite of the imperial army, and it should be invincible and invincible. Now that Tianjin is in sight, the 10th Division should brace its spirits and quickly advance to attack Tianjin. Fighter aircraft must not be delayed under any pretext.

Isoko Ryosuke was unable to do so, so he ordered the baggage wing to quickly dispose of the bodies of the fallen soldiers, and ordered the commander of the 10th cavalry wing, Kuwata Shinji Nakasa, to lead the cavalry to serve as the vanguard of the division and advance to Tianjin, and the main force followed suit.

Unbeknownst to Isoko, the southward corps of the Kwantung Army in Langfang was in the same situation as he encountered, and it was also a matter of great effort, leaving many corpses behind, and occupying an empty town.

After the cavalry brigade retreated, the 1st Cavalry Regiment and 1st Battalion, which were responsible for the raid and harassment, returned to Langfang. After reporting to the regiment commander Song Xing by radio, he received the order to quickly evacuate after meeting the enemy in Langfang.

Song Xing repeatedly told Zhu Quanle, the commander of the first battalion, and Zheng Yao, the political commissar, in the telegram, that the devils had strong troops, and they strictly guarded them from outflanking them, and only attacked the enemy's vanguard troops, and then quickly evacuated in disguise as devils, and they must not fall in love with war.

Zhu Quanle and Zheng Yao, like Song Xing and Kang Wei, were all cavalry cadres sent by the central column to the 18th Regiment when the 18th Regiment was in the passage. Along the way, the tactics of the old Red Army and Liu Yimin's brand-new concept have been fused together, and they are all masters who only take advantage of the war and do not suffer losses.

The last time Han Sanjie's bandits were surrounded and annihilated in Jinjie Town and Yao Town, the first battalion sacrificed more than a dozen soldiers, and the brigade commander Hu Laohu reprimanded Zhu Quanle and Zheng Yao to the point that their heads were too big. Therefore, since the dispatch of troops to Shanxi, Zhu Quanle and Zheng Yao have paid special attention to giving full play to the advantages of cavalry's strong mobility ability and well-trained soldiers, relying on tactical literacy to improve combat effectiveness, and have accomplished several tasks very well.

Last night, after Zhu Quanle and Zheng Yao led a battalion to engage fire with the Kwantung Army, they also made a big swing of mine formations, defeating the vanguard of the Kwantung Army's southward corps. Major General Otozaburo Yano, who commanded and coordinated the southward corps, was furious and strictly ordered the 1st Division to send the 1st Cavalry Wing to pursue and destroy this small cavalry force that was making trouble.

Not long after the 1st Cavalry Battalion returned to Langfang, the 1st Cavalry Wing of the 1st Division of the Chinese Army caught up.

The 1st Division is a veteran division of the Yue Army and the main division of the Kwantung Army. In the encirclement and suppression of the volunteers and the Anti-Japanese Federation in the northeast, the First Cavalry Wing had blood on its hands and committed numerous crimes. However, this unit also formed a first-class combat effectiveness in the battle. Now, the 1st Cavalry Wing has finally caught up with Langfang.

After Zhu Quanle and Zheng Yao led the first battalion back to Langfang, they immediately commanded the troops to enter the position, connected the electric explosive packs that the cavalry brigade had already planted under the four main streets in the east, west, south and north, and quickly laid mines. Due to the enemy's tight bite, the troops had no time to cook and make soup, and the soldiers were all gnawing cold buns with chili water and filling their stomachs indiscriminately.

This Langfang is different from Cangxian, it is only a relatively large town, and there are no strong city walls and gates. Therefore, there is no danger to defend on the periphery of Langfang. It turned out that when the cavalry brigade was there, it was also a temporary fortification outside the town, and the main focus of defense was still in the town, and the plan was to win the street battle. However, now that the main force of the cavalry brigade has left, the strength of the cavalry battalion is limited, and it is impossible to divide troops to defend, so they can only concentrate their forces on one point, and the original plan of street fighting is no longer suitable. After discussing with Zheng Yao, Zhu Quanle decided to let the soldiers put all the horses on the heads, wrap the horses' hooves in cloth, and hide them in various courtyards. The three combat companies and one fire support company were all concentrated at the junction of the four main streets in the center of the town, covertly occupying the core fortifications in the center of the town and the courtyard fortifications on both sides of the junction of the four main streets, and using the electric explosive packs and mine arrays that the cavalry brigade had already laid on the west street, they concentrated their forces on the enemy's vanguard to carry out a destructive attack. Then evacuate quickly.

After the enemy's 1st Cavalry Wing arrived in Langfang, it did not rush into the town, but after careful observation, it saw the four main streets clearly, and found that there was no longer a trace of people in Langfang, and the residents of the town had already run out. The captain of the devil wing couldn't figure out why Liu Yimin's mentor would give up without a fight for such an important strategic point? It stands to reason that the cavalry troops who had just made trouble should have fled into the town, but why didn't there even have a little guard force at the entrances to several streets in the town? Didn't they enter the town and fled directly to Tianjin?

When the commander of the devil wing couldn't figure it out, he had to report to the division commander, Lieutenant General Kyosuke Kawamura: "I have entered Langfang, and when I observe outside the town, Langfang seems to be an empty city. ”

Lieutenant General Kyosuke Kawamura, commander of the 1st Division, quickly called back: "Occupy Langfang and wait for the main force." ”

After reading the telegram, the commander of the 1st Cavalry Wing immediately ordered the search team to search and advance from West Street, followed by the 1st Brigade, the 2nd Brigade, the 3rd Brigade, and the Wing Headquarters. After entering the town, the whole town was quickly controlled, and the wing headquarters was stationed at the railway station.

The devil's search team is starting to enter the town. The search team of more than 50 horsemen was divided into battle groups of three or two, slowly urging the war horses and walking towards the west street.

Unfortunately, as soon as they stepped into West Street, a cavalry stepped on a mine, and the formation of the search team immediately became chaotic.

After stopping for a while, seeing that there was nothing else except for the explosion of the mine, the soldiers of the devil search team jumped off their horses, dragged the dead and wounded horses and soldiers aside, and continued to search and advance.

As he walked, there were several explosions, and several more cavalrymen and horses were killed or wounded. Although the leader of the devil squad led the team screamed angrily, he was glad in his heart, fortunately there was no army in the town, otherwise, at this time, he would have taken the opportunity to carry out machine gun fire, and his search team would be finished.

By the time the devil search team entered the center of the town, there were only more than ten of the more than fifty horsemen left.

The leader of the devil squad glanced back at the horses and soldiers who fell on the street, and he didn't know what to say, so he asked the flag soldiers to send the flag to the brigade.

Seeing that the search team had waded through the minefield, it did not encounter resistance or attack from the [***] team. The captain of the devil wing drew his sword and ordered the whole wing to enter and occupy Langfang.

In this way, the 1st Cavalry Wing of the 1st Division of the Kwantung Army began its journey to hell.

When Hu Laohu designed the defensive fortifications of Langfang, he opened up the courtyards of the residents of Langfang, and there were shooting holes dug in the courtyard walls. There is a ladder in the courtyard where you can go up to the house. In the center of the town, a large bunker with a tunnel was dug and reinforced with steel rails, sleepers, and planks, and piled with earth, which looked like a rockery from a distance. The bunker was surrounded by machine-gun perforations, which could directly block the four main streets. It turned out that he was thinking about dealing with the enemy's infantry attack, but he didn't expect the 1st Cavalry Wing to run into it.

At this moment, Zhu Quanle climbed in front of a shooting hole in this large bunker and watched the cavalry of the First Cavalry Wing ride Oriental horses and enter Langfang in battle formation.

Zhu Quanle was happy while looking at it, this Kwantung Army is really not simple, not to mention the neat appearance, the soldiers also look strong and powerful, obviously they have been trained and battled for a long time. It may have confirmed that there were indeed no troops stationed in Langfang Town, and the cavalrymen of the First Cavalry Wing suddenly drew their swords and began to march in formation, as if they were being reviewed.

Seeing Zhu Quanle smiled: Lao Tzu is not a big chief, only the part of being reviewed, where have you enjoyed the blessing of reviewing the cavalry formation!

Seeing that the Devil Cavalry Brigade was getting closer and closer, and even the expressions on the faces of the riders could be seen clearly, Zheng Yao couldn't help but pull Zhu Quanle's arm.

Zhu Quanle glanced back at Zheng Yao and said in a low voice, "What are you panicking about?" There are more than 1,000 people in this group of devils, and they will explode when they all come in. Lao Tzu is going to do a big deal this time, and he will not destroy them here, they will always chase us, and we can't run away. ”

The devils of the first brigade have crossed the center of the town and began to go to East Street and South Street, and the devils of the second brigade have also arrived at the center of the town and are dividing their troops to search for North Street, and all the devils of the third brigade have also entered West Street. At this time, Zhu Quanle moved, and several sappers pressed the electric detonator at the same time.

With the four continuous loud noises of boom, boom, Langfang's east, west, north and south four streets are like turning over, and the dust is wrapped in war horses and riders rushing into the sky, what a spectacular scene!

As soon as the explosion ended, Zhu Quanle gave the order to open fire, and all the bricks of the shooting holes around the bunker were pushed away, and the light and heavy machine guns began to fire intensively at the four main streets.

The soldiers, hidden in the courtyard of the junction of the four main streets, shook their heads and wiped their faces to shake off the dust on their faces, some of them threw grenades in their houses, and some pushed open the shooting holes and began to aim and shoot. The tiny town of Langfang was suddenly transformed into a battle fortress.

In fact, the explosion just now has consumed most of the strength of the First Cavalry Wing of the First Division of the Kwantung Army, and some of the luckier devils have been washed by the rain of bullets again, and there are not many devils left. The big explosion had already frightened the living war horses, and they dragged the devil cavalry and began to flee for their lives.

A devil cavalryman fell off his horse, and felt that there were bullets everywhere, so he crawled to the corner of a wall, trying to dodge the bullets. Unexpectedly, as soon as he looked up, he saw a black hole muzzle sticking out of the wall, directly aimed at his mouth. The devil was so frightened that his pupils bulged out, and he didn't shout out when he wanted to shout his mother, and felt a burning heat shoot out of his mouth at once, through the back of his head, and sent his soul to the roof lightly.

After a few stunned devils woke up, they hurriedly looked for their war horses and guns, but the live war horses were not found, and the complete guns were not found, but they touched a grenade that sneered at the adventure. A few devils screamed in fright, threw away the grenade and crawled to the ground. Before he could hit the ground, several grenades fell overhead. This time they didn't run anymore, and shrapnel landed their heads, taking in the lives of several evils.

The remnants of the search team in Langfang, the dozen or so devils, who were almost at the train station at this time, heard the sound of a big explosion, looked back in amazement, and found that the sky was full of dust, and many imperial cavalry companies were dancing in the air with horses, and when the dust fell, they were already broken arms, broken legs, and heads were divided into four parts.

These dozen devils couldn't care about searching anymore, and shouted, so they frantically beat their horses together and fled for their lives outside the town.

Seeing that the battle effect was so great, Zhu Quanle was so arrogant that he immediately ordered to blow the trumpet and get on the horse, Lao Tzu wanted to leave all these devils behind!

The loud trumpet of the charge sounded, the gates of the various courtyards where the warriors were all opened, and the horses were led out, and the warriors quickly got on their horses, ready to launch a charge and completely destroy this gang of devils.

When Zhu Quanle and Zheng Yao came out of the bunker, they found that the troops could not charge. The streets are full of big pits one after another and the corpses of people and horses one after another, not to mention charging, even if you walk slowly, you have to find your way.

Zhu Quanle muttered, "Grandma, I didn't expect so many explosives bags to be buried in the brigade, I knew this, I should have changed my career to become an engineer." It's much easier than slashing one! ”

Zheng Yao saw that he couldn't charge, so he hurriedly said to Zhu Quanle: "Cancel the charge order, quickly transfer, and when the devil army comes up, you won't be able to leave." ”

Zhu Quanle stopped muttering at this time, and ordered the troops to assemble immediately, change into devil uniforms, and withdraw from Langfang.

The captain of the Devil's First Cavalry Wing led the wing headquarters to the end, and when the explosion occurred, he had just rushed to the entrance of West Avenue and escaped with his life. But the sound of the explosion frightened his horse, and he galloped on his way. It was not until they encountered the main force of the 1st Division that the frightened horses were controlled by the infantry who rushed up.

When Lieutenant General Kyosuke Kawamura arrived in Langfang with the main force of the 1st Division, it was already a cemetery in front of him, and it was difficult to find a complete corpse, and even the air was filled with a muddy smell of blood, mud, and dust.

Lieutenant General Kyosuke Kawamura felt that he was also a little demented, and what he said was no longer a battle order, and he only had one sentence over and over again: "How can I explain to His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

(To be continued)