In the traditional oriental culture, the mountains gather immortals, the sea hides dragons and gods, and the danger is strong. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info In China, the only place named after the merger of mountains, seas and customs is Shanhaiguan. Five thousand years ago, the ancestors of China multiplied here.

Two thousand years ago, Qin Shi Huang made his fourth tour of the east and set up a country here; More than 600 years ago, a generation of famous generals Xu Da built the Great Wall and built a pass here, and Shanhaiguan became famous all over the world and became a strategic fortress to hold North China and Northeast China.

If the Eighth Route Army wants to advance into the Northeast in the future, Shanhaiguan is a necessary way. Although the troops of the Eighth Route Army can advance into the northeast from the Xing'an League and Rehe, the strategic significance of Shanhaiguan is also very important.

At that time, the Japanese army used this as the dividing line, invaded and occupied the northeast of Ruoda, and classified it as the ruling area of the puppet Manchukuo. In the early years of the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, it was also a strategic point for the Japanese army and the defenders to fight.

This time, He Zhengdao arrived in Jidong to knock down this place. Even, He Zhengdao also wanted to recover Qinhuangdao, where Shanhaiguan is located. But this battle, it is not easy to win.

With the rapid rise of the Eastern Hebei Army Division, most of the Eastern Hebei Army was recovered by the Eighth Route Army one after another, and the Japanese army also strengthened the defense of the Shanhaiguan area. In this area, a huge number of fortifications were built.

When the combat order was deployed, the reconnaissance unit of the special division, which was ordered to arrive here, also began to conduct covert reconnaissance near the Japanese position at Shanhaiguan. In the end, it was concluded that it would be very difficult to take this place.

Unless all the current special divisions are pulled over and cooperate with the heavy artillery forces to attack, then the possibility of recovering this place is relatively high. But at present, the troops brought over by He Zhengdao are only one main regiment of the special division.

Looking at the defensive positions built against the mountains in the distance, the scouts were also very staggered: "Damn, these little devils really have a hand in building fortifications." How could such a dangerous place fall into the hands of little devils back then! ”

lamented that this originally belonged to a strategic place in China, but this time it fell into the hands of little devils. If you want to take it back, the price you have to pay is that I am afraid that it will also hurt the attacking troops!

After receiving the Japanese troop deployment map from the reconnaissance unit, he looked at the dark forts and fortified bunkers clearly marked on the deployment map. Political Commissar Han Xianchu also said with some worry: "Commander, I'm afraid this battle is not easy to fight!" ”

'With the strength of the little devils, with the puppet army troops stationed there, it is naturally not easy to take the dangerous place of Shanhaiguan with only the troops in our hands. Even if you can storm it, it will be more than worth the loss.

But if we look at the problem from a different perspective, we will find that the garrison of Shanhaiguan is actually in a state of being caught between us. During this time, most of the materials transported from Jinxi to Shanhaiguan were seized by us.

Earlier, when I was recovering Chengde, I ordered the Eastern Hebei Army Sub-district to transfer a main force regiment to advance into the Jinxi (Huludao) area. During their time in Jinxi, they have been pinning down the Japanese puppet army in Jinxi.

At present, according to the information we have, it is the Japanese garrison in Qinhuangdao that is now providing supplies for the defenders of Shanhaiguan. If at this time, a large number of attacking troops appeared on the periphery of Qinhuangdao, what would the little devil do? ’

'What does the commander mean, encircling the point to send reinforcements?' ’

As a military commander, Han Xianchu is naturally no stranger to the Eighth Route Army's best tactics of encirclement and reinforcement. Listening to He Zhengdao's words, he quickly judged the battle plan that He Zhengdao was going to implement.

'Nice! Jinxi's troops, with only one main force regiment to contain, are still somewhat insufficient. But at present, the Eighth Division sent by the Kwantung to the Chaoyang region has been pinned down by our troops deployed in Pingquan.

At least for a short time, I believe that the Eighth Division will not dare to act rashly. In our hands, however, we have a large number of troops at our disposal. Before coming to eastern Hebei, a reconnaissance battalion of the special division and an infantry regiment of the second division had secretly left for Jinxi.

If they start attacking some county towns in Jinzhou and Chaoyang at this time, how do you think the little devils will react? There is no way to transfer troops from Jinzhou, and the little devil is left with only two options.

One is to draw reinforcements from near Shanhaiguan to strengthen the defense of the Qinhuangdao area. Another option is to transport troops through ports. The former is undoubtedly the most convenient and quick, while the latter takes time.

This time, our two main forces combined, a total of 12 main regiments, plus the guerrilla and militia units that cooperated in the battle. I'm afraid that the number is also several times that of the little devils, and the little devils are afraid that they don't dare to take the responsibility of losing Qinhuangdao.

Your side will attack first, and strive to clear the Japanese troops on the outskirts of Qinhuangdao in the shortest possible time. It is necessary to take advantage of the fact that the little devil has not yet reacted to form an encirclement of the Japanese army in Qinhuangdao.

At that time, in order to hold the strategic location of Qinhuangdao, I believe that the little devil will definitely draw elite troops from Shanhaiguan to participate in defensive operations. As soon as the Japanese troops at Shanhaiguan are dispatched, then the troops I brought will be able to take action.

This Shanhaiguan is a strategic location, and if it can be recovered as soon as possible, it will play an important role in our future recovery of the Northeast. As long as my side moves, your side will turn from offensive to defensive, and in turn block the little devil's troops in Qinhuangdao.

Regardless of which side succeeds, I believe it will not be good news for the other surviving little devil. What we need now is to let the little devils nested in Shanhaiguan move their nests, and try to keep the puppet army to hold their defensive positions for them. ’

After listening to He Zhengdao's combat deployment, Han Xianchu also looked surprised. Before coming to the Northeast Field Army earlier, he had only said some things about He Zhengdao, and knew that this young commander was the best at using surprise soldiers.

Especially in the matter of combat deployment, we can always think earlier and farther than others. As far as He Zhengdao said before, it is enough to show that He Zhengdao had already deduced the battle plan in great detail before coming to Jidong.

And now what he is doing is nothing more than implementing and completing these battle plans!

After discussing the battle plan, the troops of the Eastern Hebei Army under the command of He Zhengdao and Han Xianchu also secretly advanced to the Qinhuangdao area one after another. In some places guarded by the Japanese puppet army, they all chose to let the troops detour.

These troops deployed by the little devils on the front line often play the role of a sentry. For the Eighth Route Army, which is familiar with the situation in eastern Hebei, it is also very simple to bypass the forward positions of these little devils.

At this time, the thousands of troops brought by He Zhengdao quietly lurked near Shanhaiguan and waited for an opportunity. These troops are all the most elite officers and soldiers of the special division under He Zhengdao, and it is naturally very simple to infiltrate and lurk.

Some reconnaissance units can check the route in advance, and the troops entering Shanhaiguan can also avoid the Japanese army's mobile patrol posts in time. After arriving at the lurking area, the units also implemented radio silence and quietly lurked around the Japanese positions at Shanhaiguan.

Just when the Japanese army felt that the Eighth Route Army would not have the ability to continue the offensive in the short term. The troops of the first road, commanded by Xu Mingyuan himself, took the lead in launching a fierce attack on the Japanese troops stationed on the outskirts of Tangshan.

What the garrison did not expect was that the Eastern Hebei Army Division used a large number of heavy artillery and field artillery before the attack. Without any test firing, the two artillery regiments poured artillery fire on the Japanese positions almost at the same time.

Looking at the front-line defenders shrouded in the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army, the Tangshan defenders who received the front-line rescue telegram also looked very surprised. Originally, in their opinion, didn't the Eighth Route Army of the Eastern Hebei Army Division have stopped during this time?

'Na! This time the Eighth Route also used heavy artillery troops? ’

'Yes, General! According to the telegram sent by the defenders of the front line, the artillery unit used by the Eighth Route tonight had at least a dozen large-caliber heavy guns. Secondly, there are nearly 100 75-caliber mountain guns and field artillery.

In addition to this, near our outlying positions, a large number of fully armed main forces of the Eighth Route Army were found. Come to think of it this time, they're really going to do it. With only peripheral troops, I'm afraid that it won't last long! ’

The words of the operational staff officer made the Tangshan garrison officer also angry. What is surprising is that this time the Eighth Route Army in eastern Hebei showed such strong combat effectiveness. Angry, the Eighth Route Army actually took them first.

'Order the front-line troops, as well as the reserves, to enter a full-scale counterattack. Be sure to block the eight roads on the periphery of our main position. At the same time, send a telegram to the commander-in-chief, we need reinforcements. Without reinforcements, we won't be able to hold out for long.

Baga, judging from the current situation, is only afraid of attacking the main force of the Eighth Route in Chengde, and this time has been transferred to eastern Hebei. If we lose here, then Beiping and Tianyuan will be really dangerous! ’

As the garrison officer of Tangshan, this Japanese major general knew very well that just relying on the combat effectiveness of the Eastern Hebei Army Division, having a certain number of mountain artillery and field artillery did not mean it. However, large-caliber heavy artillery was not equipped with the Eastern Hebei Army Division.

Now the Eighth Route Army, which is attacking Tangshan, has actually used heavy artillery to carry out artillery bombardment, so the only explanation is that the main force of the Eighth Route attacking Chengde has come. This time, they should cooperate with the Eastern Hebei Army Division to recover the Tangshan area.

If you really want to lose Tangshan, then the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army will directly reach the periphery of Beiping and the Tianxian area. In view of such an unfavorable situation, the Tangshan garrison officer did not care about any face, and directly asked for reinforcements from the rear.

Even if it was already the middle of the night, but after receiving an urgent call from the defenders in Tangshan, Okamura Ningji, who had not been having a good time recently, could only get up from the warm bed. After all, this is a matter of the safety of the North China Front!

After reading the rescue telegram sent by the Tangshan defenders, Okamura Ningji also said helplessly: "Baga, they finally started in advance!" Could it be that the news of the imminent arrival of our reinforcements has been known by the Eighth Route again? ”

I thought it would be the Eighth Route Army, and I already knew that they were about to get reinforcements from two army divisions, so I chose to start in advance. But in fact, Okamura Ninji really guessed wrong this time. He Zhengdao this time, it was completely by mistake! (To be continued.) )