[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 822: Retreat as an advance to lure the enemy deep (ask for subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

The fight started so quickly in the direction of Zhangjiakou, to be honest, this was really unexpected by Ma Zheng, and of course it was also unexpected by the high-level leaders of the reorganized Second Division. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This battle was originally going to be fought, but now that the troops have not been assembled, rash action is not Yang Chengwu's style. However, Yang Chengwu also knew that this was just an accident, he was not prepared on his side, and the Japanese army was not necessarily ready, since everyone was not ready, then prepare in the battle.

Therefore, while ordering the troops to actively march towards Xuanhua, Yang Chengwu sent a report to Ma Zheng, requesting that the reorganized Second Division launch an attack on the Japanese army in advance and disrupt the defensive deployment of the Japanese army.

Ma Zheng was indeed a little surprised to learn that the defenders of the lower garden had been replaced by the 10th Division, the defenders of the lower garden had always been garrisoned by the 16th Division and the 26th Division, but he didn't expect Okamura Ningji to transfer the 10th Division there, obviously being scared.

Ma Zheng knew the combat effectiveness of the 10th Division, and it was very strong. Since they met on the battlefield, then there is nothing to say, they can only defeat the other party.

Ma Zheng immediately called Yang Chengwu back and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Pingjin Battlefield, responsible for the battle in the Pingjin direction, although the Pingjin Battlefield is only an auxiliary battlefield of the entire battlefield, and the main task of the reorganized Second Division is also a feint, but Ma Zheng did not give Yang Chengwu any restrictions, he clearly told Yang Chengwu that if the reorganized Second Division can defeat him or Tianjin, he will have no opinion.

This is tantamount to telling Yang Chengwu that you can toss as much as you want, as long as you have the ability, even if you take Okamura Ningji's head down and kick it as a ball.

But Ma Zheng has one condition, that is, pay attention to the rhythm and not disrupt the layout of the military region in other battlefields.

With Ma Zheng's order, the reorganized 2nd Division moved quickly, and when the 3rd Brigade was blocking the Japanese army in the Xuanhua area, several units under the command of the reorganized 2nd Division set out from Zhangjiakou overnight under the command of Political Commissar He Xiulin and went to the Xuanhua front line for rapid reinforcements.

At the same time, a brigade of the reorganized Second Division was under the command of Yang Chengwu and made a long-distance attack on the eastern gate of Beiping.

After a day and a night of fighting, the 10th Division was really reorganized by the Third Brigade, as a commander with extremely rich combat experience, Hojo had long found that the Shina army fighting with them was quite strange, and it was certain that this army was not a hundred battles, many soldiers were stiff, and many common sense questions were not very clear, quite like a recruit unit.

But there are contradictions in this speculation. That is, the shooting level of the soldiers of this army is very high, from this point of view, it is not at all like a recruit unit, the shooting level of a soldier does not mean anything, there are indeed some people in this world who are born marksmen.

But it doesn't make sense that a large group of soldiers are sharpshooters, you can only say that this is a well-trained unit, so the third brigade is extremely strange in the eyes of Major General Hojo.

What Hojo didn't know was that the reorganized Second Division had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle, and although Ma Zheng supplemented the Second Division after the war, for a while the troops were able to return to their previous state, and a large number of recruits still dragged the entire army back.

From noon onward, his troops played a game of cat and mouse with this Chinese army, chasing one after the other, the other blocking and attacking, and although they advanced more than 20 kilometers in just half a day, the troops suffered more than 1,000 casualties. However, they only found some stumps and severed arms that had not had time to be cleaned up in the positions of the Chinese army, and they did not even see a complete corpse.

The clever Major General Hojo soon realized that he had been deceived, but when he transmitted his findings and speculations back to the division headquarters, he was severely reprimanded by His Excellency the Division Commander, and ordered his 10th Infantry Brigade to hold back the Shina army at all costs.

In fact, Lieutenant General Ueda was not a fool, he knew that he had been fooled after reading Major General Hojo's telegram. The abominable commander of China was to lure the Imperial Army into pursuit, and then use the favorable terrain and powerful firepower to kill the living forces of the Imperial Army.

Originally, according to his idea, the Hojo Brigade was immediately withdrawn, but it was stopped by the chief of staff. According to Aso's opinion, instead of retreating, the Hojo Division's troops had to speed up the speed and intensity of the attack.

The reason is that the Hojo Division cannot let the Eighth Route Army withdraw and flee back to Xuanhua in any case, even if it can't be dragged all of it, but some of it, otherwise the troops on the flank will be busy in vain.

If it were the opinion of ordinary people, Lieutenant General Ueda would not care at all, in the strict system of the Japanese army, even if it is only half a level apart, the difference in status between the two sides is extremely different, and the superiors have the right to order the subordinates to do anything.

But he can't ignore the opinion of the chief of staff in front of him, Aso Dazuo is not an ordinary chief of staff, he has an older brother who holds a high position in the army. In addition, the Aso family is also very powerful in Japanese politics, although he is not afraid, there is no need to offend Aso.

More importantly, if you think about it carefully, Ueda Toichi also feels that what Aso said has some truth.

Thinking about the merits of Aso's opinion, Lieutenant General Ueda decided to listen to Aso's advice and ordered the Hojo Division to continue the pursuit, buy time for the troops on the flank, and strive to destroy the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

After an afternoon of blocking, the 3rd Brigade achieved great results, and according to the news from the front, the 1st Regiment also inflicted casualties on at least half of the Japanese army. However, he only suffered more than 200 casualties, and most of them were only injured, and few were actually killed in the battle.

Originally, according to Shi Wenhu's idea, the large army would continue to retreat until Xuanhua City, and then use the strong and complete fortifications of Xuanhua City to consume the strength of the Japanese army, but an order from the division headquarters made Shi Wenhu have to change his tactics.

"Hold on to the spot? Make no mistake, right? Chen Zhiheng asked in surprise.

"Lao Chen, don't look at me like this, the order of the group army headquarters is like this, don't believe it!" As he spoke, Shi Wenhu handed the telegram in his hand to Chen Zhiheng.

After quickly reading the telegram, Chen Zhiheng said in surprise: "It turns out that the reinforcements are about to arrive in Xuanhua, let me tell you!" ”

"According to the order of the division headquarters, our 3rd Brigade not only cannot retreat, but also has to contain the Japanese army in front of it, and wait for the follow-up troops to press up and annihilate this Japanese army in one fell swoop." Shi Wenhu said.

"Lao Shi, the division commander's idea is very good, the Japanese army chasing our army behind is only one brigade, with a total strength of only more than 6,000 people, even if our 3rd Brigade fights with it, it will not suffer, we retreat just to reduce the casualties of the troops, not to be afraid of that group of little devils. Now that reinforcements are coming, we can't let these bastards slip out of our mouths. Chen Zhiheng said.

"What Lao Chen said makes sense, besides, the little devil has killed and injured so many people this afternoon, and his morale will inevitably be low, even if he fights hard, there will not be many casualties."

"It makes sense, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion, after this half a day of wear, I am afraid that the Japanese army's sharpness is not as good as before, it is a good time for our army to counterattack, then the brigade seat will give an order!" Chen Zhiheng said in response.

"Well, Staff Officer Li, pass on my order: the 1st Regiment will immediately deploy along the 3rd line of defense, the 2nd Regiment will establish a solid defensive line 5 kilometers behind the 1st Regiment, and the artillery battalion will immediately rush to the 1st Regiment position, establish an artillery position behind the 1st Regiment, and provide artillery support for the 1st Regiment. The brigade headquarters set up a former enemy command behind the second regiment! Shi Wenhu ordered decisively.

Seeing Shi Wenhu's decisive order, Chen Zhiheng admired it in his heart. Originally, he had a lot of opinions about the military region's transfer of Shi Wenhu, a cadre who did not have many wars, to serve as the commander of the Third Brigade, but it can be said that he was quite resistant in his heart.

But after he came, he was shocked by Shi Wenhu's decisive momentum, and Shi Wenhu's command level was indeed not low, at least Chen Zhiheng felt that he was not as good as this five big and three rough guys. If you follow your own ideas, this battle may be fought to the death with the little devils, but you will never think of the tactic of retreating as advance, using powerful terrain to consume the living force of the Japanese army. (To be continued.) )