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Chapter 1253 Tough Collision

When Seishiro Itagaki returned to his temporary headquarters of the Fifth Division, he received a telegram from his friend Koichi Ishikawa. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Koichi Ishikawa is leading his troops south from Chengde at this moment to seize the strategic south entrance.

Koichi Ishikawa didn't have many words in the telegram, and in just a few words, it made Seishiro Itagaki realize the huge conspiracy behind the unconventional style of play of the An Jiajun - besieging Tianjin!

Koichi Ishikawa's timely call finally provoked the heavy worry that Itagaki Seishiro had just put down in his heart, and aroused his great attention.

Seishiro Itagaki who thinks he is a Chinese expert admires the steady and wise Ishikawa Koichi very much, if you say who knows the An Jiajun best in the entire military circle, the answer can only be that Ishikawa Koichi, who has been a colleague with An Yi, the leader of the An Jiajun for two years, and led his troops to fight frequently with the An Jiajun a few years ago, and has the most say in the composition history, main generals and operational characteristics of the An Jiajun.

Itagaki Seishiro did not dare to slack off, and immediately rushed to the garrison headquarters by car to report to Kiyoshi Kazuki.

After reading Koichi Ishikawa's telegram and listening to Seishiro Itagaki's explanation, Seiji Kazuki immediately realized that he had overlooked one of the biggest hidden dangers, and immediately summoned Chief of Staff Hashimoto Group and a group of staff generals to discuss countermeasures.

At this moment, more than 40 Japanese planes at Tianjin Airport have taken off to bomb the forward positions of the Huangcun garrison and the 17th Army of the Anjia Army of Song Zheyuan's department, and in the first round of bombing, they did not encounter the Chinese Air Force fighters. The information that the air force fighters of one or two groups were about to be transferred to Tianyuan Airport had been promptly reported to the garrison headquarters through the special services of various localities.

At this time, the Chinese Air Force did not attack, and allowed the Japanese planes to bomb the squadron indiscriminately, is there any big conspiracy behind it?

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Kazuki Kiyoji and Hashimoto finally adopted Itagaki Seishiro's more prudent strategy: the Fifth Division sent a brigade to closely coordinate with an infantry wing, a cavalry brigade, and a heavy artillery brigade of the Tianjin garrison brigade of the garrison army, and took the initiative to launch an attack on Wan Fulin's 53rd Army, which occupied the line of the Liuli River in the south, and strive to repel Wan Fulin's troops, thereby reducing the threat of Tianjin City from the south and gaining valuable time for the arrival of follow-up troops.

Kazuki Kiyoji and Itagaki Seishiro and other generals did not expect that the decision they made was exactly the same as the decision of the generals of the An Jiajun, and a fierce collision that no one on either side expected in advance was about to happen, and the total number of troops participating in the battle on both sides reached more than 60,000 people, exceeding the scale of any battle since the 77 Incident.

What Kazuki Kiyoji and other Japanese generals did not expect was that the two divisions of Pang Bingxun's 40th Army, which were stationed on the front line of Qingxian in the north of Cangzhou, had also begun to move north, and the Japanese army would face the biggest challenge since the start of the war.

Wan Fulin rode in a Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicle, with four off-road vehicles of the same brand in front and rear, closely guarded all the way.

It has been more than five hours since he left Baoding, less than 50 kilometers away from the newly established headquarters of the 53rd Army in Jinghai, and in about an hour, Wan Fulin will be able to return to his headquarters and begin to command a stormy operation that will make his heart beat faster and shock the whole country.

Five "Big Leopard" off-road vehicles with excellent performance, all of which were generously presented by An Yi, two of which were also equipped with the most advanced wireless communication equipment, he very clearly remembered An Yi's confident words when he introduced the functions of the communication equipment to him, and also remembered the words when An Yi saw him off after lunch:

"Seniors, don't be reluctant, be willing to be willing, give up to gain, for the sake of the country and the nation, let go of the fight, how much you lose, An Yi will double the compensation, and after this battle, the 53rd Army will be famous!"

The time for launching an extremely sudden and extremely secret general attack was set at 7 o'clock in the evening, and the two main divisions of Pang Bingxun's division, which were only more than 60 kilometers away from Dagu Port, had already begun to move ahead of schedule, and would arrive at the predetermined position before sunset at the latest, and after a short rest and replenishment, they would launch the attack.

Until now, Wan Fulin still has to admire An Yi's perseverance and ruthlessness, the air force units under Zhou Zhirou's command are boiling, and the officers and men of the 17th Army have submitted thousands of blood letters to the headquarters, but An Yi can still tolerate the Japanese planes to carry out round after round of bombing of the two divisions on the front of the eastern front of the 17th Army, and can still watch indifferently as the three brigades of Song Zheyuan's division in Huangcun are faltering in the fierce attacks of the Japanese army one after another.

This kind of ruthlessness and tenacity that go deep into the bones appeared in a young man in his early thirties, and he had to make veteran generals such as Wan Fulin and Pang Bingxun sigh.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the sun in the western sky was still scorching, and Wan Fulin, who had just returned to the headquarters to wash off his dust, was stunned by the news from the front:

The main force of the Japanese army in Tianjin suddenly advanced in three directions and launched a sudden, stormy and intensive artillery bombardment of our army's forward positions, and more than 30 Japanese planes continued to bomb and strafe in the air, and the officers and men of the forward positions of the 116th Division and the 130th Division suffered heavy casualties, and asked the military seat to issue an order to counterattack or retreat.

Wan Fulin and his generals were taken aback, and their first thought was that the plan formulated by An Yi had been leaked, so they hurriedly called An Yi to explain the situation, and at the same time called Pang Bingxun to ask how to deal with it?

Ten minutes later, An Yi replied to the telegram, suggesting that Wan Fulin's troops take the initiative to retreat five kilometers, and told Wan Fulin very clearly that the Japanese army was purely a threatening attack, the purpose was to detect the reaction of the 53rd Army, and absolutely did not dare to take the initiative to cross the Liuli River and advance deep into North China, and once again emphasized that no matter what happened, the original battle plan could not be changed.

Three minutes later, a telegram from Pang Bingxun's department arrived: The two main divisions of our army did not encounter any main Japanese forces in front, and the headquarters had marched in place, and after a short rest, they would launch an attack according to the original plan.

At 6:35 p.m., the Japanese saw that all units of the 53rd Army were rapidly retreating, and immediately stopped attacking and shelling, and only two reconnaissance planes were left in the sky circling continuously.

At this time, An Yi's telegram arrived again, and in an indisputable tone, it was clear that it was once again acting according to the original plan.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the sky gradually darkened, and the two divisions of the 53rd Army, stimulated by the heavy awards, gritted their teeth and launched, and the troops divided into two routes, and rushed to the south bank of the Liuli River again.

The 40th Army in the east fought more decisively and resolutely, the two main divisions launched a charge at the same time, with an unstoppable momentum, crushed a Japanese squadron defenders, the new 25th Division took the starting place of Yuan Shikai's "small station training" in a blink of an eye, and then did not stop, continued to rush to Dagu Port, which was guarded by a Japanese brigade, and the new 26th Division was personally led by Deputy Army Commander Ma Fawu to kill Yaowangmiao.

At 7:25 a.m., the 116th Division, led by Zhou Fucheng, general of the 53rd Army, broke through the Japanese position, and more than 8,000 officers and men who successfully crossed the river collided violently with a wing of the Japanese Fifth Division.

At 7:35 a.m., the 130th Division led by Zhu Hongxun paid the price of more than 1,800 casualties, broke through the Japanese army's position in the middle, and more than 7,000 soldiers entered the enemy formation and entered the melee.

The Japanese army in Tianjin was shocked, especially the sudden appearance of Pang Bingxun's troops and the urgent report of attacking the unexpected Dagu seaport, which was enough to shock and dumb the entire garrison army.

The remaining brigade of the Itagaki Division rushed to reinforce Dagu Port, and the Japanese garrison troops, military police, and overseas Chinese in Tianjin were all urgently mobilized, and an engineer brigade and a cavalry brigade stationed in Wuqing County hurriedly returned to Tianjin under the urgent order of Xiangyue Qingji, and a brigade of puppet troops stationed in Xinhouzhuang, 15 kilometers north of Tianjin, were also driven by Japanese instructors and rushed south to rush to Tianjin.

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Eight o'clock in the evening, Nanjing, ***.

Chiang Kai-shek, Bai Chongxi, and more than a dozen other generals all stood in front of a large map of North China, looking at the situation map of the enemy and us in the south of Tianjin, which had just been marked, and began to discuss nervously.

Every telegram from An Yi will be reported to Chiang Kai-shek and the generals as soon as it arrives.

"General An's latest call: After nearly an hour of bloody fighting, the officers and men of the 53rd Army finally defeated the enemy and occupied an area five kilometers north of the Liuli River; The New 26th Division of the 40th Army defeated the enemy and successfully joined up with the 53rd Army, and the New 25th Division encountered a brigade-sized Japanese army three kilometers south of Dagu Port, and the two sides quickly entered a state of fierce fighting.

"Again: The officers and men of the 53rd Army and the 40th Army fought with all their might, successfully mobilized the Japanese army in Wuqing County to rush to Tianjin, and preliminarily completed the planned strategic plan, and the 17th and 40th Divisions of the 17th Army will launch a fierce attack on the defending enemy in Langfang and Wuqing at 8:10 p.m.! Complete. ”

"Okay—"

There was applause in the hall, Chiang Kai-shek took out a handkerchief, frequently wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, exhaled turbidity, and said three "good" words in a row.

Chen Cheng clenched his fist with his right hand and slammed forward: "Xiao Yi commanded properly, the three armies cooperated with each other, and they fought beautifully!" ”

Feng Yuxiang nodded frequently, and said with sincere admiration: "In such a short period of time, such a huge and ingenious campaign plan has been formulated, and the officers and men of the three armies have no guilt, they share the same hatred for the enemy, and they have played out the morale and spirit of our army, which is amazing, amazing!" It is really the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves! ”

Only Bai Chongxi was the calmest, with a pair of sharp and deep eyes, still staring at the map, seemingly unaffected by the bursts of cheers and exclamations.

After a few minutes, the audience gradually quieted down, and Bai Chongxi expressed his opinion under the inquiry of Tang Shengzhi and others:

"If my estimate is correct, in less than two hours, General Yang Jiuxiao's 40th Division will be able to defeat or even annihilate the defenders of Wuqing County, and then calmly lay down the blocking position; At midnight at the latest, Zhang Zuying's 17th Division, commanded by General Lu Yixuan, with the support of General Li Jinlong's 68th Division, will surely take Langfang, a strategic location, thus cutting off the lifeline of the Japanese army's Pingjin communication in one fell swoop and completely realizing the strategic objectives formulated before the war.

"This battle, from the formulation of the plan to the overall command, to the various battlefields, can be called a rare masterpiece in recent years, and the An Jiajun is up and down...... It's really extraordinary, admire! ”