The four gates of Zunhua are wide open, and not a single figure can be seen, like a ghost town.

The sky is white, but all the devils feel eerie.

A breeze blew, and in the summer, they were all covered in stinky sweat, and they should have felt very comfortable, but everyone couldn't help but shudder their necks, feeling a cool breeze coming from the back of their necks.

No one dared to go in, and it wasn't until Wing Commander Tetsujiro Yamada arrived that a squad of devils was sent into the city to investigate.

As a result, it was indeed an empty city, and there was no one in it.

The first battle of Shanhaiguan scared the devil out of illness, and after the large army entered the city, he didn't care about the fatigue and immediately began to search wildly.

Zunhua City is not big, and it is said that it will not take much effort to search the whole city, but it will not work, because what they are looking for is not on the ground, whether it is people or things.

It took a long time to search, but it took a long time to finally decide not to enter the city with a large army.

Don't dare to enter.

No one can guarantee that there are no explosives hidden under the ground.

-- In the conference room, the atmosphere was very depressing.

Commander Terauchi Shouichi, Commander of the First Army Kiyoji Kazuki, Commander of the Second Army Nishio Shouzo, Commander of the Fifth Division Seishiro Itagaki and others were speechless.

Terauchi Shou's face was blue, his eyes were blue, and even his fingernails were blue.

The reason why this old devil looks like this is because he regrets it too much, and his intestines are not repentant to the end, so he is outward.

After the 226 coup, the most beautiful thing was Shouichi Terauchi.

Terauchi Shouichi's family was extremely prominent and was a hereditary aristocratic family, and his father, Earl Terauchi Masatsuki, was the Meiji Patriarch and served as the director of education, the prime minister of the land, the governor of the dynasty, and the prime minister.

After the outbreak of the 226 coup, the emperor was furious, and the army immediately made a decision to rectify military discipline.

Terauchi Shouichi is a famous family, detached from the struggle of factions, has a complete service history, and has a cheerful and open-minded surname, has the courage to take responsibility for his subordinates, and is quite popular in the military, political, and financial circles, so he has become the best candidate for the minister of war who is responsible for the heavy task of "suppressing the army".

A meeting of the three chiefs, jointly convened by the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Director of Education, and the Minister of the Army, decided that Shouichi Terauchi would be appointed as the new Minister of Land.

After Terauchi Shouichi became Minister of the Army, he immediately purged the Army with his iron fist, during which he removed all the impure elements in the Army in the name of the Army, and elevated Sugiyama Mototo, Nishio Shouzo and other hardcore militarists like him to key positions.

The purification movement of the army was completed by Terauchi Shouichi, so his prestige and power were raised to the peak, and it was precisely for this reason that he was able to seize the position of commander of the North China Dispatch Army.

Commander of the North China Dispatch Army, this is a position that all soldiers dream of, if he does a good job, not to mention whether he is powerful or not, the most important thing is that this is an opportunity that will surely be famous in history.

However, people are not as good as heaven, and they first lost at the Great Wall, especially at Shanhaiguan, where Gu Shoufu's Sixth Division was buried.

After breaking through the defense line of the Great Wall and occupying the Luowenyu Pass, he thought that he would be ashamed, but he never expected that now let alone the shame, an even greater shame seems to have paved a golden road in front of him.

Shouichi Terauchi has lost faith.

His faith in the victory over China did not waver, but his heart was gloomy about his own future.

Today, the road to Zunhua was opened in less than 30 miles, and more than 900 casualties and 23 tanks were lost, and this was the result of the fact that the Chinese army did not really block it.

Also, today only one kilometer was cleared on both sides of the road, but now it seems that one thousand meters is not enough.

If you clear a thousand meters, it is still possible for the brigade to march, but if you want to transport ammunition, it will definitely not work, and to expand the area of emptying, it means paying more and greater casualties.

There is simply no way to deal with this green gauze tent. Mass bombing is an option, but the problem is that there is not so much ammunition. Burning with fire was the best idea, but because of the trenches, it was useless. Therefore, if you want to open the way, you can only fill it with human lives.

Now, the offensive should be stopped, dragged out for these months, but the question is, can it be stopped?

Terauchi Shouichi glanced at the chief of staff Okabe Naosaburo on the side.

Okabe Naosaburo is a close confidant of Terauchi Shouichi, and when he saw the look that Terauchi Shouichi gave him, he immediately said: "Generals, it is reported that the green yarn tent defense system of the people of China only exists in eastern Hebei and northern Hebei, not in Shandong, and not in western Hebei and southern Hebei. Moreover, to this day, there has been no reaction from the Chinese troops at the other passes of the Great Wall. The headquarters could not judge what the intentions of the people of China were, and the purpose of convening this meeting today was to study this and determine the intentions of the people of China. ”

None of these people are stupid, as soon as they heard it, they understood that Terauchi Shouichi wanted to suspend the attack, and wait until after the autumn harvest and the green gauze tent was gone, and then start the attack.

Of course, this is good, no one wants to fight such a powerful and unwieldy battle, but the problem is that this is not their family's business.

If there were only North China troops, this would still be possible, but don't forget, what about the Shanghai troops? It would be easy to say if the Shanghai dispatch army was also blocked by the green gauze tent, but the problem was not.

Within the military, the struggle for merit is extremely fierce, not to mention that you live or die. What's more, as far as the Shanghai dispatch army is concerned, one more day of waiting, and the preparations of the people of China will be sufficient. Therefore, there is no need to ask, it is impossible for the Shanghai military side to agree.

What's more, there is another important point, the commander of the Shanghai Dispatch Army, Matsui Ishine, is from the Imperial Dao faction, and Terauchi Shouichi is the great enemy of the Imperial Dao faction.

Being blocked by the great plains of the Pingchuan River could not be used as a reason to suspend the offensive at all, so the Shanghai dispatch army would not agree to it in any way.

What's more, in addition to the Shanghai dispatch army, the focus of this matter is also the base camp.

Indeed, although this battle is fought with grievances, it is not that it cannot be fought, it is not like the pass of the Great Wall, you can't get over it, you can't get through.

And, most importantly, the purpose of the base camp is to completely annihilate the defenders of the Great Wall in China, so as long as there is a glimmer of hope, the base camp will never give up easily.

Everyone understands Terauchi Shouichi's thoughts, and he wants them to ask the base camp together.

It's too embarrassing to say this kind of thing, and there is no possibility of success, so no one echoes Terauchi Shouichi's call.

Itagaki Seishiro, who suffered from it, although he agreed with Terauchi Shouichi's idea in his heart, but first, he couldn't afford to lose this person, and secondly, he knew that there was no hope, so he made a fortune in a muffled voice.

As for the doubts that Okabe Naosaburo said, for them, there is no need to think about it at all.

Although the tricks of the Shina people can cause them some damage, in the face of absolute strength, tricks can't decide anything.

As long as there is an attack, victory is inevitable.

What's more, the danger is mutual, and no matter what tricks the people have, the fact is that the people of China have put the army of China in other passes in danger.

These bits have an appetite for ants to swallow elephants, which is also an important reason why they don't support Shouichi Terauchi.

The meeting ended with the complete failure of Shouichi Terauchi's scheme.

――――In the past few days, Guan Linzheng and the others have not been busy with anything else every day, and everyone got together to guess what the intention of the Black God Army was to use troops like this?

The command would send a detailed briefing on the battle situation every day, so that they were very clear about the battle situation.

If they don't know anything, their curiosity will slowly fade, but because they know everything, this curiosity will not stop.

Everyone's mood is not very good, for no other reason than because they feel too stupid.

These bits, which one is not the leader above the top, they can't compare to the Black God Army, there is nothing to be ashamed of admitting this, but they can see every move of the chess game clearly, but they just can't see the intention of others to play chess, this kind of blow is still quite heavy.

The night was very late, but Guan Linzheng still didn't feel sleepy, he stood in front of the sand table, staring at a point, thinking silently.

These days, the battle loss ratio is still fantastic, although not as terrifying as it was at the beginning, but still dazzling.

In the past, when I fought with Yue himself, the battle loss ratio would be extremely high if it could reach three to one or four to one, but now I have accepted the guidance of the Black God Army, and the battle loss ratio has dropped to two to one.

If there is no comparison between the Black God Army and [***], Guan Linzheng will be very satisfied with the two-to-one battle loss ratio, but compared with the Black God Army and [***], they should all commit suicide.

What's more, it was not the Black God Army that blocked the army, but the armament that [***] had just pulled up.

Suddenly, Guan Linzheng's body was shocked, and he understood what the Black God Army was going to do. No, he didn't understand it all, he only understood part of it, that part about them.

They are bait, incense bait for fishing.

Judging from the battle loss ratio in the past seven days, the Black God Army did not go all out to block the Yue Army, but only relied on a great advantage to attack and harass, otherwise, the battle loss ratio would never have been so fantastic.

Obviously, the Black God Army wants the army to go deeper.

The reason why it was an attack and harassment, rather than an all-out blockade, may be to destroy as many of the Yue army as possible, and at the same time not really beat the Yue army and fear it, so as to hold it back.

said that his appetite has always been excellent, in fact, not to mention himself, if he changes with himself, he is Terauchi Shouichi, and he can't stand this temptation.

As long as it goes smoothly and successfully penetrates into their rear and cuts off their retreat, there is a great possibility that the hundreds of thousands of defenders of the Great Wall defense line will be completely annihilated.

It is now the middle of July, and in two or three months, three and a half months at most, the power of the green gauze tent will disappear completely, and the superiority of his air and mechanization will be able to be brought into play again.

If this increase or decrease occurs, the situation of the war will change completely.

What the hell is the Black God Army going to do?

Capturing 40,000 Yue troops alive, there will be no second time in that kind of thing, and it is impossible to encircle and annihilate the Yue army, because once a Yue army is surrounded, then their advantage will be gone, and they will have to fight face to face with the Yue army.

Guan Linzheng admires the Black God Army, but he also knows that in a head-to-head confrontation with the Yue Army, whether it is them, or the Black God Army, [***], they are not only at a disadvantage in all aspects, but also a great disadvantage.

The Black God Army is walking a tightrope, and the danger lies in the time it takes them to retreat.

Guan Linzheng believes that the Black God Army will definitely let them withdraw, because once the green yarn tent is gone, they will not be able to defeat the army if they resist head-on.

If there was no army advancing north, Guan Linzheng would not be so sure, and now, since Luo Wenyu has been abandoned, it is inevitable that the Great Wall defense line will be abandoned.

After occupying Yutian, the army has three directions: northwest, capture Jixian, and threaten the Great Wall Pass Malan Pass and Huangya Pass; in the southwest, capture Baodi, threaten Beiping and Tianjin; In the southeast, it captured Tangshan and threatened all the Great Wall passes from the eastern part of Luowenyu to Shanhaiguan.

Obviously, the Yue army is also afraid, and their appetite is much smaller, they will not attack in an all-round way, and the most likely thing is to attack to the southeast with all their might, capture Tangshan, and encircle and annihilate his 52nd Army and 29th Army.

If the army captures Tangshan and the command does not allow the troops to be withdrawn, it will be dangerous. However, fortunately, with the 29th Army by his side, whether it was Guan Linzheng or other generals, they were not too worried.

Is it just to take advantage of the advantages of the green gauze tent and eliminate more devils? Guan Linzheng always felt that this was not the case, and it would not be so simple.

If it's not, why is it? Guan Linzheng's head hurts.

――――"Military seat? ”

In a daze, Guan Linzheng was woken up by the adjutant.

"What's wrong?" Sleeping late last night, Guan Linzheng sat up from the kang and raised his hand to rub his cheeks.

"Military seat, Zhang Zizhong, Division Commander Zhang is here." The adjutant said.

Guan Linzheng's spirits lifted, finally came, Zhang Zizhong's arrival must be related to the next war, what the Black God Army is going to do will be revealed soon.

After pondering for a while, Guan Linzheng ordered his adjutant to inform Zheng Dongguo, commander of the 2nd Division, and Zhang Yaoming, commander of the 25th Division, to come to the military headquarters immediately.

"Brother Xun Chen, you are here." After the greetings, Guan Lin said.

Guan Linzheng's surname is straight and stubborn, this is somewhat complaining, Zhang Zizhong smiled and said: "Brother, state affairs are like hemp, you should be considerate." ”

Guan Lin Zheng said: "Don't hide it from Brother Chen, I've been guilty of a bad crime these days." ”

Knowing what Guan Linzheng was guilty of, Zhang Zizhong smiled and said: "Brother, you will be happy soon." ”

Guan Linzheng asked, "What exactly is the command intending?" ”

Zhang Zizhong was just about to speak, when Zheng Dongguo and Zhang Yaoming came.

Guan Linzheng stood up and said to Zhang Zizhong: "Brother Xun Chen, go to the war room." ”

When we got to the war room, no one sat down.

Zhang Zizhong held a baton and stood in front of a huge map, and Guan Linzheng, Zheng Dongguo, Zhang Yaoming and others were all standing there looking at Zhang Zizhong.

Holding the baton, Zhang Zizhong's face was grim, and he said: "Everyone, now, you have a choice, one is not to know anything, and the other is to know. ”

Guan Linzheng's face turned cold, and he asked, "Brother Xun Chen, there is something to say." ”

Nodding, Zhang Zizhong said: "For three days, my people will follow you and never leave." ”

Everyone's faces changed, and with a cold snort, Zheng Dongguo said, "Master Zhang, are you over?" ”

Zhang Zizhong said: "If Chairman Jiang knows about the plan, I don't know if you have the confidence that the plan will not leak out of Nanjing." Honestly, I don't think so, but again, I can't deny that the Black God Army's caution doesn't make sense. ”

Everyone's faces were a little feverish, and they, like Zhang Zizhong, felt that they wouldn't, but in the same way, let alone denying the Black God Army's worries, they didn't even have the confidence to argue with the Black God Army.

Chairman Jiang secretly made peace with himself, and aside from other reasons, it must be one of the reasons to use his own hands to destroy the Black God Army and [***].

Since there is a first time for this kind of thing, who dares to guarantee that there will be no second time?

What the is it that the leaders are being killed like this, and they can't even let out a fart? It's ridiculous!

The crowd was silent.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Zizhong said again: "Everyone, the command made this decision for your own good. ”

Nanjing has long had a clear telegraphic order, ordering them to report to the Nanjing War Department every day, and if they have the opportunity not to report, then ...... The crowd was even more speechless.

After a pause, Zhang Zizhong continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, this time, the purpose of our operation is to eliminate the living forces of Yuben as much as possible, and the tasks of the 52nd Army are as follows......

With Zhang Zizhong's narration, everyone's faces became more and more shocked, is the Black God Army too confident? This appetite ...... After Zhang Zizhong finished speaking, Guan Linzheng asked: "Brother Xun Chen, is this a bit taken for granted?" ”

Sighing softly, Zhang Zizhong said: "Brother Yudong, in the past two years, I have studied the tactics of the Black God Army and learned a word. ”

Guan Linzheng asked, "Which word?" ”

Zhang Zizhong said: "Change! After a pause, he continued: "A change of word is really earth-shattering, and defeating the strong with the weak is like child's play. ”

Guan Linzheng was silent, he thought of the 52nd Army, just an effortless scattered echelon defense, so that their casualties dropped significantly, their minds were indeed rigid.

Zhang Zizhong said again: "You may not know that as soon as the northbound army entered Shandong, it was beaten with a stick, and in Jinxiang County and Fei County, surrounded by more than 300,000 Japanese troops, [***] completely annihilated two Yue army wings, none of them ran away, and then calmly retreated. ”

And what's going on? The crowd was amazed.

They weren't surprised by anything else, but at such a great victory, [***] why didn't they preach it?

Guan Linzheng asked in a deep voice: "Brother Xun Chen, how did [***] fight?" ”

Zhang Zizhong told the process again, and after listening, Guan Linzheng's heart moved, and he seemed to have grasped something.

After pondering for a moment, Guan Linzheng raised his head, looked at Zhang Zizhong, and said, "Brother Xinchen, cannon!" ”

Zhang Zizhong nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, Tian Ji horse racing, our equipment is not comparable to that of Yue himself, but we have all the light and heavy machine guns and heavy weapons together, and we have an advantage over one or two divisions of the Shang Yue Army." ”

The 29th Army is already strong and strong, and it is the most elite unit at the moment, and the Black God Army is even more extraordinary, they captured the equipment of the two divisions of the army in Baoding, and bought a lot from the United States and Germany.

Also, the surprise attack to eliminate the Yue army in the pass, that is at least the equipment of a division.

Taken together, the results are extremely optimistic about the two divisions and regiments of the superior army, which occupy a favorable geographical position, and are still on the battlefield chosen by their own side, but they ...... Guan Linzheng asked, "Brother Xun Chen, is it too dangerous to give up our line of defense?" ”

Zhang Zizhong said: "I also feel dangerous, but the Black God Army and [***] are very confident. ”

Zhang Yaoming said: "Are they too superstitious about the green yarn tent? ”

Zhang Zizhong said: "No matter what, we are still guaranteed to be invincible in this battle." ”

No one disagrees on this. With these green gauze tents and trenches, they want to get out of the battle safely, at any time.

(To be continued)