As for the 115th Division, which has completed the encirclement of Shijiazhuang, it is not in a hurry to launch a full-scale attack. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Mr. Zhu, who is in charge of Xibaipo, did not have any urging for this. He knew that he had to trust the commanders of the troops at the front.

Not long after, after receiving a war report from the 115th Division, Mr. Zhu planned to stubbornly resist the little devils in Shijiazhuang City. I also know that these little devils, I am afraid that they are fighting to the death, and they really need to be dealt with carefully.

As the saying goes, 'rabbits bite when they are in a hurry', not to mention these elite little devils. If you really want to launch a full-scale attack, the little devil who has the advantage of city defense and has no shortage of materials and ammunition is really difficult to deal with.

Even with the current strength and weapons and equipment of the 115th Division, there should be no problem in taking Shijiazhuang. However, if the casualties in the attack are too large, it will also be a huge loss for the overall strength of the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, the 115th Division's decision to conduct pre-war reconnaissance first, and then make corresponding offensive deployment adjustments, is also a wise choice in Mr. Zhu's opinion. And this time, the support of the air force of the Eighth Route Army is also needed.

In view of this situation, Mr. Zhu also said in a timely manner: "Lao Zuo, send a telegram to the three air brigades, and ask them to send a few bombers and fighters to help in the war tomorrow." During this time, they are afraid that it will be very hard! ”

'Boss, I think they'd be happy for such a combat mission. Most of the pilots of the three major groups were the first batch of pilots we trained, and many of them participated in the Yan'an raid and defense battle.

For them, in addition to learning to fight with the planes of the little devils, it is also one of their tasks to cooperate with the ground forces. They believe that they will be very happy to have such a real combat opportunity. ’

Listening to the report of Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, Mr. Zhu also smiled and said: "Yes! In the past two days, our Air Force has indeed made a beautiful start. In the past two days, the vice president sent a telegram saying that many foreign devils are interested in our flight!

Speaking of which, this is the first aircraft we have developed in-house, and it was a surprise to me to have this kind of performance. Now it seems that Xiao He's kid is not only good at fighting, but also has a hand in researching weapons! ”

After praising He Zhengdao with a smile, Mr. Zhu was also very satisfied with having such subordinates. In his opinion, the birth of the Eighth Route Army Air Force has already achieved the effect of truly making a splash.

Compared with the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and Yan'an, they were very satisfied with the battle in the past two days. At this moment, the North China Front Army Headquarters in Beiping was very anxious and uneasy about the battle situation in the past two days.

Looking at the battle report sent back from the front, Okamura Ningji was very dissatisfied and said: "Yaga! How exactly did Kimura Nakaichi command? How could the casualties of the troops be so great in just two days? And lose so many defensive points? ”

Kimura Nakaichi was the commander sent by Okamura Ninji to the front line in Shijiazhuang. Earlier, Kimura Nakaichi chose to abandon Shijiazhuang and lead the main force to evacuate in advance, and Okamura felt that it was also a wise decision.

But the information of the past two days has made Okamura Ningji very dissatisfied. The reason is that the troops he hoped that the troops brought back from Kimura would continue to suffer casualties in the process of retreating all the way.

Even the successive retreat of the main forces also brought a heavy blow to the morale of the defenders in various places along the way. So much so that the pursuing Eighth Route Army basically pursued behind them, constantly recovering the lost territory occupied by the Japanese army earlier.

In the face of Okamura Ninji's dissatisfaction, the intelligence staff officer also said in a timely manner: "Your Excellency Commander, I think General Kimura is really powerless. The current situation of the war is very unfavorable for us, especially since we have temporarily lost air supremacy.

In the past two days, the air force of the Eighth Route Army has made frequent sorties, in addition to constantly bombing our defensive positions. Our retreating troops along the route could not escape their reconnaissance, so that the troops were frequently blocked by the Eighth Route.

Together with the troops of the Eighth Route Army that pursued them, the number reached more than 100,000 people. These eight routes, led by local guerrilla troops, have caused a lot of trouble to our retreating troops. After all, we must regain air supremacy as soon as possible! ”

'Is there any news from the Navy?' ’

'The fleet from Kyushu Island is expected to arrive at Tenken Port tomorrow night. ’

Hearing that the naval aviation supporting the air force would arrive at Tenken Port tomorrow night, Okamura Ninji also breathed a sigh of relief. But he continued to ask: "How many fighters did the navy send over for reinforcements this time?" ”

'There should be nearly two hundred warplanes!' In addition to the fighters that ensure the safety of the fleet, there should be at least a hundred aircraft put into battle. In addition to this, the Kwantung Army also decided to send an air team for reinforcements. ’

So, we have more than 200 fighters to participate in the next encirclement and suppression war? ’

'Yes, Your Excellency, Commander! ’

In the face of such a large air force reinforcement, Okamura Ninji also seemed very satisfied. After thinking for a while, he said: "Send a telegram to Kimura Nakaichi and order their troops to deploy on the spot and prepare for a counterattack outside of rest."

Now that they have entered the Cangzhou territory, they can only retreat into the Tianyuan region if they retreat. Such a retreat is undoubtedly a rout. Let them hold out for one day, and the day after tomorrow will be the time for us to fight back. ”

'Hey! ’

While the North China Front was preparing for a counterattack, gunfire and artillery shelling rang out from time to time outside Shijiazhuang that night. It wasn't until dawn that the defenders of Shijiazhuang realized that they had lost several hundred defenders in one night.

In response to such a situation, the Japanese puppet army stationed at the head of the city was undoubtedly frightened. No one dared to show their heads casually anymore, for fear of being shot by the blockers of the Eighth Route Army outside the city.

If you don't show your head, the mortars of the Eighth Route Army have also begun to be erected closer and closer. From time to time, the shells thrown into the city also caused great suffering to the Japanese troops near the city walls. And once they counterattack, they will inevitably incur artillery suppression from the Eighth Route Army.

Gradually, the Japanese army no longer paid much attention to this kind of attack. While concentrating on building fortifications in the city, the Japanese army was also ready to defend Shijiazhuang. In their opinion, if you can hold on one more day, you will keep one more day.

The next day, the original 129th Division troops, who were responsible for pursuing the Shijiazhuang garrison, soon found that the little devil did not withdraw. In the vicinity of Cangzhou, favorable terrain began to be selected for blocking.

Mr. Liu, who learned of this situation, quickly convened a meeting of division-level commanders. looked at the map of Cangzhou and said: "Comrades, do you think the little devil suddenly did not withdraw, what are your intentions?" ”

"Commander, I think the little devils know that they can't outrun us at all. So that we are chasing and beating fiercely, it is better to defend on the spot! What's more, it's not far from Tianyin and Beiping. ’

Soon, a division commander expressed his own analysis in response to this situation. But Mr. Liu still shook his head and said: "According to what we have learned, the number of troops deployed by the Japanese army in Cangzhou is not large, and the materials in its reserves are also not much.

It stands to reason that at this time, the little devil should hurry up and withdraw the remaining troops to Tianyuan or Langfang to be safer. Now that I suddenly stopped retreating, I think I should have some confidence! Could it be that they want to fight our counterattack? ”

In Mr. Liu's view, the campaign to attack North China had a smooth start beyond imagination. Now that the little devil suddenly stopped running, he felt that there was a deception in it. Even during the previous pursuit, he ordered the troops not to be too scattered.

The reason is very simple, he is also worried about whether the troops will fall for the tricks of the little devils. Now the little devil suddenly stopped, and it was obvious that he sensed that something was wrong. But for a moment, he couldn't think of anything wrong.

In response to this doubt, a division commander soon said with a smile: "Commander, this time the little devil is not as usual. We are chasing and fighting on the ground, and our air force in the sky is always watching them, and it is not so easy to retreat.

Because they were chased and beaten by us, they also felt aggrieved when they thought about it. And along the way, they didn't have much rest. If they don't take a break in time, I'm afraid that they won't be able to run to Tianyin or Beiping, and they will collapse themselves. ”

Just after the division commander said this speculation, Mr. Liu thought about it and suddenly said: "In the past two days, we shouldn't have seen the little devil's plane dispatch, right?" Do you think this is normal? ”

'What does the commander mean?' ’

With Mr. Liu's analysis, all the teachers also think that this is not normal? The little devil's plane suffered a big loss, and it was normal not to dare to make a sortie. After all, the fighters of the Eighth Route Army are very powerful, can't they win at all?

But is that really the case?

Mr. Liu, who spread out the map, quickly said: "According to the information we got earlier, although the Japanese airfield in Beiping has been destroyed by us. However, the North China Front also deployed an air force unit in Tianxin.

This air force unit also has dozens of warplanes. At this time, they still refused to move, which was obviously wrong. And in the past two days, the little devil has not even appeared on the reconnaissance plane, which is even more unspeakable.

It has been more than two days since the day our air force was dispatched. At this time, if the little devil sends the air force from China to reinforce it, I believe it will arrive tomorrow night at the latest.

If we talk about the little devil air force in North China, it is no longer our opponent. Then you don't think that the air force of the little devils is not our opponent, right? No matter how good the performance of our aircraft is, I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat four hands with two fists.

If in the next attack, a large number of imps suddenly appeared. I believe it won't be long before I fly here from Tianyin, right? When the time comes, our troops will be exposed, what do you think will happen? ”

As soon as this speculation came out, all the division commanders were also scared into a cold sweat. Compared with the distance of the little devil's plane flying here from Tianyin, even if the Eighth Route Army learned the news and flew here from Zhangjiakou, it was obviously too late in time.

And this time difference, I am afraid that there will be enough aircraft formations for little devils to clean up the ground troops of the Eighth Route Army that are attacking. When the time comes, their divisions are afraid that there is a real possibility that they will not be able to form an army!