The students looked at the group of planes that appeared in the sky, and in a few patrols, they completely defeated the Japanese pursuers. This kind of scene is so unfamiliar. They had not participated in the Great Wall War of Resistance, and they did not understand the weight of the Northwest Army led by Jiang Li in the minds of these routs. But the defeated soldiers, who had been depressed and mournful before, regained their spirit at this time.

"Reinforcements are coming, the army is coming!" The routed soldiers on the road couldn't help but burst into tears, not only because they had saved a life, but not because they saw the Japanese army being bombed and turned on their backs. It's just that they are no longer a remnant of the army, and when they are defeated and retreated, there are still friendly troops who stretch out their strong hands and hold their wounded bodies when they are most difficult and helpless. Let them know that in front of them, there is no endless escape, and they still have someone to answer.

"Kill!"

The soldiers with low morale regained their previous blood and bravery, and under the leadership of the officers, spontaneously charged the Japanese soldiers who had begun to panic. At this time, the number of Japanese troops who came to intercept was not large, they were just relying on the aftermath of victory, and at this time, once this momentum was defeated, they were even more suppressed by the planes in the sky, and the performance of the Japanese soldiers would not be much stronger than the soldiers of the 29th Army in the absence of sufficient anti-aircraft firepower.

Jumping on, the people who had originally scattered and fled watched in amazement at the fierce Japanese army, but at this time, they fell into disadvantage, and the bombs dropped by the Zephyr 1 bomber were extremely accurate and blew the gathered Japanese troops apart. Even they don't realize that these scattered hearts are condensing bit by bit. The army of the Republic of China was not crushed in the face of the Japanese army. They still dare to rise to the occasion despite their failures. Maybe one day they will be able to return to their ruined homeland.

"Didi"

At the other end of the road. A line of transport trucks stretches in. At this time, the soldiers and student soldiers of the 29th Army who withdrew all the way from Beiping. See the transport trucks. I can't help but feel a little wrong, fortunately, this place has been out of the scope of the Japanese army, since the defeat of the Japanese interception, there are planes from the northwest over the head to circle for a while, giving these withdrawn soldiers a great sense of security.

"Brother Tong, it's been a long time!" Zhao Tieshu, who had been to Beiping once before, pulled Tong Linge directly into the headquarters in Dingxing. "Brother Tong ran all the way, and without letting you rest, he pulled you over to discuss military affairs. It's a little unkind, but the military situation is urgent, you were withdrawn from Nanyuan, and you know the situation over there better than me, and now apart from you, I can't pull anyone who knows the situation better, I hope you forgive me. ”

"It doesn't matter, as long as you can block the Japanese army, let alone sleep less, it's not a big deal to hold out for a few more days." Feng Linge's face was pale. But the spirit at this time is unusually strong.

"To be honest, although I don't want to admit it in my heart. But Pingjin is not enough to defend, the Japanese army has been operating in the northeast for many years, this sudden attack, it is bound to be like a mountain flood embankment, a thousand miles, the Japanese army mobilized more than 200,000 troops, its purpose is not only Pingjin and Tianjin, Nanyuan has now been occupied by the Japanese army, the entire Beiping, basically has fallen into the Japanese encirclement. I'm afraid the only ones who are still holding on are your troops in Langfang. Tong Linge smiled bitterly. The 1st Mixed Brigade and the 11th Mixed Brigade of the main Japanese forces now besieging Peiping. The other 20 divisions went south from Tangshan, one to attack Tianjin, its main force is in Langfang, has been fighting fiercely with your army for several days, our army due to the previous lack of preparation, the troops are scattered, Liu Ruming's 143 division is even isolated in Chahar, now not a single shot has been fired, sit back and watch the crisis in Beiping. In the face of this Japanese advance, most of the 37th Division, which had already retreated south, failed to rush to the battlefield in time, which is really ashamed. ”

"What is there to be ashamed of, the situation of the 29th Army is so embarrassing, and the responsibility for pursuing it is not on Brother Tong. However, with Brother Tong's talent, he can neither lead an army alone, nor display his talent for military training, which is quite a pity. The telegram sent to me by the commander yesterday temporarily asked Brother Tong to be the deputy chief of staff of our group army, and after fighting this battle, he will go to the reserve of the Northwest Army as deputy commander. Zhao Tieshu took out the telegram that Jiang Li took for him yesterday and handed it to Tong Linge.

"This, now I am still the deputy commander of the 29th Army, and I am afraid that it is not appropriate to suddenly throw myself into the northwest." Tong Linge said with some hesitation.

"On Commander Song's side, there will naturally be Commander Jiang to say hello, and Brother Tong was also a member of the Northwest Army before, but now he is only in the New Northwest Army. This time, my group army went north, and Commander Song still needed the help of the Northwest Army in many places, and I believe that he would not lose face as a commander. Zhao Tieshu smiled and said, "Brother Tong, don't look down on the position of deputy chief of staff, this is just a transition, for the time being, the 2nd Army still needs Brother Tong, a person who is familiar with the situation in Pingjin, the reserve is not sitting on a cold bench, since the Japanese army moved, the northwest has mobilized 300,000 troops, and I have heard for a long time that Brother Tong is well-trained, how to train those people well, but even the commander is very headache." ”

"Three hundred thousand recruits have been mobilized!" Tong Linge looked incredulous.

"This time, the commander directly sent two group armies to the north, and naturally there is a need for large-scale army expansion, on the one hand, to fill the void in the northwest troops, and on the other hand, the reason will be known after you go to the northwest." Zhao Tieshu patted Tong Linge on the shoulder, the northwest for the layout of the steel industry chain is a south and a north at the same time, on the one hand, Baotou was always Suiyuan's territory before, Jiang Li went south to Sichuan at the same time, has been deeply feared by Nanjing, and then offended Yan Xishan to make many enemies. Relatively speaking, it is more important to obtain human resources in Sichuan than Baotou. After all, the problem of the vast and sparsely populated northwest has always been Jiang Li's heart disease. This time, the Japanese army entered and occupied Pingjin, and part of its troops would inevitably enter and occupy the Pingsui line, one was to prepare for the invasion of Shanxi and Suiyuan, and on the other hand, it was also for the North China Front Army to move south at the same time, and the Jin army was knocked out in the back.

The Japanese army occupied Suiyuan, Jiang Li sent troops to seize a section of Suixi, and it took two or three years to build a relatively complete fortification group in the Baotou area. If the operation is done properly, coupled with the fact that a large number of invading Japanese troops will be dragged in North China and South China, and the pressure on the northwest will be relieved, then the development of Baotou iron ore can be put on the agenda.

"Well, since Commander Jiang has sent a telegram, if I don't agree, I will be a little ignorant. However, there are still a few people on my side, and I hope your ministry will accept it. Zhang Shouling, the former education chief of the student army, and Hu Youbing, a staff officer, were very good. Tong Linge pushed away along the river, in the 29th Army, he was a deputy commander who was not as good as a brigade commander in terms of real power, even if he sat on a cold bench, the cold bench of the Northwest Army was more comfortable to sit on.

"Okay, as long as you have the ability, you can always find a suitable position in the Northwest Army." Zhao Tieshu nodded, he can still do this master. At this time, the army in the northwest was greatly expanded, and some officers in the 29th Army had rich combat experience, and there were always a few places suitable for them. (To be continued.) )