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Good news to the 8th Division of the 8th Division:

The 8th Division completely captured Pingquan, and the Changchuan Brigade was stationed; In this battle, he personally led a wing over the 16-kilometer mountain beam, bypassed the flank of the Pingquan defenders, and made great contributions to the victory, and the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade Ishikawa Daisa, who was leading his headquarters to pursue it; The 26th Cavalry Wing moved south non-stop, and the 10th Cavalry Wing of Matsuda Osayuki under the 6th Division flanked the front line of Kuancheng, dragging the 4th Army Corps of the defending enemy Yu Zhaolin and Zhao Tingfang Brigades. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The news of the successful occupation of Hiraizumi made Muto Nobuyoshi much more relaxed, and he rarely praised the new brigade commander of the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade, Koichi Ishikawa, asserting that the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade, which had suffered frequent setbacks after entering western Liao, had finally recovered its morale and regained its spirit after the bloody battle of Butterfly Gully.

Seeing a rare smile on Muto Nobuyoshi's face, Koiso Kuniaki took the opportunity to suggest that the Sixth Division should focus on the overall situation, temporarily abandon the pursuit of the stubborn enemy of the Anjia Army who had evacuated Chaoyang, gather heavy troops on the line from Jianchang to Sandaohezi, and quickly press on the Kuancheng and Qinglong lines where the Fourth Army of Wan Fulin was stationed in the squadron, forcing the Fifth Army of Tang Helin, which had been defeated and demoralized in the Chengde direction, to bear more pressure, and then completely collapse and disintegrate.

Muto Nobuyoshi thought for a while, and finally suppressed his bitter hatred for the stubborn enemy of the An Jia Army who was deep in the hinterland, nodded and agreed to Koiso Kuniaki's plan, and immediately ordered all the troops of the Sixth Division to withdraw from the troops that surrounded the An Jia Army on the line from Karaqin Left Banner to Lingyuan, and gathered in the south, preparing to attack the Fourth Army of Wan Fulin with all its might, and comprehensively deterring the defensive front of the ** squadron from point to point; At the same time, he ordered the 14th Independent Mixed Brigade Headquarters to serve Jiro Osa, and immediately led his subordinates to leave the garrison and rush to the front line of Jianchang to coordinate with the 6th Division. In the end, Muto Nobuyoshi ordered Lieutenant General Sato Konosuke, commander of the Northern Route Army, and Lieutenant General Nishiyichi, the former commander of the Western Front of the Central Route Army and now the Southern Route Army, to encircle and annihilate the troops of Gu Changfeng and Yang Jiuxiao of the Anjia Army, who fled westward with all their might, according to the original plan.

As soon as the order of the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Muto Nobuyoshi, came out, and an urgent telegram from Konosuke Sato, who had been ordered to encircle him, arrived: The progress of the recalcitrant enemy's flight to the west was very alarming, and all the vehicles had been heavily abandoned in the Mashan mining area, four kilometers south of Qingshan Town, killing more than 30 of our overseas Chinese who were working in the mining area, blowing up the pit and mining equipment, burning the factory building and all its vehicle baggage, and all of them had entered the sparsely populated dense forests of the lofty mountains, and the direction of the enemy's sneaking was to be further verified by aircraft reconnaissance and ground troops.

After reading the telegram, Muto Nobuyoshi frowned slightly, strode to the front of the map, observed for a moment, and couldn't help but have a headache, nearly 10,000 stubborn enemies suddenly entered the Linhai Snow Field within a radius of more than 30 kilometers, if you want to encircle and encircle with a large force, I don't know how much time it will take.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Muto Nobuyoshi finally made up his mind: the three brigades of the Northern Route Army suddenly stormed the Chifeng line, then stopped the offensive, mobilized two brigades and a cavalry wing, and closely cooperated with the Suzuki Brigade of the Eighth Division, and made every effort to encircle and suppress this stubborn enemy of the Anjia Army, which caused great humiliation to all the officers and men of the Eastern Army!

Beiping, Headquarters of the Northeast Army.

The Central Staff Committee and the commanders of the Northeast Army gathered together to intensively analyze the intentions of the Japanese army's sudden occupation of Hiraizumi and a series of other actions. Yang Jie was keenly aware that the Japanese army's offensive on all fronts had been launched so far, and if there was no quick and reasonable deployment of troops, and without a firm belief in resisting to the end without hesitation, as long as the enemy broke through a little, it might lead to the shaking or even complete collapse of the entire defensive front.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the rapid defeat of the three divisions of Tang Yulin's Fifth Army Corps in the direction of Pingquan put the Chengde area under tremendous pressure, and if the enemy captured Chengde, the political impact caused by the shaking of the whole line and the nationwide panic caused by it were immeasurable.

Secondly, the fall of Pingquan not only enabled the Japanese army to once again enjoy a large number of strategic materials left behind after the defeat of the three divisions of the Northeast Army, but also made Lingyuan, the most important strategic center in western Liaoning, an advance base for the Japanese army to attack any side at will.

Yang Jie hurriedly glanced at the many generals around the long table with solemn expressions, turned his head and quietly looked at An Yi beside him, when he saw An Yi with a serious face, he was communicating something with Xu Tingyao in a low voice, and it was inconvenient to go over to disturb, at this moment, Zhang Zuoxiang, the auxiliary commander of the Northeast Army, slowly stood up, patted his palms twice, and the venue immediately quieted down, and a pair of eyes focused on Zhang Zuoxiang's face full of vicissitudes.

Zhang Zuoxiang, who was wearing a general's uniform, had a low voice, and after apologetic, he raised his head and said very sincerely: "In the first battle of Pingquan, the Fifth Army lost more than 600 soldiers and soldiers, and under the blow of the superior artillery fire of the Japanese army, the left flank was forcibly broken through by the enemy, which then affected the overall situation.

"At present, the Japanese invaders are pressing the border, and the defense line that we have painstakingly managed is in danger, and the Fifth Army has done everything possible to increase the front line, striving to withstand the Japanese offensive and win a chance to breathe.

"In addition, according to the urgent report that General Shoushan (Wan Fulin) just replied, the main force of the Japanese army was divided into two routes, advancing to the front line of Qinglong and Kuancheng, in line with the principle of active defense against the enemy, all corps of our army are determined to defend the important places outside the Great Wall, even if they are defeated for a while, they can resist step by step, and strive to maximize the consumption of the Japanese army's vital forces, which is also consistent with the original intention of Commander-in-Chief An.

"Judging from the current war situation, the eastern front defended by General Zhu Ge (He Zhuguo) and other troops is still stable, and the central line has General Mingxuan (Song Zheyuan) and other troops coming forward to defend, only the situation on the western front is worrying, and the two corps can barely support the northeast line of Chengde, if they counterattack Pingquan and recover Lingyuan according to Chairman Chiang's opinion, it is not enough to send two or three well-equipped main divisions to do so.

"Therefore, after consulting the corps, it was suggested that the Seventeenth Army of the Central Army Corps send two divisions to reinforce the combined forces of the Fourth and Fifth Corps. The above is the preliminary opinion of the headquarters of my Northeast Army, and I still invite General Ji Kuan (Huang Shaoyi; ), General An Yi, General Geng Guang (Yang Jie), and General Yuexiang (Xu Tingyao) discussed. ”

More than ten generals looked at the independent division to lead the pass, and assisted the Fifth Army Corps to hold Kuancheng and recapture Pingquan.

Huang Shao and Yang Jie briefly discussed a few words, and then asked An Yi and Xu Tingyao for their opinions. An Yi's face was calm and he didn't speak, although the independent division was created by him and led by him, but at the moment, after all, Xu Tingyao was the commander of the 17th Army, and if he wanted the 17th Army to be dispatched, he could only express his position by Xu Tingyao.

Xu Tingyao secretly admired An Yi in his heart, and before Zhang Zuoxiang spoke, An Yi whispered to him to discuss this issue, so Xu Tingyao, who was in his chest, nodded politely to everyone, and turned to the young marshal and Zhang Zuoxiang, who had a calm face and great expectations in his heart, and replied, "Since it is necessary for the war, the officers and men of our 17th Army must move forward bravely and serve the country with all their might. At present, General Hu Jialin has led an independent division into Miyun, and after a short rest, General Lu Yixuan's 17th Division followed closely behind, stationed in Huairou, and General Huang Jie's 2nd Division and General Guan Linzheng's 25th Division were stationed in Changping and Huairou respectively as a reserve for defending Beiping. These two divisions belong to the main force of our Central Army, not to mention the independent division, the 17th Division is also a meritorious unit that has just been withdrawn from the front line in western Liaoning, and the two divisions have rich combat experience, are well-equipped, and have strong morale.

"Good! General Yuexiang is really high!

▲In this way, great things can be done! ”

The praises rang out one after another, An Yi listened to it in his ears, and in addition to the indignation in his heart, he was extremely emotional, and he was extremely emotional, and An Yi did not have any concerns, but he was still haunted by the ugly behavior of more than 30,000 people in the three divisions of the Fifth Army Corps in order to preserve their strength and retreat in the face of 20,000 Japanese troops. If you think about it, the 30,000 well-equipped soldiers with ample ammunition and supplies have taken advantage of the geographical advantages and waited for their work, and the casualties of only a few thousand gold soldiers have retreated 30 kilometers along the entire line, no matter how they are explained, and no matter how magnificent the excuse is, it is unforgivable. If this situation had been placed in the An Jiajun or even the Central Army, the leading generals would have been beheaded long ago, but now Tang Yulin was staying in the position of commander of the Fifth Army Corps.

But at the moment of the great enemy, everything needs to be united in the War of Resistance, no matter how much opinion An Yi has in his heart, he can only bear it silently, An Yi is not worried about the independent division and the seventeenth division, with the ability and character of Hu Jialin and Lu Yixuan, as well as the experienced and determined brave soldiers of these two divisions, the worst result is at most a stalemate with the Japanese army, and he will never suffer a big loss, An Yi is worried about Gu Changfeng, Yang Jiuxiao and Gji's nearly 10,000 selected elite soldiers, these soldiers are all the pillars of An Jiajun, is the creator and successor of An Jiajun's "Model Battalion Spirit" and "Iron-blooded Hero", and An Yi will definitely not be able to bear losing them.

The big thing is decided,! The Five Legions oversaw the battle. An Yi put away the minutes of the meeting and was about to turn around and leave, when the young marshal Zhang Xueliang came to his side, pulled him to the corridor outside, and thanked him with gratitude and apologies:

"Thank you for your support, what the front-line soldiers lack now is not troops, nor weapons and ammunition, but the belief in victory and strong fighting spirit, with the soldiers of the independent division and the seventeenth division to the front, it will be able to greatly boost morale and boost the spirit, and the auxiliary commander and the foolish brother are also forced to bother the virtuous brothers and soldiers!"

"Brother is polite, it is the duty of our soldiers to defend the land during the Anti-Japanese War, and the purpose of the troops under the command of the younger brother to go north was originally to resist Japan and save the country." An Yi said politely.

The young marshal nodded, sighed, and said with some bitterness: "Don't talk about this, although from Nanjing to Beiping, from Chairman Jiang to Brother Yu, in the face of the countrymen, they all unanimously expressed their stance that "we must recover the lost territory and counterattack Lingyuan, but the actual situation is not optimistic!" It is already very difficult to hold the front line of Chengde and keep the enemy out of the border, and the huge gap between national strength and military can not help but make people worry and feel worried! ”

An Yi glanced at the young marshal, and wanted to refute him a few words, but after thinking about it, there was still some truth in this, and he immediately said heavily: "That's the case, the war is about money, that is, the national strength of my pavilion is not only fighting inside and outside the Great Wall, and millions of troops and warlords from all over the country are also fighting against each other, and the civil war continues, which is really chilling!" In the southwest, the civil war in Sichuan stopped, Wang Jialie and Mao Guangxiang in Guizhou rekindled the flames of war, and the Ma Jiajun in Xinjiang and the upstart Sheng Shicai fought to the death, resulting in bandits in the northwest, the war burned the plains, and the people were struggling to survive, and even Hu Zongnan's first division had to be urgently transferred to Ganshan to quell the rebellion; Now that Jiangxi is fighting and Sichuan is fighting, and even the various departments in Fujian that belong to the same Central Army are also annexing each other, when will we stop such cruel internal friction and unite with the outside world? ”

An Yi's words made the young marshal suddenly touch his heart, thinking that all the units in the army in the North China War of Resistance were all detached from each other, each with their own calculations, as well as the generals in the Northeast Army who were already uncontrollable by sacrificing themselves, he couldn't help but feel sad on his face, sighed frequently, and a sense of powerlessness rose in his heart.

An Yi raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and hurriedly said goodbye: "I'm sorry, brother, the younger brother has to rush back to the Tangshan headquarters, a division commanded by Gu Changfeng has achieved a great victory in the early hours of this morning, and has just escaped from the tiger's mouth, and now it is in the wolf's den, and the younger brother has to rush back to mobilize the aviation team to assist nearly 10,000 soldiers and soldiers, maybe there will be an unprecedentedly tragic air battle." However, in this case, the aerial reconnaissance and cover of the Eastern and Central Fronts could not be taken care of. The elder brother stayed, and the younger brother said goodbye! ”

"Wait! Brother Xian, when did General Gu hit Chaoyang? What happened to the surprise victory in the early morning? Why didn't the virtuous brother say it at the important meeting just now? ”

The young marshal's eyes widened, looking extremely shocked, and he grabbed An Yi's arm and asked a series of questions.

An Yi smiled bitterly: "Brother, junior brother, let's say something from my heart, it's better not to mention it, if Gu Changfeng is mentioned again in such a difficult situation, I am afraid that few people in your army are happy, what will everyone think?" What will the Fifth Legion, which is in a hurry thirty miles, think? I'm sorry, brother, the younger brother is really gone...... ”

The young marshal stared at An Yi's back as he left in a hurry, took two steps forward and stopped again, then looked up to the sky and sighed, letting out a heart-wrenching helpless moan......