[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 736: The War in Southern Hebei is over (ask for subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

Kimura Hyotaro is determined to take the New Eighth Army this time, if it weren't for Gao Shuxun's temporary "anti-water" and the secret execution of the pro-Japanese Shina general Shi Yuzo, then the current battle situation would not have become like this. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

And the independent mixed third and fourth brigades will not be annihilated by the cunning Eighth Route Army, and such an excellent imperial general as Sasaki Zhiichi will not die on that small hill, that is more than 12,000 imperial warriors, it is false to say that he is not distressed. If it weren't for the support of Lieutenant General Tada, the commander of the North China Front, he would have been escorted back to China for trial.

Although it is said that the Great Japanese Empire suffered a lot in Northern China, let alone an independent mixed brigade, even the reorganized field divisions and regiments have been annihilated, and even the lieutenant general commander has lost several of them, and even the entire Suiyuan, Chahar and large areas of northern Jin, central Jin, northern Hebei, and eastern Hebei were occupied by the Eighth Route Army.

But someone must be responsible for every major mistake in battle, the last time it was General Terauchi Shouichi who took the responsibility for the defeat in the war, and was demoted from the commander of the front army to an idle executive in the reserve forces, and the last time it was General Sugiyama Moto, who was also recalled to Japan in the dust.

Needless to say, Lieutenant General Tada Jun said that someone must also be responsible for this battle in southern Hebei, and the imperial army, which had lost two integrated independent mixed brigades, would definitely have to be traced down. However, it is clear that Lieutenant General Tada wants to take on this responsibility by himself, but as a subordinate, he has dragged his superior commander to such an extent, and Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotaro feels that he is really stupid.

It was precisely because of these considerations that he would privately detain the troops that had planned to urgently withdraw to Shimen in Yong'an County without the consent of Lieutenant General Tada Jun. Kimura's idea is good, he hopes to completely annihilate the New Eighth Army, and it is best to capture Gao Shuxun, the commander of the New Eighth Army, and then use this to reduce his guilt a little.

However, Kimura Hyotaro's wishful thinking obviously did not work, although he had expected that the Eighth Route Army and the New Eighth Army might reach some kind of agreement, but Kimura Hyotaro did not believe that the Eighth Route Army would protect the New Eighth Army at all costs. The most important thing is that the large force of the Eighth Route Army is still on the front line of Wu'an, and it is impossible to rush back at least two days, and there may be other troops of the Eighth Route Army around Yong'an County, but the number will definitely not be too much.

However, Kimura Hyotaro obviously did not expect that there would be three regiments of the Eighth Route Army in Handan City, and the establishment of the Shandong Military Region inherited the appearance of the Suicha Military Region, and each regiment had quite a large number of people, unlike other units of the Eighth Route Army, where a regiment had a maximum of 1,500 people, and a maximum of less than 2,000 people. The three regiments also had at least seven or eight thousand people, and they were all very well armed and equipped.

So when the intelligence department told Kimura Hyotaro the news that the Shina army of about seven or eight thousand people was urgently killing Yongan, Kimura's old devil's face suddenly turned green.

Although the Kuomintang troops of several thousand people are nothing in the eyes of Kimura Hyotaro, if it were in peacetime, his 32nd Division alone could defeat or even completely annihilate these thousands of troops in two days, but at this time, a few thousand people suddenly appeared would really kill people.

As a veteran commander, Kimura Hyotaro knew very well what the Eighth Route Army was planning. At the same time, he also knew that if he was entangled by these Chinese armies, the result would be something he did not want to see.

And Kimura still has a doubt in his heart, in his subconscious, he thinks that Gao Shuxun's new Eighth Army is a bait to seduce him, and these thousands of troops are also a ruthless move for the next branch. Although it seems that the number of people is small, the performance of the Imperial Japanese Army in ordinary times is completely negligible, and when the time comes, the large army that is far away in Wu'an suddenly appears on the battlefield again, the consequences will be unimaginable.

So Kimura Hyotaro thought for a long time after receiving the information from the intelligence department, and finally gave the order to retreat with difficulty. However, even if he retreated, the old devil Kimura did not intend to make it easy for Takashuxun, and at the same time as giving the order to retreat, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotaro ordered all the troops to use up all the shells they carried.

For a time, the rumbling shelling sound sounded all around Yong'an County, and the forward positions were suddenly drowned out by violent explosions and billowing smoke, and even the already dilapidated Yong'an County was not spared, and the barbaric Japanese army not only spread their anger on the forward positions of the New Eighth Army, but also spread their anger on the defenders to innocent civilians.

By the time Lei Zhenhua's unit arrived at Yong'an, the Japanese army had already withdrawn for more than three hours, leaving only the New Eighth Army to rescue the wounded and strengthen the city fortifications, and at the same time dedicate a part of the troops to help the residents of the county put out the fire.

When Lei Zhenhua and others arrived at the city gate, Gao Shuxun did not come out to greet him, but assigned a major general to come out to greet Lei Zhenhua and others. Although it is not life-threatening, half of the arm is flesh and blood, and it is useless for a short time.

Lei Zhenhua and others followed the major general of the New Eighth Army into the city, and after entering the city, Lei Zhenhua, an iron man, was also shocked by the tragedy, only to see that the entire Yong'an city was full of black traces of the fire, and the streets were full of stumps and broken arms that had not yet had time to be cleaned up.

In a vacant lot near the city gate, Lei Zhenhua and others saw a large number of mutilated corpses, and it was obvious from the clothes of these people that these were all soldiers of the New Eighth Army, and although they could no longer distinguish the faces of these heroes, the words "the new Eighth Army of the 39th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army" on the incomplete armband were still recognizable.

At the same time, the surviving soldiers were quickly carrying the bodies of the wounded and the sacrificed soldiers into the city in pairs, looking at it, Lei Zhenhua's glasses couldn't help but turn red, this is the Chinese soldiers, although their lives seem to be humble, and the sacrifice is silent. But China's history will always remember these heroic martyrs, whether they were subordinate to the Nationalist Government or the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army led by Yan'an.

Lei Zhenhua knew that now was not the time to be sad, so he ordered the troops to hurry up to help rescue the wounded, and at the same time sent a report to Ma Zheng, who was far away in Xinghe, to report the battle situation.

Ma Zheng already knew about the affairs of Yongan County, and when Kimura Hyotaro's troops withdrew to Shahe, the secret agents of the intelligence department lurking in Shahe telegraphed the news to Xu Yinghui, and Ma Zheng always knew the first-hand news on the battlefield quickly.

Ma Zheng knew that the war in southern Hebei had come to an end for the time being, and the Japanese troops in southern Hebei were no longer able to launch a large-scale attack on the southern Hebei region. Although the Eighth Route Army took a lot of advantage in this battle, it was not possible to digest the results in a day or two, and the victory in southern Hebei was won by the cooperation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, so the distribution of benefits after the war was also a big problem, so it was impossible for them to chase the Japanese army in a hurry.

In addition, not far north of the Shahe River is the Japanese heavily guarded Shimen, although the defense of Shimen is extremely empty now, but there is still a complete infantry division and two independent wings, plus Kimura Hyotaro's half-crippled 32nd Division, the Japanese army in the Shimen area is not weak

And even if the instructor can take down the stone gate now, he will definitely not be able to defend it, and besides, there are nearly 100,000 people imprisoned near the stone gate, so Ma Zheng thinks that Xie Wensheng and Gao Shuxun will not take this risk. However, Ma Zheng felt that he could talk to Kimura Hyotaro about releasing people at this time, after all, they also captured the wounded soldiers of the Japanese army in this battle, and there were also 10,000 or thousands of Japanese corpses.

Don't underestimate those corpses, ordinary people may think that they are not of much use, but Ma Zheng knows that the Japanese value the remains of the war dead very seriously. If conditions permit, they will cremate the war dead and then bring their ashes back to Japan. If conditions do not allow, they will cut off the right hand of the dead and bring it back.

But the Japanese army was completely wiped out in this battle, so there was no one to collect so many Japanese corpses for them, and if Kimura Hyotaro let them go, this old devil might agree. If we add a certain amount of pressure from the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to the Japanese government at the level of public opinion, I am afraid that even if the old devil in Kimura is unwilling, I am afraid that it will not work.

Therefore, Ma Zheng immediately sent a very brief telegram back to Xie Wensheng, informing the other party of his opinion, and then Ma Zheng turned his attention to the war in eastern Hebei and northern Shanxi. (To be continued.) )