Chapter 259: The Great Wall of Resistance 4
"Occupy Chengde, Rehe is the empire, kill!" The 128 men of the 8th Cavalry Wing of the Japanese army rode their horses all the way to Chengde, which had opened the city gates.
In the process of capturing the entire Rehe, in addition to Sun Dianying's 41st Army fighting a few decent battles with the Japanese army, there was even a detour that took advantage of the night to return to the fierce battle near the headquarters of the Japanese 6th Division for most of the night, and did not retreat until the Japanese reinforcements arrived. It was a big shock to the Japanese army, but the 100,000 Northeast Army in Rehe lost their armor all the way, making the Japanese army regard this more as an accident.
As for the 41st Army, although it has a strong fighting spirit, it is a miscellaneous card in the end, and it is neither the descendant of Nanjing nor the descendant of the Northeast Army, and in the face of the situation of the 4th and 5th Army Corps retreating on all fronts, he has become a lone army in the north of Rehe, and now it is difficult to support it alone. Almost no losses were paid, and Cui Xingwu's cavalry brigade and another infantry regiment surrendered, which made the Japanese army arrogant to the extreme. In the face of Chengde, which has opened the city gate and the main force of Tang Yulin's troops has retreated south, where can Yoshida Kiyosuke give the credit for the capture of the provincial capital of Rehe to others? Even if there are only 128 cavalry now, they will take this provincial city.
In fact, when Tang Yulin sent a telegram to Zhang Xueliang to begin the withdrawal of troops, the news of the fall of Chengde had already spread, and at this time the people of the whole country noticed the city in the north.
The Japanese cavalry galloped through the streets of Chengde, which were not too spacious and very disorderly. Everywhere are the citizens and people of Chengde who have fled. The speed of the rout of the Northeast Army was beyond the expectations of the Japanese army, and even more so beyond the expectations of the citizens of Chengde and the whole country, from the time the Japanese army marched to the present. More than 100,000 people It didn't even last for half a month. As for the real fighting, the time is shorter. Most of the time it was a rout, a withdrawal, another rout, and another withdrawal.
It wasn't until Tang Yulin, chairman of Rehe Province, also retreated south with his troops, leaving behind the people of this province, that everyone reacted from the shock, and it was unbelievable that the defeat came so quickly. Following the three eastern provinces, another province of the Republic of China fell under the iron heel of the Japanese army. Half a month lost a province. The 100,000-strong army is not worthy of a war, although the territory of the Republic of China is vast, but at this rate, how long can the remaining land be supported?
The loss of the Northeast was due to the surrender of the Northeast Army, but the loss of Rehe The Northeast Army was waiting for it with all its might, and it still fought such a bad battle, is the Japanese army really so strong? In the northern country, there is no force that can resist the Japanese army? Even if there was a Songhu War of Resistance before, he still signed an alliance with the Japanese army. The speed of the fall of such a land in the north, coupled with Wang Jingwei's vigorous advocacy of defeat in the war, caused public opinion throughout the country to fall into a state of shock for a while. Heartache in the panic.
And even more panicked were the people of Chengde who faced the blade of the Japanese army.
Deservedly, the 128 cavalry galloped unscrupulously through the streets of Chengde. Even the troops have been withdrawn, how can these unarmed civilians hold off the wolf-like and long-trained Japanese army?
The bright blade slashed at the people who were blocking the road, and for a while, the streets of Chengde were filled with the sound of crying.
Almost at the same time as the Japanese army broke into Chengde, another larger cavalry, wearing blue-gray military uniforms, was as pale as iron, and also rushed into Chengde with the war horses under the seats.
"Army, it's our army that has come back!" Someone in the crowd suddenly roared with all their might. The wandering and helpless heart suddenly found a little support, and when the Japanese army entered Chengde and slashed and slaughtered, an army of the Republic of China finally went against the current and killed back to Chengde!
Some cheered, some wept with joy, and some burst into tears, if this army had come a moment earlier, their relatives would not have died tragically under the Japanese sword.
"The cavalry regiment of the 2nd Division of the 15th Route Army has recovered Chengde!" Shao Jianbing straddled the horseback and shouted, facing the Japanese army opposite, and suddenly drew his knife!
"The cavalry regiment of the 2nd Division of the 15th Route Army has recovered Chengde!"
Nearly 500 cavalry from Shao Jianbing down finally arrived at this most critical moment, and two cavalry teams with different uniforms met in Chengde City, and it was destined that only one side could stand on this slightly outdated street in the end.
"Kill!"
"Baga, it's going to that army!"
"Kill all these branches!" Yoshida Kiyosuke saw that the cavalry of the Republic of China was swarming and drove forward, and the Chinese army was unbearable, as evidenced by the 100,000 Northeast Army in Rehe, and the defeated army retreated like a tide. It's a pity that Yoshida Kiyosuke can't understand Chinese, doesn't know what these people are shouting about, and doesn't know that this is a strong force that dares to fight the Japanese army to the end.
"The 15th Route Army, it turned out that the soldiers of the 15th Route Army were killed, and Chengde was saved!"
Hearing the roar of Shao Jianbing and his subordinate soldiers, the people of Chengde were suddenly ecstatic, at this time, when the Japanese army had already entered the city, it was the expectation of all the people to have an army appear. What made them even more overjoyed was that the cavalry that appeared turned out to be the most brave and good 15th Route Army. There are many numbers given by the Nanjing government, for those boring number numbers, most of the ordinary people can't remember which army it is, only the 15th Route Army is a household name, since the Japanese army repeatedly invaded the Republic of China, only the 15th Route Army was the first to fight back, and gave the Japanese army heavy casualties, whether it was the previous Fengtian, or in Shanghai. Even now in Rehe, as long as the Japanese army dares to invade the Republic of China, the 15th Route Army will appear on the most dangerous battlefield, even if other national armies have retreated, the 15th Route Army also dares to rise to the occasion, resolutely block the people behind them, and face the fierce Japanese army with a fearless attitude!
Boom...
The long knives were exchanged, and from the speed of the opponent's charge, as well as the strength of the slash, Yoshida Kiyosuke finally saw that this army was different from the Shina army he had encountered before, this was an army with a high fighting spirit, and what was worse was that the Shina cavalry was equivalent to the size of one of their cavalry brigades, and the cavalry of nearly 500 people was nearly four times that of his detachment of 128 people. Yoshida's clear knife collided with Shao Jianbing's collision, and before he could react, he was cut through his throat by another long knife that followed, and his head seemed to fly, his consciousness was gradually blurred, and he couldn't feel the pain anymore.
Yoshida Kiyosuke's death was only the beginning of a bloody battle, with the two horses staggered, and the corpses of soldiers on both sides were stabbed one after another. However, the Japanese cavalry was weaker in strength after all, and after a short and fierce fight, only more than ten cavalry turned around and fled from Chengde, and the remaining Japanese troops were all killed. In this very short period of time, Chengde changed hands again and returned to the control of the Republic of China, but looking at the cheering people, they began to rush forward to treat the wounds of the wounded soldiers, and carefully lifted the bodies of the fallen soldiers from the ground. Shao Jianbing, who had a knife wound on his arm, looked solemn, the Northeast Army retreated, and most of the Japanese army killed Suide one after another, and the main force of the military seat was still quite far from Chengde, Chengde could hold on for a few days now, but in order for these simple people to withdraw to safety, even if the cavalry regiment was wiped out, the Japanese army would be delayed for as much time as possible. (To be continued.) )