Seeing that the artillery fire had just begun to extend, the commando team of the special division that led the attack attacked the front-line position. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The elites of the divisions who are responsible for cooperating with each other also feel that it is indeed their honor and luck to have such a group of comrades-in-arms to help.

As a matter of fact, when the divisions issued combat missions, the division commanders of each division warned the commanders of each regiment to dispatch the elite under their command to cooperate with these people. The reason is very simple, that is, I hope that the troops can learn from the special division.

After all, there are really not many opportunities for them to fight side by side with special divisions. At this time, it is rare to have such an opportunity to study in actual combat, and the division commanders of various divisions naturally hope that the troops can learn some experience.

After the baptism of the Japanese position, there were still many defenders who survived. But in the face of the troops of the Eighth Route Army, who had already torn open and rushed to the position, their resistance was a little pale.

The special division troops that cooperated with the attack of each division were like a sharp knife tearing open the gap in the position of the little devils. The elites of the divisions who cooperated with the operation also tacitly stabilized this opening and continued to expand it.

With the increasing number of troops rushing to the position, the strength of the Japanese army itself was far inferior to that of the Eighth Route Army. In the end, he could only face the end of losing and retreating, and it didn't take long for the position that had been held for a few days to soon change hands.

Fu Zuoyi, who was waiting for the results of the battle, saw the chief of staff say excitedly not long after: "Army commander, the second division sent a telegram." Ten minutes ago, their division successfully captured the position of the little devils, and the casualties were only more than 100. ”

'Good! Pretty! The second division played well this time, and I will ask them for credit when I go back! ’

Regarding Fu Zuoyi's excitement, the chief of staff smiled bitterly: "Commander, I'm afraid that the credit for this time will not fall on our heads." According to the telegram sent by the Second Division, the special division was able to take the position of the little devil so quickly this time, and the special division contributed a lot.

As Commander Xu said earlier, when attacking the position, the little devil's machine gun bunker did not play a role at all. As long as the little devil dares to shoot, these hidden castles will be destroyed repeatedly, and the speed is amazing.

The opening was torn open by the troops of the special division, and they just played with coordination and cover. However, according to the telegram sent by the 2nd Division, the batch of shells that were transported earlier also played a very important role.

When cleaning the battlefield, many anti-artillery tunnels were blown up. It can be said that this time we were able to make such a quick breakthrough, thanks to the reinforcements transferred by Commander He and those shells! ”

After the chief of staff explained like this, Fu Zuoyi still smiled and said, "It's okay!" It should be the credit of the second division, and I still give them a note. As for the merits of the 2nd Reconnaissance Regiment, I will also report to the headquarters at that time.

As long as the little devil's defensive position can be taken as soon as possible, no matter whose credit it is, it is the credit of all the attacking troops. What's more, you and I both know that the special division is not too interested in such a credit! ”

Although he had known the combat strength of the special division for a long time, he had personally experienced it, and Fu Zuoyi also sincerely admired it. I have to say that in the matter of military training, Fu Zuoyi once again admired Commander He, who was much younger than him.

After the 2nd Division opened the scoring and took the Japanese defensive positions that had blocked them for three days. Fu Zuoyi also immediately instructed the Second Division to quickly advance to the rear of the Japanese army, striving to pursue those defeated little devils as quickly as possible.

Soon after, the 1st and 3rd Divisions also sent telegrams one after another, and the Japanese positions blocking them were repeatedly captured. For a time, the strong fortifications laid by the North China Front in Langfang also declared a complete defeat.

Seeing that the three main divisions under his command had all made major breakthroughs, Fu Zuoyi was naturally very happy. Immediately, he said: "Order the cavalry brigade to join the series of pursuit operations from now on, and make every effort to crush the retreating Japanese troops." ”

After sending this equally elite cavalry brigade in his hand in one go. Fu Zuoyi's headquarters also began to move forward. And this night was undoubtedly a disastrous night for the Japanese army in Langfang.

In the face of many fortifications, they failed to hold out for too long in the hands of the Eighth Road before declaring their fall. The commander of the little devil defenders in Langfang City immediately sent a telegram asking for help to Okamura Ningji in Beiping City.

Knowing the defeat on the front line in Langfang, the three main divisions and cavalry units of the 35th Army had swept all over Langfang and began to force into Beiping. Okamura also knew that there was not much time left for him to think.

'Order, all the defenders of Langfang retreated, and established fortifications on the line of Daxing and Fangshan. Secondly, to ensure the safety of the passage from Beiping to Tianyin. All combat units should immediately build fortifications to prevent the surprise attack of the Eighth Route Army.

In addition, a telegram was sent to the garrison on the side of Tenen, asking them to start building fortifications on the periphery of Tengen. Front-line troops, blocking at all costs, buying time for the construction of fortifications for the rear troops. ’

Listening to the battle order issued by Okamura Ningji, the staff officer also said in a timely manner: "Your Excellency Commander, then the troops we deployed in Miyun, Pinggu and Jixian will continue to defend or let them withdraw to the city?"

At present, the number of troops in Beiping City is not large, and if the Eighth Route Army really sends troops to raid, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold out for too long. Judging from the current battle, the Eighth Route Army over there is not very strong in attack, and it doesn't need so many troops to defend, right? ”

'Withdraw! I don't want to take these troops down! But the question is, will the other side let us retreat safely? Once we retreat, the Eighth Route Army deployed there will inevitably be pressing forward step by step.

If we really want to preserve our strength and withdraw, what we need to do now is to abandon Beiping and go all out to hold on to Tianyin. As long as we have the support of the navy, at least we don't have to worry too much about being surrounded and annihilated by the eight-way encirclement.

Damn, there wasn't any progress on the Kwantung Army's side, and even they were in a mess there. If they had been able to make a breakthrough and progress at this time, perhaps the situation would not have been so unfavorable for us. ’

I thought of the order sent by the military headquarters before the war, which was to let the North China Front Army cooperate with the Kwantung Army. But at present, the Northeast Field Army commanded by He Zhengdao successfully blocked the Kwantung Army from moving south, so that it could not push forward further.

On the other hand, the North China Front was unable to resist the strong attack of the Eighth Route Army at all. Less than a week after the battle, Shijiazhuang and Cangzhou and other places were declared to have fallen and were strongly recovered by the Eighth Route Army.

Such a progress in the war was undoubtedly unexpected by many Japanese generals. The most troublesome thing is that the North China Front has now lost air supremacy. Even the Kwantung Army did not dare to easily send fighters into the air to fight.

The reason is very simple, in the air battle that ended earlier, the Eighth Route Army only lost less than ten fighters. On the other hand, all the aircraft participating in the battle were shot down and destroyed, including a flying squadron of the Kwantung Army.

From this result, the Japanese army can also see that the performance of their aircraft is far inferior to that of the Eighth Route Army. Before the new fighters that compete with the Eighth Route fighters, it is almost impossible for them to regain air supremacy.

And in fact, after these two rounds of great battles, the flying regiment of the Eighth Route Army, although there were some losses. There were even some fighters that had to be driven back to the arsenal for repair. But these two air battles also allowed the new pilots to be trained.

It is a pity that due to the shortage of aviation fuel, the two flight groups deployed in Taiyuan and Zhangjiakou were simply unable to continue to take off and fight. The only fuel is also used to defend against the counterattack of the little devil air force.

It can be said that as far as the current war situation is concerned, if the fighters of the little devils do not take off, the fighters of the Eighth Route Army will not take off. However, only the reconnaissance planes of the Eighth Route Army remained among the planes active in the air.

In previous battles, most of the planes that could really fly in the sky were reconnaissance planes of little devils. And this time, it can only be said that it is a complete reversal. The little devil completely lost the right to air supremacy in the North China battlefield.

When Okamura Ninji began to deploy a comprehensive blockade and defense, he also began to suggest to the War Department whether to abandon the operational deployment of Beiping to defend Tianyuan with all his might. In response to this proposal, the Japanese military cabinet also began to hold an emergency meeting.

In view of the current unfavorable situation in North China, there is also a war situation in which the Eastern Army is making unfavorable progress. In the cabinet of the Japanese army, two voices soon appeared. One is naturally to defend Beiping, and at the same time send additional troops to urgently reinforce the North China battlefield.

There is also a feeling that abandoning Beiping is more beneficial to the Japanese army, which is currently short of soldiers. Some members of the military department and cabinet directly proposed that the North China Front be transferred to join the soon-to-be-begun Southeast Asian expansion campaign.

When the main battle faction scolded the retreating faction, the cabinet minister who put forward the retreat proposal also said directly: "Send reinforcements? Reinforcements were drawn from there, and the current war in the south was still in a stalemate.

If we draw troops from the south to reinforce the North China battlefield, we will only bring the situation in the south into a rout. In this way, the interests we currently have in southern China will also be hit hard and lost.

If we don't draw troops from the South, we will draw troops from our existing colonies. So how effective the troops are, I think you know better than anyone else. Sending them over will not help solve the current crisis in North China at all.

In addition, have you seen the telegram sent by the Kwantung Army earlier? The sabotage operations of the Eighth Route Army in the northeast have brought us great threats and destruction. Many of our factories are currently in a state of paralysis.

You should all know that the Northeast has an immeasurable role for our holy war. If the factories in the Northeast do not operate normally, then our entire jihad will be affected.

Now give up Beiping, and strive to protect the two coastal cities of Tianyi and Qinhuangdao. At the very least, we can ensure that we have two forward offensive positions in North China. With the cooperation of the navy, I believe that it should not be difficult to hold these two places.

And the extra army units we have can be put into Southeast Asia. Compared to the resistance we are facing in China at this moment, I believe that the withdrawal of these elite troops will bring us more victories in Southeast Asia! ”

Such a reasonable conclusion also began to overwhelm the nerves of the main battle faction. I have to say that the rapid rise of the Eighth Route Army has indeed made many Japanese cabinet members feel that the illusion of wanting to encroach on China is about to be shattered!