On the dirt road on the north bank of the Yinghe River, Liu Guodong, commander of the Eighth Brigade, led his troops down the cement road and went straight south.

"Quick! Fast! Brethren, for the sake of the Eighth Brigade and for the sake of our dignity, speed up! You must not let go of the little devils! Liu Guodong took the lead in running quickly, and at the same time, he did not forget to urge his subordinates.

After speaking, Liu Guodong turned around and stopped, waved his hand at the soldiers behind him and said loudly: "Follow up behind, hurry!" ”

It stands to reason that it is really difficult for them to carry out such a high-intensity march as soon as the Eighth Brigade is established, after all, except for some veterans of Ji Changfeng's guard battalion and the original garrison brigade, the rest of the thousands of technicians are all recruits who have just enlisted in the army.

However, it is fortunate that the technicians work in the various workshops of the arsenal every day, and the hard work and sweat they pay are not much less than the ordinary training of the combat troops, so each of them is still quite strong and has much stronger endurance than ordinary people, so they can withstand such a speeding march.

Under Liu Guodong's constant urging, the vanguard of the Eighth Brigade of the Provisional Brigade soon rushed to the opposite bank of Yinghe Xingliu Town.

When the devil withdrew, the people in the Xingliu Town area returned to their hometown in fear, after all, no one wanted to leave their hometown.

When it was learned that the Eighth Brigade of the Tiger Ben Army was going to cross the river, thousands of people in and around the town rushed to help, and with the help of the people, Liu Guodong's vanguard quickly crossed the Yinghe River, and hurriedly thanked the people, and Liu Guodong hurriedly led his troops to continue south.

In order to pursue and annihilate the 3,000 remnants of the Ninth Division, Qiao Anbang used double insurance; in addition to ordering the Second and Fourth Divisions to send ground pursuit troops to pursue them in the rear and report the position of the pursuing enemy in a timely manner, he also transferred several reconnaissance planes to cooperate with the ground troops.

Under the joint pursuit and search of the Tiger Army on the ground and in the air, Yoshika Ryosuke's 7th Infantry Wing had nothing to hide, and its whereabouts and position were all under the control of the Tiger Army.

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Yingzhou City.

The communications corps reported to Qiao Anbang: "The military seat, the reconnaissance plane reports that the devil has passed through Mazhai Township and is now fleeing towards Yangqiao and Gaotang Township!" ”

"Immediately report this information to the pursuing troops, let them speed up the pursuit, and send a telegram to Liu Guodong, telling him that he must rush to Yangqiao before the devils, and stop these three thousand devils for me at all costs!" Cooperate with the pursuing troops to gather and annihilate them in Yangqiao Town! ”

"Yes!" The communications soldier hurriedly answered, and immediately turned around and led the order to leave quickly.

…………………… At the same time that the Central China Front was forced to retreat on all fronts, the North China Front did not sit idly by.

Beiping, the North China Front Army Headquarters of the Invading Army.

The current commander, Terauchi Shou, said to the chief of staff, Naosaburo Okabe, worriedly: "Okabe-kun, what do you think of Shunroku Hatata's suggestion?" ”

"General, at this time, the situation faced by our front army is not optimistic, the strategic materials prepared for this battle have been destroyed by the Chinese [***], and the fifth and 14th main divisions have also been surrounded by the Chinese [***] team in the Xuzhou area, but I think that the top priority at the moment is to decide whether to agree to the breakthrough battle plan submitted by General Itachi Seishiro!" Naosaburo Okabe said.

"Even though the matter of breaking through is urgent, but Okabe-kun, have you ever thought about it, after the main force of our front army breaks through to the north, the people of China will inevitably take advantage of the situation to launch a pursuit, at that time, the main force of our front army is sleepy and short of horses, lack of ammunition, what can I use to resist the attack of the people? Once the main force of our front army is defeated, Yan Xishan in Shanxi and the Eighth Route Army led by [***] are bound to take advantage of the situation to attack.

When the time comes, how will the imperial army respond? If you are not careful, the whole of North China may be gained and lost! Terauchi Shouichi said in a deep voice.

"This..."Okabe Naosaburo was suddenly stunned, and hurriedly said: "The general is far-sighted, and he is ashamed of his humble duties!" ”

"Okabe-kun, now is not the time to say these humble words, you and I should think about how to save the crisis that our front army will face, if we lose North China, you and I will have a military career and political future can be imagined." Shouichi Terauchi said with a heavy face.

"I think that for the sake of today, if you want to stabilize the situation, you can only ask for help from the Kwantung Army!" Naosaburo Okabe said with a solemn face.

"Is there really no other way?" Terauchi Shouichi said unwillingly.

"There is no other way!" Okabe Naosaburo said: "For the future of the empire, for the sake of the entire North China, and for the life and death of more than 200,000 imperial soldiers, please take the overall situation as the most important thing and quickly ask for help from the base camp!" ”

Terauchi Shouichi groaned for a long time with an ugly face, and finally said with a sigh: "Okabe-kun, let's generate electricity for the base camp." However, at the same time, it is also necessary to send a telegram to Itahima Seishiro and others, informing them that they are not allowed to break through for the time being. ”

"What? Not allowed to break out for the time being? Okabe Naosaburo was puzzled and asked, "Why the general?" ”

"Before the Kwantung Army goes south for reinforcements, they can't retreat, otherwise, the whole of North China will be in chaos! At that time, even if the Kwantung Army goes south, I am afraid it will be useless. "Terauchi Shouichi said meaningfully.

"Oh, lowly got it!" Okabe Naosaburo suddenly realized that he bowed his head in response, and then turned around with the official knife on his shoulder and strode away.

………………………… Yangqiao Town.

After some speeding and rapid marching, Liu Guodong finally led hundreds of vanguard troops to Yangqiao Town, and almost at the same time, the 7th Infantry Wing led by Yoshika Ryosuke also arrived in a hurry.

The enemy was very red when he saw him, Liu Guodong gave an order, hundreds of officers and soldiers opened fire on the spot, and the devils quickly reacted, and a fierce battle broke out in an instant.

"Brigade seat, there are more devils than us, we have to enter the town, rely on the favorable terrain, and launch a blockade, waiting for reinforcements!" In the fierce battle, Deputy Brigade Commander Ji Changfeng ran to Liu Guodong's side and persuaded urgently.

"Well, okay, you take two companies to retreat into the town, occupy the favorable terrain, and I'll take people to cover!" Liu Guodong said as he shot.

"Brigade, I'll take someone to stay behind to cover, you can bring someone into the town!!" Jichang air duct.

"Alright, time is pressing, don't fucking ink, hurry up and carry out the order!" Liu Guodong yelled impatiently.

"Yes!" Ji Changfeng didn't say much, he replied suddenly, turned around and quietly retreated with two companies of soldiers, and rushed towards the town.

Meanwhile.

Yoshika Ryosuke also reacted, put down the binoculars in his hand and said to Futian Daisa beside him: "Futian-kun, the front is Yangqiao Town, this is the main transportation route for our retreat, we must not let the people occupy it, otherwise we will fall into a heavy siege!" ”

"Hai, the lowly position understands, please rest assured, the lowly position will lead people to seize the town!" Fukuda Dazuo suddenly bowed his head in response, and immediately pulled out his adjutant knife, pointed to the void in front of him, and said awe-inspiring to the hundreds of devils behind him: "Kill Gaga!" Seize the villages and towns! ”

"Kill! Kill! Hundreds of devils suddenly let out a tsunami-like shout, and rushed towards Yangqiao Town with great momentum.

The two sides entered Yangqiao Town from two directions almost simultaneously, and soon encountered each other in the middle of the town, and a fierce street battle began.

At the same time, some of the troops led by Liu Guodong and the main force of the devils have gradually entered the white-hot battle, although the tiger army is at a disadvantage, but the equipment is advanced, the weapons are sophisticated, although the devils have an advantage in strength, but the weapons and equipment are not as good as the temporary Eighth Brigade, a close encounter is staged in this unknown market town.

For a time, the entire market town was covered by the dense sound of gunfire, artillery, explosions, and the fighting of soldiers on both sides, as well as the sound of angry scolding and roaring.

Outside the city, soldiers on both sides kept being shot and falling, and the devils continued to attack at all costs in order to break through the siege.

However, due to the lack of troops, the Eighth Brigade soon fell into disadvantage because of heavy casualties, and just when the situation was precarious, deafening shouts of killing sounded in the northwest, northeast, and east of the town.

Ji Jia Liangsuke's face changed drastically when he heard the sound, he looked around with a telescope in a hurry, and said angrily: "Baga Yalu, the people of China have caught up." ”

"General, let's retreat quickly!" An attendant adjutant next to him said with a miserable face.

"Retreat? There is a strong enemy in front and pursuers behind, where can we retreat? Ji Jia Liangsuke's face turned pale and said: "I didn't expect that this time I was defeated, and Qiao Anbang will definitely be a big trouble for the empire!" With him, the Great Empire may not be able to escape the doom! With that, Ryosuke Yoshika quickly pulled out his saber.

With a "poof", the extremely sharp official knife stabbed into his own abdomen, and Ji Jia Ryosuke looked at the subordinates around him who were still fighting with the [***] team with a somewhat sloppy look, and fell down unwillingly.

It's not that Yoshika Ryosuke doesn't want to break through, it's just that as an imperial lieutenant general, he has been repeatedly annihilated by the [***] team, and as the commander of the division, he has repeatedly abandoned his subordinates and fled, which will be a shame for the entire military community.

In the final analysis, it was Qiao Anbang who once again shattered the belief he had built with great difficulty, once a person loses his faith, he also loses the goal and motivation to fight for, as a soldier, death may be his only way out.

The division commander committed suicide by seppuku, and the remaining devils put up a stubborn resistance under the command of Fukuda Daisa, but were soon overwhelmed by the more than 10,000 Tiger Ben soldiers who poured in from all directions.

………………………… Yingzhou County, Temporary General Headquarters of the Tiger Army.

Qiao Anbang was still pacing back and forth in the headquarters, and when he was very anxious, a sudden, hurried footsteps sounded from outside.

Qiao Anbang hurriedly turned around, only to see that Yali had already walked in quickly, and when she came to the front, she snapped forward and reported: "Military seat, Liu Guodong called back, the temporary Eighth Brigade rushed to Yangqiao Town in time, and successfully cooperated with the pursuing force to gather more than 3,000 people in the army, and the results were as follows, killing one of the big Zuo of the Yue army, several of the Shao Zuo of the middle of the army, and in addition, there was also a lieutenant general of the Yue army who committed suicide by seppuku. ”

"Lieutenant General? Could it be that old devil Ryosuke Yoshika? Qiao Anbang said with surprise in his eyes: "Immediately take pictures of this person's body for evidence, and then, prepare a telegram to send a telegram to Chairman Jiang in Wuhan to report the victory, as soon as the main force of the Central China Army is defeated by our department, the army is newly defeated, and the morale is low, this is a great opportunity to send troops to recover the lost territory in Central China, and Chairman Jiang must not miss the opportunity!" ”

"Yes!" Yali gladly answered, and immediately took the order and walked out.

(To be continued)