"Commander, an elite of the Japanese army suddenly appeared in the territory of Botou and Dongguang County, according to the information we have so far, this devil army is marching extremely fast, it should be a mechanized march, and it should have at least reached the territory of Shenzhou by now." Liu Ruhan walked into the former enemy headquarters with the telegram and reported to Qiao Youhua.

Qiao Youhua was obviously stunned and asked, "What did you say?" The Japanese army appeared on the territory of the Deep State? Where did they come from? ”

Zuo Quan next to him was also taken aback, Qiao Youhua immediately stood up, and the two walked together to the combat map hanging on the wall next to them, and their eyes moved eastward from Shenzhou, Botou, and Dongguang on the map, Qiao Youhua slapped the area of Haixing County suddenly, and said in a dignified voice: "Nine times out of ten, the little devil landed from here, and this is also the only feasible plan." ”

Zuo Quan nodded in agreement: "It should be right, in this way, the Japanese army that raided the hinterland of my base area should be its elite forces such as marines, fully mechanized marching, appearing in Shenzhou, its purpose should be very clear, that is, to smash Huanglong and attack Pingshan County, our base camp." ”

Qiao Youhua said with a cold expression: "Chief of Staff, the base camp in the base area cannot afford to lose, otherwise we will lose everything, so I decided that you stay on the front line and continue to command the troops to attack with all their might, and I will immediately lead the guard regiment to rush back to help."

The fact that the devils frequently sent roundabout troops to attack our rear shows that they are facing very great pressure head-on, otherwise they would not have resorted to such a plan as a lone naval landing operation and a dangerous move.

Therefore, we must not stop the next onslaught, and leave all the troops directly under our column to you, and now it depends on who breaks through the opponent's defense first and smashes the Yellow Dragon. ”

Zuo Quan nodded solemnly and said: "Well, don't worry about leaving it to me, I am afraid that you will face a lot of pressure when you return for help, but you must be calm and careful, and if necessary, organize the arsenal, the military academy and other important organs and units in my base camp to transfer into the mountain." ”

Qiao Youhua smiled and said: "Well, however, I can't think of that step, our family business is bigger now, but it's not as big as it was at the beginning, it's not easy to move once, there are still Ma Liuhou and Lin Mancang's garrison regiment in Pingshan, plus the guard regiment, it should be enough to resist this Japanese raid."

As long as you can break through the Japanese defense line in time, then we will win. ”

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Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front of the Japanese invasion of China.

"Okamura-kun, according to the news from the 1st Fleet of the Navy, our marines have advanced to a place less than one hundred and fifty miles away from Shimen, and less than one hundred and fifty kilometers away from the enemy's base camp Pingshan County, and according to their marching speed, they can arrive in five hours at most." Iizawa reported to Okamura Ninji in a hurry.

Okamura Ninji was not happy, and said: "I'm afraid that the defenders of the Shina Army should also be vigilant in the future, and the advance of the Imperial Army's marines will not be so easy." ”

Iizawa said: "The general can rest assured, as you expected in advance, the main forces of the Chinese Army are fighting with us on the front line, and the defensive troops along the Yellow River are contained by the 10th Division of the Imperial Army, and their base camp and the hinterland of the base area are very defended and empty.

Even if they were alert, they would not be able to withstand the assault of the Imperial Marines, and don't forget, this is a mechanized force, and it is extremely combat-ready. ”

Okamura Ninji nodded and said, "I hope so, the Marines have the 1st and 3rd Fleets to provide carrier-based aircraft air support, what we can do now is to block the attack of the Chinese Army, and before the Imperial Marines break through the base camp of the Dragon's Tooth Column, we must not let the Chinese Army break through our Bazhou and Zhuozhou defense lines."

Now I order Tokugawa Yoshitoshi to lead the aviation unit and go all out to provide air support to the Imperial Army at the front! The officers and men of the Imperial Army of all fronts should also go all out to stop the enemy's advance at any cost. ”

"Hay!" Mamoru Iizawa hurriedly bowed his head and agreed.

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Texas City, headquarters of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Dragon's Tooth Column.

Division Commander Wu Ming, Deputy Division Commander Zhao Youde, and Division Commander and Division Chief of Staff and Political Commissar Li Ming were gathering together to discuss the news that the Japanese troops on the south bank of the Yellow River had suddenly shelled the north bank with the intention of attacking north.

While the three of them were discussing, Li Mei, the commander of the communication company directly under the division headquarters, suddenly walked into the conference room with hurried steps, and saluted the three of them: "The division commander, the deputy division commander, the chief of staff, and the commander have sent an emergency telegram. ”

Hearing this, Wu Ming and the three of them raised their heads one after another, glanced at each other, turned their heads and asked, "What instructions does the commander have?" ”

"I just got the news that a Japanese Marine Corps has landed in the area of Haixing County, and the rapid march has broken through to the area of Shenzhou, and the commander is leading the guard regiment to rush south to help, and has notified the garrison regiment to be on strict alert and ready to attack.

The commander ordered us to draw at least one regiment of troops and immediately march to the areas of Hengshui, Botou, and Dongguang to cut off the retreat of the Japanese army, and also to prevent them from sending reinforcements to land.

Prepare in advance for our army to gather and annihilate this lone devil. ”

"What? There were Japanese troops who killed the hinterland of our base area? Zhao Youde and Li Wen were taken aback when they heard this, including Wu Ming, but he didn't show it too much.

Instead, he pondered for a while and said: "The Japanese army's intention is obvious, that is, to raid my Pingshan base camp, give us a direct attack on Huanglong, and destroy the war potential of our base area in one fell swoop, because the devil also knows that Pingshan County can be said to be the hub and brain of our entire Longya Column anti-Japanese base area."

Once destroyed, the entire base area and the more than 100,000 troops on the front line will be in danger of never recovering. ”

Li Wendao: "What the division commander said is right, and it can also be explained clearly how the Japanese army in Shandong on the south bank of the Yellow River suddenly attacked north, it was originally to respond to the surprise attack of their assault force.

However, the tank regiment of our division has not yet completed the expansion, and the mechanization process is far less advanced than the other three divisions. ”

Zhao Youde nodded and said: "That's right, what the political commissar said is right, if we have fewer troops left, if the Japanese army south of the Yellow River changes its feint attack to a real attack, then won't we be powerless to resist?" ”

Wu Ming thought for a while and said: "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to ask the brother guerrillas of our Eighth Route Army in Shandong south of the Yellow River, and ask them to attack everywhere, destroy the bridges and roads in the Shandong Japanese theater, and attack the enemy's artillery towers and pillboxes."

As much as possible, we can contain the Japanese army in Shandong and reduce the pressure on us, so that we can calmly dispatch troops to help Pingshan and cut off the rear route of the Japanese army. ”