Shengfang Town, the headquarters of the 33rd Division, Li Liangrong, Liao Yaoxiang, Xia Shi and other commanders are gathered in front of a map. The telegraph man took a telegram and read: "The 53rd Army, the 3rd Army Division, the 33rd Division, and the Armored Cavalry Division have been transferred to all subordinate divisions: According to reliable information, the enemy's North China Front has drawn up a so-called fishing net plan, and is preparing to encircle and annihilate our main force north of the Daqing River in a vast area from Tianjin in the east, to the Pinghan Line in the west, to Beiping and Langfang in the north, and to the Daqing River in the south, with the 9th and 10th Divisions as the forerunner and the 21st, 27th, and 110th Divisions as the successors. ”

"At present, the situation is extremely dangerous, and the Japanese 27th Division has begun to assemble in the city of Tianjin, and there is a fireboat unit in it that can trace the Daqing River at any time, and its large force will also carry out the task of blockading along the river. The enemy's 110th Division is also raising ships, and there are signs of attacking our Baiyangdian. (Note: Fireboat is the Japanese name, that is, armed speedboat)

"The enemy's 14th Division and three separate mixed brigades on the southern front also moved frequently, and its small units invaded in all directions. The pressure on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Divisions was so great that the 63rd Army could not move north for a short time...... This information is top secret, and the ministers and officials will burn it immediately after reading it, and the source must not be conveyed to Lu Xia.

Bang! Master Li Liangrong slammed his fist on the table, his face was hideous, and he said with a look of resentment: "I want to eat all of us in one bite, this Sugiyama Yuan really has a big appetite, and he is not afraid of breaking his belly!" ”

Liao Yaoxiang put away the hippie smile on his face, and said with a straight face: "Lao Li, and you, don't underestimate the enemy army." In my opinion, the Japanese army does have such strength. In particular, this 27th Division will pose a great threat to us if it goes north to the Daqing River. As he spoke, he picked up a pencil and drew a shocking arrow on the map from Tianjin to the south of Shengfang.

Division Commander Li Liangrong shook his head and said, "It's okay, if we don't get this information, maybe we will really be caught off guard by the Japanese army." Now that I have known the Tao in advance, hum, I can't say it, I have to teach Sugiyama Yuan a lesson! ”

Liao Yaoxiang frowned slightly, and said, "What can I do if I know the truth?" We only have a few converted motorboats, how can the Japanese fireboat units resist once they rush in? There is also a large force of the 27th Division, where our main forces are. It was impossible for the 63rd Army to fly over with wings. What to block? ”

Li Liangrong said with a smile: "Jian Chu, in the past few months, you have only cared about training, and some things may not be clear. The General Seat had long considered the problem of the Japanese naval forces, and had already made arrangements in the lower reaches of the rivers. The enemy's fireboat units were formidable. But it's not easy to rush straight in. ”

Liao Yaoxiang breathed a sigh of relief. He asked again: "What about the 27th Division?" We built a road on the south bank of the Daqing River. As long as the Japanese army let the engineer units dredge up a little, the motorized troops will be able to rush in along the road! ”

Li Liangrong waved his hand and said: "This is also prepared, it is impossible for the enemy to advance quickly along the highway." However, the enemy force is outnumbered. The local troops of Wen'an and Dacheng alone are afraid that they will not be able to stop it for long. Therefore, we must tear a hole in this net before the enemy forces encircle, and then withdraw to the south of the Daqing River as soon as possible. ”

Liao Yaoxiang asked again: "How are you going to tear it?" ”

Li Liangrong smiled and said to Liao Yaoxiang: "This is going to ask you Brother Jianchu!" ”

Liao Yaoxiang looked a little puzzled, and said with some embarrassment: "It is not difficult to defeat the Japanese army in front of us with our current strength, but I am afraid that they will stick to us like kraft candy, after all, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us!" ”

Li Liangrong nodded and said, "Well, the hero sees the same thing!" So, whether you can win this battle, or even whether my army can turn the corner is up to you! ”

Liao Yaoxiang was stunned for a moment, and wondered: "What do you mean?" ”

Master Li Liangrong said: "Why don't you understand? Didn't the head seat train you in mechanized swarm advance tactics? Our infantry attacked, and the little devils fought and retreated, and it was impossible to inflict heavy losses. You are different, security can use the advantage of mechanization to destroy the Japanese army in front of you in one fell swoop! ”

Liao Yaoxiang waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid this won't work!" That cluster advance tactic was only mentioned by some people in Germany, and it was not recognized by other major military powers, and even the German army was divided internally. Besides, I only have a few tanks and a armored cluster? ”

Li Liangrong explained: "Twelve tanks were seized in Caiyuan Village, two Type 94 bean tanks and ten Type 89 B tanks. In addition, your armored regiment is also a large armor force! ”

Liao Yaoxiang's heart moved, but he was still a little weak, and hesitated and said, "This, this, I'm not completely sure!" Tanks have always been used to cooperate with infantry attacks, and there is no precedent for pulling them out alone! In case ......"

To say that Liao Yaoxiang is definitely a rare general, but his decisiveness is obviously not enough, which may have something to do with his character. In history, Liao Yaoxiang had 100,000 heavy troops in the decisive battle of Liaoshen, but he was confused by the orders of his superiors, and hesitated between the three options of westward, eastward and southward, and was encircled and annihilated by Dongye in Montenegro and Dahushan. In fact, it's better to choose any option than to stay still!

Seeing that he was still hesitant, Li Liangrong couldn't help but roll his eyes and asked, "Then do you have a better plan?" If we can't defeat the Japanese army in front of us as soon as possible, we and all units of the 53rd Army are in danger of being attacked by the Japanese heavy group! Under the containment of this enemy army, it will not be easy to retreat to the south of the Daqing River even now! ”

Liao Yaoxiang thought for a moment, finally nodded silently, and hurriedly said, "Then I have to ask for instructions from the general seat!" ”

In Lixian County, Hebei Province, the headquarters of the 41st Group Army is busy in an orderly manner. I have to admit that the Japanese army's "fishing net operation" was very powerful. They pushed forward regardless of the loss, which gave Zheng Weiguo a big problem, whether to continue to reinforce or give up?

With the continuous increase of the Japanese army, the battle situation is no longer just a matter of the three divisions, but the entire Jizhong is involved. This was very unfavorable to the Jizhong Military Region, but the Japanese army had the initiative, and blindly avoiding war would not work. It can only be a soldier to block. The water is flooding!

The telegraph man hurriedly came and reported: "General seat, Division Commander Liao Yaoxiang requests to concentrate armored troops to destroy the enemy in front of you!" ”

Zheng Weiguo raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Oh? He hurriedly reached out and took it. Sure enough, Liao Yaoxiang said in the telegram that he planned to concentrate the armored regiment and the newly captured tanks to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army in front of him, and defeat at least the enemy troops along the way.

Chief of Staff Zhou also felt a little strange and questioned: "Why do you want to concentrate armored troops and do it alone, aren't there still infantry from the 33rd Division and the 116th Division?" The idea of that armored cluster sounds good, but it has never been used, isn't it too risky? ”

Zheng Weiguo affirmed: "The advance of the armored cluster will definitely work tactically. And now the situation is not in our favor, and we have to take a risk. Not this way. I'm afraid that it will be difficult to break the enemy's blockade before the Japanese army closes in! ”

As mentioned earlier. This time the Japanese army attacked the three divisions in an extraordinary way, and it was a joint attack in five directions. The 116th Division faced only one of them. What about the other four? In order to give you a general understanding of the overall situation, here is a brief introduction.

First of all, it is necessary to explain the composition and development of the troops of the three divisions. Although it has been mentioned several times in previous battles, the Jizhong Military Region has been adjusted many times before and after. It's more complicated. I'll go on again here.

Before Duan Shuanghu served as the commander of the Third Army Division. There are many anti-Japanese armed forces on the front line of the Yongding River and the Daqing River. There are eight of the larger ones. Among them, there are as many as six Hebei guerrilla armies, which are complex in composition and do not belong to each other. There are even internal contradictions. Include:

The Fourth Road of the Hebei Guerrilla Army, the commander-in-chief Wang Liejun, used to be a companion with Zheng Huzi and served as the head of the Qiu County Security Regiment. This force numbered about 3,000 people and was active in Anxin County and the southeastern part of Baiyangdian.

The Fifth Road of the Hebei Guerrilla Army, the commander-in-chief Gao Shiyi, was a large landowner and patriotic gentry in Renqiu County, known as Gao Siye, and was very prestigious in the local area. The army was composed of the Forty-Eight Zhuang Lianzhuang Society, which was actually the private army of the Gao family, about 5,000 people, and was stationed in the southeast of Renqiu for a long time, with Gaojiachang as the center.

The Sixth Road of the Hebei Guerrilla Army, the commander-in-chief Guo Meicun (GC Party), has more than 500 people, and is active in the areas of Gaoyang and Lixian. In the early stage of the Gaoyang battle, he suffered great losses, but was fortunately rescued by Duan Shuanghu.

The Eighth Road of the Hebei Guerrilla Army, commander-in-chief Liu Kezhong, was born in the old army and is very capable. The army later grew to 4,000 men and operated in Anxin and Rongcheng counties north of Baiyangdian. Historically, Liu Kezhong was also the main leader of the anti-Japanese forces in Baiyangdian.

The 12th Road of the Hebei Guerrilla Army, the commander-in-chief Chai Enbo, who was also Zheng Huzi's colleague and the head of the Xinzhen Security Regiment, led his troops to mutiny because he was dissatisfied with the county magistrate being a traitor. The troops numbered more than 3,000 and were active in the Daqing River and southwest of Tianjin.

The 13th Road of the Hebei Guerrilla Army, commander-in-chief Jiang Dongsheng, a native of Xiongxian County, Hebei, was the platoon commander of the seventh company and one platoon of the third battalion of a regiment of the 53rd Army of the former National Army. At that time, the troops were ordered to withdraw south, Jiang Dongsheng and the secretary Zuo Qingchen were unwilling to leave Hebei, so they launched a mutiny to kill the company commander, and since then they have separated from the 53rd Army. Later, he was subdued by Meng Qingshan and incorporated into the Hebei guerrilla army.

In addition, there is the 27th Detachment of the North China People's Anti-Japanese Allied Army and the 1st Independent Detachment of the People's Self-Defense Army. The North China People's Anti-Japanese Allied Army was an anti-Japanese armed force organized by the Tianjin underground party, of which the 27th detachment alone had more than 4,000 people. Commander Wei Daguang, a native of Baxian County, Hebei Province, was born as a porter.

The first independent detachment of the People's Self-Defense Forces was developed from the third battalion of the People's Self-Defense Army. Detachment leader Zhu Zhankui, a native of Anci, Hebei. Before joining the army, he was a figure in the rivers and lakes, born as a drummer, but he had strong organizational skills, and served as the commander of the Eighth Division of Jizhong in history.

After Duan Shuanghu assumed the post of commander of the three divisions, he streamlined the above units and reorganized them into 12 regiments in accordance with the unified deployment of the military region. Subsequently, the main force of the military region and the local troops were readjusted to a large extent. Twelve regiments were reorganized into one separate brigade and three detachments.

The Independent Brigade is the main force of the military sub-division, with three infantry regiments, the 7th, 8th, and 9th, with Duan Shuanghu concurrently serving as the brigade commander. The three main regiments were reorganized by Zhu Zhankui, Chai Enbo, and Jiang Dongsheng. Guo Mei's village department had very few troops, and it was combined with Duan Shuanghu's descendants to form a guard battalion.

Each of the three detachments has jurisdiction over three regional teams. However, due to historical reasons and the actual situation of the three-division area, it was later adjusted to four detachments.

That is, Wang Liejun's detachment, under the jurisdiction of two regional teams, stationed in the northern section of the Pinghan Line, Xincheng and Rongcheng; Liu Kezhong's detachment, under the jurisdiction of two regional teams, stationed in Anxin County and Baiyangdian area; Coats is a team with two regional teams. stationed in Xinzhen, Wen'an, and Dacheng areas; Wei Daguang's detachment, under the jurisdiction of three regional teams, stationed in Wuqing, Anci, Yongqing area.

After the battle began, Wang Liejun's detachment was ordered to block the 9th Division of the Japanese Kwantung Army attacking from Xushui and Gaobeidian. The unit, together with the Xincheng County Brigade and the Rongcheng County Brigade, and other militia units, fought fiercely with the enemy for a whole day. Although their combat effectiveness was far from catching up with the Japanese army, their tactics were very flexible, and they adopted the strategy of fighting and retreating, resisting step by step, and repeatedly attacking and harassing, which also brought great trouble to the Japanese army.

In addition, the 9th Division was transferred from the Kwantung Army for reinforcements from the base camp, and it was relatively reluctant to cooperate with the various units of the North China Front. The desire to attack is also not very strong. So in the end only 20 kilometers forward. After taking Xincheng and Rongcheng, they stopped advancing.

However, in the second half of the night, General Sugiyama Mototo ordered all units to attack overnight, and the 9th Division reorganized its forces to launch an attack in the southeast direction, in an attempt to attack Xiongxian overnight. At present, Wang Liejun's detachment is engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy in Dahe Town, 10 kilometers west of Yuxiong County. Although the division fought very stubbornly, it was forced to retreat at most until dawn.

This was again when the 9th Division did not exert its strength. Some people may find it strange. How could the Japanese army "grind foreign workers"? In fact, this is not the first time this has happened. It's just not as obvious as the national army. After all, the army is made up of people. There are conflicts of interest, and there are also selfish thoughts. It's just that the strength is different.

For example, the 10th Division of the Japanese Army is different, and from the battle of the 116th Division in front, it is clear that the strength of this unit is very strong. The desire to attack is also strong. Probably trying to avenge the 110th Division.

The 39th Infantry Wing of the 10th Division set out from Nanyuan, marched 30 kilometers, forcibly crossed the Yongding River under the resistance of the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Division, and then went straight to Gu'an County, which was five kilometers away from the south bank. After a day of fierce fighting with the enemy, the 9th Regiment and the Gu'an County Brigade jumped to the north of the Yongding River and attacked a temporary Japanese military station on the road at night. The specific situation has been introduced before, so I won't talk about it here.

The 4th Road of the Japanese Army was the 40th Infantry Wing of the 10th Division from Langfang. This unit and the 3rd Route Japanese Army were both part of the 8th Infantry Brigade. They are well coordinated with each other, and they are equipped with powerful artillery and armored units. It was the most ferocious of all the Japanese troops.

Duan Shuanghu, commander of the 3rd Division, commanded the 7th and 8th regiments of the main force, as well as Wei Daguang's detachment, to block the attack on the south bank of the Yongding River. However, the Japanese army was menacing, and even Lianke Anci and Yongqing penetrated 30 kilometers into the base area in just one day, directly threatening Baxian, the capital of the three sub-districts.

In the evening, the 3rd Division mobilized the 7th Regiment and the 8th Regiment to attack the two puppet army units belonging to the Japanese army on the road, that is, the battle of Hancun Town and the battle of Dazhan Village mentioned above, and each annihilated more than 500 puppet troops, which was regarded as a slight reversal of the game. However, after midnight, despite the instability of the rear road, the Japanese army attacked 20 kilometers south and rushed directly to the city of Bazhou, forcing the commander of the 53rd Army Zhou Fucheng to urgently dispatch the 130th Division to help.

In addition to these troops fighting fiercely with the enemy, Gaoshi's detachment defended the 27th Division in the Wen'an and Dacheng areas south of the Daqing River; Liu Kezhong's detachment defended the 110th Division at Baiyangdian, west of Baoding.

This is the general situation of the three divisions at present. It can be expected that after dawn, the Japanese army will inevitably increase the intensity of the attack. It's really hard to say whether the three sub-districts with Xiongxian and Baxian as the core can last another day. If a military subdivision is occupied by the Japanese army in just two days, then Jizhong will be out of the ocean. Therefore, Zheng Huzi would rather take a little risk to launch a counterattack, and he had to defeat the arrogance of the Japanese army.

Chief of Staff Zhou said regretfully: "General Seat, how much effort we have spent to form such an armored cavalry division!" If the loss is too great in the battle this time, it will be difficult to form it in the future. ”

Zheng Weiguo understood what he meant, and the tanks might be available in the future, but it would not be easy to train another armored unit after losing this group of backbones.

"Alas!" Thinking of this, Zheng Weiguo sighed slightly and said: "No matter how good the troops are, they will also go to the battlefield, and only on the battlefield can their value be truly reflected." Since the front-line generals have this will, and the war situation is urgent, how can I refuse? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou was finally convinced, nodded and said, "The general seat is reasonable, I just feel emotional!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "The chief of staff doesn't have to be sad, there will be milk, bread will also be there, and the armored forces will grow stronger in the future." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou Ha Luha smiled and said, "Thank you for the good words of the general seat!" He also suggested: "General, now there are troops in the third division north of the Daqing River, as well as troops from the 53rd Army and the 97th Army, which are not subordinate to each other and are difficult to coordinate. I propose to finally demarcate a few command posts in the combat area. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and agreed: "The chief of staff is right, it should be so!" ”

Therefore, Liao Yaoxiang was appointed as the temporary commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, and Li Liangrong and Zhao Shaozong, commander of the 116th Division, were appointed as deputy commanders-in-chief, and they had full command of all units on the Eastern Front.

At the same time, he also appointed Zhou Fucheng, commander of the 53rd Army, as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, responsible for commanding the military headquarters of the 53rd Army and its 130th Division, as well as the local troops of the three divisions, to jointly resist the Japanese army's eastward and southward troops, and buy time for Liao Yaoxiang's troops to break through the Japanese army on the eastern route.

Duan Shuanghu, commander of the Third Army Division, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the North Road, responsible for directing the troops that jumped behind enemy lines to attack the flank of the Japanese army, contain the Japanese troops moving south, and cooperate with the battle of Zhou Fucheng's troops.

Meng Qingshan, commander of the Second Army Division, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the South Road, and was responsible for leading his troops north to reinforce the Gaoshi detachment to prevent the enemy's 27th Division in Tianjin from attacking the south bank of the Daqing River.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Weiguo issued new operational orders to the newly formed Third Cavalry Division, the Fourth Cavalry Division, the Ma Benzhai Brigade, the First Army Division, the Fourth Army Division, and the Jizhong Military Academy Teaching Corps. The order was soon transmitted to all units by radio, and the entire Jizhong Military Region began to move. The Eighth Route Army in Jinchaji and Southern Hebei also began to operate under the coordination of the headquarters.

In addition, the 1st, 2nd, 8th, Jicha, and Lusu theaters also responded one after another. This is a game of chess for the whole situation, and it is also the overall strategy of North China. After all, it was impossible for the 41st Group Army alone to confront the powerful North China Front. As for sitting on the wall and watching, laughing at Zheng Huzi and the Japanese army fighting to the death; Whether they work together and participate in the grand event depends on the minds of the ministers. (To be continued......)

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