"Hey, hey, you guys, be careful!" Hu Xiaobin, the commander of the First Regiment of the Heavy Soldiers, was nervously standing at the bridgehead to command. Speaking of which, Tuan Chang Hu is also an old man who raised the flag in Ping'an County, and a subordinate of Zheng Weiguo. But his military level and management skills were very average, and he was gradually squeezed out by later people. However, Captain Hu has an advantage, that is, he has a good attitude and puts himself in a more correct position. No matter what position he holds, he never complains, so Zheng Weiguo still values him very much. This time to transfer the heavy artillery, Zheng Weiguo personally ordered the generals and asked Hu Xiaobin to take unified command.

Two Dadaoqi are dragging a huge cannon, a Meiji 45-year 240mm heavy howitzer, one in front of the other. A total of six such heavy guns were captured in this battle, but unfortunately two of them were seriously damaged, and they were identified as having no repair value, so only four of them were fished out, and the remaining two could only be dismantled for spare parts.

Why do you have to use two trucks to tow it? Because this kind of cannon is too heavy, it is more than 33 tons without shields, and the Japanese army also uses two five-ton tractors to tow it. The standard load of the civilian Dodge truck used in Jizhong is also five tons, which is about the same as the tractor force of the devil.

Whew...... The truck finally crossed the bridge, and the cable in the middle was taut and clucking. Soon the heavy artillery also went up to the bridge, and the bridge that had just been reinforced immediately let out a groan of pain. Everyone watched nervously, for fear that the bridge would be crushed by the heavy artillery.

One of the soldiers' eyes widened and said worriedly: "If it collapses, it will be troublesome, and that iron lump will not be able to be dragged out if it falls into the river!" ”

Syllable! The officer next to him slapped his hat. scolded him: "Crow's mouth, it's really going to collapse, let your kid go down and push it!" ”

Fortunately, the bridge did not collapse until the heavy artillery crossed the bridge. However, for the sake of safety, the head of Hu Xiaobin still asked the sappers to check and reinforce it again, so that the follow-up vehicles could continue to pass.

After finally crossing the bridge, before the soldiers had time to cheer, they suddenly heard a whining sound in the air. Immediately afterward, a reconnaissance plane with a plaster flag on its wings suddenly emerged from the clouds.

"Enemy aircraft, be careful!"

Bang bang bang...... The anti-aircraft artillery battery, which had been prepared for a long time, opened fire quickly. Hiki was taken aback. The wings are crooked. Hurriedly pulled up and fled. Under the threat of 40-mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns, the plane slipped away without looking back.

Commander Hu glanced at the sky and said with a worried face: "The whereabouts are exposed, and there must be a large number of enemy planes coming." Gotta hide right away. ”

Thereupon. The fighters hurriedly dragged the cannon to a nearby hiding point. Even the artillery with the car was hidden. Even the big iron bridge was camouflaged.

As Commander Hu expected, as soon as the troops were concealed, more than a dozen Japanese planes roared in. Fortunately, the vehicles and artillery were hidden in bunkers. The enemy planes circled for a long time but did not notice it, so they had to drop a few bombs indiscriminately and then leave in a huff.

"Ha, the little devil ran away!" The warriors cheered, and they were about to remove their disguises and prepare to get back on the road.

Captain Hu hurriedly stopped: "Everyone, don't be busy moving first, be careful of the devil and kill the horse gun!" ”

Sure enough, only ten minutes have passed, and several more planes flew back, and they circled carefully several times before leaving unwillingly.

The warriors were amazed and asked, "Tuanza, what do you think!" ”

Captain Hu scolded with a smile: "Lao Tzu can see a fart!" But when dealing with devils, you can't have more eyes! Let's go, brethren, we have to cross the Daqing River before dark! ”

The fighters responded with a bang, then removed their disguises, then started the truck and continued on the road. Hurrying slowly, I finally arrived at the bank of the Daqing River before dark. Subsequently, with the help of the engineer troops, the relatively large river was crossed with difficulty.

In addition to this unit, other units in the Jicha Theater also caused Japanese air raids when they withdrew. Fortunately, the troops were well prepared and did not cause much damage. The Japanese planes were reconnaissance, strafing, and bombing, and they seemed to be making a lot of fun, but in fact they did not achieve any results.

Long Lixing, commander of the air defense brigade, also deliberately set a trap. Before the war, he asked the wood processing factories in the base area to build a lot of "fake cannons" and "fake tanks", which were actually wooden full-scale models of cannons and tanks. These models were also disguised, but some "flaws" were deliberately exposed so that the Japanese could find out.

When the Japanese planes flew over and dive-bombed, the anti-aircraft guns that had been hiding around suddenly opened fire, and a large area was hit by hulala. Several times in a row, more than a dozen Japanese planes were knocked out, and the army aviation was also frightened. In the end, the Japanese pilots were also suspicious when they saw the real artillery and tanks, and they only dared to drop bombs indiscriminately at high altitudes, regardless of whether they could be blown up or not. As a result, he flew too high and didn't see too clearly, and blew up the Japanese artillery position, almost killing Tada Jun and Kinoshita Toshishi (commander of the 3rd Flying Group).

"Ha Lu Ha Ha ......" received the report of the air defense forces, and a burst of laughter suddenly came from the war room.

Zheng Weiguo said appreciatively: "Long Lixing, they did a good job!" Chief of Staff, I think it can be done once for the collective first-class merit of the Air Defense Brigade! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou also nodded and said, "Well, it should be, this is the honor they deserve!" ”

Zheng Weiguo walked to the map and looked at it, and then instructed: "Although the air defense brigade is doing a good job, our large army is actually still in danger. Everyone should pay attention to the fact that the 1st Division of the Japanese Army is now rapidly advancing along the northern section of the Pinghan Line, and the 2nd Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade is rapidly moving south along the Pingsui Railway. In addition to the remnants of the 21st Division in the north and the troops directly under the North China Front, the 27th, 33rd, and 34th divisions of the Japanese army in the west will be able to encircle our army in two days at most. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou agreed: "The general seat is right! If the main force of our army is bitten by the enemy, I am afraid that the harm will not stop there. When the time comes, I am afraid of the 10th Division, the 14th Division, and the three independent mixed brigades on the Jinpu Road (Cangzhou, 7; Texas 6th; The 10th Separate Mixed Brigade of Huimin will also pounce like a wolf! ”

As soon as the words ended, there was a buzz in the room. Zhao Yunxiang, the commander of the 34th Division, who had just arrived from the front line, hurriedly got up and asked, "Take a seat." What kind of meeting do we have now, hurry up! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou waved his hand and said, "Hey, you can't withdraw too quickly!" The little devils are staring at it, and the quicker we retreat, the faster they will pounce! ”

Zhao Yunxiang nodded, and said a little embarrassedly: "Well, I'm in a hurry!" However, we can't waste it here! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled: "Of course you can't do it!" On the one hand, we have to shrink back to the base as much as possible, and on the other hand, we have to find some trouble for the little devils. We can't let them follow our ass into the base. ”

Zhao Yunxiang remembered something. Hurriedly asked: "I heard that the headquarters is planning to destroy the little devil's car. Is it starting now? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded slightly and said, "This is also part of our retreat plan. ”

In addition to air defense, the "destruction of cars" program, which was launched urgently, was also successful. It is not only the First Army Subdivision and the Third Army Subdivision in Jizhong that are engaged in it. Several other military divisions, including the Eighth Route Army, the First War Zone, and the Second War Zone. Even the national army in the Lusu theater of operations has joined. Such fighting is not aimed at capture and killing. And not in love with war. Hit and run, so that the Japanese army could not be defended. In just the first three days, more than 100 trucks were blown up and damaged, and this was when armor-piercing grenades were not heavily equipped and widespread.

Due to the portability of armor-piercing grenades. All you need to bring is a rifle and a mounted grenade launcher, not even a rifle. All you need to do is bring a stick and poke the load-mounted grenade launcher into the stick to fire at enemy targets. In addition, the mounted grenade launcher itself is very lightweight, and it can be wrapped in clothing. Therefore, it is very suitable for infiltration and mobile warfare. It is predictable that after the armor-piercing grenade begins to spread, the Japanese army's cars will suffer even heavier blows.

Chief of Staff Zhou continued: "However, the impact of the destruction of automobiles will be long-term, and the Japanese army will maintain relatively strong combat effectiveness in a short period of time. ”

Zhao Yunxiang agreed: "The sensitians are reasonable, if you want to defeat the arrogance of the Japanese army, you can't just hit the car. I think we can invite all the friendly troops to do it at the same time and beat the little devil hard. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou's heart moved, and he hurriedly said to Zheng Weiguo: "General seat, after learning about our situation, many friendly troops have called to inquire and ask if we need reinforcements. Many troops said they could immediately send troops to the war. ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Forget it!" Our army relies entirely on two legs to maneuver, how can it outrun the little devils? If the Japanese army is aware of the movement of these troops, it will be able to draw more mobile troops, and even create a situation of fighting more and less in some areas, thus destroying the entire strategic deployment. ”

When Chief of Staff Zhou heard this, he nodded again and again, and said regretfully: "Indeed, the mobility capability is indeed the biggest deficiency of our army. "Because the Japanese army's dispatch and supply capabilities are far superior to those of the national army, it is often possible to besiege a certain base area. Other base areas, even if they are adjacent, are difficult to reinforce directly.

Zhao Yunxiang said a little unwillingly: "General seat, then aren't we fighting alone?" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled and said, "Well, to some extent, it is true. However, the other units were not just watching, and they could have taken advantage of the fact that the Japanese army was focused on our army and continued to sabotage the railroads and destroy the cars. ”

Zhao Yunxiang muttered and said, "It's better to sabotage the railway!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Ruiqing (Zhao Yunxiang's character), don't underestimate the destruction of the railway, which will destroy the Japanese army's automobiles, and will become our basic strategy for a long time to come." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou quipped: "Yes, the railway sabotage operation has only begun to bear fruit, and more than 30 counties have been recovered!" If this is left in the past, it is really unthinkable! ”

At the same time as the main force of the Jicha Theater attacked Beiping, the sabotage of the railway by various units of the North China National Army was also in full swing. In particular, the Nakajo Mountain National Army took advantage of its large number of people (there were four group armies) to constantly attack in turns, and sent a small group of elites to carry out infiltration operations. The Japanese army had only two divisions in southern Jinnan, and it was also scattered over a vast area stretching from the Yellow River in the west to northern Henan in the east. In front of the crazy national army, the back is still clouded by the Eighth Road from time to time, and this day is really difficult.

On the day when the 97th Army broke through the southern gate of Beiping, the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked to shrink the defensive line. In particular, in the southeastern area of Shanxi defended by the 108th Division, with the withdrawal of the 10th Division in northern Henan, the 108th Division fell into the predicament of being attacked on three sides. Only to the west is adjacent to the 20th Division. Moreover, the adjacent area is located in the Taiyue Mountains, and since the Eighth Route Army has been operating in this area, the connection is not stable. If the Nationalist Army could send a strong force to forcibly cut into the junction of the two divisions, the 108th Division would be at risk of being encircled.

After much consideration, Tada finally agreed to Yoshio Shinozuka's request. In his opinion, after the main force of the Jicha Theater in Jizhong has been wiped out, it is not too late to free up his hands to recapture Jinnan.

As a result, the 108th Division quickly retreated and retreated until Jiexiu, reopening the connection between Linfen (where the 20th Division was stationed) and Taiyuan (where the First Army was stationed). Not only can it ensure the supply and retreat of the 20th Division, but it can also see the main force of Yan Lao Xi'er's Jin Sui Army nearby.

The Japanese army withdrew this time. In fact, it is a strategic contraction. It's not really defeated. However, the national army made a high-profile claim to have achieved the "victory of southern Jin and northern Henan", claiming to have recovered more than 30 counties in one fell swoop (counting many incomplete counties). The Central Daily also boasted that under the wise leadership of the chairman, the North China National Army rose up to fight back. It not only recovered a large area of land in northern Henan and southern Jin. also once entered Beiping.

Zhao Yunxiang pursed his mouth. Some disdainfully said: "The general seat, they are all behind the devil's ass to accept the county seat, what's the big deal!" Like us, it's only the ability to shoot down with real knives and guns! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled: "Not every unit is as brave and good at fighting as the 34th Division. Not every general can reach your level, so Ruiqing, you don't ask for full blame. ”

Zhao Yunxiang's old face turned red, and he said embarrassedly: "I have won the award!" ”

Zheng Weiguo scolded with a smile: "Hmph, I think he won a few battles, and his tail is cocked!" He said half-jokingly: "Ruiqing, it is a great honor to be able to enter Beiping City, but I don't want it to become an obstacle to your progress." If you think you're complacent about making such a small achievement, be careful that I let you start from scratch as a company commander! ”

Zhao Yunxiang was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be lowly!" ”

Zhao Weiguo snorted, didn't beat again, and said loudly: "Liao Yaoxiang!" I shouted twice in a row, but no one answered. Everyone was surprised and turned around to look around. Several officers looked at each other and smiled, and suddenly stepped out of the way. Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter when they saw it. It turned out that Liao Yaoxiang actually fell asleep in a corner.

"Hey, hey!" Liao Yaoxiang was woken up by everyone's laughter, opened his eyes in a daze, and found that everyone was gloating at him, and suddenly felt bad. When I looked up again, I happened to see Zheng Weiguo's black face like the bottom of the pot, so I was so frightened that I hurriedly stood up and said loudly: "General seat!" ”

Zheng Weiguo asked, "Why do you sleep during a meeting?" You give me an explanation! ”

Liao Yaoxiang said aggrievedly: "General seat, every meeting does not have the task of our armored cavalry division. ”

Zheng Weiguo glared at him angrily, and said in a deep voice: "Still ignore you?" Wait until you go to the military judge and lead the army! ”

Liao Yaoxiang said bitterly: "Ah! That's 20 military sticks, the general seat, I'm afraid that the injury will affect the command of the battle! ”

Zheng Weiguo snorted and said, "You remember the military regulations clearly!" Sleeping doesn't affect the battle? Just sober up! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly persuaded: "General seat, now is the time to employ people, let the military judge write it down first, and then implement it after the battle is over!" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded, and then continued: "Our large army will withdraw into the base area immediately, but the little devil is like a ghost in hanging boots, and he has been following behind his buttocks. So I wanted to come up with a tail chopping tactic to chop off such an annoying tail. The Chief of Staff also drew up a plan. ”

Liao Yaoxiang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "General seat, are you going to let our armored cavalry division go out?" That's worth it no matter how many sticks you take! ”

Zheng Weiguo snorted and said, "Don't be busy rejoicing first, this battle is a matter of life and death in our base area, if you lose, but military law is ruthless!" ”

Liao Yaoxiang stepped forward, solemnly saluted a military salute, and said excitedly: "Please rest assured, the general seat is willing to guarantee his life and promise to complete the task." ”

Zheng Weiguo laughed and said: "I didn't say anything about the specific plan, so you dare to guarantee it?" Chief of Staff, for the sake of secrecy, this plan will not be announced at the meeting, and you will communicate with Division Commander Liao in private, and you must implement the plan. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, General Seat!" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded with satisfaction and said, "Is there anything else?" If not, the meeting will be dismissed first, and the actions of all troops must be decisive, and they must not be careless! This time we hit Beiping, that is, to hit the face of the Japanese army, the little devil is going to come with us desperately, understand? ”

"Understood!"

"Is it true or false?"

"I really understand!"

"Adjournment!"

……

On the bank of the Yongding River, as a roar sounded, a large group of chariots appeared in the field of vision. This is all the armor and motorized infantry in the hands of Tada Jun, ready to follow behind the 41st Group Army, and take advantage of the situation to attack the base area, in an attempt to cut off Zheng Huzi's henchmen in one fell swoop.

This unit consists of the 8th Tank Wing, the Chinese Garrison Combat Fleet, the 1st, 10th, and 12th Independent Light Armored Vehicle Squadrons, the 1st Independent Engineer Squadron, the 4th Field Communication Squadron, the 10th Troop Station Automobile Team, and the 62nd Infantry Wing of the 21st Division. All divisions were under the unified command of the Wing Commander of the 8th Tank Wing, Kazusai Nishihara.

On the command vehicle, the telegraph soldier put down his headset and reported: "Your Excellency Dazuo, the Hessian reconnaissance detachment reports that the camp of the Chinese army has been found ahead!" ”

A cold light flashed in Nishihara's eyes, and he said sharply: "Suoga! The Chinese army really hasn't run far yet, notify the squadrons, cross the river immediately, and the speed should be fast! ”

"Hello!"

Whew, rows of chariots rushed directly to the river beach. The flow of the Yongding River is not large, and tanks can wade in places where the river is wide (relatively speaking, the river is wide and the water is shallow). Soon, most of the chariots had crossed the river, and only a few were stuck in the mud and had to be dragged by other vehicles.

The chief of staff glanced back and saw that the automobile troops were still building bridges, and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency Dazuo, the automobile troops have not crossed the river yet, let's wait for them to act together!" ”

Nishihara Kazuse said coldly: "No need, the heroic charioteers can still achieve victory without the cover of the infantry!" ”

"But ......"

"No, but! Let's go! ”

"Hello!"

"Target the village in front of you, kill it!" (To be continued......)

PS: Alas, I don't know if I can see it, so let's try to pass a chapter first!