Time passed minute by minute, and the soldiers of the Dragon's Tooth Regiment finally saw through the smoke of gunpowder in front of the position, and saw the Japanese puppet army attacking crowd like a tide, swarming all over the mountains.

At a glance, there was a crowd of people, all of them in khaki military uniforms, and under the helmets and military hats, there were hideous faces.

As Scarface gave an order from the regimental headquarters, the officers and soldiers in the trenches opened fire one after another, and the north of Dingzhou City, which had been silent for a long time, once again burst into gunfire.

Dazzling tongues of fire erupted in the smoke of gunpowder, pouring a large amount of bullets down towards the devils and puppet soldiers.

This kicked off the prelude to a real iron-blooded offensive and defensive battle.

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At the same time, the main forces of the 8th Division and the 14th Division of the devil finally arrived in Beiping, and they arrived at the same time as 100,000 puppet Manchukuo puppet troops, Sugiyama Yuan sent 30,000 to Baoding to reinforce Yokoyama Yong and other troops, and the remaining 70,000 followed the above two divisions to form an offensive corps on the Eastern Front and went south from Beiping.

Outside Beijing, the commander of the North China Front, Sugiyama Moto, and the chief of staff, Kawabe Shozo, set out for the two divisions to practice.

Kenji Dohihara and Tsukada Kenji and Tsukada Kenji stood in front of a military armored vehicle and listened to Sugiyama Moto's instructions: "Two generals, this encirclement and suppression of the Dragon's Tooth Column is a matter of great importance, and I hope that you can cooperate sincerely and do your best to break the enemy, and remove this great trouble for His Majesty the Emperor and the Japanese Empire." ”

Kenji Dohihara said, "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, we will definitely do it." ”

"It's not too early, then hurry up, Yokoyama Isamu's 1st Division is now blocked in Dingzhou, and it is urgent for you to put pressure on the enemy on the battlefield on the Eastern Front, so that the Eastern and Western Fronts can fight together and cooperate with each other to defeat the Dragon's Tooth Column faster and eliminate it!" Sugiyama Motomichi.

Kenji Dohihara and Tsukada Kenji and the others hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hai, take care, sir, take your leave." ”

Immediately, they turned around and got into the armored car one after another, and drove south with the army.

Sitting in the armored car, Tsukada asked again: "Tufei-kun, last time I asked you what you thought of the defeat of the 1st Division in Ranzhuang, you haven't said it, can you tell your opinion today?" ”

Kenji Dohihara looked back at Beiping City, which was drifting away, and said, "Tsukada-kun, Yokoyama Yong is proud and complacent, arrogant, and it is not surprising that Ranzhuang lost this time, so there is nothing to say."

After all, the opponent we are facing is the Dragon's Tooth Column with a strong record, and looking at their war history since they formed the army, it is nothing more than one word, that is, strange. The reason why this army has been able to win more with less is that their commander and founder, Qiao Youhua, is a guy who is good at grasping fighters and taking risks and surprise attacks.

In the face of such an adversary, there must not be the slightest slackness, and tactical command must think twice before making every step of troop deployment, so as not to expose flaws and give the other side an opportunity to take advantage of. ”

Tsukada nodded and said, "That makes sense, general, what do you think of our Eastern Front operation this time?" ”

Kenji Dohihara said: "If it is unexpected, Qiao Youhua should now have a fierce battle with Yokoyama Yong's 1st Division in Dingzhou, so that the difficulties we have to face are extremely rare."

However, stationed in Hengshui, Dezhou, and Anguo are several of his right-hand men, and their strength should not be underestimated, and the specific battle plan will wait for us to arrive at the front line before we can make plans again, I believe that this time you and I will join forces, and there will be 70,000 Manchukuo? With the assistance of the army, we will definitely be able to win! ”

"It's a pity that the front army headquarters gave the 1st Division and they sent 30,000 reinforcements, otherwise our strength would have exceeded 150,000 troops." Tsukada thought of the 30,000 puppet Manchurian **** sent to the Western Front, and sighed a little.

Kenji Dohihara smiled and said: "Haha, Tsukada-kun, this matter doesn't have to be taken to heart, after the strength of the Western Front Corps increases greatly, the pressure on the people of the China will also increase, and at the critical moment, troops will definitely be drawn from the Eastern Front to reinforce it, in that case, it will still be beneficial to our Eastern Front Corps." ”

"That's right." Tsukada nodded.

"Okay, let's rest for a while, it will take some time to reach Cangzhou." After saying that, Kenji Dohihara took the lead and closed his eyes and began to close his eyes.

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The fierce battle in the north of Dingzhou continued, and the Longya Column dispatched tank regiments and air defense regiments to join the battle, with strong fire support from tanks and anti-aircraft guns.

The more than 2,000 puppet cavalry who were cannon fodder in front of them soon paid huge casualties, and even the devils who followed behind the puppet army were also affected by artillery fire and dense bullet rain, and the casualties were not small.

When the more than 2,000 puppet cavalry were almost killed and wounded, the 3,000 devils had no choice but to continue to charge forward and exchange hands with a ball of real knives and guns from the dragon's teeth.

Judging from the local comparison of the forces of the two sides, the Dragon's Tooth Column was not at a disadvantage, and it also occupied the advantage of firepower, with the assistance of tank and anti-aircraft artillery units.

Therefore, unless the Dragon's Tooth Column ran out of ammunition, it would be impossible for the devils to capture their field defensive positions outside the city in a short period of time.

The fierce battle lasted for more than two hours, and more than 3,000 devil field infantry suffered hundreds of casualties, and the momentum of the attack was thwarted by Yan.

They had no choice but to retreat to their own positions.

At this time, Qiao Youhua and Zheng Yunshan also withdrew from the mountain and forest trails in the west of Dingzhou with a battalion of guards.

With the return of the first guard battalion, the defense force in Dingzhou has been strengthened, and Qiao Youhua is personally in charge, so he has no worries for the time being.

When Qiao Youhua returned to the city, it happened that the tank regiment and the air defense regiment assisted a regiment to repel the attack of the devils and retreated to the city to rest.

Ma Yunlong and Liu Jianhua learned of Qiao Youhua's arrival, and came to the headquarters together, and asked with concern: "Commander, how was the success of this operation?" ”

Zheng Yunshan, who was standing beside Qiao Youhua, said with a smile: "One qiē shun lì, we successfully took Baoding, destroyed the enemy's four munitions warehouses in the city, and killed more than 3,000 devil logistics baggage soldiers!" ”

Qiao Youhua lit a cigarette for himself and said: "The most important thing is that we have destroyed a large number of enemy military supplies, and the devils outside the city will not be able to jump for a few days, maybe they will take the initiative to retreat because of the lack of ammunition, food and grass." ”

Liu Jianhua said: "No wonder today's devils are like crazy, not only personally dispatched to attack us, but also came to cooperate with bomber air raids. ”

"Now that the gunfire has stopped, has the devil's attack been repulsed?" Qiao Youhua asked, smoking a cigarette.

Ma Yunlong hurriedly replied: "That's right, with my air defense regiment and Commander Liu's tank regiment joining, the little devils and the group of puppet cavalry killed are bleeding like a river, and the corpses are all over the field!" ”