As one of the few high-ranking generals of the Jin Sui Army, Fu Zuoyi was extremely concerned about the Second Battle of Tianzhen, because the two armies that fought against the Japanese Chahar Corps were subordinate to his Seventh Army.

The 222nd Division is okay to say, after all, it is only a newly formed B Division, but the 61st Army is a descendant of Chief Yan, and if it is completely annihilated in Tianzhen by the little devils, he, the commander-in-chief of the group army, will be responsible.

However, the news from the front line was not very ideal, although the 61st Army fought very bravely, but the 61st Army was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of firepower and strength, so on the second day of the war, the troops of the 61st Army stationed in Tianzhen fell into the crisis of breaking the city several times.

On the fourth day of the battle, there were only more than 4,000 people left in the 61st Army, and the 61st Army lost more than 12,000 people in the two battles of Tianzhen, and Tianzhen City was in danger. In desperation, Fu Zuoyi had no choice but to urgently send two infantry regiments and an artillery regiment directly under the group army to the Tianzhen front line to reinforce the 61st Army, and at the same time, the headquarters of the group army was also stationed in Datong, preparing to fight with the Chahar Corps in northern Shanxi.

However, what worries Fu Zuoyi is that the 222nd Division has lost contact with the group army headquarters since the start of the war, and although the radio station of the group army headquarters can search for the signal of the 222nd Division's radio station, the other party ignores him, so Fu Zuoyi is not clear about the direction of Xinghe at this time.

However, the strength of the Japanese army is there, although in the first battle of Tianzhen, Chen Feng's troops severely damaged the Japanese Chahar Corps, but it was only the combination of multiple favorable factors such as the right time and place to create such a miracle, besides, killing 10,000 enemies and losing 8,000, Fu Zuoyi did not think that Chen Feng could hold out for long.

However, the surprise came so suddenly, so casually. Just when Fu Zuoyi, Ye Qijie and others had a headache about whether to send a support army to the 222nd Division, a major staff officer hurriedly ran in and said, "Report to the general seat, a great victory!! ”

"What a big victory, you make it clear?" Ye Qijie hurriedly got up and asked.

The staff officer of the major took a few breaths before he said: "Report to the deputy seat of the main seat, the 222nd Division has just sent a telegram saying that the 222nd Division has completely annihilated the Japanese Abe Guixiu Division half an hour ago, annihilating more than 20,000 Japanese puppet troops."

"What, all the Abe Guixiu Division, we heard it wrong, right?" Ye Qijie interrupted the staff officer's report regardless of the image.

"No, it's true, the telegram is here!" Saying that, the major staff officer handed a message to Ye Qijie.

Ye Qijie took the telegram without thinking about it, and then read it aloud in the combat command room: "Commander General Fu, Commander Yan of the Second War Zone, and Chairman Jiang of Nanjing: A few days ago, the enemy chief Abe Guixiu personally led more than 20,000 Japanese invaders, and with the cooperation of aircraft, artillery and tanks, launched a two-way siege on Xinghe, where our 222nd Division was stationed. The Japanese invaders were rampant, burning, killing and looting everywhere they went, and it was the time of the autumn harvest in Xinghe counties, and the soldiers and civilians suffered heavy losses. However, our department has the responsibility of defending the territory and resisting the war, although the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the difference in strength is huge, but tens of thousands of soldiers in our department are determined to die with the Japanese invaders. ”

"On the 25th, under the inspiration of our army, more than 10,000 righteous bandits Wang Zihan of Phoenix Mountain and various bandits from all walks of life in Saibei, with the assistance of our cavalry troops, took advantage of the emptiness of the rear troops of the Japanese invaders to besiege Xinghe in the south, and lightly took Zhangbei County, where the former commander of the Japanese Chahar Dispatch Corps was located, annihilated more than 2,000 Japanese puppet troops, and seized a large number of weapons and equipment. On that day, more than 5,000 Japanese puppet troops from the Xinghe front line went north to aid Zhangbei County, and were ambushed by our army in Daqinggou, and none of the ordinary soldiers were spared, with more than 2,100 dead and wounded, and more than 3,000 captured. ”

At the same time, the main force of our army, together with the local squires and wealthy escorts, as well as more than 30,000 young and strong people, refugees and students, launched a counterattack against the remnants of the Japanese army Abe Guixiu, and forced the puppet army of more than 3,800 people to fight the battlefield at one o'clock in the afternoon, and at half past three in the afternoon, the remnants of the Japanese army were completely annihilated on a hill five kilometers south of Xinghe City. In addition, the 1st Guard Battalion of our division blocked the Japanese reinforcements from going north at Xinping Fort, resisted more than 30,000 Japanese puppet troops with the strength of 1 battalion, held for eight hours, and successfully blocked the Japanese reinforcements at Xinping Fort at the cost of 100% casualties of the whole battalion, and at the same time gave heavy casualties to the Japanese army, with more than 6,000 corpses on the battlefield. ”

"In the service, our department dispatched more than 50,000 officers and soldiers to annihilate more than 33,000 Japanese puppet troops, including more than 7,900 puppet soldiers, 172 Japanese soldiers, and killed one Japanese army lieutenant general, two Dazuo, five Zhongzuo, eight Shaozuo, and more than 80 officers below the rank of lieutenant. At the same time, a county town was recovered, several Japanese planes were shot down, more than 60 Japanese combat vehicles were destroyed, and a number of weapons and equipment were captured. Our army lost 11,600 killed and 8,400 wounded, the ammunition stocks were exhausted, and the troops once again lost their combat effectiveness. The 222nd Division of the National Revolutionary Army, Chen Feng, September 25, 26th year of the Republic of China. ”

After listening to this telegram, all the people in the entire combat conference room fell into a short silence, this news was too shocking, annihilating more than 30,000 Japanese puppet troops, and killing one Japanese lieutenant general, which was really too amazing. Moreover, this miracle was created by a recruit division that had just been formed for less than a month, and this division was a local security regiment a month ago.

It was too shocking, too incredible, so that these officers forgot to cheer for a while.

After a long time, Commander Fu Zuoyi finally came to his senses, slapped the conference table fiercely and said, "Okay, good, worthy of being the person valued by Chairman Jiang and Chief Yan, it's really enjoyable." Immediately send a report to the Tianzhen front line and ask the 61st Army if the little devils on the Tianzhen front line have withdrawn. At the same time, a report was sent to the headquarters of the Second World War Zone Commander, asking for merit to the 222nd Division. In addition, Brother Xinwu made a trouble, on behalf of the group army headquarters, he went to Xinghe to reward our great heroes, and by the way, he sent them some supplies, and I am afraid that the 222nd Division will be exhausted after this battle. ”

"No problem, I was just trying to meet the amazing security chief. Hehehe! Ye Qijie said excitedly.

Taiyuan. Yan Mansion.

A car with a license plate from the World War Zone Governor's Department drove to the door of the Yan Mansion at a very fast speed, and then jumped a colonel from it and walked towards the mansion.

"Stand still, who's it?" Although the colonel was wearing the uniform of the Jin Sui Army, the guards outside the Yan Mansion still stopped him.

"I am a person from the military intelligence department in the theater, and now if there is an urgent military situation that you want to report to the commander, you should report it immediately." The colonel said loudly.

"Then sir, wait a minute, we'll report now!" After saying that, one of the guards walked towards the mansion, while the other continued to guard the gate.

Soon, the guard who had gone in to ask for instructions came out and said, "Sir, please marshal, please come in!" ”

Yan Xishan's life during this period was very difficult, because Chen Feng appeared unexpectedly, so the northern part of Shanxi was not captured by the Japanese army as in history, but the fifth division of the Japanese army was still like in history, in early September, after occupying Yangyuan and Wei County, the key places in southern Chasan, broke through the border of Jincha Province and attacked Guangling, an important town in Shanxi. The Jin Sui army was forced to retreat to the inner Great Wall line such as Shenchi and Yanmen Pass, and prevented the Japanese Fifth Division from invading westward from Cha Province by virtue of natural hazards.

In order to ensure the natural fortress of Shanxi, the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government decided to place the 18th Group Army, which had been reorganized from the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, under the command of the Second Theater of Operations, and at the same time mobilized four squadrons of the Chinese Air Force operating in the south to go north to support the operation.

On September 14, the Japanese captured Quang Ling. On the 15th, China's Second Theater adjusted its deployment: Yang Aiyuan, commander-in-chief of the Right Route Army, and Sun Chu, deputy commander-in-chief, under the jurisdiction of the 33rd Army and the 17th Army; Wang Jingguo, commander-in-chief of the Left Route Army, under the jurisdiction of the 34th Army and the 19th Army; The reserve forces are the 71st and 72nd Divisions. The whole army occupied positions in the southern mountains of Lingqiu, through Hengshan, Lingyunkou, Beiloukou, Langyu, Ruyuekou, Guangwuzhen, Yangfangkou to Liminbao, resisted the enemy, and the reserve army controlled Fanzhi and Daixian.

After the Japanese army occupied Guangling, they immediately divided their troops to pursue Lingqiu and Hunyuan. Although the Chinese army resisted stubbornly, the Japanese captured Hunyuan on the 17th and Lingqiu on the 20th. The Chinese defenders were unable to last long and were forced to move to the area around Pingxingguan. The Chinese army decided to take advantage of the difficult terrain of Pingxingguan to hold back the enemy.

From September 21, the Chinese frontal defenders fought fiercely with the Japanese at Pingxingguan, and the losses on both sides were heavy, but the Japanese offensive became more violent, and the positions changed hands several times, and the battle was in a stalemate.

However, the situation became more and more unfavorable for the Second World War Zone, and although Itagaki Seishiro had less than a division, he was rampage in the Jincha area, making it difficult for the Jinsui army to deal with. For this reason, Chief Yan Xishan Yan has not had a good rest for almost a week, no, Chief Yan, who had just returned to the Yan Mansion and fell asleep in a hurry before he had time to eat, was woken up again as soon as his eyes were closed.

"Xueyong, what's so urgent, and you came to report it in person?" Seeing that his right-hand man came to report the military situation to him in person, Yan Xishan knew that there must be something big in the Dao.

"Marshal, that's right, I just received a telegram from the 18th Group Army that the 115th Division ambushed a transport team of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army at Pingxingguan, annihilating more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers and killing two Japanese soldiers. In addition to more than 60 Japanese automobiles and three motorcycles, one 92 infantry gun, more than 2,000 rounds of artillery shells from the 73rd and 75th Mountains, more than 300 rifles, more than 20 machine guns, and thousands of overcoats, as well as some horses, ammunition, grain and grass, and other military supplies were seized. Jiang Weimin said softly.

"What do you say, it was the Eighth Route Army that won the battle? And also annihilated more than a thousand little devils? Yan Xishan asked in surprise with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Yes, Dashuai, it's true. At that time, a small unit of our army was near Pingxingguan and witnessed the whole process of the battle. Jiang Weimin said.