Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front. Commander Sugiyama was talking to the commander of the 10th Division, Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka.

Sugiyama Gen said excitedly, "Nani? Captured the main force of Zheng's bearded army? Yo West! Shinozuka-kun's, you have a lot of credit! The 63rd Wing suffered heavy losses in the early stage? Oh, it's nothing, Shinozuka-kun doesn't have to be sad, since the samurai have gone to the battlefield, they should have the consciousness to serve His Majesty the Emperor, as long as they can eliminate the main force of Zheng Huzi, all the sacrifices are worth it. ”

Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka bowed on the other end of the phone and said gratefully, "Hello! Thank you, Commander, for your understanding. I have already sent all the troops at hand to the front line of Shengfang Town, and this time I must wipe out the enemy to the north of the Daqing River! ”

Commander Sugiyama nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yo Xi, Shinozuka-kun, you let it go, I will order several other divisions to cooperate with you!" ”

"Hello!"

……

The dispatch capability of the Japanese army is indeed far above that of the central Hebei troops. Soon, there were more and more Japanese troops on the front line in Shengfang Town, while the 347th and 348th regiments were cut in two by a steady stream of Japanese reinforcements. Thanks to the timely arrival of reinforcements from the headquarters of the 116th Division and the 346th Regiment, the front was stabilized. However, if this continues, the situation will continue to deteriorate.

"Shelling!" The commander of the Japanese field artillery unit flew the order flag and ordered loudly.

Boom Boom Boom ...... Shells pierced the night sky and swooped down on the mountain artillery positions of the 116th Division. Due to the urgency of time, the Japanese army only had time to transfer one field artillery brigade, but it was enough to deal with eight Type 41 mountain guns of the 116th Division Mountain Artillery Regiment. The 12 Type 38 field guns not only had an advantage in numbers, but also pressed the 41 mountain guns in terms of range.

The muzzle discharge fireworks in the night are very easy to expose the target. This was even more disadvantageous for the artillery of the 116 Division. Often, after only one or two shots, they were suppressed by Japanese artillery fire and had to evacuate in a hurry. Fortunately, the 41 mountain artillery still has an advantage in the firing angle, otherwise it really wouldn't even have the strength to fight back.

"Hey, hey!" The commander of the 348th Regiment shouted on the field phone in the summer: "Pick up the three battalions for me!" Hey, the commander of the third battalion, how is the situation on your side, have you opened up the contact with the first battalion? ”

The commander of the third battalion replied loudly: "Report to the regiment, the enemy reinforcements are coming in waves, and we can only barely hold our positions, and there is no way to counterattack at all!" Tuanza. Send reinforcements. Otherwise, our battalion will be surrounded by little devils! ”

Commander Xia slammed the wall angrily and ordered: "Sun Degong, you give Lao Tzu a while longer, and I will send reinforcements!" He hung up the phone with a thud.

Deputy head Mao Zhiquan hurriedly said: "Tuanza." Where do we have reinforcements? ”

Head Xia threw his hat down. Put on a steel helmet. He said in a deep voice: "Now I can only fight the last fight!" Yu Peng (Mao Zhiquan's character), you take the wounded and the female soldiers of the ambulance station and propaganda team to prepare to retreat to the south bank of the Daqing River. Chief of Staff, you immediately gather the entire regiment of soldiers who are still fighting. Grandma's. Even if you take this old life, you have to save the brothers of the first battalion and the 347th regiment! ”

Deputy Regiment Commander Mao and Chief of Staff were taken aback and said in a panic: "Tuanza!" ”

Commander Xia waved his hand and said, "The war is urgent, no need to say more!" Chief of Staff, tell the 1st Battalion and the 347th Regiment to blow up all the supplies that cannot be taken away! ”

The chief of staff shook his hands, trembled his lips and said: "The captured 150 heavy guns were also blown up?" ”

Head Xia said angrily: "What if you don't blow it up, and give it back to the devil?" Listen to my orders and blow them all up! ”

"Yes, Tuanza!" The chief of staff saluted and was about to go out to set up. A telegraph soldier burst in through the door and bumped into him.

The telegraph soldier was startled, and hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Chief of Staff! ”

The chief of staff was in a mess in his heart, and sternly reprimanded: "Panic, what a system!" ”

The telegraph soldier hurriedly said: "Report! There is an urgent military situation, the regimental seat, the deputy seat, the staff seat, and the reinforcements sent by the general seat are about to arrive, and they are now rushing to cross the Daqing River! ”

"What!"

"Reinforcements?"

"The main seat? Wasn't it reinforcements sent by the military department? ”

The three heads of the regiment hurriedly took the telegram and took it to the oil lamp and looked around, and their faces suddenly flashed with surprise. It turned out that after Zheng Weiguo received a report that the 53rd Army was preparing to raid the enemy's 63rd Wing, he immediately realized the huge fighters and the crisis in it. After urgent discussions, Zheng Weiguo decided to immediately dispatch a main force to Shengfang Town for reinforcements.

At that time, the situation was that the 34th Division went to Suiyuan and did not snow, the 63rd Army was on the southern front to defend the 14th Division, and only the 33rd Division remained in Lixian and Suning as a general reserve. There was no choice but to send the 33rd Division. But how? In the evening, emergency mobilization is not a problem, but it is a fool's dream to rush to the north of the Daqing River on foot overnight!

In terms of speed alone, it was possible for cavalry to do it, but cavalry units were not good at night fighting. At night, the horses are easily frightened, and even if they rush to the battlefield, they will not be afraid.

Chief of Staff Zhou had an idea and suggested: "General seat, the cavalry can't work, the car can't work!" ”

Of course! This is the advantage of motorized troops, all-weather. As long as the road traffic allows, you can go anywhere. It seems that there is a way to do things! What about road traffic? It is said that the general traffic in China was not smooth at that time, but the traffic in Jizhong was very developed, especially the Pingda Highway (Beiping to Hebei Daming) that ran through Jizhong was wide and straight.

As long as the troops arrived at Hejian County, it was like getting on the highway, and they could reach Ba County, the capital of the Third Division, in two hours. Of course, the reverse is also true, if the Japanese army occupies Ba County, it will be possible to reach Hejian County in two hours. This is also the reason why Zheng Weiguo is determined to fight this battle with his hands and feet.

Zheng Weiguo immediately called the 33rd Division and ordered the division commander Li Liangrong to urgently assemble the division and prepare to go to the front at any time. He also called Liao Yaoxiang, the commander of the armored cavalry division, because the vehicles and fuel of the entire group army and the Jizhong Military Region were all there.

Division Commander Liao Yaoxiang had just fallen asleep at this time, and when he heard that Commander-in-Chief Zheng had personally called, he knew that something must have happened. So he quickly got up from the bed. jumped to the phone and took the microphone and said, "Hey, the main seat, I'm Liao Yaoxiang!" ”

"Jianchu (Liao Yaoxiang's character), can your division be dispatched urgently at night?" Zheng Weiguo asked straight to the point.

Liao Yaoxiang hurriedly said: "Report to the general seat, our department can be dispatched at any time!" Dare to ask the main seat, when is it? ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "It's now! Division Commander Liao, I order your unit to immediately assemble all vehicles and transport all the units of the 33rd Division from Lixian and Suning to the north of the Daqing River and enter the battle. The faster, the better! ”

Liao Yaoxiang couldn't help but exclaim and said, "Ah! ”

Zheng Weiguo said angrily: "Ah, what, can you do it?" ”

Liao Yaoxiang hurriedly said: "Report to the general seat." We don't have enough vehicles. It is impossible to transport all the 33rd divisions away! ”

Zheng Weiguo patted his head, thinking why he didn't expect this stubble, so he hurriedly asked, "How much can it be transported?" ”

Liao Yaoxiang thought for a moment and said, "Under normal circumstances, only one regiment can be transported!" ”

Zheng Weiguo asked: "Then what if you try your best?" ”

Liao Yaoxiang thought for a moment. Gritted his teeth and said, "Five thousand." Couldn't have been more! ”

Zheng Weiguo said happily: "Okay." 5,000 people will be 5,000 people, and I will find a way for the rest of the troops. You act immediately, and the specific troops will be dispatched, and Division Commander Li Liangrong will hand over to you. ”

Liao Yaoxiang hurriedly said: "The total seat." Then without further ado, I will lead the armored regiment to open the way for the army, and let the automobile regiment go to take over the affairs of the 33rd division. As he spoke, he hung up the phone.

Zheng Weiguo was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Hey, hey, wait, when did I say that I was going to send the armored regiment to Lu?" ”

Liao Yaoxiang quibbled: "Didn't you just say that you tried your best? We only have more than a hundred vehicles, how can we transport 5000 thousand people to the front without sending an armored regiment? ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said: "This can't be done, the speed of your armored regiment is too slow, and there is not enough time!" "The main tank of the armored regiment is the Japanese Type 89 B medium tank, with a maximum speed of only 25 kilometers per hour.

Liao Yaoxiang finally seized such an opportunity, so he was willing to let it go and insisted: "Commander, listen to me, the armored regiment is on the bank of the Zhulong River, and it is less than a hundred kilometers along the road along the river to Shengfang Town, that is, it will take four or five hours. It's past 10 o'clock in the evening, and you can arrive before 4 o'clock in the morning at most! ”

As mentioned above, the base area was carried out with "artificial mountain engineering", and many roads were converted into ditches. So how do cars and cavalry maneuver in peacetime? It's simple, walk along the river.

In this place in central Hebei, there are many rivers, the most important ones are the canal water system, the Ziya River water system (including the Hutuo River and the Fuyang River), the Daqing River water system (including the Tang River, the Zhulong River, the Baiyangdian River) and the Yongding River water system. Among them, the canal water system and the Yongding River water system, one in the north and the other in the east, are important barriers in the base area. The Ziya River and the Daqing River are important transportation channels in the base area.

In order to improve transportation, the base areas have concentrated manpower to build improvised roads along the river (along the lake), through which the troops can quickly maneuver in peacetime, and can also use the convenience of the river to replenish supplies.

Zheng Weiguo said in surprise: "When did you run to the edge of the Zhulong River?" Isn't it telling you to save fuel and not run too far? ”

Liao Yaoxiang's old face turned red, and he said embarrassedly: "That, the general seat, didn't that last time I hit Baoding and seized a lot of fuel?" I thought that this batch of fuel was too precious, and I was worried that something would happen on the way, so I brought the armored unit to meet it, and by the way, I practiced the long-distance ......."

Armored cavalry divisions were not easy to come by, and training was even more difficult. Zheng Weiguo didn't plan to let them join the war so early, so he rarely asked about matters big and small, and they were all tossed by Liao Yaoxiang. It's just that one thing has been repeatedly advised, be sure to save fuel. Zheng Huzi can still think of a way to do other things, but this one is really not easy to get.

Hearing that Liao Yaoxiang was going to be verbose, Zheng Weiguo interrupted angrily and said, "Okay, okay, I'll settle accounts with you when I come back to this matter." ”

In order to create the "armored cavalry" in his mind, Liao Yaoxiang's temper has long been polished. After listening to Zheng Weiguo's reprimand, not only was he not angry, but he also salivated and said: "Cheng, the general seat, if you want to beat or punish, you can make up for the past?" ”

Zheng Weiguo had no choice but to say, "You wait first, I still have to discuss it with Chief of Staff Zhou." ”

Liao Yaoxiang knew that it was finally his turn to make a contribution, and shouted excitedly at the command headquarters.

The adjutant and the guard looked at each other and asked in surprise, "Master, is it our turn?" ”

Liao Yaoxiang said excitedly: "That's right! Feng Shui takes turns, come to my house today. A few of you immediately split up and notified the ministries to assemble urgently. Get ready for battle! ”

It didn't take long for Zheng Weiguo to call again and quipped: "Senior Commander Liao, congratulations, after discussion, the general manager has decided to agree to your department's request to send troops!" ”

Liao Yaoxiang was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly, so he hurriedly led the armored regiment to set off. The armored regiment has four battalions (very large and not very good). The first battalion was a full range of wheeled armored vehicles, with a total of seventeen units of various models; The second battalion is a tracked armored vehicle of a water. There are thirteen in total. Most of them are Japanese, and there are also two that were landed on the Lanfeng battlefield by the national army; The three battalions were all real tanks - Type 89 B medium tanks, a total of fifteen vehicles; The fourth battalion is a logistics support force, which has multiple functions such as air defense, screen protection, engineering, repair, and logistics supply. It's one of those babysitters with iron bumps.

These pieces of equipment were captured in all battles since Zheng Huzi raised his troops. International goods. Big miscellaneous cards. However, the fighters have been carefully maintained and very well maintained. Whew...... The headlights turned on one after another, and soon a long line of steel was formed. Quickly run towards the battlefield in the distance.

Accompanying the armored regiment was the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment of the Armored Cavalry Division. The armored cavalry division has been continuously expanded and abandoned, and it has a total of four regiments in the order of mounted motorized infantry, that is, the first regiment is an armored regiment, the second regiment is a cavalry regiment, the third regiment is an automobile regiment, and the fourth regiment is an infantry regiment. The 1st Battalion of the Infantry Regiment has been training in conjunction with the Panzer Regiment. This trip to the Zhulong River was no exception, mainly to protect the security of the armored regiment and prevent the enemy from approaching and sabotaging.

Soon after the armored regiment was dispatched, the automobile regiment also quickly arrived at the camp of the 33rd division. Groups of soldiers were quickly squeezed by the commander, and each car was packed to the brim like canned sardines. Division Commander Li Liangrong took the opportunity to ask the armored cavalry division for some fuel, and drove his beloved Chevrolet to the front line.

This eighty percent new car was captured in the battle on the Pinghan Line and was supposed to be the vehicle of a Japanese trading company. Zheng Weiguo saw that Li Liangrong liked it very much, so he rewarded him with this car. However, due to the lack of fuel, it could only be placed as an ornament at the division headquarters. This time, I finally got my wish.

Whew...... A pair of double-car headlights suddenly lit up on the highway from Lixian to Hejian, one every 50 meters, and it has been discharged far away.

"Let's go!"

With the order of division commander Li Liangrong, the cars started one after another and soon disappeared into the night. All that remains is the car lights in the distance, reflecting the stars in the sky.

For a number of reasons, the General Assembly did not inform the 53rd Army and the 3rd Division of this news in advance. On the one hand, it is for secrecy, and on the other hand, it is to allow the 53rd Army to stimulate its own strength in the difficult situation, rather than waiting for reinforcements. Of course, there is another very important reason, this is the first time that the 41st Army has carried out a large-scale motorized maneuver. Zheng Weiguo is not fully sure that success is guaranteed. In the unlikely event that the reinforcement operation fails due to some unforeseen factors, I am afraid that the blow to the 53rd Army will be even greater.

Therefore, Zheng Huzi thought twice and decided to march secretly first, and only notify the 53rd Army to meet after the troops arrived on the south bank of the Daqing River. At that time, if the 53rd Army is still insisting, then it will cooperate with the outside and kill the little devil by surprise. If the 53rd Army could no longer support it and the front collapsed, then the Japanese army would definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill. When the time comes, this unit will suddenly come out and attack head-on, and it will surely inflict heavy losses on the enemy. War is like that, and there is no room for mercy.

Fortunately, at a little after five o'clock in the morning, the armored regiment and the automobile regiment finally arrived in Shigou village, south of Shengfang Town. The armored regiment was slow, but it set off first, and it was a road along the river, which was closer. In order to take a good road, the automobile regiment made a circle, and the two troops finally arrived at the Daqing River at about the same time.

After asking for instructions, Li Liangrong decided not to go to Bazhou, but went to Shengfang Town with Liao Yaoxiang to concentrate his forces to take the Japanese army by surprise.

When the regimental commander learned that the reinforcements had arrived on the other side of the river, he was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Quick, order the engineer company to immediately strengthen the bridge so that the friendly troops can cross the river!" ”

Deputy head Mao Zhiquan hurriedly reminded: "Uh, Tuanzao, you forgot? Didn't the engineer company be sent to the front an hour ago? ”

The chief of staff hurriedly said: "Alas, what can I do about this? It's also to blame the general manager, why didn't you notify us earlier! ”

The head of the summer regiment waved his hand and said, "Hey, this is also for secrecy. Let's go, let's go to the river first, we won't do it ourselves without the engineer company! ”

The group hurried to the river, only to see that the first wheeled armored vehicles had already crossed the river. It turned out that the engineer unit of the fourth battalion of the armored regiment already had the skills and equipment to build bridges, and it was naturally difficult for them to be easily reinforced.

Chirping! A Chevrolet car suddenly stopped on the side of the road, and an officer stuck out his head and shouted, "Is it Commander Xia in front?" ”

When Commander Xia saw it, he saw that it was Li Liangrong, the commander of the 33rd Division, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hello Chief Li!" ”

Li Liangrong bowed slightly, beckoned, and said, "Get in the car first and tell me about the situation on the front line." Seeing that Deputy Head Mao and others were also there, he said, "Come up, squeeze it." So several big men stuffed it in.

The car continued to move forward and soon reached the headquarters of the 348 regiment. It didn't take long for Division Commander Liao Yaoxiang to personally drive a wheeled armored car over. He glanced at the door and saw that Li Liangrong was also there, so he hurriedly grabbed his arm and said with a smile: "Okay, you Li Liangrong, you actually ran in front of me." He turned around and patted Xia and Mao on the shoulder, and joked, "Ha, it seems that we came at the right time." In the summer, Mao Zhiquan, you two can still hold on! ”

Head Xia and Deputy Head Mao glanced at each other, and they both felt a little weird, thinking to themselves, why did this Master Liao talk like this? It turns out that in the Republic of China and before, it was very impolite to call him by his name, and he had to call the other party's words. This is true even for the two hostile sides, for example, Chen Gong hates Cao Cao very much, but he has never seen him call Cao Cao Cao Cao Cao at most, at most he is called Ah Pu (A Pu is Cao Cao's small character). Cao Cao called Liu Bei and scolded "big-eared thief" and "old leather" at most, but he never directly called "Liu Bei" for this reason.

Liao Yaoxiang naturally knows this etiquette, but he doesn't know if he stayed in France for too long or what. When I return to China, I always like to call people by their names directly, and sometimes I do the same with colleagues I just met. often pats each other's shoulders and calls so-and-so, which causes a lot of rolling eyes, but he himself thinks it is a sign of closeness. So before participating in the expeditionary force, Liao Yaoxiang's popularity had always been very poor, of course, it was different after he became famous. For a successful person, no matter what quirks you have, people will see them as having "character".

However, Liao Yaoxiang is still unknown at this time, and of course they will not think so about the head of the summer group. It was only for the sake of them coming from afar to reinforce that they didn't get angry.

Li Liangrong saw it in his eyes and said with a wry smile: "Yizheng, Yu Peng, don't be surprised, Jianchu has such a temper." Drinking too much ink in France, hypocritical! ”

Head Xia and Deputy Head Mao hurriedly said: "Don't dare! ”

Liao Yaoxiang didn't know that he had offended people, and he was still stupid on the sidelines.

Li Liangrong glared at him angrily, and asked again: "Yizheng, Yu Peng, please introduce the enemy army in front of you, and our department will quickly launch a counterattack!" ”

Commander Xia hurriedly pointed to the map and said, "Two commanders, please see, here in Tangerli Town, my 347th Regiment is attacking south; This is Fengliu Village, where the 347th Battalion of the 347th Regiment was ambushed, and the 1st Battalion of our Regiment then rushed to reinforce, but was cut off by enemy reinforcements. At present, the main force of the enemy army has broken through to ......"

Li Liangrong listened and watched, and his face gradually became solemn. (To be continued......)

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