In Chengde City, Li Long sat in the headquarters with a sad face, and the cigarette in his hand was finished after a while. Li Long threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground, "Everyone knows the current situation, what should we do next?" Let's talk about it. ”

Ding Xichun glanced at Li Long, just sighed, and did not speak. Chang Sheng shook his head helplessly, and said, "Commander, now that the army is approaching the city, our army is fighting alone for ten days, and the troops have suffered heavy casualties, and now there are less than 2,000 soldiers who can fight, but there are as many as 20,000 troops outside the city. I suggest giving up Chengde City, leaving a useful body, and coming to war! ”

After Chang Sheng finished speaking, the room fell silent again. Li Long just took out a cigarette again and lit it, but did not speak. Ding Xichun saw that Li Long was still hesitating, so he said, "Chengde City is already a lonely city, and there is no need to hold on, besides, the people in Chengde City have almost retreated, and the things that can be moved in the city have also been moved, and there is no need for Chengde to hold on, I also agree with the opinion of the chief of staff, withdraw from Chengde, leave the useful body, and fight again!" ”

Li Long sighed helplessly, "I don't know what you said. It's just that we have fought for so long and paid such a big sacrifice, but we still can't keep Chengde City, so we retreat like this, I'm really unwilling! ”

Chang Sheng continued, "We are not willing to retreat like this, but according to the latest news, Longhua, which has been occupied by the puppet army, is about to go south, and then the only way for our army to retreat will also be cut off by the army, and it will be too late to retreat, have you forgotten what the old commander told you?" The great cause of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression cannot be completed overnight, it requires the unremitting efforts of our generation to achieve the final victory. Seeing that Li Long couldn't make up his mind, Chang Sheng had to move Jin Zhao out, of course, in front of Ding Xichun and others, Chang Sheng naturally wouldn't tell Jin Zhao's words and dishes. In fact, when Jin Zhao sent Li Long to the north to resist the Japanese, he wanted to establish a foothold in the north, use it as a base for the resistance, and develop the anti-Japanese armed forces. In case Jin Zhao's plan in Fujian fails, he can also go north to find Li Long to make peace, which can be regarded as leaving a way out for himself.

At this time, hearing Chang Sheng mention Jin Zhao, Li Long immediately thought of Jin Zhao's original explanation, and Ding Xichun had already expressed his agreement to retreat, so Li Long immediately ordered the troops to prepare to retreat.

On the afternoon of March 15, Xi Yiyi, who could not wait, ordered the army to launch a fierce attack on Chengde City. The officers and men of our garrison resisted valiantly and repelled the charge of the Japanese army three times.

However, the defenders in the city were in full swing to organize a retreat, and that night, Li Long, Ding Xichun and others led the main force to withdraw from Chengde City. However, since the spies in Chengde City have been cleaned up, and since most of them have retreated, there are very few people left in Chengde City, and it is much easier to find spies among these people. So until the next morning, the army did not find out, and the defenders in the city had retreated.

On March 16, in the morning, the army again launched a fierce artillery bombardment of Chengde City. The violent explosion made the entire Chengde City tremble slightly, and then the Yue army charged, but to the little devil's surprise, until the Yue army rushed into Chengde City, there was no resistance from the defenders.

At this time, Xi Yiyi realized that the Chinese defenders in the city had retreated. The Eighth Division outside Chengde suffered heavy losses, and Xi Yiyi naturally would not let go of this Chinese army easily, so he ordered the troops to pursue.

Li Long retreated with his troops, of course, he would not be unprepared, although the large army retreated, but there was still an elite small army left in the city to block the army, so the army that entered the city was constantly attacked, thunder, cold guns continued, which brought great damage to the army, and also seriously hindered the pursuit speed of the army.

Helpless, Nishiyichi once again offered the air force as a magic weapon and asked the Army Air Force to send planes to track the bombing. However, Li Long's troops had already dispersed, and they were all on mountain paths, so although the bombardment of the Yue army had brought some casualties, the losses were not too great, and it was completely acceptable.

On March 16, 1933, the main force of the Eighth Division of the Chinese Army occupied Chengde, the capital of Rehe Province, and most of Rehe Province fell. By April 8, after the fall of Fuxin County, the entire territory of Rehe Province fell.

On the other hand, after the 14th Brigade of the Reading Force Mixed Brigade was wounded at Xifengkou, it attacked along Banbi Mountain to Luowenyu, 9 kilometers north of Zunhua, on March 16. Repulsed by Liu Ruming's division of the 29th Army.

On 17 March, 3,000 or 4,000 troops attacked the area around Luowenyu and Shashikou, and more than 20 planes were used to assist the battle. Liu Ruming's troops resisted and repeatedly fought for positions more than 10 times. That night, Liu's troops attacked the Yue army from both flanks, and the battalion commander Wang Hechun led his troops to the enemy's rear and inflicted heavy losses on the Yue army. Wang Hechun was killed in battle, and only more than 70 people survived in the whole battalion. The enemy retreated in the direction of the Yingshou battalion.

On the morning of March 18, the army attacked Luo Wenyu again. The defenders relied on the city walls and watchtowers to resist stubbornly. Division Commander Liu Ruming personally led the pistol team to supervise the battle. Fight until dark and push the enemy back. At this time, Brigade Commander Li Jintian led one regiment to attack the enemy's flank from Shabaoyu, and another regiment to attack the enemy's rear from the left flank, and the frontal defenders also attacked on all fronts. At dawn the next day, the enemy's main force retreated, except for one part of the enemy to guard the Longwang Temple. After the battle of Luo Wenyu, the 29th Army formed a state of confrontation with the enemy on the entire defensive line.

The 33rd Brigade was mixed into the 33rd Brigade to attack the Lingkou of the key pass in the eastern part of the Great Wall. The defenders' 4th Army Corps and the 16th Brigade of Miao Chengliu retreated after a little resistance. The army occupies the entrance of Yiyuan.

The 6th Division of the Chinese Army attacked Lengkou in the northwest of Qian'an. The defenders of Shang Zhen and the 139th Division of the 39th Army Huang Guanghua bravely resisted. said that the army was not supported, and the camp of the Xiao family was surrendered. Lengkou said that the army attacked the mountain temple and Majiagou area by separate routes. Occupy the Shimen Village south of the mouth of the Yiyuan. The main force of the 6th Division attacked the position of the 715th Regiment of the 139th Division of the defending army, but was repulsed. Subsequently, the army used aircraft and artillery to storm the fortifications on the top of the defenders, and at the same time used cavalry to flank the defenders' positions. The 715th Regiment was forced to withdraw from its forward positions. Then, the army broke through the left flank position of the 717th Regiment of the 139th Division of the defenders and occupied the high ground on the left side of Lengkou. At this time, the Liujiakou supplementary regiment on the right side fought fiercely with the enemy and asked for reinforcements. The 139th Division retreated in the direction of Lan Ruoyuan on all fronts.

Subsequently, the army of 30,000 people attacked Lengkou fiercely. The Shang Zhen Department suffered heavy casualties, gave up Lengkou, and retreated along the Jianchang camp and Qian'an to the right bank of the Luanhe River. It is said that the army invaded Lengkou and its nearby Liujiakou and Baiyangyu. (To be continued.) )