Sun Lianzhong took out a cigarette and lit it silently, and then puffed out a puff of smoke, at this time, seeing Weng Zhaoyuan smiling and nodding to himself, Sun Lianzhong thought about it and said slowly, "As long as the commander-in-chief gives an order, our 30th Army will guarantee to complete the task!" Even if there is only one person left, he will resolutely block the little devil! ”

Seeing that Sun Lianzhong had expressed his position, Shang Zhen and Wan Fulin also expressed their determination to complete the task. Although Liu Zhi was a little disappointed in his heart, seeing that everyone had agreed, he naturally had no reason to shirk. Liu Zhi stood up and said solemnly with his hand on the table, "Since this is the case, let's make combat preparations according to this battle plan, and the official order will be issued immediately!" ”

"Yes!" The officers present stood up and responded in unison.

After the meeting was dismissed, Weng Zhaoyuan deliberately found Sun Lianzhong, Shang Zhen and Wan Fulin, claiming that the ammunition of the 26th Group Army was quite sufficient, and a part of it could be allocated to them. The three of them were naturally overjoyed, and no one would refuse the benefits of such pie in the sky. Especially Sun Lianzhong and Wan Fulin are even more grateful to Weng Zhaoyuan. Since the 918 Incident, the Northeast Army of the three eastern provinces was lost, and after the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang was detained, and the Northeast Army became a child without a mother, and Wan Fulin's situation was inferior to that of his grandson Lianzhong.

Gu Shoufu led the main force of the Sixth Division of the Yue Army, and after capturing Zhuozhou, he went south along the Pinghan Railway. On September 21, he captured Xushui, and then continued south to prepare for an attack on Baoding. From the 22nd, the main force of the Sixth Division began to attack our outer positions in Baoding, but at this point the good fortune of the Sixth Division began to end! The attack of the Japanese army was bravely resisted by the 204th Division of the 102nd Army of the 26th Group Army of our defenders.

After a day of fierce fighting, the army made no progress. The failure of the attack made Gu Shoufu, who had been singing triumphant songs all the way, very dissatisfied, so he ordered the follow-up troops to speed up the march and prepare to concentrate the main force to attack Baoding.

On the 23rd, the battle became more intense, and the army dispatched more than 30 warplanes to bomb the positions of our defenders. After half an hour of air fighting, 23 of the invading troops were shot down, while our army lost only four fighters, and the 26 th Flying Group won its first victory.

The defeat in the air battle made the commander of the Beiping commander, Xiangyue Qingji deeply uneasy, and the Sixth Division had committed a taboo in the lone army, but because of Xiangyue Qingji's blind trust in the Yue army and his contempt for the Chinese army, Xiangyue Qingji did not rush to anything wrong, but only ordered Gu Shoufu to strengthen his vigilance, and at the same time ordered the 20th Division and the 14th Division to go south as soon as possible and meet the 6th Division. However, the participation of the Fujian Air Force in the war attracted the attention of Seiji Kazuki, who urgently requested air support from the commander, General Terauchi Shouichi. However, at this time, the North China Dispatch Army only had more than 100 fighters, but these more than 100 fighters had to be divided into three battlefields: Pingsui, Pinghan, and Jinpu! The strength seems to be stretched, and there is really no extra strength to support Kazuki Kiyoji. Shouichi Terauchi had no choice but to tell Kiyoji Kazuki that there was no air support for the time being, allowing them to give full play to the spirit of bushido.

On the night of the 23rd, Guan Linzheng led the 52nd Army to attack Gaobeidian at night, and in the early morning of the next day, the defenders of Gaobeidian were completely annihilated and successfully recovered Gaobeidian. At the same time, Wang Geng led the 101st Army to attack decisively and recover Dingxing in one fell swoop. The encirclement of the 6th Division was completed, and the 6th Division was thus encircled in a narrow area between Baoding and Dingxing, with four divisions of the 26th Group Army in the north, west, and south directions, and Baiyangdian in the east.

After Gu Shoufu got the news, not only did he not panic in the slightest, but said very excitedly, "The stupid people of the Zhi Na are simply overwhelmed, and they actually tried to encircle and annihilate the Sixth Division of my Imperial Army, just so that I can annihilate them in one fell swoop!" Immediately erupted in the headquarters of a burst of arrogant laughter, since the Sixth Division entered the battle, the successive victories have made these staff officers of the headquarters even more arrogant.

Chief of Staff Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo was relatively calm, "It is the Fujian army in Huaxia that surrounds us, according to the battle situation in the past two days, this army should be regarded as one of the most elite troops in China, and its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated, do we ask Your Excellency Commander Xiangyue to urge the 14th and 20th divisions to move closer to us as soon as possible!" ”

Gu Shoufu shook his head and said, "Shimono-kun! You're so cowardly, you'll never be a general if you're always like that! ”

"Hayi!" Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo bowed his head respectfully and was taught.

Gu Shoufu nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "The Chinese army is not vulnerable at all, and one brigade of our imperial army can defeat one of their divisions. Now we are surrounded by only four divisions of the Zhi Na people, even if, as you said, this force is the elite army of the Zhi Na people, the strength of one of our wings can easily defeat the Zhi Na people! ”

"Hayi!" Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo replied respectfully, "Your Excellency General! So what do we do next? ”

Gu Shoufu glanced at the sand table in front of him, and said with a smile, "The people of China only have one division of troops in Baoding City, so we will take Baoding first, and we must not let the 14th Division share the credit that belongs to us!" ”

Speaking of this, Gu Shoufu turned his head and said to Major General Tokutaro Shiwai, the commander of the 11th Brigade beside him, "Jun, your 11th Brigade will concentrate its forces to attack Baoding, and within two days, you must take Baoding!" ”

"Hayi!" Major General Tokutaro Shikai replied respectfully.

Later, Gu Shoufu said to Major General Ushijima Mitsuru, the commander of the 36th Brigade, "Ushijima-kun, the task of your 36th Brigade is to block the attack of the three divisions of the Shina people in the north and west!" ”

"Your Excellency, General! With only three divisions of the Chinese troops, our 36th Brigade can completely defeat them! Ushijima said unashamedly.

Gu Shoufu shook his head and said, "I naturally believe that Ushijima-kun has this strength, but it is not enough to defeat them, only by annihilating them can we give a heavy blow to the people of China!" Therefore, your department temporarily takes a defensive position, and after the garbage well takes Baoding, it will join forces with you, and then encircle and annihilate the main force of the 26th Group Army of the Chinese Army! ”

"Hayi!" Ushijima bowed his head and took orders.

The encirclement of the Sixth Division did not arouse the attention of the arrogant Gu Shoufu at all, but he thought that this was a rare opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and Gu Shoufu was excited at the thought that he could immediately annihilate a group army of the Chinese people. However, the Xiangyue Qingji in Beiping was not so optimistic, although the Xiangyue Qingji did not think that the people of China had the ability to eat the Sixth Division, but everything was still careful, so Xiangyue Qingji sent a telegram again, urging the 14th and 20th Divisions to go south as soon as possible and relieve the siege of the 6th Division.