As the Kwantung Army moved north, advanced in the direction of Beiping, and gradually fell into the large-scale encirclement set up by the Eighth Route Army in multiple directions, Taiji Hirano, the commander of the Kwantung Army Brigade who led the team, was still unaware.

Until the moment when the battle between the two sides completely began.

The vanguard of the Pingye Brigade of the Kwantung Army, which continued to move closer to Beiping, was the first to be ambushed by the officers and men of Jizhong and the 385th Brigade along the way.

In this regard, Taiji Hirano was quite calm, and he had already expected the ambushes of the Eighth Route Army along the way.

If it weren't for the Eighth Route to capture Baoding and Shimen and go straight to Beiping, there would have been no task for the commander-in-chief Okamura to ask for help and lead his troops to Beiping for reinforcements.

This is also the opportunity he dreamed of fighting with the troops of the Eighth Route Army again and being humiliated.

The two sides are at war.

The ambushed Eighth Route Army troops were well-equipped and their combat effectiveness was so strong that Taiji Hirano was surprised and delighted.

He immediately adjusted his center of gravity and gradually moved the main force of the entire brigade to the vanguard unit, in an attempt to defeat the Eighth Route Army troops blocking along the way in one fell swoop.

As soon as the main forces of the Hirano Brigade were mobilized, attacks from other directions followed.

First of all, the combat troops of the central and southern Hebei sides of the Hebei Province quickly bit up from the back of the Japanese army.

Immediately afterwards, in the direction east of the Hirano Brigade, Shen Quan also led the reinforced regiment to quickly advance over and close the encirclement.

The attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army of the three sides seemed to have their own tacit understanding, and they moved at the touch of a button, and the advancing troops in the three directions soon formed a whole encirclement.

Even the last gap west of the Hirano Brigade was quickly and completely blocked by some local army units in the nearby base areas.

Until the rear guard troops, as well as the garrisons on the left and right flanks, conveyed communications one after another, saying that they had been attacked by the troops of the Eighth Route Army.

The old devil Taiji Hirano suddenly woke up, and he had fallen into the encirclement.

Frightened and angry, Hirano realized the crisis of the situation, the Eighth Route Army was clearly prepared, and at the moment he had not even arrived in Beiping, he was completely surrounded in the middle, and his entire Hirano Brigade was in a worrying situation in this way.

And in the face of the heavy encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, for the Japanese Hirano Brigade, of course, it cannot sit still, and at the same time face the enemy in all directions,

It is necessary to concentrate forces, choose a direction, and go all out to break through.

Taiji Hirano naturally chose this direction in the north direction and continued to move closer to the direction of Beiping.

In this regard, Brigade Commander Chen and Commander Lu had already expected this.

"Once the little devil dog of the Hirano Brigade jumps over the wall, the pressure on the defending troops north will definitely be the greatest!"

The commanders quickly adjusted their approach to this.

"Drag! We don't want to be able to completely block the northeastern advance of this Guandong Army, we only need to delay the advance speed of this Kwantung Army as much as possible, and wait until our troops in the east, west, and south directions can completely bite it.

It is impossible for the devil to maintain a complete formation all the time, and once it is divided by our army, this opportunity will come. ”

As for the pace of blocking the Japanese army, the officers and men of the Eighth Route Army have a lot of experience.

As long as the terrain along the way, the various traps and mines at hand are well used, and even excessive casualties among the troops can be avoided, and the Japanese army can be stopped by just using various means.

In this regard, the troops of the Jizhong side and the officers and men of the armored battalion sent out by the 385 Brigade were full of confidence.

In the words of Commander Lu: "As early as half a year ago, since we had cooperation with a detachment in the military industry, our main force has basically eliminated the production of old-fashioned mines and changed all of them to directional anti-infantry mines.

This time, we will move all the money over, even if it is relying on the anti-infantry mines planted on the ground, at least it will be able to drag him for a day or two.

What is the elite of the Kwantung Army, we have to let them know that they can boast of their elite outside the pass, but inside this pass, they are not bullshit! ”

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On the way to advance in the direction of Beiping by the little devils of the Kwantung Army of the Hirano Brigade, when the first directional anti-infantry mine exploded, it took the lives of seven or eight little devils in an instant.

Taiji Hirano finally realizes that he is in serious trouble.

This terrifying directional anti-infantry mine, which can spray new weapons such as projectile fragments, has also encountered it in the defense zone of the Iron Triangle.

It was the first time he had encountered such a mine, and he was shocked by it.

He originally thought that it was a special mine newly developed by the Eighth Route Army, and the number should not be too much, but at the moment, it seems that perhaps the Eighth Route Army blocking along the way has a large number of such mines in its hands.

Moreover, in addition to trigger detonation, this directional anti-infantry mine can even be activated remotely.

The Japanese army tried to send sappers to clear the mines, but they were also likely to be poisoned by the Eighth Route Army, which was really unguardable.

After suffering many losses, the little devil realized that this kind of directional anti-infantry mine is more weird and more harmful than conventional mines.

But more often than not, flesh-and-blood infantry is not powerful enough to threaten the highly protective armor.

So Taiji Hirano immediately ordered several armored vehicles of the team to be mobilized and advanced all the way to open the way for the infantry.

It's just that his little devil can think of this, how could the commanders of the Eighth Route Army not think about it?

At the same time as the directional anti-infantry mines are laid, some anti-tank mines will be mixed in with them.

It was also a powerful mine developed by a team, specifically aimed at the devil's armored vehicle, with a huge shock wave, directly tearing the weak bottom armor of the devil's armored vehicle.

Boom –

Looking at the armored vehicles that were blown over or even torn, the devil officers finally felt desperate, these cunning Eighth Route Army, no matter what means they used to break the situation, would always fall into a new trap.

As a unit that closely follows the pace of a detachment and is almost the second batch of troops to develop a military industry, the Jizhong combat unit is quite well-equipped in all kinds of equipment.

The little devils have it, whether it is machine guns or artillery, the troops in Jizhong basically have them.

That combat power is really not blown.

Under the resistance of the Eighth Route Army along the way, the pace of the Pingye Brigade trying to break through the encirclement in the direction of Beiping was forced to slow down.

The troops of the Eighth Route Army, which were pursuing from the other three directions, took the opportunity to bite up.

The hapless Hirano Brigade soon found itself in a situation of siege on all sides, and its fists were invincible to all four hands, and casualties continued to spread.

In particular, these Eighth Route Army units were well equipped, far surpassing the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance forces that Taiji Hirano had dealt with at the beginning.

In desperation, Taiji Hirano had no choice but to ask the Japanese Army General Headquarters in North China for tactical guidance.

Beiping, the headquarters of the Japanese army in North China.

When Okamura received Hirano's message, he was depressed.

What is this called? Originally, Beiping was in an emergency, so he temporarily mobilized the Pingye Brigade to prepare for reinforcements in Beiping, but the result was good, the reinforcements did not come, not to mention, but now they are asking for help from themselves!

However, the situation was urgent, and the survival of the Hirano Brigade, which was already not far from Beiping, was directly related to the defense of Beiping, and Okamura did not dare to be careless.

Wait until you have considered the various combat units that may be able to be reinforced from all walks of life around you.

Okamura was even more depressed.

It seems that the Twelfth Army in the Texas area is the most suitable.

The big left, who was responsible for garrisoning Texas, was ineffective in combat, and even lied about the military situation, claiming that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was frantically attacking Texas.

As a result, he just hit the bullet hole and was directly dismissed by the angry Okamura, who even denounced the other party for losing the face of the soldiers of the Japanese Empire, and should commit suicide by disembowelment, and apologized to the emperor.

For this reason, Okamura killed chickens and honored monkeys, and informed the three armies of the deeds of the great left of Texas.

But in fact, Gangcun failed to consider two points.

First, this big left stationed in Texas is actually very wronged.

First of all, the mechanized combat troops of the Eighth Route quickly broke through the defense line, which directly disrupted the defensive deployment of Texas, causing the troops to be scattered in various parts of Texas and difficult to protect themselves.

In addition, part of the troops went to Licheng, and part of the reinforcements went to Jizhong, what could he do if he didn't ask for help?

If you want to say that the combat is ineffective, it is also to start with the First Army, which is the direct descendant of your Commander-in-Chief Okamura, so you don't start with your own people, which is somewhat partial.

Second, this Japanese army is also quite a handy, he has made a lot of money in China over the years, in order to save his life, his boss and some backstage aspects of the 12th Army have not been less.

Usually these people are people in a chain of interests.

The elders behind him naturally can't sit idly by.

Anyway, he is also a big left, or the big left of our 12th Army, even if you Okamura are the commander-in-chief, you have some privileges in wartime.

Before the trial of the military court, Texas Dazuo is not what you want to do with Gangcun, so you have to ask me about the Twelfth Army!

Moreover, the war was urgent, and Texas also needed officers who were familiar with the area to command the operation.

In the end, Okamura's order to inform the three armies and punish the Texas Great Left through the General Headquarters was severely discounted.

The commander of the 12th Army of the Japanese Army told Okamura that a temporary change of general was a taboo on the battlefield, and all punishments should be taken until the end of the battle.

He continued to command the troops and made meritorious contributions to his crimes.

And with the withdrawal of the reinforced regiment led by Shen Quan from the Texas defense area, after the westward encirclement of the Kwantung Army Plain Brigade.

The crisis in Texas has largely been resolved.

No one could have imagined that the slap in the face would come so quickly, and Okamura, as the commander-in-chief, would have to rely on Texas Dazuo, who was originally ordered by him to commit suicide by disembowelment.

The siege of the Hirano Brigade was an opportunity for the Texas Left to turn over.

The Twelfth Army not only had to be rescued, but each brigade and regiment had to send mobile troops, and together with the Dezhou Dazuo Army, a reinforced mechanized wing was formed, and the Luxi Mobile Heavy Artillery Wing was matched to reinforce in accordance with Gangcun's order.

Okamura also understood the mind of the Twelfth Army.

This Texas Dazuo, who has made meritorious contributions, may really be able to fight bravely.

He turned a blind eye.

As for the Twelfth Army, people's calculations are also very loud.

If the reinforcements were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army halfway and suffered heavy losses, and even Texas was lost, it didn't matter, the important thing was that the Twelfth Army acted exactly in accordance with the orders of the commander-in-chief of your Gangcun.

There is credit for winning.

Lost the telegram order of Yougang Village, the responsibility lies with the head of Gangcun, not the 12th Army.

The factions that disobeyed Gangcun were even secretly plotting, and this time the North China Front Army suffered a series of defeats, and Okamura, as the commander-in-chief, made a great mistake.

Saving the life of the Texas Left this time can not only damage the majesty of Okamura, but also contrast with the unknown rewards and punishments of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.

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The other side.

Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Shanxi, has not been doing well these days.

He never thought that he would originally target a sneak attack on the Huangyadong Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army and a sweep against the troops of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Base Area.

How did it turn into the current situation!

Not to mention the crushing defeat of the First Army.

The city of Datong was broken, and the Mongolian army obviously wanted to push all the black pots on his first army.

Then Licheng was besieged, and the Kwantung Army, Central China, and South China sent troops to reinforce one after another, and as a result, the rear was in an emergency.

People can also say that it is all thanks to you Yoshio Shinozuka who has nothing to do and blindly asks for help, which leads to a gap in our defense line, which makes the eighth road take advantage of the loophole.

And now, even Beiping is in an emergency, and the safety of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is threatened.

The Hirano Brigade of the Kwantung Army, which was reinforced to Beiping, was even more encircled.

Since then, Yoshio Shinozuka no longer has extravagant expectations for his future prospects.

Now he only thinks about being able to make meritorious contributions and quickly make some achievements.

In order to alleviate his responsibility, he hurriedly transferred troops and moved closer to the Pingye Brigade with great fanfare to attack the blockade line of the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army surrounded the Pingye Brigade of the Kwantung Army on all sides in the Baoding area, and the Japanese army quickly sent troops from Dezhou and Shanxi to reinforce the battle, which soon became the most high-profile battle in Shanxi, Hebei and Shandong.

As the battle continued, the commotion grew louder and louder.

The troops of the Eighth Route Army attacked from all directions, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, almost all areas, including the areas occupied by the devils, everywhere reached a circle.

The propaganda campaign that accompanied the campaign worked wonderfully.

The effect of this physical propaganda is much stronger than that of newspaper propaganda, and in this era, the news is blocked, all kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky, and all kinds of newspapers are also flying all over the sky.

When the people everywhere witnessed the Eighth Route Army driving armored cars, tanks, and cars chasing devils, they were shocked, not to mention how happy they were!

One to ten, ten to hundred, it won't be long before the whole of China will know the strength of the Eighth Route Army.

No, the war is raging at the front, and the troops in the large rear base area have been busy these days by the hot-blooded young people who have to participate in the eight-way fight against devils.

And as time went on, the battle gradually came to an end.

The invincible elite Hirano Brigade of the Japanese Kwantung Army was surrounded by the Eighth Route Army on all sides, and even if there were reinforcements from all sides, even if there were non-stop reinforcements from the air, they were still heavily damaged and fled.

The news is strong enough.

Soon after, news came again.

The two mechanized combat units of the Eighth Route Army, all the way from north to south and all the way from south to north, continued to push sideways with the momentum of destroying and decaying, with the result that the entire northwestern and southwestern parts of the Japanese army, as well as the central and western parts of Shandong, were shattered and all lines of communication were completely paralyzed.

In response to the troops of the Eighth Route Army in various base areas, they launched a frantic attack on the Japanese defense areas in Ludi.

The Japanese puppet army units were defeated and retreated, and the so-called public order and stability existed in name only.

The entire Luzhong and Luxi regions were almost turned upside down.

The devil puppet army in various counties, towns, towns, and base areas was completely beaten like a turtle with a shrunken head and closed its doors.

Until about ten o'clock in the morning of the 11th.

The two lions have successfully met in the Luzhong area.

Kong and Li will meet, and the two stars will gather!

The news that the mechanized combat unit of the Eighth Route Army had broken the Japanese army once again spread to all sides......