"Hello, Comrade Arisue."

Seeing that Seizo was coming over, Okamura Ninji greeted Seizo with humor.

For Okamura Ninji, who has done spy work, pretending that the Eighth Route Army is nothing more than a basic exercise.

There is a chrysanthemum tightened suddenly, and the tone and demeanor of His Excellency the general are really too similar to the eight roads.

"Hello, Comrade Okamura."

There was a reply from the end of the essence.

It's just that there is such a sentence as the last essence three times, and Okamura Ningji was also in a trance.

This has the end of the essence of the three, how does it look like the real eight roads?

The senior spies of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the headquarters of the North China Front have never been discovered.

This made Okamura Ninji can't help but wonder, this is not the last Seizan can't be a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army, right?

However, both of them were just skeptical in their hearts.

One is a Japanese Army General and the other is a Japanese Army Lieutenant General.

Without conclusive evidence, even if it is suspected, it will not bring the other party down.

"Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, don't be kidding, we are not out of danger yet."

Lieutenant General Kuichi Tanaka, commander of the 21st Division, who was wearing the uniform of the Eighth Route Army, walked over and said in a deep voice.

Kuichi Tanaka led the 21st Division to participate in the First Army's sweeping operations to attack the northwest of Jin.

But in that battle, the 21st Division suffered heavy losses and was later replenished.

In the last Battle of Zhengtai, the 21st Division and the 27th Division joined together to reinforce the 3 divisions of the Japanese army in Niangzi Pass, but before they arrived, the devils in Niangzi Pass were completely wiped out.

"Bring me the map!"

Okamura Nenji stretched out his hand and said in a deep voice.

An operational staff officer took the map and spread it out, and several lieutenant generals, including Kuichi Tanaka and Seizo Arisue, came over.

Arisue Seizo pointed to the map and said.

"Your Excellency General, our current location is here, Xiaowangzhuang, Wenxian County."

"It's about 60 kilometers away from Tianjin."

"According to the information before the radio silence, on the road ahead of us, there are tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army who have cut off the passage."

"At this time, the 43rd Division, the 46th Division, and the 47th Division are exchanging fire with this Eighth Route Army."

"But the firepower of this Eighth Route Army is very strong, and these three divisions may not be able to defeat the Eighth Route and join us."

At this time, in the county seat of Wen County, there was still about a small team of devil guards.

The gendarmerie and puppet army stationed in this county town have been transferred to participate in the Battle of Baoding.

But even if there are only a few dozen devils in the county, the common people do not dare to resist.

"It should be the Eighth Route Army occupying Beiping." Okamura Ninji's eyes were gloomy.

"Otherwise, we will wait for the troops to catch up, gather troops to attack this Eighth Route Army together, and attack from the east and west, and we will definitely be able to wipe out this Eighth Route Army." The commander of the 35th Division, Lieutenant General Kumayoshi Harada, suggested murderously.

"Wait for the large army to catch up, and then assemble the troops, I'm afraid that the tank troops of the Eighth Route Army have already arrived, and it may not be the Eighth Route Army that will be wiped out at that time, but the Locust Army!" Tanaka Kuichi snorted coldly.

"What then?"

Kumayoshi Harada frowned:

"Tens of thousands of the main forces of the Eighth Route Army are blocking ahead, even if we are wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, I am afraid that there will be a danger of exposure."

These Japanese cavalrymen around him were equipped with all 44-type cavalry rifles and 32-type cavalry knives.

The cavalry of the Eighth Route Army was armed with semi-automatic rifles and fully automatic rifles, and was armed with Yunlong knives.

What's more, except for a small number of devils such as Okamura Ninji, most of them can't speak Chinese.

If they come into contact with the Eighth Route Army, they will definitely be seen by the Eighth Route Army, and they will be afraid that they will be more than lucky.

A group of devil lieutenant generals suddenly fell silent.

Even if they changed into the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, there were roadblocks in front and chasing soldiers in the back.

Even if they don't take the road, I'm afraid the road is not easy to walk.

Moreover, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army did not know when they would catch up.

"We still have a way."

But there was a sue Seizan who said.

"You're the last one, what do you mean..."

Okamura Ninji's expression moved, and he asked in a deep voice:

"We march in a southeasterly direction? To the coast to call the evacuation of the transport ship by radio? ”

"That's right!"

有末精三 says:

"Only in this way can we avoid contact with the Eighth Route Army that cut off the passage, otherwise even if there are three divisions of the Locust Army in Tianjin, we may not be able to safely cross the battle line and reach Tianjin."

Major General Shunzaburo McKura, commander of the 11th Mixed Brigade, asked, "What about our soldiers?" Behind us, there are tens of thousands of locust officers and soldiers! ”

Originally, there were 8 divisions and 2 brigades in Baoding.

However, due to the tense war in the Pacific, 2 divisions were transferred from the base camp.

Originally, Okamura Ninji had 14 divisions and regiments, but only 12 divisions remained.

In addition, Okamura Ninji deployed 6 divisions in Zhangjiakou and Shimen City.

In addition, the 27th Division was stabbed with chrysanthemums and killed in Huailai County.

As a result, Baoding had only 5 divisions and 3 brigades fighting against the Eighth Route Army.

Originally, Okamura Ninji thought that with his master tactics, he commanded 5 divisions, 3 brigades, and more than 200,000 locust troops, and he would definitely be able to hold out until the main forces of the 11th Army and the Kwantung Army arrived.

But Okamura did not expect that the 11th Army would be routed in Xuzhou.

And the Kwantung Army seems to be grinding foreign workers, and it has only arrived in Tangshan now.

More importantly, the equipment superiority of the Eighth Route Army greatly exceeded Okamura Ningji's expectations.

Okamura underestimated the firepower of the Eighth Route Army, or rather, overestimated his own tactics.

The gap in equipment between the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army could no longer be bridged by tactics.

As it turned out, even he, a master tactician, couldn't do it himself.

If you do it all over again, Okamura Ningji will definitely not come to Baoding, but will transfer to Chengde or Tangshan.

will not fall into the situation of being surrounded by the Eighth Route Army on both sides.

There were tigers in front and pursuers in the back, and the current North China Front seemed to have fallen into a desperate situation.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Okamura's mind, and after a pause, he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry about the infantry, when the Kwantung Army arrives in Tianjin, it will definitely be able to defeat the Eighth Route Army in the middle, and then take over the main force of our North China Front." ”

"Still."

"We don't have to go to Tianjin and take this risk."

"We marched sharply to the southeast, headed to the coast, and took a transport ship to Manchuria."

To the southeast, it is the junction of Lu Province and Tianjin.

There was no main force of the Eighth Route Army in this area, at most there were some guerrillas.

With the cavalry brigade in his hand, he can completely go on a rampage.

As soon as they reach the shoreline, they will call the transport ship by radio, and they will be safe when they get on the transport boat.

"Hey."

There were Sue Jingsan and a group of lieutenant generals bowing their heads in unison.

Okamura Ningji's expression was solemn: "Everyone go and prepare, and leave on time in fifteen minutes." ”

Fifteen minutes later, the devils pretending to be the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army set off one after another, turned around and rushed towards the southeast.

……

And at this time.

Almost the entire eastern Hebei region has been made into a pot of porridge.

The second wave of fighters and bombers of the new regiment flew, and the pilot-fighters were stunned to find out.

On the ground, the Eighth Route Army and the devils have twisted into a chaotic battle area of more than 20 kilometers with the highway as the center.

Countless Eighth Route Army and devils fought in this area, and thick smoke billowed everywhere.

The Eighth Route Army and the devils are all twisted together, and it is difficult for the air force units to provide air support, so it is easy to accidentally injure their comrades.

Temporary command of the new 1st regiment.

"Lao Tzu has been fighting for several years, but I have never seen such a chaotic battle, and there are no rules and tactics."

After listening to the report of the combat staff officer, Zhao Gang complained.

The corners of Li Yunlong's mouth twitched slightly: "Don't say that your Lao Zhao has fought for a few years, our Lao Li has fought for 15 years, and I have never seen such a chaotic battle." ”

Since participating in the Jute Riot in 1927, Li Yunlong has fought hundreds of battles, large and small.

It can be said that he is a veteran of a hundred battles who fought on the battlefield, and Li Yunlong's individual soldier quality is not inferior to that of special forces.

"That's what I said." Zhao Gang said, "But how did I find out that you kid is not worried at all, what if we lose the battle?" This little devil's individual soldier quality is not blown. ”

"What's there to worry about?" Li Yunlong's expression was calm, "The individual soldier quality of the little devil is not blown out, is it possible that the soldiers of our new regiment are blown out?" It is no exaggeration to say that the veterans of our new regiment are no worse than the individual soldier quality of the devil soldiers of the A division, plus we have more troops, stronger individual firepower, and all kinds of tanks and armored vehicles, and the devil is running for his life... Don't worry, Lao Zhao, you can't lose this battle. ”

After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "The only thing that worries me is that it is possible to let Okamura Ningji, an old devil, escape. ”

Hearing Li Yunlong say this, Zhao Gang immediately put his heart back in his stomach.

The interception force stopped the main force of the devils of the North China Front, and the large forces behind had already caught up.

Now, it's time for a good harvest.

Zhao Gang persuaded in turn: "If this old devil Okamura is with his large army, he will definitely not be able to escape." ”

Li Yunlong's eyes froze: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid that this old devil doesn't want his large army and slips away first." ”

"Report to the head of the regiment, political commissar."

A staff officer walked over quickly and reported solemnly:

"Just reloaded into a battalion report, the spy company caught a few devil tongues, after interrogation, some devil soldiers saw Okamura Ninji and the commanders of each division fleeing east under the cover of a cavalry brigade!"

Although the Sword Brigade is on the battlefield in Xuzhou, the spy companies of the battalions trained by the Sword.

It's easy to catch a few devils' tongues and interrogate them with some means.

Devils who have not undergone special training, even if there are devils with tenacity, but not all devils are not afraid of death.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang's expressions moved, and they walked quickly to the map and looked towards the map.

Zhao Gang analyzed: "The devil cavalry must not march as fast as the day, and the old devil Okamura should not have run far, at most sixty or seventy kilometers to the east." ”

Li Yunlong's expression was solemn: "Order our cavalry troops to immediately break away from contact with the devil and go all out to pursue the devil cavalry to the east!" ”

"The establishment is in chaos." Zhao Gang said, "It's hard to say how many cavalry we can gather. ”

Li Yunlong said: "As much as you can gather, we must not let Okamura Ningji, an old devil, slip away from under our noses." ”

"Yes!" The communications staff officer turned and went to deliver the order.

"Wait!" Li Yunlong called the communications staff officer, "Then order the independent regiment to send cavalry troops to search eastward, we must find the devil's cavalry, and then order all the fighters and reconnaissance planes to dispatch to find the devil's cavalry for me!" ”

After several years of development, the cavalry scale of the independent regiment has also increased, and there are two cavalry battalions under its jurisdiction.

Each cavalry battalion was about 700 cavalry, all of which were regimental in size, armed with M1 carbines and cloud dragon swords.

Because of the inconvenience of transportation, the roads and railways in the whole of China are limited, and the Eighth Route Army still retains the cavalry.

At the beginning, due to the encounter of the Western Route Army, Li Yunlong had a soft spot for cavalry.

Even now the Eighth Route Army is equipped with heavy artillery, tanks and aircraft, which greatly reduces the role of cavalry.

But at present, cavalry has an irreplaceable role in outflanking, pursuit, and reconnaissance.

"Yes!" The communications staff officer looked stunned, turned around and went to deliver the order.

With the order of the regimental headquarters was given.

Although the cavalry of the new regiment was intertwined with the devils, each cavalry company was equipped with walkie-talkies to facilitate communication.

So it didn't take long for most of the cavalry units of the new regiment to assemble and chase eastward under the leadership of deputy regiment commander Ma Renxing and the commanders of various cavalry battalions.

After receiving Li Yunlong's order, Kong Jie did not hesitate and quickly dispatched two cavalry battalions of the independent regiment.

Almost all fighters and reconnaissance aircraft of the new regiment were dispatched to conduct aerial reconnaissance to the east.

But.

Dozens of fighters and reconnaissance planes of the new regiment flew to the Tianjin battlefield, but they did not find the cavalry units of the devils.

"Still haven't found the devil's cavalry troops?"

In the headquarters of the new regiment, listening to the report of the staff officer, Li Yunlong frowned.

Xing Zhiguo analyzed: "There are our reconnaissance planes and fighters during the day, and most of the devil cavalry dare not march, it is estimated that Okamura Ningji will hide in which woods or villages to avoid the reconnaissance of our new regiment of aircraft." ”

The devil cavalry march will inevitably not be able to evade reconnaissance.

But the devil cavalry hid in the woods during the day, and then hid it with dead grass and branches, and the pilots in the sky were really not easy to find.

"There's another scenario."

Li Yunlong stared at the map and analyzed:

"The independent regiment has cut off almost all the passages from Baoding to Tianjin, maybe Okamura Ningji, an old devil, has no intention of going to Tianjin at all."

"Not planning to go to Tianjin?" Zhao Gang looked stunned, his eyes sank, and he looked at the map on the table, "Then he is going to go south to Lu Province?" There aren't many devils in this province. ”

Garrisoned in Lu Province was mainly the 12th Army of the Japanese Army.

The main force of the 12th Army of the Japanese Army was transferred to Baoding by Okamura Ningji, and there were only some devil garrisons left in Lu Province.

Not to mention the small number of troops, the combat effectiveness is still stretched.

At this time, except for those important cities, most of Lu Province was under the domain of the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas.

That is, the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas in Lu Province did not have the ability to attack fortified positions.

Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas there would have already begun to vigorously attack the county seat.

"It's not impossible." Wang Dehou on the side nodded and said, "There is also a cavalry brigade beside Okamura Ningji, the brother troops of Lu Province, and they may not be able to get the devil cavalry. ”

Li Yunlong said: "If I am Okamura Ningci, I won't go south to Lu Province, and I will go directly to the coastline to take a boat, won't it be faster?" ”

Zhao Gang nodded: "Makes sense!" ”

Li Yunlong immediately ordered: "Order fighter planes and reconnaissance planes to search and reconnaisance along the southeast direction and expand the search area." ”

"Yes." The communications staff officer saluted solemnly and turned to leave.

……

Yang Wenhai of the reconnaissance aircraft squadron of the 1st Squadron of the 1st Regiment flew the new reconnaissance plane from north to south.

This reconnaissance plane is a reconnaissance plane that has just arrived.

Unlike previous reconnaissance aircraft, this reconnaissance aircraft was again a dive bomber.

In addition to being armed with two 20 mm guns and two 12.7 mm machine guns, it can also carry 1,000 kg of aerial bombs.

It is a reconnaissance bomber integrating reconnaissance, strafing and bombing.

With its strong power, long range, and large bomb load, Comrade Yang Wenhai was very satisfied with this new reconnaissance bomber.

After receiving the order from the regiment headquarters, Yang Wenhai piloted a new-type reconnaissance plane to take off from Daguocun Airport, flew to Baoding, and then flew all the way east.

Until flying over the Tianjin battlefield, the devil cavalry unit was still not found.

However, for the safety of the aircraft and pilots, the aerial bombs carried cannot be brought back.

Either throw it on the top of the devil's head, or find a place to throw it away.

Yang Wenhai decisively dropped a thousand kilograms of aerial bombs on the top of the devil's head.

Watching the huge explosion explode in the devil formation, Yang Wenhai didn't mention how cool it was.

Just as he was about to return home with a reconnaissance bomber, he suddenly received an order from the captain of the group to fly southeast for reconnaissance.

In addition to Yang Wenhai, dozens of other fighter and reconnaissance plane pilots also received the same order.

This new reconnaissance bomber, like the old reconnaissance plane, is a two-seater.

In the back seat, sat observer Chen Xiushan, a flight cadet of the Eighth Route Army Aviation School; due to the shortage of front-line pilots, some flight cadets from some aviation schools were sent to the front-line air force units for internship.

"Brother Wen Hai, how many troops are there in the devil cavalry we are looking for?"

"Why are all the fighters dispatched?"

Chen Xiushan took the binoculars, looked left and right, and asked curiously.

Under the wings, there are the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.

Yang Wenhai said: "Ask what should be asked, don't ask what shouldn't be asked." ”

"Okay." Chen Xiushan nodded and said, but he was muttering in his heart, what is the spirit, I must be a Sabre fighter pilot in the future, more majestic than you, a reconnaissance plane pilot.

Thinking in his heart, Chen Xiushan held the binoculars and looked down, and suddenly his expression moved: "There is a situation!" ”

Yang Wenhai hurriedly asked, "Where?" ”

"Bottom right!" Chen Xiushan held up the binoculars and said, "There is a team of cavalry!" ”

Yang Wenhai hurriedly operated the lifting lever, lowered the plane to some height, and flew towards the cavalry on the ground.

As the distance narrowed, Chen Xiushan also saw the troops on the ground clearly: "It's not the devil cavalry, it's the cavalry of our Eighth Route Army." ”

At the same time.

On the ground, the Devil's cavalry brigade was escorting the headquarters of the North China Front and the headquarters of various divisions and regiments marching to the southeast.

There was a buzzing sound in the sky, and a group of devils turned their heads to look at the sky.

"Your Excellency, an eight-way bomber is flying towards us."

Yusue Seizan suddenly tightened the chrysanthemum, and hurriedly urged the military horse to come to Okamura Ningji's side, and said in a deep voice.

"Don't panic, we are now the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army."

Putting down the binoculars on his chest, Okamura Ninji's face was as usual:

"Order the cavalry, stretch out your hand to greet the pilots of the Eighth Route Army."

"Hey."

Seizo Yusue quickly conveyed the order:

All the cavalry smiled on their faces and greeted the pilots of the Eighth Route Army.

As the order was given, the devils smiled one after another, raised their right hands and waved, and shouted loudly.

"Yaga!"

"Eight Ga Ya Road!"

……

In the sky, the sound of aircraft engines buzzed.

"Brother Wen Hai, look, the brothers' troops are greeting us."

After observing for a while, Chen Xiushan put down the telescope in his hand.

"Something is wrong with this cavalry!"

Yang Wenhai observed with a telescope for a while, his eyes narrowed slightly.