Just when Yang Qing, Li Qinghe and others were entertaining Commander Ding, who had come from afar and got lost, the Japanese army also launched a deployment to resist the joint extermination.

In the evening, Tianjin Haiguang Temple. This was the headquarters of the Chinese garrison in the past, and now it is the headquarters of the 27th Division formed by the main force of the Chinese garrison.

Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma looked at this "familiar" courtyard and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. I didn't expect to go around and around and return to this familiar place.

However, the one who is most familiar with this place should be the old boss of this army, the Lieutenant General Yamashita Fengwen who is now fighting against the Eighth Route Army in the central Hebei region.

A sound of footsteps came from behind, and I saw the chief of staff of the 27th Division, Harada Yoshiwa Osa, come over and respectfully said to Masaharu Honjia: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, several wing commanders have been waiting for you in the conference room for a long time. ”

Hearing this, Masaharu Honma nodded, turned around and walked into the conference room behind him. Seeing that the co-captains were sitting straight, waiting for their own lectures, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the orders of the base camp and the headquarters of the North China Front, we will carry out law and order rectification in the eastern Hebei region. Next, we have to fight a good battle with these rebels in eastern Jidong. ”

Masaharu Honma's words disappointed everyone. Okazaki, the wing commander of the 2nd Wing, stood up directly and asked: "Division commander, why don't you let us fight with the Jin Sui army in Shanxi, but let us fight against these dirty guerrillas." They don't even have guns, what do they use to fight us, such a battle is really boring. ”

Honma Masaharu glanced at the gang leader, and found that everyone agreed with this Okazaki Daisa's opinion, pressed his hands weakly, and continued to say calmly: "We are soldiers of the empire, and it is our duty to obey the orders of the base camp. Since the base camp and the North China Front Headquarters have given us corresponding orders, we must carry out the corresponding orders and clean up the moths in the back garden. ”

"In addition, we are all born in the Chinese garrison and have been stationed in the eastern Hebei region for a long time, so we are very familiar with the environment in eastern Hebei. From this point of view, it is quite normal for the base camp and the front army command to send us who are familiar with the local area to encircle and suppress the enemy. ”

"And," Masaharu Honma said, "our performance in Wuhan is obvious to all, and our combat effectiveness has been truly tested. I believe that once we have dealt with these rebels, the Front Army will inevitably send us to the Central China Battlefield and the Shanxi Battlefield to fight against the regular army. Therefore, exterminating these bandits is our top priority at present, and it is also an opportunity for you to make meritorious contributions. ”

"Don't look at these local guerrillas, they are very weak and dilapidated, almost vulnerable. But they still have 100,000 people, and they're causing a lot of trouble in our back garden. If we succeed in destroying them, we will also be able to reap a great deal of military merit, and you will still be rewarded handsomely. ”

Speaking of rewards, there was a glint of excitement in the eyes of all the Wing Captains. In Wuhan before, due to the complexity and disorder of the war, they could not safely plunder enough property from the people of China, but this time it seems that they can make a fortune.

Seeing the wolf-like light in the eyes of these guys, how could the elf-like Honma Masaharu not know what they wanted to say, and immediately promised: "This time to suppress the bandits, all the gains belong to you, and you don't need to hand it over to the division." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the headquarters showed an extremely bloodthirsty and cruel light. They seem to have seen a road to prosperity paved with the corpses of countless untouchables, and they are ready to move.

"Alright, guys, it's time to announce the execution plan." Masaharu Honma's words woke everyone up from their fantasies. Everyone stood up and waited for Masaharu Honma's order.

Masaharu Honma took the notebook from the chief of staff beside him and began to say, "The 1st Wing of the Shina Garrison Army. A Japanese soldier immediately stood upright, raised his head and shouted, "Hey! ”

"Your task is to take the train from Tianjin to Yangzhuangzi Station, and after getting off the train, advance northward, attack the Pinggu and Jixian areas, and clean up the hidden rebels here. Then continue to sweep to the Zunhua and Xinglong areas in the north to exterminate the Tubalu and rebels. ”

"Hey!"

"The 2nd Wing of the Garrison Army, the 27th Wing of the Mountain Artillery, the Search Team, and the Logistics Unit."

Okazaki Daisa, who had spoken earlier, and several Japanese officers immediately stood still, waiting for the order to be given.

"As the main force, your department will go to annihilate the main force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The various divisions set out from Tanggu and went north along the Beining Line to reoccupy Tangshan. After completion, we will continue to march northward, occupy Qian'an, Fengrun, Luanxian and other areas, and wipe out the rebels as soon as possible. ”

"Hey!"

"The 3rd Wing of the Garrison Army. Your troops set out from Tanggu and advance along the Bac Ninh line, annihilating all the enemies along the line. Recapture Changli, Leting, Lulong and other county seats. ”

"Hey!"

Honma Masaharu closed the order in his hand, looked around the Japanese officers, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, this time the base camp and the front army headquarters attach great importance to this encirclement and suppression. Therefore, I hope that you will work together to deal with these rebels as soon as possible. ”

"In addition, in order to succeed in this encirclement and suppression, the Front Army Headquarters has sent the 15th Independent Mixed Brigade stationed in Tongzhou to assist in the encirclement and suppression. At the same time, the Kwantung Army will also send two wings of troops from the Funing and Lulong areas to encircle and suppress the rebels in Luanxian, Lulong, Leting, and Changli. ”

Hearing that the 15th Brigade and the Kwantung Army were coming to intervene, these guys were more or less dissatisfied. But the division commander was still in front, so he could only forcibly endure it, and wait for the next step to take these rebels to be angry.

Honma Masaharu could see what these people thought, but he was so happy that he let these guys hold back. Wait until the next group of guys because they are holding their stomachs of anger, eliminate the rebels faster and more efficiently, make meritorious deeds, and slap these two troops in the face.

After the order was given, the 27th Division, a war machine that had been resting for half a month, began to move. However, as soon as this huge war machine was put into operation, it was discovered by our army's intelligence officers lurking in Tianjin.

After immediately transmitting the information back to Lulong County, the Anti-Japanese Union Command immediately realized that the Japanese army's counteroffensive had begun, and it was necessary to convene a meeting as soon as possible to discuss countermeasures and jump out of the Japanese encirclement.

As for the issue of reorganization, several commanders of the headquarters decided to postpone the merger of the Fourth Column and the Anti-Japanese Federation after overnight discussions, and to convene a general meeting first to determine the direction of the next development and how to break out of the encirclement of the Japanese army, and then carry out the reorganization.

Just as the meeting on Lu Long's side was in full swing, the Japanese army had already begun to advance. The brutal Japanese army actually gave the order to slaughter, and for a time, the entire eastern Hebei land was burned. In order to cope with the attack of the Japanese army, many fighters of the Anti-Japanese Federation had no choice but to adopt the method of frontal confrontation to stop the Japanese army's cruelty to the people.

However, the Anti-United Nations itself is tired and has few bullets, and its combat effectiveness has always been very weak. can only block the iron hooves of the Japanese army through a warm blood. But in the face of the elite of the Japanese army who were armed to the teeth, their blood was ruthlessly torn apart, and the anti-coalition troops were annihilated by the Japanese army.

Under the ravages and deterrence of the Japanese army, some of the anti-union forces in the guerrilla zone defected, and the situation of the anti-union was once again precarious.