As the Kwantung Army moved northward towards Beiping, it gradually fell into a large-scale encirclement set up by the Eighth Route Army in multiple directions. The Kwantung Army brigade commander Taiji Hirano did not know it.
Until the moment when the battle between the two sides completely started.
The vanguard of the Kwantung Army's plain brigade, which continued to move closer to Peiping, was first ambushed by soldiers from Jizhong and the 385th Brigade along the way.
In this regard, Hirano Taiji was relatively calm. He had already expected the ambush of the Eighth Route Army along the way.
If the Eighth Route Army had not massively captured the Baoding and Shimen areas and pushed directly towards Peiping, Commander-in-Chief Okamura would never have asked for help and led his own troops to reinforce Peiping.
This was also the opportunity he had dreamed of fighting the Eighth Route Army troops again and avenging his past humiliation.
The two sides are fighting.
The ambush Eighth Route Army troops were well-equipped and powerful in combat, which surprised and delighted Hirano Taiji.
He immediately adjusted his focus and gradually moved the main force of the entire brigade closer to the vanguard, in an attempt to defeat the Eighth Route Army unit blocking the way.
The main force of the Hirano Brigade had just been mobilized, and then attacks from other directions followed.
First, the combat troops from the central and southern Hebei provinces quickly attacked from the back of the Japanese army.
Immediately afterwards, from the east of Pingye Brigade, Shen Quan also led a reinforcement group to quickly advance over and close the encirclement.
The Eighth Route Army offensive troops from the three sides acted as if they had a tacit understanding of their own. They moved at the first sign of attack, and the advancing troops from the three directions soon formed an overall encirclement.
Even the last gap to the west of the Pingye Brigade was quickly and completely blocked by some local army troops from nearby base areas.
Until the rearguard troops, as well as the garrison troops on the left and right wings, sent communications stating that they were attacked by the Eighth Route Army troops.
The old devil Taiji Hirano suddenly woke up. He had fallen into the encirclement.
Pingye, who was frightened and angry, realized the crisis of the situation. The Eighth Route Army was clearly well prepared. Now he had not even arrived in Peiping and was completely surrounded in the middle. If this continued, his entire Pingye brigade was in a worrying situation.
Faced with the heavy encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese plain brigade certainly could not sit still and wait for death, facing enemies from all directions at the same time.
We should concentrate our forces, choose a direction, and break out with all our strength.
Hirano Taiji naturally chose the north direction and continued to move closer to Beiping.
Brigadier Chen and Commander Lu had already expected this.
"Once the little Japs from the Pingye Brigade jump over the wall, the defensive forces to the north will definitely be under the greatest pressure!"
Commanders quickly adjusted their policies.
"Delay! We don't want to be able to completely block the advance of the Kwantung Army. We just need to delay the advance of the Kwantung Army as much as possible until our troops from the east, west, and south directions can completely bite it.
It is impossible for the Japanese to maintain a complete formation all the time. Once they are divided by our army, this opportunity will come. "
The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army had considerable experience in blocking the Japanese army.
As long as you make good use of the terrain along the way and the various traps and mines on hand, you can even avoid excessive casualties in the troops. You can stop the Japanese army by just using various means.
In this regard, the troops in Central Hebei and the soldiers of the armored barracks sent by the 385th Brigade are full of confidence.
In the words of Commander Lu: "As early as half a year ago, since we had military-industrial cooperation with a team, our main force has basically eliminated the production of old-fashioned landmines and converted all production into directional anti-infantry landmines.
This time we moved all our belongings there, and even with the anti-infantry mines planted on the ground, we could at least delay him for a day or two.
We have to let them know that the Kwantung Army is an elite force. They can brag about being elite outside the Kwantung Army, but inside the Kwantung Army, they are nothing but shit! "
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When the Kwantung Army's little Japs from the Pingye Brigade were advancing towards Beiping, the first directional anti-infantry mine exploded, taking away the lives of seven or eight little Japs in an instant.
Hirano Taiji finally realized that he was in big trouble.
He had also encountered this terrifying directional anti-infantry landmine, a new weapon that could spray ball fragments and other weapons in the Iron Triangle's defense zone.
That was the first time he encountered such a landmine, and he was shocked by it.
He originally thought that it was a special landmine newly developed by the Eighth Route Army, and the number should not be too many, but now it seems that the Eighth Route Army that blocked the road may have a large number of such landmines.
Moreover, in addition to trigger detonation, this kind of directional anti-infantry landmine can even be remotely initiated and detonated.
The Japanese army tried to send engineers to clear mines, but they were also likely to be poisoned by the Eighth Route Army, which was really impossible to guard against.
After suffering many losses, the little devil realized that this kind of directional anti-infantry mines was weirder and more harmful than conventional mines.
But it is more aimed at flesh and blood infantry, and its power is not enough to threaten armor with strong protective capabilities.
So Hirano Taiji immediately ordered to mobilize several armored vehicles of the team to advance all the way to clear the way for the infantry.
It's just that he kid can think of this, how could the commanders of the Eighth Route Army fail to take it into consideration?
When we lay directional anti-infantry mines, we also mix some anti-tank mines into them.
It was also a type of powerful mine that was first developed by a team. It was specifically targeted at the Japs' armored vehicles. It used huge shock waves to directly tear apart the weak bottom armor of the Japs' armored vehicles.
Boom——
Looking at the armored vehicles that were blown over or even torn apart, the Japanese officers finally felt despair. No matter what means they used to break the situation, these cunning Eighth Route Army soldiers would always fall into new traps.
As the second batch of troops to develop the military industry following the pace of the first team, the Jizhong combat troops are quite well-equipped.
The Japs have it, whether it's machine guns or artillery, basically all the troops in Jizhong have it.
That fighting ability is really not an exaggeration.
Under various means of obstruction by the Eighth Route Army along the way, the Pingye Brigade's attempt to break through the encirclement in the direction of Peiping was forced to slow down.
The Eighth Route Army troops pursuing from other three directions took the opportunity to bite them.
The unlucky Hirano Brigade soon fell into a situation surrounded by four enemies. It was difficult for them to fight against the four enemies, and the casualties continued to spread.
In particular, the equipment of these Eighth Route Army troops was far superior to that of the Northeast Anti-Union troops that Taiji Hirano had previously dealt with.
In desperation, Taiji Hirano had no choice but to request tactical guidance from the Japanese Army North China Dispatch Army Headquarters.
Peiping, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Dispatch Army.
When Okamura received Hirano's communication message, he was depressed.
What is this! Originally, Peiping was in emergency, so he temporarily mobilized the plain brigade to prepare to reinforce Peiping. The result was good, the reinforcements did not come, but now they are asking for help from him!
However, the situation was urgent. The survival of the Pingye Brigade, which was not far from Peiping, was directly related to Peiping's defense. Okamura did not dare to be careless.
Wait until you consider the surrounding combat troops that may be able to reinforce.
Okamura became even more depressed.
It seems that the Twelfth Army in the Texas area is the most suitable.
The leftist man responsible for garrisoning Texas failed to fight effectively 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 happened to be in the eye of the bullet and was fired directly by the angry Okamura. Okamura even scolded the other party for losing the face of a soldier of the Japanese Empire and should commit suicide by caesarean section and apologize to the emperor.
For this reason, Okamura killed the chicken to honor the monkey and informed the three armies of the embarrassing deeds of the Texas leftist.
But in fact, Gangcun did not consider two points.
First, the leftist stationed in Texas was actually very unjust.
First, the Eighth Route Army's mechanized combat troops quickly broke through the defense line, directly disrupting Dezhou's defense deployment. As a result, Dezhou's troops were dispersed throughout the country and it was difficult to protect itself.
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 reinforcements?
If we want to say that the battle is ineffective, we should start with the First Army. The First Army is the direct descendant of your Commander-in-Chief Okamura, so you don't start with your own people, which is somewhat partial.
Secondly, the Japanese leftist is also very resourceful. He has made a lot of money in China over the years. In order to save his life, his boss and some backstage personnel of the Twelfth Army did a lot of work.
Usually these people are people in a chain of interests.
Naturally, the big bosses behind him can't just sit idly by.
After all, you are still a great leftist, and you are still the great leftist of our 12th Army. Even if you, Okamura, are the commander-in-chief, you have some wartime privileges.
Before going to the military court for trial, you Gangcun can't handle the Texas leftists however you want. You have to ask me, the 12th Army, anyway!
Moreover, the war was urgent, and Texas still needed officers who were familiar with this area to command the operations.
In the end, Okamura's order to inform the three armies and punish the Texas leftist through the headquarters was severely discounted.
The commander of the Japanese Twelfth Army told Okamura that a temporary change of generals was a taboo on the battlefield, and all punishment would have to wait until the battle was over.
He recommended that Dezhou Dazuo continue to command the troops and make meritorious deeds.
As Shen Quan led the reinforced regiment to withdraw from the Dezhou defense zone, they marched westward and surrounded the Kwantung Army's plain brigade.
The crisis in Texas is essentially over.
No one could have imagined that the slap in the face would come so quickly. As the commander-in-chief, Okamura would have to rely on the Texas leftist who was originally ordered to commit suicide by caesarean section if he wanted to rescue the Hirano Brigade.
The plain brigade was surrounded, which was the opportunity for the Texas left wing to make a comeback.
Not only did the Twelfth Army need to be rescued, but each brigade also had to send out mobile troops to join the Texas Left Army and set up a strengthened mechanized regiment, which was paired with the Luxi Mobile Heavy Artillery Regiment. They went there with great fanfare according to Gangcun's orders. Reinforcement, fierce attack and fierce attack.
Okamura also understood the thoughts of the Twelfth Army.
Maybe this Texas leftist who has committed crimes and made meritorious service can actually fight bravely.
He just turned a blind eye.
As for the Twelfth Army, their calculations are also very loud.
If the reinforcements were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army on the way and suffered heavy losses, even Texas was lost, it would not matter. What is important is that the Twelfth Army acted in full accordance with the orders of your commander-in-chief Gangcun.
Win with credit.
The telegram order from Yougang Village was lost. The responsibility lies with Gangcun, not the Twelfth Army.
Factions dissatisfied with Gangcun are even secretly planning. This time the North China Front suffered a series of defeats. As the commander-in-chief, Okamura made a big mistake.
Saving the life of the Dezhou leftist this time will not only damage Okamura's majesty, but also reflect the commander-in-chief's unclear rewards and punishments. After the war, when the blame is assigned, the Dezhou leftist may not be the one who crushed Okamura. The last straw.
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the other side.
Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, has not been having a good time these days.
He never expected that he would launch a sneak attack on the Huangyadong Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army and a raid on the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang Base Area.
How did it evolve into the current situation!
Not to mention the disastrous defeat of the First Army.
The city of Datong was destroyed, and the Mongolian army obviously wanted to put all the blame on his First Army.
Then Licheng was besieged, and the Kwantung Army, Central China, and South China sent troops to reinforce it. As a result, the rear area was in crisis.
You can also say that it was all because of you, Yoshio Shinozuka, who blindly asked for help, which caused a gap in our defense line, and this allowed the Eighth Route Army to take advantage of the loophole.
Now, even Peiping is in crisis, and the safety of the Commander-in-Chief is threatened.
The Kwantung Army plain brigade that sent reinforcements to Peking was even more deeply surrounded.
Since then, Yoshio Shinozuka has no extravagant expectations about his future.
Now he only thinks about being able to make meritorious deeds and quickly achieve some results.
In order to reduce his responsibility, he quickly mobilized his troops and moved closer to the Pingye Brigade with great fanfare to attack the Eighth Route Army's blockade.
The Eighth Route Army surrounded the Kwantung Army Plain Brigade on all sides in the Baoding area, and the Japanese army quickly sent reinforcements from Dezhou and Shanxi. The battle soon became the most eye-catching battle in Shanxi, Hebei and Shandong.
As the battle continued, the noise became louder and louder.
The Eighth Route Army troops attacked in all directions, including Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, and almost every area including the Japanese-occupied areas.
The propaganda campaign that accompanied the campaign was extremely effective.
This kind of physical propaganda is much more effective than newspaper propaganda. In this era of limited information, all kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky, and all kinds of newspapers are also flying all over the sky.
When ordinary people everywhere witnessed the Eighth Route Army chasing the Japanese in armored vehicles, tanks, and cars, they were shocked, not to mention how happy they were!
One word spreads to ten, and ten spreads to hundreds. Before long, the whole of China will probably know how powerful the Eighth Route Army troops are.
No, the war is raging in the front, and the troops in the base area in the rear area have been busy these days by the enthusiastic young people who are constantly running to the base area and insisting on participating in the Eighth Route Army's fight against the Japanese.
As time went on, the battle gradually came to an end.
The arrogant Japanese Kwantung Army's elite plain brigade was surrounded by the Eighth Route Army on all sides. Even with reinforcements from all sides and constant air fire reinforcements, they were still severely damaged and fled.
This news is exciting enough.
Not long after, news came again.
The Eighth Route Army's two lines of mechanized combat troops, one from north to south and the other from south to north, continued to push forward with overwhelming force, causing the Japanese army's entire northwestern Shandong, southwestern Shandong, and even central and western Shandong areas to fragment. All transportation lines were completely paralyzed.
They coordinated the Eighth Route Army troops in various base areas and launched a crazy attack on the Japanese defense areas in Lu.
The puppet troops were retreating steadily every day, and the so-called security and stability existed in name only.
The entire central and western Shandong areas were almost turned upside down.
The Japanese and puppet troops in various counties, towns, and base areas were beaten to the point of being completely reduced to cowardly behavior and could not leave their homes behind closed doors.
to about 10 a.m. on the 11th.
The two lions have successfully met in the Luzhong area.
Kong and Li join forces, two stars gather together!
The breaking news that the Eighth Route Army's mechanized combat troops defeated the Japanese army once again spread to all parties...
