7am.
Zhangjiakou, the headquarters of the Japanese First North China Army.
Originally, this headquarters was located in Datong after it withdrew from Taiyuan, but last time Yoshio Shinozuka saw Liu Yu destroy the 20th Division and then backhandedly beat up the 14th Division, he felt that Datong was not like that. It was safe, so he moved his headquarters to Zhangjiakou.
When he heard that Datong Airport, Baoding Airport, and the Xinkou frontier had been bombed again, Yoshio Shinozuka was so frightened that his face was distorted.
Before the reorganization of the Eighth Route Army, the news was not announced in a high-profile manner, but it was not kept secret either. Therefore, both Chongqing and the Japanese army knew that the Eighth Route Army had newly formed 13 highly motorized infantry divisions.
Normally speaking, combined with the current production capacity of the Eighth Route Army, it will take at least one year of preparation for these 13 divisions to fully possess combat effectiveness.
They also knew that Liu Yu could provide equipment, but how could they imagine that Liu Yu could provide more than 2,300 artillery pieces and more than 3,000 trucks at one time?
"Report! The 4th Cavalry Brigade reported that the Eighth Route Army has appeared in Shanyin, with at least one regiment of troops. We are investigating whether there are follow-up troops!"
"Report! The 3rd Division reported that Shuozhou was attacked by the Eighth Route Army! The opponent's strength was about two regiments, and the artillery fire was very fierce. Preliminary estimates include at least 30 or more heavy artillery groups, and more than 70 field artillery groups!"
"Report! Pingxingguan was attacked and has been lost. One of the garrison's squadrons was collectively shattered!"
"Report! The Independent 3rd Mixed Brigade reported that Yuanping was attacked by the Eighth Route Army! The opponent's strength was at least one division, and there was a lot of artillery fire! Your Excellency, Koshiki Toranosuke, requested tactical guidance!"
"Report! 2nd Division..."
"That's enough!" Yoshio Shinozuka roared, interrupting the telegraph operator's report.
Shinozuka Yoshio could bear the previous news, but when he learned that Pingxing Pass had been lost and Yuan Ping County was in danger, he really couldn't bear it anymore.
Once these two places are lost, the 2nd and 14th divisions will be blocked in the Xinding Basin!
The paralyzed Eighth Route Army has really taken action. Judging from the current reports, there are at least 5 divisions!
As for Shuozhou, there are only two regiments exposed now, but the Eighth Route Army is not so arrogant as to use two regiments to fight a permanent division of the Imperial Army, right? And it’s the 3rd Division, which is known for its powerful combat effectiveness!
Is there any news from Xinkou, but that guy Liu Yu will definitely not sit back and watch the show. It is very likely that the three divisions and armored brigade under his command are already preparing to take action!
This is 8 divisions and brigades, nearly 200,000 troops besieging his First Army troops stationed in Shanxi!
"Order Yuesheng Huzhizuke to defend Yuanping to the death! Order the 2nd Division to abandon Dingxiang, unite with the 14th Division, and march towards Yuanping..."
Before Shinozuka Yoshio finished speaking, another telegraph operator came over with a telegraph newspaper.
"Report! The 14th Division telegraphed that the armored troops of Liu Yu of the Eighth Route Army have broken through the frontal defense line of the Imperial Army under the cover of heavy artillery and are bypassing Xinkou and advancing towards Yuanping. Their follow-up troops are following up! In addition, the Eighth Route Army The armored forces are equipped with new combat vehicles, and the 37mm anti-tank guns cannot penetrate their frontal armor!"
Yoshio Shinozuka: "..."
Immediately afterwards, another telegraph operator came over: "Report! The 14th Division telegraphed that another chariot brigade appeared under Liu Yu's command of the Eighth Route Army and was assaulting its left defense line in an attempt to divide the battlefield and cut off its connection with the 2nd Division. Contact! His Excellency Kita Seiichi requests tactical guidance!"
"Liu Yu!!!"
Yoshio Shinozuka pulled out his command sword and slashed it into the air.
The people around him retreated one after another.
After venting for a while, Yoshio Shinozuka gasped and said: "Report to Mr. Tada for tactical guidance!"
"Hi!"
. . . . . .
Beiping, Iron Lion Alley.
Japanese North China Front Headquarters.
Not to mention Yoshio Shinozuka, Shun Tada was also anxious and running around the room at this time.
After the bombing of Baoding, three divisions of the Eighth Route Army suddenly rushed out from southeastern Shanxi. The 4th Independent Infantry Brigade stationed in Jiaozuo and Xinxiang areas was caught off guard. In just one hour, Jiaozuo had been captured. The garrison brigade stationed in Jiaozuo was captured. They were all crushed without even waiting for reinforcements. Now the 4th Brigade is shrinking its troops and defending Xinxiang.
Tada Jun has ordered Handan's 108th Division and Liaocheng Independent Mixed 16th Brigade to reinforce.
Before he could take a breath, something happened to the First Army in Shanxi, and the situation there was even more serious.
When Tada Shun received the telegram "requesting tactical guidance" from Shinozuka Yoshio, he was so angry that he tore the telegram into pieces.
"Eighth Route Army! Dead, dead!" After Tada Shun cursed, he said coldly: "The Eighth Route Army wants a decisive battle, right? Then I will fight them!"
"Order! The Chinese garrison stationed in Peiping, the 15th independent Hun brigade, the 9th independent Hun brigade stationed in Tianjin, the 7th independent Hun brigade stationed in Huimin, and the 6th independent Hun brigade stationed in Ju County assemble immediately. Go to Laiyuan, and then attack Pingxingguan! Order the 2nd Brigade of the Independent Army stationed in Zhangjiakou, and even the Mongolian Corps to immediately send troops to reinforce Shanyin and Shuozhou! Order the 5th Division and the 110th Division to go south and annihilate 3 of the Eighth Route Army's Xinxiang area A master!"
"Report the battle situation to the base camp and request the Kwantung Army to be transferred south for reinforcements! The number of troops must not be less than 5 divisions!"
At this time, Kawashima Yoshiko, who had been staying in Peiping and accompanied Tada Shun for more than three months, stepped forward and said: "General, the distance between the various mixed brigades is too far, let alone the Kwantung Army. Their assembly will take time. , it’s impossible to get to the battlefield without 3 days!”
"In three days, if the independent 3rd Brigade in Yuanping cannot hold for three days, then the time for reinforcements from the Mongolian Army and even the Kwantung Army to arrive on the battlefield will be greatly increased. Can Xinkou survive until the reinforcements arrive? Woolen cloth?"
Tada Shun calmed down a little after hearing this, looked at Kawashima Yoshiko and asked: "What suggestions do you have?"
Yoshiko Kawashima smiled confidently: "Let's negotiate with the Eighth Route Army and ask for a ceasefire during the negotiations!"
"Yo Xi!" Tada Shun's eyes suddenly lit up, "A delaying strategy?"
"The general is famous!"
This flattering Jun Tada was very comfortable, and then he immediately found Yukio Kasahara and sent him to negotiate with the Eighth Route Army.
After Yukio Kasahara left, Shun Tada looked at Yoshiko Kawashima again: "By the way, it has been three months since Miss Sakurako infiltrated the Eighth Route Army. Why hasn't the news come yet?"
Kawashima Yoshiko rolled her eyes: "The Eighth Route Army is not a fool, how could it be possible for a new member to get close to their core executives? Now he is still working as a nurse in Jingxing Hospital!"
Tada Shun waved his hand angrily: "Let her speed up the progress and deal with Liu Yu as soon as possible. If this person is not eliminated, I don't know how many pieces of the imperial army will be broken in his hands!"
"Hey! I'm going to summon her right away!"
. . . . . .
At the same time, Shiling Pass.
Lao Wu continued to sit in the rear and manage the army's logistics. In fact, as the army became stronger and stronger, his job became the hardest. Because the ammunition consumption was increasing, the logistics pressure was naturally increasing.
Lao Song and Liu Yu were at the forefront, responsible for command.
At this time, under the protection of a guard company, the two of them climbed to the top of a mountain called Dagou on the right side of Shiling Pass, and looked through the telescope at the battle situation a few kilometers away.
Generally speaking, this kind of behavior is actually very dangerous. If the Japanese know their location, a shot of artillery shells will blow them to pieces. The Type 99 105mm mountain cannon attached to the 14th Division has enough range.
Fortunately, the artillery position of the 14th Division was first bombed by the B17 formation, and then bombarded by the artillery brigade for half an hour. It was finished long ago.
"Report!"
Yang Xing'er's voice came.
Liu Yu put down the telescope and turned to look at Myolie Yang.
Yang Xing'er saluted and reported with a serious expression: "The 122nd Division has reported that it has occupied the line from Gaojiazhuang to Dongcun Town, and is consolidating its defensive positions and extending to North Taiping Village!"
Between Dingxiang and Xinkou, it looks like a large flat land.
However, the Hutuo River splits at the Memorial Village northeast of Dingxiang... Well, no, it should be the Muma River that merges into the Hutuo River there.
In the middle of the angle formed by these two rivers is Dingxiang City.
Or maybe Dingxiang was easy to defend but difficult to attack in ancient times. It was surrounded by water on three sides, and only the west side could be attacked. There was no need to even build a moat.
But here's the problem. Once the two rivers are pinched together, her western passage becomes very narrow, which makes it easy to be blocked.
Now that the 2nd Division is facing attacks from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to the east and south, how many more troops can he allocate to break through to the west?
Now that the 122nd Division is blocked there, it means that the connection between the 2nd Division and the 14th Division has been cut off.
"Thank you!" Liu Yu smiled and nodded, then thought for a moment and added to Yang Xing'er: "Pay attention to rest!"
Myolie Yang smiled back, then saluted again, then turned and left.
Seeing this, Lao Song joked: "Are you too harsh on Comrade Xing'er? I think she seems to have changed recently."
Liu Yu rolled his eyes at him: "It's a war, be serious!"
Old Song curled his lips, then raised his binoculars to look at the battlefield.
Then I heard him say: "The current battle is really boring. It is bombed from the air and covered by artillery fire. It has no technical content at all! I think when we were at Dadu River, we only fired three artillery shells in total. It’s still a mortar, and it will still scatter the enemy!”
Liu Yu despised him: "When you are poor, you use tactics to intersperse, and when you are rich, you bomb your motherfuckers! Different environments and conditions have different playing methods. Dogmatism is unacceptable, Old Song!"
Lao Song put down the telescope: "Go, go, go! You even gave me an ideological class, look at your aggressive nature!"
"Report!"
Just as Liu Yu was about to reply, another report came from behind him.
Turning around, she was still a girl, and a very beautiful girl.
I heard the girl say: "Report to the commander, Yukio Kasahara, the chief of staff of the Japanese North China Front, called our army in a clear code, proposed a request for negotiation, and asked our army to temporarily cease fire!"
"oh?"
Liu Yu took the telegram and read it, and immediately laughed: "This little devil is really crazy. He was pushed to the floor and beaten, and he still sounds so arrogant?"
"Report!"
Yang Xing'er came again and saluted: "Commander, Commander Liu of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region called and said: Negotiation is possible, but ceasefire is not! Let that kid Liu Yu follow the 14th Division and fight to death!"
Liu Yu: "..."
Lao Song smiled: "You two grandsons really have the same temper!"
Myolie Yang also chuckled.
On the other hand, another girl in the telecommunications room next to her showed a thoughtful expression.
