After the chief of staff of the 29th Army introduced the enemy's situation, Zhou Wen realized that Xifengkou had been attacked by the Japanese early this morning, and the main force of the 29th Army was still near Jixian, which is nearly 100 kilometers away from Xifengkou. Only some troops have arrived so far.
Zunhua County is 30 kilometers away from Xifengkou.
The Northeastern Army currently stationed at Xifengkou has called the 29th Army many times, reporting that several major highlands outside Xifengkou have been occupied by the Japanese army, and artillery is being set up to bombard them non-stop. The defenders at the pass have suffered heavy losses and are no longer able to do anything.
In need of support, friendly reinforcements are urgently needed.
The Peiping Branch of the Military Commission also knew that once Xifengkou was lost, there would be a risk of complete collapse of the entire Great Wall defense line. Since yesterday, it has repeatedly sent telegrams to the 29th Army for rapid reinforcements.
Commander Song pointed to the map and added: "Since receiving the order from the Military Commission, our army set out from Yangquan, Shanxi 10 days ago and traveled thousands of miles. Only a short distance can be taken by train, and the railway train dispatch is chaotic. Our main force cannot
I couldn't raise enough wagons. I could only use the existing transport vehicles to transport a regiment of the 109th Brigade to Zunhua this morning, and then marched on foot from Zunhua to Xifengkou for reinforcements."
"The earliest they can do is to get to Xifengkou before dark. I'm afraid that by then the Xifengkou pass will have been occupied by the Japanese army, and we will launch an offensive. So I have to come first to hear your response to the Japanese.
By the way, the combat experience can give us some advice on how to fight this battle for the pass?"
Having said this, Chief Song chuckled, looked at Zhao Changshu and Zhou Wen and said: "Haha, do you think I am cramming here?"
Zhao Changshu quickly laughed and said: "If you sharpen your gun before the battle, it will be useless if you are not quick. I will ask Xiao Zhou to introduce the Japanese army's tactics in a while. I will always find a way to deal with it."
Zhou Wen, however, had great respect for Commander Song's general demeanor. He knew that Xifengkou was already in danger of losing, and the enemy was still the little devil who was known as the strongest army in Asia. However, there was no trace on the face of this army commander.
There was no trace of nervousness or uneasiness, and he actually had the heart to make a few jokes.
This shows that this battle-hardened veteran has confidence in his troops and already knows how to deploy the next battle.
He was just a little surprised that the Japanese army knew clearly that the Huncheng 14th Brigade had been destroyed, so why didn't they learn their lesson and still dared to divide their troops to attack Xifengkou before the main force arrived? Aren't they afraid of being surrounded and annihilated again by the Chinese army's superior strength?
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What Zhou Wen didn't know was that after the Japanese army received the news that the entire Huncheng 14th Brigade had been wiped out, not only the Japanese Kwantung Army was shocked, but also the domestic Army Headquarters and Cabinet were in an uproar.
You know, this was the first real defeat of the Japanese army since the Meiji Restoration.
A mixed brigade with more than 5,000 people was defeated, and it was defeated by the Chinese army that they had despised for hundreds of years. What a shame and humiliation was this?
However, in order to restore its international reputation, the Japanese cabinet strictly blocked the news at home and denied it in front of foreign media. It has always claimed that although the attack of the Huncheng 14 Brigade was blocked, it has now safely retreated back to Jinzhou to rest and so on.
But what they didn't know was that after the battle, Zhou Wen had used a camera to take pictures of the entire battlefield, and now the photos had been sent to the rear by General Shang Zheng.
However, the Military Commission was worried that overstimulating the Japanese army would lead to a decisive battle between the two sides, so it never announced it to the media.
This defeat triggered a debate between two factions in Japan.
The Japanese cabinet is facing the danger of collapse of the domestic economy, especially after occupying Northeast China and has not yet had time to digest and stabilize the results. Now that the anti-Japanese armed forces are surging in the Northeast, the Japanese army will not be able to utilize the resources in the Northeast for a while, and even need to import them.
A large amount of industrial equipment and investment, and a lack of preparations for a full-scale war with China.
Therefore, the cabinet believes that after fully occupying Rehe, there is no need to attack the Great Wall again. First, defend the existing territory, and then consider further military operations after the rich resources in the Northeast are developed and utilized, so as to support the war with war.
Gradually encroaching on China's territory.
However, the Japanese military believed that it was necessary to strike while the iron was hot.
The military believes that the main forces in Nanjing are now in the south and are still engaged in civil war. The northern army is scattered and cannot form any cohesion and resistance. Now that we can break into the Great Wall, we can create a great cause for the Japanese Empire.
Strategically, it occupies a favorable position. The entire Pingjin area in northern China is undefendable. It suppresses China from the military posture and gradually loses its determination to resist.
However, the Kwantung Army ignored the cabinet's orders at all. Even the military headquarters asked them to suspend the attack and wait for further instructions. After a week of reinforcements, the main force of the Kwantung Army's 8th Division moved towards Gubeikou.
, and the 6th Division is already ready to march towards Xifengkou and Lengkou.
At the same time, the Kwantung Army also dispatched the 33rd Mixed Brigade from Shanhaiguan to march to Jialingkou and Yiyuankou, preparing to launch a comprehensive attack on the defense line of several hundred kilometers of the Great Wall of China.
Just because the entire Kwantung Army has become angry with shame, one bad news after another has completely angered these fanatics who have never known what failure is, and they now have the support of the North Korean garrison, and the materials to support a local war have been prepared.
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Then, it is time to wash away the shame with direct human blood.
However, Lieutenant General Masaemon Sakamoto, who was the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, was not carried away by his anger. He thought about whether he would set out three days in advance to attack the 13th Regiment of the 11th Brigade at Kitaguchi.
What if the powerful Chinese army keeps an eye on it and encircles and annihilates it again?
After experiencing the destruction of an advance group and a mixed brigade one after another, even a pig knows how powerful the Chinese defenders at Lengkou Pass are.
However, Masaemon Sakamoto still knows the situation of the Chinese army very well. It is impossible for China to summon so many powerful troops overnight.
Regarding defense, I don’t know whether it is a Chinese military police or a tax police force.
Sakamoto Masaemon has long known that China has two mysterious troops, and they are elite troops built and trained by Nanjing at no expense, namely the military police and the tax police.
According to China's internal intelligence, the weapons and equipment of these two armies are all imported from Germany, and they are trained strictly in accordance with the German army's model. Their combat effectiveness is somewhat stronger than that of the Central Army.
As for the Jin Army's model brigade, Sakamoto Masaemon believed that it was nonsense and a smoke bomb created by the Chinese side. Only a devil would believe it.