Fangshan is the gateway for the Peking Guerrilla Brigade of the Eighth Route Army to threaten the security of Peking, so there must be no accidents.
As the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji knew the importance of Fangshan better than anyone else.
If it weren't for the limited garrison in Peiping, he would have wanted to send a regiment directly to reinforce Fangshan and take the opportunity to eliminate the guerrilla brigade that came out of the mountain.
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On the road five kilometers west of Fangshan City.
The main force of the guerrilla brigade is advancing rapidly, intending to complete the siege of Fangshan County before dawn.
The cavalry company commander suddenly galloped over on horseback. He turned over and fell off his horse before his horse could stabilize, and strode to Zhang Xuan: "Captain..."
"Fangshan County has been under martial law..."
"The city is full of densely packed Japanese and puppet troops. The enemy seems to be ready to defend the county town."
Political Commissar Li Wen frowned and answered: "It seems that the Fangshan garrison already knows that their troops reinforcing the Shibao stronghold have been wiped out by us, and they guess that our next target is likely to be Fangshan County."
"That will make it difficult for us to fight the next battle."
"Excluding the reinforcements, there are at least 2,000 puppet troops left in Fangshan City."
"They are relying on the city defenses to wait for reinforcements. It will definitely be very difficult for us to attack."
"If the battle cannot be ended in a short period of time and when the reinforcements sent by Peiping to Fangshan arrive on the battlefield, we may still be attacked by the enemy from both inside and outside. In the end, not only will we not be able to capture Fangshan County, but we may also be trapped ourselves."
"Captain, how should we fight next?"
Zhang Xuan thought for a moment and replied: "Political Commissar, what you just said reminded me."
"Now that we have lost the opportunity to attack Fangshan County by surprise, if we continue to attack Fangshan County as planned, not only will the casualties of the guerrilla brigade increase sharply, but we may also be surrounded by heavy Japanese and puppet troops. In the end, we will lose both our wives and our troops, which is not worth the loss."
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"Since the war situation has changed, we must also change."
"You just said that Peiping might send troops to reinforce Fangshan County. Then we will go and fight the Japs for reinforcements, and then let Neji Okamura come to encircle the area for reinforcements."
"Killing the Japanese and puppet reinforcements will eliminate the threat to our backs. We can concentrate all our troops and firepower to capture Fangshan County, and then continue to advance eastward, directly threatening the security of Beiping City."
After saying that, he asked the communications squad leader on the side: "How long will it take for the battalion commanded by the chief of staff to catch up with us?"
"The artillery battalion has gone somewhere."
"Fangshan County is different from the Xiashibao stronghold. They must join the battle to capture it."
"By the way, we will replenish the artillery battalion with the four mountain guns we just captured and the two infantry guns, and let them build another artillery company."
The communications squad leader replied bluntly: "We contacted the chief of staff an hour ago. They have already set off from the Xiashibao stronghold and are marching in a hurry to pursue the main force."
"The artillery battalion is with the chief of staff. As long as there are no accidents on the road, they should have arrived seven or eight kilometers behind us."
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up and he ordered: "Then there is still time."
"Pass my order..."
"The troops must speed up their march and must reach Fangshan before 4:30 in the morning. They must build an offensive position outside the city before dawn. At the same time, they must collect a large amount of incendiary materials that can release thick smoke for air defense. We will start attacking as soon as the artillery battalion is in place.
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"Details on how to send reinforcements will be made after the chief of staff arrives outside Fangshan City."
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The Sixth Army Division Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army Wing.
The operator rushed to Kong Jie and Li Yunlong with excitement on his face: "Chief..."
"Successful news from the Peking Guerrilla Brigade..."
"They used the Xiashibao stronghold to encircle it for reinforcements. Not only did they successfully capture the stronghold, they also wiped out more than 2,000 reinforcements sent by Fangshan County."
"The main force of the guerrilla brigade has moved towards Fangshan County and is preparing to storm Fangshan."
Kong Jie's face immediately lit up with joy. He looked at Li Yunlong and Huang Yu and said, "The more noise the guerrilla brigade makes on the Pingjin battlefield, the more it will attract the attention of Okamura Neji and reduce our combat pressure."
Huang Yu pointed to Fangshan County on the map and said: "In order to eliminate the Peking guerrilla brigade."
"Ningji Okamura has a main regiment and a brigade of the Imperial Army in Fangshan County."
"Fangshan is another gateway for the Peiping guerrilla brigade to threaten Peiping's security."
"If Okamura Neiji wants to prevent Peking's security from being threatened, he will definitely protect Fangshan to the death."
"Excluding the two thousand to three thousand Japanese puppet troops that have been killed by the guerrilla brigade, there are at most two thousand Japanese puppet troops in Fangshan City. Okamura Neiji will definitely mobilize troops from Baibeiping to reinforce Fangshan."
"As long as the guerrilla brigade kills this reinforcement force and then takes Fangshan County, Okamura Neji will definitely dispatch more troops to deal with the guerrilla brigade."
"There are only so many troops stationed in the Pingjin area. After Okamura Neji demolished the east wall and replaced the west wall, there will naturally be fewer troops stationed at the airport and Tianjin pier."
Li Yunlong immediately answered: "If the Peking Guerrilla Brigade can really kill the reinforcements sent by Neji Okamura from Peiping to Fangshan, and then capture Fangshan County along the way, Okamura Neiji will definitely be frightened by the powerful combat effectiveness displayed by the Peking Guerrilla Brigade.
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"Being able to devour the main force of multiple regiments of the North China Front and a brigade of the Imperial Association Army in one go, and also capture a county town, shows that this unit is not only powerful in combat, but also possesses a strong ability to attack difficult targets."
"Once we reach the outside of Beiping City, we will not only threaten the security of Beiping, but may even actually enter the city."
"Although there are a large number of Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Beiping City, Beiping City is too big and there are too many places that need to be defended."
"With the few remaining garrison troops in the Beiping and Tianjin areas to defend Beiping City, there must be loopholes everywhere. Neji Okamura will be unable to defend against them."
"The best way is to tell the guerrilla brigade to be trapped in the Fangshan area."
"Our opportunity has come."
Huang Yu immediately stood up from his position, looked at Kong Jie and Li Yunlong and answered seriously: "Commander, deputy commander..."
"I want to lead the troops and set off immediately..."
"While Okamura Neji's attention was attracted by Zhang Xuan and others, he quickly passed through the Japanese and puppet army blockade, lurked day and night, and lurked at Peking Airport and Tianjin Pier to wait for orders."
"When the deputy commander leads the main force towards Beiping and Tianjin, and Okamura Neji hurriedly mobilizes troops to block the attack, we will take advantage of the opportunity and seize the Peiping Airport and Tianjin Pier as quickly as possible."
"When Okamura Neji reacts, I have already built a defense line around Beiping Airport and Tianjin Pier."
"As long as the little devils dare to come, I guarantee that they will be beaten to death on those temporary defense lines."
"When the main force reaches the battlefield, the forward commando team can cooperate with the main force to attack all the mobile units in Okamura Neji's hands. In one battle, they can completely control the Peking Airport and Tianjin Pier, and gain enough space for the troops to transfer the loot.
