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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 Hirano Taiji who led the team did not know it.
Until the moment when the battle between the two sides completely started.
The vanguard of the Kwantung Army 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 quite calm. He had already expected the ambush of the Eighth Route Army along the way.
If it hadn't been for the Eighth Route Army's massive attack on Baoding and Shimen areas and their approach to 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 previous humiliation.
The two sides are fighting in full swing.
The ambushed Eighth Route Army troops were well-equipped and powerful in combat, which surprised and delighted Taiji Hirano.
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.
As soon as the main force of the Hirano Brigade was mobilized, 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 parties acted as if they had a tacit understanding of their own. They moved at the first sign of attack, and the advancing troops from 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 Japanese 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, but 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 while facing enemies from all directions.
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 Japanese 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 have 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 at 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. p>
This time we have moved all our belongings there, and even with the anti-infantry mines planted on the ground, we can 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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As the Kwantung Army's little Japs from the Pingye Brigade were advancing toward Peiping, 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.
This kind of terrifying directional anti-infantry landmine can spray ball fragments and other new weapons. He has also encountered it in the defense zone of the Iron Triangle.
That was the first time he encountered such a landmine, and he was shocked by it.
He originally thought that they were special landmines 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 it was also likely to be poisoned by the Eighth Route Army. It was really impossible to guard against it.
After suffering many losses, the little devil realized that this kind of directional anti-infantry landmine was more bizarre and more harmful than conventional landmines.
But it is more aimed at flesh and blood infantry, and its power is not enough to threaten armor with strong protective capabilities.
So Taiji Hirano immediately ordered several armored vehicles from the team to be mobilized to advance all the way to clear the way for the infantry.
If he, the little devil, could think of this, how could the commanders of the Eighth Route Army fail to consider it?
When we lay directional anti-infantry mines, we also mix some anti-tank mines into them.
It was also a type of powerful landmine that was first developed by a team. It was specifically targeted at the Japanese armored vehicles. It used huge shock waves to directly tear apart the weak bottom armor of the Japanese 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, the troops in Jizhong basically 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 was forced to slow down in its attempt to break through the encirclement in the direction of Beiping.
The Eighth Route Army troops pursuing from three other directions took the opportunity to bite them.
The unlucky Hirano brigade soon fell into a situation surrounded by four enemies. It was difficult to defeat the four enemies with two fists, and 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, Hirano Taiji 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's this! Originally, Peiping was in emergency, so he temporarily mobilized the Pingye Brigade to prepare to reinforce Peiping. The result was good, the reinforcements didn't come, and now they are asking for help from himself!
However, the situation is urgent. The survival of the Pingye Brigade, which is not far from Peiping, is directly related to the defense of Peking. Okamura does not dare to be careless.
Wait until you consider the combat troops in the surrounding areas 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 colonel in charge of garrisoning in 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 him for having lost the face of a soldier of the Japanese Empire and that he should commit suicide by caesarean section and apologized 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 colonel.
But in fact, Gangcun failed to consider two points.
First, the colonel 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, this Japanese colonel 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 the backstage of the Twelfth Army did a lot of work.
Usually these people are people in the same chain of interests.
Naturally, the big guys behind him cannot just sit idly by.
After all, you are still a colonel, the colonel of our 12th Army. Even if you Okamura is the commander-in-chief, you have some wartime privileges.
Before going to the military court for trial, you can’t handle the Texas Colonel how you want, Gangcun. You have to ask me about the Twelfth Army!
Moreover, the war is urgent, and Texas still needs officers who are familiar with this area to command the operations.
In the end, Okamura's order to notify the three armies and punish Colonel Texas 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 Colonel Dezhou continue to command the troops and make meritorious deeds.
After Shen Quan led the reinforced regiment to withdraw from the Dezhou defense zone and march westward to encircle the Kwantung Army Plain Brigade.
The crisis in Texas is basically 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 Colonel Texas, who was originally ordered to commit suicide by caesarean section.
The plain brigade was surrounded, which was the opportunity for Colonel Texas 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 forces with the Texas Colonel and set up a strengthened mechanized regiment, which was paired with the Luxi Mobile Heavy Artillery Regiment and went to reinforce it with great fanfare according to Gangcun's orders.
, rush and hit hard.
Okamura also understands the thoughts of the Twelfth Army.
This Texas colonel, who has served his crime with meritorious deeds, might actually be able to 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 completely in accordance with the orders of your commander-in-chief Gangcun.
You deserve credit for winning.
The telegram order from Yougang Village was lost. The responsibility lies with Gangcun, not with the Twelfth Army.
The factions who are dissatisfied with Gangcun are even secretly planning. This time the North China Front Army suffered a series of defeats. As the commander-in-chief, Okamura made a big mistake.
Saving Colonel Dezhou's life 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, Colonel Texas may not be the last to crush Okamura.
A straw.
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The other side.
The commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka, has not been having a good time these days.
He never imagined 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 dispatched troops sent reinforcements one after another. As a result, the rear area was in panic everywhere.
You can also say that it was all thanks to you, Yoshio Shinozuka, to blindly ask 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 emergency, 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 no longer has extravagant expectations about his future.
Now he just wants to be able to make meritorious service and quickly achieve some results.
In order to reduce his responsibility, he quickly mobilized 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 this battle continues, the noise becomes 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 offensive 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 flying all over the sky.
When ordinary people everywhere witnessed the Eighth Route Army driving armored vehicles, tanks, and cars to chase the Japanese, 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 going on at the front, and the troops in the base areas in the rear have been busy these days with the enthusiastic young people who have been running to the base areas constantly, 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 breaking 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 Shandong and western Shandong areas to be fragmented.
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 are retreating steadily every day, and the so-called public security and stability exist in name only.
The entire central and western Shandong regions were almost turned upside down.
The Japanese and puppet troops in the counties, towns, and base areas were beaten to such a degree that they were reduced to cowards and could not leave their homes.
Until around 10 a.m. on the 11th.
The two groups of lions have successfully joined forces in central Shandong.
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The breaking news that the Eighth Route Army's mechanized combat troops defeated the Japanese army once again spread to all parties...