"Just now a telegram was sent from the frontline headquarters. A new regiment of tanks has been deployed and the cavalry has arrived at the designated position!"
"The commander of the new regiment ordered our Jizhong troops to attack the enemy immediately!"
At the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei Province, the communications staff officer held a telegram in his hand and reported to District Commander Lu and the political commissar of the military region.
District Chief Lu, the political commissar of the military region, and the senior military officials all had smiles on their faces.
It's just that everyone's smiles were a little harsh.
On the Jinzhou battlefield, the main force of the Jizhong Eighth Route Army fought fiercely with one Japanese A division and two B divisions for a whole day.
In this battle, the Jizhong Military Region Headquarters gambled the fate of the entire Jizhong Military Region.
If the Jizhong Military Region withstands the Japanese attack, then based on its previous experience in cooperating with the New Regiment, the Jizhong Military Region will definitely make a fortune after this war.
But if the Jizhong Military Region is defeated by the Japanese, and if a large number of elite veterans die, morale will be severely damaged.
Then the troops of the Central Hebei Military Region will be in a state of collapse.
Fortunately.
The troops of the Central Hebei Military Region, under the fierce Japanese attack, finally held out until the main force of the new regiment arrived.
"Give me the order!"
"The troops of the Central Hebei Military Region will counterattack across the board!"
District Chief Lu rolled up his sleeves, his tone was harsh and murderous.
Mr. Lu was born in the Northeast Army, where he served as company commander, battalion commander, division staff chief, and regimental commander.
He has been participating in the Anti-Japanese War in Rehe since 1933.
In 1936, he organized the Northeast Armed Comrades Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Pioneer Team, served as the commander-in-chief, and participated in the "Xi'an Incident".
Mr. Lu fought with the Japanese for nearly ten years!
This year is the most enjoyable year for Mr. Lu in fighting the Japanese!
"yes!"
The communications staff member straightened up and turned around to issue orders to all units for a full-scale counterattack.
As the order from the Central Hebei Command was issued, all brigades and regiments in the Central Hebei Military Region sounded the clarion call for a comprehensive counterattack.
"I have long heard that the New Regiment is the most capable unit of our Eighth Route Army. Now I can finally see the mystery of this unit."
There is an expectant tone from the combat staff.
"Isn't it?"
Another operations officer said:
"The new regiment has a large number of tanks and heavy artillery. The Japanese will not be able to outrun them if they see them."
"Did you hear the previous two waves of artillery?"
"That's the new regiment of heavy artillery firing at the Japanese."
District Chief Lu said with a slight smile, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
He had also long wanted to meet the leader of the New Regiment, Li Yunlong, and the spirit of the troops of the New Regiment.
After this battle, the Jizhong Military Region should be able to make a big fortune, right?
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The Western Front of Jinju Battlefield.
Colonel Tanigawa Senji, leading the 11th Cavalry Regiment, urged the horses to attack the Eighth Route Army's tank troops.
Not long after, Colonel Tanigawa Senji and the Japanese cavalry saw the defeated 56th Baggage Regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Nagasaki Yoshio and the remaining heavy troops looked happy when they saw the cavalry coming to meet them.
"The cavalry troops of the Locust Army have arrived."
"Yoshi!"
"Hurry up and get on your horse!"
Nagasaki Yoshio and the baggage soldiers ran towards the cavalry with all their strength.
The Japanese who were carrying heavy troops thought that the cavalry was coming to save them.
Japs are generally short in stature and not very heavy. It is no problem for an Oriental war horse to carry two Japs for a short run.
As long as they mounted their horses, ran into the woods, and retreated in the 94 truck, the Eighth Route Army tanks would not be able to catch up.
But the subsequent operations of the Japanese cavalry made the expressions of Lieutenant Colonel Nagasaki Yoshio and the Japanese heavy soldiers almost sluggish.
I saw only a few hundred Japanese cavalry, some wielding Type 32 cavalry swords, and some holding Type 44 cavalry rifles. They did not slow down at all, and passed directly through the escape formation of the heavy baggage troops.
There was even a heavy baggage soldier who was about to mount his horse, but was knocked several meters away by the horse and died after vomiting blood.
"Nani?"
The operations of the Japanese cavalry almost burned out the brains and CPUs of Nagasaki Yoshio and the baggage soldiers.
Your cavalry regiment not only refused to run, but also dared to attack hundreds of Eighth Route Army tanks head-on?
Isn't this a way to die?
"Captain, what should we do?"
A baggage soldier asked Lieutenant Colonel Nagasaki Yoshio.
Nagasaki Yoshio couldn't understand the operations of the cavalry regiment, gritted his teeth and said: "The 11th Cavalry Regiment is covering us, we retreat immediately!"
At this time, Nagasaki Yoshio and the baggage troops could attack with the cavalry regiment, or they could turn around and retreat.
However, Nagasaki Yoshio knew very well that if we attack together, everyone will die.
"Hi!"
"retreat!"
Lieutenant Colonel Nagasaki Yoshio immediately took the remaining hundreds of heavy troops and ran towards the woods.
In the woods, there is also a squadron of heavy troops, hundreds of vehicles, thousands of mules and horses, and a large amount of combat supplies.
Maybe at this time, the commander of the 11th Division, Lieutenant General Takamori Takamori, had already sent the main force to respond.
During the attack, Nagasaki Yoshio and the heavy troops went by truck, full of murderous intent.
When they came back, Nagasaki Yoshio and the baggage soldiers ran back on both legs and were in a miserable state.
Looking at the woods 1.5 kilometers ahead, the Japs couldn't help but rush a little faster.
the other side.
"Kill me..."
Lieutenant Colonel Tanigawa Senji looked at the overwhelming tanks in front of him that made his scalp numb, and issued the order to charge to the death.
Seeing the dense Japanese cavalry rushing over, the new group of tank soldiers in the tank couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
What are the Japanese cavalry doing?
Although there were only five or six hundred Japanese cavalry, the momentum of the five or six hundred cavalry running was still frightening.
Before the Japanese cavalry arrived, the rumble of horse hooves came first to convey the order.
"Fire!"
The tank soldiers of the new regiment soon understood that the Japanese cavalry was launching a Long Live Charge.
Then he opened fire without hesitation.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
75mm tank shells continued to explode in the Japanese cavalry charge formation, sending up puffs of smoke and debris all over the sky.
Almost every time a shell exploded, Japanese soldiers and army horses fell to the ground amidst the miserable howls.
Even more terrifying than the explosion was the vehicle-mounted M2 heavy machine gun.
"Da da da da da da..."
The gunfire was as dense as popping beans and continued without any gaps.
The Japanese cavalry were constantly being hit in the middle by large-caliber heavy machine guns, and their men and horses were shattered.
Faced with such ferocious artillery fire and heavy rain of large-caliber machine gun bullets, almost all the Japanese cavalry who charged at the tank troops were shot and killed. The tanks even ran over the bodies of dying army horses and Japanese cavalry.
Puddles of meaty paste are left behind.
Times have changed.
With the emergence of heavy machine guns such as the Maxim, the era of cavalry is gone forever.
Not to mention letting cavalry face the king of land warfare like tanks!
The Japanese cavalry's desperate attack on the tank troops did delay the Eighth Route Army's tank troops for some time, but it was innocuous and could not affect the direction of the entire battle.
But the appearance of the Japanese cavalry.
But it allowed the Japs of the 56th Regiment of Heavy Troops to live a little longer.
With the 11th Cavalry Regiment completely wiped out, the few hundred Japs remaining in the 56th Regiment of Heavy Troops were already only 100 meters away from the woods.
In order to run faster, many Japanese soldiers lost their 38-meter rifles and light machine guns.
Although these three divisions have spare weapons, losing a gun is a serious matter for Japanese soldiers, but life is more important at this time.
80 meters…
50 meters……
30 meters…
They were 20 meters away from the edge of the woods, and the Eighth Route Army tanks were far behind. The faces of Lieutenant Colonel Nagasaki Yoshio and the Japanese troops showed a hint of joy in surviving the disaster.
As long as they enter the woods, they can survive!
The tanks of the Eighth Route Army can never outrun a car!
But at this moment, Lieutenant Colonel Nagasaki Yoshio, who was running at the front, suddenly saw pitch-black gun barrels and black muzzles sticking out of the woods.
"No, there's an ambush!"
Lieutenant Colonel Nagasaki Yoshio exclaimed on the spot.
But it's too late.
Click, click, click... Flames spurted out from the edge of the woods, and intensive gunshots also sounded. Nagasaki Yoshio, who was running at the front, was instantly beaten to a bloody sieve by rifle bullets.
Under the firepower net composed of more than 200 Type 56 submachine guns and dozens of Type 56 light machine guns.
Several hundred Japanese troops who had escaped were all shot dead in less than two minutes.
One of the slowest Japanese soldiers with an injured leg was still several hundred meters away from the woods.
When the Japanese saw this scene, he was so frightened that he turned around and ran away.
When Wang Yousheng saw this, he was ready to shoot the Japanese with his Type 56 submachine gun, but was suppressed by General Duan Peng.
Duan Peng motioned to Wang Yousheng to look at Wang Xikui next to him.
Wang Yousheng understood instantly and immediately put away his Type 56 submachine gun and covered his ears with both hands.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a huge gunshot, debris flew, and the Japanese head a few hundred meters away exploded almost simultaneously, like a watermelon, with red flesh and blood flying everywhere.
"If you hadn't competed with me for my head."
"I can use this large-caliber semi-sniper rifle to blow the heads of hundreds of Japs!"
Looking at the envious eyes of all the team members, Wang Xikui turned off the safety of his gun, with a hint of sternness in his pretentious tone.
"Vice Captain, when will you let me use this gun?"
Wang Yousheng cheered.
"Get out!"
"As for your shooting skills, you should practice them for two years first!"
Wang Xikui immediately laughed and cursed.
"Chengfeng, immediately report the situation here to the regiment headquarters, and also inform the heavy tank battalion that we have occupied the woods and ask them not to fire into the woods."
Duan Peng calmly gave the order to the correspondent Ma Chengfeng.
"yes!"
Ma Chengfeng immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and called.
Ma Chengfeng, Wang Yousheng, Xiang Tiancheng, etc. are all very good seedlings and are worth cultivating.
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"Reporting to the captain, the Lijian Brigade just reported that they have occupied this forest and seized a large number of combat supplies, trucks, mules and horses from the three Japanese divisions."
New Regiment Frontline Headquarters.
After receiving the report from the Sharp Sword Brigade, the communications staff officer quickly walked to Li Yunlong and pointed to the map on the table to report to Li Yunlong.
"Haha!" Li Yunlong's unique voice rang out, "Duan Peng, you did a great job!"
Li Yunlong's expression was very satisfied.
He had been wondering a few minutes ago where the Japanese had hidden all the combat supplies, so Duan Peng reported to the regiment headquarters that a large amount of baggage had been seized.
There are 1 Category A division and 2 Category B divisions, with a peak strength of about 60,000.
Even though a Japanese regiment was completely wiped out in Ziyun Mountain, a brigade was severely damaged in Shimen City and Zhengding, and three brigades were left in Shimen City and Zhengding.
However, the Japs who left Shimen City and Zhengding still had at least close to 50,000 troops.
How could there be so many Japanese troops without trucks, mules, horses and combat supplies?
The Japanese's baggage troops were indeed well hidden, and not even the reconnaissance planes of the New Regiment found them.
However, the Sharp Sword Brigade captured almost all the Japanese baggage, which really gave Li Yunlong a big surprise.
"Captain, the 6th Heavy Battalion has arrived."
Chief of Staff Wang Dehou came over and reported to Li Yunlong.
A huge team of more than ten kilometers, some teams have arrived, while others are still on their way.
"Order Wei Monk to immediately attack the enemy from this direction."
Li Yunlong pointed at the map, looked solemn, and issued the order.
"yes."
Wang Dehou looked at the map, turned around and went to deliver the order.
The direction Li Yunlong pointed was the northwest direction of the entire battlefield.
The Japanese must be fleeing toward Bao, which is more than 100 kilometers north of the battlefield.
To the east of the Japs, there is the 60,000 main force of the Jizhong Military Region.
To the north of the Japs, there is a new regiment with 50,000 troops interspersed, blocking the Japanese's northward passage. The combat effectiveness of the 50,000 troops of the new regiment is several grades higher than the 60,000 troops of the Jizhong Military Region.
It is difficult for the Japanese to break through to the north.
To the east, there is the main force of the Jizhong Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, the Japanese are likely to break out to the northwest of the battlefield in desperation.
The newly arrived heavy-armed 6th Battalion can just block this gap.
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As Li Yunlong expected, the Japanese were indeed fleeing north.
But unfortunately, not long after the Japs' vanguard troops fled north, they came under intense shelling.
Hundreds of 75mm mountain guns and hundreds of 82mm mortars were blown up by the Japanese on the spot.
The Japanese who moved in quickly retreated.
"Nani?"
"The main force of the Eighth Route Army appears on the road turning north?"
"At least 50,000 troops?"
When the Japanese army headquarters, Takashi Takamori and Seiichi Aoki heard the news, they immediately felt chills running down their spines.
Lieutenant General Takamori asked in a deep voice.
The 234th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese 40th Division, which had just moved north, was shelled. Takamori thought it was the artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Unit that had moved to the north.
But when the 234th Regiment reported it, Takashi Takamori realized that he was wrong.
Lieutenant General Aoki Seiichi frowned: "Takamori-kun, why do I feel that something is getting more and more wrong during this battle? Where did the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the north come from?"
Takamori Takashi's face became increasingly ugly, and the old devil also smelled something unusual.
Takamori Takashi said in a deep voice: "The main force of the Eighth Route Army from the north should have arrived very early. If this main force of the Eighth Route Army attacks from behind us when we attack the main force of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei, then the three of us will
A Locust Army division has been defeated by the Eighth Route Army, but the main force of the Eighth Route Army did not do this..."
Having said this, Takashi Takamori paused, and his face became more serious and gloomy: "This shows that the Eighth Route Army wants to annihilate us!"
When Seiichi Aoki, Masio Nishihara and all the Japanese officers heard Takamori Takashi's analysis, their expressions suddenly changed.
"Two generals, please take a look."
Seio Nishihara said:
"This is the Jinzhou battlefield. To the east of us is the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Army. It will be difficult to defeat the Jizhong Eighth Route Army in a short time. To the north is the main force of the Eighth Route Army with very powerful firepower."
"There are hundreds of Eighth Route Army tanks in the west, attacking us!"
"If the Eighth Route Army intends to completely annihilate us, it must have deployed troops to the south of the battlefield."
"Iron wall encirclement tactic?" Lieutenant General Seiichi Aoki took a deep breath after hearing this and asked in a deep voice.
"That's right!"
Seihara Seiyo nodded solemnly and said.
"Report, the Jizhong Eighth Route Army just east has launched a full-scale counterattack against the Locust Army!"
A combat staff officer ran over to listen to the report.
When the Japanese officers heard this, their faces became even more ugly.
If the Eighth Route Army really used the iron wall encirclement tactic, then the Jizhong Eighth Route Army's full-scale counterattack shows that the iron wall encirclement tactic has been formed at this time and the encirclement circle has begun to be narrowed.
The Eighth Route Army surrounded all the locust troops in a circle, and then used the iron rolling triple sweep tactic invented by General Okamura Neiji to deal with the locust army in the encirclement circle...
Just thinking about it makes all the Japanese officers feel their scalps numb!
"Northeast!"
Seio Nishihara pointed at the map and said:
"To the northeast, the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong troops and the Eighth Route Army infantry must have been connected together."
"The tanks of the Eighth Route Army came from the west. They must not have formed an encirclement in the northwest direction of the battlefield."
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, this is the weak point of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement. We should break out from here immediately!"
"We have troops and horses that can quickly break through from the northwest of the battlefield." Lieutenant General Aoki Seiichi said worriedly, "But what about our soldiers? How do they break out?"
Once these officers break out from the west on horseback, they will definitely be discovered by the Eighth Route Army.
They might be able to break out of the encirclement, but the Eighth Route Army would definitely be able to find the weak points of the encirclement and quickly block them.
By then, tens of thousands of locust troops will be completely surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.
"We can't worry about that much anymore!" Seihara Saifu said in a deep voice, "We can break out as many units as we can. The other troops can order them to disperse and break out, and then move towards Baoding!"
Takashi Takamori nodded indifferently: "We will break out immediately, Nishihara-kun, if you stay, you will immediately issue orders to the various regiments to break out and move to Baoding!"
"Hi."
Nishihara Seifu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he could only pause.
Takashi Takamori, Seiichi Aoki, and a group of Japanese officers got on their horses and ran towards the northwest of the battlefield.
Seio Nishihara and a communications team from the 11th Division headquarters stayed in place.
"Turn on the radio and order all regiments and brigades to break out and move toward Baoding!"
Seio Nishihara looked at the communications team leader and ordered in a deep voice.
"Hi."
The communications team leader suddenly lowered his head.
Two lieutenant generals and officers from the division headquarters, protected by more than 100 Japanese cavalry, ran toward the northwest of the battlefield.
At this time, the heavy-armed combined battalion led by Wei Dayong had not yet arrived.
The northwest direction of the battlefield is indeed the weak point of the encirclement.
However, the Japanese's movement was discovered by the new regiment in the north.
The dense rain of shells quickly hit the Japanese cavalry.
At the same time, a group of cavalry rushed out from the Eighth Route Army and intercepted the Japanese cavalry.
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