At this point, Vice Commander Bai's tone suddenly worsened: "As long as we pass through Zijin Pass and go all the way to Peking, the little devil will no longer be able to defend! Based on what the Chahar Independent Regiment has shown on the battlefield today,
With such overwhelming momentum, it might really be possible to capture Peiping!"
The entire hall immediately fell into deathly silence.
Chairman Chiang, Chen Cheng and He Yingqin stared with disbelief on their faces.
Three days ago, Xu Rui made a public speech and threatened to counterattack Peking. Is this true?
And now, the Chahar Independent Regiment has shown an overwhelming momentum on the battlefield!
In the end, Bai Chongxi actually dared to say that it was really possible for the Chahar Independent Regiment to capture Peiping?
No matter which one of these three things, Chairman Chiang and the others are unwilling to believe, but now, all three of these things may become a reality. Nothing is more disturbing than this!
"Impossible!" After a while, Chen Cheng roared hysterically again, "Even if the Chahar Independent Regiment showed overwhelming momentum on the battlefield, it was because the Japanese army lacked preparedness. But now, the Japanese army already knows
In this situation, the Japanese army has already taken precautions. It will be absolutely impossible for the Chahar Independent Regiment to maintain the same momentum as before. Yes, that’s right, this is absolutely impossible!"
"That's right, it's absolutely impossible!" He Yingqin also reacted and pointed at Zijingguan and said, "If the Chahar Independent Regiment continues to advance, it may be able to capture Lingqiu County and even Laiyuan County, but if it continues
Keep moving forward, and Zijingguan will become their Waterloo, and the Japanese army will definitely gather heavy troops at Zijingguan and wait!"
"That's right!" Chen Cheng said flatly, "The Chahar Independent Regiment can't pass the Bauhinia Pass no matter what!"
At this time, Vice President Bai's IQ had returned to normal, and he immediately smiled coldly and said: "You two, it's not like you don't know Xu Rui's behavior, do you think Xu Rui will leave this opportunity to the Japanese?
Hehe, if I guessed correctly, Xu Rui has already sent elite troops to surprise the Bauhinia Pass! Maybe they have already captured the Bauhinia Pass!"
"What?!" Chen Cheng and He Yingqin suddenly felt like they were mourning after hearing this, because they knew very well that the possibility Bai Chongxi mentioned was very high. With Xu Rui's temperament, it was really possible that he had sent an elite team to secretly attack Bauhinia.
Pass, maybe Bauhinia Pass has been taken by now.
At this moment, Chairman Chiang also reacted.
At that moment, Chairman Jiang said in a deep voice: "In other words, it is a certainty that the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment will advance outside Peiping City? This is really evil. Xu Rui only has one regiment of troops, and he can survive."
There are just over 20,000 people. It’s amazing to add another tank regiment. How can we fight like this?”
Bai Chongxi, He Yingqin and Chen Cheng looked at each other. No one could answer this question. In fact, it was not surprising that the three of them could not answer it, because these three close aides of Chairman Chiang did not even have the theory of large-depth and large-corps operations.
Even if they don’t understand, wouldn’t it be difficult for them to explain the principles of blitzkrieg?
…
Bai Chongxi and others could not understand the subtleties of blitzkrieg, but Rommel understood it clearly.
"Perfect!" Looking at the curve drawn on the map, Rommel's eyes immediately revealed a hint of admiration, and he said sincerely, "This is simply a textbook classic blitzkrieg!"
By this time, the battle report from the North China Front had already been forwarded to Tokyo.
According to the battle report provided by the North China Front, Rommel immediately asked the accompanying German staff to conduct map operations, and then the Chahar Independent Regiment's advance route in the previous 20 hours was clearly displayed on the map.
When he came out and saw this line, Rommel couldn't help but express his heartfelt admiration.
"Nani, blitzkrieg?!" Yamashita Fengwen said in disbelief, "Although Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment received a tank regiment from the Soviet Union, oh yes, there is also an Il-Fifteen Flying Regiment, but with only
I’m afraid I can’t launch a blitzkrieg with this little equipment, right?”
After a pause, Yamashita Fengwen continued: "It's not that the assault force of the Chahar Independent Regiment is not strong enough to advance quickly on the battlefield, but that they have not achieved mechanization in the true sense at all, especially because they lack enough troops.
trucks, so its infantry simply cannot follow up quickly."
Rommel smiled slightly and said: "So, Commander Yamashita, has your Far East Front achieved mechanization in the true sense?"
Shanxia Fengwen was speechless immediately after hearing this.
Because his Far East Front Army has not achieved true mechanization, or even semi-mechanization. The main reason is that the number of trucks is too small. Even if a large number of trucks are dispatched from China, there are still a large number of trucks.
Due to the gap, Yamashita Fengwen could only supplement a considerable number of mules and horses.
Rommel continued: "Your Far East Front has not achieved true mechanization, has it? But even so, aren't you also prepared to launch a blitzkrieg against the Eastern Group of the Soviet Far East Front? So, can it achieve true mechanization?
Mechanization is not a prerequisite for carrying out blitzkrieg."
Yamashita Fengwen said with some helplessness: "Okay, I admit, this can barely be regarded as a blitzkrieg, but to say how brilliant this blitzkrieg of the Chahar Independent Regiment is, it can't be said, right?"
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"Can't you say he's so clever?" After listening to the translator's translation, Rommel shook his head and said, "Commander Yamashita, take a square ruler and measure it on the map. See if the Chahar Independent Regiment is less than twenty
How much distance did you advance in total within an hour? Then calculate how many Japanese troops were defeated along the way?"
Yamashita Fengwen actually picked up the square ruler and briefly measured it on the map, and his expression immediately changed.
I couldn't see it on the map, but after measuring it with a ruler, I discovered that the Chahar Independent Regiment had advanced nearly 150 kilometers in less than twenty hours! This speed is simply incredible.
It was appalling! Even according to the German blitzkrieg standards, it was already an extremely excellent performance.
Rommel tapped his fingers on the table and said: "This blitzkrieg of the Chahar Independent Regiment, whether it is the covert engagement with the enemy before the battle, the rapid advance after the battle started, or the handling of Datong on the way forward,
It can be regarded as a classic case of blitzkrieg like a textbook. If it is made into a handout, it can even be obtained by the command department of the Berlin Military Academy and used as a teaching material."
Yamashita Fengwen could only remain silent, but this time, he did not dare to refute.
Rommel smiled slightly and added: "It is a pity that Xu Rui only has one tank regiment and one Il-Fifteen flying regiment with poor performance, and the following infantry only has a total of more than 20,000 people. If he could have
A tank division, plus 100,000 infantry who can follow up quickly, haha."
Yamashita Fengwen's face suddenly jumped and he asked: "How?"
Rommel shrugged and said: "If this is the case, your North China Front Army will probably be completely destroyed! And the entire North China will definitely return to the hands of the Chinese."
Yamashita Fengwen's eyes suddenly condensed, and he added: "But Xu Rui does not have an entire tank division, nor does he have a rapid strike force of 100,000 people, so the North China Front still has a chance to recover, right?"
"Yes, there is still a chance of recovery." Rommel pointed to a place on the map, "The key is here."
Yamashita Fengwen looked in the direction of Rommel's finger and saw the words "Zijinguan Pass" marked on the map.
Bauhinia Pass? Yamashita Fengwen's eyes lit up instantly.
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In fact, the advancement of the Chahar Independent Regiment has not been smooth sailing.
For example, now, when the Chahar Independent Regiment advanced to Wangzhuangbao Town, fifty miles west of Lingqiu County, it encountered an unexpected big trouble. The Japanese military police stationed in Lingqiu County blew up a road bridge here in advance.
, immediately making it impossible for the heavy equipment of the Chahar Independent Regiment to advance even half a step.
Most of the commanders of the little devils have rigid thinking and are stubborn.
But no one can guarantee that there won't be a different kind of situation. The captain of the military police in Lingqiu County is a special kind of person.
Once the highway bridge in Wangzhuangbao Town exploded, the heavy equipment of the Chahar Independent Regiment would be unable to cross immediately.
Without the follow-up of heavy equipment such as tanks and artillery, it was obviously impossible to maintain the devastating and fierce attack momentum just by relying on a dozen horse-mounted mounted battalions.
Fortunately, Xu Rui was fully prepared for this.
As soon as he discovered that the highway bridge had been blown up, Xu Rui sent people to contact nearby guerrillas.
However, by the time they contacted the nearby guerrillas and mobilized the masses to rush to repair the highway bridge, four or five hours had already passed and it was already dawn! The next bridge repair took another whole morning.
It was not until noon that the highway bridge in Wangzhuangbao Town was finally repaired.
Seeing howitzers one by one, dragged by trucks, drove in again, Xu Rui finally let out the turbid breath he had held in his chest. It was not bad, it was just a delay.
It's less than twelve hours. If we delay here for another twelve hours, we will be in big trouble.
Because for every extra hour they delay here, the battalion will be in more danger over at Zijingguan!
With the cooperation of the Langya Brigade, the First Battalion successfully captured the Bauhinia Pass, but the little devils are not fools. They will react quickly and realize the value of the Bauhinia Pass, and then they will fight back crazily.
, it is completely foreseeable that the First Battalion will undergo an unprecedented test of life and death.
Thinking of this, Xu Rui immediately got back into the jeep and shouted in a deep voice: "Atu, drive!"
"Okay!" Zhuoligetu agreed, stepped on the accelerator and slid forward.
