Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 631: Talking about fat meat

Tang Qiuli used the strength of two regiments to sweep the troops deep into the hinterland of the Taihang Mountains after Okamura Ningci, and suddenly launched an attack on Jingxing Pass, the gateway to Shijiazhuang. With superior strength and firepower, only three troops were used.

In half an hour, the remaining more than 20,000 Japanese troops were reduced to

At the core position, the final general attack was about to be launched, but we suddenly received an emergency order from the division commander, requesting to postpone the annihilation of the remaining Japanese troops at Jingxing Pass. I didn't know what medicine the division commander was selling in his gourd, so I took this opportunity to adjust my deployment.

The final blow will definitely kill the Japanese army.

The progress of the battle at Jingxing Pass was as expected by Tang Qiuli. More than 200,000 troops were mobilized, but the expected results could not be achieved. They had no longer been able to stay in North China. He gave orders to Tang Qiusheng and Feng Jiwu just to use them.

The remaining Japanese troops at Jingxing Pass came to observe Okamura Neji's response, so as to plan the next battle plan according to the situation.

Okamura Neiji moved. The intelligence coming from the Beiping and Tianjin intelligence stations showed that the Japanese troops in Peking and Tianjin were gathering. The specific purpose was being verified. The Japanese troops from the direction of Datong came to reinforce the Jingxingguan direction to sweep the base areas in the Taihang Mountains.

Of the six Japanese troops, two of them near Jingxingguan also changed their direction of advance and gathered in the Liaoyang area.

Tang Qiuli's move basically disrupted Okamura Neji's overall deployment. Half of the garrison troops in Pingjin and Tianjin were taken away. His troops were all on the outside. There was only one regiment in Shijiazhuang on guard.

Under the attack of superior troops, Shijiazhuang was like an undefended city, and Okamura Neji could not afford to lose Shijiazhuang.

Tang Qiuli's goal of mobilizing Japanese troops to disrupt Ningji Okamura's deployment was basically achieved. Based on the latest enemy situation, he made new deployments. The task of capturing Jingxing Pass was completed by Feng Jiwu's Niangzi Pass garrison and blocked the opponent.

Datong direction

After the regiment completed the Jingxingguan battle mission, the main force immediately marched westward to Yangquan to prepare to meet the Japanese reinforcements coming from two groups. Four brigades of troops were divided and transferred to the command of Tang Qiusheng's regiment to strengthen the troops for combat in the plains.

Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps immediately marched to Shijiazhuang to block the Japanese troops from Pingjin and capture Shijiazhuang. Liu Tiehan's East Command troops in the direction of Cangzhou took an offensive against the Japanese troops in Cangzhou and maintained corresponding pressure so that they could not allocate troops to reinforce Shijiazhuang.

, around the Battle of Jingxingguan, throughout North China, the Japanese division and the Japanese army adjusted their deployments. In comparison, Okamura Neji still suffered a big loss.

When he entered the Taihang Mountains, he failed to capture the main force of the Army Division and annihilate Tang Qiuli's effective forces. Instead, he killed more than 40,000 people at Jingxing Pass. Can he achieve the goal of liberating Jingxing Pass by reinforcing the troops at Jingxing Pass in two ways?

The siege can also be used to advance westward to attack Taiyuan.

, is still unknown. In Tang Qiuli's hands, there are also five brigades directly under the division headquarters, as well as the 1st and 2nd Workers' Anti-Japanese Brigade of the ** Division who participated in the battle in advance, with a total strength of more than 28,000.

Tang Qiuli still has a strategic reserve of more than 90,000 troops that has not been used.

At the same time, Tang Qiuli ordered Yan Xishan, the main force of the Jin army in the direction of Datong, to launch a full-line general attack on the Japanese army in front of them and seize Zhangjiakou when the Japanese army divided its forces to reinforce Jingxing Pass. This was a rare opportunity.

By chance, the Japanese army in Datong only had two regiments with no more than 6,000 troops. The nearly 300,000 Jin troops commanded by Zhao Chengshou could easily swamp several thousand Japanese troops, leaving Zhangjiakou almost empty.

After using this move, if Okamura Neiji does not withdraw his troops from the Taihang Mountains and return reinforcements, Tang Qiusheng's troops will attack Beiping from Shijiazhuang in the east, and Yan Xishan's Jin army from Zhangjiakou in the northwest. Okamura Neiji's home base will really be destroyed.

empty out, if

Okamura Neiji ordered the more than 300,000 Japanese troops in the direction of Cangzhou to divide their forces to rescue Shijiazhuang. Liu Tiehan's East Point troops could take the opportunity to besiege Cangzhou and threaten Tianjin. Okamura Neiji's strategic layout in North China would be defeated in an instant.

Bits and pieces.

What's more, Yuan Jinghao's regiment in the direction of Anyang, Henan, can take the opportunity to take Handan directly, and Okamura Neji's retreat is also cut off. The key point is whether Yan Xishan's Jin army can capture Zhangjiakou. Tang Qiuli gave Commander Yan this

It's a big deal, and Commander Yan, who must be good at calculating, must be happy to accept it, right?

Yan Xishan quickly called back, and when he saw Yan Xishan's vague telegram with flashing words, Tang Qiuli was furious. In the telegram, Yan Xishan emphasized a lot of difficulties. His intelligence system detected that the Japanese army was committing a large-scale invasion of the north.

Leaving the Taihang Mountains to attack the Taihang Mountains

According to the original trend, the troops in the direction of Datong have been urgently transferred to the front line of Wuxiang for defense. The troops are on the way. Now, the troops in the direction of Datong are only one division and are unable to launch an attack on the Japanese troops facing them. Please ask Vice Chairman Tang.

Forgive me.

This is tantamount to refusing to carry out Tang Qiuli's order. It is full of excuses. It is excusable for the Jin army to move south to Wuxiang. It prevents Okamura Neji from sweeping up the troops and fleeing from the Taihang Mountains. It is also reasonable to attack Taiyuan and kill Tang.

Qiu Li also didn't believe that Yan Xishan only had one division of troops left in Datong. This was not Yan Xishan's style.

Moreover, in the telegram, Yan Xishan was bargaining and crying. If Vice Chairman Tang's troops were responsible for the frontline defense of Wuxiang and ensured that the Japanese army could not cross Wuxiang to attack Taiyuan, his troops could attack the Zhangjiakou area, but after passing through many

Due to daily combat consumption, the troops' ammunition supplies are seriously insufficient. Please provide Vice Chairman Tang with appropriate supplies.

After Tang Qiuli read the telegram, he didn't even feel angry anymore. Only three or four divisions of troops were needed, and Zhangjiakou, which was empty and empty, would be at your fingertips. The war situation in North China would be completely improved. The product-rich Jizhong and Jinnan regions,

It would fall into his own hands. It was a famous granary in North China. Neji Okamura could only stick to the big cities and railways and highways.

If he were to attack the Eighth Route Army troops, if there was such an opportunity, he would never let it go. Unfortunately, the troops of three divisions of the Eighth Route Army, together with Sun Zhenbang's regiment, were entangled with the Japanese army in the Taihang Mountains. Yan Xishan's fundamental psychology

, or is it because of his calculating personality that he can get the maximum benefit with the minimum investment.

However, this time he miscalculated. By taking Zhangjiakou, northwest Hebei and northeastern Shanxi would be connected. Yan Xishan's power would also expand to the northwest of Hebei, and there would be ample strategic buffer space in the direction of Datong. This

He couldn't see it at all. It could only prove that this man was short-sighted and accustomed to speculation. Keeping him in North China would be of no use to the overall situation. Tang Qiuli felt for the first time a complete murderous intention. At the right time, he didn't have it in his hands.

Bloody, that's when he takes action.

After receiving the order from the division commander, Tang Qiusheng's regiment quickly left the Jingxingguan battlefield and deployed its troops on the front lines of Dingzhou, Anguo, Raoyang, and Wuqiang, preparing to block the Japanese reinforcements in Shijiazhuang from the direction of Pingjin and attack Shijiazhuang with two brigades.

The opposing Japanese army numbered more than 160,000, exceeding the entire strength of his regiment. The battle outside Shijiazhuang was destined to be a difficult blocking battle.

However, Tang Qiusheng knew in his heart that Feng Jiwu's four brigades of more than 50,000 people would soon reach the outskirts of Shijiazhuang. The number of troops he could command would reach about 200,000, which would be enough to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese reinforcements. Feng Jiwu

After receiving the order, Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the corps, led seven brigades with more than 80,000 troops and rushed to the front line of Fuping and Pingyang, preparing to block the less than two divisions of Japanese troops coming from the direction of Datong.

His order to Zhang Hansheng was to block the Japanese army and at the same time look for opportunities to severely damage most of the Japanese army. If they were completely wiped out, he would personally ask Zhang Hansheng for credit. He had reasons for doing so. He used more than 80,000 troops to deal with more than 60,000 Japanese troops, and the firepower

If we want to surpass the Japanese army, we will not be willing to do so if we cannot achieve the results we deserve.

Feng Jiwu commanded the remaining troops and launched a final general attack on the Japanese core position at Jingxingguan. Artillery shells fell like raindrops on the Japanese position. In an area of ​​only a few square kilometers, more than 20,000 people gathered and were beaten and frightened.

Japanese soldiers, no matter how strong the fortifications are, cannot withstand the fierce artillery fire. A falling artillery shell will always kill more than a dozen Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese division commander saw that his troops suffered heavy casualties. Under the fierce bombardment, his underground headquarters was like a boat swaying in the wind and rain. You can imagine what happened to the soldiers on the exposed positions. If you continue to hold on to Jingxing

To pass the core position, tens of thousands of soldiers must all be jade.

At this point, he begged Okamura Neiji to allow the troops to break through. Okamura Neiji severely rebuked him and told him that reinforcements from all walks of life were approaching Jingxing Pass. As long as he held on for another five hours, he could attack

The ** division troops at Jingxingguan had no choice but to be surrounded.

In fact, Okamura Neiji himself didn't quite believe this. The troops leaving Pingjin were going to Shijiazhuang to set up defenses. Two reinforcements from the Taihang Mountains were climbing up the rugged mountain road. The only thing they could count on was the reinforcements from the direction of Datong.

, However, with the cunningness of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, he would not fail to think of this. I am afraid that Datong's reinforcements will be stopped by the troops of the Jinxing Division before they reach Jingxing Pass. If they don't do it well, they will suffer a big loss.

The reason why Okamura Neiji did this was entirely to buy time for the troops in the direction of Beiping and Tianjin. The longer Jingxing Pass persisted and held back Tang Qiuli's troops, the troops in the direction of Beiping and Tianjin would have entered Shijiazhuang earlier to set up defenses and lost Jingxing Pass.

, Shijiazhuang can never be abandoned again.

The Japanese division commander threw down the walkie-talkie. He didn't understand the commander's intention. He only knew that such an order was equivalent to burying more than 20,000 imperial soldiers in a place of only a few square kilometers. The Chinese soldiers did not have to charge, but only

With artillery fire, he could flatten his own position. This was the first time he encountered such a violent bombardment in his memory, and it was extremely terrifying.

He asked everyone in the division headquarters to go out, thought silently for a while, picked up the phone, and issued an order for all troops to break out in the direction of Shijiazhuang. Several artillery shells fell on the hidden part, and the dust that fell covered the table.

The military map and the phone fell to the ground. He looked at the portrait of the Emperor on the wall and shed a few turbid tears. The division chief of staff and guards came in to protect the division commander from breaking out. A shell flew and several guards fell.

In a pool of blood.

(To be continued)