Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 633: Being deceived

After the Battle of Jingxingguan, Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the Niangziguan Garrison, who was responsible for blocking the direction of Datong and came to reinforce the Japanese army at Jingxingguan. He was born in a field army and was very experienced in using troops. He first caught the Japanese army's eagerness for reinforcements.

Here, they used unexpected artillery bombardment to demoralize the Japanese army, and then used preemptive tactics to cleanly destroy the Japanese heavy artillery regiment that exposed its position and coordinates. Then, they easily repelled the Japanese infantry attack.

The Japanese army, which has lost its heavy artillery firepower, is like a tiger without a sharp claw. Fighting at night is not the strength of the Japanese army. The Japanese army that has been hit must stop the attack. There is no way to go. This is a difficult problem for the Japanese commander.

The cunning and treachery of the ** team annoyed him even more. In less than an hour of fighting, all the heavy artillery was lost. Those mortars alone were unable to shake the blocking position of the ** team on the opposite side.

In the battle just now, he had experienced the firepower of the opposing squadron. Apart from the artillery, the light weapons alone were enough to let him know how difficult this battle was. It was the firing of tens of thousands of automatic weapons.

Like a metal storm, the charging Imperial soldiers fell to the ground in pieces, making the Japanese commander's heart twitch. He absolutely believed that under such a dense firepower attack, at least dozens of bullets would be on the shattered Imperial soldiers.

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He hesitated whether to report what happened here to Commander Okamura Neiji. He would know that the possibility of breaking through the blocking attack of the Chinese army on the opposite side and reinforcing Jingxing Pass was extremely slim. In the dark night, the troops were without support or danger.

The defensible wilderness is extremely vulnerable to attacks by squadrons.

Before he could make up his mind, Okamura Neiji's telegram came, ordering him to immediately get rid of the enemy in person and transfer to Shijiazhuang. Contact was lost at Jingxing Pass. Okamura Neiji realized that something was wrong and faced Tang Qiuli's heavy troops.

The siege and the fall of Jingxing Pass are only a matter of time.

Question, I didn’t expect it to be so fast. In less than twelve hours, all the more than 40,000 imperial soldiers were shattered. Okamura Neiji was trembling with heartache. He attacked the two troops at Niangziguan from behind before reaching the Liaoyang area. Heavy weapons

Also climbing on the mountain road in Baoze.

As the saying goes, "Fortunes never come singly." We also received an urgent telegram from the commander of the regiment defending Shijiazhuang. Shijiazhuang was under fierce attack. The Chinese army had already entered the city and was engaged in fierce street fighting. Our army suffered heavy losses. If reinforcements were sent,

If we don't arrive quickly, Shijiazhuang will surely be lost.

The Japanese commander who defended Shijiazhuang did not lie. Tang Qiusheng used two brigades to attack the Japanese garrison with only one regiment of more than 4,000 people in order to capture Shijiazhuang as quickly as possible and free up his hands to fight against Pingjin.

Tang Qiusheng's leading tactic was to attack the Japanese troops who came for reinforcements and kill them with a sledgehammer.

Okamura Neiji staggered, stars were flying in front of his eyes, he was really hit by his misfortune. The Chinese devil Tang Qiuli really attacked Shijiazhuang. He knew how many troops there were in Shijiazhuang, and he immediately sent reinforcements to Shijiazhuang from the direction of Peking and Tianjin.

The official sent a telegram, ordering them to reach Shijiazhuang within three hours. If Shijiazhuang fell into the hands of Tang Qiuli's troops, they would take it back at all costs.

The Japanese army in Datong direction to reinforce Jingxing Pass received an order under such circumstances. It was from Okamura Neiji. Unfortunately, the order was easy to issue but difficult to execute. Why didn't the Japanese army want to get out of the battle as soon as possible and enter the battle?

Shijiazhuang, which has a solid city defense, is better than this undefendable wilderness.

The Japanese army could not leave. The troops behind Zhang Hansheng were tightly entangled in the area from Fuping to Pingyang, unable to escape. Zhang Hansheng did not forget the plan of commander Feng Jiwu. As soon as the battle started, he ordered the troops of the four brigades to start from the Japanese army.

The left and right wings surrounded him and completed the encirclement before midnight. He had a bold idea to make dumplings out of this Japanese army, and the situation on the battlefield was developing in a direction that was favorable to him.

More than 80,000 people surrounded more than 60,000 Japanese troops. This was an extremely bold idea. If you were not careful, the encirclement would be broken through. After all, the main force of the Japanese army had not been lost, only a few superficial injuries, but more than 60,000 people were surrounded and annihilated.

It was impossible for the Japanese army to complete it overnight. He reported the plan to the commander of the Corps, Feng Jiwu, and Feng Jiwu simply rejected Zhang Hansheng's plan.

It's not that Feng Jiwu didn't want to fight this battle. His regiment, as well as the two important tasks assigned by the division commander, mobilized four brigades to strengthen the strength of Tang Qiusheng's regiment, turned around and entered Yangquan from Niangziguan, and faced the enemy from Heshun.

The two groups of Japanese troops that came to reinforce Jingxing Pass totaled more than 70,000 troops.

There were not enough troops in the three directions. As things got urgent, Feng Jiwu ordered Zhang Hansheng to severely damage the enemies in the Datong direction and repel them if possible. The troops did not pursue in-depth pursuits, but used two brigades to monitor the Japanese troops.

, the rest of the troops immediately rushed to Yangquan via Niangziguan, preparing to participate in the next phase of the combat mission.

After receiving the commander's telegram, Zhang Hansheng had no choice but to give up. According to his idea, even if he couldn't swallow it in one bite, he would still tear off a piece of meat. The commander did not agree, so he had to launch an attack in advance. He telegraphed the left and right wings to outflank the enemy.

As soon as the four brigades arrived at the designated position, they immediately launched an attack on the Japanese troops from both wings.

Just after his order was issued, he received a report from the frontline troops and the Japanese army began to evacuate. However, the direction of retreat was not Datong, but the direction of Shijiazhuang. Zhang Hansheng immediately understood the intention of the Japanese army to suddenly withdraw from the battle. It must be to reinforce Shijiazhuang, which would be even more

We can't let these little devils run away easily. Holding them back is also a way to support Tang Qiusheng's regiment.

The Japanese troops who hurriedly evacuated the battlefield turned to the direction of Shijiazhuang and collided head-on with troops from two brigades of the Niangziguan Guard Corps who were attacking. The two sides immediately engaged in a melee and twisted into a ball. In the night, tracer bullets dragged their long tails back and forth.

Intertwined, the explosions of grenades and grenades flashed from time to time, and the figures of soldiers from both sides fighting were flashed from time to time. The sound of the impact of iron tools, shouts, and screams were intertwined.

The troops of the ** Division, with two brigades of less than 30,000 troops, faced more than 60,000 Japanese troops and were immediately surrounded by the Japanese army. However, the troops of the ** Division, no matter how many Japanese devils they encountered, would not survive.

They were also the troops who dared to fight. They did not take any blocking measures at all and rushed directly into the Japanese army. With their bravery and desperate momentum, the Somi submachine guns fired a trail of flames. In the sudden encounter, automatic weapons accounted for the most part.

It was such a bargain that the Japanese army could be blocked.

They also took advantage of the night. The Japanese army didn't know how many Chinese ** teams rushed over. The marching order was thrown into chaos. They finally stabilized their position. The Chinese ** teams on the flanks and behind came to attack again.

, there were continuous artillery fire on three sides, and the Japanese army caught in the middle suddenly became confused.

The battlefield commanders on both sides reported this situation to their superiors. Okamura Neiji shook his head and ordered the Japanese troops to immediately retreat to Zhangjiakou. Shijiazhuang had been lost. With this small force, it was impossible to capture it.

Those who return to Shijiazhuang may be in danger of being surrounded outside Shijiazhuang. If Yan Xishan's Jin army takes the opportunity to capture Zhangjiakou, the situation will be even more unfavorable.

The Japanese army took advantage of the fact that the encirclement had not closed yet, took turns to cover, and retreated towards Zhangjiakou. Although they were panicked, they did not lose their tactics. After receiving the telegram from Feng Jiwu to Zhang Hansheng, Tang Qiuli thought this was an excellent opportunity. The Japanese troops in Zhangjiakou

Empty, he immediately ordered Zhang Hansheng to command the troops to pursue him, waiting for an opportunity to seize the Zhangjiakou area. A stab at Ningji Okamura from the northwest of Hebei would be enough to kill him.

At the same time, he telegraphed Zhao Chengshou, the commander of the Datong front line of the Jin army, to use five divisions to go out of Xubao and Dongjingji to establish a blockade line in the Yu County area. The Japanese army retreating north to Zhangjiakou must be stopped here.

The seven brigades of the * Division's Niangziguan Garrison Corps surrounded and annihilated this Japanese army, completely changing the strategic situation between the enemy and ourselves in northwest Hebei.

Tang Qiuli knew Yan Xishan too well. He was a master who could not afford to be early without any benefit. He would not send out a single soldier without any benefit. At the end of the telegram, he emphasized that after the enemy was surrounded and annihilated, the Jin army and the ** division troops

Join forces together, capture Zhangjiakou, and clear out western Hebei

The remaining Japanese troops in the north and Zhangjiakou were guarded by the Jin army. In other words, the northwest region of Hebei captured by the two families was left to Yan Xishan alone. From then on, Datong changed from the front line of the Jin army to the rear. This was a huge benefit.

, Yan Xishan is still not tempted?

After receiving the order, Zhang Hansheng was in high spirits. He commanded the troops to hold on to the Japanese army and chased them from Fuping to Laiyuan. The Japanese army launched a regiment of troops to block the attack. Zhang Hansheng didn't even blink, and he killed the regiment in one go.

The Japanese army swallowed the skin and bones, and then pursued them from Laiyuan to Caogoubao. In front of them was Yu County. According to the plan, five divisions of the Jin army would stop the Japanese army retreating northward here.

Zhang Hansheng breathed a sigh of relief and attacked from the front and back. The two armies had more than 100,000 people, more than twice the strength of the Japanese army. The Jin army was waiting for work and was well prepared. It would not be a problem to eat these little devils. He ordered the Communications Department

, immediately communicated with the commander of the Jin army, and after the battle started in the direction of Yu County, the entire army went into battle.

The radio station of the Communications Office began to call the Jin Army headquarters according to the frequency known in advance. However, it could not be contacted. Zhang Hansheng was not in a hurry. When the battle started, he would be contacted naturally. The troops concentrated on the starting point of the attack and waited enough.

For thirty minutes, it was quiet in front, without any gunshots.

The battlefield was unusually quiet. Zhang Hansheng couldn't help but become confused. He immediately sent out a regiment of troops to attack in the direction of Yu County. Shortly after the regiment set off, fierce gunfire came from the front. Zhang Hansheng was overjoyed. The Jin army commander had two battles, but no one.

Expose the target in advance and give the Japanese army a surprise attack to maximize the damage effect. This time the little Japanese has no way to escape.

He ordered his troops to prepare for the attack, but the gunshots in front suddenly became sparse again. What was going on? No matter how hard the Jin army fought, they wouldn't be able to kill the 60,000 Japanese troops so quickly, right?

(To be continued)