Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 634: Capture Shijiazhuang

Zhang Hansheng, Chief of Staff of the Niangziguan Garrison of the ** Division, in accordance with the order of division commander Tang Qiuli, commanded seven brigades with more than 80,000 troops to pursue the more than 60,000 Japanese troops retreating towards Zhangjiakou, from Fuping to Yu County, and arrived at

The Jin army's blocking defense line was originally planned, but the battle did not start for a long time, and he could not contact the Jin army headquarters. He sent a regiment of troops to search and advance. (Baidu search,)

Gunfire was finally heard, but it soon became sparse. Zhang Hansheng couldn't figure out what was going on, so he rushed to the forward position with his guard company. As soon as he arrived at the vanguard brigade headquarters, the commander of the regiment sent out was covered in blood.

When I broke in, I saw Zhang Hansheng, a five-foot-tall man.

Weeping loudly: "Chief of Staff, we have been fooled. There is no trace of the Jin army in Yu County. When our regiment searched to the outskirts of Yu County, we were suddenly ambushed by the Japanese army. There were more than a thousand brothers in the vanguard battalion, and less than 1,000 brothers came back."

Four hundred people, what kind of battle is this?"

When Zhang Hansheng heard this, stars suddenly appeared in his eyes, his hands and feet were cold, and his chest felt tight. He calmed down and understood that the damn Jin army did not set up a blocking defense line in Yu County at all, or in other words, the Jin army did not send troops at all, and

More than 60,000 Japanese troops fought for two days and nights, chasing for three to four hundred miles, but there were no casualties like this at one time. It was not the Japs who suffered the loss, but the Jin troops who suffered the losses, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.

The Jin army did not send troops, and he wasted nearly an hour in vain. In this situation of hot pursuit, every minute is extremely precious. He was furious, hating the bastards of the Jin army, and regretting that he had not

To increase alertness, one should pursue the enemy without stopping for a minute and not give the Japs time to set up an ambush. In a one-sided situation, the Japs took advantage and more than 800 soldiers were lost in this way.

Zhang Hansheng's face was ashen and he ordered the artillery troops to immediately bombard Yu County. At the same time, he truthfully reported what happened to the Corps Commander Feng Jiwu. The artillery bombed Yu County and filled the air with gunpowder smoke. After the shelling stopped, the troops

They rushed forward like a tide, but did not see a single shadow of the Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers who had taken advantage of them had already taken advantage of this gap and slipped away.

The troops passed through Yu County, where the gunfire was still lingering, and pursued them to the gates of Zhangjiakou City. The Japanese troops who retreated into Zhangjiakou had built several blocking lines relying on the solid city defenses. The troops did not even take a breath and immediately began to attack the city.

The intensive firepower of the Japanese army drove them back, causing a lot of casualties. Zhang Hansheng was furious. After adjusting his deployment, he prepared to attack again. Not only did he let these little devils go, he did not take advantage of them and nothing happened.

All the artillery raised their thick muzzles, waiting for orders from the chief of staff and communications staff report. After receiving the order personally issued by the division commander Tang Qiuli, they immediately stopped attacking Zhangjiakou, leaving a brigade of troops to monitor the Japanese troops in Zhangjiakou.

, the main force immediately returned to the Niangziguan area and assembled in Yangquan to stand by.

Zhang Hansheng's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked up to the sky and sighed. He was unwilling to suffer this loss. He has never been so useless since he led the troops to fight. If it weren't for the Jin army's delay, the troops could have driven into Zhangjiakou.

Allowing the little devil to calmly set up defenses? Anyway, sooner or later, the revenge of this arrow will have to be avenged, as well as those bastards of the Jin army. The troops withdrew from the siege. The Japanese army who fled into Zhangjiakou finally breathed a sigh of relief and saved their lives.

feeling.

Zhang Hansheng, who had suffered a small loss from the Japanese army, was very angry. After receiving Zhang Hansheng's telegram from Feng Jiwu, Tang Qiuli was even more angry and wanted to kill someone. Considering the overall situation, he was extremely angry because he had lost this opportunity to change the situation in northwest Hebei.

If Zhao Chengshou did not express his determination to implement his orders, he would not place his hope on the Jin army, and the battle would be fought in another way.

It is impossible to speculate on Yan Xishan's psychology. Zhao Chengshou, the commander of the Jin Army's Datong front line, also saw that this was an extremely favorable opportunity. In his words, it was only a profit but not a loss. The Japanese had been driven out by the 80,000-strong army of the Japanese Army.

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Yes, all he had to do was hit him head-on. This Japanese army would not be able to escape. Zhangjiakou was within the grasp of the Jin army. Not only did he happily accept Tang Qiuli's order, he was also prepared to use seven divisions of troops to attack Yu County.

Stop the Japanese army.

The battle plan and Tang Qiuli's telegram were reported to Commander Yan. Zhao Chengshou waited for the old man to say a word and led the army to fight out. The order did not come, but a basin of cold water was poured on him. Yan Xishan not only scolded him for seeking petty profits, but also

Prepare to take the old man's family fortune

Go to cater to Tang Qiuli and ask him if he has been in control of the military for a long time and can he straighten up and talk to me, this old man? Zhao Chengshou was so frightened that Zhao Chengshou was so frightened and his heart was trembling that he sent out troops.

I don't even dare to think about blocking the Japanese army.

He quickly sent a telegram to express his loyalty. He was confused by the small profits in front of him. He did not have a long-term vision and failed to understand Chief Yan’s intentions. No matter in the past or in the future, only Chief Yan followed his lead and ignored the others. After sending the telegram,

Still feeling uneasy, I quickly packed my bags and rushed to Taiyuan overnight, preparing to plead guilty to Commander Yan in person.

Sitting in the bumpy car, Zhao Chengshou was still confused. He couldn't figure it out. The entire northwestern Hebei region, including the Bashang grassland, and the strategically important Zhangjiakou, were so cheap. Why did the old man still say it was just a small profit?

He felt more and more unable to see through this Commander Yan, who controlled his own destiny.

In fact, it is very simple. Yan Xishan's abacus is rattling. He is very clear about the importance of Zhangjiakou. It is precisely because he sees this that he does not want this hot potato. The Japanese can tolerate the strategically important Zhangjiakou being used by themselves.

Occupying it? How many families have enough wealth to fill the gaping hole without having to send troops to fight for it over and over again?

Tang Qiuli is a kid with unfathomable scheming and cunning. On the surface, he gives me an advantage, but in reality, he brings me into conflict with the Japanese. He kills two birds with one stone, consuming both the Jin army and the Japanese.

Man, when my old man was exhausted from the fight with the Japanese, he suddenly sent troops to take advantage and issued an order. Zhangjiakou is a strategically important place and should be considered in the overall situation. My old man can't grab it and fight for it.

Don't suffer the consequences of being dumb.

Yan Xishan twirled his beard with his hand and sneered, as if he had understood Tang Qiuli's intentions. If he did not fall for the trick, he would not send a single soldier. Tang Qiuli pursued it, and Zhao Chengshou was the one to bear it. It was time to teach him a lesson. There was no conquest.

have to

He dared to take the initiative to send troops without my consent. Furthermore, he had taken Tang Qiuli's word for granted and could not let Shanxi fall into the hands of the Japanese. Even if Tang Qiuli was offended to the end, if Shanxi was in trouble, Tang Qiuli would still have to do it.

Full rescue.

The so-called "judgment of a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart", it was precisely because he thought he had seen through this that Yan Xishan dared not to carry out Tang Qiuli's orders many times, and made up his mind that the Jin army would never fight in any future wars.

If you participate easily, don't you know that Yan Xishan's actions and thoughts have laid the foundation for his own disaster. This Yuxian incident made Tang Qiuli completely lose even a little trust in Yan Xishan and the Jin army.

He would never allow such a military force to exist in his war zone, which would affect the unity and coordination of the entire war zone. At this time, in Tang Qiuli's heart, Yan Xishan and the Jin army had been removed from the list, but

It is a matter of time, and the force that will dominate Shanxi in the future is not ***

The Eighth Route Army was none other than the Eighth Route Army. He would rather hand over Shanxi to the Communist Party than let Yan Xishan do bad things here. As for whether Tang Qiuli is as insidious and cunning as Yan Xishan thought, it is impossible to say clearly, but one thing can be guaranteed

, The reason why Tang Qiuli did this was purely for overall consideration.

When Zhang Hansheng reluctantly withdrew his troops outside Zhangjiakou, the blocking battle outside Shijiazhuang had already turned into a pot of gruel. Tang Qiusheng, with two brigades of troops, rushed into the city of Shijiazhuang and defended a regiment of Japanese troops in Shijiazhuang.

It was simply impossible to defend such a large defense area. In the outer position, a brigade of troops was wiped out by the ** division troops. Seeing that something was not going well, the Japanese commander quickly reduced his troops and retreated into the city to prepare for a fight with the Chinese ** division.

street fighting.

He received an order from Okamura Neiji to defend Shijiazhuang and wait for reinforcements. Defense requires strength. With the strength of two brigades, he defended to death. The Japanese joint captain muttered in his heart that it was almost like committing suicide. The commander's order must be carried out. Let's do our best.

, the Japanese soldiers, under the command of the regiment commander, fought extremely fiercely. Every street and every house became the focus of contention.

The fierce street fighting in Shijiazhuang city was reported to Tang Qiusheng, who was organizing defense on the periphery. He frowned slightly and used two brigades to attack Shijiazhuang, which was defended by only one regiment. They fought so fiercely. It seemed that his own

The troops are accustomed to fighting in large groups, and are no longer familiar with such street fighting.

He ordered the two brigade commanders to change their style of play. Instead of pushing forward in a straight line and competing with the Japanese army point by point, each unit used companies as units to boldly intersperse and separate and surround the Japanese army in isolated strongholds, and then destroy them with artillery fire, leaving behind

If those cannons were not in use, wouldn't it be possible to fight? At the end of the order, he asked the two brigade commanders who were directing the battle in a reproachful tone.

The two brigade commanders who received the order were so ashamed that they immediately changed their tactics. This time, the battle was fought extremely smoothly. The attacking troops were divided into countless groups, and they were like sharp knives. They ignored the enemy behind them and never entangled them.

Japanese troops scattered in the city,

Divide it into an isolated point, discover a Japanese stronghold, immediately surround it, call for artillery fire coverage, follow the troops to attack the mortar crews, show their prowess, the shells penetrate the house like long eyes, and the Japanese blocking points are cleared one by one

Lose.

At about four o'clock in the morning, the gunfire gradually subsided in the urban area of ​​Shijiazhuang. Only the burning buildings were still emitting thick smoke and flames. There were traces of the fierce battle everywhere. A regiment of Japanese troops faithfully carried out their

Commander Okamura Neiji's orders were all buried in Shijiazhuang. There were more than 3,800 people from the commander on down, none of whom survived.

This strategic location on the Jizhong Plain, a transportation hub on Cangshi Road and Pinghan Road, and an important strategic support point for the Japanese army in central and southern Hebei, fell into the hands of the Japanese Army Division once again after the July 7th Incident.

Tang Qiuli benefited from the city that people worked so hard to run.

(To be continued)