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As the order from the Japanese 11th Army Headquarters was issued.

All divisions and brigades of the 11th Army retreated across the board.

When the leader of the Japanese Brigade stationed in Xuzhou heard the news, he was immediately frightened out of his mind.

Even the 11th Army of the Locust Army was defeated. How could he withstand the Eighth Route Army's attack with the few troops he had?

The Japanese Brigade immediately requested tactical guidance from the dispatched army headquarters.

Since the 11th Army was going north, the Japanese Dispatch Army Headquarters did not gather more Japanese troops in the Xuzhou area.

It was believed that the 11th Army could defeat the Eighth Route Army.

But the idea is very rich, but the reality is very skinny.

Less than a week into the battle, the Japanese 11th Army was defeated by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army.

News of the defeat of the 11th Army soon reached the Japanese base camp.

Japanese country.

Tokyo.

Prime Minister's Office.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have just received a report from the commander of the China Expeditionary Force, Shunroku Hata."

"The 11th Army was defeated by the Chinese army in the Xuzhou area and suffered heavy losses. Lieutenant General Hengshan Yong is currently leading the 11th Army to move into central China."

Major General Sanada Soichiro held a telegram in his hand and reported to Prime Minister Hideji Tojo.

"Nani?"

Hearing this, Tojo Hideji stood up suddenly, with a look of disbelief on his face.

Tojo Eiji's life has not been easy recently.

Although the Army achieved impressive results in Southeast Asia at the end of last year.

But from the beginning to the end of this year, the Japanese army continued to suffer defeats.

The 5th Division, the 1st Army and other units were all shattered, and the Battle of Midway was defeated...

Up to now, the North China Front has been defeated again and again, and the Japanese Navy is at a disadvantage in the battle with the American and American troops.

His cabinet was on the verge of bankruptcy, both economically and politically.

Whether it was the army or the navy, Tojo continued to win one more victory to save his cabinet from bankruptcy.

Hideji Tojo hoped that the Imperial Army could turn the tide in this battle in North China.

It was absolutely impossible to defeat the Eighth Route Army with the help of the useless North China Front Army, so Hideji Tojo sent the Kwantung Army and the 11th Army to reinforce the North China Front Army.

Unexpectedly, the 11th Army was also defeated.

"Where is the Kwantung Army?"

Tojo Hideji asked in a deep voice.

"Currently the Kwantung Army has passed Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao and is about to arrive in Tangshan."

Major General Sanada Soichiro reports:

"However, Peiping has been captured by the Eighth Route Army, and the main force of the Kwantung Army is preparing to take a detour from Tianjin to Baoding!"

Tojo Hideji said in a deep voice again: "Where are the 43rd, 46th and 47th Divisions heading to North China from the mainland? When will they arrive in Baoding?"

These three divisions, like the Japanese 42nd Division, are the latest three-unit B divisions formed by the Japanese army on the mainland.

At full strength, the combat effectiveness is pretty good.

These divisions were all locally strengthened divisions, but due to the tense war in North China, Hideji Tojo transferred them to North China on transport ships.

After the war in North China is over, Tojo Hideji will look at the situation and decide whether to transfer these divisions back to the mainland.

"The 43rd Division, 46th Division and 47th Division have landed at Tianjin Port."

Major General Sanada Soichiro said in a deep voice:

"In about two days, these three divisions will arrive in Baoding!"

Tojo Hideji calculated carefully.

At the beginning of the war, the North China Front had 12 divisions and 3 mixed brigades.

The Kwantung Army dispatched 7 divisions and 2 mixed brigades.

The 11th Army dispatched 7 divisions and 3 mixed brigades.

In addition to the three B divisions transferred from the local area.

For this battle, the Japanese army prepared 29 divisions and 8 mixed brigades, with a total strength of approximately 50.

With such a luxurious configuration, it still couldn't defeat the Eighth Route Army.

Neji Okamura is a waste, Isamu Yokoyama is a waste.

Umezu Yoshijiro was also a waste. After such a long time, he was still unable to reach North China and Baoding. Instead, he allowed the Eighth Route Army to capture Peiping.

Thinking of this, Tojo Hideji suddenly became furious.

Even though he was a wise and powerful Prime Minister, he could not stand up to his subordinates who were too rubbish. Tojo wanted to shoot all the rubbish like Okamura Neji and Yokoyama Isamu.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, now that the 11th Army has been defeated, will the central flowering strategy continue?"

A lieutenant general staff member next to him asked in a deep voice.

In this battle of Baoding, the Japanese army followed the wishful thinking of the central flowering tactics.

The Japanese base camp also knew very well that the North China Front Army could never be the opponent of the Eighth Route Army.

and so.

The Japanese army mobilized the main force of the Kwantung Army, mobilized the main force of the Japanese 11th Army, and even mobilized three more divisions from the mainland, preparing to launch a large-scale central attack to severely damage the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army and complete its success in one battle.

but.

Hideji Tojo obviously did not expect that not only the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army was not easy to mess with, but also the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army was a strong one.

In the original Battle of Songhu, the Japanese army only invested 9 divisions with more than 22 men, and defeated the National Army's 73 divisions with more than 70 men.

This time, the strength of the Chinese army was not as good as that of the Japanese army, but the result was completely the opposite. The Chinese army defeated the Japanese army and lost all its armor.

Tojo Hideji didn't know whether the Kwantung Army was working hard and arrived in North China late on purpose, or whether the Kwantung Army was marching so slowly.

"The telegram ordered Commander Okamura Neiji of the North China Front to abandon North China and move from Tianjin to Tangshan."

After thinking for a moment, Tojo Hideji said in a deep voice.

Now that the 11th Army has been defeated, the Locust Army with only 5 divisions and 3 brigades in Baoding cannot withstand the Eighth Route Army's attack.

If these five divisions and three brigades continue to fight in Baoding, they will inevitably be completely annihilated by the Eighth Route Army.

Because the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which captured Peiping with more than 10 people, would certainly not allow the Kwantung Army to move south smoothly.

There is no need to worry about having no firewood to burn the green hills. As long as they retain their strength, the Locust Army still has a chance to capture Peiping.

"Hi."

Major General Sanada Soichiro lowered his head suddenly, turned around and left quickly.

Looking at the back of Major General Sanada Soichiro leaving, Tojo sighed quietly.

The Locust Army spent so much effort to conquer North China in order to turn North China into a granary and a military depot for the Japanese army and absorb a large number of soldiers.

For example, after the Locust Army occupied the Peninsula and Treasure Island, many people from the Peninsula and Treasure Island joined the Locust Army to fight for the Locust Army.

However, the resistance of the Chinese military and civilians in North China exceeded Tojo's imagination.

In the past few years, the mainland has lost so much blood to North China and mobilized so much combat materials and troops in order to completely rule North China.

However, the North China Front has been defeated again and again, and now it is almost losing the entire North China.

At first, Hideji Tojo did not notice the Chinese Eighth Route Army in Shanxi.

Although the Eighth Route Army is a force with stronger combat effectiveness in the entire China Army.

But they are too backward. They are a group of farmers, and their government does not provide them with food or wages.

Even Shanxi as a whole is a small area in the strategic layout of the entire East.

Who would have thought. In just two or three years, that humble little Chinese army could actually grow into a modern army that could threaten the entire Japanese army?

……

Baoding battlefield.

The frontline command headquarters of the Japanese North China Front.

Inside the underground headquarters.

The sound of artillery from the Eighth Route Army rumbled.

Okamura Neiji sat upright, leaning on the general's sword.

In front of Okamura Neiji, the communications staff officer was reporting the telegram sent by the 11th Army to Okamura Neiji:

"Our 11th Army has been fighting with the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army for several days. The enemy's firepower is very strong. Our army is running out of ammunition and has strategically moved into central China. The commander of the 11th Army, Lieutenant General Yokoyama Isamu, is onboard His Majesty Tianlu, the Empire of Japan The Locust Army is on board.”

When Mo Jingsan and a group of Japanese staff heard this, their expressions suddenly turned uglier.

The people present here are all Japanese and Japanese, so they can naturally understand the meaning of the telegram.

What Yokoyama Isamu really means is that our 11th Army has been defeated and has to flee to Central China. You North China Front troops wish yourselves good luck.

The so-called ammunition shortage and strategic transfer are nothing more than a fig leaf.

But Okamura Neji looked solemn and calm, as if he was expecting it.

Hengshan Yong and the 11th Army had never fought against the Eighth Route Army, so it was inevitable that they would underestimate the enemy.

He had already reminded Hengshan Yong that the Eighth Route Army could not run out of ammunition and food, but it was obvious that Hengshan Yong did not listen to him.

pity.

Because of the defeat of the 11th Army, the entire North China Front Army strategy could no longer be completed.

At this moment, a staff officer hurried in:

"General, the access to Tianjin and Cangzhou has been cut off by the Eighth Route Army armored and cavalry units."

As soon as the staff officer finished speaking, the faces of the Japanese in the headquarters all changed, showing despair.

Although there was no large-scale attack by the Eighth Route Army in the past two days, more than 30 artillery shells were fired at the Japanese positions every day.

But it was obvious that the armored and cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army were not idle. They had already circled to the rear of Baoding and cut off the retreat.

The Eighth Route Army fired 30 artillery shells every day, many of which were heavy artillery shells, and was bombarded by more than 100 tons of aerial bombs every day.

The air-raid shelters built by Japanese engineers were blown down one by one. The puppet army was on the verge of collapse and almost lost its combat capability.

The Japanese soldiers also suffered heavy losses.

Including Okamura Neiji and Japanese officers, as well as many Japanese soldiers, have been deeply phobia of insufficient firepower.

If the reinforcements did not come, most of the Japanese and puppet troops would be blown to death by the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells and aerial bombs.

The Eighth Route Army did not have as many troops as the Japanese and puppet troops, and could not surround the Japanese and puppet troops.

But this was in the North China Plain, and the Eighth Route Army could go around and cut off the Japanese's escape route at any time.

There is no way back to Peiping. Now if the Japanese army wants to escape, they can only escape from Tianjin to Manchuria, and escape by boat from the Shandong Peninsula to the peninsula or the mainland.

At this moment, a communications soldier walked in with a telegram in his hand and handed it to communications staff Haruo Kitani.

After Haruo Kitani received the telegram and read it, he reported to Okamura Neji: "General, Prime Minister Tojo of the base camp just issued an order for us to transfer to Tianjin immediately. The Kwantung Army and the three local divisions will come to respond."

"understood."

Okamura Neji nodded, letting the dust from the explosion of the shell scatter all over his body, his face expressionless throughout.

In fact, Okamura Neji was struggling in his heart.

In this defeat, the Imperial Army lost troops and generals again, suffering heavy losses.

As the commander of the North China Front and the main person in charge of this battle, he must be responsible for this defeat.

Should I have a caesarean section to apologize? Or should I not have a caesarean section to apologize?

……

at the same time.

The new regiment, inside the frontline headquarters.

At this time, Li Yunlong stared at the map closely with sharp eyes.

The 11th Army was defeated by the 129th Division, and the news that the main force of the 129th Division was attacking Xuzhou City had reached the headquarters of the new regiment.

In the battle of Xuzhou, the 129th Division killed the main force of 11 to Japanese soldiers in the th Army.

However, due to the insufficient strength of the 129th Division, it is obvious that it cannot eat all the Japs of the 11th Army.

If Yokoyama Yong leads the 11th Army, he still has a head-on confrontation with the Eighth Route Army in the Xuzhou area.

Then it is only a matter of time before the 129th Division takes out the Japanese 11th Army.

But after all, the Japs have legs and cannot defeat the Eighth Route Army. The Japs know how to run away.

Since the troops of the Japanese 11th Army were defeated, the Kwantung Army was still far away from Baoding.

Then Okamura Neji's central flowering strategy in the Baoding area will be declared bankrupt.

Although three Japanese divisions landed at Tianjin Port, he had already sent an independent regiment to cut off the passage from Tianjin to Baoding.

just now.

The main goal of the New Regiment and the Jizhong Army is to capture the five Japanese divisions and three mixed brigades in Baoding, as well as the 5 puppet troops.

What will the Japanese in Baoding do?

Defend Baoding or escape?

Li Yunlong looked thoughtful and tapped his fingers on the table.

"Captain."

At this moment, the communications staff member walked in:

"I just received a report from the armored and cavalry units that they have cut off Baoding's access to Tianjin and Cangzhou."

"understood."

Li Yunlong nodded, his expression unchanged.

Although the armored troops and cavalry troops cut off the Japanese's access to Tianjin and Cangzhou.

But that doesn't mean that the Japanese have been surrounded.

Because this is a plain terrain, cutting off roads and railways will only prevent the Japanese trucks, artillery, etc. from leaving.

The Japanese can break out from all directions, but the Xinyi Regiment and the Jizhong troops are insufficient in strength, so it is obviously impossible to surround many Japanese.

If these Japs continue to stay in Baoding, they will only die.

In Li Yunlong's eyes, the North China Front Army was like a big piece of fat that was dripping with oil. It was about to reach his mouth. Can he let it escape?

If the Japanese North China Front Army is supported by the three divisions from the mainland and the Kwantung Army, it will be difficult to capture it.

Li Yunlong thought again and again, his eyes as sharp as a falcon: "The Japanese are definitely going to run away. Give me my order. All troops are not afraid of fatigue, difficulties, hunger, casualties, disrupting the organization, or being blocked by rivers. Wherever the enemy goes, they will be there." Resolutely pursue them wherever they go, annihilate the Japanese North China Front, and capture Okamura Neiji alive."

As the order from the regiment headquarters was issued, the various departments of the new regiment and the fraternal units of the Jizhong Military Region began to prepare.

It has to be said that Li Yunlong today has a very strategic vision.

at the same time.

In Baoding City.

North China Front Underground Air Defense Command.

Okamura Neiji summoned the division commanders of each division and issued an order to alternately cover the transfer to Tianjin.

After some inner struggle, Okamura Neiji decided not to have a caesarean section to apologize for the time being. He wanted to keep this useful body to make contributions to the Locust.

After Yokoyama Isamu led the Japanese 11th Army, Okamura Neiji also prepared to lead the North China Front Army to start running away with barrels.

At the same time, Okamura Neiji also gave the order to the 1st Division, 26th Division and 71st Division to abandon Zhangjiakou and move to Chengde.

It is no longer necessary to continue to hold on to Zhangjiakou. When the main force of the Eighth Route Army is freed up, the 1st Division, 26th Division and 71st Division will definitely be wiped out.

……

(Brothers, I have been strong for 6 days, and my condition has collapsed again, which is uncomfortable. Another chapter today.) (End of this chapter)