Unparalleled Warriors of Anti-Japanese War

In this way, the infantry under his command will grow in size.On the main side of the division, there is still not much heavy equipment left.Those reserved heavy equipment may play an unexpected role in the next battle. To be continued.

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As the so-called "capital" of the Puppet Mongolian Alliance Autonomous Government, Zhangjiakou is undoubtedly a place that the puppet government is very concerned about.The former independent column recaptured Baotou, Guisui and Datong, which really scared them terribly.

If they hadn't known, the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army would not have watched their self-righteous "capital" be taken back by the Eighth Route Army.It is estimated that during the previous winter offensive, many of them would try to escape from this place.

Compared with the puppet government established by the Japanese army in Beiping and the puppet Mongolian government established after the occupation of Guisui.Perhaps the one that was really valued by the Japanese army was the Puppet Manchukuo, which was betting on the legacy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

This time the No.12 Division of the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army mobilized tens of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops to launch a sweeping operation.Indeed, these pseudo-Mongolian officials living in Zhangjiakou breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that their safety has been guaranteed.

If there were no troops in front of their 'capital' that could withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army, I'm afraid they would not dare to live in this 'capital'.They also worry that the Eighth Route Army will liquidate them at any time.

It's just that many military and political officials of the puppet Mongolian government never dreamed that the previous campaign, which seemed to be triumphant, only started a good show, but the situation took a turn for the worse, which caught these military and political officials by surprise.

Faced with the repeated orders of the North China Front Army, Li Shouxin, the commander-in-chief of the Puppet Mongolian Army, had to command the Puppet Mongolian Army to fight fires everywhere.It's just that even the little devils are eating turtles in front of the Eighth Route Army, so how useful will they be in rushing to put out the fire?

With the fall of Xinghe and Shangdu, Chahar Rear Banner and Front Banner were successively recovered by the Eighth Route Army.As the commander-in-chief, Li Shouxin already knew what the Eighth Route Army was planning. This was the Eighth Route Army's plan to completely annihilate the Kwantung Army's divisions in Suiyuan!

Li Shouxin, who saw the serious losses of the cavalry troops stationed in various places, knew how important the army was to stabilizing his position as commander-in-chief.Every time I see a telegram from the North China Front Army, I feel very entangled and helpless.

Perhaps he never thought that the Eighth Route Army, which arrived in northern Shaanxi after the Long March, would develop and grow to this point in just a few years.Not to mention that the independent column that attacked the Bailing Temple back then would have such a powerful combat effectiveness.

In the hands of the independent column alone, the puppet Mongolian army formed by Li Shouxin in Suiyuan, Mengdong, Chahar, Rehe and other places was wiped out and many were captured by the Eighth Route Army.Now the puppet Mongolian army seems to be a little frightened when they hear about the independent column.

Just when Li Shouxin was worried, if he continued to send troops to rescue the Kwantung Army trapped in Zhuozi and Wuchuan, it would only consume their combat effectiveness.Zhangjiakou Airport was attacked on a rainy night, and the puppet Mongolian officials in the city also began to be assassinated by unknown people. The whole city was panicked.

When the peripheral troops guarding Zhangjiakou sent a telegram indicating that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was moving to Zhangjiakou, Li Shouxin looked at the panicked pseudo-Mongolian officials in the room, and also felt that there was a reason not to send troops to rescue.

On the other hand, the major general of the Japanese Army, who served as the garrison officer of Zhangjiakou, said disdainfully: "Baga! Look at you now, isn't it just the Eighth Route Army attacking the city? We have tens of thousands of troops in the city, and we are afraid that we will not be able to defend the city." ?"

An army of tens of thousands of people sounds like a lot.But in fact, there is only one Japanese infantry brigade near Zhangjiakou.The rest of the troops are the so-called pseudo-Mongolian infantry defending the 'capital'.

Many high-ranking puppet Mongolian officials know that the real elite of the puppet Mongolian army is the cavalry.As for the infantry, many of them are used to scare the common people and put on a show.Its combat effectiveness is probably not as good as that of many incorporated puppet troops.

As the commander-in-chief, Li Shouxin also said very wisely: "You really don't need to panic too much. We have a solid city defense and General Miyamoto's troops stationed there. It must not be so easy for the Eighth Route Army to attack Zhangjiakou.

Most importantly, we still have the North China Front Army behind us to provide support at any time. If the Eighth Route Army wants to take us down, I believe it will not be so easy.What's more, the imperial army that attacked Datong before, they can also return to Zhangjiakou at any time. "

As for the puppet Mongolian army he commanded, Li Shouxin also didn't mention much.Because he knew very well that the combat effectiveness of those troops could not be counted on at all.Normally, they couldn't even pay their salaries, so how could it be possible to expect these soldiers to work hard for them?

After all, these troops are often formed by them to search for people's wealth and coax little devils.It's okay to pretend to be in normal clothes, but if you really pull it into the battlefield to fight a battle, you may lose your stuff immediately!

Only the cavalry unit is the unit that Li Shouxin really counts on.However, the continuous battles caused heavy losses to the direct cavalry troops in his hands.Fortunately, the loss of these cavalry made the Japanese army trust them more.

After all, in the eyes of many Japanese generals, Li Shouxin was willing to send elite troops to rescue them, and he was also a loyal minister of the imperial army.But in fact, Li Shouxin knew that he would not send cavalry to join the battle, and it would be really bad for the little devil to doubt his loyalty!

In order to ensure the safety of Zhangjiakou, it was proposed by senior officials of the puppet Mongolian government and the Miyamoto Infantry Brigade stationed in Zhangjiakou.The attacking troops that failed to make a breakthrough in Datong transferred part of their troops back to Zhangjiakou.

The return of these troops was exactly what He Zhengdao hoped for.After all, there is still a long way to go from Datong to Zhangjiakou.There, the troops of the fourth division of the column are waiting for them to come!

In He Zhengdao's words, as long as the little devils dare to easily provoke the flames of war, they must pay a heavy price.To put it simply, if you don't beat a little devil, you won't have a long memory. The harder you beat, the more obedient and sensible the little devil will be.

During the previous winter offensive, the independent column had substantially controlled many places from Yangyuan to Zhangjiakou.In addition, the 115th Division also dispatched a main regiment to respond in the Yuxian area, and the return of these attacking troops was also extremely difficult.

Whether it was He Zhengdao or Commander Lin from 115, the instructions given to the participating troops were actually the same.That's like cutting meat, focusing on attacking the little devil's baggage and rear guards, accumulating small victories into big victories, dragging down the main force of the Japanese army returning to aid.

The Japanese and puppet troops who only controlled some important counties, faced with the return of the main force, there seemed to be not much they could do.As long as they dared to send troops out of the city, the county might be captured by the Eighth Route Army not long after they left.

In this case, unless the main force of the returning Japanese army arrives not far from the county seat, they can send troops to greet them.Otherwise, cooperating with these returning troops to fight would often make them lose more than they gain.

The Japanese army attacking Datong, plus the puppet army originally numbered more than 4 people.After an offensive battle, they have lost tens of thousands of people.Of the remaining [-] troops, nearly half of them were transferred back to Zhangjiakou.

The remaining Japanese troops who still insisted on attacking the Zhuozi area soon discovered that the independent column troops blocking them had already encircled them from Tianzhen, Yanggao and other places.Together with the main force of the Second Division, they were also trapped in a situation of being surrounded.

Such a rotten situation made Sugiyama Yuan, who was far away in Beiping, feel deeply tired: "Why? We will always fall into the trap of the Eighth Route Army when we deploy our operations? Is it feasible to let the troops returning to Zhangjiakou return now? "

Regarding Sugiyama Yuan's question, Yamashita Fengwen also said helplessly: "General, this will only make our troops waste their energy on the march back and forth. Moreover, it will also give the Eighth Route Army more opportunities to take advantage of.

The current situation can only allow our troops in Datong to break through at all costs.As long as they can break through the blockade of the Eighth Route Army and successfully rendezvous with the No.12 Division, maybe we will have a chance to turn defeat into victory. "

The ideal is very plump, but the reality is very skinny!

Although Yamashita's idea is good, it is not very practical in practice.Because at this moment, the No.12 division has no shortage except food for the time being.Their weapons and ammunition have reached their limits, and they are about to fall into the point where there is no ammunition available.

In the successive breakout battles, even the rifle bullets they carried began to be consciously controlled.As for heavy artillery and tanks, they also fell into the situation of no shells and no fuel.One can imagine how difficult it is to break through in this way.

In response to this situation, Sugiyama thought for a while and said: "Give power to the head of the mountain village division, so that he can find a favorable place in the Zhuozi area and wait for help. I believe that there will be good weather tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Give our air force Provide takeoff conditions.

They are not short of food now, but they are short of weapons and ammunition.As for fuel, we have no way to carry out aerial resupply.Weapons and ammunition, we can still.As long as the weather turns better, I will coordinate the air force to transport a large amount of supplies to it.

The most critical thing now is time, as long as they persist longer, our chances will be greater.In addition, he ordered the troops in Datong to insist that they persevere.When the weather improves, I will send the Air Force to provide air support.

As long as their two armies converge, it is believed that it is impossible for the Eighth Route Army to destroy our two armies.As for the troops returning to Zhangjiakou, tell them that the order remains unchanged and they must return to Zhangjiakou as quickly as possible. "

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After listening to Sugiyama Moto's order, Yamashita Fengfu also knew that if he could turn defeat into victory, he might only be able to count on God's help.At least Fengwen Yamashita knew that Moto Sugiyama still had great prestige in the Army Aviation Corps.

After all, since Sugiyama took office, the only thing worthy of praise during his tenure as the commander of the North China Front Army may be the air raids on Yulin and Xi'an, which caused a lot of casualties to the Eighth Route Army.

Other than that, he really doesn't seem to have much to show for it.It can be said that after the end of this battle, apart from being dismissed, the commander Sugiyama Moto may not have the possibility of staying in office.

After all, the Japanese army also couldn't tolerate the winners and losers.The situation in North China has become so rotten. As the commander of the North China Front Army, he is undoubtedly the best scapegoat and the best excuse for failure.

But at this moment, Yamamura Seitaro, who accepted Hitomi Shuzo's suggestion, looked at the telegram sent by Sugiyama Moto.I also know that it sounds easy to stand by and wait for help, but it is not easy to do it.

At this moment, he has abandoned a large number of cars, tanks and armor, and even used heavy artillery.With these weapons on the road, even if they can get supplies from airdrops, how long can they last? (To be continued.)

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Compared with the fierce fighting near Suiyuan and Datong, the Shanxi dispatched army is also in trouble at the moment.The 35th Division of the Japanese Army, which fought against the Fuzuoyi Department of the Jinsui Army, was also desperately blocked by the [-]th Army.

Just as Yan Xishan thought, Fu Zuoyi may have ambitions to stand on his own, but he is indeed a brave general in the Jinsui Army.The defensive battle commanded by him was really impressive, which caused the Japanese army quite a headache.

But for Fu Zuoyi, he also knew that he could hold on to Jincheng more because of the containment war launched by the Eighth Route Army.The supply of materials for the Japanese army could not be as smooth as before, and it even restrained the energy of the attacking troops.

As the Eighth Route Army continued to engage in battle with the Shanxi dispatched troops outside the area defended by the Jinsui Army, the independent column reconnaissance regiment that advanced into the Changzhi area also exhausted the Japanese and puppet troops that had just taken over there.

The most deadly thing is that the materials transported from Taiyuan to the front line were either directly seized by the Eighth Route Army or destroyed directly.The 35th Division, which was fighting against the [-]th Army ahead, also began to suffer from a shortage of supplies.

Seeing another telegram urging for supplies, Seishiro Itagaki listened to the intelligence officer's report, and said in pain: "Bagaya Road! Why is it the Eighth Route Army again? Didn't they and the Jinsui Army used to be on guard against each other in private? ?”

Having said that, all the Japanese commanders present knew it.It is true that the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army were wary of each other, but when facing the Japanese army, they were able to fight together.What's more, this time the Eighth Route Army was invited to cooperate in the battle, but Yan Xishan personally sent a telegram.

According to the instructions of the Eighth Route Army, if Yan Xishan wants to take back the area that the combat troops have recovered, he has to pay a little price.If no price can be paid, then these places will be the bases of the Eighth Route Army in the future.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Eighth Route Army, which has occupied most of Shanxi, has also been recognized by many Shanxi people.As for the Jinsui army who live in Linfen, perhaps only the people in the area they control regard them as their own troops.