The third part of the bloody war of resistance Chapter 9, the 9th chapter of the Phantom (IV)

In De County, the dim oil lamps shone on dirty faces, and the people at the base were gathered here. Kataoka could no longer blame them. All the troops, including those who were temporarily recruited, struggled to persevere under the artillery fire of the Chinese army for three days. The ground buildings had been destroyed and the tunnels were blown down. The number of people was rapidly reduced from nearly 2,000 to the current two hundred. They had already tried their best.

The wing flag has been burned, and today's attack of the Chinese team is more fierce than the previous three days. Kataoka knew that it would be difficult for him to survive the next attack, and the wound on his head was vaguely ached again. This wound was cut by a shrapnel when he led his troops to counterattack yesterday.

"Generate power to Peking, and the ammunition is gone. The city is about to break out. The remaining soldiers are standing by the northeast corner and make their final efforts. I wish the Great Japanese Empire a long-lasting martial arts movement, Long live His Majesty the Emperor." Kataoka's voice was low, and he bowed deeply to all the soldiers in the tunnel: "Thank you, you are worthy of being the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire and being worthy of being the loyal and warriors of His Majesty the Emperor..."

Speaking of this, Kataoka couldn't continue to say it anymore. He regretted it very much. Why didn't he learn more from Kazunashima Yasukuni, pause: "See you guys in destroying the radio station, see you in Yasukuni Shrine"

As soon as he finished speaking, the cannon sounded again. The Zhong** team no longer used large-caliber artillery. They are now using the Sixties and Eighties mortars. The Zhong** team is now smart. Their artillery fire is cleared one by one. If there is any doubt, no matter whether they are found or not, they will use the flame weapon first, and then the infantry will attack.

Okamura Yasuji received a telegram from Kataoka and sighed heavily. Once Tokugawa prefecture falls, Matsui Ishienen on the bank of the Yellow River will be more difficult to escape. The combat room of the Expeditionary Command was silent all the time. Everyone knew the result, but no one could do it. Okamura Yasuji remembered his reflection on the Battle of the Rekawa after the Arreak Arrest Agreement. Now it seems that his thoughts back then were not wrong. Japan's fundamental weakness was that it was insufficient troops.

Faced with such a crisis, North China has no soldiers available. In the past, the impression that the Chinese general gave everyone was very cunning, but this battle showed extraordinary stability. He knew that Gu Suofu's strength had been drawn to the Shandong front, but Tang Enbo still did not attack. Although he had more than 800 tanks and more than 300,000 troops, he still maintained the pressure on Gu Suofu. This silent pressure seemed even more terrifying.

"Is there any report there?" This is Okamura's last hope. Yu Seizo counterattacked in Liaocheng and tore open the encirclement of the Chinese team. The purpose is to mobilize and attract the Chinese team to Liaocheng so that Matsui Ishien takes the opportunity to break through.

"There is no report from the Last General, the Chinese army showed no signs of increasing its strength, and even air support was not increased," Aoshima Chief of Staff reported.

Okamura Yanji's thin face couldn't help but thrust. The Chinese general now showed his cruelty. He calmly tied the noose around his opponent's neck step by step, watching them struggling in the trap, trying to find a way out.

The map on the wall marked the latest situation in North China, and Shanxi had all given up. The Eighth Route Army in northern Shanxi did not stop Yoshimu Shin-ichi's retreat. It only sent small-scale troops to pursue him after Yoshimu Shin-ichi withdrew from Datong, and the main force turned to various parts of northern Shanxi. Although Taiyuan was not handed over to the Eighth Route Army, Okamura's deployment still played a role. The Kuomintang and the Communist Party competed for territory in Shanxi, and the two sides had constant small-scale conflicts, which affected Suiyuan and Chahar.

After Fu Zuoyi from Suixi recovered Baotou, the main force entered the Daqingshan area and was preparing to attack Guisui (i.e. Hohhot), the capital of Suiyuan Province. When the Eighth Route Army began to go north, He L led the main force of the Eighth Route Army to appear on the southern foot of Daqingshan, which aroused Fu Zuoyi's vigilance. Fu Zuoyi sent troops to prevent the Eighth Route Army from continuing to go north, and the two sides formed a confrontation in the Daqingshan area.

The conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party made Yoshimu Shizui, who was retreating, relieved. He led his troops to retreat into Guisui, joined the 122nd Division transferred from Mongolia, and retreated into Zhangjiakou. After Yoshimu Shizui retreated to Zhangjiakou, Okamura Yanji breathed a little relieved about the safety of Peking.

After Gu Shoufu retreated to Shijiazhuang, he gave up all the south of Cangshi Highway. To the west of Pinghan Road, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were also competing for territory. Tang Enbo even sent two divisions from the 31st Army to seize territory on both sides of Pinghan Road, forming a confrontation with the Eighth Route Army led by Liu Bcheng in the Wu'an area. Both sides were eyeing each other, but they did not dare to fire the first shot.

Ritakanosuke slowly walked behind Okamura Yasuji and lowered his voice and said, "Commander, low-ranking position, low-ranking position... It is recommended that General Aimo break out immediately and go north to Jizhou through Linqing to cover Wang Tong's side."

Although Ritakanosuke's voice was not loud, the staff in the war room could hear it clearly, and Oshiro's heart trembled. If we acted according to this plan, the fate of Matsui Ishiro and his nearly 60,000 troops would be determined. However, if Ashiro kept staying in Liaocheng, would it be helpful for Matsui Ishiro to break through? Oshiro was unsure.

The staff members stared at Okamura's back, but Okamura's Neji never answered. To be honest, before Ritakasuke's proposal, this strategy had already flashed through his mind, but he rejected it. The reason was not tactical, but emotional. He gave up the Imperial General, and the remaining nearly 50,000 soldiers were left, and he could not make up his mind no matter how hard he made up his mind.

The city took two steps forward and was about to speak, when the communications officer stumbled in, and even his voice changed: "Report..., Qi County is lost, and the 59th Division was attacked by the 20th Chinese Army."

"What?" Oichei was shocked and turned around and quickly snatched the telegram from the staff. The telegram was sent by Matsui Ishigen. Matsui Ishigen reported that early this morning, the 24th Army of the Chinese Army suddenly broke out from the east side of the Jinpu Line and divided into two groups. The 73rd Army attacked Qi Prefecture. The 20th Army attacked Yucheng. The commander of the Hosokawa Tadakayashi Division commanded the 54th Brigade to fight the 20th Army. The 53th Brigade was defending Qi Prefecture. When the two sides were fighting fiercely, the 78th Army of the Chinese Army suddenly broke out from behind. The 53th Brigade was attacked by the Chinese tanks. The brigade commander Tadao Kojima was killed. The entire 53th Brigade collapsed and Qi Prefecture was lost. Then the Chinese Army headed north along the Jinpu Road, and the 73th Army headed south along the Jinpu Road, and occupied the Yellow River Ferry.

After reading the Great City, his eyes were filled with golden flowers, as if someone punched his temple hard, and his head was buzzing. Li Gaozhisuke breathed a sigh of relief. The move of the Chinese team was completely beyond the expectations of the Japanese army. The Japanese army always believed that the Chinese team was still pursuing hard on the south bank of the Yellow River, but unexpectedly, they secretly sneaked into the east and west sides of the Jinpu Line as early as the upstream and downstream of the Japanese army. When the imperial army was the weakest, they launched a sudden attack and cut the Second Army of the North China Expeditionary Army into two sections in one fell swoop. The book came.

Rikio Nosuke was completely calmed down. During this period, he had few chances to leave the headquarters and it was difficult to send out information. He had always been worried that Zhuang Jihua would come to Kangjian Nakajima and mobilize troops to reinforce Liaocheng. Now it seems that Zhuang Jihua has long seen through the intentions of the Japanese army, seized the gap that the Japanese army was eager to retreat, seized Qi County in one fell swoop, successfully cut off Matsui Ishiko's troops, and laid the foundation for the complete annihilation of Matsui Ishiko in one fell swoop.

"Commander, we must make a decision now." Rigao Nosuke sighed deliberately, his tone seemed extremely heavy. De County was about to fall, Qi County was lost, and the remaining troops of the 59th Division were besieged by two Chinese troops. It would be good to last for three days. For the vast area that now occupied from De County to the north bank of the Yellow River, it was harder for Matsui Ishigen to rush out than climbing to the sky.

"Commander" communications director Sakurai came here in person. Ritakanosuke saw his face and knew that it was another bad news. Sure enough, Sakurai reported that Matsui Ishione called and the Chinese army broke into Jinan. The 63rd Brigade of the 62nd Division suffered heavy casualties and was unable to counterattack the Chinese army and now retreated to the inner city of Jinan.

"Commander," Oshiro's voice was low: "I also... think... Li Gaojun's proposal is feasible. If you continue to fight, once the Chinese army frees up its hands, Mojun will probably be in danger."

Okamura Yanji still didn't speak, his eyes moved in the combat room. The young officers who had always been tough lowered their heads when they touched his eyes. The noisy and bustling passion disappeared at this moment. Okamura Yanji snorted coldly in his heart, turned around and walked to the map, and looked at the map carefully. Where is the opportunity? How to solve this crisis?

Okamura Yanji stared at Shijiazhuang. Tani Shouo still had about 60,000 people. At the beginning of the war, these 60,000 people could fight from Peiping to Taiyuan, but now they can only hide in Shijiazhuang and cannot move.

"Let Tanisuo fight back against the Chinese army, I want to see if the Chinese army outside Shijiazhuang City is really powerful." Okamura Nishi thought about it and asked to order, but it was not Liaocheng. Ritakanosuke wanted to make a comment. Okamura Nishi changed his tone: "I order the Shoujing San to break through the north, and go west after Hengshui to meet with Tanisuo's troops and order Wang Tong..."

"Shi... Commander" Sakurai came in again. This time his face looked like dirt, and his hands holding the telegram were shaking. Okamura Nishi looked at him and slapped him twice. "As an imperial samurai, he must maintain the majesty of an imperial samurai at any time."

"Hai" Sakurai stood attentively. Okamura Yanji snatched the telegram from him and saw it. His face changed drastically. The telegram was sent by Lieutenant General Takeshita Yoshiguchi, the commander of the 27th Division who was responsible for commanding Wang Tong's attack. Takeshita Yoshiguchi's telegram was for help. The Chinese army launched a counterattack in northeastern Wang Tong with two tank divisions of the First Mechanized Army. The 27th Division was unable to stop it. The second and third registrars were mostly injured and injured. The second registrars were killed and Heiyoshi Kasahara was killed. The third registrars were missing. The 27th Division was forced to retreat westward. The Chinese tanks were still continuing to attack.

"It's over." Two words popped up in Okamura's mind. Wang Tong's attack not only failed to open the passage to Dezhou and rescue Matsui Ishien, but on the contrary, there was a danger of being defeated by the Chinese army. Tanks, and Chinese tanks were the same.

Zhuang Jihua's series of combined punches finally defeated Okamura Yanji's will. He could no longer hold on. "Puff" Okamura Yanji spurted out blood.

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