Good news from the front line came one after another, and the atmosphere in the Lu family courtyard seemed relatively relaxed. The officers did not have the tension in the Battle of North Hubei and Shandong. The latest progress on the battlefield was displayed on the large map on the wall.

The huge arrow representing the First Mechanized Army and the 23rd Army was divided into two branches, the north side was slightly thicker than the south side. After a night of fierce fighting, Qiu Qingquan and Tang Shizun completed the encirclement of the 56th Division and the 8th Division. The 23rd Army and the 2nd Tank Division rushed to Yu'an, separating the 8th Division and the 56th Division.

Sun Zhen annihilated the enemy behind Gu'an, and left the 370th Brigade to clean up the battlefield and eliminate the remaining enemies. The remaining troops of the 41st Army and the temporary 19th Army crossed the Yongding River and attacked the east of Yu'an, completely cutting off the connection between Ping and Tianjin.

On Langfang, Song Xilian attacked Langfang city from three sides, and the Japanese army of Wuqing retreated northward. Pan Wenhua led his troops to approach Wuqing, and the 24th Army and the 31st Army of the Western Front fought to the city of Zhuozhou. Within half a day, the army of the third front made great progress.

"Okamura Yasuji seems to be running away." Bai Chongxi made the first judgment. When the departments reported that the progress was going smoothly, they also increased the number of Japanese troops who were retreating north. Yang Sen even sent the 73rd Army to pursue the north, but the 73rd Army was stubbornly blocked by the Japanese army.

Zhuang Jihua nodded, agreeing with Bai Chongxi's judgment, He Wei continued: "Okamura may have to return to the original strategy, attract our army with Pingjin, and take the main force behind, waiting for the main force of the Kwantung Army to enter the pass."

Through Takanosuke, Zhuang Jihua fully understood that Okamura Yasu changed his mind several times. In fact, what he was most worried about was that the Japanese army implemented Ishihara Kanir's strategy. Okamura's troops were too far apart and had no firepower or air advantage at all. He fought in the Pingjin area, from Tianjin to Zhangjiakou, defended everywhere and was weak everywhere. It was better to abandon his son directly and retreat to Shanhaiguan, use the terrain here to carry out blocking.

As for Nishio Suzuo in Jiangnan, in his eyes, they were only hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war who were still holding weapons.

"No matter how he moves, order Song Xilian to conquer Langfang as soon as possible, order Sun Zhen to continue northward, order Pan Wenhua to capture Wuqing, close the gate of Hengshan Yong's escape north, and order Lan Yundong to conquer the military grain city as soon as possible, and completely surround Tianjin."

Zhuang Jihua paused when he said this. Looking at Zhuozhou, how many troops did Gu Shoufu leave here? No, he couldn't let him leave like this, at least he had to leave me an arm.

"Appoint Tang Enbo, the 24th Army should turn to Fangshan and not let Tansuo escape into Peking City."

Bai Chongxi frowned, and Zhuang Jihua used a tone of discussion here. He was a little confused. Why is this? Although Gu Shoufu escaped back to Peking, it would not cause a reversal of the entire battle situation, but it still had an impact on the battle situation, and it would even be decisive at the last moment.

"I remind all departments that there are many historical monuments near Pingjin. Anyone who encounters historical monuments will not attack, and no artillery is allowed to use when they encounter historical monuments."

Bai Chongxi couldn't help but shake his head. Before the war, construction expert Liang Sicheng was sent to the headquarters to mark important historical monuments on the map. The map was copied in large quantities and sent to the regiment-level unit; but Bai Chongxi still did not expect that Zhuang Jihua would take this into consideration at the most critical moment of the battle.

But Bai Chongxi did not dissuade him. He had already persuaded him once before the war. Liang Sicheng did not give Bai Chongxi any face in front of many officers, and refuted Bai Chongxi's argument that victory was above everything else.

"Civilization is above everything else. The victory of war is only a temporary victory. The victory of civilization is the ultimate victory! The representative of civilization is the buildings left by these history. At any time, in order to achieve short-term victory, the nations that ignore cultural heritage will eventually die in history! The architecture in Peking is the result of the continuous evolution and preservation of nearly a thousand years! If it is destroyed in the war like this, then for future generations, we are sinners!"

During their argument, Zhuang Jihua firmly supported Liang Sicheng, Xu Zuyi was ambiguous, and finally supported Zhuang Jihua. "Telection from Peng Dhuai that our army has divided and surrounded Zhuolu, the new security guard in Xuanhua, and the enemy in Zhangjiakou is already in panic. You should annihilate the Japanese army as soon as possible, and then continue to attack Zhangjiakou with the main force."

Zhuang Jihua did not give much order to the enemy of Zhangjiakou, and did not interfere with the specific tactical plan. This is not because the commander-in-chief of the North Line was Peng Dhuai, mainly because he did not know much about the situation on the North Line. He did not understand his own troops or the terrain environment, so he simply let go and let the North Line troops decide what to do.

So far, Peng D-Huai Fu Zuoyi has not disappointed his expectations. He went out of the frontier, walked through the Gobi Desert, and interspersed with surprise troops. He conquered the Japanese front, sieged the 63rd Division and the 129th Division, and firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield.

The main force of the Japanese army began to retreat, and the Chinese team pursued resolutely. Pan Wenhua led his troops to attack Wuqing. The 132nd Division fought desperately, resisting while attracting Pan Wenhua's troops to attack Wuqing. Song Xilian saw through Hengshanyong's strategy and ordered the New Eighth Army and the 112th Army to attack directly north. On the Langfang battlefield, the retreat path of Zhengsan Riverside was extremely thrilling. The 71st Army and the 72nd Army that had already been trapped behind Langfang turned around and headed north. The 22nd Army, which had already captured Gu'an, turned around and surrounded Langfang from the west. The east and west armies surrounded Zhengsan Riverside, and the two armies were less than ten kilometers apart. After these ten kilometers, the entire army of Zhengsan Riverside was surrounded north of Langfang.

The 3rd Division of Toyoshima was blocking them. Toyoshima divided the troops into three parts. The 6th Regiment blocked Sun Zhen, the 68th Regiment blocked Feng Shengfa, and he led the 34th Regiment back and forth in the middle to reinforce.

The Third Division was rebuilt after the Battle of Northern Hubei and was reorganized from the two brigade divisions into the Third Regiment Division. The 18th Regiment was transferred out of the division and was added to North China after the Battle of Shandong.

The sound of gunfire was like weaving. In the middle of the road, teams of marching teams passed through the gap and headed north. They did not care about the sound of gunfire and gunfire coming from both sides. The roar of motors came from the sky, and the blue sky and white sun fighter jets dived from the air, and a series of bombs fell from the belly of the aircraft, and explosions rang out on the road.

The horses let out a burst of wail. The soldiers rushed into the carriage and desperately slapped the burning wooden box. After the bombing, the soldiers lying on the ground stood up and continued to run forward. The fighter planes dived again, and the machine cannons sprayed flames, drawing a long trace on the ground. The queue was slightly dispersed, and then they got up and continued to move forward.

A neighing came from the south, and a team of cavalry rushed towards them. Two fighter planes aimed at the cavalry, but the cavalry had no intention of dodging, allowing bombs and bullets to roar. Occasionally, cavalry fell off the horse, and no one stopped. The cavalry continued to run forward.

Several trucks rushed along the highway, and the anti-aircraft cannons pulled behind the car were firing while firing. The fighter planes looked up and flew to the south. The horse team stopped in a small woods. They jumped off the horse by the river and walked quickly into the woods. There was a trace of blood on the neat military uniform.

"Call the military doctor, the commander is injured." Chief of Staff Yasuo Sakai hurriedly called the military doctor. The military doctor rushed over with a medical box. Kawabian Masazo was already standing in front of the map.

The Chinese army had a fierce offensive, and Toyoshima stood firmly on the defense line at all costs. This was a defense line built with blood. Japanese soldiers did not have a solid defense line, only a bunker built in a hurry. After several years of combat experience, veterans of the Third Division did not retreat at all, and used their lives to create conditions for the escape of the main force.

Kawabian asked the military doctor to bandage him and asked about the situation. Chief of Staff Yasuo Sakai did not refuse: "The Chinese army was in a fierce offensive. Lieutenant General Toshima reported that the attack on the 4th Regiment was the temporary 19th Army of China, and the elite 71st Army of China were surrounded in the east. The 68th Regiment suffered heavy casualties. Lieutenant General Toshima led the 34th Regiment to reinforce."

Sakai Yasuo led the headquarters to go out first, and Kawabian Masao left Langfang after the troops left. Speaking of this, the Japanese general regarded the General of the Chinese army as his biggest opponent, but Zhuang Jihua finally left Nanjing City in the battle to give up Nanjing, and was followed by the Japanese army. Anan Weiji was in Wuhan, Tani Shouo was in Zhengzhou, and Kawabian Masao did the same today.

"The 41st Chinese army on the left wing is following and pursuing, but the 32nd Division is blocking them. The dangerous place is on the right wing. The 71st Chinese army is very fierce offensive. In addition, the 72nd Army is coming. In addition, a large number of Chinese army are coming in the south.

While speaking, the military doctor bandaged Hebian Zhengsan's injury. Hebian Zhengsan fell one of his arms on his chest and his military uniform was draped over his shoulders, revealing the white shirt he was wearing. It was obvious that the shirt was a little dirty.

"Has the 123rd Division passed?" He Bian Zheng asked three times.

"The 268th Regiment reinforced to the left wing, and the commander of Kitazawa Division has passed by, and the 64th Division is passing by."

The 123rd Division was the second batch of withdrawn divisions, five divisions were withdrawn from Langfang. The 32nd Division and the 41st Division were blocking the pursuers behind, and the 64th Division was the third echelon.

Hebang Masao sighed softly, and the situation was better than he thought. He paused and asked, "What about Tianjin?"

"Commander Okamura called," Sakai picked up a telegram and handed it to Kawabian Masazo: "Tianjin troops were bombed violently by the Chinese Air Force, and we asked us to ensure their flank safety."

Relatively speaking, the five divisions retreating in Tianjin were not hit so much, and the Chinese army focused more on Tianjin. In addition, Hengshan Yong did not take the initiative to attack due to the reduction of troops, but instead counterattacked to the east of the Blue Yun East, which restrained the First Army's actions and allowed the North-retreated troops to move north smoothly.

However, the actions of the Chinese Army were restrained, but the sky was the sky of the Chinese Air Force. It was found that the Japanese army headed north, and a large number of Chinese planes flocked to the Pingjin Highway, bombarded the Pingjin Highway. The Japanese army was forced to give up the highway and chose a small road to go north, which seriously affected the retreat speed. Hebang Zhengsan frowned and looked up at the east, then looked south, and then spoke decisively: "Telection, all departments in Tianjin must pass through Guozhen before 8 o'clock tonight, otherwise our army may be entangled by the Chinese army."

The sound of cannons rose again, Zheng San by the river looked at the sky worriedly, the sky was covered by gunpowder, and the Chinese team launched a fierce attack again!!!
Chapter completed!