Toshima Yataro's "willful" death in battle was like the last straw that broke the camel's back!

After sitting in the command center in the middle of the night, Saburo Okabe finally decided to withdraw his troops!

However, not all the initiative in the battlefield is in the hands of the 1st Division, nor can it be withdrawn just by wanting. Not only the Four-Road in Zishan is a ferocious tiger, but the Eighty Army, which is constantly compressing the encirclement, is not easy to mess with.

"The front line continues to maintain an attacking posture, and each corps draws certain forces to protect the wounded and baggage troops and withdraws back to Handan!" Saburo Okabe issued a somewhat vague military order to the infantry corps in the morning.

But the Japanese generals and servants who were familiar with him all tasted the taste from it, and the strength of the attack on Zishan defense line was visible to the naked eye.

Perhaps, the only thing that the Japanese army in Zishan area has been strengthened is the air bombing force!

This should also be the most powerful aircraft group organized by the North China Front Army Air Force since the Zishan Air Battle. Its aircraft group consists of 24 Type 96 fighter jets, bombing the 683rd Brigade's position at high altitude.

But although the momentum is fierce, it does not cause much damage to the 683rd Brigade. Firstly, because the front lines of both sides are now extremely close, the Japanese aircraft group has to place the bombing area 1,000 meters away; secondly, in order to prevent the terrible 40mm anti-aircraft guns from appearing on the ground again, Japanese aircraft basically dropped bombs at an altitude of 3,500 meters, and the accuracy is not to be mentioned; thirdly, the 683rd Brigade has long been anti-bombing protection, and each company has basically built anti-aircraft holes in the trenches. Unless the bombs are straight and fall on the top of the anti-aircraft holes, the soldiers will have no worries under the double protection of the trenches and the anti-aircraft holes.

As for the probability that the bombs would fall into the trenches and even collapse the anti-aircraft shelter, it cannot be said that there is absolutely no one. It can only depend on your life. Not to mention ordinary officers and soldiers, even the brigade commander Cheng, who was only 2,500 meters away from the front line, was hiding in the air-raid shelter and smoking silently.

The warriors who survived the war were not as brave as they were, but more of them had to rely on luck.

The 683 Brigade, which survived this wave of attack, lost about 200 people, which was much better than expected.

Commanders at all levels who drilled out of the anti-aircraft hole looked at the remains carried away, usually only rubbed their red eyes and shouted fiercely: "Continue to dig forward for me, and fuck me to death."

"The 1st Division is about to run away!" Tang Dao, who was holding a telescope in the mountains, and Brigade Commander Cheng Da who was walking out of the air raid shelter, said the same sentence almost at the same time.

"Tell all regiments to speed up the excavation progress and stick to me. If you want to run away, you have to ask me whether I agree or not!" Commander Cheng waved his hand to order.

"I ordered all battalions to closely monitor the Japanese infantry's combat forces. Each battalion can be used to counterattack at any time according to its own judgment, and want to escape without paying a little price? This is the territory of my four teams." Tang Dao also ordered.

The two best Chinese commanders in southern Hebei made correct judgments and issued almost the same military orders.

This is wisdom, courage and confidence!

A year ago, being able to withstand the fierce attack of the Japanese army was already the dream of all Chinese soldiers in the Second War Zone, but now, the situation is very different. The situation of the Japanese army fighting and leaving as much as they want is yesterday.

"There are constant small Chinese troops appearing in the three battlefields of Zishan, trying to attack our positions under the cover of artillery fire; the commander of Hattori Akataro's brigade sent a telegram, and the Chinese in front of him were also eager to plan a big operation, and he could not withdraw his main force in a short time!" The Colonel Chief of Staff of the 1st Division reported to the truck heading towards the head of Handan City with a gray face.

"Since the Chinese dare to leave the trenches, what are our artillery waiting for? We ordered the corps departments to contact the division and the general staff of the division to coordinate artillery fire support at any time, so that the Chinese who dare to leave the trenches will know the consequences." Saburo Okabe's face was cold.

"In addition, tell Major General Hattori that as long as the Chinese do not launch a general attack during the day today, he will have one night to leave. If he thinks that a infantry brigade cannot stop the Chinese on the opposite side, then add another one. He is a major general of the Imperial Army and must know how to make choices."

After saying that, Saburo Okabe stopped looking back and got into a truck and took most of the civilians and a cavalry of the division. The infantry left, leaving the Japanese Army Colonel in the warm spring breeze.

The meaning of Okabe Saburo, who had already left first, was very clear. This battle had been defeated, and trying his best to preserve the main force of the division was what commanders at all levels had to do, and that was destined to be a considerable number of people who would be abandoned.

But this is not the main reason why the Japanese Army Colonel was cold, but when will the Imperial Main Division fall to the point of leaving the army to protect the commander on the Chinese battlefield?

Looking at the 9-year period from 1931 to 1940, there may have been a case of the Imperial Army being trapped in a siege and destroyed, but the first time that tens of thousands of troops were now, tens of thousands of troops were forced to leave behind a large number of imperial army to cover the retreat of the main force.

And this is still the case of air supremacy. If there are no fighter planes, the situation will be so bad that it is unimaginable.

What made the Japanese Army Colonel even more pessimistic about the war was that he actually saw fear in Lieutenant General Okabe Saburo's eyes. Although Saburo Okabe was hiding very deeply, he could still feel that Lieutenant General Okabe Saburo was afraid and even after making the decision to withdraw the division, he was unwilling to stay on the battlefield for a moment. He even did not want to wait for the reinforcements of the 4th Division, which had already boarded the special train.

Yes, Okabe Saburo was scared!

Major General Yataro Toshima's death reminded him, as if an invisible pair of eyes were looking at him from afar.

The Four Army Regiment has put these small groups of elite soldiers on the battlefield to reconnaissance, harassment, and destruction tactics to a superb position. The baggage and artillery positions and artillery positions have been repeatedly bombarded by Chinese heavy artillery, which should be the masterpieces of these small groups of elite troops.

On the night that had passed, China was not only satisfied with reconnaissance of important target location coordinates, but had even begun to use sharpshooters to shoot commander-level senior officers from a distance. Saburo Okabe realized that the young but experienced opponent was already preparing for the final battle. If he, the lieutenant general commander, would not be able to leave.

No wonder it is said that the person who knows you best in the world is your opponent. Okabe Saburo really guessed Tang Dao’s plan since two days ago.

In fact, the 1st Division was targeted by a reconnaissance team of the reconnaissance company of the Four Army Regiment 4 days ago.

Saburo Okabe was already very cunning and set up his division headquarters in a small town. Because it was only 5 kilometers away from Handan City, there was a puppet army infantry company stationed here in the past year, which was considered the scope of the Japanese army's activities.

The Fourth Army Regiment and the Eighty Army did not want to force the Japanese army in southern Hebei to death, so as not to force the Japanese to break the dead. Apart from infiltration of the Japanese-controlled towns, they did not take large-scale armed actions. The 10th Division stationed in southern Hebei was beaten up and became honest. They just guarded their own territory and did their best to ensure smooth traffic.

To put it bluntly, since the Battle of Zhaojiazhuang, China and Japan have miraculously reached a tacit understanding. The Japanese army occupied an area with a radius of several kilometers centered on a large city, while China is active in the vast rural areas. As long as the other side is not too much, both sides are almost in a state of protecting you and transporting me my supplies, and no one is provoking anyone.

Of course, the Japanese army also knew that China's reverse scales could control the territory and transportation lines, but if soldiers were allowed to plunder and massacre the Chinese people in the occupied areas, I'm sorry, not only will the transportation line be cut into pieces by countless guerrillas, but there will even be a risk of heavy troops siege, which is China's bottom line.

Although it was not put on paper, the 10th Division and the top leaders of the puppet army tried their best to restrain the soldiers. Not to mention that they did not commit any crimes against the Chinese people in the occupied areas, at least there was no serious massacre.

This matter is very frustrating for the top Japanese army, but this is the reality. After a year of development, the four regiments and the Eighty Army in southern Hebei have increased their strength, which is already a big trend. Unless the Japanese North China Front Command makes up its mind to completely overturn the grand strategy of the base camp from north to west, and draw 2 to 3 main divisions from Zhongtiao Mountain and the southeastern Jin front to encircle southern Hebei and completely eliminate this disaster.

But obviously, the old antiques in the base camp will spit thick phlegm on Duotianjun's face, and a group of Tuba and guerrillas can't deal with it. What kind of face does it have to propose strategies with the base camp?

So, in desperation, Duo Tianjun invited the 1st Division as the support force!

The 1st Division is located in a town with a population of nearly a thousand people. All Chinese people are strictly prohibited from leaving the town. To put it bluntly, Saburo Okabe regarded these thousands of Chinese people as his own flesh shield. If China dares to bombard this small town, then thousands of Chinese people will have to be buried with him.

In addition, four defense lines were deployed outside the town, with an infantry brigade of Japanese troops in defense, and a strengthened infantry squadron in the town carried out strict protection for the temporary division headquarters. As for the puppet infantry company, it had been kicked to the Zishan front line by Okabe Saburo, which was related to his own life safety. Okabe Saburo never trusted the Chinese. If those Chinese could surrender to the empire, they could surrender again.

The scouts did not have the chance to sneak into the town, but after two days of observation, they could tell through the in and out of a large number of people and the multiple telephone lines pulled out of the town that this was an extremely important command post for the Japanese army.

What command post needs to be 11 kilometers away from the front line? The answer is almost ready to come out.

However, the location of the 1st Division headquarters was determined and it was not proven that it could kill him.

When it comes to the safety of more than a thousand compatriots, the possibility of using cannons to solve the problem is zero, so you can only use elite troops to raid.

Tang Dao chose to hold his troops unmoved. He had to wait for the 1st Division's offensive to decline. Only when the Japanese army began to retreat and communication was delayed was his chance.

The elite troops of the Mountain Infantry Company and the reconnaissance company have quietly taken action to gather in this area since last night.

Even the Tang regiment commander has transferred the command power to Ye Chenghuan and Shangguan Yun, Zhuang Shisan and the trio of Zhuang Shisan have sorted out their own equipment, and planned to personally lead Niu Er and others to sneak out of Zishan to the night into the plain.

If nothing unexpected happens, at the latest to tomorrow evening, an attack on the 1st Division headquarters will be launched by most elite troops gathering the four teams.

However, the Tang regiment did not count, because Pang Zilong used his extraordinary performance to kill a major general of the Japanese Army, which scared Okabe Saburo. He even issued an order to withdraw troops and left the entire division and ran away.

The Japanese troops still stayed in this town had less than 450 people, which were the staff headed by the Colonel Chief of Staff of the 1st Division, who was still chilling all over, and more than 300 guard infantrymen.

Without the big fish of Saburo Okabe, the temporary command center, which is still in charge of coordinating the retreat of the entire division, is much lighter.

This is also a misjudgment by Tang Tuanzuo in the Battle of Zishan.

In his own words: I have taken action personally, but I have left a colonel for me. This trip is a huge loss.

A captain of the local armed forces team of the 80th Army who was accompanying Tang Dao kept sweating. No wonder it was said that the commander of the regiment Tang was very timid, and a colonel-level Japanese officer was so worthless in front of him!

Thinking about it, he had sneaked a hundred people to attack a small Japanese convoy some time ago. He personally shot and killed a Japanese Army second lieutenant with a rifle. The Jinan Division also sent a battalion commander-level commander to their camp and sent him a certificate of awards and two oceans. He was so proud that he never stopped smiling on his face for several consecutive days. Compared with the situation of Commander Tang, who killed a Japanese Army Colonel, who felt that he had lost money.

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Saburo Okabe patted his butt and ran away. The one left for the division chief of staff was a mess.

Let’s talk about the 5th Brigade first. Since the brigade commander Yiga, the only ones who can make the decision are two colonels and one chief of staff of the Nakasas. Three cobblers gathered together to discuss in the middle of the night. They happened to be sleepy and encountered a pillow waiting for Okabe Saburo to retreat only without saying anything.

Then he was waiting for a magistrate. He wanted to preserve the strength of his two colonels and the captains of the corps, and they left the two infantry squadrons alone to the Chief of Staff of the squadron. He was responsible for leading more than a thousand people to cut off the rear for the entire army. The rest of the people finally survived until dark and tiptoed away from the position. Even if there were gunfires and cannons sounded loudly within two hours, the more than 3,000 people from the 5th Brigade, which had already left the position 4 kilometers, did not even look back.

The gecko even had a broken tail, so how could he use his head to change his tail? Since he had decided to run, run more resolutely.

The Japanese army of the unit finally showed the strength of the permanent division this night. Carrying a large number of wounded soldiers, remains and a large amount of equipment and supplies, it actually ran 17 kilometers overnight and arrived at the outer periphery of Handan City at 4 a.m.

If it is lightweight, with this perseverance, the 5th Brigade can run fifty or sixty kilometers without being properly installed, and can also create a miracle of marching.

This shocked the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion and Fourth Battalion of the Fourth Army Regiment, who were in charge of the counterattack, and they were already acting very quickly. After receiving the reconnaissance information from the scouts, Chief of Staff Shangguan Yun immediately decisively ordered all the artillery and troops at hand to enter the counterattack, and in less than 2 hours, he broke through the defense line where the Japanese army had not invested much force.

Originally, I wanted to send two infantry companies to attack lightly to stick to the main Japanese army carrying a large number of wounded soldiers. Even if I couldn't kill them completely, I would have to bite a large piece of meat from this scarred "big beast".

As a result, the two infantry companies lost all their heavy equipment and chased after them for a while. The scouts reported that the main force of the Japanese army was about to run back to Handan City.

"Damn it's a doggy, this is taking Dali Pills, it's actually faster than me!" Tang Li, who was sweating all over, could only curse like this.

But the officers and soldiers of the Four Army Regiment, who had been frustrated for seven or eight days, were waiting for today to breathe today, could only curse this kind of opponent at the Scud level, and then turned around and went to find trouble for the Japanese army in the southwest direction.

Some people run fast, some people run slowly. This is the law of all things in the world, otherwise how can they be divided into fast and slow?

Everything depends on comparison.

The 503rd Regiment belonging to the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division is such an unlucky child.

Colonel Shigeon Yoshigu, the then captain of the 503rd Infantry Regiment, was known for his stable combat style in the 1st Division. The corps was also influenced by him and was good at defending but not attacking. In the Battle of Nomenkan, he relied on his ground positions and more than 3,500 infantry to block the attacks of the two infantry regiments of the Mao Bears and dozens of tanks. It was a highlight of the few Japanese troops in the battle of Nomenkan that were defeated.

It is rumored that he will be promoted to major general of the army after the Battle of Zishan.

In fact, in the past time and space, Colonel Chongxin Jigu was not only promoted to major general, but also served as the division commander of the local division of the 1st Division after being split several years.

But people are so steady! It means that everything is considered carefully, so the reaction will naturally be slower, at least compared with the two cobblers of the 3rd Division.

Colonel Shinin-Kike Yoshigu also began to evacuate after nightfall, but in order to evacuate more subordinates, he chose to evacuate in batches. If the Chinese who were ready to move dared to attack from the position, he would even use his superior forces to fight back at the level of a rebel.

After all, he was called the corps commander, but he was actually the commander of the brigade commander, commanding nearly 10,000 auxiliary troops including seven infantry brigades, artillery, baggage, etc.

The powerful 1st Division is equivalent to three mixed brigades in terms of force, with 24 105 howitzers and 12 150 heavy artillery artillery fire support far exceeding that of ordinary divisions.

This tactic of orderly evacuation is very correct. It can not only withdraw the main force smoothly but also have enough counterattack power. If you follow this pattern, at least on this night, the 2nd Battalion and the Guard Battalion team will really not have many ways to deal with this group of Japanese troops covered in stings.

But the key point is that Ji Shin-Kiki didn't expect there would be teammates of pigs!

The 3rd Division, less than 4 kilometers away from his position, retreated without leaving any room for anything, leaving only a thousand people behind. Then, in less than two hours, the defense line was broken, and by 1 a.m., the Japanese army became a thing of the past.
Chapter completed!