It's a service!

Major General of the Japanese Infantry Brigade Commander Hattori Akataro and 3,300 Japanese troops were killed in battle!

The 2nd chariot squadron, which had already left the front line for 500 meters when the Chinese artillery bombardment ended, did not escape the disaster because of their cleverness. The 20 tanks lost 17 of them, and only 3 97 light tanks escaped because of their good luck and did not encounter a car trap.

In fact, if it weren't for the temporary retreat of these 20 tanks, even if Hattori's careful defense line was bombed so violently, it would never have been announced to collapse in less than 30 minutes!

But this is the battlefield. Even if all members of the 2nd Chariot Squadron resist as desperately as the Japanese infantry, it will only increase more casualties to China and do not conflict with the final battle situation.

However, in this battle, the 1st Division not only lost the special defeat but also gave the imperial Japanese army a clean face, but also had highlights.

After the two infantry brigades that had previously evacuated felt the rumbling cannons on the front line 2,000 meters and 4,000 meters away, they showed the temperament of a real soldier. They abandoned unnecessary supplies without hesitation and plunged into the darkness!

Military orders are like mountains! The Army Major who was in charge of leading the infantry brigade answered with confidence and questioned the investigation team leader sent by his division headquarters.

The military order issued by Major General Hattori Akataro was to retreat as soon as possible. The two Japanese chiefs resolutely completed the military order from the general.

As for why the baggage was abandoned, even infantry artillery and some heavy machine guns were chosen to be thrown on the plains, there is no need to elaborate on the reasons.

The young and strong officers of the 1st Division chose to protect the people, rather than like some old stubborn people, who would rather die with those heavy equipment, so the final outcome would be that both people and equipment would become the spoils of the Chinese.

From a certain perspective, the choice of the two Japanese lieutenants is fine, at least because of their decision, nearly 2,000 Japanese troops and hundreds of wounded soldiers left the battlefield alive.

Otherwise, after breaking through the defense line, he would rush towards the darkness with three infantry companies as arrows and attempt to annihilate the marching speed of the 772nd Regiment, which was struggling again, and the two infantry brigades could not be able to get rid of this powerful pursuer.

The Japanese army abandoned a lot of infantry artillery, heavy machine guns and various materials along the way, but the officers and soldiers of the 772nd Regiment were not very happy.

Because they met their opponent this time, they chased for nearly 7 kilometers in one breath, but found that they were at least 3 kilometers away from the Japanese army. The opponent's speed was not slower than themselves at all. As brave as Wang Xiaoqiang, he could only bit his back teeth and announced that he would stop chasing.

After all, the First Division still has more than 10,000 troops. If it is annoying, it will be like stealing a chicken and losing a lot of rice. Wang Xiaoqiang will not do such stupid things.

The Battle of the Western Front was a complete victory. The 683rd Brigade wiped out more than 3,800 Japanese troops at the cost of killing more than 500 officers and soldiers injuring 800 officers and soldiers.

This created a record on the battlefield in North China, and won the first victory in the position battle on the plains with a 1-3 loss ratio. Even the Four Lines did not achieve such a record before.

Tang Dao, who has led 500 elite troops to raid the Japanese temporary division headquarters and successfully killed a Japanese division-level chief of staff, received a war report from the 683rd Brigade, happily replied: "In the Battle of Zishan, we smashed the Japanese invaders' offensive, and your army occupied at least five of them. I would like to express my gratitude to all the officers and soldiers of the army on behalf of the millions of soldiers and civilians in southern Hebei. Long live the 683rd Brigade!"

Although the Tang Dao has the meaning of adding icing on the cake, it does not actually exaggerate the role of the 683 Brigade.

It was not that the main force of the 683rd Brigade had been lurking in the Taihang Mountains, which involved Okabe Saburo's attention, which made him at least 6 infantry brigades' reserve teams not dare to enter the main battlefield of Zishan. The pressure on the three defense lines in Zishan was at least more than twice as high as the current one.

Not to mention that with a strong attack, the 683rd Brigade directly broke through the Japanese defense line on the plains and annihilated nearly 4,000 Japanese invaders, which completely brought a perfect end to the Battle of Zishan.

By the morning of the 19th, the 1st Division and the 3rd Division had a loss of 19,000 people, which was basically considered to have crippled the Kwantung Army brigade, and by the way, beat up the old rival, the 3rd Division, and then went to the front line of the Yellow River. When they thought of the Battle of Zishan, the legs of these turtle grandchildren must be tightened.

But this is not the final loss of the Japanese army.

Because Colonel Shinin-Yigu and his 2000 command were still surrounded by the four teams!

By the morning of the 19th, the 2000 Japanese army was surrounded in a hilly area of ​​less than 0.5 square kilometers. Nearly 6,000 elite troops surrounded from three directions were not in a hurry to launch a final attack, but instead built fortifications on the spot.

I don’t know if the Japanese army was confused, but they didn’t gather the entire army to fight towards the only road that was about 1,500 meters wide. After discovering that they were surrounded, the Japanese army used the original fortifications to defend themselves on the spot, looking like they were stalking to the end.

"The Japanese commander, there is something!" After Ye Chenghuan, who was in charge of commanding this battle, arrived at the front line command center of the encirclement, he carefully observed the movements of the Chinese and Japanese infantry surrounding the encirclement, while desperately digging trenches to build fortifications, shook his head with regret.

The only way to survive last night was not the gap left by the tactical cooperation error of the four major infantry battalions, but was deliberately left by Ye Chenghuan.

If the Japanese army fled along this gap, what awaited them would be ambushing from three elite infantry companies of the 3rd battalion. Most of the Japanese army in the encirclement would not have the chance to see the sun this morning.

If the Japanese army stayed in this hill and fought stubbornly, it would be a troublesome thing. I wanted to swallow up the 2,000 people who had already entered the desperate situation and had complete fortifications in one go. Even if the Four Lines Group was strong, it would be quite hot.

Unfortunately, Ye Chenghuan's move was discovered by the Japanese commander. He did not flee overnight, but instead stayed in this hilly area to fight to the death.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content below! "It's a headache. There are at least 2,000 Japanese devils here. If we want to eat them, we have to pay a certain price. However, after the battle of Zishan, all the troops suffered a lot, and some infantry companies were only half left. When those company commanders saw me, they won the battle and didn't look like they smiled." Shangguan Yun also frowned.

"Yes! The war was won, but the troops suffered too much losses. Not to mention the platoon leaders of the company, I saw that the strong man of the regiment commander went to the field hospital and his face was gloomy when he came back. This time he personally led the mountain infantry company and the reconnaissance company to sneak attack the Japanese division headquarters, and it was not without the intention of finding Saburo Okabe to exclaim his anger." Ye Chenghuan also sighed.

"No, I have been in the army for so many years and have never seen such a 'little' commander as a regiment commander. He never has any revenge overnight. I have to avenge him today. Unfortunately, Saburo Okabe runs so fast, so he left a small division chief of staff to be a scapegoat for him. I guess the anger that the commander didn't give out was to be the ones who were not giving out of the devils." Shangguan Yun said.

While the two were talking, the communication soldiers ran over and handed over a telegram.

"I will surround them without attacking them, wait until I come back! I will surround them to death, and all anti-aircraft artillery cannons will be transferred to the battlefield!" Tang Dao's telegram was concise and clear.

"Chief of Staff Shangguan, you must be your old comrade-in-arms who know the regiment commander, and you told me." Ye Chenghuan smiled bitterly and handed the telegram to Shangguan Yun.

"The regiment commander is trying to trap this Japanese army to death!" Shangguan Yun was slightly surprised after scanning the telegram.

The intention of the air defense battalion was simply clear. It was to prevent the Japanese army from using aircraft groups to open up a way for escape for this wave of Japanese troops, and that should be the only possibility that this wave of Japanese troops could escape.

"The regiment commander's move is ruthless! As soon as the 48 40mm anti-aircraft cannons of the Air Defense Battalion were pulled over, the Japanese would eat as much as they came, and they would not be afraid of him coming, but they would not come. The regiment commander's attack on the aid is really the first time I have seen him in my life!" Ye Chenghuan sighed.

"That's not the first time to see that other troops can have so many anti-aircraft guns from our Four Corps? Anyway, I was in the 88th Division and could see 12 mountain cannons, which was already very awesome." Shangguan Yun also sighed.

"Director Ye, you don't know. That year, when I first arrived at my regiment's headquarters, the regiment commander took me to visit the artillery company. I glanced at the 12 Bofos mountain cannons set on the playground. I felt like I was dreaming at that time. I was sleeping at night and my mind was full of the shadow of artillery. After waking up, I cried. If my 542nd Regiment could have this equipment, why would a group of elite troops lose all the losses on the battlefield of Songhu?"

"Haha! Chief of Staff Shangguan, you said you were like a dream at that time. When I first arrived at our regiment, it was Liu Laolao who entered the Grand View Garden. You could still know the Bofos Mountain Cannon. I have never seen the MG34 machine gun before.

At that time, Heizi demonstrated the firepower of that thing to me. After the long shot, a tree with a thick calf was interrupted. My head was buzzing at that time. If the National Army had this firepower, I would probably not have lived to enter the Taihang Mountains." Ye Chenghuan smiled.

"Haha! Director Ye, don't worry about the past. Brothers also have times when they fight. The Japanese are here! The two brothers just come together to fight the robbers. Besides, we don't know each other anymore, we're just having a meal in the same pot." Shangguan Yun hurriedly smiled and comforted his colleagues.

"What if the Japanese were beaten away one day?" Ye Chenghuan sighed slightly.

"Then..." Shangguan Yun made a slight move, facing Ye Chenghuan's gaze, but answered calmly.

"The regiment commander has proved with the battlefield that he is a real Chinese soldier. Although Shangguan Yun is not talented, he has decided to follow the regiment commander to the battlefield in North China when he chooses to follow the regiment commander to the North China battlefield!"

"Yes, the Chinese people and historical process will choose the real Chinese army." Ye Chenghuan's eyes shiny slightly.

"However, before considering those, do you have to kill these Japanese devils first? Okabe Saburo, who has fled back to Handan, may not give up these Japanese devils so easily." Shangguan Yun said with a smile.

"Haha! Just like this, I ordered the battalions and the regiment commander to encircle the Japanese army in the encirclement and walk away from that direction. The battalion commander personally went to the regiment headquarters to conduct a review!" Ye Chenghuan also laughed.

Although the battle is arduous and huge and painful, it is always pleasant to be able to taste the fruits of victory in the battle, especially the two thousand Japanese invaders who have to support and survive. It is even more refreshing and refreshing for the Chinese soldiers who have been in a defensive position for more than two years.

Of course, for Ye Chenghuan, there is another layer of joy.

This is also the most heartwarming chat between the two commanders in the top five of the four-line regiments. One party did not beat around the bush, and the other party also admitted what they were thinking, but undoubtedly, Shangguan Yun gave Ye Chenghuan the answer he wanted most.

The fact that Tang Dao became a secret party member of the 80th Army was the highest secret of the 80th Army. Ye Chenghuan's level was not enough, and he didn't know that his regiment commander was already a member of the 80th Army. However, he knew that Tang Dao was able to transfer him to the Fourth Army and serve as the director of the Political Department, which itself explained everything.

Lei Xiong has always been as close as brothers with Tang Dao, and there is no need to mention the relationship. Now Chief of Staff Shangguan Yun has expressed his frankness that he will obey all Tang Dao's decisions. He can basically determine the direction of the Four Lines Group in the future. How is Ye Chenghuan, who has special tasks, unhappy?

Each unit of the Four Corps surrounded this hill, put down their guns and picked up shovels, like thousands of hardworking groundhogs, and the initially formed trenches that could be seen by the naked eye made the battlefield strong.

With this situation, it may be possible to run away a mouse at night, but it is really difficult to escape a living person.

Colonel Chongxin Jigu, who was watching all this with a telescope, had a cloud of clouds on his face. He knew very well that it was impossible to escape from this place with his own strength. The only hope was that the North China Front Army did not abandon them, and the division did not abandon them.

After all, there are still 10th Division and remnants of the division in southern Jilin! Moreover, the reinforcements of the 4th Division are already on the road, and the total number of troops is still more than 40,000. It may be difficult to get another battle in the Zishan Battle. It will not be too big to save their lonely army!

Colonel Chongxin Jigu could only comfort himself like this, otherwise what else could he do? Should he apologize for a caesarean section?

On this side, China won a great victory on all battlefields and surrounded 2,000 Japanese troops. It has basically determined the tone of the complete victory of the Zishan Battle, while the Japanese are filled with sorrow.

Even Major General Yukinosuke, Okabe, hurriedly led nearly 10,000 Japanese troops to Handan on a special train, could not make the dead Lieutenant General Okabe Saburo smile at all.

On the afternoon of the 19th, a major-general-level military meeting was held at the Supreme Command of the Japanese Front in Handan.

The person sitting in the chief was Lieutenant General Okabe Saburo who was personally appointed by Commander Tatashitsuka. Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshinosuke and Major General Oguchi Yukinosuke. In the back row were Major General Takahashi Toshio, the commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division, Major General Takahashi Toshio, the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division, Major General Seya Takehei, and Major General Seyatani, the 33rd Brigade. Two other chairs were empty.

The two lieutenant generals and five major generals in southern Hebei have now been reduced by two, and the losses are comparable to the war in eastern Jin in September 1938.

As the highest commander of southern Hebei region, Saburo Okabe did not sit down, but stood in front of the map of Handan region, and was silent for a long time when he turned his back to several Japanese generals. He did not speak, and no one spoke. The atmosphere in the entire conference room was so heavy that it was rare in the Japanese Army combat conference.

"Col. Shinnoshiro Yoshigu and 2,000 imperial officers and soldiers were surrounded. Although our front army failed in the initial battle, we must not give up on them, otherwise this battle will become a shame to our imperial army!" Okabe Saburo, who had not spoken for a long time, finally left in front of the map.

Once you open your mouth, the tone of this combat meeting will be set.

Saburo Okabe has already used subtext to tell everyone that this combat meeting is not about whether to save it, but about how to save it.

Yoshio Shinozuka, who was sitting on one side, twitched slightly, but she resisted the urge to speak.

His 10th Division was defeated half a year ago, and his vitality has not recovered so far. Saburo Okabe's meaning is almost pointing at his nose and saying, "You should be the 10th Division."

Seeing that Yoshio Shinozuka did not express his opinion, Okabe Saburo's face became even more gloomy. He simply skipped the division commander and turned his attention to Yukiosuke Okuba who had just arrived in Handan.

"That's right, I agree with Lieutenant General Okabe. It is imperative to rescue 2,000 imperial officers and soldiers in the battle. Our troops are here to annihilate the stubborn Chinese army. Now they are willing to be sent by Lieutenant General Okabe!" Seeing that Saburo Okabe turned his eyes to him, Yukiosuke Okabe stood up directly with a passionate look on his face.

Yoshio Shinozuka's face almost turned green. He knew better than anyone else about Yukiosuke Okuba. Suddenly, this guy took the wrong medicine?

"Yoxi! Master Big Bear, the valor of you and the officers and soldiers of the 4th Division Empire will never forget the empire." Okabe Saburo's gloomy face instantly improved a lot.

It doesn’t matter how bad the combat power of the injury-free division is, what’s important is the attitude. Okura Yukinosuke’s attitude is very good.

‘Nonsense! You are a lieutenant general, of course you are not afraid of this crazy old man. If I want to touch him at this time, it is not because I am seeking death. Besides, whether to fight or not is he determined, but how to fight is not because I have the final say? Could it be that he can still run to my command center to stare at me and fight?’ Yukinosuke Okazuka didn’t even look at Yoshio Shinozuka. He sat down with Saburo Okabe’s encouragement, and began to complain in his heart.

It can only be said that the Japanese generals here have 800 minds, and the Major General Big Bear alone accounted for 799!

With Yukinosuke Okuba, the other major generals naturally had to stand up and speak, but Major Generals of the 10th Division were also very talented and expressed their positive attitude, but they were not going to send troops, but they had to rely on their own division commanders.

"My division is responsible for defending southern Hebei, and he is able to draw troops only in limited capacity!" Yoshio Shinozuka set the tone as soon as he spoke. "But the lives of 2,000 imperial officers and soldiers are equally important. This battle is imperative, but I think the key points of tactics are not on the ground, but on the sky!"

"It's so good!" Okabe Saburo breathed a sigh of relief. Even if the 10th Division only had one infantry regiment, the force he could use could still reach 20,000, and at least the force would not be weak.

"I will coordinate with the Army Aviation Corps in person!"

"The whole army is defending and waiting for assistance! The division is reorganizing the army and fighting again!" At dusk, Colonel Jigu, who was surrounded by the Four-Road Regiment, received a telegram that made him feel a little relieved.

However, what the Japanese colonel did not expect was that this wait lasted for nearly 10 days!

And in the hilly areas, there are turfs and turfs!

People who are hungry will really become herbivores!
Chapter completed!