Gubeikou is the closest passage from Chengde to Peiping and even Tianjin, and is the gateway from Peiping and Tianjin. After the Japanese occupied Chengde, a part of the 8th Division followed the 107th Division of the Feng army, Wang Yizhe, who had escaped, broke out fiercely at Gubeikou. When Wang Yizhe was unable to resist, the 25th Division of the 17th Army of the Central Army arrived at Gubeikou for defense, that is, Du Yuming Brigade occupied the highlands on the east and west sides of the south city of Gubeikou. Zhang Yaoming Brigade gathered near Huangdaodian. In addition, a regiment of the 112th Division of the Feng army that was originally defending Gubeikou was defending on the front line.

In mid-March, the Japanese vanguard first launched an attack on a group of troops from the 112th Division, and the troops suddenly retreated without fighting. The Japanese army quickly occupied the Gubeikou Pass and then launched a strong attack on the position of Long Yuer of the 25th Division. At this critical moment, the 25th Division Commander Guan Linzheng personally led the main force of Zhang Yaoming's brigade to support the besieged troops. The two sides encountered not far outside the East Pass of Gubeikou, and then fierce battle broke out. The close-killing battle caused the division commander Guan Linzheng to be injured, but he still commanded the battle and defeated the enemy after tenacious fighting.

The next day, the Japanese army increased its troops in Gubeikou and extended its siege to the right wing of the defenders with its main force. The battle situation was extremely fierce and became increasingly fierce. In the afternoon of the war, the Japanese army detoured near the East Pass of Gubeikou. The 25th Division lost contact and communications and was interrupted, and they fell into their own battle situation. The soldiers bravely fought with the Japanese army with their flesh and blood, and suffered heavy losses.

At this critical moment, the division commander Guan Linzheng had to order the troops to retreat to the Nantianmen and build a blocking position at the Nantianmen. However, at the critical moment, it was incredible that the Japanese army suddenly stopped the attack. Then the main force of the Japanese army quickly retreated to the Bashik camp, and the 25th Division recaptured the various positions in Gubeikou. The defending troops did not understand why the Japanese offensive suddenly retreated.

Dear readers, please know a little about it. The reason is that Ji Hongchang's troops suddenly appeared in Changshan Yuzhen and repelled a puppet army that served as logistics. There was a major change in the Japanese rear defense transportation line. The Japanese army never expected that a large number of Chinese troops appeared in Changshan Yuzhen. Therefore, the front-line command of the Chengde Japanese Army ordered the 8th Division to stop the attack and withdraw from Gubeikou. Part of the 8th Division had no choice but to turn back to Changshan Yuzhen and strengthen the defense in the rear. At this point, the 25th Division, which served as Gubeikou, was able to breathe and recover the lost territory of Gubeikou. At this moment, the history had major changes.

Minister of Military Affairs He Yingqinxuan ordered the reinforcement of the 2nd Division of the Nantianmen to take over the defense of Gubeikou. The 25th Division, which suffered heavy losses, retreated to the Miyun area to make up for the reorganization. Then the 83rd Division headed to the Nantianmen area to serve as the Second Division to assist in the defense. The defensive situation at Gubeikou formed a favorable situation. Especially the 8th Division of the Japanese army, due to frequent attacks from a large number of small guerrilla troops from Jihongchang, could no longer launch a fierce offensive, and the Gubeikou front became stable.

In early March, the 32nd Army of the National Revolutionary Army, led by the commander Yang Xiaoou, went to Lengkou to replace the defense of the Fourth Army. Yang Xiaoou set up the army command in Qian'an and then launched troops to deploy defenses. He successively defended the defensive positions of Lengkou, Liujiakou, Shenmiao, and other places. At this time, the Fourth Army moved west to serve as the defense west of Yiyuankou. Yiyuankou was the junction of the Fourth Army and the 32nd Army. At this time, the Fourth Army was responsible for the defense of the Fourth Army and the Sixteenth Independent Brigade.

Huang Guanghua's unit of the 1st Division of the 32nd Army, as the general reserve team, was deployed near Qian'an, with obvious intentions, that is, to quickly reinforce each defensive gate, once a crisis occurs, the commander of the army, Yang Xiaoou, used the 1st Division as a firefighter. After the military meeting, Tan Peng, who followed the division commander Huang Guanghua, returned to the division headquarters, was a little depressed.

In front of the division commander, Tan Peng complained: "Secretary, why did we let our division serve as the general reserve team? Our division is the leader in the entire army's drills. We should hand over the task of sticking to the main position of Lengkou. I can't understand such deployment?" Huang Guanghua, the division commander, looked at the beloved general with appreciation and said: "Battle Commander Tan, you should understand the meaning of the military commander. Put the strongest troops behind, with the intention to quickly pull up and quickly defeat the Japanese army in the most crisis."

After the officer training, Tan Peng, one of the five tiger generals, also served as an exchange officer, from the Second Cavalry Division to the First Division of the 32nd Army, serving as the commander of the brigade of the First Brigade. After being built by Tan Peng, the First Brigade won the first place in the entire division and even the entire army. At present, half of his troops have been replaced, and these soldiers are basically soldiers who have come to Shanxi after the Northeast Army collapsed. Therefore, since the war, the desire to fight was very strong.

Through his own performance, Tan Peng quickly gained a foothold. The division commander Huang Guanghua admired the young general very much. Although Tan Peng was slightly inferior to the other four senior brothers in strategy, Tan Peng had one of the biggest characteristics, that is, his never-give-ups-ups-ups, which was intended to make up for the shortcomings. This kid had a spirit of fighting for hegemony, that is, he was brave enough to move forward and dared to despise everything. He admired his character very much and asserted in private that the more difficult it was in the future, the more this kid could shine. Frankly speaking, the character of a commander of a unit even determines the fate of a unit.

The division commander Huang Guanghua pulled him to the sand table and said, "Braft Commander Tan, look at the defense of Yiharakou. The military commander is very worried. You can see the problem!" Tan Peng said, "The defense of the troops is not reasonable. If the Japanese army adopts roundabout tactics, they will soon fall into passivity. Could it be that the military commander is worried that the Fourth Brigade will not be able to defend it?" What the military commander is worried about is this weak link. Once the Yiharakou is lost, the entire cold-mouth defense line will fall into passivity, and our left flank is completely exposed. This is the intention to set our division behind the side and back of Yiharakou." Tan Peng looked carefully for a while and nodded in agreement.

In late March, after the 33rd Japanese Brigade arrived at Lengkou, it was indeed the first to attack Yoshiharaguchi. The 16th Independent Brigade launched a counterattack, and the Japanese army first used cannons to bombard violently. The defensive fortifications of the 16th Brigade had major problems because the fortifications they built were too simple, and then the Japanese army launched a tide-like offensive.

In less than a day, the positions No. 15 and 18 in front of the 16th Brigade were occupied by the Japanese army. The 16th Brigade was unbearable. In the time of crisis, the brigade commander called for help from the Fourth Army but failed, and turned to the 32nd Army for reinforcements. Commander Yang Xiaoou did not hesitate and immediately ordered Huang Guanghua's troops to reinforce Yiharaguchi quickly.

Tan Peng received the order and led the entire brigade who had been on guard to quickly reinforce Yiharaguchi. Thanks to the timely arrival, the 16th Brigade was in danger. The battlefield was full of artillery fire and smoke filled the smoke. The Japanese army launched a tide-like offensive under the cover of the plane, and its defensive positions of 15, 18, 5, 7, and 9 were successively lost. Fortunately, the main positions of 10 and 12 were still in hand. Tan Peng did not hesitate and ordered the first regiment to go to the main positions to participate in the defense. The second regiment and the third regiment were divided into left and right wings to launch a roundabout attack on the Japanese offensive troops.

With the addition of a new force, the situation on the battlefield quickly reversed. The assault troops organized by Tan Peng were extremely fast and the firepower was extremely rapid. The attacking Japanese army was immediately unable to resist such dense firepower. Then Tan Peng ordered the mortar to bombard the Japanese army, and the resisting Japanese army was killed and injured. After holding on for a while, they had no choice but to retreat. The Japanese army felt that the Chinese army in front of them seemed different. They were not only well-trained, but also had a very accurate marksmanship and strong firepower.

The Japanese army alternately covered the retreat, but this Chinese army actually dared to pursue boldly. The angry Japanese commander ordered the troops to intercept on the spot. That was the case that this Chinese army contained a large number of submachine guns, which were close combat. The submachine guns used dense firepower to cause a large number of casualties in Japanese soldiers. The Japanese army was soon defeated, and the pursuit troops followed and pursued for more than ten miles before they stopped.

On the main position of No. 10, the brigade commander of the 16th Brigade held Tan Peng's hand and burst into tears. Tan Peng asked their brigade to go down and rest. The brigade commander refused and asked to stay in Yoshiharaguchi as a defender to assist in defense. Tan Peng had no choice but to agree to their request and gave them all the Japanese weapons and ammunition seized just now. Then Tan Peng ordered the troops to build fortifications to prevent the Japanese counterattack.

Sure enough, a few hours later, the 33rd Brigade of the Japanese army devoted its main force to counterattack. First, the Japanese bombers came to the battlefield to drop bombs, followed by dense artillery bombardment, and the troops suffered casualties under the three-dimensional strike. Then the Japanese army launched a tide-like attack, and the officers and soldiers began to fight back fiercely. Soon the Japanese attacking troops were repelled. The Japanese army was as follows, and a new round of bombing began. Seeing this situation, Tan Peng caused considerable losses. He came to his mind and made a quick decision. Tan Peng ordered all defensive positions to retain a small amount of troops in the trenches in battalions when the enemy plane bombed and artillery fire, and most of them retreated to the rear of the trenches. When the bombing was over, the Japanese infantry launched an attack and then entered the trenches to defend.

This move really worked. The several bombings and artillery attacks of the Japanese army had limited killing. As a result, the officers and soldiers became more and more brave and experienced. At the same time, they effectively killed and injured the Japanese army's live power. After several attacks and repeated repulses, the army's offensive gradually weakened. On the third day of the battle, the 33rd Brigade of the Japanese army was no longer able to launch an organized attack.

But the fighting Tan Peng did not let the Japanese army be idle. On the fourth day, the Japanese army did not launch an attack, and Tan Peng immediately recruited the commander of the 16th Brigade located in the rear. "Haha, brother! I am a brave army, and I was so arrogant that I was so impressed by my brother." The commander of the 16th Brigade shouted as soon as he entered the door.

Tan Peng said straight to the point: "The 33rd Japanese Brigade is no longer able to attack, but they cannot be idle. I hope your troops will organize a small group of troops to launch sneak attacks on the Japanese and puppet troops at night, so that the enemy will not be able to live in peace for a moment. This is called active defense." The brigade leader of the 16th Brigade said happily: "No problem, I will organize an assault team to attack tonight. But my troops lack grenades, and I hope your troops will support some." Tan Peng did not hesitate at all and immediately decided to support 5,000 grenades of the 16th Brigade.

The Japanese army did not expect that the opponent's Chinese defenders actually sent sneak attack troops at night, and not one, but reached more than a dozen. In a moment, the Japanese army was once again severely injured. The 33rd Brigade was in a defensive state almost every day. In addition, other defensive positions in Lengkou were also in fierce battles, and the battle situation was extremely fierce. At the end of March of the war, the Japanese army was unable to attack again due to limited troops on the Lengkou line. The first stage came to an end temporarily.

Then the Japanese army began to dispatch troops, and the 7th Japanese division all headed to the Lengkou line.

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Chapter completed!