Under the night, Anan Weiji stood on the side of the road with his hands behind his back, watching the flow of people on the highway in silence.
Due to the complete defeat of the aviation force, the North China Front had lost air supremacy, so it could only launch a breakout at night.
There are two ways to go from Peiping to Yixian. One is through Zhuoxian to Gaobeidian, passing through Laishui County, and finally to Yixian; the other is through Zhoukoudian and Shiting to Yixian. Compared with Zhuoxian The line in Zhoukoudian is narrow and difficult to navigate, which is not conducive to the deployment and maneuvering of mechanized heavy equipment.
But now, the Japanese had no choice but to go to Zhoukoudian.
Because the resistance in the direction of Gaobeidian is too great, it is difficult for the Japanese to break through it in a short time. As time goes by, when the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment arrives, there will be no chance of breaking through.
Under the cover of night, the various units directly under the North China Front: a field heavy artillery brigade, an independent heavy mortar brigade, two independent machine gun brigades, an independent mountain artillery regiment, two anti-aircraft artillery regiments, and a field lighting The team, two bridge brigades, a meteorological brigade, and more than a dozen hospitals, nearly 50,000 people are marching in along the highway, and the queue stretches for 20 to 30 miles!
Since the road conditions were not very good, and the march was at night, it was even more difficult.
Especially for the Second Brigade of the Independent Field Heavy Artillery, it is even more difficult. With a cannon weighing more than ten tons, it is difficult to pass through a slightly larger pit. It is even more disastrous to encounter a small river or a small bridge, so it looks very dangerous. Chaos, this made Ananwei, who always advocated discipline and order, very uncomfortable.
However, Anan Weiji finally suppressed the anger in his chest. Now is not the time to get angry.
There are still three divisions directly under the command of the North China Front Army Headquarters. The 27th Division quietly withdrew yesterday by taking advantage of the opportunity to change defenses, and then dispersed into the dense forests near Baima Township to lurk. The breakout battle began. After that, their mission is to take down the Bauhinia Pass as quickly as possible and open the passage to life!
The 35th Division took over the defense line of the 27th Division. After the breakout battle began, their division's task was to break up the rear and be responsible for blocking the pursuing troops. The remaining 110th Division was responsible for both Two tasks: one is to confuse the enemy with the illusion of a breakthrough to Chahar, and the other is to protect the flanks of the front commander.
It must be admitted that the little devil Keijiro Kanemitsu is still somewhat capable, and the breakout plan he made can be regarded as a clever one. He took almost all aspects of the problem into consideration, but unfortunately, this time the little devil's opponent is Chahar Independent The group is Xu Rui, so the Japs’ intentions are doomed to fail.
Kasahara Yukio stepped forward and said to Anami Yuki: "Your Excellency, Commander, it's time to go."
"I understand." Anami nodded, and then turned back to Jinguang Keijiro, who was standing behind him, and said, "Kinguang-kun, although the main force of the front army has left, Beiping City must not be easily returned to the Chinese, especially if it cannot be returned intact. return it to the Chinese, so you must hold on to Peiping until the last moment."
"Hai!" Kanemitsu Kejiro replied immediately, "I will defend Beiping to the death. If the city's fall is inevitable, I will definitely burn it to ashes before the city is destroyed!"
"Yo Xi." Anan Weiji nodded happily.
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Ba County, Chahar Independent Regiment Provisional Headquarters.
In order to command the breakout battle at close range, Xu Rui temporarily moved his headquarters from Tianjin to Ba County. It is right next to the Sixth Division Headquarters. Commander Wang’s loud voice can be heard through the wall when he makes a phone call. The commander's Sixth Division is now very spacious and has become the most powerful among the several divisions of the Central Hebei Military Region.
Du Junjie quickly walked into the war room and reported: "The regiment leader, political commissar, and the Langya Brigade have successfully sneaked into Beiping City with the support of the underground party comrades!"
"Okay!" Xu Rui breathed a long sigh of relief, "Now I don't have to worry about anything."
In this anti-breakout battle, what Xu Rui is most worried about is that once the war begins, the thousand-year-old city of Peiping will be destroyed by the war. But now that the Langya Brigade has successfully sneaked into Peiping, there should be no problem. With the combat effectiveness of the Langya Brigade, , isn’t it easy to deal with the few Japanese who stayed in Peiping
Du Junjie added: "The Japanese 110th Division is still marching with great fanfare from Shunping to Changping, giving the illusion that the North China Front Army is going to break through in the direction of Chahar. In fact, their directly affiliated troops are marching in Zhoukoudian under the cover of night, They drove quietly towards Yixian County. The little devils thought we didn't know anything, but they didn't know that their every move was already under our surveillance!"
Xu Rui nodded and said in a deep voice: "Order all battalions to prepare."
Wang Husheng added: "The surveillance troops must be careful not to be exposed."
"Yes!" Du Junjie stood at attention, turned and walked away.
Watching Du Junjie leave, Wang Husheng said, "Old Xu, why do I feel out of breath?"
"Old Wang, relax." Xu Rui patted Wang Husheng on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Isn't he just a front soldier?"
"I'll go." Wang Husheng was immediately amused when he heard this and scolded, "Old Xu, can you be any more crazy? You are just a front soldier. If Ananwei heard what you said, you would be angry with him. die."
"Hehe, there's nothing we can do about it." Xu Rui smiled, "I'm not Anan's father."
Wang Husheng shook his head and said nothing more, but he was still a little nervous.
Wang Husheng would feel nervous, and it was reasonable. After all, this battle was different from the past. In the past, the enemies they faced at the same time were only two divisions at most, and they were defensive operations. However, this time they not only had to face the Japs and one front army. , and it is also an offensive operation, which is a completely different concept.
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At this time, we were in a dense forest in Baima Township.
The temporary division headquarters of the 27th Division is located in this dense forest.
Lieutenant Colonel Kimihide Ohta, the chief of staff, quickly came to the division commander Matsuyama Usan, and immediately reported: "Division commander, the first regiment of the garrisoned infantry has crossed three ditches and is less than two kilometers away from Bauhinia Ridge."
Matsuyama, third from the right, nodded and asked, "Did you notice anything unusual along the way?"
Although the order from the North China Front Army Headquarters has been issued, and the westward breakthrough is already on the line, Matsuyama, the third right man, is still full of inexplicable uneasiness, so he is particularly concerned about whether he will encounter any abnormal phenomena along the way.
"No." Mr. Ohta shook his head and said, "I reported that no abnormalities were found."
"No?" After Matsuyama heard this, his brows, instead of relaxing, became even tighter.
"Division commander?" Ohta Kimihide asked in a low voice, "Judging from the time, in about half an hour at most, the first brigade of the garrisoned infantry will arrive and launch an attack on Zijingguan. Shouldn't we start too?"
The frown on the third right of Matsuyama finally relaxed, and he nodded. He was about to say let's get started, but before he could say anything, a gunshot suddenly rang out not far ahead.
Immediately afterwards, various gunshots rang out.
Matsuyama, the third right-hand man, immediately swallowed the words he vomited to his mouth and asked in a deep voice: "Where did the gunshot come from?"
"I'm going to take a look." Ota Kimihide turned around and left in a hurry. He came back a moment later and said, "Division Commander, it's broken. The guard post we sent out encountered a Chinese militia team and has been exposed! Do you want to advance in advance? Launch an attack?"
"Baga, these idiots!" Matsuyama Yousan was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but it was useless to be angry at this time. He gritted his teeth and said, "Order, the Second Regiment of the Garrison Infantry will launch an attack immediately according to the original plan. It must be in Within two hours, take the county seat of Yixian, otherwise, let Mr. Yoshida commit hara-kiri to apologize!"
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News of the accident on the front line quickly spread back to Anan Weiji.
"Nani?" After listening to the adjutant's report, Anan Weiji's face instantly became very embarrassed. Originally, according to the original breakout plan, the 27th Division had to capture Zijingguan and Yixian between midnight. , and built a line of defense in Yixian County to block attacks from Laishui County.
But now, due to the carelessness of the Second Infantry Regiment in the garrison, a surprise battle turned into a critical battle. It is difficult to say whether Yixian can be captured before midnight. The direction of Zijingguan is even more troublesome, because after Yixian starts, the garrison The First Infantry Regiment is still two kilometers away from Zijingguan, which gives the Chinese defenders time to prepare!
This is embarrassing. Do we still want to implement the original breakout plan
There is no problem with the execution, but if the 27th Division fails to complete its mission, then the main force of the North China Front, which is advancing from Zhoukoudian to Yixian, will immediately fall into a dilemma. At that time, it will be impossible to break out from other directions. , the best result is to withdraw to Peiping and linger.
Yukio Kasahara immediately retreated, paused and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, please retreat to Peiping!"
Kasahara Yukio is still very superstitious. He does not think that this small accident can cause the complete failure of this breakout battle. But in any case, this is not a good start. As the saying goes, a good start is is half the success, then conversely, the beginning of failure is half the failure.
Therefore, this breakout battle must be given up decisively.
However, the greatest advantage of this old devil, Anan Weiji, is his tenacity! Either he doesn't make a decision, and once he decides, he will definitely put it into practice, and he will never look back until the last moment without a bloody blow. That's why the Battle of Changsha in real history ended so tragically. In this way, the old devil is still unyielding.
"It's just a little accident, it's okay." Anan Weiji quickly adjusted his mood and said, "Telegraph the 27th Division not to have any worries and just go ahead with it as planned! In the end! Victory must belong to the Imperial Army! The Empire of Japan is on board, His Majesty the Emperor is on board~~"