In Duolun, the headquarters of the 35th Army.
Fu Zuoyi was in a very good mood at this time, because the New 34th Division had just captured Duolun County without any blood, and then confiscated a lot of money from the Puppet Mengxing Mansion in the city, and grain and bacon were piled up in the warehouse. Rushan, with these, the life of the 35th Army will be much better in the future.
Based on this alone, this battle was not in vain.
What's more, so many counties were recovered.
The only thing that made Fu Zuoyi feel a little flawed was that the weapons and ammunition seized were too few, but there was nothing that could be done about it. The equipment of the puppet Mongolian army was originally poor, and the weapons and equipment of the main force of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia were pretty good, but the problem was, The 35th Army family cannot afford such a large piece of fat.
So now Fu Zuoyi hopes that the Chahar Independent Regiment can quickly deal with the main force of the North China Front Army, and then free up his hands to cooperate with them to deal with the troops stationed in Mongolia by Gangbe Naosaburo. In this way, Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment will still eat the meat. regiment, but their Thirty-fifth Army can still get a sip of soup.
Thinking of this, Fu Zuoyi asked his adjutant Yan Hu: "Huzi, go to the communications office and see if there is any new progress in the Chahar Independent Regiment?"
Yan Hu said oh, turned around and left.
But at this time, Deputy Army Commander Ye Qijie came in.
"Chief, there's no need to ask Huzi to go to the communications office." Ye Qijie waved his hand and said, "I just came from the communications office."
Fu Zuoyi smiled and said: "Brother Xin, looking at you like this, is there any new progress in the Chahar Independent Regiment?"
"It's not just progress." Ye Qijie shook his head and said with emotion, "Chief, Anan Weiji, this old devil, I don't know what the fault is. He left the fortified city of Peking undefended, and actually led him With hundreds of thousands of troops preparing to cross the Taihang Mountains and enter Shanxi to meet up with Ando Yoshiki's First Army, the result... "
Fu Zuoyi stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Yan Hu reacted quickly enough and helped him out.
"Brother Xinwu, what did you say?" Fu Zuoyi calmed down and said in a loud voice, "How could Ananwei and hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers be preparing to cross the Taihang Mountains to join Ando Jili?"
"Isn't it?" Ye Qijie shook his head and said, "It's really evil."
"What's the result?" Fu Zuoyi asked anxiously, "What's the result?"
"What else can we do?" Ye Qijie said, "In the end, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers blocked Xu Rui's troops in an area of less than 200 miles between Fengtai, Daxing, Gu'an, Gaobeidian and Yixian. ! Now the little devil is really in a dilemma, and the entire army's destruction is just around the corner!"
"What?" Fu Zuoyi staggered again, and Yan Hu didn't react this time, because he didn't expect that Fu Zuoyi would fall twice in such a short period of time. As a result, he couldn't reach out and could only watch helplessly. Fu Zuoyi fell to the floor with a crisp sound.
Ye Qijie was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached out and helped Fu Zuoyi up with Yan Hu.
Fu Zuoyi didn't realize that he had made a fool of himself just now, and said blankly: "How was this battle fought? How was this battle fought? How was this battle fought?"
…
Almost at the same time, the Chongqing High Command also exploded.
Because Xu Rui had just announced the news through various reporters accompanying the army. After nearly a month of arduous fighting, after regaining Tianjin, the Chahar Independent Regiment had regained Peiping intact! Moreover, they also successfully trapped the main force of the Japanese North China Front, more than 100,000 men, within an area of less than 200 miles between Yi County and Zhuo County!
"Niang Xipi! Niang Xipi! Niang Xipi!" Chairman Jiang found that he could no longer control his emotions. At this moment, he just wanted to curse the world. It was too ridiculous, simply too ridiculous. Such battles have never happened since ancient times. No, never happened. Is this okay? Is it possible to fight like this
God, Generalissimo Chiang felt that his military views had been completely and completely subverted.
Not only Chairman Chiang, but also He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi and several close aides, senior staff officers of the headquarters, and even Xue Yue, the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Theater Command who just came back to report on his duties, were all confused. How did this happen? The Japanese left Peiping undefended and insisted on crossing the Taihang Mountains to join the First Army stationed in Shanxi. This was surprising enough. What was even more surprising was that Xu Rui could predict the enemy planes first. , set a trap in advance and wait for the little devil to get inside
This battle was fought as if the two sides had discussed it. Was this a battle or an exercise
"The ball is over!" After a long while, Bai Chongxi let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Although it is only a mere hundred miles from Zhuoxian County to Peking, it is impossible for the Japs to fight back, so if a miracle does not happen, , the area from Yixian County to Zhuoxian County, which is less than two hundred miles in radius, is probably the burial place of the main force of the North China Front Army!"
"I'm afraid so." Xue Yue also nodded and said, "After all, the North China Japs are facing not only Xu Rui's Chahar Independent Regiment, but also more than a hundred main regiments of the Eighth Route Army!" After a pause, he added Said, "And this is just the beginning. After annihilating the main force of the North China Front Army, the Eighth Route Army will definitely follow the same pattern and continue to launch large-scale attacks on the Mongolian Army in Chanan, the First Army of Shanxi and even the Twelfth Army of Shandong Encirclement and annihilation battle!”
Bai Chongxi nodded and said: "It won't be long before there will be no more Japs north of the Huaihe River and west of Shanhaiguan!"
Listening to Bai Chongxi and Xue Yue talking there, Chairman Chiang shuddered inexplicably, because the scene they described was really terrible. If the vast land north of the Huaihe River and west of Shanhaiguan became ** territory, then can he, the supreme leader of the National Government, still be safe
"Stop talking nonsense!" Chen Cheng couldn't bear it anymore and retorted, "How could the Japanese government just watch the Japanese troops north of the Huaihe River being annihilated? Not to mention the Twelfth Army in Shandong and the First Army in Shanxi, and the First Army in Mongolia Army, and even the main force of the North China Front Army may not be wiped out that easily."
"That's right." He Yingqin also said, "Right now, we have just surrounded the main force of the North China Front Army. The Japanese army still has hundreds of thousands of troops. These are Japanese troops, not pigs! To put it another step back, even if there are only hundreds of thousands of pigs, Leave them there for the Chahar Independent Group to capture, and I’m afraid they won’t be able to catch them all in a short time.”
Bai Chongxi said: "Let us wait and see."
…
In Tokyo, Army Headquarters.
After receiving the call, Hanyuan Gong Zairen rushed to the Army Ministry overnight.
When Kanin Miya Zaijin walked into the huge combat hall of the Army Ministry, Army Minister Juichi Terauchi, Army Deputy Minister Oiso Kuniaki, and the main persons in charge of each classroom were all here. Moreover, everyone had solemn expressions and dull eyes. , the atmosphere in the entire combat hall was so oppressive that it made people breathless.
"Why are you panicking!" When Xianyuan Gong Zairen saw this situation, he immediately became angry and said angrily, "It's just that we are trapped in a tight siege. It's not like the main force of the North China Front has been annihilated!" After a pause, He added, "What's more, even if it has been annihilated, the sky will not fall. Long before the decision to launch the Far East Blitzkrieg, the empire had already been mentally prepared to abandon the main force of the North China Front, wasn't it?"
"Hai!" Terauchi Terauchi, Koiso Kuniaki and others all paused.
After getting angry, Hanyuan Gong Zairen asked Koiso Kuniaki again: "Oiso-kun, is it possible to break out of the encirclement?"
Koiso Kuniaki shook his head and said: "Your Highness, before you arrived, I had already conducted a war game with the combat staff of the combat section. Without outside intervention, the trapped imperial army alone could not They may have broken through because their ammunition reserves were no longer enough to launch a large-scale offensive."
"Baga!" Xianyuan Gong Zairen thought for a while and said, "Can the First Army in Shanxi provide some help?"
"No." Koji Kuniaki shook his head slowly and said, "Under the harassment of Wei Lihuang's troops and the Eighth Route Army, the First Army in Shanxi could not even move closer to the Taihang Mountains, let alone cross the Taihang Mountains to provide assistance!"
Xianyuan Gong Zairen sighed and said: "Then there is no other way, we can only defend."
After a pause, Xianyuan Gong Zairen continued: "What about the progress of the Far Eastern Front? How long will it take to eliminate the Eastern Cluster of the Soviet Far Eastern Front?"
There is still a trace of unrealistic fantasy in Hanyuan Gong Zairen's heart, as if as long as the Far East Front Army can quickly annihilate the eastern cluster of the Soviet Far East Front Army, the main force of the trapped North China Front Army can be saved.
However, the upright Koiso Kuniaki quickly shattered this illusion of Hanyin Gong Zaijin.
Koiso Kuniaki said: "Your Highness, the Armored Group of the Far Eastern Front is still more than a hundred kilometers away from Nerchinsk. What's more, even if the Far Eastern Front can quickly annihilate the Eastern Group of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, I'm afraid it will be too late to go south for rescue. The main force of the North China Front."
Xianyuan Gong Zairen sighed and said: "Why don't I know this? However, it is good for the Far East Front Army to solve the Far East incident as soon as possible. The destruction of the main force of the Far East Front Army may be inevitable, but the Mongolian Army , the First Army stationed in Shanxi and the Twelfth Army stationed in Shandong, but there can be no more problems."
"This won't happen." Koiso Kuniaki said decisively, "There will definitely be no problems with the Mongolian Army, the First Army in Shanxi, and the Twelfth Army in Shandong." After a pause, he added, "In fact, I’m afraid it’s not that easy for the Chahar Independent Regiment to eat up the main force of the North China Front. In any case, Ananjun still has two semi-elite divisions under his command.”
Xianyuan Gong Zairen said: "But Xu Rui also has an elite tank unit under his command!"
Koiso Kuniaki immediately fell silent upon hearing this. Yes, this is indeed a big trouble.
Xianyuan Gong Zairen said: "In short, let's defend with all our strength."
"Hai!" Koiso Kuniaki nodded heavily.