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The troops and horses have not moved, the food and grass go first!
The ten battalions of the Red Alert Force are only combined infantry battalions. If you include the artillery, chemical engineering, and air defense as support forces, the specific number of troops is almost comparable to that of the Japanese troops!
Naturally, the logistical supplies for such a large number of troops cannot be raised in one day.

Not to mention the World War II period, even in the 2018 world, the Chinese military would have to deploy a large number of troops to complete the protection of these troops.

In the next plan of the Red Alert Force, Niangzi Pass will serve as the logistics support center of the Red Alert Force in the Hebei battlefield.

Therefore, before launching a full-scale attack in the direction of Hebei, the Red Alert's primary task was to first break through Niangzi Pass occupied by the Japanese devils. Only after logistical support was in place could the Red Alert show its prowess on the front-line battlefield.

At this time inside Niangzi Pass, the Japanese 7th Division was still stepping up the construction of its positions.

Shanxi has fallen, and the troops of the Ping'an County Security Corps have already arrived at the Niangzi Pass area for season. As the main force of defensive operations, the 7th Division must improve their defense measures as much as possible before the war.

Because the Chinese army on the opposite side was the Ping'an County Security Corps, the Japanese's defense plan was very conservative. Not only did they set up a large number of anti-aircraft positions around Niangzi Pass to preserve their pitiful ground-based air defense forces as much as possible, they also set up a large number of artillery positions and fake positions to retain their artillery as much as possible.

After such a long battle with the Red Alert and the Eighth Route Army, these little Japanese devils have made some progress.

They learned these tactics from the Eighth Route Army on the Chinese battlefield.

It’s not that the Japanese are unwilling to learn the Red Alert’s tactics, but that either they are unable to learn the Red Alert’s tactics at the moment, or all the troops they have fought against have been annihilated by the Red Alert.

Under the electromagnetic interference of the Red Alert force, the Japanese soldiers at war couldn't even send a farewell message. How could they learn from the experience?

The Seventh Division and some supporting troops at Niangzi Pass, after discovering the Red Alert troops, immediately sent a telegram for help to the temporary headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Army in Shanghai.

However, since the Japanese troops had already started to move south at this time, it was definitely not an easy task to make all these troops turn around and return.

Now the only Japanese troops that can be mobilized near Niangzi Pass are the remnants of the Second Army that were previously defeated by the Combined Battalion at Niangzi Pass.

The Japanese had only four armies in the Hebei direction, namely the Second Army and the Eighth Army that had previously participated in the Battle of Niangzi Pass, and the Tenth Army and the Nineteenth Army that were continuing to advance towards Shandong.

At this time, among the four armies, most of the Eighth Army and all the troops of the Tenth Army and the Nineteenth Army were advancing on the front battlefield. Even the Tenth Army, as the vanguard main force, had crossed Jining and was about to reach Zaozhuang!
Therefore, it is now very unrealistic to immediately return to defend with the frontal troops.

Therefore, Matsui Iwane, who was in Shanghai, immediately issued an order, and the Second Army, which was resting and replenishing in Hebei, immediately prepared for battle and rushed to the support of Niangzi Pass. The Eighth Army, the Tenth Army, and the Nineteenth Army on the front line immediately stopped the attack, and after consolidating their positions, their main forces immediately returned to defend.

"Baka! How come the damn Ping'an County Security Corps is so efficient in attack? Do their troops not even need to rest?!"

Matsui Iwane was very troubled when he learned that the Red Alert troops had arrived near Niangzi Pass. Now his command center was still not on the right track. After all, there were too many staff officers with poor levels.

And just as he was sorting out the situation on the entire Chinese battlefield, news came from below that the First Army was almost completely annihilated and Shanxi was completely lost.
Iwane Matsui: It’s really tiring.

After the fall of Shanxi, the Ping'an County Security Corps once again deployed troops directly to Niangzi Pass with lightning speed.

Even if Matsui Iwane was a god, he wouldn't be able to handle this!

The most important thing is that the offensive and defensive situation has now reversed. Niangzi Pass has changed from a simple transportation hub to the last line of defense in Hebei Province.

You know, the attack speed of the mechanized forces of the Ping'an County Security Corps is quite terrifying, and once Niangzi Pass is lost, the vast North China Plain will be completely under the nose of the Ping'an County Security Corps!
The mechanized troops have reached the plains. Every soldier knows what this means, let alone the Japanese general Matsui Iwane!

If the Ping'an County Security Corps has enough troops, the four armies in the Hebei direction will not have to do anything and can just wait to be surrounded.

Therefore, Matsui Iwane, who was short of troops, immediately thought of seeking external support.

He had two choices, one was the navy and the other was the Kwantung Army.

However, Matsui Iwane directly gave up on the navy option. After all, the mainland has not been contacted yet. In this situation, there is no higher-level command force to coordinate. According to the consistent tradition of the Japanese army and navy, the Japanese navy may not only not provide support, but may even stab them in the back!
Because he knew very well what the army and navy were like.

To be honest, if the situation of the army and navy were reversed at this moment, Matsui Iwane would definitely take advantage of the situation!

Therefore, under the national conditions of the Japanese devils, Matsui Iwane could only ask for help from the Kwantung Army in the Northeast.

After receiving Matsui Iwane's telegram, the top brass of the Kwantung Army were psychologically very reluctant to send troops to support. Not only did they form their own faction within Japan and did not accept the command of the China Expeditionary Army at all, but in the previous confrontation with the Red Alert Force, the Japanese cabinet also withdrew part of the Kwantung Army's troops to provide support.

However, after entering the pass, these troops never returned to the Kwantung Army's combat sequence.

It's not that the troops inside the pass don't want to return, but they have all been killed by the Red Alert troops.
This seriously damaged the interests of the Kwantung Army!
But the times are different now. The senior officials of the Kwantung Army, who are well versed in Chinese culture, also understand the principle of "the lips and the teeth are cold". So with the help of Matsui Iwane, the Kwantung Army mobilized the 6th and 13th Armies to immediately enter the pass and head south to support the troops at Niangzi Pass.

According to the support plan reported by the Japanese army, the first to arrive at Niangzi Pass was the Second Army in Hebei, followed by the Sixth Army and the Thirteenth Army of the Kwantung Army, and finally the Eighth Army, the Tenth Army and the Nineteenth Army in Shandong.

Judging from the time and troop strength, the Japanese are really using the tactic of adding fuel to the fire.

The Japanese did not want this situation, but it was an impossible task for all countries during World War II to have six armies arrive at Niangzi Pass at the same time.

Including the Red Alert, no country or organization in the two worlds can organize such a large ground transportation capacity.

Even the Americans can’t do that!
At this time, around Niangzi Pass, the Red Alert troops did not care about the Japanese's subsequent support forces.

After all, the Japanese had just occupied Niangzi Pass not long ago, and the Red Alert Force was very clear about the basic conditions of Niangzi Pass at this time.

Not to mention anything else, when the Japanese army just started attacking, Niangzi Pass and the Eighth Route Army took turns carrying out defensive combat missions at Niangzi Pass.

The road from Jingxing County to Niangzi Pass alone was planted with a large number of mines by the Eighth Route Army. In order to clear the mines, the Japanese plowed the land countless times with artillery. After the bombardment, the land was soaked in water for half a month due to the rain bombs of the Red Alert Forces.

Given the road conditions, if the Red Alert troops fire two more rain bombs, the Japanese won't be able to arrive in ten days or half a month even if all the troops in the country come to support them!

At that time, Niangzi Pass had only one infantry division, as well as one brigade each of artillery, anti-aircraft troops, and engineers.

On the other hand, the Red Alert Force has now completed the assembly and deployment of ten synthetic battalions.
To be honest, the Red Alert has never fought such a rich battle in all these years!

In the words of Zhao Han, the front-line commander, if you can't take over Niangzi Pass in three days, you'd better twist my head off and kick it like a ball!

And most importantly, less than an hour after Matsui Iwane issued the order, the Japanese troop movements were reported to Chen Xi by the director of the Red Alert Force’s Intelligence Department.

"Tsk, the Japs are pretty good! Originally, I thought we could only encircle and annihilate four armies, but I didn't expect the Kwantung Army to be so generous and send two more armies!" Following the custom of "since they're here", Chen Xi naturally would not let go of these two armies of the Japs.

"Order Zhao Han to launch an attack on Niangzi Pass immediately!"

"understand!"

The Japanese troops closest to Niangzi Pass were their Second Army, which had been severely damaged by the Combined Battalion at that time. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese troops, which had just been replenished not long ago, was hard to describe.

Under such circumstances, the intelligence department of the Red Alert Force estimated that the first batch of support troops from the Japanese would not arrive at Niangzi Pass until three days later.

The goal of the Red Alert Force is to capture Niangzi Pass before the Japanese reinforcements arrive.

After all, if rain bombs are used, the next offensive action of the Red Alert force will be delayed.

Even in the 2018 world, "Mud General" will cause headaches for the armies of various countries.

In order to prepare for the next attack, the progress at Niangzi Pass must be accelerated.

"Report! The deputy chief of staff ordered the heavy artillery group to dispatch two 152mm howitzer battalions and prepare for the battle!"

"Reply to the Deputy Chief of Staff. The Heavy Artillery Battalion 3 and 4 are ready for battle. They have sufficient ammunition and can carry out fire coverage missions at any time!"

At the same time, the Red Alert Air Force was also preparing for combat.

Since not many air force troops were deployed in the previous operations in Shanxi, the main force of the Japanese was paralyzed by the heavy artillery clusters, so in the direction of Hebei, the Red Alert Air Force strongly requested to play a role.

So the two strong five squadrons of the Red Alert Air Force were ready for takeoff.

At the same time, a battalion of H-5s were also preparing for takeoff. Unlike the Q-5s, the H-5s' combat target was the Japanese Second Army located in the Hebei area.

After all, there is no more effective blocking method than the bombing support force. Even when facing the remnants of the Japanese devils, the Red Alert Force has no intention of underestimating the enemy.

The air force has to be deployed anyway, so it would be a waste not to bomb them!

As the heavy artillery and air force units had completed their preparations, the new fifth and sixth battalions of the Red Alert Force also began to separate from the main force stationed at the original location and began to advance towards Niangzi Pass.

"Your Excellency, the Division Commander! It's bad! The Ping'an County Security Corps has begun to advance towards us!"

"Nani?!"

When the commander of the Japanese Army's 7th Division, Yukiji Igarashi, heard the news, he immediately sat up in shock.

"Go ask the Second Army how long it will take them to arrive!"

"Hai!"

However, after giving the order, Igarashi Koji slapped his forehead and said to another messenger: "Order all troops to get ready first. Before the reinforcements arrive, we have to rely on ourselves!"

Matsui Iwane's reinforcement plan was restored less than three hours ago. Even if the Second Army's troops could fly, they would not be able to arrive in one or two days!

Igarashi Koji, who had a certain understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Red Alert, knew very well that it was impossible for his troops to counterattack the Ping'an County Security Corps. His only goal now was to hold Niangzi Pass for 72 hours.

As for whether the follow-up troops can arrive in time, it depends on their lives.

"Push! Push!"

Directly in front of the two newly formed Red Alert units, two tank companies of Type 59 tanks, serving as armored assault forces, were attacking in the direction of Niangzi Pass.

Due to the troops' equipment change, the Red Alert troops have given up on equipping Type 62 light tanks, except in some special terrains in the south.

Since the Type 62 light tank and the Type 59 medium tank were very similar in appearance, the Japanese could not even tell that the Red Alert had been replaced with a new type of tank. After all, the Type 62 was carved out of the mold of the Type 59.

Behind the tanks, the Red Alert's infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and other equipment followed the tanks and began to advance towards the Japanese army.

"Bakayaloo! Chinese tank troops! Tell the artillery to prepare to block the fire!"

"Hai!"

Because the Japanese artillery had low accuracy, Koji Igarashi ordered all the artillery at Niangzi Pass to wait until the troops of the Ping'an County Security Corps arrived at the designated area before opening fire, and to move immediately after firing to avoid artillery counterattacks from the Ping'an County Security Corps.

The troops of the heavy artillery brigade, in particular, were repeatedly ordered not to open fire easily.

During such a long period of fighting, the Japanese had long realized that the Ping'an County Security Corps had the ability to quickly locate enemy artillery positions.

This kind of ability that is hard to defend against can be said to have caused the Japanese to suffer a great loss!

Just when the Japanese artillery units and front-line infantry were ready to block the attack, they found that the Chinese armored forces opposite them suddenly stopped advancing.

"What? Why don't the Chinese leave?"

Just when the Japanese were wondering, the sound of artillery shells breaking through the air from the sky shattered their lucky mentality.

"Baga! The Ping'an County Security Corps is bombarding! Anti-artillery!"

"Hidden! Hidden!"

"How can we stop? Damn Chinese!"

Just as the Japanese began to curse the Ping'an County Security Corps under the gunfire, the third Niangziguan Battle began. (End of this chapter)