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Just as the remnants of the Japanese Seventh Division began to flee in all directions, the armored forces of the Red Alert continued to pursue them.

But how can two legs run faster than tracks?
As the Red Alert tanks got closer, the firepower on the Red Alert tanks also began to shoot.

In addition to the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns and 7.62mm coaxial machine guns, the 59mm gun on the 100 tank also fired cannonballs.

The fleeing Japanese soldiers suffered heavy casualties in an instant from the steel balls from the cannonballs.

How could the Japanese have seen such equipment during this period? So their already low morale began to collapse instantly.

At the same time, the Japanese artillery and anti-aircraft troops in the rear also collapsed under the attack of the Red Alert's aerial gunboats and began to retreat towards Nanyu Town.

The Red Alert soldiers just followed the Japanese and chased them all the way.

Of course, due to the influence of the "Bushido" spirit, it was impossible for the Japanese to surrender. The Japanese who were kneeling on the ground and shot dozens of times all died of suicide.

At the same time, a cavalry brigade and a tank brigade, which were the vanguard of the Second Army, finally arrived at Nanyu Town.

However, when these two troops arrived, they were no longer part of the original organization.

The Japanese army originally had a cavalry brigade and a tank brigade, but now only has a light infantry brigade and a tank battalion.

Since Matsui Iwane and Sekine Nobuaki issued death orders, the Japanese cavalry and armored forces all advanced at full speed towards Niangzi Pass.

But by the time the Japanese arrived at Nanyu Town, the Japanese cavalry's horses were so tired that they were foaming at the mouth, and some had even run themselves to death. Now all the cavalry of a brigade had become infantry, and the armored units had to move forward and break down all the way because the Japanese had insufficient maintenance capabilities. When they arrived at Nanyu Town, only one battalion was left.

Looking at the troops in front of him, Major General Shuzo Nanyun, the head of the Japanese Second Army's reinforcement force, had a worried look on his face.

Now their troops have suffered more than half of their casualties in non-combat situations. What can they use to stop the Ping'an County Security Corps?

And most importantly, the Niangzi Pass position had lost contact 20 minutes ago, so the Japanese now have to consider more than just whether they can get reinforcements.

The Japanese army today is not like before, where they can only sit and wait for death under the electronic interference of the Ping'an County Security Corps. The radio station of Niangzi Pass is now in Jingxing County!

Under such circumstances, the only possible result for the loss of contact with Niangzi Pass was that the headquarters of the 7th Division was destroyed.

"Baka! An infantry division, plus a brigade of artillery and anti-aircraft troops, were destroyed in such a short time? The Seventh Division is simply a disgrace to the Japanese Locust Army!"

The other Japanese staff officers were speechless as they looked at Nagumo Shuzo who was denouncing the 7th Division.

Don’t you know how your elder brother Chuichi Nanyun was beaten by the Heian County Security Corps?

Then, under the order of Shuzo Nanyun, the Japanese support troops that had just arrived in Nanyu Town cancelled their rest and marched directly towards Niangzi Pass.

However, not long after leaving Nanyu Town, Nanyun Shuzo, who was responsible for the reinforcement, saw a large number of Japanese defeated soldiers pouring in from the direction of Niangzi Pass.

"Bagayalu! Stop these fleeing soldiers!"

So the Japanese reinforcements were deployed directly and intercepted all the Japanese soldiers who were fleeing from Niangzi Pass.

"You are a bunch of cowards! Why are you just thinking about running away? You have brought shame upon the soldiers!"

"General, it's not that we want to escape, it's just that the firepower of the Ping'an County Security Corps is too strong!"

"These are just excuses! Where is your Bushido spirit?!"

Just as Nanyun Shuzo was scolding the Japanese deserters, the commander of the 7th Division of the Japanese Army, Igarashi Koji, ran over and yelled at Nanyun Shuzo: "Bakayarō! Do you know how strong the firepower of the Ping'an County Security Corps is?! The important thing now is to preserve our strength as much as possible!"

At this time, Nanyun Shuzo looked at the dusty lieutenant general in front of him with a puzzled look.

Igarashi Koji originally wanted to escape by car, but his car was too conspicuous among the huge Japanese army's fleeing team, so the aerial gunboat that was performing a ground strike mission in the sky fired a 57mm cannon at the car.

Compared to his driver and guard, Koji Igarashi is relatively lucky.

Anyway, this guy from Biyang is not dead.

However, if Igarashi Koji continues to be stuck here, it will only be a matter of time before he dies.

Looking at Igarashi Koji who was yelling at him, Nanyun Shuzo immediately took out a pistol and pointed it at Igarashi Koji's head.

"How can you give up! I am here to support Niangzi Pass under the order of General Matsui Iwane. If you still want to escape, I will be the first one to send you to see Amaterasu!"

Looking at the Type 14 Nambu pistol in front of him, Igarashi Koji finally came to his senses and immediately expressed his willingness to cooperate with Nagumo Shuzo in the counterattack.

Although Igarashi Koji knew very well that he would definitely not be able to defeat the Ping'an County Security Corps if he counterattacked now, and it was even more impossible to retake Niangzi Pass, the situation was stronger than he was, and he just wanted to survive.

So after reorganizing the troops with Nanyun Shuzo, the old Japanese soldier Igarashi Koji was thinking about whether to find a suitable time to escape while "counterattacking" Niangzi Pass.

"Send a telegram to Commander Iwane Matsui and Commander Nobuaki Sekine. Niangzi Pass has been lost. Our troops are gathering the remnants of the Niangzi Pass troops and preparing to launch a counterattack on Niangzi Pass!"

"But, General, our radio can no longer be sent out!"

"Nani?!"

Unlike the 7th Division that had been stationed in Niangzi Pass for a long time, this group of Japanese devils was a rapid support force and did not have sufficient preparation time.

So after they entered the electromagnetic interference range of the Red Alert Force, all radio communications were lost.

"How can we rest? Arrange the communication team to return to Nanyu Town immediately and pass on the intelligence information!"

"Hai, General!"

Afterwards, when the Japanese reorganized their troops and began to counterattack in the direction of Niangzi Pass, the two combined battalions of the Red Alert Force also occupied Niangzi Pass and advanced in the direction of Nanyu Town.

The Niangzi Pass-Nanyu Town-Jingxing County line is an important logistical supply and troop transportation corridor for the Red Alert troops attacking from west to east, so the control here must be firmly in our hands before the general offensive!
Fortunately, the two combined battalions of the Red Alert Force are mechanized forces. On the main route of the attack, the infantry can fight in vehicles and replenish ammunition.

If it were the conventional infantry of this era, after such a long battle, both the physical strength of the soldiers and the ammunition supply would have collapsed long ago.

At this time, the Red Alert soldiers were still able to continue the attack in armored vehicles. "The Ping'an County Security Group is coming! The Ping'an County Security Group is coming!"

Upon hearing the news that the Red Alert troops were attacking, the Japanese soldiers who were fleeing at Niangzi Pass could no longer hold back and began to flee frantically to the rear, regardless of the obstruction of the support troops.

Igarashi Koji also saw the opportunity and prepared to escape to the rear, but the Japanese action was a little late after all. They did not know that before the Red Alert's ground troops arrived, the air force in the sky had already been in position.

"Warhammer Squad, all crews fire freely!"

"understand!"

Afterwards, the Red Alert's aerial gunboats aimed their guns at the Japanese troops on the ground.

"boom!"

"bang bang bang"

"Chug, tug, tug, tug, tug."

The 100mm cannon, 57mm cannon, and 30mm Gatling gun on the aerial gunboat instantly began concentrated fire on the Japanese on the ground.

10 aerial gunboats opened fire, and the Japanese on the ground suffered
"How could there be a direct-fire cannon in the sky?!"

"Air strike! Air strike!"

As the Red Alert Air Force began to fire freely, the Japanese ground forces also experienced intensive explosions.

Countless Japanese soldiers were blown to pieces by the air force's artillery, and many of those affected had their arms and legs broken.

The Japanese troops deployed here were either killed or fled. Facing the Red Alert's ground troops that were about to arrive, they didn't even have a chance to redeploy and organize their defenses.

"Warhammer Squad, this is the ground force, our troops are about to enter the battlefield, please pay attention to the artillery attack position, over!"

"Warhammer Squadron received, start blocking and attacking the Japanese rear troops!"

After the air and ground forces communicated with each other, the two combined battalions of the Red Alert Force immediately began the ground advancement mission, while the gunboats in the air began to carry out interception shooting from the rear of the Japanese troops.

After all, there are so many Japanese deserters, it is impossible for the Red Alert to let them escape.

The commander of the 7th Division, Koji Igarashi, who returned to the escape route, finally ran out of luck.

This old man from Biyang escaped the 59mm gun of the 100mm tank and the 57mm gun of the aerial gunboat, but ultimately could not escape the 30mm Gatling gun that fell from the sky.

In the dense rain of bullets, Koji Igarashi was directly beaten into pieces by the 30mm artillery, and the area within a radius of 20 meters was filled with the fragments of the Japanese lieutenant general.

In addition to Igarashi Koji, the commander of the Japanese reinforcement force, Shuzo Nagumo, was also blown to pieces by 100 guns from the aerial gunboat.

Unlike Igarashi Koji, whose troops had already collapsed, Nagumo Shuzo, whose troops had not yet collapsed, was naturally surrounded by a considerable number of staff teams and guard troops. Such a dense force was naturally worth the aerial gunboat's consumption of a 100mm shell.

So Nanyun Chuichi's younger brother died on the way from Niangzi Pass to Nanyu Town.

At the same time, taking advantage of the opportunity when the Japanese lost their command, the tank companies of the two combined battalions of the Red Alert Force broke into the remnants of the Japanese army like a hot knife cutting butter.

"What?! My wife lost contact? It's only been a few hours?!"

Matsui Iwane, who was mobilizing troops in Shanghai at the time and preparing to launch an ambush at Niangzi Pass, had a look of disbelief on his face.

At this time, it was less than 3 hours since the troops at Niangzi Pass asked for help. In such a short time, the troops stationed there, numbering nearly half an army, lost contact. This made Matsui Iwane furious and he had to start changing the next battle plan.

"Commander, we have lost contact with Niangzi Pass, and the main force of the Second Army has also encountered an airstrike by the Ping'an County Security Corps in Zhao County. It is meaningless to send more troops to Niangzi Pass now. It is better to use the troops that reinforce Niangzi Pass to build a defense line in Hebei to prevent the Ping'an County Security Corps from reinforcing us. At the same time, we can mobilize troops to try to annihilate Zhang Shijie's troops on the plains."

Hearing the words of the staff officer beside him, Matsui Iwane couldn't help but sigh.

"Alas, this is all we can do now!"

Ever since the battle with the Red Alert, the Japanese found that their own combat plans had never been fully implemented as planned.

This was the case with the encirclement and annihilation of the Ping'an County Security Corps, and it is also the case with the current Niangzi Pass blocking operation.

This made the Japanese wonder whether they could win the war between China and Japan.

After the publication of On Protracted War, many high-ranking commanders in the Japanese military had begun to waver in their belief that Japan would definitely win the war. Although the Japanese would talk tough and hypnotize themselves, there was actually a certain degree of uneasiness among their top brass.

This attack by the Red Alert Force has caused the Japanese army from top to bottom to begin to doubt whether they can still win.

The purpose of the protracted war is to destroy the hearts of the Japanese, and the Red Alert has already started killing their people!
Thinking of this, Matsui Iwane could only tell the staff around him: "Think of a way to contact our homeland. If we don't have enough support, we may not be able to withstand the attack of the Ping'an County Security Group in North China."

"Hai, General! I understand!"

Every Japanese officer knew how important it was to have actual control over North China. Now that Shanxi had been lost, if they lost Hebei as well, they would basically be declared defeated on the Chinese battlefield.

"Have the Guards completed their landing?"

Matsui Iwane, who was seriously short of manpower at this time, remembered the Guards who were landing.

This is the most powerful army of the Japanese army!
Unlike other Japanese military units that had lieutenant generals as their military chiefs, the commander of the Japanese Imperial Guards, like Matsui Iwane, had the rank of general.

In terms of equipment and organization, the Guards were much stronger than the regular Japanese troops.

And most importantly, the first commander of the Imperial Guards was none other than Akihiko Akiuchi, a Japanese royal family member who had just been promoted to general!

He is an old enemy of the Chinese people. More than 300,000 Nanjing people died indirectly at his hands.

In addition, Prince Asaka Yasuhiko and Matsui Iwane were also co-conspirators in the Nanjing Massacre. It is estimated that when the Red Alert forces learned that these two people had got together, they would probably increase the intensity of the Japanese army that was about to become a grasshopper after autumn.

"Commander, 80% of the Prince's Guards have landed, but the Guards have too many heavy equipment. It will take about ten days to get all of them ashore and form combat effectiveness." (End of this chapter)