Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Although the plaque on the headquarters of the [-]th Division in Shanhaiguan has not changed in any way, the security personnel of the division headquarters have become hundreds of officers and soldiers directly under the security regiment of the National Defense Force's security division.Of course, the seat that should belong to Wu Keren has already been taken by Zhang Huxiao, the commander of the guard division.

Seeing Wu Keren sitting in front of him still undecided, Zhang Huxiao hurriedly comforted him: "Mr. Wu, I have reported your matter to the commander-in-chief two hours ago. The commander-in-chief just sent a telegram and will be in Shenyang two days later. The General Command of the National Defense Forces will see you and arrange your specific whereabouts. Therefore, please rest assured, Commander Wu, that our National Defense Forces are definitely not the kind of troops to kill donkeys. Commanding more than 1 soldiers under the command of Commander Wu, I just got a general idea , as long as there are no accidents, basically all of them can join the National Defense Forces. Of course, there is a premise that everyone is willing to join the National Defense Forces..."

For Wu Keren, it was definitely a pleasant surprise for Wu Keren to be summoned by Li Guosheng, a small major general.After all, Li Guosheng at this time has become a hegemon who can be compared with Lao Jiang.

Of course, what Wu Keren didn't expect was that Li Guosheng would ask to see him and would entrust him with important tasks in the future.The real reason is not that he took the initiative to sacrifice Shanhaiguan, the battlefield uprising.It is a series of meritorious deeds established by Wu Keren as an anti-Japanese hero on the anti-Japanese battlefield in later generations.

After solving the last worry in Wu Keren's mind, Zhang Huxiao quickly shifted the topic to the Northeast Army still stationed in the Pingjin area.

Under the analysis of Wu Keren, a senior general of the Northeast Army, the Pingjin area, which represents the political and cultural center of China, is like a beautiful woman without clothes.It was completely displayed in front of Zhang Huxiao.

Just as Wu Keren left the office, Lin Hu, chief of staff of the guard division, who was sitting directly opposite Zhang Huxiao, stood up and said, "Secretary division. This opportunity is not lost. I suggest the armored division. The first brigade of the guard division will attack Peiping immediately. In the Northeast Army The general headquarters has not discovered that Shanhaiguan has changed hands, and surrounded him before withdrawing from Beiping City..."

Zhang Huxiao nodded in agreement and then asked back: "With the attack speed of the First Armored Division and the First Guard Brigade, we can reach the outside of Beiping City by noon tomorrow at the latest and complete the siege of Beiping City. However, the northeast of Beiping City After all, the army headquarters is not Wu Keren's division headquarters. How can we force Rong Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army, to surrender. You must know that Beiping City is the capital of the Chinese nation for generations. Harassment..."

Chief of Staff Lin Hu smiled meaningfully, and then analyzed to Zhang Huxiao: "Master, this time we don't need special operations troops to attack, we can force Rong Zhen to surrender to us..."

"Think about it, if we suddenly surrounded Beiping City with heavy troops, and cut off all connections between Beiping City and the outside world. What will Commander Rong Zhen, who is trapped in Beiping City, do under the awe of our troops? Choose. You know, this Rong Zhen was one of the leaders who urged Zhang Xueliang to withdraw into the pass. Based on this, it can be seen that Rong Zhen is a person who is very greedy for life and afraid of death. If this character is well utilized, it is absolutely possible to win Beiping without bloodshed."

"Cut off all connections between Beiping and the outside world..." Zhang Huxiao said to himself.Then, his eyes lit up.With a face of sudden realization, he said: "I understand... As far as I know, our security division suddenly added a radio combat unit half a year ago, which can interfere with all radio signals in an area through high-power radio stations...."

"Just do it like this..." Zhang Huxiao said firmly.at the same time.A bold idea quickly came to mind.

After thinking for a while, he gave a serious order to the chief of staff in front of him: "Chief of staff. Immediately order the first division of the banker and the first brigade of the guard division to attack Beiping. Complete the siege of Beiping city in the shortest possible time... radio operations The detachments, the No. [-] and No. [-] Squadrons of the Special Operations Brigade, attack together with the vanguard to cut off all communication between Beiping City and the outside world. Chief of Staff, you will follow the vanguard unit to take command of this operation and take down Beiping City."

Thousands of tanks and armored vehicles of various types, plus thousands of vehicles full of soldiers and various combat supplies, swam along the road to the location of Beiping City like a long steel dragon.

Major General Lin Hu was in the armored command vehicle. Although the vehicle body was shaking violently, various news about the entire convoy continued to spread to this small command room, which was convenient for Lin Hu to conduct command immediately.

Just two hours after the convoy left Shanhaiguan, a report directly broke the silence in the armored command vehicle except for the roar.A staff officer quickly took off the headset on the walkie-talkie and reported to Lin Hu: "Report to the Chief of Staff, the First Armored Division reports that due to the long-distance attack, the Armored Division has three tanks lying on the ground. The Armored Division Please tell me whether to order the troops to rest for half an hour and then set off again in half an hour.-….”

"No..." Facing the request, Lin Hu refused without thinking.Then, he directly took the walkie-talkie microphone from the communication staff officer, and ordered to the commander of the First Armored Division who was still waiting a few kilometers away.

"Mr. Wang, our mission is to attack Beiping City over a long distance, and complete the siege of Beiping City before the Northeast Army Headquarters responds. Therefore, time is very important to us, and we must strive for every minute. Don't say Rest for half an hour, even 1 minute... Immediately push all the damaged tanks of the armored division to the side of the road, and wait for the follow-up troops to march into Peiping. The rest of the troops, continue on the road and maintain this speed to advance to Peiping."

After finishing speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for the commander of the First Armored Division to respond.

A particularly harsh engine roar sounded in the middle of the traffic, and the three tanks lying on the road just now were all pushed down by the tank behind them to the side of the road for maintenance without exception.In the ensuing march, almost every two or three kilometers, a tank or armored combat vehicle was pushed to the side of the road.As the convoy got farther and farther away from Shanhaiguan, the number of armored tanks damaged due to the long-distance raid became more and more.

And at this moment, the convoy, which was more than ten kilometers long, finally ushered in the first checkpoint deployed by the Northeast Army on this traffic line.

Lin Hu is confident that there is a whole regiment of Northeast Army defenders stationed there.With the strength of the forward battalion of the First Armored Division, this checkpoint can be breached in half an hour at the latest.but.After the battle starts, will the Fengrun defenders report the news of their arrival to the Northeast Army General Headquarters?Let the General Command of the Northeast Army be aware of it one step in advance.

You know, Fengrun is still about 150 kilometers away from Beiping. Even at the current speed, it will take about five hours.If Rong Zhen knew that a powerful national defense force was rushing towards Beiping, Lin Hu was not sure whether Rong Zhen, who was greedy for life and afraid of death, would use these five hours to escape from Beiping.

If this is the case, his mission to attack Beiping will fail.

He looked at Lin Hu who was always frowning and didn't change at all due to the violent shaking of the carriage.A combat staff officer suddenly said: "Chief of staff, I think we are all thinking too complicated... We can leave a force to attack Fengrun at the same time. The whole convoy directly bypasses Fengrun and continues to attack Beiping."

"I believe that, apart from the radio and telephone, the Northeast Army can transmit information no matter how fast we can attack. As long as we cut off Fengrun's radio and telephone connections to the outside world, the Fengrun garrison will send more communication troops to the outside world. The early warning of Beiping City can’t beat the speed of our army’s tanks and cars....”

Lin Hu's eyes lit up, and he directly picked up the walkie-talkie microphone and ordered: "The Special Operations Squadron of the First Brigade of the Guard Division, speed up the march immediately. Feel Fengrun one step ahead, cut off all telephone connections between Fengrun and Beiping City..."

"The radio unit left a jamming radio station to cut off the radio connection between the Fengrun garrison and Beiping City..."

"The armored division left one battalion, and the first brigade left one battalion. The commander of the first brigade and regiment of the guard division unified the command, launched an attack on Fengrun, and ate all the defenders of the Northeast Army stationed in Fengrun. The main force of the whole army. Quickly bypass Fengrun County and maintain the current speed. Continue to advance in the direction of Beiping..."

"Boom..." When the deafening roar produced by hundreds of thousands of tanks marching at the same time slowly reached the ears of Fengrun defenders.The several-kilometer-long convoy has advanced to a location about two kilometers away from Fengrun.

Raise the binoculars and look at the torrent of steel that can't be seen at a glance on the road outside the city.The head of the colonel, who had just been awakened by his subordinates, was quickly covered by a shocked expression.However, when he saw dozens of tanks with lights on leaving the convoy and quickly advancing towards the county seat, the shocked expression on the head's face had turned into panic, and his legs began to tremble unknowingly.

As a mid-level officer of the Northeast Army, although he does not know the high-level secrets of the Northeast Army, he still has some understanding of the overall strength and equipment of the Northeast Army.In the eyes of the colonel, although the Northeast Army had been equipped with tanks, that was all in the past.Because all those tanks were left in the Northeast when the Northeast Army retreated into the customs.

Therefore, the current Northeast Army does not have tank troops, but it does not have a single armored vehicle.

Since the torrent of tanks that could not be seen at a glance belonged to the Northeast Army, there was only one possibility left. The torrent of steel in front of him belonged to the National Defense Army.However, how could the National Defense Force appear here? You must know that there is Shanhaiguan, a fortress with more than 1 defenders, standing between you and the National Defense Force...

"Could it be... Could it be that Shanhaiguan has fallen into the hands of the National Defense Forces, otherwise how could the National Defense Forces move here quietly..." Facing this bold idea, beads of sweat quickly gushed out from the colonel's forehead.

However, there was not much time for the leader to think at this time.Standing beside the head, the deputy head, who also looked terrified, exclaimed: "Head, the enemy's tank troops have already approached the city, what should we do..."

"What can we do? We can't just abandon the city and flee before the enemy attacks. You know, the enemy is equipped with tanks and armored vehicles. Even if we abandon the city to break through, can we outrun the tanks and armored vehicles?" The colonel with certain knowledge The leader didn't answer angrily.

Then, he ordered loudly to the subordinates who were still in shock behind him: "What are you still doing, order the troops to enter the position immediately, and use the existing city defense fortifications to hold on as much as possible. I will contact the general headquarters immediately, such a big one The National Defense Forces appeared in Fengrun, and something must have happened to Shanhaiguan, which was defended by the [-]th Division..."

"Hello.....Hello.....Is this the headquarters..."

"Hey, I'm the Fengrun Garrison Regiment. I have an emergency report. Is it the general headquarters..."

The headquarters of the Fengrun garrison regiment faced the call of the communication soldiers without any response.A bad feeling quickly surfaced in the head colonel's mind.Soon, the embarrassing communication staff officer walked up to the colonel and reported: "Regimental seat. Still can't get in touch with the headquarters. If there is no accident, our telephone line leading to Beiping City has been cut off by the enemy..."

The colonel frowned and asked back: "What about the radio station, use the radio station if you can't get through the phone. In addition, immediately send communications troops to repair the line, and must contact the general headquarters..."

The colonel's order had just been issued, and the radio operator in charge of the only radio station in the regiment headquarters had already walked over and reported solemnly: "Reporting to the regiment, the radio station can't contact the general headquarters. In addition, our radio station received A strong jamming signal. If there is no accident, the entire Fengrun County has been covered by the enemy's jamming line number, and the radio station has lost its function because of this."

"Boom boom boom..." At this moment, a series of dull shell explosions suddenly reached the Colonel's ears from the direction of the city wall.Then, an exclamation sounded from the command department: "Regiment, the National Defense Army, the National Defense Army tank unit has begun to attack us... The deputy head let me inform you that the National Defense Army has too much firepower and has a large number of invulnerable tanks. At the latest In 10 minutes, the defense line of the city wall will be breached by the National Defense Forces, please prepare early..."

"What should I do... The headquarters can't be reached by phone or radio, and the National Defense Forces have started to attack again. Is it really necessary to live and die with Fengrun County here?" The colonel, whose face became more and more serious, said to himself.

However, when a shell exploded less than [-] meters away from the command post, the colonel with a solemn face finally began to panic.He continued to say to himself: "No, the enemy's firepower is so fierce. And there are so many tanks, I absolutely can't die in Fengrun County so meaninglessly. I still have to inform the headquarters that Shanhaiguan has fallen. ….Yes, now the telephone and radio communication is cut off, and the general headquarters can only be contacted by withdrawing from Fengrun County...”

Speaking of this, the colonel, who was still desperate just now, seemed to have found a life-saving straw, and ordered excitedly: "Order the troops to break through immediately, and march towards Beiping at a rapid march speed. We must rush to Beiping City one step ahead of time, and report to the general. The headquarters reported that Shanhaiguan has fallen..."

The colonel, who lost his mind in order to survive, completely forgot the fact that no matter how fast he broke through the encirclement, it could not be faster than the speed of the Wehrmacht tanks and armored combat vehicles.

Therefore, as soon as the more than 1000 Northeast Army left the county, they were surrounded by an armored battalion of dozens of armored combat vehicles.

"Everything..." A muffled cannon fire sounded around, facing this kind of big killer that was hardly equipped in the Northeast Army.The more than 1000 Northeast Army who lost the protection of the city wall did not even have the courage to continue to resist, so they put down their weapons directly.

In this way, the torrent of steel rushing all the way finally reached Tongzhou County, which is less than [-] kilometers away from Beiping, after breaking through three Northeast Army checkpoints in a row.

If you want to encircle Beiping, you must first win Tongzhou.As long as Tongzhou is captured, the torrent of steel under his command can enter Beiping and encircle Beiping... More importantly: as the east gate of Beiping, Tongzhou not only garrisoned an infantry brigade of the Northeast Army, but also garrisoned a heavy artillery regiment that is rare in the Northeast Army .Regardless of whether the National Defense Forces can cut off the telephone and radio connection between Tongzhou and Beiping City, as long as the Northeast Army Heavy Artillery Regiment fires, the Beiping Northeast Army will be able to hear some movement.

Not only that, relying on the strength and equipment of the Tongzhou Northeast Army defenders, it would take at least an hour to take it down.Of course, this is only the time needed to win the east gate of Beiping. In the one-hour battle, no one can guarantee whether Rong Zhen, who is stationed in Beiping City, will deploy heavy troops to intercept him on the way from Tongzhou to Peiping, and fight for himself. Time to evacuate from Peking.

Therefore, another huge problem posed in front of Lin Hu, Chief of Staff of the Guard Division.How to take Tongzhou quietly.

"The Heavy Artillery Regiment must find a way to silence the Northeast Army's heavy artillery. As long as the Northeast Army Heavy Artillery Regiment does not fire, and the enemy's radio and telephone connections are cut off, Rong Zhen in Peiping will not know that he is surrounded by us." After a short analysis, Chief of Staff Lin Hu said to himself again.

Then, he asked the only artillery staff officer in the command vehicle: "Staff Wang, how long does it take for the enemy artillery regiment from receiving the combat order to firing..."

The artillery staff officer replied: "If the enemy is not prepared, it will take at least 10 minutes from receiving the order to firing the artillery. Of course, if the enemy is prepared, the first shell can be fired in 5 minutes at the latest."

Lin Hu nodded and said: "It's daytime now, and with the current situation, even if the enemy doesn't know we exist, they will still be in a state of combat readiness. Therefore, the enemy only has 5 minutes for us."

After finishing speaking, Lin Hu's gaze has shifted to the map again. When he saw the left wing of the enemy's heavy artillery regiment, a dense forest where the heavy artillery regiment could be connected together, a bold and mysterious idea suddenly came to Lin Hu's mind.

Fire attack... By igniting the dense forest on the left wing of the heavy artillery regiment, it attracted the attention of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army of the heavy artillery regiment.You must know that if a fire ignites in the dense forest and cannot be extinguished in a short time, the heavy artillery regiment located on the edge of the dense forest will definitely be covered by the fire.Therefore, as long as the fire in the dense forest is big enough, the thousands of Northeast Army of the Heavy Artillery Regiment will rush into the dense forest desperately to put out the fire.At that time, the special forces can secretly sneak into the Northeast Army Heavy Artillery Regiment and destroy all the heavy artillery... (To be continued..)