Glorious Mission 1937

Chapter 210: Chance to regain Rehe

The infantry fought against the cavalry with no shelter and insufficient automatic firepower. There was only one result, and that was to be completely defeated or even wiped out by the opponent.

In the eyes of Qingchuan Shaozuo and Li Guixian, the battle went extremely smoothly. Although the No.40 Army also caused a lot of casualties to the cavalry division. It is estimated that at least 300 soldiers died in this battle, but this is not the most important thing. Yes, compared to the enemies fleeing in panic, neither Li Guixian nor Shaozuo Qingchuan paid much attention to the casualties of hundreds of soldiers in this area.

Seeing that the more than a thousand soldiers of the No. 40 Army had only resisted for less than half an hour and retreated alternately under cover, Shao Zuo Qingchuan ordered Li Guixian's troops to pursue immediately.In the eyes of the cavalry, the defeated infantry is like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and they are all rewarded with pieces of silver. It is the last word to chase after the victory.In fact, Li Guixian had already ordered his troops to pursue him without the order from Shaozuo Qingchuan.

But to the dismay of Li Guixian and others, the squadron got into the car behind them shamelessly, and then fled quickly.

"Baga, chase after him quickly!"

"Hay!"

On the winding mountain road, neither the cars nor the cavalry were very fast. The cavalry of the puppet army hung behind the convoy, and the two sides chased and fled, shooting while running.

Soon the mountain pass was ahead, and Li Guixian knew that his cavalry was still hanging these car soldiers on the mountain road.But once out of the mountains and on the flat ground, he can throw his cavalry troops a few streets away in a blink of an eye at the speed of a car.So he ordered the troops to speed up and be sure to intercept all the squadrons before they went flat.

However.The mountain road is so wide, plus dozens of enemies on the last car would occasionally block the approaching knights with guns, so they could barely hang behind the last car after chasing all the way to the exit of the mountain.

After leaving the mountain, the speed of the convoy finally increased, but the quality of the roads on the Saibei Grassland was extremely poor, not to mention asphalt roads, there were no bluestone roads, some were only small dirt roads pressed out of the grass, so the convoy's Although the speed has increased, it can only be maintained at about 30 kilometers per hour.

Compared to cars.The terrain of the Saibei Grassland is still the most suitable for cavalry.Therefore, the puppet cavalry who came out of the mountain were like tigers who went down the mountain.The speed is not slow, and the distance between the two sides is getting closer.

Although Li Guixian's character is not very good, he can even be said to be a scumbag, murdering and setting fire to become a traitor.There's nothing he doesn't do.But the level of combat command is good.He could see that the motorized infantry in front would not be able to escape the pursuit of his troops in a short time.So with a wave of his hand, he ordered the cavalry to outflank the past.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten miles away, I saw a large forest suddenly appeared in front of me.Li Guixian was overjoyed, he remembered that the forest was so dense that cars couldn't pass through it at all.God help me, it's really the No.40 Army of God's Destroyer, with the obstruction of this forest, this convoy can still escape.

Sure enough, the convoy gradually slowed down, and the distance between the two sides was shortening rapidly, 500 meters... 400 meters... 300 meters... Wait, what is that?

Li Guixian noticed that a large number of steel monsters suddenly sprang out from the woods in front of him. They were tanks, one... two... three... Nima's, more than 100 of them.Before Li Guixian ordered the troops to retreat, the chariot troops on the opposite side quickly pressed up. At this time, Li Guixian had only one thought in his head--he was fooled.

They were indeed fooled. After Longjian received the order, he immediately headed south with a regiment of infantry and more than 100 chariots. Although before going south, Chen Feng emphasized that the Second Cavalry Division of the Pseudo-Mongolian Army was different from other puppet troops, and its combat effectiveness was very strong. , told Long Jian and others to take strict precautions and remember to underestimate the enemy.

But in Longjian's view, the puppet army is the puppet army, no matter how powerful the puppet army is, they are not as powerful as the real Japanese army. They were never afraid of the real little devils when they didn't have tanks and chariots. He would be afraid of these second devils, so Longjian sentenced the second pseudo-cavalry division to death before attacking.

Although Longjian did not pay attention to the second puppet cavalry division strategically, but tactically he regarded this puppet cavalry as a strong enemy.He knew very well that with his motorized infantry regiment and Lu Hanghai's armored regiment, let alone a few thousand cavalry, even a brigade of the Japanese army could easily defeat it.

But it is easy to defeat this army, but it is not easy to wipe them out.The maneuverability and flexibility of the cavalry is far better than that of chariots and cars on the grassland. If you can't beat them, you can escape. So after discussing with Lu Hanghai, Longjian came up with this strategy to lure the enemy into the depths.

So far, this strategy has been very successful. Due to the tight pursuit, the Second Cavalry Division of the Puppet Army can be said to have directly collided with the armored regiment.

A massacre began. In the face of the torrent of steel, more than 4000 cavalry were nothing at all.The battle lasted only four to ten minutes, and the second cavalry division of the puppet army was completely wiped out. Except for a very few troops hiding behind who escaped by chance, the others were all wiped out.

After cleaning the battlefield, the guard brigade captured a total of 310 people and killed 79 people, including 140 and [-] Japanese advisers.Looking at these puppet soldiers with drooping heads, Long Jian felt furious in his heart, and hurriedly asked Chen Feng how to deal with these people.

After the telegram was sent to the front line, Chen Feng thought for a while and then quickly called back. The telegram was very simple, with only one word: "Kill".

Just when Longjian was faithfully carrying out Chen Feng's order to execute the prisoners, a huge storm was brewing in Rehe and Jidong.

The instructor sent troops to Rehe, marched forward triumphantly along the way, and soon reached the city of Chengde.As a Northeast native, no one knows Rehe better than Shi Jianfei. Looking at this majestic city not far away, Shi Jianfei's heart is very heavy.Shi Jianfei could never have imagined that such a famous historic city was captured by only 128 cavalry from the Japanese army, which is ridiculous.

Rehe itself has the Great Wall as a barrier in the south, the Sukexielu Mountains in the west, and Liaoning in the southeast.It is an important hub connecting Northeast China and North China, and its strategic significance is extremely important. After September [-]th, Zhang Xueliang retreated to Shanhaiguan to actively seek resistance on the grounds of preserving his strength.The Japanese army was stationed outside the Great Wall, and the situation of occupying Rehe and taking Beiping directly was quite obvious.Zhang Xueliang, the commander-in-chief of the Northeast, was very passive towards Rehe's resistance. He not only refused to implement the orders of the central government, but also refused to send his main force to the front line of Rehe.Hundreds of thousands of troops from the first, second, third, and seventh armies, the main force of the Northeast Army, actually stayed in the Pingjin, Chasui area as a reserve team! In addition, Zhang Xueliang's drug addiction had already developed a deep attack at this time, his thinking was blocked, and he was unable to preside over the intense and heavy military affairs.

以至于日军在攻陷山海关后随即向热河发起了如同“摧枯拉朽”般的攻势。说是“摧枯拉朽”倒不是日军的攻势多么凌厉而是根本遇不到中**队像样的抵抗。1933年2月21日。日军占领南岭。22日占领北票。24日占领开鲁。25日占领朝阳。26日占领下洼。 27日以后的战况更令人寒心，简直就是长驱直入形如无人之地。从朝阳到承德共有640多里，日军仅用了七天就全部占领：3月1日凌南失陷，2日凌源失陷。两地的守军是张学良的嫡系。共六个旅以上。但日军只出动了三个旅。日军攻占凌源时。只损失了9个士兵，而东北军却全线溃败，不但抛弃了无数辎重粮秣。而且还丢失了许多现款。3日赤峰、平泉失陷。

At this time, the Japanese army was only less than 200 kilometers away from Chengde, and the Chengde defenders were two well-equipped brigades.But Tang Yulin panicked when he heard that the enemy was approaching, and threw away his vow to fight to the end.He insisted on intercepting more than 3 trucks and fled to the Tianjin Concession with the gold and silver treasures he had looted and many concubines.The commander-in-chief fled, and the defenders mutinied and collapsed in an instant. On March 4, the Japanese army only used a reconnaissance cavalry detachment of 128 people to proceed from Hiraizumi to Chengde for reconnaissance.When they arrived in Chengde, they found that it was an empty city without army defense!So swaggeringly rode an oriental horse as if entering no one's land, and occupied the provincial capital of Rehe without bloodshed.The Northeast Army once again wrote shame in its own hand!

The teacher sent troops to Rehe, and was warmly welcomed by the local people. With the assistance of the three independent battalions previously sent to Rehe, the troops went very smoothly.

Only after arriving in Rehe did Shi Jianfei realize that the original three battalions now had more than 2000 troops. In terms of military strength, the three battalions from eight years ago combined are much larger than his instructor.Moreover, these three battalions command operations in units of brigades, squadrons, and squads. Each brigade has 15 people, each squadron has 3 people, and each squadron has 3000 people. Although there are many troops, there is no confusion at all.

The most important thing is that except for a small part of these troops that develop in the open, the rest are in the dark, and most of them exist in the form of bandits and horse bandits. As long as there is an order, these troops can quickly complete the assembly .

With so many fresh troops, Shi Jianfei was very pleasantly surprised. At first, he was a little worried that with the continuous victories in the battle, the troops would be scattered and left behind. Now with these troops, the instructors and the air defense brigade can concentrate on attacking. Others Things can be handed over to the three independent battalions to complete.

More importantly, Liu Guodong and others also provided Shi Jianfei with a very important piece of information. The CCP is preparing to hold a big riot in the east of Hebei in early July. Many troops under his command have received invitations from the CCP. Join this great riot together.

This news made Shi Jianfei extremely happy. Now that the army has suddenly attacked, it has achieved considerable results, and even Chengde City has been surrounded.However, the Japanese and puppet troops in the city refused to surrender and were fighting stubbornly. In addition, a large number of Japanese and puppet reinforcements are rushing towards Chengde. If they are not careful, it is very likely that the teacher will start a protracted war of attrition with the Japanese army under the city of Chengde. This is not what Shi Jianfei wants to see.

If the Japanese army's backyard suddenly caught fire when the teacher was fighting hard with the Japanese army, then things would be different, and it would not be impossible to take the entire Jehol by then.

Soon, Shi Jianfei got in touch with Deng Hua, the chief of the Eastern Hebei Eighth Route Army. At Shi Jianfei's invitation, Deng Hua, who was inspecting the terrain in a mining area near Chengde, came to the teacher's division and had a long talk with Shi Jianfei.Later, Shi Jianfei learned that the Eighth Route Army in Jidong had grown to more than [-] people. At the same time, he also got in touch with the leader of the militia, Gao Xinyuan, and patriots Hong Linge and Yang Shisan. Controlled by the Eighth Route Army, if an uprising breaks out, more than [-] troops can be mobilized in a short period of time.

Shi Jianfei was overjoyed. If what Deng Hua said was true, then it would not be impossible to recover the entire territory of Rehe in one fell swoop.Immediately, the two formulated a battle plan and reported it to the No. 40 Army Headquarters and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters at the same time, deciding to jointly launch the Battle of Rehe. (To be continued..)