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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 262: Battle of Xiaowutai Mountain (8)

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    Chapter 262 The Battle of Xiaowutai Mountain (8)

    Badal looked dejectedly at the large group of bandits, which surged in three directions like a tide. They seemed to be blocked by a hard rock, and retreated in pieces, returning to the place where they started.

    After two attacks, the bandits left more than a thousand corpses and returned without success. Fortunately, Badalhu's Japanese army suffered no losses behind these bandits, but he knew very well that their destruction would be a matter of time.

    After all their efforts, they were still surrounded in this narrow valley. Judging from the sound of artillery fire coming from all around, the Japanese division had used at least three artillery regiments of firepower. Tang Qiuli was ruthless enough. For the sake of thousands of Japanese emperors,  The army actually invested so much money.

    Badalhu was completely desperate. His retreat turned into a breakout, which had already thrown him into chaos. He was unable to break through, and there was no chance of survival. It was a mystery how the main force of the ** division was able to catch up so quickly.  There is still no news about the two squads of soldiers he sent to the perimeter for security and reconnaissance. They should all be in pieces, and the murderer is none other than the main force of the *** division that surrounded them.

    The morning sunshine shrouded the small town of Dongnuanquan in a peaceful atmosphere. The chimneys of each house emitted curls of smoke. The town, which had slept all night, woke up under the spring sunshine.  , started a normal daily life, and there was no sign of the chaotic scene of thousands of troops stationed here.

    Tang Qiuli had just woken up from a sweet sleep. He didn't go to bed very late last night. It wasn't until the 113th Brigade of the 29th Army received the telegram of weapons and ammunition that he went to sleep with peace of mind. Everything else happened.  Let Liu Tiehan handle it.

    A telegram was delivered to him by the excited combat staff, dispelling his sleepiness. The contents of the telegram detailed the situation on the Xiaowutai Mountain battlefield, especially the two bandits' breakouts. Instead, it was the Japanese army here.  There was no display of the usual combat effectiveness and desperate intention to break out.

    At the end of the telegram, Liu Tiehan asked if he would immediately launch a full-line attack to deal with these bandits and Japanese troops as soon as possible. Looking at the telegram and comparing it with the map on the wall, Tang Qiuli had a new idea in his mind.

    He ordered the combat staff to immediately send a telegram back to the deputy division commander, which was just eight words: "Surround but do not attack, wait and see what happens." The combat staff did not understand what he meant, and the bandits were all eliminated with a single cannon attack.  It's easy to just eat a plate of tofu, but the division commander asked tens of thousands of troops to work there with bandits and imps. I don't know what the division commander thought.

    Liu Tiehan, who received the telegram, did not understand Tang Qiuli's intention at first. He thought for a long time, vaguely figured out some clues, and ordered the troops of each brigade to immediately build fortifications on the spot. As long as the bandits did not break through, the troops would not attack.  Any bandits or Japanese soldiers who dare to break out of the encirclement will be killed without mercy, and these guys will be surrounded here resolutely.

    Afterwards, he asked Zhao Dengyu's brigade to immediately withdraw its defensive positions, and the fourth regiment of the ** First Brigade would take over the defense, escort the weapons and ammunition, and immediately return to Peiping without delay along the way. Distribute this batch of equipment as quickly as possible  The troops of the 29th Army quickly formed combat effectiveness in preparation for the provocation of the Japanese army.

    Zhao Dengyu and the entire brigade officers and soldiers were very reluctant to say goodbye to their comrades in the ** division. This battle left a deep impression on them. No matter the ferocity of the firepower, the individual quality of the soldiers, and the strategies and tactics, they were unprecedented.  Those who have seen these soldiers of the 29th Army envy everything about the *** Division.

    Tang Qiuli's thinking has jumped out of the Xiaowutai Mountain battlefield and considered the overall situation of North China.

    In North China and Tianjin, Tianjin is where the Japanese North China Garrison is stationed with heavy troops. Peiping is surrounded on three sides and is on the absolute defensive. Moreover, the front line of Shanhaiguan is completely controlled by the Japanese army. East Hebei is the territory of the traitor Yin Rugeng. The Kwantung Army can move along this  A passage to quickly increase troops to North China.

    Whether to fight or not, when to start, and on what scale to start the war, these initiatives are all in the hands of the Japanese. This kind of constant fear is really uncomfortable. I don¡¯t know when these lunatics will have a whim.  Tang Qiuli couldn't swallow the feeling of starting a war and being treated with such cowardice in his own country.

    ** When the division did not come to North China, the defense forces in North China, especially the Pingjin area, had only the 29th Army. The National Government had no support, and it was difficult to adopt the situation. It was also forced by the situation.

    Now, the total strength of the Japanese army in North China is only more than 50,000, scattered and stationed at various key points. The Japanese Division plus the troops of the 29th Army have a total strength of more than 120,000, which gives them an absolute advantage.

    Regarding the thousands of Japanese troops surrounded on the battlefield of Xiaowutai Mountain, the commander of the North China Garrison Army, Tashiro Anichiro, would not sit idly by and ignore them. He would definitely take action. If he openly sent out organized Japanese troops to rescue the siege, it would be an end to the war.  The Nationalist Government broke its skin and prepared to fight against the whole of China.To start a war, this was also the instruction from the Japanese base camp.

    It meant that the all-out war between China and Japan was coming a year early. He took advantage of this opportunity to gather two troops and use his absolute superiority to kill the 50,000 Japanese troops in North China first. Even if the Kwantung Army quickly entered the pass for reinforcements, it would be too late.  .

    When the Japanese mobilize a large number of troops to enter the North China region, their own troops will entangle them in the North China region and use the vast strategic space in the North China region to deal with the Japanese so that they have no time to go south. Even if all the troops are exhausted, they will surely  It will arouse the Nationalist government to be highly vigilant about the Japanese ambitions, and also buy the Nationalist government time to prepare for war.

    If Anichiro Tashiro stood still and would rather abandon these thousands of Japanese troops and let them be destroyed by themselves, it means that Japan is not ready for a full-scale war with China, or is unwilling to fight for this extraneous incident.  Disrupt your overall deployment.

    The clever thing is that the surrounded Japanese troops disguised themselves as bandits and did not appear in public. They also pretended to be confused and took these little devils as hostages to see what the Japanese would do next.

    If the Japanese take into account the current balance of military power in North China and feel fear, the Japanese army's strategy of advancing northward will gain the upper hand among the mainstream in Japan, and the strategic direction and target of the attack will be directed at the vast Siberia of the Soviet Union.  area, that would be so dramatic.

    Let Japan, this fat little fighting dog in a crazy state, fight with the Soviet polar bear until it is bruised and exhausted, and it will have no energy to realize its arrogant dream of invading all of China. Perhaps, the suffering Chinese nation  , will survive a war imposed on itself. Because of the decline in national power, Japan may abandon Manchuria and withdraw from China. Wouldn't it be a blessing for the people?

    Of course, this is the best wish, and it is not impossible. In the Japanese military circles, there are two mainstream consciousnesses, divided into the army faction and the navy faction. The army advocates advancing northward and attacking the Soviet Union, and joining forces with Nazi Germany to carve up Europe.  The Soviet Union, Japan acquired the Asian part of the Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany acquired the European part of the Soviet Union.

    When the German-Japanese-Italian fascist axis was established, it was the consensus of Germany and Japan. Japan¡¯s ambition to occupy the Soviet Union has never stopped. The Battle of Nomenhan and the Battle of Zhanggufeng that later occurred on the Sino-Mongolian border were the result of the Japanese Army¡¯s  An offensive force test against the Soviet Union.

    The Soviet Union, on the other hand, never gave up its vigilance against Japan's ambition to advance northward. Otherwise, in the Soviet Union, under the walls of Stalingrad and Moscow, the Soviet army and the Nazi German army were inextricably linked to each other.  One million Kwantung Army troops faced off against nearly one million troops from the Far East Military Region.

    Of course Tang Qiuli hopes that this ideal ending will happen according to his own wishes. He did this because he also had other considerations. He also used this to verify the attitude of the local powerful factions in North China, especially the local emperor in Shanxi.  .

    Of course, the necessary procedures are indispensable for the Chairman of the National Committee. He immediately dictated a dazzlingly long message to the Chairman, explaining that the *** division was suppressing bandits in North China. Now, the war has reached a stalemate and the troops are scattered.  Fierce fighting is going on in various areas of the Taihang Mountains. All units of the ** division will live up to the Chairman's high expectations and fight bravely to wipe out the bandits as soon as possible.

    In the message, he did not mention the fact that there were more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers surrounded by him. That was fine. Now, the last thing the Chairman wanted to provoke was the Japanese. The Red Army in northern Shaanxi was enough to keep him busy and  It's a headache. Zhang Xueliang, Yang Hucheng and Yang can't do their best. The chairman of the committee is worried!

    If he knew that more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers were surrounded by him and were ready to eat him at any time, according to the old man's temper, he might fly to Peking in person and order him to release them face to face.  Politics only causes trouble for me!

    "I have plenty of time, and the initiative is in my own hands. I will wait and see the attitudes and actions of all parties. The Japanese will pretend to be dumb and they will play riddles themselves. It is best for the Japanese to be blatant and use North China's military power, and they will have an excuse to fight."

    The current position of the army is extremely favorable. It can overlook the North China Plain and the important areas of Beijing and Tianjin. When retreating, it can rely on the dangerous terrain of the Taihang Mountains to deal with the Japanese for a long time.

    He sent another telegram to Liu Tiehan, reminding the troops to pay attention to air defense. If the Japanese did not send out army troops, they would definitely send out planes. When the time comes, if there is an accidental bombing, he would suffer a loss. This is the logic of power.  Decades later, the United States used this method against the Chinese Embassy on the territory of Yugoslavia.

    Tang Qiuli sometimes felt strange that many of the practices of the United States in later generations were exactly the same as the practices of the Japanese today. They were all the actions of rogues and gangsters. The defeat of the Japanese taught the students of the United States that sometimes, history  Very good at making jokes.

    The army transferred some *** party members to lead small unitsTeam, formed a capable work team, with Huangyadong as the center, carried out extensive base area construction work. There was not much time left for ourselves. If the direction of history did not change, on July 7, 1937, the people would be ignited.  That fuse is still a year away from now.

    News that the ** division had surrounded 20,000 bandits in Xiaowutai Mountain spread quickly. As Tang Qiuli expected, all forces responded.
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