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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 400: At the Gate of Wanping City on July 7th

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    Chapter 400: At the foot of Wanping City on July 7th

    Tang Qiuli was almost stunned because he couldn't even figure out such a simple question. How did you get your official positions?  How can he lead troops to fight when he has tens of thousands of troops under his command?

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT???  Or is it being deceptive and alarmist?

    Tang Qiuli can only confirm his statement from various appearances. He can't say that I will know this ending decades later. It is not a god, but a goblin.

    He specifically analyzed that there was movement on three sides of Peiping, but the Wanping and Marco Polo Bridge areas in the southwest were unusually quiet. This is the only major channel from Peiping to the outside world. Will the Japanese ignore this?  The Japanese army made exploratory movements in the other three directions, with obvious intentions. One was to test the strength of our defenders, the other was to divert attention and attract our attention to other directions, and the latter was its main purpose.

    That is to say, the brainless Japanese used this trick to attract the attention of the defenders in other directions, ignoring key areas, and then used a sword to seal their throats. Wanping was their real target. Therefore,  He also categorically rejected the generals' suggestions for large-scale reinforcements in the other three directions.

    In this situation, it was necessary for him to inform the generals at all levels of the 29th Army about his strategic deployment. When Tang Qiuli put forward the plan to abandon Peiping, as expected, it caused an uproar and the 29th Army  The generals of the Ninth Army were almost doubting their own ears.

    We fought with the Japanese in Pingjin for several years, wasn¡¯t it just to protect Pingjin?  But now that it's time, if the army commander says that Peiping can no longer be defended and handed over to the Japanese, won't this chill the soldiers and poke the spines of the common people?

    Tang Qiuli did not explain too much. He just told the generals at all levels of the 29th Army that the city of Beiping cannot be destroyed by war because of an order from me, Tang Qiuli. You will understand my good intentions in the future.

    What the Japanese got was an empty city. Just like this, the Japanese army could not easily succeed. He warned the generals that in the event of a large-scale war, no matter how tight the garrison outside Peiping was and how huge the casualties were, they would not be allowed to withdraw even a step to the north.  In Pingcheng, any violators will be executed on the spot by the commander.

    When each department is holding its defense, it must always maintain contact with the military headquarters and wait for orders to retreat at any time. The military headquarters will give detailed retreat routes and assembly points.

    The officers at all levels of the 29th Army somewhat understood that the commander meant to fight the Japanese outside the city, and the ministries were not holding on tightly. Also, how could the 29th Army only have 50,000 troops?  Resist the Japanese army of 400,000.

    The army commander must have made overall arrangements, so even though he felt a little uncomfortable about giving up Peiping, it was difficult to accept it emotionally. Compared with the Yellow River Basin war zone, the number of troops in the 29th Army was just a fraction, but because  It is more important to be stationed in Pingjin.

    The commander of the army has strict orders, and he must carry them out. This is the bounden duty of a soldier. Tang Qiuli is really afraid that if the war continues, the Japanese army will suppress the position of the 29th Army from all sides. If the support of the troops is not available, he will withdraw to the city and hold on to the danger. Then he  The plan to protect Beiping City came to nothing, and all the accusations and infamy were in vain.

    As July entered, the Japanese army's frequent probing operations came to a standstill, and Peking returned to its previous delicate calm and balance. However, Tang Qiuli knew very well that the Japanese were ready to take action.

    On July 2, the ** Division's eleven infantry brigades, five artillery brigades, and five cavalry brigades, with a total of more than 216,000 troops, secretly set out from their respective garrison areas and approached each other in a concealed manner according to prior arrangements.  object of combat.

    Tang Qiuli's battle deployment was as follows. The Southwest Attack Corps was composed of the ** Division, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Infantry Brigades, the 1st Artillery Brigade, the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Brigades, and more than 63,000 troops.  The target of the battle was the 3rd Division and the 5th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese North China Garrison, which were stationed in the direction of Changping in the west of Peiping. There were more than 50,000 Japanese troops. The commander of the attack corps was Feng Jiwu, deputy commander of the ** Division.

    The **4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Infantry Brigades, the 2nd and 3rd Artillery Brigades, and the 3rd and 4th Cavalry Brigades, with more than 85,000 troops, formed the Zhengnan Attack Corps. The combat target was Japan.  The North China Garrison garrisoned the Ninth Division, Twelfth Division, Thousand Island Detachment, and Segu Detachment in the Fangshan and Shijingshan areas, totaling more than 75,000 Japanese troops. The commander of this regiment was Tang Qiuli, commander of the ** Division.

    The **8th, 9th, and 10th Infantry Brigades, the 4th and 5th Artillery Brigades, and the 5th Cavalry Brigade, with more than 45,000 troops, formed the Southeast Attack Corps. The combat targets were the Japanese North China Garrison Army garrisoned in Daxing and Ma  The Sixth Division in the Komashi area, Hashimoto Regiment and Songjiang Regiment, totaled more than 37,000 Japanese troops. The commander of this regiment was Li Honggang, Chief of Staff of the ** Division.

      The 11th Brigade of the **Division serves as a strategic reserve to guard against Japanese reinforcements in the direction of Tianjin. Each detachment of the **Division's special operations detachment, in accordance with operational deployment, lurks in places where the Japanese army must pass, and serves as the division headquarters at any time.  Provide the latest trends of the Japanese army.

    Before the start of the battle, each department must ensure the concealment of the battle plan, the suddenness of the battle attack, and the fierceness of the fire strike, so as to prevent the Japanese troops from various places from noticing the movements of our troops.

    After the division commander issues an attack order, each attacking corps must resolve the battle within eight hours. If an unexpected situation occurs and the battle plan cannot be completed, it must withdraw from the battlefield. No idle battle is allowed.

    The Tianjin police force and eight urban combat teams paid close attention to the movements of Japanese troops in the direction of Tianjin. After receiving the order, they immediately went into battle, destroyed the Tianjin port, and delayed the Japanese reinforcements in the direction of Peiping.

    The troops of the 29th Army stationed at Nanyuan Airport in Beiping immediately completely destroyed the Nanyuan Airport runway and all airport facilities upon receiving the order from the military headquarters. They immediately evacuated Nanyuan Airport and evacuated to the direction of Baoding to standby.

    After receiving the order, the defense forces from various places of the 29th Army quickly left the battlefield and withdrew to the direction of Baoding to assemble and stand by.

    Tang Qiuli was cruel. He wanted to concentrate his superior forces and devour all the Japanese troops southwest of Peiping, totaling more than 160,000 people, accounting for more than one-third of the total number of Japanese troops in North China.

    The purpose of this battle was to annihilate the effective forces of the Japanese army, and to open a channel for the troops of the 29th Army to retreat southward, attracting the main force of the Japanese army to follow the troops into the Taihang Mountains. He could not let Shanxi Chief Yan just watch the fun, dozens of  Tens of thousands of troops, if they don't move, their muscles and bones will become sore.

    This battle is cruel enough. If it goes well, the top commander of the Japanese army in North China will vomit blood and lose his breath. Each attacking corps has an absolute advantage in strength and firepower. The key to this battle is  The battle was quick and decisive, and the main force of the Japanese army could not be entangled in the plains by subsequent reinforcements.

    Tang Qiuli's 210,000 troops were like tigers dormant in the mountains and forests. They put away their fangs and claws and stared at their opponents. As long as they got the order and pounced, they would tear apart the Japanese troops on the opposite side.  Shattered to pieces.

    Tang Qiuli was waiting for the opportunity. He was waiting for a gunshot. The Japanese army in North China was also waiting. They were waiting for the opportunity to fire the first shot. The Japanese army and the army were waiting for the opportunity. However, this opportunity, for Tang Qiuli, was waiting for the opportunity.  For Qiu Li, he could go all out, but for the Japanese army, it was unexpected severe pain and long-term fainting.

    From July 3 to July 6, the Japanese troops did not take any action in the surrounding areas of Peiping. However, the Japanese Binshan Brigade stationed in Tianjin left the Tianjin garrison on July 5 and went north to the eastern highlands of the southern suburbs of Peiping.  The total strength of the Japanese army reached more than 50,000 people.

    The pressure on Li Honggang's regiment, which was responsible for this attack direction, increased dramatically. The Japanese army had surpassed him in strength. Tang Qiuli adjusted his deployment and served as the 11th Infantry Brigade of the strategic reserve, which was strengthened to Li Honggang's regiment, so that the troops under his command could  It increased to more than 60,000 people.

    Now, unless an absolutely unexpected situation occurs, nothing else can shake Tang Qiuli's determination to cripple and beat up the Japanese army in North China in one battle, making them unable to move south for a short period of time, and buying time for him to adjust his strategic deployment in North China.

    On July 7, 1937 AD, the land of North China was entering the hot summer season. The sun had not yet risen, and the sky was like burning flames. Green gauze tents everywhere stretched endlessly, spreading across the thousands of miles of North China Plain. This was an ordinary day.  Day, an ordinary day among the 365 days in a year.

    The farmers who got up early, led the slow-moving cattle, stepped on the dewdrops all over the ground, looked at the green crops, and calculated this year's harvest. Their wrinkled faces showed a satisfied smile, and their simple hearts were calculating.  What farm tools can I buy this year?

    Without the gunshots at Wanping City, this day would have disappeared in the long river of history like running water. There would not have been a single wave. With a gunshot, July 7, 1937, has become forever for the Chinese nation.  The pain became the beginning of eight years of suffering and struggle, and also became the first and strongest note that sounded the clarion call for national independence.

    On the afternoon of July 7, the Eighth Squadron of the Third Battalion of the First Regiment of the Riverside Brigade of the Japanese North China Garrison Army, led by Captain Shimizu Setsuro, loaded guns and live ammunition and drove to Huilong Temple to Dawa, which is close to the Chinese garrison of Marco Polo Bridge.  The area between the kilns.

    At 7:30 p.m., the Japanese army began an exercise. At 20:40, gunshots were heard from the Japanese exercise area, and a soldier (Shimura Kikujiro) "missed". The Japanese immediately requested to enter Wanping City, where the Chinese garrison was stationed, for search.  He was severely rejected by Ji Xingwen, commander of the 219th Regiment of the 110th Brigade of the 37th Division of the 29th Army of China.

    As the Japanese army deployed for battle, they immediately transferred the remaining troops of the Third Brigade to the direction of Wanping. Under Wanping City, more than 1,500 Japanese infantrymen gathered.?, a squadron of artillery was negotiating with the Chinese side due to "gunshots" and "missing" soldiers. During this period, the ** division lurking near the Japanese army station reported to his detachment that Japanese troops in other directions were  The trend of gathering in the direction of Wanping.

    Tang Qiuli ordered Ji Xingwen, commander of the 219th Regiment, to enter the fortifications and prepare for battle. He also ordered the 1st Regiment of the 4th Brigade and the 2nd Artillery Brigade Mortar Regiment to secretly move to the foot of Wanping City.  An encirclement was formed against the Japanese Qingshui Brigade.

    At 22:15 in the evening, the Japanese Qingshui Brigade attacked Wanping City with infantry weapons. Since the encircling troops of the Japanese Army had not yet reached the designated position, Tang Qiuli ordered Ji Xingwen not to fight back for the time being.

    The trigger for the first battle between China and Japan began to burst out under Wanping City in North China. This battle was inevitable.

    (To be continued)
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