The burns of thousands of people were still acceptable for more than 100,000 Japanese, but the heavy losses of materials were difficult to accept. If the tent was burned, then the floor was built, but now the blankets were not enough for the floor. July day was heavy, and even the young people had strong firepower, they would not bring them to play like this.

Besides, the military rations I brought with the army in the past few days have almost been destroyed, and I didn’t find anything to eat on the way to Chengde. Although the Japanese have always emphasized that eating less is good for health and being 70% full is just right, but it is still not enough for people to eat iron rice or steel.

In view of the difficulties he has encountered at present, Yanagawa Heisuke had to telegraph the base camp and ask the Kwantung Army to send a batch of supplies and supplementary troops, and also needed anti-aircraft guns that can prevent air defense. Now the Japanese's air defense method is limited to one person holding a bipod with a crooked handle and shooting at the air. I have to say that this method is too stupid, but the Japanese usually do not bring anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. It is good to think of this method. It is better than throwing grenades into the sky, right? The grenade fuse is longer and it will fall and hit on the head.

The Japanese who were burned once stopped their general attack on Chengde, and only used cold guns and cold cannons to harass the defenders at Chengguan positions by throwing grenades.

The Kwantung Army was very fast. In a few days, the 21st Division, as a B-level division, was responsible for escorting the food, fodder, and a large number of air defense weapons needed in the front line. However, things did not go as expected. In Pingquan County, less than 50 kilometers away from Chengde, the 21st Division was trapped.

Because he brought a large number of supplementary soldiers - the reconnaissance aircraft could not see the number. Based on aerial photos, the Ministry of Military Affairs of Peking judged that the 21st Division was at least reinforcements from two A-level divisions. What is important is that there are a large amount of materials and air defense weapons. This is absolutely not allowed to go to the Chengde frontline.

Pingquan County has formed a valley in the surrounding mountains, which surround Pingquan County. This is also a major road for the Japanese to enter and exit. The Central Army's ace reorganized 17th Army stationed in the national defense line in the mountains outside Pingquan County.

The 21st Division was also puzzled. A fire broke out from the mountains on both sides to knock people over. Go up the mountain to search - the firepower on the mountain is too strong and no Japanese can rush to the middle of the mountain. The Japanese judged that Yonggu fortifications had been built here. Back and back, they were still beaten, and the way they came was not safe. The biggest problem is that Pingquan County is not a well-connected traffic point, and only these two or three roads can enter and exit Pingquan.

Xu Tingyao was determined to keep the two divisions of the Japanese here. If Xu Tingyao and the Ministry of Military Affairs of Peking had not been interested in surrounding and fighting aid, the 21st Division would have suffered a great loss. So far, Xu Tingyao had only used five hills in the national defense line in this area. Thirty-five hills around Pingquan County were hollowed out and built into national defense line fortifications. And although they were all commanders, Xu Tingyao was not comparable to those of Wang Mingzhang and others. Xu Tingyao could directly call for firepower support from the heavy artillery positions when he thought it was necessary.

The commander of the 21st Division trapped in Hiraizumi, Kuichi Tanaka could only ask for help from the base camp. The closest to Kuichi Tanaka were the six A-level divisions in the direction of the Japanese Chengde, and now there were only five left. But the base camp also knew that they had no time and did not have so much combat supplies. Helplessly, the base camp organized another team led by the Second Division, leading two B-level divisions and attached a heavy artillery corps to attack the Yonggu Fortifications to rescue the 21st Division.

At the same time, the base camp also issued strict orders. If the ten divisions and a heavy artillery corps still cannot defeat Chengde, the military chiefs would have to be engaged in military law. If there were such troops in 33 years, Beiping City would have been taken down, and not many people would have died in the attack on Chengde. But the Japanese forgot that it has been three or five years now, and the Northeast Army is no longer guarding the city.

Yangshuling Town, here is a mountain road between the mountains, which is one of the important roads to enter and exit Pingquan County. This mountain is called Dongshan. At first glance, the mountain is full of low bushes and weeds. Only a few days ago, when the 21st Division wanted to withdraw from here, I realized that countless flames would suddenly appear between these bushes and weeds to harvest the lives of the Japanese.

Dongshan National Defense Line Fortifications.

Seeing the brigade of the Japanese entering the range of the Dongshan National Defense Line fortification, Guan Linzheng: "I have been waiting for you for a month when I want to come in. I don't even have windows. Notify the first and second battalions, open fire, and hit me hard."

Hundreds of fire tongues emerged from the mountains on both sides of Shandong Mountain, and suddenly they were attacked one by one, and the Japanese who had no time to hide were beaten up.

The commander of the Second Division, Mijiro Umezu, responded quickly and shouted: "The artillery covers the Fourth Regiment to seize the high ground from the flank."

Meijiro Umezu's idea was good, but the national defense line fortifications were all-round, so the Third Battalion and Fourth Battalion also opened fire. Although the reorganized 25th Division only placed one brigade here in Dongshan, this brigade was a reorganized brigade of the 25th Division and a total of twelve battalions of the special forces, and its troops and combat power exceeded that of the ordinary B Division.

Two groups of Japanese were spared from the front and back and did not let them fight. The officers and soldiers who had lived in the underground fortifications of the national defense line for a month had long been itchy.

The Japanese artillery was as accurate as ever, but often when the smoke and dust caused by the shells dissipated, a fire point that had been silent would open again. In addition, the Japanese artillery was far from enough to suppress hundreds of fire points. Large areas of Japanese were swept down by machine guns on the way to charge, and then large areas of Japanese rushed up.

Seeing the charge of the fourth regiment, Mijiro Umezu finally thought of who the heavy artillery corps was for: "Notify the heavy artillery corps and fire me. The 30th regiment rushed me."

The bombardment of the heavy artillery wing still had a certain effect. Many fire points directly hit were always silent, but the charge of the 30th Regiment was as unsatisfied as ever. Meijiro Umezu had an uneasy thought and ordered: "Notify the 27th Division behind and send a gang to retreat fifteen kilometers."

Soon, Mejiro Umezu got the news that the 27th Division retreated only walked five kilometers back and suffered a fire ambush from the mountain, causing heavy losses.

Meijiro Umezu opened the map and analyzed carefully. If the nearby hills were full of these permanent firepower points, the three divisions he led would be covered in a pocket. The 21st division and supplies in front were also covered, and as for Chengde, it was also wrapped in a larger pocket. As for Chengde's defenders, it was just bait used for fishing.

In the Ministry of Military Affairs of Peking, Jin Batian said: "The minister has wrapped more than a dozen Japanese divisions in this pot of dumplings, which is indeed a big deal."
Chapter completed!