The Yongding River is quietly frozen, and the winding river channel is shining with white light. The rows of willow villages on both sides are hanging weakly with green buds on the branches.

At this moment, there was no trace of people on the ground. The rumbling sound of cannons smashed the lonely and cold field. Hundreds of tanks and armored squads rushed across the frozen Yongding River in combat columns and drove northward.

Zhibao, north of Gu'an, is a major transportation route from Gu'an to Daxing Highway. The Yongding River passes through the south of the town, and not far from the river is Gu'an County. Going north along the highway is Pangbeizhuang, which is the most important transportation hub south of Daxing, only more than 20 kilometers away from Yongdingmen.

Fan Hanjie stood on the river bank, holding a telescope to observe in the distance. Chief of Staff Luo Youlun leaned on Zhang Zhenjun's folding table, which was a map of Zhang Kuan. The 100,000 army was divided into three routes, crossing the Yongding River in two routes, heading westward, and straight to north of Gu'an.

Breathing the smoke and dust with the smell of gunpowder and looking at the rolling iron stream, Fan Hanjie felt a little relieved. He remembered what a Western military strategist said that the greatest sorrow of a general was that he could not see his battlefield with his own eyes, but now he saw that this was his battlefield, and this rolling iron stream was the backing of the heaven and earth.

"The commander of Gansu reported that the 93rd Division crossed the Wuding River at Tunzitou, and the fourth right-wing division occupied Liushizhuang and was attacking Huangbao: the temporary calcium division of the left wing occupied Fu Shang, and was always on the ground, attacking Dingfu and Zhanggongbao."

"Reported, the commander of the Fifth Army called, and the vanguard Gu Shi had occupied Guanzhuang and Dongxiang, and cut off Yubao and Gu'an."

The troops were divided into three routes to attack. Gan Lichu alone led the first army to detour towards Pangbei Town, and the Fifth Army was divided into two routes. The commander Liu Jiashu led the Jin Division and the newly formed 43rd Division to attack north of Hu'an along the south bank of Yongding River, and detoured from Gu'an from the northern line. The Gu and the Tank Division crossed the river and directly attacked Yubao.

At this time, the staff came over to hand Luo Youlun the telegram. After seeing it, Luo Youlun looked up and said to Fan Hanjie: "Commander, Commander Zhuang called us, reminding us that the Air Force found a large number of Japanese troops heading south, and the guerrillas also reported that the Japanese troops were gathering in Daxing, Fangshan, and our flanks were likely to be attacked."

Fan Hanjie did not say anything and put down his telescope. The Japanese army was expected to attack. This plan was to use the Fifth Army as bait to lure the Japanese army out of the solid fortifications and eliminate them in the field.

"Tele to the commander of Gan, that today we must conquer Pangbeizhuang and establish the first line of defense. We must conquer Hu Xianqun, and add that we must conquer Yubao before sunset today, otherwise the army will engage in it."

The Fifth Army was divided into two routes, with the commander of the army Liu Jiashu leading the whole route, and the commander of the Tank Division Hu Xianqun leading the Tank Division and the 96th Division across the river to attack Yubao.

Fan Hanjie's tone was very harsh. Yubao was the center of the battle. Only by occupying Yuwang could he gain a foothold in Hebei, cover the attack on Gu'an, and attract the Japanese attack. At the same time, after the Sixth Army captured Pangge Town, Saiwang could also provide defense depth.

Although the order was severe, the two of them still looked very relaxed, and they were both very confident. According to the information, there was only one Japanese army from Pangbei to Haebao, with a total strength of only more than three. Fan Hanjie transferred more than 70,000 people, and more than ten times the force was attacked. Moreover, the Fifth Army has always been a powerful brigade, with its first-class equipment and training. It was the first batch of troops to replace American equipment and the first batch of troops to complete the army. The entire army was trained under the guidance of American consultants for two years.

From the Battle of Northern Hubei to the present, the Fifth Army has not fought any serious battles. Zhuang Jihua has always used him as a deterrent force to suppress Gu Suofu on the western front, making him afraid to put his troops into Shandong.

In the field, hundreds of tanks spread out in combat formations, and flames spewed out of the muzzles. The shells exploded on the position, causing smoke to rise. The tanks rushed to the Japanese position at high speed. The two shells were concentrated and Qibi, who led the lead, made two sounds on the shell. Qibi continued to spray shells, and used only one shell to destroy the exposed war defense cannons.

The tanks rushed closer and closer. With a whistle, more than a dozen figures rushed out of the trenches and rushed towards the tank. The machine guns fired wildly, and the explosion brought out blood mist. The broken rubber and broken arms splattered everywhere. Qibi roared and rushed through the blood mist and rushed into the Japanese position.

The Japanese army on the position was shaken. Some soldiers escaped from the trenches and ran backwards. The machine guns spewed out flames. The Japanese army fell down screaming. The officers shouted desperately to stop the soldiers from escaping. A brave officer smashed the gasoline bottle in his hand on the tank. A fire broke out on the tank. Before the officer could jump back to the trenches, he was knocked down by the bullets of the tank behind him.

Masato Takahashi's face was gloomy, and the front line was broken through, dozens of soldiers jumped up from the second line position, rushed towards the tank with their bags in their arms, and Masato Takahashi's heart was tightly gripped, praying that this wave of meat bomb attack could have an effect.

"Boom!" A shell exploded not far away. Takahashi Masato was shocked. He turned his head to see that a Sherman rushed in from the flank, and then another Sherman appeared.

Hu Xianqun's attack on Yubao was divided into two routes. The first tank regiment attacked from the front, but the main force was the second regiment on the flank. Yu Shao, the commander of Gu Shi, personally led two brigades and secretly detoured, following the tanks to rush into Yubao.

Takahashi Zheng led his troops to retreat into the town. Yu Shao did not give in and led his troops to chase into the town. Then he immediately divided his troops to detour north, and the two sides started to compete for houses and houses. The squadron on the front also rushed into the town. Hu Xianqun immediately ordered a unit to detour from the right wing. The squadron acted quickly to surround Takahashi Zheng and siege them from all sides.

"The troops have been surrounded on all sides, and the brigade is determined to be broken. I wish the imperial army a long-lasting military fortune! Long live the Emperor!"

Masato Takahashi was determined to die and divided the troops into several stocks, fighting each other, fighting from the village to the outside of the village, and from outside of the village to the inside. After the bullets were all fired, they were picked up from the corpses. There were fewer and fewer soldiers around him, and Masato Takahashi was also injured in both places.

"We are going to Yasukuni Shrine." Takahashi Masato hid in a corner and gasped to the soldiers beside him, with a desperate smile on his face. The soldier was hurt by Xiang and said, "Captain, will the throne come to reinforce us?"

"Why, you are afraid!" Takahashi Masato looked fierce and stared at them fiercely.

"No" is not afraid." The soldier hesitated and replied that he was a veteran who had participated in the Battle of Wuhan and the Soviet Union. He was not that kind of rookie, nor was he an ordinary soldier who was the one who was the one who was the leader of the army. He knew very well that if the leader of the regiment did not send reinforcements, they would have only one result.

"That's good!" Takahashi Masato stood up as he pretended to be heroic: "Let's go! Come with me to kill the Chinese people.

The seven or eight soldiers surrounded him stood up with him. Outside the broken wall, gunshots sounded in the distance, and from time to time, desperate shouts came faintly. The "old submachine gun in his hand was pulled onto the bolt and led the way to the town.

"Cross the sea, cross the mountains, corpses are everywhere, sacrificed for the Emperor, and treated death as if they were home..." "Masato Takahashi sang a war song, and the soldiers behind him spoke in unison. In the heroic war song, Masato Takahashi's hometown appeared in front of him, and the beautiful mountain "a small house hidden under the green village, the beautiful wife is busy in the room, and the young son is playing in the yard with his sister. Alley. Several Chinese soldiers rushed out fiercely, then fell into the rain of bullets, and two bullets were thrown out from the entrance of the alley. He instinctively flashed to the side, and two violent explosions sounded.

The smoke did not dissipate, and several figures rushed out of the smoke. The gunshots of the Type 39 semi-automatic rifle sounded violently. Takahashi Masato heard a shrill cry from behind: "It's over! It's over!"

Finally, the soldier opened his arms and rushed out in the rain of bullets. Dozens of bullet holes were instantly penetrated. Takahashi Masashi sat on the ground and gasped. The gunshots subsided, and the sound of footsteps around him rang out. Takahashi Masashi looked at the sky full of smoke. He wanted to stand up, but he felt weak on his legs.

The gentle tune of his wife and son sounded in his ears. He hadn't returned to China for five years, and Hezi's letter has not been sent for a long time. I wonder how they are doing now and whether they will be well in the future. What should they do after they die?

Slowly, Takahashi Masato threw the gun out of his hand, struggled to stand up, gathered his hands, facing him with his lieutenant officer, whose face was covered with smoke and mud, his sleeves rolled up, and his eyes were staring at him fiercely.

"..." "Masato Takahashi was about to say, I am the captain of the brigade, Major Takahashi. The officer raised his gun like lightning and rushed out with a string of flames. At the last moment, Masato Takahashi felt his body being passed by a stream of heat.

"I don't want to die." The last four words flashed through Takahashi Masato's mind.

The lieutenant carried the 39th rifle and turned his head to the soldiers and said, "Report to the regiment commander, kill a Japanese gang leader, maybe the Japanese squadron leader, go and take off his head.

When the sunset was brilliant, the gunshots of Yubao Town completely calmed down, but Hu Xianyang did not let the troops rest. Yu Shao led the marriage brigade to stay in the Fort, and he led the Tank Division and two infantry brigades to attack Pangbei Town along the avenue.

"Okay! Fan Hanjie moves quickly and plays well!"

In the combat room, Bai Chongxi cheered loudly that conquering Yubao means that the most dangerous stage of the entire battle has passed. The most dangerous thing is that before conquering Yubao, if Okamura Yasuji counterattacked on the flank at this time, Fan Hanjie would not have been able to be so smooth.

"Why is Okamura Yanji's movements so slow?" Bai Chongxi was a little puzzled, and he turned around and asked Zhuang Jihua.

Bai Chongxi's question is very reasonable. There are five Japanese troops in Daxing and Fangshan. He and Zhuang Jihua analyzed that they believed that Okamura could mobilize at least two divisions to counterattack. They were always worried about this, so they repeatedly reminded Fan Hanjie to pay attention to the north and beware of the counterattack of the Net Village.

In order to prevent the counterattack of the Internet Village, Zhuang Jihua ordered the 22nd Army, which was besieging Cao Jiawu, to draw a division to go north and be ready to rush to Hebei at any time; in addition, he ordered the 23rd Army and the First Mechanized Army to go north secretly, but were not allowed to enter the battle, and stayed in the Nanyao and Diaowo areas. Once Fan Hanjie changed, he would immediately counterattack.

"I think Okamura had no choice but to do it," Zhuang Jihua was not as excited as Bai Chongxi. He was still sitting steadily on the chair, holding a cup of coffee in his hand and stirring slowly: "I'm afraid this result is beyond our expectations and Okamura's expectations. But after thinking about it carefully, it is reasonable."

"Oh, then tell me." Bai Chongxi walked to the chair beside him and sat down, looking at him with interest.

"First of all, we have air advantages. Japan basically dares to take action during the day, which seriously affected Okamura's adjustment and deployment: Secondly, after the training, our army's combat effectiveness has increased significantly, while the Japanese army is intimate? Due to the loss of a large number of veterans and too many new recruits in the battle of northern Hubei and Shandong, the combat effectiveness of the troops has decreased, and one is reduced and the other is not the same."

Zhuang Jihua made a gesture: "Now I am worried that Okamura has retracted and stopped taking a trap. This is the trouble."

(To be continued)
Chapter completed!