Chapter 468: The Novelty of Riding the Train
Two loud bangs shook the sky, and the two large bunkers suddenly collapsed.
Many puppet soldiers, seeing this amazing scene, were shocked beyond measure, their mouths opened wide, and they looked at the bunker that had become ruins.
What kind of weapon is this? It's so powerful, it's a concrete bunker, and in front of these weapons, it's like papier-mΓ’chΓ©.
If these weapons come at you with a few shots, then you won't be blown up into slag, no, maybe there won't even be scum left.
Many puppet soldiers, in addition to being shocked, slowly came back to their senses and began to feel scared from the bottom of their hearts.
"Oh my god!"
As soon as many puppet soldiers threw away the weapons in their hands and shouted, they immediately lost their will to resist.
Quite a few puppet troops began to surrender. Two heavy rocket launchers destroyed two strong pillboxes in an instant, and also instantly crushed the confidence of all the puppet troops.
"Look, those puppet soldiers seem to have surrendered!"
Many soldiers of the first regiment of mechanized infantry exclaimed, and everyone did not expect that just two rockets were fired, and these puppet soldiers were scared like this, and they surrendered one after another.
"Comrades! Rush up. β
The puppet army has laid down its arms, and when the soldiers rushed to the position of the puppet army, the puppet soldiers were very honest, obediently raising their hands and at the mercy of the soldiers.
In the battle to recover Dingzhou, due to the surrender of a large number of puppet troops, the soldiers only had less than three hours to completely recover Dingzhou, but when the soldiers entered the city of Dingzhou, the infantry brigade of the little devil had already fled.
In the afternoon, Dingzhou was recovered, and a division of the puppet army was captured.
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Datong, the headquarters of the 36th Army.
Zhang Yunfei was looking at the telegram sent by the 1st Column in the command headquarters, and saw that the 1st Column had recovered Dingzhou and that many troops had already taken the train to the north, and Zhang Yunfei was in a good mood.
"Report Chief! The special combat team sent a telegram from Shenyang. β
Zhang Yunfei took the telegram, looked at it carefully, and then said to the people next to him: "Comrades, the telegram just sent by the special combat team said that the little devil Umezu Mijiro, commander of the Kwantung Army, has returned to Shenyang. β
"Oh!" Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff, pondered for a moment and suggested: "Commander-in-chief, then we should strengthen the precautions in the base areas to prevent the sneak attack of the little devil Kwantung Army on our base areas. β
Zhang Yunfei nodded, "Order the flight brigade to strengthen aerial reconnaissance, and at the same time order the second column to make the cordon a little longer to prevent the little devil Kwantung Army from sneaking south from the Mongolian steppe to attack our base area." β
At present, the 2nd Column has basically returned to its base area, mainly stationed in the Zhangjiakou area, and temporarily serves as a reserve.
If the Kwantung Army of the little devil wants to sneak attack south, it is impossible to go south from Shanhaiguan and Chengde, and in these places, the 36th Group Army is stationed with heavy troops, and the Kwantung Army of the little devil also knows this.
The biggest possibility for the little devil is to make a detour to the Mongolian steppe and go straight from the Mongolian steppe to the base area of the 36th Group Army, especially Datong, the industrial center of the 36th Group Army.
After Zhang Yunfei gave the order, Zuo Qingquan said again: "Commander-in-chief, [***] in North China is also preparing for a large-scale counterattack, should we speed up the attack?" β
Zhang Yunfei shook his head and said confidently, "Lao Zuo, ours is still going according to plan, even if it is a large-scale attack, I think it will not be possible to achieve great results for a while." β
At present, the [***] troops in North China not only lack weapons and ammunition, but also lack heavy weapons to siege the city, and the large troops of the little devils are basically gathered in various large or medium-sized cities, and the [***] troops want to capture these cities, which cannot be completed in a short time.
At this stage, the most that the [***] troops can do is to recover the county towns where the troops are relatively weak, as well as some small towns, and Zhang Yunfei intends to give these places to the Eighth Route Army and [***].
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Tianjin, the headquarters of the North China Front Army of the little devils.
Nishio Shouzo had already received a telegram saying that at least tens of thousands of troops of the 36th Army had reached Dingzhou.
After reading the telegram, Nishio Shouzo's face was gloomy, and now, Nishio Shouzo finally knew in his heart that the next move of the 36th Group Army was to attack Baoding.
Thinking of Baoding, only a division, Nishio Shouzao walked anxiously around the headquarters, and Nishio Shouzao was hesitating whether to stick to Baoding.
The chief of staff of the little devil also saw Nishio Shouzo's hesitation, and suggested: "Your Excellency Commander, the strategic significance of Baoding is very important, if Baoding is lost, then the 36th Group Army can attack Beiping from the north and south.
After speaking, the little devil's chief of staff looked miserable.
Hearing this, Nishio Shouzo's face was very ugly, and he remained silent for a long time, at this time, Nishio Shouzao was very helpless in his heart.
It is better to mobilize the troops of one more division to reinforce Baoding, hoping that the strength of the two divisions and regiments can hold on to Baoding and resist the attack of the 36th Group Army.
In addition, so many Imperial Allied troops should also play a role now, and then send tens of thousands of Imperial Allied troops to reinforce Baoding and block the 36th Group Army.
Although the North China Front Army had more than 200,000 little devils in the Beijing-Tianjin area, the 36th Group Army had quite a few troops, and in order to secure Beiping and Tianjin, Nishio Shouzo did not dare to send a large number of troops south to reinforce Baoding.
Transferring a division is already the limit, secondly, the little devils once again pinned their hopes on the puppet army, although these puppet armies have low combat effectiveness, and the puppet army still has a precedent of surrendering without going to war, but the little devils have no good way, and these puppet armies are regarded by the little devils as a life-saving straw.
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The little devils are mobilizing a large number of troops to Baoding, but the 1st Column and the Eighth Route Army are not idle, relying on railway transportation, a lot of troops and weapons and equipment, a steady stream of north.
Many infantry regiments of the Eighth Route Army that participated in the battle also took a train from Shijiazhuang to the north.
Many soldiers of the Eighth Route Army have never even seen a train before, and many have never taken a train, seeing so many trains at Shijiazhuang Railway Station, those soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who are about to wait for the train are excited and are talking in whispers.
"Platoon leader, you see these trains are so long, are we really going to take the train?
A little soldier of the Eighth Route Army was full of excitement, looking intently at the train not far away, and whispered to the platoon commander of the Eighth Route Army next to him.
The platoon commander of the Eighth Route Army was also very excited in his heart, but his face was not so obvious, and he also looked at these trains curiously, and nodded lightly.
Watching the train at such a close distance, and there were still several trains in front of them, it was impossible for these soldiers of the Eighth Route Army not to be excited.
"Comrades of the Eighth Route Army, start boarding!"
Several soldiers of the 36th Army shouted loudly there, and at the same time, a train close to the platform also opened its doors one after another, and at the door of each door, there was also a soldier of the 36th Army.
"Get in the car, comrades, get in the car."
Many company commanders, platoon commanders, and even battalion commanders of the Eighth Route Army personally shouted loudly, urging the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army to get on the bus quickly.
Although many of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were very excited, and everyone was very curious to see these trains, but boarding still seemed orderly, and in less than half an hour, an infantry regiment of the Eighth Route Army boarded the empty train, and the long train was suddenly crowded with many soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.
With a long whistle, the train full of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army slowly drove out of Shijiazhuang Railway Station and headed for Dingzhou.
On the train, many soldiers of the Eighth Route Army looked at the endless plains on both sides, and the trees on both sides were rapidly retreating.
Most of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were taking the train for the first time, and everything was very novel, and many soldiers craned their necks and looked out happily.
"Look, everybody, things are receding."
A soldier of the Eighth Route Army, who had never been on a train, saw that everything outside the window was retreating, and immediately exclaimed, and beside him, many soldiers of the Eighth Route Army suddenly let out a burst of goodwill laughter.
The warrior scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled awkwardly.
The train traveled at a speed of forty to fifty kilometers per hour, several trains rushed on the tracks, and a large number of soldiers were transported to Dingzhou City, and some soldiers were even transported to Wangdu County, which is more than 30 kilometers north of Dingzhou.
Now Wangdu County has been controlled by the 36th Group Army, Wangdu County is only 20 or 30 kilometers away from Baoding, and the soldiers who have reached Dingzhou and Wangdu County have begun to march in the direction of Baoding as soon as they get off the bus.
The next morning, all the troops of the 1st Column and nearly 10 infantry regiments of the Eighth Route Army that participated in the battle had basically reached the periphery of Baoding and reached the designated attack position.
With the transportation of trains, the 1st Column and a large number of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army carried out rapid maneuvers, and in one day, so many troops moved more than 100 kilometers north.
When the soldiers entered the designated attack position, the little devil's reinforcements and tens of thousands of puppet troops arrived, and the little devils rushed to Baoding's reinforcements and began to hurriedly prepare for battle.
In particular, those large number of puppet armies, under the persecution of the little devils, lined up in the major forward positions, preparing to resist the attack of the 36th Group Army and the Eighth Route Army.
(To be continued)