After a while, Ma Zhenguo returned to Li Guotao and said with a smile: "Commander Song said, the 23rd Division in the enclosure is handed over to them, let us just let go and attack Chifeng." ”Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said: "So I can rest assured, I believe that the tens of thousands of troops in the Rehe Military Region, plus the new 3rd Division is enough to deal with a 23rd Division that has been disabled, and we will have no worries."
Immediately let everyone prepare, and our headquarters also went to Chifeng with the main force. ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo replied respectfully, turned around and went to work.Changchun, the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army, Umezu Mijiro was both shocked and angry at this time.Shocked that the Eighth Route Army's appetite was too great this time, not only wanting to eat the 23rd Division in the paddock, but also wanting to eat the Eighth Division in Chifeng as well.What is infuriating is that not to mention the heavy losses of the 23rd Division and its own care, the rapid mobile unit organized by the 23rd Division and the Eighth Division was also defeated so quickly that it was simply vulnerable, not only failed to stop the Eighth Route Army, but let the Eighth Route Army drive straight into Chifeng.Yoshimoto said anxiously: "According to the information we have obtained so far, the Eighth Route Army that has rounded up from the valley of the Xila Murong River has not only one cavalry division but also an armored infantry division, with a total strength of about 30,000 people.At present, the Eighth Route Army not only surrounded Chifeng from the north, but also tried to encircle Chifeng from the east.In addition, there is a Eighth Route Army, with a strength of about 30,000 people, which has crossed the Qilaotu Mountain, and has now reached the vicinity of Yuanbao Mountain, threatening Chifeng from the south.More importantly, the 23rd Division of the Imperial Army, under the fierce offensive of the Eighth Route Army, was completely defeated, and has now retreated to the county town of Weichang and is about to fall into the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army. ”"Don't say Yagayalu" Umezu Mijiro scolded angrily, unceremoniously interrupted Yoshimoto Sadachi's words, his brows furrowed deeply, the anger on his face became even stronger, and he muttered for a while and said: "The people of China are so bold and reckless that they are trying to capture Chifeng and encircle and annihilate the Eighth Division of the Imperial Army.We must not let their conspiracy succeed, and immediately ordered the 12th Division to rush to the aid of Chifeng.In addition, the 11th Division was ordered to draw part of its forces to launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army, which was interspersed south of Chifeng. ”Yoshimoto Sadachi said with a look of embarrassment: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is no problem with the 12th Division supporting Chifeng.However, the 11th Division is now facing a fierce attack by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, with 100,000 troops, and it is afraid that it will not be able to send troops north to support Chifeng. ”Umezu Mijiro said with an angry face: "Attacking Ling Yuan's Earth Eight Roads is nothing more than a bluff, their main direction of attack is Chifeng, not Ling Yuan.The 11th Division was ordered to gather its forces and shrink the defensive line, and as long as the offensive of the Zhina people was blocked, a force must be drawn out to attack the Eighth Route Army in the north, and once the Eighth Route attacking Chifeng from the south was blocked, they could not attack Chifeng with all their might. ”"Hay understands."
Yoshimoto Sadachi hurriedly replied respectfully."
Also" Umezu Mijiro thought for a moment and felt that this was not enough, so he continued: "Immediately order the 24th Division stationed in Tonghua to assemble quickly and rush to Chifeng to support."
In addition to the imperial troops, the imperial allied troops stationed in Tonghua, Chaoyang, and even Shenyang were ordered to immediately rush to support Chifeng, in short, mobilize all the troops that could be mobilized to support Chifeng.Not only must we keep Chifeng from losing, but we must also take this opportunity to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army in the Chifeng area in one fell swoop. ”"Hai" Yoshimoto replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.On the afternoon of 8 May, Li Guotao personally led the new 1st Division and the main force of the 2nd Division with tens of thousands of troops to rush to the vicinity of Wangfu Town, east of Chifeng, where the 8th Division deployed the strength of an infantry wing in an attempt to block the attack of the Eighth Route Army.The Eighth Route Army Aviation Division dispatched 12 bombers to bombard the Japanese positions, and at the same time, the Seventh Column also organized more than 100 artillery pieces to bombard the Japanese positions.After an intensive bombardment, the Japanese fortifications were completely destroyed.Chang De, commander of the newly formed First Division, immediately launched a general attack on the front-line troops, and tens of thousands of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, like tigers descending from the mountain, rushed towards the position of the devils.Although the Japanese army resisted desperately, it was simply unable to stop the fierce tide of our army's offensive, and the defeated retreat was carried out one after another, and the positions were occupied by our army one after another, and the Japanese army suffered heavy losses, and in less than an hour of fierce fighting, the Japanese army lost more than half of it.The front line was tight, and in order to preserve his strength and stick to Chifeng, Honda Masako could only order the troops to retreat to Chifeng.The Eighth Route Army pursued and killed all the way to the foot of Chifeng City.At the same time, the new Fourth Division of the Eighth Route Army in the south, under the command of Deputy Commander Li Changsheng, also defeated the Japanese army in one fell swoop, captured the Yuanbaoshan area, and then approached Chifeng City from the south, so far Chifeng City was surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, after a fierce battle, the Eighth Division lost thousands of troops one after another, and now there are less than 20,000 people left, trapped in Chifeng City and the surrounding areas of the county.At this time, in Chifeng City, the headquarters of the Eighth Division was in chaos, and the front line kept transmitting all kinds of news back to the headquarters, and the staff officers of the headquarters were very busy, but none of these news had good news, and the entire headquarters was shrouded in an extremely depressing atmosphere."
Yagayalu" Honda Masaki scolded loudly with an angry face: "When did these hateful dirt Hachiro become so powerful, or because you wastes are too incompetent. ”"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, is angry, the Eighth Route Army has a large number of troops, and there is air support, the firepower is extremely fierce, and this seventh column, the soldiers are well-trained and well-equipped, and its combat effectiveness is not weak at all with the imperial army, the imperial army has done its best, and it is really impossible to stop the Eighth Route Army, which is several times its size."
A devil officer hurriedly explained."
Yaga, I don't want to hear these excuses."
Honda Masasai said angrily: "No matter what, we must block the offensive of the Eighth Route Army and keep Chifeng, this is not only related to the life and death of our Eighth Division, but also directly related to the glory of the Imperial Japanese Army. ”"Hai" and the devil officers responded in unison.At this time, a devil officer hurriedly walked over, and said with a bitter face: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, I just received a report from the front that the Matsuyama position has been lost" "Isn't there a good news for Yaga" Honda Masasai asked angrily.At this time, a devil officer spoke: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, I have news here, which should be regarded as good news. ”aa2705221: