The so-called "special division" refers to the division newly formed by Liefeng outside the seventeen permanent divisions. Before the war, Liefeng's mobilization plan, each division must mobilize a temporary field division guard division, except for the 7th Division and the 19th and 20th Divisions under the jurisdiction of the Korean Army. As usual, the permanent division numbers of the same division management area plus one hundred. For example, the special divisions of the First Division are 101 divisions, and the numbers of each infantry company belonging to are also 100.

However, the special divisions of the second, third, tenth, and twelfth divisions are the thirteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth divisions. These four divisions were established in the history of Liefeng, and were later revoked in Ugaki's disarmament and are now rebuilt. Theoretically, the special division was changed to the division cavalry brigade, which is no different from the permanent divisions. However, in fact, its equipment is very different from the permanent divisions, especially in the fact that artillery and rifles use stock equipment, so that the officers and soldiers of these divisions privately admitted: "We are like the anti-shog army in the classic novel Restoration period, while the Shandong army has the latest muskets and artillery...

Albion provided a large amount of equipment through the neutral country, but most of these equipment were used to supplement the losses of permanent divisions and to form some new troops. As for the special divisions, since they had reserved a lot of equipment before the war, they could only use it.

Not only are the equipment poor, but the quality of the special divisions is also relatively poor. They are all reserve soldiers who have been retired for several years and have long been unfamiliar with the battle formation.

But no matter what, the Liefeng Army immediately formed the first special division, the special division of the Tokyo First Division, the famous 101 Division, which is the unit that the soldiers called themselves in their diaries that "the Tokyo troops cannot fight."

The Sixth Front Army, which was used by the North China Front Army in Cangzhou, is also rapidly expanding its troops. If it can be fully equipped, it will reach the scale of ten infantry divisions and four mixed brigades, or in other words, the Sixth Front Army alone has a land force of twelve divisions, with a total force of more than 380,000. This number is equivalent to the total force of the Liefeng Army before the war.

As the backbone of the Front Army, the 11th Army had six divisions heading to Cangzhou. In addition, an infantry division and two independent mixed brigades directly under the Sixth Front Army were also used in Cangzhou. The 13th Army that maintained the rear was more of a "soldier station army". The troops that were defeated in the Cangzhou battle were often transferred to the 13th Army for reorganization.

In addition to this, the North China Army of Liefeng also seemed to have become a monster. In addition to the Sixth Front Army, they were also preparing to form a First Army on the Pinghan Line. In order to give the Shandong Army a decisive blow, they were also preparing to form the 12th Army.

If all their wishes come true, the North China Army will far exceed the accumulation of the South Manchu Army and the local garrison troops, and become the largest army of the Liefeng Army.

But there is no way to do this. Tielle, the most active in sending troops to North China, suddenly retreated after the third Hebei Battle. These Tielle people always wanted to send 300,000 to the North China Plain. Now they only agreed to send 300,000 people to help maintain the traffic in the rear. As for the 10,000 people who have been sent, they are still in Beijing and refuse to move.

The war machines in Shandong also began to run wildly. The troops of twelve infantry divisions were pulled to the front line of Cangzhou, which could completely fight against the ten infantry divisions of the Sixth Front Army and the local government. After the third battle in Hebei, both sides began to maneuver to the flanks. According to the Liefengren, "During this period, according to the history of the public war, the front lines of both sides became calm, but our army suffered great casualties in reconnaissance operations, with about 130 to 40 casualties every day, or it was said that the casualties of an infantry squadron would be paid every day. Such casualties seemed small, but they would be 4,000 people a month, and a great sacrifice of a regiment, and a great sacrifice of two infantry divisions a year... This was just a small conflict during the period of a smooth front. The sacrifices during the battle would increase exponentially...

Both sides frequently conducted tentative investigations. Both casualties were large, and Liu Jingxiao and Aimizu Saburo, the commander of the Liefeng Army, wanted to tear a hole on the front line.

"The journey is long, and China has its borders. When you come out of the frontier, there is my man's blood. Drink luminous wine and go to the battlefield. There is a way back for a hundred battles, and the military achievements have exceeded ten volumes. I just want you to treat me and sigh at the Great Wall..."

The singing was a bit sad, and the three men unbuttoned the Feng Ji buckle and ate the roast chicken with big mouthfuls. Yu Changqing's eating habits was the most brutal. He grabbed the chicken legs with his hands and sent them into his mouth. Duan Haizhou was a little more elegant, but he threw down his chopsticks from time to time and sang military songs: "Hold my sword in my hand and hold my quick gun tightly. How can the man's tears easily be forgotten? My battle suit is torn, and I still have the fighting spirit. In the long journey, the comrades are the heaviest..."

Duan Haizhou drank a glass of wine and said to Hu Bo with a smile: "Old Hu, I heard that the teacher praised your performance these days. Do you want to promote you?"

Hu Bo felt a little happy, and he said, "It's basically decided. If you are sent to the provincial army as the deputy division commander and regiment commander, you are not the top leader... You can't compare to your brother! Alas..."

There is a bit of vicissitudes in the words. Liu Jingxiao regards the teacher as the strategic unit, while Hu Bo is still one step away from the commander of this division, but the struggle over the years has finally achieved some results.

In terms of friendship, the three of them belong to different factions. Hu Bo can basically be regarded as Liu Jingxiao's direct line, while Yu Changqing and Duan Haizhou are Xiao Rulang's direct line, and there are quite some grudges in history.

Now they can sit together and drink and eat because they are unsatisfied. When Liu Jingxiao was the battalion commander, they were the old company commander of the Dingbian Army. Later, the troops were thriving. The battalion commander and the regiment commander were promoted to the division commander. As a result, Xiao Rulang's rebellion involved them all. Although they saved their lives, their future was ruined, and they were inevitably sympathetic.

Hu Bo recalled the hardships of the past few years and sighed: "Look at Sima, how can he compare to us with our qualifications? But although he is a division commander, he has been promoted to infantry commander... We can only rely on our military achievements!"

In the confrontation with the Liefeng Army, the Liu Army's third-level infantry regiment had the advantage of flexibility and easy command. However, the four infantry divisions in the Liefeng Army at the first-level unit also exposed many problems. In the one-on-one confrontation, the Liu Army's infantry division could not overwhelm the infantry division of the Liefeng CN Army with more than 25,000 people. The first-level unit of the army was a temporary command unit, without managers, personnel power, and no established units, so they could not form fist power. For this reason, the Liu Army was determined to set up a permanent army-level unit in the first-level unit of the division, and Sima Kan was one of the popular candidates for the infantry commander.

Duan Haizhou smiled and said, "Our Dingbian Army values ​​the most! If we can fight a turnaround, if we can also become the main division!"

He has been more miserable than Hu Bo in recent years. Xiao Rulang's troops have been disbanded and added to each division. The only remaining system is the independent Second Division of the coalition army. In recent years, he has been a reserve division. Liu Jingxiao dared not use it with confidence when he mobilized several times, for fear of surrendering to the enemy.

Under such circumstances, the expansion of united front and reduction in the wartime period was a good show every year. After finally getting a chance to fight, Duan Haizhou volunteered to take his first division to the front line.

His division has only 1,300 or 400 people, and the special forces are not in complete system. The entire division has only more than 5,000 people. However, there are many veterans, including many veteran cadres from the Dingbian Army period, who are ready to fight a turnaround and their morale is rising.

When Hu Bo thought of this, he said, "The last time he was in the meeting, Captain Yu, you didn't attend. We were scolded by the commander!"

Duan Haizhou smiled and said, "In the end, the commander praised you as a flower! No wonder our commander scolded you so fiercely. We fought so fiercely this time and injured so many good brothers. But until now, we have not even achieved the result of annihilation of the Liefeng People's Brigade!"

Yu Changqing smiled and said, "The division commander probably scolded all the people participating in the war. In the end, he would persuade him kindly, that's his temperament!"

Hu Bo said happily: "After the division commander scolded, Sima quietly told me that this time he went to the provincial military advisor. The division commander wanted to see my performance again. If he performed well, he might have the opportunity to lead troops! The Liefeng people in the battle of Hebei actually moved so many divisions, so we in Shandong cannot show weakness! Changqing, I think you have a great opportunity! The old company commander of the Dingbian Army during the period of the old Dingbian Army, except for you and the unknown Bai Siwen, no one is not the division commander and deputy division commander! After fighting this battle, the opportunity for promotion will come!"

As he was speaking, the messenger said, "General Command Order!"

After receiving the order, Duan Haizhou said happily: "What a great opportunity! The division commander ordered us to cooperate with the Second Division, the Independent First Division, to fight a side attack, and teach the Liefeng little bastards a lesson! Let them see the style of our Dingbian Army!"

Hu Bo took a big sip of wine and said, "Then wait for the news of your victory!"

After eight hours, Liu Jingxiao asked repeatedly at the headquarters: "Have you contacted the Second Independent Division?"

Several staff officers looked at each other, and it took a long time to say, "I haven't contacted yet!"

Liu Jingxiao said angrily: "Don't look at the intelligence and troop deployment, an infantry division is so rash! Now, the two new divisions of the Liefeng Army are on the side of the Independent Second Division! You are so brave without the consent of Ding Ning and you are so brave. The side attacks of the two divisions were decided without authorization!"

Ding Ning shook his head and said, "I'll let out such a big leak, and I'll deal with you again! Commander, the Unique Division and the Second Division are in contact. We have to give priority to the issues on Commander Duan!"

Liu Jingxiao slapped the table and cursed: "Although we had many defeats since the Dingbian Army that day, we had never lost a whole regiment. We ordered the Second Division and the Independent First Division to launch an aid and protective attack immediately. We must rescue the Independent Second Division and inform Sima and the others that their rest will be over early!"

After a little slowing down, Ding Ning said, "I'll go to command myself!"

Liu Jingxiao nodded and said, "Okay! You are responsible for the affairs of the front line. Any soldier obeys your orders. From now on, you will be my purview!"

At the same time, the Independent Second Division, which failed to contact the coalition headquarters, was advancing westward along the main road. At 7 pm that day, the vanguard of the Liefeng Army arrived at the reclining Buddha Hall, Qihui and Guoguantun.

At that time, the unit was like a sharp knife inserted into the heart of the Liefeng Army, but it was not until 14:00 that day that it had a real contact with Liu Jingxiao's coalition headquarters, and Liu Jingxiao was also very troubled.

The headquarters of the Sixth Front Army of the Liefeng Army was also in a big fuss. The main force of the Liefeng Army in the Hejian side had been transferred to the Jinpu Road. In Renqiu side, there were only the 11th Infantry Division, the 2nd Infantry Division, the 5th Infantry Division, the Mixed Second Brigade and other units that had just arrived at the front line. They had not yet fully launched yet. They could only arrive at the 27th Infantry Division in the Hejian direction as soon as possible.

In this case, many staff officers of the Liefeng Army strongly recommended: "Immediately order the defense on the spot to be unwind... The isolated troops can retreat!"

But the Sixth Front Army Command disagreed with this view. He pointed to Ren Qiu's front line: "Order the Fifth Division to launch an attack and will definitely annihilate this Shandong Division!"

At this time, Duan Haizhou still led the Independent Second Division to continue advancing. The 41st Regiment of the Fifth Infantry Division and the 42nd Regiment suddenly launched a fierce attack on the position of Yu Changqing's First Regiment on the southern wing. The regiment commander Yu Changqing immediately led the troops to fight and defeated him with fortifications. He captured many soldiers. During the subsequent interrogation, he learned that the unit was ordered to raid to find out the strength and deployment of the Shandong army.

Duan Haizhou thought hard, analyzed the current enemy situation and combat situation in detail, and immediately issued an order: "I am under the siege of the Liefeng Army. It is not good for me to continue attacking forward or retreating. I decided to temporarily stop the attack of each regiment. I quickly occupied the positions, built fortifications, and resisted the enemy's siege on the spot."

Yu Changqing's first regiment immediately adjusted its deployment and appropriately contracted the most prominent infantry third battalion position backward. Two hours later, the Fifth Division of the Liefeng Army launched an attack. Under the cover of dense artillery fire, the Liefeng Infantry continuously attacked the positions of the Independent Second Division, but the Independent Second Division was also a battle-capable division. It stubbornly repelled these attacks with dense rain of bullets.

The Independent Second Division and the Liefeng Army fought fiercely until 18:00 on June 16th. Duan Haizhou, given that there was only one Fifth Division on the front and no main force of the Liefeng Army was found in other aspects, ordered the infantry regiments to withdraw from the battle immediately and continue to advance westward. The division's direct team and the Second Infantry Regiment, the Third Regiment was the right column. Yu Changqing's First Regiment was the left column, and the two columns retreated back along the parallel path.

It can be said that the retreat route stipulated by Duan Haizhou was exactly the roundabout route stipulated by the First Bai 1st Division of the Liefeng Army Infantry, and the Second Division. Two days later, the forces of the Independent Second Division and the four infantry divisions of the Liefeng Army were entangled in a narrow area and launched an extremely arduous and fierce battle.

The fastest battle was the Forewar Battalion of the First Regiment. Under the leadership of the deputy regiment commander Deng Shiming, the battalion successfully retreated in the dark and arrived at a nearby village. It was only at dawn that the village was full of storms and people shouting in the village. The two sides immediately started a melee in the village.

Their first wave of shooting caused great casualties to the 149th Regiment of the 101th Division. However, the Liefeng Army quickly launched a counterattack with its superior strength. The battalion was adjusting while fighting and using favorable terrain to fight against the Liefeng Army's attacks step by step. The other side began to retreat.

Under the leadership of the regiment commander Yu Changqing, the first regiment started to slow down because he had gone in the wrong direction for a while. He set a distance of several kilometers from the Forward Battalion and soon encountered the Liefeng Army. He then fought fiercely with the Infantry 103 and Infantry 157 of the Infantry 101 Division of the Liefeng Army. During the melee, he lost contact with the division headquarters and its affiliated Forward Battalion. After launching several consecutive counterattacks, Yu Changqing ordered to go to defense on the spot.

The division's direct team and the second regiment, and the right column belonging to the third regiment were relatively smooth. The column advanced to the front line of the reclining Buddha Hall at 1:00 on the 17th, and just ran into the marching column of the Second Infantry Division, and the Second Regiment's Forewar Battalion immediately fought with the Liefeng Army's Forewar, and immediately informed the discovery of the main force of the Liefeng Army.

Duan Haizhou ordered the troops to launch defense immediately, and quickly occupied nearby villages and highlands on both wings, built good defense fortifications, and prepared to launch a fierce battle with the Liefeng Army.

The Second Liefeng Division is Liefeng's elite unit. It was formerly Sendai Zhentai, also known as Northeast Zhentai. This is the oldest unit of the Liefeng Army. It is composed of soldiers from the Sendai area. It has been in charge of all the military service in the history of the Liefeng Army. The Mixed Second Brigade is formed by the Second Brigade of the First Infantry Division and the Fourth Regiment of the Field Artillery. Although most of the troops in Tokyo are urban soldiers, they have always been poor in the Liefeng Army, the First Division was adapted from the old Tokyo Zhentai as its parent body. The Army of the Liefeng Empire is the oldest division.

However, although the Independent Second Division was a small-scale unit, Xiao Rulang was famous for fighting tough battles and fighting bad battles. In the battles from Mobei to Hubei and Shandong, the division achieved great results.

In this case, if the elites meet the elites, of course it will be a good fight. The Liefeng Army believes that it has an absolute advantage in military strength and is determined to divide and surround the Independent Second Division, launch a fierce attack, and prepare to annihilate the Independent Second Division in one breath.

Faced with the Liefeng Army that was more than ten times his own, the various regiments of the Independent Second Division had to face the attack of the Liefeng Army with several times the superior force anytime and anywhere. The situation was extremely difficult. However, Liu Jingxiao praised the division in a special way: "The division was surrounded by a lone spirit and brave and tenacious fighting spirit, and was in a siege among the enemy without any panic. He fought with the enemy everywhere, and fought with several elite divisions of the Liefeng Army in the rain of fire..."

After dawn on the 17th, the Second Division of the Liefeng Army formed a second brigade and launched a fierce attack on the right column, and the battle reached a fierce level. The two sides fought hand-to-hand combat dozens of times, especially the position of the Second Battalion of the Third Regiment, which penetrated the Liefeng Army's front. As a must-fight, the two brigades of the Second Division launched intensive attacks, and even sieges on the scale of a brigade.

Looking at the vast formation of the Liefeng Army, the battalion was not afraid. Using well-built fortifications to shoot, although the Liefeng Army rushed to the position several times, it was soon driven back by hand-to-hand combat. Although the Liefeng Army even charged with the sabre in person, the battalion carefully built the fortifications played an unexpected role.

In the end, the Liefeng Army dropped nearly three hundred corpses just before the position of the Fifth Infantry Company.

The headquarters of the First Regiment of Yu Changqing and two infantry battalions, separated from the main force, were besieged by two infantry regiments of the Liefeng Army. Yu Changqing personally went to the front line to supervise the battle several times.

In comparison of troops, Yu Changqing's first regiment had only more than a thousand people. The total strength of the two infantry regiments of the Liefeng Army on the front line reached more than 5,000, but they did not have the desperate spirit of the Second Division. The attack was not strong and the troops were not well coordinated.

It was later found that these two infantry corps belonged to the 101th Infantry Division, which is a newly formed special division. All officers below the brigade commander are reserves. Although the soldiers are reserves transferred to active service, they have been away from active service for many years and have long been disbanded from the battle formation. Moreover, they have a strong personal concept. What's more serious is that there are many small merchants and hawkers in the division. The courage and spirit are often the case when the squadron leader rushed forward in person, the soldiers behind them are still hesitating, so that the soldiers of the division evaluate their troops in their diary: "The division in Tokyo just won't fight!"

In this case, Yu Changqing's left column could repeatedly repel these two corps attacks through hand-to-hand combat. However, the Liefeng Army had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, and many battalion commanders and company platoon leaders died heroically.

Until 23:00 that day, an unknown communication soldier from the regiment contacted the Independent Second Division through the line of fire. Duan Haizhou ordered the Third Battalion of the Second Regiment to immediately respond to the First Regiment and meet with the main force of the division.

At one o'clock in the morning of the 18th, Yu Changqing's first regiment broke through the siege and met with the main force of the division after great hardships. Both sides broke through the siege and launched a tragic killing. Even Changqing personally led a company to go from the flank of a brigade of the Liefeng Army, defeating the Liefeng Army's brigade in one fell swoop. During the battle, the second brigade of the 149th Regiment left 300 bodies.

However, almost all the regiment-level guards company in charge of covering Yu Changqing's First Regiment died for their country. Except for more than ten people in the company, all the officers and soldiers, including the company commander, died for their country under the siege of Liefeng Army.

Yu Changqing saw so many old brothers lying in pools of blood, and was so sad that he was about to shed tears. He shouted loudly: "We will come back!"

But the most difficult part was the first battalion of the first regiment. Under the leadership of the deputy commander Deng Shiming, this vanguard battalion created a miracle in the history of the Liefeng War. The Liefeng people used the forces of the two regiments to launch dozens of attacks, but the battalion did not retreat. The enemy troops in front of the position were piled up like mountains. The Liefeng Army killed two brigade leaders, seven squadron leaders and twenty-two squadron leaders, but they failed to eliminate the battalion. The battalion persisted for seventy-six hours under the siege of the Liefeng Army's absolute superior force.

The battle of the Second Independent Division was a turning point in the battle field. They successfully defended their positions, smashed the siege of more than ten Flying Feng troops, and gave the enemy a great amount of money. During the whole day, the 101th Infantry Division even fell into melee many times.

Liu Jingxiao understood that the Independent Second Division would encounter the possibility of the Liefeng Army's full siege, and immediately ordered: "The Independent Second Division is ready to hold on the spot." However, the changes in the battle situation made him overjoyed. In particular, the Independent Second Division with less than 6,000 troops resisted the siege of the three infantry divisions of the Liefeng Army and a mixed brigade. The commendation order he issued specifically mentioned: "My Independent Second Division fought bravely, with its morale rising, its combat power, its military power, its officers and soldiers' lives, and its command was the best since the war started. I hope that all our troops would attack Ren Qiu immediately and wipe out the Liefeng Army in one fell swoop..."

Liu Jingxiao has changed his wish from rescuing the Independent Second Division to completely annihilate the tens of thousands of Liefeng troops on the front line of the Reclining Buddha Hall. At the same time, the Liefeng Army also urgently dispatched troops and drove the 27th Division to the battlefield as soon as possible and arrived in the early morning of the 18th. In addition, the forces of the 20th brigades of the Liefeng Kingdom also advanced towards Ren Qiu.

However, Liu Jingxiao's order was more courageous. He said in the order: "Each unit is fully supporting the independent Second Division, which is a good opportunity for heaven! Whenever a infantry corps or a brigade of the Liefeng Army encounters the forces of the land, try to cut off the enemy's retreat and siege without attacking, and wait for friendly forces to arrive before attacking, and then attack in preparation. No matter what is not captured by the enemy's main force, or participate in annihilation of the enemy captured by our army, or continue to chase and attack, striving to seize one part of the enemy... Our army must completely annihilate one part of the Liefeng Army in this battle!"

While the Independent Second Division was fighting on the front line, Ding Ning personally led six infantry divisions to cover the battle towards Hejian, including several of Liu Jingxiao's most elite infantry divisions. The troops marched day and night, rushing hard and constantly advancing forward. On the night of the 17th, the reinforcements had already vaguely heard the guns and cannons of the Independent Second Division, and the units immediately advanced in multiple ways. The Liefeng Army was forced to call two infantry brigades of the mixed Second Brigade to snipe the Shandong Army. However, within six hours, more than half of the two infantry brigades had been injured and half of the troops were in a collapse.

Fortunately, the 27th Infantry Division arrived at the battlefield and immediately blocked the Third Regiment of the Chinese Infantry Regiment from the front. The First Regiment of the Chinese Infantry Regiment and the Second Regiment from the Flank, and the Forty-second Regiment of the Infantry Regiment from the Fifth Division finally stabilized the front line. Among the reinforcements of various units, Hu Bo was the most enthusiastic, and this 2,900-man infantry regiment was rushing in the front. Hu Bo publicly said: "We cannot watch the Independent Second Division fight independently in the encirclement..."

The defense line of the Liefeng Army was already full of holes. Hu Bo successfully carried out a interweaving operation. After dozens of short and bloody battles, at 5 pm on the 18th, the regiment successfully met with the main force of the Independent Second Division. In addition to more than 1,700 officers and soldiers, they also brought a considerable number of guns and shells. The Independent Second Division fought on the front line for three days, and the ammunition was almost exhausted, and it gradually became exhausted. In this case, the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted. In addition to 1,700 new forces, Duan Haizhou publicly said to Hu Bo: "Without your regiment, I can't stand it today. With your regiment, I will be fine if I will hold on for another three days!"

But at the same time, Duan Haizhou was also hit hard, and Yu Changqing's first regiment lost contact with the division headquarters again and his whereabouts were unknown. Duan Haizhou was extremely shocked. Several staff officers whispered to the side, and some people whispered: "Captain Yu and others were wiped out by the enemy, right?"

The Independent Second Division has little capital. Although Hu Bo has reinforced him, the combined combat troops of the two armies are only 5,000. If Yu Changqing's regiment is lost, the situation will worsen. Hu Bo answered firmly: "Don't worry! Commander Yu will rush out! He can fight!"

After Duan Haizhou pondered for a while, listening to the faint sound of gunfire, he slapped the table and made up his mind: "I believe Commander Yu! Did their regiment lose contact with the division headquarters yesterday! I believe Changqing is ready! Order the troops to launch an attack!"

After breaking through the siege in the early morning of the 18th, Yu Changqing contacted the division headquarters and was ordered to rest on the flank. Due to the hard fighting for several days, the troops were exhausted and the entire regiment soon fell asleep, but the regiment's combat staff did not have a fierce battle. The fierce battle day and night formed a strange battlefield situation. On the front line of the reclining Buddha Hall, the four divisions of the Liefeng Army and most of the troops of a mixed brigade fiercely besieged the Independent Second Division. On the periphery, the Liefeng Army was mainly composed of a 27th Infantry Division (the division is a three-unit system, with only three infantry regiments, and the entire division has only more than 14,000 people) and belonged to the 42nd Infantry Regiment of the Fifth Division, mixed the remnants of the two brigades of the Second Brigade, blocking the Liu Army with only 30,000 people.

Attacks above people. According to Ding Ning's statement: "The battlefield situation is very good. My junior division can actually entangle the four infantry divisions of the Liefeng Army so that it cannot escape. The Liefeng Army is really exhausted!" (Note: The Liefeng Army actually has only three infantry divisions in the encirclement, namely the 101st Division, the Fifth Division, and the Second Division, but the mixed second brigade belongs to the first division system. Therefore, Shandong generally believes that the Liefeng Army used four infantry divisions.) Therefore, when the independent second division was fighting hard, the Liu army's 100,000 elite troops continued to attack, and the Liefeng Army was more vague and summarized after the war: "The attack did not achieve full results. Although the garrison troops fought hard, they could not block the attack of the Shandong Army..."

On the 18th, the defense line of the 27th Division was already full of holes. The Liu army attacked like a tide, so that the Liefeng Army in the encirclement was forced to transfer an infantry brigade of the Fifth Infantry Division to participate in the battle. However, the Liu army's offensive was unstoppable and had already launched a counter-encirclement. Preparing to encircle the Liefeng Army in the encirclement, the Liefeng Army urgently called the 10th Division to rush to reinforce. On the afternoon of the 18th, the Independent Second Division issued a courageous order after discovering the signs of retreat of the Fifth Division. The entire army attacked and advanced. Hu Bo heard the dense guns and cannons of the reinforcements and even said: "Look at us!"

However, as soon as they left, the Fifth Division headquarters of the Liefeng Army and two infantry corps arrived at the front line of the Reclining Buddha Hall. That day and night, the rest of the Fifth Division of the Liefeng Army arrived at the front line of the Reclining Buddha Hall at night. Not long after the Independent Second Division attacked, they found a large number of Liefeng troops on the front line. They were determined to move forward in a circle, cleverly interspersed with the Liefeng Army to take a heavy blow. The next day, the most intense day of the Fourth Hebei Battle. In the attack, the Independent Second Division had no major results and entered a confrontation with the Liefeng Army until 3:00 pm. Hu Bo led the cadres of the Third Infantry Regiment to investigate the terrain on the east side of the Reclining Buddha Hall, and suddenly found that countless Liefeng troops were deployed in marching columns on the nearby road, preparing to advance to the periphery.
Chapter completed!