Chapter 373 The Battle of Zhangbei

"How can I get over this snowy place?" After receiving the order to support the Mongolian army, Kenji Ueda couldn't help but frown and said intimately.

With heavy snow, it was simply delusional for the army to quickly cross the Mongolian grassland without railways.

The Soviets could not guarantee transportation even if they guarded the Siberian Railway. Even if the temperature of the Mongolian grasslands was not that low, it would still be difficult to carry out snow. Otherwise, the Kwantung Army would have sent people to support Zhangjiakou.

Everyone in the base camp also knew about this situation and kept clamoring, but there was no specific solution. In the end, support was still needed. On the one hand, the 109th Division in Taiyuan sent the 69th Regiment to support the fierce attack on Yanmen Pass, and on the other hand, the Kwantung Army also appropriately extended its hand. After all, a Kwantung Army corps was still there.

As soon as they passed Yehu Ridge, the tank troops of the Pioneer Army began to exert their power, and the cold could not stop the T-34 tanks that had been tested by the north wind. The 38th Division quickly approached Zhangbei County.

In the past few years, there were more than 1,000 households in Zhangbei, most of which were merchants, and trade was prosperous. However, with the decline of Zhangku Avenue, known as the Northern Silk Road and the invasion of the Japanese, Zhangbei's population became increasingly sparse. In addition, the war was imminent, and now a thousand people could not be found.

"Don't retreat!" shouted Kiyooka Kiyoji, who was mixed into the 2nd Brigade, shouted. He had no way out. Faced with the rapid pursuit of the vanguard tank troops, he was not sure to escape.

At this time, the remaining people from the 2nd Brigade and the 32nd Regiment of the 8th Division were huddled in the small county town of Zhangbei, trying to wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Hundreds of people in the city became shields for the Japanese. Although they would not hide behind the people openly, at least the artillery of the Pioneer Army lost most of its function. The Pioneer Army also accepted this tactic, which is not the first time. As long as the Japanese still abide by the rules, the Pioneer Army will not do too much revenge, otherwise the people will suffer.

The Pioneer Army, who had received street fighting training, was very familiar with the battles in such small county towns, but unfortunately there were too many Japanese people. After one wave of death, he rushed up against Somi and started a tug-of-war with the Pioneer Army in this small county town.

Zhangbei is located outside the Great Wall, and the houses and buildings are particularly thick. The prosperity of business in the past few years has led to a lot of brick and stone structures, and even those earth-brown houses can still mount bullets. The Japanese guarded the inner city and formed a dense line of defense in front of the four city gates. The vanguards repeatedly could not rush over and their attacks were blocked.

"All of them have been demolished!" Li Jiusi, commander of the 112th Brigade of the 38th Division, ordered.

Zhangbei has been prosperous for more than 20 years. The four cross-designed streets from the center are outside the city gate, but the city walls are not as difficult as the thick walls of some old cities. When the attack was made, several gaps were already opened there, but the Japanese quickly blocked firepower at the gap.

Under the roar of artillery, more gaps were directly made on the city wall. There were more people than the people, and the 38th Division surrounded them several times more than the Japanese.

The vanguard quickly rushed into the gap, but was still blocked from the periphery.

"We only attack the south, why are the Japanese still trying hard to withdraw? Is it okay to go to Jining?" Li Jiusi said anxiously.

The Japanese were desperate to get away with it, which caused great losses to the Pioneer Army.

"As soon as they retreated, they would have lost this cover. Besides, can they run through the tank?" Zhu Yuwen, the chief of staff of the 38th Division, smiled, "Don't worry. Just advance slowly, they can't wait for reinforcements."

In a large carved house at the entrance of Zhangbei Central Street, the 32nd Regiment's wing leader Kaehei Noji and Kusaki Tokaoka are arguing...

"We can retreat and retreat to Chifeng." Nodi Jiaping was stubborn. Although the vanguard army was still on the periphery, they had a fierce offensive. The 32nd Regiment came from Chifeng, and they were familiar with the way back.

"In the field, we can't stand the attack of the vanguard army even more." Kusaki Tokaoka had seen the attack of the vanguard army's tanks. "We just need to stick to the reinforcements!"

"Reinforcements? Where can there be reinforcements?" Nodi Kapita sneered. The Kanto Army had already secretly sent instructions, waiting for the army to retreat. Otherwise, he would not be so stubborn. But such instructions cannot be made public as an order.

After a moment of silence at Tokaoka Kiyoshi, he said: "For His Majesty the Emperor, he will be loyal."

Nodi Jiaping said nothing.

After a long time, Takaoka Kusaki sighed: "Let's cover, you can evacuate from the north while the night is dark!"

By the time Yedi Jiaping had sorted out the team, more than 500 people from the 2nd Brigade had gathered around the 32nd Corps. After several blockings in the previous period, less than 3,000 people were left in the 2nd Corps, and more than 500 people were drawn this time.

Nodi Kahei also knew that this was Konoka Kiyoshi leaving some seeds for the 2nd Brigade of **.

He looked at the intersection, and Kazuhiro Changoka did not appear. He had ambition to die. But Kazuhiro, the wild land, had absolutely no good results when he returned. After this withdrawal, his position would definitely not be guaranteed and might even be tried. However, his soldiers were able to escape, which was considered to have left some vitality for the 8th Division. It is not worth fighting for Zhangbei. Not all the Japanese were stubborn, unless the upper party issued an order to defend. Kazuhiro Changoka's defending order did not have much constraints on the 32nd registrar of different organizations, and there were instructions above.

"Let's go!" Nodi Jiaping looked at the falling night and said without hesitation. The soldiers all left Dingyuan Gate in the north silently. There were still wars in the south, and guns were constantly coming. They evacuated first, destroying the honor in their hearts.

Due to the early conflict between the Soviet Union and the Japanese last year, the headquarters of the Mongolian Corps moved from Zhangjiakou to Guisui. After Zhangjiakou was occupied by the vanguard army, they stayed in Guisui. At this time, the headquarters of the Mongolian Corps,

"They can't withdraw." Chief of Staff Major General Tanaka Shinichi said with a telegram from Takaoka Hiroji, "The tank troops of the Pioneer Army follow us, and there will be a chance of defending the city. If you withdraw from the city, you are afraid you will be wiped out halfway."

"We can't rescue it!" Lieutenant General Renzuoba, commander of the Mongolian Corps, sighed.

The two stood silently. After a long time, Renzuoba said, "Datong is in danger, the vanguard army has arrived at the city of Datong. We need to rescue. The 26th Division has gone to rescue, and Datong cannot be lost."

It was still the evening of the 28th, and there was still fighting outside Datong City.

"People from other parts need to be drawn back to prevent the vanguard army's parachutes and sneak attacks. The main force of the 26th Division supports Datong, so there are not many people in Guisui City." Tanaka Shinichi suggested.

"Yaxi!"

"It's OK they're leaving!" Zhang Zizhong, who received the evacuation of the 32nd Regiment, was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Don't worry, let them walk a little longer first." Zhang Kexia also smiled.

The 2nd Brigade of the ** Mixed Integration in the city is still defending tightly, but it cannot stop the tank troops from passing around the city.

"There are planes in the sky? The pilots of the Pioneer Army are so brave. They even ran out at night?" Nodi Kapie heard the report from his subordinates, and Sure enough, the sound of the plane engine was heard.

"Send the order, don't raise open flames! Check that there are no reflective things outside." Nodi Jiahei ordered. There is no moon tonight, and with the stars, the planes in the sky cannot detect the formation on the ground.

But he didn't know that the reconnaissance aircraft at high altitude not only had radars, but also infrared detectors. Both the Germans and Americans invented infrared detectors in World War II. Although they were active, they also had effects.

Meng Xiang directly installed the bulky and heavy people onto the reconnaissance plane. The reconnaissance planes in the air may not be able to detect them by actively emitting infrared light, but then the brigade still cannot detect them? The experience of the 13th Division in Xuzhou is a clear proof.

"The plane above our heads has not left yet. Have they noticed us?" Nishiyukawa asked.

"Absolutely impossible. If you look at such a dark night from a high altitude, no matter how good your eyes are, if there is no fire, we will not be able to tell the difference between us and the surroundings." Nodian Kaehei said confidently. He had asked the Japanese pilots who had tried night flight before that they were even difficult to land at close range, let alone detect.

Little did they know that the reconnaissance planes in the sky had already grasped the whereabouts of the 32nd Regiment on the ground were still ignorant. They didn't know that the tank troops following behind had surrounded them under the guidance of the reconnaissance planes.

More than 10,000 vanguard soldiers from the 113th Brigade have surrounded them with the tank troops. More than 20 BT-7s have taken a detour and blocked the Japanese.

"All annihilate! We must completely annihilate the 32nd Regiment! Don't miss an enemy." Huang Weigang, who was catching up with an armored vehicle, shouted loudly.
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