Perhaps the Japanese would never have dreamed that they would leave behind the troops responsible for blocking and delaying time, and even unable to resist a round of competition, they declared a defeat on the whole line. Faced with such a strong attack, the fate of the mixed brigade was undoubtedly destined.

How could the 1st Regiment of the Second Infantry Division, which regarded the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade as its prey? The troops involved in the attack launched the pursuit as fast as possible.

Faced with a tide of pursuit troops, the mixed brigade that was also retreating had no ability to resist. For a moment, the entire Imperial Road Crossing became a battlefield for the Eighth Route Army to encircle and suppress the Japanese defeated troops.

When the Second Regiment, which was ordered to block the Japanese retreat, arrived, facing the Eighth Route Army attacked on both sides, even the stupid Japanese knew that they had no way to escape. The most fatal thing was that many Japanese troops already knew about the fall of the rear base camp.

Under such circumstances, even if they escaped from the Eighth Route Army's pursuit, they would not be able to return to Chengde, where they had been stationed in the past. With the voice of persuading surrender and "the Eighth Route Army treats prisoners with preferential treatment", many Japanese devils finally chose to surrender.

Of course, the Japanese who were loyal to surrender would not be polite, and all the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who were pursuing were killed. As for the Japanese who surrendered, although they felt very shameful, at least they could survive safely.

As for their fate in the future, it depends on how the Eighth Route Army will deal with them!

With the news that the Second Division would wipe out the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade, it reported to the front commander of the army in the form of a jackpot. Ye Jianying, who received the news, also said happily: "Commander, it seems that the situation of the war is really not as expected!"

Listening to Ye Jianying's praise, He Zhengdao also smiled and said, "Chief of Staff, you should remember that I told you before. The main infantry division we formed will face the Japanese main division head-on in the future.

An independent mixed brigade of Japanese troops has only six or seven thousand troops, and its equipment is much worse than that of the regular division of the Japanese army. It would be too incompetent to have a reconnaissance team of the main division and a special division that could not wipe out the second division."

As expected by Zhengshi Zhengdao, since the Independent Mixed Brigade and the Second Infantry Division formed a confrontation, He Zhengdao knew that unless the Japanese Mixed Brigade did not attack, they would not be able to escape the fate of being completely wiped out.

Of course, if this Japanese mixed brigade could stay in Rehe for a while and wait for the main division sent by the Kwantung Army to come to the rescue, perhaps their cooperation with the main division of the Japanese army would pose a significant threat to the Eighth Route Army.

But the problem is that the Kwantung Army, which was eager to change the status quo and even wanted to use this to restrain the main force of the Eighth Route Army, actually dared to let an independent mixed brigade take the lead in launching an attack. In He Zhengdao's view, this is undoubtedly a death-seeking act.

After receiving the Jieshi telegram from the Second Division, He Zhengdao also said in time: "Appoint the Second Infantry Division to retain a certain number of guard troops to clean up the battlefield and accept the Japanese camps. The rest of the main forces began to advance towards Chengde.

At the same time, the Second Cavalry Division also began to advance towards Chengde. Next, I hope the Second Division will take out 100% combat power to recover as many counties and towns in Chengde area as possible and expand our base area.

But one thing is that the Second Infantry Division and the Second Cavalry Division must be told that they are not allowed to attack Chengde without authorization before receiving the order from the front of the army. The task of the two divisions this time was to completely disrupt the Chengde area.

As for when to attack Chengde, it depends on their subsequent attack. Every time a county is recovered, some troops must be retained to garrison, and a democratic government must be formed as quickly as possible to reduce the defense areas of the Japanese in Chengde area."

In fact, in He Zhengdao's heart, it is naturally important to recover Chengde. But the current problem is that, as the location of the provincial capital of Rehe, it is not easy to defeat Chengde.

Therefore, it is also a wise decision to regain and liberate the county town outside Chengde City first. The city he really wants to recover is not Chengde or another important military town in Rehe.

The First Infantry Division, as well as the vast majority of the main forces of the artillery brigade, which had been secretly evacuated from Xilinhot, have now gathered near the border of Chifeng. The reason for not launching an attack is that He Zhengdao felt that the time was not yet ripe.

Now the Second Infantry Division has completely wiped out the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade from Chengde. I believe that after this news spread, it will also cause shock to the Japanese army in Chengde. At that time, the Kwantung Army will also send more defensive troops to Chengde.

Even if the troops deployed in the Chifeng area may not be transferred, what He Zhengdao wants is to divert the Kwantung Army's attention. After all, in the eyes of many people, Chengde is undoubtedly more important than Chifeng.

But for He Zhengdao, as long as the first infantry division can capture Chifeng in the shortest time, it can cut off the Japanese reinforcements to Chengde. In contrast, it will be much easier to attack Chengde at that time.

Once Chengde is taken over, Rehe, which is now occupied by the Japanese, will be officially announced to be recaptured by the Eighth Route Army. With this frontier strategic location, it will be easier for He Zhengdao to deal with the Kwantung Army.

At the same time, capturing Chengde can also pose a major threat to the North China Front Army. Once Chengde is recovered, the main force commanded by He Zhengdao can be connected with the Hedong Military Sub-district.

At that time, the Japanese army in North China may always be wary of the Eighth Route Army's attack on North China. Faced with this three-sided encirclement and even cut off their contact with the outside of the pass, it would be strange if the North China Front Army was not in a hurry to get angry!

After receiving the next combat order from He Zhengdao, he watched the front command of the army ask his troops to start an attack on Chengde. The commander of the Second Infantry Division was undoubtedly very excited.

He smiled and said, "Okay! This time, our second division can finally let go of our hands and feet and do a good job!"

Only the Chief of Staff said cautiously: "Terminal Commander, I think we should use the regiment as a combat unit to quickly assault the Japanese defenders in Chengde before the Japanese could react.

According to the situation provided by the front command of the army, the Second Cavalry Division will also cooperate with our operations. Therefore, we must speed up the marching and strive to recover more counties and eliminate more Japanese and puppet troops before the Japanese react.

As for Chengde, although this independent mixed brigade was wiped out, once the Japanese knew that the situation in Chengde was critical, I believe they would draw troops from the surrounding areas to reinforce. At that time, we will reserve some troops to block the attack."

Chengde seems to have empty troops at the moment, but there are also many puppet troops stationed in. It is almost impossible to liberate the entire Chengde territory in a short period of time. Moreover, Chengde's geographical location is too important.

Earlier, the Second Division had known that the Jidong Military Sub-district was also attracting the attention of the Chengde garrison in the suburbs of Chengde. If they were really connected with the combat troops of the Jidong Military Sub-district, the Japanese in North China would be really anxious to get angry.

At that time, the elite Kanto Army division in Fengtian would probably go to the Rehe area to block the attack of the Eighth Route Army. In that case, they, the main infantry division, may not be able to block the counterattack of the elite Kanto Army division!

‘That’s right! Then let’s discuss it carefully and attack those county towns first. By the way, I’ll send a telegram to Commander Lu of the Third Division, hoping that their division will cooperate with us. They should be on standby in Zhangjiakou area now!’

Facing the commander of the Second Infantry Division, the Chief of Staff thought for a while and nodded, "This should be OK! However, if the Third Division needs to cooperate, I would also ask the commander. The commander will leave the Third Division there, which is also of profound significance."

After a telegram requested the instructions, He Zhengdao agreed happily. As long as the Second Division captured the county town bordering Zhangjiakou and was under the jurisdiction of Chengde, the Third Division could draw some troops to assist.

However, the Third Division was able to draw troops to cooperate with combat and did not allow a main regiment to pass. The reason for this was that He Zhengdao felt that the Japanese in Zhangjiakou had to be on guard. There, the Japanese still had tens of thousands of troops!

It can be said that as the 35th Army began to attack the Baoding area, Zhangjiakou almost became like an isolated city. If the Japanese had not stored a large amount of supplies in Zhangjiakou, I was afraid that the Japanese and puppet troops in the city would have been out of food.

He Zhengdao would not be worried about such a nail that was rooted in the rear of the Eighth Route Army, and it would be unlikely that he would keep the Third Division in Zhangjiakou area. It is more important to guard against this lonely army in Zhangjiakou.

In order to protect Zhangjiakou, a military city as much as possible, He Zhengdao did not intend to launch a strong attack, but would also have to be besieged. As long as he conquers Baoding and Chengde, the Japanese army in Zhangjiakou will sooner or later not be able to hold on.

As long as they choose to retreat and break through, the road from Zhangjiakou to Peiping will also cause them heavy losses. On the contrary, the Eighth Route Army will not need to spend much effort at that time, and will take down Zhangjiakou, which the Japanese army abandoned.

For this reason, the combat plan that He Zhengdao has deployed is more to erode and compress the power of the Japanese. Chen Yun, who is in the rear, is also very busy during this period, and a large number of garrison troops are also deployed to the war zone.

Every time the garrison troops receive a county town, the main forces stationed in the county town will join with the main forces. In this way, the combat effectiveness of the main forces will not decrease, thus training the combat effectiveness of the garrison troops.

It can be said that after encircling and annihilated the 11th Division of the Kwantung Army, the Kwantung Army no longer had too many expectations for the Xilin Dunle League area. At present, the Kwantung Army was more wary of, and the Eighth Route Army was not more careful about, but the Eighth Route Army regained their occupied areas again.

The North China Front Army, which should have provided assistance, was completely restrained due to the war between the Hebei Military Sub-district and the Shijiazhuang area. It can be said that the Eighth Route Army's strength in North China also truly surpassed the Japanese military existence in North China.

At least He Zhengdao believes that as long as he implements his combat plan step by step, the time for recapturing the entire North China should not be too long. On the other hand, once the Japanese army loses North China, their military presence in China will be greatly weakened.
Chapter completed!