Although the Shanhaiguan defense line built by the Japanese army was a defensive position that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, the Japanese army never dreamed that the first target of the Eighth Route Army was the Shanhaiguan Pass, which continued to expand outward with this gap.

When he learned that the Shanhai Pass had fallen, the defenders who had originally planned to return to the aid of other positions were facing the Eighth Route Army that was harassing and restrained in front of the position. He also had no way to send troops back to the pass and regain the crucial pass on the entire line.

On the other hand, the reconnaissance regiment seized the Shanhaiguan Pass and handed over the defense to the main infantry regiment at the receiving pass. The remaining troops began to attack the surrounding Japanese defensive positions in batches.

Cooperating with the Eighth Route Army troops confined in front of the position, they continuously encircled and annihilated the Japanese and puppet troops deployed on this defensive front by attacking on both sides or flanking raids, and strived to recover them all in the shortest time.

According to the combat plan formulated by He Zhengdao, Shanhaiguan, a defensive position built on the Great Wall. On the one hand, it can completely eliminate the Japanese army in Qinhuangdao, and in an unfavorable situation, choose to escape from Shanhaiguan to outside the pass.

On the other hand, after the Shanhaiguan is recovered, the troops of the Third Column will become much more convenient for the future to advance into Jinxi. A large number of main forces of the Third Columns will march into Jinxi, which is believed to make the Kwantung Army troops outside the Passage nervous.

The Qinhuangdao garrison, who was waiting for the arrival of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, received a telegram from the Shanhaiguan Guards and felt that something was wrong. They never thought that this line of defense would collapse so quickly.

Okamura Yasuji, who also received this telegram, reacted for a while and said, "It turns out that Yamaeguan is their target!"

Okamura Yasuji, who had not understood why the Eighth Route Army had launched a large-scale attack on Tangshan and Qinhuangdao, did not realize until now that the Eighth Route Army really wanted to capture the place they thought the Eighth Route Army was unable to capture the Shanhaiguan defense line.

You know, when they took down Shanhaiguan, they also spent a lot of money to defeat the Chinese troops guarding the front line of Shanhaiguan. But this time, the Eighth Route Army occupied Shanhaiguan so easily.

Although some positions in Shanhaiguan are still under their control, everyone knows that the Shanhaiguan Pass has been recovered by the Eighth Route Army. It will take not much time for the Eighth Route Army, which has this strategic location, to eliminate the other remaining defenders along the line.

After making this sigh, Okamura Yasuji said again: "Now that Shanhaiguan is occupied by the Eighth Route Army, Jinxi is in danger. Even the Eighth Route Army can concentrate its troops and encircle and annihilate our troops in Qinhuangdao.

The person who planned this attack was probably a master. In the intelligence class, have you found the commander of the Eighth Route Army who commanded the battle? I think this kind of surprise attack is a bit like the Eighth Route General named He did!"

Faced with such inquiries, the head of the intelligence class also said in time: "Commander, based on the information we have obtained, the Eighth Route Army in Chengde, Suiyuan and Hebei are all under the command of the general surnamed He.

But this person's whereabouts are mysterious. The information we knew earlier was that he should be in Dolun or Chengde. He has never been to the Jidong side. But we have already investigated who it is!"

'who?'

‘Xu Mingyuan, the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army in the eastern Hebei region, is also He’s direct confidant general. The commander responsible for attacking the Qinhuangdao region also has information in our intelligence class, which is Han Xianchu of the former 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army.

Although there is no definite information to prove it, from the information we have collected so far, Han Xianchu has just been transferred to Jidong to serve as a partner for Xu Mingyuan. More information is still being collected.’

In the Japanese Special High School Class, they will have a detailed analysis report for the senior commanders of the National Army and the Eighth Route Army. As important generals of the 115th Division, Han Xianchu naturally has the information of the Japanese.

In response to the information revealed by the intelligence officer, Okamura Yanji suddenly said with surprise: "Do you think Qinhuangdao can be defended?"

Faced with such inquiry, the intelligence officer hesitated for a while and said, "If we are willing to spend a big price to defend, I believe we can defend it. But if there are no reinforcements to supplement it in the future, I am afraid we won't be able to hold on for too long!"

As for the current intelligence, the fall of Shanhaiguan has caused Qinhuangdao to lose its most powerful foreign aid. But no matter what, the reinforcements added to Qinhuangdao earlier have added a lot of strength to Qinhuangdao's defenders.

In addition, the Navy Department has opened several warships to protect the port. If the Eighth Route Army attacks the port, I believe those warships will also let the Eighth Route Army have a good drink!

But no matter what, warships cannot stay in the port every day. If the Eighth Route Army really wants to attack Qinhuangdao, I am afraid that the commercial port that is very important to the Japanese army will also be declared abandoned.

After all, although the navy can land at any port in China, it will eventually require the cooperation of the army if it wants to occupy the land and defend it. At present, Qinhuangdao has only one way to escape from sea.

Thinking of the current unfavorable situation in North China, Okamura Yasuji also said directly: "After the 114th Division arrives, he will order it to quickly reinforce the Tangshan area. At the same time, he urged the divisions of Ryukyu to come as soon as possible.

I think the Eighth Route Army's next offensive target will be transferred to us. Even if they take Shanhaiguan at this moment, I believe that in a short period of time, they will not have the strength to continue to advance to the Northeast, and we must be solved.

What we have to do next is to nail it here so that the Eighth Route Army cannot enter the Northeast with peace of mind. Tangshan is very important to us. Even if we give up those mines, we must ensure that the troops are nailed there and prevent the Eighth Route Army from continuing to advance."

Looking at the current map of Ruo's big North China, there are fewer and fewer icons of their power, but on the contrary, there are more and more icons representing the Eighth Route Army. Okamura Yasuji also felt the oppression force brought to them by the Eighth Route Army.

This time, the 114th Division, which was drawn from the south, was undoubtedly the highest combat power among the two divisions. Most of the soldiers in the army were recruited from Ryukyu.

Even if there are a large number of Japanese sergeants in such a unit, I believe that the combat effectiveness is still lacking. For this reason, Okamura Yasuji feels that Tangshan’s strategic significance at this moment is also very important.

As long as they can defend Tangshan, they not only have a frontier defensive position, but also guarantee the last escape passage. If the Eighth Route Army really wants to recover Tangshan, he is worried that the Eighth Route Army will focus on attacking the Tiangui area in the next step.

When Okamura Yanji was making urgent strategic adjustments, He Zhengdao also listened to telegrams from various troops in the combat command room. In contrast, their combat plans are being implemented smoothly.

But the speed was still a bit slow. But he knew that these places were areas that Japanese devils focused on defending, and it would be difficult to take them down with one rush!

Thinking of this, He Zhengdao also said in time: "Order the three main groups we were operating in Jinxi to start approaching Shanhaiguan, cooperate with the troops there to reduce the power of the Japanese in Jinxi.

At the same time, Xu Mingyuan was ordered to speed up the pace of the troops' attack and force the Japanese army to abandon the positions outside Tangshan. All the recovered mines were sealed, and all the seized machinery and equipment were packaged and sent to the rear for storage.

Don’t rush to attack Tangshan City. First clean up the Japanese outside and reduce the Japanese’s guardians’ power in Tangshan. I think with Okamura’s ability, he will not be confused about the importance of Tangshan to him.

In addition to maintaining the offensive against the Japanese, the other troops that cooperated to fight began to build fortifications behind the attacking troops. Once the Japanese have a large number of troops increase, the offensive troops will immediately suspend the offensive and turn to defense."

In He Zhengdao's opinion, he would not be a fat man in one breath. He was actually very satisfied with the fact that he could take down Shanhaiguan. I believe that as long as you spend a little more time, the Japanese here will be consumed.

On the contrary, in the Tangshan area controlled by the North China Front Army, what He Zhengdao most wants is the factories established by the Japanese on the periphery of Tangshan. The equipment of those factories is also a considerable asset to the Eighth Route Army at present.

As for the Japanese who are currently insisting on being in North China, He Zhengdao believes that after the rest of the main forces are reorganized, they believe that after they launch an attack on the Japanese, the Japanese in North China will not be able to hold on for long.

When he received a telegram from He Zhengdao, Xu Mingyuan, who was commanding the battle on the front line, did not understand He Zhengdao's intentions. But he also knew that the Japanese guarding Tangshan had indeed fought tenaciously during this period.

Although we need to screen out the elite main force that forms the infantry division through this kind of battle. If we really want to wipe out the troops, it will be a bit of a problem for the future third column. In contrast, fighting defensive counterattacks is their strength.

With this consideration, Xu Mingyuan also gave up the battle method of facing the Japanese head-on, and instead broke the main force into pieces, constantly raiding the Japanese blocking positions deployed outside Tangshan City.

Faced with the sudden change of combat methods by the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army, which confronted the Eighth Route Army head-on, naturally breathed a sigh of relief. However, the Japanese army, who cooperated with them to block, suddenly became difficult to live.

When Okamura Yanji's order was issued, the Japanese garrison guarding Tangshan breathed a sigh of relief. All the troops placed on the periphery to protect the mines were withdrawn to their main positions and abandoned the empty mines.

Xu Mingyuan also breathed a sigh of relief for the Japanese's retreating behavior and began to order the garrison troops that cooperated with the main combat to enter these mines to carry out demolition operations, and package and pull all the Japanese's mines and factories away.

Just as the two sides seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, a telegram forwarded from the headquarters quickly aroused He Zhengdao's alertness. He knew that Xu Mingyuan would be afraid that the situation would be tight next.
Chapter completed!