On the earthen road on the north bank of the Ying River, Liu Guodong, the commander of the 8th Brigade, led his troops to get off the cement road and headed straight south.

"Quick! Hurry! Brothers, for the temporary Eighth Brigade and for our dignity, speed up! Never let the Japanese run away!" Liu Guodong took the lead in running quickly, but he did not forget to urge his subordinates.

After saying that, Liu Guodong turned around and stopped, waved his hands to the soldiers behind and shouted: "Follow up, hurry up!"

It is really difficult for them to carry out such a high-intensity marching as soon as the Eighth Brigade was established. Except for Gu Changfeng's Guard Battalion and some veterans from the former garrison brigade, the other thousands of technicians were newly enlisted.

Fortunately, the technicians work in various workshops of the arsenal, and their hard work and sweat are not much less than that of the combat troops during their usual training. Therefore, their bodies are relatively strong and their endurance is much stronger than that of ordinary people, so they can withstand such speeding marches.

Under Liu Guodong's constant urging, the vanguard of the Eighth Brigade's temporary 8th Brigade quickly arrived on the other side of Xingliu Town, Yinghe.

When the Japanese withdrew, the people in Xingliu Town returned to their hometown in fear, and no one wanted to leave their hometown.

When he learned that the Eighth Brigade of the Huben Army was about to cross the river, thousands of people in the town and around him rushed to help. With the help of the people, Liu Guodong's vanguard quickly crossed the Ying River and hurriedly thanked the people. Liu Guodong hurriedly led his troops to continue southward.

In order to chase and annihilate the 3,000 remnants of the 9th Division, Qiao Anbang used double insurance. In addition to ordering the Second and Fourth Divisions to send ground pursuit troops to pursue them in the back and report the location of the pursuing enemy in a timely manner, several reconnaissance aircraft were also transferred to cooperate with the ground troops' operations.

Under the joint pursuit and search of the Hu Ben Army on the ground and in the air, Gu Jialiangfu's 7th Infantry Regiment had nowhere to hide, and his whereabouts and location were all under the control of the Hu Ben Army.

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Yingzhou City.

The correspondent soldier reported to Qiao Anbang: "Military seat, reconnaissance plane reported that the Japanese had passed Mazhai Township and were now fleeing to Yangqiao and Gaotang Township!"

"Immediately inform the pursuing troops of the pursuit troops, let them speed up the pursuit, and generate electricity for Liu Guodong, telling him that he must arrive at Yangqiao before the Japanese, and stop these three thousand Japanese at all costs! Cooperate with the pursuing troops to gather them in Yangqiao Town!"

"Yes!" The communications soldier responded quickly, then turned around and took the order and left quickly.

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In Peking, the headquarters of the North China Front of the Japanese invading army.

The current commander, Teruchi Su, said to Chief of Staff Naosaburo Okabe, "Okabe, what do you think of this suggestion from Hata Shunro?"

"General, the situation facing our front army is not optimistic at this time. The strategic materials prepared in this battle were destroyed by Zhongzhao. The fifth and 14th main divisions were also surrounded by Zhongzhao teams in Xuzhou. However, Huzhi believes that the most urgent task is to first decide whether to agree with the breakthrough plan submitted by General Shiro Hiroshiro Hiro!" Okabe Naossaro said.

"Even if the breakthrough is urgent, Okabe Jun, have you ever thought about it? After our main force breaks through the siege north, the Chinese army will definitely take advantage of the situation to launch a pursuit. At that time, the main force of our army will be trapped and lack of ammunition. What can we do to resist the Chinese army's attack? Once our main force of the army is defeated, Yan Xishan from Shanxi and the Eighth Route Army led by ** will also take advantage of the situation to attack.

At that time, how should the Imperial Army deal with it? If you are not careful, the entire North China may be lost again!" Soichi Tetani said in a deep voice.

"This..." Naosaburo Okabe was stunned and hurriedly said: "The general is far-sighted and humble, and he is ashamed of his humble position!"

"Okabe, it's not the time to say these humble words. You and I should think about how to save the crisis that our front army will face. If you lose North China, your and my military career and political future can be imagined." Teraunuchi said with a heavy face.

"I believe that for the sake of the present plan, if you want to stabilize the situation, you can only ask for help from the Kanto Army!" Okabe Naosaburo said with a serious face.

"Is there really no other way?" Teraunuchi said with an unwilling look on his face.

"There is no other way!" Okabe Naosaburo said: "For the future of the empire, for the entire North China, and for the life and death of more than 200,000 imperial soldiers, please put the overall situation first and ask for help from the base camp quickly!"

Teruchi Soichi pondered for a long time after looking ugly, and finally said with a sigh: "Okabe, let's generate electricity for the base camp. But at the same time, he also needs to enter the power for Hiroshiro and others to generate electricity, and notify them that they will not be allowed to break through for the time being."

"What? No breakout is allowed for the time being?" Okabe Naosaburo asked in confusion: "Why is the general?"

"They cannot retreat before the Kanto Army goes south to reinforce, otherwise the entire North China will be in chaos! Even if the Kanto Army goes south, it will probably be useless." Soichi Tetanuchi said meaningfully.

"Oh, I understand!" Naosaburo Okabe suddenly realized and lowered his head to respond, then turned around and strode away with his official sword.

……………………………………………… Yangqiao Town.

After a rapid march, Liu Guodong finally led hundreds of vanguard troops to Yangqiao Town. Almost at the same time, Gu Jialiangfu led the 7th Infantry Regiment to arrive in a hurry.

Qiu Ru was extremely jealous when he met. Liu Guodong gave the order, hundreds of officers and soldiers immediately opened fire, and the Japanese quickly reacted, and fierce battle broke out in an instant.

"The brigade seats, the number of Japanese soldiers entering is more than us. We have to enter the town, rely on the favorable terrain, launch a blocking attack, and wait for reinforcements!" During the fierce battle, the deputy brigade commander Gu Changfeng ran to Liu Guodong with his waist and persuaded him urgently.

"Well, okay, you can take two companies to retreat to the town and occupy the favorable terrain. I will bring them in the cover!" Liu Guodong said while shooting.

"I'd better take it in and stay for cover. You can bring it into the town!" Gu Changfeng said.

"Okay, time is tight. Don't let your mother's mom betray, and execute the orders quickly!" Liu Guodong yelled impatiently.

"Yes!" Gu Changfeng didn't say much, responded with a loud bang, turned around and quietly retreated with the soldiers of the two companies, and rushed towards the town.

at the same time.

Gu Jialiangsuke also reacted, put down the telescope in his hand and said to Colonel Fukuda beside him: "Fuda, there is Yangqiao Town ahead. This is the main traffic route for us to retreat. You must not let Chiazhi occupy it, otherwise we will be trapped in a heavy siege!"

"Hay, I understand. Please rest assured. I will take you to the town to seize the place!" Colonel Futian suddenly lowered his head and responded, then pulled out his assistant sword, pointed to the void in front, and said sternly to the hundreds of Japanese behind him: "Kill Gaga! Take the village and town!"

"Kill o! Kill o!" Hundreds of Japanese soldiers immediately shouted like tsunamis and rushed towards Yangqiao Town with great momentum.

Both sides entered Yangqiao Town from almost both directions at the same time, and soon encountered it in the middle of the town, and the fierce street fighting began.

At the same time, some troops led by Liu Guodong and the main Japanese forces gradually became fierce. Although the Hu Ben Army was at a disadvantage, its equipment was advanced and its weapons were excellent. Although the Japanese had the advantage of their troops, their weapons and equipment were not as good as the Eighth Brigade. A even-match battle was staged in this unknown market town.

For a moment, the entire market town was covered by the dense sound of gunfire, cannons, explosions, fighting and scolding and roars of soldiers on both sides.

Outside the city, soldiers from both sides were shot and fell down. The Japanese continued to attack at all costs in order to break through. In order to complete the tasks assigned by Qiao Anbang, Liu Guodong and the soldiers fought with their lives and fought to the death without retreating.

However, due to insufficient troops, the Eighth Brigade soon fell into a disadvantage due to heavy casualties. Just when the situation was in jeopardy, deafening shouts of killing sounds sounded in the northwest, northeast, and eastward of the town.

When Gu Jialiangfu heard the sound, his face changed drastically. He held up his telescope and looked around in a hurry, and said in a frustration: "Bagayalu, Chinaru is catching up with you."

"General, let's retreat quickly!" A lieutenant next to him said with a tragic expression.

"Retreat? There are strong enemies in front and pursuers behind. Where can we retreat?" Gu Jialiangfu said with a pale face: "I didn't expect that this time I was defeated. Qiao Anbang will definitely be a major concern of the empire! With him, the Japanese Empire may not be able to escape the disaster!" After saying that, Gu Jialiangfu quickly pulled out his sword.

With a "puff", the official knife was stabbed into his own abdomen with a very sharp look. Gu Jialiangfu looked at his subordinates who were still fighting against the Central ** team with a distracted look on his face.

It’s not that Gu Jialiangsuke didn’t want to break through, but as an imperial lieutenant general, he was repeatedly annihilated by the Central ** team. However, as the commander of the division, he repeatedly left his subordinates and fled for life. That would be a shame to the entire Japanese military.

After all, Qiao Anbang once again shattered the belief that he had finally established. Once an entry loses its belief, it will lose the goal and motivation to fight for it. As an army, death may be his only way out.

The division commander committed suicide by separating the stomach. The remaining Japanese fought stubbornly under the command of Colonel Futian, but they were soon overwhelmed by more than 10,000 soldiers from all over the world.

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Qiao Anbang was still paced back and forth in the command center, and when he was extremely anxious, suddenly, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded from outside.

Qiao Anbang turned around quickly and saw that Yali had already walked in happily and came to the front, and reported with her chest out: "Military captain, Liu Guodong called back, the Eighth Brigade arrived in Yangqiao Town in time, and successfully cooperated with the pursuit troops to slap more than 3,000 Japanese troops. The results are as follows: one Japanese colonel and several major majors in the middle. In addition, there was a Japanese lieutenant general who committed suicide by separatism."

"Lieutenant General? Could it be that old devil Gu Jialiangfu?" Qiao Anbang said in surprise: "Immediately put this into the body and take photos to collect evidence. After that, I will write a good news message to Chairman Jiang from Wuhan. Once the main force of the Japanese army in Central China was defeated by our troops, the Japanese army was newly defeated and their morale was depressed. At this time, it is a great opportunity to send troops to recover the lost land in Central China. Don't miss the opportunity to Chairman Jiang!"

"Yes!" Yali responded happily, and then took the order and walked out.

(To be continued)


Chapter completed!