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Chapter 1,437: Battle of Saibei (16)

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    The development of the war has far exceeded the expectations of Okamura Neiji and others, and it seems to be getting out of control.

    If the 35th Division was ambushed and in danger of being destroyed, it only disrupted the deployment of the North China Front, then Li Guoyao's sudden surprise attack on Xuanhua was equivalent to a hit in the back of Neji Okamura, which made him realize the real  danger.

    The only hope at the moment is how long the Kono Brigade can hold on. Once the Kono Brigade performs too poorly, this battle will inevitably cause a shocking reversal of the situation in North China.

    In the opinion of the combat staff and commanders of the North China Front, it is indeed possible that the war will burn to Xuanhua, but that must be after the fall of Zhangjiakou. Therefore, before the fall of Zhangjiakou, the defenders there only had one reinforced brigade.

    " Compared to ordinary county towns, this is already unimaginably powerful.

    You must know that in places like Xinghe and Fengzhen, the Japanese garrison usually consists of a squadron, and it is often not full.

    But no one expected that the 35th Division would go deep into the siege alone. The Xuanhua defenders had to go north for reinforcements. When they left the station, they had an encounter with Li Guoyao's troops who attacked Xuanhua.

    This is both good and bad for the Japanese army. The good thing is that they did not wait for Li Guoyao's troops to arrive in Xuanhua before discovering the enemy. This gave Okamura Neiji and others time to react and make remedies.

    But at the same time, because time is so urgent, it is still unknown whether this hole can be filled.

    Taishiwan Village. Forward position.

    The assault operation had begun, and the two sides inevitably got involved. At first, Major Kono was very happy, but soon they stopped laughing.

    First, the strength advantage of the independent brigade was brought into play. A regiment in the front had completely restrained the Kono Brigade and surrounded it. The two sides fought hard in a small area of ??less than one square kilometer.

    At the same time, another cavalry detoured from the rear of the Japanese army, blocking the retreat of the Kono Brigade and completely exposing its flanks to the guns of Li Guoyao's troops.

    Under such circumstances, it is unlikely that the Japanese army will make a comeback.

    Fortunately, the mission of the Kono Brigade was not to stop Li Guoyao's troops from going south, but to hold them back until reinforcements from Peiping arrived in Xuanhua.

    Apparently Li Guoyao was also aware of this. After seeing that the First Regiment had surrounded the Kono Brigade, he did not order the Second Regiment, the Third Regiment and other troops to join the battle, nor did he stand aside and watch the joke. Instead, he directly ordered the main force  Bypass the battlefield and go straight to Xuanhua.

    In the center of the battlefield, Major Kono grew older and more anxious. At this time, he was firstly surprised by the Chinese army's bayonet fighting skills, and secondly, he was shocked by the strength of the Chinese army.

    It was originally thought that Li Guoyao's troops only had a few thousand people, but as the number of follow-up troops increased, it was discovered that there were at least 10,000 troops.

    Thinking that his infantry brigade faced a group of ten thousand people alone, is there any way to survive?

    Although he had to bear such a price for the sake of the overall situation, he was still a little disappointed when he thought that there might no longer be a Kono Brigade after today.

    Li Guoyao didn't care what Major Kono thought. The army bypassed the battlefield and rushed to Xuanhua.

    Thirty kilometers is not that far away in front of the horses running at full speed. In less than half an hour, the majestic gates of Xuanhua City are in sight.

    As one of the nine major border towns of the Ming Dynasty, Xuanhua has been prepared for war since its establishment. Although the majestic city is a bit old and mottled, it is still strong.

    At this time, there were very few defenders in the city, only three squads of infantry, plus a small number of pseudo-policemen.

    The Japanese squadron leader in the city temporarily requisitioned several more traitor armed forces and barely managed to gather 800 people.

    In addition, in order to strengthen the strength of the city defense force, the Japanese squadron leader, after consulting Okamura Neiji, also armed the Japanese expatriates in Xuanhua City, and once again gathered 500 people.

    ¡° More than 1,300 miscellaneous soldiers, although it sounds like a lot, the captain of the garrison squadron, Captain Kameda Kogoro, is still unsure.

    There is no way, among his 1,300 people, only more than 160 people can really fight, let alone the rest.

    Especially the armed forces of 800 landlords and traitors, who can usually scare the Chinese people and even dare not touch the Tubal guerrillas, how can they fight to the death with Li Guoyao's elite?

    Now their only reliance is the complete city defense fortifications in Xuanhua City. They may be able to hold on for a few hours with these fortifications.

    therefore, when Li Guoyao's troops arrived outside Xuanhua City, Kameda ordered the troops to go into battle, and at the same time sent a report to Peking to explain the situation, and at the same time requested reinforcements from the 47th Division to speed up.

    Okamura Neiji also knew that the military situation was urgent, and immediately ordered Kameda's troops to defend Xuanhua City until the end, and no one could retreat until the end.

    At the same time, the 47th Division was ordered to speed up and must arrive at Xuanhua before the city is broken.

    If Xuanhua City is destroyed, they will be responsible for taking it back!

    Lieutenant General Osato Tsusada of the 47th Division did not dare to neglect after receiving the order. He originally planned to ask for some ammunition before taking action, but now that time was tight, he could only leave part of the baggage troops to replenish ammunition, and the main force immediately boarded the train and headed north.

    The actions of the Japanese troops in Peiping City had no intention of concealing the intentions of Li Guoyao's command. They couldn't hide it at all. Li Guoyao's command had strong intelligence collection capabilities. Although it was different from national spy organizations such as THT and Juntong,  But in this three-thirds of an acre of land in North China, its intelligence collection capabilities are not weak at all.

    "If you are not aware of such a major event as the mobilization of a complete infantry division, then Li Guoyao's huge investment of tens of millions over the years will be in vain.

    Of course, Okamura Neiji also wanted to use this to warn Li Guoyao not to pay attention to Xuanhua City.

    He is clearly telling Li Guoyao that even if you take Xuanhua City in a trick, I will take it back at all costs. When the time comes, everyone will lose in a fight, and no one will be able to gain or take advantage in the end.

    But what everyone didn't expect was that Li Guoyao didn't care at all. After receiving the emergency telegram from the intelligence department, instead of stopping the action, he directly sent someone to send a message to Zhang Tengjiao's command, ordering them to capture Wanquan and march to Zhangjiakou.  .

    At the same time, the Independent Brigade Regiment behind was ordered to completely annihilate the Kono Brigade. After the battle, they did not have to go south. Instead, they were asked to return to Zhangjiakou to threaten Zhangjiakou's right wing.

    After issuing these orders, Li Guoyao began to organize an siege. He wanted to capture Xuanhua before the Japanese 47th Division arrived.

    Although the Independent Brigade is a quick reaction force and is not equipped with many offensive weapons, it does not mean that their combat effectiveness is weak. With more than 10,000 troops approaching the city, the momentum they erupt is still very terrifying.

    "Boom boom boom"

    "Da da da"

    Under Li Guoyao's order, Lin Li, commander of the Second Regiment, personally led the team and launched an attack on the main gate of Xuanhua.

    Due to the limited force, Captain Kameda did not go out of the city to fight, and even voluntarily abandoned all the peripheral positions outside the city. He placed all the main troops on the top of the city and used the city walls to resist the attack of the national army.

    In order to show his determination to live and die with Xuanhua, he ordered people to block all the two city gates in the north and south of Xuanhua, which showed his courage to risk everything.

    But in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are just paper tigers.

    Originally, the main force of the army in the city was small. In order to prevent the landlords from fleeing, Captain Kameda used half of his troops to supervise the battle team, so there were only a few dozen elites who could actually fight on the front line.

    As for those armed landlords and armed expatriates, it was just a joke. In front of the main force, although these people did not dare to escape in front of the bayonets of the supervising team, they did not dare to show their heads. The guns in their hands just fired randomly towards the sky.

    So although the battle at the front seemed fierce, the attacking national army found that there were very few casualties and quickly rushed to the city.

    But even so, Xuanhua City¡¯s strong defenses still caused them great trouble!

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