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    The anti-alliance forces originally in the Suidong battlefield quickly moved south to cooperate with the anti-alliance forces fighting in northern Shanxi. The counter-attack on the northeastern Shanxi region effectively alleviated the pressure on the original anti-alliance forces in northern Shanxi and greatly alleviated the pressure.  In view of the insufficient strength of the Anti-Japanese Army in northern Shanxi, General Okamura Neji may have made a mistake in judgment on these two points.

    Since the entire battle plan was formulated by General Okamura himself, and he rushed back to Peiping from Zhangjiakou, he constantly interfered with his command from time to time. The only mobile division in the entire Shanxi battlefield was controlled by him.  So facing this difficult chess game in front of him, let him decide how to deal with it.

    However, after forwarding Ide Tetsuzo's request for help, facing the unfavorable battle situation in the direction of Yanmen Pass, Yoshimoto Teiichi hesitated for a long time and secretly sent a message to the commander of the 21st Division, Lieutenant General Tanaka Kuichi, and the 32nd Division.  Lieutenant General Ide Tetsuzo, the regiment commander, issued separate orders for the cameras to break through and withdraw to the south.

    As for the troops that have been divided and encircled, we can rescue as many as we can. The first priority is to ensure the safety of the main force of the division. Now for Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi, he needs to rescue more than just a thirty-year-old man.  The second division was the two divisions he could command in northern Shanxi.

    The 32nd Division was caught off guard, but the overall battle situation had not been completely ruined to the point of being out of control. The main two regiments of the 21st Division in Mayi and Zhangzhuang were faced with a large number of ground forces.  Under the cover of air fire, a large number of tanks and cavalry from the Anti-Japanese Alliance took turns attacking, and now they were struggling to hold on.

    The two regiments, plus the search, engineering, baggage, and artillery forces, were constantly used by the enemy to adopt small-scale, shallow-depth detour tactics.  The deployment of fire suppression, with tanks as the forerunner, and with the cooperation of infantry, although the progress is not fast, is gradually squeezing the strength of the 21st Division in one place.

    After two days of hard fighting, the entire division has now been compressed to an area north of Zhangzhuang and east of Mayi between the Sanggan River and the Huangshui River, less than five kilometers long from east to west and less than three kilometers wide from north to south. The most critical point is Yanmen Pass.  The old and new Guangwu City outside has been captured by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and the entire 21st Division's front and rear have been separated by the enemy. The 21st Division is now in a semi-encirclement situation.

    The line from Mayi to Zhangzhuang is a combination of low mountains, hills, and plains at the southern end of the Datong Basin. It is extremely suitable for enemy tank operations. Without the two main regiments of the 21st Division relying on Xinguangwu City behind them,  , as well as the engineering and search brigade, can only build field fortifications on the spot, and use continuous tactics to counterattack the squeeze tactics that delay the enemy.

    It should be said that the vision of Lieutenant General Tanaka Jiuichi, the commander of the 21st Division, is quite accurate in terms of tactical judgment. He knew that once the enemy forces squeezed into a ball, the 21st Division could hold its position in a ball.  , but it is conducive to the enemy's advantage in firepower, especially the lethality of its artillery and aviation.

    Regarding Tanaka Jiuichi's battle report, Yoshimoto Teiichi still agreed. With the enemy's absolute tank superiority, they did not adopt a large-scale detour to divide the 21st Division into final divisions. Instead, they adopted  There must be something wrong with the squeezing method that is not suitable for its tank tactics.

    There is a Chinese proverb that goes wrong when things go wrong. Now the 21st Division is facing the enemy. It is this situation. Tanaka Jiuichi adopts continuous tactical counterattacks, using anti-tank guns combined with infantry to strengthen the squadron.  It is still correct to organize the organization to continuously counterattack under the squeeze of the enemy and curb the speed of the enemy's squeeze.

    Especially for the enemy's tank squeezing tactics, the 21st Division is not without a little bit of ability to fight back. The 21st Division is equipped with five tanks imported from Germany by the Empire, which are also the latest and most powerful among the German army.  The ten-millimeter anti-tank gun destroyed a large number of enemy tanks.

    Coupled with the determination of the imperial soldiers not to be afraid of death, although they were squeezed back step by step, they finally kept the main structure of the division intact.  The tank's ability to break up the formation shows that it still has a certain ability to counterattack. At least, there is no problem with tactical counterattack.

    However, although he believes that Lieutenant General Tanaka Kuichi's handling is relatively appropriate, Yoshimoto Teiichi believes that the current entire situation is already in a very unfavorable situation for the 21st Division, especially the new Guangwu  With the loss, the entire 21st Division's supplies and retreat were cut off.

    Since the enemy has an absolute advantage of tanks, it is unlikely to launch an attack. That will only widen the distance between your own troops and create conditions for the enemy to intersperse. Since the 21st Division is now in an advanced and retreat position,  Unable to do so, Yoshimoto Teiichi thought that instead of fighting head-on with the enemy in front of him, he would completely wipe out the entire division.

    It¡¯s better to let twenty-oneThe regiment should evacuate immediately and withdraw to the west via Shuo County and Yangwankou to within the Great Wall. There is still a front line of life. This line is all in the Guanlui Mountains and the terrain is relatively complex. It is necessary to withdraw in an integrated manner, but if it is in  If the delay continues, I'm afraid even if the King of Heaven comes, I won't be able to save them.

    Of course, if another division is added, no, even if it is a brigade reinforcements, relying on the enemy's attack mainly by tanks and cavalry in turn, but with few infantry, it is not completely hopeless. From the 21st Division  Judging from the battle reports sent, the 50mm German-made anti-tank guns equipped by the division are still powerful enough to destroy the latest enemy tanks.

    But Yoshimoto Teiichi really doesn¡¯t have reinforcements, so the urgent need now is to ensure that these two divisions can safely withdraw to the Great Wall. If these two divisions are lost again, then from the inner Great Wall line to the bottom of Taiyuan City,  He has no troops to defend. If the enemy takes the opportunity to go south and attack Taiyuan again, then he, the commander of the First Army, will either move away or die in Taiyuan.

    Yoshimoto Teiichi knew very well that once the enemy army took advantage of the momentum of a great victory and moved south, the intensity of the action this time would be different from the last raid that looked like a robbery. Last time the enemy attacked the commander of the First Army.  The troops adopted a besieging but not attacking posture, but this time they were not so lucky.

    Even if the enemy does not attack Taiyuan City, if the natural barrier of Xinkou to the north of Taiyuan City is lost and only half of your territory is left, then your position as commander of the First Army will be over.  The key is to keep these two divisions. As for General Okamura's damn plan, go to hell.

    One wrong step, one wrong step after another. I originally thought that the 32nd Division would be able to attract the enemy's tank troops, but I never expected that the enemy commander's willpower far exceeded his own judgment, and he would rather sit back and watch.  The Ruyuekou front line was quickly broken through. The 32nd Division had already advanced towards Yingxian County, but only mobilized part of its troops. However, it bluffed to reinforce the Shanyin front line, but controlled all the latest tanks in its own hands.  .

    A large amount of artillery fire was also concentrated, and a fire net was deployed in the plain area between Mayi and Zhangzhuang, waiting for the attack of the 21st Division. The attack of the 21st Division was equivalent to sending oneself to death stupidly.  Entering someone's circle of fire, on the plains, the result of infantry fighting tanks and cavalry is understandable to any fool.

    Not only did the commander of the 21st Division, Lieutenant General Tanaka Jiuichi, make a mistake in judging the number of enemy tanks, but he and General Okamura in Peiping also made a mistake in judging the number of enemy tanks.  reinforcements and dispatched the main tank force.

    The large number of anti-tank guns equipped by the 21st Division were enough to cope with the remaining enemy tanks on the Yanmenguan front line. However, no one expected that the enemy's reinforcements in Yingxian County were just a bluff, and Yingxian was even surrounded by the 32nd Division.  , with the situation at stake, they actually still have the real main force in their hands.

    Not only did it give the two division commanders in front the false impression that their forces were extremely empty, they also dared to penetrate Yanmen Pass and seize the new and old Guangwu, cutting off the  The connection between Yanmen Pass and the main force of the 21st Division in front.

    Yoshimoto Teiichi is certain that the treacherous and cunning supreme commander of the Anti-Japanese Alliance is not in northern Shanxi. Although he does not yet know who his opponent is, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi believes that judging from the current war situation, this commander  Although he is not as cunning as their supreme commander, his endurance and willpower are not inferior to him.

    The commander of the 10th Division in Yingxian County was even more treacherous. The siege troops of the 32nd Division had already reached his headquarters, but they still placed their main force in the mountainous area northwest of Yingxian County, waiting for the best opportunity.  Absolutely not to take action. As a senior military officer, he would rather take risks himself than take action before the best time comes. This courage and perseverance he possesses.

    Not to mention the armies of other countries, it is impossible to find such high-ranking commanders who dare to risk their own headquarters. Even in the Imperial Army, which has always been known as tough, all the officers above the major general level together have absolutely no such ability.  Courage and willpower.

    In this battle in northern Shanxi, although General Okamura had clever calculations, he encountered such extremely difficult opponents on the three battlefields. His willpower and tenacity were superior to those of the Imperial Army.  It can be considered that General Okamura is unlucky.

    Judging from the performance of the Anti-Japanese Alliance on the battlefield in northern Shanxi during this period, as the former chief of staff of the Kwantung Army and the current commander of the First Army of the North China Front, he once served as the chief of staff of the largest strategic unit of the Japanese Army, and once as a considerable  He was the supreme commander of a military-level combat unit of a feudal official in ancient China, and fought against the Anti-Japanese Alliance on two different battlefields.

    ???????????????????? Yoshimoto Sadatari, who lost all with a bruised nose and a swollen face.General, I can only say that whether it is the Kwantung Army in the past or the North China Front Army, the loser is not unjust. Judging from a fixed mindset, such an army is cunning, but also extremely fierce and bold, with aggressive and aggressive tactics.  A courageous, tenacious, and even changeable army should not feel surprised when losing a battle.

    For the North China Front, the biggest problem now is how to contain the enemy's offensive, that is to say, how to terminate this battle with a less embarrassing ending and a level of loss that the base camp can accept, and  It is not necessary to continue to invest any division, or even a brigade or a regiment into this meat grinder-like battlefield.

    Now let's look at preserving these two divisions, which means preserving the Shanxi control area south of the Inner Great Wall. If these two divisions are lost, even if the 15th Division is put into the battlefield now, what's the use? It's just selling  Two of them, plus a partner, will also be included in half of the control area of ??his first army.

    Faced with such an opponent who is cunning, extremely determined, and possesses an absolute advantage in firepower, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadichi believes that the most important thing now is to protect these two divisions without reinforcements.  Don't count on it for the time being. Such an order that goes against General Okamura's intention can only be issued secretly by Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi, using the special passwords given by the two divisions before entering the war.
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