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Chapter 319: Scrambling

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The course of the battle was indeed not as expected by Qiao Anbang. Just as he ordered Cao Er to lead the Second Division of the Second Infantry Division and the mixed army of the Special Operations Battalion to immediately pursue Qingdao.

The Japanese troops from other directions also turned around and fled eastward. It was obvious that this was the attention of Itagaki Seishiro.

Fortunately, the senior executives of the Fifth War Zone were prepared in advance, and Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Qiao Anbang, Li Pinxian and others immediately issued new instructions to the armies of the war zone.

At the same time, in order to capture Qingdao, Qiao Anbang also ordered personnel to quickly repair the damaged Xuzhou Airport in order to provide bases for the Tiger Ben Army Air Force to support the army's attack on Qingdao.

Although the Hu Ben Army already has a Longshan military airport in Zhiheji, the straight line from Zhiheji to Qingdao is nearly 500 kilometers, and the round trip is nearly 1,000 kilometers.

This has exceeded the maximum combat radius of the main fighter of the Hu Ben Army BF109. If the air base is not moved forward, the Hu Ben Army fighter fleet that flew out will be in a dangerous situation of going but not returning.

The Hu Ben Army was not the Japanese army that had already ended in the late stage of World War II in the original history, so Qiao Anbang certainly did not need the "Kamikaze Special Forces".

After receiving the latest combat orders from the commander-in-chief of the War Zone, the troops in the Fifth War Zone launched a tit-for-tat pursuit, and the entire battlefield position began to gradually move eastward.

At the same time, the North China Front Command of the Japanese invading China in Peking.

The newly appointed commander of the Japanese North China Front Army General Sugiyama Moto, accompanied by Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe, stood in front of the combat map and stared at the map.

As for Sugiyama's appointment, because of the Japanese defeat in Xuzhou, he returned to his hometown in Japan to rest and take a vacation.

After looking at the giant combat map that could be hung on the wall, Sugiyama Tsubaki turned his head and looked at the simulated sand table behind him. On the sand table, the small sun flag representing the fifth and tenth grade divisions and the red flag representing the Chinese team were as dense as chess pieces on the chessboard. They were crisscrossed.

From the small flags on the sand table, we can clearly tell that the entire battlefield is intertwined, and the army of China and Japan has become a pot of congee.

Seeing this, Sugiyama Tsubaki couldn't help but frown, and was about to say something to Naossaburo Okabe.

A burst of rapid footsteps came from outside the headquarters.

Sugiyama Moto and Okabe Naosabu turned around and saw a communications officer walking in quickly with a folder in his hand.

When he arrived, the visitor quickly stood attentively and said, "Report to the Commander, you just received the latest Shandong battle report forwarded by Qingdao!"

"Remember!" Sugiyama Moto waved his hand and signaled.

"The Qingdao Garrison Command received an emergency telegram from the Fifth Division. General Seishiro Itagaki, the commander of the Fifth Division, notified in the message that the Fifth Division and all the Imperial Army units from the Shandong side will retreat to Qingdao and ask our army in Qingdao to prepare to respond."

The communications consultant quickly finished reading the telegram in his hand, quickly closed the folder and said with his head down.

"Qingdao?" Sugiyama Moto and Okabe Naosaburo looked at each other in surprise. Then they turned around again.

After staring at the map carefully for a long time, Sugiyama Moto and Okabe Naosaburo both saw praise and surprise in each other's eyes.

In the face of extreme crisis, Seishiro Itagaki suddenly had a whim and made the decision to retreat to the Katsudung Peninsula, which made Sugiyama Moto and Okabe Naosaburo not shocked.

At least for now, it seems that retreating to Jiaodong is much more beneficial than retreating to Hebei, Shanxi.

Sugiyama Yuan pondered for a moment. He immediately turned to the communications consultant and said, "I plan to telegraph; since Qingdao and Jiaodong are currently the only occupied land of our Imperial Japanese Imperial Army in Shandong, especially Qingdao, which is the only sea outlet in the Central Plains of China, and its strategic position is very important. Based on this, the Imperial Army retreats and continues to block China and contact the outside world. If you advance, you can lead your troops south to attack the Central Plains!

This shows that its importance is no less than that of Manchuria. Therefore, please call the base camp to immediately call the third and fourth fleet of the Navy to move closer to Qingdao Port. In particular, more sea-based aviation troops should be sent to assist the Imperial Army troops to block the counterattack of the Chinese people and ensure Jiaodong!”

The communications consultant quickly drafted the content of the telegram, saluted Sugiyama Moto and Okabe Naosaburo, and then turned around and left.

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Qingdao, the 9th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army and the Qingdao Garrison Command.

The commander of the 9th Mixed Brigade, Major General Yokoto Nosuke, looked at the telegram sent just from the Peking Front Command with a serious expression.

He looked up and said to his correspondence adjutant: "Send the order, **The 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th brigades and various departments of the Imperial Army are ready to fight immediately and prepare to respond to the main force of our front army!"

"Hayi!" The communication adjutant quickly lowered his head, then took the order and turned around.

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"Brothers, the Japanese are already defeated. Now they are competing with who is faster. The troops will be the first to attack Qingdao, which is a great achievement. If they go too late, they will not even be able to recover a Japanese hair! Whether our temporary Eighth Brigade can be expanded depends on this battle! I will work harder!"

After conquering Linyi County with friendly troops such as the Second Division, Liu Guodong made the final pre-war mobilization for his subordinates before departure.

Some of the bandit recruits who joined halfway through were unclear, so they asked, "Sir, what are the benefits of expanding the company?"

Liu Guodong looked at them and said solemnly: "What are the benefits? To put it simply, among all the brothers present, the soldiers were promoted to squad leader, the squad leader was promoted to platoon leader, the platoon leader was promoted to company commander, and the company commander was promoted to battalion commander, including me, all of them were promoted to one level.

The most important thing is that once we officially expand into a regular main force, we will not only be glorious and have a good reputation, but everyone will still have military pay. Ordinary soldiers are 6 yuan a month, let alone military officers!" After saying this, Liu Guodong showed a proud smile on his face.

Ji Changfeng next to him touched him with his elbow awkwardly, and whispered: "Old Liu, has our temporary 8th Brigade been disbanded? Also, when did the above say that we would be expanded into a division? Isn't this a promise?"

"Oh!" Liu Guodong smiled confidently and said in a low voice: "Brother Changfeng, don't worry. I can guarantee that as long as we fight this battle, not only will the number of our 8th Brigade be restored, but it is also very likely to become the next new editor's main force!" As he said that, Liu Guodong also squeezed at Ji Changfeng.

Ji Changfeng thought about it and it was really the case. At present, the main division of the Hu Ben Army, including the sixth and seventh divisions of Zhang Zizhong and Pang Bingxun, are a total of seven main infantry divisions.

After this battle, it is really possible to expand the troops. Thinking of Qiao Anbang's number for his troops to be temporarily organized into the Eighth Brigade, is the intention of expanding the Eighth Brigade into the next main division?

"Okay, no time to go! Capture Qingdao and drive the Japanese to the sea to feed the turtles and fish!" Liu Guodong waved his hand and ordered.

Thousands of soldiers started one after another, lined up four columns to head towards Qingdao along the earthen road. The long line was winding and twisting. From a high point, it looked like a huge dragon moving forward.

Not long after Liu Guodong and Ji Changfeng led the team to set off, a deafening roar came from Linyi County. About twenty or thirty No. 4 tanks with blue sky and white sun flags rumbled out of the city.

Soon the road outside the city was filled with smoke and dust, and wherever the tanks and tanks went, they were like a whirlwind.

Almost at the same time, a harsh engine roar came from the blue sky. About a dozen bf109 fighter jets painted with blue sky and white sun emblems were passing by like falcons. The blue smoke from the tail of the plane drew beautiful arcs in the sky.

The mission of these air force fighters is to help ground forces search and pursue the retreating Japanese troops.

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In the county town of Jiheji, with the Japanese retreating, the evacuated people returned home one after another, and Jiheji returned to its former prosperity and noisy.

In a private room near the second floor of a teahouse in Qiao Family Courtyard, two mysterious men are gathering together to discuss something.

One of the men had square faces, thick eyebrows and dense beards, seven feet tall, wide shoulders and long arms, and had a much burly figure than ordinary people.

The other person had a handsome face, sword-eyed eyebrows, and an eagle-eyed look. There was a hint of sneer on the corners of his mouth from time to time. He looked particularly cold and handsome.

"Zhang Dequan, the boss has new instructions!" The handsome man said in a cold tone.

"What instructions?" Zhang Dequan, the burly figure, asked without caring about the arrogance of the person in front of him.

The Qingjun man took out a note from his arms and handed it to Zhang Dequan, stood up and said, "After reading it, you know what to do. When you decide to take action, go find me again. I will cooperate with you with all my strength!" After that, he turned around and left.

Zhang Dequan nodded and opened the note. After reading it, his face instantly became solemn. He frowned and burned the note. Zhang Dequan also left the private room with great worries.

The battles on the front line are in full swing. As the base camp of the Hu Ben Army, Ji is rarely peaceful, and the people have returned to normal living order.

The shops on the street reopened, and the porters were shouting back and forth. In the dense crowd, Zhang Dequan lowered his head and pondered.

Boss Dai actually asked him to kidnap Qiao Anbang's father Qiao Siyuan. To be honest, Zhang Dequan really didn't want to attack Qiao Siyuan.

Not to mention that he is Qiao Anbang's father, but Mr. Qiao's performance in this battle for defense of Zhiheji also made Zhang Dequan admire him very much.

Looking at the Qiao family, the three brothers of Qiao Anbang all joined the army to serve the country, and the second brother Qiao An family was even more tragic. If the Qiao Anbang brothers had not led the Hu Ben regiment to fight thousands of miles, attacked Suzhou, and restored Shanghai, and forced the main Japanese army to return to aid, then the nearly 700,000 people in Nanjing and hundreds of thousands of ** soldiers in Jiangnan were likely to be wiped out.

The Qiao family is full of loyalty and martyrs. Zhang Dequan admires the Qiao family from the bottom of his heart.

However, Zhang Dequan also knew that Boss Dai's orders would not allow him to not be executed. As a military commander agent, he had no choice.
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