The exact time was June 13. By 1 p.m., the battles on the front lines of Lijiatunzi and Huangzhuang were all over. In this battle, the 18th Brigade of the Japanese Ninth Division, except for the brigade commander Jing Shuxuan, led about three Except for more than a dozen Japanese who escaped, no one survived, including more than 300 Japanese who were surrounded and had their heads chopped off. The Xuebing Army also paid the price of more than 1,500 casualties. After the battle, , Ouyang Yun inspected the bodies of his brothers along the road. He held his hat and looked at those young and resolute faces. He felt very distressed. He couldn't help but think of a very popular sentence of that era: If he had another chance to choose, I would rather never have been here, then I wouldn't have met you...
In the face of war, life is so light. As a time traveler and a person who has already understood the direction of history, is it really necessary for him to bring in those many innocent young people? Without him, there would be no student soldiers. Army, then many people will not put on the uniform of the Xuebing Army and die in this battle.
This idea is a bit decadent, even too harsh, because without his appearance, God knows how chaotic the current situation would be, how miserable it would be, and how many more people would die. Yes, there must be many brothers who have died here. Some people can survive until the end of the war, but the price is that North China will become the possession of the Japanese army. More compatriots will live in water and fire. Their tomorrow will be gray with no hope.
While Ouyang Yun was thinking wildly, the battlefield was gradually being cleaned up. Gu Mingchang used this time to mobilize all his forces and used the method of telegraphing names one by one to finally find out the number of the unit that appeared in Wangjiawei. Knowing that Zhang Yantian's troops had actually appeared in Wangjiaxu, Ouyang Yun's first reaction was to be very excited. He repeatedly clapped his hands and shouted: "Wow, wow, I wonder why the little devil has become more generous this time. He actually sat back and watched 18 The brigade was destroyed, the emotional rescue force was blocked in Wangjiaxu, well, the teaching brigade and the other two brigades arrived in Changping."
Gu Mingchang said: "They have already joined the battlefield and military seats. In addition, according to the telegram sent by the Langya reconnaissance team, the Japanese army is moving towards Changping and will arrive at around five o'clock in the afternoon at the earliest."
Ouyang Yun pondered for a while, silently going over the terrain near Changping in his mind, especially the Wangjiawei area. He looked at Gu Mingchang and said: "The Japanese army came to Changping from Huairou. If they want to reach Changping as quickly as possible, If so, we must take the Wangjiawei route, so let’s go to Wangjiawei first.”
In Wangjiawei, after the two sides entered into a close-range fight, the firepower advantage of Wei Qing assault rifles and submachine guns suddenly became apparent. After Akiyama Yiyun fled into the large camp of his own soldiers in embarrassment, he quickly realized that he had been hit by the opponent when he woke up. At this time, he did not care about the so-called glory of the samurai and must complete the rescue mission. He thought silently in his heart: Jing Shuxuan, everything can only depend on yourself. He made the most correct decision and sent all the team to the rescue. Retract as much as possible, widen the distance from the enemy, and then withdraw in an orderly manner toward the main position of the Ninth Division outside Changping City.
"The little devil has escaped." Once the Japanese army chose to retreat, Yu Macro was the first to shout, and then he wanted to lead his brothers in pursuit. Zhang Yantian sent someone to stop him, and ordered the poor invaders not to pursue him, saying: "The enemy is defeated. It's not chaotic, the Japanese marksmanship is accurate, we don't want to hit the muzzle of the gun." However, Yu Macro and others were extremely unwilling to do so. They all believed that this was a good opportunity to expand the results of the battle. Yu Macro even said directly: "Brigade, what are you doing? Don't chase, let's fight a good fight to show those guys who are studying in the first division and the second division. They look like they are arrogant all day long. Isn't it because they joined the military academy earlier than us? Military seat There is no intention of treating us as outsiders, this is a good time for us to show our performance."
Ouyang Yun's idea of building an army still attaches great importance to the unity and construction of the troops. However, due to the frequent competitions, although the troops appear to be very friendly, they are often prohibited from being competitive in private. Take the three "regularly established" troops from the First to the Third Division as an example. Although the soldiers usually behave modestly and politely, they have a sense of their own arrogance on their faces. This is not only Yu Macro and others felt extremely unhappy. Even Huang Hewen's Cantonese brigade and Ji Xingwen's 132nd Division had many private comparisons among the officers and soldiers, and they were not very convinced.
Since Yu macroscopically became the top officer of Zhang Yantian's security force, he was naturally regarded as the latter's confidant. Now that his confidant actually said such unreasonable words, Zhang Yantian's face suddenly turned gloomy. He glanced at the crowd and found that Jue was eager to perform meritorious deeds. Not just a few people, he said with sincerity: "I understand your thoughts, but have you ever thought about how many people we have in this brigade, and most of our brothers came from the Northeast together? One of them is missing, and I can't bear to let my brothers sacrifice themselves needlessly."
As soon as he said this, people who didn't follow Qiqiao exquisitely heard the meaning behind the words. The discerner immediately chose to remain silent or even left. However, Yu Macro wanted to continue fighting, but his deputy asked him to bandage his wounds in the name of helping him. The crowd was dragged out,
Twenty minutes later, the vanguard sent by Gu Mingchang and the secret sentry set up by Yu Macro first met. From the opponent's distinctive camouflage combat uniform, the two sides quickly identified the identity of the other party's friendly forces, "Special Police Second Column." "
"Learn from one division and three brigades."
"yes."
"Good brother, how many of you are here?"
"The military is also here, with the main force behind. We have just wiped out the Japanese 18th Brigade in Lijiatunzi."
"Really, you guys are amazing. Hey, we had a chance..." Before the soldier from the guard camp could finish his words, he was kicked by his comrades. He immediately realized that what he said was inappropriate, so he quickly stopped.
At this time, the commanders of both sides had already rushed over to meet. After getting off the off-road vehicle, Ouyang Yun held Zhang Yantian's hand with a smile on his face, and said sincerely: "Commander Zhang, you are really mysterious. Ah, haha, thanks to your clever move, the 18th Brigade of the Japs became a turtle in the urn, with nowhere to escape. You deserve a share of the credit for the annihilation of the Lijia Village."
Zhang Yantian said modestly: "It was just a coincidence that we arrived here just in time to catch up with the Japanese army heading towards Lijia Village. When we heard the gunshots, we knew that there must be friendly troops fighting with the enemy there. I guessed that this part of the Japanese army must be rushing there. Now that our troops have caught up, we naturally can't let them succeed easily. Military position, annihilating a Japanese brigade is an incredible feat. This kind of thing will only happen to our powerful army, the Xuebing Army. .”
Zhang's words were obviously suggestive of flattery. Ouyang Yun smiled slightly and asked, "You drove away that Japanese army."
"Yes, they wanted to encircle and annihilate them, but the Japanese artillery was sharp. In the end, our troops made a certain sacrifice and left all their artillery behind."
"Very good. The Japanese artillery is really tough. Once their artillery is defeated, the next battle will be easier to fight. This will be beneficial to us in the decisive battle with the Japanese army in Changping."
Zhang Yantian was surprised and asked: "We are going to have a decisive battle with the Japanese army in Changping."