Just as An Yi was about to bid farewell to Chiang Kai-shek, Yang Jie hurriedly came to report with a happy face. After the great victory at Gubeikou, Song Zheyuan's troops also won the counterattack at Xifengkou.
Chiang Kai-shek was stunned at first, and then ordered An Yi to return to the headquarters with him. After verifying that everything was correct, Chiang Kai-shek's face turned red and he was very excited. He ordered on the spot to notify the whole country of the "Xifengkou Victory" and the commendation orders from the Central Military Commission and the Central Government, and was promoted to the second level.
Lieutenant General Song Zheyuan, commander of the 19th Army, was given the title of general and was rewarded with a current reward of 200,000 yuan as encouragement.
In this extremely difficult time, the local troops achieved such a major victory, which was so timely and encouraging.
An Yi was very aware of the situation between the enemy and ourselves along the line from Xifengkou to Luowenyu. He deeply admired the victory achieved by Song Zheyuan and the soldiers of the 29th Army, and immediately made a summary based on the battle report and the map.
Starting from the afternoon of March 9, the Xifengkou front line, like Gubeikou, was violently attacked by the Japanese army. The Japanese Hattori Brigade and the Suzuki Brigade of the Eighth Division first joined forces to attack Xifengkou. The two main forces launched
After the fierce attack made initial progress, the Suzuki Brigade suddenly divided its forces to attack the adjacent Wan Fulin Department of the Northeast Army, successfully cutting off the mutual support between Song Zheyuan's Department and Wan Fulin's Department.
In the evening, the troops and brigade used a powerful offensive to occupy positions such as the Great Wall Line on the north and Dongjiakou east of Xifengkou. The command post of Song Zheyuan, commander of the 29th Army, resisted tenaciously and did not take another step back.
The Zhao Dengyu Brigade of the 37th Division under Feng Zhian's headquarters was urgently ordered to urgently reinforce Xifengkou.
Zhao Dengyu was ordered to rush for emergency reinforcements, and Wang Changhai's regiment took the lead, arriving at the position as night fell and repelling the Japanese army's continuous crazy attacks.
At midnight, the fighting on the frontline became sparse, and finally fell into silence, with only the flames of war burning everywhere jumping and rolling.
After clearly seeing the Japanese defense formation, Zhao Dengyu, who had stabilized his position, met with Wang Changhai to discuss, and immediately selected 500 elite officers and soldiers to form a death squad. They put down all their machine guns and rifles, hung grenades on their bodies, and held in their hands the broadsword that made the Northwest Army famous.
In the film, he split into two groups at night and sneaked into the Japanese position. He pounced on the Japanese soldiers while they were sleeping soundly, wielding a sword and slashing at anyone he saw. The Japanese were so frightened that they were defeated. The follow-up troops swarmed up and successfully occupied the positions that had been lost during the day.
Quickly stabilize the battle situation.
On the morning of the next day, the commander of the Japanese Army Service Department Brigade, which suffered huge losses, ordered the 26th and 27th Infantry Regiment 1 to reinforce Xifengkou and launch an attack from Dongjiakou, Tiemenguan and other places. Zhao Dengyu quickly led his troops
Going to intercept the enemy, Song Zheyuan also ordered the 37th Division Wang Zhibang and Tong Zeguang's two brigades to support the left and right wings, and launched a fierce battle with the enemy.
Seeing that the Japanese Army's Hattori Brigade and Suzuki Brigade were unable to break through the 29th Army's defense line for a while, they could only use one force to secure the Xifengkou Pass and concentrate the main force on the north side of the Great Wall, waiting for opportunities.
The fierce battle lasted from sunrise to sunset. When night fell again, Song Zheyuan decided to adopt a roundabout night attack tactic and attack the enemy in two directions.
After fighting continuously for a day and night, Zhao Dengyu, who was wounded, led two regiments of soldiers, left Panjiakou from the defender's left defense line, went around to the right back of the enemy's front line, and continued to attack the Japanese high ground west of Xifengkou.
The officers and soldiers, armed with grenades and carrying broadswords, advanced in the snow under the cover of darkness. At dawn the next day, they sneaked to the Japanese army's Sanjiazi, Xiaoxifengkou, Langdongzi, Baitaizi and other positions, and once again launched the extremely powerful Northwest Army.
Bloody hand-to-hand combat, the Japanese soldiers who were tired and sleepy after a day of fierce fighting woke up without finding their guns. Hand grenades flew like locusts. After violent explosions, gleaming swords came towards them again. In the blink of an eye, they came towards them again.
, the Japanese troops screamed repeatedly on the battlefield, and the dizzy Japanese officers and soldiers fell in droves.
At the same time, Tong Zeguang led two regiments from the right wing out of Dongjiakou through Tiemenguan, detoured to the enemy's back, and violently attacked the enemy on the high ground east of Xifengkou. Wang Zhibang led a brigade of soldiers to prepare for the attack, and saw that the attack on both wings was successful.
Immediately, they launched an attack across the entire front. The three groups of troops fought bravely to take the lead, and with the sound of killings everywhere, they defeated the Japanese army in one fell swoop and successfully regained the Xifengkou position.
The Japanese troops stationed on the front line of Laopo Mountain outside Xifengkou came for reinforcements. The two sides fought fiercely for half a day, suffering heavy casualties. The exhausted Japanese troops could only retreat to the Banbi Mountain position in the north.
From the surprise victory to the offensive and defensive battle with the golden sword, the whole process of this battle showed the perseverance and the iron-blooded spirit of the soldiers of the Northwest Army, and showed the firm and courageous fighting style of Song Zheyuan and other generals. No matter the command level on the spot,
His fighting spirit is both remarkable and exemplary.
Through this battle, An Yi and the generals of the Central Army saw the inner bravery of the Northwest Army officers and the outstanding qualities of the Northwest Army generals who were sharp-eyed and resolute. After An Yi sent a congratulatory message to Song Zheyuan, he immediately called his subordinates.
Hu Jialin, Zhao Rui, Gu Changfeng, Lu Yixuan, and Yang Jiuxiao were several generals. The message contained only this sentence: What did you see from the victory at Xifengkou achieved by the 29th Army with its broadsword?
Not long after the news of the great victory at Gubeikou came out, the news of the great victory at Xifengkou came one after another. After hearing the news, the soldiers and civilians across the country were filled with joy and excitement, which greatly inspired the morale of the military and the people.
An Yi's motorcade left Langfang and drove slowly into the city of Peiping from Guangqumen. The streets near and far were filled with celebrating parades, with slogans and banners rising and falling, and loud slogans and cheers.
An Yi seemed to have thought of something, and stared blankly at the young and excited faces outside the car window, losing interest in talking for a while.
Yang Jiuxiao, who was riding in the same car as An Yi, had just received the designation of the 40th Division of the Central Army and was still immersed in great joy. He sent Ni Zhiqiang to the camp in Baoding from Langfang Station to receive the designation and then followed An Yi to Gubeikou.
Look, because Huang Yingwu, director of the Political Department of the 17th Army and Party representative of the Independent Division, secretly called Yang Jiuxiao from Miyun and said that he had obtained a regiment of brothers from the Northeast Army for Yang Jiuxiao.
Yang Jiuxiao, who was recruiting troops and horses, was ecstatic. He had long wanted to visit Gubeikou. When he learned that An Yi was going to Gubeikou for inspection, he just got his wish. He didn't even want to sit in the car he had just obtained. He happily
Huddled together with An Yi, admiring the scenery outside the window and chatting heartily.