War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 576: Farewell with a Military Song (Thanks to '故人江海别' for the 1500 reward!)
"Report, the Japanese took over Yangmingbao and captured the unguarded Gang County. At the same time, they broke through the third line of defense of 217!"

On the gate of Xin County, Fu Zuoyi was sitting on a throne. Above him, on the north gate tower, hung a plaque with the words "The Key to Northern Shanxi". When he heard the scout's voice, it meant that the Japanese would be here soon!

At that time, Fu Zuoyi slowly stood up, put on his cloak and stood on the city wall, holding the battlements on the city wall with both hands, and looked forward.

He knew that Gang County behind Xinkou was a small plain. When entering Xinkou from north to south, there would be a Jinshan Mountain blocking the road; to the east of Xinkou is Xiao Wutai Mountain, the remnant of Lingshan Mountain. The two mountains formed a pincer movement from east to west in Xinkou, and the narrowest part was only a few hundred meters; the Hutuo River came from north to south, and the Beiyunzhong River came from west to east, and here it merged into the Hutuo River next to Jiehepu and flowed to the southeast; the Beitongpu Line Railway and the Taiyuan to Datong Highway also passed through here, forming a major transportation route to Inner Mongolia, Datong and other places. Therefore, this place has been a military stronghold since ancient times, a place that military strategists must contend for. This is also the main reason why Old Xizi Yan wanted to defend against the Japanese attack here.

The most easily defended and difficult to attack place in Xinzhou is not only Xinkou, but also Shiling Pass to the south of Xin County is even more dangerous. When heading south from northern Shanxi to Taiyuan, you will encounter a high slope here, making it difficult for vehicles to pass. In addition, there are mountains on both sides, Xiao Wutai in the east and Guanmao Mountain in the west. The mountains are steep and there is no way to go on the mountains except Shiguanling. Now Wei Lihuang's garrison has completely blocked the road from Xin County to Taiyuan at this dangerous place. It can be said that it is heavily guarded!

That is to say, if Xu Chaoyang had not been there and the Jijia had not met in Taiyuan, Yan Laoxizi's strategy to defend against the enemy should have been to set up defenses from Xinkou to Shiguanling, fight to the death from north to south, and never let the Japanese invaders set foot in Taiyuan. But when Xu Chaoyang came, the Battle of Xinkou changed. It became abandoning Xinkou, strangling the Japanese invaders at Shiguanling, allowing the Japanese invaders to enter Xinzhou, using Xin County, which had no high walls and thick gates, as an attraction point, causing the Japanese invaders to besiege, trapping all their forces in Xinzhou, and then retaking Xinkou to wipe out the four mixed brigades of the Chahar Corps!
Only Xu Chaoyang, who had won numerous battles against the Japanese invaders, would dare to come up with such a bold idea. No one knew how crazy it was to swallow up the four mixed brigades of the Japanese invaders in Chahar in one bite, in today's era and after the Kuomintang had suffered many defeats.

Then why did Fu Zuoyi follow Xu Chaoyang's thoughts and actions?

Wei Lihuang, Yan Laoxizi, these people are not fools, how dare they do that?
Because as long as they win this battle, Yan Laoxizi, Wei Lihuang and Fu Zuoyi, like Xu Chaoyang, will enter the first echelon of famous generals in the War of Resistance!

Didn't you, Xu Chaoyang, at most wipe out a brigade of the devils? That was when the entire 115th Division of the th Group Army invested all its resources, but this time, four mixed brigades and the entire Chahar Corps were called!

If Fenglangjuxu was the highest achievement in the foreign expedition, then if the battle of Xinkou was won, it would be the first battle to resist the foreign enemies inside the country, right? At least it should be comparable to Yu Qian's defense of BJ, right?

How could these people not be crazy?

"Sir, look, 217!"

In the distance, unclear figures were retreating quickly. Fu Zuo watched the team retreating quickly, and suddenly turned back and shouted: "Brothers!"

"Send 217!!"

At the moment when the other soldiers didn't understand what was going on, Fu Zuoyi was the first to sing out!

"The wind and clouds rise, the mountains and rivers move!"

"La la la la, the momentum is strong, and the revolutionary warriors are determined to be loyal!"

"Golden swords and iron horses, hundreds of battles on the battlefield, to be the vanguard in pacifying the country and resisting foreign aggression!"

The sudden voice, the forgotten lyrics, and the moment the unaccompanied melody sounded, the same sound echoed throughout Xinkou County.

"The flags are shining, the drums are beating, the army is mighty, loyal and disciplined!"

"We are loyal to each other! We are united and strong! We will destroy the enemy! We will sing a song of triumph!!!"

When Xu Chaoyang heard the singing and turned around, he seemed to see an isolated city with a raging fire. Outside the city, shouts of killing were deafening. On the city walls, countless artillery shells exploded, but the soldiers on the top of the city were still fighting hard in the smoke and fire.

You Kuier came over and said, "Brother, I haven't heard this song in many years." At this time, Xu Chaoyang didn't say a word of praise or criticism. He felt that as a person who could stand in the city in front of him, he would not tolerate any praise or criticism from anyone, so he responded, "Yes." After that, he took a big step forward!

They have absolutely nothing to do with this battle. 217 has completed all their tasks. What they need to do now is to retreat along Shiling Pass and wait for news of the end of the battle while resting.

But the battle between these people has just begun...

Yang Aiyuan, Dong Qiwu, Fu Zuoyi, the 115th Division, the 386th Brigade, the 120th Division, and Wei Lihuang, all of them still have a bloody battle to fight in Xinkou!
At this time, who is qualified to praise or criticize them?
No matter who the other party is, or who he used to be, as long as he stands on the battlefield and shoots at the Japanese at this moment, everyone can only look up to him!
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"Captain!"

"Look, the 16th Mixed Brigade has entered Xinkou. There are only a small number of troops left outside Xinkou to guard the transportation line!"

Everything happened just as Xu Chaoyang had expected. The Japanese were not vigilant enough about the lost areas, especially at this moment. As far as they could remember, since they occupied the Northeast, the people of this country had never recovered the lost territory. So at this time, the Japanese always felt that the occupied areas were safe enough.

But who knew there was a group hiding here!
"report!"

A scout dressed in civilian clothes came running back quickly. His black cotton jacket was frayed. He rushed to Wang Jinshan and said, "Captain, we found dozens of enemy planes at Yangmingbao Airport!"

Yangmingbao Airport is in Dai County, which is in the direction of Ruyuekou, but the place Wang Jinshan is looking at is Xinkou!

At this time, if they turned around and attacked Yangmingbao and bombed these dozens of enemy planes, they would be very rich...

But at this time, Wang Jinshan looked at the direction of Xinkou again, and asked reluctantly: "Where is Xinkou?"

"According to our observation, the Japanese troops stationed at Xinkou number at most two squadrons!"

"How many!!!"

Wang Jinshan was tempted. He knew Xu Chaoyang's battle plan, in which capturing Xinkou was the top priority. There was a reason why the Japanese did not set up defenses in Xinkou. Four mixed brigades had already been deployed in Xinzhou, and it could be said that there were people everywhere. Who were they guarding against at Xinkou at this time? Could the enemy fly over with wings?

"Pass on my order, those with arms in Yangming Fort... don't move!"

"The entire regiment only carries one day's rations. We will hide during the day and move out at night to launch a surprise attack on Xinkou!"

"Let's go get it back from 217's defense line. This time 217 won't just treat me to a drink, he'll also have meat on the table!"

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(End of this chapter)