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The sound of gunfire stopped briefly. The corrupt situation had to be cleaned up again, and the battle line between the two sides also changed.

The Japanese had to dispatch troops from other garrisons to the front line again to put pressure on the Suirecha Military Region.

Additional troops were sent to stop the offensive of Ding Wei's troops.

The Third Front Army suffered the loss of so many troops and a heavy artillery regiment, so Gong Chun could not be blamed.

The commander of the 63rd Division, Kenichi Kishikawa, committed suicide to apologize, and Fukutaro Nishiyama and the commander of the 117th Division received an invitation from the military court and were required to give a reasonable explanation for this great defeat.

Explain, explain what the hell.

Fukutaro Nishiyama was full of grievances and strictly followed the orders. When this situation occurred, he did not question the person who made the order, but instead blamed the group of executors.

The order was made by a genius? Are the executors mediocre?

Ding Wei did not give the Japanese too much opportunity to analyze right and wrong. The confrontation in the direction of Baichengzi was particularly fierce. The First Column and the Fourth Column joined forces to jointly clear the remaining troops from Tongliao to Chifeng.

Subsequently, elite troops were arranged to garrison to the north to join the mechanized combat brigade and the tank brigade.

The original purpose of selecting the 117th Division was to contain the 107th Division in the mountainous area and cut off its logistics lines.

The Japanese retreated to the Baichengzi urban area, and the external strongholds, outposts, and bunkers became isolated small forces.

The tanks pressed in, solving the problem one shot after another.

At the beginning, the Japanese and puppet troops persisted in resisting, calling for support from the city and opening fire to fight back.

After taking down several bunkers in succession, the Japanese and the puppet army realized that the 117th Division would not necessarily come to support them, and they would need to face the tanks, infantry artillery, and anti-tank guns of the Suirecha Military Region alone.

Heavy machine guns are good things, and bunkers are good things too. They were once invincible, but now they can't withstand a single shot.

Inside the Kwantung Army Headquarters,

A new military meeting was urgently held. The loss of three divisions at once was quite a blow. Ten Type A divisions had just been withdrawn from the general army, so the conscription plan had to be brought forward.

In addition, all aircraft and tanks in the Kwantung Army must be concentrated and dispatched in a unified manner.

The biggest reason for the failure of this operation was the air force in Ding Wei's hands and the unstoppable ground armored advance.

These armored forces suddenly broke through the front line and counterattacked from the rear, catching the Japanese off guard.

"Takahashi, the information you provided is very accurate. The T34 tank is indeed the empire's great enemy. A small number of T34s have appeared in Ding Wei's troops."

"I concluded that the Soviets were behind this operation, otherwise Ding Wei would not have been able to mobilize so many tanks."

Takahashi Hiroshi thought it was really exciting, but the battle report at hand was strange. Three divisions were destroyed, but the casualties counted in the report were only more than 3000.

Why? A division has 1,000 men.

At this moment, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention the water content of the battle report. It takes time to count the casualties and also requires verification.

It takes a certain amount of time to determine whether it is missing or killed in action. Before it is confirmed that it is killed in action, all casualties can be ignored.

What the Japanese were most worried about was not Ding Wei, but the Soviets behind this incident. The Far East Army and the Kwantung Army had been in confrontation for many years, and there had been frictions between the two sides.

At the beginning of the battle, the idea of ​​advancing east and west and attacking the Soviet Union's eastern front was considered, but it was not put into practice and the two sides signed a treaty not to open fire on each other.

Now that the situation has changed, the Eagle Sauce is implementing the leapfrog tactics and is frantically attacking many islands in the Pacific to further disintegrate the Japanese army's transportation lines.

"The battle in the south is going smoothly, Operation Plan No. 1 is being implemented smoothly, and the glory of the empire will be carried forward by our army."

"At this moment, as the flower of the army, we cannot bring shame to the empire. We must be the first to recruit retired soldiers to make up for the losses in this operation."

The theme of the meeting was still to ease relations with the Soviet Union. As long as the Far Eastern Army was stable, the Kwantung Army could dispatch 10 elite troops to destroy the Suirecha Military Region first.

The Soviets are currently being ambiguous, and we need to try to use gentle means to stabilize the situation.

Arrange personnel to go to Ding Wei's side to see if a ceasefire agreement can be reached. The person is temporarily assigned to be Takahashi Hiroshi. He has been undercover in the Soviet Union and is proficient in Japanese, Chinese and Soviet languages. He can do this job.

The Japanese are a little scared, and the current time point is not suitable for large-scale operations within the Kwantung Army.

These people knew very well that once they pressed towards Suirecha, the enemy could completely retreat to the rear relying on the mountainous areas.

The lengthened front line increased the logistical pressure on the Kwantung Army.

Once they enter the mountains, their only artillery advantage will no longer exist.

Ding Wei is like a patch of psoriasis, not fatal but enough to cause a headache.

The three columns of the Suirecha Military Region pushed forward, which not only affected the adjustment of the front line, but also the infiltration of the black soil.

With the help of captured weapons and equipment, guerrillas were quickly organized and radiated to Tongliao, Baichengzi, Songyuan, Siping and other areas.

Win over the poor masses in the countryside and expand the base.

Focus on attacking puppet troops and security agents, liberating villages and towns, and isolating cities.

This set of tactics is well known within the Eighth Route Army, and requires a large influx of cadres.

The scope of Ding Weisui Recha Military Region has greatly increased.

Current military area

Tongliao and Baichengzi are large plains with rivers running through them, making them important grain-producing areas.

As long as there is food, there will be enough people.

Compared to the barren mountainous areas, the plain has fertile soil, allowing Ding Wei to earn more money and food.

The Japanese special envoys were coming from the Kwantung Army Headquarters and were very close.

The Kwantung Army’s headquarters was in Xinjing, only 300 kilometers away in a straight line. If a cluster of tanks charged, it would take only five or six hours to reach the destination.

The Japanese had to mobilize aircraft patrols to monitor the situation in Tongliao at all times.

Division-level troops were deployed in Shuangliao and Horqin, and more than 300 tanks were mobilized to defend along the line.

The troops of both sides were entangled with each other, and Ding Wei's three columns were on high alert.

The tank brigade and tank regiment have more than 200 tanks deployed on the front line, ready to engage in an armored conflict with the Japanese at any time.

Given the Japanese's temperament, they would fight back after suffering a loss, but when they saw the tank troops on the front line had added several brand new T34/85 tanks, they immediately gave up the idea of ​​counterattack.

Immediately apply to the Kwantung Army Headquarters, requiring anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns, the more the better.

Tank maintenance personnel worked overtime to replace parts and repair damaged vehicles locally.

The good news is that more than 30 tanks can be quickly repaired and put back into combat, and Wucheng can provide 10 BT-7 tanks.

But these 10 tanks were detained.

"Commander, the division commander has been talking about this for a long time. What do you think? Should we give these 10 tanks to him first?"

Wu Cheng's phone was still connected when the brigade commander called.

"Ding Wei, I'm Chen Lu. The situation in North China is difficult. You've made a fortune in the Northeast, but you can't forget your old unit. What the hell is a tank? I've never seen one in my life."

Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan are Ding Wei's hometowns. Since the brigade commander and division commander have asked for it, he can't be too stingy.

Moreover, 10 fast tanks are not even a hair's breadth away from the T34.

Just do me a favor and pass it on to the commander.