Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

Just when Zeng Erniu led his troops to compete with the Japanese in speed and seize time.

As for the Eastward Column, with the cooperation of the 1st Air Brigade, it continued to reap the lives of Japanese and puppet troops.

In the direction of Zhangjiakou, 47,000 troops were launching a frantic attack on the two divisions of the Kwantung Army.

On the battlefield in northern Shanxi, Chief of Staff Wang Tiezhu, with 35,000 men, oh no, there were nearly 40,000 rebel troops, who were beating up the Japanese devils hiding in the county town, as well as the troops urgently transferred from the First Army.

The battlefield was in chaos, with 560,000 to 570,000 people fighting fiercely.

Oh no!

The nearly 300,000 men of the 1st Independent Division, combined with the 100,000 rebel troops, defeated the 150,000 to 160,000 Japanese and puppet troops so badly that they could not even raise their heads.

"idiot!!!"

At the North China Front Army Headquarters, General Terauchi Hisaichi could no longer sit still as he listened to the approaching sounds of gunfire in the distance and read the telegrams sent by various units.

He didn't expect that Chu Feng's troops would react so quickly!

What they didn't expect was that their own air force, combined with the navy's carrier-based aircraft force, would be defeated so thoroughly and so quickly.

Fighting on four fronts, except for two divisions of the Kwantung Army that have been able to hold on so far, the other three directions are shaky.

Especially the Eastward Column, which is in its current passive situation because of his order.

General Terauchi Hisaichi was very regretful, but things had already happened and there was nothing he could do!

"Your Excellency Commander!"

At this moment, the chief of staff hurried in and said, "We must retreat!"

"The defenders in the Zhuo County direction have been completely defeated. With the speed of Chu Feng's attack and the remaining troops in our hands, we are simply unable to resist."

"Now is the critical moment, you must not get into trouble!"

Listening to the chief of staff's earnest advice, General Terauchi Hisaichi was a little overwhelmed.

"idiot!!"

"The battle started today, and we haven't even lasted a day, and we're going to retreat?"

"no!"

General Terauchi Hisaichi couldn't afford to lose face. He knew that if he really dared to retreat today, he would be completely infamous in the Japanese military.

Although he was a noble and death was impossible for him, he was going to retire from the military completely, which made General Terauchi Hisaichi, who aspired to become a marshal, a little unacceptable.

"Draw all available troops, organize our compatriots in and around Peking, form a temporary force, and quickly provide support."

"We must stop Chu Feng's troops at Dashi River, Fangshan, and Liangxiang County."

After saying this, General Terauchi Hisaichi looked at the Chief of Staff fiercely and said, "You, stop talking about retreat and other things that disrupt the morale of the army."

Upon hearing this, the chief of staff couldn't help but shut his mouth.

"Order!"

General Terauchi Juichi's voice rang out again: "Let all counties, strongholds, and artillery towers prepare for battle immediately."

"Although Chu Feng's troops are powerful and fast, they are limited in number. We rely on the well-built fortifications, various county towns, railways, roads, bridges and other transportation arteries, as well as rivers and ditches."

"If we can't hold it, we can blow up the bridge to stop Chu Feng's troops from advancing."

"They want to sweep away our North China Front Army? Wishful thinking!!!"

"Send a telegram to the other directly affiliated units, including the First Army, and have them immediately mobilize all available troops for rapid support."

General Terauchi Hisaichi also gave it his all!

Since the fight has come to this, a big mistake has been made. The barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. It is right to fight him.

"Send another telegram to each main force. Although the enemy is very strong, tell them to seize every opportunity to retreat."

"Even if we can't withdraw a large number of main forces, let them cover and entangle Chu Feng's troops. We must ensure that a group of truly elite troops are withdrawn."

"As for weapons and equipment that are bulky and difficult to carry, you can choose to discard them or blow them up."

As General Terauchi Hisaichi's order was issued, the Japanese and puppet troops in the other three directions did not feel anything, but the Japanese and puppet troops in the Eastward Column could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Terauchi Hisaichi's attitude was also very clear. Since he couldn't keep it, he would sacrifice the big one to save the small one, or sacrifice the small one to save the big one.

You can’t keep both the size.

At the same time, Li Mingqiang, who was in charge of the rear, also gathered people to arrange all the publicity matters.

With the rapid spread of radio waves, for a time, people or organizations with radio stations or receivers in the country all received the clear code message from the Independent 1st Division at the first time.

World War Zone!

In Yan Laokou's room, the radio was turned on, and the passionate voice of the propagandist of the Independent 1st Division came from it.

"My 1st Independent Division, under the command of Division Commander Chu Feng, has taken the initiative to attack the Japanese and puppet troops in North China!"

"Our heroic 1st Air Brigade destroyed 12 Japanese airfields, over 500 Japanese aircraft, one aircraft carrier, the Ryujo, and five other destroyers, and annihilated over 30,000 enemy troops during the battle."

"..."

Listening to the broadcast on the radio, Old Yan opened his mouth so wide that he couldn't hear some of the words that came after it.

"Destroyed 12 airfields, killed over 30,000 people, shot down over 500 aircraft, and sank a Japanese aircraft carrier and destroyers?"

"This Chu Feng is so terrifying!!!"

"This Air Force 1st Brigade is too terrifying!!"

Yan Laokou knew that Chu Feng was very strong, but he did not expect that Chu Feng's strength would be so terrifying.

Just from the losses suffered by the Japanese, he was already filled with despair.

500 planes!

If these 500 planes were aimed at their Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, would they still be able to hold on to this area in southwestern Shanxi?

As soon as this thought came into his mind, Yan Laokou couldn't help but shake his head: "No, I can't hold it at all!"

"Let alone 500 planes, even if 300 planes launched an attack on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army at the same time, coupled with 150,000 Japanese and puppet troops, our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would not be able to withstand it!"

"By then, I'm afraid we'll have no choice but to retreat to the west bank of the Yellow River."

At this point, Yan Laokou couldn't help but lose his mind a little: "Chu Feng's development is really too fast. This is just the air force. Chu Feng's strongest is on land."

"Without air superiority, can those 150,000 Japanese hold out with the support of the 1st Air Brigade?"

Yan Laokou didn't dare to imagine it, nor did he want to say it out loud, but he knew that things were about to change in North China.

This period of time will not be too long, the shortest one month and the longest one and a half months. Even if the Japanese reinforcements arrive, the situation will not change.

Chu Feng will definitely become the most powerful person in North China.

While Yan Laokou was sighing, the news was spreading rapidly. At the same time, newspapers printed in various cities were being carried by newsboys in their waving hands, delivering the news to many compatriots who did not have radio stations or broadcasting equipment.

After receiving this news, the Chinese embassies in China immediately sent the message back to their country via wired telegraph.

For a moment, many politicians from various countries who were still asleep in different time zones were awakened.

When everyone read the news, one thought came to their minds: "China is about to change!"

"This Chu Feng is about to rise completely!"