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

time flies!

Forty minutes later, the battle was over!

On the vast plain, the sound of gunfire subsided and cheers rang out.

"Victory! Victory!!!"

"Hahahaha! Victory!!!"

"We won!!!"

"The war of resistance must be won!!! The war of resistance must be won!!!"

"..."

For a moment, the cheers of the commanders and fighters rang out on the battlefield filled with broken limbs, blood and flesh, and smoke.

"Hahahaha!"

Looking at the troops cheering and celebrating, Gao Dagu also laughed.

The same is true for Wang Shouheng. The engineering brigade has not participated in actual combat for a long time, and this time it can be regarded as a chance for them to experience it.

As Chu Feng attached more and more importance to the specialization of the various units of the Independent 1st Division, auxiliary arms like the Engineering Brigade would hardly appear on the front line battlefield to fight the Japanese head-on, and would mostly cooperate with the main force in combat.

"Send a telegram to Deputy Division Commander Ge!"

After celebrating for a while, Gao Dagu reacted and turned to Wang Shouheng.

"Ok!"

Wang Shouheng also reacted and said, "That's right, we are just happy, but we should let Deputy Commander Ge know."

"After destroying this group of Japs, we have completed our mission and completely blocked their retreat southward."

At this point, Wang Shouheng looked at the Fifth Brigade Commander Gao Dagu and said, "It's a pity that we won't be able to participate in this battle in Jinshi!"

"Ugh!"

Hearing Wang Shouheng's words with a hint of regret, Gao Dagu waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, just fight the reinforcements. There is no distinction between high and low when fighting the Japanese."

"Besides, our 5th Brigade has been engaged in the battle the entire time. We won't participate if we don't participate in the final decisive battle."

"Maybe we can even fight the Japanese reinforcements coming from the south!"

Gao Dagu could take it all in stride, but he just wouldn't participate in this one fight, as there would be plenty of battles to come.

This time they are responsible for attacking the reinforcements, so next time the division commander will definitely consider us and let us take the lead in the attack.

Bazhou County!

Ge Dayong set up the temporary command post of the Eastward Column here.

"Hahaha, you're worthy of being the Chief of Staff. You took down all the Japs with just one move!"

Just before the end of the battle of the Fifth Brigade, Ge Dayong received good news from the front line of Baofu.

"Yes!"

Hearing Ge Dayong's words, a senior colonel staff officer smiled and said, "We originally wanted to defeat them so that they would no longer threaten our rear."

"Now it's a matter of total annihilation. Not only will the threat be eliminated, but the 1st and 2nd Brigades can also be deployed."

"This means we have more and more manpower available!"

Just as they were chatting excitedly, they saw a combat staff officer walk in excitedly.

"Reporting to Deputy Division Commander Ge, the Fifth Brigade sent a telegram saying they have successfully wiped out the target Japanese unit. No one escaped, and they have successfully blocked the Japanese's retreat southward!"

Hearing these words from the combat staff, Ge Dayong, who was already happy, became even more excited.

He took the telegram, glanced at it quickly, and said with a smile: "Good, good, good, good, good job!!!"

"Send a telegram to the Fifth Brigade, telling them they fought well and asking them to keep up the good work and build defensive positions on the spot. Also, send troops to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Jinshi and Cangzhou."

"Let the 5th Brigade, the Engineer Brigade, and several garrison regiments hold this place."

At this point, Ge Dayong thought of something and said, "Send this good news to the division commander, the chief of staff, and Director Li!"

"Let the three of them be happy too!"

After saying that, Ge Dayong waved his hand and asked the combat staff to send a telegram.

At the same time, the combat staff replaced all the places on the combat map and sand table with their own logos, indicating that the place was completely under their control.

"Deputy Commander Ge!"

The senior staff officer smiled and said, "Now, we have completely surrounded the Japanese and puppet troops in Jinshi and Peking!"

"If they want to retreat, they can either retreat all the way from Shanhaiguan to the outside of the pass, or retreat by boat."

"There is no other way for them to choose!"

At this point, the senior staff officer said curiously, "I don't know what these little devils will choose. I guess retreating by land is more difficult. The sea is unsafe, and there aren't that many ships."

"Not to mention, our 1st Air Brigade just bombed their entire fleet. If they dare to show up, we'll bomb them!"

Hearing the senior staff officer's words, Ge Dayong smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right, now our encirclement is completely formed!"

"As for where to retreat from?"

At this point, Ge Dayong couldn't help but sneer and said, "Retreat? Did I ask them to retreat?"

"They won't be able to escape for a month!!!"

"Or, if you can run away more than a thousand people, you can run away some old devils. As for the main force, leave them here for me."

At this point, Ge Dayong thought for a moment and said, "Send a telegram to the Chief of Staff and tell him to lead the 1st Brigade north to join the Guards Regiment and the Cavalry Brigade."

"Surround Beiping City and simultaneously advance towards Shanhaiguan, cutting off their route north."

"The 2nd Brigade and the Reconnaissance Regiment will come to us. As for the defense of the Baofu line, leave it to the garrison regiment."

Hearing Ge Dayong's order, the senior staff officer was a little stunned and said, "Deputy Division Commander Ge, do we have enough troops for a frontal attack?"

"During this period, many Japanese and puppet troops stationed in the county towns have retreated to Jinshi."

"Now, including the 27th Division, the Japanese troops we drove here, the county garrison, and the Japanese we discovered, we have persuaded many of their compatriots to join the army."

"The total number of people is approaching 100,000!"

"Even if we send the 2nd Brigade and the Reconnaissance Regiment, plus our own troops, that's only 80,000 people in total!"

Hearing the words of the senior staff officer, Ge Dayong showed a hint of confidence and said, "That's enough. Why not?"

"You mentioned a hundred thousand people, but they are just a pile of loose sand put together hastily. How much combat effectiveness do you expect them to exert?"

"This decisive battle cannot begin today. It will have to wait until tomorrow at the earliest."

"This period of time is enough for the Chief of Staff to lead his men to surround Beiping City and cut off their route north."

"At that time, leaving behind two garrison regiments and a cavalry brigade would be enough."

"The rest will head south towards Tsu City."

"If necessary, we can urgently deploy the Fifth Brigade northward."

"At that time, our total number exceeded 120,000 to 130,000 people, with hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles, as well as 300 to 400 aircraft from the 1st Air Brigade. If we went to the front gate and fired artillery, how could they resist?"