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

"Besides, don't forget that we still have nearly 100,000 rebel troops here."

"If necessary, we can leave the defense work to these troops. Combined with the six garrison regiments, we can organize nearly 40,000 troops."

"By that time, our total military strength will reach a staggering 170,000 to 180,000 men."

"Why would they fight us? How can they win?"

"At this point, it's not their choice. The initiative is in our hands. We can fight however and whenever we want."

Ge Dayong is full of energy!

Seventy to eighty percent of the troops of the 1st Independent Division were transferred to the North China battlefield. If Ge Dayong did not have the confidence to have so many troops in his hands, he would have gone back to hug his children and stopped serving as the deputy commander of the 1st Independent Division.

"Send another telegram to the 1st Air Brigade, have them dispatch early warning aircraft to constantly observe and monitor the enemy on the sea. If they spot any enemy, immediately dispatch troops to attack or drive them away. Absolutely do not allow them to approach Tsu City."

After hearing Ge Dayong's words, the senior staff officer fell silent and quickly nodded in agreement.

Soon, telegrams were sent out one after another.

"Hahaha!"

In Xushui County, Chief of Staff Wang Tiezhu received Ge Dayong's telegram. He just took a look at it and smiled, understanding what Ge Dayong meant.

"Ok!"

"This arrangement is the best!"

"Now that we have the initiative, let's continue to expand this advantage!"

"Don't give the Japs any chance!"

Thinking of this, he said without further ado, "Pass my order. Have Liu Yiyun set off in half an hour, heading for Beiping City."

"Send a telegram to the 2nd Brigade and the Reconnaissance Regiment, telling them to head to Jinshi in half an hour to meet with Deputy Division Commander Ge Dayong."

At this point, Wang Tiezhu paused slightly and said, "Wang Dahu, the deputy commander of the 1st Brigade, will stay behind to command the garrison regiment and the rebel troops and monitor the Japanese in the Shimen area."

After the order was issued, Chief of Staff Wang Tiezhu continued, "Pack up the headquarters as well. We are also heading towards Beiping City."

Mancheng County!

Liu Yiyun, commander of the First Brigade, and Li Daniu, commander of the reconnaissance regiment, were stunned when they saw the telegram.

"what?"

"Lao Liu, you're not going to Jinshi? Lao Zeng and I are going to Jinshi?"

Li Daniu was a little surprised. He had originally received an order to stay behind, but he didn't expect that the order would change in just ten minutes.

"Ok!"

Liu Yiyun was also a little surprised, but he was not disappointed. Since the order had come, he just had to execute it.

"Daniu, I think the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander Ge have some ideas."

"You get ready here, I'll get ready too. After the battle, let's drink together!"

Liu Yiyun didn't feel any emotion. At this moment, Liu Yiyun was no longer the young man who was afraid that the Air Force would steal his credit and make trouble.

"Okay, Lao Liu, after the battle, let's drink together."

Li Daniu also regained his composure and said to Liu Yiyun, "I heard that our division commander has a recipe for tiger bone wine from an old Chinese doctor. Let's steal a couple of bottles and try it."

"A word is settled!"

When Liu Yiyun heard this, he also became interested, and the two of them laughed and reached a consensus.

At this time, Chu Feng, who had led his troops to the city of Zhangjiakou and completed the encirclement of two Kwantung Army divisions that had lost more than half of their troops, was unaware that someone had set their sights on his tiger bone wine.

"Commander!!!"

Outside Zhangjiakou, in the temporary command center, Li Hougu, commander of the 3rd Brigade, rushed to the enemy's rear overnight and organized 4,500 troops behind enemy lines to cooperate with the main force in the battle.

“Hahaha, good fight!!!”

"You don't know, the moment you showed up with your men, the two Kwantung Army divisions panicked!"

"They are afraid that we will surround them and bite off a piece of their flesh."

Chu Feng looked at Li Hougu and couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Li Hougu started making trouble in the early morning, and the two Kwantung Army divisions that were stuck with them immediately accelerated their retreat.

If the movement was large, it would easily reveal a flaw. Chu Feng commanded the 3rd Brigade, the 4th Brigade, as well as the supporting Internal Security Regiment and the Garrison Regiment, to take turns attacking and taking a bite.

After they retreated all the way, they finally reached Zhangjiakou in the afternoon.

The two Kwantung Army divisions, with nearly 50,000 people, have lost more than 20,000 people. The largest losses are in the logistics troops and auxiliary arms, such as artillery.

Because they had to retreat in large strides, these heavy weapons could not be carried, and because Chu Feng was pressing too hard, there was no time to destroy them. The planes in the sky were watching them all the time.

At last these became spoils of war, and were now being gathered up and sent over with the new soldiers and baggage train.

Hearing Chu Feng's praise, Li Hougu smiled but did not take credit for it.

"How's it going? Have the troops been deployed along the Japanese retreat route? Have all the surrounding strongholds been eliminated?"

Chu Feng looked at Li Hougu and asked.

"We have arranged more than 5,500 people to be stationed along the necessary route for retreat."

"The surrounding strongholds have also been cleared out. Now, there are no people in the surrounding counties and strongholds. Only Zhangjiakou is left."

Hearing Chu Feng's question, Li Hougu hurriedly reported.

"it is good!"

Chu Feng smiled with satisfaction when he heard this. At present, the largest Japanese and puppet troops in the entire northern Shanxi, Chahar Province and Suiyuan Province were only the two Kwantung Army divisions in Zhangjiakou.

As for the remnants of the Mongolian troops and the puppet Mongolian army, they were being pinned down by the Eighth Route Army and other enemy-occupied rear forces and could not move.

For example, Luo Tianming, deputy commander of the 2nd Brigade, commanded the garrison regiment and the internal security regiment, heading north from Yungang City, along Fengzhen all the way north, and headed straight towards Siziwang Banner.

They were prepared to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army and the troops behind enemy lines to seize Guisui, Lucheng and other places, the retreat routes of the Japanese and puppet troops in Suiyuan Province, and encircle them.

The entire Northern Army of the Second War Zone also went out and began to cooperate in launching an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops in Suiyuan.

It can be said that everything on the battlefield is an advantage now. Chu Feng even shouted: "Let the troops prepare for battle. There are still more than six hours until dark."

"We'll launch the attack in two hours, end the battle in five hours, and have a midnight snack in Zhangjiakou City tonight!"

"So what if they are two Kwantung Army divisions? So what if they are elite? Our 1st Independent Division fights against the elite. All the elite aces have been defeated by our 1st Independent Division!"

Upon hearing this, everyone puffed out their chests, their eyes and faces filled with excitement and confidence.

So what if they're the Kwantung Army? So what if they're elite aces? I'll beat them up just the same!

Chu Feng took in everyone's expressions and smiled slightly. This was the result he wanted. Just when Chu Feng was about to say something, he saw a combat staff officer hurried over with a telegram, his face full of joy.

"Commander, victory news! Victory news from the Chief of Staff!"

"Nearly 40,000 Japanese and puppet troops on the Baofu front have been completely wiped out."