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389 The trembling Japanese soldiers in Chifeng

On March 22, the Japanese army marched out of Yiyuankou and headed north, directly attacking Lengkou. The defenders of Daxia were attacked from both sides. After two days and nights of fierce fighting, Lengkou fell.

Meanwhile, the Japanese army in the north received orders from headquarters and went into a frenzy, launching a massive bombing campaign against the Gubeikou and Nantianmen areas with the support of the air force.

On March 24, Gubeikou fell, and Nantianmen was captured by the Japanese army. Except for Xifengkou, all the passes along the Great Wall had fallen.

The army was unable to fight any longer and retreated to the Luanhe River defense line, which was a hundred miles away.

At this time, Gao Yuncheng's surprise attack force had already swiftly captured the sparsely defended Naiman Banner. The cavalry passed through Baiyintaohai and went straight to the northeastern suburbs of Chifeng, while two infantry regiments took over the defense and advanced towards Chifeng.

Meanwhile, the other two groups of Tiger Guard Army formed an encirclement around Chifeng from the southwest and northwest.

At this time, Chifeng was only defended by a large battalion of Japanese troops and a security battalion of puppet troops, with less than 2,000 soldiers, because troops had been sent to reinforce Kailu and the main force of the Sixth Division was at Gubeikou.

The Tiger Guard Army's forces near Chifeng consisted of two cavalry regiments, two main infantry regiments, and two secondary infantry regiments, totaling 20,000 troops.

A tenfold troop ratio is enough to make the enemy shiver in the cold wind, especially against the formidable Tiger Guard Army, which inspires fear in everyone. The situation is simply terrifying!

On March 25, all Tiger Guard infantrymen were in place and began a general offensive against Chifeng.

At this time, Japanese reinforcements from Jianping and Chaoyang arrived from the southeast. Gao Yuncheng led two regiments of cavalry to intercept the Japanese reinforcements in the field.

At noon, cannons roared and battle cries filled the air outside Chifeng City.

"Boom... Kill! Stop the Japanese devils and buy time for the main force! Kill! Boom... Roar... Rat-a-tat-tat... Kill!"

Gao Yuncheng's cavalry were bloodthirsty, and he himself was covered in blood, his hair standing on end in rage.

Japanese reinforcements were unable to advance an inch, and the Tiger Guard's offensive was fierce. Moreover, due to the previous battle, the damaged city walls had not yet been repaired. The Tiger Guard defeated the defending Japanese army in very little time.

Chifeng City was like a tattered fishing net, full of holes, and it was impossible to stop the Tiger Guard Army's attack.

Two regiments of the Provisional First Division were the first to enter the city, and all the Japanese soldiers were annihilated. Even in death, they couldn't understand where so many Tiger Guards came from.

Several hundred puppet soldiers were gathered on the school playground, trembling with fear. Looking at the Tiger Guards filling the city, they turned pale with fright.

Before long, all the city's gentry and celebrities, the mayor of Chifeng, and the school's principal were gathered on the playground.

Gao Yuncheng announced that Chifeng had been occupied by the Tiger Guard Army, and asked everyone to help post notices to reassure the people, and then organize able-bodied men to help with the repairs.

Gao Yuncheng's face was already dark, and seeing these spineless local gentry and officials made him even angrier. His murderous intent was so strong that no one dared to look him in the eye.

Meanwhile, after the Japanese troops along the Great Wall occupied the passes, they quickly advanced. Except for Xifengkou, which was defended by the 2th Army, all the other Nationalist troops had retreated to the defense line west of the Luan River.

Upon hearing of the fall of Chifeng, Kwantung Army Commander Nobuyoshi Fujiwara was furious and ordered all troops along the Great Wall, except for one division which was left to defend the Luanhe River line to deal with the Nationalist army's bluff, to withdraw all of the main force of about 50,000 and attack Chifeng.

After Gao Yuncheng occupied Chifeng, he ordered two infantry regiments of Ding Miao's Eighth Division and two infantry regiments of the Provisional First Division to deploy defenses around Chifeng using the mountainous terrain, while he led two cavalry regiments back to Kailu.

He received news that the main force of the Japanese army had rushed from Tongliao to Kailu, and Kailu, without heavy artillery and cavalry, was in danger.

At Longnanshan Airport, a bomber squadron and a fighter squadron were already ready to take off.

At Dalian Airport, a fighter squadron and a transport aircraft squadron were already ready to depart.

The bombers and transport planes were not carrying bombs, but rather airborne troops—an entire airborne regiment. This was Shangguan Yun's trump card.

In Yingkou, two regiments of Qiao Lei's 5th Infantry Division have already loaded onto ships and departed for S Customs.

The other regiment and heavy weapons were to be loaded onto the ship in the next batch, escorted by the First Fleet of Liaodong, commanded by Yao Dongsheng.

In Lushun, two regiments of the Gong Army's Sixth Infantry Division have already loaded ships and left port for Jinzhou Bay.

The other regiment and heavy weapons were the next batch of transports, escorted by the Second Fleet of Liaodong, commanded by Yao Donglai.

At the Dashiqiao front, Zhang Zhenfei's two regiments of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Tiger Guard Army, as well as the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade, were all in position, awaiting orders from headquarters.

On the east bank of the Liao River west of Yingkou, a regiment of the Third Division, the Second Heavy Artillery Brigade, Wang Fuyong's Third Cavalry Division, and Ban Ge's armored regiment have all assembled. This will be a key point of attack.

Inside Wulong Ridge, two regiments from Zhao Peng's First Division and two regiments from Wang Wei's Seventh Division have begun to assemble in Motian Ridge. This is a surprise force, and once it makes its move, Mutō Nobuyoshi will collapse directly.

Another regiment of the 7th Infantry Division assembled at Jiaohe Fortress, and they will cooperate with the main force to launch a pincer attack and capture Lianshan Pass.

On the eastern front, a regiment of Chen Jinshan's Second Division has already assembled at Phoenix Mountain west of Fengcheng, while the other two regiments and heavy weapons are assembling at Dayang River.

Meanwhile, a platoon from the advance team secretly infiltrated Fengcheng, preparing to coordinate an attack from within and without.