"Ha Yi! Sir, if that's the case, I think we can let them use all means to delay the enemy as far as possible near Zhang Jiakou!”
"Yaxi, just give the order!" Shan Sanyuan nodded.”
On the frontline in Zhang Jiakou, Lieutenant General Long Zhenxiong commanded three armored divisions, one infantry division, and two flying divisions to attack.
However, after the Japanese changed their way of fighting, it became more difficult to fight on the front lines.
"Old me, old me!"
"Damn it, regiment commander, the Japanese seem to have changed. Our casualties are much higher.”
Zhang Yuan Ming's face was gloomy as he looked at the wounded soldiers being carried away. His eyes were about to spew fire.
"Those damn Japanese, they actually used civilians to resist. They're simply inhumane!”
"Guild Leader, what should we do?”
"What should we do? How would I know?"
After being angry for a while, he ordered,"Let the brothers take their time. I'll ask the higher-ups first!”
Before the news reached the higher-ups, the commander of the armored forces, Lieutenant General Long Zhenxiong, was already cursing in anger.
"Damn it, what's going on with the people at the front line? Why haven't they taken over the position yet?”
"Sir, General Feng has reported that the other party has all retreated into the town to fight with them. The armored forces are unable to fully display their strength, and the infantry is not very familiar with urban warfare.”
Chief of Staff Cai Jixun said," Right now, most of the combat areas are in cities and towns. The population in these places is more concentrated. Our air force and artillery can't be used. It's really tricky!”
"Damn it, these Japanese are really vicious. They actually used such a method to make us hold back." Long Zhenxiong cursed.”
However, Long Zhenxiong had no choice but to curse in his heart.
"Pass down the order. Tell them to slow down their pace and reduce casualties as much as possible.”
"Yes, sir!"
As the Japanese used despicable tactics, using the buildings and people in the town to resist, the Xia Army was afraid to attack. The battle at the front line in Zhang Jiakou immediately slowed down.
The Japanese's North China Front Command was very satisfied, but Xia Zilong, who was in the rear, was furious!
"Damn it, does Long Zhenxiong even know how to command? Was it worth it for him to be cautious with such a small number of casualties? Tell him to immediately send tanks into the city to assist, and demolish all the buildings blocking the way!”
Tie Guozhu, who had just returned to take over military affairs, asked,""Commander, this will cause a lot of property losses and civilian casualties, right?”
Xia Zilong said,"We can't care so much. We have to end this quickly!" If we don't attack, will they not suffer any casualties? Instead of letting them die under the Japanese's bayonet, it was better to contribute to the war!”
Tie Guozhu nodded and no longer objected.
This was indeed the case. Even if they were not affected by the battle, a large number of people died under the cruel rule of the Japanese.
Just in Chahar alone, according to the current statistics, in this short half a year, more than 100,000 people had died!
However, only a few thousand people died in the battle. The vast majority of the others were brutally killed by the Japanese after the battle. There were many who were massacred!
Apart from that, Xia Zilong did not want to indulge them!
The Japanese had always had such a despicable and dirty mindset. Once the situation went wrong, they would use civilians as hostages. They couldn't possibly continue like this, right?
What he wanted to do now was to show his cold side and let the Japanese know that he was not soft-hearted. Other than being defeated and dying, they had no room for bargaining!
After receiving the order, Long Zhenxiong let loose and ordered a large number of medium-sized tanks to enter the town to assist the infantry in advancing quickly.
Although the Japanese used civilian buildings as a defense, some extreme ones even used them as a hostage.
However, they were all eggs!
The Xia Army did not have any scruples. All the buildings that blocked their way were demolished. All the Japanese who resisted stubbornly could only receive bullets and artillery shells no matter what the situation was!
Under such circumstances, the Xia Army only used two days to destroy an exploration team guarding the area. They completely occupied Wanquan Town and approached Zhang Jiakou.
When Shan Sanyuan received the news that they had completely lost, he was so angry that he cursed,""Bagaya Deer! These idiots, red deer, bastards…"
After he calmed down a little, Aranobu Saburo said,"Sir, they completely disregard the lives of the civilians, so we don't have much time left.”
"Where is the 110th division?”
"The latest news is that we're about to Chahar Right Front Banner. We should be able to launch an attack there today!”
Sugiyama Sanyuan said,"Yuxi, you must disrupt their deployment and buy us more time!"”
"Ha Yi!"
The front line at Zhang Jiakou
After taking care of the devils, three armored divisions and one infantry division went south to surround Zhang Jiakou and cut off their contact with the outside world.
At the same time, the Air Force's thousands of planes carried out a large-scale bombing of all the peripheral defense lines in Zhang Jiakou. Before the Army completed the encirclement, they had basically destroyed all the peripheral defense facilities.
The 116th Regiment Commander, Shimizu Yoshigata, sneaked up to the city gate tower to observe the situation outside. However, the more he looked, the more serious his expression became.
Chief of Staff, Colonel Mishima said,""General, the situation is terrible! Our outer defenses have basically been destroyed. The enemy can easily approach the city gate with their powerful artillery and chariots. It seems that we have to be prepared for street fighting!”
"Yuxi, we still have 20,000 people. Relying on the county city, we should be able to hold on until reinforcements arrive!”
"But the enemy has no qualms at all. I'm afraid we can't use the buildings and civilians to resist!”
"It doesn't matter. Before they start attacking, block the city gate first and build fortifications on the streets. We must make sure that they can't enter!”
"Ha Yi, I will arrange it now!”
The devils were as violent as ever. They demolished many houses nearby and used their bricks and wood to build fortifications.
Many commoners had no choice but to flee to other places for temporary refuge, hoping that the war would end soon!
Long Zhenxiong got the news from the air force, but he couldn't attack immediately.
Infantry needed to rest and recuperate, tanks needed to be maintained and replenished, and they would not be able to recover to their peak condition without a day or two.
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