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After Xiao Yuebing went out, Xia Yang turned his attention to the edge of the Yellow River.
If the North China Expeditionary Force wants to break through the defense line and enter the Japanese-occupied area, they need to cross the ancient Yellow River Road.
Because of Jiang Gong¡¯s micro-management at Huayuankou a few years ago, the Yellow River has burst its banks and changed its course. From its original river course, it has become a road that goes south from Henan and enters the Huaihe River.
But even so, the original course of the Yellow River is also a natural line of defense.
Because the tidal flats and silt there can not only block the advancement of ordinary infantry, but also make it difficult for trucks and armored vehicles to pass.
At this moment, the armored division, the cavalry division, and the guard division under the personal command of Xia Yang have entered this area on trucks, armored vehicles, tanks, etc.
They deployed a defense line with a depth of 30 kilometers along the old route of the Yellow River.
Not only that, the two brigades of the Eighth Route Army that were originally stationed there will also join in the fight against the Japanese army.
At this moment, Jiro Heishan didn't know that Xia Yang's troops originally in the Pingjin area had arrived at the southeastern part of Hebei and the border with Shandong Province before them, and had set up a line of defense there, just waiting for the Japanese army. The final arrival of the breakout force.
The battle between the two sides started at around nine o'clock and continued until nightfall.
For the Japanese army, marching rashly at night was definitely not a clear choice.
But now they have nothing to worry about and can only race against time to advance.
Because during the daytime battle, the troops led by Okamura Neiji and their chief of staff had suffered heavy casualties.
The enemy not only used heavy artillery to bombard them, but also dispatched hundreds of fighter jets and bombers to carry out carpet bombing against them.
These surrounded Japanese troops did not even have a simple foxhole. Facing the ground and air firepower of the Fourth Army, they had already suffered heavy losses before even seeing the troops surrounding them.
The Fourth Army does not seem to be in a hurry to annihilate these Japanese troops, because this Japanese army will be eaten by them sooner or later.
Use heavy artillery and bombers to consume their vitality. When these Japanese soldiers were tortured to the point of dying, it would not be too late for them to launch an attack again.
For the Japanese troops who were surrounded, this was undoubtedly a very long day.
Many of them have lost the qualification to see the sun tomorrow.
On the contrary, the two Japanese troops led by Jiro Kuroyama did not encounter any decent resistance during the march along the way.
Even after nightfall, guerrillas from the Eighth Route Army would often harass them while they were resting.
"However, these raids were all small-scale raids and did not cause much damage to the Japanese army.
This made Jiro Kuroyama believe that at this moment, even Xia Yang could not mobilize more troops to stop their breakthrough.
If they are lucky enough, they should be able to reach the old course of the Yellow River in three days.
Through that old road, they entered the Japanese-occupied area.
At that place, two divisions of the Japanese army were assembled nearby to meet their breakout.
For Jiro Montenegro and the soldiers he led, that was their only way to survive.
If he had known about it, Xia Yang would have already arranged nearly 100,000 people to wait for their arrival in that direction. I wonder what kind of expression would appear on Jiro Montenegro's face.
It was also on this day that the Kagel Combat Division led by Liu Fudong, as well as other troops from the north, began to launch a fierce attack on the remaining Japanese soldiers remaining in Shijiazhuang City.
At this time, a large part of those staying there were puppet troops, and there were also wounded soldiers who could not be taken away by the Japanese army.
Their combat effectiveness is almost negligible.
At dusk, Xia Yang and Liu Fudong had already led the troops and strode into Shijiazhuang City.
At this time, the people in the city spontaneously lined up on both sides of the street to welcome the troops entering the city.
Nearly five years have passed since Shijiazhuang fell and was now recovered.
"The past five years have been like a nightmare that has been too long for these people.
Now these troops entering the city walked through the streets and in front of them with neat steps.??It's like a bell that drives away nightmares.
After Xia Yang entered Shijiazhuang City, he entered the North China Expedition Army Headquarters in the city before night fell completely.
As soon as I got here, a soldier came over and reported: "Military seat, that Okamura Neiji, left something for you in the headquarters. Do you want to go and take a look?"
"what?"
"A katana."
Hearing this, Xia Yang was stunned for a moment, then walked over with a smile on his face.
At this time, the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters was already in a mess.
However, on the wall where the map was originally hung, there is now a simple and exquisite samurai sword hanging.
The blade is extremely bright, and the blade is sharp enough to be seen with the naked eye.
Next to the katana, there is a sentence left on the wall by Neji Okamura.
"Xia Yangjun, it is the honor of my life to have the honor to be your opponent.
After many fights, I have to admit that you are an absolute genius, and I am just a mediocre person who works hard.
"If we meet again by chance, I actually don't want to use swords or guns with you, but I just want to have a long chat with you, just like we are friends, and have a few words. "
Seeing the words on the wall, Xia Yang stretched out his hand, took off the katana, put it in his palm and rubbed it.
He couldn¡¯t help but curse, it would be fun if Okamura Neji didn¡¯t practice martial ethics and tempered the poison on this blade.
It was a good sword. Giving his personal sword to Xia Yang at this time also showed that Okamura Neji gave up to Xia Yang to a certain extent.
However, as a soldier, admitting defeat does not mean that he wants to surrender.
At this time, Okamura Neji is using his own way to fight for the last time.
This time, Okamura Neji set the conditions for victory for himself, as long as he could successfully break out of the encirclement of more than 50,000 people.
Even if it was only 30,000 people who broke out, he would have won this confrontation with Xia Yang.
Early the next morning, the Third Division, which surrounded Okamura Neiji and his soldiers, once again launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army.
When they launched their attack in the early morning, the surrounded Japanese army had been bombarded by artillery shells and aerial bombs all night long.
There are actually only 10,000 Japanese troops left in the encirclement. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com