Glorious Mission 1937

() "Hachi, immediately send a report to the Army Aviation Corps, requesting fire support." Norihide Abe roared loudly.

"Hay"

No wonder Kihide Abe was so angry. The artillery brigade that Gein had just destroyed was the only artillery unit in his hands. The artillery sent by the Chahar dispatched corps suffered the most in the battle of Tianzhen. The artillery was the third battalion of the first security regiment. A sneak attack caused the Japanese army to lose two artillery brigades.

Although the Chahar dispatched corps was quickly replenished after the war, due to the lack of gunners and equipment, only four artillery squadrons were added to the artillery, barely able to make up a reinforced brigade.In view of the weirdness of the security regiment in Xinghe County, Hideki Tojo handed over 70% of the artillery in his hands to Norihide Abe. Unexpectedly, it was the second day of the war, and the artillery in his hands was taken away by the Chinese army. How to fight the next battle.

He can see clearly the small county town not far away. Although the city wall is not very tall, it can be seen that the fortifications of the county town have just been overhauled. In addition, there are densely packed underground bunkers everywhere outside the city. If there is no artillery fire support, take it down This small county will surely pay a heavy price.

As a senior officer of the Corps dispatched by Chahar, he knew the situation of the Corps very well.Although the Chahar Dispatched Corps claims to have 5000 elite soldiers, it actually only has three infantry brigades plus two detachments of elite infantry, plus the troops directly under the Corps Headquarters, the total strength is less than [-].The rest are all the Royal Association Army with little combat effectiveness.

Moreover, in the battle some time ago, the Chahar dispatched corps suffered more than 1 casualties, and now there are no more than 3000 combatable soldiers.Although some supplements were received a few days ago, it was not the elite of the Kwantung Army, but the supplementary soldiers transferred from the North China Front Army, whose quality was far lower than the original soldiers of the Chahar Dispatched Corps.

As a result, if one of the two armies attacking Tianzhen and Xinghe suffers heavy losses, it will definitely affect the next battle. Even if Tianzhen or Xinghe is really captured, the troops are likely to be defeated because Stagnated due to lack of troops.

In fact, the Army Aviation of the Japanese Army has sent an aviation squadron with a total of 8 aircraft to assist in the battle.However, because Chen Feng ordered the soldiers to set fire to a large number of undried branches and crop stalks in the urban area, the entire urban area and the surrounding area for several miles were shrouded in billowing thick smoke. , still couldn't see the target on the ground clearly, so he had no choice but to return.

Both sides of the battle on September 9 seemed very restrained. Except for the exasperated Kihide Abe who felt sorry for the half-disabled artillery brigade, the frontline troops were very satisfied with the battle on September 24.In the eyes of the soldiers of the Japanese army, the officer did not forcefully drive them to attack that weird Chinese county, and did not confront the equally weird Chinese army.

For the soldiers of the 222nd Division, delaying the other troops for an extra day will give them an extra day to prepare.Due to the order of the division seat, the latest high-shelf machine guns cannot be exposed for the time being, so the only way to deal with the little devil's tanks and planes is to use local methods. Facing the little devil's attack, the troops still have certain casualties, so they also The happy little devil restrained himself somewhat.

In the city defense headquarters, Chen Feng was analyzing the battle on the map.A huge map was spread out on the desk, with two rulers and a triangular ruler beside it. Chen Feng was holding a sharpened pencil in his hand, and he was constantly drawing on the map.

"Reporter's seat, Andre is here to report that the cavalry group has arrived in Zhangbei and is ready to launch an attack on Zhangbei County at any time." The radio operator reported loudly.

"Have you found out the situation in Zhangbei City? How many defenders are there in the city? Are they little devils or puppet soldiers?" Chen Feng raised his head and asked.

"Reporter, Brigadier Andrei didn't say this..."

"Then you should ask quickly. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles. If you don't know your opponent's situation, you will easily suffer a lot." Chen Feng said with a frown.

"Yes, I'll ask."

Soon there was a reply from Andre, and the radio operator got up and gave Chen Feng a military salute and said, "Reporting to the seat, Brigadier Commander Andre called back and said that there are more than 800 Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Zhangbei City. The Japanese army only has one squadron, and the rest are puppet troops. Secondly, they also got information that not only a large amount of weapons and equipment were hoarded in the city, but also a new concentration camp was built, in which a large number of prisoners were detained. Brigadier Andrei Please tell me what to do."

Chen Feng thought for a while and said: "Send a report to Andre and ask him to act according to the original plan. Tomorrow morning, he will take the initiative to launch an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops in Zhangbei County. We can’t eliminate them, and force them to seek help from that old devil, Kihide Abe.”

"By the way, by the way, have the other troops arrived at their scheduled positions?"

"Reporting to the division, the 222 brigade called half an hour ago to say that the main force of their brigade has arrived at Daqinggou and is building fortifications. Commander Wang Hansheng and the rest of the troops have hidden in the Ertaizi area. As long as the division's order is issued, They can be outside Xinghe City within two hours."

"Is there any news about the 223rd Brigade and the Jingwei Brigade?"

"Yes, the 223rd Brigade has also arrived at Daheishan. Its actions were very concealed and did not attract the attention of the little devils. In addition, Er Gouzi who besieged Daqingshan also withdrew, leaving no soldiers behind. Brigadier Xu called to tell the division, Jing The reserve brigade has entered the predetermined attack position and is ready to join the battlefield at any time."

"Okay, send a telegram to Li Yifeng, Wang Hansheng, and Xu Hu, let them continue to hide and wait for orders, and then send a telegram to Li Wensheng, ordering the main force of the 222 brigade to speed up the construction of fortifications. The little devil can arrive at Daqinggou at noon tomorrow at the most. I need They can make a quick decision, and then quickly return to help Xinghe, plug the gap in the north, and turn that old bastard of Kihide Abe into a turtle bastard in a urn." Chen Feng ordered.

Chen Feng's side was confident, but Li Fuying's side was panicked. The Japanese army's two-day attack has already paid a heavy price for the 399th regiment defending the city. Now there are less than 1000 people left in one regiment, and more importantly, the troops' ammunition is almost exhausted.

After reporting to the headquarters of the Seventh Army and the WWII zone chief's department, Fu Zuoyi received an order to defend Tianzhen to the utmost, no less than three days at the latest, and the Hu reinforcements must arrive within three days.

As for the reinforcements, Li Fuying actually didn't hold out hope for more kills. On the one hand, he knew the current battle situation very well. Commander Yan didn't have many troops to use. Even if there were reinforcements, there would not be more than one division. Army, at best, no more than 3 or [-] people.

But there are a total of 6 or [-] little devils attacking the front line of Tianzhen. Let alone a division, even a group army may not be able to beat it, so what he wants to see most now is the retreat of Chief Yan. Order.

No. 60's first army had been seriously injured in the last battle, and Li Fuying thought that he would not be able to hold on to another equally tragic battle.Even if you really persist in the end, it's hard to say how much of the troops will be left, and the best result will not exceed [-]%.

Fortunately, the security regiment that appeared out of nowhere last time restrained them and severely damaged the Japanese army, which gave Tianzhen a chance, otherwise the last time alone would have been enough for the No. 60 army to drink a pot.This time, I heard that the little devil divided [-] troops to attack Xinghe. Thinking about it, the kid himself would not be able to protect himself. I am afraid that he has no time or energy to take care of himself. Thinking of this, Li Fuying couldn't help feeling depressed.

It was just dawn on September 9, when a muffled sound of engines suddenly pierced the silence of the morning, and then more than 25 planes suddenly got out of the clouds and launched a violent bombing towards Xinghe County below.

The ear-piercing air defense sirens of "Ula" and "Ula" had just sounded, and the shells had already fallen.

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom" loud explosions resounded throughout the county.

The violent air wave knocked over more than half of the tiles on the roof of the city defense headquarters, and the glass on the windows was also shattered all over the place. Two soldiers standing guard were killed and the other injured.

This bombing lasted for nearly half an hour, and when the urban area was full of fire and billowing thick smoke enveloped the urban area again, the Japanese army's planes swaggered away from Xinghe.

Chen Feng didn't expect that the little devil would come to sneak attack in the early morning, so he was not well prepared. After some bombing, most of the city was destroyed.Some military facilities were also damaged, and there were certain casualties.Fortunately, Chen Feng had always been worried about the bombing of the Japanese army's planes, so he built a large number of air-raid shelters in the city early. Most of the soldiers rested in the air-raid shelters at night, so the casualties were not many.

On the contrary, Chen Feng's headquarters lost a lot. A shell landed in the courtyard, one guard was killed and one was injured. In addition, many maps, weapons and equipment, and important documents in the headquarters were also damaged.