Tongliao Reading Division, military airfield.

After receiving Zhang Xinghan's order, Zhao Zhenfan immediately called Gao Zhihang.

Gao Zhihang and Deputy Captain Liu Cuigang immediately led their subordinates to take off and attack one after another fighter planes and bombers.

Near the airport apron, a group of new pilots are watching with envy as fighter planes take off into the air.

Zhang Xinghua was also one of them, watching the pilots fly their fighter planes into the sky, fly to the battlefield, and kill the enemy to serve the country.

Zhang Xinghua felt that his blood was boiling:

"Han Yun, big brother, look at it, sooner or later, one day, I will also fly a fighter plane, soar in the sky, and fight for the blue sky of the motherland."

………………………………………… Outside the west gate of Xinmin County, Zhang Xinghua led the assault troops to attack, and dozens of mortars, field artillery and eight 105mm howitzers were fiercely shelling Xinmin City.

The west gate of Xinmin City was suddenly burned by fierce artillery fire, thick smoke was billowing out, and the army on the head of the city was risking death to rescue the wounded, carrying sacks to strengthen the fortifications.

Suddenly, there was a small and growing engine sound in the distance.

Many of the soldiers on the head of the city looked up, only to see some small black dots in the sky that had just been opened, and as the distance got closer and closer, the devil soldiers were horrified to find that the thing that came was actually an airplane.

Zhang Xinghan stood in front of the front of a military truck, holding a cigarette in one hand, looked up at his own fighter planes flying over his head, and said to Guo Zhong next to him: "Pass the order, ten minutes later, the 701st Regiment will attack on all fronts and capture Xinmin City." ”

One after another, Stuka bombers pounced on the west gate of Xinmin County with a sharp and piercing whistling sound.

With a sharp whistling sound, one after another heavy bombs were accurately dropped by Stuka bombers on the head ......of Xinmin West Gate City.

"Boom, boom...... Boom, boom......, boom, boom and boom" violent explosions sounded one after another, and the city wall collapsed suddenly, and huge fires and thick smoke rose into the air, and the army at the head of the city was torn to pieces by the shock wave in the explosion, and flew into the sky with the fragments of countless weapons and bunkers.

Several Zero fighters were also constantly circling and diving and strafing, and in almost a few minutes, the ruined city turned into a sea of fire.

The infantry of the 701st Regiment, under the command of regiment commander Liu Jianguo, relied on tanks and armored vehicles to cover and launched an attack on Xinmin County.

Under the cover of the air force and tanks and armored vehicles, the infantry attacked very smoothly.

Seeing that he was about to capture Xinmin City and annihilate all the troops in the city, Shen Xingye suddenly walked over in a hurry, saluted Zhang Xinghan and said: "Division, just now we have reconnoitred and found that the army in Zhangwu and other places is moving closer to Xinmin, and the air force reconnaissance plane has also discovered important information, and there are a large number of troops in Panjin and Tieling marching in the direction of Shenyang and Xinmin. ”

"Huh?" When Zhang Xinghan heard this, he immediately took out a small combat map from the side, stared at the map, and Zhang Xinghan suddenly said: "It seems that the little devil has a lot of appetite and wants to gather us in the Xinmin and Shenyang areas. ”

"So what do we do next?" Shen Xingye asked.

"Pass my order, the 701st Regiment and the armored company immediately stop the attack and withdraw from the battle, the cavalry regiment also lifts the encirclement of Xinmin City, and the whole army immediately crosses the Liuhe River south." Zhang Xinghan said after a pause: "I ordered Gao Zhihang and Liu Cuigang to send another telegram to the air force to bomb and attack the main force of the army advancing eastward from Zhangwu, delay its advance speed, and buy time for our troops to cross the Liuhe River." Zhang Xinghan thought for a while and commanded.

"Division, when I just withdrew from Zhangwu, I reconnoitred the situation of the Liuhe River, the average depth of the water is more than five meters, the width is hundreds of meters, there is no large strong bridge for our tanks and armored vehicles to pass through in the area from Zhangwu to Xinmin, and the pontoon bridge is built on the spot, not to mention that time does not allow, and there is no equipment and sappers." Shen Xingye was a little embarrassed.

Zhang Xinghan was shocked when he heard this, indeed, he ignored this important issue, the No. 3 tank weighed more than 20 tons, and the nearby bridge that could withstand it safely and smoothly was the Hunhe Railway Bridge in Shenyang.

So, Zhang Xinghan looked down at the map again, and after some careful and careful inspection, Zhang Xinghan found that the Liuhe River is one of the tributaries of the Liao River, which meanders from the Kulun Banner to the east of Xinmin and joins the Liao River.

There is a bridge on the Liao River that leads directly to Shenyang, but bypassing Xinmin to go to Shenyang is undoubtedly an extremely risky move for now.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Xinghan finally decided: "Order the troops, immediately move north, target Faku County, and get rid of the heavy encirclement of the Yue army before making plans." ”

"Yes!" Shen Xingye took the order and left.

…………………… To the east of Zhangwu, tens of thousands of troops of the 1st, 5th, and 9th Divisions were ordered to march to Xinmin.

However, before they could reach Xinmin, they were bombed by the air force led by Gao Zhihang, suffering heavy casualties and a serious decrease in their travel speed.

When they braved the bombardment to reach Xinmin, Zhang Xinghan had already led his troops to bypass Xinmin City and flee north.

After arriving in Xinmin, the Yue army did not blindly pursue, but reported the situation to the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

Inside the headquarters, Minamijiro hadn't slept since he was woken up last night, sitting in the war room smoking and anxiously waiting for the real-time report from the front.

Ishihara walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand with a solemn face, "Your Excellency General, the 1st Division, the Chinese Army has run away." ”

"Huh? Ran away? ”

"Yes, after dawn, their air force attacked everywhere, presumably because they discovered the intention of the imperial army's divisions to assemble in Shenyang and Xinmin, so they fled Xinmin." Ishihara nodded.

"It's the Air Force again, and it's unbelievable that the Imperial Army has lost air supremacy in Northeast Asia, if it weren't for my own experience, I can't believe it." Nanjiro said with some annoyance.

"The general must not be angry, the reason why the imperial army lost air supremacy is entirely because our pilots underestimated the enemy, and the fighters of the Chinese air force are too advanced, and it is not a crime of war, and in three days at most, the airport can be repaired, and at that time, we will be able to get the support of a large number of sea-based and land-based aviation units and regain Liaoning's air supremacy." Ishihara persuaded a little helplessly.

Before the September 18 Incident, who would have thought that China would have such a powerful air force?

Regarding the source of the advanced fighter of the Reading Force, the agents of the army broke their heads and failed to investigate the reason.

"Ishihara-kun, what should we do next? Will it continue to pursue this Chinese army, or will it continue to attack Tongliao? Minamijiro asked after calming down.

"They are a mobile force composed of armored and cavalry troops, the mobile surname is extremely strong, if there is no specific terrain restrictions, it is difficult for the imperial army to catch up with and destroy them on the Liaozhong Plain, so it is futile to pursue again, so it is recommended to stop the pursuit immediately, with the 14.11, 12th divisions to cooperate with the local garrison to ensure the smooth flow of logistics supplies, still by the 1st, 5th, 9th three divisions to attack Tongliao, as long as the capture of Tongliao, destroy the base of the reading division, the imperial army can free up its hands to attack Changchun or Jinzhou." Ishihara thought for a moment.

"Well, that's reasonable, but the commander of the 9th Division, Kenkichi Ueda, was killed, and before the new division commander appointed by the base camp arrived, it was obviously not suitable to serve as the main attack force for the time being, so let's do it, the 9th Division will stay and replace the 11th Division." Minamijiro Road.

"Hay!" Ishihara suddenly put his legs together and bowed his head to take orders.

…………………………………… December 28, Faku County.

At this time, Faku County was in a state of ownerlessness, and he said that he had not had time to capture it, but the Northeast Army had already withdrawn, and there were only some old, weak, sick and disabled gendarmes and policemen in the city.

After Zhang Xinghan led his troops to arrive, these old, weak, sick and disabled people immediately raised their weapons and went out of the city to surrender.

In Faku County, Zhang Xinghan and Liu Jianguo were discussing the next battle plan around the map.

"Division, according to the intelligence from the air force's reconnaissance, the army has transferred tens of thousands of people originally used in the direction of Siping and Jinzhou to Shenyang and Xinmin.

Its purpose is self-evident, that is, to expel us, consolidate their logistical supply lines, and thus ensure that their main attacking force will attack our Tongliao base area. Liu Jianguo gestured on the map.

"Tens of thousands, it seems that the little devil has to destroy my Tongliao Reading Master." Zhang Xinghan smiled.

"This is also a matter in the clean-up, since the battle of Shenyang, I have regarded us as a big trouble, I can't get rid of it quickly, to put it arrogantly, the reason why Xiao Yueben mobilized more than a dozen divisions and regiments, almost the whole country invaded the northeast, is mostly because our resistance has caused them unprecedented trouble.

In order to take care of his invincible face and achieve the strategic goal of occupying the three eastern provinces, he had no choice but to take risks and fight with all his might. Liu Jianguo said.

Zhang Xinghan smiled and nodded: "What you said is not unreasonable, but these more than a dozen divisions are not the soldiers of the whole country, and I am said to have at least two million reserve soldiers of appropriate age."

Of course, war is fought with attrition, and what is burned is money, and if it is not to a certain extent, I will not participate in the war with the whole country.

Therefore, as long as we can survive this offensive and stabilize our position, we will usher in a relatively peaceful development opportunity in the future. ”

"Relying on our current expansion speed, in less than a year, we will have an army of 100,000, and we will definitely be able to have a head-on decisive battle with the Yue army, and completely drive the little devils out of the three eastern provinces." Liu Jianguo said confidently.

"Well, that's a good point." Zhang Xinghan nodded with satisfaction and patted Liu Jianguo's shoulder.

"Then Master, what should we do next?" Liu Jianguo asked.

Zhang Xinghan stared down at him, and after a long time, he patted the map and said, "Here, order the troops to set off immediately." ”

"Tieling?" Liu Jianguo looked at the map in some surprise.

(To be continued)