Chapter Eighty-Four: Assault Attack

"I remember, Zhang Xueliang built another airfield in Shenyang not long ago, called Beiling Airport, yes, it must be there, Zhang Xinghan must have hidden a group of air force fighters there." Ishihara suddenly exclaimed.

After listening to Ishihara's analysis, Seishiro Itagaki, who was a little disheartened, let go of the communications lieutenant and sat down in his chair with a decadent expression.

There was a deathly silence in the gendarmerie headquarters.

"Itagaki-kun, now is not the time to be depressed, we should cheer up and save the crisis that may occur next." Seeing this, Ishihara said.

"Savage?" Itagaki Seishiro suddenly stood up and said awe-inspiringly: "Yes, the victory and defeat have not yet been decided, we still have three divisions and regiments, and we have not completely lost air supremacy."

Ishihara-kun, you immediately send a telegram to Commander Honjo Fan, and ask him to send an aviation force to come quickly, and I will fight Zhang Xinghan to the death. ”

"Itagaki-kun, as I said in the telegram just now, the 6th Division was bombed by the heavy air raids of the Shina people, and suffered heavy losses, plus the previous battle losses, the 6th Division must be in a bad situation now. Therefore, just in case, we should quickly notify the divisions and regiments on the front line to strengthen their garrison, and then mobilize the air force to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese people. Ishihara thought for a moment and persuaded.

"Chief Itagaki, Ishihara-kun is right, Shenyang Commander Zhang Xinghan is cunning and cunning, and he actually hid a number of fighters, we must not be negligent again, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." Kawamoto Osaku echoed.

"Kawamoto-kun, are you sure to raid Beiling Airport again?" Seishiro Itagaki asked suddenly.

"This, the lowly position thinks that the possibility of success is very small, as the so-called eating a trench grows a wisdom, the people of China have already suffered a loss, and will never give us a chance to attack again." Kawamoto Osa said truthfully.

"Without further ado, stabilize the situation before making plans." Ishihara immediately said to the lieutenant: "Immediately send a telegram to the 6th, 2nd, and 20th divisions, and order them to hold on to their existing positions, especially to prepare for air defense." ”

The communications lieutenant quickly recorded the order, and before he could turn around and leave, another communications soldier hurried in.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, it's not good, the headquarters of the 6th Division was unfortunately bombed by the Shina Air Force, and the division commander Sakamoto Masaemon, the chief of staff, Uedanaka Kotaro and other senior officers of the 6th Division were all broken and loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."

"What?" Seishiro Itagaki and Ishihara Waner and Shiro Kawamoto were all shocked on the spot, they thought that the situation of the 6th Division might not be optimistic, but they didn't expect it to be so grim, and even the division commander Sakamoto Masaemon was martyred.

However, the signal corps continued: "Due to the incessant air raids and bombing of the Chinese army, more than half of the 6th Division has suffered casualties, and the 2nd Division has also suffered heavy casualties, and the position has almost been razed to the ground, and even the 20th Division has suffered great losses. ”

"Even the head of the Masasa Sakamoto division was killed?" Ishihara Wan'er was also in a trance, and his face was miserable.

"Two, reason tells me that we should withdraw our troops to Liaoyang first, and then make plans." Shiro Kawamoto said.

"Retreat? We haven't even seen the head of Shenyang, how can we just retreat? Seishiro Itagaki roared unwillingly.

"However, now that the main force of the 6th Division has lost more than half, and the division commander and other senior officers have all been killed, and then they are left in Shenyang, if the people of China take advantage of the situation to counterattack, the consequences will be unimaginable." Shiro Kawamoto said with an anxious face.

"Itagaki-kun, Kawamoto-kun is right, the most correct way at the moment is to shrink the troops, and then attack after resting and replenishing. Although the warriors of the Imperial Army are brave and good at fighting, they are flesh and blood after all, and we, as commanders, cannot let them die worthless. Ishihara came back to his senses and said to Seishiro Itagaki.

Itagaki Seishiro was very unwilling, the corners of his angry mouth twitched involuntarily, and after a long time, he calmed down his anger and said: "Send electricity to all divisions and regiments on the front line, and alternately cover the retreat to Liaoyang." ”

"Hay!" The two devil messengers bowed their heads at the same time and turned to leave.

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Although Seishiro Itagaki finally made up his mind to withdraw his troops temporarily, it was too late.

At the same time as he had just made up his mind, Shenyang Chengnan.

The first regiment of recruits, the third regiment and the three regiments of the original garrison brigade, a total of nearly 10,000 officers and men of the garrison brigade have been assembled, and at the same time, more than 1,000 cavalrymen of the cavalry regiment led by Sabuli have also rushed to the assembly place.

Zhang Xinghan rode a war horse in military uniform, surrounded by more than 80 soldiers of the cavalry company who had survived the bloody battle, and came to the assembly point of the Sabuli Cavalry Regiment.

"Colonel Zhang Xinghan, commander of the Shenyang Garrison Brigade, is here, where is Commander Sabrisa?" Zhang Xinghan grabbed the reins and asked loudly.

In the cavalry formation of the cavalry regiment, two horsemen rushed out in response, the first one was about forty years old, a sturdy bearded man, with a thick black beard and his strong body, which invisibly made Zhang Xinghan have a good impression of him.

He is definitely a strong general who can fight well, Zhang Xinghan thought in his heart.

Sabuli immediately saluted Zhang Xinghan and said: "Sabuli, the commander of the Heilongjiang Reading Cavalry Regiment, was ordered to lead the whole regiment to support Shenyang. ”

"Thank you, Commander Sa, who came thousands of miles to help, Zhang Xinghan on behalf of the whole city of Shenyang, the old folks, the military and the people, thank you!" Zhang Xinghan did not salute, but clenched his fists and said with a serious face.

Sabuli hurriedly said: "The chief is polite, it is the duty of my generation of soldiers to resist and save the country, so why should I be grateful." ”

"That's right, now the war is critical, and when this battle is over, I'm picking up the wind and cleaning up for the head of Sa and the brothers." Zhang Xinghan nodded and said in a dignified voice.

"The whole regiment of my cavalry regiment is headed by the commander, and the commander should give the order." Sabuli said with a solemn face.

"The cavalry regiment will attack with me, please wait." After Zhang Xinghan finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and said to a herald: "Pass my order, and the artillery will immediately shell the position of the army." ”

The herald took the order and quickly conveyed Zhang Xinghan's order.

Dozens of large-caliber 105mm howitzers in the artillery battalion opened fire one after another, and one shell after another flew towards the position of the 6th Division with flames and screams.

The 78 BF109 fighters led by Liu Cuigang also launched fierce air strikes on the 6th, 20th and 2nd divisions of the Japanese army in two directions.

One after another, fighter planes dived and strafed, and the dense bullets enveloped the devil soldiers hiding in the trenches, and from time to time some people were shot and died.

After the artillery battalion's ten rapid fire was completed, the artillery fire began to extend.

Zhang Xinghan drew out his sharp war knife, and Sabuli and more than a thousand cavalrymen also drew their swords one after another, and for a while, the war knife was like a forest, and the aura of slaughter spread.

"Attack!" Zhang Xinghan waved the saber in his hand forward, pulled his throat and shouted angrily.

More than 20 tanks and armored vehicles, which had been waiting for a long time, roared forward, and the cavalry also instigated their horses and roared forward.

"Kill, rush!" Thousands of infantry also responded to the call, one after another, armed with rifles with bayonets and submachine guns fully loaded, and general-purpose machine guns jumped out of the trenches, following the cavalry and armored troops like a tide to rush in the direction of Sujiatun.

The armoured and cavalry units were very fast, and in a short time they rushed through the mixture, crossed the defensive positions of the 1st Regiment of Recruits, and attacked the defensive positions of the 6th Division.

"Brothers, rush!" The officers of the 1st Regiment of Recruits took the lead in rushing out of the trenches and joining the attacking army.

At this time, from a bird's-eye view from above, the scene is extremely spectacular, on the ground, the garrison brigade is attacking with the arrows of tanks and armored vehicles, and thousands of cavalry are following up on its two flanks, crushing the positions of the army.

In the low sky, one after another BF109 fighters were constantly diving, circling, strafing and bombing.