At this time, Zhang's mother Liu Liping walked in, saw her husband's pale face, and the family letters were scattered under her feet, so she hurriedly walked over and asked eagerly, "Master, what's wrong with you?" ”

"My lord read the letter from our camp, and it became like this." Xiao Lizi on the side was also full of anxiety.

Liu Liping hurriedly picked up the letter on the ground, hurriedly read the contents of the letterhead, and two lines of tears had already slipped down her cheeks, which already had obvious signs of age.

Liu Liping endured her grief, choked up and said to Zhang Yuxi: "Master, what should we do?" Is it just sitting back and watching Xinghan die in battle? ”

Saying that, Liu Liping finally couldn't help crying, "My son, why are you so stupid." ”

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuxi, who had been silent and pale, suddenly stood up, looked at the starry night sky outside the hall, and said coldly but firmly: "No, Xinghan is not stupid, he is loyal!" ”

Stepping out of the living room, coming to the courtyard, looking at the starry sky, Zhang Yuxi said proudly: "Xinghan is right, as a soldier, as a Chinese man, it is their responsibility and duty to defend the country and disgrace, my Zhang family can have such descendants, and the ancestors and ancestors will also feel happy and proud." ”

Liu Liping did not speak, but sobbed softly, as a mother, although she hoped that her son would be safe and sound, but she had been educated by a good family education since childhood, and she was still well aware of righteousness, so at this moment she could only endure her grief and pray that Zhang Xinghan could get out of danger safely and return triumphantly.

At this moment, a huge explosion suddenly sounded in the distance, and the sudden explosion woke up the already sleeping citizens of Mukden, and also heralded the beginning of the attack on Mukden City by the 2nd Infantry Wing of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Yue Army.

It's just that the vast majority of the people of Mukden are kept in the dark and dare not go out at home.

After the explosion lasted for about ten minutes, the infantry of the Yue Army, which had been preparing for a long time outside the city, began to launch a formal attack on Fengtian City.

A small number of garrisons and a large number of military and police officers in Fengtian City hurriedly climbed to the top of the city to resist, and a bloody battle began.

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At the same time, Wang Yizhe was in the house.

When Wang Yizhe returned to his residence with Queen Ruoying, he learned the news of the attack on Beidaying, and then heard the dense gunfire and shouts of killing coming from outside Fengtian City.

After asking about the situation, Wang Yizhe immediately decided to evacuate Mukden with Wang Ruoying, so he began to tell Wang Ruoying and the people in the palace to quickly pack up their things and prepare to leave.

"Dad, I'm going to come in, why don't you go and command the troops to resist? And to choose a retreat? In Wang Yizhe's study, Wang Ruoying was very puzzled and asked Wang Yizhe, who was packing up his things.

"Didn't I say it, this is an order from the top, and as a soldier, I have to obey the order." Wang Yizhe explained.

"It also depends on what kind of order it is, have you thought about it, Dad, as soon as we retreat, the entire Mukden and the entire Northeast may fall into the hands of Yu, so won't our Northeast soldiers become lost dogs?" Wang Ruoying pouted dissatisfiedly.

"Nonsense, how do you know that the Northeast will fall into the hands of Yue himself, we are just temporarily retreating to avoid conflict, and the political axe and the young marshal will naturally come forward to negotiate with Yue himself." Wang Yizhe scolded.

"Hmph, negotiations? I said that I have hit Fengtian City, is it useful to negotiate? The young marshal is a cowardice, and it is a bad seed to say that it is ugly, sitting on hundreds of thousands of troops, and it is just a matter of not thinking about expanding the territory, and now he said that he provoked a war, and he actually wanted the troops to retreat, and even the foundation that the marshal had worked hard to lay down wanted to abandon it. Wang Ruoying snorted disdainfully.

"Shut up, what do you know as a girl?" Wang Yizhe had a strong conscience towards Zhang Xue, and immediately reprimanded Wang Ruoying.

Wang Ruoying turned her head, angry, and thought of Zhang Xinghan again, so she endured her anger and asked, "Dad, where is that Xinghan?" Will it be dangerous? ”

"No, Chief of Staff Rong has already ordered Zhao Zhenfan to lead the troops to evacuate, and the troops of our Beida Battalion should all retreat at this moment, and Zhang Xinghan will not be in any danger." Wang Yizhe thought for a while.

"Oh." Wang Ruoying nodded, and then said, "Dad, then let's go to the east of the city and evacuate with Uncle Zhang and Auntie, right?" With your guards, they are also safe. ”

"You stinky girl, before you get married, your heart is towards your mother-in-law's family, hum." Wang Yizhe pretended to be angry.

"Daddy! If you don't take them with you, I won't go. Wang Ruoying muttered angrily and stomped her feet.

"Okay, okay, bring them, Zhang Yuxi and I are close friends, even if you don't say I'll bring them, look at you, so urgent, it's really a big girl!" Wang Yizhe shook his head with a wry smile.

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When the 29th Infantry Wing of the Yue Army attacked the defense of Mukden City under the cover of artillery, the battle of Beidaying had ended temporarily.

In the Beida Battalion, the three regiments of the 7th Brigade and the troops directly under the brigade headquarters have all been withdrawn, except for Zhang Xinghan's 3rd Battalion.

After nearly ten minutes of fierce fighting, the completely one-sided slaughter battle outside the south gate of Beidaying finally came to an end.

Due to the superiority in troops, the condescending position, and the fact that most of the troops carried empty ammunition for the exercise, Zhang Xinghan's 3rd battalion completely annihilated the invading Kawashima squadron at the cost of no casualties in this skirmish, and won the first battle.

After the Kawashima squadron was completely annihilated, Zhang Xinghan immediately ordered the commander of the first company to go out with the officers and men of the company to clean up the battlefield, and captured 150 Type 38 rifles, bayonets, several Wang Ba box pistols, 12 crooked machine guns, and 12 grenadiers.

In the hands of Zhang Xinghan's 3rd Battalion, they were able to immediately turn into sharp weapons for killing, especially the 12 crooked light machine guns and 12 grenadier canisters, which greatly strengthened the light firepower of the 3rd Battalion.

At the same time that Zhang Xinghan's 3rd Battalion finished cleaning up the battlefield and sent sappers to continue to re-lay mines in vegetable fields and even in the woods.

Shimamoto Masaichi, the captain of the 2nd Brigade of the South Manchurian Railway Garrison, led the main force of the brigade, (the 1st, 2nd, and 4th squadrons and the headquarters of the brigade), totaling more than 450 people, and rushed to the North Battalion.

As soon as Shimamoto Masaichi led his troops to the Wicker Lake area, he received shocking news from the scouts, his advance force, the Kawashima squadron, was completely annihilated, and even the camp gate of the Beida Camp was not attacked, and it was completely annihilated by the defenders of the Northeast Army of the Beida Camp in the open space outside the camp.

After receiving this news, Shimamoto Masashi was furious and scolded the Chinese defenders for being despicable and shameless, and while ordering the troops to immediately launch another attack on the northern camp to avenge the officers and soldiers of the Kawashima squadron, he quickly sent this information to Itagaki Seishiro and Ishihara Waner, who were rushing to Mukden.

On the train, Seishiro Itagaki and Ishihara were both drinking tea with anxious expressions, and they had just received news from the commander of the 29th Infantry Wing, Yukihiro Hirata, that the attack on Mukden Castle had begun.

While Seishiro Itagaki and Ishihara were anxiously waiting, a communications lieutenant walked in.

He stood up and saluted the two of them, and said with a sad face: "Sir, the captain of the Second Reading Brigade of the Railway Garrison, Shimamoto Shoichi Shaosa, sent an urgent telegram, the Kawashima Squadron, the vanguard of his attack on the Beida Battalion, encountered a preset minefield by the defenders of the Northeast Army in the battle of attacking the Beida Battalion, and suffered heavy losses, and then was ambushed by the enemy's heavy troops, and finally outnumbered, and the whole army was wiped out outside the south gate of the Beida Battalion. ”

"What?" Seishiro Itagaki and Ishihara stood up suddenly, and the teacup in their hands accidentally fell to the ground.

"How is this possible?" Seishiro Itagaki looked at the communications lieutenant with disbelief on his face, and then turned his gaze to Ishihara.

Ishihara frowned, pondered for a while, and said, "Itagaki-kun, maybe the Northeast Army has prepared in advance. ”

"So what are we going to do?" Seishiro Itagaki asked anxiously.

Ishihara did not answer, but instead asked the corresponding lieutenant, "Did the Seventh Brigade of the Northeast Army of the Beida Battalion all participate in the battle?" ”

"I don't know about this." The communications staff officer bowed his head in shame.

"If the people of China are prepared, then now that Fengtian City is in an emergency, Zhang Xueliang will definitely order the Seventh Brigade of Reading Force in the Beida Camp to reinforce Fengtian, and we must not let them succeed." Ishihara paused and continued: "Itagaki-kun, we will immediately inform the Shimamoto Brigade and order him to contain the Chinese defenders of the Northern Camp no matter what, and must not allow them to send troops to reinforce Mukden and buy time for the 29th Infantry Wing to capture Mukden City. ”

"But Ishihara-kun, now that the Shimamoto Brigade has lost an infantry squadron, and the strength is less than five hundred, can they contain the enemy forces that are more than ten or even twenty times their strength?" Seishiro Itagaki said with some concern.

"Fushun's garrison of more than 400 reinforcements can arrive in Mukden in two hours, and with the strength of Shimamoto's brigade, it is not a problem to use the cover of night to contain the people of China for two hours. As long as the mobile force of the Northeast Army in Beidaying is delayed, victory will be ours. Ishihara said confidently.

Seishiro Itagaki nodded, and waved his hand at the Lieutenant Officer, signaling him to do as he was told.

After the communication lieutenant bowed his head and left, Seishiro Itagaki was still uneasy, and he always felt a sense of foreboding, but when he saw Ishihara Waner sitting calmly on the Diaoyutai platform, he didn't say anything.

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Shimamoto Shoichi was even more determined to receive a telegram from Seishiro Itagaki and immediately ordered the artillery to build an artillery position two kilometers away, and in a short time, the artillery position of the four Type 92 infantry guns belonging to the Shimamoto Brigade was completed.

Originally, according to the normal staffing of the army, a standard infantry brigade had three infantry squadrons, a machine gun squadron, and a brigade headquarters, and also an artillery squad equipped with two Type 92 infantry guns and a number of mortars.

However, in order to strengthen the offensive strength of the Shimamoto Brigade, before the attack, the Shimamoto Brigade was equipped with two additional Type 92 infantry guns.

The four Type 92 infantry guns lined up, and with the order of an artillery ensign, they began to fire one after another.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The muffled sound of four cannon shots rang out one after another, and the four shells roared into the air with a scarlet tail flame, turning into arcs in the sky, and slamming towards the Beidaying fortifications.

The fire carried by the four shells in the dark night was extremely dazzling, and because the army had carried out detailed reconnaissance and survey of the Beida camp in advance, the artillery of the army had already known the coordinates of the target in Zhuyuan.

Therefore, in the first round of shelling, the army accurately hit the target, and almost all four shells fell on the fortifications of the Beida Battalion, bursting out with a deafening explosion and skyrocketing fire.