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In order to ensure the safety of the patio gate.

Due to the topography, if the defenders build a field defensive position in front of the pass, it will look extremely weak.

So the real defense is carried out by relying on the steep wall.

After all, as one of the eight Taihang Mountains, the steepness of Tianjing Pass is by no means a wasted name.

Also because of the limitations of the terrain, too many troops cannot be fully put into use at Tianjing Pass, three. Pig. Pig. Island. Two-thirds of the novel's thousand people are already used as reserves in case of emergency.

The attacker will also be limited by the steep terrain of mountains and steep mountains on both sides of the wall, and cannot invest too many troops to attack at one time.

The scale of the engagement on both sides was basically only about one regiment.

This also greatly facilitated the holding of the Northeast Frontier Army.

It also greatly offset the superiority of the Central Army in terms of strength, as long as the defenders had enough ammunition, they could hold on as much as possible.

However, despite the situation, Liu Jianguo, who was in charge of the command, became much more cautious after experiencing the defeat in the Battle of Puyang.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, he went up to the wall with his guards to inspect it.

Since there are nearly 3,000 people in Tianjing Pass, the officers and men on duty can completely change shifts for several hours, so the spirits of the officers and men are not bad.

When hundreds of officers and soldiers from the Northeast who were on duty and stood guard saw Liu Jianguo's arrival, they all stood up and saluted to show their respect.

Liu Jianguo waved his hands and nodded one by one, and when he encountered a few soldiers on duty with injuries, he had to step forward to offer condolences alone.

Blown by the cold night breeze, Liu Jianguo finished his inspection, and after returning to his temporary residence, he was temporarily sleepy.

He called an adjutant to play chess with him.

Time passed quietly, and in a blink of an eye, it was more than two o'clock in the morning, which was already the time when the body functions were the most tired and needed to rest and sleep in the twenty-four hours.

Even if you slept all day during the day. At this time, it is inevitable that there will be two yawns.

After playing chess with the adjutant for nearly two hours, Liu Jianguo was also a little sleepy, and the adjutant said when he saw this: "Deputy commander, do you want to rest first?" ”

Liu Jianguo yawned and said, "What time is it?" ”

The adjutant looked at his watch and said, "It's 2:15 in the morning." ”

"Oh, come with me and walk around the wall again." Liu Jianguo is in line with the principle of being cautious and making no big mistakes, and sailing a 10,000-year-old ship.

The adjutant was a little surprised: "Deputy commander, it's so late, you still have to go on patrol." Don't take a break? ”

"Before leaving, the chief explained again and again that he must be extremely careful, especially at night, and even more so to guard against possible night attacks by the enemy.

So we'd better be cautious, sleep less at night, and make up for it during the day. As he spoke, Liu Jianguo had already picked up a steel helmet and stood up.

The adjutant didn't say much more, secretly admiring it. followed Liu Jianguo and walked out.

At this time, the night breeze was blowing, and the drowsiness was slightly reduced, Liu Jianguo and the adjutant shook their heads and strode forward.

I saw that the officers and soldiers were slightly sleepy on their faces. But no one was lazy, and everyone was still strong and stuck to their posts.

Liu Jianguo nodded with satisfaction and continued to inspect with the adjutant.

At the same time, on a small road leading to Tianjing Pass. A group of black shadows are moving forward vigilantly.

As a black shadow at the front stopped, the hundreds of people who followed followed also stopped.

"Brigade, three miles ahead is the patio gate." The black shadow at the head turned back to the one behind him.

These dark shadows are not ghosts. It was a night attack unit of the Central Army, and this person who was called the brigade seat was none other than Zhang Lingfu, deputy commander of the 51st Division of the Central Army and major general of the 59th Brigade, who shined in the Battle of Puyang and was promoted several levels.

Together with Wang Yaowu, he was ordered to lead the 51st Division to Jiaozuo, preparing to unite with friendly forces of various units to attack Tianjing Pass.

Zhang Lingfu led an elite battalion of his headquarters to march in a hurry at night, adhering to the principle of high speed and speed, and rushed to the front of all friendly troops, and even the 59th Brigade of the headquarters was left behind by them.

Obviously, Zhang Lingfu is well versed in the way of using troops, and wants to take advantage of the fact that the Northeast Army has not yet gained a stable foothold and take Tianjing Pass by surprise.

The importance of Tianjing Pass for both the Northeast Army and the Central Army is self-evident.

If he Zhang Lingfu can win Tianjing Pass, he will be the first hero of this battle, and it will be more dazzling and famous than the Battle of Puyang.

Studying his military style and character, Zhang Lingfu is young and promising, brave and strategic, and good at combining righteousness and strangeness, which can be described as a rare talent.

However, he has character weaknesses in all human beings, and Zhang Lingfu, who is so young, is no exception.

He has the desire to express himself eagerly, but subconsciously ignores the strength of his opponent.

He led his troops to march quickly overnight, even though he was able to achieve a surprise effect, but the ultimate goal of Zhang Xinghan leading the army to fight thousands of miles was Tianjing Pass and Jincheng.

How could he not know the importance of this place, so he basically took into account the possible situations, and before leaving, he strictly instructed Liu Jianguo to be vigilant, especially to guard against the night attack of the Central Army.

In addition, Liu Jianguo himself also suffered a defeat in Puyang, and in addition to learning from the pain, he also has a strong desire to be ashamed, and he is even more grateful to Zhang Xinghan for his kindness and not punishment, and he can't wait to repay him with a beautiful one.

All these factors have been added together, and the factors that have contributed to the success of Zhang Lingfu's surprise attack tonight are already very low.

"Brothers, Tianjing Pass is in front of you, take it in one go, we are the greatest heroes of the party-state, and the committee will personally commend you, now, everyone rush up with me to create the glory of our 59th Brigade! Glory will always be ours! After Zhang Lingfu roared excitedly, he took the lead and rushed forward with a submachine gun.

Nearly 500 elites of the Central Army swore to follow one after another, and an invisible murderous aura spread in the night.

On the wall, Liu Jianguo and his adjutant took some of the guards to inspect and were walking back to their residence.

Suddenly, there was a strange sound under the wall.

Liu Jianguo and the adjutant stopped, glanced at each other, and asked, "What sound?" ”

"The lowly seems to have heard it." With that, the adjutant stuck his head out of the wall, and took a torch from one of the soldiers on duty, trying to see what was going on below.

At this moment, two or three rapid submachine gun clicks suddenly sounded, and the adjutant who was looking at it was stunned, and the torch in his hand fell towards the city, and his body immediately fell straight back.

"Not good, there are enemies." The soldier who had previously held the torch noticed that there were black enemy troops outside the city by the light of the falling torch, and immediately shouted in a mournful voice.

Liu Jianguo was dumbfounded and hugged the adjutant: "Xiao Zhao, Xiao Zhao." ”

The adjutant surnamed Zhao was shot in the face and forehead, and he had already died of anger, and at this time, all the defenders on the wall were alarmed.

They took the semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns on their backs in their hands and hid behind the battlement walls.

Outside the city, gunfire was already erupting, and bullets struck the walls in a barrage of sparks.

Liu Jianguo angrily pulled out his matching gun and shouted: "Brothers, give me a hard beating." ”

The guards and the surrounding defenders opened fire, rifles and submachine guns crossfired, and the dense bullets rained down like small meteors out of the city.

The defenders who were resting in the pass were awakened one after another, and under the leadership of their respective officers, they began to reinforce the wall.

Outside the city, after a fierce firefight, the night attack team led by Zhang Lingfu had already killed and injured dozens of people due to the lack of effective cover.

An officer said in a bit of a panic: "Brigade seat, the situation does not seem to be good, the enemy seems to be prepared!" ”

"Command the brethren to blow open the gates of the city for me, and attack it at all costs!" A submachine gun in Zhang Lingfu's hand swept at the city, and commanded loudly.

"Yes!" The officer replied and led a few demomen towards the gate.

On the city wall, Liu Jianguo saw that the enemy's firepower outside the city was also very strong, and he didn't know the truth, in order to prevent the enemy from blowing up the city gate, he immediately shouted loudly: "Grenade, throw a grenade at me, quickly!" ”

After all, in the middle of the night, I don't know how many enemy troops are attacking, in case the city gate is blown open, the condescending advantage of Tianjing Pass will be gone.

In addition, the Northeast Army likes to use this trick when attacking the city, so Liu Jianguo can't help but guard against it.

As soon as Liu Jianguo's words fell, about 20 or so defender soldiers untied the grenades on their bodies, pulled the fuse and threw them under the city wall.

"Whoosh, whoosh......" More than twenty grenades squeaked and sparkled and fell down on their heads and faces.

......A series of violent explosions suddenly rose from under the city wall, and the officers and demomen sent by Zhang Lingfu were engulfed by the flames on the spot.

The dazzling light of the fire briefly expelled the darkness outside the city, giving the defenders on the city wall a rare opportunity to aim, and no less than a dozen soldiers of the Central Army fell down with a rain of bullets.

Zhang Lingfu was extremely angry, turned around and shouted: "Get me the explosives bag and blow up the city gate!" ”

A personal attendant adjutant hurriedly stopped him, and persuaded him with a sad face: "Brigade seat, the Tianjing Pass garrison is heavily guarded, their reinforcements are landing in the city one after another, the fighter plane has passed, let's withdraw quickly." ”

Zhang Lingfu was obviously unmoved, and insisted on charging in person, but the adjutant stopped him.

At this moment, the reinforcements of the Northeast Army in the pass rushed to the wall one after another, and the firepower on the pass increased greatly, and the casualties of Zhang Lingfu's attacking troops increased sharply.

Seeing that there was nothing to do, and his subordinates were desperately persuading, Zhang Lingfu had to grit his teeth and order a retreat.

Soon, the Central Army, which had suffered heavy casualties, quietly retreated like a tide, and the fierce gunfire and explosions also disappeared, and the original silence of Tianjing Pass was restored again.

Only the wounded soldiers wailed and groaned from time to time on the city walls, and the medics busily shuttled back and forth on stretchers. (To be continued......)