"The third battalion carried out a roundabout outflank on both flanks, and the second battalion, under the cover of anti-aircraft machine guns, immediately launched a charge against the rout of the little devils from the front, preparing to completely annihilate the little devils in front of them. The trumpeter, blow the trumpet, and the troops immediately launch a counter-charge. The little devil's retreat can be said to have been unexpected by the head of the regiment, Xu Ying. And again, the remaining more than 300 devil soldiers, under the frantic strafing of more than a dozen anti-aircraft machine guns, immediately turned the retreat into a rout. The battle plan of the remnants of the devil soldiers in front of the total annihilation was formed in Xu Ying's mind... Looking at the front of his position, one by one the devil soldiers who almost abandoned their armor and retreated frantically. Xu Ying no longer had any hesitation about what she thought in her heart. Immediately gave the two battalion commanders around him an order to charge the troops ....

"Tick tock... Tick-tock..."A loud charge horn sounded, and nearly 1,000 soldiers of the two battalions immediately let out bursts of angry roars. The dense warriors, like tigers descending from the mountain, rushed out of their positions with their weapons in their hands, and chased after the little devil who was fleeing in a hurry in front of them. In particular, all the commanders and fighters of the third battalion, who have been serving as reserves and have not yet been on the battlefield. After getting the order to attack, one by one, the soldiers, at this moment, like wild horses on the loose, chased after me, and quickly chased after the remaining more than 300 devil soldiers in front of the position....

In the end, the remaining more than 300 devil soldiers almost lost their sharpness. Under the front and rear attack of the two battalions of the fourth regiment and the five regiments reinforced from the airfield, all of them were wiped out after less than five minutes of fighting. There were more than 300 devil soldiers, except for more than 100 devil soldiers who were still stubbornly resisting, who were killed mercilessly by the soldiers. The rest, who had been completely frightened by the terrifying firepower of the four regiments just now, were all obediently taken prisoners by the soldiers. It has become the largest number of prisoners in the first battle of the Reading Division since the establishment of the army..."Report to the commander, the second brigade of the subordinate column, the armored brigade, and the heavy artillery regiment successfully completed the task, and completely annihilated all the defenders of the army airfield. The 42 planes that stayed in the airfield, without exception, were all destroyed by our troops ... In addition, in the airfield, our troops also captured a large number of weapons and ammunition that were not directly detonated by artillery fire. The armored brigade, in particular, captured a whole six of them in the airfield, the combat vehicles that the little devils did not have time to destroy, and the large amount of ammunition attached to them. "With the inside of the airport, the last little devil was eliminated by the fighters. Luo Zhihui, commander of the 2nd Brigade, and Yang Jinghua, commander of the armored brigade. The two of them came to the front of Liu Hua, the commander of the temporary command headquarters, at the first time, and reported the specific results..."Okay, good fight... In one night, we broke one of the arms of the little devil in Beiping, and we did a good job... However, it was now several hours since the battle began, and there were still more than an hour before the sky was about to dawn. I don't know how the progress of the Third Brigade is, listening to the sound, the gunfire in the direction of the three gates of Beiping City seems to be getting more and more intense? Regarding the results achieved by the two troops, Commander Liu Hua nodded approvingly. Then, he set his eyes on the three remaining gates of Beiping City, which were still under fire and constantly making explosions, facing a few people in front of him, and asked..."Report to the commander, the commander of the third brigade sent a telegram to report the progress of the three regiments. At the same time, ask about the next course of action of the three brigades. As soon as Liu Hua's words were finished, a communications staff officer hurriedly walked over with a telegram and said to a few people in front of him.

"You said Wang Benqing's telegram, quick, show me the telegram. What the hell is this Wang Benqing doing, several hours have passed, and he has not sent me a single telegram to report the specific situation...."As he spoke, the commander Liu Hua, who was eager, had already snatched the telegram from the hand of the communications staff officer and began to read it carefully..."Okay, good, well done...."Just after reading the telegram in his hand, Commander Liu Hua couldn't help but look excited, and said three good words in a row to several people in front of him..."Commander, how is the situation of the Third Brigade, where is the attack of the troops?" Looking at the commander Liu Hua who was excited after reading the telegram, Luo Zhihui, the commander of the Second Brigade, hurriedly asked.

"Hehe, see for yourselves. I didn't expect that the anti-aircraft guns in our hands, the turrets used to fight devils, were even more powerful than the war defense artillery. According to the telegram of Brigade Commander Wang, the various pillboxes and turrets built by the little devils outside the city were like paper paste in front of the anti-aircraft guns, and they could not withstand the blows of the shells fired by the anti-aircraft guns... The three main regiments, in less than four hours, actually advanced a distance of several hundred meters and destroyed more than 100 large and small pillboxes and turrets, which is really unbelievable..."After handing the telegram in his hand to Luo Zhihui in front of him, Liu Hua couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Yes, Commander, I really didn't expect that the anti-aircraft guns would be so powerful when they were fired horizontally. According to the current pace of progress of the Third Brigade, in one day at most, the three main regiments will be able to attack outside the city of Beiping. After reading the telegram in his hand, Luo Zhihui, the commander of the Second Brigade, followed closely behind Liu Hua and said excitedly.

"But, Commander, although the Beiping airfield was destroyed by us. However, after all, Beiping City can still get Shanhaiguan, Shijiazhuang... Air reinforcements from several airfields. If the sky is bright, the air reinforcements of the little devils have arrived. The 3rd Brigade, which was on the offensive, had no place to hide around Beiping City, and was bound to suffer huge losses under the bombardment of the Japanese planes. Yang Jinghua, the commander of the armored brigade, was not so happy, but reminded sensibly.

"But, Commander, Brigadier Yang. It would be a pity to give up such a good opportunity. The little devils stationed in Beiping City will definitely reoccupy their lost positions when we retreat. At that time, the attack and sacrifice of the three brigades in one night will be wasted. More importantly, if the troops want to attack their current position again, they will definitely pay a huge price in casualties..."Luo Zhihui, commander of the Second Brigade, immediately spoke out against it... For a while, everyone's eyes were all gathered, standing in the middle of the command headquarters, almost omnipotent commander Liu Hua. I hope that the commander in front of me can come up with a way to get the best of both worlds..."Brigade Commander Li, how are the two regiments of the Guard Brigade resting now?" In everyone's expectant eyes, Liu Hua put his eyes on Bruce Lee, the commander of the guard brigade who had not spoken and was sullen beside him.

"Ah, Commander... You can rest assured, the Guard Brigade has a night's rest, and its morale is now very high, waiting for you to assign tasks. I promise, no matter what the task, the Guards Brigade will be completed? Seeing Commander Liu Hua's gaze, Bruce Lee quickly reacted and replied excitedly, his face full of excitement.

"Well, there is a very important task for you. However, this task is related to the safety of thousands of soldiers in our Third Brigade, I just don't know if your guard brigade dares to accept this mission? Liu Hua nodded and continued to ask.

"Commander, you can rest assured, the Guards Brigade guarantees the completion of the mission. You just give the order, the guard brigade will definitely live up to everyone's expectations and successfully complete the task..."Under Liu Hua's remarks and agitation, Bruce Lee's eyes couldn't help but shine, and he asked eagerly.

"Okay, now I order that the 2nd, 3rd, and 2nd regiments of the Guard Brigade will be responsible for the prevention and control tasks in the entire Beiping area after dawn. When the time comes, all the anti-aircraft machine gun companies, all the light and heavy machine guns attached to the 3rd Brigade, will be handed over to your guard brigade. You must ensure that the army's reinforcement planes cannot drop bombs at an altitude of 500 meters. Liu Hua said affirmatively.

"Yes, Commander, the Guards Brigade guarantees the completion of the task. It's just, commander, what if the little devil drops a bomb at an altitude of 500 meters away? If this is the case, except for nearly 100 anti-aircraft machine guns, the firepower of other machine guns will hardly be of any effect. While answering, Bruce Lee asked rhetorically with a trace of worry on his face.

"Brigadier Li, comrades. Although the plane is 500 meters away, the light and heavy machine guns in our hands, there is no way to take him. However, we have a way to make the little devil plane 500 meters away lose its bombing target, so that they will not dare to drop bombs on the ground casually. I don't know if you still remember, when our army occupied Taiyuan for the first time, what method was used to prevent the bombing of the little devil plane..."A smile appeared on the corner of Liu Hua's mouth, and he replied confidently..."I know, commander, it is a thick smoke. We used a large amount of smoke to envelop the entire city of Beiping. When the time comes, even if the little devil's plane comes, they will not dare to drop bombs at high altitude to prevent accidental injury..."Luo Zhihui, who had experienced the first Taiyuan Battle, immediately reacted and replied with a smile on his face.

"Yes, it's smoke. Since Brigade Commander Luo is so familiar with this matter, this task will be handed over to your Second Brigade. When the time comes, you will not only transfer the strength of the main regiment, with the support of the armored brigade and the heavy artillery regiment, to launch an attack on Beiping City from the direction of the airport. The remaining two regiments, under your personal command, were to be taken as a company unit, and a large number of wet thatch were set off around Beiping City. In a word, before the arrival of the little devil's plane, the entire sky over Beiping will be shrouded in thick black smoke. Of course, if you don't have enough troops, you can ask the local people and guerrillas in the neighborhood for help. Liu Hua nodded and said, "Commander, the Second Brigade guarantees to complete the task, so you can relax." When the time comes, we must let the little devil's plane, in the sky above Beiping City, all become blind and deaf..."Luo Zhihui accepted this task with an excited face.

"In that case, the brigades immediately began to move. My goal is very simple, before dark, take all the positions of the army on the periphery of Beiping City. We will strive to launch a large-scale attack on Beiping City this evening. Test the strength of Beiping City's defenses..."Liu Hua continued.

"Yes, Commander...."As soon as the words fell, several brigade commanders, with their personal guards, quickly left the temporary headquarters and ran towards the assembly place of their troops... The two regiments of the Guard Brigade, under the leadership of Bruce Lee, rushed to the four gates of Beiping City with nearly 100 antiaircraft machine guns and nearly 300 light and heavy machine guns hastily assembled by the two brigades. Behind the siege troops, they began to arrange anti-aircraft positions, preparing to give reinforcements to the planes of the Japanese army to come and attack head-on.

At the same time, the two main regiments of the 3rd Brigade of the directly subordinate column also began to disperse. In the vast wilderness, collect all kinds of combustibles that can burn instantly, producing a large amount of smoke... In less than an hour of busyness, with the help of the surrounding people and guerrillas, piles of thatched straw that were splashed with water and wet appeared around Beiping City....

As the weather got brighter and brighter, piles of wet thatch were quickly ignited by the soldiers. Soon, puffs of thick black smoke rose from the ground. With Beiping City as the center, within a radius of more than ten miles, countless columns of smoke appeared everywhere... In less than half an hour, the rising smoke began to gather together. Immediately, the sky above the entire Beiping City was completely shrouded in thick black smoke, which could be said to cover the sky. At this moment, if you stand on the ground and look up, you can't even see the shadow of the sky.

"Commander, I believe that under the shroud of these black smokes, coupled with the support of a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns of the Guards Brigade. No matter how many planes the little devils come, they will not be able to do any harm to our army. "Looking at the thousands of soldiers in my third brigade, I worked hard for almost two hours. Luo Zhihui said excitedly to Liu Hua, the commander beside him.

"Well, tell the four main regiments responsible for the offensive that now we have the smoke and the cover of the guard brigade, and we no longer have to worry about the planes of the little devils. Tell all the warriors to attack with all their might, and try to rush to the city of Beiping before the evening comes... When the time comes, which unit will rush to the city of Beiping first, after the battle is over, I will give the unit a credit and a great merit..."Listening to the roaring gunfire, I looked at the city of Beiping, which was completely covered in smoke in front of them. Commander Liu Hua looked confident, and ordered in high spirits to a combat staff officer behind him.

As the order was radioed, it quickly reached the hands of the four regiment commanders on the front line through radio signals, and in the direction of the four city gates, the constant sound of gunfire was obviously much denser. However, at this moment, in the city of Beiping, the long-awaited air reinforcements of the Yue army arrived as scheduled... A bomber wing, 36 aircraft. Under the command of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, he took off from Shanhaiguan, and after a flight of more than an hour, he finally arrived at the destination of his bombing, preparing to retaliate against the troops of the Eighth Route Army attacking Beiping City. However, after 36 planes arrived in the sky above Beiping City after a long flight, all the pilots were frightened by the scene in front of them... Because, underneath the plane, although there was a constant sound of dense gunfire. However, the entire city of Beiping, at this moment, has been completely shrouded in thick black smoke, and the pilots flying at high altitudes cannot find any bombing targets at all, and can only hover back and forth in the air..."Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army..."Looking at the scene in front of him. The captain of the Dazuo United who led the team couldn't help but be angry, and roared loudly, to vent the dissatisfaction in his heart at this moment. However, as a high-ranking officer of the little devil, he still regained his senses in the shortest possible time and thought about possible countermeasures.

In less than a few seconds, a sneer appeared on the corner of the wing commander's mouth, and he ordered the radio station in front of him: "Yo Xi, order the 1st Air Group to rush into the smoke and fly at a low altitude, bomb all suspicious targets, and provide fire support to the imperial troops on the ground." The 2nd and 3rd Air Brigades, which were responsible for guarding at high altitudes, took over and covered the bombing operations of the 1st Brigade ...

Immediately, a loud roar quickly covered the ground, and the continuous sound of dense gunfire reached the ears of everyone on the battlefield. At the same time, 12 planes, in small formations, quickly swooped down from different directions towards the four gates where the sound of gunfire was heard. Prepare to rush into the smoke for a low-altitude flight... In an instant, the fast-flying planes quickly disappeared into the thick black smoke and flew into the thick smoke... However, just as they flew into the smoke, they could clearly see the situation on the ground, the situation of the warring parties, and their every move. They did not know that their cars had been targeted by at least a dozen light and heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, and that they were in danger of being shot down by a dense line of fire at any time..."Yo Xi, no matter how much smoke the Eighth Route Army releases, it will not be able to escape the eyes of our Kwantung Army Air Force. Now I order, and the planes, in small formations, begin to attack the targets they have discovered... After dropping all the bombs he carried, he immediately returned home. Let these Eighth Route Army know that our Kwantung Army is powerful...."Looking at the scene on the ground. The corners of the mouth of the captain of the first brigade immediately showed a sneer, and he excitedly gave the order to attack. Unbeknownst to him, his own air brigade would be almost wiped out in a few minutes at most, and immediately after that, the planes that rushed into the range of ground anti-aircraft fire began to dive towards their chosen bombing targets... As the target got closer and closer to him, the little devil pilots seemed to feel that the battle exploits had been placed in front of them. Dense tongues of fire suddenly appeared around them...

(To be continued)