"Your Excellency, good news, last month, General Liangfu has broken through the defense line of the Vortex River of the Tiger Ben Army, and now the troops are in the Pheasant and Jicheng." In the temporary headquarters of the 20th Division in Xiniumiao, Chief of Staff Sakurada Takexing rushed to report to the division commander Ushijima Minoru.

"Breached? Yo West! Great drop good. Ushijima was often overjoyed when he heard this, and the only trace of doubt in his heart disappeared without a trace, and he immediately said to Sakurada Takeshi with joy: "Sakurada-kun, immediately send a telegram to the headquarters of the Central China Front Army, our department has attacked the base camp of the Tiger Ben Army of China under the Pheasant and Jicheng, not to say that we will capture the Pheasant and Ji, and completely annihilate the headquarters of the Tiger Ben Army!" ”

"Hay!" Sakurada Takeshi was also overjoyed, in his opinion, the imperial army has already been in the Pheasant and Jicheng, with the current strength of the 20th Division, it is not a problem to capture a Pheasant and Ji, as long as they capture the Pheasant and Ji, then they have won the battle.

In fact, among the middle and senior generals of today's army, the goal is to conquer the city, let alone to eliminate the vital forces of the [***] team as much as possible.

The arrogant generals of the Yue army were paranoid that as long as they captured all the major cities of China and controlled the major transportation arteries and rich areas, they would be able to govern China and force the national political axe to submit.

It turned out that this was extremely stupid, even in the large occupied areas they had captured, there were still Chinese people such as the Eighth Route Army and the guerrillas who were constantly resisting, and the areas really controlled by the army were limited to those large and medium-sized important cities and the main transportation routes between them.

It makes sense to save people and lose land, and it makes sense to save land and lose people.

Sakurada gave an order to an adjutant, then turned back to the headquarters and said to Ushijima, "General, do we need to cross the river too?" ”

"Yo Xi, cross the river and work, I will personally command this meaningful battle!" Ushijima nodded happily.

"Then I will arrange it immediately." Sakurada Takeshi bowed his head respectfully.

"Hmm." Ushijima waved his hand in satisfaction.

…………………………………………………………………… In the Pheasant and Jicheng, Qiao Siyuan and Qiao Wu and the guard platoon belonging to Qiao's family were advancing along the street towards the north gate.

The sound of the cannons of the vortex river had already alarmed the entire Pheasant and Ji, looking at the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army who were hurriedly shuttling in the city, Qiao Siyuan said to Qiao Wu beside him: "Old five, I'm old and can't go fast, you hurry up and take the soldiers up, you go first, I'll arrive later!" ”

"Master, our mission is to protect you, we have to follow you wherever you go, how can we leave you here alone?!" Qiao Wu resolutely objected.

"Okay, I'm fine, the devil is coming, as long as you can guard the periphery, this city will be very safe, hurry up." Qiao Siyuan waved his hand with some gasp.

"But......" Just as Qiao Wu hesitated, a military jeep came speeding from the front.

Still far away, Qiao Wu saw that it was Qiao Anguo sitting in the jeep.

The jeep roared and stopped, Qiao Anguo quickly jumped out of the jeep, looked at Qiao Siyuan and Qiao Wu and the dozens of heavily armed soldiers behind them, and couldn't help but ask: "Dad, fifth uncle, what are you doing here?" ”

"Master Da, the master knows that the devil is coming, and he wants me to take the guard platoon to help you defend the city!" Qiao Wu immediately replied.

Qiao Anguo suddenly had a big head after hearing this, and hurriedly said to Qiao Siyuan: "Dad, we have already deployed, just wait for all the devils to cross the river, we will ambush the troops, and there will be no mistakes in the pheasant and set, you better go home and rest quickly." ”

"Then let your fifth uncle take the guard platoon to the front line with you." Qiao Siyuan thought for a while.

"Dad, you don't know, it's not time for a full-scale counterattack, my own guard troops can't use it, the fifth uncle and the guard platoon should stay to protect your safety, so that Anbang and I can be more at ease on the front line." Qiao Anguo persuaded bitterly.

"Okay, I won't make trouble for you," Qiao Siyuan nodded silently, then turned his head and said, "Go, go back." With that, he led the way back with his cane.

After seeing Qiao Siyuan go away, Qiao Anguo quickly got into the car and ordered the driver: "Go, go to the ammunition depot." ”

"Yes," the driver replied, then started the jeep and sped forward.

…………………………………………………… Yongsan Barracks, Temporary General Headquarters of the Tiger Ben Army.

Qiao Anbang was anxiously pacing back and forth in the command center, and suddenly, a rapid phone rang in the headquarters, Qiao Anbang stopped and looked at Liang Jiahan, Liang Jiahan nodded knowingly, and stepped forward to pick up the phone.

Since it was very close to the 20th Division at this time, in order to prevent the radio signal from being intercepted by the Japanese army and causing the leakage of information, Qiao Anbang had specially ordered the Reading Force Garrison Brigade to communicate directly with the airport by wired telephone.

After Liang Jiahan answered the phone, he immediately turned his head and reported to Qiao Anbang: "The military seat, the deputy military seat called and said that the army has all crossed the vortex river, and our first division has also been deployed in place, so the deputy military seat asks if you can launch an attack on the 20th division?!" ”

"Wait, don't be in a hurry for the time being, the 20th Division is in full swing and morale at this time, tell An Guo to lead his troops to stick to Pheasant and Ji, block the devil's attacks several times, consume their morale, and then launch a full-scale attack." Qiao Anbang pondered for a while and said.

"Yes!" Liang Jiahan answered, and just wanted to turn around and leave, but Qiao Anbang stretched out his hand to stop: "Wait." ”

"What else is told?" Liang Jiahan turned around and asked.

"Order the 2nd Panzer Regiment to immediately advance to the north bank of the Vortex River and prepare to intercept the fleeing troops of the 20th Division!" Qiao Anbang commanded in a dignified voice.

"Yes!" Liang Jiahan puffed up his chest again and replied loudly, then turned around and walked quickly to leave.

……………………………………………………………… Pheasants and market outside the city.

Ushijima Minoru led the main force of the division to cross the vortex river and arrived outside the north gate of Pheasant and Ji, and with excitement, Ushijima Minoru took the chief of staff Sakurada Takeshi and Yoshio Kazuki and others to climb a dirt slope not far from the city defense position of the Tiger Ben Army.

Standing on the dirt slope, Ushijima held up his large magnification telescope, and as far as the eye could see, the entire pheasant and set were in full view.

It was so close to Pheasant and Ji, at this moment, Ushijima Minoru was very excited at this time, and pointed to Pheasant and Ji to Sakurada Takeshi and Yoshio Kamitsuki and others: "Gentlemen, do you see, this is the nest of the notorious Zhina army, their base camp, as long as this city is captured, everyone present will have a bright future." ”

Saying this, Ushijima often said to Yoshio Shangyue alone: "Shangyue-kun! ”

"Humble duty!" Last month, Yoshio hurriedly stepped forward and answered loudly.

"The task of this main attack will be handed over to your 40th Brigade, and the artillery units and armored combat vehicle brigades directly under the division will fully assist you in attacking the city, and the battle of honor of my 20th Division will be cast by you! Do you understand?! Ushijima said meaningfully.

"Hai, the lowly will definitely take the lead and fight hard to attack the city!" Last month, Yoshio suddenly bowed his head and answered.

"Yo Xi, go ahead, Sakurada-kun and I are here to enjoy your performance!" Ushijima nodded happily and waved his hand.

Last month, Yoshio bowed his head again abruptly, and immediately walked down the dirt slope with his saber on his shoulder.

………………………………………… Defending Pheasant and Ji was a regiment of the Reading Garrison Brigade and more than 5,000 militiamen gathered in Pheasant and Ji, and Qiao Anguo uniformly reequipped the militia units with advanced German and American equipment before the arrival of the army.

In a trench outside the north gate, Ji Xiuwu, the commander of the first garrison regiment, was inspecting the position, and at this time the first garrison regiment had been mixed with the militia troops.

Ji Xiuwu was inspecting the room, suddenly, a burst of artillery fire sounded in the distance, Ji Xiuwu quickly lay on the bunker, looked ahead, only to see in the sky, dozens of dazzling fire clusters were whistling towards his side.

didn't have to think about it, Ji Xiuwu immediately roared in a sad voice: "All hidden, pay attention to anti-artillery!" ”

The veterans of the garrison regiment are very quick to drill into the anti-artillery hole, the fortifications outside the pheasant and the city are reinforced concrete permanent fortifications, as early as the establishment of the Tiger Ben Army, Qiao Anbang will be built here early, after all, this is his own base camp, perfect fortifications are necessary.

In the trenches, all kinds of cat ear holes and individual bunkers are readily available, and the veterans react quickly, but the recruits who have just been converted from the militia unit to the regular army have a bit of a mixed performance.

"I ...... Dozens of shells fell with a sharp and piercing whistling sound, followed by a deafening explosion.......

However, this was only the first round of test firing of the devils, and the hit rate was limited, and many shells fell on the bunkers and trenches of the Tiger Army, and did not cause much damage to the soldiers.

However, the earth-shattering explosion still frightened some timid recruits who had never seen the world, and many recruits cried, threw away their weapons in their hands, and rushed to the ground.

"Don't mess up, lie down for Lao Tzu!" Seeing this, Ji Xiuwu immediately roared angrily.

However, those recruits were already frightened, and they couldn't hear Ji Xiuwu's roar at all, and in desperation, Ji Xiuwu snatched a submachine gun from the guards' hands and swept it at the feet of those recruits.

The dense bullets and the dust flew under the feet of the recruits, but they were also extremely effective in deterring the recruits who tried to escape.

"What the fuck is the mess? This is just a test shot of the devil, those who don't want to die will drill anti-artillery holes for Lao Tzu, hurry up! Ji Xiuwu roared viciously with an MP38 submachine gun in his hand.

The recruits came to their senses and hurriedly began to drill defensive holes.

At this moment, the second round of artillery bombardment of the devil came as scheduled, and this time, the landing point of the devil's shell was much more accurate than the last time, and there was a loud "boom......, and a shell fell not far from Ji Xiuwu's side and exploded.

The fire flashed, and after the smoke cleared, Ji Xiuwu was already gray-faced with the smoke of gunpowder, so he was not embarrassed.

Ji Xiuwu couldn't wipe the dust on his face, and while scolding the devil artillery, he said to the guards behind him: "Go back to the regiment headquarters immediately, immediately ask for air support, and kill the arrogant artillery of the little devil." After saying that, he ran along the traffic trench and braved the artillery fire towards his regimental headquarters.

Several guards hurriedly followed.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………… On the dirt slope, the commander of the 20th Division, Ushijima, put down the binoculars in his hand with great pride, and said with a smug smile: "Yo Xi, under such a fierce artillery bombardment by the imperial army, the stupid Chinese pigs will definitely die and die." ”

"General, was General Yoshio a little too hasty last month, and he didn't even try to attack, so he directly used artillery to bombard!" Sakurada Takeshi on the side said with some concern: "What I am worried about is whether our artillery will be attacked by the air force of the Chinese people. ”

"Air strikes?" Ushijima was usually carried away for a while, and even forgot the big threat of the Tiger Army Air Force, and immediately said very vigilantly: "Sakurada-kun, you immediately notify the cavalry wing to search for the location of the Tiger Army airfield in China, regardless of whether the Tiger Army Air Force has evacuated or not, we must capture their airfield!" ”

"Hay!" Sakurada Takeshi bowed his head sharply in response, and then turned around and strode away with his saber on his shoulder.

At the same time, Yoshio last month had already given the order to attack, probably in a hurry to make a contribution, and last month Yoshio directly mobilized an entire infantry wing, lined up in a huge skirmish line to attack the position of the garrison regiment.

In the first regiment of positions, as the artillery fire of the devils began to extend, under the leadership of the veterans, the officers and men drilled out of the anti-artillery holes and individual bunkers in groups of threes and twos, and began to enter the positions under the urging of officers at all levels to prepare for battle.

In the regimental headquarters, Ji Xiuwu held the binoculars high, and when he saw the attacking forces sent by the devils, he couldn't help but gasp, and said: "Good boy, the little devil is really fucking powerful, and he has sent so many people at one time." ”

"Tuanza, look at this formation, there are two thousand devils!" Beside Ji Xiuwu, a staff adjutant said in shock.

"Fuck it, the more you come, the better, tell the battalions, you don't have to save bullets, once the devil enters the firing range, give Lao Tzu a hard beating, and let the little devil die as much as he wants!" Ji Xiuwu said with a smile.

"Yes!" The staff adjutant did not dare to slack off, and immediately stepped forward.

…………………………………………………… Hancun Town.

The 3rd Armored Regiment led by Zhang Xudong, commander of the armored brigade of the Tiger Army, finally rendezvoused with Liang Haoyao and Chifeng Chengbu in Hancun, and at the same time, Wang Gensheng led the guard regiment to the area of Wugou Town and began to build fortifications on the spot.

Yongsan Airport, Temporary Headquarters of the Tiger Army.

"Commander, the 3rd Armored Regiment is calling, they have successfully joined the 5th Division and the 1st Regiment in Hancun!" In the headquarters, a communications soldier reported to Qiao Anbang excitedly.

"Hmm." Qiao Anbang nodded, and then said: "Call them back, and ask them to build fortifications on the spot and stand by." ”

"Yes!" The signal soldier replied with a bang, then turned and strode out.

"Throne!" As soon as the signal corps left on its front foot, Gao Xiang, the commander of the flying regiment, walked in quickly and stood upright.

"Captain Gao, what's wrong?" Qiao Anbang saw Gao Xiang's solemn expression and asked immediately.

"Just now, the first regiment of the Reading Force Garrison Brigade called and said that they were under heavy artillery bombardment by the 20th Division of the Chinese Army, and asked us to provide air support.

"Immediately send fighters to attack, give enough air support to the garrison regiment, and finally be able to kill the artillery units of the 20th Division for me, without artillery, the 20th Division is just a toothless tiger, easier to clean up!" Qiao Anbang groaned slightly.

"Good! I immediately led the team myself. Gao Xiang happily stepped forward and turned to leave.

………………………………………………………… On the periphery of Pheasant and Ji, the garrison regiment had already exchanged fire with the attacking troops of the Yue army, and under the powerful blocking fire of the garrison regiment, the devil soldiers who charged like a tide fell in pieces.

Ushijima, who was watching the battle on the dirt slope, suddenly had big eyes, the corners of his mouth twitched violently a few times, and he said with a face full of disbelief: "Baga Yalu, how can this be?" Is our shelling useless at all? Could it be that all our shells are empty? ”

"General, I'm afraid it's not that our artillery can't do it, but that the positions of the Chinese Tiger Army are too strong. Just imagine, Pheasant and Ji Nai are the lair of the Tiger Army, and the fortifications here are all they have been operating for a long time, so they are naturally unbreakable! Takeshi Sakurada, who was standing on the side, said thoughtfully.

"Well, that makes sense!" Ushijima nodded approvingly, and then said, "Inform Shangyue-kun that since the fortifications of the people of China are too strong, then use the gas bomb immediately, and let the people of China taste the power of the gas bomb!" ”

"The Tiger Army may have been equipped with gas masks, and it is estimated that the use of poison gas bombs may not be effective." Sakurada Takeshi said worriedly.

Ushijima Minoru just wanted to say more, and suddenly there was a shrill roaring sound of aircraft engines in the sky, Sakurada Takeshi and Ushijima Minoru changed color at the same time, Ushijima Minoru looked up at the group of fighters that had appeared in the sky and said, "This? This is? This is the Air Force of the Chinese people? ”

"General, dodge." Sakurada Takeshi, seeing that a Chinese fighter plane in the sky had already spotted them, was swooping towards this side, and hurriedly pushed Ushijima to evacuate.

Yongsan Airport is only ten kilometers away from Pheasant and Ji, and for the group of fighters of the flying regiment, as long as they take off in the air, they can arrive in an instant.

In the sky, Gao Xiang piloted his landline and ordered all the pilots through the radio: "Brothers, the 2nd Bomber Squadron is responsible for throwing gasoline incendiary bombs at the infantry positions of the Japanese army, the 3rd Bomber Squadron is responsible for searching and bombing the artillery positions of the Japanese army, and the fighter squadron is responsible for covering the bomber movements and is responsible for dealing with the anti-aircraft fire of the Japanese army. ”

"Second squadron received!"

"The third squadron received!"

"Fighter squadron received!" As the various captains responded one by one, the group of planes hovering in the sky also began to split into three, and nearly 20 HE111 medium bombers carrying a large number of gasoline bombs flew towards the sortie position of the 40th Brigade of the Japanese Army and the attacking Yue Army.

The bomber group carrying heavy bombs began to bombard the artillery positions behind the Devil's position under the cover of the fighter squadron, and because the 20th Division arrived at Pheasant and Ji in a hurry, their artillery was ordered to enter the battle before they even had time to build decent bunker fortifications.

However, this small mistake, which was usually negligible, turned into a fatal mistake at this moment.

Without any cover to hide, the two artillery wings of the devil were soon discovered by the bomber group of the flying regiment, and when Gao Xiang personally piloted the fighter plane to fly over the artillery position of the devil, he couldn't help but scream excitedly, because in terms of scale, this is definitely the main artillery unit of the 20th Division.

In addition to ordering the bomber group carrying heavy bombs to bomb it immediately, Gao Xiang also contacted the Second Flying Group at the airfield by radio, and ordered the Second Flying Group to send another twenty Skathu bombers to reinforce it.

With the reinforcement of twenty Skatu bombers, the strength of the flying regiment has greatly increased, and the Skatu dive bombers have an ultra-high hit rate, and in just a few minutes, the devil artillery position has been filled with smoke and dust, and the flames are soaring into the sky.

Ushijima, who had just escaped down the dirt slope and had not had time to catch his breath, heard the rumbling explosion from the direction of the artillery wing's position, his face suddenly changed color and turned pale, and he said to himself miserably: "It's over, it's over, our artillery wing, it's over......"

At the same time, last month, Yoshio's 40th Brigade was also heavily bombed by the bomber group of the Tiger Army, and a large number of incendiary gasoline bombs roared into their sortie position, and the 40th Brigade's sortie position became a sea of fire in an instant.

The bomber group also threw gasoline bombs at the attacking devil crowd, and the attacking devils were instantly in a raging sea of fire, and for a time the devil soldiers were burned and screamed again and again, and suffered heavy casualties.

……………………………………………… At the Yongsan airfield, all the bombers of the flying regiment had already returned home, and the bombing just now lasted no less than half an hour, and the attack of the 20th Division of the Chinese Army on Pheasant Heji had completely failed.

In the temporary headquarters of the Tiger Ben Army in the airport building, Qiao Anbang was sitting on the map and smoking, and suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, Qiao Anbang looked up, and Gao Xiang, the commander of the flight regiment, walked in happily in a flight suit.

Before he arrived, he stood up and saluted: "Military seat, the figure has been completed, and now the 20th Division has retreated to the south bank of the vortex river on all fronts." ”

"Good! The time has come! Qiao Anbang Huo Ran got up and said to Liang Jiahan: "Adjutant Liang, immediately pass on my order, the first division, the reading force garrison brigade immediately launched a comprehensive counterattack against the 20th division, encircling and annihilating them!" ”

"Yes!" Liang Jiahan happily responded, and immediately turned around and took the order.

(To be continued)