"But ......" Zhao Youde, deputy commander of the Third Brigade, was interrupted by his brigade commander Wu Ming's voice before he finished speaking: "Okay, Youde." There is nothing to do, as long as we can take Texas City as soon as possible, complete the combat mission set by the commander for us, and take some risks, it is nothing. ”

Ma Biao continued: "Besides, the two of us led a night attack, which is not a big risk, and the bullet for the little devil to kill us has not yet been made, so you can rest assured, and when you see the signal flare we sent, immediately command all the troops to attack the city with all their might, and strive to take Texas City tonight!" ”

Seeing that the two top bosses said so, Zhou Dasheng and Zhao Youde no longer insisted, and stood up one after another to receive their orders.

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In the evening, the city of Beiping is lit up, and the largest city in North China, the occupied area, is still bustling under its haze, although it has long since fallen, the flags on the city's heads, and the patrols on the streets have already changed their colors and people.

However, the lives of millions of citizens of all walks of life in the city had to go on as usual, and like Shanghai, the Pingjin area was the most prosperous area in North China, and the city was occupied by the concessions of the Western powers and various countries.

These concessions are full of shops, restaurants and various industries opened by foreigners, and also provide employment opportunities for many people, although all kinds of unequal treatment can be seen everywhere, but at least many people have a chance to survive.

Compared with the areas occupied by the Japanese devils outside the concession, the concession is safer, and the vicious devils are notorious, so that countless people are frightened and avoid them.

However, the Chinese citizens living in the concession now, in addition to being frightened of the Japanese army, also have some hopes, that is, the already famous Dragon's Tooth Column.

The encirclement and suppression troops of the North China Front, which had been fought several times, were completely wiped out, and the prestige of the anti-Japanese heroic division that lost its armor and abandoned its armor had already been like thunder to the people in Beiping City.

Especially in the concession, the information should be more well-informed, and the Chinese citizens living here can always hear some heroic deeds of the dragon's tooth column against Japan after tea and dinner.

A nightclub called Oriental Paris is brightly lit and filled with all kinds of well-dressed men and women.

A few men dressed as waiters took advantage of the opportunity to get together.

"Brothers, have you heard, the Japanese are going to besiege the Dragon Tooth Column again this time, and I heard that one or two hundred thousand troops have been transferred from outside the pass." A handsome man of about twenty-four or five years of age was the first to speak.

He was a college student at Yenching University, not long after the 77 Incident, he took a leave of absence from school and entered the concession, just a year ago, he was absorbed by Wan Hu into Long Yingwei, who had just been prepared for a long time.

And secretly look for the development of like-minded patriots, strengthen Long Yingwei's strength in Beiping, and better improve the intelligence network in Beiping and Tianjin.

When he was fine, he often preached the heroic deeds of the Lower Dragon Tooth Column with his companions, invisibly publicizing the Dragon Tooth Column and expanding its influence.

Sure enough, when several young waiters heard this, they were all taken aback, and immediately began to discuss.

"More than 200,000 troops? My God, I heard that the Kwantung Army outside the gate is even more powerful in combat than the devils inside the gate, can the dragon tooth column withstand it this time? ”

"Who knows, this devil is crazy enough, he sent so many troops into the pass, it seems that he was forced by the dragon's tooth column!"

"You don't understand, the more troops sent by the devil, the stronger the strength of the Dragon Tooth Column, and the North China Front alone can't handle it, so we don't have to worry, wait, it won't be long before the Dragon Tooth Column can defeat the little devil!"

Seeing that several colleagues had different opinions, the young waiter smiled and said: "That's right, the more troops the devils transfer, the greater the pressure on them brought by the dragon tooth column, as far as I know, this afternoon, the dragon tooth column fought another beautiful victory in Ranzhuang, south of Baoding, and ate an armored brigade of the Japanese devils, wait to read tomorrow's newspaper." ”

"Really? Killed another brigade of devils? ”

"Obediently, this is really happy, the little devil has a lot of dead balls!"

"It is an armored brigade, not an ordinary infantry brigade, and its value is no less than that of an ordinary infantry field division." The young waiter added.

"Little Brother Lei, you are so well informed."

"Yes, you can get any news as soon as possible, I really doubt what you are doing, Brother Lei." A few waiters said with admiration on their faces.

The waiter named Xiao Lei smiled slightly and said: "It's not so mysterious, I just like to ask those big people more, so I know more, specifically, I have to read the newspaper tomorrow, okay, the foreman is here, let's go and get busy." ”

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At the same time, in the office of the commander of the North China Front of the Japanese invasion of China, Sugiyama Yuan, who was also in Beiping City.

After listening to the report of Chief of Staff Shozo Kawabe, Sugiyama Mototo was surprised and almost couldn't believe it: "What, Isamu Yokoyama's 2nd Armored Brigade was wiped out?" How so? ”

Sugiyama Gen really couldn't figure it out, with the courage and shrewdness of Yokoyama Yu, how could such a brigade combat unit, which can be said to be the most powerful in the Imperial Army, be so disadvantaged, and before he could really fight with the opponent, he was ambushed and annihilated? ”

Kawabe Shozo's face was a little bitter and said: "I heard that this ambush force was personally commanded by Qiao Youhua, and they used powerful anti-aircraft guns, which could lightly penetrate the defensive armor of the tanks and armored vehicles equipped by the Imperial Army.

Moreover, after this battle, it can be fully proved that the tanks equipped by Qiao Youhua's troops are better than the tanks of the empire in terms of protection and firepower. We had to report this to the base camp in the hope that it would be taken seriously and that it would improve the overall quality of the Imperial tanks. ”

Sugiyama Motoyama saw that the river was far away, and immediately waved his hand to interrupt him, joking, in this situation, let alone improving the performance of the tank, it is unlikely that even increasing the production volume to increase the proportion of tank fighting vehicles in the Imperial Army.

This is because most of the steel and other strategic materials in the Japanese base camp must be given priority to the naval fleet, which also makes the Japanese army's armored strength very weak and backward in performance, needless to say.

It also bullies and bullies these Asian countries that do not have a decent military industrial base, and really encounters the armored forces of European and American countries, such as the dragon's tooth column now equipped with German-style tanks, then it will only be abused.

Therefore, it is a bit unrealistic to want the base camp to pour valuable strategic resources into the army just by virtue of this war, and it will be a long-term process of fighting for power and profit within the navy, and there is a long way to go.

Even if it is won over, it may not be possible to develop an advanced tank that can restrain the tanks of the Dragon's Tooth Column for the time being, so it is more practical to take a look at the present.

Therefore, after interrupting Kawabe Shozo, Sugiyama Mototo asked, "What about Yokoyama Yu-kun?" Is there anything wrong with him? ”

Kawabe Shozo hurriedly replied: "The commander of the Hengshan Division is fine, he luckily withdrew to Baoding safely, and is currently waiting for the other main forces of the 1st Division and the 26th Division to arrive one after another, prepare forces, and prepare to go south again to take revenge." ”

Sugiyama Yuan frowned a little worriedly and said: "After the defeat in this battle, Yokoyama Yong's mind is already full of hatred, which may not be conducive to him making correct command and deployment, I think, it should be replaced by a forward commander on the Western Front." ”

Kawabe Shozo also nodded and agreed: "I am also a little worried about my humble position, but the 1st Division has suffered such a heavy blow, if I deprive Yokoyama of my command at this time, I'm afraid it is not appropriate, in my humble opinion, it is better to send a commander to the front line to cooperate with Yokoyama Isamu to command, and the two will share the command equally, so that Yokoyama Isamu can be prevented from being blinded by hatred,

And act impulsively, so as not to cause greater losses. ”

"Yo Xi, let's do it, by the way, how is the situation in Hengshui and the Texas defense line?" Sugiyama asked again after nodding.

Hebian Zhengsan said: "Hengshui City has been half broken by the Dragon Tooth Column, but the defenders are still resisting strongly, and it has not fallen for the time being, and the situation of the Dezhou defense line is not optimistic, the defense line outside the city has been broken through by the Zhina people during the day, and now it has retreated to the city defense, overall, it is slightly better than Hengshui." ”

Hearing that the two main lines of defense had not been completely lost, Sugiyama Yuan was in a slightly better mood and said: "Urge the reinforcements to rush to Hengshui and Dezhou as much as possible, and we must not let them fall into the hands of the Dragon's Tooth Column." ”

Hebian Zhengsan said: "In addition to the 14th Division, which has not yet entered the pass, other troops, including the 8th Division, more than 100,000 people of the Manchurian Imperial Allied Army have already entered the pass, and they are coming day and night. ”

"That's good, so it seems that Hengshui and Texas should still be able to hold on." Sugiyama said with a sigh of relief.

……

The two old devils didn't know that their most optimistic Texas defense line might not even be able to hold out tonight.

After the curtain fell, outside the city of Texas, in the trench of a sortie position of the besieging troops, about 100 commandos equipped with MP38 submachine guns were all ready.

Wu Ming and Ma Biao were also fully armed, surrounded by several guards, they came to the center of the trench, Ma Biao had a three-edged military thorn in his waist, and an MP38 submachine gun in his left hand, his eyes looked around the commandos around him like a torch, and asked in a deep voice: "Commando, are you ready?" ”

"All ready, please give the brigade commander the order!" One of the assault leaders responded loudly.

Ma Biao nodded, turned his head and glanced at Wu Ming, and then the two of them stretched out their fists and bumped lightly.

"Take care!"

"Alive!" The two said in unison.

Immediately, the two raised their submachine guns at the same time and said sharply: "Commando, go!" Immediately, each led more than fifty elite commandos to split up, and soon disappeared into the thick night.

PS: Let's start with a big chapter, nearly two chapters! And in the evening! The monthly pass is urgent, in the last five hours of this month, San Lang begged the brothers to support it quickly, one vote for the monthly ticket counts as two votes, and it will be invalid if you don't vote tonight! Ask for a commuter pass!!