Chapter 677: Frontal Assault!! (Ask for a subscription!) ）

In Beiping City, in the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front, because of the activities in the Hebei area, a series of military movements of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army immediately became tense. The sentries around the headquarters have also increased a lot invisibly because of the sudden tense situation. As for the Supreme Command of the North China Front, it has long been shrouded in a tense and dreary atmosphere.

"Bage Yalu, can anyone tell me what the combat goal of the Eighth Route Army is this time? Chief of Staff, you say first...."Looking at the small flag representing the deployment of the enemy's and our troops on the combat sand table in front of him, it is constantly changing in the hands of several staff officers. The commander asked loudly to the chief of staff, who was also frowning at his own brow.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, according to the scale of the troops mobilized by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the area of activity of the troops, I judge that the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army is operating in Shijiazhuang this time. At present, Shijiazhuang, which is trapped by only one main division of our army, is located in the center of the activity area of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. At the same time, the whole of Shijiazhuang, like a nail, was nailed to the center of the base area of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, hindering the development of the Eighth Route Army in Hebei. After a short analysis, the chief of staff pointed to Shijiazhuang, which was still under the control of the Japanese army, on the map, and spoke.

"Shijiazhuang...."

The commander said with a frown

"As far as I know, in the whole of Shijiazhuang, there is only one division of our North China Front Army, with less than 30,000 troops. According to the investigation of the intelligence department, for this operation, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army fully mobilized the main force of hundreds of thousands of people. More importantly, in addition to these hundreds of thousands of regular troops, a large number of local troops participated in the operation. The disparity between the enemy's and our forces was too great, and the General Staff immediately conducted tactical confrontation drills on the offensive and defensive battles in Shijiazhuang. I want to know right away how long the defending troops of Shijiazhuang can hold out under the fierce attack of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. Right now..."

"Hayi, Your Excellency Commander...."

Half an hour later, a depressing situation was handed over to the commander by the chief of staff for the first time. Looking at the results of the staff in his hand, the commander's face obviously showed a look of shock.

However, after figuring out the specific reason, the commander was immediately relieved.

After all, the Eighth Route Army at this moment is no longer the poorly equipped Eighth Route Army of a year ago. Rather, it is a well-equipped, well-trained elite unit with a certain air superiority, artillery superiority. And the Imperial Army troops trapped in Shijiazhuang were well-equipped and had plenty of ammunition. However, after a series of combat strengths of the North China Front a year ago, the morale of the troops had already dropped to the lowest point. Compared with the high morale of the Eighth Route Army, it can be said that there is no chance of victory.

Thinking of this, the commander's face couldn't help but show a helpless wry smile. The first two commanders of the North China Front Army made a mistake in foot fetish. In the end, it's up to yourself to bear the consequences of your mistakes.

Of course, the commander did not dwell on this matter for too long. Because there are more important problems in front of us, and we need to solve them immediately. After the expression on his face returned to normal, he said to the group of subordinates in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, I will self-evidently explain the importance of Shijiazhuang as an outpost for our North China Front Army to counterattack Hebei in the future. In a word, for Shijiazhuang, which is still under the control of the imperial army, I absolutely do not allow any accidents. According to the deduction of the General Staff, with the existing garrison strength of Shijiazhuang, it could only hold out for three days at most. Therefore, we must find a way to send reinforcements to reinforce Shijiazhuang within three days to ensure the safety of Shijiazhuang. Everyone, tell us what you think..."

In the face of the commander's rhetorical question, the chief of staff, who was standing directly in front of the commander, was the first to answer: "Your Excellency, commander, I think that hundreds of thousands of elite imperial soldiers of our North China Front have gathered in the area of Pingjin. We are fully capable of reinforcing Shijiazhuang by drawing one or two divisions from among these hundreds of thousands of North China Front troops while ensuring the security of Pingjin. ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, I humbly believe that while sending reinforcements to reinforce Shijiazhuang, the aviation units of our North China Front Army should also be dispatched immediately to concentrate all combat aircraft that can be used to reinforce Shijiazhuang in various operational matters." Lieutenant General Takeshita, who was in charge of commanding all the aviation units of the North China Front, followed closely behind, and suggested without looking backward. , "Takeshita-kun, dispatch aviation to reinforce the Shijiazhuang Combat Division." However, is it too exaggerated to dispatch almost all of the air force of our North China Front Army to reinforce this battle? If all the combat planes are dispatched, what should the air defense in the Pingjin area do?" the chief of staff asked with an unhappy expression on his brow.

"Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, please rest assured. When the time comes, we only need to leave behind a squadron of combat aircraft, and with the assistance of the warships and guns staying in Tianjin Port, it will be enough to ensure the safety of the Pingjin area. Lieutenant General Takeshita didn't think much about the chief of staff's rhetorical question, and replied confidently.

"Yo Xi, very good..."

After receiving affirmative answers from the two men, the frowning brow on the commander's face was immediately replaced by a thick smile. Then, facing the subordinates in front of him, he ordered with a confident face.

"Since you have already made this proposal, it is so decided. Now I order: Chief of Staff, transfer two divisions from the Pingjin area, with a total of 40,000 troops, to reinforce Shijiazhuang, and I will leave this matter to you. My request is very simple, the reinforcements of the two divisions must set off on time before dark tomorrow to reinforce Shijiazhuang. ”

"Takeshita-kun, I will leave all the air support issues for the Battle of Shijiazhuang to you. My request was also very simple. In the course of the entire battle, as long as the planes can take off for combat, we must ensure that there is at least one squadron of our army's aviation units in the airspace above Shijiazhuang to provide effective air reinforcements to the ground combat units at any time. ”

"Ha Yi, please rest assured, Your Excellency the Commander, I promise to complete the task."

Less than two hours after the resolution was made, a sharp alarm sounded at Tianjin Airport, dozens of kilometers away. Immediately after, the entire airfield, all the logistics staff, the crew, the pilots ... Like frightened birds, they quickly rushed out of their barracks and assembled in the open space in the middle of the airport.

In less than half an hour, the thousands of devil soldiers of all kinds who had been assembled immediately rushed to their work posts with their own equipment after listening to the task just given by their superiors.

For a time, the huge Tianjin Airport was full of busy little devils. One by one, the doors of the hangars, where a large number of combat aircraft were kept, were pushed open with the cooperation of the logistics staff. Immediately afterwards, one after another, the combat planes were slowly dragged out of the hangar, and then, neatly stopped on both sides of the airport runway. A truckload of fuel, also under the control of the logistics staff, was filled into the fuel tank of the aircraft...

And in the middle of a mountain less than five kilometers away from Tianjin Airport. Under the cover of the dense forest, except for a special combat regiment that escorted the commander-in-chief and others back to the base area, the remaining two regiments of the special operations division, about 2,000 special combat personnel, were quietly lurking here under the personal command of division commander Liu Xiaogang. At this moment, they are like a tiger lurking here, waiting for the prey to take the bait, waiting for the best time to attack.

"Report to the division commander, telegram from the forward observation post..." As the sound of the telegram stopped, the excited voice of the communications staff officer immediately sounded in the temporary headquarters of the special operations division.

"Read...," replied Master Liu Xiaogang, frowning at his brow.

"Yes, division commander..."The communications staff officer did not hesitate and immediately spoke.

"Forward observation posts reported that an hour earlier, the Tianjin airport had suddenly entered a state of combat readiness, and about a large group of Japanese troops had entered the airport to strengthen the airport's defenses. At the same time, all the combat planes that stayed in the hangar at Tianjin Airport were all driven out. At present, the logistics personnel of the airport are refueling more than 200 combat planes in the airport and adding ammunition. Report over..."

Hearing the content of the telegram, he was facing the plane map of Tianjin Airport in front of him, frowning, meditating, waiting for the latest news in the direction of the airport. His face was immediately covered with a smile, and he ordered excitedly at the communications staff officer in front of him.

"Well, the commander-in-chief is not wrong. In less than two days, the little devil was in action. Immediately send a telegram back to the forward observation post, closely monitor every move at Tianjin Airport, and report any situation immediately..."

"Yes, Commander..."

Looking at the communications staff officer who was leaving quickly, Division Commander Liu Xiaogang immediately put his eyes back in front of him, and he no longer knew how many times he had read the plane map of Tianjin Airport. After a short period of contemplation, he ordered to the chief of staff beside him. "Chief of Staff, notify me immediately. The troops ate at six o'clock in the evening and left on time at eight o'clock to raid the Pingjin airfield. Therefore, the troops were ordered to use the remaining hours to take advantage of the rest and replenish their ammunition. ”

"In addition, the commanders and fighters of the two regiments and above the battalion level were notified that after an hour, they would come to the division headquarters to hold the last combat recall before the war, and deploy the specific combat tasks of each battalion..."

"Division, commander, I'll give the order right away." The chief of staff replied decisively.

The addition of a large group of Japanese soldiers more than doubled the defense force of the airport garrison to a certain extent. However, no matter how vigilant the Japanese army was, it was almost impossible to defend an airfield within a radius of several kilometers.

It was about two kilometers from the airfield, although it was still within the alert range of the Japanese airfield guard. However, due to the limitations of the strength of the defending troops, Major General Yataro Ichito, the supreme commander of the Japanese army at Tianjin Airport, only sent a squadron of guards to carry out uninterrupted patrols of the entire defense line with the assistance of armored vehicles.

A squadron of less than 200 devil soldiers patrols a section of defense line that is more than ten kilometers long, and it is conceivable how many loopholes will appear in this defense line.

And in a bush less than five hundred meters from this line of defense, under the cover of dark night. Under the command of regiment commander Zhang Guodong, all the commanders and fighters of the Second Special Operations Regiment, who received the task of "occupying the Pingjin airfield, covering more than 100 pilots, and letting all the captured combat planes take off into the air," are quietly lurking here, waiting for the best time to attack.

"Regiment commander, according to the reconnaissance, the entire area around Tianjin Airport, except for the main gate, the remaining three directions were all planted by the Japanese army with a large number of mines. Because of the width of the entire minefield, it is more than a distance of nearly 100 meters. Therefore, if you want to launch an attack from the other three directions, it will take at least half an hour to clear the mines alone. The head of the regiment beside him, with the help of the lights from the airport, pointed to the airport floor plan on the ground and said.

"Half an hour, that's too long. Our artillery units, one burst of fire, can only buy us ten minutes at most. Ten minutes later, the Japanese troops were able to react to the sudden attack, and their pilots were able to approach their fighters in ten minutes. Therefore, we must break into the Tianjin airport within 10 minutes, block all the devil soldiers and pilots in their barracks, and prevent them from approaching the planes in the airport. The head of the regiment, Zhang Guodong, shook his head and replied very affirmatively.

The conversation between the regiment commander and the chief of staff was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, making several battalion commanders around them immediately become like eggplants frosted, and the eager look on their faces disappeared in an instant.

After a few minutes of brief contemplation, the commander of the fourth battalion spoke tentatively.

"Regiment commander, chief of staff, since we can't carry out a sneak attack from the other three sides, then let's attack from the front. Now my four battalions are equipped not only with a semi-automatic rifle for each member, but also with a bazooka for each infantry platoon, which is very suitable for attacking fortifications. I am confident that under the cover of the rocket artillery company, it will take 10 minutes to break through and block the devil soldiers in the airfield in the barracks. ”

"Attack from the front..."

The words of the fourth battalion commander sounded very incredible. However, it is not necessarily impossible for these well-trained and well-equipped special combat personnel.

So, as soon as the words of the fourth battalion commander fell, the regiment commander and the chief of staff quickly fell into deep thought after glancing at each other. Comparing the floor plan in front of him, he pondered the possibility of the troops attacking from the front.

A minute later, under the expectant gaze of all the commanders and fighters around him, the face of the regiment commander Zhang Guodong immediately showed a resolute look. said with great certainty to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, since the commander of the fourth battalion is so confident, then let's carry out a strong attack from the front, and the big and small devils will be caught off guard, so that they don't know that the minefield around the airport will be useless."

"I agree," the Chief of Staff replied with a nod.

After getting the support of the chief of staff around him, Zhang Guodong no longer had any hesitation, and ordered several battalion and company commanders around him. , "Comrades, because of the Japanese garrison units, a large number of minefields were laid around the airfield. After studying and deciding, tonight, the raid on Tianjin Airport was carried out, and I decided to launch a strong attack from the front, that is, the main gate of the airport. Now I command. ”

"Commander of the Fourth Battalion, since you are so confident in the battle of the assault airfield, then I will leave the task of attacking from the front. My mission is very simple, I don't want casualty data for the troops. I only want your fourth battalion, after the rocket artillery company fires, to lead all the commanders and fighters of the fourth battalion to break through to the airport and destroy as much as possible the living forces of the Japanese troops in the airport. The most important thing is not to let a little devil approach the combat planes in the airport to ensure the integrity of these planes. Of course, the specific attack plan is up to you, I won't ask about it, I just want the final result. ”

"Please rest assured that all the commanders and fighters of the fourth battalion will guarantee the completion of the task..." Regarding the regiment commander's order, the fourth battalion commander, who had a full understanding of the combat effectiveness of his troops, did not hesitate and replied confidently.

"Good. Fifth Battalion Commander, your task is to lead all the commanders and fighters of the Fifth Battalion to destroy all the Japanese troops around the airfield at the first moment of the battle. Then, a cordon was set up around the airfield to block the Japanese reinforcements around the area that might break through the positions of the three regiments. Before receiving the order to retreat, a little devil cannot be let go of entering the airport. Otherwise, military justice is engaged. ”

"Sixth Battalion Commander, the mission of your Sixth Battalion is to follow closely behind the Fourth Battalion and protect more than a hundred pilots from entering the airport in time. Then, assist these pilots and control all combat aircraft that can take off. And assist these pilots to get the plane to take off. After completing the mission, cover the withdrawal of the 4th battalion from the battlefield and, finally, destroy all military facilities throughout the airfield, including the remaining aircraft...."

"The rocket artillery company, immediately look for favorable terrain, arrange artillery positions, ensure the first round of firing of the ten rocket artillery, and must hit the Japanese barracks, towers, command organs and other areas where the Japanese army gathers in the airport, and kill and injure a large number of Japanese troops. In addition, all the attacks officially began at two o'clock in the morning this evening. After the artillery company has fired all the shells, do not stop at any time and immediately retreat. ”

"Please rest assured, the head of the regiment, to ensure the completion of the task...."

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