The machine gunners of the Guards Brigade, who had already aimed at their designed targets, looked at the planes that were getting closer and closer to the ground, and were ready to drop bombs. Without any hesitation, he immediately pulled the trigger of various light and heavy machine guns in his hand ... Suddenly, the impenetrable rain of bullets immediately wrapped one after another in the little devil planes that were close at hand. Under such a fierce blow at such a close range, a light and heavy machine gun bullet mercilessly penetrated the fuselage of the Yue Army, and the thin iron sheet made countless bullet holes in the fuselage... The more accurate bullet was fired directly into the cabin of the aircraft, and a fatal bullet was fired into the cabin of the aircraft... Suddenly, the bullet that penetrated the windshield and entered the cabin mercilessly beat the little devil pilot in the cabin into a hornet's nest. Immediately, the plane that lost control was hit and exploded in the air..."Boom, boom..."A series of explosions sounded. In just an instant, several planes, under the blow of the rain of bullets, turned into huge fireballs. As for the remaining aircraft, after being hit by such dense firepower, they also quickly raised the fuselage at the first time, wanting to get out of the range of ground anti-aircraft fire.

However, under the frantic pursuit of dense firepower. Most of the planes, in the end, could not escape the end of the volley explosion. The 12 planes, except for the plane piloted by the captain himself, did not suffer any damage and rushed out of the range of anti-aircraft fire, and one plane escaped the fate of the volley explosion with injuries. The remaining ten planes, all one after another, turned into huge fireballs, which became the results of the Eighth Route Army on the ground..."Baga, you're dead, you're dead." How so. A whole ten planes, how could they be lost so quickly, how could this be? "After getting the report of the captain of the brigade who escaped the firepower network of the Eighth Route Army. Seeing that the entire air raid battle had just begun, and he didn't even see the shadow of the Eighth Route Army, the entire aviation wing lost almost one-third of its combat effectiveness. The Wing Captain couldn't help but be furious, and roared loudly at the Captain who had escaped and came back..."Hi, Your Excellency the Wing Captain. According to preliminary statistics, on the ground, the Eighth Route Army has assembled at least 300 light and heavy machine guns, and even nearly 100 antiaircraft machine guns, which are responsible for air defense. Under the cover of thick smoke, our troops are simply unable to break through their anti-aircraft fire network and drop bombs accurately, please calm your anger..."The captain defended..."Eight grid tooth road, cunning Eighth Route Army...."Another angry curse came out of the wing captain's mouth... In the end, under the double blow of thick smoke and dense anti-aircraft fire. The remaining 20 or so planes of the entire air wing circled over Beiping City for almost an hour. Finally, due to fuel restrictions, I had to hurriedly throw away the bombs I carried outside the thick smoke and no place where the Eighth Route Army was found, and return home... In this way, the air reinforcements in the direction of the Kwantung Army, under the cover of thick smoke, not only did not play any role, but on the contrary increased the soldiers' record of shooting down ten planes.

With the departure of reinforcement planes in the Shanhaiguan direction, reinforcement planes from other directions also suffered certain losses. In the end, they were forced to helpless, so they could only lead the remaining planes and withdraw from the sky over Beiping in embarrassment. Until this time, with the cooperation of thick smoke and a large number of light and heavy machine guns, the army in Beiping City completely lost the reinforcements of air planes.

As the reinforcement planes of the Yue army left, Commander Liu Hua slowly shifted his gaze to the four city gates where a fierce exchange of fire was going on. With the support of a large number of anti-aircraft guns, the pillbox turrets that blocked the soldiers' charging road one by one were instantly beaten into piles of ruins. Of course, the destruction of pillboxes one by one, there will inevitably be a few, or even dozens of little devils, who will be buried in the ruins, which will become a huge result in the hands of the soldiers... With the support of such sharp siege weapons, the progress of the warriors can be said to be very rapid. Almost every minute passes, at least one of the little devils falls under the guns of the fighters ....

And the four regiments, which attacked from the direction of the airfield, although there was no cover from anti-aircraft guns. However, under the cover of tank after tank. One by one, the demomen threw the ignited explosive packets into the bunker running building that was constantly spitting flames..."Boom, boom..."In the earth-shattering explosions, the bunkers were turned into a pile of ruins under the attack of the soldiers. Nearly 2,000 soldiers, under the cover of several tanks, quickly advanced towards the city gate along the way... Facing the four main regiments, one after another good news. In the temporary headquarters, Commander Liu Hua completely let go of his nervous heart. Because at this moment, he believed that outside of dark, the four main regiments would definitely be able to accomplish the strategic goals they had arranged. Thinking of this, Commander Liu Hua surprised everyone and asked the guard troops, in the temporary command center, to build a marching bed and prepare to rest. In order to be able to better command the troops at night, launch the first round of siege battles against Beiping City, and accumulate more energy... Compared with the temporary headquarters of the Eighth Route Army outside the city, there is a command center full of laughter because of continuous good news. In the city of Beiping, in the headquarters of the North China garrison army. From the Supreme Commander to the ordinary soldiers, almost all of them had frowns on their faces. There was hardly any laughter to be heard in the vast headquarters. Everyone had gloomy faces, shuttling back and forth in the headquarters, doing their jobs.

As the newly appointed commander of the North China garrison, Senior General Tada Jun, at this moment, is standing in front of the huge military map of Beiping with a gloomy face. Listen to the chief of staff and report on the specific situation of the enemy and us around Beiping City at this moment. Listening to the report of the chief of staff, Tada Jun, as the commander, frowned from time to time. However, from the beginning to the end, the commander, Senior General Tada, did not say a word..."Your Excellency, Commander, all the situation has been reported... Now the various fortifications and pillboxes outside the city, under the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army, can still hold on to today for a day at most...."Looking at the commander General Tada Jun with a cloudy face in front of him, the chief of staff reminded in a low voice.

"Nani, how can this be, there are so many permanent fortifications outside the city, so many turrets and bunkers, how can they lose so quickly under the attack of the Eighth Route Army. Why is this happening? Senior General Tada, who reacted from the shock, stared at the chief of staff in front of him with a pair of eyes that could almost kill, and asked rhetorically.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander, according to the report of the troops outside the city, the Eighth Route Army used a new type of fortified artillery. This kind of artillery adopts the firing method of direct second fire, and its power and caliber far exceed that of 37-mm anti-aircraft guns by several times. The large number of pillboxes and artillery towers built by our army outside the city could not withstand the continuous bombardment of such artillery by the other side. The destroyed turrets and bunkers outside the city were almost all caused by this direct-fire artillery...", the chief of staff hastened to reply.

"Yaga, our air reinforcements. The air reinforcements just now, why didn't they destroy these artillery pieces that pose a huge threat to our army at the first time, why? Tada will continue to ask rhetorically. It was clear that the chief of staff had just been introduced for a few minutes, and the commander, General Tada, who was in shock, barely listened ... Although, for the commander's reaction, the chief of staff can be said to be very dissatisfied in his heart. However, when he saw a pair of eyes staring at him in front of him, he was almost about to burst into flames. The chief of staff did not dare to hesitate at all, and quickly replied again: "Your Excellency, Commander." The Eighth Route Army deployed a large amount of defensive and defensive firepower outside the city. In addition, they also created a large amount of smoke outside the city, which completely enveloped almost the entire sky over Beiping. The planes reinforcing us could not find any bombing targets at all, and not only could not provide any reinforcements to our troops, but in the process of dropping bombs, they lost more than a dozen planes... So, from now on, our army will lose all air reinforcements. ”

"Eight Grid Tooth Road, the cunning Eighth Route Army. Our artillery, why not launch a counterattack and destroy the siege artillery of the Eighth Route Army, why not suppress the enemy's attack? The commander, Admiral Tada, still did not give up, and continued to ask.

Hearing the commander in front of him mention the artillery, the chief of staff was speechless for a while. After all, since the launch of the war of aggression against China, on the battlefield, it has always been the artillery of the empire, and the [***] team has been so pressed that they can't lift their heads. However, at this moment, the only dozens of mountain artillery pieces left in the entire Beiping city were suppressed by the howitzers of a heavy artillery regiment of the Eighth Route Army outside the city. As long as the artillery in his hand is fired, he may be retaliated by the heavy artillery regiment of the Eighth Route Army at any time, and finally the only artillery unit in the city will be wiped out....

"Your Excellency Commander, in Beiping City, the most powerful artillery is the 75-mm field artillery. However, the troops of the Eighth Route Army outside the city have dozens of heavy howitzers, and our artillery units are no match for them at all..."Thinking of this, the chief of staff could only shake his head and explain to General Tada Jun in front of him with a dejected expression.

"Baga, how can this be, is it true that the Imperial Army of this empire does not have any advantage in front of the Eighth Route Army's readers? Could it be that I, Tada Jun, who had just served as the commander of the North China garrison, was about to be killed by the Reading Division at his own headquarters in Beiping City? After listening to the answer of the chief of staff in front of him, he saw that on the defense map of Beiping City in front of him, the bunker turrets representing the imperial army were quickly erased. General Tada Jun couldn't help but feel a burst of despair, and roared loudly at the chief of staff in front of him.

"Please take care of your Excellency, Commander. As long as we can settle down, hold on for more than a week. The reinforcements of a division sent by the Kwantung Army were able to rush to the territory of Beiping. When the time comes, we will be able to defeat the troops of the Eighth Route Army outside the city..."The chief of staff hurriedly comforted.

"Chief of Staff, where are our reinforcements now?" Hear reinforcements. General Tada's desperate eyes eased a lot. Then, looking at the other huge Northeast military map in front of him, as if he had only caught a life-saving straw, he asked the chief of staff beside him with an anxious expression.

"According to our request, the Kwantung Army Command decided to transfer the strength of a division from Mukden, equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, to reinforce Beiping. However, the strength of this division is now in the process of being assembled. It only takes two days for reinforcements to go. From Mukden to Beiping, if there is a rapid march, it will only take five days at most. Therefore, I think that as long as we hold out for a week, we can get rid of the trouble of the Eighth Route Army's reading division with the cooperation of reinforcements...."The chief of staff pointed to the location of Fengtian City on the map and said.

"Yo Si, wait until reinforcements arrive. I must completely annihilate all the troops of the Eighth Route Army around Beiping and make them pay the price of blood for today's action..."General Tada Jun breathed a long sigh of relief. Then, clenching his fists, he said murderously to the chief of staff in front of him. Immediately, he once again put his eyes in front of him, on the huge map of Beiping's city defense..."Chief of Staff, how many troops do we have in our hands that can be mobilized?" With confidence and hope, General Tada Jun quickly regained his true colors as a commander, and asked with a serious face to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, at present, we have only more than 4,000 mobile troops left. Among them were a gendarmerie brigade, two infantry brigades, a brigade of diaspora armament. In addition, around the headquarters, there is also a brigade of guard units...", the chief of staff replied without thinking about it, with an affirmative face.

"There are only more than 4,000 people left... I really didn't expect that I, Tada Jun, as the commander of the entire North China garrison army, could only mobilize a handful of more than 4,000 troops. Eight grid tooth road! Chief of Staff, immediately use the remaining expatriates in our hands to arm and exchange all the Imperial soldiers in the fortifications outside the city. Anyway, those pillboxes had almost no effect in front of the siege artillery of the Eighth Route Army. Then there is no need for us to send so many elite soldiers to death. Keeping them behind may have a very important role in the future battles. General Tada's face once again showed a look of despair. Commanded to the Chief of Staff.

"Hey, Your Excellency Commander, I'm going to do it right away?" The chief of staff's eyes lit up and quickly replied.

"Yo Xi, also, take out all the light and heavy machine guns in the arsenal of the headquarters and distribute them to the Imperial Alliance troops in the city. Drive them into the fortresses of the city walls and prepare to defend the city. It is impossible for these Imperial Cooperative troops to attack, but putting them in the dark fortress and responsible for defending the city is definitely a strong fighting force. Of course, in order to ensure the loyalty of these Imperial Troops, each squad of Imperial Troops must be guarded by two Imperial soldiers from the Gendarmerie Brigade. If we calculate in this way, we have almost two wings of mobile forces in our hands. The commander, Admiral Tada, then ordered.

"Hey, Your Excellency Commander, I'll go and deliver the order right away..." A smile immediately appeared on the face of the chief of staff, and he looked in front of him with admiration, and after a short period of despair, the commander General Tada, who had already recovered his sharpness, said.

"Yo Si. Chief of Staff, I hope that this time, we can sincerely cooperate for the sake of the Great Empire and the future of the North China Garrison Army. Create a miracle in Beiping City, break the rumor that the Eighth Route Army's reading division is invincible, and let them know that the Imperial Army is truly invincible..."General Tadajun's eyes slowly revealed a trace of confidence. Clenching his fists, he said to the chief of staff who was about to leave.

"Hey, the humble post will definitely not disappoint the high expectations of His Excellency the Commander, assist His Excellency the Commander, and repel the attack of the Eighth Route Army, please rest assured that His Excellency the Commander..." The chief of staff couldn't help but be moved in his heart, and hurriedly expressed his loyalty to General Tada Jun in front of him....

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, you go, I believe in your abilities. In addition, I ask that from now on, we should be the first to understand the situation outside the city and make the latest deployment. Therefore, in the next time, if there is any battle outside the city, we will report it immediately..."To the chief of staff's answer, Tada Jun nodded with satisfaction and said.

With the departure of the chief of staff, Tada Jun's eyes were once again on the drawings of the city defense in front of him... With his many years of commanding as well as combat experience. Tada Jun believed that with less than 10,000 troops in his hands, it was almost impossible to block the attack of tens of thousands of troops of the Eighth Route Army equipped with a large number of heavy artillery combat vehicles. What's more, he has to hold out for a week without any air reinforcements. Thinking of this, the commander, Admiral Tada, shook his head speechlessly again... The general's eyes stared motionlessly at the huge map of Beiping City in front of him, hoping to find a breakthrough on the map in front of him. Finally, the hard work paid off, and the words Dongjiaomin Lane appeared in Tada Jun's eyes. Seeing these words, Tada Jun's eyes couldn't help but light up, and his frowning brows also relaxed.

"Yo Xi, it is Dongjiaomin Lane, where troops and envoys from various countries are stationed. If the Eighth Route Army didn't want to cause international disputes, no matter how strong their combat strength was, they wouldn't dare to attack here casually. The corners of Tadajun's mouth slowly showed a smile, and he said to himself as he looked at the map.

(To be continued)