At about 2:00 p.m., a large group of up to 80 aircraft, including 60 attack aircraft and 20 fighters, flew over the Ford Bridge.

Within a quarter of an hour, hundreds of bombs fell from the sky, and three artillery batteries of the US army were blown up to the ground, with flesh and blood shooting everywhere, and the detonated ammunition was flying like a salute......

The Chinese fighters swooped down again and again like predatory eagles, repeatedly strafing the assembly points of the US reserves and logistics convoys behind the artillery positions, and the soldiers stumbled and fled into the sugarcane fields and orchards on the roadside......

The American infantry, which had lost artillery support, was defeated and fled under the full counterattack of the troops defending the bridge, and retreated to the starting position.

Given a respite, the bridge defenders licked their wounds and prepared for the next round of attacks.

"There are forty-two more combatants in the first squadron."

"There are thirty-eight more combatants in the second squadron."

"There are still sixty-four combatants in the fourth squadron."

"There are still six people in the mortar detachment."

"Three of us."

"There are still twenty-eight partisans."

After listening to the strength reports of each unit, Liang Gensheng touched the gauze under his ears, and raised his eyes to stare at Major Lu Bing, the leader of the fourth squadron: "Haven't you found the enemy in the north yet?" ”

"Yes, everything is fine."

Liang Gensheng thought for a while and turned to Cai Guolan, who was guarding the radio: "Lieutenant Cai, please contact the command plane in the air and ask them to help reconnoiter the surrounding enemy situation." ”

"Yes, please wait." Cai Guolan's expression was pleasant when she replied - no one knew what she was excited about, yes, even she didn't know.

A few minutes later, the reply was translated: "One enemy reinforcement from the east and west is assembling to the south of the bridge, and the other is 3 kilometers north of the bridge, and the friendly column is approaching the center." ”

Wang Yuhan, the leader of the first squadron, clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Friendly troops? So, the Marines are coming! I didn't expect it to rush so fast—"

"Looks like that kid's idea......" Liang Gensheng muttered.

"Sir?"

"Well, we can't relax now, Captain Lu, transfer the other two detachments of the first squad to the south of the bridge, all of them will support the second squadron, and the vigilance north of the bridge should also be closely watched, so as not to let the enemy who can't see the aircraft take advantage of the loophole!"

"Yes!"

"Now return to their respective positions, and never let the enemy advance until reinforcements arrive, understand?"

"Understood!" Speaking in unison, the momentum is high - when the hope of victory is at hand, people will always be special in spirit.

"Disbanded."

……

By the time Major Black rushed back to the headquarters on a motorcycle, the clock had already pointed to half past two in the afternoon, and Commander Skowley was scurrying around the room with his hands behind his back like a bull enraged by a red cloth.

"Commander, I've personally walked through that path, and there is no problem."

"Really? Did you see the bridge with your own eyes? ”

"That's not ......"

Sculley shook his head and looked dejected: "The enemy planes are attacking the artillery positions south of Ford Bridge, they are also attacking reinforcements from Eva and Honolulu, we have suffered heavy losses, yes, heavy losses, the 1st Reserve Regiment is still completely unheard, what happened to Sunset Beach, is Haleiwa still in our hands?" You see, troubles, all troubles. ”

Major Black hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and said, "Please approve my proposal to ...... the 50th Regiment through the bridge west of Pearl City from Plains Farm."

"Yes, farm, roundabout, surrounding, you're smart, go do it." Sculley shook the pipe in his hand, "You go to the 50th Regiment now, take them there, be quick, I'll call their regimental headquarters." ”

"Yes—"

"Remember, after the detour back to Qiaobei, the highest priority is to get in touch with the 1st Reserve Regiment."

"I've got a truck with a couple of reels of telephone cord going over there."

Scowley paused for a moment and nodded in satisfaction: "Well done, an officer like you is needed at this time - go, I'll be going to leave later." ”

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to Ford Bridge, I'm going to see with my own eyes what people are standing in our way at Ford Bridge."

"Commander, that's too dangerous......"

Sculley shook his head indifferently: "I'm going to personally command the reinforcements from Eva and Honolulu, eat them in one go, and open the road - what, do you think I can't do it?" ”

"No—"

"Then go, go, don't waste time here!"

……

Pan Guochen's detachment of 18 Flying Wolf fighting vehicles, 10 Crocodile amphibious personnel carriers and 3 90-mm amphibious self-propelled howitzers arrived at Ford Bridge at about 3 p.m.

The detachment set out with 21 combat vehicles, 17 amphibious personnel carriers and 3 self-propelled howitzers, 3 combat vehicles and 2 amphibious personnel carriers broke down on the way, and the other 5 personnel carriers were left behind in the American stronghold of Wahayava, which was captured on the way, where a company of the defenders was suddenly attacked by a coordinated attack by the detachment's vehicles and infantry while all communications were cut off.

"You're finally here."

Liang Gensheng jumped into Pan Guochen's chariot with a cigarette in his mouth, the two looked at each other and smiled, and came to a bear hug first.

"Yo, the lottery?" Pan Guochen saw the gauze under Liang Gensheng's ears at a glance.

"It's okay, it's far away from the head." Liang Gensheng patted his head and smiled.

"Then why fight, it's not worth dying here."

"So, why are you rushing to the front?"

Liang Gen flicked the wooden fake barrel in front of the turret that had been painted black.

Pan Guochen punched him in the back: "Then it goes without saying, for brothers." ”

Liang Gensheng took out a cigarette and handed it over: "Listen to this-when will the army come?" ”

"I just received a telegram from the military headquarters that Hareva has been taken, and the large army is moving south, arriving in an hour at the latest."

Liang Gensheng lit a cigarette for Pan Guochen with the cigarette butt on his mouth, and pointed to the black smoke rising on the south side of the bridge: "Our plane blew up their artillery position just now, it looks like the effect is not bad, it has not been fired for more than half an hour, how about it, do you want to rush forward and surprise those American soldiers?" ”

Pan Guochen crooked his lips and smiled: "That's what I'm here for." ”

The bear's paws of the two struck a crisp blow in the air, and at this moment, the clouds were overcast, and the sun was instantly covered.

"It's going to rain?." Pan Guochen was a little worried.

Liang Gensheng spit out the cigarette butt in his mouth: "I heard that there are often showers every afternoon, and there is nothing to do, at most an hour." ”

"Then I'm relieved—will you come along?"

"Of course, let you see how my elite troops fight."

When the first drop of rain hit the body, the tracks rattled -