Shirakawa Yoshinori walked to the big map and used his baton to draw a circle on the huge map of China. "It's very simple, Ishihara-kun. The whole thing is like this. Look now, except for several provinces in the southwest, Chiang Kai-shek

How many other places can be lost? A few limited areas such as North China, Central China, South China, and Northwest China are his entire sphere of influence. If these important areas are occupied, he will not be able to escape to the southwest or southeast. He will have to flee to the northwest.

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Only then did Ishihara Wanji suddenly realize that this was the case. The empire had seen this and landed from the direction of Tianjin. This not only ensured the active situation against Chiang Kai-shek's forces, but also allowed them to accumulate strength and launch attacks in multiple areas. Also because

In this way, Chiang Kai-shek cannot easily abandon the Tianjin-Beijing area.

Originally, Chiang Kai-shek expected or even hoped that the Japanese army would land at a certain section behind the Ningjin Defense Line. Expanding the expected range again would only allow the Japanese army to occupy Tianjin, a major coastal town, just like what they had done in Qingdao. The result was unexpected

, the Japanese army launched a large-scale offensive, and even in the face of a stalemate in the Northeast, they dared to launch a large-scale attack on the Tianjin and Beijing areas.

This has exceeded Chiang Kai-shek's psychological bottom line.

After Ishihara smiled and left, Shirakawa Yoshinori took out a document marked top secret from the drawer, read it for a long time, and then quietly burned it to ashes.

"The military headquarters is really far-sighted. It seems that the third regiment of the Southwest Army must be captured."

The third regiment, which had no idea that the Japanese army had quietly turned its main attention on itself, was still on tight alert to prevent possible outflanking by the Japanese army.

The Japanese army's offensive momentum in the frontal position seemed to be getting more and more fierce. The 18th Division lost two positions in a row, and the two battalions in front were driven down like ducks. In the end, the 19th Division, which had just come off the line of fire, mobilized a regiment.

They made up for it. Under the leadership of this group of soldiers who had experienced several days of fearless battles, the 18th Division gradually entered the state. Chen Cheng was also furious, and the two battalion commanders who led the team were dealt with by military law on the spot.

The night passed so quietly, even the gunfire from the frontal positions was sparse, and the battlefield was silent. The 18th Division lost more than a thousand people, and the Japanese army had a hard time. At least half of the brigade fell on the way to attack. Unexpectedly

Not to mention, the Kuomintang Central Division, which has been reorganized for many years, still has combat effectiveness, at least much stronger than the Northeastern Army. If there is only one Japanese division on the opposite side, it will be an almost perfect blocking battle. Unfortunately, there are three divisions on the opposite side.

regiment, nearly 70,000 Japanese troops.

Although many people don’t know why it’s been almost a week and the Japanese army hasn’t captured these two divisions yet, the position has not been lost and they have stopped the Japanese army from occupying Peiping. In the eyes of many people, it is already a great victory.

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In Zhang Shusheng's view, the same is true.

"It's strange that the Japanese army's movements are elusive. One moment they assume a posture of annihilating Japanese divisions, and the next moment they launch a probing attack."

Zhang Shusheng picked up a piece of top-secret information on the table, which briefly described an important piece of information. There was even a photo sent back through special equipment. It was not clear, but it could be distinguished.

In the photo, a port on the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan once again had many troop transports and frigates parked. Intelligence said that about two divisions of Japanese troops were concentrated in this port.

"Are they sent to the Northeast or to the Tianjin and Beijing areas?"

Zhang Shusheng is a little unsure. Both directions are possible, but it seems that the Tianjin-Beijing direction is more likely.

"No matter what, the Third Division will encounter a tough battle." Zhang Shusheng still knows very well about Shirakawa Yoshinori. The original commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army in history, this year was supposed to be the last year of his life. Unfortunately,

, it happened that he came to Tianjin. There are no assassins in history. This old guy may have to live for a few more years. He can be regarded as a leader of the invasion of China who had a lucky escape.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Shusheng gradually made a decision. He picked up the direct line and said, "Ask Major General He An of the Special Forces to call."

After a night of fighting, the sky gradually became brighter. In the morning light, the entire Langfang area seemed to be much quieter. In order to prevent the Japanese from sneak attacks, the soldiers of the Third Regiment slept in the trenches with their clothes on. There were not enough blankets to keep out the cold, so everyone only had one person.

The class was divided into two or three crowded places.

There are two more positions in front of the main ring position. The first position is defended by the 2nd Battalion and 3rd Company. Among the several hundred people, company commander Hou Xiaoshan was the first to wake up.

I looked up and saw that it was almost dawn. My brother Wu Peiqiang was still keeping vigil in person, but instead of standing, he was in the trench.

Hou Xiaoshan put on his clothes and walked over, took out a cigarette and handed it to his brother, "Brother, let's smoke a cigarette to go away the cold. How about it, are you okay for the night?"

"Something's wrong." Wu Peiqiang first pushed him down and lay beside him, then took the cigarette and said something that made Hou Xiaoshan choke on the spot. "Something's wrong? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I mean, brother, you

But my squad leader has violated discipline, and I can't protect you."

"It's okay tonight. It's just that something happened when you came here." Wu Peiqiang carefully looked out of the observation hole left between the sandbags, then pointed to Hou Xiaoshan in the distance and said, "Take a look."

Hou Xiaoshan looked up and discovered the situation on the spot, "Damn, there are scouts peeking at us with binoculars."

"It could also be a sniper." Wu Peiqiang said solemnly, while picking up a sniper rifle beside him. What people can't imagine is that this person is not well-educated and is too simple-minded to manage others.

Wu Peiqiang, who has only been a squad leader for many years, is still the top sharpshooter of the third company, no, he should be said to be a qualified sniper.

He doesn't know how to calculate the direction of the wind or calculate this or that. This boss with only a primary school education can only shoot based on his feeling. Just like he can "shoot" a rocket into a fortification opening a hundred meters away based on his feeling, which is amazing.

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This shooting position was specially made for himself. Different from the rifle shooting positions of other soldiers, this sniper position is more complicated. There are several observation holes alone, and he cut out the sandbags.

There is a groove that just fits the rifle into, leaving only the muzzle to rotate. It is concealed, very concealed.

After a while, relying on the sniper scope on his rifle, he figured out the situation on the other side, "It's a few Japanese officers observing the terrain. Xiaoqiang, what should I do?"

"As long as it can be confirmed that they are Japanese, they will be beaten." Hou Xiaoshan is different from Wu Peiqiang. After attending elementary school and middle school in Lishuping New Town, he was admitted to the Kunming Army School. He was considered to have a professional background, but the result

But he went to the lowest level with his cousin who grew up with him and vowed to join the army as a soldier or an officer, starting from a soldier. Years passed, Wu Peiqiang was no longer a squad leader, but Hou Xiaoshan became a company commander.

Although Wu Peiqiang is a bit honest, he also has a deep hatred for the Japanese. "What a fool! He is carrying a menstrual flag on his motorcycle. Who are we not Japanese?"

"Fight, you pick one to fight."

Wu Peiqiang nodded. The Japanese on the opposite side did not realize at all that they had entered the Chinese sniper's sniper scope. In their view, this was a distance of more than 800 meters. After the rifle reached this distance, it was estimated that it would be able to deflect away.

One or two meters. Moreover, it is early morning.

"Xiaoshan, I picked the one with the best clothes. There were so many things on this stupid clothes that dazzled me, so I beat him."

"Okay, let's hit this." Hou Xiaoshan knew better. His clothes were dazzling because the reflection in the morning light entered the sniper scope. The Japanese officer opposite was probably at least a squad leader or above.

A "bang" gunshot kicked off the attack and defense of the left-wing position.

Wu Peiqiang confirmed that he had killed a Japanese officer with a shining body, but the body was snatched away by the opposing Japanese army on a motorcycle.

Thirty minutes later, artillery fire came from both the center front position and the right wing position. Although it was not violent, it once again aroused the nerves of the two defenders, and a new day of fighting began.

However, this was destined not to be a repetitive offensive and defensive battle, because the Japanese army actually focused their attack on the left wing, instead of outflanking and outflanking the attack. It started with fierce shelling.

"call out……"

When the first strange whistling sound came, the soldiers of all three regiments subconsciously looked for bunkers. This sound was too familiar. In the previous exercises and training, I didn't know how many artillery fires were fired every day. They were all taken from the troops.

Flying overhead. If you hear the whistling sound of this kind of artillery here, it proves that the Japanese army is firing at the position.

"Concealment, artillery attack"

Before he finished speaking, dense artillery exploded in front and behind the position. In less than three minutes, the second batch of modified artillery flew over from the Japanese artillery position.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Violent explosions were heard from time to time on the position. A considerable number of officers and veterans of the Third Division had participated in the battle against the British and French coalition forces several years ago. It must be said that the Japanese artillery fire at this time was much stronger than that of the British.

.The unlucky British, the artillery positions were named one by one by the Southwest Air Force. Unfortunately, at this time, the Southwest Air Force was thousands of miles away.

Blow it up, I still don’t believe that the Japanese devils won’t rush over.” Hou Xiaoshan hunched over and hid in the individual artillery-proof hole on the inside of the trench, avoiding the earth-shattering sound of artillery outside. It must be said that this method has been tested repeatedly.

The single-soldier defense against artillery holes and the multi-person defense against artillery holes are very effective. The soil is thick and compact. As long as you are not directly hit by the artillery, you will be dizzy at most.

The expected sustained bombardment did not last long. After the two rounds of bombardment, the position became strangely quiet. The Japanese army was about to launch an attack.

The damage to the position was not too great. Except for some trenches being blown down and some ring fortifications being blown up, there were not many casualties. Except for the soldiers in the two front trenches who hid in individual gun-proof holes, the rear were deployed in batches.

The soldiers of the Third Regiment had already taken shelter in the artillery-proof pits or the artillery-proof holes on the back of the hill.

"Quick, get into position and get ready to shoot."

In the circular position, Zhu Peitong, the battalion commander of the firepower battalion directly under the regiment headquarters, was giving orders loudly. The soldiers quickly entered the position, manipulating heavy firepower such as anti-aircraft guns and mortars, and some tried to urgently repair a few

For weapons and equipment that have been blown up, see if they can be used again after replacing a few standard parts.

Sure enough, less than two minutes after the firepower camp was in place, more than a dozen aircraft flew into the sky. Compared with the take-off and landing capabilities of the two Japanese aircraft carriers, it was already very difficult for twenty or thirty aircraft to attack at the same time.

One group went to bomb the positions of the two divisions, and the others came towards the third regiment.

"The anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine gun teams pay attention to air defense."

The anti-aircraft cannon has pointed its muzzle at the sky, and the supplier has also replaced the anti-aircraft cannon with anti-aircraft guns. The anti-aircraft machine gun team is simpler, and was originally laid flat to straf the infantry.

The two men took control of the high-speed aircraft and quickly pointed their guns at the sky.

"beat"

The technical authority of the firepower battalion, Battalion Commander Zhu Peitong, looked through the sight glass and decisively issued the order to fire freely. The poor Japanese fighter planes were flying in from a distance, ready to bombard the enemy positions with reckless abandon.

Lower the altitude, then swoop, sweep, or throw.

"Bang bang bang..."

The 31-year-old new anti-aircraft gun was the first to fire. The guns equipped with the latest fuzes flew densely into the sky. The leading Japanese aircraft only had time to shout out the word anti-aircraft gun before they were hit.

A volley exploded.

Poor Japanese troops, many of the incoming planes were biplanes, old-fashioned bombers with slow flying speed and lack of protection. They first became fireworks that exploded in the sky. The Japanese fighter planes were more advanced and more flexible.

, However, this new type of anti-aircraft gun seemed to chase these approaching aircraft and shot down most of the diving aircraft.

Because the aircraft dives towards the position, the only way to escape is to raise the nose or dive over, and it will inevitably be too late to turn. However, the rate of fire and advanced fuze of this new anti-aircraft gun became a talisman for the Japanese aircraft.

, at least five planes were shot down on the spot, and the other two were unlucky enough to be hit by anti-aircraft machine guns.

In fact, even if the Japanese were more careful and used high-speed dives of fighter jets to destroy the air defense positions first, they would not be so unlucky. After bombing the anti-aircraft positions for several days, the Japanese aircraft only encountered some light machine gun fire in the air. It was too arrogant.

The firepower structure of this circular position and the dense curtain formed by the new anti-aircraft artillery clusters were not something that the Japanese aircraft at this time could escape.
To be continued...