After Zhang Shusheng agreed, he immediately ordered the general offensive to be launched according to the original time. He also personally called the air force command center at Daxing Airport and Xia Hai, the commander of the Tianjin-Beijing battlefield artillery group. Although the times for the air force to take off and the artillery group to open fire were also accurately determined,

He also personally ordered it, because this would be a turning point in the war that would change China's national destiny. He valued it very much.

Daxing Airport

"Deputy Commander Li, phone number of Southwest Commander Zhang"

Air Force Deputy Commander Li Xianghong, who had been waiting in front of the red phone for a long time, quickly picked up the phone almost as a reflex and stood at attention.

"Chief, I am Li Xianghong"

"The general offensive has begun. Your troops will take off combat aircraft according to the predetermined combat plan."

"yes"

"Woo...Woo...Woo..."

The piercing combat sirens resounded throughout Daxing Airport.

The four field airport runways, which were finally completed after four months, finally ushered in a critical mission. The Air Force, as an offensive force one step ahead of the artillery, would launch the most violent air strikes on various important strongholds of the Japanese army.

The planes parked at the airport have already been filled with fuel and equipped with heavy aviation bombs or aviation machine guns. The planes at the take-off position at the front of the runway are already ready to take off.

"01 called the tower, 01 checked, everything is normal, request to take off."

"The tower received it and will take off immediately."

"01Received"

The J-2 fighter, numbered 01, finally started to slide. With the rapid rotation of the propeller, the aircraft became faster and faster, and finally pulled up the nose of the aircraft and soared into the blue sky.

Almost at the same time, three fighter jets took off from the other three runways at the same time. The four fighter jets quickly formed the first air formation, circling and waiting to perform escort missions.

Daxing Airport, which has been repaired day and night for four months, already has all the conditions for a large field airport. The airport's take-off conditions are very good and can meet the rapid take-off of the fleet.

Soon, the first wave of bomber formations completed their aerial formation. Under the escort of fighter jets, they included H-2 bombers, even the latest semi-metal structure H-3 bombers, and -31 modified bombers.

Three types of bombers form the bomber fleet. In addition, there are a small number of proven dive bombers. This type of bomber has similar combat characteristics to the dive torpedo aircraft equipped by the Navy and will become a type of the Air Force.

New favorite.

Responsible for the safety of the entire fleet are two radar aircraft. They are equipped with Southwest's latest aerial radar. This large radar aircraft is used as the aircraft of the -31 transport aircraft, which will provide short- and medium-range air warning for the entire air strike.

"Report to the commander, call the chief."

Like Li Xianghong, Xia Xia Hai immediately grabbed the remote communication device on the table, stood at attention and said: "Commander, I am Xia Xia Hai."

"Order each artillery group to immediately start shelling according to the scheduled combat plan."

"yes"

In the plan to attack the Japanese army in Tianjin, the artillery group composed of 1,000 artillery pieces of various calibers was mainly divided into five positions. The 75mm caliber artillery group was the most advanced artillery group. The 105mm artillery group was composed of subsequent batches of artillery groups.

.

The order had just been issued, and the artillery pieces that had been pulled out of the temporary bunkers in advance had been prepared for a long time. Not only were they adjusted to shoot at various elements, but the soldiers were holding the cannons and ready to load them at any time.

"Fire and shoot rapidly for five minutes"

Xia Tianhai gave an order, and the five artillery groups opened fire almost simultaneously. 1,000 artillery pieces of various types roared at the same time, and large-caliber cannons flew out of the barrel one after another.

The sky with floating dark clouds was suddenly stirred by several flying cannons. The sky over the small Tianjin battlefield seemed to be filled with flying cannons.

In this land of China, there have never been so many cannons roaring at the same time. At that moment, all the artillerymen were almost crazy when they saw the flash of fire on the artillery group position and the roaring roar.

This is not the roar of artillery. This is obviously the roar of a suffering nation that has been bullied for nearly a hundred years in times of crisis.

This is the roar of a nation’s awakening.

This is a clarion call for national rejuvenation

"It's really intoxicating, Chinese, this is the voice of the Chinese themselves."

Although Zhang Shusheng was far away in the southwest, he still sat in front of the phone, listening to the roaring cannon fire from the unhooked handset, as if he had come to the Tianjin-Beijing battlefield thousands of miles away and witnessed with his own eyes this turning point in the fate of the nation.

war.

He knew clearly that after this battle, the Chinese would truly embark on the road to recovery, and the Japanese army would only be a stepping stone for China's rise.

After a long time, he picked up the phone again and dialed a secret number: "He An, the general offensive has begun. Pay attention to the Japanese actions and be ready to fight at any time."

"The Chinese general offensive has begun."

Standing in front of Tianjin, looking at the sky that was almost red with artillery fire in the distance outside the city, Shirakawa Yoshinori seemed to feel that the whole earth was beating. Although the Chinese did not bombard Tianjin City, they concentrated thousands of cannons on the Japanese army.

The fortifications built outside the city took a month to undergo high-intensity shelling.

The air waves and dust generated by the explosion had already drifted into the city. From the firelight that reflected the red sky and the slightly shaking ground, he could imagine how violent the Chinese shelling was.

Soon, Shirakawa Yoshinori received another call, saying that Chinese aircraft had begun air strikes on various defense points. Under the intensive care of Chinese aircraft and artillery, the remaining artillery positions, although well hidden, were still on the ground.

It was destroyed in an instant. Except for half of the artillery regiment hidden in the residential areas of the city, it has been losing artillery since the beginning of the war. Until now, the Imperial Army has lost all other artillery with a caliber of 75mm or above on the Tianjin battlefield.

Although the fierce air attack launched by the China Air Force was resisted by the empire's specially strengthened anti-aircraft firepower, it was still covered by their cluster artillery fire and aircraft air strikes, and it was destroyed soon after it persisted. It was rushed by the Chinese ** team like a duck.

Although solid positions were built outside Tianjin City, they were trapped in this small space and lacked strategic depth. Except for the troops hiding in the city, the Japanese troops of the four divisions could only hide in trenches, or

Hiding in the anti-gun fortifications and shivering, or being bombed by dense artillery and heavy aviation, or even the Vulcan that can burn dozens of meters of fortifications red with one shot.

After fierce cluster artillery fire coverage and air strikes, the full-line offensive finally began. Nearly 200,000 Chinese troops formed several offensive clusters and selected several attack points on a front more than eight kilometers long to attack the Japanese army.

Launched a fierce attack.

The battle went smoothly. Although the Japanese army had local supplies, the Southwest Air Force would dispatch reconnaissance planes to monitor the sea almost every day. As soon as a ship docked, it would immediately trigger an air attack. The Japanese ships off Tianjin were blown up.

The total displacement has reached nearly 100,000 tons.

Relying on supplies that sneaked ashore at night, the logistics of nearly four divisions of the entire Japanese army were so tight that some combat squads even had two people sharing one rifle. The four-month-long failure

The fighting not only depleted the Japanese army's fighting spirit, but also greatly consumed their guns and medicine.

Food and supplies can be stolen from the Chinese, but there is no place to steal guns and medicine.

Even so, the Japanese army also relied on fortifications to defend tenaciously, but they faced the Chinese Army with superior artillery groups and absolutely superior air support.

At several Chinese attack points, the crazy containment effect of the Japanese army was very limited. The more severe the resistance, the easier it was to attract fire coverage.

The deep system defense fortifications built by the Japanese army were broken through one after another. At the fastest time, it only took forty minutes for the Southwest Main Division to break through a line of defense.

This was a battle that never stopped. After Shirakawa Yoshinori's report to the emperor to abandon Tianjin and send his troops north to Northeast China was rejected without mercy and severely reprimanded, the end of the Japanese army in these four divisions was over.

They were destined to "live or die" with Tianjin. The Japanese military could not retreat and could not evacuate. The only thing they could do was to resist stubbornly.

As for the more than 200,000 Chinese troops, they also had no choice. Even if some troops suffered heavy losses when attacking Japanese fortifications, they still had to move forward. By this time in the war, there was no distinction between the Southwest Army and the Kuomintang Army. Everyone had only

An idea, defeat the Japanese and take back Tianjin, which belongs to the Chinese.

In fact, there is another reason why the general offensive started at this time.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, are you sure?"

"Yes, Mr. Ishihara, I am sure that this is a secret message from the military headquarters. It is only for you and I to know that according to the military headquarters' orders, once the war goes wrong, punitive actions must be carried out against the Chinese."

Shirakawa Yoshinori did not stay in the combat command room. It was enough that there were people from the military headquarters there. He just needed to stay here and wait for the final results.

Accompanying him, in addition to a secret message from the military headquarters, was a saber gifted by the Emperor, and the future star of the empire, Ishihara Kanji.

The secret message was given to Shirakawa Yoshinori, and now, he gave this order to Ishihara Kanji.

"Yoshi, let me, Ishihara, show my strength to the empire. Even if the Chinese take back Tianjin, it will be a dead city!" After reading the order, Ishihara lit a match and lit it.

, he already knows how to do it.

"Ishihara-kun, this matter is of great importance. You must make more preparations and be especially careful not to leave too much evidence. If the Chinese stir up trouble in the future, the empire will say that these civilians were killed by their own cannons and aircraft. You

There will be enough time for you to evacuate Tianjin when other imperial troops retreat into the city." Shirakawa Yoshinori warned.

"Very good, Commander, don't worry, I know how to do it." Ishihara Wanji, who is very good at conspiracy and conspiracy, didn't know how to do it. He nodded immediately. Now, he finally understands why there is always a person who doesn't know how to do it in the city.

The Imperial Army Brigade, which appeared to be in reserve, did not move. It turned out that it was to perform a punishment mission.

However, Ishihara Wanji did not leave immediately. Instead, he saluted a military salute and asked, "Your Excellency, Commander, I have one last question before taking action."

"Tell me," Shirakawa Yoshinori said without raising his head while wiping his beloved saber.

"Why did the Empire refuse to go north, and instead chose to let the four divisions of the Imperial Army fall to pieces in Tianjin?"

Shirakawa Yoshi shook his head and said in a soliloquy tone, "The four divisions that fled back to the mainland due to defeat are far less important to the military and the emperor than the four divisions in Tianjin.

.Four divisions that sacrificed for the dream of the imperial continent are nothing. We will arm fourteen or even forty more powerful divisions.

The military and the emperor have prepared enough propaganda and excuses for this failure. There will be dedicated people to blame for this failure, and I am one of them. The defeat will not only not shake the status of the military, but will make it even worse.

Gather the hearts and minds of the empire.

The defeat of the war has made the domestic economic crisis more serious. Only with the help of this defeat can the people of the country see the rise of China, and the military and the emperor can more smoothly implement the militarization route. And only by successfully diverting people's attention,

Only then will the emperor and the military be safe and sound, and continue to prepare for the great future of the empire. Only an empire that is operating at full strength will be able to compete with the Chinese again in the next few years.

When you return to the country, perhaps His Majesty the Emperor has issued an emergency decree."

As the battle entered the evening, the Japanese troops outside the city had successively lost multiple lines of defense. Since the battle broke out for nearly ten hours, the Japanese troops had retreated steadily and many positions had been lost.

No surprise, the Japanese army will have a hard time holding on until noon tomorrow, and the entire battle in Tianjin may be over in about twenty hours.
To be continued...