Chapter 2071 Delivery of supplies
Tian Kezhi told Qiu Zian that he did not need to rest!
Tomorrow's battle will either end with them quickly breaking through, seizing control of the airport, and ending the battle.
Or it would end with all their troops retreating to Binzhou City.
A stalemate is impossible. After all, there is not much favorable terrain for defense between Bingzhou City and the airport. If you want to defend, you can only rely on the city wall of Bingzhou City.
Once the fighting starts, if the fighting at the airport cannot be ended quickly, there will be no point in continuing the fighting.
"There is still enough food and grass in Bingzhou City, but the ammunition may not last a few days." Team Leader Gu reminded Qiu Zian.
This battle with the Japanese army completely wiped out the wealth of the First Army Division.
In the past few days, although there were reserves of supplies, they still could not meet their combat needs.
"As long as we can hold on for two days, the troops of the Jinsui Army are not good at attacking tough battles. Two days, with the combat effectiveness of our troops, is enough to cause heavy losses to the attacking Jinsui Army." Tian Kezhi said.
Bingzhou City has high walls and thick walls. If the Jin-Sui army wanted to attack by force, they would not be able to gain much advantage.
"There are still some families in the city who may cause trouble," Team Leader Gu said.
In the defensive battle, Team Leader Gu was quite confident. Although he had not participated in any battle, he knew about their unit's past.
The little devils couldn't do anything to them, let alone the Jinsui Army, which had suffered successive defeats at the hands of the little devils.
Some families in the city have servants. Although Team Leader Gu and others have confiscated the ordnance in the city, it is inevitable that no one will hide it secretly.
"Leave it to the cavalry troops. After they enter the city, they will take over all patrols in Bingzhou City. Anyone who dares to cause trouble during the war will be shot on the spot."
Making trouble in peacetime is fine, but making trouble in battle is tantamount to having an affair with the enemy.
No matter which dynasty, no one will give a traitor a way out. Having an affair with an enemy is a severe punishment!
"Let Director Qiu and others evacuate?" Team Leader Gu suggested, "Most of them are non-combatants. If the city is breached, I'm afraid..."
Most of Qiu Zian's men were former members of the Jinsui Army.
Bingzhou City fell, and the Jin-Sui Army took control of Bingzhou City. Qiu Zian and others were probably in a much worse situation than others.
"Lao Gu, please stop joking. You want me to be a deserter before the war starts? Although my marksmanship is not very good, I can still block a bullet for you."
Qiu Zian will not leave. Although he will not die for Bingzhou City, he now has friends in Bingzhou City.
"Don't worry, if Bingzhou City really cannot be defended, I will arrange armored troops to send you to break out." Tian Kezhi said.
If the armored troops want to break through, I'm afraid Yan always won't be able to stop them, and if they break through the city, it's not just Qiu Zian who will be sent away, Team Leader Gu and the others will also have to leave.
In the early morning, the first thing to sound at the airport was not the wake-up call, but the warning signal!
The Jinsui Army soldiers stationed at the airport were frightened by the Eighth Route Army soldiers who were only about fifty meters away from them.
Soldiers from both sides faced each other, and although they could not clearly see the expressions on each other's faces, the soldiers of the Jinsui Army felt waves of chill.
After the soldiers of the Jinsui Army learned that the troops of the First Army Division were only fifty meters away from them, they panicked and jumped into the fortifications one by one, ready to fight.
But after half an hour of stalemate, the troops of the First Military Division remained motionless.
The frightened commander of the Jinsui Army could clearly see the soldiers of the Chinese army, each one looking like a statue, without using a telescope.
"Commander, the Chinese army doesn't want to attack us, does it?"
"Everyone is ready to fight and wait and see what happens. I don't believe they really dare to attack us."
"But I heard that the airport seems to no longer belong to us."
Naturally, some rumors spread about the ownership of the airport.
"Stop talking nonsense, the commander-in-chief has ordered us to defend the airport. No matter who he is, if you want the airport, you have to pay the price." said the commander of the Jinsui Army.
"Commander, look over there, it's a tank!"
The Jinsui Army soldiers at the airport had already heard the rumbling sounds of tanks and armored vehicle engines.
Facing these iron men, the Jinsui Army soldiers at the airport began to fear.
Most of the soldiers at the airport have never seen tanks or armored vehicles, but they know that these iron lumps are invulnerable.
"Division Commander, the tanks are less than 200 meters away from the edge of the airport, and they show no signs of stopping."
As the tanks got closer and closer, the soldiers of the Shanxi-Sui Army became more and more panicked.
At such a distance, the tank could blow away their bunker with just one shot.
"Cavalry! It's cavalry!"
Before the intimidation of the tanks had passed, the sound of war horses neighing could be heard.
Under the orders of the cavalry commander, the cavalry followed the armored vehicles and tanks in neat steps and approached the airport.
The division commander of the Jinsui Army who originally wanted to wait and see what happened finally couldn't hold it any longer: "Quickly, send a telegram to the commander-in-chief. Zhao Zhiguo's armored troops and cavalry are less than 200 meters away from the airport and will rush into the airport at any time to request.
Order to fire."
At such a close distance, tanks, armored vehicles, and cavalry can rush into the airport in the blink of an eye, leaving the defenders little time to react.
"Division Commander, they are still advancing. The tanks are less than a hundred meters away from the airport."
The oppressive feeling of the armored troops made the Shanxi-Sui Army officers' voices vibrate.
The tanks and cavalry were still advancing. If this continued, their rifles could only fire one bullet. When they loaded the gun again, the cavalry's saber hit their necks.
"Quick, contact the Commander-in-Chief!"
The battle was about to break out, and the commander of the Jinsui Army also felt nervous, but the opponent did not open fire.
At such a close distance, once the troops of the First Military Division opened fire, the Jinsui Army garrison at the airport would be hard-pressed to parry.
At a distance of fifty meters, tanks, cavalry, and armored vehicles were all parked only fifty meters away from the airport. The tank's shells were steadily aimed at the firepower points in the airport.
The surrounding soldiers also carried rocket launchers and aimed their fire at the points of fire that posed a threat to them.
In such a tense atmosphere, as long as there is a gunshot or an order, all firepower will immediately remove the fire points at the airport.
"What? Fifty meters? Zhao Zhiguo's troops stopped only fifty meters away from the airport, and they are also ready to attack?"
Mr. Yan knew very well that such a short distance would mean that the fast-moving troops had their guns pressed against the airport's forehead.
"Commander-in-Chief, we have not deployed any firepower to attack armored weapons at the airport."
There is not much counterattack armor firepower, which means that the armored troops can march straight in and directly tear apart the airport's defense.
A breach was opened in the airport defense, and the cavalry followed up and entered the airport. The strength of one division of the Shanxi-Sui Army was probably not enough for the cavalry to attack.
The most important thing is that once the airport breach is opened, a large number of Jinsui troops will definitely retreat or surrender.
"Does Zhao Zhiguo really dare to fire the first shot?"
Chapter completed!