An hour later, as Li Tieshu expected, Japanese planes visited the sky above Wanping City for the second time. This time, without the interference of anti-aircraft fire, the Japanese planes began to become unscrupulous. They first completely destroyed the artillery position, Then they surrounded the four bunkers and began repeated dive bombings. Until all the bombs were used up and half of the four bunkers collapsed, they plowed through the garrison positions of Wanping City and Marco Polo Bridge with machine guns, and then swaggered leave,
"Damn, the little devil is too arrogant." In Wanping City, in the air-raid shelter at the head of Marco Polo Bridge, soldiers from the Xuebing Army cursed fiercely from time to time. Their hands were holding their weapons hard, and their eyes were burning with the overwhelming indignation in their hearts. red,,
An army also has a temper. The development of this temper is closely related to their supreme commander and their direct commander. To put it more mysteriously, this is the soul of an army. What kind of person is Ouyang Yun? , From the moment Xuebingjun rose in North China, there have been various rumors from the outside world, and among them, what is generally recognized by the world is the extent of his hatred for the Japanese.
Undoubtedly, the officers and soldiers of the Xuebing Army have inherited this character of the chief officer very well. Therefore, the Kwantung Army Nanjiro, Tojo Hideki and others are so afraid and hateful of the Xuebing Army, and they can't wait to get rid of them. quick,
The sharp sound of air defense sirens, the roar of aircraft, and the explosion of bombs were mixed in, making the whole earth seem to tremble.
Xie Changgeng and many of his men stayed in their air-raid shelter. He held an anti-materiel sniper rifle and stared blankly at the entrance of the cave, wondering where he had gone.
"Batalion commander, battalion commander." The main gunner Wang Xiaoyu called him loudly. When he turned around, he said: "Let us go out and fire a few shots, and the little devil will be rampant."
Xie Changgeng glanced at him. This was a young face. The down on his face had not yet faded away. Some dust and smoke had carved some vicissitudes of life on his face. There was a kind of sparkle in his young eyes. With a fanatical light, "Batalion Commander, let us..."
Xie Changgeng looked at the other people again. Without exception, everyone's eyes were full of enthusiasm for fighting, not only because the little Japs were so rampant, but also because of the comrades who had just sacrificed their lives. Those soldiers were all in their prime. There should be a more ideal career to complete and a better life to enjoy, but now they have left their lives on this land.
"Just stay well. There will be many opportunities to kill the Japanese in the future, but not now." Xie Changgeng said in a hoarse voice, his brows slightly wrinkled. What he just said was actually Li Tieshu speaking to him on the walkie-talkie. speaking,
Although from the perspective of the entire battle situation, the Second Regiment is now completely at a disadvantage, the enthusiasm of the soldiers for fighting has not been affected in the slightest. Not only the air defense battalion, but also the defensive units in the four bunkers and the defenders on the Marco Polo Bridge, they all have He expressed his willingness to take the initiative to Li Tieshu. Compared with the chief officers, lower-level officers and soldiers did not need to understand the entire battle situation. What they longed for was just a hearty battle. However, as the highest commander in Wanping City, Li Tieshu It was impossible not to consider the overall situation. From the bottom of his heart, he was actually quite eager to have a peak showdown with the Japs. However, his reason told him that going out to shoot at the Japs' planes at this time would undoubtedly be an egg against a rock. Humiliation, this kind of sacrifice is really unnecessary. It was under his strict orders that the officers strictly implemented his orders, allowing the Japanese aircraft to complete the combat mission comfortably. However, as soon as the Japanese aircraft left, they thought the defenders The Japanese infantry, whose artillery was completely destroyed, began to launch a fierce offensive towards Marco Polo Bridge. Different from the situation last night, this time, the Japanese army did not surround Wanping and chose to break through from Marco Polo Bridge. They made way for the road from Wanping to Peiping. He just blindly launched an attack from the direction of Marco Polo Bridge.
This time, Onogawaji underestimated the survivability of the artillery of the Xuebing Army. He and the aviation soldiers probably did not expect that what they destroyed on the defending artillery position was actually just some camouflaged cannons made of iron sheets. The real cannon was pulled into the air-raid shelter by the artillerymen long before the air-raid siren sounded.
When the enemy plane was still within Li Tieshu's sight, he did not order the artillery in the bunker to come out, but only asked the infantry to block it. Therefore, at the initial stage, because the Japanese army remobilized a squadron of artillery units, under the attack of artillery fire, The defenders played more passively, and in order to act as surprise troops, in the two bunkers on the left and right of Marco Polo Bridge, Wang Deshui and Gong Bihai and their men were nestled in the air-raid shelters. They held guns in their arms and listened quietly to the gunfire outside. He did not immediately come out to block the sound.
Wanping City gradually regained its vitality as the Japanese planes withdrew. Although gunfire began to sound outside the city, there was no threat from the sky. Many citizens walked out of the air-raid shelters and began to return to their homes. The Second Regiment The reserve troops rushed to their fighting positions, while the self-defense team members and the ambulance teams either maintained order or rushed to the front line to treat the wounded.
Under the supervision of a group of guards, Li Tieshu arrived at the frontline headquarters early. Behind him were several reporters. Not long after these reporters arrived here, they encountered the second wave of bombing by the Japanese army. If It wasn't because Huang Fei, a reporter from Renqiu Daily, had participated in air defense drills and led them to the air raid shelter in time. They should be interviewing King Yama at this time.
"Commander Li, your army is the vanguard of the Anti-Japanese War. It has achieved good results in the Wen'an and Tianjin victories. What do you think of this battle?" The questioner was a reporter from a newspaper in Peking. She was female and good-looking. , so she seemed extremely confident. Before she came here to point out, her colleagues from Renqiu Daily kindly reminded her of some interview precautions, but now it seems that she has obviously forgotten,
At this time, Li Tieshu was lying on the lookout, concentrating on observing the enemy's situation, and did not hear the beautiful reporter's questions at all. After a few minutes, he turned around and put down the binoculars. Then, when he saw the reporters in casual clothes, his expression changed. , he looked at his security guard Lai Qiang with cross eyebrows, and asked in a low voice: "What's going on? Why did you let them in?"
Lai Qiang glanced at the reporter from Renqiu Daily with some embarrassment, then leaned into Li Tieshu's ear and said, "Military seat, they have a note from Sister Mei."
Sister Mei is Mei Lanshu. It's a good story to tell. This beautiful reporter who once had a crush on Ouyang Yun finally had a wonderful chemical reaction with Li Tieshu. The two of them had already started talking about marriage.
Hearing the note from Mei Lanshu, Li Tieshu's originally stiff face flashed with softness. He thought for a moment and said to Lai Qiang, "That won't work. It's too dangerous here. Take them down quickly."
Lai Qiang responded yes, and then said to the reporters: "I'm sorry, everyone. To ensure your life safety, please come with me." Then, without waiting for a few reporters to raise objections, he and a few soldiers directly beat them Pulled out,