In Baoding Camp, An Yi, who was just about to leave for Jinghai, received the urgent report from Wanping. He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said to Hu Jialin who was seeing him off:
"Leave this matter to General Feng Zhian and Yang Guan... Tell them: The Japanese invaders have always been ruthless and have no faith at all. The Japanese troops stationed in Tianjin just caused the 'Liangtai Massacre' a few days ago. As a result, hundreds of innocent civilians suffered. If the riverside brigade was let go, who could guarantee that the civilians who were taken hostage would be safe afterwards? The Japanese army has always taken face seriously, and will do anything to keep secrets!"
After saying that, An Yi waved to the generals of the Fifth Army, stooped and got into the car door, followed by Shen Fengdao.
As the car door closed, Fang Pengxiang, Li Yufu and other generals directly under their command said farewell to their colleagues in the Fifth Army Corps, and got into the car one after another. Lin Yaodong and the members of the guard also took their places. Soon, twelve "Big Leopard" vehicles, one by one, A communication vehicle and a huge convoy of two armored vehicles started slowly and gradually accelerated after driving out of the camp gate.
Seeing An Yi being silent after getting in the car, Shen Fengdao smiled and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
An Yi smiled bitterly and looked away from the window: "Look at the refugees gathering inside and outside Baoding? How many people have been displaced since the Marco Polo Bridge Incident? The current situation is pretty good. People are still waiting and watching, and they will decide based on the changes in the current situation. Where to go. Think about it, if we cannot hold the line between Beijing and Tianjin and resolutely stop the Japanese invaders' ambitions of aggression and expansion, once the situation worsens, how many people will move south or to the northwest or southwest? Can our food support this? Big consumption? I don’t know what to do!
"Also, during this period of air combat, the Central Air Force has lost dozens of pilots. This is the result of fighting on the mainland and all pilots who parachuted have received effective treatment. I am very worried now that once our fighters, pilots How can we maintain the war if we are exhausted in frequent air battles and lose our air superiority?"
Shen Fengdao comforted: "We have sufficient material preparations, and we don't need to consider this aspect for at least one or two years. As for the reserve of pilots, I think we were too conservative before, and now it is time to expand our recruitment. In the past ten months, Pingjin Many universities and middle schools in coastal areas have moved in. It would be too wasteful for many educated young people to join the army and go directly to the front line to fight for consumption. It is better to recruit into our Southwest Air Force and receive systematic training first. If the war really happens As you expected, it will continue for several years, and these additional pilots will become the mainstay of our air force in the future!"
An Yi's eyes lit up: "This is a good suggestion. I think the national crisis is imminent, and the Chairman will not blame me for expanding the scale of the flight school without the permission of the central government. In this way, we can recruit 10,000 students in one go. If we can get half of them Success is considered successful! But—where can we find such a large school to accommodate students?"
After talking about it, An Yi shook his head, and the joy on his face quickly dimmed.
Shen Fengdao reminded with a smile: "In order to expand the army and prepare for war, hasn't Yichang built many new military camps since the second half of last year? Most of them have their own school buildings, which are used to educate newly recruited soldiers and instill our Anjiajun ideology. Anyway, We don’t need to ask for the school building to be luxurious and bright. We only need a place for lectures and demonstrations. We can make use of it and build a few airports for practice. Our flight school will be established.”
An Yi nodded repeatedly, thought for a moment and added: "It just so happened that Chu'er acquired the British Havilland Aircraft Company. This company has a 'molded glued composite wood structure' and changed the wood in the middle of the wooden glued structure to a lightweight one.
The patent of balsa wood further reduces the weight of the wooden structure used in aircraft construction, but increases its strength.
Amplitude enhancement. I have read relevant information. In addition to the two metal spars in the middle of the wing, the aircraft produced by Havilland is composed of two integrally molded wooden upper and lower wings.
The fuselage is composed of the left and right half wooden glued structures that are combined into a cylindrical load-bearing structure. Before joining, the wires are completed to control the tension.
For the laying of wires, metal or metal frame cloth coverings are used on the wings and tails. The cooler is installed between the engine nacelle and the fuselage. The air inlet is opened on the leading edge of the wing. The main landing gear is a double-column structure.
The engine is installed on a steel pipe bracket and supported by a rubber support seat, which is very light and agile. Now Havilland Company has a complete set of production
The production technology and various types of aircraft information have been secretly sent to our research institute. I believe that it will not be long before the supporting production lines will be developed, and we can officially produce various types of wooden aircraft. By that time
, let our students learn flying skills on this all-wooden fighter plane!"
Although Shen Fengdao had doubts in his heart, he did not question An Yi's words, because previous examples had proved An Yi's vision and overall view. In fact, he did not know that at this time, even An Yi was not sure about his views on the aircraft.
I know, I don’t know any more than people of this era, why I instructed Ocho to purchase Havilland Company
, mainly because the low cost and material requirements of this all-wooden aircraft are far lower than those of the A26 and AB26 series fighters produced by the Sichuan Southern Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, and also because they want to collect as many aircraft engines of this era as possible.
information, analyze the pros and cons, and then strengthen Sichuan South's engine development capabilities.
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The weather was gradually getting dark, and two kilometers outside the west gate of Wanping City, representatives of the Riverside Brigade and representatives of the 77th Army were negotiating.
"Han Jun, do you really not consider the safety of civilians? I can guarantee that as long as your department makes way, we can release all the people in Wanping County after we escort them to a safe place. We will never
Harm them at all!" Colonel Suzuki, captain of the artillery regiment of the Riverside Brigade, was still making the final effort. Since he had been stationed in Tianjin for a long time, he spoke extremely smoothly in Mandarin.
Han Changxing, commander of the 223rd Regiment of the 37th Division, looked resolute and reiterated the conclusion reached by Feng Zhi'an and Yang Guan after consultation: "Only by laying down your weapons and surrendering to our army unconditionally can your safety be guaranteed.
No need to talk! Besides, you can settle the matter
The act of taking civilians as hostages seriously blasphemes the bushido spirit of your Yamato nation and violates international public law. I remind you that you must step back from the brink and stop being stubborn, otherwise the two of us will fight to the death until one side is completely eliminated!"
Suzuki Ledao was furious. Ever since he stationed in China, even Song Zheyuan, Feng Zhi'an and others were extremely respectful when they saw him. He didn't want to negotiate with the Thirty-seventh Division to send a small regiment commander to humiliate him. It was terrible.
Which one can't bear it?
It's unbearable. However, Suzuki Ledao knew the situation of himself and the entire garrison station, so he suppressed his anger and tried his best to squeeze out a humble smile: "Han Jun, this matter is of great importance. Please allow me to discuss it after I return, okay?
"
Han Changxing raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "It's getting dark. Please give us a reply before eight-thirty at the latest. We will launch an attack after that. Please seize the opportunity!"
"Hai!"
Suzuki Zhaodao bowed to Han Changxing. When he bent down, his teeth were clenched and his eyes were full of murderous intent. But when he stood up straight, he put on a bright smile. Under Han Changxing's playful gaze, Suzuki Zhaodao said
He turned around and left quickly with four guards with red crosses and white flags tied to their gun heads.
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At 8:25 pm, it was completely dark.
Just as the front-line troops of the 77th Army and the *** Division were entering the attack position one after another, waiting to launch the charge, there was a loud noise in Wanping City, which seemed to be mixed with the crying of women and children.
The soldiers on the front line looked at each other in confusion, trying their best to open their eyes to see what was going on, but due to the thick clouds tonight and the lack of light from the stars and moon, they could not distinguish their faces two or three meters in front of them, let alone Wanping City, which was 1.5 kilometers away.
The sounds of beatings, scolding and crying became more and more clear. Just when some people couldn't help their curiosity and wanted to touch the bottom of Wanping City to see what was going on, a dazzling light suddenly burst out under the dark night sky in front of them, like...
A cluster of beautiful fireworks instantly illuminated the entire Wanping City.
In the bunker on the two highways east of Wanping City, Li Jun, deputy of the first regiment of the *** Brigade of the *** Division, could see clearly through the telescope that groups of civilians were being pushed up, driven by the Japanese bayonets and rifle butts.
At the top of Wanping City, there were people of all ages, men, women, and children in all kinds of costumes, and soon a section of the city wall was filled.
Li Jun's expression changed greatly, he put down the telescope, and said to Zhang Dakui, the commander of the regiment beside him who also raised the telescope and looked around: "No, commander, the Japanese are going to kill our civilians! What should we do?"
Zhang Dakui turned his head with a solemn look on his face: "The general offensive is about to begin. At this time, the Japanese made such a move to force us to retreat... But the arrow is on the string and we have to shoot...
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Li Jun smiled bitterly and said, "Is there no other way?"
Zhang Dakui shook his head and patted Li Jun's shoulder gently: "At this time, we cannot be merciful to women. If we let this enemy go and let them taste the sweetness, I don't know how many ordinary people will suffer in the future.
We have to get rid of their wishful thinking!"
Li Jun turned around, raised the telescope again, and looked at the panicked and helpless people at the head of Wanping City in the camera, crying and crying, and couldn't help but lower his head sadly.
Time passed by, and the Japanese flares were fired into the sky as if they were free, illuminating the inside and outside of Wanping City, as if to remind the Chinese *** troops outside the city that they
We have a large number of hostages in our hands. If we launch an attack rashly, the people will be the first to suffer.
Soon 8:30 arrived. The heavy artillery attack that was scheduled to take place ten minutes before the general attack did not happen. Zhang Dakui was slightly surprised. After thinking for a while, he ran out of the underground tunnel, jumped to a high place and looked towards the Zhengyang Gate of Beiping City.
The heavy artillery regiment of the 17th Army was deployed there. Why was there no movement when the time came? Could it be that under the coercion of the Japanese, the attitude of the superiors changed?
Zhang Dakui suppressed his curiosity and did not let the correspondent use the walkie-talkie to ask. Years of fighting made him understand that his superiors were not just ordinary people. They must have some new plans or arrangements, so he jumped down again.
Tunnel, return to the bunker, and continue to use the telescope to carefully observe the movements of the Japanese troops on the opposite side through the observation hole.
On top of the city, the Japanese officers and soldiers took off their hats and waved them vigorously. They cheered loudly and arrogantly. When they were happy, they even raised their guns and fired into the night sky. After two or three minutes, the excitement of the Japanese army slowly dissipated.
Seeing that there was still no movement on the Chinese *** team's position, I felt bored, and the flares in the sky gradually became sparse.
Just when everyone thought that tonight's general offensive would be in vain, a shrill scream suddenly sounded, and dozens of meteors pierced the sky and flew towards Wanping City. As fires shot up into the sky from all over the city, the sound of explosions was heard.
It came with a bang. Zhang Dakui watched it very carefully. When the shell exploded,
At the moment of the explosion, dozens of Japanese soldiers facing him at the top of the city suddenly fell to the ground. In a sudden glance, Zhang Dakui clearly saw that one of them was shot in the middle of his eyebrow. The Japanese was full of shock.
In his suspicious eyes, blood mixed with brain matter spurted out.
Zhang Dakui laughed loudly: "Okay, let me tell you, it turns out that our division's special forces team has taken advantage of the night to reach the bottom of the city wall. The five minutes of silence is to paralyze the Japanese and create conditions for our snipers. Now the city
There is no threat to the people at the head, Li Jun, you should be relieved now, right?"
With a smile on his face, Li Jun saluted Zhang Dakui and said loudly amidst the rumbling sound of artillery: "Captain, I'm going to the front. As soon as the artillery bombardment ends, it's time for us to launch a charge...
...Grandma, I'll take the special agent company to dig out the Japs' lair and capture alive that old bastard Zhengsan by the river." After saying that, Zhang Dakui picked up the submachine gun hanging on the wall and rushed out of the bunker without waiting for a reply.
Zhang Dakui shook his head and continued to raise his telescope to observe carefully.
I saw countless climbing ladders erected under Wanping City, and they quickly reached the city wall. Many soldiers in camouflage uniforms were under the city wall, calling on the people above to evacuate quickly.
At this moment, a bomb suddenly fell on the crowd on the top of the city, and everyone fell instantly. The other people panicked and stretched out their hands desperately towards the ladder. Suddenly, the crowd fell down again like wheat. Zhang Dakui speculated
It should have been the Japanese machine guns. The Japanese soldiers in the city finally took action.
The Japanese mobilized all the remaining cannons and bombarded the city wall. Each shot exploded in the crowd. Except for a few surviving people who climbed up the ladder, the others had no choice. They jumped off the city wall in despair. Soon,
There was no one at the top of the city. The Japanese artillery fire extended, and many siege ladders were hit by artillery shells and exploded into wood chips. At the same time, it also caused considerable casualties to the Anjia Army officers outside the city who were assisting the people to evacuate.
Fortunately, the Japs' good luck came to an end. The Japanese artillery that exposed its target quickly went silent under the overwhelming superiority of Anjiajun's artillery fire.
After the five-minute heavy artillery bombardment ended, the unique "bang bang" sound of small-caliber mortars sounded, and strings of fire broke out again inside and outside Wanping City.
In the loud sound of the charge, countless Chinese soldiers jumped out of the trenches and rushed towards the dilapidated Wanping City. Just when the troops were about to approach, the illumination bombs launched by the Japanese army soared into the sky again, like tiny pockets.
The setting sun hung in the night sky, emitting a pale green light that instantly illuminated the entire earth.
The shooting holes and lookout holes on the city wall suddenly opened, spitting out tongues of fire, swallowing up the lives of the charging soldiers like a scythe across the wheat field. The surging charging wave was stagnated, and almost all the soldiers were killed.
The enemy's fierce firepower suppressed him and he fell to the ground, unable to move.
At the same time, the mortars and grenades deliberately hidden by the Japanese army also began to exert their power, covering a range of tens of meters outside the city wall. One after another siege ladders were destroyed, and the splashing shrapnel caused people who were hiding at the corners of the city wall to escape.
The Anjia Army officers at the base of the wall and a few escaped civilians suffered heavy losses.
"Damn, luckily I expected the little devil's move earlier, otherwise this battle would have been really difficult!"
Zhang Dakui cursed and immediately ordered the correspondent to mobilize the artillery company directly under the regiment and aim the mortar at the city wall to fire directly. This kind of mortar that can shoot directly is modified from an ordinary mortar.
A tail pipe was added, a pull-fire firing device was used, and the chassis was tilted to the ground.
, the angle between the barrel and the horizon is kept below five degrees, and it can shoot both curved and straight. It has the function of an infantry gun, so that it can directly aim and shoot at enemies in bunkers. Of course, this mortar is from Sichuan South Metallurgical Co., Ltd.
The product of rapid technological advancement, otherwise ordinary gun barrels would easily explode.
Soon the artillery company moved up. After about four or five minutes, the mortars equipped by each regiment of the *** Division began to unleash their power. The firing holes on the city wall were blasted one by one. At the same time, each of the *** division's
The artillery battalion directly under the brigade began to exert its power to suppress the Japanese artillery fire in Wanping City. The iron-barrel-like defense line was finally in danger.
"Come on!"
Li Jun shouted and once again led his soldiers to jump up and rush towards the city wall that was almost half destroyed. Soon, on the subsequent siege ladder, Li Jun took the lead and climbed to the top of the city first, before he could take a look.
The situation in the city was like rows of dense bullets. Li Jun rolled around quickly and hid in a blind corner at the top of the city. The few soldiers who came up later couldn't dodge and were beaten into bloody gourds and fell with a crash.
Lower the city wall.
Before the attack was launched, Li Jun had carefully observed the map of Wanping City. This section of the city wall was far away from the Wengcheng at the city gate. Logically, it should not be the focus of the enemy's defense. The only threat should come from the long street below. It is estimated that the Japanese army was hidden at the end of the long street and was covered by sandbags.
In the piled position, light and heavy machine guns were used to attack this section of the city wall.
Looking at the submachine gun in his hand, Li Jun shook his head. It would be great if he had a mortar in his hand! As soon as he had this idea, he saw a black cylindrical object under the collapsed crenel.
, there are several melon grenades next to them, they are clearly issued by the Japanese army.
A grenade prepared at the squad and detachment level. In order to know himself and the enemy, Li Jun had carefully studied this close combat weapon and was quite confident in his artillery skills. Unfortunately, this section of the crenel was also exposed to machine gun fire in the city.
, how to get it is a nerve-wracking problem.
Li Jun looked around, and there were loud shouts of killing inside and outside the city wall, but no one had really rushed up to the city wall and gained a foothold. The Japanese army was very cunning, and the light and heavy machine guns were arranged very covertly. The blind mortar suppression outside the city did not bring any effect.
It posed a real threat to the Japanese firepower. In a short period of time, more than a dozen soldiers who had just rushed to the top of the city wall fell down from the wall behind them.
At that moment, Li Jun no longer hesitated, put the submachine gun aside, carefully approached the gap, lay on the ground, rolled his body a few times, took the grenade into his arms, quickly grabbed three grenades, and then his body did not stop at all.
, desperately rolled towards the other side of the city wall, leaving a row of dense rain of bullets behind.
Leaning against the wall on the other side, Li Jun sat up straight, took a long breath, then picked up the grenade and looked at it carefully.
Fortunately, the ***'s smelting skills have passed, and the grenade that has withstood the test of bullets can still be used. Li Jun did not dare to neglect, and quickly adjusted his sitting posture, trying to sit back while hiding his body, so as to pull out enough shots.
distance, then raise the grenade diagonally, compare it with the map in your mind, and then imagine the direction where the bullet came from just now, adjust the angle, fill the grenade, pull the firing lever, and there is a "boom", and several screams are heard in the distance.
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Li Jun did not stop at all, he continued to fill the grenades, fired again, and fired three grenades in a row before stopping.
As expected, the enemy's machine gun went silent. Soon, the soldiers who rushed up quickly occupied each shooting port. The soldiers who followed rushed towards the stairs of the city wall on the other side like a tide, towards the riverside where Zhengsan had deployed the headquarters of Wanping County Government.