The former enemy headquarters of the 24th Brigade of the Japanese 2nd Division in Sujiatun.

The chief of staff of the 24th Brigade, Colonel Goro Goshi, lowered his head and reported the military situation to the commander of the 24th Brigade, Major General Yutaro Tenghei:

"Your Majesty, the Brigade Commander, the 2nd and 4th Air Defense Wing Headquarters have all arrived and been deployed, and we are ready to attack."

"Good (very good)" Yutaro Tengping nodded happily and said: "When will the heavy artillery brigade arrive?"

"It's expected to be at noon tomorrow at the earliest." Oxford Wulang lowered his head and said.

"Tomorrow at noon, let's not wait. With the assistance of the air defense wing, we no longer have to fear the Chinese air raids." After speaking, Yutaro Tengping paused, stood up and said solemnly: "Give me the order, the 48th Wing

Immediately take over the 24th Infantry Regiment and launch an attack on Sujiatun!"

"Hai!" Oxford Wulang suddenly lowered his head and responded.

At Sujiatun Station, Zhang Xinghan had returned to the division headquarters. Through his first personal visit to the front line, his purpose of boosting morale had been achieved.

As the supreme commander and soul of the ** division, of course he cannot always stay in the frontline trenches and act as the lead soldier.

There are still very important things waiting for him to make overall decisions.

"Master's seat, please call me urgently." A communications soldier suddenly stood up and said.

"Huh?" Zhang Xinghan took the telegram in his hand and read it quickly. He couldn't help but smile: "This Wu Chengfeng is not bad. He actually knows how to use mechanized warfare. Call the chief of staff and ask him to give him some encouragement first.

Crazy Wu, I will formally reward him after this battle is over!"

"Yes!" The signal soldier stood up and stood at attention.

At this time, the guard battalion commander Guo Zhong walked in and saluted: "Master, Li Zhenyuan just sent someone to inform that another Japanese air defense regiment, under the cover of its main infantry force, has arrived at Sujiatun. There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us.

It was too big, and the Japanese air defense forces had clearly increased their vigilance after the first attack. The armored company had no chance to attack, so they let it pass.

"One Japanese air defense brigade can hold down three brigades. If one is killed by the armored company, one will be left to assist the heavy artillery brigade in air defense. Those who can be transferred can hold up one brigade. A mere air defense brigade does not pose much of a threat to our air force.

By the way, have you figured out the specific location of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade?" Zhang Xinghan asked.

"Not yet, the reconnaissance company is doing its best to detect, but it should be on the railway line near the lighthouse. After all, it is extremely troublesome for the heavy artillery brigade to drag the enemy's car after leaving the railway. The Japanese have implemented martial law around the railway.

So the reconnaissance was a little difficult."

"Tell Yizhi that we must find out the specific location of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade as soon as possible and guide the air force to conduct precise bombing." Zhang Xinghan said.

"Yes, I'll go right away." Guo Zhong saluted and left.

In the evening, after careful preparations, the 48th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese 24th Brigade once again mobilized ten tanks and a large number of infantry to launch a fierce attack on the 701st Regiment of the ** Division.

As darkness was approaching, the 701st Regiment was unable to receive air force reinforcements, so the defensive battle was extremely fierce.

Japanese tanks posed a great threat. When the fighting was fierce, some daredevil soldiers from the 701st Regiment even jumped out of the trenches and rushed towards the Japanese tanks using Molotov cocktails and cluster grenades.

In order to avoid infantry casualties, Zhang Xinghan quickly mobilized Li Zhen's armored company to return reinforcements. Under the assault of the armored company, he defeated the Japanese attack, destroyed several Japanese tanks, and killed hundreds of enemies.

In order to prevent the Japanese troops in Shenyang from taking the opportunity to cross the river and attack from both sides, Zhang Xinghan ordered Sabli to lead the cavalry regiment to patrol and guard along the east bank of the Hun River.

At nine o'clock that night, Yutaro Tenghei, unwilling to accept defeat, mobilized troops to attack again.

When the battle was fierce, Yutaro Toheira even went to the front line and waved his command sword to encourage his men to charge.

The artillerymen of both sides were also firing at each other with all their strength. The whole Sujiatun was filled with rumbles of artillery and gunfire. In the dark night, the glow of the fires and the criss-crossing tongues of flames under the dense night sky were particularly dazzling.

Relying on their absolute firepower advantage, the 701st Regiment knocked down the Japanese who charged desperately in groups.

Taking advantage of the fierce fighting at the front, Zhang Xinghan ordered Li Zhenyuan to command the armored company to take the opportunity to detour to the rear of the Japanese 24th Brigade and kill the joint artillery groups of the two regiments of the 24th Brigade.

Without the cover of artillery fire, the 24th Brigade's attack failed again.

In the temporary headquarters of the 2k regiment, Yutaro Tenghira was standing straight and answering the phone, enjoying the angry roar from the division commander Gen Sugiyama.

"Stupid pig, bastard!" Sugiyama's vitality on the other end of the phone was broken. He lost the artillery group, which meant that the attack could not continue. Night was now the most precious time of the imperial army. It was wasted like this. How could Sugiyama Moto not be angry?

On the other end of the phone, Teng Pingyong nodded repeatedly: "Hai, hai!"

"Please, division commander, send the heavy artillery brigade to the front line as soon as possible. As long as the heavy artillery brigade arrives, we can easily destroy the Chinese defense line and completely encircle and annihilate them." After being scolded, Teng Pingyong began to plead.

"Mobilize all air defense forces to guard against air attacks by the China Air Force. We must ensure the safety of the heavy artillery brigade no matter what! Do you understand?" Sugiyama Gen shouted in an unpleasant tone.

"Hai, I understand."

"The railway has been repaired and the heavy artillery brigade will arrive in two hours at the latest. You must be prepared to respond."

"Hai, thank you very much for the support of the division commander. I will definitely live up to my expectations this time. I will definitely capture Sujiatun and annihilate all the enemies in front of me. No one of them will slip through the net." Yutaro Tengping suddenly lowered his head in joy. Just now The malaise caused by the failed attack was instantly wiped away.

With the heavy artillery brigade, the end of the Chinese people on the opposite side was coming, and Teng Pingyong felt extremely proud.

At Sujiatun Station, a scout arrived after a long journey and reported to Zhang Xinghan: Division, the Japanese have repaired the railway, and a large number of trains have started from the direction of the lighthouse. They are patrolling the railway line with armored trains and infantry. We Unable to inflict further damage, Captain Shen specially asked me to come and report, asking the commander to find a solution as soon as possible."

"Master, it's still early before dawn. We must not let the Japs' heavy artillery brigade arrive smoothly. Otherwise, in less than three hours, they will be able to shell our 7oq regiment's position, and the consequences will be disastrous. "Liu Jianguo was a little anxious after hearing this.

Zhang Xinghan said that he knew better than anyone how big a threat the Japanese heavy artillery brigade was. All large-caliber heavy artillery fired a projectile weighing dozens of kilograms.

The explosion's damage radius reaches tens of meters. It is no exaggeration to say that if it is a coincidence, one shot can kill an entire platoon.

Its destructive power is extremely shocking, let alone non-reinforced concrete permanent fortifications like those in Sujiatun, even permanent fortifications made of reinforced concrete.

If you are hit by a precise bombardment from this heavy artillery, there will only be one end: wiped out in ashes.

Therefore, it must be destroyed no matter what, or delay the Japanese heavy artillery brigade from reaching the front line.

Otherwise, if Sujiatun cannot be defended, all 6,000 infantry and cavalrymen will be left here.

Of course, you can also lead your troops to retreat now.

In that case, all previous efforts will be in vain. Obviously, the situation is not bad yet, and Zhang Xinghan will never give up easily.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xinghan made up his mind and said: "Give me the order, all the armored companies and guard battalions will assemble and follow me around Liutiaogou to attack the Japanese heavy artillery brigade. Even if they cannot be destroyed, they cannot be allowed to reach the Su family before dawn.

Tun.”

"Master, the Japanese's heavy artillery brigade is so heavy. They will definitely be heavily guarded. Isn't this too risky?" Liu Jianguo said with a worried look.

"No matter how threatening it is, we must give it a try, otherwise we will have to retreat." Zhang Xinghan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sujiatun will be left to you. Before dawn, I tried my best to stop the Japanese heavy artillery brigade.

The regiment joins the battle, but you must always be vigilant to prevent the Japanese from taking advantage of the situation.

"Please rest assured, Master, we are here!" Liu Jianguo stood up and said solemnly.

About ten minutes later, in order to cover Zhang Xinghan's actions, Liu Jianguo ordered the frontline troops to launch a symbolic night attack against the Japanese, attracting the attention of the Japanese army.

Zhang Xinghan led the guard battalion and armored company to take the opportunity to quietly leave Sujiatun.

About twenty minutes later, Zhang Xinghan led his troops and the reconnaissance company met fifteen kilometers away from Sujiatun.

"Yizhi, how is the situation?" Zhang Xinghan asked when he saw Shen Xingye.

"The Japanese train is pulling heavy artillery, and it may have to guard against our night attack, so it is very full. This thing looks really heavy." Shen Xingye said.

"What's the situation with the Japs' troop deployment?" Zhang Xinghan asked again.

"There are armed armored trains at both ends of the train, and each two carriages are equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns. The muzzles of the guns are leveled. There are also a large number of infantry along the railway to guard and protect the train at all times. It is too difficult to attack by force.

Shen Xingye replied with a worried look on his face.

"It seems that the Japanese have stolen a lot from us and know how to use anti-aircraft weapons to attack ground targets." Zhang Xinghan smiled bitterly.

Shen Xingye nodded silently.

"Master, what should we do?" Guo Zhong asked.

"Bring the map." Zhang Xinghan waved his hand.

Soon an orderly brought the map and handed him a flashlight.

By the light of the flashlight, Zhang Xinghan looked at the map and pointed to the railway line: "At the speed of the Japanese, they can arrive at Sujiatun in an hour at the latest, so we must take action immediately, otherwise it will be too late.

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"Master, what do you think we should do?" Shen Xingye said.

"Divide the troops."

"Split the troops?"

"Yes, Yizhi, I will equip you with two armored vehicles. You lead the reconnaissance company to the front of the Japanese train and pretend to attack and destroy the railway. Try to attract the Japanese infantry and armored trains as much as possible. Then I will command the armored company to attack the Japanese train.

Launch an assault and strive to destroy it. Even if it cannot be completely destroyed, it will be paralyzed. Wait until daybreak before sending the air force to completely destroy it." Zhang Xinghan nodded.
Chapter completed!