Yu Xuezhong suddenly came to his senses and said: "Yes, we can't just give up. The communications troops immediately sent a message to the 4th, 5th and 6th Cavalry Divisions and ordered them to rush to the rescue of Beiping City immediately.

At the same time, send power to the 113th and 114th Divisions of our 51st Army and order them to move north quickly."

"Yes!" The communications soldier quickly lowered his head and responded, then took the order and left.

After watching the communications troops leave, Yu Xuezhong turned to He Zhuguo and said: "Brother He, you stay and command all parties. I will personally lead the 118th Division out of the city to fight with the 111th Division against the offensive of the Northeastern Frontier Army.

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"Brother Yu, as the commander-in-chief, how can you put yourself in danger and leave your post without authorization? It's better for me to go." He Zhuguo said.

Yu Xuezhong waved his hand to stop him and said: "Brother He, if this is the case, don't argue with me. The 111th Division and the 118th Division are my troops. Only when I personally command them can they exert their greatest fighting will."

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He Zhuguo nodded, no longer insisted, and said seriously: "Then you must pay attention to safety."

"Don't worry." Yu Xuezhong tugged at the hem of his military uniform and said seriously: "I've heard about the reputation of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force for a long time. Today I want to ask them for advice."

Yu Xuezhong's order was quickly conveyed. Several cavalry divisions stationed in the Pingjin area and the other two divisions of the 51st Army were shocked and set off overnight, leaving their original stations and quickly heading towards Peiping.

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In Huilongguan Town, ten kilometers away from the north gate of Beiping City, Zhang Xinghan's cavalry troops had already exchanged fire with a regiment of the 52nd Army and the 111th Division that were urgently stationed here.

This regiment entered Huilongguan in a hurry and had no time to build fortifications. Fortunately, Zhang Xinghan's troops were all cavalry, and they relied on the buildings in the town to launch a fierce battle with the Northeastern Border Guards.

Seeing that his advancing troops were blocked, Zhang Xinghan sat on his horse outside the town and pondered for a long time, then turned around and asked: "Where are Sabli and the others now?"

A communications officer quickly replied: "Fifteen minutes ago, Division Commander Sa called. They have crossed the Chaobai River and are advancing at full speed towards Beiping City. They are currently less than 20 kilometers northwest of the city."

"Give them power and order Sabli to lead his troops to storm Andingmen directly. I will lead the cavalry here to contain and attract the enemy's attention." Zhang Xinghan ordered coldly.

"Yes." The communications officer responded and immediately took the order to let his subordinates send electricity.

A few minutes later, Zhang Xinghan slowly pulled out his Longquan sword, which was already full of blood. He ordered in a cold voice: "Order the troops to stop the attack immediately, bypass Huilongguan, and attack directly in the direction of Old Summer Palace."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cavalry messenger rode away and quickly conveyed the order.

The cavalrymen of the Northeast Frontier Army who were attacking Huilongguan stopped their attack one after another and withdrew from the town. Following Zhang Xinghan, they went west around Huilongguan and took a circuitous route.

The Northeastern Army of the 111th Division in Huilongguan did not dare to leave the town buildings to intercept them, so they could only watch them go away like the wind and disappear into the night.

In the direction of Shunyi, on the official road about 19 kilometers away from Beiping City, Sabli led the main force consisting of two infantry regiments and a tank regiment and was rapidly advancing towards Beiping.

Leading the charge was a tank company. Because they appeared too suddenly and Zhang Xinghan's cavalry attracted most of the attention of the Beiping City garrison.

Therefore, they continued to advance for more than ten kilometers without encountering any resistance.

It was not until the leading tank company came along the road to the Wenyu River that they discovered that the bridge over the Wenyu River had been blown up and countless Northeastern officers and soldiers had built fortifications on the south bank of the river and were ready.

The first one to fire was the light and heavy machine gun of the Northeastern Army on the south bank. In the dark night, the flames ejected from the muzzle of the machine gun were extremely dazzling.

Intensive bullets hit the body of the No. 4 tank at the front of the vanguard tank company, erupting into a series of sparks.

The commander of the vanguard company immediately ordered his men to fire back, and the machine guns and tank guns on more than a dozen Panzer IV tanks opened fire one after another.

The two sides launched a firefight across the river. However, most of the Northeastern Army's bullets hit the armor of the tanks and failed to cause any substantial damage to the Northeastern Border Guards.

In turn, the Northeastern Border Guards' intensive machine gun fire and artillery shells caused heavy casualties to the Northeastern Army.

Violent explosions sounded, and under the fire, from time to time Northeastern officers and soldiers flew up with sandbag fortifications, and died of exhaustion before they even landed.

Subsequently, Sabli led the main force of the tank regiment and the infantry regiment to arrive, and the tank regiment's own bridge-building tanks began to forcibly build the bridge under the cover of fierce firepower from the own tank troops.

The Northeastern Army on the south bank was unable to even raise its head under the intense firepower of the Northeastern Border Guards, let alone stop their bridge-building tanks from building the bridge.

In less than twenty minutes, a steel bridge was erected under the nose of the Northeast Army, and dozens of Northeast tanks rushed over with a roar.

The Northeastern Army on the south bank had already suffered heavy losses, and the remaining troops were unable to withstand the assault of the Northeastern Border Guard tanks.

On the verge of collapse, Sabli immediately led two main infantry regiments to cross the river one after another, while the tank regiment pursued the disintegrated Northeastern Army and attacked forward.

The two infantry regiments followed up. Along the way, the tank regiment was invincible, continuously defeating and breaking through several temporary defense lines formed by the 118th Division of the Northeastern Army, and approached the northwest section of the city wall of Beiping City.

In the city, Yu Xuezhong, who was commanding the troops to resist resolutely, had just arrived at Andingmen when he encountered the subordinates of the 118th Division who had retreated from outside the city.

A colonel commander staggered up the city wall with a gray face, and said to Xuezhong in a tearful tone: "Military seat, the enemy's firepower is too fierce. We are no match for them at all. The strength of our two regiments fell in less than half an hour."

They were scattered and defeated."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Xuezhong pulled out his pistol, pointed it at his forehead, and pulled the trigger.

There was a gunshot, and the colonel's eyes opened wide, and he fell backwards.

"From now on, anyone who retreats without permission or shakes the morale of the army will be killed without mercy!" Yu Xuezhong shouted sternly, holding up his pistol.

The commander of the 118th Division, Du Jiwu, and all the other officers present were all expressionless. They were all silent and frightened.

"Boom...boom!" As soon as Yu Xuezhong finished speaking, a deafening sound of artillery shelling sounded outside the city, and several shells hit the city wall with a harsh whistling sound.

Du Jiwu and others' expressions changed greatly, and they quickly guarded Yu Xuezhong.

By the light of the fire, Yu Xuezhong could vaguely see how many tanks outside the city were firing at the city wall with their muzzles raised high.

"Everyone is ready to fight, don't worry about me!" Yu Xuezhong pushed away his men and shouted sternly.

"Yes." Du Jiwu and others responded loudly, and immediately took the order and left.

"Qiu..." Du Jiwu and others had just left when a cannonball flew through the night sky with an ear-piercing scream in the dark towards the top of the city where Yu Xuezhong was standing.

The two guards behind Yu Xuezhong were shocked, shouted to the military commander to be careful, and quickly stepped forward and threw him to the ground.

"Boom..." A huge explosion sounded around Yu Xuezhong, and scarlet flames rose from the ground, reflecting the night sky red.

Du Jiwu and others were stunned and shouted: "Military throne, military throne!"

When Du Jiwu and several of his men turned around and ran back, they saw that a large hole had been blown out of the city wall not far from Yu Xuezhong, with broken masonry and shrapnel scattered everywhere.

Two loyal guards lay on Yu Xuezhong. Du Jiwu and others were heartbroken. After moving the two blood-covered guards away, they found that the two guards had already died on the spot, and Yu Xuezhong was protected by them.

Zhong lies on the ground.

His back and one right leg were all bloody, and the blood almost stained the ground red, as if he had passed out.

"Military seat!" Du Jiwu and others shouted, and hurriedly sent Yu Xuezhong off the city wall and headed straight for the city.

Yu Xuezhong was hit by an artillery shell, and the news of his life or death spread like wildfire on the city wall. The Northeastern officers and soldiers who were already frightened by the fierce artillery fire of the Northeastern border guards suddenly had no intention of fighting.

After Sabli ordered the two infantry regiments to formally launch a fierce attack, the Northeastern Army of the 118th Division on the top of the city was almost collapsed. In addition to the absence of division commander Du Jiwu, officers at all levels scrambled to escape.

Therefore, Sabli led his troops to successfully break through the Anding Gate and enter the northwest area of ​​Beiping City.

At the same time, in the north direction of the city, Zhang Xinghan led his cavalry to attack everywhere, beating the 111th Division of the Northeast Army to the point where it was exhausted and miserable.

Fortunately, Zhang Xinghan's troops were all cavalry, which was not conducive to fighting into the city. Otherwise, the 111th Division's defense line would have collapsed long ago.

However, the 111th Division's defense quickly collapsed as the northwest of the city was captured and news of the death of commander-in-chief Yu Xuezhong came.

Knowing that Sabli had already entered the city, Zhang Xinghan saw no opportunity to miss and immediately ordered his troops to attack the city. Following the defeated troops of the 111th Division, they chased them all the way and rushed towards the Forbidden City."

In the city, at the Young Marshal's Mansion, He Zhuguo was also shocked by the news coming from the front line.

"Yu Xuezhong was actually killed in action?" The news that He Zhuguo received was obviously misinformed by frontline officers in the chaos.

"Military seat, the north and west parts of the city have been captured by the Northeastern Border Guards. Their tanks and cavalry have entered the city. We'd better withdraw as soon as possible." He Zhuguo's adjutant said anxiously.

He Zhuguo's face turned pale, as if he had lost his soul, and he waved to his adjutant: "Withdraw, let's go to Tianjin."

The adjutant quickly led a group of guards to escort He Zhuguo into the car and ran towards the south of the city.

He Zhuguo also withdrew, and Yu Xuezhong's whereabouts were unknown. The 111th and 118th Divisions in Beiping City were leaderless, and many of them chose to surrender after being overtaken.

More people left the city along the east and south of the city, evacuating hastily to Langfang, Gu'an and other places. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is
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