September 18, 1940, Peking City
"What? Shenyang was also bombed!" General Yang, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the World War II area, stood up immediately. His coming to the front line of Peiping was a symbol to put it bluntly. Not to mention dictating the operations of the Eighth Route Army, he belonged to the Shanxi-Sui Army. He didn't want to get involved in the battle, but he never expected that he had only been here for a day. No, it was only a dozen hours, and so many things had happened.
It doesn’t matter that the big cities in North China, such as Kaifeng, Shangqiu, Jinan, Weihai and Qingdao, were all bombed. After all, although it was a Japanese-occupied area, there were still national troops nearby and they were within the bombing range of the national army. But Shenyang was What the hell? That was the hinterland of the Japanese-occupied area, the largest city in the four eastern provinces, the hinterland of the area absolutely controlled by the Japanese army. How could there be planes bombing there?
"General Yang, the intelligence personnel of the Anti-Japanese Alliance have confirmed that the bomber group dropped tens of thousands of artillery shells in Shenyang. In addition to material losses, the direct casualties reached thousands of people. The Kwantung Army lost at least half a year's ammunition reserves. It's gone, and the Shenyang Arsenal probably won't be able to resume production for several months." The deputy commander-in-chief was speaking. Overnight, hundreds of counties, more than a dozen big cities, more than a thousand kilometers of railways, and thousands of kilometers of highways, More than 3,000 military targets were hit. This shouldn't be too scary. It was like using a fleet of bombers to plow through the little devils in Shandong Province and Henan Province. Well, there were also small units in Hebei Province and Liao Province. That's it, don't give the Japanese a way to survive.
The Eighth Route Army Headquarters and the Ministry of Social Affairs in northern Shaanxi were preparing to carry out large-scale sabotage activities against the Japanese army, but before they had time to do it, someone did it. But who did it?
government? The government did send bombers to assist in the battle, but they definitely did not have such ability. In one night, they probably accumulated a hundred thousand rounds of artillery shells, traveling through several provinces. If they had this ability, the national army would probably have overcome even the devil's capital.
alliance? It is impossible. Now that the Hans Kingdom is gaining momentum in Europe, the Alliance is trying to conclude a non-aggression treaty with Japan under pressure. At this time, they cannot bomb the Japanese.
As for other countries, they simply do not have this capability. There are not many planes that can fly to Asia these days, let alone bombings by the Ten Organizations.
In this way, there is only one person left in the deputy commander's mind. The fuse of the 122mm howitzer shell is not very reliable. My little brother, it is you. You have to be reliable at this critical moment.
"Artillery shells? Why artillery shells?" General Yang was surprised. Such a large-scale strategic bombing used artillery shells as bombs. What a joke. Those elm-headed people in the Air Force would use artillery shells as bombs?
"It is indeed artillery shells. Several artillery shells fell on the railway line without exploding and were obtained by our guerrillas." The deputy commander explained that in one night, more than 100,000 artillery shells were fired. It is really a waste, little brother. is too rich.
"In any case, it is impossible for the Japanese to desperately rescue Peiping now. Deputy Commander-in-Chief, we must seize the opportunity. If we can defeat Peiping, the situation of this war will be reversed." Admiral Yang stabilized himself. He said as calmly as possible that the most worrying thing about the siege of Peiping was the Japanese reinforcements. Such an explosion could greatly slow down the speed of the Japanese reinforcements, which further increased their possibility of capturing Peiping.
"There are only about 10,000 Japanese troops in Beiping City, and more than 3,000 of them are civilian personnel. Based on the comparison of military strength, it does not seem difficult for us to capture Beiping, but Beiping City and the people in the city belong to us, so we should avoid using this weapon. ." The deputy commander said in embarrassment. Two hundred thousand against ten thousand, even if they were all Jinsui troops, they could kill the Japanese army. But now that the Japanese army retreated into the city alone, it was equivalent to doing the same for the more than one million ordinary people in the city. After taking hostages, you are the Japanese army. Shouldn't you be out of the city looking for fighter planes?
"It doesn't matter. As long as the Japanese army doesn't come to reinforce us, we will slowly grind it out. Two hundred thousand against ten thousand, I won't believe it. They are all spies!" General Yang was also eager to give it a try. Ten thousand Japanese troops, Fu The Japanese troops of the General's 7th Group Army surrounding Datong are probably just a few people. The Jinsui Army now has more than 30,000 people here. If there is a chance, he really doesn't mind if the Jinsui Army gets the chance to kill Gang Cunning. times results.
"Commander-in-chief, Chief Chu has broken into Xizhimen!" Just when the deputy commander-in-chief wanted to discuss the follow-up battle plan with General Yang, a combat staff officer from the Jinsui Army broke in. Yes, he just broke in, with a look on his face. Flushing, chest heaving, eyes full of excitement.
"What!" General Yang and the deputy commander in chief exclaimed in unison.
After the Shancheng Incident, Chu Yunfei, as a disciple of the Emperor, was naturally promoted. Not only was he promoted to Army Major General, but he was actually promoted. The World War II zone expanded the original 358th Regiment and organized it into the Third Division of the Jinsui Military and Political Guards. He served as the major general commander of the 3rd Political Guard Division.
The current Third Political Guard Division is the main force in the battle sequence of the Shanxi-Sui Army. When the siege of Datong was besieged, the only division-level combat unit sent by the Sixth Army was the Third Political Guard Division. are all under the jurisdiction of General Fu's Seventh Army.
This time, the Eighth Route Army besieged Peiping, and the World War II zone sent troops to assist in the battle after careful consideration. It didn't matter whether there were more troops or fewer troops. They just participated. No matter whether they could defeat the city of Peiping or not, they would still make money.
The 30,000 Jinsui Army, except for Chu Yunfei's 3rd Political Guard Division, are all new regiments with weak combat effectiveness. Even if they lose some, they don't feel bad. In troubled times, human life is really worthless. The troops sent over were under the unified command of Chu Yunfei. As for General Yang, he did not intervene in the specific command of the frontline troops and would return to Kenanpo soon.
The walls of Peking City are high and thick, and they appear to be indestructible, but after all, it is a city that is hundreds of years old. It has been hundreds of years old, and there are always various loopholes. The Eighth Route Army is still studying how to coordinate and coordinate troops and organize firepower. When preparing for a large-scale attack on the city, the Jinsui Army, which had less capital but more convenient command, was the first to move.
Just now, Chu Yunfei led a battalion of commandos and broke into Xizhimen Inner Street along a smelly sewer. At the beginning, this attack was a fire test, trying to see what the Japanese could do like this. How many troops have been deployed in the sewers? You must know that in ancient times, places like sewers were heavily defended.
But no one expected that the leading troops entered smoothly without any obstruction. They even met a group of rickshaw pullers and received a warm welcome. Some people even started to cheer.
In this way, it was impossible to wait until night to attack, so Chu Yunfei simply went in with the assault battalion. Sometimes fighter planes are like this, they may be fleeting, and any hesitation will be lost. It was a good opportunity, so Chu Yunfei notified General Yang and led the team in personally. The reason why he went in personally was because he was worried about the grassroots officers of the Jinsui Army and was worried that the other party would get in trouble, even if they were his direct descendants. No exception, isn't Qian Bojun the "talent" of his 358th regiment?
Their combat purpose is actually not complicated, that is, after breaking in, they use explosives to blow open the Xizhimen Gate, and then the armored units of the Jinsui Army are the vanguard to break into Beiping City. Although the Jinsui Army only has some CV-33 tanks purchased from the Eighth Route Army, they can't deal with them. For the Japanese army's poor anti-tank firepower, it was enough.
The anti-tank firepower of the Japanese army in North China is almost a joke. The Japanese army does not have as many anti-tank weapons as the Eighth Route Army. What is even more ridiculous is that the anti-tank weapons in the hands of the Eighth Route Army are still Japanese-style. Do you want to use them?
The battle started soon. Although the Japanese army was out of strength, they still deployed a full squadron of more than 200 troops at Xizhimen. They also built fortifications facing the city and deployed light and heavy firepower and artillery.
Seeing this scene, Chu Yunfei and all the Jinsui troops were dumbfounded. What's going on? Why are you building fortifications in the city? A tight fire network has also been formed, how funny!
After asking around, I found out that it turned out that on the night before, a group of veterans from the Shenji Battalion of the previous dynasty actually touched the Yongding Gate with the intention of using explosives to blow open the city gate. It only took less than thirty years for the previous dynasty to be destroyed. The Imperial Guards back then were only about fifty or so, and their combat effectiveness was still there. It was understandable that they wanted to fight while they could still move.
But after all, they are still old, their physical fitness is also uneven, and their cooperation has lost the tacit understanding of the past. They were organized temporarily. After sending a bomb truck into the city gate, they were still belatedly discovered by the Japanese army. Surrounded.
After a fierce battle, more than a hundred veterans were finally wiped out by the Japanese army, but they still caused almost forty casualties to the Japanese army. If it were not for the failure of the explosives to explode, Peiping would have changed hands by now. Yes, a few were released. Ten years of explosives have not been well preserved, so it is normal for them to fail. How many things in this world can be completely satisfactory?
In order to prevent this from happening again, the Japanese army began to build positions before dawn. Not only the fortifications, but also the houses near the city gate were cleared by the gendarmerie. There was no way, in a big city with a population of one million, except for the front Veterans of the North Korea, as well as veterans of the former Beiyang Army and the former Northwest Army were among them, and many of them had the same idea. They were not afraid of the Japanese when they were at their peak. Once the Japanese army went downhill, nothing would happen.
No hesitation, fight! I have a camp full of elites, more than 500 people, and the equipment is better than that of the Japanese army. If I am scared away by a squadron of Japanese soldiers, wouldn't I be inferior to those veterans of the previous dynasty who were in their 50s and 60s?
With the help of enthusiastic people, Chu Yunfei and his men bypassed the Japanese outer guard posts through the inner city sewers. There was no other way. The Japanese had no choice but to set up a large number of overt sentries and hidden posts in the city, many of which were manned by Japanese expatriates. These people are no different from ordinary Chinese people. If someone didn't help, they would definitely not be able to hide from these people.
Chu Yunfei commanded the troops to secretly deploy outside the Japanese defense line, and set up a mortar position in an empty yard. Four mortars and two hundred rounds of artillery shells were deployed. He deployed all the 82mm mortar shells of the battalion. Come here, even in the Jinsui Army, such an amount of ammunition is unimaginable.
At the same time, the Japanese army also started to eat. Compared with the usual brown rice and miso soup, the food of the Japanese army is much better now. Not only does it have rare rice, it also has pork that is not usually available, so even the Japanese army In front of the enemy, the morale of the Japanese soldiers was still very high, and they were even in the mood to joke. But at this moment, there was a sudden sound of breaking in the sky, and then there were artillery shells.
There was a sudden mortar attack, and half of the team that was eating was killed by the bomb. Before the smoke cleared, the commandos of the Jinsui Army rushed forward with Jinzao Thomson, spraying bullets like a hail of bullets. The Japanese who had barely recovered were swept away again, and the exposed fire points were even more severely affected. Without intensive care, the Japanese soldiers were ruthlessly torn apart before they even had time to open the safety cover.
At this moment, the Japanese army's peripheral defense line was also in pieces, and they could not even organize resistance. As long as they worked harder, the Jinsui Army could rush to the city gate. The engineers pushed a few rickshaws and rushed out with excitement on their faces. , joined the attacking team.
But at this time, the Japanese troops on the city gate also reacted. Two crooked handles placed on both sides of the city gate tower were fired, and Xinei Street was blocked with cross fire. The charging Jinsui Army commandos were knocked down at that time. There was a large area, and the attack was delayed. The engineers who were unwilling to give up tried to charge twice, but even after filling in two platoons, they could not send the explosives into the city gate hole.
Seeing this scene, Chu Yunfei didn't panic at all, and nodded to his adjutant Sun Ming. Sun Ming took out his flare gun and fired a red flare into the sky. This was agreed before, and it was on the outskirts of the Shanxi-Sui Army. After the troops fired the signal bomb, they needed to attack the city in time. Of course, it was a feint attack. As long as the Japanese firepower was contained, they would not switch to a strong attack until they blew up Xizhimen.
The Jinsui Army also immediately launched an artillery bombardment against the Japanese troops at the top of the city. All the elements were well calibrated, so the bombardment was fast, violent and accurate. If the attack could continue, just using the artillery in hand would be enough to annihilate the defenders of Xizhimen. But now, they stopped fighting for only half a minute and quickly moved their positions. There was no way, the Japanese observation balloons had already risen. If they didn't move their positions, the Japanese artillery shells would have arrived.
A regiment of the Jinsui Army also launched an attack while bombarding the city. This was the second attack launched by the Chinese army since the siege. The Wu Hua Ministry of Culture almost entered the city during the last attack, so the Japanese army did not dare to be careless at all. , not to mention that there are only a hundred or so Japs left in Xizhimen.
Some people died, but not completely...
