Predator Reborn

Chapter 480: Tentative Siege

At the same time, after receiving the central telegram, Chief of Staff Li Qing immediately began to use the mules, horses and carts that had been collected, and ordered the soldiers to start transporting various supplies day and night. Of course, the order of transporting various supplies is still the same.

It is very particular. That is to first transport various medicines that the Eighth Route Army troops in various places are in short supply, as well as various large-caliber artillery shells that cannot be imitated in the base areas, then various weapons and corresponding ammunition, and finally food and various oils.

The entire transportation process, with the help of nearly 10,000 new recruits who had just joined the army, was carried out in an orderly manner without a trace of chaos. When the next day came, almost everyone on the dozens of kilometers of highway between Tianjin and Ezhou

It has been completely covered by a long transportation queue composed of various transportation vehicles and soldiers...

Of course, in order to prevent the transport team from being attacked by the Japanese army during the transportation process. In the presence of Commander Liu Hua, Chief of Staff Li Qing mobilized nearly 10,000 young adults and a large number of guerrillas throughout Pingjin and Tianjin.

Piles of wet thatch were ignited all over the area... For a time, the entire Pingjin area was completely covered by the billowing smoke generated by the burning thatch. Although the reconnaissance planes dispatched by the Japanese army performed their duties diligently on daily patrols and reconnaissance,

However, being completely shrouded in thick smoke, there were no results.

After solving the problem of transporting supplies, Liu Hua, the commander, finally felt relieved. He began to turn his attention completely to the city of Beiping, which was completely surrounded by more than 10,000 soldiers and could be captured at any time.

At the same time, we began to formulate a specific combat plan for the first round of attack based on the Beiping City defense map in front of us...

At this moment, it was already one o'clock in the morning in the dead of night. After a day and night of fierce fighting and fierce exchanges of fire, the entire city of Beiping finally fell into a short period of tranquility. Soldiers on both sides of the enemy and ours took advantage of this short rest time to replenish themselves.

The physical strength consumed in the battle. At the same time, it also prepares for the upcoming new attack.

In the temporary headquarters, after more than ten hours of supplementary sleep, Commander Liu Hua stood energetically in front of the huge military map. With the dim lights in the headquarters, he looked at the huge map hanging on the wall.

The Beiping city defense map. The analyst at this moment, the enemy and ourselves, the specific enemy situation distribution...

Similarly, Bruce Lee, who was appointed by Liu Hua as the temporary chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters, also stood next to the map, quietly looking at the dozens of telegrams sent by various units in his hands... At this moment, Liu Hua raised his hand

He scratched his head and asked Bruce Lee, the temporary chief of staff next to him: "Commander Li, how is the situation in each unit now?"

"Commander, according to your order, in addition to the necessary security forces, the remaining soldiers of each unit are resting to accumulate strength for the next battle. In addition, with the efforts of the logistics troops for several hours, each unit

The ammunition consumed by the troops has now been fully replenished..." Bruce Lee raised his head and said.

"Well, tell me the specific casualties and the number of enemies wiped out by the four main regiments during the day and night of fighting. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle..." Liu Hua nodded and continued to ask.

"This is a battle report sent by several main regiments to the headquarters when it was dark." As he spoke, Bruce Lee had already taken out a few of the telegrams from the stack of telegrams in his hand and placed them on Commander Liu Hua's desk.

in front of him, and then continued: "According to the telegram, the fourth regiment lost a total of 439 soldiers in the blocking battle of attacking the airport and the subsequent siege battle, of which 249 were directly sacrificed. The third brigade and the seventh regiment lost a total of 586 soldiers,

370 people died directly. The 3rd Brigade and the 8th Regiment lost 419 people and 168 people were killed. The 3rd Brigade and the 9th Regiment lost 391 people and 254 people were killed... In addition, the 2nd Brigade and the 5th Regiment lost a total of 319 people in the battle to attack the airport, including direct losses.

120 people were sacrificed, the 2nd Brigade and the 6th Regiment lost 248 people, and 110 people were directly sacrificed. The 23rd and 2nd Regiments of the Guard Brigade suffered a direct loss of 895 people, and 591 people were sacrificed... The specific situation is like this..."

After reading a few telegrams in his hand and listening to Bruce Lee's explanation, Liu Hua couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Because, in the day and night of fighting, although he lost almost 3,000 troops, he directly sacrificed almost 1,500 soldiers.

.However, after all, all the fortifications, bunkers and gun towers deployed by the Japanese army outside the city were occupied by themselves. The entire city of Beiping, after losing the fortifications outside the city, has completely become an isolated city at this moment...

"Okay, the soldiers are all good. Brigadier Li, let me know, we must sort out the bones of the fallen soldiers. When the time comes, they will all be transported back to the base area and then buried in a unified way. Also, those injured soldiers, the injured

After they recover, they will become veterans of our army. Therefore, we must take good care of them and give them the best medicine to ensure their recovery..." Liu Hua said.

"Commander, I have already ordered you to go down. Because it is night now, there will be no Japanese air strikes. I have dispatched a guard regiment to collect the remains of the soldiers who died on the battlefield. As for the seriously injured, I have already dispatched

A battalion of troops will transport them to Tianjin for treatment in the large vehicle we captured, so you can rest assured..." Bruce Lee said.

"I feel relieved. Otherwise, we are really sorry for those soldiers who died or were injured on the battlefield. By the way, Brigadier Li, what is the result of our battle day and night? According to your estimate, at this time

At this moment, how many defenders are there in the entire Beiping City?" Regarding Bruce Lee's advance arrangements, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction. Then, he continued to ask.

"Reporting to the Commander, according to Brigadier Luo's report, the Second Brigade, with the cooperation of the Armored Brigade, after four hours of fighting, wiped out all the infantry, logistics personnel, and pilots at Beiping Airport, a total of more than 4,100 people. In addition, according to four

The statistics of the regiment commander pointed out that each regiment attacked the position below the city, and each regiment wiped out about 4,000 enemy soldiers in total. Therefore, in the entire battle so far, our army has annihilated a total of about 8,000 Japanese troops. However, the commander

Commander, there is a very important situation." Brigadier Bruce Lee took out a telegram and said to the commander Liu Hua in front of him.

"What's going on?" Seeing the sudden change in Bruce Lee's facial expression, Liu Hua's brows also quickly wrinkled and he asked quickly.

"According to the report of the four frontline regiment leaders, during the attack on the Japanese outer defense line, they discovered that the Japanese troops defending the outer defense line of Beiping City were not the real infantry of the Japanese army. They were the Japanese army headquarters. Before our troops arrived, they hurriedly

Thousands of armed foreigners were mobilized. Therefore, although we eliminated almost 8,000 Japanese troops, after excluding the logistics personnel and the original security forces at the airport, and then removing these armed foreigners, the real Japanese infantry died in our hands.

There are less than four thousand people..." Bruce Lee replied cautiously.

"What, they are all armed expatriates. I really didn't expect that before his death, Jun Tada could think of such a way to keep the real elite troops in key positions. It seems that we still underestimate him.

But, no matter what, we have now surrounded Peiping. Tonight, no matter what, we must show some color to the Japanese troops in the city." Liu Hua was surprised and answered with an unhappy look on his face.

road.

"Commander, just give the order. The soldiers have rested for several hours and are now guarding the outside of the city in high spirits. Are they just waiting for you to give the order to attack the city?" I heard Liu Hua's words.

Tone, Bruce Lee said.

"Okay, in this case, don't blame us for being rude. Tonight, let our old rival, Shun Tada, take a good look at the current combat effectiveness of our *** division. Brigadier Li ordered each unit, one

Hours later, under the cover of the attached artillery, launch a tentative attack on the city gate in front of you. I only give you one hour. You must find out clearly all the firepower points arranged by the Japanese army on the wall in front of you, so that you can easily receive them.

Come down and attack with artillery fire from the heavy artillery regiment."

"Yes, Commander, I will go and deliver the order right away..." After waiting for a long time, the Commander finally gave the troops the order to attack the city. Bruce Lee was very happy in his heart. He replied with excitement and turned around.

Prepare to rush out of the headquarters to convey the new orders issued by the commander.

"Wait a minute, Brigadier Li. Please make arrangements. Before the battle begins, I am going to go to the front line and directly command the troops in the siege campaign. After all, Peiping is not as easy to occupy as Taiyuan. If I don't go to the front line, I won't

Don't worry. In this case, we will go directly to the 2nd Brigade and 4th Regiment in the direction of the airport. Please prepare." Commander Liu Hua continued.

"Yes, Commander, I will make arrangements right away..." So, more than a hundred cavalry soldiers, half an hour later, surrounded Commander Liu Hua and Guard Brigade Commander Bruce Lee, carrying the necessary radios, just using

In less than ten minutes, we arrived at the temporary headquarters of the Fourth Regiment outside the east gate of Peiping...

"Report to Commander, Commander Yang Jinghua of the Armored Brigade, and Commander Xu Ying of the Fourth Regiment are here to report. Commander, it is dangerous outside, so go to the headquarters first. It is safer there..." Following a group of nearly a hundred cavalry, they stopped neatly.

Outside the headquarters. Inside the headquarters, two people hurriedly ran out, saluted and loudly replied to Liu Hua who was riding on a war horse.

"Well, Brigadier Yang, Commander Xu, let's go to your headquarters first." As he spoke, Liu Hua quickly jumped off his horse and entered the dim temporary headquarters under the leadership of two people...

Entering the dim headquarters, Commander Liu Hua, without caring about rest, raised a lantern hanging on the wall of the headquarters and faced a pair of pictures hanging on the wall. The investigators of the Fourth Regiment drew based on their own observations.

He also asked Xu Ying, the leader of the Fourth Regiment behind him.

"Captain Xu, the troops still have ten minutes to launch a tentative attack. I wonder if you are ready and whether you can figure out the Japanese troops' positions at the east gate during the one-hour tentative attack.

All light and dark firepower points provide more accurate coordinates for the artillery strikes of the heavy artillery regiment later."

"Commander, don't worry. When the time comes, I will deploy a main battalion and a company from Brigadier Yang's armored brigade to launch an attack on the east gate... Our specific idea is this..." In this way, Xu Ying said to

Pointing to the map hanging on the wall, he began to patiently explain to the commander Liu Hua beside him the results that he and Brigade Commander Yang Jinghua had discussed a few minutes ago.

"It's a good idea, but I just don't know if the little devils in the city will be fooled... Well, it seems that the time is almost up. Commander Xu, where is the lookout point of your headquarters? Today, I want to personally observe the battle. But don't worry, I

It will never interfere with your command..." Liu Hua nodded, took a pair of mirrors, and said with a smile on his face.

At this moment, outside the headquarters, on the fourth regiment position about 500 meters away from the city wall, more than 400 soldiers from one battalion were rapidly gathering under the orders of their respective commanders. At the same time, the four regiments

The various artillery assigned to the regiment have raised their muzzles. As for the three tanks assisting in the attack, they have arrived in front of the position with huge engine roars. The three black barrels on the turret are facing 500 meters away.

The huge city gate at the outer east gate…

As the direct commander of the entire battle, regiment leader Xu Ying, after arranging Liu Hua and others in the headquarters, took his personal guards to the forefront of the position, preparing to command the troops and launch a tentative attack on the city wall in front of them.

attack. In the shortest time, all the light and dark firepower points arranged by the Japanese army on the city wall were tested.

"Everything..." A series of dull artillery sounds sounded, and the mortars and tank guns attached to the four regiments immediately launched a fierce bombardment at the east gate of Peiping. The flying shells were like rain,

It landed accurately on the city wall, inside the dark city gate.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The dense explosions immediately broke the tranquility on the battlefield. Groups of huge fireballs began to rise on the city wall. The panicked little devils walked back and forth among the continuously exploding shells.

The little Japs who were standing on the city wall directly opposite the Fourth Regiment were suddenly hit by artillery fire and fell into chaos. However, the puppet troops hiding in the hollowed-out city wall did not receive any attack.

Threat. Amidst the angry curses of the Japanese soldiers, they came to the shooting hole and were ready to block...

A few minutes of artillery preparations soon ended. As the last artillery shell exploded on the city wall, a Japanese soldier hiding in the crenellations of the city wall was knocked to the ground. The three men who had already been prepared were

A tank started... "Rumble..." A roar of engines sounded on the battlefield. Three tanks, spitting out black smoke, rushed out of the position like three steel monsters.

"First company, follow the tank and attack immediately..." an order sounded. An infantry company, with more than a hundred soldiers, carrying their weapons, quickly ran out of the trench, followed closely behind the tank, and slowly

He drove past the tall and majestic city wall a few hundred meters away...

"Da da da... bang bang bang..." Just when the soldiers had just rushed out of the trenches, a dense rain of bullets shot out from the city wall that had just been covered by artillery fire. The flying bullets hit the three tanks in front of the soldiers.

There was a loud bang, bang, bang. However, the three tanks, relying on their rough skin and thick flesh, did not stop at all and continued to move forward...

"All light and heavy machine guns will open fire immediately to suppress the Japanese firepower points on the city wall..." Looking at the exposed firepower points above the city wall, regiment leader Xu Ying immediately ordered. Dozens of light and heavy machine guns on the fourth regiment's position were directed at the city wall at the same time.

, the Japanese army just exposed the firepower point, and carried out suppressive fire. Suddenly, the Japanese army, which was still very arrogant just now, immediately stopped under the suppression of the dense rain of bullets...

Three tanks and more than a hundred soldiers looked at the light and heavy firepower points of the Japanese army that were tightly suppressed on the city wall. They seized this favorable opportunity at the right time and accelerated the speed of the troops' charge. They were preparing to press on the city wall, but the Japanese army still did not open fire.

Counterattack with light and dark firepower points….

"Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army, they actually have tanks..." Next to the city gate, in a bunker built directly from the city wall, the Japanese captain responsible for the defense of the east gate looked at the tanks getting closer and closer, and shouted loudly

Cursed.

"Captain, the fire points on the city wall have been suppressed by the Eighth Route Army. Do you want to order the machine guns in the bunker to open fire immediately? Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army, under the cover of tanks, will rush in front of us..." Look.

Facing the serious-looking captain in front of him, the adjutant reminded him in a low voice.

"Bagh Yalu, I really didn't expect that as soon as the battle started, we would be forced to expose all the hidden firepower points on the city wall, Bagh Yalu..." The captain once again clenched his fists and cursed bitterly.

Turning around, he ordered to the officers behind him: "Order, all the light and heavy machine guns on the city wall should fire immediately to block the Eighth Route Army infantry behind the tanks... The combat anti-artillery team is ready for battle. As long as the Eighth Route Army tanks reach two hundred

Meter position, fire immediately. Try to completely destroy the three tanks in front of us."

Suddenly, dark shooting holes were exposed on the hollowed-out city wall. The barrels of light and heavy machine guns stretched out from the shooting holes under the control of the puppet machine gunners hidden in the bunker.

It came out... "Click, click, click..." A burst of intensive gunfire sounded, and dozens of tongues of fire appeared on the city wall. The hot tongues of fire, condescending, aimed directly at the three tanks following behind, responsible for the first round of exploratory attacks.

The attacking company consisted of more than a hundred soldiers.