"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Yoshio Shinotsuka suddenly stood up. "What did you say? Yangmingbao Airport? How could it have fallen?!"
"Hi, Your Excellency General!"
The communications soldier pointed to the radio station not far away, "Just now, a telegram was sent back from the outpost near Yangmingbao Airport."
"Yangmingbao Airport was taken down by the Chinese army. More than 1,300 Imperial soldiers and 36 Imperial aircraft were all destroyed!"
"What?!"
These words caused an uproar at the headquarters.
Especially Yoshio Shinotsuka, who was trembling with anger and looked extremely pale!
How many times has Yangmingbao Airport been raided?!
To protect the airport, he carried out three major renovations and built defensive fortifications, sparing no expense!
But why is it always managed to be taken down by the Chinese army?
"asshole!"
Yoshio Shinotsuka slammed his hand on the table in anger. "Where did the Chinese army come from? When did they appear near Yangmingbao Airport?!"
"General!"
Masao Takahashi began, "Based on the intelligence we currently have, the Chinese army's attack on Yangmingbao Airport was clearly because they were afraid of our planes bombing it during the day. What does this mean? It means they are going to fight a tough battle!"
"General, Takahashi-kun is right."
Chief of Staff Shunsuke Nishimura continued, "We can now be 100% certain that the Chinese army is about to capture Niangziguan!"
"Um."
Yoshio Shinotsuka nodded. "In that case, let's proceed according to the original plan..."
"General."
Sasaki, the head of the Special Attack Division who had been sitting silently to the side, suddenly stood up.
"Um?"
Yoshio Shinotsuka frowned. "Sasaki-kun, what are you trying to say?"
Sasaki said with a stern face, "General, I've always had a question: why did the Chinese army attack Niangziguan? Even if they captured Niangziguan, could they hold it?"
"You should know that the area around Niangziguan is full of our empire's troops."
"If they can't take Niangziguan Pass, they'll be surrounded by us; if they do take it, they'll be surrounded again, and then they'll die without a burial place! Don't the commanders of the Chinese army know this?! Are they idiots?!"
Everyone fell silent.
Indeed, the capture of Niangziguan by the Chinese army seemed to have little effect.
However, Yoshio Shinotsuka laughed.
"Sasaki-kun, you may not know this, but in all these years, the Chinese army has hardly ever fought a decent offensive battle. Attacking Niangziguan was just a way for them to boost the morale of the Chinese soldiers."
"Therefore, we don't need to worry about whether the Chinese army's capture of Niangziguan is useful or not. We only need to know that the Chinese army will definitely capture Niangziguan!"
"And we only have one thing to do, which is to annihilate the Chinese army attacking Niangziguan!"
"Hi, Your Excellency General!"
Under Yoshio Shinotsuka's instigation, everyone roared excitedly.
Yoshio Shinotsuka was very satisfied. "Everyone, now we just need to wait for the Chinese army to walk right into our trap!"
"We just need to wait until midnight, and we'll see as many Chinese troops as come and go, hahaha!"
"Hi, Your Excellency General!"
………………………………
2nd Infantry Division Forward Command Post.
Lin Wenbing looked at the hands of his pocket watch, which pointed to ten o'clock, and his face darkened.
"The time to attack has come."
Deputy Division Commander Zhu Dachang also looked serious. "Commander, shall we make our move now?"
"Let's do it!"
Lin Wenbing nodded, stood up from his chair, and ordered: "The 8th Artillery Regiment and the 39th Heavy Artillery Regiment shall immediately launch an artillery barrage against the 4th Brigade at Niangziguan! For one hour!"
"yes!"
Zhu Dachang turned around and gave the order.
"Beep be ...
A piercing whistle rang out from the artillery position.
The fleet included 96 Type 4 90mm light mortars, 64 Type 92 infantry guns, 32 Type 94 mountain guns, 64 Type 92 105mm field cannons, 32 Type 4 150mm field guns, and 16 Type 89 150mm cannons, totaling over 300 artillery pieces!
"Artillery battalions, prepare—!!!"
Zhou Wenguang and Huang Jianfa stood on the hilltop, looking down at the dense artillery fire below.
"1st Battalion, 8th Artillery Regiment—Ready!"
"2nd Battalion, 8th Artillery Regiment—Ready to go!"
"3rd Battalion, 8th Artillery Regiment—Ready!"
"1st Battalion, 39th Heavy Artillery Regiment—Ready to go!"
"2nd Battalion, 39th Heavy Artillery Regiment—Ready to go!"
"3rd Battalion, 39th Heavy Artillery Regiment—Ready to go!"
"......"
"put--!!!!"
Zhou Wenguang roared.
As soon as he finished speaking, countless shells, like a sudden rain, trailing long plumes of smoke, hurtled towards Niangziguan Town and Niangziguan Railway Station.
"Boom—!"
"Boom boom boom—!"
"Boom—!"
"Boom boom boom—!"
"Boom—!"
"Boom boom boom—!"
In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, mountains roared and seas surged, the ground shook violently, as if it were the end of the world!
Independent Mixed 4th Brigade Command.
Pinglu Yongfu was in the command post, discussing the defense plan for Niangziguan Pass with his staff.
Sudden--!
"boom--!"
"Boom! Boom!!"
"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"
A loud explosion was heard.
The entire town of Niangziguan was shaken so badly that it teetered on the brink of collapse.
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