Zhangyuan City is located at the intersection of Beijing, Shanxi, Mongolia and Hebei. It is a famous northern city with a long history and splendid culture. It was once the hometown of Oriental mankind, an important holy place for the integration and unity of the Chinese nation, an important material distribution center in northern China and an important land commercial port for trade with Europe, and an important industrial base in North China.

Since the Japanese invaded this strategic city in North China in 1937, using it as the rear base, controlling the circulation of materials in several nearby provinces. In order to prevent the fall of this military city, Japanese specially set up the headquarters of Mengqiang dulizhèngfu, which they supported, here. Heavy troops were also stationed around this military city to protect this economic logistics, which is one of the best cities in northern China, and prevent it from easily returning to the hands of the Chinese army.

But they did not expect that when they felt that the militia column had made some achievements in the southwest region, the militia column's spearhead had already been aimed at them. When they learned that the county town outside Zhangjiakou was besieged by the main grassroots forces of the militia column, the Ri army stationed in the city and the puppet Mongolian army troops hurriedly closed the city gate for fear that the militia column would boldly attack this military city.

But it was undoubtedly useless to close the city gate at this time. The main forces of grassroots militia were besieging those surrounding counties, the main forces of the First Militia Division and the Fifth Militia Division were quickly deployed in addition to the Japanese and Mongolian military places arranged by the Japanese outside Shijiazhuang. Seeing that more and more troops were surrounded outside Shijiazhuang, King De and others were blocked in the city were panicked for the first time. They placed all their hopes on them, and were also shocked by the news that the main forces of the militia column were siege Jin Jingzhang.

As the general counsel of military affairs, Kanei Jun, who was sent here to serve as the general military and political consultant, couldn't understand why the militia column dared to attack Zhangjiakou so boldly at this time. Don't they know that Zhangjiakou is the defense zone of their Kwantung Army. As the longest-established Kwantung Army in China, its strength is not comparable to those of the North China Front Army of the Ri army.

Through the reign of military city defense officers from these county towns, Jin Jingzhang finally realized that the militia column might be really good at playing this time. They really wanted to take down this gateway to the Inner Mongolia region. Otherwise, they would not have cut off all strategic transportation lines to Shijiazhuang. If he was not wrong at this time, Shijiazhuang would have become an isolated city.

Realizing this, Jin Jingzhang looked at the top leaders of the Mongolian army who were frightened before they could even be beaten and said viciously: "What kind of morality do you look like? Now the militia column has scared you to this before siege the city. If they attacked, I am afraid you will surrender like them as soon as possible? Tell you, as long as I am not dead, who will dare to betray my great empire? Do you know what the fate of waiting for you will be like.

From now on, you all return to your respective jobs and draw all the defensive forces in the city to go to the city for defense. I will send a message to the Kwantung Army Headquarters to find support from the headquarters. As long as we can resist the siege of the militia column, they will only end up fleeing in panic in the face of my powerful Kwantung Army troops within two days. Do you feel so scared, don’t you believe in the strength of our Kwantung Army?”

As an advisor, Jin Jingzhang would give these senior executives of the puppet Mongolian army somehow. But when it comes to life and death, his true nature will naturally be exposed. At this time, if anyone dares to say that surrender to Xiancheng, Jin Jingzhang will definitely be the first to order them to be executed.

Anyway, for them, there are many such Chinese people in China. If you kill one, you will be promoted after you take the time to promote one. Anyway, they are just putting them on the table as puppets for outsiders to see. No one in the army will really take them seriously.

Seeing that Kanei Kanei, the general consultant, got angry, these pseudo-zhèngfu senior officials were even more frightened and rushed back to their jobs one by one. The city's confidant Shangcheng was drawn to defend. Kanei Kanei returned to the confidential room and looked for support from the Kwantung Army headquarters. If possible, he hoped that the troops stationed in North China could draw some troops to support. Of course, he knew that these troops from North China were unreliable, and the Kwantung Army in the other two provinces were really trusted.

After receiving a telegram from Kanei Akira, the commander-in-chief of the Kanto Army, Ueda, asked General Ueda to let General Uetta. Last year, the Kanto Army had just fallen into a big trouble with the Soviet Union, but when did even a militia unit dare to bully them? If they really think that the Kanto Army was the North China Ri army, they would not take them seriously and let them bully them. After the spread, let General Uetta put his face there!

Without saying that, Ueda Kenrang did not ask the North China Front Army to send troops to support him, because in his opinion, the Kwantung Army still needs the support of the second-rate Ri army like North China in war, and it will not make others laugh. He directly ordered the main force of the Kwantung Army in Suiyuan and Rehe to go to Zhangjiakou to annihilate this militia column that dared to provoke their Kwantung Army's prestige. In addition, he ordered the Kwantung Army Air Force troops in Hohhot in Suiyuan to take off and cooperate with the Ri army in Zhangjiakou city to fight against the Mongolian army.

As the commander of the Kwantung Army, Kenro Ueda still heard of this militia column that was making trouble in North China. Although he knew that they had captured Beiping City, in his opinion, it was the North China Front Army that was too incompetent and allowed the militia column to take advantage of loopholes.

In recent years, the North China Front Army has not been able to solve this militia unit under their noses. In Kenro Ueda's view, it was a shame for the Ri army. The generals of the Ri army stationed in the North China Front Army should commit suicide by separatism, which is too embarrassing their invincible face.

Although he looked down on this militia unit, in the face of the provocation of the militia column, Ueda's style of Qiangrang was determined by the overall situation in one battle. As for the defenses of Suiyuan and Rehe, in his opinion, as long as the main force of this militia column was bitten in Chahar, the defenses of the two provinces stationed in Mongolia would not have any major problems.

Besides, even if there is any movement in these two provinces, he believes that with the strength of their Kwantung Army, as long as two or three main divisions are dispatched to fight south by then, all the forces of resistance will undoubtedly be vulnerable to the paper tigers and cannot defeat the Far East Army of the Soviet Union. Could it be that their Kwantung Army cannot even win the weak Chinese troops?

This is simply impossible, so in the opinion of Kenrang Ueda, the main forces of the Kwantung Army in these two provinces, there is no problem at all. After all, as long as the main forces of the Kwantung Army in these two provinces arrive in Zhangjiakou, this militia-like harassing force will not be destroyed by waving his hand!

Just when Kenrou Ueda sent a telegram back, telling Kanei that he would last for three days no matter what, and that he had sent air force troops to support him. In addition, the main forces of the Kanto Army in the two surrounding provinces had gathered and ready to go to Zhangjiakou for rescue at any time. Kanei, who received this telegram, finally calmed down with a tight expression. In his opinion, it was undoubtedly easy to have such a strong city defense and 20,000 to 30,000 troops defending the city, to persist for three days.

Is this really the case?

Just when Jin Jingzhang felt that he had waited for three days to arrive and everything was a foregone conclusion, Situ Liang, who had already built artillery positions and air defense positions, took the coordinates sent back from the city by the Flying Eagle Special Forces Brigade, immediately ordered the artillery regiments to be prepared to carry out the first round of artillery attacks. He also ordered the confidential personnel of the division headquarters to remind the Flying Eagle and intelligence personnel in the city to enter the basement to prevent accidental injury by artillery shells.

When the various artillery regiments completed the locations, Situ Liang immediately asked Deng Chenggong, who was in charge of Xuanhua headquarters, to be ready for the shelling. Soon the radio operator received an order from Deng Chenggong.

Just three words, "Hit hard!"

Situ Liang, who held this order, seemed very excited: "Please carry out indiscriminate artillery regiments to the Zhangjiakou Ri Army positions in the order of a regiment."

With the radio waves sending his orders to the main regiments of the artillery division, they have already pointed their guns at the commander of the Zhangjiakou Ri Army Barracks. They immediately rushed to the artillery position with the telegram and shouted: "Fire the artillery!"

The artillerymen who had already stuffed shells into the barrels immediately squatted aside and covered their ears. The artillerymen who fired the artillery had long stared at the signalman's flag. As the gun flag was swung down, a regiment of nearly fifty 150 caliber howitzers made neat roars. Nearly fifty large caliber howitzers flew towards the ri army base in Zhangjiakou with a harsh roar.

After the first round of artillery shells flew out, the commander of the Second Regiment of the Artillery Division had long been waiting for the order to fire the artillery without any haste. Their first round of strikes were the Mongolian army's base and their command center.

As the first round of artillery shells of the artillery division were almost a minute apart, the originally quiet Zhangjiakou was suddenly trapped in the smoke of artillery fire. The Kwantung Army troops from the two provinces next to the door had just arrived to support the happy Ri army and Mongolian army. Facing the hail-like howitzer shells, many people just shouted "aircraft bombardment" and completely fell into darkness.

While Kanei Jung, who was sitting in the command center, was still addicted to the fantasy that the crisis would be resolved soon, a deaf sound of shelling was heard, causing Kanei Jung to jump up and rush out of the room and shouted: "Baga, where are the shelling work?"

With his roar, the adjutant who was about to come and remind him to avoid the artillery artillery of the Chinese army, immediately rushed in and said, "Hisser Advisor, the Chinese militia launched a fierce artillery attack. From the density of the first round of artillery attacks just now, it can be judged that there is at least the main force of the Chinese militia artillery division outside the city.

Moreover, those artillery were large caliber howitzers. The first round of artillery attacks on our city and the camps of the puppet army were severely damaged. The command of the border puppet army also turned into ruins. For your safety, we will still enter the basement to hide. I am worried that it is no longer safe here, and it is very likely that it will be the target of the next round of artillery attacks. You should avoid it with me for a while!"

While talking about the news he had just received, the adjutant still pulled the consultant into the underground air raid shelter of their command center with great concern. The adjutant guessed that something was good. Shortly after they hid in the air raid fortifications, the command center above their heads ushered in the second round of violent artillery bombardment. Looking at the sand and stones falling from the head, Jin Jingzhang couldn't help but be glad that he ran fast. Otherwise, under such a large caliber shell, he would have to be seriously injured and died.

Knowing that he was underestimating the strength of this militia column, Jin Jingzhang immediately ordered the radio operators who had been transferred to the underground fortifications to quickly urge the Kwantung Army's air force. If their air force did not come quickly to support, I was afraid that there would not be many defensive troops in their city who had been bombing them! At that time, if the militia that had already surrounded them launched an attack on the city, I was afraid that they would not be able to delay for three days.

When the air force of the Suiyuan Army was dispatched, the intelligence department of the militia column had already passed the information to the artillery division outside Shijiazhuang City, as well as the two militia infantry divisions that were on standby to attack the city. After the artillery division carried out the second round of artillery attacks, it put on anti-counterfeiting clothes on the artillery unit. As for the air defense regiment arranged outside the artillery division's base, it began to wait for the arrival of the riben Air Force at all times.
Chapter completed!