Age of Rebirth

At around 23:[-], the staff on duty of the Jicha Political Affairs Committee forwarded the phone records of the chairman of the committee Tang Qiuli, Matsui Taijiro, the head of the Japanese Secret Service in Beiping. At this time, Tang Qiuli had ordered all the troops to prepare for the attack. The combat staff officers stood in front of the radio stations of the troops they were in charge of, held their breath, stared at the division commander intently, and waited for his order.

Matsui said on the phone: The Japanese army was conducting exercises in the outskirts of Marco Polo Bridge yesterday. They heard gunshots and immediately closed the team for roll call. They found that one soldier was missing. The suspected shooter was the Chinese army stationed at Marco Polo Bridge, and believed that the soldier who fired the gun had already been shot* The police team robbed the prisoners into the city and demanded to search the city immediately.

Tang Qiuli ordered the officer on duty of the Hebei-Chahar Political Affairs Committee to reply: "It is late at night, the Japanese soldiers entering the city may cause local unrest, and our officers and soldiers are sleeping soundly, so there may be misunderstandings," he refused on the spot.

At around 23:[-] in the evening, Matsui called the duty office of the Hebei-Chahar Political Affairs Committee, claiming that if the Chinese side did not allow it, the Japanese army would forcibly enter the city to search, and all consequences arising therefrom would be borne by the Chinese side. [

At this time, the Japanese Qingshui Brigade was ready to attack, the Japanese artillery had set up artillery positions, and the infantry had moved to the moat, ready to attack the city at any time.

Ji Xingwen, commander of the [-]th regiment of the defenders, asked Tang Qiuli, the commander of the army, whether he could fight back. The troops of the independent division encircling the Japanese Qingshui Brigade had arrived at the designated position, and the Japanese artillery began shelling Wanping City.

The first cannon roared and landed on the Wanping city wall. In the darkness of night, a cloud of dark red sparks exploded, several city bricks flew up, and the dust splashed on the soldiers waiting on the city wall.

The headquarters of the independent division learned that the Japanese army had bombarded Wanping. Tang Qiuli ordered the Jixingwen regiment to fight back immediately to attract Japanese firepower to Wanping. The independent division encircled the troops and quickly wiped out the Japanese Qingshui brigade. .

The first gunshot under Wanping City was fired as scheduled, and history is truly irreversible. This is the gunshot that both Tang Qiuli and the supreme commander of the Japanese army in North China were looking forward to.

He turned his head, his heart was beating uncontrollably, historical events happened as scheduled, but the result was changed because of himself, this touching feeling of creating history made him almost unable to himself, took a deep breath, and suppressed his excitement .

"Order, all troops will start to attack in an all-round way according to the original combat plan, and tell commanders at all levels that the history of the Chinese nation will open a new chapter in their hands!"

The combat staff conveyed the words of the division commander verbatim, and there were voices one after another in the headquarters: "The division commander ordered, start attacking!"

After giving the order, Tang Qiuli suddenly felt a burst of weakness, and his body shook a few times. This may be a collapse after being over-excited. Mei Ting, who was waiting by her side, quickly helped him sit on the chair. He smiled at his beloved wife.

Under the Wanping city, Qingshui Jielang was very excited. He directed the artillery to fire the first cannon, and watched the cannon accurately hit the Wanping city wall. In the night, the gorgeous flames were more beautiful than the fireworks blooming on the Yulan Festival. Thousands of times, a new chapter in the history of the Great Japanese Empire was opened by me, Seirou Shimizu.

The Jihad in North China was the first one I started. My name will be recorded in the annals of Japanese history. Seirou Shimizu even thought of how it would be to talk about his achievements in the face of his children and grandchildren in his later years. With pride and glory, the Great Japanese Empire expanded its overseas territories. I fired the first shot at the North China Army of China!

From the top of Wanping City, like a waking lion, roars of various guns rang out. Among them, the sound of Maxim's heavy machine gun was particularly ear-piercing. The dense rain came from the city wall, and the communication soldiers beside Qingshui fell headfirst. The ground, the hole in the chest the size of a fist.

This may be the first Japanese soldier killed in the Sino-Japanese all-out war, and the first among nearly a million Japanese undead. Unfortunately, history did not leave his name, otherwise, as an aggressor, he might be able to Name in the annals of history?

Kiyomizu was taken aback for a moment, and then he was furious. The Chinese army dared to fight back and even killed the soldiers of the empire?It's really abhorrent, this is really fucking robber logic, the Japanese are born with brains and idiots, if you hit someone, you won't let them fight back, and if you fight back, you're still angry?

He pointed his sword at Wanping City, ordered artillery to bombard Wanping City with all his strength, killed these Chinese pigs, and the troops attacked!

However, there is no chance, including his imagined children and grandchildren, the glory of fighting for the Great Japanese Empire, including the lives of more than 700 soldiers he led, will be doomed to be broken on July [-]th, in Wanping City in North China. Down.

Countless mortars suddenly flew over from the rear of the Qingshui Brigade, and the "clang" sound of the guns firing made people get goosebumps. In contrast, the few artillery shells fired by Qingshui , It's almost like a mosquito humming.

A mortar regiment, nearly [-] mortars, what a spectacular scene it was to fire salvos. The fireworks all over the sky, dragging dark red tail flames, bloomed above the heads of the Japanese soldiers, but what fell down was deadly steel debris.

This is the Huangyadong Base Area Special Equipment Research Institute. The newly developed air blast mortar is equipped with a self-explosion fuse. It can explode in the air without touching the object with its head. It is specially developed for killing infantry in a large area. What is needed is that there is no safety dead zone , There is nowhere to hide. [

A salvo of six hundred mortars covered the Japanese positions. Under the blooming fireworks, the heads of Japanese soldiers were shattered. Even wearing helmets, they were pierced by pieces. The independent No. The infantry of the fourth brigade was so angry that their teeth were itchy. These artillerymen were too greedy. They didn't keep a single devil alive. Dare we come to clean up the battlefield?

The soldiers of the [-]th regiment on the Wanping city wall stopped shooting, and stared wide-eyed at the unprecedented spectacle. The one who had seen thousands of mortars explode in mid-air, especially from a high position, was more condescending than others. The fireworks on the [-]th day of the first lunar month are much more spectacular. My goodness, what the hell did the Japanese devils below explode into?

The head of Kiyomizu Setsuro has turned into a rotten watermelon with brain pulp mixed with broken bones. In order to highlight his command position, he stood on a high ground specially, in order to let the soldiers see his heroic appearance and boost their morale , Therefore, he received extra care from the air blast, especially, he disdained to wear a helmet, thinking that it was the work of a coward.

Except for the head, there were seven or eight sharp pieces on Shimizu's chest, and only two legs were intact. The soldiers of the Fourth Independent Brigade who cleaned the battlefield also confirmed his identity from the command knife. identity.

For more than an hour, more than 700 soldiers of the Shimizu Battalion of the Japanese Army, including officers at all levels, were all killed by the shelling. Let it go, it really became a force to clean up the battlefield.

After receiving the report that more than [-] people from the Qingshui Brigade of the Japanese Army had been wiped out under the city of Yu Wanping, Yu Guanghan, the new Chief of Staff of the Independent Division, looked hesitantly at the sleeping division commander, wondering if he should wake him up ?

Tang Qiuli's sleeping position is more beautiful, pillowing on Mei Ting's strong thigh, smelling her charming body fragrance, the phone rings one after another in the headquarters, the sound of "tick-tick" reports, and the hurried footsteps of staff officers , talking in a low voice, seems to be a lullaby.

Mei Ting smiled apologetically at Yu Guanghan, took the telegram in her hand, and gently placed it on the table beside her. , It was the sound of "rumbling" guns from afar.

She knew that her husband had put in so much effort for this battle. He spent several sleepless nights racking his brains and thinking. His physical strength was exhausted. Now that all the plans were going smoothly, Mei Ting couldn't bear to wake him up.

On the outskirts of Beiping, hundreds of thousands of troops fought each other, but the supreme commander of one side slept so soundly and even snored happily, which is also a miracle on the battlefield.

During this period, the Japanese army mobilized nearly 20 troops to launch differential attacks from four directions on various key points defended by the 29th Army of Peking.

Subsequently, the Japanese army adjusted its deployment and prepared to concentrate its forces to attack several important targets. At this moment, the three attacking corps of the Independent Division launched a sudden attack on the Japanese army that was adjusting its strength, like three sharp swords, stabbing at the Japanese army.

The Japanese army, which was adjusting, immediately fell into chaos. In the dark night, they didn't know how many squadrons were attacking them. They only knew that the artillery that fell on their heads was exhausted, and the sky was full of hail.

The strategic layout of the Japanese army was instantly shattered by this sudden attack. The commander-in-chief of the attack on Beiping, the chief of staff of the Japanese Garrison in North China, Lieutenant General Nishimura Masahashi, and his headquarters also fell. Several large-caliber guns were fired.

Fortunately, the guards gave up their lives to save them, and they were spared. Otherwise, the first battle in Pingjin would have killed the highest-ranking general of the Japanese army, and it would be recorded in the annals of history. Lying on the ground, the room was filled with a pungent smell of blood.

Nishimura Zhengqiao, who had just woken up after being stunned by the cannon, opened the dead body of the guard on his body, and a piece was inserted deep into the back of the guard. Fortunately, this guy threw himself on him, otherwise, the piece would have been hit. The part in the center is the heart of Your Excellency the Lieutenant General.

Xi Cunzhengqiao didn't know where so many Chinese troops appeared without any warning, and the firepower was so fierce. However, he could conclude that these troops attacking him must be Tang Qiuli, the devil of China. The direct line of troops, the North China Independent Division.

The other squadrons did not have such a vicious and venomous style of attack. They started with the most violent shelling, and judging from the sound of cannons everywhere, the shelling had not stopped.

Nishimura Masahashi gritted his teeth and ordered the surviving staff officers to immediately call all the troops to inquire about the situation of the battle. Soon, the troops that could go up one after another called back saying that they were violently attacked by the Chinese army with superior strength and firepower, and Falling into a situation of being surrounded, I request the Chief of Staff to send troops to reinforce immediately, otherwise, our entire department is in danger of being crushed.

Masahashi Nishimura was stunned. He couldn't believe that 20 elite soldiers of the Empire of Japan, who had prepared several years of planning rehearsals and carefully prepared for the Battle of North China, had fought like this in less than three hours after the start. Situation, why?where is the problem?

(To be continued)