"The Xuanhua side said that I have reinforcements again." Fan Chong said.

"The devil can't hold his breath!" Meng Xiang said with a smile.

If Zhangjiakou is lost, I am afraid that the devils in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi will be threatened. Therefore, he said that he used the dangerous terrain near the Xuanhua Xiahua Garden Area to block the attack, and constantly transferred Shanxi devils to support through the Pingsui Railway and the Tongpu Railway.

"Little devils don't remember their surnames for a long time!" Meng Xiang smiled and shook his head, "It's almost time to raise troops, let's start attacking Huai'an!" ”

The vanguard army is not just a land road to fight. Paratroopers and airborne paratroopers can quickly transport soldiers and equipment to where they are needed. The previous attack of the 38th Division was to transfer more of the surrounding devils to the Zhangjiakou area, and when the time came, as soon as the door was closed in Huai'an, there would be more gains.

It is said that there is no way for me to arrange the team in the lower garden area, and there is no way to fight with the vanguard army on the plain. Artillery and tanks alone can drive devils to pieces. But they overestimated the strength of the vanguard army at this time.

Although the vanguard army has base support, those equipment and ammunition are not said to be available, and it also takes time to accumulate. Just finished fighting Beijing and Tianjin, and the ammunition in the vanguard army's reserves was almost consumed. The information that the devil got from the 38th Division was correct, but the ammunition was insufficient. This is also one of the reasons why the vanguard army did not go out to attack the surrounding area, but trained and reorganized. Although there is still training ammunition, it really takes time to accumulate when it is used in a fierce battle to deal with the counterattack of the Kwantung Army and other devils, and with the consumption of ammunition like the Vanguard Army.

The same is true for paratroopers and airborne troops, paratroopers need to rest and adjust their condition, and the planes need to be sent to the maintenance station in the hangar in the air command center for slow maintenance. The maintenance time of the maintenance station in the air command center is related to the production time of the aircraft, and the total loss repair is equal to the production time of the same aircraft, and if the loss is small, the maintenance time can be shortened, but the number of maintenance stations is the commander's level value, and there are only four at present.

It is precisely with the repair function of the air command center that the vanguard army does not have to worry about the lack of a huge ground crew, and greatly improves the attendance rate of aircraft.

These also take time, and the planes of the vanguard army, which are distributed in various air command centers, can be maintained separately before they can be on the next shift.

The 2nd Brigade Regiment of the Reading Force Mixed Group left a brigade in Zhangjiakou and a brigade distributed in various surrounding counties, and the three brigades concentrated were all in Xuanhua. At this time, the 26th Division also mobilized the 11th Wing to support. At this time, it was already in Zhangjiakou. In order to guard against the parachute raid of the vanguard army, the 11th Wing left a brigade to stay in Zhangjiakou without moving its nest.

But they also didn't think that the place where the vanguard army raided was Huai'an. Even if I thought about it, I couldn't be sure. The pressure on the 38th Division on the opposite side was too great.

Even in mountain operations, the 38th Division, under the leadership of the original Mountain Brigade Regiment, infiltrated Zhangjiakou little by little. The occupation of one highland after another, step by step, has occupied a third of the area. This was a good training, and the task of the 38th Division was to train troops and learn the skills of mountain warfare from the very beginning.

Under the pressure of the 38th Division, the devils transferred all their troops here, and squadrons were transferred one by one. But in the midst of the gunfire of the practice of the vanguard blockers and the incessant roar of mortars, another detachment was carried down.

Huai'an originally had a brigade stationed, but after continuous troop transfers, only one squadron remained.

"The devil has reinforcements coming over, it's a brigade, and the train over there in Datong has already started!" Wang Yingqiong couldn't help but say anxiously, "When will our big army come?" ”

The devil also realized that there was some danger, because the Jingcheng area of Shijiazhuang was cut off by the parachute of the vanguard army, so the 3rd Brigade of Datong's Reading Power Mixed Brigade also transferred a brigade and was about to arrive.

"They're coming!" Li Shuangyang looked at his pocket watch, but he was extremely anxious.

At this time, the paratroopers of the Vanguard Army had also just boarded the plane. The time to cooperate with the operation of the large army was 9 o'clock in the morning on the 25th, but now it is 6 o'clock, and the news of the approaching reinforcements of the devil has come.

Meng Xiang also received this information.

"The plan is not as good as the change, I didn't expect my actions to be so fast." Meng Xiang sighed, saying that he also realized that the defense of the Huai'an area was a little weak.

"We're one step late and we need to adjust our plans. A third set of scenarios can be implemented. Fan Chong calculated the time, and the devil was one step faster than the vanguard. With the assistance of a brigade, I am afraid that the casualties of the paratroopers of the vanguard army will become larger.

"Wait, here's a piece of information. If you look at it, it's interesting. Meng Xiang said and handed over the information in his hand.

Fan Chong looked at it and couldn't help frowning: "Can they do it?" ”

"Hehe, I think it works. Let's give it a try. Anyway, the devils are rushing over there. Meng Xiang said with a smile.

"The superiors have approved our action!" Li Shuangyang raised the telegram in his hand and smiled.

"Great! This time, our guerrilla brigade will show its face so that the little devils can take a look, and we are no worse than the regular army. Wang Yingqiong grinned, and everyone next to him also expressed their attitudes excitedly.

"Don't be careless, although the devil has only one squadron, it is also very strong." Li Shuangyang stopped everyone's heated discussion, "Although there are many of us, we have to beat him by surprise." ”

"Captain, what do you say, let's do it." Wang Yingqiong said.

By 6:30 a.m., it was already dark.

Four Stuka and four Thunderbolts had already taken off early, and they headed straight for Wyan.

Behind them were large groups of aircraft.

"Flying low, this stupid guy is just a little inflexible." Although Ma Guolian muttered, he liked this thunderbolt very much. Powerful, thick-skinned, and blessed with his usual good fortune, he has already shot down three devil planes with this thunderbolt.

In such a cold season, the scar on his left heel was always a little painful. It was left behind when he was in Shanghai to cover the bombers of the Central Air Force bombing the Izumo. Although the Izumo was damaged that time, he still escaped the disaster, but he can't forget the few comrades who died at that time.

The shadows of Yan Haiwen and Shen Lezhi always appeared in front of his eyes. But now it's time for them to rest in peace, the Izumo has fallen into the hands of the vanguard. And it has been completely blown up and sunk.

"Attention units, find the target!" I remembered the prompt sound of Zhou Yichen in my ears. Zhou Yichen is now a good partner with Huang Caiyang, and has become a staff officer of Huang Caiyang, who has been promoted to squadron leader.

"The target has been confirmed. Start attacking! Huang Caiyang's voice also sounded.

Below, a train had just emerged from the mountains in black smoke. The plaster flag of the devils in the front of the car was clearly visible, and several devils on the roof of the car were lying in front of several machine guns, guarding the surroundings.

"Airplane!" One of the devils heard the roar of the sky and looked up, then shouted.

Several other devils couldn't help but look nervously, and one of the devil lieutenants hurriedly raised his binoculars to take a closer look.

"Vanguard! It's the aircraft of the Vanguard Army! In the footage, which shook a little as the train moved, the familiar sign appeared in front of him, and he couldn't help but cry out.

The captain of the 10th Brigade of the Reading Infantry in the carriage, Hojo Fujiyoshi Osa, had also received the news, and his face couldn't help but change greatly.

"Hurry up and set up the anti-aircraft machine gun!" He shouted.

The Taisho 11-year machine gun is equipped with an anti-aircraft shooting tripod, and now the devil's firepower against the air is not much, and the Taisho 11-year machine gun with an anti-air tripod is better than nothing. In this assault, although the 10th Brigade of Reading Power also carried two 20 anti-aircraft guns, it could not be used on the train for the time being.

By the time the two anti-aircraft machine guns were erected, four Stukas of the Vanguard had already swooped down, and the shrill roar gave Hojo Fujiyoshi goosebumps all over his body. There have been a lot of rumors about this kind of demonic scream in the army, and every time this kind of scream is accompanied by the attack of bombs.

"The train accelerates!" He shouted that a speeding train might be able to deflect the bomb's head.

But he made a fatal mistake without seeing the power of Stuka, Stuka's dive bombing could drop a bomb on a speeding car, although the technique of Huang and others was not so exaggerated, but it was still easy to hit this long train.

Even if the Taisho 11-year-old machine gun is equipped with an anti-aircraft shooting tripod, it still cannot be regarded as a real anti-aircraft machine gun. And his 6.5mm bullet was full of Stuka D, who had more than a ton of armor, and he was a little helpless.

In the sparks of bullets, Huang Chaoyang shouted and pulled up the plane. And two 50-kilogram bombs behind him have already fallen towards the train.

"Boom! Rumble! "One bomb exploded in the third car of the train, and another bomb also exploded next to the train.

If the train had stopped just now and been honestly bombed, perhaps at most a few carriages would have been blown up and some losses would have been suffered. However, the order given by Hojo Fujiyoshi, who was unwilling to wait for the bombing, to speed up caused the fast-moving train to derail in the explosion. The speeding train rushed off the tracks and began to roll over under the influence of the shock wave.

The devils in the car were caught off guard and crashed into the compartment of the carriage one after another, followed by another continuous impact, and some were thrown out of the train directly.

The boiler at the front of the car exploded, causing a fire.

With a loud bang, a mushroom cloud rushed to the tail of the Huang Douyang plane, and the ammunition carried in the carriage was also killed under the violent impact.

"Wow, that's so explosive!" The impact of the explosion made Xie Quanhe, who was diving down, have to stabilize the plane with all his strength and temporarily stop the dive bombing.

The explosion of the train below continued, and fires were ignited everywhere, and from the overturned train, the devils with flames on their bodies crawled out and rolled to the ground. Many more devils died or fell unconscious in the overturn, waiting for the flames and smoke to drag them into the abyss of death once again.

When the devils around him dragged Hojo Fujiyoshi out, blood was constantly flowing from the back of his head, and he was no longer breathing. The overturning of the train left him unprepared, and he forgot that a fast-moving train was more likely to be fatal if something went wrong.

"There are still alive, keep attacking!" Wait until the heat wave subsides slightly, Huang Qiyang ordered.

The train below is not the high-speed rail of later generations, and the overturning damage after rapid driving is also limited, the biggest damage of the devil just now comes from the ammunition carried by the same car, there were not so many regulations to avoid the occurrence of these accidents in that era, and the war situation is urgent, everything is simple.

Even so, the devils were dragged out one after another by the rescuers, and the only cars that were completely burned were a few cars close to the back of the ammunition, and the cars in front of them had not yet been completely swallowed up by the fire.

But when they got to the carriage again, Stuka, who was diving down in the air, dropped another bomb.

In the explosion of "boom", the carriage twisted again, and the devil who got up fell again, but the flames were even more violent.

The two cluster bombs exploded directly in the air, and the flames of the submunitions flying in all directions immediately engulfed the dozen devils who were screaming in the face of the burning train.

"Da Da Da!" The fire of six machine guns rang out with the roar of thunder and lightning overhead, and a dozen devils who were standing and planning to rescue fell one after another. In front of them, holes left by a string of large-caliber bullets appeared in the compartment of the train. A devil who was trying to climb out was shot twice in the back, and was directly interrupted, half of his body fell out, the billowing smoke did not affect the attack of the planes in the slightest, and the still fierce devil raised his rifle to shoot only to tickle them. The myth of the rifle hitting the plane, did not play out on them. They could only lie on the ground helplessly, hiding behind rocks and grass, and watched the fire engulf the entire train little by little.

At the same time, gunshots rang out everywhere in Huai'an County.

The sound of the MG-42's ripping machine is particularly conspicuous.

"Ahh It's still this enough! Wang Yingqiong shouted while controlling the MG-42 machine gun and firing with all his might, blocking the street where the devil rushed through.

"Thanks to the weapons that the Vanguard Army has airborne!" Not far away, Li Shuangyang, who was holding two box cannons and constantly firing bows left and right, also sighed at Xu Hengwen, who was personally using an 80 mortar to bombard a machine gun fortification of the devil with a knife.

Even the partisan brigade, which gathered all the partisans in the vicinity, did not have 80 mortars, even the machine guns were Czech machine guns, Somi had a batch, and 5 45 mortars. Such an armed force is also elite around, and this is also Li Shuangyang's plan to rely on the guerrilla brigade to attack Huai'an.

The guerrilla brigade has always been mainly engaged in providing intelligence and auxiliary battles, and there has never been a direct attack on the county seat, so Fan Chong is a little worried. But he didn't know that Li Shuangyang's guerrilla brigade had grown from more than 200 to 600 after receiving the weapons that had been airborne by the vanguard army.

Feeling that the parachute troops' weapons and ammunition support was not timely, Meng Xiang had already taken advantage of the night to parachute a batch of weapons and ammunition in advance and handed them over to the local guerrilla brigade for safekeeping.

When Li Shuangyang proposed that the guerrilla brigade use these weapons to act in advance, Meng Xiang remembered the power of the legendary guerrillas, and couldn't help but smile and nodded in agreement. Even if they fail, the vanguard can carry out the third set of reserve schemes, at most at a slightly greater cost.

"What? The train was overturned by a bomb from the Vanguard? Is Hojo Fujiyoshi dead? Under the attack of the aircraft, there were heavy casualties, and only more than three hundred people remained? Lieutenant General Sasaki, commander of the 3rd Brigade of the Reading Power Mixed Brigade, heard this, and felt a blackness in front of him. A brigade of about 1,000 people was lost most of it at once. Most of the remaining 300 people were also injured, and if it weren't for the lack of ammunition on the plane, I am afraid that these people would also lie down again.

"What? Huai'an lost? Kanji Tsuneoka, the commander of the 2nd Brigade of the Reading Power Mixed Brigade, was also dizzy for a while, and he hurriedly asked, "Have the reinforcements of the Sasaki Brigade arrived?" ”

The counties around Huai'an are basically stationed at the level of squads, Wanquan County is only a squadron, and Zhangjiakou is relatively far away. The only thing I could hope for was reinforcements from a brigade that had come from the 3rd Brigade. They left early, and they were almost there.

"Sasaki-kun, where is the 10th Brigade?" He hurriedly sent a telegram to inquire.

"What? The train was bombed by an airplane attack, and it was ...... There are only more than 300 people left, most of them injured? How many kilometers have they only crossed Tianzhen? Toneoka Kanji sat down a little weakly, even if these wounded soldiers could still fight, they would not be able to catch up with Huai'an, which was twenty or thirty kilometers away.

"Order the 11th Wing to go to the rescue quickly! Gotta get it back! Tsuneoka Kanji immediately ordered fiercely. He did not know that there was only one guerrilla brigade of the Vanguard Army there, but there was no news of the airborne landing there, and the news that came showed that the attack of the Vanguard Army was not very violent, so he could judge that the ranks of the Vanguard Army there should not be very large.

"It must be fast!" The commander of the 11th Wing of the 26th Division's Reading Infantry, Chisato Sadao Osa, shouted loudly, and as soon as they received the order, they acted quickly, requisitioned a train, and hurried towards Huaiyuan. At the same time, the devil squad in the surrounding places also received an order to attack Huai'an's vanguard army with all their might, and they must be recaptured.

But their speed was lost to the three-headed birds who landed in the air. Due to the cleanup of Huai'an's devils, more than 50 paratroopers in the Junkers lady landed directly, followed by more than 50 ladies waiting for the plane to land heavily armed soldiers.

By the time these people's fortifications were unfurled, Huai'an had fallen steadily into the hands of the vanguard army. As long as that pre-explored airstrip exists, a large number of aircraft will continue to transport heavily armed soldiers and large quantities of ammunition. Huai'an will only become more and more stable, and it is stuck in the communication channel between Zhangjiakou and Shanxi devils.