"Reinforcements from the 21st Division have just begun to depart from Tianjin." Rat Er came over and reported. Such a top-secret matter is still handled by Rat Er.

"Well, order the 18th Division to attack Cangzhou overnight! The garrison and clearance around Texas were handed over to the 81st Division, and they were familiar with the surrounding situation, and the original 485th Regiment was killed in a death battle in Texas last year! Meng Xiang was silent for a moment, this time, the 81st Division originally planned to be the vanguard. However, the 81st Division, which had just readjusted its ranks, had just undergone a clean-up and turmoil, so its combat effectiveness was much worse. The end result was that the 18th Division and the 81st Division acted together, but the 18th Division, which was significantly more prepared, ran to the front.

The command of the large army of Zhanshutang was still a little worse than that of Sun Liren. There is more defense than enough, and there is not enough offense.

After a day of jolting in the tank, the skeleton is about to fall apart. The tankers were stationed near the tanks outside the city, lying on blankets and falling asleep. In battle, under the threat of survival, it is rare to have a moment of peace.

Wu Sanshan had just taken a nap, but he was woken up by the footsteps of the busy sapper team around him, and he couldn't sleep anymore when he looked at the starry sky full of stars.

"You haven't found your company commander yet?" Wu Sanshan saw a familiar sapper walking by, pulled him and asked. When his tank passed, the company commander of their engineer company, who was commanding at the bridgehead, was hit by shrapnel from the shell and fell directly in front of Wu Sanshan's eyes and drifted away in the Yellow River. The splash of water was poured on Wu Sanshan's face, but there was nothing he could do about it.

The soldier shook his head sadly: "The waves of the Yellow River are too big, and if you roll into it, you will never find it again!" ”

"Mourning!" Wu Sanshan comforted in a low voice, although the casualty rate of the vanguard army was low, he still felt very heavy when he watched his comrades-in-arms fall in front of his eyes.

"Assemble! Let's go! Just after twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, Tiger Six stood in the middle of the tankmen, and a deep voice sounded in the open field.

As soon as the order to attack was given, the tankmen immediately got up and silently carried out the order.

They all know the importance of the tank's assault surname, and the early attack before the devil reacts will give it more life.

The tank engine roared again, and the air currents from the exhaust port whipped up the sand and dead grass on the ground, flying in all directions under the headlights mounted on the tank.

The infantry did not stay much, and had already set off in advance.

At ** o'clock in the evening, an armored train drove along the makeshift railway bridge that had just been repaired. The improvised bridge that had been built one day kept swaying when the ironclad train passed, but it never fell apart. Sappers continue to reinforce and repair it in the hope that it will soon be able to pass through a train full of logistical supplies.

The whistle of the armored train entering the station sounded the horn of departure. The infantry of the 18th Division took two trains and more than 100 trucks along the Jinpu Railway and headed straight for Cangzhou. They were accompanied by more than fifty tanks coming up from behind. More than half of them were transported directly by train.

"Mr. Jiang, do you want to take a break?" Meng Xiang looked at Jiang Baili, who was a little depressed on the edge of the sand table, and couldn't help but persuade.

"No, there is still a place to rest at this time? The soldiers in front of me are all fighting fiercely all night, and I am nothing. In the past, when I was young, after a big battle, I could stay up all night for two or three nights and be fine. Now that people are old, they can't do it anymore. Jiang Baili waved his hand, stood up and walked around, and couldn't help but sigh when he saw Fan Chong who was still looking through all kinds of information at the desk.

"At this time, it is to fight quickly, take advantage of the fact that the devil is not arranged, and arrange it as soon as possible, otherwise when the devil reacts, the loss will be greater." Fan Chong put down a love report in his hand.

With the help of the advance of the railway, the vanguard army also learned the trick of dismantling the railway.

However, the transportation of the devils is also with the help of the railway, there is no need, they will not easily destroy the railway.

Originally, the vanguard army was going to rest in Texas for the night, recuperate enough spirits, and continue the attack. The information revealed by the vanguard attack was only aimed at Shandong's land on the north bank of the Yellow River, which may confuse the devils. But this statement cannot be concealed, and once the vanguard army crosses the Yellow River, it can already threaten Beijing and Tianjin. A quick assault can conquer Texas in one day, and the ability to make the devil dare not take it lightly anymore. In any case, the devils must strengthen the defense of the Beijing-Tianjin area.

But it took a while in between, and at this time there was only one 21 division in the Beijing-Tianjin area. It takes time to transfer troops over, and the night battle devil has not been very good at it.

They could not have imagined that the vanguard army, which had been attacking for a day, would choose to continue attacking overnight.

Miao Shini wiped his saliva and woke up, although he had slept for nearly ten hours before getting into the car again, he was still sleepy when he got in the car and listened to Katakata's voice. Before I knew it, I had reached Cangzhou. He was asleep and did not hear the gunfire of the ironclad train opening in front of him.

Along the way, the armored trains that rushed at high speed blasted through the fortifications of the devils everywhere, covering the two trains to break through directly. Everywhere they went, the soldiers on the train also stretched out their machine guns and kept shooting outside. But such a voice didn't wake up Miao Shini's sweet dream. He didn't wake up until the train stopped.

"Arrived in Cangzhou?" He asked.

"There's still some way to go. The railroad ahead was destroyed, and the men of the engineer battalion were rushing to repair it. Pu Zaihu next to him held Suomi tightly, lying on a temporarily opened shooting hole and looking out. Outside there was constant gunfire, with the occasional sound of 105-mm howitzers from armored trains.

Not long after, with a long whistle, the train began to move again. But next to the door of the compartment with a slit open next to it, the GM-42 machine gun was still ringing. There were machine guns roaring on every carriage, and on those truck compartments without roofs, M2 large-caliber machine guns were erected on top, forcing the devils in the distance to get close.

In the dark night, I only saw a series of meteors falling like firelight, connected into strings of fire chains, and wrenched to the surrounding devils shouting to the place. The flames of the explosion penetrated from time to time through the open carriage door and the shooting holes in various places, making Miao Shini a little dazed for a while. But when the sound of the train Katakata sounded again, in a trance, Miao Shini fell asleep again.

Pu Zaihu next to him was envious when he saw it, this companion was not only the first all-rounder in the recruit camp, but also the calmness in the face of the battlefield was incomparable to others, and he could sleep peacefully in the rain of bullets.

It was pitch black outside, and Wei Luming could only concentrate on following the guidance of the headlights behind him and driving towards the front. The sound of the engine stimulates people's nerves, and there is a continuous rhythmic vibration in the midst of anxiety, which makes Wei Luming want to fall asleep.

He touched the kettle beside him, which was full of tea, but he had already drunk two pots, but it really didn't work at all.

He wanted to smoke a cigarette, but he couldn't carry Mars in the tank bay.

Until he saw the signal ahead and stopped.

"What's wrong?" He poked his head out, and a breath of fresh air snapped him to his senses.

"The road ahead was narrow, the car overturned, and the driver of a tank accidentally fell into a ditch." A gendarme in charge of the command shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said, at this time, at two or three o'clock, it was already the time when people were most sleepy. Even if you have rested before, the biological clock cannot be adjusted all at once, especially in this restless night before the war, some people are not sleepy when they are excited, and some people are sleepy after being nervous.

"Are you alright?" Wei Luming asked: Under the guidance of the concept of the vanguard army, the importance of people's surnames is greater than the importance of weapons and equipment.

"I broke my head, but I was awake, and that was the one who sat on a stone and smoked a cigarette wrapped in a bandage." The gendarme pointed not far behind him, beside a large raised stone illuminated by three headlights, a little fire was flickering and extinguishing.

"Would you like a cup of coffee, this is pure Brazilian goods that have just arrived in the Special Administrative Region. I've drunk it twice before in Europe and it tastes authentic. Jia Renmei shook the hot coffee in the kettle and looked out the window. In the sky, a formation of thirty-six JU88 bombers flew in the night sky, and only the monotonous hum of propellers in the quiet night sky made people sleep.

"No, the thought of us dropping a bomb on the devil's head makes me feel refreshed and I don't feel tired at all." Li Congpu's eyes widened as he looked at the indicator lights of the plane in front of him.

Night bombing requires a high level of skill, and their formations have been studied for so long that they are the only ones who can be more familiar with them, and the vast majority of them are clone pilots.

Higher up flew the only four P-61 night fighters of the Vanguard. The devil does not have a few pilots who can fight at night, and the plane does not have a night combat function at all, compared to the superb night battle queen, the five are not necessarily the opponents of the Black Widow P-61.

More than 100 planes have been parked at Nanyuan Airport in Peiping, including more than 40 fighters that have just been supported by the Kwantung Army. These planes were scheduled to set off early tomorrow morning to attack the Vanguard Army and slow down the Vanguard Army's offensive. The news had come that the vanguard would continue its attack to the north during the night, and the purpose of the vanguard was unclear, but it was necessary to defeat their arrogance. To this end, the devils concentrated more than 80 fighters and prepared for another air duel with the vanguard army tomorrow.

He has already seen that without air superiority, it is impossible to gain superiority on the ground and at sea.

At this time, Meng Xiang was also looking at a proposal, this fighter squadron leader named Hu Wen was talking about the attack of the Air Force throughout the article.

"Offense is the essence of the Air Force! An attack on the ground, an attack on the sea, an attack on the sky. ”

"Ten offensive planes are worth fifty planes that are passively defensive and interceptive."

"Only by attacking can we better realize our strategic intentions and gain the first opportunity."

"The sky is the king that looks down on the earth and the sea."

A series of remarks made Meng Xiang smile, although such views have become commonplace in later generations, this era can be regarded as far-sighted.

"Our planes are bombarding the enemy's heads!" Meng Xiang looked at his watch, and the time had pointed to 3:30 p.m.

"Check the map, check the ground guide!" A fire broke out in a house a mile east of Nanyuan Airport, and at the same time, two houses three miles apart also caught fire at the same time. A large equilateral triangle is already clearly visible in the air.

A few of the pilots who participated in the bombing had spent some time in the aviation school in Nanyuan and were familiar with the area around Nanyuan. At this time, there were clearer guidelines, and the devils did not watch out for the night bombardment, and the airport was brightly lit. The best guidance was given to the bombers in the sky.

Fan Mingji had just crawled out of the rainwater gutter under the high wall of a large family, and he was dragging a leather bag behind him. He had just picked up his package and looked back at the high wall, only to hear a roar in the sky.

"Why is there thunder in the sky?" He looked at the stars in the sky and shook his head slightly, he still knows a little bit about the ability to recognize the stars and see the weather, such a starry sky must be a sunny day tomorrow. But he was immediately attracted by the string of moving stars in the sky, and dozens of twinkling stars in the sky stood out in the night sky.

"What's that?" Fan Mingji looked up and could see that he might as well be seen by the courtyard on the high wall, a shot came, and he scratched his thigh, Fan Mingji didn't care about the light in the sky, and in the constant barking of dogs, he hurriedly fled into the night.

"It's thundering in the sky, is it going to rain?" Akeno Sakata stretched, shifted the rifle on his back, and reached out to test the cool breeze blowing outside the sentry.

The roar in the sky became clearer and clearer, but instead of a column of water, it rained another bullet.

"Whew!" The sound of bombs falling in the sky woke up the devil's post, and the sharp sound of air defense sirens echoed over the airfield. But all the alarms were over, the bombs in the sky kept falling, and the planes on the brightly lit runways and tarmac under the searchlights became the best targets.

"Boom, boom, boom" continuous explosions sounded continuously, and the night bombing did not have much accuracy to speak of, relying on a large area of a large number of ammunition dropped. The first round of bombing by the JU88 formation also flew at a low altitude to make the bombing more accurate.

The Ju-88, with a maximum bomb load of three tons, had a long range and a bomb load of less than two tons, but the two-ton bombs mounted on each of the 30 bombers had already turned the airfield below into a sea of fire.

"Boom!" With an earth-shattering bang, a huge pillar of fire rose into the sky, illuminating half of the old Beiping City.