When a large number of heavy artillery in Zhangjiakou and Zhengtai Road were bombarding the positions of the little devils, several other columns also began to attack.

The 7th Column, located in Beiyuan County, North China Plain, also began to attack, and the 30,000 people of the 3rd Column began to divide their troops into two routes, one to the north to attack and threaten Shijiazhuang, and the other to the east to attack and prepare to cut off the railway from Shijiazhuang to Zhengzhou.

The 2nd and 3rd columns, located in Jingzhou City, in the hinterland of Central China, also began to feint to attack Wuhan to attract the Central China Front of the little devils and prevent the little devils from reinforcing North China, and the 2nd and 3rd columns also acted together with Zhang Zizhong's nearly 100,000 troops.

Zhangjiakou.

The shelling of the 36th Army lasted for more than 20 minutes, and although it was not very long, the bombardment of more than 200 155-mm howitzers, no matter how strong the position of the little devils was, could not withstand such intensive artillery fire.

In these 20 minutes, more than 10,000 rounds of 155 mm howitzer shells fell on the defensive positions of the little devils, and the positions of the little devils were completely destroyed, and many cement fortifications were completely destroyed.

Now, all the artillery began to carry out extended shelling, preparing to bombard the city wall west of Zhangjiakou, preparing to completely collapse the city wall west of Zhangjiakou.

On the city wall, there are also a lot of little devils, it is impossible for the little devils to give up the defense of this section of the city wall, but there are a large number of soldiers of the 36th Group Army in the west of the city, and the little devils can only stick to the city wall.

Many little devils on the city wall, seeing the huge defensive position in front of them, were basically plowed several times by the fierce artillery fire of the 36th Group Army, and a lot of soil was tumbling up, and the little devils stationed there were also heavy casualties.

These little devils have long been a little afraid of the fierce artillery fire of the 36th Group Army, and the little devils saw that the artillery of the 36th Group Army began to extend the shelling, and the overwhelming artillery fire extended all the way to the city wall where they were stationed.

A lot of little devils, hiding tightly behind the battlements, trying to avoid these fierce artillery fire, next to the machine guns of the little devils on the city wall, a few minutes ago, there were still a lot of little devils, and now, these little devils are all hiding.

In less than two or three minutes, the artillery fire of the 36th Group Army extended to the city wall where the little devils were stationed, and one shell after another accurately hit the city wall, making an earth-shattering sound.

An explosion sounded, and the bricks and stones on the city wall flew wildly, mixed with the stumps and broken arms of many little devils, scattered and flew in all directions, and after two or three rounds of shelling, several sections of the city wall began to collapse.

Inside the city, the little devil headquarters.

The high-level leaders of the 10th and 30th divisions of the little devils have all arrived together, and now, the high-level command system of the little devils is basically paralyzed, and the battle in Zhangjiakou can only be decided by the high-level leaders of the two divisions and regiments together.

The faces of the two division commanders of the little devils were very ugly, and the fierce shelling outside the city continued, and the two little devil divisions were extremely uncomfortable, but they did not have a good countermeasure for a while.

Both of them thought in their hearts, do they have to hold on like this? If this continues, I am afraid that the troops will be wiped out, and Zhangjiakou will be difficult to hold.

The rest of the senior officers of the little devils did not say a word, standing silently on the side, waiting for the decision of the two commanders of the little devil division.

When a group of little devils haven't come up with a good countermeasure, suddenly, a little devil Dazuo broke in, this little devil Dazuo's face was covered with blood, embarrassed, panting, obviously just ran from the front battlefield.

As soon as he entered the command, this little devil Dazuo didn't care about saluting, but said sadly and anxiously: "Your Excellency the two division commanders, the 36th Group Army outside the city has begun to bombard the city, our troops defending the city have suffered heavy casualties, they are almost unable to hold it, and the city wall has collapsed in many sections, I am afraid that it will not be long before the troops of the 36th Group Army outside will rush over." ”

Hearing this, the faces of the two little devil division commanders changed again, and they became a little gloomy.

The division commander of the 30th Division said: "Ye Pingjun, the offensive of the 36th Group Army outside is so fierce, what do you think?" What's a good way not to do it? ”

The 10th Division of the little devil is a type A division, and at the critical moment, the commander of the 30th Division still wants to ask Nohira Shinichi's opinion, in fact, the commander of the 30th Division, Yuji Tanaka, has already had a plan in his heart.

If Zhangjiakou had only one division of his own, Yuji Tanaka would have taken his own troops and abandoned Zhangjiakou to retreat in the direction of Beiping, although the strategic location of Zhangjiakou was very important, but in Yuji Tanaka's view, it was completely unnecessary to hold on here.

It's just that there is still the 10th Division now, and the 10th Division is a division regiment, so we still have to ask Nohira Nobuichi for advice, otherwise, after the war, Nohira Nobuichi went to the top to sue himself, saying that he abandoned the city and fled, then he would suffer by himself.

After listening to the words of the commander of the 30th Division of the little devil, the commander of the 10th Division, Nobu Nobuichi, pondered for a moment, and did not answer at first, but asked his chief of staff: "Kobayashi-kun, has there been a reply to the telegram we sent to Tianjin?" ”

The chief of staff of the little devil stood up and said respectfully: "Your Excellency, division commander, there has been no reply from Tianjin for the time being. ”

Hearing this, the commander of the little devil division was a little angry in his heart, and thought in his heart, what is the newly established North China Front Army Command doing, and why is it so inefficient.

At present, in the land of North China, several places have been attacked by the 36th Group Army at the same time, and many telegrams from the little devils have been sent to Tianjin, but the North China Front Army Command in Tianjin has only just been formed, and there is a great shortage of personnel of all kinds, especially the senior commanders of the little devils.

Now, even the newly appointed Nishio Shouzo himself has been overwhelmed by these sudden news, and it is impossible to cope with it in a short period of time, so he has not called back to Zhangjiakou for a long time.

The little devil's chief of staff saw that his division commander's face had changed, and his heart was also a little nervous, so he hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, division commander, now that the battle situation is urgent, and in a special period, I suggest that we make our own decisions and not wait for instructions from Tianjin." ”

Hey, it seems that it can only be like this, Nobuchi Nohira, the head of the little devil division, sighed for a long time, and thought to himself, it seems that it can only be like this, and he can only rely on his own ideas.

But now in the end, hold on, wait for reinforcements; Or give up Zhangjiakou and retreat in the direction of Beiping, Nohea Shinichi is still a little undecided.

Nobunichi walked around in front of a group of little devil officers, weighing the pros and cons.

Outside the city.

The artillery bombardment of the 36th Group Army was almost over, and under the fierce blows of more than 200 cannons, the city wall west of Zhangjiakou City had been changed beyond recognition, collapsed in many places, and more than two-thirds of the little devils defending the city were killed or wounded.

The troops of the 6th and 8th columns, which were preparing to attack, had already begun to attack.

Led by two tank regiments and two mechanized infantry regiments, tens of thousands of soldiers rushed up to the little devil's defensive position shouting, and the soldiers were like rainbows.

The defense of the little devils was blown to pieces, and the six or seven thousand little devils stationed in the position had already been killed by three or four thousand, and the remaining little devils were either dizzy and had not recovered from the shelling, or they were seriously injured and basically lost their ability to resist.

In the entire position of the little devils, there were less than a thousand or so little devils, and when they saw a large number of soldiers of the 36th Group Army rushing up, they began to panic and prepare to resist, and the rest of the little devils either looked blank or were too seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness.

Nearly 100 Type 39 tanks, hundreds of Type 39 armored personnel carriers, and more than 200 off-road vehicles pulled up an attack formation as wide as two or three thousand meters, and slowly drove towards the position of the little devils.

Gradually, the soldiers approached the position of the little devils, and the remaining little devils, seeing a large number of chariots of the 36th Group Army slowly coming, the little devils all looked desperate and began to fight back.

Suddenly, bursts of shooting rang out on the little devil's position.

The bullets fired by the little devils hit the dozens of Type 39 tanks that took the lead, making a burst of "bell, bell, bell" sound, and rubbing strings of sparks.

The muzzles of the black holes of the Type 39 tanks were aimed at the little devils, and whenever they saw three or four little devils, they fired a shot with a "boom" and blew these little devils away, and those scattered one or two little devils, these Type 39 tanks didn't bother to pay attention to them.

These little devils who resisted sporadically were directly handed over to the follow-up troops who were closely following behind. A large number of armored personnel carriers, off-road vehicles, and a large number of fighters with AK-47 assault rifles in the back annihilated these scattered little devils one by one.

On the position of the little devil, there are big pits everywhere, and all the chariots are moving very slowly, not much faster than the charging speed of the infantry, but fortunately, the fierce artillery bombardment just now has basically blown up the wide trenches on the little devil's position, and it is just right to drive over directly.

Some of the little devil's bunkers were also blown up, in order to prevent the charge of the [***] team, the little devils also set up a lot of roadblocks before, and now these roadblocks have also been blown up, with tanks, armored vehicles, and off-road vehicles Excellent off-road ability, just to be able to advance on the potholed position of the little devils.

Although the march was slow, in less than ten minutes, most of the soldiers rushed to the little devil's defensive position, and everyone began to advance deep into the little devil's position.

(To be continued)