War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 307 Assassination
Xu Chaoyang glanced at Yuan Fuzhen and said, "Are you holding the view that without you, I can't make a living?" Then he walked to the telephone in the regiment headquarters, picked up the phone, shook the handle and said, "I want the Beiping Military Branch."

"Hello? Deputy Director Li? I'm looking for Officer He!"

"Xu Chaoyang? It's really you, Xu Chaoyang! How come you don't have any news at all? Since the fighting in Miyun, why didn't you send a signalman to Beiping?"

"How could we not send them? However, the enemy is attacking the South Gate of Miyun."

In one sentence, the life or death of the communications soldier was determined.

"Strange, what does it mean that the Japanese intercepted all the communication soldiers but did not cut off the telephone lines?" Deputy Director Li analyzed on the phone.

"They are a very arrogant nation. They probably want to break through Miyun while we can communicate, so as to demonstrate the offensive power of the Eighth Division... Deputy Director Li, let's stop chatting. The war is urgent right now. Where is Commander He? Please let him answer the phone. I have an urgent military report."

"How could Commander He wait for your news at the Beiping Military Branch? Since the battle of Miyun began, Commander He has gone to the north gate of Beiping. He wants to see the signalman who rushed back from Miyun as soon as possible."

"Wait a moment. I'll have someone notify Chief He and ask him to come back quickly."

"No need, please let Director He report it on my behalf..."

……

Peking, North Gate.

This national gate has been guarded by the emperor since the Ming Dynasty. It is unknown how many generations of emperors have stood here. Now, the person standing here is indeed He Yingqin, who is wearing a tweed coat.

He Yingqin was holding a newspaper in his hand, which contained flattery from all the intellectuals in Peking.

They said, "Commander He will definitely not abandon Beiping like the young marshal did." They also said, "The bravery that the 29th Army showed in fighting can also be shown by the Beiping garrison troops."

This group of writers used their writings to put He Yingqin on a high pedestal, for the purpose of, when something really happened, even if He Yingqin wanted to run away, he would have to think about whether he could bear the infamy after his death. He Yingqin understood this.

"Commander He!"

hum!
Deputy Director Li drove here personally, fearing that the news would not be delivered in time.

"Commander He, Miyun is calling!"

He Yingqin frowned: "Can they still make calls?"

It’s ‘predicting things like a god’ again!
When the entire Beiping Military Committee was worried about Miyun, and this matter could be clarified by just making a phone call, He Yingqin said: "How can this phone call still be connected? If the two armies are fighting and the phone line is disconnected, what is the point of calling?"

It was this one sentence that made no one in the entire Peking Military Branch take the initiative to pick up the phone to verify whether the call to Miyun could be connected. Instead, they all followed He Yingqin to the top of the city wall and waited for the signal soldiers in Miyun... How ridiculous, but the Kuomintang government has always been performing such ridiculous things, like a farce.

"Commander He, Xu Chaoyang reported that the Japanese invaders' 16th Division's th Brigade, Kawahara Kan, launched an offensive against the south gate of Miyun County. In the morning, a flight formation consisting of more than ten planes began to bomb. With thorough preparations, our army responded with Oerlikon and shot down an enemy plane. The wreckage is now in the wilderness outside Miyun City;"

"Immediately, the 16th Brigade began to mobilize mechanized troops to attack the south gate of Miyun..." At this point, he deliberately spoke vaguely: "The intelligence from our department took effect..." He was talking about how Xu Chaoyang asked He Yingqin to use the Blue Shirts Society to investigate in order to confirm the location of the Japanese spy. Deputy Director Li thought it was all their credit.

"As the Japanese tanks entered the south gate, Commander Xu responded with anti-tank guns, destroying one of their tanks and one of their armored vehicles with Oerlikon."

"The Japanese invaders are unwilling to give up the South Gate, which is within their grasp, and have begun to gather all their forces to attack the South Gate. Commander Xu is using the South Gate as bait to continuously lure and kill the active forces of the Japanese invaders' 16th Brigade. When the call came, my 217th Regiment had annihilated at least one squadron of Japanese troops under Miyun City at the cost of only one platoon, greatly enhancing the prestige of our army. At present, we are in a stalemate in a fierce battle."

"Good!" He Yingqin finally shouted out the word that he had been holding back in his heart, and then shouted loudly: "What a brave general Xu Chaoyang is, and what a brave 217th Regiment!"

"If everyone in our army is like this, why should we fear the Japanese invaders?"

No one knew whether he considered Xu Chaoyang as his own, but He Yingqin accepted the sense of honor Xu Chaoyang brought him: "Everyone, return to the Beiping Military Branch. I will personally call Xu Chaoyang to commend him. In addition, let the Beiping political and business community organize a 'Service Troops'. As soon as this battle is over, we will immediately provide service to the troops. We cannot let the soldiers down no matter what."

After he finished speaking, He Yingqin immediately turned around and walked down the city wall. Under the protection of seven or eight layers of soldiers inside and outside, he ran towards the car.

At this very moment...

boom!
Suddenly a gunshot was heard, and the bullet drew a slightly curved arc in the air, hitting the A-pillar of the car directly, producing sparks.

He Yingqin squatted directly at the front tire of the car, and his reaction was so fast that it was astonishing!

"idiot!"

The assassin was like a tiger. The soldiers could only determine his approximate location based on the gunshot, but as soon as the Japanese voice was shouted, his position was completely exposed. Then, a man in a long gown immediately ran into the alley and disappeared into the street.

He was alone, and he came alone to assassinate He Yingqin!
When Deputy Director Li saw this, he immediately pointed forward and said, "Catch him!"

Dozens of soldiers with guns chased after him, and then Deputy Director Li helped He Yingqin up: "Sir, are you okay?"

He Yingqin's face turned pale and his forehead was covered with sweat!
"Let's go." At this time, he still said this word firmly, and immediately got into the car, and then lay directly on the back seat of the car: "Let's go!"

hum!
The car drove out along the road of Beiping. He Yingqin lay in the back seat of the car and swallowed saliva with big mouthfuls. Deputy Director Li in the passenger seat cursed: "Too arrogant, the Japanese invaders are really too arrogant!"

"Sir, the Japanese invaders clearly want to kill you and turn North China into Northeast China..."

This is the most reasonable answer, and it is also the fact that the Japanese have implemented in the Northeast. Now that Deputy Director Li said this, He Yingqin did not even have any doubts. After all, this is absolutely in the interests of the Japanese.

As long as He Yingqin died, the Japanese army could directly take over Peking, and then control the Northeast, North China, Chahar and the entire North, and be in a completely offensive or defensive situation.

呲!
When the car stopped at the entrance of the Beiping Military Branch, Deputy Director Li got out first, opened the door, put his hand on He Yingqin's neck, and pushed him in from behind. The soldiers around him were always protecting He Yingqin, and only then did they escort him into the office...

chapped.

All the curtains in the office were drawn. He Yingqin sat on the sofa, let out a long breath, looked up and said, "Another life!"

"report!"

The guard quickly rushed to the office door, and Deputy Director Li immediately stopped him and said, "If you have anything to say, stand at the door and talk!"

"Report, the person who assassinated Chief He is dead!"

"The weapon he used was a Nambu-style pistol, and the shell showed that the bullets were produced in the Fengtian Arsenal. After the assassination attempt at the city, he was entangled by our troops, so he abandoned his Type 38 rifle with a scope and fought back with his Nambu-style pistol. When we picked up the rifle, the bullets were already empty. At the moment when he was trapped in the alley, the assassin used the last bullet to shatter his skull."

(End of this chapter)