Devil's Army

Two days after the First Army Air Force bombed the Japanese military headquarters in Shanxi, intelligence officers from the Eighth Route Army and scouts from the Second Brigade reported the following:

A large number of aircraft are stationed at Shanxi Yangmingbao Airport.

The reporter from the Tianjin Intelligence Station also reported that the Japanese army had received several ships of supplies at Tianjin Port.

Because the Japanese army had sealed off the area, the intelligence officers were unable to get close enough to observe what supplies the Japanese army had brought in. However, judging by the shape of the supplies the trucks were carrying, they were likely fighter plane parts.

A large number of Japanese fighter planes arrived in Shanxi, just 400 kilometers from Beijing, and a large number of suspected fighter plane parts arrived at Tianjin Port. It seemed that the time had come to once again fight for air supremacy with the Japanese.

Since Shanxi Yangmingbao Airport was attacked at night by the Eighth Route Army, the number of guards has increased and the air defense force has also increased significantly.

In the air raid on Yangmingbao Airport, the First Army Air Force will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

In the Dalian-Port Arthur naval battle, nearly four-fifths of the Fengtian and Jinzhou air forces were killed or wounded. Although aircraft and pilots had been replenished, they were still unable to form combat effectiveness.

The Xinjing and Majiagou Air Force 1st Group kept a close eye on the Japanese air forces in Beijing and Tianjin. If the Japanese air forces in these two places made any rash moves, they would immediately cooperate with the Xiaoguanzhuang Air Force 2nd Group to take action.

Therefore, Deputy Commander Xu is currently on alert for the Japanese air force at Yangmingbao Airport and has no air raid plan yet.

In the areas of Peking and Tianjin, the troops of General Okamura Yasuji and the troops of the Tangshan base were apparently at peace, but secretly they were on the verge of a war, and the atmosphere was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

At noon that day, the calm situation was broken.

Several civilians entering the city of Peiping were beaten and kicked by Japanese sentries at the city gate because they were slow to cooperate with the Japanese army's inspection.

A scout from the First Army, dressed as an ordinary civilian, came over to try to mediate, but a Japanese soldier charged forward with a single shot.

The scout, who was trained in martial arts, dodged quickly.

This further aroused the Japanese soldier's anger.

Without saying a word, he cocked the bolt and fired.

The scout, who had no time to dodge, fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the scouts who were watching nearby also shot and knocked down the Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese warship devil troops on the city wall opened fire, thinking that they were going to attack the city, and immediately fired fiercely at the scouts.

Outside the city of Peking, where gunfire had not been heard for a long time, fierce gunfire suddenly rang out again.

The Japanese soldiers at the city gate checkpoint called the headquarters to report that they were under attack by the devil's troops.

The Japanese commander quickly sent reinforcements.

When the commander of an independent brigade heard that the Japanese army was attacking his scouts, he also sent troops to support them.

Due to the seriousness of the situation, the Japanese commander reported to Commander Okamura Yasuji and was ordered to rush to the city gate to understand the situation.

By this time, he had already determined that it was not the demon army that was attacking the city, because the demon army soldiers fighting with them were only one squad.

Before he could stop the Japanese army's shooting, soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Independent Brigade rushed over to support them.

The mortar troops of the first battalion fiercely bombarded the Japanese troops on the walls of Peking.

A mortar shell exploded right in front of the Japanese commander.

If the guards had not pushed him away in time, he would have gone back to see the emperor.

The exasperated commander immediately ordered reinforcements to join the shooting.

After a while, Commander Okamura Yasuji called personally to ask what happened at the city gate?

The commander reported to Commander Okamura Yasuji that the devil troops were attacking the city.

Okamura Yasuji felt something was wrong. The battle had been going on for over half an hour, but why hadn't he heard the sound of heavy artillery and bombardment from bombers?