Devil's Army

Four Huaxia II fighter planes of the First Army, which were on air alert, immediately pounced on the mixed squadron of the Japanese army.

The captain of the Japanese mixed squadron was horrified when he saw the pointed aircraft of the Chinese army rushing towards them.

They were only ordered to come here for bombing this time, and they were not prepared for air combat. Their four planes were definitely no match for the four pointed planes of the Chinese army.

He immediately gestured and led the bomber formation to turn back at a small angle and flee separately.

The four Huaxia II fighter planes of the First Army respectively caught up with the four Japanese Type 95 fighter planes that were fleeing in front.

The First Army's fighter planes caught up with the Japanese fighter planes in a short while.

The Hua Xia II fighter on the far right slowed down when it was about 800 meters away from the Japanese fighter, fired its gun, pulled up, and fled in one go, instantly passing over the Japanese fighter that was exploding below.

Just as he was about to look for other fighter planes, he discovered that his comrades had already caught up with three other Japanese fighter planes.

He had to settle for the next best thing and chase after the Japanese bombers, which also caused great harm to the Chinese military and civilians.

After Instructor Yin took off with the remaining four Hua Xia 12 fighters, he found that his students had already shot down and were attacking Japanese fighters, so he had no choice but to take them to attack the Japanese bombers.

As one Japanese fighter plane and bomber after another exploded in mid-air or was shot down, the air battle over Xiaoguanzhuang came to an end.

In this battle, four Japanese fighters and six bombers were shot down, and a Japanese mixed squadron was almost wiped out.

The humiliating defeat of 10 to 0 greatly surprised Lieutenant General Tokugawa.

He once again realized the power of the devil's army's pointed aircraft and did not dare to provoke the first army's air force at will. He then asked the army for help to capture the Xiaoguanzhuang Airport from the ground.

Itagaki Seishirō, commander of the Japanese 5th Division near Xiaoguanzhuang Airport, was also shocked when he heard that Xiaoguanzhuang Airport had been occupied and used by the Chinese army.

As the commander of a division, he was definitely not immune to the incident that happened in his jurisdiction. He immediately mobilized his troops and prepared to lay siege to Xiaoguanzhuang Airport.

The Japanese Fifth Division approached Xiaoguanzhuang from Xinyintun Town to the east of Xiaoguanzhuang Airport, Linnancang Town to the west, and Dangyu Town to the north.

At this time, Fengrun Town, south of Xiaoguanzhuang, was controlled by the First Anti-Japanese Army. While Itagaki Seishirō was besieging Xiaoguanzhuang from three sides, he also sent troops to attack Fengrun Town, attempting to surround Xiaoguanzhuang from all sides and isolate it.

In this way, the battle of Tongzhou had not yet started, but the battles of Xiaoguanzhuang and Fengrun Town had already started.

The first company of the fifth brigade was stationed in Fengrun Town. As soon as the two Japanese squadrons arrived at Fengrun Town, Captain Jiro Sano immediately ordered the artillery's four mortars and two 75mm mountain cannons to fiercely bombard the Fengrun city wall.

The Fengrun city wall suffered several waves of bombing by the Japanese army, and collapsed in three places immediately.

The company commander immediately asked for help from the Tangxia Village headquarters.

The commander of the Fifth Brigade received a request for help from a company commander in Fengrun City and immediately passed it on to Wulang in Jixian County.

Fengrun County was on their logistics supply line. After Fengrun County fell, they had to transport supplies to Jixian County, and they had to take a detour through Tongzhou.

Wu Lang decided to eliminate the Japanese in Fengrun Town before the war in Tongzhou broke out.

He ordered the soldiers of the 37th Regiment of the 657th Division, who were still training in Jixian County, to return to the 150rd Regiment of the nd Brigade. He also asked the commander of the rd Regiment to send two battalions with two mm howitzers to completely wipe out this group of Japanese troops.

The first and second battalions of the third regiment quietly approached Fengrun City, but were still discovered by Japanese scouts.

After hearing the scouts' report, Saejiro discovered a large number of Chinese soldiers around him. He shouted wildly:

"Take down Fengrun City, hold on and wait for reinforcements, and destroy the Chinese troops outside the city!"

A company of soldiers in Fengrun City faced a more fierce attack from the Japanese army.

While intensifying the attack on Fengrun City, Jiro Sano ordered another squadron to adopt a defensive posture to guard against the attack of the Chinese army.

The company commander had learned from the telegram that Wulang had sent troops to reinforce them. He shouted to encourage the soldiers:

"Brothers, the commander-in-chief has sent reinforcements. We must live and die with Fengrun City. If the city survives, we will survive. If the city dies, we will die!"

When the soldiers heard the company commander's call, their confidence increased, and they shot at the Japanese more fiercely despite the Japanese artillery fire.

At this time, the commander of the Third Regiment had completed the encirclement of the Japanese troops outside Fengrun City.

The mortars of the first and second battalions and the two 150mm howitzers that came to reinforce suddenly opened fire fiercely at the Japanese artillery positions.

The Japanese artillery shells that were bombarding a company of soldiers on the Fengrun city wall suddenly stopped.

Even without artillery support, Fengrun City must be captured. Sano Jiro ordered his soldiers to launch a wave of continuous attacks on Fengrun City, attempting to enter Fengrun City and hold on for reinforcements.

However, Sano Jiro's idea was too good to be true.

After the First Army's artillery destroyed Sano Jiro's artillery, they immediately turned their guns around and bombarded the Japanese under Fengrun City.

The artillery of the First Army disrupted the Japanese army's assault formation under the city, and Sano Jiro's wave-like continuous attack was cut off.

As soon as the artillery of the First Army stopped, the soldiers of the First and Second Battalions immediately launched a large-scale siege from all directions aimed at completely annihilating Sano Jiro's troops.