Chapter 154: Lugou Bridge In Critical Danger Once Again
Yuanping City, Division Commander Feng Zhian of the 37th Division was holding a secret operation meeting with Division Commander Zhao Dengyu of the 132nd Division, who was also Brigade Commander.
“Have you contacted Deputy Army Commander Tong and Army Commander Song? Have you investigated what these flight troops that suddenly appeared over Lugou Bridge to support our operations really are? Are they National Revolutionary Army Air Force secretly coming to our aid? I heard they just saved the citizens there over Beiping City by shooting down most of the incoming Japanese aircraft group’s air strike bombing!”
“They fought really well, who would have thought that our 29th Route Army would have air force supporting our operations, if we always had that, we absolutely wouldn’t fear the air strike bombing from those damned Japanese troops’ Japanese aircraft group!”
“The battle would absolutely be very favorable for us then!”
After receiving the report that a batch of unknown origin flight troops suddenly appeared over Lugou Bridge and Beiping City, shooting down many Japanese aircraft group, Division Commander Feng Zhian of the 37th Division’s mood immediately became extremely good, constantly pressing Brigade General Zhao for answers.
“Yes! Contacted them, but they are not National Revolutionary Army Air Force, they have personally contacted the Central Army side, but that side’s response was that they did not dispatch any air force to this distant region of ours for support operation!”
“Moreover, the aircraft models are not the ones currently used by our National Revolutionary Army Air Force!”
Brigade General Zhao shook his head heavily with worries and responded.
“Ah! Then what forces’ air force are they to support our operations?”
“Among local troops, the ones that still have airplanes seem to be only Yue Army and Gui Army troops! But they are all in very distant places, impossible to come support our operations!”
“So this matter must be figured out as soon as possible, otherwise if we delay understanding the origin of these air force and can’t contact them, we might miss such a good cooperation opportunity!”
“With air force supporting our operations, we absolutely won’t fear the Japanese invaders’ Japanese aircraft group and tank troops’ attack! We won’t even fear the Japanese invaders’ artillery unit because they can all be destroyed by air strike bombing!”
“Just like the Japanese invaders’ artillery unit on the Lugou Bridge side, which was destroyed by their air strike bombing!”
“Thereby temporarily relieving the first round of Japanese troops’ attack on Lugou Bridge, but the second round probably won’t be so easy! Moreover, now the Japanese troops have launched a three-sided encirclement on our Yuanping City here, our situation isn’t very good either, especially Army Commander Song’s side still holds unrealistic fantasies about the Japanese Army, thinking they can get peace negotiation to end this battle!”
Upon hearing it was not National Revolutionary Army Air Force,
Division Commander Feng Zhian of the 37th Division showed no disappointment at all, instead revealing an even more urgent mood, expressing his views.
“Yes! I’m already trying to contact these mysterious air force, but as you just said, our most important thing now is still to first resolve the battle crises on both Lugou Bridge and Yuanping City sides!”
“Otherwise, if we can’t even protect ourselves, they won’t cooperate with us to support resisting Japanese invaders or anything!”
Brigade General Zhao nodded in response.
“Bad news! Brigade Commander! Division Commander!”
“The Japanese troops on the Lugou Bridge side have launched a fierce attack again, this time they dispatched a battalion of over a thousand elite Japanese infantry, along with a large number of tank troops, and artillery unit for support operation!”
“Even a large number of Japanese aircraft group has come, the battle on that side has started up again!”
“And it’s in a critical situation!”
“The 3rd Battalion side is asking us for reinforcements, if no reinforcements go to support their operations, they probably won’t hold out much longer!”
“Moreover, the Japanese Army has also launched offensive operation on our Yuanping City side, they dispatched a batch of tank troops to launch the attack first!”
“And the Japanese aircraft group will probably come to support later!”
At this moment,
A messenger soldier, with an anxious expression, hurried over and made an urgent operation report to Division Commander Feng Zhian and Brigade General Zhao who were in secret discussion.
“What!”
Upon hearing this,
Division Commander Feng Zhian and Brigade General Zhao’s expressions drastically changed.
