Chapter 241: The Grim-faced Japanese Army High-level
Foreign Troops gathered at the boundaries in the Foreign Public Concession within Tianjin City, conducting defense against the battle between Japanese Troops and National Revolutionary Army Troops, and their numbers were also increasing.
British Army’s Commander Major Grant, French Army’s Commander Major Fiennes, and other foreign commanders also all personally came to the scene to personally supervise the battle.
“What exactly is the current situation? Those Air Force units that conducted the night raid bombing on the Japanese Dongjuzi Airport, where did they come from? Are they Chinese Army’s Air Force units?”
“And those aircraft models, why do they seem so familiar? They somewhat resemble our domestic Fighter Jet models, but they are not quite the same. What is this situation? I did not dispatch any Air Force units to conduct air strike bombing on the Japanese Airport, and moreover, I do not have that many airplanes and pilots here, let alone night raid type night models!”
“Exactly where did so many night models come from? This matter is not simple! There are not many countries that possess night models, not even a few!”
“Even if Chinese Army Troops rely on importing our models, it seems they have not imported night models!”
“We do not export or sell night models!”
Upon arriving at the scene and personally supervising the command,
British Army’s Commander Major Grant also immediately chattered endlessly to French Army’s Commander Major Fiennes who arrived here together.
Because he felt that the Mosquito NF Mk.II night bomber group, Do 215B night fighter jet group, and “Lancaster” heavy bomber group were very familiar and similar to their domestic fighter jets, but had many styling differences.
Moreover, in their country now, there are seemingly no night fighter jets, and even if there are, they are early-stage night fighter jets whose combat performance is not yet very superior.
So he really wanted to know where exactly these new-style night fighter jets and bomber groups came from. Which country dispatched them to conduct air strike bombing on the Japanese Airport.
“If you ask me, I also do not know! Like you, I just arrived here. I need to go inquire with my subordinates to know exactly what happened!”
“Especially now, after the night air strike, Chinese Army Troops have already engaged Japanese Troops in battle, and moreover, they adopted night raid combat method, while we are separated too far here and cannot clearly see the battlefield at the front line, what kind of battle situation it is!”
“I need to wait until the reconnaissance aircraft group I dispatched for reconnaissance, and the observers in the ascending airships and observation balloons, all return, before I can know what the more accurate battle situation here is like!”
Regarding British Army’s Commander Major Grant’s sudden inquiry,
French Army’s Commander Major Fiennes was also momentarily confused, then shook his head, and responded very straightforwardly.
Because he himself had just arrived, how could he know the detailed situation here?
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“Alright! I understand!”
“I will go ask my subordinates. Later, we will exchange the intelligence we obtain again, and then we need to make defensive deployments to guard against the battle between Japanese Troops and Chinese Army Troops affecting the safety of our Public Concession!”
“Although what I am most worried about now is that Japanese Troops want to take advantage of this suddenly erupted battle to target our Foreign Public Concession, but I absolutely will not let these Japanese Troops succeed. As long as they dare to enter our Public Concession’s territory, I absolutely will not let them evacuate safely!”
“We are not those troops and countries with inferior weaponry and weakness that these Japanese Troops can bully unscrupulously!”
After hearing that French Army’s Commander Major Fiennes also had no good news or intelligence,
British Army’s Commander Major Grant also supplemented a bit,
then headed towards his subordinate officers, preparing to inquire from them about the detailed battle situation of this night raid operation against the Japanese Troops.
While French Army’s Commander Major Fiennes and the other Foreign Troops’ commanders were similarly curious, heading towards their own Foreign Troops to inquire what exactly the situation was.
Just as these foreign officers all headed towards their frontline troops, preparing to figure out the battle situation,
the battle between the 29th Army 38th Division’s troops and the various Japanese Troops garrisoning Tianjin City had also entered the most fierce battle situation,
Of course, due to the Japanese Troops garrisoned here having fewer soldiers than the 38th Division, and moreover suffering a night raid offensive operation and caught off guard, their casualties and disadvantage were also becoming increasingly irreparable.
And the battle situation here also quickly reached the ears of all the senior officers at the Japanese Commander-in-Chief’s Command Post, which had just occupied Beiping City and also begun several instances of arson, killing, looting, plundering.
Among them, upon hearing such a battle situation beyond their expectations, Garrison Army Infantry Brigade Commander Major General Kawabe Shozo and Garrison Army Commander Lieutenant General Wanichiro Tashiro’s faces were also extremely grim.
