Captain Hisamura Yuma led his flying squadron as they took off from Jiangwan Airport.

They had originally prepared to go to Hangzhou to assist in the battle.

After everything was ready, they received the latest order: “Immediately proceed to Guangde Airport at top speed.

Imperial soldiers at Guangde Airport are under siege by the National Army.”

The straight-line distance from Jiangwan Airport to Guangde Airport is one hundred and eighty kilometers.

Captain Hisamura Yuma and his flying squadron used fighter planes and bombers produced entirely by the Mitsubishi Company.

The fighter planes were newly developed, manufactured in 1937.

Mitsubishi A5

Feeling bored, he broke off a twig and began attacking the ants.

Every time the twig pressed down, it would crush an ant.

After crushing a dozen ants in this way.

Battalion Commander Bu Shiren suddenly thought of something and picked up some pebbles again.

He threw stones over the already chaotic ant colony.

Each stone landed in the middle of the ant colony.

This time, the ants didn’t react the same way as when they were pressed with twigs.

The pebbles didn't seem to be able to crush the ants. The ants that had been crushed were being dragged back by their companions.

Looking at these ants, Battalion Commander Bu Shiren suddenly thought of himself and his men.

In the eyes of the Japanese devils, they were probably not much different from ants.

Battalion Commander Ando Daisuke finally made his strategic intentions clear.

Only then did he allow the guards to open the door and call in the puppet army officers who had been standing in the courtyard, freezing in the cold wind for half an hour.

As soon as they entered, Battalion Commander Ando Daisuke went straight to the point:

“Latest news: This morning, a National Army force of nearly a thousand men launched an attack on Guangde Airport.

And has completely occupied it.

The Nakagawa Nagoya squadron and Zhou Yunyong squadron that I sent to support have not returned.

I believe they have met with misfortune.

I just got through to the Guangde Airport phone.

It was answered by the National Army, and the person only said one sentence:

We have occupied the airport.

There was not a single sound of fighting coming from the receiver.

Therefore, I believe Guangde Airport has been retaken by the National Army.

Whether that National Army force will come to attack Guangde next, or leave,

I do not know.

But: I must prepare to deal with the National Army's siege.”

Battalion Commander Bu Shiren and his officers were visibly frightened when they heard this news.

Battalion Commander Bu Shiren asked, "Are there really only a thousand of them?"

In his heart: The Taijun (Japanese soldiers) are invincible.

So many Taijun at Guangde Airport could not possibly be completely annihilated by a mere thousand National Army soldiers.

Battalion Commander Ando Daisuke also had confidence in his own troops.

He also suspected that there were more than a thousand National Army soldiers.

However, at this meeting, the number of National Army soldiers was not important.

What was important was the order he was about to announce:

“In summary: I have already issued an order to withdraw all outposts outside the city.

Send people to Xuancheng and Changxing to request support.

Now I order: A puppet army platoon and an Imperial platoon will form a new platoon.

To be commanded by the Imperial platoon leader.”

Battalion Commander Bu Shiren didn't expect that such an order would leave him as a mere figurehead.

He opened his mouth, trying to object, but when he really spoke,

His words of objection immediately changed: "We will follow the Taijun's orders.

You must all obey the Taijun’s orders.

You must complete the tasks assigned by the Taijun.

Taijun! What can I do?"

Now that he was a figurehead, there was really nothing he could do.

Battalion Commander Bu Shiren's attitude greatly pleased Battalion Commander Ando Daisuke.

Even a dog needs to be thrown a bone.

Battalion Commander Ando Daisuke finally gave Battalion Commander Bu Shiren some face.

He smiled at him and said, "Battalion Commander Bu Shiren. Good man! A very good man!

This joint formation is only for these few days of defending the city.

Once the National Army is repelled, the puppet army will immediately return to their respective units.”

Such a statement made Battalion Commander Bu Shiren feel like crying:

Happiness came too suddenly, the military power that had been taken away.

Would actually be returned.

Captain Ando is indeed a good man!

Battalion Commander Bu Shiren said with tears of gratitude, “Captain, rest assured! We are loyal to the Empire in life and in death.

Our whole body and mind have been devoted to the Empire's cause.”

Battalion Commander Ando Daisuke was even more satisfied with this puppet army battalion commander.

This was an obedient dog, a dog that single-mindedly thought about the interests of the Empire.

In short: a good dog!

There were a total of thirty-six platoon leaders here, but with the issuance of Ando Daisuke’s order, the thirty-six platoons had become eighteen platoons.

All of these platoons were commanded by the Japanese.

The same was true for companies and battalions.

Battalion Commander Ando Daisuke casually assigned these puppet army platoon leaders to his own platoon leaders.

Only then did he begin to assign tasks: "Company Commander Bumon Chushin, you will lead your troops to guard the West Gate of Guangde.

Company Commander Shibuto Ichizoku, you will lead your troops to guard the East Gate of Guangde.

Company Commander Nemoto Yosuke, you will lead your troops to guard the South Gate of Guangde.

Company Commander Nakago Naoto, you will lead your troops to guard the North Gate of Guangde.

Company Commander Fukui Ryunosuke and Company Commander Hatsuri Yuma, you two will lead your troops as reserves, ready to reinforce other troops at any time."

"Execute the orders!" With a command, the Japanese soldiers and puppet troops in Guangde City immediately headed to their respective positions.

In Battalion Commander Ando Daisuke's newly formed team, a Japanese company commander could command as many as three hundred and seventy soldiers.

Those puppet army company commanders had also joined the battle lines.

In order to strengthen his forces, Battalion Commander Ando Daisuke had also specially equipped each puppet army platoon with a light machine gun.

In his opinion, this was the greatest amount of arming he could give the puppet troops, and he could not give them any more.

With all preparations in place, the gates of Guangde City were now closed.

The city walls were armed to the teeth, and everything was waiting for the National Army to come and attack.

It was fifteen *li* (Chinese mile, approximately 500 meters) from Guangde Airport to Guangde.

The Special Operations Company continued until they were five *li* away from Guangde.

Lin Fan ordered, "Stop advancing!"

Ever since he discovered the airport's phone and the Japanese soldiers coming to reinforce outside the airport.

Lin Fan knew that it was impossible to catch the Japanese devils by surprise again today.

The Special Operations Company could only attack the city head-on.

Therefore, he didn't want to rush. Now Lin Fan wanted to first take a look at the situation in Guangde.

The main force stopped here, and each platoon sent out sentries.

Chen Sichuan's platoon was in the lead, and he directly combined sentry duty and reconnaissance.

Sentry and reconnaissance were both sent outside Guangde City.

Lin Fan led several platoon leaders up Lion Mountain, standing on high ground and looking at the distant Guangde City.

The entire city was square, each side about one thousand one hundred meters long.

The city wall was ten meters high, and it looked like there were four gate towers, which were the four city gates.

Outside the city wall was a moat more than four meters wide.

What Lin Fan and the others could see clearly here was the North Gate, which actually had three gate openings.

The gate tower was also built with three floors, looking very grand.

However, Lin Fan also saw that many of the city walls had collapsed.

With binoculars, he could see that there were many soldiers patrolling on the city walls.

The ramp inside the city wall was also four meters wide, and cars could completely drive on it.

Pointing to the city in the distance, Lin Fan asked, “The Japanese devils are prepared.

There are quite a few people on the city walls.

Where should we attack from?"

Chen Sichuan suggested, "Let's walk around the city and take a thorough look."

Lin Fan said with a smile, "Good!"

Today, the Special Operations Company was attacking the city with a small force, so they had to be careful.

After walking around Guangde City, they found a total of seven locations where the city walls were damaged.

Chen Sichuan said, "We will attack from the damaged locations on the city walls.

The north will be the main attack, and the west and south will be the secondary attacks.

The Japanese devils are heading east to Changxing and west to Xuancheng.

These two places are the Japanese devils' escape routes, so we will only leave them one path to take.

I suggest leaving the Changxing direction open, so that when the Japanese devils can't hold on, they will escape out of the city.

Then we will send troops to ambush outside the city."

Lin Fan said with a smile, "Good! Surround three sides and leave one open, lure the tiger away from the mountain, we have it all."