March 4, 1938, 7:48 AM:

Inside the headquarters of the China Expeditionary Army, Commander Yan Junliu stared at Staff Officer Yokoyama Moriji with a deathly pale face.

It was this devil who proposed last night to send a flying squadron to bomb the heavy artillery positions set up by the Special Operations Brigade in Jurong.

The result is the ending now: no one in the two flying squadrons survived.

Thinking that he had lost four flying squadrons in just three days since he decided to use force against the Special Operations Brigade,

Commander Yan Junliu felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

Staff Officer Yokoyama Moriji once again felt the surrounding space as if it had solidified.

The eyes of all the devils in the entire headquarters were staring at him like knives.

They seemed to be saying, "Look at what you are planning, sending two flying squadrons of the Empire to their doom in ten minutes."

At this moment, an officer delivered the latest news reported by the Sixteenth Division.

"Read!" Hearing that it was reported by the Sixteenth Division, the atmosphere inside the entire China Expeditionary Army headquarters finally became more active.

Yesterday morning, the Sixteenth Division won its first battle. This morning, they should be sending good news!

"Last night, our troops stationed at Shizishan, the Kondo Squadron, and the Miki Squadron stationed at Jingshan were attacked by the Special Operations Brigade.

The entire army was wiped out, no one survived!

Both positions have been lost."

After reading this message, the entire China Expeditionary Army headquarters was silent.

Staff Officer Yokoyama Moriji finally breathed a sigh of relief: the eyes of the other devils were finally no longer focused on him.

The eyes of these devils had been carefully observing the map and sand table.

Every staff officer had a serious expression on his face, either staring intently at the map,

Or looking at the Tangshan area on the sand table.

As if those places suddenly grew a flower.

But no devil looked at Commander Yan Junliu.

As dawn broke, Katagiri Kuro, commander of the Ninth Regiment, who had been tormented all night without closing his eyes, immediately ordered:

Contact the two squadrons on Shizishan and Jingshan.

No contact! Fujiyama Toshihiko, the captain who sent two platoons to check the situation, finally confirmed it.

Those two squadrons are really gone!

Captain Fujiyama Toshihiko, who personally went to the front line to observe the positions of Shizishan and Jingshan, reported the exact news:

The Kondo Squadron and the Miki Squadron, which had just taken over defense yesterday afternoon, were really gone.

Although there is still no one on the Shizishan and Jingshan positions,

It looks like no one is defending them.

But looking at the white bodies of the devils clearly placed in the open area under the hillside,

It can be inferred that the battle last night was not a free-for-all.

Aside from the Special Operations Brigade, no other team would clean up the battlefield in this way.

If it was just a free-for-all, the Kondo Squadron would not have done such a thing after discovering friendly fire.

Commander Kusayama Tatsumi of the Nineteenth Brigade had no choice but to report this bad news.

Commander Yan Junliu was thinking about how to face Commander Hasegawa Kiyokawa of the Third Fleet, that crow's mouth.

After all, it strongly opposed sending these two flying squadrons.

It was only after he used the authority of the Commander of the China Expeditionary Army that he forced it to send two flying squadrons to Jurong to perform the mission.

Now everything Hasegawa Kiyokawa said has come true.

This is too embarrassing for the Commander of the China Expeditionary Army!

It never rains but it pours!

The bad news from the flying squadron had not yet been digested, and then came the loss of two squadrons on Shizishan and Jingshan.

The continuous blows finally made Yan Junliu unable to stand still.

He silently slumped into the chair.

When Li Zhize led the Tenth Regiment to Moling Pass according to the scheduled plan,

It was already past 5:00 PM on the third.

The heart that Regiment Commander Ding Zimin had been worried about for a day finally calmed down.

The devils in the direction of Moling Pass have been staying at Jiangjunshan. Their target of attack has not yet been determined.

Now that he has two regiments of troops defending, he no longer has to worry about the safety of Moling City.

On the morning of the fourth, just as the sky was getting bright, he received the latest battle report: the flying squadron that the devils invaded Jurong has been completely wiped out.

This is good news.

For the entire Special Operations Brigade, this is good news!

Now that the devils' planes have been completely wiped out, Lin Fan can also safely let Mao Wenxing take off.

So the commanders of the Eleventh Division, Yamapo Munetake, and the Sixteenth Division, Nakajima Kesago, both saw:

A reconnaissance plane that didn't fly very high suddenly appeared in the air.

This plane looked exactly like an Imperial plane.

Of course, it was the same. It was originally seized from Guangde Airport.

The devils attacking the Special Operations Brigade all knew: this plane was being flown by someone from the Special Operations Brigade.

Mao Wenxing flew from Tangshan to Chunhua, and then to Moling Pass.

He flew all the way, contacting the Special Operations Brigade teams on each position.

The most important discovery he made along the way was seeing the devils' field artillery regiment position seven li away from Chunhua.

Mao Wenxing didn't know the area numbers that the Ninth Regiment had divided the front line into.

The location he reported was very clear. He reported the data with the heavy artillery observation balloon as the origin.

Regiment Commander Hui Jianming immediately calculated the representative area and wanted to launch a bombing immediately.

Regiment Commander Zhen Danxiao was unwilling. He proposed sending a team to attack and snatch back the devils' mountain guns intact.

For the Fifth Regiment, they were very familiar with the mountains and rivers around Chunhua.

It was a tradition of the Special Operations Brigade to familiarize themselves with the surrounding terrain wherever they went.

The Fifth Regiment has been stationed in Chunhua for almost three months, and they have already figured out the surrounding situation.

From the intelligence Mao Wenxing just reported back, we can know that the devils' artillery position is on Lishan.

It is seven li away from Chunhua Town.

The Fifth Regiment is familiar with the road, but the problem now is that there is a team of devils blocking the middle of these seven li.

This is a problem.

After losing two infantry squadrons yesterday, Brigadier General Sasaki Taro of the Thirtieth Brigade,

In order to adjust and avoid the remaining two squadrons of the Thirty-Third Regiment being discouraged,

He had already adjusted the entire Thirty-Third Regiment to the rear to serve as a reserve for rest.

At this time, the Infantry Thirty-Eighth Regiment was deployed between Lishan and Chunhua.

Regiment Commander Yamaishizu took a lesson. Although the entire regiment dispatched many teams to the front line,

However, they were stationed by platoon. They dared not station in large squadrons.

Mao Wenxing saw from the air that the area from Gaoqiaomen to Maocun in the north and from Hedingqiao to Xiaolongkou in the west was full of devils.

Devils were scurrying everywhere.

When Lin Fan was having breakfast with the American business delegation,

Regiment Commander Zhen Danxiao's plan had already been reported: the Fifth Regiment was preparing to launch a counterattack against the devils to seize the devils' artillery set up in Lishan.

Lin Fan understood this plan at the first glance: it was a strong Special Operations Brigade combat style.

If you see something good, you want it. If you can't get it, you rob it!

Obviously, the devils across from Chunhua would not hand over those guns willingly.

Zhen Danxiao directly had the idea of grabbing the guns.

On March 2, the Special Operations Brigade also destroyed a devils' mountain artillery regiment in the Battle of Dangtu.

Those spoils of war are still concentrated in Dangtu.

Lin Fan also sent Wu Yuan's Fourteenth Regiment to Chunhua. With the cooperation of the two regiments and the heavy artillery support of the Ninth Regiment,

There was no problem dealing with the devils.

To be on the safe side, Lin Fan ordered three pilots, Xiao Jianying, He Haiqing, and Zhu Qingmao, to come and assist in the Special Operations Brigade's attack aircraft.

On the one hand, it was necessary to test this type of aircraft multiple times, and on the other hand, it was also support for the ground forces.

The two regiments on the front line of Chunhua were under the unified command of Regiment Commander Zhen Danxiao.

Lin Fan approved the plan, and he also assigned manpower to him.

The specific battle needs to be formulated on the front line.

Regiment Commander Zhen Danxiao pointed to the devil's artillery position on the sand table and said:

"The devils' artillery position is in Lishan. We can send a team to attack from the east along the direction of Zhushan.

In addition, send a team to attack Damocun directly,

In addition, send a team to attack Qiaotou Town to disperse the devils' forces."

Chief of Staff Ji Yongjun pointed to Qiaotou Town on the sand table and said:

"The team attacking Qiaotou Town, after occupying the position, must also block the devils' attacks from the directions of Hedingqiao and Gaoqiaomen.

This team faces a lot of pressure."

Deputy Regiment Commander Lao Zhiqiang said: "The team attacking Damocun must take it down as quickly as possible.

Only then can they go to seize the Lishan position.

This team is required to move quickly, with lightning speed, catching the devils off guard."

Regiment Commander Zhen Danxiao nodded and said: "Yes!

The team attacking Qiaotou Town must be able to attack and defend!

This middle road needs to be fast and fierce.

The team rushing from Zhushan is a surprise soldier.

Only one word is needed: fast!

The speed must be fast!"

Regiment Commander Wu Yuan and the company-level officers of the Fourteenth Regiment were all here.

Regiment Commander Wu stood up and said: "Regiment Commander Zhen! My regiment's First Company to Fifth Company will go to attack Qiaotou Town.

The Sixth Company to the Tenth Company will serve as reserves!"

Zhen Danxiao nodded with a smile: "Okay! Regiment Commander Wu, you should record the numbers of the Qiaotou Town area in detail.

When artillery support is needed, just guide it according to the numbers.

The Ninth Regiment has test-fired in these areas.

You must remember that after calling, the first round of bombing will arrive on the battlefield in no more than two minutes.

Make the soldiers stay away from the guided area."

"Understood!"

Regiment Commander Zhen Danxiao ordered his ten company commanders: "Although there is artillery support from the Ninth Regiment in a large area,

In a small area, we still need our own artillery to provide on-site support.

The First Company, Second Company, Third Company, and Artillery Company, you four companies, attack Damocun.

The Eighth Company and Ninth Company will bypass Zhushan and prepare to seize the devils' artillery position in Lishan.

The Sixth Company and Seventh Company will lurk in the Zhushan direction to prevent the devils attacking Tangshan from coming to support.

Regiment Commander Wu, your reserve team should also be careful of the devils on Jiangjunshan.

Prevent them from rushing out suddenly."

"Yes!" Regiment Commander Wu Yuan's attitude was very low.

Many of the weapons in the Fourteenth Regiment's hands were received from the Fifth Regiment.

At that time, all the officers and soldiers of the Fourteenth Regiment were thinking: how good it would be if they could fight with such a team.

Everyone is the same, who doesn't want to beat the devils to a pulp?

Unexpectedly, the time to fight side by side would come so quickly.

Of course, whatever Regiment Commander Zhen says is what he says.

The task was assigned.

Each team began to act.

An emergency military meeting of the devils' Thirtieth Brigade across from Chunhua was still being held.

The battle issued by the China Expeditionary Army headquarters last night was: the flying squadron bombed the Special Operations Brigade's heavy artillery position.

At the same time, provide cover for the ground forces, and the devils launched attacks on Tangshan, Chunhua, and Moling Pass at the same time.

The problem now is: the first step of the battle plan has just begun and has already ended.

Not to mention bombing the Special Operations Brigade's heavy artillery position, not to mention support for the infantry attack.

The entire flying squadron died before it could even launch an offensive and did not cause any harm to the Special Operations Brigade at all.

Should the Thirtieth Brigade's ground attack continue?

This is not a question of hesitation in the direction of the devil's attack.

In fact, Brigadier General Kusayama Tatsumi in the Tangshan direction was also hesitating: should he launch an attack?

The situation of the Nineteenth Brigade where it was located was a little better.

Although two squadrons died inexplicably last night, they were still ignorant and fearless.

The entire Nineteenth Brigade still had the morale to launch an attack.

The devils of the Thirtieth Brigade, especially the devils of the Infantry Thirty-Third Regiment,

They personally saw two squadrons being annihilated in minutes under heavy artillery bombardment.

These devils did not have the slightest desire to attack.

Brigadier General Sasaki Taro had to let the Infantry Thirty-Eighth Regiment change defenses.

Move the Infantry Thirty-Eighth Regiment to the front line.

Only in this way could he stabilize the morale of the entire army, but in this state, should he still attack?

This is a difficult problem!

The same problem, Brigadier General Amane Tsugiro of the Tenth Brigade stationed on Jiangjunshan in the Eleventh Division had no difficulty in choosing at all.

Brigadier General Amane Tsugiro of the Infantry Tenth Brigade directly ordered: "Defend in place!"

After receiving the news that the teams attacking the Special Operations Brigade on the other two routes had each lost two squadrons,

He was even more grateful for his decision: at least the Tenth Brigade had not suffered any casualties so far.

Although there were no results at all.

At this time, no casualties are the greatest victory!

Regarding the Special Operations Brigade reconnaissance team that appeared near Jiangjunshan, Brigadier General Amane Tsugiro's order was:

"Defend strictly! Do not act rashly!"

On the morning of March 4, the negotiations between the business delegation and the Special Operations Brigade entered the third round.

In today's negotiations, Ambassador Eisenhower Jason finally made a huge concession.

He agreed to the Special Operations Brigade's request for a loan from the United States.

However, he proposed that the use of these loans must all be used under the supervision of the Americans.

At the same time, the projects invested with the loan must be used as collateral and must be subject to American inspection at any time.

"This is completely poverty alleviation!" Lin Fan knew clearly in his heart.

But he only made one request: "Patent rights and armories are excluded!"

Lin Fan smiled and said: "We will have many era-making products, these products can be sold overseas.

It can also be licensed to overseas countries for imitation depending on the situation.

But the patent right must be the Special Operations Brigade's.

I think: the arsenal of each country is the greatest reliance of a country.

We are the same, so we will not open the arsenal to the outside world.

Nor will we accept inspections."

Ambassador Eisenhower Jason and the people in his delegation looked at each other.

They believed: what kind of patents and secrets could such a team as the Special Operations Brigade have?

A military factory was only able to be established with their help.

All the equipment was provided by the Americans. How many tricks could the Special Operations Brigade play?

In this way, the two parties finally reached an agreement.

The entire contract was fully specified on more than a thousand pages, with more than three hundred factories to be invested in.

The total investment was 500 million US dollars, of which 200 million was borrowed from American banks, 100 million was invested by the Special Operations Brigade, and 200 million was invested by various companies in the delegation.

It was specifically stated that the bank's replacement was limited to purchasing raw materials and mechanical equipment in the United States.

The 200 million invested by various companies was also limited to the services they provided.

This contract was actually the Special Operations Brigade using future income to borrow equipment and American workers and technology.

But all the investment in manpower and material resources on the Special Operations Brigade's territory needed to be handled by Lin Fan himself.

Even so, Lin Fan already felt that he had made a profit.

Ambassador Eisenhower Jason also felt that they had made a profit.

200 million US dollars in mechanical equipment and 200 million US dollars in services can provide at least 10,000 jobs for factories in the country.

After signing the contract, Lin Fan smiled and said:

"Everyone! From now on, we are comrades on the same front.

In order to make our investment profitable as soon as possible, I think we should build a cement plant, a steel plant, and a power plant as soon as possible."

Ambassador Eisenhower Jason smiled and said: "No! Mr. Lin, what is most needed now is to build a hotel!

Next, many Americans will come here to pan for gold.

Providing these people who have traveled thousands of miles to make money with a good accommodation and living environment is the most important thing at present."

Lin Fan then understood.

Indeed, whether it is to build any factory, the designers who arrive first,

All need a place to stay.

They receive high salaries, so of course they need high-end enjoyment.

Houses, cars, and food all need to be arranged.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan's eyes lit up.

He sincerely bowed to Ambassador Eisenhower Jason and said: "Thank you for the reminder!"

After signing the contract, these members of the American delegation did not stay here any longer.

They were going back to their country to implement the entire contract as soon as possible.

Lin Fan smiled and provided these Americans with Shang Yuegui's address in New York.

Saying that she was the Special Operations Brigade's representative in the United States.

Shang Yuegui had been living in New York for a month.

She had already found out Howard Hughes' name.

But she couldn't see this world-class rich man anyway.

She couldn't even get close to the entrances of the hotels and clubs that Howard Hughes frequented.

Shang Yuegui's Chinese face was still a hundred meters away from those places.

Someone would come up and ask her to leave politely.

Shang Yuegui had also seen some white beauties who had forcibly broken in, some of whom successfully attracted attention and were taken in.

Most people were brutally stuffed into cars and sent to prison.

At this time, she realized that here, her beautiful face was not very attractive to these foreigners.

The quality of a reporter is of no use here.

These Westerners simply don't give her a chance to speak.

Lin Fan learned of her plight from the telegrams she sent back:

Yes! At this time, Westerners are in the midst of a boom in their "I'm the greatest" mentality.

It's no wonder. At this time, people already have cars everywhere, and electric lights and telephones upstairs and downstairs.

Refrigerators and radios are in every home.

And in his own country, most people are still thinking about what to eat for their next meal.

If you want to let Shang Yuegui enter the upper class in the United States, you must help her become famous.

How to become famous?

People of different skin tones have inherently higher requirements for you!

Use technology?

Although Lin Fan is not a scientist, many of the technologies he came into contact with in later generations are era-making inventions at this time.

Unfortunately, these things cannot be understood by Shang Yuegui in a short period of time.

If the road of technology cannot be taken,

Of course, we must conquer these Americans through art.

Although what is national is what is global, in reality, you use what is suitable, and most foreigners simply won't understand.

Then there is only the last resort: words!

Only words are universally accepted in the world.

Lin Fan found a new breakthrough.

He said to Shang Yuegui: "Tonight I will send you the beginning of a novel.

No matter what method you use, publish it in the New York Times."

Having enough food and warmth leads to thoughts of lust. The material civilization of Americans has reached a height, but their pursuit of spiritual civilization has not kept up.

Lin Fan felt that he had an obligation to help them.

Thinking about the many fantasy novels, romance novels, and science fiction novels he had read in later generations,

Now he only needs to borrow a book and let Shang Yuegui publish it under a pseudonym.

As long as it doesn't flop, I believe it won't be long before Shang Yuegui can become famous.

At that time, meeting Howard Hughes will be a natural occurrence.

Lin Fan's confidence shocked Shang Yuegui in the United States through the radio waves.

Now she already knew that Lin Fan was good at fighting, very good at it.

But she never believed that Lin Fan could also write novels.

Where did he get his confidence?

Want to become famous by writing a novel?

This time is when night is starting in New York.

Inspired by Lin Fan, Shang Yuegui also wanted to try writing a script.

Besides the part where Lin Fan wanted to write a novel,

She believed that Lin Fan's analysis was indeed correct. These Americans now have money and material wealth.

Behind all their politeness and gentlemanly behavior, there is a sense of superiority.

This sense of superiority is hidden in the hearts of these white people and has long been deeply rooted.

This is what Shang Yuegui has felt in New York these days.

At this time, she recalled that in Shanghai, those Americans also showed her kindness.

Thinking about it now, there is always a kind of pity in their eyes.

This time, she really realized: having a strong and rich country as a backing, even the homeless people on the streets of New York have a sense of superiority when they look at her.

After Lin Fan replied to Shang Yuegui, he immediately began to think about what kind of novel to write and publish in the New York Times.

At this time, all the wealth of Americans is transforming into mechanical production.

This book must be written in the style of mechanical technology.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan already had an outline in his mind: write about aliens invading America, Iron Man miraculously appearing, and saving the entire world at the most dangerous moment.

There is no way, Lin Fan now wants to earn the money of Americans, so of course he must cater to their interests.

Since I am writing about this, then use the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor three years later as the outline to write.

When the event really happens, it can also earn a wave of traffic.

In his novel, he only needs to write the Japanese as alien demons.

Ingenious! Lin Fan gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.

The general idea was determined.

Lin Fan slightly recalled the beginning to the end of the entire Pearl Harbor incident, all the way to the end of the entire World War II.

As a high-achieving student of the military academy, the study of World War II is a compulsory course.

After slightly sorting out his thoughts, Lin Fan's writing was like a spring, and he wrote as if he had the help of the gods.

He wrote in the opening: "On December 7, 1941, the sky over the island of Hawaii was clear and the sun was shining brightly.

The naval soldiers in Pearl Harbor were leisurely on vacation.

"Today is a good day!" Wilson said with a smile.

"The sky is so blue!..." As he spoke, he pointed his hand to the sky, and his eyes also looked up into the air.

Then he stopped talking.

Tom, who had been listening to his friend talking nonsense, looked strangely at the sky.

He heard a muffled sound coming from the air.

In their eyes, a huge aerial city suddenly appeared in the sky that had just been clear.

One flying saucer after another rushed towards them from that huge aerial city.

..."

Lin Fan wrote more than 10,000 words in one go.

Writing is a physical labor!

Lin Fan is now dizzy, dizzy, and his hands are shaking.

After writing these 10,000 words, he was unable to translate these words into telegrams and send them out.

It's not that he can't, he just doesn't want to!

Lin Fan is creating bilingually. He not only has to write the novel in Chinese characters,

He also translated the book into English himself.

10,000 words became 20,000 words.

He can only let Liu Ziqian take the manuscript paper and send it to Shang Yuegui.

Liu Ziqian took the twenty or so pages of reports and was taken aback: "So much?"

Lin Fan nodded: "Send it to Shang Yuegui. The top line is English and the bottom line is Chinese. Send them all out."

The newly acquired telegram was immediately turned over and read by Liu Ziqian.

Soon she finished reading the twenty or so pages.

"What about the following?" Liu Ziqian asked.

"There is no more!" Lin Fan smiled bitterly.

"Didn't you write it? How can there be no more?" Liu Ziqian quickly asked.

"It's inside here, but I haven't had time to write it out."

"Then write it quickly, I want to read it!"

"But I can't write anymore. I wrote more than 10,000 words today. I don't want to work hard anymore." Lin Fan said as he stood up and walked outside.

Today, in order to write a novel, he didn't even pay attention to the battle that was going on.

Seeing Lin Fan's staggering footsteps, Liu Ziqian finally let him go.

She suddenly said: "Tomorrow, you must hand over the things you write to me!"

"Okay!" Although Lin Fan agreed reluctantly, he was very happy in his heart.

He already had his first fan so quickly. The retention rate was 100%!

He really loved one person when he saw them.

This is good. He hoped that the book would have the same effect in the United States.

Let those Americans want to keep reading it as soon as they see this book.

In this way, not only can Shang Yuegui make a name for herself, but she can also earn a sum of money.

Shang Yuegui didn't sleep all night. She was trying to conceive her novel.

After thinking about it all night, all she could think of were pure and beautiful romances.

In this regard, she experienced the deep malice of English towards her.

The beautiful words written in her mother tongue, after being translated into English, are as tasteless as elementary school textbooks.

No, she can't insult American elementary school textbooks like this.

After messing around alone all night, Shang Yuegui had to give up.

When she received the telegram sent by Liu Ziqian, her hands were sore from exhaustion.

Receiving 30,000 words of telegrams at once, she had become the most autocratic telegraph operator.

After receiving it, she had to send a telegram back: just send the English version next time!

Shang Yuegui, who was extremely tired, didn't have the energy to read what she had just received at this time.

She fell asleep!

Lin Fan walked out of his room. He knew clearly in his heart: no one interrupted his thinking.

It shows that everything is under control!

At least the Fifth Regiment's combat plan this morning was smooth.

In fact, this was also the case.

When the devil's Thirtieth Brigade was still discussing whether to implement the combat plan,

The Special Operations Brigade's counterattack had already begun.

The first thing that sounded was the sound of heavy artillery bombardment.

This time, the Ninth Regiment's sixty-six 150mm caliber guns bombarded the devils in different areas.

They only used artillery shells to plow out a road for the infantry to charge.

Wu Yuan's five companies of soldiers from the Fourteenth Regiment rushed out of the Chunhua position.

They quickly charged towards Qiaotou Town along the ground that had just been bombarded by artillery shells.

Along the way, they could see huge craters appearing in front of them.

This indiscriminate bombardment still injured the devil's Infantry Thirty-Eighth Regiment.

They arranged the devils of the entire regiment on the position in platoons.

The result was: no matter where the 150mm grenade exploded, there would always be an unlucky platoon hit.

The heavy artillery bombardment started suddenly and ended quickly.

Just after the heavy artillery bombardment ended, there were three more planes in the air.

At a glance, it could be seen that these three planes were not Imperial planes.

It seemed that these three planes had no intention of hiding their identity.

As soon as they arrived on the battlefield, they immediately began low-altitude strafing.

Xiao Jianying and the others didn't just strafe once and fly away.

Instead, they kept shooting from east to west and back and forth.

The devils of the entire Thirtieth Brigade in front of Chunhua had no temper at all.

They wanted to shoot down the planes now, but they didn't have anti-aircraft artillery.

They called the China Expeditionary Army headquarters: request aviation support.

The headquarters clearly stated: there could be no aviation support.

In the devils' battles during this period, the air had always been their world.

The army simply didn't equip anti-aircraft weapons.

They thought: the National Army's air power had never had much combat effectiveness.

The Empire's aviation force was inherently strong, and it could be dispatched at any time when the infantry wanted support.

When facing this team from the Special Operations Brigade,

They suddenly felt embarrassed: send a fighter plane?

It would be shot down by the Special Operations Brigade's anti-aircraft artillery.

Two aviation squadrons had already landed in a box this morning!

Don't send a fighter plane over?

The infantry was being ravaged by the Special Operations Brigade's planes.

At this time, the China Expeditionary Army headquarters faced a difficult choice:

"Protect the infantry or protect the planes!"

Protecting the planes only required not sending them out, which was very easy to do.

Protecting the infantry, even if fighter planes were sent out, it would be difficult to guarantee that those infantry could continue to advance.

No matter how difficult the choice, after analysis, it was easy to make a choice.

The China Expeditionary Army headquarters ordered: "The Thirtieth Brigade in the Chunhua direction will hold back the Special Operations Brigade.

The Nineteenth Brigade in the Tangshan direction will attack Tangshan according to last night's battle plan."

All the staff officers now knew: "At this time, withdrawing all the teams back is the best choice."

However, looking at Commander Yan Junliu's dark face,

None of the staff officers dared to make this suggestion.

The current commander of the China Expeditionary Army, Yan Junliu, had only one thought: "Seize a hill!

Only the Nineteenth Brigade can seize a hill today.

Then I will withdraw the troops."

This can also be regarded as a triumphant return to the capital!

Now he pinned all his hopes on Brigadier General Kusayama Tatsumi.

The order pressed down by the headquarters immediately unified the opinions of the military meeting held by the Nineteenth Brigade:

Attack!

Yesterday, it was so easy to occupy Shizishan with just one platoon.

Today, Brigadier General Kusayama Tatsumi decided to increase the strength: order Captain Fujiyama Toshihiko to send a company to attack Shizishan directly.

This time, the brigade commander also specially ordered the Infantry Twentieth Regiment to fully cooperate.

All the artillery of the entire Infantry Twentieth Regiment was concentrated to support Captain Fujiyama Toshihiko's attack.

His entire brigade was ready for battle.

Mortars and Type 92 infantry guns were light and easy to deploy.

In half an hour, these artillery pieces had fired on the Shizishan position.

Yesterday afternoon, Regiment Commander Katagiri Kuro of the Ninth Regiment had been to the Shizishan position.

He personally guided the bombing at the artillery position.

He pointed out the trenches and fortifications on Shizishan one by one.

As a senior commander, Regiment Commander Katagiri Kuro's memory was very accurate.

Yesterday afternoon, he only inspected the Shizishan position casually, but at this time, he could still accurately draw all the fortifications and trenches on the entire mountain.

However, he also knew clearly in his heart that the three anti-aircraft guns he saw yesterday,

Not to mention Type 92 infantry guns and mortars, even if 150mm howitzers were dragged over,

They would not be able to blow up the other side's defenses!

Captain Takamoto Masato accepted the order to attack Shizishan.

He accepted the personal instruction of Regiment Commander Katagiri Kuro.

Regiment Commander Katagiri Kuro drew in detail on paper the distribution and direction of the fortifications and trenches on Shizishan.

He marked all the lengths, widths, and narrowness.

Captain Takamoto Masato was overjoyed to be personally instructed by the regiment commander.

He excitedly said: he will definitely be able to lead the entire company to occupy Shizishan.

If he cannot occupy Shizishan, he will die on Shizishan.

Through understanding the defensive fortifications of the entire hill,

Captain Takamoto Masato did not think that occupying this hill would be very difficult.

After all, Fujita's platoon had occupied it yesterday.

With full confidence, Captain Takamoto Masato set off with the entire company under the concerned and envious eyes of many devils.

Those envious eyes were from the captains and company commanders of the Infantry Twentieth Regiment.

They felt that with the personal instruction of the regiment commander, there was no position that could not be taken.

Not to mention that the artillery bombardment of Shizishan had been going on for half an hour from the beginning to now.

It seemed that there was no intention to stop.

The devils of Takamoto's company walked all the way to the foot of Shizishan, and the artillery support from the Twentieth Regiment had not stopped.

It was not until they rested at the bottom of the big hillside for fifteen minutes.

When they had restored their energy to the best state, the artillery bombardment of Shizishan ended.

Just after the artillery bombardment ended, Captain Takamoto Masato pointed to the position on the hillside.

He loudly ordered: "The brigade commander, regiment commander, and captain are all watching us from behind.

We must occupy this position in the shortest time and at the fastest speed."

Sergeant Major Hamada Taiwa said with a smile: "Captain! The bombardment of this hill has been going on for almost an hour.

The entire hill is about to be lifted up by artillery shells.

I saw that this hill is a little shorter than yesterday. I don't know if it was cut off by artillery shells.

Those Special Operations Brigade soldiers on the mountain have long been bombed to death.

There will be no more people.

We just need to rush up and plant the flag."

Captain Takamoto Masato also thought so.

He smiled and encouraged all the devils: "So! Now it depends on who of us is the first to rush to the top of the mountain.

That is the top merit of this battle!"

With an order, all the devils of the entire company rushed towards Shizishan desperately.

When the devils were bombarding with artillery, the soldiers of the Fifth Company hid in the air-raid shelter.

Company Commander Xu Jingming of the Fifth Company said regretfully: "Those devils are really something, they died if they died.

They even left such a bad smell in this air-raid shelter."

Platoon Leader Xiao Yeren said: "Company Commander! When the devils are driven away, we must dig a layer of soil out of this air-raid shelter.

I feel that this smell has penetrated into the soil.

But if it comes again, I still prefer this method of burning more than a thousand devils to death without firing a single shot."

The artillery bombardment outside continued non-stop.

Company Commander Xu Jingming said with a smile: "We burned more than a thousand devils to death last night.

Now they are setting off firecrackers for those devils."

"Yes! This has been going on for almost an hour. Those devils are willing to spend so much!"

Just as the explosions outside stopped,

"Go out! Seize the high ground!" Company Commander Xu Jingming ordered loudly.

When they rushed into the trenches, they saw that the devils were less than 30 meters away from the