The defense line of the 19th Route Army in Liuhe Town was full of artillery fire, and several warships of the Japanese Third Fleet were pouring artillery fire on the positions of the 19th Route Army!

This is the defense area of the 60th Brigade of the 120th Division of the 19th Route Army, because it is located in the rear, only one regiment is placed here, about 1,000 people, and there are only a dozen light and heavy machine guns and only a few mortars.

But their opponent was the elite 11th Division of the Japanese army, and although the 11th Division was lightly armed, with only four infantry wings, it also had more than 16,000 men.

And the 19th Route Army, which defended the Liuhe River, only had one regiment!

Boom –

Boom –

The 105 guns and 150 guns on the Japanese cruisers and destroyers were constantly firing, and huge craters were blown up on the positions of the 5th Regiment.

In the smoke of gunpowder, Zou Rong, the commander of the third battalion, was smoked all over his face, and hurriedly ran to the regimental headquarters in the half-bunker, howling and crying: "Tuanza, leave some seeds for our third battalion!"

Liang Zuoxun, commander of the Fifth Regiment of the 120th Brigade, stood in front of the observation window, put down his binoculars, his eyes were as big as cow's eggs, and shouted: "Zou Rong! Go back to the front line for me!"

"Tuanza!" Zou Rong was also a one-meter-eight man, but at this time he was crying like a child: "The Japanese artillery fire is too fierce! As soon as their naval guns explode, it will be a big pit of five or six meters! There are only more than 200 brothers left in our third battalion!"

In the face of the wolf-like charge of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army under the cover of naval guns, the 5th Regiment had already lost two lines of defense, and now only more than 800 people were left in the entire regiment to withdraw into Liuhe Town, preparing to resist the Japanese army with this riverside town.

But whether it is the soldiers below or the regiment commander Liang Zuoxun, they all know that they may not be able to hold even one afternoon!

"The brigade seat and the other four regiments are already on the way to support, as long as they hold the afternoon! The other brother units of our 120th Brigade can arrive!" Liang Zuoxun bit his lip and sighed.

The absolute overwhelming firepower superiority caused the Fifth Regiment to suffer heavy losses, Liang Zuoxun was also anxious and angry, but the order he got was to hold on to the 120th Brigade Support and Air Force support, but it had been fighting for most of the morning, where was there any Air Force support!

"Lao Zou, take my guards with you, your battalion's casualties are indeed too great. Liang Zuoxun lit a cigarette, took a hard puff, and simply sent his own guard company.

Zou Rong's third battalion, because it was located on the front line of the riverbank, was the first to receive the attack when the Japanese attacked, and was also caught off guard by the Japanese naval guns.

"Tuanza!" Zou Rong wiped the snot on his face: "I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid that my brothers won't be able to go back!"

"Lao Tzu is not afraid, you are afraid of a hammer!" Liang Zuoxun knocked over Zou Rong with one kick.

But the face was also very gloomy, the Japanese army attacking Liuhe had four infantry wings, more than 16,000 people, and both defensive lines were lost under the first wave of Japanese charges, and the entire regiment had to withdraw into Liuhe Town, and the Japanese army also unscrupulously bombarded the town with large-caliber naval guns!

Now the Japanese army has relied on the number of people and has begun to spread out to both sides of Liuhe Town, forming a large net and gradually surrounding Liuhe Town.

"The radio signal!" The only two radios in the regiment headquarters suddenly rang out sharply, and the liaison officer immediately reported to Liang Zuoxun happily.

"The brigade is bringing people here?" Liang Zuoxun was slightly stunned.

"It's the Air Force!" replied the liaison.

"Air Force?" Liang Zuoxun thought of the wooden biplanes that passed by a few days ago, and had a fight with the Japanese planes, and he didn't know how the casualties were.

"Ask if it's the Fifth or Seventh Team of the Central Air Force?" Liang Zuoxun frowned slightly, although there are only mecha fighters, it is better than nothing.

"The other party said that it was the Fifth Fighter Group and the Third Bomber Group of the Shanghai Task Force of the Zhenbei Army!"

Liang Zuoxun was stunned again, isn't the Zhenbei Army in the northeast? More than 800 kilometers away, why did the air force come over?

"Regiment! Their commander has asked to speak to you. The liaison officer picked up the communication device and handed it to Liang Zuoxun.

This is short-wave radio communication equipment, which has been developed to the point that military equipment can directly communicate with the radio before World War II, and the American, British, and German fighters are equipped with this kind of radio that can communicate directly, while the Japanese army did not begin to attach importance to air communication until after the Zero fighter.

This is the first time that Liang Zuoxun has used this shortwave radio station, which is said to be donated by 'Nanyang Chinese', and picked up the intercom device and asked: "I am Liang Zuoxun, the commander of the Fifth Regiment of the 120th Brigade!"

There was a rustling sound in the intercom equipment, and then a strong male voice said with a zizi electric voice: "Hello Commander Liang! I am Tang Feiyu, commander of the Air Force of the Shanghai Task Force of the Zhenbei Army, we have arrived in Tongzhou at present, and we are expected to arrive in the Liuhe area in five minutes.

Hearing that the other party really came all the way from the northeast to support, Liang Zuoxun took a breath of cold air, this is more than 800 kilometers!

But he immediately came back to his senses and replied: "The 11th Division of the Japanese Army is trying to encircle Liuhe Town, please support the Air Force brothers!"

"Received! Reinforcements will arrive in five minutes!" Tang Feiyu replied.

After hanging up the communication, Liang Zuoxun immediately came to the observation window, took out his binoculars and looked in the direction of the north.

Four minutes later, there was a humming sound in the air, it was the sound of fighter planes' propellers and engines!

Under the surprised eyes of Liang Zuoxun and the more than 800 soldiers of the Fifth Regiment who held Liuhe Town, seventy-two beautiful monoplane fighters broke through the clouds and roared down!

Like the roar of death, drop bombs weighing 250 kilograms!

Boom –

The bombs with greater power than the explosion of the 150 naval guns fell on the Japanese positions, and the soldiers of the Fifth Regiment saw countless stumps and broken arms flying in the air, and the Japanese soldiers in the distance were so panicked that they dodged the bombing in all directions, and even went crazy and fired at the planes with rifles.

Thirty-six bombers were followed by thirty-six fighters roaring and firing at low altitudes at the Japanese positions!

Knock! Knock!

DadaDaDa -

The fire snakes of 20 mm guns and 12.7 mm machine guns swept through the Japanese positions, and the Japanese troops lay on the ground one after another to avoid shooting, but they never thought that they would be suppressed by the air of the Chinese army.

After the bombers dropped the bombs, they soon continued to fly south, while the 36 fighters stayed behind and hovered over the Liuhe River, occasionally firing at low altitudes at the Japanese troops.

The Japanese had to retreat their front-line troops some distance and rely on the anti-aircraft fire of the Third Fleet along the river and the dispatch of naval aviation to temporarily settle down.

Liang Zuoxun, who got the information about the temporary retreat of the Japanese army, couldn't help laughing, laughing and laughing, and cried.

He looked at the south with a crying voice: "Commander-in-chief, brigade seat! Liuhe! Hold on today!"

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