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"Commander Xue!"

"I have dispatched the First Division to Mentougou to resist the northward advance of the 29th Division's allied forces!"

After taking a deep breath, Du Yuming slowly began to speak.

"The First Division?"

"Yu Ming! Something's not right!"

Xue Yue frowned and said.

First, the Fifth Army sent troops to support the retreat of the First Army Group, but was bombed by a large amount of heavy firepower from the Kwantung Army.

Twenty minutes earlier, the two sides had just started fighting.

Yoshijiro Umezu's thinking was definitely not that simple!

"Commander Xue!"

"Mentougou is a narrow and cramped location, and the First Division's operations in front of it have already become entangled with the combined forces of the 29th Division!"

Du Yuming pondered for a moment and then said.

"Yu Ming!"

"You're still confused!"

"Those are Japanese devils!"

"If Umezu really had control over those people in the 29th Division, he wouldn't have tolerated the development of the Taiyuan Campaign!"

"Commander Xue, what do you mean?" Du Yuming subconsciously took a deep breath and asked.

"Bait!"

"Those little devils from the 29th Division of the Allied Forces were just bait!"

"Umezu is trying to wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"

Xue Yue said in a deep voice.

The 29th Division suffered a series of crushing defeats and was on the verge of collapse. The Kwantung Army did not send troops to its aid, whether in Taiyuan or northward.

And now the air force is being deployed.

The meaning is self-evident.

After all, how could a dilapidated 29th Division of the Allied Forces possibly compare to the Fifth Army, which annihilated the strongest fighting force in China?

"Give me the order!"

"The First Division must immediately withdraw from Mentougou!"

"Spread out completely!"

"The sooner the better!"

After a moment of contemplation, Du Yuming quickly spoke.

The words just fell!

"Commander!"

"Urgent telegram from Commander He!"

Another messenger's voice suddenly rang out.

"speak!"

"Commander!"

"The First Division intercepted the 29th Division's combined forces in Mentougou, but suffered heavy casualties from a large-scale air raid!"

"What did you say?"

"Air force bombing?" Du Yuming seemed to have all his energy drained in an instant, and he staggered.

"Correct!"

"Commander!"

"The First Division reports that the entire Kwantung Air Force has changed course and is heading towards Taipei!"

"He suspected that the Japanese were planning to bomb the Taipei defense line!"

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Mentougou!

Li Yunlong put down his binoculars, his eyes now completely bloodshot. "Commander-in-Chief!"

"Those little Japanese devils are really despicable!"

Li Yunlong cursed angrily...

What was in sight had completely turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Or rather, hell on earth.

In reality, Du Yuming's armored forces suffered relatively few casualties, given their unparalleled mobility and constant search for cover.

But the 29th Division wasn't so lucky!

This bombing resulted in at least 10,000 casualties.

Even so, the casualties of the troops in front of Du Yuming exceeded two-fifths.

It's important to understand that China's industrial base is currently very weak. Once these tanks and armored vehicles break down, there's virtually no chance of subsequent repairs.

"Those Japanese devils were scoundrels to begin with!"

"But what I'm most worried about is their next move!"

Xie Jinyuan also put down his binoculars and shook his head.

The three rounds of bombing were a completely premeditated attack.

It's likely that Umezu had been keeping an eye on the movements of the Allied forces, including the 29th Division, from the very beginning, and launched his air force the instant the Battle of Mentougou began.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to launch a large-scale bombing operation under such precise timing.

Given the numerous defenses in Beishi City, it's understandable that Umezu's fighters wouldn't rashly dive-bomb.

Du Yuming underestimated the Japanese too much!

However, there was no other way; if troops were not deployed, the Taipei defense line would also face a huge threat.

This is a complete dead end.

Whether Du Yuming sends troops or not, he will encounter the current situation.

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"You mean your 1.5 means those fighter jets changed course?" Li Yunlong suddenly realized and asked.

"Ok!"

"Judging from the direction, it's Taipei!"

"The Fifth Army has left the city in full force, leaving the defenses weak!"

"Once the Taipei defense line is breached, the Kwantung Army will inevitably launch a large-scale offensive within the next ten minutes!"

Xie Jinyuan spoke thoughtfully.

"A large-scale offensive?"

"But Commander-in-Chief! The Fifth Army is in a terrible state now, as is the First Army!"

"Then what about the entire Taipei City?" Li Yunlong couldn't help but ask.

"Whether it's the Fifth Army or the First Army Group!"

"We can't let them all perish in Taipei!"

"They've done the best they can!"

"Now it's up to the new Third Front Army!"

Xie Jinyuan took a deep breath and slowly began to speak.

Chapter 198 The Enemy is at the Gates! Smoke of War Sweeps Through the Northern City! [Please Subscribe Automatically!]

The struggle between the New Third Front Army and Shancheng ultimately boils down to him and that person in Shancheng.

Or perhaps it's just that the guy from the mountain city's personality that destined him to be purged if he didn't fight back.

If the massive New Third Front Army were to fall, the fate of its 200,000 troops would be unimaginable.

But there were no major conflicts between him and Du Yuming, Xue Yue, or even the soldiers under their command.

They were all true soldiers.

They were only focused on fighting the Japanese.

However, the current situation is that, before Chu Yunfei succeeds, the Kwantung Army's air force remains a sword of Damocles hanging over the head, hindering the emergence of the new three armies.