"what sound?"
A Japanese recruit raised his head in confusion.
"Idiot, it's the sound of artillery shells. Get down quickly."
An old soldier grabbed the new soldier and rolled him into the trench.
"Is this possible?" The recruit trembled.
He had never experienced such an occasion.
"Don't worry, the communist army uses small-caliber artillery, which can't even blow up earthen trenches, let alone our solid cement trenches."
The veteran said, clenching his fists and hitting the cement wall next to him twice.
Bang, bang, bang!
There was a big hole in the cement wall.
The hollow interior is exposed.
veteran:"???"
Recruit: "..."
Boom!
A shell exploded next to a concrete fortification.
Wow!
The seemingly solid cement fortification collapsed instantly.
The cement block crumbled into thumb-sized shards.
Boom, boom!
Cannonballs exploded next to the cement fortifications, turning the fortifications into ruins.
When Wei Wu was building fortifications, he had already marked all the shooting elements, so the artillery on the opposite side was naturally extremely accurate.
Directly blast the soldier-hiding caves and garrison points one by one with precision.
The Japanese troops on duty suffered heavy losses.
As for the Japanese soldiers sleeping in the barracks, they were directly dealt with.
When Wei Wu originally built the barracks, he chose to decorate them entirely with wooden linings because wooden decorations were easy to make mezzanines.
He can safely stuff some private goods in the mezzanine.
Such as explosive bags, lime powder, rust nails...
Some even buried fuses.
As soon as the action started, it exploded.
In an instant, hundreds of barracks exploded like fireworks.
All kinds of broken limbs and broken arms were flying around.
Smoke and dust rose and blood covered the ground, like a slaughterhouse.
This is especially true for artillery positions.
Those shells easily penetrated the thin iron dome and blew up the artillery inside.
Some artillerymen coveted the defensive power of the dome and deliberately piled a large number of artillery shells on the gun positions.
The purpose is to reduce the number of trips when transporting artillery shells.
As a result, they all became weapons for the attacker.
A preview was given to Nagumo of the consequences of piling bombs all over the deck.
After a few shells landed, the entire fortification was reduced to rubble.
The fate of the Japanese troops inside can be imagined.
At the same time, the boats crossing the river also docked and climbed into position with guns in hand.
At this time, the fortifications were covered with rubble, thick smoke was rising everywhere, and no living people could be seen.
Only half of the broken flag remained on one flagpole.
The leading team member pulled down the flag, threw it into the river, and put the red flag up.
It means they captured this place.
After occupying the fortifications, the advance team built a defense line and searched the battlefield.
After a careful search, we finally found several radio stations that were still intact among the ruins.
At this time, a group of Japanese soldiers with white towels on their arms came over.
"did you find it?"
asked the leader of the Japanese team.
"It's all here, let's see if we can use it."
The leader of the advance team handed over several radio stations.
"Thank you so much."
The Japanese squad leader took over the radio.
"Thank you so much." The captain of the advance team held the hand of the Japanese squad leader. "Without your help, we would not have captured this place so easily."
"The casualties will not be so small."
"You are the real comrades."
"It's nothing. It's all the division commander's orders. We will do whatever he says. By the way, I also have some gadgets here. See if you are interested."
The Japanese squad leader said as he lifted up his shirt.
Inside the coat are full of small pockets containing various bits and pieces.
"British cigarettes, German lighters, American pipes, French perfumes, Soviet vodka, whatever you need, the prices are fair, and you're welcome."
Looking at the dazzling array of merchandise in the clothes of the Japanese squad leader, the advance captain didn't know what to say.
He always felt like something wasn't right.
He was a little embarrassed to refuse and bought a pack of British cigarettes.
After taking a puff, the captain of the advance team threw the cigarette to the ground: "What the hell? Why is it so difficult to smoke?"
Looking at the smoke at his feet, the advance captain put out the urge to smother it several times.
Picked it up again.
"Forget it, it's all money, it can't be wasted."
…
After Wei Wu got the radio station, he started operating it.
He first asked his radio station to send telegrams to the 20th Division and the 109th Division. He discovered the Communist Army's reconnaissance team and paid attention to it.
Then he used the radio stations of the 20th Division and the 109th Division to send messages.
The content of the message was that the telegram was received, but the Communist troops were not found, and they blamed the transport division for making a fuss.
At the same time, Wei Wu also asked the radio stations of the 20th Division and the 109th Division to send reports to each other, and his words were full of contempt for the Transport Division.
Because the transport division is only a third-line unit, they are the first-line units that have been trained on the front line every day. It is really unbelievable that a third-line unit actually has to deal with the first-line units on how to fight.
After a while, Wei Wu asked the transportation division to issue a telegram first, saying that the front line was attacked by the Communist army and was conducting fire suppression. It was suspected that the Communist army would make a sneak attack at night, and all ministries were cautious.
After 20 minutes, the 20th Division and the 109th Division sent a message stating that they had been attacked.
And "hurriedly" sent a message requesting additional personnel to the public channel.
This time, it exploded.
Almost all radio stations within the reporting area knew that the 20th Division and the 109th Division had been attacked.
Even the base camp was aware of the situation.
"Baga, what did this guy Kawagishi do? Why did the Communist army sneak attack?"
After Tojo received the news, he was furious.
However, now, there are only three divisions on the entire defense line: 20,109 and Wei Wu's transportation division.
A total of only 100,000 people.
Now they are all under attack, and if they want to mobilize troops for rescue, there are no troops to send.
The closest to them is the independent cavalry brigade of the First Army, which is 100 kilometers away. It may be too late to rush for reinforcements.
Tojo was circling around the office anxiously.
Taking a deep breath, Tojo came to the telegraph room: "Send a telegram to the First Army and ask Juichi Terauchi to do everything he can to help the Yangtze River defense line. The Yangtze River defense line must be defended. Otherwise, if North China is lost, he will ask the Emperor." Let’s commit seppuku.”
Terauchi Shouichi was pulled out of bed by his adjutant.
"Something happened to the commander. The 20th Division and the 109th Division were raided. The Yangtze River defense line may collapse. Prime Minister Tojo wants us to rush to help immediately!"
"What? The Yangtze River defense line is about to collapse? What does the 20th Division do for food? Contact me immediately."
Shouichi in the temple was also confused.
He had just received a telegram from the 20th Division in the afternoon, saying that they had reached the Yangtze River Defense Line. He also said that this place was impregnable and suggested that North China should also build fortresses according to this standard. How come it was about to collapse in the blink of an eye?
"We can no longer contact the 20th Division. We only contacted the 109th Division. It is said that they saw flames shooting into the sky near the 20th Division and didn't know what happened. Moreover, the Communist Army had many heavy artillery. The 109th Division's The commander was seriously injured in the bombing, and Captain Oda is now commanding the battle."
