"My 10th Division is also willing to be loyal to the empire, and is willing to serve as the empire's vanguard force and attack the mountains!" Shinozuka Yoshio said not to be outdone.
Only Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke remained silent because his 16th Division was still on the road and had not yet reached the front line.
King Higashikata Minuhiko thought for a moment and made a decision: "Let Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatehei lead the 13th Division as the main attacking force in this battle! The 10th Division is on standby!"
"Hai!" Shinozuka Yoshio, Ogisu Tatehei, Fujie Keisuke and other three people responded in unison.
Now that His Highness the Prince has made a decision, they have nothing to say.
Why did King Higashikata Minuhiko make this arrangement decision? That's because he knew that the 10th Division had suffered huge losses in the Battle of Xuzhou. Although Isotani Rensuke had been replaced, the backbone of the Imperial Sect had been disabled.
So, just like that, the order of the Japanese army's attack was determined.
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"Military seat, the enemy troops have begun to move forward." Song Xilian's adjutant reported to Song Xilian.
"Huh?" Song Xilian immediately picked up the telescope in his hand and looked forward.
Sure enough, the Japanese army began to take action. Groups of Japanese troops began to set up positions on the flat ground in front of the mountain. Of course, their positions were artillery positions.
The artillery units were already lined up, with their muzzles pointed neatly at the mountain.
"Damn, little Japan is still playing like this!" Song Xilian said bitterly. After all, he knew the Japanese army very well, and he was also an old opponent of the Japanese army.
"Inform the troops that in addition to responding to artillery bombardments, each squad should prepare a bucket of water." Song Xilian ordered.
"Water? Isn't there a bucket of water for each shift now? Is it ready?" asked the adjutant next to him. After all, it is common sense to prepare water on the position and water the machine gun when it is hot.
"Prepare one more barrel. This little Japan is not a good thing. It may launch a poison gas offensive. We have to make corresponding preparations." Song Xilian ordered very seriously. Indeed, in his opinion, this must be done. of.
"Yes, military seat!" the adjutant responded.
Song Xilian was already prepared for the fact that the Japanese army would use poison gas bombs. He had already learned about it when he was in Shanghai.
The Japanese attack was very fierce and fierce.
After preparing the artillery positions, artillery shells began to fire violently towards the Fujinshan position where the national army was stationed.
"Bang!!"
"Bang!!"
"Bang!!"
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Artillery shells formed a dense firepower network and began to be fired towards the national army's position.
"Boom~~Boom!!!"
"Boom~~Bomm!!!"
"Boom~~Boom!!!"
The shell quickly cut through the sky, and then hit the Fujin Mountain hard, then kicked up bursts of dust, and the entire mountain couldn't help but shake.
Wisps of dust were shaken off from the top of the bunker and fell on the head of Song Xilian, commander of the 71st Army.
"Damn it! Little Japan bullies people too much! As long as we have artillery, their artillery positions will be finished!" As he said that, Song Xilian's fist hit the wall next to him, feeling helpless. Born from within.
Looking at Song Xilian's command post, the movement of the Japanese army was clear to everyone, but there was nothing that could be done against them. Because the national army was weak, there was no way to use artillery to bombard the Japanese artillery positions, let alone The Air Force is such a rare species.
The rumbling sound of artillery lasted for nearly half an hour, and the Japanese troops finally began to attack.
Groups of Japanese troops, almost armed to the teeth, began to attack. They were fully equipped, and the rising sun flags were flying gently under the sharp bayonets.
"Oh no!! Kill!!"
The junior officers of the Japanese army were shouting and waving their samurai swords to the sky. They never thought that their bullets would attract bullets from the other side. They only had the word "war" in their minds!
The Japanese officers were shouting, while the Japanese soldiers were advancing quickly under their command.
Just when this group of Japanese troops began to approach the Chinese army's position, another violent explosion sounded. It turned out that the Japanese artillery fired again!
The cannonball hit the hard mountain and immediately broke into pieces, and then formed a strong shock wave, killing in all directions.
The forward troops of the Japanese army took this opportunity to engage in battle with the forward troops of the Chinese army...
"Tu tu tu tu..."
"boom!"
"boom!"
"Thud, tug, tug, tug..."
Various types of gunshots rang out, mixed with a lot of shouts and curses.
"Kill these little Japanese sons of bitches!" the officers and soldiers of the national army were shouting and cursing. Yes, they were the troops of the 36th Division.
For the troops of the 36th Division, their battle with the Japanese army was not a matter of a day or two. However, since the last breakout from Nanjing, the division's troops had already fallen into a long recovery period.
Although they may not be able to return to their strength before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, they are at least more elite than other troops.
"Military seat, the ones in front are already fighting like crazy. I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. I'm afraid the Japanese army has launched an all-out attack this time." The chief of staff next to him said to Song Xilian.
"So what if you beat me crazy? Little Japan can go crazy, but we can't go crazy? Beat me hard!" Song Xilian rarely used a curse word. After all, a gentle man like him can make him use curse words. That seems very bad.
"Yes! Military seat!" the chief of staff responded. Now that the military commander has spoken, what can he do? We can only follow the commander and fight to the death with these damn Japanese troops!
The Japanese army's attacks have always been fierce and straightforward. The 36th Division of the National Army is not a soft persimmon. It has quite powerful firepower, which once frustrated the Japanese army's frontline offensive.
"Which Chinese army is the army in front? How could it be so powerful?" King Higashikata Minuhiko asked as he looked at the retreating troops in front.
"His Royal Highness, the number of the unit ahead is currently unknown. We have called the Special High School Division and asked them to verify it for us." The Japanese officer next to him reported that he was a major general based on his military rank. The specific position was not known yet. .
"Souga, we can let the Special High School take action, but we definitely can't rely entirely on them! We have to find an opportunity to directly attack the enemy's position. In this case, all the troubles will be eliminated. It's solved." King Higashikata Minuhiko analyzed that for him, not capturing the enemy's position was just a normal event.
The Second Army... oh, that is, the Northern Route Army. Since going north, it has fought against countless national army units. As for which national army unit it has fought against, King Higashikaru Palace Minuhiko has never paid attention to it—— Because without exception, the troops they fought were easily defeated by them.
It was just that the troops in front of them were particularly tenacious, which was why King Higashikata Minuhiko was more interested.
Sometimes, which elite unit is where, this will determine the battlefield trend.
What is important information for those with a keen sense of war? That’s it!
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PS: Another update is here!
Thanks to Qidian book friend James Leggeshen for the 100-point reward.
