Ever since, that night, the Japanese army's position became "haunted".
Why is it called "haunted"? Because they found that whenever they went to the toilet, teammates would "disappear" inexplicably, and they would disappear without making a sound.
After four consecutive teammates went to the toilet without seeing anyone, the team leader in charge of the defense area felt something was wrong and immediately organized personnel to search.
But the result is the same - no one alive, no dead body, and no other clues except a small blood stain on the ground.
This situation made the Japanese squad leader Taro Mori shudder: What is this situation? Are there really wild beasts and ghosts around here? If it were the enemy, let alone the fact that they were not so skilled, our own soldiers would always carry guns with them when going to the toilet, fearing enemy sneak attacks and wild beast attacks. Besides, can the enemy troops really kill four people in a row without making a sound? If they had this ability, they would most likely directly attack their position to get things done.
With this doubt, Taro Mouri had all kinds of black question marks on his head, but all kinds of hairs in his heart.
Of course, as an "advanced" "Sunrise Warrior", Taro Mori naturally could not write this situation on his face, so he made a very "wise" decision, that is, to report the situation to his superiors .
Soon, the emergence of this situation alarmed their squadron leader Ogawa Tutaro.
After hearing this, Ogawa Tutaro pondered for a while, and then made a very wise decision - to stop the loss in time and go to the toilet to solve the problem on the spot. If he couldn't bear it anymore, the four of them left together.
It has to be said that this trick of Ogawa Tutaro was extremely effective. This allowed Liu Houming's troops to gain nothing in one night, except to kill the four Japanese soldiers who were going to the toilet.
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When the sun slowly rose, the Japanese army had already begun a new round of operations.
Different from yesterday, the southward column was supported by an artillery regiment and an artillery brigade this time. The artillery regiment was from the 6th Division, and the artillery brigade was from the 27th Division.
Of course, it's not that Masaharu Honma is reluctant to lend his artillery regiment to the Sixth Division, but the 27th Division itself is a three-regiment division, and the artillery only has one brigade. .
It has to be said that after being reinforced by more than 30 artillery pieces, Ushijima Mitsuru changed his cautious attitude at the beginning yesterday and launched a burst of artillery fire!
Yes, there was a burst of shelling just as we came up.
For Mitsuru Ushijima, he was now a "rich man". He wanted an aviation force, an aviation force, and artillery, and he was the essence of the artillery of the two divisions.
Of course, in addition to the strengthening of artillery, there is also the strengthening of infantry. The strengthening of both makes Ushijima Mitsuru's confidence level full in an instant!
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The sun slowly shines on the land on the south bank of the Xinqiang River, giving people a warm feeling.
But on this river beach, it was in full swing.
These busy people are none other than the Japanese invaders! They are busy setting up artillery positions, and they must deal a heavy blow to the opponent as soon as possible!
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"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, a large number of Japanese artillery was found on the river beach! According to observations, at least forty-two artillery pieces are being set up! Report completed!" A communications soldier ran to Zhang Tianhai's headquarters and reported.
At this time, Zhang Tianhai had woken up and was washing his face.
After hearing the news, Zhang Tianhai raised his head, looked at Guo Qiliang at the side, and asked: "Lao Guo, have our troops withdrawn from the front line?"
Guo Qiliang nodded and said: "Report to the commander-in-chief that our troops have withdrawn to the second line. Let them bomb!"
"That's fine." Zhang Tianhai wiped his face and said.
After placing the handkerchief on the back of the chair, Zhang Tianhai suddenly frowned and said, "This little devil is a bit abnormal. Logically speaking, they shouldn't have suffered such a big loss yesterday." , just massed a large number of artillery. What on earth do they want to do? "
"Commander-in-Chief, is it possible that they are coming for our theater security forces? After all, we caused them a big loss last time in Jiankou Town, and this time it was us who took the initiative to provoke them. Could this little devil be Taking revenge for personal gain?" Guo Qiliang replied.
Zhang Tianhai thought for a while and said: "I think it is very possible. After all, it is an extremely abnormal behavior for them to gather such a large artillery force at this time. According to my observation, the Japanese army's strength in Hubei is also quite tight now. It is not in their interest to fight on two fronts at this time. According to me, their reinforcements have arrived. Then they will use us to vent their anger."
With that said, Zhang Tianhai strode to the military map, and then continued: "The Japanese army is fighting in northwest Hubei, and it is impossible for them to use troops from Wuhan. They are most likely to be troops directly drawn from the Jiangxi front line. Mom Yes, mobilize so many troops just to attack us?"
As he was talking, Zhang Tianhai suddenly realized something, and he said directly to Xu Xun: "Xiao Xu, immediately call Commander Guan Linzheng of the 15th Group Army and inquire about the movements of the Japanese troops on the north bank of the Xinqiang River! And inform Commander Guan that our unit The specific situation of the enemy in person! Execute immediately!"
"Yes! Commander-in-Chief!" Xu Xun responded, and then hurried to carry out Zhang Tianhai's order.
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Zhang Tianhai was thinking and studying the Japanese army's movements, but the Japanese army's actions would not stop because of this.
Therefore, under the busy work of the Japanese artillery, their bombardment preparations were completed in only half an hour.
"Prepare!!!"
Under the sunshine, a Japanese officer held up a small flag in his hand. This small flag will command the entire artillery position!
Following the Japanese officer's order, all the Japanese artillerymen were ready, just waiting for his order, then stuffed the shells into the artillery, and then fired.
"emission!!!"
Following the order from the Japanese artillery officer, one shell after another with bright light dragged a long tail flame across the sky, and then hit the "front line position" of the national army heavily!
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
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It has to be said that the firepower of the Japanese army after being strengthened by artillery was not that powerful. Listening to the explosions, it was like the sound of firecrackers going off during the Spring Festival, dense and fast.
Before Zhang Tianhai and others could recover, another intense burst of artillery fire covered the national army position.
The fierce artillery fire directly covered five times before stopping.
Looking at the power of the explosion in the telescope, Zhang Tianhai's face was solemn and he said: "It seems that our guess is not wrong. These little devils are here for our security forces. Damn, they really think highly of us." Judging from the organization of the little devil, this must be at least an artillery regiment. Even the number of artillery pieces has far exceeded that of an artillery regiment."
"Isn't that right? Fortunately we retreated quickly, otherwise there would have been another series of casualties. I don't think the little devil would have stopped here." Guo Qiliang agreed with Zhang Tianhai's words.
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