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Chapter 517

"Dangtangtang! Tangtangtang!"

On the artillery position of the first brigade, there were bursts of shells being ejected, and mortar shells whizzed from the sky above the officers and soldiers of the position and smashed at the devils who rushed forward.

Compared with when they were in Takahashi, the officers and soldiers lacked some artillery support.Some of those cannons and Soviet artillery were dismantled and buried in the mud, and some had to be abandoned during the breakout, so these mortars were left as scenes at this moment.

A bloody battle ensues
more than three hours later.

"Traveler, the devil has retreated!"

"Well, I saw it. It seems that there are three to four brigades attacking our 190th Division. I think the third division should be the only one attacking our Tenth Army this time."

Standing in the command room of the brigade headquarters in the Dongshan position, Li Chong kept observing through the binoculars, estimating the number of devils in his heart.

He Maoping, who was standing next to him, looked at the corpses all over the field, turned to Li Chong and said, "This time the devils attacked Changsha, we are bleeding a lot."

When talking, He Maoping looked at Li Chong frowning, and he didn't have any happy expression because he repelled the devil's attack, so he couldn't help asking, "Traveler, what's the problem?"

Li Chong frowned and said, "According to the current situation, the Japanese army attacking our Tenth Army is around one division. According to the previous military situation, the 74th Army and the 20th Army split the Japanese army's land attack line, and the Japanese army did not return. Then Where are the other three divisions that attacked us at Laodaohe?"

No one knows how the other lines of defense on the Liuyang River are doing. If the devil breaks through, what's the point of staying here?
After coming down from the observation port of the command room, Li Chong put the binoculars on the table, picked up the teacup, and blew off the ashes on the lid. When he wanted to take a sip, he found that the water inside was already brown.

After refilling the hot water and putting it on the table to cool down, Li Chong walked out of the command room and stepped onto the smoky battlefield.

In view of the judgment that only one division attacked itself, the Tenth Army adopted tactics to keep the devils in front of the position to the greatest extent this time. Light and heavy weapons and bullets were sent straight to the attacking devils. There are many new recruits among the soldiers replenishing the positions. If it is really a hand-to-hand fight with bayonets, three or five people will not be enough for a devil to fight.

Although the devils were repelled by this defensive tactic, the death of one's own side was inevitable. The two armies were not intertwined, so the devils' rear firepower was unscrupulous and poured on the positions of the Tenth Army without any fear of accidental injury.

Turning around, Li Chong found out the casualties from the three regiment leaders, and then reported them.

Li Chong, who was defending the Liuyang River position with other troops, did not know that when the Third Division attacked the Tenth Army, the vanguard of the Sixth Division broke through a corner of the Liuyang River defense line and built a pontoon bridge.Its subordinate Nara Detachment has also arrived at the foot of Changsha City through the pontoon bridge, and with the cooperation of aircraft, tanks and heavy artillery, it blasted a gap in the Changsha City Wall.

And this is also the reason why the Liuyang River position where Li Chong was stationed did not encounter the Devil's bombers. All the Devil's bombers hovered over Changsha City.

The temporary headquarters of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army in Yueyang.

When the news of the Nara detachment's invasion of Changsha came, the devil's chief of staff happily came to Anan Weiji with the battle report.

Anan only took the telegram, got up excitedly and walked to the big words "If you don't break Loulan, you will never return it!", he knew that he was getting closer and closer to fulfilling His Majesty's entrustment.

"Order the main force of the Sixth Division to enter Changsha without stopping! Tell Kanda Shozhong that the imperial flag must fly in front of Xue Boling's provincial government residence within one day!"

"Hi!"

Anan, who was turbulent in his heart, barely knew that although the pioneer Nara detachment of the Sixth Division had invaded Changsha, there was still a long way to go before they could gain a firm foothold in Changsha.

Because after they went up the gap in the Changsha city wall, they found that there were a large number of street fighting Chongqing army troops in Changsha city, turning Changsha city into a position, step by step, even tanks could not provide help in the narrow alleys.

Inside the headquarters of the interim commander of the Ninth War Zone in Xiangtan.

The news that the Nara Detachment, the vanguard of the Sixth Division, had entered Changsha City was also presented to Xue Boling immediately.

Along with this bad news, there is also good news from the Fifth War Zone. With the joint efforts of the Fifth and Sixth War Zones, the recovery of Yichang is already in sight. As long as there is no unexpected Japanese army joining the Yichang battlefield, the recovery of Yichang will take a while.

Xue Boling slapped the table, and said in a sonorous tone, "Although the Nara detachment has already entered the city, my Changsha City Defense Army has three divisions and echelons stationed there. In two days, our troops from other directions in the Ninth War Zone and friendly forces in adjacent theaters can complete the encirclement of all Japanese troops within the Miluo River!"

Chongqing Supreme Command.

The chairman in military uniform stood in front of the sand table with a cane, and a group of senior staff stood behind.To say that when Okamura attacked Changsha for the first time, he was still hesitating whether to defend to the death, so now he no longer hesitates, because in the changing international situation, whether Changsha wins or loses depends on whether he can Get aid from Britain and America.

Since the Xinqiang River, Miluo River, and Laodao River were lost one after another, the atmosphere here is very solemn.

"Great changes have taken place in the world pattern now. The victory or defeat of Changsha will determine the status of the Republic of China in the eyes of Western countries. The United States and Britain, especially the United States, have reached a lease agreement with us a few days ago. Changsha wins, and we will continue to We will have more say in the follow-up support negotiations, and the Americans are more willing to give money and guns when they see our ability to fight against ***!"

Speaking of this, the chairman of the committee poked down heavily with his cane and said, "Therefore, Changsha cannot be defeated!"

With such a will, the third, fifth, and sixth theaters adjacent to the ninth war zone sent troops from all walks of life to Changsha, and according to the predetermined order, encircled most of the devils from the 11th army that crossed the Miluo River.

Under such a general situation, at the Liuyanghe position of the Tenth Army, the officers and soldiers of the Temporary First Brigade located in the Dongshan position repelled another devil's attack.

The entire Tenth Army felt that the devil's attack was not as strong as before. After two unsuccessful attacks, the position fell silent for a while.

Although the grassroots officers and soldiers didn't know that the devil's vanguard had entered Changsha and started street fighting with the city defenders, it was no secret among officers of Li Chong's level at this moment.

With worries about Changsha, the officers of the Tenth Army who were in charge of one side of the army continued to uphold the duties of soldiers and take root in the position.

Although there are concerns about the future of Changsha, for the officers and soldiers of the Tenth Army, the Tenth Army paid the price of the death of the deputy division commander, the serious injury of the division commander, and the death of the entire army as high as two-thirds. It can be done.

(End of this chapter)