The Rise of the Great Powers in the War of Resistance

September [-]th, eight fifty in the morning.

At the artillery brigade's position more than ten kilometers north of Xinkou, the forty giant cannons have taken off their gun covers, and the muzzles of the black holes are facing the direction of Xinkou. Nearly [-] artillerymen from the first regiment of the Artillery Brigade are ready for battle.Artillery brigade commander Wang Daquan had already checked his watch several times. Division commander Zhang Yunfei gave the artillery brigade an order to start shelling at eight o'clock in the morning, and to shoot all the shells within two hours.

As early as an hour ago, Wang Daquan asked the chief of staff to check the number of shells. There are more than [-] shells. According to the normal speed of firing two shells per minute, the commander's explanation cannot be completed in two hours anyway. The mission can only rely on the soldiers to work hard, and they have performed exceptionally.

Finally at eight o'clock sharp, the artillerymen of the Artillery Brigade started the first round of trial shooting. The difficulty of shooting this time was much lower than the last time. The little devil's defensive position more than ten kilometers away was too big. The artillerymen Even with your eyes closed, you can hit the cannonballs on the little devil's position.

Therefore, after the first round of test shooting, there was basically no need to adjust the design parameters. The soldiers immediately started the next shooting. After a while, the whole artillery position roared, and the deafening sound came from far away. [

The artillerymen in the artillery positions had already worn earplugs, otherwise, even well-trained veterans would find it difficult to bear such a loud sound in the positions.

Because of the arduous task today, the soldiers loaded and fired the guns as quickly as possible. Twelve soldiers operated each gun. Although they were very busy, they appeared to be in an orderly manner.

Looking at the frontier position, Zhang Yunfei had already arrived there early, holding a telescope to observe the little devil's position a few kilometers away. Zhang Yunfei had excellent eyesight, and through the telescope, he could clearly see the situation of the little devil on the opposite side.

The little devil's position is already filled with gunpowder smoke, and the flames are soaring into the sky. Every time a shell goes down, it blows up a large piece of soil. In the place, a huge deep pit appeared.

Zhang Yunfei clearly saw that there was a huge machine gun bunker with a diameter of more than 20 meters on the little devil's position, and there were more than a dozen machine gun bunkers in the shooting holes alone. It was directly hit by a shell. This bunker with civil structure, All of a sudden, the ashes disappeared, leaving a big pit on the ground. It was hard to see that there was a large bunker here a few seconds ago.

Under such fierce shelling, the trenches that the little devil had dug neatly had already changed beyond recognition and turned into a mess.

Little devil Xinkou position headquarters

The two division heads and several brigade heads were already sitting there with ugly faces. The heavy shelling by the Eighth Route Army just now made these little devils high-level people unable to hold back.

A little devil brigade commander stood respectfully in front of the two division commanders, and prayed: "Your Excellency, division commander, let the soldiers on the front line withdraw, the artillery fire of the Chinese army on the opposite side is too fierce, if this continues, the soldiers on the battlefield will be killed." All fighters will die, please." After speaking, he bowed deeply.

The two division heads of the little devil also looked dignified, and they were in a dilemma. If the tens of thousands of imperial warriors stationed in the position retreated, what would the Eighth Route Army do if they took the opportunity to pursue them? A defensive position built with painstaking efforts.

If the tens of thousands of imperial army warriors stationed in the position do not withdraw from the position, the shelling of the Chinese army is too violent. Up to now, it has been going on for about 10 minutes, and there is no sign of stopping. The imperial army warriors stationed in the position Many pieces of jade were shattered under the fierce shelling.

Seeing that the two division heads were undecided for a moment, a brigade head next to him carefully suggested: "Your Excellency, division head, we might as well send a unit to go around quietly and attack the artillery positions of the Chinese army."

"Idiot, you didn't see that there are [-] to [-] infantry in the Chinese army on the opposite side. With so many people protecting them, how can we sneak attack." Hearing the bad idea of ​​the brigade commander, one of the little devil division commanders was furious, Immediate reprimand.

Seeing that the head of the division was angry, the little devil brigade head who made the suggestion just now stood at attention and bent down, and kept yelling, "Hey, hey, Your Excellency, head of the division, is wise."

Just when the two little devil division heads were at a loss, a little devil major ran in in a hurry, and reported loudly: "Your Excellency, the two division heads, the Chinese army on the opposite side has begun to extend its shelling."

Hearing the words, the faces of the two little devil division heads changed, and they immediately walked out of the command post, followed closely by the other brigade heads. Observing my defensive position, I found that the Chinese artillery had really begun to extend its shelling. The forward position that had been shelled several times was already in a mess.

Seeing such a scene, the two felt powerless, and one of the divisions hurriedly said to several brigade leaders next to them: "Send a report to Taiyuan quickly, asking for tactical guidance."

Hearing this, one of the brigade commanders immediately returned to the headquarters and ordered the messengers to send a report to Taiyuan.

Taiyuan Shanxi[

A few days ago, Kiyoshi Kazuki, the commander of the Japanese First Army, had been anxious and restless. He couldn't sleep these days. The crow's feet in the corners of his eyes became deeper, and the bags under his eyes became more obvious.

Ever since Zhang Yunfei led tens of thousands of troops southward a few days ago, Xiangyue Qingsi had a sudden headache. This Zhang Yunfei didn't want to stay in Datong well. Why did he bring so many troops southward? Could it be that he wanted to attack Taiyuan.

But later, from the fact that Zhang Yunfei's troops stop and go and are not in a hurry to attack, it can be seen that they should not come to attack Taiyuan, but the specific purpose of Zhang Yunfei, Guan Xiangyue Qingsi has never guessed.

Because he didn't know the specific purpose of Zhang Yunfei's dispatch of troops this time, Xiangyue Qingji was anxious and restless.Art of War says: Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles, but I am becoming more and more incomprehensible to Zhang Yunfei, and I am less and less understanding.

While Xiangyue Qingji was thinking wildly in the headquarters office, a little devil's communication soldier walked up to Xiangyue Qingsi with a message in his hand, stood at attention and saluted: "Your Excellency, Commander, Xin Calling from the mouth, at [-] o'clock this morning, I was violently shelled by the large-caliber howitzers of Zhang Yunfei's department, causing heavy casualties, and asked for tactical guidance."

Large-caliber howitzers?Baga, how could the Chinese army have a group of large-caliber howitzers. Although Zhang Yunfei's army had a large number of artillery in the past, they were all small-caliber Type [-] infantry artillery. How could there be large-caliber howitzers this time.

Xiangyue Qingsi pondered for a long time in the office, and then said to the signal soldier: "Order, the Taiyuan Airport will immediately dispatch the air force to support Xinkou and bomb the artillery positions in China."

"Hi", the little devil's communication soldier immediately put his feet together, stood at attention and gave a military salute, then turned around and left, and hurriedly sent a report to Taiyuan Airport.