After breaking through the KPA's right front position, the Japanese did not entangle with the KPA too much on the position, because the KPA from other positions was rushing to reinforce them, so they did not stop for a moment and immediately attacked the KPA inner position. Moreover, the commander of the Japanese army, Jiro Kobe, also joined the attacking Japanese army and personally commanded the Japanese army to fight, anyway, he had already made up his mind, this time if he didn't succeed, he would become a benevolent, and he didn't consider his own retreat at all.

The inner line position of the People's Army is divided into two parts, the front part is composed of Zhang Fangping's battalion headquarters guard platoon and mortar troops, the number of which is about 240 people, and the rear part is the entourage of self-propelled artillery units, the number of which is about 400 people.

And the sudden collapse of the position also caught Zhang Fangping a little off guard, because the time of the collapse of the position was too fast, so he could hardly react, and Zhang Fangping was not a very decisive person, so he also made some mistakes for a while, and he didn't know what to do. However, the Japanese army would not give the KPA time to react, and in the blink of an eye, they rushed to a position less than 100 meters away from the inner line position. And the guard platoon did not wait for Zhang Fangping's order to shoot at the Japanese army, and on the roof of the self-propelled gun, four machine guns also fired together, pouring bullets into the Japanese army frantically, finally delaying the Japanese attack.

Huang Taisong also addressed Zhang Fangping on the radio, asking him to hold the last line of defense, because behind them were two self-propelled guns.

In fact, a few minutes ago, Huang Taisong and others were in a very good mood, full of optimism about holding on until reinforcements arrived, but suddenly the battle situation took a reversal, and the right front position collapsed all of a sudden, and the Japanese army was killed in front of the inner position, so several people were also a little nervous, after all, they were not members of the naval battle marines before, but members of the crew or logistics personnel of the warrior car, and they did not have the actual experience of leading the army. At this time, in addition to shouting to Zhang Fangping, he urged the reinforcements to come as soon as possible.

At this time, Zhang Fangping came back to his senses, and he also knew that the situation was critical, and he could not allow himself to hesitate any longer, so he immediately sent people to give orders to all positions, ordering them to rush back for reinforcements at once.

However, it will take a few minutes for the troops from other positions to rush back, so these few minutes will become the difference between victory and defeat. At present, however, the KPA guarding the position has only its own guard platoon, and even if all the members of the battalion headquarters are on top, there are only more than 30 people, and the artillery can retreat back when the enemy forces attack the front of the position in accordance with the operational regulations, so they have all withdrawn to the rear by this time.

And despite the support of machine gun fire from the position, it was difficult to stop the Japanese attack. This was due to the fact that the number of Japanese troops was much larger than that of the Japanese troops who had just inserted into the assault, and the attack area was also wider at this time, so it was impossible for the machine gun fire to completely block the Japanese offensive line, and because the Japanese troops were too close to the KPA defense line at this time, the machine guns did not dare to open fire indiscriminately for fear of accidentally injuring their comrades. All of these conditions resulted in a significant reduction in the power of the machine guns.

In fact, if it were on other battlefields, the KPA would only need to retreat 2 or 300 meters back to win time for other armies to come back to help, but now the KPA simply cannot take half a step back. So Zhang Fangping could only give an order, ordering all mortar soldiers to put down their mortars and use rifles to join the battle against the Japanese army.

In addition to the gunners, the other members of the artillery crew were equipped with rifles and had received some training in shooting, so having this group of artillery all joined the defense could indeed strengthen the firepower of the defensive line.

After the war, this proved to be the right decision, but of course, the actual effect was not what Zhang Fangping thought, after the artillery joined, the KPA defense was strengthened, and finally held the position. Because the Japanese army was too close to the position at this time, so when the artillery arrived at the position, the Japanese army had already attacked the front of the position of the people's army, if the artillery did not come, only relying on these 30 people, could not withstand the Japanese rush, the Japanese army will be able to directly impact the two self-propelled guns, the consequences are really unpredictable, and with the addition of more than 200 artillery, it can withstand a while, win time.

The Japanese army rushed into the position of the People's Army, and Zhang Fangping also knew that it was time to build the most important guns, so he glanced back at the two self-propelled guns, and made up his mind that he must keep the safety of these two self-propelled guns at the cost of his own life.

Although Zhang Fangping's qualifications are average, his loyalty to the East China government and the People's Army is completely from the heart. Because it was the East China government, it was the People's Army that gave him a new life.

The reason why Zhang Fangping joined the Boxer Rebellion was very simple, the same reason as the more than 2,000-year history of peasant uprisings in China, that is, he did not have enough to eat. In 1900, a drought in northern China left both Zhang Fangping's parents starving to death, and Zhang Fangping's fate would have been the same as his parents if he had not fought his last breath to join the Boxer Rebellion.

Zhang Fangping's Boxer experience was not long, only more than three months, but it opened a window for him, allowing this farmer, who only knew how to farm and pay rent, to see the splendor of the world.

It should be said that this experience is the happiest day of Zhang Fangping's life, gathering righteousness with the brothers of the group, practicing exercises, robbing big households, killing foreign devils, and later even entered Beijing and was received by Cixi, of course, Zhang Fangping was caught in the group, and he could only see it from a distance, and even the face of the legendary Lafayette could not be seen clearly. At this time, Zhang Fangping firmly believed in the preaching of the Boxers, and firmly believed that the divine skills he practiced were protected by the gods, and he could be invulnerable and easily defeat foreign devils, and even had a dream of high-ranking officials sitting and horses riding after defeating foreign devils for a few days.

But soon the guns of the Eight-Nation Alliance easily tore apart the belief in the invincibility of divine skills, and after Zhang Fangping saw the senior brother who taught him divine skills being pierced through the body by a cannonball, he finally understood that there was no invulnerable magic skill at all, or that divine skills could not stop the guns of foreigners.

After the defeat of the Boxers, Zhang Fangping and more than a dozen regiments hid in the mountains and forests, and several times he thought that he was certain to die, but they all miraculously survived until the People's Army came.

Zhang Fangping's motivation for joining the People's Army was the same as joining the Boxers, just to be able to eat a full meal. But he soon discovered that the People's Army and the Boxers were completely different, although on the surface, the People's Army and the Boxers did almost exactly the same thing. Kill foreign devils, but their statements are completely different, the gathering of righteousness is to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between comrades-in-arms, practice is to learn the ability to kill the enemy, robbing large households is to let the poor have land, killing foreign devils is to Shen Guo is no longer bullied, the language is very simple, but the reason is very clear, plus the military discipline of the People's Army is strict, the superiors do not treat the subordinates harshly, and the military salary every month is like learning to pay, and it is indeed the foreign devils who are beaten to the ground, which also makes Zhang Fangping respect the head of the People's Army, although he is not as free in the People's Army as in the Boxers, but Zhang Fangping still stays in the People's Army for a long time, and has been promoted to battalion commander until now。

In the past few years in the People's Army, Zhang Fangping not only became an official, married a daughter-in-law, and when he was promoted to battalion commander, he also got a son, which can be regarded as starting a family, but also learned literacy and arithmetic, and also understood many truths that he did not understand before.

Of course, Zhang Fangping also knows that all this he has now is given by the East China Government and the People's Army, and if there is no East China Government and the People's Army, even if he is not dead now, he will never have the current trouble, so he is also determined to spend his life to repay this kindness.

After the experience of the Boxer Rebellion, Zhang Fangping had no fear of death, and he firmly believed that even if he died on the battlefield, the East China government would definitely take good care of his daughter-in-law and son, because he had seen many families of military martyrs in the past few years have been well taken care of by the government, so he has nothing to worry about.

So Zhang Fangping pulled out the two Type 96 pistols he was equipped with and shouted: "Brothers, you must hold your position, and you can't let go of a little devil." Saying that, the two guns fired continuously, knocking down 4 or 5 Japanese soldiers in a row, and the other soldiers also held their rifles with bayonets on them, rushed towards the Japanese army, and started a white-knuckle battle with the Japanese army. Although the Japanese army's ability and numbers were higher than those of the KPA, it was difficult to defeat the KPA on the position in a short period of time.

And Kobe Jiro also knew that he had little time left, and he could see the people's armies on both sides rushing towards his side, so he desperately urged the Japanese army to attack, and even personally waved his saber into battle and slashed two people's army soldiers, but at this moment, another group of people's troops joined the battle group, and it turned out that Huang Taisong and others also knew that this last line of defense must be held, so they transferred more than 200 people from the self-propelled artillery troops, but reinforced the position.

Although the number of reinforcements was not large, and none of them were combatants, it was a shot in the arm for the KPA on the position, and even Zhang Fangping's heart was relieved, but it was a heavy blow to the Japanese army, because at this time, the Japanese soldiers could clearly see that the two huge self-propelled artillery vehicles were less than 100 meters apart, and even some bullets hit the steel plate of the self-propelled artillery vehicle "bang", but it was impossible to reach. Although Jiro Kobe desperately wielded his sword and slashed, his personal bravery was of no avail at this time.

Just when the battle between the two sides was deadlocked, the people's troops on both sides finally arrived and killed from both sides, although the number was not large, only two companies, one of which had only 2 platoons, but this time the people who participated in the battle were all combatants, and the combat effectiveness was not artillery. The logistical personnel are comparable, and their rescue line is eager, so the battle is also extraordinarily courageous; and after the Japanese army has gone through continuous advance operations, its vigor has now been exhausted, the division veterans are tired, and the other side's reinforcements have arrived in a steady stream, even the strongest will can not withstand it at this time, and the advance of the step valve has finally stopped completely.