After discussion between Xue Boling and his subordinates, they canceled the original battle plan to recapture the position on the north bank.

The Japanese troops on the north bank had stabilized their positions, and there was a river in between, and even if the 52nd Army organized a few regiments to attack, it might not be able to recapture its position.

In the end, the officers in the war room agreed that they did not approve of the 52nd Army's counterattack on the north bank positions.

The officers and men of the 52nd retreated to the positions on the south bank, preserved their strength, concentrated their firepower, and used the south bank of the Xinqiang River as the defensive line to strictly prevent the attack of the Japanese troops who were defending to the death......

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On the south bank of the New Wall River, the defenders of the 52nd Army position.

The defenders of the Nationalist army on the shore were in the bunker fortifications, and they watched the positions occupied by the Japanese troops on the opposite bank across the river.

"The regiment commander, the main force of the Japanese army, and the heavy firepower units are all assembling downstream!" A national reconnaissance on the position reported to the commander of the front.

After listening to the report of his subordinates, the colonel picked up the binoculars and walked to the commanding heights to observe the direction of the Japanese army's march.

The situation on the other side of the river was indeed as scouts had reconnoitred, and the Japanese troops were massing downstream.

On the surface, it seemed that the main force of the Japanese army was about to attack downstream.

According to the analysis of normal people's thinking, the downstream is a shallow water area, and the water depth is only more than one meter deep, which is more suitable for devil infantry to cross the river.

"The little devil wants to cross the river from downstream, it's just wishful thinking!"

After observing the intentions of the Japanese attack, the colonel of the Nationalist Army immediately ordered a part of the heavy fire to be mobilized to the downstream line of defense.

The lower reaches of the Xinqiang River have been fortified and their firepower has increased a lot, while the upper reaches of the river are even more empty and their firepower is weak......

The Japanese army's large-scale build-up of troops and the appearance of attacking from the lower reaches were just a trick.

It was obvious that the commander of the defenders on the opposite bank had been fooled, and two-thirds of the heavy firepower and armament of the entire regiment were all mobilized downstream.

By night, the main forces of the Japanese army and all the heavy firepower units were transferred back to the upper line of defense.

At present, the sky is dark, and the Nationalist troops on the other side of the river are not aware of the transfer of Japanese troops downstream.

The Japanese on the lower line of defense left only one squadron of infantry, and one mortar squad.

At this time, the main forces of the Japanese army all reached the offensive point on the shore.

The commander of the Japanese detachment, Nara Yamatomi, led a group of his subordinates to stand in the rear position, observing the situation of the national army position on the opposite bank.

At this time, the devil's communication soldiers ran over to report the situation.

"Report to the general, the Nishio Brigade carried the tools to cross the river, and all the officers and soldiers arrived at the attack point!"

"Report to the general, the artillery unit has also re-established its position, and it can shell the positions of the Chinese army at any time!"

"Yo Xi!"

Nara Yamatomi nodded with satisfaction, and then he ordered his subordinates: "Inform the Nishio Brigade to launch an attack on the position of the Shina Army in ten minutes!" ”

"Hayi, General!"

The devil messenger left in a hurry and hurried to convey the order of the detachment leader.

Shortly after the order was given, the Japanese squadrons downstream took the lead in launching an attack on the positions of the Nationalists on the opposite bank.

The devil's mortar ꓹ and grenadier canisters intermittently smashed towards the positions on the opposite bank.

The officers and men of the Japanese squadron relied on the favorable terrain on the shore to build strong fortifications.

The Japanese soldiers did not charge and attack, but the enemy was just under the bunker trenches and opened fire on the national officers and soldiers on the opposite bank.

As soon as the little devil's side opened fire, the national troops on the opposite bank immediately launched a fire return.

The positions of the two sides are about three or four hundred meters apart, and light firepower weapons can be fired at the opponent's positions.

After all, the units of the 52nd Army were elite units and were equipped with a part of the flares.

As soon as the Japanese soldiers attacked, the soldiers of the National Army would fire some flares from time to time.

Flares flickered in the air, and they burst into a sparkling light.

Although the soldiers of the Nationalist Army saw that there were no Japanese soldiers on the river, they did not stop firing.

Soldiers on both sides opened fire on each other across the river of the new wall, and bullets flew across the positions of both sides with a line of fire.

The commander of the Nationalist army was fooled, he did not know that the Japanese troops downstream were only feint troops.

The attention of the officers and men of the country is on the downstream side, but they ignore the upstream defensive line positions.

The two sides exchanged fire for more than ten minutes across the Xinqiang River, and suddenly the main force of the Japanese army quietly crossed the river.

There was not a trace of moonlight in the sky tonight, and the surrounding darkness was pitch black, and the visibility was less than ten meters.

The national troops guarding the upper reaches were also equipped with flares, but their flares were very limited.

The flare is launched, and the illumination effect is only a short ten seconds, even if it is the elite troops of the national army, the flares are not so rich, and it is impossible to fire flares for illumination all the time.

Therefore, the Japanese army just took advantage of the loophole and could take advantage of the night raid.

The commander of the Japanese army was not stupid, he knew that the combat effectiveness of the 52nd Army of the National Army was not weak, and even if there was aircraft support, if it attacked strongly, it would definitely pay a lot of casualties.

The Japanese attacking troops were fully prepared for night battles in order to sneak attack at night. The enemy was issued ammunition for night battles, as well as dozens of boats crossing the river.

"Hurry up, everyone quietly cross the river."

"The 4th squadron crossed the river first, and the rest of the troops took cover."

The devil commander lowered his voice and commanded the devil troops to fight.

The order to cross the river was given, and the 4th Squadron of the Japanese Army took the lead in pushing all kinds of wooden boats and kayaks onto the surface of the Xinqiang River.

The Japanese ships were all small boats, which could only be used by one squadron of Japanese soldiers to cross the river at a time.

After all the boats were launched, the devil soldiers lightly carried weapons and ammunition onto the boats.

The devil soldiers slowed down, got into the boat en masse, and slowly rowed towards the opposite shore.

The artillery units of the Japanese army concentrated a large number of artillery, and as soon as the troops crossing the river were exposed, the artillery of the devils could immediately launch a fierce attack.

The national army in the upper reaches is empty of troops and lacks heavy firepower weapons, so it can completely rely on firepower to crush and cover the troops to cross the river.

The Xinqiang River was only 100 meters wide, and it didn't take long for the first Japanese troops to cross the river to reach the south bank.

The position of the national army was less than 200 meters away from the south bank, but the night was too dark for the national army sentries to find when the little devils landed.

As soon as the 4th Squadron of the Japanese army successfully landed on the south bank, the Devil Commander did not immediately give the order to attack.

"Hurry up, set up defensive positions in the vicinity, establish firing points."

The devil soldiers occupied the favorable terrain on the shore as quickly as possible, and then established various defense points and fire points.

If the Japanese attack now, there is nothing to gain from it.

Even if the Nationalist troops on the south bank were insufficient in strength and weapons and firepower, if the Japanese army was exposed in advance, it would not be possible to attack it with a single squadron.

The Japanese had already reconnoitred the terrain on the south bank during the day, and the Japanese officers and men of the 4th Squadron quickly established their positions.