The devil officers of the 4th Division discussed at the headquarters for half an hour, and Yuzaburo Matsui made some arrangements and arrangements for his subordinates.

Subsequently, the 4th Wing of the 8th Division received an order to fight.

The 8th Wing is the most elite reinforced wing of the 4th Division, this wing is fully manned, and it is also equipped with an armored squadron and a large-caliber field artillery squadron, with a total number of more than 4,100 people.

The wing commander of the 8th Wing did not rush to give the order to attack the 18th Separate Brigade, but sent an infantry squadron to conduct fire reconnaissance.

The 4th Division of the Devils has always been cautious in fighting, and the commanders of each wing have shrewd minds and keen battlefield judgment.

Before a battle, the 4th Division of the Devils will do their homework and carefully reconnoiter and analyze the strength of the opponent.

An hour later, more than two hundred little devils quietly moved into a wood.

In front of the forest is a small river dozens of meters wide, and on the opposite side of the river is the defensive position north of Taierzhuang.

Guarding the northern position is the 2nd Independent Brigade of the 18th Army, the 18th Brigade has nearly 4,000 people, with average armament, and the whole brigade does not have a single large-caliber artillery, only a few field guns, as well as mortars.

Although the 8th Wing and the 18th Brigade were about the same in number, the Japanese army was several times stronger than the 18th Independent Brigade in terms of the number of weapons and artillery fire, and the difference in weapons between the two sides was too great.

The devil knew that the Chinese defenders on the other side of the river were backward in weapons and equipment, but the enemy still did not attack easily, but just reconnoitred and waited on the spot.

With the devilish strength of the 8th Wing, it was easy to capture the position of the 18th Brigade.

The devil carefully reconnoiters the enemy's situation, so as to find the opponent's weak point of defense, and attack from the weak point of defense, it is easier to break through, and it can also reduce the casualties of the attacking troops.

A devil captain knelt in the woods, holding a telescope and looking at the position of the 18th Brigade on the other side of the river.

Captain Devil slowly moved the telescope in his hand, carefully surveying every land and hidden corner in front of him.

While reconnoitering the position of the 18th Brigade, Captain Devil asked a veteran of the Devil next to him to draw a pen on the surrounding available terrain.

Reconnoitring these terrains in advance is very important for operations, and once the battle begins, the commanders of the various squadrons of the devils can occupy positions with ease and use the nearby terrain to quickly establish firing points.

After scouting for a while, the devil captain called a devil herald.

"Order artillery units, machine-gun crews to conduct fire reconnaissance!"

"Hayi!"

The Devil Herald nodded and turned to leave, immediately going to convey the Devil Captain's order.

After more than ten minutes, the devil's artillery set up an artillery position, and the machine gun crew also found the machine gun position.

"Tom !!"

"Da !!"

The sound of shelling and machine guns rang out continuously.

A platoon of mortar shells, which flew sharply to the front positions of the 18 Brigade on the other side of the river.

The devil's artillery did not save shells, and the ammunition men loaded and fired one after another.

Then, a large number of machine-gun bullets flew towards the forward position of the 18th Brigade like a splash of water.

The little devil's firepower looks so fierce that it makes it impossible to judge whether the enemy is going to attack or not.

At this time, the officers and men of the 18th Brigade guarding the forward position were a little panicked and caught off guard when they heard the sudden sound of gunfire.

"Boom, boom, boom!!"

The incoming shells exploded in all directions, and the bullets flew around the position with a line of fire.

"Ahh......h

More than a dozen soldiers guarding the position were accidentally killed and injured by stray bullets and artillery shells that flew in.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack, watch out for shells, pay attention to concealment !!"

The Chinese soldiers on the position shouted loudly in remind.

Soldiers rushed into bunker fortifications, dodging flying shells and bullets.

The soldiers who were holding the front position, not knowing the real intention of the enemy to attack and open fire, immediately launched a counterattack.

"Brothers, get ready to fight, the devil is coming!"

The soldiers held their positions and took up their weapons to shoot at the devil's firing point on the other side of the river.

"Bang Bang !!"

"Da !!"

"Sudden !!"

The jumble of gunfire was intertwined, and hundreds of points of fire lit up on the position.

The soldiers in the forward positions of the 18th Division opened fire with all their firepower and spared no effort to strike at the enemy on the opposite side.

"Brothers, don't be afraid, hit hard, the Osaka Division of the Japanese army is opposite!"

The Chinese soldiers knew that the opposite was the little devil of the 4th Division, and in the face of this Class A division, the soldiers not only did not have a trace of fear, but had absolute confidence in victory.

In the impression of many Chinese soldiers, the devils of this division are not doing anything on the battlefield, and throwing their guns and running away is the first place.

The negative impact of the devil's army has been ingrained in the hearts of many people.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Chinese defenders, the 4th Division of Osaka is the most useless wrecked division in the Japanese army, and there is absolutely no one!

The two developments exchanged fire, and the guns and bullets flew back and forth.

Some of the stray bullets flew down on the surface of the river, splashing with strings of water jets and splashes.

Just when the Chinese soldiers and the devils exchanged fire, in a hidden corner of the woods, several devil scouts were lying on the ground, scouting and recording the fire position of the defenders on the opposite side, as well as the firepower configuration.

The devil scouts observed very carefully, how many people guarded the forward position of the 18th Brigade, how many rifles the defenders had, how many light and heavy machine guns, and the devil scouts recorded everything in detail.

The two sides were separated by a river, and the battle lasted for more than ten minutes.

The little devils don't attack either, they just keep firing and attacking.

The exchange of fire between the two sides was not short, and there were no casualties among the defenders and the devils.

The commander of the national army in the forward position, holding a telescope to observe the woods, saw that the little devils of the 4th Division did not dare to attack with only guns, and laughed disdainfully.

"Brothers, pay attention to saving ammunition, the 4th Division of the devil Osaka is quite afraid of death, they don't dare to attack!"

After hearing the order, the soldiers on the position no longer wasted bullets, but simply stuck to their positions and stared at the enemy situation on the opposite bank.

The little devils have plenty of ammunition, and the soldiers of the 18th Brigade are short of ammunition, so they can't mess around with bullets like the little devils.

Anyway, the little devil is so wasteful and afraid of death, even if he doesn't shoot and suppress it, the enemy will definitely not dare to cross the river to attack.

Not long after, the guns on the little devil's side also stopped, and the enemy never left the woods to attack.

After several devil scouts found out the firepower of the defenders in the Chinese forward position, they quickly ran to the devil squadron leader to report.

"How's the scouting going?" Captain Devil asked the scout.

"Report Captain, we have completed all the reconnaissance of the firepower points of the Chinese soldiers, this is the note map we recorded, please check it out with Your Excellency the Squadron Leader."

After the devil soldier finished reporting, he immediately handed the notebook to the devil squadron leader.

"Yo Xi!"

The Devil Squadron Leader put away his notebook with a sly smile on his face.

The purpose of the devil's fire reconnaissance has been achieved, and he did not stay in the woods for long.

Soon, the leader of the devil squadron evacuated with the soldiers and wounded......

(End of chapter)