Headquarters of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army.

Early in the morning, Shimada came to Sakaguchi's office and kept saying that the Chinese army might attack Longling and Matsuyama.

"Your Excellency, the small force of the Chinese army appeared in Mangshi, covering the area, which completely shows that they really have this intention." Shimada said.

"And on the edge of the Nu River, the Chinese army and the A army are useless, if they are eyeing Longling and Songshan. Our army does not have many troops in Longling that can be put into battle, and our forces are somewhat empty. Shimada added.

"No, Shimada-kun, if the Chinese army attacks Longling, Matsuyama, do you know what that means?"

"It means that Baoshan, Guiyang, and Chongqing do not have enough troops to deploy defenses."

"They won't risk Baoshan, Guiyang, and Chongqing!"

"The army assembled on the front line of Mangshi cannot move, this is a sharp sword hanging over the head of the Chinese army." Sakaguchi said, pointing to the sand table.

"Your Excellency General, if the Chinese army finds that the imperial army on the front line of Mangshi has not moved, I think it is very likely that they will take this risk."

"Shimada-kun, even if the Chinese army attacks Matsuyama, with Matsuyama's strong fortifications, we have ample time to reinforce Matsuyama......"

"You may not understand how strong my Matsuyama's defense mechanism is."

"Of course, what you said may also happen, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, I will order the Fujiki Brigade of the 2nd Division and the 56th Division to rush to Longling as soon as possible to strengthen the defense here......"

"Shimada-kun, your Mangshi No. 1 must be unimpeded, and I need to grasp the rapidly changing situation on the battlefield. Also, the black jungle of the Chinese army, the butterflies and the communist guerrillas that we have not found until now. We must be on guard to prevent them from sabotaging our chain of command......"

At this time, Shimada was still not worried about Matsuyama's safety, and at the same time, he was even more worried that Commander Kanemitsu of the Matsuyama garrison would relax his vigilance and leave a time for the Chinese army to take advantage of. Therefore, before he left the headquarters, he deliberately told Sakaguchi to ask Sakaguchi to give him the right to directly talk to Commander Jinguang......

General Headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

Yu Hanmin said: "Now I announce the command order. ”

"The 11th Army still uses the original cipher to confuse the enemy, create all kinds of illusions, and continue to maintain an offensive posture towards the Tengchong line; The reinforced regiment of the 20th Group Army, which originally attacked Hongmushu, was transferred to Zhangjinshan and Nantianmen under the new 39th Division to cut off the Manglong Highway; The 2nd Army and the 71st Army each formed an assault force, bypassing the flank of Songshan and penetrating directly into Longling, cutting off the retreat of the enemy defending Songshan; The new 71st Division of the 28th Army launched an attack on Songshan. Peng Gang's 2nd Advance Regiment was directly under the command headquarters and moved to the front line of Lameng Street in Songshan tonight. ”

"The rest of the divisions will maintain radio silence from now on, secretly move to the front line of Songshan at ten o'clock tonight, cross the Nu River before dawn, enter the attack position, and launch a general attack on Songshan."

......

The rain continued into the evening, and the overcast sky was like a melancholy expression. At this time, Shimada felt that something was going to happen tonight. No, there was information from No. 1 Gangmang City that the radio signal of China's Group A Army seemed to have disappeared all at once. He now had to tell Commander Kimwang, who was guarding Matsuyama, about this major anomaly, and then dialed the phone from there......

"Are you normal there?"

"Report that everything is normal here!"

"Jin Guangjun, there is a strange movement in the Chinese Army A, his radios have all disappeared, which I think is a dangerous sign."

"Matsuyama should be put on alert immediately!"

"Yes, Matsuyama will be on alert immediately, and I will report to you immediately if there is any situation!" Jin Guang said.

"Inform the Lameng garrison ......"

General Headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

"Turn on the radio!" The commander-in-chief commanded.

......

No. 1 Mangshi, Longling.

"Your Excellency, the signal has appeared!"

"However, the Chinese army has changed the radio password!"

......

"Report to the headquarters, the new 28th Division has called, and the attacking troops have arrived at the designated position in Songshan and are ready to attack!"

"Report to the general seat, the second pre-regiment has arrived at the designated location on Lameng Street!"

"Hit!" The commander-in-chief gave an order.

The 8th Company of the 5th Army Mountain Artillery Battalion, located at the northeast end of the company, took the lead in shelling the periphery of Lameng Street, Zhuzipo and Songshan.

"Boom, boom, boom......" A muffled thunder rolled in the sky, and the soldiers of the expeditionary force who were preparing to launch a ground attack felt as if their ears were blocked by something. At about 7 o'clock, the roar coming from the west became louder and louder, and the four B-25 medium bombers of the 14th Air Force of the US Army formed a diamond-shaped formation, making a terrifying appearance. After Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the US military modified this bomber, and now it is even more powerful than before.

The American pilots began to take into account the Japanese anti-aircraft guns, but in fact they did not hear the expected anti-aircraft guns, and the Japanese troops in Matsuyama had long since lost their ability to fight back against the air. At this time, our artillery on the opposite shore fired sporadically, using the impact point as an indication of the bombing target for the aircraft. The American soldier chewed gum, glanced at the silent Songshan under the belly of the plane from the porthole, pressed the red button, and the heavy ** fell in a row, and in an instant, the densely forested Songshan was shrouded in smoke and flames. Then the B-25 bomber formation returned home, handing over this world of fireworks to the ground forces of our expeditionary force.

Zhuzipo, located about 4,000 meters south of Songshan, although the position is the highest point in the entire Songshan area, but due to the distance, it is difficult to rescue once it is divided and surrounded by our army, because the smart Japanese army only left a small number of troops to serve as a guard, and was prepared in advance to give up and shrink when our army attacked fiercely. Sure enough, under the heavy fire of our artillery, the Japanese army could not resist and withdrew to Lameng Street......

Peng Gangyong, the commander of the Second Pre-regiment who was ordered to attack Lameng Street, picked up a telescope and looked at the position of the devils in front of him.

"Something is not quite right with the group, the little devil seems to have taken the initiative to give up his position!" Ma Chenglong walked up and said to Peng Gang.

"What's not right, we've been fighting with the devils for seven years, and they've always bullied us with such strong artillery fire, it's time for us to vent our anger today, nothing strange or not!" As he spoke, Peng Gang picked up the binoculars again and looked at them.

"Regiment commander, give me a company, I'll go up to loosen their muscles and bones first, and by the way, I will find out the devil's firepower allocation!"

"Don't talk to me, don't mess with me, stay for me!" Saying that, Peng Gang glared at Ma Chenglong.

"Brother Ma, even if I and Captain Peng go up, I can't let you go!" Deputy Head Zhu Ziming Zhu next to him said.

"What do you mean?"

"Brother Ma, it doesn't matter if Commander Peng and I die, if you die, then the commander-in-chief will cut off our heads."

"Tuanzuo, Chief Yu gave me a Bi Ma Wendang, I didn't dare to eat in Longling, I didn't dare to sleep, now I'm back, you let me loosen my muscles!"

"Ma Chenglong, you can't understand what I'm saying, I've already said it, no!" Saying that, Peng Gang kicked towards Ma Chenglong.