Compared with the attitudes of European and American countries towards the Japanese invasion, the Soviet Union, which was seized by the Japanese army of the northeast interests, was undoubtedly extremely dissatisfied with the Japanese army's invasion of the northeast. If it weren't for the need for the Soviet Union to pay attention to the European battlefield, I am afraid that the Japanese army would not have been allowed to occupy the three eastern provinces so easily.

The Kwantung Army, the most elite of the Japanese army, was formed from the beginning to deal with the counterattack of the Soviet army. In order to create enough trouble for the Japanese army, the Soviet Union also signed a series of military aid terms with the Nationalist Government, providing loans and weapons to the Nationalist Government.

A number of I-15 and I-16 fighters, which were handed over to the Nationalist Government at the beginning of the year, have already formed a certain combat capability. Although the performance of these two combat effectiveness is not as good as the Japanese Zero fighter, the Japanese army's Zero fighter has not yet entered service!

Knowing that the Fifth Theater had successfully implemented anti-encirclement tactics and surrounded the Japanese 10th Division, which had penetrated into the Taierzhuang battlefield alone, Lao Jiang also knew that this was a rare opportunity. If the war is always defeated, it will damage the credibility of the government and the morale of the army.

Even if he was worried that the air force would suffer losses if it participated in the war, Lao Jiang still knew that the real air force must also have air combat capabilities. If you want to train a group of elite air force pilots, the only way to do this is to let these pilots take to the air to fight the Japanese pilots.

After receiving a telegram from Li Zongren asking for help, Lao Jiang was still very angry and prepared to send a fighter squadron to support the front line of Taierzhuang. The task of this squadron was simple, that is, to suppress the attack of Japanese fighters during the counteroffensive.

After a morning of fierce fighting, the corpses of the anti-Japanese troops could be seen everywhere on the outer positions of the 10th Division. On the other hand, the field hospital of the 10th Division was also full of wounded people who were screaming and screaming from time to time.

In the face of the madness of the attacking troops in the Fifth Theater, the Japanese troops in charge of blocking the attack were also uncomfortable. The biggest headache for the division commander Ryosuke Isoya was the artillery shells in the division's reserves, which had been almost consumed after a morning of shelling.

Listening to the report of the chief of staff, Ryosuke Isoya had a headache and said, "Yaga, how can the shells be consumed so quickly?" ”

"General, the artillery wing is responsible for providing artillery support to the front-line troops, and the attack of the Chinese army in the morning was so crazy that the troops responsible for blocking the attack called for artillery support. A lot of artillery is exhausted, and the number of shells consumed is naturally more. ”

"If the Zhina army continues to attack in the afternoon, what will we do?"

"Maybe it's possible! However, judging from the battle situation in the morning, the casualties of the Chinese army were extremely heavy, and the corpses of the Chinese army could be seen everywhere in the forward positions. In this case, the generals of the Chinese army will also hesitate whether this attack is worth it! ”

For his part, the chief of staff also knew that it was not a good thing for the shells to be consumed too quickly. The problem was that the troops of the Fifth Theater of Operations were attacking too frantically in the morning, and without the support of the artillery wing, they were afraid that the troops of the Fifth Theater had already broken through their defensive lines.

In this situation, he can only hope that those generals in the Fifth War Zone can take pity on the casualties of the troops. The chief of staff of the 10th Division knew to some extent that many generals of the national army were still very concerned about the casualties of their troops and did not want to wipe out all the troops under their command.

Many generals of the national army seem to know that only soldiers can be generals. If the troops are exhausted, they will become powerless generals. This situation was common among the anti-Japanese forces, but this time the situation was different.

Teng County, which was captured by the 10th Division earlier, was martyred by Wang Mingzhang, the general who defended the city, plus Han Fuyu, a second-class general who was executed by Lao Jiang earlier. The connection between these two events also made the other participating generals dare not have other ideas.

Listening to the gunfire that still existed in the forward position, it seemed to be much weaker than before, and Ryosuke Isoya, who arrived at the forward position to observe, said with a little satisfaction: "Yo, it seems that the Chinese army finally knows that it is afraid!" Let the troops rotate! ”

Considering that the main force had to break through at night, Ryosuke Isoya also knew that the troops who had been fighting fiercely all morning were very hard. Taking advantage of the weakening of the offensive of the offensive forces in the Fifth Theater, he took the opportunity to rotate his troops, intending to keep them in place until dark.

As for the tank units of the regimental headquarters of the protection division, he never moved. In his opinion, whether the division can successfully break through this time depends on whether the chariot troops can fight a bloody way for them. The killer feature should naturally be saved for the end.

But Ryosuke Isoya didn't know that the offensive troops in the Fifth Theater were also rotating and rearranging the attack. The gunfire that rang out from the forward positions was more of a feint attack by the attacking troops, so that the Japanese army did not dare to relax its vigilance.

While the 10th Division began to rotate defensive units, the troops of the 5th theater of operations, which were responsible for the offensive, were also beginning to eat. The artillery units that the armies were reluctant to pull out earlier were also being transported to the front one after another, and the artillery was stepping up to build artillery positions.

The infantrymen who were eating, looking at these artillerymen who brought artillery, were also very surprised: "Putting the artillery position here, isn't it clear that the little devil's plane will be blown up?" Are the chiefs' brains burned out? ”

In response to the soldiers' muttering, some junior officers scolded: "The commander does this, naturally the commander has his own reasons." Eat more, and when the shelling begins, run faster for me. In the afternoon, you must take the position of the little devils! ”

"Platoon commander, the little devil's artillery fire is so fierce, we rushed several times in the morning and were repulsed. See for yourself, how many of us are left? If you continue to fight like this, I'm afraid that this meal will become a severed head meal! ”

In the face of the soldiers' complaints, the reprimanded platoon commander didn't know how to answer, but he still said: "This is an order from the top, what can we do?" Is it possible, you kid can't be a deserter? With the help of artillery in the afternoon, it should work! ”

After a morning of bloody battles, looking at the countless soldiers who fell under the guns and shells of the Japanese army, the officers of the unit felt better. From the army commander to the platoon commander, level by level, who dares not to sell his life when charging?

If you fall, you can only consider yourself unlucky, and those who can survive may not be lucky. As far as these officers and soldiers who participated in the war of resistance were concerned, as long as the little devils were still there, as long as they continued to fight, none of them dared to guarantee that they would definitely live until the end of the war.

Compared with the complaints of ordinary soldiers and junior officers, the commanders and generals seemed full of confidence. Looking at the main commander under his command, he continued to arrange the general attack in the afternoon. With artillery support, the offensive battle in the afternoon may be much easier.

"Time is limited! When the general offensive began, except for the reserves, the rest of the regiments attacked the Japanese defensive positions with all their might. After fighting all morning, there shouldn't be many shells for the little devils, and the planes of the little devils can't fly in the afternoon, so you can let go and do it. ”

As soon as these words came out, many regiment commanders immediately said: "Military (division) seat, the little devil's plane really can't fly?" ”

"Of course it's true! Commander Li has asked the commission to send a squadron of fighters to drive away the little devils' fighters for us. During the general offensive, the artillery units of all armies in the theater will launch artillery bombardments on the positions of the little devils.

Hundreds of artillery pieces are fired in a concentrated manner, and this is probably the only time you can see this scene in your life. If we can't crack the little devil's tortoise shell again, then we won't have to fight in the future. In a word, we can't lose to other troops, understand? ”

"Yes, military (divisional) seat!"

Knowing that the artillery in the theater of operations participated in the battle en masse, and that the air force provided air cover, the commanders of the main regiment in charge of the attack in the morning also felt a lot more confident. In their opinion, the artillery and air force of the little devils are the biggest threat to the infantry.

As the scheduled time for the general offensive was approaching, all the units in charge of the feint attack in the theater withdrew their forward positions one after another. Ryosuke Isoya, who was eating at the headquarters, suddenly put down the lunch box in his hand and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Division commander, the offensive of the Chinese army has completely stopped! Don't know what's going on? ”

"Na? The Chinese army stopped attacking? How is this possible? Not good, are they going to launch a general offensive? ”

Compared with the noisy gunshots before, the battlefield suddenly became silent, but it made Ryosuke Isoya feel a chill from the heart. Just when some Japanese soldiers mistakenly thought that their strong resistance had finally scared the anti-Japanese troops, a shocking change suddenly occurred!

The attacking troops, who had already eaten lunch, under the leadership of their respective regiment commanders, entered the forward offensive positions, looking at the three signal flares that rose into the air, and everyone's eyes were on the signal flares. The artillery of all armies was also ready for shelling.

Seeing these three signal flares, the artillery commander on the position waved the command flag and shouted: "Open the artillery!" ”

Countless artillerymen pulled the bolts and sent out the shells stuffed into the barrels. Countless whistling shells, like a dense meteor shower, flew towards the position of the 10th Division. Seeing these shells, many Japanese soldiers were shocked.

Many of the little devil officers who stayed on the position also screamed in horror: "Shelling! Take cover! Shelling! Take cover! ”

The blocking battle in the morning made many little devils feel that the anti-Japanese war troops did not dare to use artillery at all. With the cooperation of fighters in the air, as long as the artillery of the anti-Japanese army appeared, it would become the target of the Japanese fighters.

With these shells falling into the position of the little devils, Ryosuke Isoya, who stayed at the headquarters, listened to the countless explosions coming from the periphery, and said with the same shocked face: "Yaga! The artillery unit of the Chinese army? How is this possible? And what about our Air Force? ”

Faced with Ryosuke Isoya's inquiry, the other commanders of the division were also shocked. Just when the little devils were expecting their air force, providing cover for them. The Japanese fighters who flew to the battlefield again saw a number of national fighters coming out of the clouds.

"Enemy planes! Enemy! Steer, avoid! ”

The Japanese fighters that had been raging all morning over the battlefield, looking at these fighters that came out of the clouds and painted the blue sky and white sun flag, naturally knew that these were the fighters of the national army. Even the Japanese knew that these fighters were Soviet-made fighters.

The performance of these Soviet-style fighters was in no way worse than the fighters they flew. In the face of the intercepted Nationalist fighters, the Japanese fighters responsible for providing air support were unable to protect themselves at this time, and naturally they could not support the 10th Division.

In the face of the powerful artillery bombardment launched by the Fifth Theater of Operations, the encircled Japanese 10th Division also realized the danger of annihilation. Fortunately, the artillery wing in the morning became the only firefighting team in the division, but it could not stand too many opponents.

Moreover, the artillery wing of the 10th Division, after a morning of shelling, had already calculated the location of its position by the artillery units of the 5th Theater of Operations. At the beginning of the general offensive, how could the artillery wing of the Japanese army and the artillery of the Fifth Theater of Operations let go?