This explosion was like a signal, followed by a series of terrible whistling sounds, and one after another shells weighing 43.1 kilograms smashed heavily on the Japanese positions with huge inertia, making a huge explosion sound, and in less than 30 seconds, 54 shells fell, and the entire Hengling Pass was instantly reddened by the flames of the explosion. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

As Kuroda struggled to climb out of the floating earth on his body and crawled out of the fortifications, he heard a series of explosions shaking the mountains, accompanied by bursts of strong shock waves raging around him, and he found that his hearing seemed to deteriorate.

"Koike-kun...... Koike-kun! ”

He screamed as hard as he could, but the sound of the cannon was still the same as if he were answered. The heat around him was so strong that it almost blown him away, and the ground began to shake incessantly, and the sound of the explosion made Kuroda Shoue's ears roar, and he could not hear anything other than a dull explosion.

At this time, he suddenly found that a person slowly crawled out of the floating soil more than thirty meters away, and when he looked closely, this person was a soldier of his team, Kuroda Shoujiang shouted excitedly, waved his hand at him, and signaled him to hurry here.

The soldier also saw Kuroda Shoue, and after seeing that his boss let him pass, he immediately stood up and was about to run towards Kuroda Shoue. It's just that as soon as this soldier stood up, Kuroda Shoujiang saw him fall to the ground again...... Juncao's head is gone.

"Boom...... Rumble...... Boom ......"

Looking at the military cao who lost his head, Kuroda Shoujiang heard the sound in his ears clearly, the dense explosion sound around him far exceeded Kuroda Shoujiang's imagination, the explosion sound was even as dense as the firecrackers during the Spring Festival of the Chinese people, accompanied by the explosion, the original black sky was all dyed orange, and the sound of the fragments that were blown up "whoosh" broke the air, and more was the screams of the soldiers.

Kuroda-kun...... Help me! ”

"Koike-kun ......"

Kuroda Shoujiang, who was lying on the ground and didn't even dare to move, saw that on the other side of the ground, a bloody man was struggling hard, and the bloody man let out a loud shout, listening to some familiar voices, Kuroda Shoujiang looked carefully, it was his friend Koike Sheng, he shouted loudly. It was only then that Kuroda Shoujiang saw that Koike Sheng's legs had been blown away by shrapnel, his knees were broken, and red mist-like blood was spurted out of the broken legs, seeing all this, Kuroda Shoujiang couldn't help but feel a thrill in his heart, looking at the dead bodies and stumps and broken arms everywhere in front of him, Kuroda Shoujiang only felt a heat between his legs, and a stream of liquid flowed out from between his legs.

"Good...... Well played! Give them one more time! ”

Unlike the 213th Wing, which was struggling in the artillery fire, in the command post a few miles away, Luo Xianda looked at the black smoke and fire rising in the distance, but he was dancing excitedly, listening to the explosion in the distance, the black smoke and fire raised by the explosion filled the original clear Hengling Pass, Luo Xianda could already imagine how the Japanese troops under the artillery fire were struggling.

Hu Lian, who was standing on the side, was silently observing the artillery bombardment in the distance with a telescope, while Wang Yuanzhi, Hu Yi, and several other officers of the 11th Division were happy, and they all knew that if such an artillery bombardment could last for half an hour, the resistance encountered by the 11th Division when it launched an attack would definitely be much weaker.

"Good...... Good...... Artillery fire began to extend towards the second line of defense of the Japanese army! It is estimated that after half an hour, it would be good if the entire Japanese defense line could play half of its original role. ”

Listening to the discussion of the officers in his ears, although Hu Lian did not speak, the shock in his heart was no worse than that of other people, in Hu Lian's opinion, even the Japanese army, which had always relied on the strength of ships and guns, did not use artillery so luxuriously. Of course, this is not to say that the Japanese themselves did not have heavy artillery, and the artillery used by the Japanese army during the Battle of Songhu was much larger and more powerful than this, but that was only a specific case of war. In that kind of battlefield where hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting to the death, no matter how high-intensity the use of artillery fire is, it is normal, but at the present Hengling Pass, at best, two regiment-level troops are fighting, and if the Japanese army had used artillery as it did on the Songhu battlefield, the Japanese government would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Looking at Hengling Pass, which was almost boiling, Hu Lian said silently: "Fry it...... Fry it...... The harder the bombing, the better, if only we could capture Hengling Pass without a single shot! ”

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are worried, the officers and men of the 11th Division are dancing with their eyebrows, and the Japanese troops of the 213th Wing are naturally bitter. Heyuan Youbing Dazuo was squatting in the headquarters at this time, watching his position almost be destroyed by the artillery fire of the Huaxia army, and he was so anxious that his mouth was about to foam.

Kawahara Youbing grabbed Ishibashi Kakuzo Nakasa, who was on the side, and shouted: "You immediately call the mountain artillery wing and ask them to immediately counterattack the Shina artillery, and the action must be fast, otherwise Hengling Pass will be dangerous!" ”

Ishibashi Kakuzo shook his head bitterly: "Your Excellency, I have just called Matsuki Kumayoshi Nakasa, and Matsuki said that the artillery position of the people of China is far away from their Taiyuan, and they can't reach it at all!" ”

"Yaga!"

He Yuan Youbing scolded fiercely, he had no choice, and it could be heard from the sound of the cannon that all the heavy artillery used by the Chinese people this time was all the same, and neither the power nor the range was comparable to the mountain artillery of the mountain artillery wing with only 75 calibers.

In desperation, he could only take a deep breath and said: "In that case, you tell Ishibashi-kun, let him be ready, and when the Zhina people attack, use the most fierce artillery fire to launch an artillery attack on the Zhina, and you must defeat the offensive of the Zhina!" Hengling Pass must not be lost, otherwise you and I can't afford to suffer, understand? ”

"Hay!"

The rumbling cannon resounded for half an hour, as if it had been about to stop, and the bitter morning wind blew away the thick gunpowder smoke that shrouded the sky over Hengling Pass, and the black ground smoke that filled the sky above the position quietly covered everything. The sudden and abrupt end of the earth-shattering explosion could not help but make people who were already accustomed to the deafening sound of cannons feel a chill welling up in their hearts. The dim Hengling Pass became silent, except for a few clusters of flames caused by the explosion still flickering and flickering, like bright red blood flowing from a seriously injured body.

After the sound of the cannon stopped, Kuroda Shoujiang endured the pain in his ears, and could not hear any sound in his head except for the buzzing sound, and felt that there was liquid flowing out of his ears, so he touched it with his hand and put it in front of his eyes to see that it had turned red, and it turned out that his ears had been shocked out of blood from the previous ground shelling.

Ignoring the condition of his ears, Kuroda Shoue struggled to get up and looked around, and when he saw a figure crouching in front of him, he screamed and stumbled over.

"Koike-kun...... Koike-kun! ”

Kuroda Shoujiang picked up Koike Sheng, who had fallen to the ground, and the former friend's eyes were closed at this time, his face was sallow, and blood was pouring out of his two broken legs.

"Sanitary Soldiers...... Health soldiers, come on, are they all dead? Hurry up! Kuroda Shoue's desperate shouts rang out from the position.

"Tick ...... Tick-tock......" At this time, a loud military horn sounded on the opposite side.

As a loud military horn sounded, a soldier in a yellow military uniform jumped out of the hidden position and rushed towards Hengling Pass.

"Quick...... Everybody come out for me, and hurry up and drive the people down!" There was a sparse shouting from the position, and the officers who had survived were directing the soldiers who had just crawled out of the bombardments or the rubble to shoot.

Koike Sheng, who had already fallen into a coma, was carried down after being bandaged by the health soldiers who came in a hurry, Kuroda Shoujiang took a deep breath, grabbed the command knife again, and shouted at the more than ten soldiers who were approaching: "What are you all leaning over, enter the position immediately, you must drive the people of China down, we are the first line of defense here, if it is broken through by the people of China, it will be our dereliction of duty." ”

With Kuroda Shoujiang's order, the Japanese soldiers surrounding him entered the already dilapidated position, and soon a sparse burst of gunfire rang out......

"Report to Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the people of China have rushed to the position of the first brigade and are now fighting fiercely with the first brigade, Captain Qiao Ben requests urgent tactical guidance!" A staff officer hurriedly reported to Kawahara Right C.

Kawahara's right side sank like water, although he had already prepared in his heart, but when he heard that the first brigade couldn't withstand it less than half an hour after the battle began, it was really beyond his expectations.

I saw Kawahara ask with a calm face: "The first team was already full before the war, why couldn't it withstand it so quickly?" ”

The staff officer said with a sad face: "Your Excellency, Captain Hashimoto said, the firepower of the people of China just now destroyed about 70% of his position, and the casualties were nearly 40%, without the cover of the position, the lack of artillery and bunker cover, and the tactical literacy and weapons and equipment of the people of China are much more powerful than those of ordinary Chinese troops, so the casualties of the first brigade have become greater at once. ”

Seeing that Kawahara Youbing was silent, Ishibashi Kakuzo on the side hurriedly said: "Your Excellency Dazuo, the first line of defense cannot be lost, at least not half an hour after the start of the war. You must know that our opponent is the 11th Division of China, and once such a force is defeated, they may mobilize all their forces to attack our second and third lines of defense, so that our pressure will be too great! ”

Kawahara didn't speak, how could he not know this truth, he just hesitated for less than a few seconds before making up his mind.

"Immediately notify the mountain artillery wing, and immediately cover the Zhina Army in front of the first line of defense!"

"The 31st Regiment has attacked! They're attacking! ”

At the observation post of the 11th Division, Wang Yuanzhi, Luo Xianda, and Hu Yi looked at the soldiers who had already attacked the front line of the Japanese position, and their hearts were full of joy. The 11th Division is not a rookie, this unit is an experienced unit that has fought dozens of large and small battles with the Japanese army, but in their impression, there has never been a battle with the Japanese army that has been so smooth. The first wave of attacks had just begun to reach the front of the Japanese position, and if this continued, I am afraid that the first line of defense of the Japanese army would be broken in less than half an hour.

Unlike the elated Wang Yuanzhi and the others, Hu Lian's brows were slightly furrowed, his experience and intuition told him that it was impossible for Ri himself to give up the first line of defense so easily.

He thought for a while, stretched out his hand and beckoned a staff officer to order: "You go and inform Yin Zhongyue to disperse the offensive formation a little more......"

"Whoosh...... Whoosh ......"

"Boom...... Boom ......"

As soon as Hu Lian's words fell, a rapid sound began to appear in the air, and then a burst of explosions exploded in front of a position.

Participating in the first wave of the attack was a battalion of the 31st Regiment, which was considered a relatively effective unit of the 31st Regiment, with rich combat experience.

"Boom...... Boom ......"

Shells were constantly exploding around the first battalion, and soldiers were constantly injured or killed in the explosions. The commander of the first battalion, Ge Tiansong, was also a very battle-hardened officer, and after seeing this situation, he knew that there was only a dead end before he continued to stay in the position, so he shouted and ordered the soldiers to continue the charge.

"Brothers, if you don't want to stay here and be bombed, rush forward immediately, staying here is only a dead end!"

"Brothers, follow me!"

The officers and men of the first battalion, under the command of officers of all ranks, braved artillery fire and began to attack again.

Seeing that the officers and men of the first battalion could continue the attack under the bombardment of artillery fire, Hu Lian, who was originally a little worried, finally showed a smile on his face, this battalion is worthy of being a unit with rich combat experience, and it can still keep the situation in mind under such circumstances, which is enough to show that the battalion commander of this battalion is a resolute and calm officer.

"It seems that after this battle, this battalion commander should be promoted!" Hu Lian thought.

The soldiers of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army, which was defending the first line of defense, were also taken aback by the fighting style of the 1st battalion, they did not expect that this unit would dare to attack them in the face of artillery fire, and it was the first time they had seen such a unit full of tenacious offensive spirit.

Kuroda Shoujiang, who was lying in a crater, saw that the Huaxia army had rushed to a distance of less than fifty meters from his position, and his heart immediately tightened, and then he heard a loud shout from the front. If he understands Chinese, he will hear that the other party is saying a word, and that word is "bomb throwing!" ”

Only a slight whooshing sound was heard, followed by dozens of grenades falling on the Japanese positions.

"Boom!"

"Bastard!"

After scolding, Kuroda Shoujiang jumped into a crater only a few meters away from him, and as soon as he plunged into the crater, he felt a wave of air passing over his head with a large amount of dust that had been raised. (To be continued.) )