"Lieutenant Colonel, Captain Bent has sent a telegram that the Chinese army is heading towards the battlefield, and at their speed it will be here in three quarters of an hour!"

By the time the communications officer reported, Lieutenant Colonel Ahrens had silently closed his eyes.

"Lieutenant Colonel, in less than 5 minutes, the Japanese will rush to our line!" The officer, who was observing the battlefield, was a little anxious, and he seemed to have seen through the telescope the sly and smug expression on the face of the Japanese.

Lieutenant Colonel Ahrens remained silent, he was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle with himself.

"Your Royal Highness, if it were you, what would you choose?" Ahrens muttered to himself.

Fortunately, this question is not up to Chen Tian to choose, otherwise he will be even more embarrassed.

"Lieutenant Colonel, shall we ask the Governor?" The officer made a suggestion on the sidelines.

Ahrens shook his head, "He doesn't know what's going on here, so it's useless to ask." No matter what decision is made, I am responsible for all the consequences! ”

The officer turned his head away and stopped talking.

Behind more than 30,000 Chinese civilians, 60,000 Japanese soldiers from four divisions were proudly advancing. Although their troops were moving slowly, they were now almost at the barbed wire of the German army, and the Germans did not fire a single shot.

"It looks like the Germans are ready to disarm and surrender, what a bunch of stupid knights!" In the temporary headquarters of the starting position of the attack, Miyamoto looked at the silent German defense line with a mocking expression. Although there was no news from Yamamoto's side, this did not affect his mood at all, and the German defense line that had been attacking for a month was about to fall into his hands, and Miyamoto Shu could even see the scene of the emperor awarding him a medal.

Soon, several German planes flew into the battlefield, and they began to circle in the air over and over again, but this time no bombs or bullets fell from above the heads of the Japanese soldiers.

Many Japanese soldiers even began to laugh at the incompetent German pilots.

"Lieutenant Colonel, our plane is ready for school shooting!"

As the Communications Officer spoke, Ahrens opened his eyes suddenly.

"Loyalty and righteousness, I want both! Fire! ”

When the cannon sounded, Huang Yida's heart almost trembled.

The Germans still opened fire!

Looking at the smoke rising in the distance, the hearts of the Chinese soldiers were bleeding.

At that moment, the German plane from before staggered over their heads, its altitude decreasing, but it didn't seem to be flying too smoothly. Its right landing gear first touched the ground, and then the entire plane jumped up. After flying forward for a few dozen meters, it tried to land on its feet again, but the wheels only touched the ground, and the plane jumped again. This time it didn't continue to slide, but fell back sharply. The right landing gear seemed to be unable to withstand this bounce and suddenly broke, the whole plane fell to the ground like a wounded bird, the plane slid forward because of inertia, and finally stopped after more than ten meters, and in a puff of sand and smoke, two Germans jumped out of the cabin in embarrassment, and it seemed that they were not too seriously injured.

Huang Yida slapped his horse and rushed over, and it was not until he was about to collide with the two Germans that he tightened the reins, and the front hooves of the war horse were raised high, startling Bent and Hanpool to retreat again and again.

"Dashuai, I've finally found you!" There was already blood oozing from the door of Hampell's head, but fortunately it was only a small bruise.

"You're still firing!" Huang Yida looked coldly at the two Germans in front of him.

"Yes! However, we are fighting the Japanese soldiers behind the Chinese people, and I think no one will be injured except for some Chinese people! ”

"Your cannons are so accurate!" Huang Yida was a little unconvinced.

"Yes, you see, our plane is calibrating! The first wave of our artillery bombardment was fired as far away as possible, and then slowly pushed closer and never hit the Chinese people at the front. You can rest assured! With a wry smile, Hampel pointed to the plane in the sky in the distance, and it was precisely because he and Bent were worried that the Chinese army would misunderstand that he and Bent had ventured to land here. Although the people are safe, the plane is probably going to be overhauled.

"I see...... I'm sorry, my brother almost blamed the good guys! Huang Yida arched his fist.

"You can't blame Dashuai! Didn't the Japanese also think that our artillery was so accurate? Otherwise, how could their main forces advance separately from the Chinese people. However, this shelling of ours will only delay their attack for a while, and I am afraid that soon they will be mixed with the civilians and charge, and then the situation will be very bad! ”

"Alright, I'll order my brothers to speed up! Also, I'll let my cavalry rush over and rescue the people first! Huang Yida was about to give the order, but Hanpool shook his head.

"Mr. Marshal, the cavalry rushing in directly may be easy to trample on the civilians. Our commander wants your troops to cut straight into the center of the battlefield and attack from behind the Japanese assault units, flanking the tens of thousands of Japanese troops on the battlefield on both sides of the battlefield, while your cavalry is responsible for blocking the support of the Japanese troops from their starting positions. ”

Huang Yida pondered for a while and nodded in agreement.

"Marshal, let me remind you that your cavalry can block the Japanese reinforcements, and do not attack the Japanese starting position alone, the Japanese heavy machine guns are concentrated there!"

Huang Yida nodded again, and then called the adjutant to give the order.

After about 10 minutes, the German artillery fire stopped.

At first, the German artillery shells blew up the Japanese soldiers at the back of the Japanese charging line, and the Chinese people at the front were frightened and became confused, and the Japanese soldiers spent a lot of effort to regroup them, and the Japanese soldiers behind them had already suffered thousands of casualties, and the rest could only lie on the ground like dead dogs.

When the Japanese army regrouped, Miyamoto Shu gave the order to disperse the Chinese people into the entire charging ranks. It was a quarter of an hour before the Japanese ranks moved forward again.

"All bayonets!"

This blood-boiling command resounded throughout the German lines, and everyone except for the soldiers who operated the machine guns silently drew their bayonets and stuck them in their rifles. Germans, Austrians, Africans, they crouched and stood in defensive positions, coldly watching the advancing Japanese ranks.

This is a group of soldiers who have no advantage in machine guns, this is a group of soldiers who fight on their backs, and it is a group of soldiers who are loyal and righteous.

Like Lieutenant Colonel Ahrens, they were real fighters.

Ahrens had already given the order that if the Japanese managed to break through the defensive line, all the remaining German troops would retreat to the city, and all the artillery on the defensive line would be blown up. Even if Qingdao were to fall, Ahrens believed that in the future, as the prince said, the Japanese would be doubled upon.

As the Japanese charging procession, mixed with Chinese civilians, got closer and closer to the defensive line, the entire battlefield was enveloped in a suffocating calm. There was no cannonball, no gunfire, even the footsteps of the advancing queue were so trivial.

When the soldiers on both sides could see each other's faces clearly, many Japanese officers and soldiers faintly felt bad, those German soldiers standing on the defensive line were exuding a terrifying momentum, and many Japanese soldiers with plasters on their faces remembered the terrible fists of the Africans. This army, supported by the spirit of bushido, once again lost momentum in front of the Germans, last time they lost to the strong Africans, this time, they lost to themselves, how can a group of people without morality be blessed by the gods.

The Africans had already entered a state of rage, and in their eyes, these Japanese were even more hateful than African cannibals. Cannibals eat people and spit out at least bones, and these Japanese don't spit out even half a bone after swallowing hordes of civilians.

"I'm going to break all their ribs, shameless!" Looking at the tears on the faces of those Chinese people, Hartman was furious.

"I'm going to break their necks, mean!" Schmidt was furious to see some Chinese women still holding babies.

"I'm going to make them the last one, slut!" Looking at the trembling old men, Blanc was furious.

"Don't stop me for a while, I'm going to stab them in the ass for Tiffett!" Bampgaard smiled coldly, there weren't many opportunities to see him laugh. He raised his right hand that clenched his fist, and silently added: "Fist, fist, I am proud to have a fist as big as you!" We'll entertain the lowliest in a moment! ”

When the sharp whistle sounded, it was as if the Japanese had been stabbed in the heart with a sharp knife.

The German soldiers jumped off the line and rushed towards the Japanese with a roar. The Chinese people in the Japanese army queue were suddenly in a mess, some fled backwards, some did not want to continue advancing, and the Japanese soldiers had no time to drive them at this time, but rushed forward with bayonets in front of the German soldiers.

Although this kind of fighting does not completely avoid innocent injuries, it is the best option for German soldiers on the premise of being loyal and responsible.

In just a few minutes, the deserted battlefield becomes extremely noisy, and this strong contrast deeply stimulates everyone's auditory senses. The sound of killing, metal clashing, body impact, wailing, together with the helpless screams of Chinese civilians and the cries of women and babies, form a unique sound effect. The listener does not know whether to cheer up the battle or feel sorry for the unfortunate.

Although the Japanese had a far advantage in numbers, the chaotic spectacle and dense queues limited their advantage. The German soldiers were physically strong, had strong individual combat ability, and cooperated tacitly with small teams, but the fear of hurting innocent people also limited their play to a certain extent, so the German soldiers did not rush into the Japanese crowd, but attacked in a small area under the defensive line, at this time most of the Chinese people were blindly running around hundreds of meters away from the defensive line, or were knocked to the ground by the charging Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese officers and men soon found themselves in the same "human wall" as the last time, and although the line did not fire a dense bullet again this time, they still could not overcome the defensive line that was stronger than the steel fortifications.

Stimulated by the blood, the soldiers on both sides became carried away, each stabbing and dodging mechanically, the lucky ones stabbed each other, the unfortunate ones were stabbed by the other, the sharp metal constantly pierced the black, white and yellow skin, and the blood of Africans, Europeans and Asians gathered together, and it seemed that there was no obvious difference.

As time passed, the number of fallen soldiers on both sides increased, and in some sections a thin layer of corpses had been laid. Although the blood is not yet a river, it is enough to moisten the land, and the originally dry ground shows a kind of red mud, and small puddles finally appear in the potholes, and people's feet or bodies continue to splash the red and blackened liquid inside, leaving traces on the gray uniforms, yellow uniforms, or very small amounts of blue uniforms that are difficult to wash.

Lieutenant Colonel Ahrens stood on the defensive line and watched everything on the battlefield, the Japanese finally abandoned the Chinese people to focus their attention on the German soldiers here, at least at this time, those innocent Chinese were still safe. But seeing his soldiers fall in a pool of blood one by one, Ahrens was a little sad, although the combat effectiveness of the gray figures showed no signs of weakening, but their numbers were getting smaller and smaller, and they were gradually becoming a little thin in the waves of yellow current. Even if the sturdy African soldiers were able to fight two, three, or more, they would sooner or later be exhausted by the steady stream of Japanese soldiers.

"Come on! Chinese army! As soon as Ahrens spoke, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly. Once upon a time, the German army urgently needed the help of the armies of other countries, let alone a ragtag army of backward countries.

On the starting position of the Japanese army, joy has gradually crept up on Miyamoto Shu's face. In his binoculars, except for the Chinese people in coarse cloth clothes, the neat yellow military uniforms had gradually overwhelmed the gray, and there were soldiers of the Japanese army everywhere.

Just when Miyamoto was proud, an officer ran to him in a panic.

"General, the reconnaissance post reports that the Chinese army is moving fast here! In 5 minutes you'll be on the battlefield! ”

The smile on Miyamoto Shu's face suddenly froze, "What? Bastard! What are you buckets for? You came to report to me so late! Order the cavalry wing of the village to go and stop them, and never let them enter the battlefield! ”

"Hey!"

When Miyamoto Shu turned his gaze back to the battlefield again, the figure of the Chinese cavalry had already appeared at one end of the battlefield.

"Bastard! What did you say for 5 minutes, didn't they already appear in front of me? Miyamoto scolded indignantly, but after he picked up the binoculars, he couldn't help but be stunned, "That's ...... That's bandits! ”

Under the strange gaze of the Japanese officers and soldiers, thousands of Chinese cavalrymen without uniform rushed into this chaotic battlefield, some carrying infantry rifles, some with sabers, and others holding revolvers. This group of people did not directly join the battle between the Japanese and German armies, but cut obliquely into the center of the battlefield with a large puff of smoke and dust.

Not far behind the Chinese cavalry, more Chinese infantry also appeared on the edge of the battlefield.