In the bunker behind the 3rd battalion of the Beida Battalion, the deputy battalion commander Liu Jianguo spat on the dust and mud, looked at the wall fortifications that were bombarded and exploded in front, and couldn't help but say: "Damn, the camp seat is really high-minded, I expected the little devil to shell, haha, this little devil's shells are all fucking missed." ”

It turned out that after annihilating the Kawashima squadron, which was the first to attack, Zhang Xinghan expected that in the next battle, the army would likely use artillery fire to bombard, so he ordered all the officers and men to retreat to the anti-aircraft bunkers built in the battalion, except for a few sentries who stayed on the wall fortifications to continue to be on guard.

These anti-aircraft bunkers were built by the 7th Brigade at the beginning of its stationing in Beidaying to guard against a possible attack by the Japanese Invaders, and they were so strong and sturdy that they could withstand even the bombardment of aircraft, not to mention the shelling of the 92 infantry guns of the Japanese Army.

What's more, Shimamoto Shoichi's artillery targeted all the bombardment on the fortifications of the more than two-meter-high wall of the Northern Camp.

The artillery fire of the army was raging, and the defensive wall of the Beida camp became devastated in the explosion and firelight, and some of the sentries who stayed behind on the wall were unfortunately killed by the raging shrapnel and fell in a pool of blood.

On the battlefield in the center of the Beida Battalion, Zhang Xinghan and dozens of his subordinates were loading shells for the six imitation Krupp 75mm mountain guns that had just been pushed out of the ammunition depot of the 3rd Battalion, as well as calibrating the firing elements and directions.

In order to ensure that the artillery bombardment was effective and to kill the artillery units of the Yue army outside the big camp, Zhang Xinghan, who was born in the A-class special forces, personally went to the army to mark the accurate position of the firing target for each Krupp mountain gun according to the trajectory of the artillery shells.

About ten minutes later, the artillery bombardment of the Yue army had just stopped, and Zhang Xinghan finally marked the shooting Zhuyuan for the six Krupp artillery.

At this time, the sound of the army's charge and shouting outside the camp had resounded in the night sky, and under Zhang Xinghan's signal, dozens of artillerymen and ammunition men were in place one after another, and everything was ready.

Zhang Xinghan stared at the wall fortifications in front of him where the fire had not completely dissipated, and listened to the shouts of the army outside the Beida camp, and waved his expressionless hand: "Open the cannon!" ”

"Boom!" A Krupp 75mm mountain gun not far from Zhang Xinghan took the lead in firing, and then the other five mountain guns followed suit: "Boom, boom......, boom, boom" Several deafening shocks sounded one after another.

In the dark night, six shells dragged a long tail flame like a meteor, piercing the dark night sky and smashing down in a parabolic shape towards the artillery position of the Japanese army two kilometers away.

When the six fire regiments flew over the night sky overhead almost simultaneously, the officers and soldiers who were charging were taken aback, but none of them dared to stop, but continued to rush towards the grove in front under the leadership of the commanders at all levels.

......When the devil's attacking troops rushed into the grove, they immediately triggered the mines and various mines planted by the 3rd Battalion not long ago.

Although the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion were set up in a hurry, how could the Yue army, who were rushing to charge in the dark night, find that after rushing into the woods, dozens of devils who rushed to the front were killed.

At the same time as the mines and mines in the woods exploded, the first round of shelling of the 3 battalion landed and exploded.

Almost all six shells hit the target, and the artillery of the Japanese army, which had just finished firing and was preparing to provide artillery support to the attacking troops at any time, had no time to dodge.

He could only watch as six fireballs fell around him, and at the same time as the shells of the 3rd battalion exploded, the remaining shells of the devils were detonated, and in an instant, the entire artillery position exploded on an unprecedented scale.

In the dark night, a huge fire rose into the sky, like a firework as dazzling, in the firelight, dozens of devil artillery together with four Type 92 infantry guns were blown into the sky, when they landed, the devil artillery became stumps and broken arms, and the four Type 92 infantry guns became a pile of scrap metal, and various parts and components were scattered everywhere.

This scene, not far from the artillery position, Shimamoto Shoichi, who supervised and commanded the charge of the troops, saw it all in his eyes, looking at the artillery position that was already in flames, Shimamoto Shoichi's pair of rat eyes opened hard: "This... How is this possible? ”

"Baga Yalu? Didn't the scouts report that the main forces of the Northeast Army in the Northern Battalion had retreated? So how did they have such powerful artillery? In a fit of rage, Shimamoto roared three feet high.

The adjutant guards next to him lowered their heads one after another, and they didn't dare to take a breath.

Compared with these, what shocked Shimamoto Shoichi even more was that the combat effectiveness of the artillery of the Northeast Army in the Beida camp was so strong? In the dark of night, they can accurately locate the position of their artillery with only their own ballistics? And it's accurate enough to hit it with one hit?

This, how is this possible?

Shimamoto Masaichi, who was born in a regular military school, set off a terrifying wave in his heart, how could the artillery quality of the Northeast Army be so excellent?

Of course, Shimamoto Shoichi broke his head and couldn't understand that as the most outstanding A-class special forces in the later seventy or eighty years, Zhang Xinghan's mastery of all kinds of artillery was just a pediatric for Zhang Xinghan, and even the most advanced artillery Zhang Xinghan after seventy or eighty years could be proficient in it, and he had accumulated a lot of experience.

It's simple to the extreme, and the Krupp mountain cannon is naturally not a problem.

However, what made Shimamoto vomit blood was still to come, and just as he ordered the guards to search and rescue the artillerymen with all their might, a messenger ran back from the front in a panic.

"Report big, captain, it's not good, our attacking troops have encountered a minefield in the grove ahead, and they have suffered heavy casualties." The messenger hurriedly stood up and hurriedly reported.

"What?" Shimamoto, who was already on the verge of going berserk, opened his eyes angrily, and immediately burst out with a howl like killing a pig: "Minefield, it's a minefield again, Baga Yalu, the people in the North Camp are cunning and shameless!" Didn't the Kawashima squadron encounter a minefield in the cabbage field in front of the grove? How can there still be minefields in the groves? ”

Shimamoto Shoichi was about to go crazy, first the Kawashima squadron was completely wiped out, and then the only four Type 92 infantry guns he had used to attack the fortified were shot out of the North Battalion.

Now the attacking troops have encountered a minefield in the grove again, and they have suffered heavy casualties.

Didn't the intelligence before the attack show that Chiang Kai-shek's Nanjing political axe and the actual leader of the Northeast Army, Zhang Xueliang, had already made up their minds not to resist?

Why did the Northeast Army of Beidaying seem to have predicted its own actions in advance, and it was so foolproof? So far, he has lost nearly two squadrons of troops, and he has not even broken through the wall of the North Battalion.

The most important thing is that the big killer in his hand, the four powerful Type 92 infantry guns, have also been destroyed, you know, it is night, it is impossible for the aviation to take off to rush to reinforcements, and the reinforcements will not be able to arrive in a short time, the artillery has been lost, and there is a minefield ahead.

Thinking of this, Shimamoto Shoichi felt aggrieved and wanted to cry.

The adjutant on the side analyzed: "Shaozuo, it must be that the minefield of the previous Shina people was completely destroyed by the Kawashima squadron, so in order to block our attack, they temporarily set up a new minefield in the grove. ”

The adjutant's words inadvertently reminded Shoichi Shimamoto, who was being annoyed.

"If that's the case, then as long as we break through the grove, we can launch an attack on the North Camp?" Shimamoto said.

"Well, even if the Shina people set up a minefield outside the grove, the density will not be too large, because time does not allow, we can bombard with mortars and grenadiers first, so that we can sweep away the minefield threat and directly attack the Beida battalion." The adjutant nodded and analyzed.

"Yo Xi!" Shimamoto Shoichi nodded happily, as if he had regained his confidence, and ordered the messenger: "Order the troops to immediately bombard the grove and the cabbage field in front of the grove with mortars and grenadiers, sweep away the minefield of the Shina people, and then attack the northern camp with all their might." ”

In Shimamoto's opinion, as long as his troops could attack the northern camp, with their strong morale and superb stabbing skills, it would not be a problem to defeat the weak Chinese defenders.

Moreover, Shimamoto Shoichi still has a military life in his hands, and the task given to him by Itagaki Seishiro is to contain the Chinese defenders of the Northern Camp to the death, and must not let them divide their troops to reinforce Mukden Castle.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Shimamoto Shoichi can only complete the task assigned to him by Seishiro Itagaki if he attacks.

As for the division of troops to besiege, it is not that Shimamoto Shoichi could not think of it, but Shimamoto Shoichi did not dare, he had less than 500 troops in his hands, and this amount of troops had to be divided into several ways, that is, the toilet and lantern - looking for death.

In the Beida camp, after completing the shelling, Zhang Xinghan looked at the fire in the distance that had not dispersed for a long time, and a smug sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The troops were immediately ordered to return to the fortifications of the wall and prepare for the final battle, and at the same time ordered the artillerymen to begin firing at Zhu Yuan, aiming their guns in the direction of the grove outside the camp.

On the fortifications of the wall, under the leadership of Liu Jianguo, deputy battalion commander, the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion were put in place one after another, and a very light and heavy machine gun was re-erected.

The riflemen also aimed their guns in front of them, and the bombardiers unscrewed the back covers of the grenades one by one, revealing the fuses, and placed them side by side on the battlement wall.