At present, the troops in Suzhou include the 2nd Armored Division, the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division, and the 1st, 5th, and 6th Infantry Divisions.

The new 6th Army adopts the standard infantry division establishment, and all subordinate infantry divisions are 3+1 formation, each infantry division has three infantry regiments plus an artillery regiment, and the artillery regiments under each division include three 105MM howitzer battalions and one 155mm artillery battalion, a total of four artillery battalions.

On the highway, one by one M3 half-track combat vehicles, forming a long convoy along the road, many M3 half-track armored vehicles are also pulling a heavy artillery behind them, which are the artillery regiments directly under the three major infantry divisions.

Behind the artillery regiments was a long procession of large trucks, a large number of soldiers loaded with guns and ammunition, riding in large trucks towards the Wuxi area, in the sky, there seemed to be several reconnaissance planes circling, this is the reconnaissance plane of the new 6th Army.

Taking the artillery regiment as the vanguard seems to be a taboo in the military, but under normal circumstances, the artillery is used as a follow-up force, usually behind the troops, but this time it is different.

With sufficient and detailed information, coupled with the frequent reconnaissance by reconnaissance planes, Ye Feng knew that there were no Japanese troops in the area south of the Baima River, and all the Japanese puppet troops in the Wuxi area retreated to the north of the Baima River, and the artillery regiments marched very safely.

The distance between Wuxi and Suzhou is not far away, only about 50 kilometers away, and the White Horse River is close to Wuxi, about 30 or 40 kilometers away from Suzhou.

It took an hour or two for a large number of artillery units to reach the area on the south bank of the White Horse River, and a large number of artillery units reached their designated positions along several roads. On the south bank of the White Horse River, three or five kilometers away from the White Horse River.

Once in this area, the fighters began to choose the terrain to construct artillery positions. The erection of artillery began, and the three artillery regiments of the three infantry divisions would form three large artillery positions, each with 36 105-mm howitzers and 12 155-mm howitzers.

This time, the heavy artillery division of the newly formed 6th Army did not come over, and the three artillery regiments under the three infantry divisions were completely sufficient, and the three artillery regiments were sufficient. There were 12 artillery battalions, armed with 108 105-mm howitzers, and a total of 36 155-mm howitzers. It's a terrifying force.

The south bank of the White Horse River.

Soon after these three artillery regiments, a large number of large trucks arrived in this area, and a large number of soldiers were in the area on the south bank of the river, about a few hundred meters away from the Japanese puppet army on the north bank of the river. The fighters seemed to be preparing for battle.

Big trucks. The soldiers jumped out of the trucks, and the large trucks full of them immediately became empty, and the empty trucks returned the same way to transport the fighters over.

The automobile factory of the new Sixth Army has been officially put into operation, and the production of large trucks, off-road vehicles, cars, and other equipment units is constantly being carried out, and the infantry divisions under the new Sixth Army are being motorized one by one.

It is three or five kilometers from the river bank. Three huge artillery positions were being constructed, and three major artillery regiments were lined up on the south bank of the river. Each artillery division was one or two kilometers apart, and one heavy artillery piece after another was untied from the tractor and pushed to the designated position by the soldiers.

In the center is the artillery regiment of the 1st Infantry Division, 36 105 mm howitzers in three neat rows, each row of 12 cannons, the thick muzzle is pointing to the north bank of the river, behind these three rows of 105 mm howitzers, not very far apart, 12 155 mm howitzers are also neatly arranged.

In the entire artillery position, the cannons are neatly arranged, and the M3 half-track armored vehicles are also parked neatly.

The soldiers are busy, many soldiers are digging with sapper shovels to build artillery fortifications, and many soldiers are working together to remove thick shells from the M3 half-track combat vehicles and stack them neatly next to the heavy guns.

The commander of the artillery regiment of the 1st Infantry Division patrolled his position, patted the soldiers on the shoulders from time to time, and gave them a few words, and the soldiers were full of enthusiasm.

The colonel looked at the time, and it was already more than nine o'clock in the morning, forty or fifty minutes before 10 o'clock, and at 10 o'clock in the morning, the three major artillery regiments were going to carry out a terrifying artillery bombardment of the artillery on the other side of the river.

The three major heavy artillery groups, the little devils are enough to drink a pot!

"Commander, latest telegram." A messenger walked briskly, stood up in front of the artillery commander, and reported loudly.

After taking the telegram and looking at it carefully, the artillery commander had a smile on his face, and thought to himself, the little devils are really insidious enough to play this game.

Three or five kilometers in front of the Third Artillery Artillery Regiment, on the south bank of the White Horse River, there are more and more soldiers in this area, and even some tanks and armored vehicles have begun to appear, probably armored divisions, mechanized infantry divisions have come over part of the troops.

Across the river.

The Japanese puppet army in this area naturally saw the soldiers hundreds of meters away in front of them, and saw that there were more and more soldiers on the south bank of the river, and these Japanese puppet troops did not dare to relax at all, as if they were facing a great enemy.

Taketaro Kawamoto, the captain of the Devil Wing, held a telescope, and it was the third time that he stood on the bank of the river to observe the situation on the other side of the river, and saw that the other side of the river was densely packed with soldiers, and Taketaro Kawamoto did not seem to have the slightest worry and nervousness, but was a little excited.

Accompanied by Taketaro Kawamoto were several little devil officers, Shao Zuo, Nakasa, etc., one of them put down the binoculars and said happily: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, we have the barrier of the White Horse River, and we will definitely be able to fiercely block the new 6th Army." ”

Another devil, Nakasa, also said arrogantly: "Your Excellency, our position is equipped with a large number of machine guns and a large number of anti-aircraft guns, as long as the new 6th Army dares to cross the river, we will definitely give them a devastating blow and let them know how powerful our 101st Division is." ”

"Yo Si! Tell our warriors that when the battle begins, give me a hard shot, and our anti-aircraft artillery will focus on the boats crossing the river of the new 6th Army. ”

Just now, through the binoculars, Taketaro Kawamoto had faintly seen that the soldiers had brought a lot of ferries. They were all small boats, unloading trucks.

The warriors did bring some small boats, which were not large. Each ship could only carry a maximum of twenty or thirty warriors across the river at a time.

The little devil's defense artillery can shoot flat, and it can also be used to hit targets on the river, plus the little devils have deployed a large number of machine guns along the river, if the soldiers forcibly cross the river, it will indeed be very troublesome, and if they don't do it, they will suffer huge losses.

There was the White Horse River, a barrier that kept the warriors on the other side of the river. From Taketaro Kawamoto, down to the squadron leader, squad leader, and so on. They all seemed to be full of confidence, and many devil officers thought in their hearts that they should be able to win a big battle this time.

Placed at the forefront by the little devils were tens of thousands of puppet soldiers, and many puppet soldiers also saw the soldiers on the other side of the river. These puppet armies don't have the same confidence as the little devils.

At the forefront of the position. Many puppet soldiers knew in their hearts that they were used as cannon fodder by the little devils, and as soon as the battle started, they would be the first to be hit, and many puppet soldiers were full of resentment in their hearts, and the little devils did not take themselves seriously. In the middle of these puppet armies, or behind them, there are many little devils to supervise the battle.

Seeing more and more fighters on the other side of the river, tanks and armored vehicles even appeared. Many puppet soldiers whispered to each other, not knowing what Lu Dao was talking about. There are even some puppet soldiers, after talking in a low voice for a few times, they secretly take a look at those little devils who are not far from them, who are obviously supervising the war.

Not far behind the little devil's White Horse River position, a large area of empty and flat grass, the green weeds are at least half a meter high, on this grassland, one by one "big haystacks" are arranged very neatly, if you count carefully, there are dozens of such "big haystacks".

These "big haystacks" are naturally a heavy cannon of the little devils, a total of 24 105-mm heavy guns, 12 155-mm heavy guns.

The 155 mm heavy artillery is generally a military-level firepower in the troops of Little Japan, and under normal circumstances, all divisions and regiments will not be equipped, even the first division is rarely equipped, but in order to deal with the new 6th Army, the 101st Division in Wuxi is actually equipped with 12 guns.

On the grass, the artillery of the little devils is all camouflaged, even the neatly stacked shells are also covered with a layer of grass or camouflage nets, and a large number of shells have been stacked next to each cannon.

At the front of the little devil's artillery position, there are several field tents, which are also camouflaged, and it is difficult to find them if you look down from a high altitude.

As long as they find that there is a heavy artillery group of the new 6th Army on the opposite bank, they will be able to open fire in a short time, and deal a devastating blow to the heavy artillery group of the new 6th Army that is the first to open fire.

Both sides have heavy artillery, and whoever fires first means exposure, and once exposed, it will be very dangerous.

Inside several field tents, several little devil officers seemed to be talking about something, and bursts of laughter broke out from time to time, it seemed that these little devil officers were in a good mood.

"Your Excellency, we are all ready, as soon as we find out that there is a heavy artillery group of the newly formed 6th Army on the opposite bank, we can deal them a devastating blow in a short time." A devil Shaozo said happily.

"Yo Xi!" This devil Dazuo nodded happily, and then said: "Once the heavy artillery group of the new 6th Army on the other side of the river is destroyed by us, the 3rd Wing responsible for blocking the attack will be impregnable. ”

"Ha Lu Ha"

Several devil officers next to him laughed happily, without the fire support of heavy artillery, tanks and armored vehicles could not pass, and they were blocked by the White Horse River, these devil officers thought that the new 6th Army would not want to cross the White Horse River if it relied on infantry.

These little devils laughed very happily and were also very arrogant.

At ten o'clock in the morning, these little devils heard a large number of sharp whistling sounds in the sky, and as soon as they heard these whistling sounds, these devil officers immediately judged that this was the heavy artillery group of the newly formed 6th Army firing artillery, and it was a large-caliber heavy artillery, probably 155 mm caliber.

Suddenly, these devil officers were ecstatic in their hearts.

"Yo Si! Heavy artillery group of the new 6th Army!! ”

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Today's three watches, the first one is sent. (To be continued......)