Wang Baoyu, a new recruit who had been recruited into the unit, crouched somewhat stiffly in the trench, and the shelling was his worst experience to date. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Round after round of shells fell, and he didn't know how long it lasted. The idea of escaping this hell or at least keeping yourself unharmed seems completely impossible. However, under the bombardment of this dense firepower, in this desperate situation, a desire to survive arises spontaneously.

Bah, Bah, Bah...... Wang Baoyu heard another voice, and it was next to him. The squad leader was counting the shells of the devils, and with a flick of his fingers, small pieces of stones fell on the edge of the trench.

This somewhat strange performance made Wang Baoyu suddenly less afraid and desperate, but full of admiration for the squad leader. He is tenacious and stoic, and despite his love of yelling and kicking the recruits' butts, he is an absolutely reliable superior and comrade-in-arms, and he can pass on a strong sense of self-confidence to everyone in the class.

That's right, an experienced squad leader is an extremely valuable asset and security for a recruit.

The devil's artillery fire continued, bombarding the levee pass to the north. Obviously, Tanaka Ken also thinks that this is the focus of the attack, after all, Kurosawa has attacked here, and he will more or less destroy some enemy bunkers and fortifications, killing and injuring some enemies.

The shells fell not only on the embankment and on the slope facing the devils, but also under the embankment. The corpses of the lying devils became more and more fragmented in the bombardment, and the flesh and blood flew up and fell, turning the area into a horrific slaughterhouse.

Tanaka did this on purpose, he wanted to create some craters to facilitate concealment in the event of an infantry attack. At the same time, he also had to detonate the mines laid by the enemy as much as possible to reduce the casualties and obstacles of the infantry attack.

The offensive began as the artillery fire continued, and the Japanese spread out a wide front, still to the north, but the density of the soldiers was greatly reduced, and they advanced in a loose line of skirmishers. However, the focus of the attack was still on the pass of the embankment, and after taking the pass, you could go straight down the avenue to the bottom of the city.

Three Japanese planes flew in the air, swooped down, strafing and bombing on the embankment. The explosions were continuous, and the scorching shrapnel whistled sharply in the suffocating smoke.

Da Da Da ...... After a long silence, the Japanese plane, which had once again dived down, was cross-sniped by several "Min-II" anti-aircraft machine guns. A plane was caught off guard, dragging black smoke and fleeing away.

The battle began when the devils advanced to a distance of more than 200 meters, so that the devils could not use the craters formed by the artillery bombardment within 100 meters as cover.

The strange sound of fire caught Tanaka's attention, and he soon noticed that the machine guns, which were lying on the spot to provide cover for the infantry, seemed to be suppressed by the enemy. While your opponent's machine gun fires once at a time, your opponent's machine gun fires three hail shots.

At the same time, the defenders' 60 mortars and grenade launchers were also quite powerful, and their machine guns were constantly destroyed by bombardment. The opponent's firing points are constantly changing, and it is obvious that he is frequently shifting positions to avoid the killing of artillery fire.

Very methodical arrangement, very experienced blocking, this is a difficult bone to gnaw! Not long after the battle began, Tanaka drew a judgment from this temptation. He sent valuable tanks, as well as armored vehicles, to the embankment pass. At the same time, he ordered the artillery to bombard the pass and the dikes on both sides to provide more effective fire cover.

Tanks roared forward, two, three...... The leading tank opened fire, the machine gunner controlled the machine gun to strafe, and the suppressed devil infantry also got up, lined up in a skirmish, and carefully hid behind the metal monster to cover themselves.

Boom, the fire of the explosion flashed, and a tank was shrouded in a thick and dirty cloud of black smoke, and the anti-aircraft guns in the bunker hit it directly. Countless pieces flew into the air, a metal plate spinning high into the air, and then falling to the ground like a large pancake. For a long time, no one ran out of this tank.

The turrets of several tanks turned, firing straight fire, columns of smoke rose from the embankments, and the flying dust seemed to be interspersed with broken parts.

A terrible explosion caused the entire ground to tremble, and Han Dashou's body was also shaken and bounced. This time, however, the tank gun was too close and hit the upper edge of the firing port of the machine gun bunker, burying the machine gun with a large patch of earth.

The incredible noise of the tank, the vibration of a shell fired at such close range, is hard to describe in words. Unexpectedly, Han Dashou was not only alive, but also not injured. He heard the sub-shooter moaning and couldn't help but look back. The secondary shooter was also alive, but only wounded and half buried in the earth, and was trying to writhe and break free.

Boom, a big fireball! A tank was hit, and the turret drooped down at once.

Bullets and shrapnel rattled against the steel shield, but the gunner, regardless of the danger, reloaded and aimed, almost simultaneously with the tank guns that the devil had swirled. Another tank was destroyed, the bunkers of the anti-aircraft guns were also hit by shells, and one of the artillery crews suffered heavy casualties.

The 82 and 60 mortar shells fiercely bombarded the devil tanks and the infantry behind them from the front and side, and the smoke and mud kicked up obscured the vision. Taking advantage of the cover, the battle defense artillery fired again, destroying the last two tanks of the devil, and also losing a battle defense artillery group.

Artillery bombardment, aircraft strafing, tank and armored vehicle impact, infantry charge, the battle is becoming more and more cruel, and the devils are becoming more and more angry and ferocious.

But the embankment position is like the Great Wall, standing still. Every time the devils thought that they had blown up their opponents with artillery fire and charged with heavy casualties, they were still greeted by a rain of bullets, grenades and shells that exploded.

Casualties and wear and tear of weapons are unavoidable in battle. But with tenacious will, sophisticated weapons, and complete fortifications, the defenders withstood the devil's attack from temptation to madness.

Tanaka held the binoculars motionless, staring at the battlefield shrouded in fireworks. From the temptation to the constant intensification, to the final onslaught, it was changed with his judgment and decision. The enemy in Yucheng not only had a large number of troops, but also was well equipped, and leaving such a nail behind the flank, he thought that it would be difficult to achieve the idea of attacking Shangqiu with all his might.

Therefore, he must capture Yucheng first, so that he can safely devote all his forces to the attack on Shangqiu. If he still had the idea of dividing the troops before, now, he has been 100% sure. (To be continued.) )