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Chapter 1334 The Battle of Eastern Hebei (2)

The sun was getting higher and the temperature on the ground was rising sharply. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The earth-shattering shelling of the Japanese army continued like thunder, and one shell after another fell on the position like a small sun, exploding violently, causing the temperature to rise sharply again. The thick black smoke mixed with the fierce flames soared into the sky, blocking the sun's rays for a short time.

The officers and men in the anti-artillery cave coughed violently from time to time because the cave was completely filled with smoke.

Bang Jun went to the first-line position, and under the fire of the Japanese artillery, he kept trembling. A large burning tree, which collapsed in a violent explosion, smashed horizontally into the position, broke into several knots and continued to burn. The weeds near and far have already burned away, leaving behind a black and smoking land.

The sound of artillery gradually stopped, and before the Japanese attack was launched, there was a burst of whistles outside.

Lu Daniu's face changed, he quickly bounced up from the ground, and in An Ruoqi's surprised gaze, he quickly rushed out of the anti-artillery hole, and then jumped out of the trench with a few arrows, stopped more than 300 meters away from the position, squatted, and took out the sapper shovel to carry out intense operations.

An Ruoqi followed out with a sniper rifle, crouched on the position, and carefully observed through the scope, only to see that there were nearly 100 officers and soldiers who were working hard like Lu Daniu, and they skillfully took out black mines from their backpacks, and quickly planted one, and then took out another mine and continued to fill it.

An Ruoqi took a closer look and found that it was mixed with the latest special napalm mines launched by the Syrian Arsenal, and she couldn't help but be happy, and said that this little devil is going to suffer.

Soon, the earth trembled, and more than 40 Japanese tanks appeared on the horizon, carrying a large number of Japanese troops, and rushed towards the position of the Anjia Army.

Lu Daniu, who had finished laying the thunder, quickly returned to the trench and smiled innocently when he saw An Ruoqi. Subsequently, the officers and men in the anti-artillery hole quickly rushed out and took their positions.

The Japanese tanks were in a hurry, raising dust behind their butts. Perhaps thinking that no one could hurt themselves, the Japanese tankmen actually charged while spraying shells on the positions of the Anjia army, blowing up the front of the Anjia army, and the violent explosion mixed with steel fragments, broken earth, rocks, and dust, flew into the sky one after another.

A large number of Japanese soldiers followed the tanks and ran forward, and after entering the range of the 38 big cover, they raised their guns one after another, and shot while advancing with their waists bent. At the same time, artillery fire, machine guns and grenadiers at the level of the Japanese army seized an advantageous position and suppressed the positions of the Anjia army.

At Erdaogou, two kilometers behind Bangjun Town, and Cuiping Mountain, two kilometers north of Xuanyu Town, the artillery of the First Division and the 17th Division removed the camouflage net, raised the muzzle, and under the guidance of the front-line artillery observers, quickly determined the bearing, coordinates, firing angles, and other elements, and then began continuous shelling at the first time when the order of the military headquarters was issued.

Suddenly, pieces of artillery shells flew over our army's position like meteors, falling into the dense attack formation of the Japanese army, countless stumps and broken arms rose into the air, and within a radius of several hundred meters, all were filled with gunsmoke, and all the sounds were covered by the rumbling cannon sound, shaking the earth and trembling constantly.

The power of large-caliber shells was on full display, and many tanks exploded directly after being hit, turning into clouds of scrap copper and rotten iron that constantly splashed flames, and a large number of Japanese troops who followed behind the tanks to launch a dense charge were constantly strangled by the shrapnel fired everywhere, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.

The Japanese tanks, which were lucky enough to escape, were not afraid of death, continued to fire their guns, and rushed towards the front of the Anjia Army's position "suddenly". The Japanese troops, who had been killing endlessly, also passed through the rain of bullets and bullets in the shout of "onboard", followed closely behind the tanks, and launched an attack on the position of the Anjia Army.

When advancing to 300 meters in front of the position, one tank after another suddenly exploded, some of them were blown off by mines and could no longer move, while other tanks were quickly surrounded by flames in the mushroom-shaped flames that rose into the sky, and the flames of the incendiary bombs immediately attached to the surface of the tanks near and far and burned violently.

The ghost soldiers who were following behind the tank were covered by mushroom-shaped flames that suddenly rose three or four meters high, and their bodies were instantly doused with napalm.

This extremely viscous gasoline could not be extinguished at all, and the affected Japanese troops could only roll on the ground in vain and struggle, but such a normal fire-extinguishing action contaminated the napalm attached to the body to the rest of the Japanese troops, causing a wider range of damage. Although the officers and soldiers who were ignited in the back only burned part of their bodies, and the area was not too large, the terrible napalm would always be attached to the body, burning all the clothes on the body surface, and unless it was taken off in time, it could be spared, but if it was splashed on the body, it would always burn all the attached lump of flesh, until it burned to the bones, and it would slowly extinguish!

As many as hundreds of ghost soldiers, they have become terrifying fire men with teeth and claws, letting out chilling screams, wrapped in flames all over their bodies, rolling and struggling with all their strength, but they can't break free from the flames from hell that spread on their bodies.

Most of the officers and men of the same wing of the Japanese army came from the same place, and many of them were even relatives or close friends. But this rescue is miserable, they are all contaminated by the napalm on relatives or friends, the napalm that continues to burst after burning is a complete disaster, many people's bodies, faces, and hair are instantly ignited by the splashed flames, although it seems that the flames are not big, but they cannot be extinguished at all, and soon thousands of devils are affected by napalm sputtering, and become a burning man rolling on the ground, emitting a hysterical and terrifying wail, which is unbearable to see.

The tank crews in the Japanese tanks, who were quickly affected by the fire after being scrapped, saw the hellish situation outside, and knew that even if they got out, they would be dead, so they simply stayed in the tank, trying to shoot out all the shells and bullets, and then became a big fireball in the explosion.

The Japanese infantry lost the support they could use as cover, coupled with the terrible burning scene in front of them, and finally could not bear the fear in their hearts, and retreated like a tide, and the second attack of the Japanese army ended without a problem.

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At the headquarters of the Fifth Army Corps, Hu Jialin, who was standing in front of the map, heard the report from the walkie-talkie that the artillery of the *** Division and the 17th Division had been transferred in time and concealed, and breathed a sigh of relief, and when he heard the footsteps behind him, he turned his head with a relaxed expression, and asked Qin Zhenbang, the chief of the communications division, who hurriedly walked into the war room:

"Have you contacted the Central Air Force and the Air Force Sixth Regiment?"

Qin Zhenbang strode up to Hu Jialin and handed over the telegram: "This is a reply telegram from the Central Air Force and the Sixth Air Regiment, the three brigades of the Central Air Force and the three attack aircraft squadrons of the Sixth Air Force Regiment are all ready, and it is expected to arrive in the airspace of Jixian County within half an hour." Commander, do you think that the Japanese army will really send out fighters to bomb our artillery positions as we planned? ”

Hu Jialin took the telegram and glanced at it, and said confidently:

"From what I know about the Japanese army, they will not let our artillery units wield their might, and they will definitely find a way to solve the threat and create conditions for the next attack. Lu Yixuan's layout was reasonable, the artillery positions of each division of the 17th Army were placed on the hill behind the position, the Japanese artillery fire did not have such a long range at all, and the infiltration and destruction of small units on the ground could only add food to our special forces.

"Each division of our Fifth Army Corps is equipped with an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, and with the 120 anti-aircraft guns captured from the Japanese army this time, the threat to the Japanese fighters has increased exponentially. As long as we grasp the timing properly and cooperate closely with the officers and men of the air force, we will not be able to deal a huge blow to the Japanese fighters. ”

Zhang Chengzhu said with a smile: "According to the reconnaissance results of our high-altitude reconnaissance planes over the past day or so, the total number of Japanese fighters in North China is about three or four hundred, and after deducting a large number of reconnaissance planes and bombers, the number of attack planes is about 100, and their performance cannot be compared with the A26 fighters of our Anjia Army at all. Coupled with the cooperation of our ground air defense units, it is not impossible to repeat the great victory in Baoding again. Of course, the choice of timing is very important, if our air force arrives early or late, it may lead to the overall defeat, and now it depends on whether God is on our side. ”

At this time, Huang Zhi, who was standing in front of the map and thinking carefully, suddenly said:

"I think there are many doubts about Song Mingxuan's telegram forwarded by the Military Commission. How could the three divisions of the 69th Army, which was reorganized from the 29th Group Army of the 29th Group Army and the Jidong Security Corps, be the opponents of the two divisions of the Japanese army? According to the high-altitude reconnaissance of our reconnaissance planes, there were at least 50,000 Japanese troops in the area north of Miyun, and even if Song Mingxuan sent the guard division and the instructor of the 59th Army to the north to support, he would not be the opponent of the Japanese army. Now that the Japanese army has retreated without a fight, is there a huge conspiracy in it? ”

Hu Jialin and Zhang Chengzhu were stunned for a moment, glanced at each other, and hurriedly came to the large map to take a closer look, but still found nothing.

Zhang Chengzhu said with some hesitation: "Maybe it's something else, looking at the overall situation, as long as the south entrance and Miyun are not lost, and there are reckless mountains to lean on as a barrier, Beiping can be safe." Let's now focus on the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese fighters in the future, which is the most critical battle that will determine the current war situation. ”

"Maybe I'm overthinking!"

Huang Zhi shook his head: "I don't know why, looking at the sudden disappearance of the small white flag north of Miyun on the map, I was terrified. Also, Jiuxiao said that the Japanese army that the 40th Division is currently facing has also changed from the main division of the Japanese army as Liu Zhi said, to a first-class brigade of the Japanese army, and all these situations combine to make people feel unstable. ”

Hu Jialin nodded: "I can understand this feeling, but judging from the current situation, no matter how the Japanese army changes its formation, it will not be able to pose a substantial threat to our Fifth Army, so we still have to fight the battle in front of us well before we can think about other aspects." Listen, the explosion outside is sounding again, it must be the Japanese fighter planes dispatched......"

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The forward position of Bangjun Town.

There was a huge roar in the sky that pierced the eardrums, and a large black and oppressive "dark cloud" cut off the illumination of the sun near noon, and rushed towards the position of An Jiajun.

At this time, all the officers and men on the position had already been evacuated, leaving only a few observation posts.

Groups of fighter planes roared low above the trenches, and as the wings kept shaking, the rickety bombs fell densely on the position like "dumplings".

"Boom—"

The mountain shook and the ground shook, and the entire defense line guarded by the An Jia Army was once again surrounded by flames and gunsmoke, and the violent explosions continued endlessly, and the flying shrapnel and mud fell down after flying more than ten meters in the air, and the entire defense line was filled in more than ten centimeters in an instant.

This time, the Japanese fighters did not stay on the position too much, but continued to pounce on the foothills behind Bangjun Town and Xunyu Town, and poured a large number of bombs on the place where the artillery of the *** Division and the 17th Division had shelled, and the entire green mountain was suddenly shrouded in violent explosions and gunsmoke.