In the early morning, in the fortifications of the Laiyang front, the soldiers of the National Defense Army were silently making preparations.

"Hurry up, eat quickly..."

An officer in a black uniform walked into the fortifications and whispered to the soldiers in the fortifications.

As he spoke, the officer patted the wooden door of the fortification, and then walked to the next one.

And the soldiers in the fortifications listened to his words, but they didn't react, just silently eating the white-flour steamed buns and pickles that had just been handed out in the cold fortifications... The fortifications were dug directly in the ground, several meters deep, and after being reinforced, they could withstand the bombardment of cannons and howitzers of general caliber, and as for the field and mountain artillery of small caliber, they could be directly missed... However, there are many disadvantages of burying deep underground, needless to say, snakes, insects and rat tails, hiding in the pit fortifications for a long time also has great damage to people's bodies―――――― but then again, under the long-term shelling of the army, the snakes and rat tails were almost shocked to death. And it's summer, and Shandong is not as cold as Europe, so even in the tunnel fortifications it will not be so unbearable.

However, there are still many inconveniences in the cave, especially many times, when eating, drinking, and Lazar have to be solved in the cave... However, after such a long time, the soldiers of the Wehrmacht have become more or less accustomed to this kind of life.

After eating the pickles with steamed buns, a young man who looked like a squad leader in the fortification spoke.

"Hurry up, everyone, there's still half an hour left to launch a counterattack..."

Hearing the squad leader's words, more than a dozen soldiers next to him all nodded.

Then gnaw the steamed bun in his hand, lest he fall on the field because he didn't eat enough when he counterattacked... But just as more than a dozen soldiers were munching on steamed buns, one soldier suddenly stopped and sighed after two bites.

"Ugh..."

"What's wrong?"

Putting down the steamed buns in his hand, the squad leader was a little puzzled.

"Nothing..."

The deputy squad leader shook his head.

"It's just that in the past, before we worked hard, there would always be some canned pork on it, and sometimes canned beef, but now..."

Hearing what the deputy squad leader said, the squad leader also smiled bitterly.

"The situation is difficult now, so don't expect so much..."

It's just that although the squad leader said so, the other people listened to the deputy squad leader's words... In the past, when the logistics were good, the Wehrmacht was able to eat meat... Although these meats are just some canned foods that have been prepared in advance, they can also satisfy the appetites of the soldiers.

Of course, it does not mean that there is canned meat for every meal, after all, the military budget of the Wehrmacht is not very rich, and every officer and soldier can eat canned food? Not to mention canned meat, even ordinary canned fruits and vegetables are impossible.

But... If you are a participating unit, you can eat a meal before the war―――――― which is a bit like the last meal before the killing... And the officers and men who are about to go into battle will indeed be able to exert more combat effectiveness after they have eaten better before going into battle.

It's just that after the logistics line is chaotic, it is impossible to eat canned meat. Until now, except for some special periods, the headquarters will issue some canned pork and beef that were not used earlier and have been stored, and the officers and soldiers of the Wehrmacht can only eat white flour steamed buns or pickles in peacetime... Of course, even if it's just white flour steamed buns and pickles, it's not something that ordinary people can eat in this era.

It's just that in the past, before going into battle, canned food would be sent down, but now there are only steamed buns and pickles... From thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift... After getting used to the canned meat before the battle, and suddenly changing to white-flour steamed buns, the officers and soldiers will be somewhat depressed.

Fortunately, almost all the officers and soldiers on the front line knew about the embezzlement of materials by local officials, otherwise, even Cai Ye would have to worry about whether there would be a riot among the officers and soldiers below (suspected of embezzling materials above).

Although depressed, the officers and soldiers in the fortifications also knew that this really didn't care about the above things, because the damn corrupt officials in the local area embezzled the materials that should have been sent to the front line, so they made such a fuss, so after being depressed for a while, the officers and soldiers in the fortifications quickly ate all the steamed buns in their hands.

The officers and soldiers in the fortifications had just finished eating, and the officer had already run over and said.

"Are you ready?"

"It's ready."

"Okay, then hurry up and get your weapons and assemble at the tenth."

"Understood!"

By the time the officer had left and gone to the next fortification, the squad leader had already slapped the dirt on his ass and said to his subordinates.

"Alright, let's go to the tenth first..."

"Yes!"

The officers and men who had received the order had already taken the Mauser rifle and the Madsen light machine gun and other weapons that were resting on the ground in their hands, and then walked out of the exit of the fortification one by one.

In spite of the heavy losses of the Wehrmacht, and the slow arrival of general supplies in the rear. However, in terms of armament, it is still very complete, so in terms of firepower at the squad level or even higher, the Wehrmacht can still be superior to the army.

After arriving at the tenth o'clock, the squad leader and the other soldiers in the squad found that the other more than 100 people in their company had all arrived, and only they were left.

"Plum, how did you get there?"

After seeing the squad leader surnamed Li coming over with people, the company commander who was doing pre-war guidance spoke.

Squad Leader Li seemed to be very familiar with the company commander, so he didn't care about hearing him like this, but asked rhetorically.

"Isn't there still half an hour..."

The company commander shook his head and didn't say anything.

At this time, the deputy company commander stood up.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's line up first, and then check the weapons and ammunition in hand to see if there is a problem, otherwise we will go to the battlefield later. If you find something wrong with your weapon on the battlefield, don't regret it..."

The people present, even Xinding, have fought more than a dozen times, and the targets are all Yue Jun, and they all know how fatal it will be on the battlefield if they suddenly find that the weapon at hand is malfunctioning when they are playing with their lives.

Therefore, after hearing what the deputy company commander said, almost all of the more than 100 officers and men present, including the squad leader, found a place to sit down, and then checked their weapons, lest they lose their lives on the battlefield because of momentary negligence and laziness...―――――――――― the time to prepare did not take long, but it took more than 20 minutes for the signal to be sent.

"All ready, all ready."

Seeing that the signal was coming, the company commander hurriedly called out to the other soldiers who were still checking their weapons.

But those soldiers weren't too anxious..."Company commander, why are you so nervous..."

Looking at the nervous appearance of the company commander, the squad leader said with a wry smile.

"Even if the signal is sent and it's our turn to go to war, it will take a while, won't it?"

As soon as the squad leader's words fell, a roar of the sky had already sounded.

And before that, the squad leader who opened his mouth had already covered his ears with his hands quite smartly.

In the era of trench warfare, it can also be said that during the First World War, in the absence of tanks and other arms, tactics and so on were still very simple.

If one side launches an attack, it will definitely cover the enemy's position with artillery.

Although the officers and men of the Wehrmacht at Point 10 had never attended a military school except for the company commander, they did not know what strategy and tactics were.

However, after fighting with Yue himself for such a long time, they still know some of the pre-war rules―――――― just like the current bombardment.

Hearing the squad leader say this, the company commander really wanted to kick him in the ass.

Because the company commanders he said also knew that after all, it was impossible for the above not to notify the company level of the specific time of the counterattack. What I just said was just a reminder to them.

I didn't expect this kid to kick his nose in the face... Although I really want to shout at the squad leader, but considering that the cannon is roaring now, I just shouted, and the other party may not be able to hear it. So the company commander could only shut his mouth depressedly.

Fortunately, because of the supply difficulties in the recent period, the artillery bombardment could not last too long, so it only lasted for more than half an hour, and the original deafening artillery sound had stopped.

In its place, there was a deathly silence and a "buzzing" tinnitus.

"Company commander, it's time for us to get on..."

This sentence was shouted by the squad leader.

However, hearing the squad leader say this, the company commander shook his head and said.

"Wait for the signal !!"

The signal is coming soon... As soon as the company commander's voice fell, the signal had already fallen into the company commander's eyes.

This is the signal that was already said yesterday.

"The signal is coming!! Come on!!! ”

As if he was afraid that the people below would not hear clearly, the company commander was the first to take the lead and rush out.

At the same time as the company commander rushed out, the other officers and soldiers in the tenth point also rushed out one by one.

If someone had written hot air balloons on Wehrmacht positions at this time, they would have found that more than 10,000 Wehrmacht officers and men had rushed out of their own positions in black pressure and rushed towards the positions they had lost a few days earlier.

And in the position of the Yue army, although the bombardment just now made the Yue army dizzy.

However, when the sirens were heard and the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the officers and men still came out one by one to prepare to meet the enemy.

By the time the Wehrmacht officers and men who had launched the counteroffensive rushed into the striking range of the Japanese army, the Hatch Kais machine guns and Type 38 rifles, which had been prepared for a long time, had already opened fire one after another, knocking down a group of Wehrmacht officers and men who had rushed to the front.

In just one face, more than 100 people have fallen to the ground... Seeing so many people falling on the way to the charge, Cai Ye was very anxious. However, even if he wanted to let the artillery group cover it, it was impossible. This is because this is mainly the two lines of defense that were lost a few days before the counteroffensive, and these two lines of defense are very close to the existing lines of defense of the Wehrmacht.

And now that the Wehrmacht is already on the way to charge, if you cover with an artillery group at this time, it is easy to accidentally injure your own people... At that time, perhaps those killed by the army were not as many as those who were accidentally injured by their own artillery group.

So seeing the officers and soldiers on the charging road fall one by one, Cai Ye could only endure it..."Quickly send a telegram to ask Minister Xu how the preparations are." ”

"Yes!"

After a while, Cai's adjutant came over with a telegram.

"Report, Minister Xu is ready..."

"Hmm..."

Cai Yi wanted the remnants of the air force to participate in this counteroffensive.

In this regard, Xu Tianchuan is strongly opposed.

Because of the current National Defense Air Force, there is only such a little bit of blood left. If such a little bit of blood is also lost, then the National Defense Air Force will only have a name left.

Moreover, the position of the army is different from that of Huangxian.

In order to prevent the air force from attacking and harassing them, the Yue army deployed enough heavy machine guns on the position, and the number of heavy machine guns was absolutely incomparable with that of the Yue army in Huang County.

After all, before the bombing, Huang County had not been the main target of the activities of the National Defense Air Force. Even so, in the process of bombing Huang County, the National Defense Air Force suffered heavy losses. At this time, let the air force go out to bomb the positions of the Yuejun army whose anti-aircraft fire is more fierce than that of Huangxian.

Isn't this a sincere desire to remove the Wehrmacht Air Force?

It's just that although Xu Tianchuan was unhappy, after being persuaded by Cai Ye all night, Xu Tianchuan finally relented.

After all, everything that is being done now is for the sake of the country.

After all, no matter what, the current Cai Ye is Xu Tianchuan's boss, and Xu Tianchuan, although he is the Minister of the Air Force, is the same level as Cai Ye in terms of rank, but he also needs to obey Cai Ye's orders in this war.

So even if Xu Tianchuan was not happy, he still listened to Cai Yi's order in the end.

Compared with Xu Tianchuan, the people in the Air Force don't have so many opinions.

After all, the Air Force has been dispatched many times, and until now, it can be regarded as a trace of prestige. Of course, for the sake of this prestige, the Air Force also suffered a lot of losses, and even half of them are not enough so far.

But if they want to quit at this time, they are unwilling.

It is precisely because of this opinion within the Air Force that Xu Tianchuan will not back down until the end.

Because of this, he would not be on either side...―――――――――― although the firepower of the Wehrmacht was very strong, and the Wehrmacht artillery could not provide sufficient support. However, with the support of 37 infantry guns, grenade launchers and mortars of various calibers, the Wehrmacht eventually rushed to the positions of the Wehrmacht.

But... Rushing to the position is only the first step in the long march of 10,000 miles.

Because in the past, they had already seen a lot about the fierceness of the army.

In many cases, when they are cornered, the Yue army will desperately drag the surrounding Wehrmacht to hell together. So when rushing to the position, the Wehrmacht was cautious. After all, no one wants to die suddenly when they are about to succeed... Unlike the Wehrmacht's cautiousness, the troops in the position were very fierce.

After seeing the Wehrmacht rushing up, many of the soldiers directly raised their bayonets and rushed up.

The army's standard rifle is the 38 type rifle, and this rifle has a characteristic, that is, it has strong penetration... Many times, after hitting the target, it can actually penetrate the target, and then hit the target behind.

And trenches or something, many times it is precisely dug out in a straight line ... Therefore, using the 38 style in the trenches is indeed a fatal thing.

It is precisely for this reason that the soldiers in the trenches will use bayonets to fight in white-knuckle combat.

And the corresponding Wehrmacht, because the configuration itself is aimed at trench warfare ... So when they saw the soldiers rushing up and preparing to fight bayonets, the unhurried Wehrmacht officers and soldiers just calmly showed off their shotguns and Browning pistols... Although the army is indeed very desperate, the cold soldier battle cannot be compared with the above two weapons.

However, the Wehrmacht was careful even when it came to knocking them out, as there were many situations that had often arisen in past battles. That is, when the Wehrmacht knocks out the opponent with a pistol or a shotgun, as long as the opponent still has that breath, it will..."Boom!! ”

That's right, that's how it will be.

As long as the other party still has that breath, they will pull the grenade of the wearer on their body.

The power of the grenade is great, and the space in the trench is small, which can definitely maximize the power of the grenade.

Therefore, if the officers and soldiers of the Wehrmacht are unable to inflict a blow on the army, then the soldiers who still have a breath left can sometimes pull half a squad of people to accompany the funeral after pulling the grenade―――――― anyway, there is only one breath left, not to mention whether there is anyone to rescue it, the treatment will definitely not be cured... At this time, instead of lying down on the cold dirt, it is better to pull the grenade on your body, and... Pull one is to cushion the back, one more is to earn one... Under this tactic, the Wehrmacht also suffered heavy casualties, especially when this tactic was quite incomprehensible. What's more, the army is not muddy, even if you don't use this tactic, it's quite difficult... As a result, every time a trench battle comes, the Wehrmacht loses a considerable number of troops. Fortunately, the war was fought on the mainland, and what we need to worry about in terms of strength is that the army is not the Wehrmacht, otherwise... Although the army is quite difficult, and likes to play some kind of suicide attack with the Wehrmacht when there is still a last breath left. However, after all, the Wehrmacht has an overwhelming advantage in equipment, and its own quality is also good. So after more than ten minutes of fierce fighting, the Wehrmacht had already begun to gain the upper hand on the first line of defense.

Cai Ye saw this scene, and Zhengyi in the temple opposite naturally saw it.

"Kamio-kun's eighteenth division is about to be overwhelmed..."

After looking through a telescope and understanding the situation on the defensive line, Terauchi Masashi was somewhat heavy.

And Taro Senba and the others, who also saw this scene, were all silent.

If they hadn't fought with the Wehrmacht, perhaps they would have been arrogant enough to say that it was Mitsutomi Kamio and the 18th Division who had fallen, so they couldn't even clean up the "Shina people". However, they have already fought with the Wehrmacht many times, and they also know the strength of the Wehrmacht, especially the weapons of the Wehrmacht..."Your Excellency, do you want me to go up and reinforce it?!" ”

Masaki Terauchi originally meant this, so he nodded after hearing Senba Taro's words.

"Okay, I'll leave it all to you, Xianbo-kun..."

"Please rest assured, I will definitely help Kamio-kun defend the line..."

Senba Taro did not say that he would help Kamio Mitsutomi to take more positions, because everyone present knew that after most of the materials in Huang County were burned, the army had no ability to attack. If you want to attack, you have to wait until new supplies arrive.

So now Masaki Terauchi and others have only one goal, and that is to keep the existing... Senba Taro is the division commander of the Third Division, so Senba Taro can only mobilize the Third Division, and when Senba Taro's Third Division began to make moves, Cai Ye had already learned about this situation through various intelligence.

"Go, send a telegram to Minister Xu and tell him that he can act."

"Yes!"

Cai Yi's adjutant clicked, and then hurriedly ran to the telecommunications room... When he received Cai's telegram, Xu Tianchuan had been praying, praying that he would not need his own air force to come forward in this battle. But... Because Xu Tianchuan is an atheist, and he is too temporary... Therefore, Xu Tianchuan's prayer was not heard by the gods in heaven..."Damn..."

Looking at the telegram that had just arrived, Xu Tianchuan scolded in a low voice, and then said to an officer on the side.

"Go, give the order for the bomber formations to be dispatched."

"Yes!"

Unlike Xu Tianchuan's sad face, the officer was quite excited after hearing the order.

After getting the order, he trotted out excitedly, which made Xu Tianchuan even more depressed.

Because the mobilization of the Third Division also takes a little time, and the Laiyang Airport where Xu Tianchuan and others are located is not far from the Laiyang front. Therefore, Cai Ye and others are not afraid of delaying time.

Therefore, when all the remaining planes of the National Defense Air Force were lifted into the air and flew to the Laiyang front line with incendiary bombs, the Third Division had not yet gone out...―――――――――― when the bomber formation was about to arrive over the battlefield, the reinforcements of the Third Division had just taken steps... And by the time they were on the way to reinforcements, the bomber formations had already appeared above their heads.

"Quick, hide quickly!!"

Looking at the bomber formation that suddenly appeared, Taro Senba, who was accompanying Masaki Terauchi, jumped to his feet.

Although the soldiers on the battlefield will definitely not hear the voice of Senba Taro, but when they see the appearance of the bomber formation, they don't need Senba Taro's reminder, they have already found a place to lie down and hide―――――― according to the experience of these soldiers, as long as it is not a 500-kilogram bomb, and it is not directly hit, then lying down is still very useful.

Even if it is a 500-kilogram bomb, if it lies down at a distance, the chance of survival is much stronger than if it does not lie down.

However, this experience hurt the surnames of the soldiers on the field... Because this time the plane was hung on the bomb, after the explosion, it was not deadly shrapnel, but even more cruel flames... In the face of this kind of flames, unless you lie down in a puddle a few meters deep, otherwise... Lying down will only make you die faster... And now these soldiers of the army are like this... The fate they are about to usher in is also very cruel...

(To be continued)