Two days passed in a blink of an eye.

In the forward headquarters of the 5th Front Army of the Kwantung General Army, Senior General Shizuo Yokoyama was anxiously pacing back and forth in the war room, while Chief of Staff Shiro Makino stood quietly beside him, not even daring to breathe, and the air was filled with a solemn atmosphere, which made more than a dozen combat staff officers breathless.

All of a sudden, a young staff officer strode in. Immediately, he suddenly retracted his feet and stood upright: "Your Excellency, the drainage canals have all been dug, and all 36 high-power water pumps and 18 tons of nitric acid locks have been put in place!" "Has the opposite branch of the army found any changes?" ”。 Shiro Makino asked anxiously.

"Nope." ”。 Staff Officer Shao Zuo shook his head and said. "On the opposite side of the position of the Chinese army, everything is as usual.

, "Yo West...... Shizuo Yokoyama immediately high-fived him with his fist, and then said to Shiro Makino, "Order, each pump squadron immediately began to pour water into the anti-tank trenches of the Shina Army."

, "Hello." ”。 Shiro Makino bowed his head abruptly and took the order.

Only then did Shizuo Yokoyama turn around and bow heavily to Lieutenant General Kitatakeki, commander of the old chariot division, and Major General Hideo Matsuda, commander of the independent chariot and brigade, who were standing in front of him. Immediately, he said very sincerely, "Hokutake-kun, Matsuda-kun, everything is please!" "Hello! ”。 Hokutakeki and Hideo Matsuda bowed their heads at the same time.

Before leaving, Major General Hideo Matsuda turned back to Yokoyama Shizuo and said, "Your Excellency, please rest assured, as long as the engineer unit can fill the anti-tank trenches of the Shina Army, and allow me to fight the independent chariot and brigade heavy tanks rush to the opposite Shina position, there will be no more suspense in this battle." ”

Forward Command of the 8th Army, War Room.

Mr. Li was standing in front of the window and smoking silently, the cold wind outside the window was cold, dripping into ice, but Mr. Li seemed to feel nothing, until the chief of staff Chen Dao put the coat on his body, Mr. Li woke up like a dream. He turned around and smiled gently, "Old Chen, it's only more than four o'clock in the morning, why did you get up?" ”

Chief of Staff Chen didn't answer and asked, "Then why did you get up?" ……

Mr. Li smiled slightly, and said indiscriminately: "It's windy outside again" It looks like it will snow again tomorrow. "Commander, your ears are really", Chief of Staff Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's all here, and you're still in the mood to pay attention to the weather changes......

As he was talking, the staff officer of the major stepped forward and reported: "Commander, political commissar, forward observation post report." The Japanese engineering units have begun to pour water into our anti-tank trenches."

Mr. Li's expression was calm. It's as if I didn't hear it at all.

Chief of Staff Chen looked at General Li, waved his hand to the major staff officer, "Order the forward observation post and continue to observe......

The major staff officer took the order, and Chief of Staff Chen said to General Li with some worry: "Commander." You haven't closed your eyes much in days, "Why don't you squint for a while?" ”

"Good...... Mr. Li nodded happily and said, "I'll go squint for a while." ”

Deep in the dense forest, the armored group of the 5th Front attacked the position.

The four Tiger heavy tanks of the old tank division and the independent tank and brigade had already begun to warm up, and with the low roar of the tank engine, clouds of black smoke were exhausted from the exhaust port, and the ice condensed on the nearby body gradually began to melt.

Nearly 2,000 tank crews have assembled in the clearing of the forest.

Lieutenant General Kita Takeki is in front, and Major General Hideo Matsuda is half a step behind" The two were carrying sabers to inspect the tank soldiers in the queue, and their sharp eyes swept over the faces of the tank soldiers in the front row one by one, stopping from time to time to redress the tank soldiers, or slapping the tank soldiers' frozen blue faces, and the air was already full of the tension before the war.

After the review, Hideo Matsuda waved his hand fiercely, "Nearly two thousand tank crews turned around one after another, and trotted back to their respective tanks until all the tank crews got into the cabin." Kitatakeki and Hideo Matsuda respectively boarded their respective armored command vehicles, and then looked at their watches" and at the same time gave the order to attack.

In an instant, more than 300 Type 4 tanks and more than 100 Tiger heavy tanks rumbled out of the dense forest.

Not long after the more than 400 tanks drove out of the dense forest, the black-pressed devil soldiers also came out of the surrounding barracks, "and immediately formed a marching column all the way, followed the tank troops, and drove towards the front." The silent wilderness was filled with the sound of chaotic and noisy footsteps.

Target Army Forward Command, War Room.

Mr. Li had already returned to the lounge and slept, and there was only Chief of Staff Chen Dao left in the war room, and dozens of forward observation posts were constantly transmitting the latest situation of the anti-tank trench water filling back to the command headquarters.

, "reported the Chief of Staff. The water in the anti-tank trench has reached two meters. and a small amount of icing......

, "reported to the Chief of Staff, the water in the anti-tank trench has reached three meters. More than half of the frozen water has been frozen......

, "Report to the Chief of Staff, the water in the anti-tank trenches has reached the meter. All water surfaces are basically frozen! "Reported to the Chief of Staff, the water in the anti-tank trench has reached six meters. It is almost the same as the height of the ground! …… Report to the chief of staff, the thickness of the ice has exceeded 100-, and the water in the trench is frozen quickly! ……

"What? Freeze so fast!? ”…… Chief of Staff Chen was shocked when he heard this, although the anti-tank trench was no more than ten meters wide, and it was much easier to freeze than a big river. But in such a short time, more than 100mm of ice condensed, and then it was dawn. I'm afraid that all the stagnant water in the anti-tank trench will turn into ice!

When I am surprised. Mr. Li's voice suddenly sounded behind him, "It's not strange at all. ，。

Chief of Staff Chen turned around when he heard this, only to see that Mr. Li was already standing behind him with a high spirit.

Mr. Li smiled at Chief of Staff Chen. said: "Chief of Staff, the Japanese army is afraid that they have added some or several chemicals to the water that can accelerate the formation of ice. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to turn the water in the trenches into ice for heavy tanks overnight, would they? ……

As soon as the words fell, another major staff officer hurriedly entered, and immediately reported: "Report, Japanese tanks have been found in front, and the specific number is unknown." The vast majority of them are Type IV tanks, and a small number are Tiger heavy tanks."

"Tiger Heavy Tan?" …… Chief of Staff Chen said awe-inspiringly: "Little devil, this is going to be desperate!" ……

Mr. Li slowly lit a cigarette and said lightly: "Order the troops" to prepare for battle. ", forward position.

It was already past seven o'clock in the morning, but the sky was still dark.

The thick clouds in the sky obscured most of the sun's rays.

In the dim light, more than 300 Type 4 tanks and more than 100 Wu-style heavy tanks had already dispersed in battle formation, and while firing guns, they rushed towards the completely frozen anti-tank trenches, billowing smoke and dust gradually rose from behind the tank cluster, and faintly, countless devil infantry were following.

"Company commander, the little devil's tank is up!" Private Lao Niu turned around and shouted.

"See, Lao Tzu is not blind." ”。 Captain Liu snorted, immediately pulled the bolt of the Browning pistol, and shouted to the nearby national officers and soldiers, "Brothers, prepare for battle!" ……

Before he could speak, a shell suddenly landed next to Captain Liu.

Hearing a loud bang, Captain Liu's whole body was lifted to the bottom of the trench like a sack by the air wave generated by the explosion, and when the guards and senior soldier Lao Niu rushed up to help Captain Liu. However, it was found that Captain Liu's abdomen had been cut by shrenchnel and a huge gap, and his intestines and internal organs had flowed all over the ground. The gods can't be saved.

, "Company Commander". The guard Xiao Mao suddenly cried bitterly like a mourner.

, "Don't, leave me alone, kill, kill the devil" Captain Liu didn't finish his words, that is, he was martyred.

Target Army Forward Command, War Room.

The communications staff officers walked into the war room like a stream and reported to General Li the latest battle situation on the front line.

, "The Air Force reported that the clouds were too thick and the field of view was seriously affected and could not be lifted into the air normally. "The Navy reported that the fog was heavy at sea, and the ship's artillery group could not fire until the fog cleared. "Report, the Army Aviation Unit is ready".

, "Report, armored divisions, heavy artillery divisions are on standby at any time!" ……

"Report, the 82nd and 86th Infantry Divisions are on standby!" ”。

After the latest preparations of the parties were reported, the battle reports from the front line also came back like a stream.

Five minutes later, Chief of Staff Chen hurriedly walked up to General Li and said urgently, "Commander, more than 80 Type 4 tanks of a tank wing of the Japanese army have crossed the anti-tank trench and broken into the position of our 88th Division!" The defense line of the 88th Division is already quite severe, can it be ordered in advance. Let the Army Air Force launch a counterattack? ……

"There's no hurry. ”。 Mr. Li waved his hand and said indifferently, "Wait......

Ten minutes later, Chief of Staff Chen came to President Li again and gasped, "Commander." A tank brigade of the Japanese army, with more than 100 Tiger heavy tanks, has also passed through the anti-tank trenches. The defense line of our 88th Division has been broken through, and the Japanese tank cluster is tearing at the defense line of our 88th Division on both flanks, and the situation is already quite dangerous."

, "No hurry...... Mr. Li waved his hand, still saying, "Wait......

Fifteen minutes later, Chief of Staff Chen came to General Li with a sweat on his head, and said anxiously: "Commander, the Japanese army has a tank division and a tank brigade that have all broken through into our army's deep position, the defense line of the 88th Division has collapsed, and the second line of defense built by the 87th Division is already in danger."

, "No hurry...... Mr. Li still said in a calm tone. "Wait......

Half an hour later, Chief of Staff Chen came to General Li with a pale face, and said with a miserable expression: "Commander, the Japanese tank cluster has continuously broken through the second line of defense of our 87th Division to drive the third line of defense of the 5th Division, and it is less than five thousand meters away from our headquarters. ……

, "No hurry...... Mr. Li gently snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand and said indifferently, "Wait a while."