The artillery operation of the Huafu army was very effective, and the Japanese did not expect that the Republic of China army on the opposite side still had such powerful artillery, and the Japanese position had no facilities to defend against heavy artillery.

The lethality of heavy artillery is the killing of shrapnel, but also in the shock wave, a 155 caliber howitzer shell can kill half a football field, even if you hide behind a cement wall, let alone the shallow trenches of the Japanese army.

This time, the Japanese army gathered most of the strength of the Manchurian garrison and the Korean garrison and attacked 70,000 people, while the soldiers in the trenches were estimated to be about 15,000, and the rest of the troops were scattered in other garrisons, waiting for the order to attack.

And after this round of shelling, Wu Erzhu estimated that the Japanese army probably suffered more than 5,000 casualties, but Tang Yulin felt that there should be more, at least tens of thousands, and there were definitely a few who could go back alive.

Anyway, no matter how many people there were, the Japanese positions were heavily damaged, and the Japanese army suffered the harshest blow since the invasion of the Northeast.

"Overseer, should we let the brothers rush, I don't think there are a few people left in the Japanese position, this is a good opportunity." Zhang Zuoxiang looked at Zhang Zuolin and asked.

Zhang Zuolin blinked, turned his head and said to Wu Erzhu not far away: "Commander Wu, do you think we sent troops to seize the battlefield of the Japanese army?" ”

Wu Erzhu shook his head and said: "No need, the damage is too great, the Japanese army still has 60,000 soldiers after all, even if they grab the first line of defense, they are not capable of completely annihilating the Japanese army, since the Japanese army has shelled you for so long, and it is not rude to come and go, let's also shell their positions for a few days, so that they can also see the power of our Republic of China artillery." ”

Several people on the side of the Northeast Army pouted in their hearts, still thinking about the total annihilation of the Japanese army, it is really a lot of appetite, but there are still 60,000 Japanese troops, it would be good to be able to recapture a defensive line.

They didn't know Hua Fujun's plans, and if they knew, they wouldn't have such thoughts.

Wu Erzhu didn't care about their reactions, anyway, they would know in a few days, and now it's not necessary to say it, and it's more convincing to do than to say, isn't it.

The next day, the Japanese army again sent troops to fill the trenches, and on the basis of the original, they rushed to work overnight and deepened and reinforced, hoping to withstand the enemy's artillery fire.

Huafujun was not in a hurry, and when it was close to noon, they once again set up their positions and carried out a round of fierce artillery bombardment on the Japanese positions, once again hitting the Japanese so that they could not raise their heads.

"Taniguchi-kun, you can't fight like this, the Republic of China army on the opposite side has mobilized powerful artillery, our artillery has been completely suppressed, the loss of soldiers is too great, in two days, more than 16,000 people have been lost, this is the total number of a reorganized brigade-level unit." Lieutenant General Okada said loudly.

Taniguchi Shimosuke rubbed his brows, the commander-in-chief of this war is he in charge, if he loses, he will naturally take responsibility, the original good strategy is now broken by the enemy on the opposite side, and in the face of the enemy's fierce artillery fire, Taniguchi Shimosuke has nothing to do.

Judging from the power of the enemy's artillery, the enemy obviously has a heavy artillery stronger than his own side, and the power is super-great, a cannonball down, can directly smash the trenches, which the Japanese artillery can not do, he does not dare to use his own artillery and the enemy's artillery duel, because then he will die more miserably, can only passively accept the enemy's artillery attack.

"Order the troops, retreat to the second line of defense, get rid of the enemy's artillery threat, the 32nd Brigade and the 34th Brigade move to both sides, forming military pressure on the enemy, do not act for the time being, let's observe for a day." Lieutenant General Taniguchi said.

"Okay, I'll arrange it."

In the headquarters of the Northeast Army, Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin were chatting.

The shelling of the Huafu Army in the past two days has put a lot of pressure on the Japanese army, and the Japanese army is no longer carrying out artillery bombardment and organizing attacks on the defensive line, so the Northeast Army has had a much better life in the past two days.

"The artillery of the Huafu Army is really powerful, but I can't tell which country's artillery it is, you know, those Westerners are rigorous in selling heavy artillery to the country." Zhang Zuoxiang said.

"I finally took a breath in the past two days, but Hua Fujun was still unwilling to take over the defense area, so he could only let the brothers suffer for a few more days." Tang Yulin said.

"You say, why didn't the Huafu army grab the enemy's position, just shelling like this, what's the point, or is there any plan in this?" Feng Delin suddenly asked.

Zhang Zuolin blinked, thought for a while and said: "Now it seems that the Huafu Army is not easy to get along with, the people below reported that the Huafu Army came with no less than 100,000 people, but now there are more than 40,000 people coming to Xiazikou, the size of two divisions, and the others have gone there, it is estimated that the Huafu Army has any big plans, they are mainly aimed at the Japanese, but we also have to guard against it, don't let people take their hometown." ”

"Dashuai is right, why do you have to guard against it, it's best for them to fight to the death with the Japanese, if they give us a return carbine, it's enough for us to drink a pot, if they attack us, do you think we have a chance to win." Zhang Jinghui said.

After listening to Zhang Jinghui's words, everyone unconsciously felt a chill on their backs, this is a reinforcement, this is a tiger by his side.

Hua Fujun was in the temporary command post on the east side of Xiazikou Town, which was busy, all kinds of communication equipment were on, and many people were receiving telegrams, while Wu Erzhu, Cheng Quande, Yao Rongguang, and others were standing in front of the map, studying the next course of action.

I only heard Cheng Quande say, "Commander, the outflanking two route armies have been deployed to the designated positions, the next thing we have to do is to drive up the Japanese army, let them flee in all directions, there is no time to prepare to meet the enemy, and then we keep shrinking our pockets and destroy them in the movement, our armored forces have an advantage in sports warfare than offensive and defensive warfare." ”

"Where are they going to break through, where do we finally form a siege?" Wu Erzhu asked.

"Here, this is a plain area, which is very suitable for our armored troops to attack, and the distance is also the most suitable, according to our calculations, if nothing else, we will launch an attack tomorrow morning, and it is estimated that before dark, the battle will be over, and the main force of the Japanese army should be taken by us." Cheng Quande pointed to the map and said.

"Okay, get ready tonight, tomorrow morning at 6:20 a.m., start attacking on time."

With an order, the rumbling cannon sound sounded on the newly awakened northeast land, and before the sky was completely bright, the Huafu army launched an attack.

The first to strike was the artillery unit, all the artillery was put into battle, and after ten minutes of shelling of the Japanese positions, the 1st Division began the attack.

The Huafu Army soldiers, armed with automatic weapons, shot directly in the face of the few Japanese soldiers left in the trenches, leaving no prisoners.

The second line of defense of the Japanese army was simply breached.

At this time, the Japanese army base camp was already in chaos, although everyone was nervous in the past few days and made preliminary preparations, but when the big war came, it was inevitable that they would be in a hurry.

Several generals of the command were very decisive, sent two wings to block the attack, and then ordered the remaining troops to retreat to the east, because it was in the direction of Korea.

And the two wings that were sent out, no one will believe that they will be able to come back alive, may the emperor bless his loyal soldiers.

However, these soldiers still played a role, at least they bought more than an hour for the evacuation of the large army.

"Order the troops to pursue, let the guard unit of the artillery unit be responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, and if there are too many prisoners, deduct points."

This fate is terrifying, who dares to catch prisoners without anything, deducting points means that points will be deducted from the promotion assessment, the salary will be reduced, the rewards will be reduced, and whoever is so stupid will let his interests suffer losses for the sake of the enemy.

The Japanese army is now a little chaotic, many soldiers have been left behind by the troops, or have lost contact with their own wings, so that there are many small units on the road that cannot be organized, and they can only follow the large troops to run forward in confusion, which further aggravates the confusion of the troops and reduces the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Don't think that the Japanese army is such a great army, even in the later War of Resistance Against Japan, the Japanese army has been shocked and scattered many times, besides, it is not the time for the Japanese army to be trained as the first military unit in Asia in later generations, and the current Japanese army can only be said to be slightly higher than Asia, and worse than the soldiers in Europe.

The 1st Division was not in a hurry, and hung unhurriedly in the back, like driving a flock of sheep, to drive the enemy into the sheepfold.

With such a large-scale movement of troops, it is impossible to take any path, and the intention of the Japanese army to retreat to the direction of Korea was also seen one step earlier, so their retreat route is only a few, and there is only one direction, which brings great convenience to the military deployment of the Huafu army.

After the Japanese army lost another wing to block the first division, they finally came to the Guanyin Pavilion, the burial place of the Japanese soldiers selected by the Huafu Army.

This is a rare plain area in eastern Liaodong, and a card of thick snow covers the earth, which is still because this year's rain and snow are not abundant, otherwise it is possible to reach knees. It was this ankle-free snow that brought a lot of inconvenience to the Japanese army's march.

Thanks to Guo Yu for the purchase of this batch of weapons, they are the products of the great Soviet Union, these tanks, armored vehicles, and automobiles can fully adapt to the cold weather in Russia, and there is no longer a problem with the environment in the Northeast.

Isn't that a crooked hit?

"Commander, the Japanese army has entered the encirclement and asks for instructions on the next step!"

"What else is there to instruct, tell the troops, make an all-out attack, eliminate the Japanese invaders, and don't put too much pressure on logistics, if you can let those generals survive, let's turn them in." Wu Erzhu said.

These people naturally know what Wu Erzhu means, don't leave logistical pressure, just don't take prisoners, for the generals of the Japanese army, there are only a few people, they can be raised, that is the merit of the troops, and when it comes to direct trial, it is a good time to report and publicize. R1152