At about 11 o'clock in the afternoon, the gunfire outside Juancheng was already very dense, and the common people knew that the Japanese were coming, so they were so frightened that they hid at home and did not come out. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The county, which was originally quite bustling and prosperous, suddenly became deserted.

At noon, there was hardly a single ordinary person on the street, except for the GJ soldiers in gray cloth uniforms.

Martial law began to be imposed throughout the city, sandbags were erected at the gates and on the streets, the wind stopped, and a trace of tension enveloped the entire ancient town near the banks of the Yellow River.

"Have all the regiments arrived at their designated positions?" In the headquarters, Xie Chengrui was only wearing an opinion shirt, the cuffs were pulled up to the crook of his arm, and the scar left by the burn on his arm was clearly visible.

The weather in May was a little sultry, and looking at the weather, it was going to rain lightly, and it was raining continuously in Huaibei, which caused great difficulties to the troops in the Fifth Theater.

"The third regiment has not yet reported!"

"Continue calling, confirm."

"Understood!"

Didi ......

"The three regiments reported that all the troops had arrived at the designated positions." After about five minutes, the radio of the 3rd Regiment was contacted, and according to the plan before the attack, the troops moved to the designated position.

"Xie Deputy Brigade, can you start?"

Xie Chengrui nodded, now that he is ready, there is no need to delay any longer, and ordered: "You can start!" ”

"Attack!"

The 371st Regiment has been maneuvering with a squadron of the 50th Wing of the Japanese Army in the Xingtun area for almost an hour, mainly because the 371st Regiment has not yet fully deployed, and it does not know the specific situation of the Japanese army, so it needs pre-war reconnaissance!

Annihilating the Akiyama squad before, it was a decision that had to be made out of desperation, if the Akiyama squad was not defeated, this small army would probably have already fallen into the city!

The Akiyama squad was completely wiped out, and not a single person was missed, and the Japanese did not know the news, and the capture of the second lieutenant Akiyama gave the 37th Brigade a general grasp of the situation of the Japanese troops crossing the river.

Combined with the information obtained by the reconnaissance battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, Xie Chengrui felt that with the current ability of the 37th Brigade, it was completely able to defeat the Japanese troops who came ashore.

This opportunity must not be missed in vain, as once a large Japanese force crosses the river, it will be much more difficult.

Dodo......

Although the 37th Brigade does not have its own artillery unit, it has a heavy mortar battalion and an infantry battalion, which are standard and equipped with only two-thirds.

Xie Chengrui strengthened the infantry artillery battalion to the 371st Regiment, and the heavy mortar battalion was divided into two to strengthen the 372nd Regiment and the 373rd Regiment respectively.

The Japanese army first crossed the river from Dongkou, and this Japanese army was the largest in number, and it was reasonable to allocate the heaviest weapons to the 371st Regiment.

"Fire!"

Cheng Gang gave an order, and the six Type 92 infantry guns of the infantry artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, which had already calibrated the parameters and targets, let out a fierce roar at the Japanese position!

Boom......

The sudden artillery shells rained down into the sky, and the Japanese troops who bombed did not have time to react at all, and a large number of casualties were killed and wounded in an instant.

The commander of the Japanese army, a second lieutenant, looked up at the shells that kept falling in the air with a stunned expression, and he couldn't figure out how these shells came from.

When did the Chinese have such powerful firepower, it was still a weapon he was familiar with, the Empire-made Type 92 infantry gun.

What's going on here?

Could it be that the imperial artillery made a mistake, it is impossible, the direction of this shell is not from behind them, it is clear that it is fired from the positions of the Chinese opposite.

It's the artillery of the Chinese!

The intelligence said that the Chinese defenders of Juancheng were poorly equipped and not strong in combat?

What the hell is going on?

"Hit!"

"Fuck the little devil, kill!"

There are more than 2,000 people in the 371st Regiment, and it is really not enough to deal with a squadron of the Japanese army, one battalion is enough, and the other troops will also put on a posture.

"Fight back, return fire......"

The captain of the Japanese second lieutenant squadron shouted hoarsely, and the remaining Japanese troops, who were less than half of their troops, searched for favorable terrain and resisted to the death.

All of a sudden, the battle entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat.

The quality of the Japanese army in this field unit is different, the combat experience commands, and the mutual cooperation is also very tacit, although it encounters a sudden attack by artillery, it is not panicked, gradually resists, and establishes a defensive circle!

Bang!

A soldier of the 371st Regiment who was charging ahead didn't notice it, and was directly pierced through the head by a flying bullet, and the charging body fell to the ground at once.

"Everyone be careful, the devil's marksmanship is very accurate, don't give them a chance!" The class leader shouted.

The 371st Brigade is also a veteran of the Great War, although the overall quality is not as good as that of the Japanese soldiers, but the experience on the battlefield is much stronger than that of the new soldiers.

The Japanese soldiers were very difficult to fight, and their marksmanship was very good, especially long-distance marksmanship, and they could basically hit the target at a distance of four or five hundred meters.

At this point, the soldiers of the G army can rarely do it, one is because of the weapon, the shooting accuracy of the weapons of the GJ soldiers is low, about two or three hundred meters, it is good to hit the target, and the weapons are mixed, and the quality of ammunition cannot be guaranteed.

The Japanese army's Type 38 rifle has high shooting accuracy and long range, and the only drawback is that it has strong penetration, as long as it does not hit the vital point, it is basically fine to penetrate the past.

But this gun is definitely a murderous weapon in the hands of Japanese soldiers, Japan is a resource-poor country, and a poor country has a poor country's methods, and it cannot be squandered wantonly, but can only make a fuss about accuracy, which has to be admired by others, and the Japanese soldiers are indeed world-class in terms of individual combat ability (early World War II).

"Grenadier, ...... fast"

Finding that the little devil who had just shot his comrade was hiding behind a collapsed mud wall forty meters in front, the squad leader was furious and beckoned his brother with a grenadier behind him to get up.

"Machine guns, fire suppression!"

Da Da ......

The Japanese soldier couldn't raise his head at all, didn't dare to move, and lay behind the earthen wall, holding the barrel of the gun and trembling.

At this moment, he must have regretted it very much, this Chinese reacted too quickly, and their ammunition is not for money?

Some Japanese soldiers found themselves in danger of being killed and wanted to come over to help, but the other officers and soldiers of the first battalion of the main attack were not vegetarians, and there was no way to get over.

Only then did the arrogant Japanese army discover that the Zhong G army surrounding them was definitely a well-trained and well-equipped elite division, and it was by no means a legendary force that would collapse at the touch of a button!

Chemical element!

A missile accurately hit the earthen wall, and after the explosion, the squad leader rushed over and saw that the Japanese soldier who had just shot his subordinate was blurred by the explosion and buried under the adobe bricks.

Forcefully pulled the three rifles he was holding in his arms, checked them, and they were actually intact, and threw them directly to a soldier behind him, and then continued to move forward with the rest of the people!

It's just a small microcosm of a battle, killing and being killed, constantly being staged, and if it weren't for greed and ambition, perhaps at this moment, people should sit at home and eat lunch, then take a beautiful nap, and then go down to work in the fields in the afternoon, and the cycle repeats, quiet and peaceful.

The Japanese squadron did not carry a radio at all, and when it tried to send out the enemy's intelligence information, it found itself surrounded by regiments.

The same situation also happened in Wuji and Jiucheng, where the 372nd and 373rd regiments, which were transported to place, made a decisive attack, surrounded the Japanese army, and crushed the enemy with a strong firepower advantage!

Although the Japanese army was formidable, it was unable to change the situation of its defeat despite its fierce resistance despite the fact that it was not superior in firepower and troops.

Of course, they will be able to hold out a little longer.

Let's hope there will be reinforcements!

It's just that the trapped Japanese army didn't know that they were not facing the GJ unit they knew about the Juancheng garrison, but the Honorary First Division that was stronger I don't know how many times.

If you want to fight, you have to be fast!

After encircling the Japanese troops attacking Juancheng, the three main regiments of the new 37th Brigade marched in unison and quickly pressed towards the edge of the Yellow River, much faster than when the Japanese army went ashore!

At this time, the temporary headquarters of the 50th Wing of the Japanese Army built in Dongkou was already in chaos, and no one expected that the counterattack of the Chinese G Army would be so sharp, and the reaction speed was not like words, as if it was known in advance!

In the blink of an eye, the troops he sent out to besiege Juancheng on three routes were surrounded, and life and death were uncertain, and a large number of Chinese J teams were pressing towards the Yellow River along their route to the shore!

"Baga, what is the Chinese J team, haven't you figured it out yet?"

“……”

"Report to General Sakai immediately, I need reinforcements!" As a last resort, he had no choice but to send a telegram asking for help to Takashi Sakai on the other side.

The pontoon bridge for crossing the river is still being erected, and the Japanese army can only rely on boats and rubber boats to cross the river, and most of the boats they have collected are used to erect pontoon bridges, so that there are very few boats that can be used to cross the river, and it is too late for temporary requisition!

When Takashi Sakai received a telegram from Toyama Noboru, he was so angry that he scolded Toyama Noboru for being an incompetent fool.

Scolding and scolding, but the troops still have to be sent, Sakai Takashi on the one hand to collect boats, while using rubber boats to send additional troops to the opposite bank first, although the speed is a little slower, but it is better than watching the distant mountains being driven down the river, and also, is it not possible to abandon the pontoon bridge that is about to be built?

This is by no means what Takashi Sakai wants.

When the Japanese crossed the river, they could only carry some light weapons, heavy weapons, that is, heavy machine guns and disassembled infantry guns, and at most a few side three-wheeled vehicles.

There are very few war horses, after all, there are limited ships and limited loads.

But the new 37th Brigade is different, they came from land, equipped with a large number of trucks and cars, and their mobility is still above the Japanese army, so they advance very quickly!

Before the battle of Xingtun was over, the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 371st Regiment were already approaching Dongkou Town, and the battle began immediately.

The Chinese G army came too fast, Yuan Shandeng didn't imagine it at all, when he saw the well-equipped soldiers of the Chinese GJ team jumping down from the trucks and forming an encirclement of Dongkou Town, he smelled a hint of death threat!

This is definitely not the Zhongg army in Juancheng, which army is it?

Could it be the legendary Chinese "devil" unit that came out of Nanjing, numbered: Honorary First Division?

"It's coming so fast!" On the other side of the ferry, on a high ground on the other side of the ferry, Kenji Dohihara, who was wearing a yellow tweed lieutenant general's uniform, put down his binoculars and murmured softly.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, you already knew?" Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano heard it and asked with some surprise.

"Sano-kun, our opponent is not an ordinary Chinese J general, he always has extraordinary foresight, and this is the terrible thing about this person." Kenji Dohihara said calmly, "That's why I suggested that the military department issue a million bounty on this person. ”

"So that million-dollar bounty was your handiwork?"

"Now it seems that this person is worth far more than a million." The road of the earth and the land is heavy.

"Division commander, do we want to continue crossing the river?"

"Yes, of course, not only to continue crossing the river, but also to make the Chinese think that we must cross the river from here." Kenji Dohihara's eyes flashed with a hint of gloomy light. (To be continued.) )