The Japanese have been holding on, and they have insisted on continuing to fight with the 14th Division. Although the situation of the battle was extremely unfavorable for them, the Japanese troops in these positions still held out like madmen.

And those supporting Japanese troops attacked more violently as time went on. Almost desperately trying to tear open the defense line of the 14th Division.

The thirteenth and fifteenth divisions of the Fifth Army also rushed to the battlefield. The 13th Division took over the scarred 14th Division and began to withstand the frantic counterattack of the Japanese army.

The 15th Division, on the other hand, worked with the 14th Division to comprehensively clear the tunnels, fortifications and bunkers on the position. Since there are armored divisions, there is definitely no shortage of gasoline.

The 13th and 15th Divisions both carried bottles of gasoline, and these improvised gasoline bombs were ignited and thrown into the tunnels of the Japanese army.

The flames burned through the inside in just three or two strokes, and the screams of dying and the smell of burning filled the battlefield. The initial assault went well, but as the sky grew brighter, the Japanese regained their ability to observe and began to use their 37mm anti-aircraft guns to carry out targeted killings.

Under the roar of artillery, several positions were destroyed by the Japanese army. And the Wehrmacht was also unable to show weakness, and grenade launchers and bazookas smashed into the shooting holes of the Japanese army as if they didn't need money.

Although part of the Japanese shooting hole was in the dead end of the position, the grenade launcher and grenadier canister of the projectile method could bypass some of the dead spots and directly hit the rear of the Japanese army at these times.

The battle has been fought so far, and everyone is filling it with human lives. The Japanese army is filling in, and the Wehrmacht is filling in. The situation on the positions is staggered. The Wehrmacht occupied part of it, and the Japanese still held part of it.

The two sides will not give in to each other, and you will fight to the death. As the sky grew brighter, a large number of Japanese troops began to support the forward positions from the rear.

Shunroku Hata doesn't seem to want to give up his front-line position. The Japanese troops who came directly to support them had at least one and a half divisions.

"Chirp...... "This is the artillery unit of the Japanese army, and as the sky gets brighter, they also begin to fire support their own assault troops.......

More than 100 pieces of artillery fell on the position like raindrops, and the dust and mud of the position were constantly lifted in the smoke of gunpowder. Those positions, which had been subjected to heavy artillery bombardment by the Wehrmacht, collapsed in large numbers at this moment.

The officers and men of the Fifth Army on the position were forced to retreat into the original tunnels of the Japanese army to take refuge, and the Japanese troops outside the position took this opportunity to begin to build their new positions and adjust their tactical arrangements.

"Buzzing ......" was not only supported by the Japanese army, but also by the Wehrmacht Air Force after dawn to support the Wehrmacht officers and men on the positions.

"Chirp...... "Boom Boom Boom ......" A large number of warplanes began to appear in the sky above the position, and the exposed Japanese artillery began to encounter the Wehrmacht's stormy blows.

But the Japanese army had been prepared for this. Their anti-artillery holes were set up on the edge of the artillery positions. As soon as the roar of the planes was heard, the artillerymen received an order to push all the guns back into the anti-artillery holes.

Although some of the artillery was still destroyed by Wehrmacht aircraft, most of it remained.

"Tutu Tu ......" Japanese anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns placed near artillery positions began to bombard. They tried to push the Wehrmacht in the air away.

But they were greeted by a stormy blow from these warhawks, which at first was nothing more than a salvo of rockets. This was followed by a large number of 20mm cannons that directly tore apart the Japanese troops on the position.

Along with those anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, a large number of air defense forces were bombarded to the slag by the air force.

The Japanese troops on the position were also very conspicuous, and they all hid themselves in their fortifications after seeing the planes flying. With machine guns and anti-aircraft guns with firing holes, the Wehrmacht on the forward positions were suppressed by fire.

"Turbulence...... 20mm cannon on a Wehrmacht fighter this time. Under their rage, those exposed Japanese firepower points were hit like a storm.

The Japanese troops who operated these fires were almost swept to pieces by the flying shrapnel. Some of the lucky ones screamed and had their hands and feet cut off by shrapnel.

The Japanese scrambled to arrange for men to replace the wounded or killed soldiers, while replacing a large number of damaged weapons. But they did not notice that a strange unit of the Fifth Army began to carry strange weapons and had already entered the position in concealment.

Bao Xingteng, the commander of the Fifth Army, followed the team with a hideous face, and it was said that he could not easily go to the front line with the dignity of a military commander. But when the crazy army commander saw that his three divisions were pressed by the Japanese army and beaten, he immediately became angry.

Crazy, he overturned all the chiefs of staff and guards who tried to prevent him from taking the position, grabbed a Tiger assault rifle and led people to the position.

The army commanders have all gone into battle in person, where do the three division commanders below dare to stay in the command headquarters?! In fact, Zhou Haokuang of the 14th Division had already taken the position, and the remaining 13th Division commander Guo Pengyun and 15th Division commander Kong Maoxun were also preparing to take the position.

However, their berserk commander chose to move faster than them.

Bao Xingteng not only came by himself, but also brought all the anti-aircraft firepower in the army. The three division commanders were somewhat inexplicable. I don't understand why the commander of his own army brought up anti-aircraft fire.

But Bao Xingteng just smiled and desperately asked the soldiers below to transport these big guys to the position when the Japanese army had no time to pay attention to them, and did not explain to the three division commanders.

Ammunition and fuel for aircraft are limited. After a lot of bombardment and strafing, the planes could only hover over the Japanese positions for a week with hatred, despite extreme reluctance.

"Grandma's! Give Lao Tzu a hit! Bao Xingteng spat on his hand fiercely, grabbed the anti-aircraft machine gun that had taken a lot of effort to raise and fired at the Japanese firepower point, and it was a crazy strafing fire!

The machine guns of the "Tutu Tu Tu ......" are all twin 14.5mm machine guns originally equipped by the Wehrmacht on fighter planes. These machine guns are used for anti-aircraft and can attack fighters at a distance of two thousand meters.

On the ground, it can shoot enemies within a kilometer. Specially designed armor-piercing warheads allow these machine guns to penetrate bullets with great penetration. Even the concrete fortifications of the Japanese army did not play much role in front of it at all.

The Japanese soldiers, who thought they would be able to hold off the Wehrmacht by relying on the fortifications, screamed and turned into piles of minced meat behind the fortifications. 14.5mm caliber machine gun bullets, even if they are rubbed to the edges, will bring with them pieces of flesh. What's more, these machine guns are almost straight fire at the firing hole!

Bao Xingteng used the most tyrannical way to press the Japanese army to the position at once. Some of the Japanese soldiers who came to support were even killed by this extremely penetrating bullet.

A large amount of blood oozed out, staining the position black and red. The splattered minced flesh even splattered out of the firing holes, and the roar of the machine guns drowned out the seepping screams of the Japanese soldiers.

"Tom tom tom...... Boom Boom Boom ......" The artillery on the rear positions of the Japanese troops immediately launched a salvo, trying to help those Japanese troops who were trapped and killed on the front line.

However, at this time, the artillery of the Fifth Army had already roughly known the artillery position of the Japanese army according to the report of the Wehrmacht fighters, and the Japanese army had just fired the artillery and encountered a comprehensive counterattack from the Fifth Army.

In the midst of the booming cannons. A large number of Japanese artillery pieces were destroyed. The Japanese army, deprived of artillery support, could only struggle under the frantic blows of the Fifth Army.

Any exposed firepower will always be strangled by a network of fire made up of 14.5mm twin machine guns. Even the 37mm anti-aircraft gun was completely smashed into a puddle of scrap metal under this kind of shooting.

The Japanese army began to despair. Because the Fifth Army not only used these anti-aircraft machine guns to sweep through the Japanese lines, but at the same time began to use a large number of troops to storm the remaining Japanese lines.

"Great Japanese Empire onboard!!" A Japanese soldier screamed, jumped down with seven or eight Type 99 anti-tank bombs, and was shattered in a loud roar.

More than a dozen Wehrmacht soldiers in the attack were affected, and the bones of seven or eight soldiers in the center were left under this crazy explosion. The Japanese army began to go crazy. Those fighters of the Fifth Army are even crazier!

A military commander. The three division commanders were all on the position. If there is a mistake, there is no doubt that the Fifth Army will be abolished. The soldiers below began to resist the frantic counterattack of the Japanese army, and the machine guns and Tiger assault rifles continued to strafe in an attempt to kill the Japanese soldiers who counterattacked on the way to self-detonation.

"Tom tom tom...... Boom, boom, boom ......" The grenadiers of the Fifth Army did not stop throwing grenades at the positions of the Japanese troops, constantly bombarding those Japanese troops in the tunnels or on the way to counterattack.

Gasoline bottles were set on fire and fluttered in the Japanese positions, and the tunnels, bunkers, and bunkers were almost all filled with the smell of burnt human flesh.

The screams, shouts and fights are the main themes here. By now, under the onslaught of the Wehrmacht, regardless of casualties, two-thirds of the positions had fallen into the hands of the Fifth Army.

But even so, the remnants of the Japanese army still roared and persisted. Continuously, Japanese soldiers jumped out with explosive bombs and attacked the attacking Fifth Army soldiers in the form of suicide.

The fighters of the Fifth Army paid tribute to them with a large number of gasoline bottles and grenades. More often than not, 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine gun bullets.

The concrete of the tunnels, which had not been destroyed by the heavy shelling of the Fifth Army and the Japanese army, was dusty under 14.5mm machine gun bullets.

The Japanese, who could have relied on corners and bunkers to counterattack the Fifth Army, began to find themselves no longer working. The 14.5mm bullets directly bombarded the Japanese soldiers who tried to hide around the corner into blood and minced flesh in the tunnel.

Those bunkers and bunkers would be bombarded with gasoline bottles and high-explosive grenades at the first time, and from time to time a blasting canister would be thrown at the Japanese ambush site and explode, and then the soldiers of the Fifth Army would rush forward to replenish their guns.

The white-hot fighting made Bao Xingteng, the commander of the Fifth Army, pale, pale, and he had never fought such a difficult battle since he joined the army. These Japanese are really not good at stubble. After suffering many losses from the Wehrmacht, he began to plan for defense on his own initiative.

Looking at the groups of soldiers who were carried down, the corners of Bao Xingteng's eyes twitched. Several times he couldn't help but step forward with a gun, but he was held back by the three division commanders around him.

By this time, it was already dark, and it was said that the Japanese fortified positions should be revealed in the sun. Unfortunately, the smoke of gunpowder obscured most of the position.

Even if it was close at hand, Bao Xingteng didn't know the whole picture of the position he was in.

The offensive of the Japanese troops who came over was finally contained, and a large number of 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine guns were brought in to play a role in the surprise force. The Japanese troops who had tried to approach the position by creeping forward and artillery fire were basically bombarded into piles of minced flesh and blood in front of the position.

Most of the exposed Japanese artillery in the rear was also cleared. Only a few Japanese 37mm anti-aircraft guns in the concave and convex corners still tried to provide fire support.

But this support can only be intermittent, after all, the Wehrmacht's firepower is not vegetarian. Those exposed fire points will basically be covered by artillery fire.

"This is a mill of human flesh...... "Lieutenant General Toshiyoshi Ando, who was commanding operations at the forward position, murmured to his subordinates around him with a heartache: "It's not just the Shina troops that have been grinded. The warriors of the Empire are filling this mill as well......"

The subordinates did not squeak. At this time, no one dared to speak out loud. It was already three divisions fighting on the position. But until now they have not seen any advantage.

On top of that, the divisions responsible for defense in positions seem to have lost the ability to counterattack. As far as the eye can see, the uniforms of the Wehrmacht are flickering and expanding in the positions of the defense divisions.

"Return to General Toshihiro Hatata...... Let's just say that we have lost the advantage in the position, I beg ...... Requesting a shift ...... position" Antengliji, who had collapsed in his chair, seemed to lose all his strength all at once.

And some of the Japanese staff officers who were beside him wept bitterly. This position has gathered a lot of their hard work. They knew every piece of arrangement, even every shooting hole.

They are confident. Except for a small part of the position, which was inferior to the Maginot Line, the rest was not bad at all. But even so, it was still tragically broken through by the Wehrmacht.

How can you not make these staff officers sad when their own hard work is torn apart by someone in the most brutal and cruel way?!

"Report! The commander-in-chief of the front, Lieutenant General Antengliji, will call! "In Shunroku Hatata's headquarters. The adjutant shouted at the door. Shunroku Hata looked up from the map and motioned for the adjutant to read the telegram.

"Since the day before yesterday, the headquarters has organized the defense of the Shina troops, and they are trembling all the time as if they were walking on thin ice......," the adjutant began to unfold the telegram, and read Atenoriki's call to Shunroku Hatata.

“…… But at this time. The department has felt powerless to resist. His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is hereby invited to plan for the Imperial Warriors. Moved the Imperial Loyalists on the battlefield to the second line......"

"Smack!" When the adjutant read this sentence, the pencil in Shunroku Hatata's hand suddenly broke. His hands trembled a little, and he slowly stood up and shouted coldly to the stunned adjutant, "Keep reading!" ”

"The responsibility for this lost position is willing to be borne by one person. In fact, it was the unfavorable command of Anteng, which led to the loss of the position...... Anteng felt shameless to the empire and shameless to ...... His Majesty"

Shunroku Hata sat down in his chair, but his body was still shaking. Anten's words made his heart feel like it had been pierced by a knife.

He knew that Anteng was begging him to get the remaining Japanese soldiers out. And this loses the duty of the position. It is borne by Itanium alone.

Admittedly, Itanium, who commanded the operation, was indeed responsible. But more responsibility. Maybe it should be on Shunroku Hata as the commander-in-chief. Both the Wehrmacht and the Japanese underestimated their opponents in some respects.

And at the same time, they overestimate their own abilities in some aspects. As a result, at the beginning of the war, both sides suffered heavy losses at the hands of the other.

The Japanese army, which had occupied the fortifications, obviously suffered less losses than the Wehrmacht, but the Wehrmacht, who was good at adjusting itself, soon came up with a new plan and started a new offensive.

On the other hand, the Japanese army, apart from the increase in troops and artillery support, basically did not mention any new combat plan. The result of this can be seen from the battle.

The Japanese suffered a serious defeat, and the defending divisions were now trapped in their positions. The two divisions responsible for the support failed in the attack, losing a lot of blood in front of the position.

And the Japanese support artillery also suffered losses from the bombing and shelling of the Wehrmacht. If you count it this way, it is in fact a defeat for the Japanese army.

"Tell Itanium...... I agree with them to move and hope that he can rescue the Imperial warriors who are trapped in the position......" Shunroku Hata said with all his strength, trembling constantly.

Then he waved his hand at the adjutant, signaling that he needed to be alone. The adjutant didn't say anything more, gave a military salute and left the headquarters.

"Boom Boom Boom ......" Bangalore torpedoes, grenades, high-explosive grenades...... and all kinds of offensive weapons were smashed into the tunnels of the Japanese army and their bunkers and bunkers.

The 14.5mm machine gun of the "Tutu Tu Tu ......" swept the Japanese troops on the position into piles of flesh and blood sprayed on the dust on both sides of the tunnel.

And the multi-faceted firing holes in the rear were almost all cleared by Wehrmacht soldiers in this way. The corners and firing points in the fortifications were also blown up with a large number of explosives and blasting canisters.

By about five o'clock in the morning, the Japanese troops on the position were basically cleaned up. Only a small number of Japanese troops, after receiving the order, no longer held on, but withdrew from this position in a panic under the cover of the last Japanese artillery fire through some exits.

The Japanese troops who had come from the second-line positions also slowly retreated like a tide after receiving these withdrawn Japanese troops. At this time, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

Bao Xingteng, commander of the Fifth Army, took Guo Pengyun, commander of the 13th Division, Zhou Haokuang, commander of the 14th Division, and Kong Maoxun, commander of the 15th Division, to inspect the position with a gloomy face.

Looking at the soldiers who were carried down, Bao Xingteng's face was gloomy and could drip water...... (To be continued.) )

PS: It's too late! I'm going to the hospital!