The Japanese artillery fire lasted for about half an hour before it finally stopped, and the place where the artillery company directly under the 3rd Regiment of Longya had temporarily opened its artillery had been covered by Japanese shells plowing the ground.

There was smoke and fire everywhere, and when the commander of the 83rd Infantry Wing on the east bank, Sahotsu Matsumatsu, looked at the masterpiece of his artillery, calmed down his anger a little, and planned to order his subordinates to organize people to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river again.

A dull cannon burst broke the silence on both sides of the Yongling River, and a rapid-flying cannonball made a rapid and piercing sound of breaking the sky, sweeping from the west bank.

Under the attention of Sahotsu Tsumatsu and other Japanese officers and soldiers, they accurately landed on the artillery position of their own artillery squadron, and a violent explosion burst out, blowing up a Type 92 infantry gun and several imperial artillery pieces on the spot, and died tragically on the spot.

Without waiting for Sahotsumatsu to react, the artillery of the artillery battalion directly under the Dragon's Tooth Column opened fire one after another, and one after another shells flew up in the air, dragging scarlet tail flames flying out.

The artillery battalion directly under the Dragon's Tooth Column is not an ordinary artillery battalion, although it is only a battalion-level organization, but as the only artillery unit directly under Qiao Youhua, it is equipped with an astonishing number of artillery, there are 36 guns, and the smallest caliber is the 70mm Type 92 infantry gun.

There are also 75mm mountain and field guns.

You must know that the artillery wing directly under an ordinary division of the Japanese army generally has three artillery brigades, each of which has 12 75mm mountain guns or field guns, and a very few brigades will be replaced with 105mm mountain guns.

A total of 36 artillery pieces, plus smaller artillery units under the jurisdiction of other wings, a division of more than 100 Japanese artillery pieces of all sizes will reach the sky.

It is no exaggeration to say that the firepower of Ma Yunlong's artillery battalion is completely comparable to that of the artillery wing directly under the division and regiment of the Japanese army, and it is engaged in an evenly matched artillery battle.

Therefore, this time, it was no longer a shell, and it was no longer simply the artillery squadron of the 83rd Infantry Wing that suffered the shelling, and even a dozen tanks and armored vehicles of the Japanese tank brigade that were still by the river were instantly enveloped by those dozens of shells.

Thundered! A violent explosion rang out, and clusters of flames rose up with thick smoke, billowing into the air, and in the thick smoke and fire, the Japanese tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery that had just flaunted their might were destroyed one after another.

Tanks and armored vehicles were blown up and exploded, steel plates, gun barrels, and heavy machine guns on board were torn apart, and some even fell into a river not far away, splashing some water and quickly disappearing.

The devil's artillerymen and even men and artillery took the earthen planes one after another, and the casualties can only be described in four words, that is, they are miserable.

Witness this qiē happening right before your own eyes. Sahotsu Matsu Osaku was almost about to run away, until he saw that his tanks and combat vehicles had been blown apart, and the artillery company and artillery had been blown away, and everything was wiped out in the flames and smoke that rose into the sky.

Sahotsu Matsucai was furious, and roared angrily: "Yagayalu, bastard! How so? ”

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While the 83rd Infantry Wing was advancing towards the Yongling River, the 62nd Infantry Wing, stationed southeast of Shimen, also launched attacks on Erdaogouzi and Magou Town.

There is no doubt that they were fiercely blocked by the main force of the 2nd Regiment under the command of Zhou Dasheng, and the officers and men of the 2nd Regiment relied on the existing fortifications of Erdaogouzi and Magou Town, inflicting great casualties on the Japanese army.

The 62nd Infantry Wing's attack suffered a heavy setback, and after suffering more than 300 casualties, it had to stop the attack and retreat to its original position.

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Shimen, the headquarters of the 21st Division of the Japanese Army.

Division commander Chihei Sakai and chief of staff Yuyuki Chiba were both in the war room, waiting for news from the two major wings, and Sakai Chihei had even made the 82nd Infantry Wing of the first stone gate, the artillery directly under the division, and the cavalry wing ready.

As soon as the 62nd or 83rd Infantry Wing has made substantial progress, it will immediately go out of the city as a follow-up force to reinforce it.

Just when the two old devils were waiting a little too fast, Tadao Nakajima, a senior adjutant who had been guarding the communication room, walked into the war room with a somewhat hurried and solemn expression.

"Nakajima-kun, how's it going? Is there news coming from the 83rd and 62nd Infantry Wings? Chief of Staff Yuyuki Chiba was the first to stand up and ask.

Sakai Chipei's eyes were also full of eagerness to look at Tadao Nakajima.

Seeing that Nakajima Tadao's face seemed to be a little abnormal, he and Chiba Yuyuki's hearts both sank suddenly.

Nakajima Tadao looked at the two commanders, lowered his head and said stiffly: "The commander of the 83rd Infantry Wing, Sahotsu Matsu Osa, called, their movement was blocked in the Yongling River, the engineer unit and the baggage unit were hit by the artillery fire of the Shina Army and suffered heavy losses, and the tank brigade and artillery squadron were also in the ensuing artillery battle, and unfortunately all the troops were wiped out!"

At present, the 83rd Infantry Wing has temporarily retreated and ceased offensive operations. ”

"What? The tank brigade and the artillery squadron of the 83rd Infantry Wing were completely wiped out? Yuyuki Chiba was taken aback when he heard this.

Tadao Nakajima lowered his head and nodded heavily: "Yes, sir." ”

Sakai Chihei said angrily: "Damn, when did the despicable Shina Army actually have an artillery unit that is strong enough to engage in an evenly matched artillery battle with the Imperial Army?" They're moving too fast, aren't they? If you sit back and watch it continue to grow and develop, sooner or later it will become a problem for the imperial army! ”

Chiba Yuzhi: "The general doesn't have to be too pessimistic, after all, this Dragon's Tooth Task Force has won successive victories in battles with the Imperial Army before, defeating two mixed brigades and two field divisions of the Imperial Army, and there should be no shortage of captured weapons, equipment, ammunition and materials."

It is reasonable to have an artillery of this scale. ”

After Yuyuki Chiba finished comforting the division commander, he continued to ask: "What about the 62nd Infantry Wing?" Do they have any news? ”

Nakajima Tadao said: "Yes, the Shina Army in the direction of Luquan has also been prepared, they have strong troops, strong firepower, strong fortifications, and several attacks by the 62nd Infantry Wing have ended in failure, with many casualties, and now they are forced to stop the offensive."

Withdrew to the original position. ”

Sakai Chihei almost turned his back in annoyance, panting and gritting his teeth: "Damn, it's really hateful, when did the people of China have so many troops?" Not only can it ambush the imperial army garrison on two fronts, but also have enough troops to garrison Zhengding and Luquan? Yes? ”

Sakai Chihei roared and asked, Chiba Yuyuki and Nakajima Tadao were also speechless, they also wanted to know the real situation of the opponent, but at the moment, it seemed unlikely.