The Japanese artillery bombardment, which lasted for half an hour, completely destroyed the position painstakingly established by the Cadet Corps in front of the Xifengkou Pass. The power of the 150 mm caliber heavy artillery is different, and the three lines of defense that were still undulating have now been completely flattened by the floating soil. And the mutilated limbs and blood of the soldiers of the Cadet Army who did not have time to enter the anti-artillery hole, or because the anti-artillery hole was directly hit, were scattered all over the battlefield, silently illustrating how cruel the war was.

Ouyang Yun originally wanted to personally command the battle, but because of his identity, he was still beaten down by the white tassel in the end. As the scale of the student army became larger and larger, the family background became older and thicker, and unconsciously, he also became more important. However, he is a person who has no consciousness in this regard, so Bai Tassel and other guards who were given important tasks by Zhang Zhen, Li Tieshu, Jiang Shuren and others had no choice but to interfere more and more excessively in his private life. Now that he is completely not given the opportunity to be alone, Ouyang Yunye is used to being a person who is very uncomfortable at first, but as time goes by, he now knows that it is not worth spending more time on these little things.

It had been some time since the Japanese army launched the Lugou Bridge Incident, and there had been two major battles, but there was no sound from the Nanjing side except for a heated statement at the beginning. According to the news sent back by the fox pupil, the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army by the Central Army has become more and more intense. It seems that Lao Jiang is determined to settle down first, and in this way, it will be more and more difficult for the Cadet Army and the 57th Army. If the Japanese army reached a breakthrough in Shandong, Ouyang Yun would not dare to imagine that with this little bit of men and horses in his and Zhang Zizhong's hands, he would be able to withstand several tosses by the Japanese army.

The student army is in danger, and North China is in danger! He really didn't have the heart to pay attention to anything other than the war now.

The sound of the cannon gradually subsided, and finally fell silent. Ouyang Yun stood in the sturdy pre-war headquarters set up on the Xifengkou Pass, picked up the binoculars and looked into the distance, a group of devil soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms, wearing helmets, and wielding 38 big covers, under the command of more than a dozen officers armed with command knives, pressed towards the first line of defense that had been completely collapsed. In the trenches floating in the loess, the officers and men of Xu Rongfang's company, who was in charge of the first line of defense, were nervously taking advantage of the gap between the artillery stops to do civil engineering work. A spade was pressed in front of the trench, and sacks were refilled with dirt on top of it. After years of hard training, it came in handy at this time, and although the Devil Brigade was getting closer and closer, the officers and men were not affected in the slightest, and they were still strengthening the fortifications.

"Empty, empty......" The sound of mortars rang out, "Da Da", and heavy machine guns also sounded. "Charge ......" When the screams of the devil officers could also be caught in the wind, a large group of devils rushed to the first trench all over the mountains.

"The little devil is menacing!" Ouyang Yun put down the binoculars and said softly. Lighting a cigarette and taking two puffs, he suddenly asked Chen Shichang: "Commander Zhang of the 57th Army, has there been any notification from you?" ”

Chen Shichang was now in charge of the telegrams sent from various places, and he understood the meaning of Ouyang Yun's question, and said: "In the daily routine battle situation report, the 108th Division of the Japanese Army has not moved. ”

Ouyang Yun's brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "In this way, the Japanese are determined to achieve a breakthrough from the Xifengkou area." However, as far as the Ninth Division is concerned, this Hideki Tojo is very proud. Well, does Chief of Staff Zhang have any information coming, in the direction of Shandong, what is the progress of the Japanese army. ”

"The Japanese are still massing."

"What about Han Fuqu's reaction?"

"Chairman Han is dispatching troops, but according to the information sent back by the fox pupil, he has secretly transferred his family's property to Wuhan," glanced at Ouyang Yun, Chen Shichang said: "Military seat, Chairman Han seems to have no intention of sticking to it." ”

"Has Liang Chao had any news coming back recently?"

Liang Chao is the backbone of the original student training class. Mu Jiandie sent him to Shandong, originally to let him preside over the work of the Fox Pupil Shandong Group, but he accidentally mixed into the Shandong military circles, Mu Jiandie made a mistake and gave a lot of financial support, Liang Chao has now mixed into the position of the captain of the Liaocheng Security Brigade.

Chen Shichang is also a member of the original student training class, and he is an acquaintance of Liang Chao. He didn't expect Ouyang Yun to remember to find someone, so he thought for a while and said, "A piece of information came back a week ago, requesting a plan for the next action." In his opinion, Han Fuqu is unreliable, and Shandong will fall sooner or later. Therefore, he hopes to be able to return to the sequence of our army as soon as possible. ”

"Let the wooden spy contact him as soon as possible, let him stay in Liaocheng with peace of mind, I will be of great use later." The troops in his hands are as good as he can to master. You will call Chief of Staff Zhang again later, and ask him to transfer a company or so of veterans to Liang Chao. If the Japanese army breaks through from the two directions of Xifengkou and Shandong, I estimate that their ultimate strategic intention is to divide and encircle our army and the 57th Army. There are too many forces in North China and Northwest China, and we have nothing to trust except General Zhang Zizhong - everything has to be ...... on our own."

In Ouyang Yun's opinion, the Japanese sent troops to Xifengkou this time, which was really strange. And considering its military operations on the Shandong Peninsula, perhaps this is the only explanation. He would never have thought that the Japanese would make such a big battle, and what they really did was for him alone.

The Japanese army's offensive routine has remained unchanged for almost a thousand years, if it weren't for the fact that I had seen the power of the chariots of the Cadet Army before, and I thought that after the artillery bombardment, it would have been the assault of the chariots. Now, without the cover of the tank, the mortars and grenadiers of the little devils take on the task of fire cover. And this kind of small-caliber, limited-range support firepower of small units did bring a lot of casualties to Xu Rongfang's company.

One after another, soldiers fell in front of Xu Rongfang, and the 19-year-old company commander was furious. He found Gu Qiangping, the platoon commander of the mortar platoon, and reprimanded unceremoniously: "Gu Qiangping, what's going on with your artillery platoon?" The mortar shells of the little devils have all entered our trenches, why haven't you returned fire? ”

Gu Qiangping blushed, brushed the loose soil layer with his foot and said, "Company commander, the ground is too loose for mortars to be erected." ”

The mortar platoon of the Cadet Corps is now equipped with products developed by itself, with the smallest caliber of 80 mm and at least two 105 mm guns. The larger the cannon diameter, the greater the power, but also the side effects, the requirements for the position are relatively high.

Xu Rongfang couldn't listen to his explanation at all, he said coldly: "I don't care, within a quarter of an hour, you destroyed the four mortars in front for me." Otherwise, if the position is lost, your artillery platoon will have to pay the main responsibility. ”