The Japanese soldiers who were marching, looking up for the source of the strange sound, my emperor was big, and a cannonball flew in the middle of the sky, with an ominous scream, and smashed down overhead, "Evacuate, hide!" The Chinese army shelled! The shouts of the Japanese commanders changed their movements.

Zhao Yi's pursuit artillery battalion suddenly caught the Japanese army by surprise, more than 1,000 shells were accurately smashed into the Japanese brigade, the smoke was billowing out, the explosion was rumbling, and the shrapnel was whistling and flying.

Honjima spat out the dirt in his mouth and got up from the ground, and the military hat of His Excellency the Wing Commander was thrown far away by the shock wave, and unfortunately fell into a muddy puddle, and his arm was cut open by shrapnel A long bloody wound, he was wounded, not only his body, but more importantly, his heart, and he found that he was not invulnerable.

The Japanese soldiers who were staggering around, groaning in pain in a pool of blood, those who were very quiet, were already corpses, and the Japanese troops who were advancing in multiple ways were basically covered by sudden artillery fire, and in just ten minutes, more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers were killed and wounded, and as the ammunition truck marching by the brigade was exploded, within a radius of thirty or forty meters, there was an open space.

The island was mad, drew out the command knife, and shouted, meaning to attack, to cut the hateful Shina soldiers alive, his wing, has never suffered such a big loss, the island can not bear it, but the soldiers who have just been hit hard, how can it be so easy to organize an attack formation, just to rescue the wounded soldiers, they have to be busy for a while.

A dizzy Japanese soldier, I don't know how to bump into the side of the wing captain who was hysterical, and unfortunately hit his injured arm hard, the island screamed in pain, full of anger, all vented on this poor soldier, the command knife in his hand flashed a cold light, this soldier was lucky to return to his hometown in Japan ahead of schedule, but it was just ashes.

Motojima was red-eyed, carrying a blood-dripping command knife, and ran towards the nearby soldiers who were scurrying like headless flies, and received a heavy slap in the face, which made his eyes glaze with gold stars, and Motojima was furious, and the guy who plucked the feathers on the tiger's head really didn't have long eyes. Enough has lived, staring at blood-red eyes, he turned his head sharply.

The command knife in his hand fell to the ground, Ren is a madman Motoshima, and he didn't dare to have a little temper, he was beaten by His Excellency the commander of the Ninth Division of the Japanese Army, the top boss, looking at the wolf bèi on the island, he "hummed" from his nose, and never looked at the island again, the division commander was next to him, followed by the chief of staff of the wing who was despised by the island, this guy, there was no wolf bèi like him all over his body, the military uniform was bright, compared to the gray-faced island, more like a son.

The division commander was angry in his heart that this main island full of muscles and muscles had not yet been formally engaged, and he had lost his troops and lost his spirit, this guy would not do anything but slash and kill, and the division commander was followed by the division circle field artillery wing, and when he heard that the outpost unit was ambushed by the Chinese artillery, there was no need to ask too much, the island wing must have suffered a big loss.

The Japanese artillery went crazy, pouring shells into the first position of Zhao Yi's troops, the smoke and dust were billowing and the dust was flying, and the soldiers of the retreating brigade pursuit artillery battalion were excitedly talking about the battle just now.

After the artillery bombardment, the strength of a division of the Japanese army, like a raging wave, continued to attack the outer positions of Wuqiao, the real fierce battle, officially kicked off, Zhao Yi brigade withstood the uninterrupted attack of a division of the Japanese army, fought until the evening, has killed and wounded more than eight Japanese cadres, and more than 4,000 casualties, more than a quarter of the position, originally a battalion scale defense, now can only become a company, after understanding the situation of the Wuqiao position, Liu Tiehan transferred a regiment from the reserve, strengthened to Zhao Yi, can keep the position from being broken through, Fortunately, with the South Canal guarding the flank, the frontal battlefield of Wuqiao was narrow, and the Japanese army could only invest one division at a time to attack, and Zhao Yi's brigade gritted its teeth and held on.

The next day, the Japanese commander also discovered this problem, transferred a brigade from the troops attacking Jingxian, crossed the South Canal to the east, flanked the left flank of Wuqiao, and captured Wuqiao, and Dezhou was completely exposed to the Japanese artillery fire.

A brigade of the Japanese army that crossed the river first, Kankan arrived on the east bank, and was hit with a ferocious blow, and the rest of the troops were still swaying on the river, which was a typical "half-crossing attack", the Japanese army without roots under their feet, suffered heavy losses, and the corpses drifted downstream downstream, and the Japanese army who had a bloody head had to retreat to the west bank, canceling the plan of crossing the river and attacking Wuqiao.

After the Japanese army was stubbornly resisted, it changed its strategy, divided its troops into multiple routes, and sought a breakthrough point, with Dezhou as the center, east of Wuqiao, south bank of Zhangwei Xinhe River, to Botou, Dashan, and until the battlements on the edge of the Bohai Sea, fierce battles occurred on the battlements of hundreds of miles, and Liu Tiehan could only continue to divide his troops to defend and prepare for a key point.

This is the strategy of the Japanese army, constantly thinning the strength of the Chinese defenders, forming a force advantage at the local attack point, once breaking through a point, the Chinese defenders' defense line can collapse on the whole line, the tactics of the army are very effective, the east refers to the troops, at any point, they are at a disadvantage, they can only grit their teeth and hold on, as for the counter-assault, there is no such force at all.

On the third day of the fierce fighting, the entire Dezhou defense line was tight, and the calls from various places requesting reinforcements made Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff of the East Finger, overwhelmed, but in Liu Tiehan's hands, there were no soldiers to send, and he sent his guard regiment to the tight defense line.

Liu Tiehan didn't understand the Japanese army's intentions, regardless of the losses, what was the purpose of frantically attacking the Texas defense line? Even if the Dezhou defense line is broken, around Jinan, on the south bank of the Yellow River, there is also Han Fuyu's Third Army, 260,000 horses are waiting for the battle, and the Japanese army has attacked the north bank of the Yellow River, which is already the end of the crossbow, what else can be done?

If you insist on going south and attacking the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with the existing strength of the Japanese army, you will suffer a loss in Dezhou, and on the south bank of the Yellow River, you will be consumed by Han Fuyu's troops, and you will have more than enough strength, but why is the Japanese army still attacking so actively? This question has been lingering in Liu Tiehan's mind and lingering.

This is the unified strategy of Xiangyue Qingji, he asked the three-way attack troops from Datong in the west, Niangzi Pass in the middle, and Dezhou in the east, to maintain an active offensive posture all the time, and to strongly oppress the Chinese defenders in front of them, especially the troops of the independent division, so that they could not divide their troops to reinforce the Taihang Mountains, cover the troops that entered the depths of the Taihang Mountains, and swept Tang Qiuli's old nest, in fact, Xiangyue Qingji still has deeper intentions, but the time has not yet come, not the time for a showdown.

In the face of the frenzied attack of the Japanese army, the difficulties of the Dezhou defense line increased dramatically, and the battle lasted until 10 November, the whole line was in an emergency, and the reserve brigade had no troops that could be used to strengthen the defense line, and in the Dezhou headquarters, Liu Tiehan looked at the statistical table of troop casualties counted by the staff office, and gasped, and in just six days after the start of the war, the casualties of the troops had reached more than 30,000, more than the strength of the two brigades, and the average daily casualties were more than 5,000 people.

If he continues to fight like this, five days later, he still has no troops to defend the Texas defense line hundreds of miles long, Liu Tiehan has no bottom in his heart, seeing his anxious appearance, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe reminded: "Commander-in-chief, Han Fuyu's troops defending the south bank of the Yellow River in Jinan, there is no war at present, as long as they can hold the Texas defense line, Jinan can be guaranteed, can you order Han Fuyu to transfer 100,000 to 150,000 elite troops in the name of the commander of the Shandong Theater to reinforce the Texas defense line." ”

Liu Tiehan woke up like a dream, yes, he was desperate with the superior Japanese army in Dezhou, Han Fuyu's Third Army of 260,000 horses was idle there, and he was about to grow hair, and he didn't see him take the initiative to ask for reinforcements, this Han Fuyu was waiting for himself to come to the door to beg him? Looking at the posture, telegrams and telephones are useless, yes, let's go, he handed over the command of the troops to Zhao Yuhe, took a platoon of guards, and drove to Jinan.

Liu Tiehan, who was worried about the war in Texas, was anxious, did not make any stops along the way, hurried overnight, and rushed to Yucheng at dawn, the car passed through the city, Liu Tiehan felt that the atmosphere was not quite right, the people were full of people, dragging their families and mouths, and fleeing for their lives in the direction of Jinan, he was very strange, even if Texas fought tightly, it would not let the people leave their homes and flee for their lives?

Grabbed a middle-aged man, this person looked at his military uniform, didn't dare to say anything, just said, the Japanese have already called, the Central Army and Han Fuyu's military headquarters have run out, and we will also run, the Japanese kill people without blinking, stay here and wait for death, sir, you should run away!

After speaking, he didn't care about saying hello, and hurriedly merged into the flow of fleeing people, Liu Tiehan's heart sank, and he had a bad feeling, there was no wind and no waves, "Hurry, rush to Jinan as quickly as possible!" ”

After entering Jinan City, I feel that the city is full of a panicked atmosphere, to the Shandong Provincial Government Building, there is not even a sentry at the door, into the inside, empty, each door is wide open, waste paper everywhere, with the cold wind that pours in the window flying.

In Han Fuyu's office, there are even more wolves, tables, chairs and benches are crooked, broken vases, and discarded texts seem to have been looted by the rout, and the house is full of messes, and the large photo of Chairman Jiang on the wall is crooked and slumped on the wall.

Liu Tiehan completely understood why Han Fuyu ran away, why he didn't see a single soldier of Han Fuyu when he crossed the Yellow River crossing, and why the people of Yucheng rushed to flee for their lives.