If we simply compare the strength of the two sides on the battlefield, the 11th Army's victory rate is great. In addition to the direct units of about three wings left behind in Madang and the 33rd Division, the 11th Division, the 17th Division, the 106th Division, and the 112th Division, the four divisions and about five regiments directly under the corps, there were originally about 110,000 people, but now, even after repeated ravages by the Cadet Army, there are still about 80,000 people. As for the Cadet Army, there are only five divisions and about six regiments (counting the special operations section) directly under Ouyang Yun, and after cutting the battle losses, it is only about 70,000 people. It's just that if you compare it from the perspective of equipment, the Japanese army is completely inferior. First of all, its only heavy artillery wing was completely annihilated, and the mountain artillery and field artillery of the Eastern Route Army were also lost; Secondly, the hard tank units of the 11th and 17th Divisions (tank units with about two brigades) also suffered heavy losses, and although they still had the strength to fight, they were absolutely unable to withstand the impact of the torrent of "mandrills" of the 9th Division. On the other hand, in the Xuebing Army, the chariot units of the four divisions (the Eighth Division is a pure artillery division), except for the Second Division, which lost more than half, the Third Division, the Ninth Division, and the Eighteenth Division all lost single digits, which is simply not worth mentioning.

Nanchang, this night is destined to be sleepless.

On the east and west banks of the Ganjiang River, the battle of Lion Gate was the first to start. Although there is no artillery support in his hands, he has found another way to gather all the large-caliber mortars to bombard the top of Lion Gate.

The power of the mortar is naturally not as powerful as that of the army of the army, but with the use of Isamu Yokoyama, it was quite effective at first. In terms of shooting accuracy, mortars with a range of up to eight or nine thousand meters are naturally much more accurate than heavy guns. It was precisely by taking advantage of this characteristic that when the mortar group was bombarding the top of the mountain indiscriminately, Yokoyama led a company of infantry to secretly move to the western side of the mountain, preparing for the first time that the defenders on the top of the mountain were defeated, so he immediately let the artillery group bombard the east side of the mountain in depth and launch an attack at the same time.

Isamu Yokoyama's mortar salvo tactics did give the 18th Division great damage. A regiment of Jewish cadets guarding the top of the hill suffered heavy casualties under the bombardment of hundreds of grenades, and in just five minutes or so, half of the regiment was killed or wounded. The commander of the regiment immediately appealed to Montare, the commander of the 52nd Brigade on the mountainside, for help and demanded that the troops be withdrawn to the mountainside. Montaree scolded him viciously and yelled, "Bastard, have you forgotten how the ancient dragon died? Remove? What if the Japanese catch up! Hold on for a while, and I'll call in artillery to support you! He quickly changed the channel and was about to report to Menquelli that about two kilometers away from him, the artillery regiment directly under the 18th Division had already opened fire, but it was Menquelli who realized that something was wrong and promptly ordered artillery to support.

Hearing the sound of his own cannon, Montare's heart became much more steady, and he said to Jacques, the commander of the 183rd Regiment not far away: "Jacques, bring your people to support!" Fast! ”

Jacques's face changed, and he replied: "General, the Japanese are still **!" Let's wait for the cannon to stop! ”

"Bastard, when the cannon stops, it's too late!" Montaray scolded. After scolding, he shook his head, stood up and drew his gun and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me!" "Personally led the remnants of the Guqilong Regiment and the troops directly under the brigade headquarters to rush forward.

Seeing this, Jacques shook his head and said to the deputy head of the regiment next to him, Juniper: "The style of the brigade seat is becoming more and more like the Chinese, I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing." Let's go too! ”

Under the cliff on the south side of the Lion Gate, Yokoyama Yong observed the effect of the shelling with a telescope, and he was about to let the running group shoot for another five minutes before launching an attack, when he suddenly heard a red light suddenly flashing on the other side of the mountain, and then there was a dull sound of cannonballs, he was shocked in his heart, and shouted: "Stop the shelling, move immediately!" He shouted again: "Suzuki, attack!" ”

Suzuki is the same Suzuki Harunmatsu who was severely humiliated by Jiang Tietou and Xu Zhi by Xiushui. Yokoyama had a fierce attack, and volunteered to be the commander of the vanguard unit with a determined heart to die, and Suzuki Harunmatsu also took on the role of the battlefield commander of the vanguard force. When he heard Isamu Yokoyama's shout, he immediately drew his command knife and raised it towards the mountain, shouting, "Attack!" ”

"Attack!" Dozens of officers shouted after him, and when he boarded, in the characteristic sound of the "Da Da Da" Type 92 heavy machine gun, the devils who had been cautiously advancing suddenly shouted in unison, and rushed up the hill with the 38 big covers.

At this moment, the devil who ran at the front was only less than two hundred meters away from the top of the mountain.

As soon as the Japanese infantry launched a charge, the shells fired by the artillery regiment of the 18th Division exploded on the mortar positions of the Japanese army, and more than a dozen fireballs fell down one after another.

The "aggressive ......" fireball continued to fly from the other side of the mountain, and its accuracy was so high that Yokoyama couldn't help but wonder if the mortar position he had preset was originally one of the artillery points that the Cadet Army had measured.

In terms of the will to fight, the Jewish cadets are certainly inferior to the Chinese cadets, but if it is the tactical literacy, especially the tactical literacy of the technical arms, they are definitely no worse than the Chinese cadets.

After the 18th Division was stationed, the commander of the division's artillery regiment, Ryan, immediately calculated the shooting costs around him with a group of officers, and their diligence finally paid off at this time. The Japanese artillery group had just opened fire, and they came up with ready-made shooting Zhuyuan on their side. Then, the first round of shelling was able to hit the target, which is no surprise.

The timely action of their own artillery group gave great encouragement to the Jewish soldiers on the mountain, and also saved Montaray and them from the suffering of being shelled.

I don't know what Isamu Yokoyama said to his subordinates in advance, the Japanese attack was crazy from the beginning, and it didn't care about casualties at all. At the top of Lionmen Mountain, the greatest threat to the Japanese army were the chariots that served as active fortresses. These "mandrills", naturally, are not something that grenades can hurt. Isamu Yokoyama estimated this, so he also made preparations early - the devils who rushed to the front, their weapons were not 38 big covers, but cluster grenades and explosives packs. From time to time, the explosives in the arms of these devils were hit, so the following scene appeared, and from time to time a ball of fireworks exploded halfway up the mountain, and then, a group of devils fell to the ground with a wail. The Japanese charge, regardless of casualties, finally paid off a quarter of an hour after the battle began. After the rocks under a "mandrill" were blown loose, they actually tumbled down the mountain - this scene made many Jewish soldiers feel palpitations, and many even had the idea of being reincarnated and escaping. Fortunately, Montaret caught up in time, and with him in charge, the defense line at the top of the mountain was temporarily held.