There were also some more unlucky soldiers, and a shell landed directly in the position. The shells fired by this kind of naval artillery are larger and more powerful than the guns used by the artillery units in the rear, and they directly destroy the position along with the buildings next to it, and naturally few soldiers nearby can survive.

And some of the guys who were lucky enough to survive were also seriously injured, either missing arms and legs, or being hit by flying shrapnel and broken stone, and blood flowed out of their bodies at a rapid pace.

The soldiers who escaped next to him, ignoring the shells and missiles falling overhead, ran out of the bunker, dragged the wounded to a relatively safe place, and then shouted for the medical soldiers.

And the medical soldiers also rushed to these places quickly, desperately treating these people, and behind them, there were two soldiers carrying stretchers, silently preparing.

The positions of the Chinese soldiers were suffering losses under the shelling of the other side, but the Japanese attacking forces were not having an easy time at this time. Although the power of naval guns and missiles is sufficient, the Chinese troops have a clear advantage in the number of artillery units, and they can completely achieve the same goal with the frequency of attack.

At this time, the Japanese attacking troops were on the road outside the city, and there were no hillsides or woods to hide, and there was basically no place to hide from artillery fire. The shells falling overhead were also very accurate, and the bombardment range was just enough to completely envelop the Japanese front troops in the attack range.

Although the shells fell loosely, they could be detected over time. All the shell landing points are grouped together, which happens to be a circle that is not too standardized, and the vanguard of the Japanese army is in this circle.

At this moment, the troops who opened the road in front were completely overturned on their backs in the midst of such a fierce artillery attack, and they were not caught off guard at all.

China's air force may not be as powerful as theirs, and its navy may not be strong, but China's artillery and land forces. But no country in the world dares to underestimate it. Able to strike with such precision. For Chinese artillery, it is not at all too difficult to do.

The sky has reconnaissance by reconnaissance aircraft, and the ground also has its own scanning radar and reconnaissance by scouts, capable of this. It's not too difficult.

Several rounds of shelling. The vanguard of the Japanese army. Completely crippled.

The wounded could not be counted at all for a while, and the weight and weapons and vehicles destroyed were even more numerable. But they all know that if they continue to spend here. The opponent's artillery troops are likely to wipe themselves out here.

So the Japanese troops began to speed up. At this rate, after about half an hour, all the troops will be able to enter the city.

The shelling of the two sides did not last too long, because this distance was already very close, and if it continued to fight, it might implicate its own people, which would be a big joke. When the Japanese troops were still two kilometers away from the city, the shelling of both sides completely stopped.

The wounded left on the road by the Japanese troops, the commander did not need to read the report, just looking at it, he felt a burst of anger in his stomach. Because of these wounded, he also left a lot of logistics personnel and medical teams to deal with the wounded soldiers on the spot, which indirectly weakened his offensive strength. Maybe it will take a lot of effort to take this place by yourself, and it may take longer.

On the side of the Chinese troops, it was not without losses. A total of six points on each layer of the defense line were destroyed by artillery fire, which made the originally perfect defense line appear all kinds of loopholes, groups of soldiers rushed towards the front line from the rear to make up for the gaps in these defense lines, and the medical troops were all dispatched, but even so, every medical soldier felt that he was a little on all fours and couldn't be busy at all.

The defense line is spread in all corners of the city, the other side is bombing like this, there are wounded everywhere, and the number of medical troops is not too much, so it is impossible to take care of all places, and those chief surgeons in the rear are even more unlikely to be injured on the front line for surgery, so the pressure on dealing with the wounded is a bit great.

However, during the period when the shelling stopped, the Chinese troops also got a little respite, quickly re-established their defensive lines, dealt with the wounded, and stabilized the soldiers in all directions.

The commander-in-chief in the rear looked at the loss report he had just taken in his hand, and his face was iron-blue.

This shelling alone cost itself more than a hundred soldiers. Add to this the number of deaths from the front shelling, and this number will triple.

How not to make him angry after breaking so many people before he even started beating himself?

"Let all the artillery units retreat and rush to the second assembly point to stand by. Reconnaissance planes are dispatched, and I need to know where their warships are. The fighter accompanied him all the way, and when he encountered a local enemy plane, he did not need to report it, and immediately opened fire. Also, call the Navy, ask for help, I need to get their submarines, no longer floating! ”

"Yes!"

The heralds next to him, as well as the messengers, immediately began to send orders in all directions.

The battle soon began.

Japanese troops could already be seen at the forefront of the defensive line. After they came to the position where they could attack, the front-line officer gave the order, and all the soldiers immediately began to open fire.

The dense bullets came to the faces of the head team of the Japanese line at once, and in the first wave of attacks, the Japanese threw down the corpses of many soldiers, and only then did they barely find a place to hide.

The commander also did not expect that the defense line of the Chinese troops would be so close to the city checkpoint, and it was completely as if the Japanese troops were blocked outside, and he had no intention of letting them enter the city at all.

After a brief period of adjustment, the Japanese also began their own offensive.

Before, there was mental arithmetic or unintentional, which was a little yin against the Japanese army, but now, it is a hard confrontation on the front.

All kinds of bullets and rockets went back and forth on the positions of both sides, and the explosions never stopped. However, with a defensive line that had already been constructed, as well as a variety of favorable buildings and terrain, the losses of the Chinese troops were far lower than those of the Japanese soldiers. But even so, the Japanese army focused on breaking through this point, and its strength was stronger than that of the defenders of the Chinese troops, after all, so many people took turns to attack, and there was no shortage of ammunition, and the Chinese defenders guarding this point, the support and supply in the rear, after a long time, were a little unable to keep up.

The commander in the rear was also constantly getting reports from the front, and he also knew that at this time, the defenders on the front line could no longer withstand it.

No matter how fierce a tiger is, it is impossible to beat a pack of wolves. No matter how much the defenders on the front line are supplied, it is impossible to have more than the Japanese attacking troops, after all, the other side is now equivalent to huddled together and attack one point, and the strength is naturally the strongest.

"Let the troops in front retreat immediately and retreat to the No. 2 line of defense, the speed must be fast, and the Japanese army cannot be too light to break through the No. 2 line of defense."

"Yes!"

This very close defense line in front of it was originally intended to be attritional. The commander also knew that placing the troops in this position to defend was completely a matter of sending them to death, so he didn't want to defend these points in the first place, as long as he could bring a heavier blow to the other party, then his goal would be achieved.

The troops retreated to the rear line of defense, so fast that the Japanese did not react immediately, and missed the best opportunity to pursue and kill. And taking advantage of this extra time, all the soldiers also entered the place where they were supposed to be stored.

This line of defense is where he should have defended in the first place. Next, there will be no room for retreat, even if you die, you can only die here.

In fact, every commander, including the soldiers, knows how much fire is held in the hearts of the comrades next to them. In an environment like China, an instinctive hatred for Japan cannot be washed away, and the various modern histories learned in school and the materials on the Internet have further deepened this hatred.

At this time, in such a second world, the first country to attack them was Japan, which made them have no reason to be angry.

It seems that one lesson is not enough, then this time, all the Chinese soldiers are holding back their strength to show that their predecessors can defend their territory, then this time, it is their turn, and they can do it themselves.

Everyone is standing here with the consciousness of death, they are not recruits, they will not look at the corpse and vomit, and they will not want to go home when the other party's bullets fly over, and the only thing in their hearts is to stay here, or how many people they can hold to die.

Therefore, the troops on the various defense lines will not take a step back, and even some troops take the initiative to ask to defend a place, without dying, and absolutely not retreat.

However, the pace of the Japanese offensive cannot be suppressed for the time being, and from the commander's point of view, the strength of the opposing attacking force will not be a problem to take at least one-third of the city, and then it will become a tug-of-war and a war of attrition between the two sides. Then the Chinese soldiers within the range of this third, if they do not retreat, then the final end will only be annihilation.

But the question now is, how many enemies will these doomed troops disappear together?

The commander looked at the map of the city and its surroundings and let out a long breath.

He felt the pressure on his shoulders very great, beyond his imagination. Just the soldiers who took the initiative to die, thinking about the eyes of those people, the commander felt a heavy burden on his shoulders. If I lose this time, I am afraid that I will never be able to command a battle of this scale again, and if I go back, I will not be able to face their eyes. (To be continued......)