Finally, a trace of fish belly white appeared in the east, sweeping away the darkness of the world. The day finally dawned, and at this time, I don't know how many people who had been looking forward to it for a long time, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

"All guns in place!" On the artillery position of the Fujian army outside Yixing City, dozens of artillery commanders holding command flags shouted loudly almost at the same time, and countless artillery soldiers rushed to the artillery positions very quickly.

"Adjust the Yuan!" The commanders then shouted at the top of their voices.

"One is good!"

"Ermen is good!"

"Sanmen is good!"

………

"Ready to load!"

The loader immediately strode forward, took a shell from the open cannonball box, and skilfully stuffed it into the chamber.

"Reloaded!"

"Put!" The command flag in the commander's hand waved forward and shouted loudly.

"All of them!" A series of muffled sounds sounded one after another, and hundreds of cannons of various types on the Fujian army's position roared almost simultaneously. Hundreds of shells flew towards the little devil's position with a piercing whistling.

"Boom, boom!" In the violent explosion, the military position was instantly ignited into a sea of fire. The little devils were suddenly attacked, and one by one they ran towards the anti-artillery hole in a panic, shouting as they ran, "The people of China are shelling!" ”

In the headquarters of the 15th Division, the division commander Masafumi Yamauchi had just gotten up when he heard the rumbling sound of artillery coming from the forward position, so he hurriedly ran into the war room. "Gangtian-kun! What happened? ”

"Your Excellency, General! The people of China suddenly launched a heavy artillery bombardment of the imperial army, as if they were about to launch a large-scale attack! Chief of Staff Okada Kikusaburo lowered his head and said respectfully.

"Baga Ya Road! This group of stupid China pigs dared to take the initiative to attack the imperial army! Immediately order the mountain artillery wing to fire back! Yamauchi Masafumi said angrily.

"Your Excellency, General, by no means! The people of China used hundreds of artillery pieces of various types, including hundreds of heavy guns of more than 100 mm alone! The strength of the mountain artillery wing was simply not able to fight back at the Chinese people. Gangda Chrysanthemum Saburo said with a bitter face.

"Nani? Hundreds of heavy guns! Yamauchi Masafumi couldn't help but gasp, and then squinted his eyes and said with a solemn face, "No wonder it's so powerful!" ”

"Your Excellency General, what should we do now?" Gangtian Chrysanthemum Saburo lowered his head and asked respectfully.

"Send a telegram to Commander Matsui immediately, requesting that army fighters be sent to provide air support!" Yamauchi Masafumi groaned for a moment and said helplessly.

Matsui Ishine of Shanghai was also surprised after receiving Yamauchi Masafumi's telegram asking for help, "It seems that the people of Shina have sensed our intentions and now want to concentrate their forces to break through!" Matsui said slowly.

"Maybe this was planned by the people of China a long time ago, otherwise how could the people of China be so bold to break into the rear of the imperial army!" Tsukada hesitated and said.

"What Tsukada-kun said also makes sense!" Matsui Shigen nodded and said, "But these are not important now, the people of China are concentrating their main forces to break through, and we must not let them get their wish!" The 15th Division was ordered to block the attack of the Chinese people, and the air support of the army aviation was to arrive immediately. Order the Yamada detachment and other units to speed up and be sure to rush to Wuxi as soon as possible. ”

"Hayi!" Tsukada bowed down and received the order, "Your Excellency General, can you order the 18th Division, the 114th Division, the 101st Division and other divisions to launch an attack on the Shina." ”

Matsui thought for a moment and said, "Yes! But the commander of the branch Jin Zhao is cunning and big! Warning them to be extremely careful not to go deep alone, lest they fall into an ambush by the Shina people! "The army has been defeated in successive battles, so Matsui Shigen has to become cautious.

"Hayi!" Tsukada bowed his head in response.

"What did Commander Matsui say?" Yamauchi Masafumi asked anxiously when he saw Okada Kikuka Saburo coming back with a telegram.

"Commander Matsui telegraphed back that air support from the Army Air Force would arrive immediately, and ordered our troops to hold their positions and block the attack of the Shina people." Gangda Kikusaburo replied with a bitter face.

Yamauchi Masafumi couldn't help frowning when he heard this, the people of China launched such a large-scale artillery bombardment, you can imagine how fierce the next attack will be. However, the 15th Division only had the strength of one division, and the battle line was too long, so it was not easy to block the attack of the Chinese people. Thinking of this, Yamauchi Masawen felt depressed for a while. During this period of time, the great exploits of the Fujian army have left a deep shadow in the hearts of the generals of the Yue army. At this time, in the minds of the senior generals of the Yue Army, the strength of one wing is enough to defeat a division of the Central Army of China, but if it is replaced by the Fujian Army, even the same strength of the Yue Army is not completely sure, which shows that the Yue Army has even developed a trace of fear for the Min Army. At this time, Yamauchi Shobun was facing at least two divisions of the Chinese army, and judging from the scale of the Fujian army's artillery, the Fujian army must have been reinforced, which means that it is likely that the opposite Fujian army has reached the strength of three divisions. With the establishment of the Fujian army, three divisions are at least 60,000 troops. However, the 15th Division had less than 30,000 troops, and the difference between the two sides was fully doubled.

"Will we be able to hold off the attack of the Shina?" Yamauchi Masamune said in a low voice, this sentence seemed to be asking Okada Kikusaburo, but it seemed to be talking to himself.

"This?" Gangda Kikusaburo hesitated for a moment, and finally didn't speak.

Yamauchi Masamune waved his hand and said, "Inform all troops, Jade Crushing Battle!" Stop the attack of the Shina people at all costs! ”

"Hayi!" Gangda Kikusaburo saw that Yamauchi Masaburo had made up his mind, so naturally he couldn't say anything, so he could only bow down and take the order.

"Buzz!" A violent roar of motors sounded in the sky, but this was not the long-awaited army aviation fighter of the little devil, but the fighter of the Fujian Air Force. Dozens of warplanes soared above the blue sky, shining brightly in the sunlight.

With the roar of fighter planes piercing the sky, one after another swarthy bombs accurately landed on the positions of the Japanese army, setting off bursts of gunsmoke. Thousands of cannons were fired on the ground, bombs continued to be in the sky, and in the violent explosions, the little devils' fortifications were destroyed one by one.

An hour later, the fighters of the Yue army have not yet appeared, and they should still be on their way! The little devils thought secretly in their hearts, and at this time, the sound of the cannon had gradually stopped.

"Brothers, this is the first battle of our Reading Brigade since the Anti-Japanese War, we must show the prestige of our Reading Brigade, and let the little devils know that we are powerful Reading Brigade! The trumpeter blows the trumpet! Brethren! Charge! Zhang Lingfu stood on a tank and said loudly in front of the officers and soldiers of the Reading Brigade around him.

The loud horn of the charge pierced the sky and soared into the sky! Amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the soldiers of the Reading Brigade rushed forward with the steel guns in their hands in their hands, and in front of them, more than 60 tanks and more than 100 armored vehicles were charging forward rapidly, kicking up patches of dust. (To be continued.) )