"Boom-boom-boom"

Overhead, there was a sea of shelling, and endless shells rained down on the trenches built by the Gallia army, digging and destroying the trench fortifications one after another......

"Whoosh——! boom!"

The ups and downs are endless, endless......

High-explosive warheads cut arcs through the air and landed on positions with a hiss.

A hundred or dozens of cannons of various types seemed to want to hold a big party here, and each one was eager to make its own thunderous sound......

"Knock...... Boom——boom——boom——!"

The shelling continued,

70-mm infantry artillery ...... 75-mm mountain guns, 88-mm self-propelled guns, 105-mm howitzers, 150-mm heavy howitzers...... All of the Empire's artillery cannons of all calibers attached to front-line combat units can be found here.

All sorts of shells whizzed down on the already modest hill of the northern highlands, which had been cut nearly two feet high......

The shelling has been going on for more than an hour...... The defensive position dug on the positive slope of the hill was almost completely destroyed by the powerful artillery attack of the emperor...... But on the anticline...... In those hidden tunnels...... The defenders of Galia were still quietly waiting...... Wait for the battle that belongs to them......

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"Boom...... ...... Pull"

With the explosion of a 150-heavy shell, the lights in the tunnel flickered, and a lot of dust fell from the wooden beams that supported the zenith......

"Cough, cough, cough, damn!"

Some of the soldiers choked and began to complain loudly, but many more in dark green uniforms just leaned quietly against the wall of the tunnel, carefully wrapping and wiping their guns with cloths, for fear that some dust and dust would fall on their weapons......

Some soldiers covered their whole men and guns in canvas raincoats, wore wet towels around their faces, pressed their hats low to conserve their strength, and tucked cotton in their ears to prevent their eardrums from being damaged......

Smoke poured into the tunnel from the openings and vents...... The air inside the pit has gotten worse......

However, even in such an environment, the soldiers remained unwavering.

Because they are the Northern Army, they are an army that is good at defense and patience.

On weekdays, one of their training tasks is to adapt to the survival and endurance of the enemy's high-intensity artillery bombardment......

Enemy shelling began...... They endure......

The enemy's shelling began to stretch...... They are ready......

The enemy's infantry rushed up...... They will also rush out......

They are fortress soldiers, reserved defenders, and they fight defensive counterattacks.

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Looking at the hill from the position of the second wing of the Yamashita Emperor's **......

Nothing was visible, no positions, no fortifications, no defenders......

There was nothing left, and even the hilltop seemed to have been blown away by this round of shelling......

...... from the mountains It was the roar left by the rapid fire of the emperor's strongest artillery......

The mountain was now full of orange-red flames, and the gravel and ash of the Galia positions that had been blown up and thrown into the sky and then fell...... Already completely destroyed by artillery fire......

"Good! Very good! The artillery fire of the Fourth Division is really exciting!"

The captain of the Fudarov wing could not be more satisfied with the effect of this shelling, so he put down the binoculars and said to the herald beside him

"Well, tell the troops that it's time for a ceasefire. Send a telegram to the 4th Division and let them rest! Now it's time for our infantry to go ahead and harvest corn!"

Now the second wing Zhang has no slightest doubt about the victory of this highland battle.

"But, Your Excellency, what about the chariot troops? The brothers have just taken over the chariots of the Fourth Division, and they are not yet proficient in operation. ”

From the 4th Division, the Barebin of a tank brigade that Zhistov had paid for had not yet found enough operators.

"There's no need for it! Tell the 3rd Brigade that if you can't take the position in a quarter of an hour, I'll throw them all into the river! The 2nd and 1st Brigade will respond and prepare to deal with the 3rd Brigade! The whole army, the assault will begin!"

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"Damn! Those bastards of the Second Wing! They actually started attacking early! Didn't they say that they would start in 30 minutes? Damn! Damn!"

The commander of the 4th Wing, Zhivakov, was very angry when he saw that the 2nd Wing on the west side of the high ground did not start the attack first in the agreed order, and hurriedly ordered his troops to prepare for the assault

"Your Excellency, our support tanks have not yet ......"

The fighter vehicles attached to the Fourth Wing have not yet been transferred.

"What are you afraid of?! Under such a powerful artillery fire! How many of the enemy will survive?! Look! Even the position has been filled by artillery fire! The enemy is finished! We rush forward! Collect the corpses, that's it!"

Zhivakov, who had never seen such a generous artillery support, also felt that even ants and rats would not survive under such artillery fire. That's why he gave the order to attack without waiting for tank support......

"The second brigade will take the lead for me! Seize the position of the main peak for Wu before the second wing!

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"Your Excellency, the second and fourth wings have been pressed, should we also go up?"

The third wing, the new wing commander Balzac, who was observing every move on the heights at the observation post

Naturally, I also saw the attack of the other two troops......

"They attacked 30 minutes early, which was different from what had been agreed before. ”

Balzac looked at his watch and said

"Yes, but who made the Fourth Division's firepower great? Your Excellency, if we attack now, we should still be able to grab some battle merits. ”

An unknown person who had just taken over the position of vice-captain said flatteringly

Looking at the hilltop position that had been bombed beyond recognition, and after a moment of silence, Balzac ordered

"The whole army is on standby! No attack is allowed without my order!"

"Alas, all right, the whole army...... Why, Captain?"

The dragon set deputy is very strange, why does this guy Balzac give up this kind of meat to the mouth?

"Do you think it's a piece of meat that reaches your mouth?"

Balzac looked at the deputy's incredible face with deep meaning

"We thought the same thing last time, but what was the result?"

"Suddenly—suddenly—suddenly—"

Three red flares suddenly shot out from the top of the mountain filled with gunsmoke, and the flares flew out of the dust, breaking through the obstacles and flying into the air......

Immediately afterward, a dense burst of gunfire rang out on the hill......

"The mistakes we made last time will be tasted by the guys of the Second and Fourth Wings this time! The whole wing is on standby! No one is allowed to fight without permission! Those who violate the order will be subject to military law!"