Because of the habits of the Americans, the Americans did not fall into the encirclement in advance; The fighting on the entire battlefield stopped, and since the superiority in firepower, the squadron was also accustomed to fighting during the day.

"Your Excellency, the heavy artillery unit is in place, and the rapid-fire artillery is also being deployed."

On the west bank of the North and South Rivers, after two days and one night of movement, the troops of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army finally moved into place, and a large amount of heavy firepower arrived with them; There is no doubt that the Japanese army did not want to waste time here, and was ready to dare to take the commandos who were holding on to the east bank of the North and South rivers, so that they would not have major problems retreating.

"How long does it take to deploy?"

Maruyama Daisa looked at the sky, it didn't take long for it to get dark, in fact, he couldn't wait, the form of the Mengguan battlefield was deteriorating every day, if the back road was not opened up, the 18th Division would face the Allied attack from all sides, and the casualties would be very heavy.

"Rapid-fire artillery can enter the battle in fifteen minutes, heavy artillery units are a little slower, and it will take another two hours."

The answer of the signal corpsmen was very dogmatic, in fact, the artillery of the entire Japanese army was very dogmatic during World War II.

"Order the 1st, 3rd, and 4th brigades to prepare, and attack in two hours."

"Order the sapper brigade to prepare for the erection of the pontoon bridge."

Maruyama Osa nodded, two hours, he waited completely.

"Your Excellency, Bridges No. 2 and No. 3 have not been damaged."

The staff officer reminded that when there is a pontoon bridge that can be used, why build a pontoon bridge and waste the lives of soldiers in vain?

"Those two pontoon bridges were attacked by the Chinese, and it is certain that their firepower on the pontoon troops will be very strong; In addition, with the erection of pontoon bridges, we can arbitrarily choose the place of attack on the north and south rivers of several kilometers. ”

Maruyama Osa said his plan, in fact, he was preparing to attack at the same time at a few points, the airborne troops who attacked from the air, their troops could not be very large, as long as they had a place to establish a bridgehead position, then the follow-up attack would be very easy.

"Hello!"

The Japanese rapid-fire artillery brigade is equipped with the Japanese 94 type 37mm rapid-fire gun, his main role is to shoot armored targets, the gun is an imitation of the German KwK36 37mm anti-tank gun, to put it bluntly, it is a war defense gun, mainly to deal with the armored targets of the expeditionary force, at this time it appeared here, to put it bluntly, it is also the reason for the lack of their artillery strength.

The heavy artillery brigade is just a unit equipped with three 150mm heavy howitzers, their power is great, but the number is very small, and the biggest problem that plagues the Japanese army now is that they have lost their supply lines, and it is not so easy to replenish shells.

Feng Yi was bombarded by the Japanese heavy artillery in the First Battle of Yubang, and he also knew that the 18th Division would definitely use heavy artillery to open the gap, so in the past two days, on the position of several kilometers longitudinal and horizontal, he has been asking the officers to supervise the construction of bunkers, although he cannot resist the direct hit of the heavy artillery, but at least he can resist the aftermath of the heavy artillery.

On the position of several kilometers, under the supervision of veterans, a lot of anti-artillery holes were dug, basically one for one person, which was of course in case one shot went down and killed a squad.

"Be careful, if it doesn't feel right, shoot flares immediately."

"Be vigilant ......"

As soon as it got dark, the company platoon commander was already patrolling the position, asking the sentries to be more vigilant.

"The Japanese reconnaissance unit has not attacked for so long, and every night is a torment for us!"

Inside the headquarters, Feng Yi looked at the battlefield situation sorted out by the staff officers, the entire Meng Guang and Waruban areas were encompassed by the expeditionary force, and he was the unit that blocked the retreat.

"Order all battalions and companies that it is strictly forbidden for two soldiers to squeeze into a bunker, and everyone except the sentries must rest in the anti-artillery holes."

The more Feng Yi thought about it, the more wrong it became, and after staying here for two days, the Japanese army had not come to attack, and the situation became worse and worse.

"Regiment commander, the brothers' bunkers have been very good in the past two days, and if they want to cross the river, they will ask if the heavy machine guns on the position will agree."

Wang Ning didn't care, in his opinion, the current defense line was much better than when Yu Bang was there, at least there was a natural danger to defend.

"We can't be careless, and we should also pay attention to the rear."

Feng Yi lit a cigarette, and the 5307 unit that was supposed to be airborne on the west bank went directly to the northeast, and now the squadron was left to plug alone, and once the Japanese 18th Division went crazy, he had no other way but to die.

"Huhuhu......"

Leaning on the ammunition box, Feng Ye closed his eyes and soon fell asleep, this is the quality of battlefield veterans, they will seize all the time they can rest to rest, once the fight starts, they may not sleep for a long time, this is the sustainability of the veteran's elite.

In fact, not only Feng Yi, but on the battlefield, except for the sentries, everyone closed their eyes, even if it was a recruit, they were all closing their eyes to recuperate.

"Fast, fast, fast......"

On the west bank of the north and south rivers, the Japanese troops did not rest, they threw away their knapsacks, carried only guns and ammunition, and were assembling six hundred meters from the river bank.

"Your Excellency, the heavy artillery is already in place."

"Let's get started!"

Maruyama nodded.

"Tweet ......"

The 150mm heavy artillery shells crossed a distance of several kilometers, and the shells dragged a long tail flame, piercing the night sky and heading straight for the east bank of the Nanbei River.

"Boom, boom......"

"Up, up, up......"

Amid the terrifying explosions, the Japanese infantry began to move and headed straight for the two pontoon bridges.

"Fast, fast......"

Among the bushes on the bank of the river, a large number of devils crawled out, and they dragged rafts, ropes and other tools for erecting pontoon bridges, and rushed to the north and south rivers; It is clear that their vanguard is not idle, and has made a lot of preparations.

"Shelling!"

"Get into the hole!"

When the first shell landed on the position, the officer on duty shouted wildly and ran directly towards the nearest anti-gun hole.

"Boom, boom......"

The Devil's 37mm rapid-fire guns are also involved, and they use high-explosive shells, which have a faster rate of fire and are powerful enough to kill ground targets.

"Puff puff ......"

The sentry rushed into the artillery hole in a panic, muttering to himself, hoping that he would not be hit by the heavy artillery.

The flames kept burning on the east bank of the North and South Rivers, and the remaining shrubs and river vegetation on the positions flew in the air with shrapnel and sediment, impacting all obstacles in their path.

"The devil's heavy artillery is insufficient!"

Feng Jie, who was awakened by the first shell, squatted in the headquarters, and in the rumbling cannon sound in his ears, he quickly recognized that the devil's heavy artillery was insufficient, and the difference between the power of rapid-fire guns and heavy artillery explosions was too great.

"Commander, I'll go to the position."

Wang Ning didn't care about this, put on a steel helmet, picked up Thomson, and waited for the shelling to end.

This is the first battle after the replenishment of recruits, there is no adaptation period for recruits, the first battle is faced with the enemy's heavy artillery, morale is a problem, he must personally command.