Chapter 264: The Offensive Begins

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The Japanese artillery shells blew up a cloud of dust in the town of Heshun, and the explosion was deafening

"Watch for cover!"

"Lie down, don't hide in the house, if you don't want to die, stay away from the wall!"

The officers' shouts were quickly drowned out by the sound of explosions, and the houses were blown down, but many soldiers were blown up on their backs before they could dodge.

The defense line of Heshun Town was spread out along the road backwards, and the position included almost the entire town, but the Yu Division Regiment here had no heavy weapons and could only be passively bombarded.

The shelling lasted for a quarter of an hour, and before the smoke had cleared, the Japanese organized a squadron to launch a tentative attack on the position.

"Phew... The dead moved, and the little devil came up and immediately armed! Fast! ”

Zhang Lixian spat out the sand in his mouth, his head was a little dizzy from the fierce shelling, he forced himself to cheer up, and beckoned the soldiers to enter the defense line and wait.

The Nantianmen not far away was also roaring with artillery fire, the shells were blowing up more violently than the side of Heshun Town, and the field artillery placed by Yu Xiaoqing on the top of the mountain was also pouring fire on the Japanese army, and the two sides launched a fierce artillery battle back and forth.

"The Heavy in the back is ready, everyone else is on their own!"

The gang of little devils moved very quickly, and under the cover of shelling, they had already rushed along the road to less than 100 meters from the main position.

Zhang Lixian was lying behind the low wall, staring at the scattered earthy yellow figures in front of him, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, this little devil was completely here to deliver food.

Forward-firing points had already been fired, and he had set up a number of strongholds on the hillsides on either side of the road, intending to rely on a multi-layered line of defense to prevent the Japanese from approaching.

"Call me!"

"Bang! Boom! Boom! ”

"Dada......!"

The Japanese soldiers who rushed to the front were shot down countless times, and the rest of them immediately lay down on the spot and raised their guns to shoot back, while more little devils were still charging forward in the rain of bullets.

However, the condescending shooting of the soldiers of the Yu division had a great advantage, and the crossfire of more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns from top to bottom completely blocked their offensive line.

On the road, Japanese soldiers were constantly killed, grenades fell from the sky and exploded to make them miserable, and the little devils finally managed to get close to a firepower point, but they were covered by bullets from another firepower point and beaten beyond recognition.

Facts have proved that Zhang Lixian's tactical deployment is still very successful, the firepower on several strongholds can just cover each other, one is in trouble and the other can support and cover in time, extending back along the highway layer by layer, and the little devil must pay a great price if he wants to completely break through.

On both sides of the highway were relatively steep slopes and rock walls, and the Japanese army could only advance along the road if they wanted to take Heshun Town, and it was difficult to make a detour after trying to make a detour.

Although the defensive line was laid out quite well, the young Zhang Lixian made a big mistake!

He had prematurely exposed eighty percent of his own firepower, and the Japanese attacking force was only one squadron, and now his proud defensive line was already obvious to the Japanese commander.

Sure enough, seeing that they couldn't arch even with all their might, the Japanese changed the front team into the rear team under the order of the officer, and retreated back in an orderly manner.

The little devil's attack had just been repulsed, and before Zhang Lixian could breathe a sigh of relief, the screams in the sky came again.

"Whew......"

"Hidden! The shelling is coming! ”

……

At this time, it is located near the Huitong Bridge on the east bank.

"Dude, what is the load of the bridge? Is it open to traffic now? ”

Liao Mingyu stood beside the bridge and asked eagerly towards a middle-aged man who looked like an engineer.

"Sir, the main steel cable has been connected, but there are still some auxiliary ropes that have not been installed, and the bridge deck has not been paved, I'm afraid it will be ......."

The engineer was a little apprehensive, in the past two days, the three of their engineering teams have been rushing to repair day and night, and it can only be completed, according to the schedule, as long as he is given another day to complete the Huitong Bridge, but now everything is ready only to owe the east wind.

Moreover, if the Japanese army really came along the road, the bridge that was about to be repaired would have to face the fate of being blown up, and the hard work of two or three months would be in vain.

"The main girder of the bridge has been spliced, right? My trucks are only 3.5 tons each, and it is estimated that they are about 5 tons if you count people and equipment. ”

Liao Mingyu thought about it and immediately raised questions.

The engineer lifted his glasses and pondered carefully in his heart, according to the load capacity of 15 tons after the completion of the newly reinforced Huitong Bridge, if only 5 tons of weight should be feasible.

"It should be possible! But I can only pass one car at a time, and I can't guarantee more. ”

"Good! That's it! Liao Mingyu nodded, since he could, there was nothing to hesitate about:

"Brother Fang, immediately ask the troops to prepare thick planks, the more the better, even if the house is demolished, you have to find it for me!"

"Understood, I'll do it!" Fang Jingyao immediately agreed.

Liao Mingyu looked at the other side fiercely, the sudden sound of artillery fire continued, and he could imagine how fierce the battlefield behind Nantianmen was.

……

At the same time, the Japanese troops attacking the anti-diagonal position of Nantianmen were also attacked head-on by the main force of the Yu Division.

Although the Japanese offensive was fierce, it was difficult for their attacking troops to advance in the face of strong and well-established fortifications.

At the beginning, Takeuchi Lianshan built this as solid as gold, and when he was fully prepared, those strong fortress fortifications became an insurmountable moat for little devils.

At the same time, under the guidance of forward observers, 21 large-caliber heavy artillery pieces on the east bank of the Sacrificial Flag Slope were also suppressing the Japanese army.

Although it could not pose a threat to the Japanese artillery due to the distance, the little devils at the front line were unlucky.

Explosion craters four or five meters wide abounded, and sky-high dust mixed with stumps and broken arms flew in all directions, and several Japanese attacks ended without a hitch under the all-round intensive blows.

The commander of the 114th Wing, Shuiichiro Sato, was very anxious, looking at the troops who had retreated again, his face was covered with haze.

"Suspend the attack, order Yoshihide Nakasa to lead the team to prepare, and let those Huaxia people taste the power of special ammunition!"

"Hey!"

Seeing that they could not be attacked for a long time, these Japanese miscellaneous began to prepare to use biological and chemical weapons again, but the soldiers of the Yu Division on the mountain did not know that the catastrophe was coming.

On the other side, the 146th Wing attacking Heshun Town sacrificed their big killer weapons, and five Type 97 tanks slowly drove towards the main position amid the roar of engines.

"Captain! Little devil... The little devil's tank is coming! ”

"What!?"

Zhang Lixian's heart sank and said badly, he really didn't expect the Japanese to have armored troops!

"The 37 battle defense artillery is pulled up for me, and they must not be allowed to break through the defensive line!"

It's just that the situation doesn't allow him to think about it for a few more moments, and the two Type 97s at the head of the row are already approaching the front line.

The firing point on the hillside opened fire immediately, but the bullets hit the hull of the tank so loudly that it was difficult to inflict the slightest damage, and one of the tanks stopped, but the 47mm gun on the turret slowly raised its muzzle.

"Retreat, retreat!"

"Boom!"

Seeing that the situation was not right, the soldiers of the Yu division wanted to withdraw from the stronghold, but the shells hit them one step earlier, and a machine gunner operating Makqin was blown up with a gun, and the remaining soldiers were also killed and wounded.

Five Type 97s continued to advance, tank guns and machine guns were fired alternately, and the firing points along the way were swept away by them one by one.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

"Squad leader! What to do? A soldier asked his commander in fear.

"More grenades, Zhao Dahua! Go with Lao Tzu and blow up these Iron Kings! ”

Seeing that the devils are getting closer and closer, it will be too late to stop them.

"Cover me!"

The squad leader immediately gathered the grenades around him and tied them into a bundle, beckoned one of the fighters, and the two of them rushed to the tanks resolutely......

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