pondered for a long time, but did not understand the essentials.

Never mind. Too lazy to think about it. The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth. Whatever it wants.

To come is to die.

Immediately replenish Ni Dong with shells.

It's 30,000 rounds. Whether it's enough or not, stock it up first.

In particular, mortar shells were strengthened. Twenty thousand rounds of shells of each caliber were arranged. It's enough for Ni Dong to squander.

Then pick up Barrett and go to the front to be an assassin.

Although there are no sporadic rewards. But I feel that killing Japanese criminals is still very enjoyable.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

One shot at a time.

One shot at a time.

Watch as the Japanese fall limply in the distance.

There is no system message prompt. Instead, you can be more focused. You don't have to count how many enemies you've killed.

Anyway. When one magazine is finished, change the magazine and continue firing.

Until there is no goal.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Soon, the second magazine was finished again.

Did you kill twenty Japanese criminals? I don't know. Because there is no information prompt.

In sight, the Japanese are down. But it's also possible that he didn't die.

Maybe a certain Japanese is so strong that even Barrett can't be killed. Hehe.

"Boom ......"

Suddenly, a cannonball fell.

Zhang Chu immediately took Barrett back. Squatting under the trench and not moving.

Good guys, it's a 105-mm heavy cannon.

It was the heavy artillery of the Japanese invaders.

It seems that the Japanese did have an attempt to pull up the heavy artillery.

It must be known that the average Japanese division does not have a 105 heavy cannon. Only the main divisions within the number 20 have it.

Or the field heavy artillery wing directly under the Japanese military headquarters.

Hold up the binoculars.

No heavy artillery was seen. The distance, it seems, is far away.

Frown.

Is there another artillery battle?

All right!

Lao Tzu welcomes you with a 130mm heavy cannon!

Quickly retreat along the trenches. Prepare to arrange 130-mm heavy cannons to the rear. Suddenly, I found that the shelling of the Japanese invaders was just three or two times. Then there was no movement.

Hey?

The Japanese are so weak and powerless?

It only took a dozen shells to fire and then stopped? It doesn't feel like the rhythm of the onslaught!

Decided to take a look first.

Sure enough, the Japanese heavy artillery did not continue to fire.

The battlefield seemed to have quieted down.

The Japanese infantry also did not appear.

An eerie silence.

But on the side of the national army, no one dares to take it lightly.

Everyone was nervously watching the movements of the Japanese invaders. As soon as the Japanese attack, they immediately hit head-on.

There was a dead silence.

Ni Dong quietly came to Zhang Chu's side.

"The devil doesn't move."

"Is it a feint?"

"Where's the main attack?"

"I don't know."

Zhang Chu couldn't judge either.

There is too little information available. It is not yet possible to analyze the full picture.

It was decided to leave Xiaogushan first and go to the back to study.

All the way down, Xiao Gushan never moved again. No Japanese invaders ever came close.

Ni Dong couldn't help but start to be disappointed.

That's just how many shells were replenished, and there was no movement?

Why don't you continue to launch a few rounds of attacks and let my artillery battalion play its best. So many shells, not to fight and waste.

Back to the regimental headquarters.

Xie Changjie and Yang Wenyan are there.

Their respective infantry regiments also did not move. It's very harmonious.

It always felt like something was wrong.

"Ask the military department."

"Good!"

The telegram was sent out soon.

The military department quickly called back.

Again, no news.

The entire front was very quiet.

Zhang Chu frowned.

Is it the calm before the storm?

Wrong......

The Japanese must have a plan.

Order all front-line troops to be vigilant and strictly guard against Japanese attacks.

A day passed......

Two days passed......

The Japanese still did not attack. The scene was very strange at one point.

"The Japanese have retreated!"

"What?"

"The Japanese have retreated?"

Suddenly, someone came in a hurry to report.

Zhang Chu: ......

Frown.

Have you been fooled?

The attack of the Japanese invaders is actually a disguise?

Their real purpose is actually to shrink the front. Is it to abandon the outer positions?

Hehe. If so, it's very cleverly done.

Almost no one notices it.

I thought the Japanese were going to attack!

At least, Zhang Chu and Ni Dong were successfully deceived by the Japanese invaders.

"Send spearheads to search and advance."

"Yes!"

Ni Dong immediately arranged.

Immediately there were troops leaving. Search for the Japanese position.

Sure enough, nothing was found.

Wrong......

It was discovered that the Japanese had withdrawn.

The former Japanese positions are empty. When Tu doesn't have a Japanese invader.

Keep moving.

There are no Japanese invaders in Ma'anshan.

A day earlier, all the Japanese had withdrawn. And a bloody massacre was created.

All the remaining local people were killed.

Now, there is not a single living person in the entire county.

Hatred. Out of anger.

Swift through the city......

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there was a loud noise.

It was the striker who unfortunately stepped on a mine planted by the Japanese invaders. resulting in casualties.

The others hurriedly retreated.

"Bastard!"

"Holy shit!"

Ni Dong was angry and anxious. Hurriedly ran to the front to find out.

The road ahead is full of potholes. There are a lot of traces of new excavations. It is simply impossible to tell where a minefield is.

It is also possible that all of them are minefields.

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

Ni Dong had no choice but to order.

Then arrange for sapper demining. It's very slow.

Zhang Chu also came to the front line.

He also couldn't tell where the minefield of the Japanese was located.

There may be only a handful of mines. It is also possible that all of them are mines. Unless it is to use people to go up and tempt.

Obviously, this is not possible.

"Cannon!"

Zhang Chu ordered.

A moment later, the shelling unfolded.

The fighters slammed the minefield with mortars.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Sure enough, the shelling led to a series of explosions.

It is true that there are landmines. There are quite a few of them. Continuous shelling, painstakingly carved out a passage.

Sappers stepped forward. Demining continues.

It's still very slow. The day passed quickly.

Demining continued at night.

It wasn't until the next morning that a 500-metre safe passage was opened.

It is impossible to judge how many minefields lie ahead.

"Dog's day little devil!"

"Delay us!"

Ni Dong scolded his mother anxiously.

It could have approached the periphery of Jinling quickly, but it was dragged by a minefield.

Soon after, news came from elsewhere. Again, there are a large number of minefields. All the troops that tried to encircle Jinling were stopped by the minefield.

The advance is very slow.

There were troops who tried to venture forward, only to be brutally educated by minefields.

It seems that the minefield of the Japanese invaders is indeed real.

The purpose is also very simple. It is to block the Chinese army from approaching Jinling. Buy more time for the Japanese invaders.

"What should I do?"

"Take your time!"

Zhang Chu didn't have a better way.

Demining in later generations was also very difficult. Not to mention in this day and age.

The only way to pass through is to open one safe passage after another by sappers. For the time being, it's not too much of a problem. No need to rush.

The Japanese are increasing their troops.

The national army is also increasing its troops.

It's up to the final battle between the two sides.

That's right. It's the final battle!

If the national army can recover Jinling, the Japanese are estimated to be unable to fight again. Only a full-scale retreat is possible.

This is the end of the full-scale aggression.

It is even possible that the Nationalist army will concentrate its forces and recover the three eastern provinces.

But if the Nationalist army is unable to recover Jinling, the war will be protracted. In the end, both sides were exhausted and scarred. It's up to whoever can hold out until the last breath.

"That ......"

Ni Dong was actually a little unwilling.

He still wants to do it quickly! His firepower is fierce now.

However, in the face of the cruel reality, Ni Dong also had to bow his head. In the end, the troops were arranged, and the method of pressing forward step by step was adopted. Steady.

The result is, of course, a snail-like forward pace.

You can't go a kilometer in a day. And there are still hundreds of kilometers away from Jinling!

"Report!"

"Senior Commander Feng is here!"

Suddenly, a staff officer came to report.

Zhang Chu was a little surprised. Feng Tiankui actually came?

It's so fast!

"Please!"

Zhang Chu nodded.

Soon after, Feng Tiankui appeared.

also took Zheng Chong and Feng Ping. But the chief of staff, Luo Jialie, was not seen. I guess I'm busy!

This kind of large troop movement, marching and camping, is the work of the chief of staff.

"Senior Commander Feng!"

"Adjutant Zhang!"

Zhang Chuli saluted.

Feng Tiankui returned the salute. Then come to the front together.

"Boom ......"

"Boom ......"

Ahead, sappers are demining.

If you find a Japanese mine, don't bother to dismantle it. It's all direct detonation.

The explosions were intermittent.

"The devils have laid a lot of mines?"

"It is estimated that the periphery of Jinling has become a large minefield."

"They're trying to stall."

"Yes. They need to move troops from elsewhere to come in for reinforcements. ”

"It's a bit of a hassle."

Feng Tiankui said slowly.

The reinforcements of the Japanese were fast. Every day new troops arrived.

If the Japanese were given a month, the number of troops stationed in Jinling might increase by 300,000. When the time comes, it will be a very powerful force.

At the same time, the Japanese navy will also be frantically reinforced.

At this point, it's not the turn of the navy red deer to push back. This was a war that had a bearing on Japan's national fortunes.

"We're also forming new troops in the rear."

"Yes."

"There should be quite a few of them."

"It's a lot."

Feng Tiankui said slowly. But there was no joy in his face.

The reason is simple. It is the new unit of the national army organized in the rear. The combat effectiveness is weak. Even if you come to the front line and fight against the Japanese invaders, you may not be able to win three or one.

Even, some troops may be defeated in five or one. It's useless to have an advantage in terms of numbers.

"Shunroku Hata is now clearly on defense."

"The Japanese want to use Jinling to consume a lot of our army's strength."

Feng Tiankui said slowly.

Zhang Chu nodded. agreed. But he shook his head.

Shaking the head is indicated. Even if they knew the plans of the Japanese invaders, the national army had to launch a counterattack. Because this is a war against aggression.

Without expelling the Japanese invaders, victory in the war would not have been possible.

Confronting the Japanese invaders, will the Japanese invaders automatically leave consciously? Of course not.

If you don't have a broom, the dust won't run away on its own.

So, must fight!

"Is there a new plan up there?"

"Yes."

"Can you tell me about it?"

"Of course!"

Feng Tiankui nodded.

The group returned to Ni Dong's regimental headquarters. Take out the map and start explaining.

The battle plan at the top was huge.

All the troops of the 3rd, 5th, and 9th Theaters were mobilized to participate in the Battle of Jinling.

The third theater of operations from the southwest, the fifth theater from the north, and the ninth theater from the west, surrounded Jinling.

Of these, the Third Theater of Operations had about 300,000 troops. The Fifth Theater also had about 300,000 troops. The Ninth Theater of Operations had about four hundred thousand troops. Roughly speaking, that's one million.

At the same time, 500,000 recruits will be requisitioned in the rear. It is used to temporarily supplement casualties. Or group up new units.

Because the Japanese invaders only occupied the area around Jinling and Songhu. So, a large part of the country was not lost. There is no difficulty in recruitment.

The five provinces of Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, and Henan alone can recruit and transfer millions of new soldiers.

In addition to Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, there are enough recruits.

"The units will also continue to be replenished." Feng Tiankui continued, "New military orders have been issued from above to ensure that each division has more than 12,000 men. A very small number of divisions may increase to more than 15,000 people. For example, the three divisions under the 74th Army. ”

"What about your division?" Zhang Chu asked.

"The same is done." Feng Tiankui replied, "Recruit troops directly from Sichuan and Chongqing." ”

"Lao Jiang agreed?" Zhang Chu was puzzled.

"Agreed."

"That's good!"

Zhang Chu nodded.

If Lao Jiang's pattern is opened, there is still hope.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the recovery of Jinling will have the greatest impact on Lao Jiang's reputation. He should be hoping for that victory.

For the sake of this ultimate victory, he made the right choice.

Number 100 armies. Tens of thousands of people per army. That's millions of people. If they are all like the 74th Army, why worry about the Japanese invaders?

Of course, there was also the Eighth Route Army in the north and the New Fourth Army in the south.

These two armies alone should have hundreds of thousands of people. The Eighth Route Army was in North China and should be able to hold back a considerable part of the Japanese invaders.

By the way, when will I go back to North China?

The Eighth Route Army around Quancheng, as well as the Eighth Route Army in North China, seemed to be replenished with ammunition.

And Zhao Gang's tank regiment, I don't know how the training is?

The war in the south has not entered a critical state for the time being, and I just happened to go back to the north.

Just go.

Say goodbye immediately.

First came to the vicinity of Chaoxian County and met with Commander Chen of the New Fourth Army.

At this moment, Commander Chen was directing the attack on the remnants of the Japanese invaders. The remnants of the Japanese invaders had retreated to Chuzhou. Fight and retreat. There are battles everywhere.

In the end, the remaining Japanese invaders retreated safely to Chuzhou. Then the city was fortified.

Commander Chen is now concentrating his forces and preparing to attack Chuzhou.

"But Japanese reinforcements keep coming."

"The small Chuzhou is currently home to three divisions of the Japanese invaders."

"The Japanese built a large number of fortifications. In a short period of time, it is impossible to take it down. It can only be a long-term hard fight. ”

Commander Chen sighed.

Actually, it's a good thing.

After all, it is now the Japanese who are passively beaten.

The strategic situation can be said to be completely reversed. The Japanese no longer have the ability to take the initiative to attack.

The previous situation of violentness and arrogance no longer exists.

"While fighting, training the troops."

"Be prepared for a long battle."

Zhang Chu didn't have a better suggestion.

Since the Japanese are determined to defend, they can only grind slowly.

Since you want to grind, you need a lot of weapons and ammunition.

So he replenished Commander Chen with all kinds of ammunition.

Bullets are counted directly in the billions.

Shells were given directly to 300,000 rounds.

Then continue north.

Soon arrived in Xuzhou.

It just so happens that Xuzhou seems to be very lively.

When I inquired, it turned out that a certain military commander took a concubine. Open liquor. Swing water mats.

Zhang Chu: ......

(End of chapter)