The scouts of the 7th Division immediately received this information on the river where the five Japanese warships had been destroyed and immediately reported it to Tashiro, who was in charge of the headquarters of the 7th Division.When he heard the news, Tashiro was worriedly listening to his subordinate staff officers report on the movements of the New Fourth Army, and stood up in shock on the spot, his face pale, like the frost outside the headquarters."
The whole army.Extinction" Tashiro's eyes widened, and an extremely bad thought rose to his heart.It was a fear that I had never felt before, the fear of the opponent I was facing."
According to the report, the second column of the New Fourth Army has approached the position of our army at full speed, and the distance is only five kilometers.""
Report that the third column of the New Fourth Army has been outflanked from the right flank and besieged our regiments in the Jiangfang position, and the forward troops are already less than four kilometers away from our main position.""
It was reported that an unknown number of artillery units had been deployed on the high ground five kilometers away.If you count the altitude they are at, we are within the range of the opponent, and our artillery fire cannot return fire. ”The bad news came one after another, like a thunderbolt violently hitting Tashiro's already fragile heart.He finally realized the helplessness of many of his colleagues in the face of the New Fourth Army, Minamijiro, Tsukada Tsuki, and countless Japanese generals only had a bitter smile in the face of such a crisis.Tashiro sat down weakly, and a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "What a wonderful layout, sacrificing the artillery fire of an entire multi-division group, as well as the lives of countless soldiers."
To paralyze us with such a big stroke and attract naval ships into the encirclement.This kind of tactic is really not something that ordinary people can think of.I now finally understand why the two generals, Minamijiro and Tsukada Tsukasa, fell in Anhui, and the people they met were really scared.This thought, this courage, this courage.It's a pity, if he were us Japanese, just China would have been defeated by us a long time ago. ”"Your Excellency, General, without the artillery assistance of the Navy, we are now surrounded by the New Fourth Army.We have no way back, and there is only one way to die. ”The chief of staff yelled eagerly.The atmosphere in the headquarters was unusually solemn, and everyone knew that without the help of naval artillery, it was now a critical moment for survival.Tashiro gradually regained his former calm, and although he was not as brave and good at fighting as Seishiro Itagaki, he had a calm and composed wisdom.In the Japanese army, Tashiro can also be regarded as the number one person, otherwise he would not have been allowed to command this Japanese army's ace division."
Our defensive line is still very solid, and it will not be a problem to withstand the artillery bombardment of the New Fourth Army for a day.Immediately contact the Nanjing side and ask them to quickly send air support to bomb the artillery positions of the New Fourth Army.Without the threat of artillery fire, we used the river fortifications.Even if the New Fourth Army has five times our strength, I am confident that it will be able to hold here. ”Tashiro said calmly.A staff officer of "Hai" turned around and left, racing against time at this time, time is of the essence, and there is no room for a moment's delay.At this moment, there was a sudden burst of artillery fire outside the headquarters, and the huge roar made the earthquake tremble violently.It seems that some monster beneath the earth has awakened and is about to open its jaws to devour all living things.Tashiro was immediately escorted by the guards into the concrete bunker of the Jiangfang position, and in the darkness of the night, the artillery of the New Fourth Army had completely covered the Japanese position.The impact point fell tightly in this semi-circular position within a radius of five kilometers, and the earth was blasted into the sky, burning in the air along with the flames.The wind swept the flames in all directions, and from a distance, the Japanese position was a sea of fire.More than 500 artillery pieces of the New Fourth Army continued to bombard the Japanese positions on the high ground, as if igniting the last fire of the end of the world.It seems that the Japanese position was bombed very badly, and the people inside should have died in large numbers, but in fact it was not.It has to be said that although the Nationalist Government does not have the ability to make weapons, its ability to build fortifications is still very strong.The river fortifications in this area were built by the early Nationalist government according to the standards of the French Maginot Line, and they were exceptionally strong and could withstand heavy artillery bombardment for several days without collapsing.In addition, after the Japanese occupied this place, they once again strengthened the river fortifications on the original basis, and immediately turned this place into a series of strong fortresses.The devils of the 7th Division all cowered in the fortifications, watching the explosion outside the fortress through the machine gun hole, quietly waiting for the attack of the New Fourth Army after the bombardment.The explosion continued, for a full hour, and tens of thousands of shells covered the position.There are so many shells, but the second and third columns of the New Fourth Army have never seen them, and they basically don't even have artillery, let alone be able to shoot so many shells at one time with such a big effort.Xu Haidong looked at the artillery position in the distance with envy and heartache, rubbing his teeth vigorously.There was an artillery position under Su Yu, and he pondered that after this battle, he must order artillery with Su Yu and set up an artillery unit himself.It was another half an hour of shelling, and the Japanese never dared to show it.Xu Haidong could not wait any longer, and commanded the troops to begin an attack on the Japanese positions.At the same time, Huang Kecheng's third column also launched an attack on the flank of the Japanese army.Under the cover of artillery fire, tens of thousands of soldiers rushed to the Japanese position for the first time without any scruples."
Everyone is ready, the enemy has begun to attack" In the concrete fortifications of the Japanese army, the devil officer held the saber nervously, and the sweat in the palm of his hand soaked the handle of the knife.All the devil soldiers were in full array, lying on the shooting hole, nervously waiting for the impact of the New Fourth Army.The tank units had already been driven into underground bunkers and could not play any role at all under the bombardment of artillery fire, and the artillery of the 7th Division was completely scrapped in this salvo, and the positions were full of traces of burning after the artillery was blown up.The situation of this great battle had changed radically, and the Seventh Division had lost all its advantages as a Class A division, and could only retreat into the fortifications under the bombardment of the New Fourth Army.Without initiative, he was completely in a passive position.What awaits them will be the most severe offensive and defensive battle of the position, and whether they can hold it or not, they can only pray for their Anameasu Okami's blessing.Tashiro was also very nervous inside the bunker, the total destruction of the navy and the extraordinary strength of the New Fourth Army completely exceeded his expectations, breaking all his deployments.He was waiting, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.If reinforcements can arrive in time to resolve his current crisis, then there is still a possibility of victory.Otherwise, he will end up surrounded and annihilated in this fortification, and he will die forever as a lonely ghost in a foreign land."
Kill, kill all the little devils, and avenge the dead compatriots" The soldiers of the New Fourth Army finally rushed into the devil's position, stepping on the scorched earth everywhere to attack the bombed black fortresses.The devil's machine gun also roared at this moment, and a rain of bullets frantically fired a salvo at the New Fourth Army from various pillboxes.A large number of soldiers fell on the way forward, although there was artillery support, but the New Fourth Army still lacked weapons to attack the fortress, and could only rely on the most primitive charge to attack the devils.At this moment, a roar suddenly sounded in the sky.Rolling in from afar like thunder, Tashiro, who had been nervous, smiled on his face at this moment: "Great, it's our plane, it's our plane here." ”In the bunker, all the devil officers cheered happily.Without the artillery support of the navy, air support is their only reliance at this moment.The devils can bully the New Fourth Army to their heart's content, and the New Fourth Army has no air power, let alone any air defense force.They can take advantage of air superiority to recklessly attack the New Fourth Army.Boom, boom, boom.The planes of the devils came quickly, roaring and swooping down to attack the attacking New Fourth Army, dropping a large number of bombs.At the same time, another group of fighters escorted a small number of bombers to the artillery positions of the New Fourth Army at a low altitude, and before they could get closer, the machine guns on the fighters had already begun to sweep towards the artillery on the ground.The arrogant Japanese fighter planes jumped directly over the artillery positions of the New Fourth Army after a splash of blood, and the bombers immediately followed by swooped down and dropped aerial bombs.Intensive artillery fire immediately ignited in the artillery positions of the New Fourth Army, and a large number of artillery pieces were wiped out in an instant.On the positions of the Japanese troops, a large amount of smoke filled the air at this time.The smoke shining by the firelight was white, as if a fog had suddenly risen on the river, and no one could be seen in the distance."
It's a gas bomb, retreat, retreat."
Some people in the New Fourth Army shouted loudly, but the poison gas bombs thrown by the devils spread too quickly, and a large number of soldiers of the New Fourth Army were already shrouded in this thick fog.The devils in the fortress put on gas masks and took advantage of this rare opportunity to break out of the fortifications and launch a deadly attack on the New Fourth Army without any protection.Countless valiant fighters died under the poison gas bombs that violated humanity, and they were incapacitated and could only be stabbed to death by the bayonets of the devils who rushed up.The large units of the New Fourth Army retreated quickly, and many people were supported together, and the skin of their whole bodies was red and swollen, and it was very difficult to breathe, as if every breath was a kind of torment, and their internal organs had already festered.The devil followed him and vigorously pursued and killed the fleeing New Fourth Army.It wasn't until reinforcements from the rear of the New Fourth Army arrived that the devils disappeared into the poisonous fog and retreated into their fortifications.At this time, the devil's bombardment of the artillery positions of the New Fourth Army had also ended.Most of the planes they came this time were carrying poison gas bombs, which were designed to cause great damage to the personnel of the New Fourth Army, and there were not many bombers carrying aerial bombs.But as soon as the bombers retreated, the devil's fighters roared and flew in, and launched a wanton slaughter of the artillery positions that were not killed.Half an hour later, the devil fighters, who had run out of bullets, retreated arrogantly, and before leaving, they circled around the New Fourth Army a few times.Xu Haidong looked at the devil plane hovering in the air hatefully, and angrily shot a shuttle of bullets into the air.Just as the devil's plane was evacuating from the air raid, Gao Dong returned with the troops that had ambushed the devil's navy.Seeing the tragic battlefield from afar, everyone clenched their fists.Gao Dong's heart is also more determined at this moment, and in the future, he must build his own aircraft for the Chinese, and he can no longer let the Japanese dominate China's blue sky
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