At around 11 o'clock noon, the guns and cannons outside Juancheng were already very dense, and the people knew that the Japanese were calling, so they were so scared that they hid at home and couldn't come out.

The originally bustling county town suddenly became deserted.

At noon, there were almost no ordinary people on the street except for GJ soldiers wearing gray cloth uniforms.

Martial law began to be imposed on the city gate and on the streets, and the wind stopped. A trace of tension covered the entire ancient small town near the shore of the Yellow River.

"Have all regiments reached the designated location?" In the command center, Xie Chengrui was only wearing an opinion shirt, rolled his cuffs to his bent arms, and the scars left by the burns on his arm were clearly visible.

The weather in May is a bit stuffy. Look at the weather, it is going to rain lightly. It is raining in Huaibei, which has caused great difficulties for the troops in the Fifth War Zone.

"The third regiment has not reported it yet!"

"Continue to call, confirm."

"clear!"

Didi...

"The Third Regiment reported that all the troops arrived at the designated position." After about five minutes, the Third Regiment's radio station contacted and according to the plan and deployment before the attack, the troops moved to the designated position.

"Sei Deputy Travel Service, can you start?"

Xie Chengrui nodded. Since he was ready, there was no need to delay any further. He ordered: "You can start!"

"attack!"

The 371st Regiment has been dealing with a squadron of the 50th Japanese Regiment in Xingtun area for almost an hour. The main reason is that the 371st Regiment has not been fully launched yet and the specific situation of the Japanese army is not known, so pre-war reconnaissance is needed!

The previous annihilation of Qiushan's team was a decision that had to be made in desperation. If the Qiushan team was not destroyed, this small army would probably have already arrived at the city!

The entire Akiyama team was wiped out and no one was leaked. The Japanese army did not know about this news. The capture of the Second Lieutenant Akiyama gave the 37th Brigade a rough grasp of the situation of the Japanese troops crossing the river.

Combined with the information obtained from the reconnaissance battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, Xie Chengrui felt that with the current capabilities of the 37th Brigade, he was able to fully destroy the Japanese troops who were on the shore.

This opportunity must not be missed in vain. Once the large Japanese army crosses the river, it will be much more difficult.

Dodol...

Although the 37th Brigade does not have its own artillery troops, it has a heavy mortar battalion and an infra-artary artillery battalion. The personnel are standard, with only two-thirds of the equipment. As long as the equipment is in place, it can be fully equipped at any time.

Xie Chengrui strengthened the Infantry Artillery Battalion to the 371st Regiment, and the Heavy Mortar Battalion was divided into two to strengthen the 372nd Regiment and the 373rd Regiment respectively. Although this was a little biased, fighting was not about queuing up to divide the fruits.

The Japanese army first crossed the river from Dongkou. This Japanese army had the largest number of people, so it was reasonable to allocate the heaviest weapon to the 371st Regiment.

"fire!"

With the order of Cheng Gang, the six Type 92 infantry artillery artillery battalion, which had already calibrated the parameters and targets, roared violently at the Japanese positions!

Boom...

Suddenly, the artillery shells soared into the sky, and the bombing of the Japanese army had no time to react, and a large number of people were killed or injured in an instant.

The Japanese commander, a second lieutenant, looked up at the shells falling from the air with a shocked expression. He could not understand how these shells came from?

When did the Chinese have such powerful firepower? It was still the weapon he was familiar with, the Type 92 infantry cannon made by the empire.

What's going on?

Could it be that the imperial artillery made a mistake? It is impossible. The direction of the shell was not from behind them. It was clearly shot from the Chinese position opposite.

It's the Chinese artillery!

Intelligence says that the Chinese defenders in Juancheng are poorly equipped and have poor combat effectiveness?

What's the matter?

"beat!"

"Beat up the little Japanese and kill!"

The 371st Regiment had more than 2,000 people. It was not enough to deal with a Japanese squadron. One battalion was enough, and other troops were just taking a stance.

"Breaking back, fight back..."

The Japanese lieutenant squadron leader shouted at the top of his lungs, and the remaining Japanese troops, with less than half of the troops, were looking for favorable terrain and resisting desperately.

The battle suddenly entered a stage of close combat.

The Japanese qualities of this field force are different. They have commanded the combat experience and cooperate with each other. Although they are suddenly attacked by artillery fire, they are not panic. They gradually resist and establish a defensive circle!

Bang!

A soldier of the 371st regiment charging forward was not careful and was directly pierced by a splashing bullet. The charger's body suddenly fell to the ground.

"Be careful, the Japanese's marksmanship is very accurate, don't give them a chance!" the squad leader shouted.

The 371st Brigade has also experienced the war veterans. Although their overall quality is not as good as that of Japanese soldiers, their experience on the battlefield is much better than that of new recruits.

It is difficult for Japanese soldiers to attack, and their marksmanship is very good, especially long-distance marksmanship, which can basically hit the target at a distance of four or five hundred meters.

In this regard, the soldiers of the G army rarely do this. First of all, it is because of weapons. The weapons of GJ soldiers have low shooting accuracy, about two or three hundred meters, which is good enough to hit the target. Moreover, the weapons are complicated and the quality of ammunition cannot be guaranteed.

The Japanese Type 38 rifle has high shooting accuracy and long range. The only disadvantage is its strong penetration. As long as it does not hit the key, it will be basically fine to penetrate it.

But this gun is definitely a weapon for killing people in the hands of Japanese soldiers. Japan is a resource-poor country. A poor country has its own way. It cannot be squandered and can only make a fuss about accuracy. I have to admire this. Japanese soldiers are indeed world-class in their individual combat capabilities (early in World War II).

"Grouter, hurry..."

The Japanese who had just shot his comrades and was hiding behind a mud wall that had been blown up forty meters in front of him. The squad leader was furious and called on his brothers carrying grenade launchers to get up.

"Machine gun, fire suppression!"

Da da...

After a round of attacks, the Japanese soldier had no way to look up and did not dare to move. He lay behind the earth wall, holding the gun and trembling.

At this moment, he must have felt very regretful. The Chinese people reacted too quickly. Are their ammunitions cost-effective?

Some Japanese soldiers found that their people were in danger of being killed and wanted to come and help, but the other officers and soldiers of the first battalion who were mainly attacking were not vegetarians, and they had no way to go.

The arrogant Japanese army then discovered that the Chinese G army surrounding them was definitely a well-trained and well-equipped elite army, and it was definitely not a legendary army that was about to collapse!

Dolle!

A missile accurately hit the earth wall. After the explosion, the squad leader rushed over and saw the Japanese soldier who had just shot Zi's subordinates was blown up and buried under the acre bricks.

He pulled the three rifles in his arms hard, and after checking, they were intact and threw them directly to a soldier behind him, and then continued to move forward with the rest!

This is just a small epitome of a battle, killing and being killed are constantly being staged. If it weren't for greed and ambition, perhaps at this moment, people should sit at home and have lunch, then have a nice nap, and then go to the fields to work in the afternoon, repeating themselves, quiet and peaceful.

This Japanese squadron did not carry a radio station at all. When he wanted to send out the enemy's intelligence information he obtained, he found that he was surrounded.

The same situation also happened in Wuji, Old City, and the 372nd and 373rd Regiments transported to the place, attacked decisively, surrounded the Japanese army, and crushed the enemy with powerful firepower!

Although the Japanese army was powerful, even though they had no advantage in firepower and military strength, they still had no ability to change their defeat even though they fought hard.

Of course, they can hold on for a while.

Hope there will be reinforcements!

But the trapped Japanese army did not know that they were not facing the GJ unit they had known about the Juancheng garrison, but the honorary first division that was many times stronger.

If you want to fight, you have to be fast!

After surrounding the Japanese troops attacking Juancheng, the three main regiments of the New 37th Brigade advanced side by side and quickly pressed towards the Yellow River, which was much faster than when the Japanese army came ashore!

At this time, the temporary command of the 50th Japanese Regiment built in Dongkou was already in chaos. No one expected that the counterattack of the Chinese G army would be so sharp and the reaction speed was too fast, as if they knew it in advance!

The corps leader, Colonel Yuanshandeng, had a pale face. His bold words of asking the brigade commander and division commander for lunch in Juancheng were still in his ears. In less than an hour, the troops he sent out to siege Juancheng were surrounded, and life and death were uncertain. Moreover, a large number of Chinese J teams were pressing towards the Yellow River along their route to the ashore!

"Baga, have you not figured out which Chinese J team is it?"

“…”

"Report to General Sakai immediately, I need reinforcements!" Toyama Tori had no choice but to send a telegram asking for help to Takashi Sakai on the other side.

The pontoon bridges crossing the river are still being built, and the Japanese army can only rely on boats and rubber boats to cross the river. Most of the ships they collected are used as pontoon bridges. In this way, there are very few ships that can be used to cross the river, and it is too late to recruit temporary remits!

When Sakai Takashi received a telegram from Toyamadon, he was so angry that he scolded Toyamadon as an incompetent idiot.

Even if you scold me, the troops still have to send them. Sakai Takashi collected ships and used a rubber boat to send troops to the other side first. Although the speed was a little slower, it would be better than watching the distant mountain climbing and being driven out of the river. Also, wouldn’t it be better to abandon the floating bridge that was about to be built?

This is definitely not what Sakai Takashi wanted.

When the Japanese army crossed the river, they could only carry some light weapons, including heavy machine guns and disassembled infantry artillery. At most, they could transport a few side three-wheelers.

There are very few war horses, after all, the ship is limited and the load capacity is limited.

But the new 37th Brigade is different. They came from land and were equipped with a large number of trucks and cars. Their mobility is still above the Japanese army, so they are advancing very quickly!

Before the battle in Xingtun ended, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 371st Regiment were approaching Dongkou Town, and the battle began.

The Zhongg army came too fast, and the far mountain climbing could not have imagined it. When he saw the well-equipped Zhonggj team soldiers jumping out of trucks and surrounding Dongkou Town, he smelled a trace of death threat!

This is definitely not the Zhongg army in Juancheng. Which army is it?

Could it be the legendary Chinese "devil" unit that came out of Nanjing, number: Honorary Division 1.

"It's coming so fast!" At a high ground at the ferry crossing across the shore, Kenji Doihara, wearing a lieutenant general's uniform, put down his telescope and murmured softly.

"Your Excellency, you know it long ago?" Chief of Staff Tadao Yoshino asked in surprise when he heard it.

"Sano Jun, our opponent is not an ordinary Chinese general. He always has extraordinary foresight. This is the terrible thing about this person." Kenji Doihara said calmly, "This is why I suggest that the military headquarters give a million reward to this person."

"So that million-dollar reward was yours?"

"It seems that this person is worth much more than one million." Kenji Doihara said heavily.

"Teacher Commander, do we still want to continue crossing the river?"

"Yes, of course, not only do we need to continue crossing the river, but also make the Chinese think that we must cross the river from here." A gloomy light flashed in Kenji Doihara's eyes.

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Chapter completed!