Chapter 1433: The storm rises

Yuelu Mountain, Changsha, Hunan.

The "Southwest United University" campus, jointly established by National University, National Tsinghua University and private Nankai University, is crowded with people.

As the National Government prepares for the future, universities in Pingjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places move westward one after another, talents have been well retained. Now, Southwest United University alone has more than 24,000 students, and has accumulated a large number of talent reserves for the War of Resistance.

Today, Simao Army Command College, Southwest Army Aviation College, Southwest Air Force Aviation University, Southwest Air Defense Command College, Southwest Communications Command College, Nanchang Naval Command College, Nanchang Naval Ship Academy, Southwest Artillery Academy, Southwest Military Medical University, and Southwest Military Transportation and Logistics College began to openly recruit students across the country. Among them, Changsha, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Wuhan and other places where schools gathered, became the focus of admissions, and the Yuelu Mountain area of ​​Changsha, which has gathered more than 60 North China University, is a top priority.

On a tree-lined walkway in front of Yuelu Academy, a boy chased a girl and asked anxiously: "Zhu Jun, have you really not considered it? You said that you went north with us today, why did you suddenly change your mind and refuse to leave? Did you suddenly fall behind in your mind and no longer advocate fighting against Japan and saving the country?"

"How could it be? I still advocate anti-Japanese resistance! But now that the Anjia Army suddenly recruits intellectual youth from all over the country to study in major military academies, learn professional skills, and contribute their own strength to the country and nation, why do you still have to be persistent in going north? Isn't it the same thing to join the Anjia Army to fight against Japan?"

A beautiful girl with short hair with ears and wearing a blue and black dress smiled and said to the boy who caught up with him: "And, Zijin, you can't deny that for this reason, all the great victory in fighting against the Japanese army has been obtained by the Anjia Army. I think going to the southwest to improve yourself, using scientific means, modern equipment and organizational power to improve yourself, can better fight the Japanese! Otherwise, Zijin, you can sign up with me!"

"I won't go--"

The young man looked heavy and looked sad: "The An Family Army is just a local army, and An Yi himself is also an old warlord, a vicious capitalist who made his fortune by absorbing the surplus value created by workers and farmers! Neither An Yi himself nor An Family Army represent the advanced direction of productivity development and is destined to be eliminated by history! Only going north is our only way out!"

“The direction of productivity development?”

The girl suddenly smiled, her eyes curled like a crescent moon. She stroked the bangs on her forehead and said, "I only know that the steel needed in the entire ** factory is provided by An Jiajun. The transportation tools across the country, including the buses and ships you take to the north, are also produced by An Jiajun's factory. Even the suits you wear, toothpaste, toothbrush for mouthwashing, and instant noodles you eat to save money and time are all produced by An Jiajun. Why do you say that they cannot represent the direction of development of productivity? Is productivity an advanced one that must be combined with the ideals and ideology you adhere to?"

The young man suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. His eyes turned red. He grabbed the girl's fair little hand, held it in front of his heart, and shouted: "Zhu Jun, I solemnly ask you to go north with me! I hope... I hope to become a revolutionary partner with you, fight side by side, and not want to become an opponent in the future..."

"opponent?"

The girl's face changed and she shook the young man's hand: "Zi Jin, since you are obsessed with your ideals and ambitions, do you still need feelings? I know that during this period, you have been contacting people around the world, one more or one less, and you don't care. Zi Jin, do you know? I don't want to live a displaced life. The Anjia Army is carrying out large-scale formal modernization construction, and many intellectual youths need to join. As long as I join the Anjia Army, I can still show what I have learned and contribute my meager strength to resist Japan and save the country! Stay in the rear and produce guns and ammunition for soldiers to kill the enemy.

Medicines and medical devices for treating the wounded, and even being an ordinary primary school teacher, to cultivate the next generation of *** people for the Chinese nation, are actually contributing to the anti-Japanese war... Zijin, I don’t want to be your opponent in the future. I have confidence in Anjiajun and General An Yi. He is definitely not the kind of person who disregards the interests of the country and nation and likes to fight a civil war... Oh, the music is coming, I have to sign up. Goodbye, Zijin, I wish you to realize your ideals as soon as possible! Let us work together for the rise of the Chinese nation!"

After saying that, the girl turned around and left without hesitation, leaving the pale boy standing there blankly, with a look of sorrow and frustration.

At nine o'clock in the morning, at the small square at the foot of Yuelu Mountain, the banners of the admissions points of the ten military academies of Anjia Army had just been hung. The unique model camp battle flags and the flying fox battle flags of Anjia Army had just fluttered in the wind in the mountain wind. The military song "Loyalty for the Country" of Anjia Army sounded loudly on the tape recorder speaker, and the admissions points were quickly surrounded by students who came to consult and register.

The An Family Army is well-known as the world. What a glorious thing it would be if it could become one of them!

What is particularly touching is that as long as you enter the above ten military academies, you will not only have food, accommodation, but also have no money to go to and stay in hospital. You can also get a five-yuan living allowance every month. This is a great help to yourself and your family in this difficult war era when you survive.

Therefore, the original ideals and persistence suddenly became shaken in the face of the temptation of reality, and batches of passionate young people embarked on a completely different path to saving the country.

Hunan Provincial Chairman He Jian and Sichuan Provincial Chairman Liu Xiang, dressed in casual clothes, accompanied by his staff, dozens of attendants and guards, strolled to the Aiwan Pavilion of Qingfeng Gorge, Yuelu Mountain. Suddenly, he heard the majestic music of "Loyalty for the Country". Liu Xiang was very surprised. He Jian immediately sent someone to inquire. A quarter of an hour later, after listening to the attendant's report, He Jian sighed repeatedly:

"An Yi is a big deal. He has created ten military universities in one go and served as the president of these ten universities himself. He does not care about the old man's face at all. I think only he can do such a thing now..."

"I can't see through this young man. In the past, he had a quarrel with Lao Chiang several times, but he always reconciled as before, promoting the national anti-Japanese cause to move forward bit by bit. Especially in the Xi'an Incident at the end of 1936, he turned the tide, but he did not take credit and continued to develop himself silently. Why has he suddenly become so high-profile now? Isn't he afraid that Lao Chiang will be afraid to deal with him? It seems that he is still too young and does not know how to hide his strength and keep a low profile!" Liu Xiang shook his head disapprovingly.

"An Yi's situation is different from ours, and we cannot be measured by our situation!" Yi Shuzhu, Secretary-General of the Hunan Provincial Government, smiled bitterly:

"Now, the third war zone is almost always supported by An Jiajun, and it is not surprising that he has such confidence. I guess he was also because the central government made frequent mistakes in military decision-making that he simply put aside everything and let go of his strength and no longer limited to the central government's requirements! I guess he will have a series of major measures in the future..."

Liu Xiang was thoughtful and walked for a while to sit in the pavilion: "Yes, he is not like us. Whether it is economic or military, he has a solid foundation. Almost all the people in charge of the front-line troops are his direct descendants or brothers of life and death. It is useless to buy them no matter how old Jiang bought them. And in terms of equipment and money, who can compare with the Anjia Army? I think as the scale of the Sino-Japanese war expands, the direct descendants of Jiang's army will not be able to live a prosperous life in the future... I am afraid that this son's world will be the one who will do this in the future."

"Brother Fu Cheng's words are reasonable!"

He Jian suddenly felt very bad and complained helplessly: "The Hunan Army under my command has been almost broken up by the old man. Now I only have a security brigade, a veritable commander. I guess I, the chairman of Hunan Province, will soon move away in the future! I am now understanding more and more that the truth only exists within the range of guns and cannons. Whoever has the strongest troops has the power to speak. So even if An Yi is recruiting soldiers and horses now, the old man can only see it and complain in his eyes, and dare not do anything. Brother Fu Cheng, you should learn from my affairs!"

Liu Xiang nodded silently without answering, and looked at the couplet engraved on the pavilion with great thoughts, "Although the sunset is so close to dusk, the sun is against the mountains, nothing is better than going out to the sea in the morning light; the autumn air is always sour, the red maple is like a painting, how is it like the fragrance of red peony?" After savoring for a while, suddenly a rolling rolled between the chest and abdomen, and coughing violently. When you wipe the filth from the corners of your mouth with a handkerchief, you find that it is covered with blood.

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***, Tokyo, Imperial Palace, Supreme Command of the Japanese Navy and Army.

The members of the Supreme Command of the Japanese Army are composed of five ministers in the cabinet, the Emperor's attendant military officer, the Army Department and the Navy Department. The members of the Army Department include the Army Staff (the Army Staff Department of the Base Camp, the Army Adjutant Department of the Base Camp), various agencies of the Army (affiliated with the Chief of Staff, including the General Office of the Army Station, the Army Reporting Department, the Army Intelligence Agency, the Army Management Department and other departments), the Minister of the Army, the Commander of the Front Army and the necessary entourages for handling military and political affairs. The members of the Navy include the Navy Staff, the various Navy agencies, the Minister of the Navy and the necessary entourages.

When handling major affairs, the Supreme Command will make a decision. The members attending the meeting include the five ministers of the cabinet, the two commanders of the army and the first ministers of the two commanders, and the commander of the front. When discussing major proposals, the Emperor's attendant military officers and the two subordinate officials of the Army and Navy Province will also attend.

In order to strengthen the accuracy of military and political decision-making, on this basis, the Supreme Commander's Senate was established. The two commanders below the deputy chiefs were mainly responsible for combat and section chiefs. According to the proposal situation, the deputy provincial officials of the Army and Navy, necessary staff members of the Army and Navy, and ministers attended the meeting.

At 10:30 in the morning, the long-planned Imperial Conference of the Supreme Commander, which had been brewing for a long time, was officially launched. Attendance were Prime Minister Fumima Kotomima, Foreign Minister Hirota Hirota, Mainland Minister Sugiyama Moto, Mainland Minister Minuchi Minumasa, Tuoka Yoshihiro, Chief of Staff of the Ichienite Miyagi, Governor of North Korea Minami, Commander of Kanto Army Soichi Teraānai, Deputy Chief of Staff of Tada Jun, First Chief of Staff of Shimomizu, Chief of Fushimimiya Military Order, Deputy Chief of Shimada Shimata Shitaro Military Order, Deputy Chief of Taiwan Governor Kobayashi, First Chief of Nobutake Kondo, and Kanirawa Ishihara Kanir, currently Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army, made an exception to attend the meeting.

Mainland Prime Minister Sugiyama Moto first introduced the situation of the war in China, and gave a detailed introduction to the arrangements of the two Chinese and Japanese teams in Northeast China, North China, Huanghuai, Songhu, Guangdong, Fujian and Guangxi. The Maritime Prime Minister Minuta also explained the current mobilization of the fleets of the *** Navy.

In view of the increasingly severe supply of materials in the country, it has become a current consensus that the Navy and Army has reached a compromise to occupy most of China as soon as possible and rely on China's resources to alleviate various conflicts that have appeared in the country.

As the two nominal top naval and army officials finished their explanations, North Korea Governor Namjiro and Taiwan Governor Kobayashi, who had not recovered from his injuries, Kanto Army Commander Soichi Teraunuchi also briefly talked about the situation under his control. Then, the meeting handed over the voice to Ishihara Kanir.

Facing the veterans of both military and political circles, Ishihara Kanir was not frightened. He stood up and walked to the large China map hanging on the wall of the conference room, pointing to the map and talking:

"Before the full launch of the North China War, the rule of North Korea, Taiwan and Manchuria was already very stable, we only need to unswervingly continue the policy of colonizing North Korea, Manchuria and even operating Sino-Japanese non-armed areas such as Hebei East, Suiyuan, and Chahar. Then, after twenty to thirty years, we can completely digest these places. The new generation in the above areas will be like the Koreans in the central and southern regions of North Korea. They only know that there is *** and not China. This is also the main reason why I have been trying my best to reach a peaceful solution with the Chinese government after the North China Incident.

"However, the situation is different from the beginning of the war. As we drew a large number of troops into the pass, the defense of Manchuria was empty, giving the Soviets the opportunity to take advantage of the Chinese Red Army officers and soldiers they controlled to form a Manchuria guerrilla team composed of regular troops. Taking advantage of the special attack in North China, they launched a sudden attack and took down Mudanjiang, Manchuria and the area east of Songhua River. After obtaining Chinese labor and miners, their power developed rapidly and then attacked again, taking down North Manchuria and threatening Harbin and Qiqihar. In the middle of this month, Manchuria guerrillas attacked again, and launched a decisive battle with at least nearly 100 regiments in Jilin City to Tumen area of ​​East Manchuria, blocking the Jingtu Railway and occupying all other towns along the railway except Dunhua City.

"At the same time, according to what General Minamijiro said just now, the Manchurian guerrillas have entered the northeastern region of North Korea, and the north of the Qingjin Port have fallen into the hands of the Manchurian guerrillas. From the above situations, it can be seen that Manchuria and North Korea are no longer the solid life supply line of the empire. The future of the empire is full of crises and challenges! Why do you say that? The Manchurian guerrillas are backed by the Soviet Far East and can receive material supplies at any time, and our *** will no longer be effective. At the same time, the mountains and ridges of Manchuria and North Korea will greatly hinder our large corps from fighting. No matter which line is placed, once they are divided by rugged and steep mountains, there will be huge gaps and loopholes between the various units I participated in the encirclement and suppression. If they are mastered by the Manchurian guerrillas who are good at mountain combat, it will bring us heavy losses.

"Your Majesty, two Your Highnesses, I wonder if you have discovered an interesting phenomenon. The places occupied by the Manchurian guerrillas are almost all of the mountainous areas bordering the Soviet Far East. In other words, due to the unexpected rise of the Manchurian guerrillas, a buffer zone of force has been built between our Kwantung Army and the Soviet Far East Red Army. We occupy a prosperous area with developed plains of industry and agriculture, while the Manchurian guerrillas occupy a majestic mountainous area.

The zone formed a clear confrontation line. Before this, our Kwantung Army had to deploy troops in important towns and also deploy heavy troops in areas bordering the Far East of the Soviet Union, which invisibly diluted the empire's already extremely limited military force. However, with the emergence of Manchurian guerrillas, our space was saved, which allowed us to concentrate our troops in plain areas that facilitate mechanized combat in large corps. The troops we can control were invisibly increased!

"So, in response to this situation, we can actually take the initiative to withdraw from the mountainous areas of Manchuria. Don't worry about letting the Manchurian guerrillas develop, and the situation will eventually get out of control. We will lay out huge minefields and unmanned areas in areas where the plains transition to the forest zone, and then build trenches and plagues in the outer edge of the *** line to build a trenches that cannot be urged outside the trenches, and then connect the fortresses with big cities through railways and highway networks, striving to make every city arrive within half a day

We will provide support. At the same time, we will increase the control and construction of the group tribes so that the Manchurian guerrillas can no longer obtain personnel supplies. If this continues, the empire can concentrate more financial and military forces to other battlefields. As for North Korea, on the one hand, North Korea is close to the empire and the coastline is everywhere, the empire can draw troops to wipe out at any time. In addition, after more than 40 years of colonial rule, the people in most parts of North Korea have regarded themselves as real people. If the Manchurian guerrillas dare to go south, I want him to taste the taste of people's war."

There was warm applause in the conference room, and everyone was impressed by Ishihara Kanji's unique and incisive analysis.

Ishihara Kanr bowed to everyone and continued: "The fundamental reason for the Manchu guerrillas is the Soviet Far East Red Army. Now, with Trotsky's death in Tokyo, there must be a battle between the Far East Red Army and Moscow. With the central barrier of the Manchu guerrillas, we can watch the tiger fight. If the Moscow side has enough capital and the Far East Red Army uses its main force to the battlefield on the Western Front, then we don't mind landing from the long coastline of the Far East, which is vast plains and flat. Since we are not easy to walk on the mountains and valleys of Manchuria, we will take the unobstructed sea route. As long as the Far East Red Army is destroyed, the Manchuria guerrillas will lose supplies. At that time, we will attack from the east and west, and the Manchuria guerrillas will only be destroyed.

"Don't worry about the reaction of the United States, Britain and other Western countries. Now Germany and Italy have opened their expansion fangs. I judge that at most, Germany will send troops to occupy Austria in just half a year. Next, it is likely that it will annex Czechoslovakia and achieve Hitler's dream of establishing the Great German Empire. At that time, the attention of Britain, the United States and other countries will be restrained by them. At that time, no matter what we do in the East, in order not to make the international situation more complicated, they can only continue to choose an appeasement policy. Of course, the time to attack the Far East must be after Germany takes action in Europe, otherwise, we will bear the anger of Europe, the United States and other countries alone, and there will be great passiveness in diplomacy and military aspects.

"Okay, since we have determined that we will take action against the Far East half a year, then where will our troops be used before this? China can only be China! Your Majesty, two Your Highnesses, and all the lords, please look at the map. The Grand Marshal of the Three Armed Forces of China, at best, only the ability to command one regiment to fight. He actually transferred millions of troops to North China, where supply was extremely difficult, and the two railway bridges on the Yellow River were already on the 17th of this month

My heroic army intelligence agency joined forces with the Chinese Communist Party gangs and other organizations to organize blasting. Although the Chinese government has organized engineers to repair overnight, it will take at least three days to complete the repair. Moreover, among the soldiers guarding the Chinese army, my agents are lurking among the soldiers guarding the bridge. They can blast the two railway bridges again at any time. In other words, these more than one million troops are like old hens that are "cruffing" by us in cages, and can be slaughtered at any time."

A burst of laughter came from the conference room, and everyone was full of expectations for this scene.

Ishihara Kanji smiled, and when the conference room calmed down, he continued: "Of course, the most important thing is that, under the instigation of the hidden personnel of the North China secret service, the North China garrison robbed the Anjia Army station in Baoding and plundered all the strategic materials worth tens of millions, causing the 68th Division of the Anjia Army, the Southwest Air Force and the Air Defense Force stationed in Baoding to go south in disgrace. At present, the 68th Division and the Air Defense Brigade have already reached Bengbu and are expected to continue to move south in the future, join the First Army led by An Yi, and undertake the Jiangnan operation.

"Your Majesty, two Your Highnesses, and all of you, this is a great victory achieved by the Imperial Intelligence Agency. The same weapon is used in different hands, which is definitely a completely different effect. Although according to our feedback, the Baoding Army Station stores old artillery, machine gun, submachine gun and rifle manufactured by the Military Industry Group of the Syrian Mansion three or five years ago, according to the situation seized from the battlefield, the performance of many weapons equipped by the Anjia Army is actually better than the standard equipment used by our army now. This huge military material fell into the hands of a group of lambs. It is really a God-blessing Empire! As long as we collect it, the huge military supplies fell into the hands of a group of lambs. It is really a God-blessing Empire!

The Chinese military forces will be eliminated in one fell swoop in the first attempt to destroy the Chinese army north of the Yellow River. The total number of Chinese army of three million will be eliminated by us. We will also receive a large amount of military funds generously donated by the Anjia Army to greatly enrich the power of the empire. Next, we can cross the Yellow River in a flash, take over the empty defense of Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui, and incorporate all the richest plains in China into the control of the empire. As for the mountainous areas in the west, if they can be occupied, they will be occupied, and if they cannot be occupied, they will be adopted as the Manchuria strategy, create unmanned areas, and establish group tribes. In short, we cannot consume too much of the empire's troops.

"Once the main force of the Chinese army is annihilated, the Chinese government's determination to resist will inevitably be shaken, and its government will quickly divide. Even if it cannot force Chiang Kai-shek to subdue within three months, it will be enough to quickly attack the top leaders of his government. At that time, we can legitimately support a government that listens to us, make full use of the rich products of the Chinese plain, and serve the great cause of the empire. However, I must remind you that you cannot randomly appease the Chinese people. Human resources are also a huge resource. Not to mention anything else, the ditches and fortresses in the Northeast, North China, and Huanghuai areas will require a lot of manpower to build. If all the Chinese people are wiped out, should the warriors of the empire be built?

"Here, I have to praise General Matsui Ishione, the commander of the Songhu Front Army, and General Hiroichi Ishikawa, the commander of the Zhejiang Front Army. It was they who used their excellent performance to drag the Anjia Army firmly into the Jiangnan region and unable to move, which created such a good opportunity for the empire. You guys, the role of a tiger is not only his sharp teeth, but also the leading role it can play. Under the encouragement of the tiger, even sheep can exert a hundred times of combat effectiveness. On the contrary, if a group of tigers is led by a cowardly sheep, then failure will be a matter of time. Therefore, the Anjia Army being restrained in the Jiangnan region of China has extremely important strategic significance. I am extremely proud of the empire having such a good general!"

Ishihara Kanir's words made all the members of the Supreme Command who were confused about the future look glowing, and everyone couldn't help but stand up, applauding and congratulating Ishihara Kanir's genius' strategic vision.

Emperor Hirohito was very satisfied and looked at the Chief of Staff of the Immortal Palace. Then the Immortal Palace discussed with Lu Prime Minister Sugiyama Moto. Finally, Lu Prime Minister Sugiyama Moto proposed that the Supreme Command meeting was passed by lightning and officially appointed Ishihara Kanr as the commander of the North China Front Army, with the rank of General Jin, and leading the battle against China.

History has completely changed at this point, interests first, and always rational at all times, Ishihara Kanir has stepped onto the stage of history as the commander of the Front Army. At this point, China's war has completely changed and headed to a path that no one can predict.

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In Jingcheng, the fierce war is continuing.

A large group of Japanese troops and a corps of second Japanese soldiers waded across the river and approached the front of the position. Colonel Yang Chao, the commander of the 15th Division, saw all this in the telescope and shouted: "Let's fire!"

The combat staff quickly conveyed the order to the front line, and all the company and platoon leaders roared: "Fight!"

The first thing to shoot was the special snipers scattered around the entire front line. Clear gunshots sounded, and bullets from large-caliber sniper rifles whistled out. The machine gunners and grenade launchers of the Japanese army, the North Korean mixed brigade, and the grenade launchers were sprayed out, and they fell to the ground one after another.

Then, the infantry stood on a half-meter-high wooden bench and fired from the trenches with Mosinna rifles. Rows of bullets flew out like strong wind, knocking down the two Japanese soldiers who were rushing in front of the position.

In the early stages of the war, the proportion of sharpshooters in the Japanese army generally accounted for one-third of the entire army. In other words, there were more than 300 sharpshooters in a brigade of 1,100 people, which was a very terrible ratio. Seeing that the attack ahead was blocked, all Japanese soldiers lay down and fired accurately. The shooting skills fed with a large number of bullets were indeed terrible. Many soldiers of the 15th Division who showed their heads were hit by evil bullets and fell into the trenches.

However, the Japanese army was soon hit by a fatal blow. The snipers of the 15th Division's Special Forces Brigade calmly fired bullets and 12.7-caliber armor-piercing bullets, directly knocked away the helmets of the Japanese sharpshooters with extremely accurate shooting skills, lifted their celestial cover, and beat their heads into rotten watermelons.

Of course, Koi Iso Kyosaki sent more than 4,000 people to carry out a mixed charge in the North Korean army. Relying on the firepower of Mosinna's dry rifle shooting could not stop a large number of enemies at all.

In almost the blink of an eye, the second Japanese at the forefront had already rushed to a place less than thirty meters away from the first trench. Just as all the two Japanese raised their guns and howled together, excited about their bravery, suddenly a vast Soviet grenade flew out from the trench opposite and smashed them hard at the army.

Grenades fell among the enemy, bursting out fireballs, countless pieces of steel flew around, killing all opponents within the explosion range. With the violent explosions one after another, groups of enemy soldiers screamed and fell to the ground.

After dropping a round of grenades, the soldiers in the first trench jumped off the wooden bench, picked up the stool and retreated quickly, and retreated to the second trench through the traffic trench.

At the same time, dozens of carefully hidden machine gun fire points pushed open the stones that protected the shooting holes, and the black muzzle immediately appeared, aiming at the two Japanese who were shouting and rushing towards the position.

Soon, the second Japanese soldiers rushed to the front of the first trench, but when they arrived here, they were surprised to find that it was a very wide and deep trench. As long as they jumped down, they would not be able to continue shooting. Just as these second Japanese were hesitating whether to jump down, the machine gunners of the 15th Division had already made a decision for them. The crooked light machine guns hidden in the individual bunker and the Su-made Teggalev light machine guns roared together, and the bullets like heavy rain knocked the enemy troops wandering on the edge of the trench to the ground.

The enemy soldiers who were not beaten to death were surprised to find that there were no obstacles in front of the trench. Therefore, they hesitated in front of the first trench and could only be beaten for nothing, so they jumped in without thinking.

After all the enemy jumped into the trench, they were surprised to find that the trench was dug deep and wide, and the walls were very smooth, so they could not climb up, let alone shoot out.

Yang Chao, the commander of the 15th Division, who observed all this, put down his telescope and turned to the combat staff to issue an order: "Let the mortar battalion conduct an intercepting attack on the Japanese army on the ground behind! Cover the bomb droppers in the second trench to throw grenades forward!"

After receiving the order, the mortar battalion immediately entered the firing state, and 120 Soviet 82mm mortars arranged on the rear position were quickly prepared for firing. The gunners adjusted the firing elements and then stuffed shells into the muzzle.

"Bangbangbangbangbang--"

With the sound of dense cannons, mortar shells flew into the sky. After reaching the highest point, they smashed hard at the place where the Japanese army was lying on, with a sharp whistle. Countless black and red fireballs suddenly rose on the ground, and sharp fragments flew in the air, passing through the flesh and blood of the Japanese soldiers. Some were blown into two pieces by the waist, some were cut off their heads, some were cut off their limbs, and some were shot into hornet's nests.

Screams and wails were endless, and Japanese soldiers on the ground flew with blood and flesh. At the same time, the snipers of the division's special brigade fired accurately at the Japanese who were not killed by shells, and beat the Japanese's heads into rotten watermelons. With the cooperation of the mortar and snipers, the soldiers in the second trench poked their heads out and threw locust-like grenades into the first trench.

Because the first trench was very wide and was very convenient to receive bombs, the overwhelming grenades fell into the first trench, and the two Japanese soldiers who had just jumped into the trench flew with blood and screams.

Koikiki Aki looked serious, put down his telescope, and said to Lieutenant General Takazo, the commander of the 19th Division beside him: "The commander of the Manchu guerrilla team on the opposite side is very sinister and cunning. He probably was an officer who had orthodox training in the Soviet Union. He had a very orderly war, especially the construction of trenches, which was very targeted. He probably got the true teachings of the Soviet Union's Fulongzhi Military Academy. It seems that we have encountered a challenge this time."

Nagata Takazodamu agreed: "Yes, this is also the fundamental reason why the Manchurian guerrillas can grow and grow in a short period of time. The troops brought out by officers from regular military academies are completely different from the straggling tyrants we have seen before. So this time we must be careful and avoid repeating the mistakes of the Kwantung Army."

Koiki Aki nodded, thought for a while and raised his right hand, and ordered loudly: "Fire the artillery! Order the artillery to immediately cover the opposite position with a carpet style!"

Colonel Li Shulongxing, the commander of the North Korean mixed-up 1st brigade, was also a North Korean whose name was changed to ***. Seeing Kojiko Kozaki issued an order, he quickly bowed: "General Xiaoji, my soldiers are in front of him. If the artillery fires at this time, the accidental injury to our North Korean soldiers will be great. Please consider it carefully!"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a "pop" slap in the face and saw Kojiki Kōkō ask coldly: "As an emperor, how can you be afraid of death? Now that Manchurian guerrillas are exposed, it is a great time to eliminate them. Should you let the fighter planes slip away? Yours is not worthy of being a soldier of the empire!"
To be continued...