The flowers in the greenhouse cannot withstand wind and rain.

The same goes for the team. The team with the strongest combat effectiveness right now is of course Zhang Zhongxian’s fourth battalion.

But it can't stay like this.

Although Zhang Zhongxian strongly requested the Fourth Battalion to be the vanguard.

Wei Mingyang decided: "The first battalion, the second battalion, and the third battalion will attack from three directions: left, center, and right.

The fourth battalion made a roundabout way to the rear of the Japanese and cut off the road from Zhitang to Yang's house.

Don’t let any Japanese escape back.”

This plan pleased everyone!

"implement!"

The plan is executed! The artillery goes first!

Gao Hongmin appeared in the sky again in a reconnaissance plane, guiding the artillery shells to fall towards the Japanese positions.

At the same time, it also provides a shortest road for the fourth battalion to pass through.

Captain Isaichi of the 7th Japanese Infantry Regiment commanded the remaining three brigades of the entire regiment to build fortifications nervously.

It is impossible not to have any complaints in his heart!

The 11th Infantry Division's defenses in Yangjiazhai were quite complete, but the regiment was not allowed to retreat.

We need to establish a new line of defense in these barren mountains and mountains: we want to serve as a springboard for counterattack!

Three infantry brigades have been digging trenches nervously.

When the trenches were initially taking shape, National Army aircraft appeared in the sky again.

The devils now know that when these planes appear, it is the prelude to the power of the national army's artillery.

"Who are they trying to blow up this time?" asked Isaichi, the captain of the men's team.

"It doesn't matter who they bomb, as long as they don't bomb us!" Captain Tsuruta Aoqing of the First Battalion answered.

The few Japs around them all nodded.

Staff Sergeant Mitsuru Odagiri saw yesterday the heavy artillery bombardment of the 9th Regiment of the Mountain Artillery Regiment by the National Army:

That's miserable! It's really inhumane!

Staff Sergeant Mitsu Odagiri has never seen hell. He believes that the conditions he saw yesterday when and after the artillery position was bombed were hell.

He saw with his own eyes the broken limbs of the artillery soldiers scattered everywhere on the ground.

Those Japanese's stomachs were torn open by shrapnel, and their intestines were blown to the top of the trees.

Some Japanese soldiers struggled to stand up when they saw these infantrymen going to rescue them.

He staggered and walked crookedly, and purple-black blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, nostrils, and ears.

I understand that the Japanese say these people will not live long.

Everything yesterday was vivid in his mind, and Staff Sergeant Mitsu Odagiri didn't want that scene to happen to him.

The vegetarian next to him had a cold war with the sergeant, saying nothing and doing nothing.

This reaction is enough to show that he was also educated yesterday.

In fact, the entire 7th Infantry Regiment and the three surviving soldiers of the three brigades have all experienced the power of the national army's heavy artillery bombardment.

The 1st Infantry Battalion and the 2nd Infantry Battalion witnessed with their own eyes the fate of the 9th Regiment of the Mountain Artillery.

The Fourth Infantry Brigade saw the whole process of the Third Infantry Brigade struggling to survive the artillery bombardment and ultimately the entire army was destroyed.

Captain Saburo Toyokawa absolutely does not want to experience the life experienced by Captain Yu Kimura.

But it knew very well in its heart: as long as it was still on this battlefield, sooner or later it would be bombarded.

The only difference is whether we will be bombarded by Chinese artillery shells today, or tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!

Therefore, when receiving the on-site defense order yesterday, Captain Toyokawa Saburo ordered all the Japanese soldiers in the brigade to build a command post for himself that could withstand the bombing of 150mm heavy artillery.

Then focus on building ten air defense fortresses that can withstand 150mm artillery bombardment!

This plan was enthusiastically supported by the entire brigade of devils.

The entire Fourth Infantry Battalion and the devils looked like this when they saw the Third Infantry Battalion being bombed.

Knowing that the Chinese army's artillery was powerful, the captain specifically requested the construction of ten strong fortresses in order to allow them to survive the artillery bombardment. The purpose was of course to enable them to survive the artillery bombardment.

These devils stayed up all night and worked all night long.

Not only were ten bomb-proof forts completed, but the ten forts were also connected with trenches.

The desire to survive can make people burst into incredible strength, and this time the Fourth Infantry Battalion did it.

However, this is all they can do, and they no longer have the energy to build a second or third line of defense.

There is only one line of defense that the entire brigade can hold on to.

Although there was already such a fortress, Captain Toyokawa Saburo still did not want to be bombarded by artillery.

Squadron Leader Hamada Yuji whispered: "Your Excellency, Captain! Do you want the soldiers to enter the fortress?"

"Yoshi! Let them in!" Although he didn't know whether he would be bombed, Captain Toyokawa Saburo made preparations first.

After just saying that, he immediately added: "Leave two observation sentries outside each fort!"

"Hai!" Captain Hamada Yuji stood at attention, nodded, and quickly agreed.

The Japs of the Fourth Infantry Brigade entered the fortress in an orderly manner.

Sergeant Ryo Matsushima and Sergeant Yuuto Shiraishi were left outside as observation sentries.

There are twenty sentries like them in the entire brigade.

These twenty Japanese were all pale and looked panic-stricken.

The military orders are overwhelming! These devils dare not resist.

I could only force myself to calm down, crawl on the edge of the trench, and scan the situation ahead.

That’s it!

Captain Toyokawa Saburo definitely did not want these twenty Japanese to die in vain.

It ordered: "Teach them again how to crawl correctly during heavy artillery bombardment and how to avoid shrapnel."

"Hai!" Squadron Leader Yuji Hamada stood at attention, nodded, and responded loudly.

Sergeant Ryo Matsushima finally learned how to crawl on the ground under heavy artillery bombardment. Even though he had the method, he still couldn't be happy.

This mission is dangerous, too dangerous!

Sergeant Shiraishi Yuuto's teeth were chattering, and he asked in a low voice: "Matsushima-kun! Are we really not able to enter the fortress?"

Sergeant Matsushima Ryo looked back at the wary eyes at the fortress entrance, and cursed in a low voice: "Ba Ge! If I had known, I wouldn't have worked overtime last night."

Then he said to Shiraishi Yuuto: "Look at those people at the gate of the fortress, they are staring at you.

If we dare to approach that door, they will shoot us.

If we die, they will do no good!"

"Nani?" Sergeant Shiraishi Yuuto didn't understand what was going on.

"If we die, they will send someone to replace us! So they don't want us to die either!"

"It would be best if the national army does not bomb or attack!" Shiraishi Yuuto suddenly understood.

Is this possible?

Captain Oda Yusho of the Second Infantry Battalion was also discussing this issue with his subordinates.

The result of the discussion was pessimistic: they could not find any reason why the national army should not attack.

First of all, they are in front of the Yang Family Residence. If the national army wants to attack the Yang Family Residence, they must pass through the defense line they guard.

Secondly, their temporary defense line was nothing compared to the defense line that had been built around the Yang family residence for more than 20 days.

The national army has no reason to sacrifice the easy for the difficult and attack the difficult ones first.

Even if the commander of the national army had his brain kicked by a donkey, he would not make such a decision.

With such a pessimistic conclusion, the squadron commanders Yoshio Soto, Fujimoto, and Kawae Fukuyama didn't know how to face it for a while.

what to do?

What can they do?

The first thing is to survive the artillery bombardment.

"Your Excellency, Captain! I have a small proposal from my humble position!" Squadron Leader Fukuyama Kawae finally spoke.

"Speak!" Captain Oda Yosho was unhappy and only said one word.

"We can place a few sentries on the defense line, and the team will be deployed five hundred meters behind the defense line.
To be continued...