At this time, the attention of the national troops on the shore positions was on the side of the downstream defense line.

The guns and artillery in the lower positions in the distance were incessant, and even if the Japanese troops crossing the river made a slight noise, the defenders on the positions could not hear the sound.

Then, a squadron of Japanese troops rowed across the river to the south bank.

Squadron after squadron of devils landed, and the devil soldiers quietly resisted to the shore......

The Japanese soldiers were well-trained and had experience in landing operations, and in less than an hour, the main force of the Japanese army had all crossed the river to the south bank.

There were more than 1,000 Japanese vanguard troops crossing the river, and the Japanese troops came with a large number of heavy weapons.

Several Japanese scouts crept back to the shore and reported to the group leader.

"Report to the captain, the Chinese army in the front position is all shrunk in the bunker fortifications, and they don't have any vigilance."

"Report to the captain, the strength of the Chinese army is empty, and the firepower point is also very weak."

After listening to the scout's report, the Devil Group Captain turned to the commanders of the various squadrons and instructed: "The 4th squadron is attacking from the front, and the 5th and 6th squadrons are breaking through from both flanks. ”

"Hayi, hayi."

The devil commanders of each squadron, after receiving the combat instructions of the captain, immediately led their troops quietly close to the positions of the national army.

The devil soldiers scattered in a straggler formation, and they crawled in a low posture towards the position of the national army.

The Japanese army's river-crossing troops all set up firing points, and the devil's artillery was also aimed at the positions of the national army.

The devil artillery, which had been established on the north bank, suddenly launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the main position of the national army on the south bank.

"Artillery attack, artillery attack !!"

"Tom !!"

"Tom ......"

Suddenly, dozens of Japanese artillery pieces on the north bank let out a roar of shelling.

The devils concentrated field artillery, mountain artillery, infantry artillery.

The silence on both sides of the bank was broken by the sound of artillery shelling, and rows of shells swept across the Xinqiang River and smashed into the positions of the Nationalist army not far away.

At this moment, the defenders of the Nationalist army holding the position did not expect the Japanese army to suddenly attack from the upstream.

The Japanese artillery fire stormed and caught the defenders of the position by surprise.

"Boom, boom, boom!!"

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The sound of explosions on the positions of the national army continued, and clusters of explosive flames burst out on the positions.

The Nationalist soldiers on the position were unguarded, and many of them died under Japanese fire before they had time to dodge.

Shells fell under trenches and bunkers, and national soldiers and weapons were blown out.

"Ahh......h

The soldiers of the national army fell to the ground screaming miserably, many of them broke their hands, feet and limbs, and some of them were even blown into several pieces.

The devil's artillery continued to shell, and shells exploded all around the position.

In the blink of an eye, the devil artillery fired hundreds of shells at the positions of the national army.

The forward fortifications of the national army were blown up by the rain of shells, and there were several gaps in the defensive line.

Immediately, the defenders of the national army on the position reacted in hindsight.

"Damn, it was the Japanese army who attacked !!"

"Beware of enemy artillery fire, hide quickly and !!"

There was a panicked shout from the position.

The commander of the national army guarding the position hurriedly ran back to the hideout, he picked up the phone and called Escalation to report the situation of the Japanese army's sneak attack.

"Tuanza, the Japanese army has launched an attack on the upstream position!"

Soon, the annoyed voice of the colonel of the defending army came from the opposite side: "The little devil of the dog day actually attacked from the upstream, I ordered your battalion to hold the position to Lao Tzu, and if you lose the position, Lao Tzu will ask you!" ”

"Yes, Tuanza!"

The commander of the garrison hung up the phone, he picked up his weapon and ran out of the hideout, leading the soldiers to resist.

"Brothers, prepare for battle, and you must not allow little Japan to rush to our battalion positions!!"

The defenders of the Nationalist army took up their weapons, and they entered the fortifications to fight under the heavy fire of the Japanese army.

The defenders in the upper reaches were a reinforced battalion, originally with three infantry companies and one machine gun company, but two machine gun platoons were mobilized to support the downstream, so the defenders' firepower was very weak.

When the colonel of the national army learned of his deception, he immediately redeployed his forces and mobilized firepower to support the defenders upstream.

The distance from the downstream defense line to the upstream defense line is three or four kilometers, and it will take a lot of time for the heavy firepower of the national army to be transferred back.

The devil's artillery bombarded continuously for more than ten minutes, pouring several tons of shells.

The devil soldiers who landed on the shore kept firing flares to guide the devil artillery in the distance to bomb the target.

Because of the guidance of the flares, the hit rate of the devil's artillery was very high, and all the shells bombarded near the fortifications of the national army.

Under the onslaught of the little devils' artillery, more than half of the defenders' defensive positions were destroyed, and many fire positions were blown up by shells one after another.

The devil's artillery fire was so fierce that the defenders who blew up suffered heavy casualties, and the soldiers were in a mess, running in all directions, dodging the flying shells in confusion.

The Japanese artillery smashed several tons of shells, and the defenders suffered more than half of the soldiers.

The captain of the devil brigade held it up and saw that the national soldiers on the position were suppressed by artillery fire, and he immediately pulled out the command knife in his hand and ordered the soldiers to attack.

"The infantry attacked, and the ducks and chickens gave !!"

"The Imperial soldiers rushed forward and occupied the positions of the Chinese army, and the ducks and chickens were given to !!"

Suddenly, several squadrons of little devil soldiers, under the cover of artillery fire, rushed to the defenders' positions at the fastest speed.

One by one, flares flew towards the positions of the Nationalist troops, illuminating the defenders' positions within a radius of several kilometers.

The Japanese soldiers dispersed and attacked simultaneously from three directions.

"The devil soldiers rushed up, hurry up, fight !!"

"Brothers, fire quickly, the machine gun crew suppresses the charge of the little devils!!"

The commander of the defenders shouted from the position, directing the soldiers to fight.

The defenders were all overwhelmed by the Japanese artillery fire, and it was difficult to organize effective firepower.

The soldiers of the national army stumbled up from under the trenches and fortifications, and shot at the ghost soldiers rushing in front of them with their weapons.

"Tutu Tu Tu !! Tu

"Dada, dada!!"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

Gunfire rang out from the defenders' positions, and countless bullets flew in a line of fire towards the onrushing Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese soldiers who rushed in front of them were hit by the oncoming rain of bullets, and the devil soldiers fell to the ground in unison.

In the face of the rain of bullets flying around, the devil soldiers behind immediately lay down on the ground, or looked for nearby cover to take refuge.

The distance between the two sides is only 150 meters, and such a small offensive distance can break into the position in a few minutes for the little devil.

The devils had already set up various firing points on the shore, and as soon as the defenders on the position opened fire and counterattacked, they were immediately attacked by Japanese mortars and grenadiers......