"Yaga, the abominable Shina Army!"

The captain of the devil brigade looked at the devil who was shot and wounded in front of him, and scolded angrily a few times.

"Grenadier and mortar attacks, machine-gun fire suppression, infantry rush up!!"

The devil's grenadiers and mortars flipped over and attacked.

"Tom, tom, tom!!"

Dense grenades flew into the defenders' positions, and the grenades exploded around the firing point.

The Japanese machine gunners were armed with tracer shells, which they used to guide the artillery behind them.

Guided by tracer bullets, the Japanese grenadiers attacked the defenders' firing points, which were a dozen and one accurate.

"Boom, boom, boom!!"

The grenade exploded, destroying several of the defenders' firepower.

Most of the elite units of the Japanese army are trained in night battles, and they have very rich experience in night combat, and their combat effectiveness is not at all comparable to that of the national army.

One by one, the defenders' firepower points were eliminated, and the defenders' firepower suddenly weakened.

The Devil's infantry had fire cover, and as they moved, they fired at the front of the fire.

The Japanese infantry had all landed on the shore, and the defenders did not have enough firepower to block the devil's attack.

The devil's infantry charged forward, the devil's artillery changed the angle of the shelling, and the enemy's shells extended and bombarded the front position.

The little devil artillery fired a lot of smoke bombs, which were released in the rear positions of the defenders.

Even with the help of flares, the rear observers of the national army could not find a target in such a chaotic environment.

Although the Nationalist army was equipped with Krupp howitzers, the defending troops did not yet have the experience of infantry and artillery in coordinated operations.

Seeing that the little devil troops were pressed up on all fronts, the artillery of the national army in the rear could not provide effective fire support.

The little devil soldiers, taking advantage of the fact that the defenders on the position were suppressed by firepower, quickly tore several breakthroughs from the national defense line.

"Imperial soldiers, destroy all Chinese soldiers, ducks and chickens for !!"

"Infantry quickly and dripping to occupy the position!!"

The devil commander brandished his command knife, and the other devil soldiers rushed to the position with their weapons in a hurry. ，

In less than ten minutes, five or six hundred little devil soldiers rushed into the position, and they fought with the national officers and soldiers on the front line.

"There are little devils on the left flank!!"

"There are also little devils rushing up from the right-wing position!!"

The soldiers of the national army shouted, and they hurriedly shot the devil soldiers who rushed up to the gap in the defensive line with their weapons.

"Brothers, hold your ground, we fought with the little devils !!"

The commander of the defenders on the position hurriedly gathered all the soldiers and stubbornly fought with the little devils.

In the face of the Japanese soldiers rushing like wolves, the defending soldiers and the little devils were in close combat, and they were fighting for their lives with the enemy.

……

Changsha outside the city defense line, security regiment headquarters.

Faint bursts of shelling could be heard in the distance, and the sound of gunfire could be faintly heard.

Ordinary people can't hear the sound of gunfire, but Li Hong's hearing is much stronger than ordinary people.

Even though the security regiment's defense area and the Xinqianghe position were fifty or sixty kilometers apart, he could still hear the movement of the battle.

Immediately, Li Hong picked up the telescope and ran to a high point, and he looked at the direction from which the gunfire came from.

At night, at such a distance, there was basically nothing to see on the front-line battlefield.

However, Li Hong could see the line of fire of artillery shells flying in the air, as well as flares rising into the air.

From the direction and location from which the sound of battle came, he could analyze that the battlefield in the distance was the south bank of the Xinqiang River.

"Tuanza, what's the situation at the front? Didn't the Japanese army just capture the position on the north bank of the Xinqiang River during the day? Why did the Japanese attack again at night? Chief of Staff Zhou Wenxun asked Li Hong in confusion.

Li Hong put down the binoculars in his hand and said slowly: "The Japanese artillery fire has extended to the main position of the 52nd Army, and it seems that the Japanese combat troops have crossed the Xinqiang River......

"What ???!!!"

Several people next to him looked at Li Hong in shock, they didn't expect the Japanese army's attack to be so fast.

"Tuanza, you just said that the Japanese army has crossed the Xinqiang River and hit the south bank???" The subordinates were still a little unconvinced, and they continued: "Tuanza, the 52nd Army is also an elite unit, why is their defense line so vulnerable??? ”

"That's right, the Japanese army has landed on the south bank of the Xinqiang River, and the front-line defenders have been caught off guard, I'm afraid the position will be difficult to hold......"

Li Hong finished worriedly, and then he returned to the headquarters with his subordinates.

In fact, Li Hong was also a little surprised by the speed of the Japanese army's attack.

In less than a day, the Japanese troops broke through the defense line of the New Wall River.

The defenders of the 52nd Army on the front line, their weapons and equipment are considered to be the top among all the national army units, but their defense line is useless in front of the Japanese army.

There is also a Xinqiang River on the south and north banks of the Xinqiang River, and it is not easy for the Japanese army to cross the river.

The Japanese troops crossed the Xinqiang River so easily, and Li Hong did not know what tactics the Japanese commanders used.

Li Hong's security regiment was too far away from the frontline position of Xinqianghe, and even the nearest troops were dozens of kilometers apart, and they could not provide effective artillery support for the frontline defenders.

Although Li Hong did not come to the battlefield in person, and he did not know the situation on the front-line battlefield, he knew that the 52nd Army on the front line might not be able to hold the Xinqianghe position.

As soon as the Xinqianghe position was lost, it directly threatened the front-line position on the Miluo River.

Most of Li Hong's battalions were stationed near the Miluo River, so he had to prepare for defense in advance to resist the Japanese attack.

……

Changsha City, Theater Command.

Wu Yuejin, chief of staff, took the emergency telegram from the front line and hurriedly walked to Xue Boling.

"Old Xue, it's not good over there in the New Wall River!"

"Old Wu, why are you so flustered?" Xue Boling looked at the chief of staff with a panicked look, and then asked, "Could it be that the Japanese troops on the north bank of the Xinqiang River have begun to cross the river?" ”

"The situation on the battlefield on Lao Xue's front line is far worse than this." The chief of staff handed the telegram to Xue Boling: "Old Xue, this is the latest battle report of the 52nd Army on the front line, read it yourself!" ”

Xue Boling saw that the chief of staff had a deep face, and he immediately took the telegram and examined it in detail.

He examined the telegram very carefully, and it took Xue Boling a few minutes to read the short telegram.

After reading the telegram in his hand, Xue Boling's face gradually became a little more solemn.

"How could this Japanese army land on the south bank of the Xinqiang River so quickly? In less than two hours, the enemy occupied most of the positions on the south bank, and the 52nd Army was guarding the positions?! ”

Xue Boling said angrily, the situation on the frontline battlefield is changing too quickly, which is completely beyond his deployment and expectations.

(End of chapter)