In the darkness of the night, there was only the sound of rushing water, and the soldiers were lying on their positions on the banks of the river, which just a few days ago had been the position of the little devils, and where their attacking troops had suffered heavy casualties.

At this time, the little devils were already on the south bank of the Hutuo River, and they had set up an offensive posture, but they encountered the problem that Li Weimin encountered at first, that is, the problem of ships, they came in a hurry, and there were no ships at all.

Moreover, the pontoon bridge and rope on the river have long been removed by Li Weimin's order, and there is nothing to use in the turbulent river.

The captain of the little devil looked at the other side of the river with a telescope, and this time it was his turn to look at the river and sigh.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, we need gunboats and a large number of ships to support!"

In order to successfully take the positions of the opposing Chinese army, they not only needed strong gunboats as fire support, but also a large number of ships to transport the infantry across the river.

The two sides have already set up a posture on both sides of the Hutuo River, and they are ready to fight at any time.

The commander of the little devil received the situation on the front line from the telegram, and now the whole line is progressing smoothly, especially the breakthrough of the middle route troops, which has reached the edge of the Jingcheng mining area, as long as they break through the last line of defense of the new 33rd Army, they can rush into the Jingcheng mining area at any time and drive the new 33rd Division to the west of the Mianhe River.

So the commander of the little devil arranged for an infantry wing and a Japanese armored brigade to attack the Chinese troops defending east of the Jingcheng mining area.

The Japanese commanders had a very clear plan, as long as they could clear the Chinese army in the Jingcheng mining area, concentrate their forces on breaking through the middle, and then divide their forces to attack the Zhengtai Line and Li Weimin's department, then the Chinese army, even if it had great ability, would have only one outcome.

More than 5,000 Japanese troops rushed towards the Chinese army with great momentum, and the troops defending east of the Jingcheng mining area had only one regiment of Ma Wanzhong's division, plus an artillery battalion under Ma Wanzhong's division.

Beizheng Township is the focus of defense in the area east of the Jingcheng mining area, where a battalion and a company of troops are defending, and there are also two companies of soldiers in the Qingshiling area.

The main force of the Japanese army did not even say hello, and rushed to these two places under the cover of armored vehicles and tanks, and the battle instantly entered a white-hot state, and the little devils did not care whether the darkness had an impact on their combat effectiveness, and directly wanted to rely on the advantages of their own equipment to directly crush the Chinese army and quickly end the battle.

However, the troops defending in the Jingcheng mining area were ready for a hard battle, and they received an order to defend to the death and fight to the last man.

"Da Da Da"

The long burst fire from the machine guns never stopped, and the Japanese artillery fire continued to cover the important fire points on the position, and soldiers continued to fall on the position.

"Fuck, the artillery battalion eats dry food? The little devil's artillery has been blowing up Lao Tzu for a long time, why haven't they moved yet! ”

At the forward position headquarters, the battalion commander was already furious, and the little devils took the lead in attacking, and the artillery fire kept pressing them, but the artillery battalion that assisted them in defending has not moved.

"Battalion commander, artillery battalion commander asks if we need artillery support!" A squad leader reports to the battalion commander.

"Grandma's, it turns out that we have been fighting for a long time, and their artillery has been watching the excitement! Tell the artillery battalion that if you don't fire again and destroy the artillery position of the little devils, this position can only be defended by them! ”

The little devil didn't expect that Ma Wanzhong would put his only artillery battalion in Beizheng Township, and they hid all the artillery in advance, and the little devil's scout and Ben did not detect the location of the artillery.

The most important thing is that the little devils don't know how many Chinese troops are defending Beizheng Township, because they have just arrived at the Beizheng Township garrison during the day, and the Japanese scouts have not passed the news to the attacking troops in time.

"Boom Boom"

The artillery in Beizheng Township opened fire, and instead of aiming at the attacking tanks and infantry, they directly covered the artillery positions of the little devils.

"Boom!" The skyrocketing fires and loud noises came from the artillery positions of the little devils, and the artillery positions of the Japanese army instantly turned into scorched earth.

The Japanese wing commander was horrified when he saw that his artillery position had been blown up, and the Chinese defenders had artillery fire that was not weaker than theirs.

"Why does the Chinese army have such powerful artillery? Why didn't our scouts report, a few of you hurriedly measured the position of the artillery of the Chinese army for me! "The Japanese wing commander was only shocked and angry.

"Report to Your Excellency Wing Commander, the time for the Chinese artillery to fire is too short and too sudden, and we have no way to measure the position of their artillery!" A staff officer replied.

"Then send scouts, and we must find the artillery positions of the Chinese army!"

On the Chinese battlefield, the Japanese fought all the way, except for a few more brutal battles, they were almost smooth sailing, and it was rare to see the Chinese army using formed artillery groups, and tonight, they attacked a small position of the Chinese army and was actually knocked out by an artillery group of their artillery positions.

Since he led the troops in China, most of the Chinese troops he encountered fled in despair, and although some of them had a strong will to resist, they had annihilated the Chinese army with their excellent weapons and equipment.

Today, they faced the Chinese army, which was less than half their number, and they wanted to rely on their advantage to quickly take the position of the Chinese army, even if they could not let the Chinese army flee.

But before dawn, their artillery positions were covered by Chinese artillery, and all the artillery was destroyed.

In order not to cover their armored forces with the artillery of the Chinese army, the Japanese gave the order to retreat, at least not to continue the offensive tonight.

"Battalion commander, the little devil has withdrawn!" The communications corps reports to the battalion commander.

"Rush to repair the position, send the wounded to the edge of the Mianhe River, and send the stretcher team back to the station!" The battalion commander ordered.

The Japanese artillery positions were destroyed, and a lot of pressure was relieved on the positions, and the soldiers took advantage of the time to consciously repair the fortifications and carry the wounded.

Until dawn, the little devils did not attack, and some of the veterans on the position had already fallen asleep, and did not feel that the sky was already dawn at all, and they did not wake up from their dreams until the cooking class had always had a fragrant meal......

Today is destined to be a big war, the all-out offensive of the little devils has begun, but the preparations are a little inadequate, as time goes by, the main forces of the little devils begin to arrive on the battlefield one after another, and the preparations are becoming more and more comprehensive.

At this time, Commissar Xu had already appeared in the headquarters of the little devil, and after being stimulated by the night, he now looked as if he had no soul, and he kept muttering something in his mouth, only he knew.

"Your Excellency Commander, after our interrogation, this person is a political commissar in the Eighth Route Army, and the specific position is not clear!"

Because the Eighth Route Army does not have a military rank system, let alone a clear identity mark, especially in the guerrillas behind enemy lines, if the guerrillas have the strength of a regiment, he is the political commissar of the regiment, and if there is a division of troops, he is the political commissar of the division, and the little devil does not know the hierarchy in the Eighth Route Army.

"As long as you are willing to cooperate with us, I guarantee that you will enjoy endless glory and wealth!"

For the captives of the whole world, if you want to recruit them, the best way is to coerce and lure, and the commander of the little devil needs Commissar Xu, because Commissar Xu is still of enough use to them.

Political Commissar Xu didn't seem to say anything to the commander who didn't hear the little devil, and his mouth was full of words, as if he was asking God to worship Buddha, and as if he was talking to himself......

"If you don't cooperate, you're dripping to death!"

When a staff officer of the Japanese army saw the appearance of Political Commissar Xu, he stepped forward and grabbed his shoulder directly, threatening Political Commissar Xu with a fierce face.

At this time, Political Commissar Xu finally reacted, looking at the Japanese staff officer in front of him, his hands were constantly trembling, and his voice was subtle: "Cooperation, cooperation......"

The Japanese staff officer was very satisfied with his behavior, and looked at the appearance of Political Commissar Xu with disdain.

"Since you cooperate, it's the best, I'll ask you a few questions, you have to answer truthfully, otherwise you should be clear about the consequences!"

The commander of the little devil looked at the dull-eyed Commissar Xu, thinking that Commissar Xu was stupid by them.

"How many troops does the Eighth Route Army have in Hebei?"

Political Commissar Xu shrunk his neck and shook his head vigorously, he was just the political commissar of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas in the Jingcheng area, he was only in charge of the political work in the Jingcheng area, how could he know how many troops there were in such a big place as Hebei.

Seeing that Political Commissar Xu shook his head, the Japanese staff officer just now directly pulled out his Wang Ba box and placed it in front of Political Commissar Xu.

"I'm ...... I really don't know...... I'm only in charge of the Jingcheng area, and I can't reach other troops at all! ”

When Commissar Xu saw the gun, he immediately remembered what happened last night, he personally shot the captain of a guerrilla detachment, that was the first time he killed someone, and then the soldiers died to protect him. It's all in a bubble, and now he just wants to live......

"How many troops are there in the Jingcheng area?" The commander of the little devil asked

"There were twelve guerrilla detachments, but ...... But after last night's battle, I don't know how much is left......"

The commander of the little devil asked the need questions again, of course, most of them were about the Eighth Route Army, as well as the New 33rd Army.

When it comes to the Eighth Route Army, Political Commissar Xu knows everything he knows. When it came to the New 33rd Army, although Political Commissar Xu did not know anything about the situation of the New 33rd Army, he still made up a lot of content, for example, Liao Fan, the commander of the New 33rd Army, was a coward, and Liao Fan promised whatever he said, and the fighting of the New 33rd Army was not as good as that of their guerrillas, and the soldiers of a company of the guerrillas could defeat a battalion of the New 33rd Army.

When the commander of the little devil heard Commissar Xu's nonsense, he just sneered, thinking in his heart that if all the Chinese were like Commissar Xu, they would have already captured the whole of China.

Political Commissar Xu surrendered to the enemy, and in this battle, the incident of Political Commissar Xu's surrender to the enemy will definitely not make the headlines, and what really attracts people's attention is the battle between the New 33rd Army and the little devils. The commander of the little devil also agreed to his previous promise to make Commissar Xu prosperous and rich, but Commissar Xu lost his freedom, and even went to the toilet with the puppet army to follow him.

The Japanese heavy artillery bombarded the front-line positions in Shang'an, and after the bombardment, the infantry began to charge, and some of the soldiers of the artillery brigade assisted in the defense of Shang'an, and when the Japanese charged, the artillery aimed at the Japanese artillery bombardment.

The infantry on both sides rarely fought each other with bayonets, only artillery shells greeted each other, fortunately the defending soldiers had strong fortifications above their heads, and the casualty rate was much lower than that of the little devils without cover.

The intensity of the battle was beyond the imagination of the little devils, and the artillery of the Chinese army competed with them round after round, and the front of the position was full of corpses that had been blown into rotten flesh, and some were still emitting green smoke.

The captain of the little devil looked at the corpses of his own soldiers in front of the position, he had never fought such a difficult battle in China, and now he finally realized that it was not luck at all that the new 33rd Army was able to engage in the restlessness of Shanxi.