On the 24th, the attack of the Japanese 106th Division was frustrated, and it was severely reprimanded by the Nanjing Command, which ordered the 25th to take Madang Fortress at all costs.

In the early morning of the 25th, the 106th Division of the Japanese Army regrouped and swore to take the Changshan position. The 11th Fleet of the Japanese Navy sent 12 warships to reinforce it.

"Boom Boom" "Boom Boom" "......"

Shells rained down on the infantry artillery position in Changshan, and the enemy ships cruised in an S-shape, and more than 100 shells fell on our positions with a single spinning shot.

Part of the fortifications of the artillery positions were destroyed, and there were casualties.

"Fight back with all your might!"

The position could not be pressed like this, and Bao Changyi ordered the battery to return fire on the enemy ships on the river.

"Boom Boom" "......"

Both sides launched fierce artillery bombardment, and the waves of the Yangtze River were monstrous, and the mountains and rivers were shaken.

Taking advantage of the suppression of Changshan artillery, the Japanese launched a ground attack.

They don't seem to have learned their lesson, and once again they are attacking from yesterday's rice paddies that were full of lakes.

The water was much deeper today than it was yesterday, only knee-deep, so their assault was faster than yesterday's.

The corpses of these hundreds of devils floating on the water are all devils who died in battle yesterday. Their bodies were swollen and pale, and they were terrified to look at. These murderous devils are no exception, and each one is afraid.

In addition to the muddy roads, these corpses have also become one of the disadvantages of the devil's attack.

"Boom Boom" "......"

The artillery of the 2nd Corps came out with all its firepower and began to bombard the devils of the ground attack.

"Hit! Devils must not be brought close. ”

Now in charge of the forward positions is the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Corps. Perhaps taking into account the depth of the water, the 3rd Brigade did not have the courage of the 2nd Brigade to completely annihilate the Japanese army yesterday, and launched a counterattack 200 meters away.

"Dadada" "......"

The heavy machine guns of the three positions and the fortress frantically strafed the Japanese troops in front, once again forming a dense network of firepower, and the vanguard of the devils was quickly beaten back. Although the devils were repulsed, the casualties were not very large.

"Jingle Bell~"

The phone rang at the headquarters of the 3rd Brigade, and the captain picked it up.

"Hey~ I'm Bao Changyi, I saw the battle just now. You have to wait for the devil to get close and fight, and you can't expose your firepower in advance! ”

"I see."

"If you can, the enemy will take advantage of the retreat to change the position of the point of fire."

"Yes!"

Bao Changyi was referring to the heavy machine guns and light machine guns on the position, and he was guarding against the grenadiers of the Japanese infantry at close range. These ghost cannons are targeted at these firing points at close range.

This is the moment of decisive battle. Subsequently, Bao Changyi requested support from the air force in the direction of Nanchang and Hankou.

Not long after, the Japanese attacked again. It seems that they are determined to take the Changshan position on the 25th and capture the Madang Fortress.

"Buzz", "Buzz", "......"

Suddenly, the sky buzzed, and the officers and men of the 2nd Corps did not expect their own air force, but more than a dozen enemy planes.

"Boom Boom" "......"

Enemy planes once again wantonly and indiscriminately bombed the Changshan position, and many important fortifications were devastated, and there were also casualties to a certain extent.

"Air defense! Air defence! ”

There were constant shouts from the officers.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Bombs rained down on the position, and some of the soldiers could not hide, and their flesh and blood melted into the land, along with the shattering of the position.

When the enemy planes began to dive at a low altitude, the "Bang Bang Bang" and "......" anti-aircraft artillery units began to counterattack, and it was not long before these enemy planes fled back to the air base without a few hits.

"Dadada" "......"

The 3rd Forward Brigade braved heavy artillery fire to launch a fierce counterattack against the enemy devils.

This time, the devil completely fell into the firepower net and suffered heavy losses.

The only thing the devils can fight back is rifles and grenadiers, and heavy machine guns are ineffective due to the depth of the water.

"Let the Sixty Divisions go up!"

The losses of the 3rd Brigade were not small. If the fight continues, there is a possibility that all the staff will be killed in the afternoon. At the headquarters, the chief of staff asked Bao Changyi to dispatch the 60th Division.

The 60th Division was only more than 600 people, and it was a unit that was withdrawn from Xiangshan, but they had no commander.

"We are equal, and I have no authority to command."

Bao Changyi was a little helpless, after all, he was from the 16th Army. At present, the Second Corps still has half of its combat strength, and if it oversteps its command, it will inevitably be criticized. Only at the most critical moment can this new force be mobilized.

The battle on the forward position was in full swing, and the officers and men of the Third Brigade stubbornly defended this position with their flesh and blood, and the devils did not move an inch in the waterhole.

Suddenly, the warships on the river stopped shelling. They received an order to point their guns in the northwest direction, as if waiting for something.

Not long after, the sky buzzed again, and the long-awaited Chinese Air Force flew in from the direction of Susong. The morale of the officers and men on the Changshan position was greatly boosted.

However, the Japanese seemed to have been prepared, and when the planes arrived, dozens of artillery pieces fired in a salvo. In order to avoid losses, the Chinese Air Force returned to the base after dropping bombs.

The Japanese warships turned their guns again and resumed firing at the Changshan position, and the battle was unusually fierce.

It turned out that the command ship of the Japanese Navy received a secret telegram from the traitor spies, so it urgently ordered the fleet to stop firing and meet the Chinese Air Force.

Bao Changyi was disappointed and said angrily: "Damn, the Japanese army seems to know that our air force is coming!"

The chief of staff said: "Needless to say, it's a traitor again."

"Shoot!" Bao Changyi slapped the table vigorously and said angrily: "For the sake of petty profits, betray the country, sell the nation, and sell the soul!" Hateful! Angry! Killable! As I said, the Japanese army is not terrible, what is terrible is the servility of us Chinese! ”

The chief of staff had never seen Bao Changyi so angry, and persuaded him: "The chief of staff is angry, I have a way to deal heavy damage to the Japanese fleet."

Bao Changyi's anger suddenly disappeared, and he hurriedly asked, "Say it quickly."

The chief of staff said: "There are so many spies in the west and northwest, in fact, they are not monitoring our air force, but rushing to the 16th Army of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University. Let our air force make a detour and launch an attack from the south, which will definitely catch the Japanese by surprise. ”

"Good way!" Bao Changyi gently slapped the table, and then sighed: "The Anti-Japanese Military and Political University is not a submersion."

The traitor reported that the command of the Chinese Air Force had already known after the first battle, and that the plan for the second attack coincided with the chief of staff of the Second Corps. This time they sent more bombers to attack.

However, without waiting for the arrival of the Chinese Air Force, Japanese planes came to the Changshan position in the second visit to assist the ground forces in the attack.

This time, enemy planes were even more rampant, bombing and strafing our positions at low altitudes.

The anti-aircraft artillery units of the Nationalist army seized the opportunity to fight back. Countless fireworks exploded in the air, "Boom! With a bang, an enemy plane exploded in the air. Subsequently, smoke rose from the tail of another enemy plane, and finally the plane was destroyed and killed.

"Oh~"

"Pretty fight!"

"Hooray!"

“……”

The soldiers on the position shouted, and their morale was high. They responded to the anti-aircraft artillery unit's generous salute with bullets from their guns, and quickly repelled the attacking devil infantry.

Soon, the Chinese Air Force gave another big gift to the Second Corps.

Twelve bombers flew rapidly from the direction of the eastward stream. The enemy ships were busy bombarding the Changshan position and were caught off guard for a moment.

"Whoosh" "Whoosh" "Whoosh" "......"

To the southeast, the Chinese Air Force flew over the Japanese warships at a rapid pace, dropping numerous bombs and torpedoes.

"Boom Boom" "......"

Six of the twelve Japanese warships caught fire. Not long after, four of them sank to the bottom of the river, two were damaged, and then fled downstream in smoke.

The morale of the national army in the Changshan position was once again high, and it was even about to boil. They used their bravery and fearlessness to attack the 106th Division again and again.

106 is a Class B division regiment with average combat effectiveness.

When the command of the 11th Army in Nanjing received the news, it was shocked. Okamura Ninji was furious and ordered the Second Wing of the Hatian Detachment to quickly reinforce the 106th Division, and ordered the First Wing of the Hatian Detachment in Anqing and its affiliated troops to quickly advance west along the Yangtze River and work together to take Madang Fortress.

The second wing of the Botian detachment was stationed in the area of Xiangshan and Xiangkou. The main force went to reinforce the 106th Division to attack the Changshan position, Xiangshan and Xiangkou must be empty, and the 60th Division is about to start the prelude to a comprehensive counterattack!

(PS: The above description is not an exaggeration.) In the previous chapter, there was an error in the description, and the Hatada detachment had two wings, plus the auxiliary and logistics personnel, totaling 12,000 people. ）

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