The battle at Concentration No. 2 had reached a fever pitch, the Japanese positions were occupied by the Northeast Army, and the Japanese command had long since withdrawn from the range of heavy artillery and merged with the command of the 18th Division in the rear. The Northeast Army, with the coordination of heavy artillery, tore a big hole in the seemingly solid defense line of the Japanese army. If it weren't for the 3rd Division, Japan would have collapsed. After all, there were too many recruits for the 18th Division in the back. On the battlefield, veterans are afraid of machine guns, and recruits are afraid of artillery. Even if the training of Japanese recruits is extremely strict, recruits who have never seen blood on the battlefield can never compare with veterans.

The headquarters of the 3rd Division, now the headquarters of the 3rd Division and the headquarters of the 18th Division, were brought together under the unified command of Lieutenant General Iguchi Seigo, commander of the 3rd Division. After all, Iguchi had served as the commander of the Korean Army and was very prestigious in the army, and if it weren't for the annihilation of the Sixth Brigade, he would have been transferred back to the military headquarters as an army general.

"Report to the division commander, our army has once again lost a position on the front! The Northeast Army attacked too fiercely. Especially with the bombardment of heavy artillery, the fortifications of our army did not have much effect at all. ”

"The report is the head of the regiment, and the Yokoyama United sent a farewell message."

"Report to the division commander, the Yoshino brigade has lost contact!"

“……”

A flurry of bad news made Lieutenant General Iguchi Seigo look anxious.

"How's the North Korean military department contacting?" Lieutenant General Iguchi asked anxiously.

"The commander of the division, a telegram for help has been sent to the headquarters of the Korean army, and His Excellency the commander has ordered us to hold on to the spot and to hold our positions. Hold the Chinese army on the opposite side," said the chief of staff of the 3rd Division.

"Yaga! According to the current offensive momentum of the Northeast Army, we will not be able to hold our position for a long time without reinforcements. Send a telegram to the North Korean military headquarters and ask for heavy weapons support! "When there was heavy artillery, Lieutenant General Iguchi still felt nothing, but now that the fire support of heavy artillery has been lost, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army has been greatly reduced, and the Northeast Army has become more and more skilled with the coordination of infantry artillery, and the Japanese soldiers who have been put into the front line have begun to form jade fragments.

"Division commander, all the heavy artillery units of the North Korean Army have been transferred to the No. 1 assembly area. His Excellency the Commander asks us to maintain the balance of the battlefield at all costs and drag the opposing Chinese army to death here. The herald said with a look of trepidation.

"Yaga! Could it be that Matsukawa Toshiyin wants all of our 3rd and 18th divisions to be shattered? When Lieutenant General Iguchi heard the news, his face was extremely gloomy. Strategically speaking, it is not wrong to hold off one road and concentrate all its forces to destroy the other, but the key point is that the North Korean Army Headquarters underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Northeast Army on the No. 2 position, and regarded Liu Hei's Third Division as a non-elite unit like an independent brigade. Otherwise, they would never have sent a division to reinforce the No. 1 assembly area.

In the No. 2 assembly area, the attack of the Northeast Army can be called fearless of death. In particular, the Third Division, which was trained by Liu Hei, after rushing to the position, gave up the advanced automatic firepower in his hand, and fought with the enemy with bayonets. Since the victory of the Northeast Army in the Northwest Region, a large number of Northwest stubborn babies have been added to the various military regions of the Northeast Army, because of the love for the Northwest Army's broadsword team in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in the previous life, Feng Yong formed a group of broadsword teams in the army. The murderous spirit and neat knife skills of the broadsword team quickly won the love of the soldiers in the army. Many soldiers like to carry a machete to their waist when charging. It can not only deter the enemy, but also improve combat effectiveness.

However, in the Northeast Army, only the Northeast Military Region, where Liu Hei is located, because of the gap between the level of equipment and several other military regions, the automatic firepower in the troops is limited, and the number of individual rifles is the majority. The soldiers of the Northeast Military Region are extremely strict with the requirements for stabbing. Although the broadsword was more agile and intimidating, it did not have an advantage in the battle with the Russian horse bandits in the north. Because the Russians were generally tall and had long arms, coupled with the length of the rifles in their hands, the Chinese soldiers' broadswords could not reach the enemy at all, let alone cause damage. Therefore, after the establishment of the Broadsword Brigade in the Northeast Military District, it was soon canceled because it did not meet the needs of the Northern War. In this southward operation, the relatively hard-working Northeast Military Region was equipped with sufficient weapons and ammunition in Changchun. The level of automatic fire was greatly strengthened, but every soldier of the 3rd Division did not forget about the guy who saved his life in his hands. Even though many soldiers were armed with light machine guns, they carried rifles with bayonets on their backs. In order to have a weapon at hand when fighting bayonets.

"Commander, the theater headquarters is in an emergency!" The chief of staff of the Third Division sent an urgent telegram to Liu Hei's hands.

Liu Hei turned on the telegram with a happy look on his face.

"Great! Send a telegram to all the troops participating in the battle, leave no reserves, and attack with all your might! Liu Hei said excitedly.

"No reserves? Commander, wouldn't that be too risky? If the little devil has reinforcements, we are likely to suffer a big loss if we are full of firepower! The chief of staff of the third division said anxiously.

"Don't worry! The little devils don't have reinforcements, and we do! Today is the end of the little devil on the other side! Liu Hei had a bloodthirsty smile on his face, he had been sitting in the north during this time, and because of Feng Yong's orders, his troops had never crossed the Heilongjiang line. There were also skirmishes with Russian bandits. There has been no record that can be achieved. Moreover, during this time, with the large-scale expansion of the Northeast Army, a large number of young and promising brave generals appeared, becoming the most beautiful scenery of the Northeast Army, which made everyone ignore Liu Hei, a veteran general within the Northeast Army. This time, Liu Hei was finally able to come down from the edge of the Heilongjiang River, of course he had to vent well.

"Yes!" The chief of staff knew Liu Hei's character and knew that what he decided could not be changed by himself.

Boom Boom!

The heavy artillery of the Northeast Army was powerful, and the second half of the entire battlefield was shrouded in artillery fire. The Japanese resistance was beaten into a sieve by flying shrapnel, and even many soldiers of the Northeast Army who participated in the attack were not involved. Part of the battlefield was much quieter because of the shelling. This kind of all-out artillery bombardment without regard for one's own people is a desperate plan to kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 of them.

In the rear, the joint headquarters of the 18th Division of the 3rd Japanese Division. Lieutenant General Iguchi looked at his own stormy defense line in amazement.

"Yaga! Crazy, the commander of the people on the opposite side is crazy! ”

No wonder Lieutenant General Iguchi was so excited. Because the lethality of this round of shelling on the Japanese army was greater than that of the previous shellings combined. The most important thing is that the officers of the Northeast Army actually launched an artillery bombardment in disregard of the lives of their own soldiers, and when the soldiers on both sides were strangled together, they brazenly launched an artillery bombardment. I don't dare to do that.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, with this round of artillery bombardment, I am afraid that we will lose another third of our position, and we have less than a quarter of the entire position. Even if the Imperial Japanese Army fought valiantly, it would be impossible to drag out the enemy for a long time. The chief of staff of the Third Division said in a deep voice.

"Yaga! Now it's not for us to say we can't resist and give up our positions. The Korean Army Command gave me a death order, requiring us to hold on until the results of the battle at Concentration Area No. 1 appeared. Rather than caring about us, I want to know how the battle is going at Rally No. 1? Lieutenant General Iguchi said in a deep voice.

"There is no news yet, and there is no useful news from the North Korean military command."

"What about the 17th Division? At the rate of progress, they should have arrived at Raging Area 1 by now. Lieutenant General Iguchi asked.

"There is no news that the Chinese army has scattered a lot of small units in this mountain forest, and these small units are not very effective in combat, but they can attack the Imperial Japanese Army and delay the advance of the army. According to my guess, the current 17th Division should not have arrived at the No. 1 assembly area. The chief of staff of the 3rd Division said in a low voice.

"Damn the Shina people!" Lieutenant General Iguchi is now full of grievances and cannot be released. On the battlefield, he met a two-pole commander who didn't care about the lives of his soldiers, and the reinforcements he expected were far away, and from the army to the present, Iguchi Shugo had never fought such a humiliating war, even when he was against the Russians, although the losses of the Japanese army were equally serious, but on the whole they were quite comfortable. But when facing the Northeast Army of China, their endless small means made the Imperial Japanese Army exhausted. Moreover, Feng Yong was also a ruthless person, in order to fight against the Japanese Imperial Army, he evacuated all the people within 50 kilometers of the coast. It also regards the entire Changbai Mountain area as the main battlefield. This made it difficult for the Japanese army to realize its plan to feed the war by war. This kind of thing made Lieutenant General Jingkou Shengwu have a very bad premonition in his heart.

"Send a telegram to the command of the DPRK military and ask for tactical guidance. In the meantime, get ready for a farewell electric! Lieutenant General Iguchi said in a deep voice.

"Say goodbye to electricity? Your Excellency, Division Commander, although the Imperial Japanese Army is now at a disadvantage, the people of China want to completely annihilate our two divisions, and they do not have that appetite yet. The chief of staff of the Third Division said with a change in his face.

"Yaga! Do we still have two divisions now? I'm afraid that we don't even have a single division of troops now. Now there is a war of attrition between us and the Chinese people, and the casualties on both sides are extremely heavy, but the Chinese people have the advantage of troops, and even if we continue to fight so hard, we will only end up with the annihilation of the whole army. Now our only hope is reinforcements from the command of the North Korean army. Lieutenant General Iguchi shouted in a deep voice. He wanted to force the DPRK Army Headquarters to send reinforcements through a farewell telegram.

"Hay!" The chief of staff turned pale and said loudly. The Japanese military discipline is strict, and there is no way for the subordinates to contradict the superiors.

(To be continued)