The operational meeting of the 6th Cavalry Regiment of the New 2nd Brigade ended, the officers began to return to their units, and the 6th Cavalry Regiment began to go to the starting position.

The night was hazy, the night in June was not so cold, and with a little warmth in the air, the troops of the new 2nd Brigade began to deploy.

All units were stationed in various starting positions in accordance with the stormy operation plan, and the twelve heavy guns of the 1st Artillery Battalion were ready to shoot under the command of the battalion commander Liang Zerui.

When Sun Weiguo decided to launch an attack on Xiyang County, the reconnaissance battalion troops and artillery men went to Xiyang County several times to measure and shoot Zhu Yuan.

Liang Zerui was born in the artillery section of the Japanese non-commissioned officer military academy, and he always hung a pair of Japanese-made binoculars on his chest, which was Liang Zerui's commendation from the devil emperor after graduating from the non-commissioned officer military academy with the second grade.

With such an outstanding artillery officer as Liang Zerui in charge of the heavy artillery unit, Sun Weiguo was very relieved.

Time passed bit by bit, as if it was the time of the blink of an eye, and it was three o'clock in the morning on the 23rd, which was the time when people were most tired.

ON THE HEAVY ARTILLERY POSITION, FOUR 105MM CANNONS, FOUR 105MM FIELD GUNS, AND FOUR 100MM HOWITZERS BEGAN TO TAKE OFF THEIR GUN JACKETS, THE BLACK BARRELS WERE AIMED AT THE SKY, BOXES OF SHELLS BEGAN TO BE NEATLY PLACED NEXT TO THE ARTILLERY, AND THE COMMANDERS OF EACH ARTILLERY COMPANY CAREFULLY LED THE ARTILLERYMEN TO CHECK THE ARTILLERY.

Liang Zerui and the artillery staff of the battalion headquarters began to mark the shooting of Zhu Yuan, and the artillerymen began to get busy.

The troops of the first regiment began to station in the departure position, and the regiment commander Sun Ziyuan, deputy regiment commander Wang Tieniu and other regimental personnel began to go to the front line to command.

The three battalions were ready to attack, and the battalion commander Huang Gang and others summoned their company commanders for final deployment.

At half past three, the front-line command post began to conduct communication tests, and the radio communication between the front-line command post and the various departments and the wired telephone contact with the artillery positions began to be checked by Yang Tiezhu, the commander of the communications company, and at the same time, Sun Weiguo, who commanded the operation in the 6th Cavalry Regiment, began to order the units to prepare for the attack.

The atmosphere of the war became more intense, and the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air became stronger and stronger.

The departments began to make a final inspection of the weapons and ammunition, Zhao Lin, chief of the quartermaster section of the General Staff Office, began to inspect the supplies prepared for the various departments, and Wang Kunyao, chief of the intelligence section, stood in front of the radio, his eyes on the radio, always waiting for the message sent by the intelligence officers.

Yue Wu, the section chief of the Operations Section, had already accompanied Yin Jin, deputy chief of the General Staff Office, to assist in the command of the First Advance Regiment, and Sun Ziyuan had previously served as an infantry commander, but this time he was transferred to the First Advance Regiment as a regiment commander, mainly because Yin Jin and others were transferred to work at the brigade headquarters, and the battalion commanders of the First Advance Regiment were not qualified to be the regiment commanders, so there was Sun Ziyuan as the regiment commander.

Sun Weiguo was worried that Sun Ziyuan would not be able to control Huang Gang and others, so he transferred Yin Jin, who had served as the deputy head of the First Advance Regiment, to the First Advance Regiment to assist in commanding.

At 3:45 p.m., all units began to make preparations for the attack, and Zhao Lerong, Zhu Jianwei, Qin Xianliang, and others in the front-line command post were making a final check of the stormy battle plan to prevent any mistakes.

At the same time, on the outlying position of Lijiazhuang Town, Xiyang County, four kilometers away from Zhangzhuang Town, Cao Changlangchuan Dapu, who belonged to the 4th Squadron of the 17th Infantry Brigade of the Independent Mixed Fifth Brigade, was carrying a Type 38 rifle on his back to inspect the devil soldiers who were on guard.

Seeing a private sleeping in the trench, Nanikawa Oura's face became gloomy, and he walked quickly to the private.

Raising his right hand, Nanagawa Oura gave the private a slap in the face, and the private who had been slapped immediately stood up.

Looking at Cao Chang in front of him, the private had a frightened expression on his face, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Langchuan Dapu, and his expression became more and more nervous.

"Eight Ga Ya Road." Nanikawa Oura raised his right hand again, and he slapped the private again.

"Hey." Private said respectfully.

After giving the private a hard lesson, Nanikawa Oura squatted in the trench, he took out a cigarette, and the private hurriedly lit it.

After taking a puff of his cigarette, Nanikawa Oura glanced coldly at the private, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"It's four o'clock now, and you can go to bed in a while, **** Jun, I know that you found a calligraphy and painting from a people's house, you know, I like Chinese calligraphy and painting very much, do you understand what I mean?" After taking a few puffs of his cigarette, Nanikawa Oura said with a playful smile on his face.

"Hey, I see what you mean." Private said respectfully.

"Mixi." Nanagawa Oura nodded in satisfaction, he dropped the cigarette butt in the trench, and when he came to the private, he patted the private on the shoulder.

At this moment, Nanikawa Oura's pupils began to tighten, and he immediately crouched inside the trench, while he shouted loudly: "Attack, enemy attack." ”

The private was stunned for a moment, before he could react, the shells whistled in.

It was four o'clock in the morning on June 23, 1938.

The 12 heavy guns of the 1st Artillery Battalion of the New 2nd Brigade took the lead in firing, and under the command of the battalion commander Liang Zerui, the 12 heavy guns launched an artillery attack on the Japanese positions on the outskirts of Lijiazhuang Town.

Shells continued to fire at the Japanese positions, and the twelve heavy guns fired a full sixty shells before they stopped firing.

The Japanese positions became a mess, the trenches were completely razed to the ground, four or five machine-gun fire points were destroyed, and the shelling caused more than 20 Japanese casualties.

In the county seat, the captain of the 17th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army was asleep, and when the cannon sounded, he immediately woke up.

After quickly putting on his military uniform, Captain Shaozo immediately came outside to inquire about the situation.

At present, the main force of the 17th Brigade is deployed in the town of Lijiazhuang, and a mortar squadron has also been strengthened.

"Captain, we were attacked by heavy artillery of the Chinese troops, most of the outer positions were destroyed, we lost more than twenty people, and five light and heavy machine gun fire points were also destroyed."

A Japanese lieutenant immediately came to the captain of the Shaozo brigade, and the lieutenant first saluted, and then quickly reported the situation.

"Do they want to attack Xiyang County?" Captain Shaozo looked at the Japanese lieutenant in front of him, and he said with a gloomy face.

"For the time being, the Chinese troops have not been found, but the Chinese troops must have a purpose in this shelling." The Japanese lieutenant replied again.

Captain Shao Zuo ran directly towards the outside of the town, and a worried expression began to appear on his face, and he realized that the new 2nd Brigade troops in Binh Dinh County were very likely to take action.

"Captain, no, a large number of Chinese troops began to rush towards our position." Before Captain Shaozo had time to check the position outside the town, a Japanese captain ran to Captain Shaozuo in a panic and reported.