The 10-minute shelling of the mountain artillery brigade rained down more than 500 shells, and the violent explosion overturned all the positions of the Chinese troops. Although the Chinese army's positions were very characteristic and advanced, much more advanced than the most advanced fortifications Akiyama had ever seen, Akiyama did not think that the Chinese infantry battalion could survive such a huge artillery bombardment, maybe 100 out of more than 500 soldiers would survive it would be good, and they were all scarred and seriously wounded.

As soon as the artillery stopped, Akiyama could not wait to order his troops to launch a group charge towards the positions of the Chinese troops, and a large group of Japanese troops quickly rushed towards the positions of the Chinese troops.

"500 meters"

"400 meters"

"300 meters"

"Two hundred meters"

"One Hundred Meters"

"Fifty meters"

The Chinese positions were still quiet, but instead of the Chinese troops fighting back, not even the barrel of a rifle sticking out, could it be said that all the Chinese troops had been blown up? The commander of the infantry group in charge of the attack was speculating maliciously while ordering his troops to continue the charge.

The situation was the same until the Japanese had approached the Chinese position less than 20 meters, when the Japanese captain noticed something strange and rushed to the position where the Chinese army was stationed. As he thought, in fact, the Chinese army had already fled, and the hundreds of shells of the Imperial Army just now were actually unnecessary.

After hearing the news from the forward position, Akiyama Tadaichi was extremely angry and secretly scolded the Chinese army for being cunning. However, Akiyama Tadaichi also knew that he didn't have time to be angry with this small Chinese army now, if the three imperial infantry squadrons in front of him were annihilated by the Chinese army, then even if he could annihilate all the infantry battalions just now, he would not be able to make up for his mistakes. Therefore, he sent more than a dozen scout teams along the road to reconnoiter the movements of the Chinese army, and on the other hand, he ordered the troops to rush to the Huajialing battlefield immediately.

Tadaichi Akiyama came at the right time. When they arrived at Huajialing, the three infantry squadrons of the Japanese army had been almost consumed, and even the infantry brigade of the 40th Division of the Japanese Army, which arrived later, had suffered more than half of the casualties.

But even so, Takahashi Ichiro and the others are about to be unable to hold on, the only remaining seven or eight hundred devils are surrounded on a hill with a radius of less than two hundred meters, the wounded are not treated, and there is little ammunition left, looking at the Chinese army that is still attacking sharply, Takahashi has no mood to even complain about the captain who blames him, Takahashi has a premonition that today may be the time for his own death, and now he regrets why he was so timid before, even if he lived diligently, But he still can't escape the fate of being killed by the Shina army, and it is not as good as the death of those happy guys in China. If he slaughtered the Shina people as much as they did, and robbed them of their women's wealth, perhaps he could leave Michiko and his mother a fortune enough to live the rest of their lives after death.

But because of his cowardice, because of his timidity, he only accumulated more than 500 silver dollars in the past three years in China, although more than 500 silver dollars at this time is also a lot of wealth, but when converted into strong US dollars, it is only more than 100, which is really not enough for his family to live for a few years, at this time Takahashi Ichiro really regretted it. Regret that you didn't create more sin and killings in China, and regret that you didn't plunder more wealth.

Just when Takahashi was thinking wildly, he only heard a low whine falling from the sky, and then a huge fire rushed from the opposite Shina position, and Takahashi personally saw a Type 92 heavy machine gun equipped in the Shina unit, together with the extremely fierce Shina machine gunner who left a deep impression on Takahashi and others, was blasted into the sky with a huge explosion and dismembered in the sky. …,

As a veteran with a lot of combat experience, how could Takahashi Ichiro not know what this meant, Takahashi shouted with some excitement: "The plane is the plane of the empire, Amaterasu did not abandon us, long live the Great Japanese Empire, long live His Majesty the Emperor"

The arrival of the Japanese aviation unit greatly boosted the fighting spirit of the Japanese army, and almost at the same time the remaining hundreds of Japanese troops all shouted loudly: "Long live the Great Japanese Empire, Long live His Majesty the Emperor", the frenzied Japanese army carried out a very strong counterattack under the organization of its only remaining supreme commander, Captain Takahashi Ichiro, and the attacking Chinese troops caused certain casualties, moving the position forward by more than 100 meters, expanding the living space.

At the same time, Captain Takahashi Ichiro also received a telegram from the division headquarters, saying that the reinforcements had entered the Huajialing area and were now attacking the town of Huajialing, and it was expected that they would arrive at the battlefield in ten minutes.

After reading the telegram sent by the division headquarters, Captain Takahashi Ichiro was overjoyed, and the strength of the three infantry squadrons of the entire infantry brigade was less than 800 people left so far, which was less than three hours.

But fortunately, now the reinforcements have arrived in Huajialing Town, and Huajialing Town is only two or three kilometers away from here, and the cavalry can arrive with a charge, and the infantry can arrive in ten minutes at most.

But the reality is often so unpredictable that it is difficult to accept, just when Takahashi Ichiro thought that he didn't have to bury the thousands of dead imperial soldiers today, he didn't realize that death was rapidly approaching them. I saw that the Chinese army on the opposite side retreated nearly a hundred meters, and then used machine guns to organize a simple air defense position, although because they were all ordinary machine guns, they could not completely restrain the imperial aviation regiment, but the blue sky warriors of the empire did not dare to pull the fighters down too much, so as not to be attacked. As a result, the falling bombs are greatly inaccurate.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Chinese army launched more than a dozen strange artillery pieces of surprisingly large caliber, and in Takahashi Ichiro's astonished eyes, these extremely rough-looking artillery pieces quickly opened fire, only to see huge explosive packets flying towards their positions with lightning speed.

“… Rumble... Rumble... Boom" A violent explosion sounded around Takahashi Ichiro, and although his own guards crushed him to death, Captain Takahashi Ichiro knew that he had been seriously injured, and the huge explosion had severely damaged his internal organs.

Captain Takahashi Ichiro laboriously pushed away the guards who were completely dead on his body, and then coughed "cough cough", only to see a stream of red blood quickly flow from the corner of Takahashi Ichiro's mouth. Relieving the feeling of suffocation in his chest, Takahashi Ichiro looked around, and then shouted loudly: "Get up quickly, the people of Shina are coming up, and we must hold out until reinforcements arrive"

Except for about 40 soldiers who survived due to angles or other reasons, more than 700 soldiers were either directly broken or seriously wounded, and almost all of the troops of Nuoda lost their combat effectiveness in the first round of artillery shelling by the Chinese army.

Captain Takahashi Ichiro was shocked in his heart, secretly surprised when the Chinese had such a huge lethal artillery, and Captain Takahashi Ichiro, who had participated in the joint exercises of the army and navy, estimated that judging from the power of the shell explosion just now, the caliber of the artillery used by the Chinese army was at least 300mm, and the number should be about 12 to 15 guns.

Captain Takahashi Ichiro himself could not leave this place alive until today, so he ordered the remaining more than 40 uninjured soldiers and more than 200 soldiers who were only slightly wounded to continue to resist the Chinese army by relying on the seriously damaged fortifications, and on the other hand, he personally drafted a farewell battle report and sent it back to the division headquarters of the 33rd Division. …,

The atmosphere in the headquarters of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army in Weixian County was very relaxed, and there was no tension at all during the war. Although Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro and Fukugen Osa were not worried that the Chinese army would be able to annihilate more than 1,800 imperial warriors before Akiyama Osa and others arrived, Han Yunhua and the army led by Han Yunhua had created a lot of battle miracles, and some of the achievements even surprised many marshals and generals of the older generation, so Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro was still not completely sure in his heart.

But as a qualified commander, Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro knew that he was a role model for the entire division. No matter what happens, he himself must be calm enough, so that the entire division will not be chaotic and will have combat effectiveness.

However, the battle at the front went more smoothly than Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro had imagined, and soon Akiyama Tadaichi sent a telegram saying that the Imperial Army had defeated the resistance of an infantry regiment in Shina head-on, and had arrived at the town of Huajialing, the center of the Huajialing battlefield. However, there is about one infantry regiment of the Chinese army stationed in Huajialing Town, and they are making every effort to recover Huajialing Town, and have now occupied all the outlying positions of the Chinese defenders, and the assault team has broken through to Huajialing Town, and it is expected that all the Chinese troops will be driven out of the town in twenty minutes.

The victory at the front greatly infected the headquarters of the 33rd Division, and all the staff officers opened their mouths with words such as victory, good news, etc., without thinking that the Chinese army was planning to eat them all. Just when the staff officers of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army thought that they would definitely take the south gate of the attack on Yangyuan today, a second lieutenant hurriedly ran in and said: "Report to Your Excellency the Division Commander, report urgently to the front"

"Reading"

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Hai Division: At 11 a.m. on February 25, the thirteenth year of the Showa era, the number of the Chinese army was the 300th Division of Han Yunhua's subordinate unit of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, and five minutes ago the headquarters was suddenly attacked by the heavy artillery group of the Chinese field, and the troops suffered heavy losses, with less than 200 existing combatants, and many people were wounded after running out of ammunition and food, so the humble duty was ready to lead the only remaining warriors of the imperial army to charge the Chinese troops. Although this is somewhat incredible, it is a fact that His Excellency the Commander of the Division has prepared for the first squadron of the 1st Squadron of the 213th Infantry Wing of the 33rd Division, Long live the 1st Squadron of the 213th Infantry Wing of the 33rd Division, Captain Takahashi Ichiro, farewell on February 25, Showa 13. ”

"Nani, how could the people of China have field heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 300mm, and it is even more impossible for coastal defense artillery, the battle defense artillery is so cumbersome, and the lightest is 4~5 tons, and the Chinese army is even more unable to move such heavy artillery." Fuyuan Osa analyzed with some trepidation.

More than 1,800 soldiers were annihilated by the Chinese army in less than three hours, and a telegram from Takahashi Ichiro just now said that it was the 300th Integrated Division of Han Yunhua's division that surrounded them, and what kind of unit the 300th Division was Lieutenant General Gampa Jutaro still knew that it was the absolute main force of Yunhua's division in North Korea, all of which had more than 30,000 troops, and were also equipped with chariots and heavy artillery, and the troops had achieved semi-mechanization.

At this time, Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro was as anxious as Fukugen Daisa, at this time he didn't care about the life or death of Takahashi Ichiro and others, Han Yunhua even dispatched the 300th Division, it must be a small plan, the 300th Division would definitely not go to the three infantry squadrons, since it was not for the three infantry squadrons, then who they were aiming for could be seen at a glance.

Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro did not answer Chief of Staff Fukuyuan's words, but shouted to the second lieutenant who was waiting for instructions on the side: "You quickly send a telegram to that idiot in Akiyama and order him to retreat immediately, and I will let the aviation unit give them support as quickly as possible"...,

"Hail"

Soon the second lieutenant, who was in charge of the division's radio transmission, came over and reported to Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro that Akiyama's headquarters had lost contact with the divisional headquarters.

Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro collapsed in his chair at once, and he knew that the Akiyama Department was afraid that it would be more than auspicious today. If the 213th Infantry Wing and the 215th Infantry Wing were lost, the entire 33rd Division would be left with less than 5,000 troops, including the 214th Infantry Wing, an infantry wing, an engineer wing, and an artillery wing. It can be said that after this battle, the entire 33rd Division was completely defeated and disabled, and it will not be able to recover its vitality without half a year.

After all, Fukugen Osa is a staff officer, and his heart is still relatively fine, he saw that Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro had now fallen into negative emotions such as fear and self-blame, so he immediately walked up to Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro and said quickly: "Your Excellency Division Commander, we still have a chance, Akiyama sent a telegram twenty minutes ago saying that Huajialing Town has been completely recovered, even if they are ambushed by the Shina army, they will not be completely wiped out in such a short time, so we only need to send a strong reinforcement now, If the Air Corps is asked to immediately support the Akiyama Division, I think there is still a good chance of rescuing the Akiyama Division. ”

Lieutenant General Gampa Jutaro was just frightened by the huge responsibility, and after Fukugen Daiichi's analysis, it suddenly dawned on him, and he knew that this was his only chance. Gampa Jutaro looked at the chief of staff of Fuyuan and said loudly: "Order: The 214th Infantry Wing, the First Brigade and the Second Brigade of the Artillery Wing, and the Engineer Wing will assemble immediately, Fuyuan-kun will personally go out this time, and lead the remaining imperial warriors to rescue Akiyama and others, and I will wait for good news at the division headquarters." ”

"Hail"

After taking the town of Huajialing, Akiyama Tadaiichi originally planned to immediately rush to the battlefield two kilometers to the north, first rescue the idiot Takahashi, and then find the main force of the Shina army for the main decisive battle. However, the search troops sent out soon rushed back, and to tell the truth, a large number of Chinese troops appeared around Huajialing, and it seemed that the strength was about three or four divisions.

"Nani, you mean that our land has been surrounded by the Shina troops," Akiyama asked in disbelief.

"Hai reported to the Wing Commander that the lowly search squadron had detected a branch of the Chinese army at a kilometer and a kilometer from Huajialing, numbering about 10,000 people, and at the same time found a Chinese force of the same size in the area east of Huajialing, and an unknown number of Chinese troops were found on the mountain road south of Huajialing. Only the north of Huajialing has not yet sent back news, but the place north of Huajialing is the place where Takahashi-kun is surrounded, so there will definitely be Shina troops, so judging from the current situation, ours is surrounded by Shina troops," Yamashita Jiro, the leader of the divisional search team of the 33rd Division, reported quickly.

"Baga, immediately send a report to the division and regiment headquarters, ask for operational guidance, and all units immediately build fortifications on the spot, relying on this small town of China to hold on and wait for reinforcements quickly" Under the order of Akiyama Daisa, the entire Japanese support force suddenly became chaotic, and the angry Akiyama Tadaichi realized that he might have fallen into the trap of Han Yunhua's devil, and at this time, that guy had surrounded himself and more than 6,000 imperial warriors in this small town, and his intention was obvious, that is, to completely annihilate his own team.

For the posture posed by Han Yunhua's department, Akiyama Tadaichi is still very scruples, because there are many Japanese troops who have been completely annihilated by Han Yunhua's department, not to mention the scale of the two infantry wings he is leading now, even if the more than 40,000 field troops with stronger combat effectiveness led by Lieutenant General Ushijima have not been completely annihilated, and Akiyama Tadaichi himself is not sure about the next battle, he only hopes that the reinforcements from His Excellency the division commander can come as soon as possible.

However, the reality was even more cruel than Akiyama Tadaichi imagined, and soon the bad news came one after another, first of all, his troops had lost contact with the division headquarters, all the radio stations were out of order, and even the contact with the troops in the town had to rely on word of mouth from the communicators, and there was no other way. Akiyama Tadaichisa, who had used radio jamming technology, quickly judged the current situation, his troops had obviously been used by the Chinese army with radio jamming technology, and there was no ...... opportunity to contact the division and regimental headquarters.