The night passed quietly in the busyness of the Japanese army, and on this night, the Japanese army moved forward en masse with the artillery that had not played a role in the rear, until it was two kilometers in front of the PLA position.

Although they were cautious, for fear of making any big noise in the night. However, the distance between them was too close, and the PLA positions had long been aware of it, and they were on full alert all night to guard against a sneak attack by the Japanese in the dark night.

The faint light of dawn struggled through the layers of black clouds, thunder rang all night, and lightning pierced the sky, but the spring rain that everyone was waiting for was delayed.

However, the dawn of dawn surprised all the officers and men of the First Army stationed on the front line, and two kilometers away, in one night, suddenly there were more dense artillery pieces, like a fierce beast that surrendered to the ground, just waiting for the Japanese to give an order, and they would all be killed.

"What the hell is the little devil doing? Send the artillery unit to our guns and give Yang Jihong a boy to practice targeting? Yang Fei really couldn't understand what the devil was thinking, so he touched his head and stood in the trench and yelled at the soldiers: "Everyone is on alert, no matter what the little devil does." In short, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and we will kill as many as they come! ”

In another place, Ren Minjian and his deputy division commander Wu Hua stood side by side, and a cold cold light burst out from the eyes of both of them.

"Wu Hua, what do the Japanese want to do, do you see it?" Ren Minjian asked in a low voice.

Wu Hua's brows were tightly locked, and it wasn't until Ren Minjian asked him that he turned his head slightly: "Commander, I think the little devil is ready to make a desperate bet!" ”

"What do you mean?" The cold light in Ren Minjian's eyes flickered, and the endless murderous aura enveloped him at this moment.

"The Japanese are not stupid, they know that moving artillery to this position will be intensively bombarded by our artillery groups, and the number of artillery lost may be quite staggering. But they still put the artillery in this position, and the only explanation that could be explained was that the Japanese were about to make a huge sacrifice to accomplish a task that they considered worthwhile. ”

Wu Hua said in a deep voice: "In other words, they will launch a fierce attack immediately, and it is also an impact that they are determined to win." ”

The glint in Ren Minjian's eyes instantly turned into substance, and he turned around and shouted to the troops: "Everyone immediately enter the bomb crater, except for the personnel on duty, no one is allowed to come out, hurry!" ”

Gao Dong at the second position slowly put down the binoculars, he has not slept well in the past few days of fighting, at most he leaned on the tent of the headquarters and squinted for a while.

His eyes were already bloodshot, his face was very solemn, and he turned to Lin Fan and said, "It seems that the Japanese are preparing to have a final battle with us this time." ”

"What other killer tricks did they not use? Is it at the cost of sacrificing so many artillery pieces just to make their infantry charge? That obviously didn't have much effect, even if our positions were bombarded by them in turn, when their infantry came, we would still be strongly blocked, which would not work. Lin Fan said.

"What if you use a tank!" Gao Dong suddenly thought of something, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Yes, it's a tank!" ”

"Tanks?" Lin Fan was also reminded, and immediately exclaimed: "Yes, the Japanese have never seen the shadow of their tanks since the start of the war. I thought they only had more than 200 tanks! ”

"Absolutely not, the dignified Chinese army has more than a million troops. If there are only more than 200 tanks, it is really shabby! So I think that the real intention of the devils is to use these artillery guns to attract our artillery bombardment, and to exchange the loss of artillery for time for the attack of tank clusters. ”

Gao Dong figured this out, and he was much more relieved: "Since Hata Shunroku arranged it like this, then let's do what he wants!" He's failed so many times, he can't always let his family fail, can he? Finally made his plan successful, and we cooperated with him, and all the artillery bombarded their artillery groups, leaving their tanks alone. ”

Gao Dong's eyes revealed a mocking coldness: "Just let their tank troops swagger and charge towards our position!" ”

The rumbling thunder was swept away by a gust of wind and blew through the entire barracks of the Japanese army.

In fact, the devils didn't sleep all night, and tens of thousands of Japanese troops helped the artillery unit to transport thousands of artillery pieces to the front line in the dark and fixed them in designated places. According to the coordinates sent by the reconnaissance troops, the artillerymen were busy all night before adjusting the muzzles.

Tons and tons of shells were delivered to the front line, and a large number of artillery rushed to the artillery positions, ready to fight to the death with the PLA.

It's just that most of them don't know that this trip is probably never going back, and they are just victims thrown out by Shunroku Hata and the entire Chinese Dispatch Army Command in order to complete the mission.

Those artillery officers who knew the inside story stayed away from the artillery positions on the front line, prevaricating their subordinates under various pretexts and concealing the truth.

Even if it is a devil, when it comes to the moment of doomed death, they are equally afraid of death.

Before dawn, Shunroku Hata personally came to the forward position, which was only a little more than three kilometers from the PLA's position. The PLA's long-range artillery can easily hit here, and it can be said that it is a very high position.

The sky gradually brightened, and countless artillery pieces stood on the field, and the formation was so large that all the devil officers couldn't help but gasp.

Because even they had never seen so many artillery pieces on the same stage.

But there are also many people who secretly sigh in their hearts, so many artillery, I am afraid that half of them will be scrapped today. In order to fight to the death with the PLA, this price is really very large.

Shunroku Hata sneered: "I don't know if the PLA will be scared to death on the spot when they open their eyes and see that there are suddenly so many more artillery muzzles in front of their position?" ”

Matsui Taijiuro immediately flattered: "The plan carefully conceived by His Excellency the Commander, I'm afraid that the PLA is already in chaos in the position at this moment." When did those dirt buns see so many artillery? More than 5,000 artillery pieces opened fire at the same time, leveling the entire Pingdingshan in an instant. ”

"Then don't wait, don't give the PLA any chance to react. Take advantage of their defenselessness and give me a hard beating! Hata Junroku shouted coldly: "I can't wait to see what the PLA's position looks like when it turns into a sea of fire." ”

Orders were quickly issued layer by layer, and the Japanese troops, who had been prepared for a long time, opened fire one after another under the roar of their respective non-commissioned officers.

The deafening sound of cannon resounded across the earth in an instant, and the roaring roar made the earth tremble within a radius of ten miles.

Boom, boom, boom. Layers of artillery fire fell on the PLA's positions, extending from the first line to the second line, and from the second line to the back.

The heavy artillery fire instantly covered a section of nearly five kilometers, and from a distance, only flames and roaring explosions were left within the five kilometers. The flames contained a large amount of unidentifiable material, and it was unknown whether it was a human corpse or a military material that had been blown up.

Even if the violent explosion was three kilometers away, Shunroku Hata could feel it the same way. The swept explosion made his back sweat slightly, and he smiled at the PLA position surrounded by firepower, and his heart was extremely happy for a while.

For many days, there have been several major battles with the People's Liberation Army, and countless small stations, all of which have ended in the defeat of the Japanese army. Although the two sides have won and lost each other, the PLA has also suffered losses.

But that tiny loss makes Shunroku Hata vomit blood when he thinks about it, can that also be called a loss? Compared with the Japanese army's loss of 130,000 people, it is a fart, and it is not worth mentioning at all.

At the thought of the attack being blocked, his face seemed to be slapped invisibly, and after so many days, his face had already been swollen.

Now a successful attack can finally be seen, the positions of the PLA are covered by his artillery fire, and they are bombarded at a depth of five kilometers. This time, their losses will definitely be very heavy.

"Gao Dong, you owe me, this time, I will let you pay me back all the principal and interest!" Shunroku Hata couldn't be more comfortable in his heart at the moment, and he really wanted to look up to the sky and laugh.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, the tank forces are all ready, just waiting for your order!" A big man ran over quickly, wearing a military uniform unique to tank soldiers, and his eyes were full of pride.

"Wait, wait for our artillery to bombard for a while!" Shunroku Hata smiled and waved his hand at him: "When you see that all the forward positions of our artillery are under the bombardment of the PLA, then it will be time for your tank troops to dispatch!" ”

Shunroku Hata squinted his eyes and said coldly: "I have gambled on thousands of artillery pieces and the lives of thousands of artillerymen, you must not let me down!" ”

"Don't worry, Your Excellency Commander, our tank troops have been waiting for a long time. This expedition will definitely break through the positions of the Chinese people and open a path to victory for the army! The devil Dazuo saluted hard, and his eyes revealed endless rebelliousness.

"Chief of Staff, order the strength of the three divisions to follow closely behind the tank units. As soon as the gap was opened, the positions of the PLA were immediately occupied. Don't leave anything alive, I don't have any interest in those people, kill them all! Shunroku Hata said with a gloomy face.

"Hay!" Matsui Taikuro yelled.

At this moment, the artillery positions in front were suddenly bombarded indiscriminately.

The shells that fell from the sky like meteors instantly covered all the Japanese artillery positions within two kilometers, and the devil artillery unit that had just been in a big way immediately lay down, and a large number of tanks turned into scrap metal in the explosion, and a large amount of ammunition was detonated by the raging fire, and the area was full of skyrocketing explosions.

Shunroku Hata could see that in the flames, countless Japanese soldiers were struggling.

He bit his lower lip fiercely and waved his hand violently: "The tank troops are moving forward immediately, the army is ready, and they will follow up at any time!" ”