Every salvo of flares fired by the Chinese troops on the other side of the river caused a short burst of fire in a short period of time. The few Japanese troops who succeeded in crossing the river either lost their weapons or were alone. Chief Chu had already cleared out all the bunkers along the river that might block the shooting boundary. Even with rear fire support, it was difficult for the Japanese troops to survive for too long. The Japanese army thought it was a piece of fat, but they didn't expect it to be a hard bone enough to bite out their teeth.

The Japanese machine gun fire in the rear was like a mad strafing, trying to suppress the fire of the Chinese army on this side and create conditions for the Japanese soldiers to charge. However, the veterans of the 200th Division of course knew very well that the Japanese machine guns were actually firing in the direction of tracer bullets, as long as the shooting did not last too long, and they were not afraid of the Japanese firepower on the opposite bank, which was about twice as powerful. However, it was inevitable that some machine gun crews, greedy for killing and wounding Japanese troops, were hit by enemy machine gun fire, and soon suffered casualties and machine gun damage.

Fortunately, although the improvised fortifications of the 200th Division on this side were average, the only effective suppressive fire was that the mortars had been completely eliminated. The newly issued American-made defensive* also played a big role, although the appearance of this * is disgusting, it is difficult to carry, but the explosion power and fragments are real, except for a few shortcomings such as too much weight, and the flight distance of the fragments is about equal to the throwing distance, and the lethality is far from being comparable to the * of the Gongxian Arsenal. Chief Chu did not ask for the US military to airdrop *, he felt that it was useless, but asked for a large number of these*. He knew* in the hands of a veteran, it was absolutely efficient. Fight at night and also do not reveal the position of the bombardier.

If a different person was to command the Japanese army, it should be seen at this time that the enemy had already prepared and attacked too reluctantly. If at this time, Yimu withdrew his troops, Chu Tingchang would also have no way to pursue, because there was a torrent in the way. But Kazuki doesn't have that kind of judgment. His numerous victories had taught him one thing: an all-army onslaught was the only way to win. Those brilliant victories that destroyed the withering and decaying gave him the judgment of invincibility in the charge, which he and his soldiers believed; The more brutal the battle, the more it is a test, and if you don't fight until the last moment, the chance of victory will not appear.

In fact, he also observed that his opponent's firepower was weakening, and several firepower points were eliminated, so he sent his Harada staff officer to the front to organize his troops and prepare to attack again at dawn.

Chu Tingchang's firepower was indeed weakened, and the enemy's mortars and machine guns killed and wounded, so that he lost 9 machine guns, most of which were the longest continuous firing time, and the best M1919 Browning machine gun, in Chu Tingchang's troops, this air-cooled machine gun was used as a light machine gun, probably because of their continuous firing, so that the enemy's pheasant neck deployed in the distance could be found and eliminated one by one. It is indeed a very serious loss. If it weren't for Ma Qiang and Xu Chong who eliminated the enemy's mortar positions in advance, the situation would have been even more serious. The enemy's six mortars will pour all 400 shells in 30 minutes, and it is difficult to preserve his main defenses. Now he can still compensate for the loss of machine guns with *.

Harada went to the front to regroup his troops, while observing that the current began to weaken. The mountain rivers here are flooded with heavy rains in the afternoon, and then begin to weaken. This discovery easily made the Japanese feel that the scales of victory were once again tipped in their favor.

The Japanese gathered the last 400 men and prepared to attack at dawn, their numbers were about the same as the number of Chinese troops on the other side, but the poor offensive situation was slightly improved by the receding river water.

When it was dark, fog began to rise in the valley. Thinking that the victory had arrived, Kazuki sent the herald to the front to deliver the order to attack again. The Japanese began to creep through the dense fog, preparing to cross the river with water.

Here, the Chinese army heard the sound of crackling into the water, and then faintly saw a figure appear in the fog. All the firepower opened fire together, strafing the attacking Japanese troops. Two mortars also began firing into the river.

In fact, the dense fog did not allow the Japanese to take advantage of the attack, because the dense fog also caused the Japanese support firepower to lose its direction, and these firepower could have played a greater role while the sky was bright. The negative impact of the fog on the Chinese army was smaller, because Kazuki did not take advantage of the fog to change the location of the river crossing, he still chose the shortest straight line between the two armies to launch an attack, trying to swallow the opponent in one gulp.

Kazuki's mind is not a straight line. If he had good communications, of course, he could change the offensive plan temporarily, but he knew that doing so would lead to two unfavorable situations: first, if the attacking forces were withdrawn and redeployed, confusion would occur, and the enemy would gain time to redeploy; The second, even more terrifying, is to make the troops suspicious of the commander, so that the next time they go on the offensive, the troops will become indecisive, which is the last thing he wants to see.

Ma Qiang and Xu Chong, who had been on the mountain, led a small detachment of dozens of people down the mountain, and they split up to touch the enemy's machine gun position and headquarters. With the help of night vision devices, they observed the position of the command headquarters of the enemy's wing at night, where there were about sixty direct troops at that time, but then they were gradually sent to the front, and now the enemy commander should be almost the commander of the light pole.

Chu Tingchang was at the headquarters, waiting for the last wave of the enemy's onslaught, and the liaison officer of Kachin came and brought news from the head of the man - they were willing to participate in the battle. Chu Tingchang almost lost his nose, most of them came to pick up guns at this time, and it seems that the natives also have a lot of ghost eyes. He really wanted to give the Japanese weapons captured here to the Chinese guerrillas in the Songshan area, but now he can only give them to the Kachins, and he has to rely on them to build bridges.

The Japanese brigade rushed across the river under the cover of dense fog, but they were greeted by impenetrable firepower. According to the previous experience of the Japanese army, their decisive charge would at least throw the enemy's formation into chaos. As long as a squad rushes to the enemy's trench with bayonets, the enemy's confidence in defending will be lost, and if someone jumps into the trench with a shout, the enemy will surely be crushed. Whether it is for the Jin Sui Army, the Central Army, or the US and Australian Armies, the situation is not much different.

But what they encountered today was the 200th Division, which was not interested in the Banzai charge, and they had already fought against the last three-plate axe of the Japanese army on various battlefields. Except for a slight increase in firepower, there was nothing special about the Ichiki troops. Especially now, they have lost the cover of the heavy machine-gun positions in the rear, making the Chinese army even more unscrupulous in counterattacking. Fragments flew sideways on the river beach for a while, and the firepower at close range effectively compensated for the lack of machine-gun firepower. In several sections of the defensive line, there were even infantry who rushed out of the trenches and strafed the Japanese troops at close range, forcing the Japanese troops to retreat. This greatly damaged the morale of the Japanese, and they had not yet seen their opponents rush out when they charged?

Xu Chong's troops had just touched the vicinity of the enemy's headquarters. Kazuki Command suddenly remembered the sound of an explosion. They hurried to a halt. Hundreds of Kachin people rushed out of the jungle and rushed into it with British rifles, bows and spears, and it seemed that the Kachin had stopped waiting and joined the battle. In order to avoid unnecessary accidental injury, Xu Chong was forced to withdraw. Originally, after taking measures for a few opportunities, he really wanted to take this wing command, which could add some prestige to Commander Chu's troops. It seems that it can't be done again.

A kilometer away, Ma Qiang led a platoon to the rear of the enemy's machine-gun fire, at this time most of the machine guns were ordered to move forward to the front of the target, and it was the time of confusion, his troops came out of the dense fog behind the flanks and launched an attack, killing three machine gun groups in one minute. When the enemy counterattacked, they re-hid in the jungle and retreated.

Tianjin Japanese Concession, a little earlier.

Lin Xiuxuan took advantage of the night to go to the Haihe River, and did not follow Chen Gongshu's instructions, took off his clothes and swam down the river to the other bank, which was too unseemly, not to mention that he had another task to carry out when he went ashore. The drone has found that most of the martial law has been lifted, which shows that Chen Gongshu's death has indeed removed a major threat for him.

He easily found the boatman by the river, waiting for the first job in the morning. He came forward to talk, claiming that he was engaged in grain trading, and had just received a Japanese license, and wanted to pour Jiangsu grain to North China through the South Canal, so he wanted to find an empty land along the river to build a wharf so that he could start trading. Of course, this is an excuse to cover up that you want to cross the river, and of course there is no lack of reasonableness, and there are many traitors who have been doing this here recently.

Sure enough, the boatman did not doubt it, and readily agreed, of course, the price was not cheap, who made you claim to be the boss. Lin didn't care, and got on the flat-bottomed boat, which smelled fishy, and the boatman said that he usually transported fish to the restaurants along the coast, and occasionally transported the dead to the Jesuit crematorium on the other side.

Seeing the boatman rocking, he easily left the Japanese concession. Lin Xiuxuan relaxed a little and began to talk with the boatman, and the boat owner told him that now there is no vacant land to rent in this section of the Haihe River. The Japanese occupied the British and French concessions last year, and those banks and warehouses along the river were sealed, so they naturally became Japanese. So if you want to find a place, you can only go far. Either go to Xigu Village of the North Canal, or go to Beixindian in Ziya River, or go to Beichen along the Xinkai River, where you may still find a place to build a grain store.

Of course, Lin Xiuxuan had a place to go in his heart, but he couldn't let the boatman send him directly to where he went, it was not safe, he let the boatman cross the Nanyun River and let him go down to the mouth of the Xinkai River to investigate.

In the early morning, there were almost no big boats on the river, only the boats that carried grain and salt from the north-south canal were shuttling back and forth to Tanggu, and these small inland river boats sent grain and other raw materials from the Central Plains and North China to be loaded there, and then transported to the Japanese mainland. Today, Japan controls the entire South China Sea and the coast of China, and already has a self-sufficient trading system. They had a firm grasp of the trade in grain, raw silk, cotton yarn, and opium, and made huge profits from it. It can be seen that on the river, the Japanese Army's motorboats appear from time to time, and they do not check on those that go to Tanggu, but they specifically select large ships going to the canal to intercept and inspect them. Obviously, the management of inland waterway transportation in this place is more important to the army than the navy. At present, the strategy of the iron wall cage is being implemented in North China, and the agents of the Eighth Route Army often raise medicines and some supplies here. The Japanese had to cut off these secret passages.