The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 807 Storming Chenjiazhuang (Part [-])
On the Chenjiazhuang battlefield, Lieutenant General Sakuragi was holding a telescope to observe the surrounding terrain.

The three planes circled round and round over Chenjiazhuang, waiting for the ground command to issue an attack order.

Two heavy artillery brigades, two field artillery brigades, two mountain artillery squadrons, and more than a dozen infantry artillery were divided into several artillery groups to set up artillery around them.

The remaining 20 or so tanks of the sweeping force gathered at the front of the team,

The tank led, followed by the armored vehicle, and the black muzzle and muzzle pointed directly at Chenjiazhuang, all ready to go.

"Division commander..." The chief of staff strode up to Lieutenant General Sakuragi and reported.

"The aviation reconnaissance report shows that Chenjiazhuang is surrounded by three defense lines, each of which is more than 200 meters apart. The defense lines are equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine gun positions and artillery positions, and the defense is very strict."

"But they didn't find a single Eighth Route Army soldier in the surface position."

"There is no sign of the Eighth Route Army's activities in Chenjiazhuang Village."

"Within [-] kilometers around Chenjiazhuang, except for some stragglers and local guerrillas, there is no main force of the established Eighth Route Army."

"In a short period of time, the Chenjiazhuang defenders will not receive any support."

Lieutenant General Sakuragi analyzed seriously: "The Eighth Route Army defending Chenjiazhuang must be hiding in tunnels."

"There is no main force of the Eighth Route Army within [-] kilometers, which means we must take Chenjiazhuang within five hours."

"Time is tight, act now."

"Artillery, aviation, immediately launch an attack on the outer positions of Chenjiazhuang."

"Destroy all tunnel entrances and exits on ground positions."

"Let the Air Force send three more planes over to join the battle."

"The chariot unit, the Fifth Infantry Battalion, prepare to attack immediately."

"The assault will start in half an hour, and the artillery fire will not stop until the attacking troops successfully capture the outer defense line of Chenjiazhuang."

"Boom... woooooo... Boom..."

The sound of shells exploding, the screaming sound across the sky, the huge roar produced by the plane's dive...

Like a passionate symphony, it soon sounded on the battlefield.

In a short while, Chenjiazhuang's outer line of defense was covered by artillery fire, billowing black smoke everywhere, filled with gunpowder smoke, and orange-red fireballs rising into the sky...

Lieutenant General Sakuragi has been holding up the binoculars to observe the front, hoping to see some clues.

This is the ultimate route for the Yizhong Eighth Route Army to enter and leave the mountains. It is impossible for the opponent not to know the importance of Chenjiazhuang.

Te has a very strong premonition: the next attack will definitely be very tragic.

Knowing oneself and knowing one another can lead to a hundred battles.

If you can find some clues in the artillery preparations, and then judge the Eighth Route Army's defensive methods, you will definitely be able to minimize the losses of the attacking troops in the storm.

But no matter how wide-eyed he was, what he saw was a perfectly normal scene of shelling.

After 10 minutes, I had to put down the binoculars with a look of helplessness.

If the defenders didn't make a move, he would have no chance to see the tricks, so he could only continue to wait.

"Start the attack..." The long-lost moment of attack finally arrived, and Lieutenant General Sakuragi ordered seriously.

Raise the binoculars again to look at the battlefield, and wait for the opponent to make a move.

He gave another order along the way: "There must be aircraft cruising over the battlefield, attack from the sky at any time, and provide fire cover for the attacking troops..."

"The fifth and sixth infantry battalions are on standby, ready to go to the battlefield to reinforce the fourth battalion."

"The artillery continued to fire, attacking the Eighth Route Army that might enter the surface position at any time."

"The offensive troops must follow the artillery fire to launch an attack. Don't worry about accidental injury. The closer to the impact point, the better. Don't give the Eighth Route Army any time to prepare."

"Boom..." The remaining half of the tanks and armored vehicles roared and rushed to the battlefield.

More than 1000 devil infantry followed behind, like waves blown by a gust of wind, and rushed towards Chenjiazhuang with an unstoppable force.

"Rumble..."

At this time, the shells fired by the Devil Artillery on the outer line of defense not only did not decrease, but became denser and denser due to the increase of a lot of mortar shells.

In the violent explosion, fragments of shells swished everywhere on the battlefield.

If you don't pay attention, you will be blown into a sieve.

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At the former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, Huang Yu was holding up a telescope to observe the devil's every move.

Seeing that their attacking troops have rushed up, and the artillery fire on the blocking position still has no intention of stopping, I can't help but feel emotional.

"Devils are really good enough."

"In order to take down our blocking position, we even let the artillery press down on the attacking troops to blow up, and we are not afraid of hurting our own people."

Liu Sen, the chief of staff, analyzed: "The devil's gunners are very skilled, and they can shoot high, even if there are few accidental injuries."

"If it is possible to take down the blocking position through this offensive method, any devil officer will do it."

Huang Yu nodded: "It's also..."

"Winning one of our lines of defense at the cost of accidentally injuring dozens of people, how can this deal be worthwhile?"

"But the little devil's style of play is not a panacea."

"Accidentally injuring dozens or hundreds of people, that old ghost Ying Yingmu doesn't feel bad."

"However, if two or three thousand people are accidentally injured, no devil officer can bear this loss no matter how big his heart is."

"Contact a battalion commander immediately, don't enter the position first, and temporarily abandon the first line of defense outside."

"When the devils attack the second line of defense, they will enter the surface position, regain the first line of defense, and give the Kwantung Army a way to close the door and beat the dog."

"Tell the first battalion commander to prepare him for the enemy."

"The devil's attack force has a full infantry brigade, and there are more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles to help out."

"Sakuragi will definitely not watch us make dumplings."

"We will definitely send troops to reinforce the battlefield, and take the opportunity to fight a melee with us, destroy us in the surface fortifications, and prevent us from entering the tunnel again."

"At that time, what they were facing was two or three thousand Kwantung Army attacking back and forth, but no matter how much pressure there was, they had to hold their ground for Lao Tzu."

"It's up to him how to beat him. We won't participate, and we won't send him reinforcements."

"The second battalion defends the second line of defense."

"Defend first, use some hidden fortifications to consume a lot of Japanese troops."

"Wait for the first battalion to cut off the devils' retreat, immediately launch a counterattack, end the battle in the shortest possible time, and reduce the defensive pressure of the first battalion."

"Once the Kwantung Army in the pocket formation is defeated, the devil's follow-up reinforcements will naturally retreat, and the first battalion immediately retreats to the tunnel to avoid the devil's retaliatory artillery attack."

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The Japanese army attacked the position, and the corners of Lieutenant General Sakuragi's mouth curled up as he watched.

The chief of staff next to him reacted even more exaggeratedly, and said excitedly: "Master, it's useful..."

"The attacking troops attack together with the artillery fire is effective..."

"The Eighth Route Army hiding in the tunnel has not had time to enter the surface position, and the attacking troops have already entered their position."

"We have a large number of people, and the Eighth Route Army only has two battalions. Even if they go out of the tunnel to fight us hand-to-hand and fight with bayonets, we are not afraid. Even if one life is changed, we can take Chenjiazhuang if we lose one more brigade."

Lieutenant General Sakuragi thought similarly to the chief of staff, and quickly ordered: "Let the offensive troops continue to charge forward."

"Be sure to follow the artillery fire closely, and try to shorten the distance between the troops and the point of impact, and don't worry about accidental injury."

"Now I can't wait for the Chenjiazhuang garrison to break out of the tunnel and fight the attacking troops hand-to-hand with bayonets."

"Five or six brigades are ready to fight immediately."

"If the Eighth Route Army really intends to fight us in the streets, they will join the fight immediately."

"Rely on the superiority of troops to make a quick decision, take Chenjiazhuang early, and build fortifications."

"This is the only way for the Yizhong Eighth Route Army to enter the mountain."

"Once the Eighth Route Army outside the mountain is in a hurry, they will definitely attack Chenjiazhuang at any cost and open the way into the mountain."

"The better the fortifications are built, the smaller the loss of troops. It is best to use the tunnels dug underground by the Eighth Route Army."

"A tooth for a tooth, let the Eighth Route Army have a taste of the power of authentic warfare."

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"Rumble..."

The armored vehicles rushing to the front line continued to charge forward.

He easily crossed the trench more than one meter wide, and rushed towards the second-line blocking position while exhaling black smoke.

The speed was very fast, and it rushed forward seven or eighty meters in an instant.

The third brigade left two squads to occupy the first-line positions, and the remaining 800 infantry followed closely behind the tanks.

"Boom boom boom..."

The Japanese bombardment continued, and various artillery shells screamed and hit the attacking troops 50 meters in front of them.

"Rumble..."

A heavy artillery shell suddenly hit a position 30 meters away from the tank and exploded. The hot air wave quickly spread to the surroundings, and the three devils were overturned on the spot.

There was a painful expression on his face, and he felt that his internal organs had been shattered.

"The wounded stay, and the others continue to charge forward..." The nearest devil team leader made a decision after seeing the reaction of the wounded.

The little devil next to him was no stranger to this scene, and continued to attack after bypassing the three wounded.

"Boom boom boom..."

But at this moment, the accident happened.

The second-line blocking position that was being covered by artillery fire suddenly heard several artillery sounds. Under the cover of the explosion, it was hard to hear if it was not serious. Two tanks directly in front were hit by artillery shells at the same time.

In the violent explosion, one tank was blown into a fireball, one tank was blown to pieces, and even the turret was blown crookedly.

The little devil who hid behind the tank was not spared either. Some died, some were injured, and a dozen or so staff were reduced on the spot.

"Baga, it's a mountain artillery. There are Eighth Route Army mountain artillery on the second-line blocking position..." The leader of the Devil Squadron next to him was the first to react, and hurriedly ordered to the operator not far away.

"Immediately send a telegram to the commander of the division. The Eighth Route Army deployed mountain artillery on the second-line positions. Two tanks of the chariot unit were blown up. Please ask the artillery and aviation to find them immediately and destroy them."

After speaking, he held up his command saber to let his subordinates continue to charge forward.

Although the mountain artillery is powerful, the remaining soldiers and tanks in the attacking force are not vegetarians, and they will not give up the attack because of this little loss.

"Rumble..."

The shells that hit the second-line blocking position became denser obviously, and a plane swooped over there at the same time.

Amidst the huge roar, an aerial bomb broke free from the restraint of the fuselage and smashed to the ground screaming.

The explosion was deafening like thunder, billowing thick smoke mixed with orange-red flames rose from the point of impact, forming a huge mushroom cloud.

This is the Kwantung Army infantry coordinated operations.

Once the infantry's attack is blocked, artillery and aircraft will immediately reinforce them, and use the fiercest firepower to help the infantry open the attack channel.

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