Xu Shijiu frowned and was looking at the night sky outside to ponder.

Long before the decision to start the war, Xu Shijiu had expected that the attack on Chizhou would not go smoothly, but Xu Shijiu still did not expect that it had just begun, and this was just a cleaning operation of peripheral fortifications, and the two main groups responsible for the main attack encountered great difficulties.

"Old Xu." Li Zihan walked behind Xu Shijiu and said with a serious expression, "Another attack of the 4th Regiment was dismantled by the Japanese. The 1st Battalion L Company was basically crippled, and the company commander Cao Xiaoming was also sacrificed."

"Cao Xiaoming?" Xu Shijiu turned around and stared at Li Zihan and asked, "Brother Cao Xinming?"

Li Zihan nodded and whispered: "Cao Xinming has three brothers. In addition to his younger brother Cao Xiaoming as the company commander under his command, he also has a second brother who is the battalion commander of the 40th Division. Yesterday, the 40th Division was almost defeated. His second brother's battalion was responsible for cutting off the rear. The entire battalion was fought and his second brother was also killed in battle."

Xu Shijiu's expression changed slightly, and his feelings towards Cao Xinming also changed.

After thinking about it, Xu Shijiu continued: "Yunguang Temple is so difficult to catch, it seems that the old Japanese devil of Yoshikawa has transferred his main force to Yunguang Temple."

"It should be." Li Zihan nodded and said, "According to the Frontier Observation Post, after Japan received reinforcements, its firepower intensity was brutal. Take the No. 9 position as an example. Just under a 100-meter-long width, Japan concentrated more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns, plus more than a dozen mortars."

Gao Shenxing also came over and said in a deep voice: "It seems that this old Japanese devil Yoshikawa is not stupid. He has already judged that our main attack direction is Yunguang Temple."

Xu Shijiu gritted his teeth and said with a grim voice: "Then let's start another main attack direction."

Xu Shijiu would never believe that the little Japanese UR division had just participated in the battle between Changheng and Liugui. Their personnel, materials and equipment had not had time to replenish. Now, with such a dense firepower to Yunguang Temple, the rest of the directions would definitely become extremely weak.

Xu Shijiu ordered Gao Shenxing to say: "Old Gao, order the 1 regiment to attack Juanqiao, and notify the artillery battalion to not save artillery shells. First, plow the Juanqiao stronghold with artillery fire, and then use artillery fire to completely lock the road between Juanqiao and Yunguang Temple with artillery fire. I want to see what other tricks can the old Japanese devils in Yoshikawa have?"

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Fan Xiaoha once again entered Li Shuangqin's regiment command center and said, "Royal seat, when will it take to wait."

"What are you in a hurry?" Li Shuangqian looked up at Fan Xiaoha and said, "You can fight against you. The little Japanese in Chizhou have a whole division. Once the situation is not possible, the little Japanese in Anqing, Hefei and Wuhu may come to reinforce. Are you still worried about whether to fight?"

Fan Xiaoha rubbed his hands and said, "Looking at the fat meat in front of him, but I can't bite it. I'm anxious."

Li Shuangqin snorted and said, "Xiao Ha, I tell you, you have to be more at ease. After all, the Little Japanese No. 2 Pei Regiment is a field division, and it is not something that those gendarmerie can compare. Don't be careless."

"How can it be?" Fan Xiaoha smiled, "What kind of person am I? You don't know what kind of person I am?"

"Okay." Li Shuangqiang waved his hand and said, "You should go back to your camp. I heard that the Yunguang Temple was not going well. Maybe we will start moving immediately."

"Room seat, group seat..." As soon as Li Shuangqin finished speaking, the adjutant hurried in and reported, "The commander has ordered us to attack Juanqiao immediately."

"I understand." Li Shuangqin nodded and said to Fan Xiaoha again, "Xiaoha, it's up to you now.

"Yes," Fan Xiao straightened up and said loudly, "I'll see if the group seat is in the middle of the night tonight, our 1st camp will take down Juanqiao."

After saying that, Fan Xiaoha turned around and ran away.

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The calf was squatting on the hill, smoking leisurely old cigarettes.

Nowadays, Duzi's artillery battalion has expanded to nine artillery companies, including four 92-instant artillery companies, each equipped with six 70mm caliber daily 92-infantry artillery guns; four mortar companies, each equipped with nine mm caliber daily mortars; in addition, there is a heavy artillery company equipped with four 75mm caliber mountain howitzers plus two 10m caliber field howitzers.

These two 75mm caliber mountain cannons and a 10m caliber field cannon were exchanged from the Ninth War Zone with 100,000 bullets and fifty light and heavy machine guns. The Ninth War Zone won the third Battle of Changsha and seized a lot of Japanese artillery, most of which were damaged and unusable.

Xue Yue was originally planning to break down these cannons as materials, so he agreed to Xu Shijiu's deal to exchange bullets for cannons.

After all, these cannons are just waste for the Nine War Zone.

But for the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui, it was a treasure, because after three years of bleak operation of the Longkou Arsenal Factory and the Communist Party supported more than a dozen Japanese engineers and prisoners of war, they now have strong gun repair capabilities.

After restoration, there were more than a dozen 92 infantry cannons, light mortars, 丨75mm caliber mountain cannons and 丨10m caliber field cannons to be reused. Duzi's artillery battalion was expanded to nine companies. Although he is still a battalion commander, he actually lives as a regiment commander.

In order to cooperate with the main force to attack Chizhou, the four mortar companies of the artillery battalion have been split and assigned to four main regiments respectively. The remaining four 92-stage artillery companies and heavy artillery companies have built artillery positions near Xiaotangshan. Now, the artillery battalion of the 19th Detachment can finally carry out cluster artillery attacks.

Looking back, I saw a cannon like giant beasts, crouching under the night sky, especially the four 75mm caliber mountain howitzers and two 10m caliber field howitzers at the end. The slender barrels pointed directly at the night sky, making them extremely ecstatic.

The only thing that made Duzi a little unhappy was that his artillery battalion had not had the chance to participate in the war until now.

Although the war in Yunguang Temple was fierce, Xu Shijiu did not allow Duzi's artillery battalion to participate. The only one participating in the attack was perhaps the mortar company that belonged to the 4th Regiment. It was said that the fight was not very good, which made Duzi feel dizzy.

When the duke was upset, Yang Laoshi hurriedly ran up the hill.

"Battleman, commander, commander gave the order." Yang Laoshi ran and shouted panting, "The commander has given the order, ordering our artillery battalion to carry out artillery preparations for the small Japanese Jueqiao stronghold."

"Really?" Duzi was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately patted his butt and stood up, shouting, "Damn it, let the little Japanese see the power of our Chinese artillery today."

After a while, rows of artillery shells roared from the artillery positions in Xiaotangshan. After flying about four or five kilometers, they fell toward the Juanqiao stronghold in Little Japan, and then there were continuous violent explosions. The Juanqiao stronghold was soon completely covered by gunpowder.

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Yoshikawa Kiyoshi was not sleepy at all, so he went to the frontier to observe the situation.

Yoshikawa Kiyoshi was holding up the telescope and observing the battlefield ahead, when he suddenly found a faint red light flashing on the right side from the corner of his eyes. Yoshikawa Kiyoshi was surprised and hurriedly turned the telescope to look to the left, but was surprised to find that there was a cluster of red light in the direction of Juanqiao.

Hashimoto, who was standing behind Yoshikawa Kiyoshi, also discovered the situation and said in a deep voice: "God of General, it seems to be the Jueqiao stronghold, and Jueqiao stronghold was also attacked by the Chinese army."

Yoshikawa Kiyoshi didn't say anything, but quickly adjusted the focal length of the telescope. After the telescope's vision became clear, Yoshikawa Kiyoshi couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning. In his vision, he saw that the Juanqiao stronghold had been completely covered by the flames produced by the explosion and the smoke of gunpowder was completely shrouded in the smoke.

This is obviously the artillery preparation of the Chinese army. In terms of firepower intensity, at least two artillery brigades participated in cluster artillery attacks. Otherwise, this effect would not have been possible. The question is, when will the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui have such powerful artillery? Now it can actually implement artillery coverage of the imperial army?

At this time, Hashimoto also adjusted the focal length of the telescope. After seeing it clearly, Major Hashimoto was even more surprised and exclaimed: "God of General, the artillery regiment of the 40th Division of the Central Army of China moved to Juanqiao so quickly? How is this possible?"

Hashimoto never thought that the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui would have such a large-scale artillery, so he instinctively regarded this artillery group as the artillery regiment of the 40th Division.

"No, this is not the artillery group of the 40th Division of China." Yoshikawa Kiyoshi shook his head and said in a deep voice, "This is the artillery group of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui, the artillery group of the tiger in southern Anhui."

"What? The artillery group of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui?" Hashimoto was stern.

"Order." Yoshikawa Kiyoshi immediately called the adjutant over and ordered, "Yamaguchi brigade rushed to the Jueqiao stronghold immediately."

Yoshikawa Kiyoshi was not stupid. The southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army covered the Juanqiao stronghold with such intense artillery fire, which obviously wanted to open another front in the direction of Juanqiao. Although the fortifications of Juanqiao stronghold were also very strong, the defenders only had one infantry squadron. If reinforcements were not sent, they would be difficult to defend for a long time.
Chapter completed!