The small-scale tentative attack ended, and then the Japanese army began shelling again.

However, this shelling was extremely targeted. It was no longer a covered shelling of the entire Hankou city, but a concentrated firepower to bomb the left and right wings of Hankou city!

The bombing lasted for half an hour!

Immediately afterwards, two small teams of infantry rushed over again with great momentum.

As a result, there was no suspense. The Guard Brigade and the Spy Brigade were hit head-on. None of the two teams of more than 100 Japanese soldiers were able to escape back alive!

...

On Fenghe Mountain, observe the post.

Seeing that two more infantry teams were completely destroyed, the face of Dibugugui's face turned dark in an instant.

Yoshio Shinozuka's face still had no expression and said calmly: "Di is not a clamp, I just said, don't care too much about the casualties of people. There is a very famous saying in China that kindness does not control the soldiers. The general meaning is that if you are too kind, you cannot become an excellent commander. You have to learn to be cold!"

"Hayi!" said Dibugu, "I have received teachings from the low-key job."

Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "Although three infantry squads and more than 150 imperial soldiers were sacrificed, their sacrifices were not worthless. At least, we have helped us understand the fact that at the railway station in the middle road and the left and right wings of this butterfly-shaped urban area, the Chinese army has built a solid bunker fortification group!"

"Hayi!" Dibujiagui paused again and said with a worried look on his face, "At present, the Chinese army is ready. The preparations they made in Wuhan are far more complete than before in Shanghai, Nanjing and Xuzhou! It can be foreseen that this time in Wuhan, there will definitely be an unprecedentedly cruel and large-scale fierce battle!"

"Yo Xi!" Shinozuka Yoshio said happily, "It's right to think so."

After a pause, Yoshio Shinozuka continued: "The Chinese army has built bunkers in the middle and both wings, so now there are only two waists left. I don't believe they can build bunker fortifications in the north of Hankou! I passed my order and the 10th infantry regiment immediately launched an attack on the waist and ribs on both sides!"

"Hayi!" The dike was not clamped with Gui Du.

...

Hanyang Guishan Fortress, Observation Post of the King Yu Palace.

Stilwell panted to the top and complained to Zhong Yi in English: "General Zhong, you are so indifferent. Every time you go out, you throw me in the headquarters!"

Zhong Yi smiled bitterly: "Col. It's too dangerous here!"

"Dangerous?" Stilwell said, "You Chinese soldiers are not afraid of danger. Are we American soldiers afraid? Don't forget that I am just a combat adviser under your command now!"

Zhong Yi complained, who the hell dares to treat you as a counselor?

However, on the surface, Zhong Yi smiled and apologized: "Sao Rui, it's me wrong!"

Stilwell spread his hands, walked to Zhong Yi and asked, "How is the situation now?"

Sun Liren replied: "The Japanese army had just launched two tentative attacks on Hankou, and they were easily defeated by our army. However, they were not without gain. At least they already knew that the railway station on the middle road and the two wing tips had solid bunker fortifications, so if nothing unexpected happens, they should attack the two waists next!"

As soon as the words were finished, the Japanese army launched another shelling of Hankou.

As mentioned earlier, the shape of Hankou city is like a butterfly. The head of the butterfly faces north, which is the train station. The shape of the entire city is like wings spreading to the left and right sides, and the tail is opposite Sanjiangkou!

The position where the Japanese army shelled is now the middle position between the front edges of the two wings!

Seeing the thick smoke rising in Hankou city, Stilwell also raised his telescope and observed the Japanese artillery positions while asking: "Why don't you fight back when the Japanese artillery attacks?"

Sun Liren replied helplessly: "It's beyond the range!"

"It's beyond the range?" Stilwell said in surprise, "No, although the diameter of the M1918 155mm howitzer is only 15 times, its range is still 12 kilometers. The Japanese artillery position is at least 20 kilometers away, but their attack position is up to nine kilometers away here, and it can be fully covered by artillery fire!"

Sun Liren spread his hands and said, "To reach the maximum range of 45 degrees of elevation, but in order to avoid the bombing of Japanese bombers, our cannons can only hide in the fortress, so the elevation angle is greatly limited and can only hit eight kilometers at most! However, as long as the Japanese army comes out of the attack position, our large-caliber heavy artillery is enough!"

"Is that?" Stilwell said, "It seems that the Japanese commander on the opposite side is also a veteran commander! He has a clear understanding of the long-range artillery firepower of both sides!"

Zhong Yi said: "Yoshino Shinozuka is indeed an extremely difficult opponent!"

"Yoshino Shinozuka?" Stilwell raised the telescope in his hand again.

While speaking, the Japanese artillery bombardment ended, and the shelling lasted only less than a quarter of an hour!

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese army dispatched two infantry teams again and launched a tentative attack on the two waists on the north side of Hankou City.

The Japanese army's attack position was ten kilometers away from Guishan Fortress, but only two kilometers away from the edge of Hankou city.

After a while, the two Japanese squads that attacked were approaching the edge of Hankou city. There was a city wall left by the Qing Dynasty on the northern edge of Hankou city, but it has now been almost demolished by the National Army.

All the bricks removed were used to repair bunkers and strengthen private houses.

"God!" Stilwell's telescope swept the vast city walls and couldn't help asking, "General Zhong, the solid city wall is an excellent fortification, why do you want to tear it down?"

"If the Japanese army did not have large caliber heavy artillery or tanks, the city wall was indeed an excellent fortification!" Zhong Yi nodded and said, "But if the Japanese army had heavy artillery or tanks, the city wall would not be reliable! The Japanese army could collapse the city wall with a shell, and our soldiers would be buried alive!"

Sun Liren continued: "What's even more unfavorable is that deploying troops and firepower on the top of the city will easily be eliminated by Japanese flat-fired cannons or tanks. This is simply a suicide act!"

When Stilwell heard this, a layer of fine cold sweat suddenly oozed out of his forehead.

While the three people were talking, the Japanese army attacking had already rushed to the front of the city wall, and then easily crossed the gaps in the city wall and successfully broke into the Hankou city!

This is also the first time that the Japanese army broke into Hankou!

The Japanese lieutenant who led the team was very excited. He immediately took out a Japanese flag from his bag, found a bamboo pole to lift the Japanese flag, and then climbed along the broken city wall to the top of the city that was more than ten meters high.
Chapter completed!