Shunroku Hata's eyes widened in horror, and his hands holding the telescope could not stop shaking. In the telescope, Shunroku Hata saw chunks of concrete flying into the air on the fourth-line position that he thought was impregnable!

There are mushroom clouds rising on the ground...

The huge roar and the scene after the explosion told Shunroku Hata, who was far away on the fifth line of defense, how powerful he was with the "machine" pressure.

And the dozens of mushroom clouds that suddenly rose up along the entire fourth line of defense were shrill and majestic amidst the rumbling sound of artillery. This shrillness and magnificence were stained by the blood of the Japanese army.

Under the thrust of the rocket and the force of gravity, one ton of explosives detonated several meters underground. Even thinking about it can make people feel terrified.

Although Shunroku Hata did not know that the "Mace" contained a ton of explosives, this did not prevent him from judging the power of the bomb from the current situation on the Japanese army's fourth position.

"The fourth line of defense is over..." Shunroku Hata collapsed in the headquarters of the fifth line of defense, and when those huge mushroom clouds rose, the artillery fire of the second army also began to roar.

Countless artillery shells rained down on the Japanese fourth line of defense, splattering mud, corpses and broken weapons under the mushroom cloud.

After only three rounds of shelling, the Second Army's artillery began to extend its firepower. It blasted directly towards the Japanese fifth line of defense. Those Japanese troops who tried to support the past as planned were forced to stop and use fortifications to avoid the artillery fire.

"Order, four armies of the Imperial Army and five regiments of the Imperial Army stay to block the National Defense Forces. The rest of the people, follow me to withdraw to Shanghai immediately!" Shunroku Hata almost screamed the order, but his eyes were red and his voice was red.

growled sharply.

"Please ask the navy and air force to provide maximum air support to the urban area of ​​Shanghai. The positions on the outskirts of the city are no longer defensible. The only thing we can rely on now is the urban area of ​​Shanghai! Everyone, immediately enter the city's fortifications and designated positions..."

Shunroku Hata is worthy of being a mentally tough person. He made an extremely decisive and cruel decision in a few moments: he was going to abandon all the Japanese troops in the fourth position, and even planned to let the five regiments go in order to gain more preparation time.

All the Japanese troops fought to the death here.

The reason why Shanghai was relied upon by Shunroku Hata and was full of confidence was because the navy's battleships and aircraft carriers stayed there. The guns of those battleships could provide him with support that was not comparable to that of artillery.

As for whether the artillery of the National Defense Force could sink the battleship, it was not within the scope of his consideration. Of course, maybe Shunroku Hata also had his own small thoughts.

Even if things go wrong in the end and the Navy is damaged, it will be hard for them to cause trouble for the Army. If the Navy can also suffer losses, I believe Kaninnomiya and others will be happy to see it happen, and Hata Shunroku's own blame will be lightened in the end.

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"Kakakaka..." Shunroku Hata's decision was correct. When the Japanese troops on the fifth line of defense were preparing to evacuate, the tanks of the National Defense Force had already rolled over the fourth position. At this time, the smoke dispersed. The "trump"

The damaged position finally revealed its remains.

There was no blood, no body parts. Not even any wailing was heard.

There was only the sound of tank tracks crushing the battlefield, and the constant roar of light and heavy machine guns. Of course, the sound of the majestic tiger sharks roaring to and fro in the sky was also indispensable.

The soldiers of the Second Army who rushed to the position looked at the deep pits that were blasted one after another, and everyone took a breath of cold air! Good guy. Under this blow, the chain of bunker fortifications that the heavy artillery could not do anything about were suddenly reduced to ashes.

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It was truly reduced to ashes. Except for the broken reinforced concrete blocks that silently told how magnificent fortifications there once were, no one could tell that this deep pit was once a solid defense that blocked the footsteps of the powerful National Defense Forces.

Following the tunnel, the soldiers of the National Defense Force quickly rushed into various bunkers and bunkers of the Japanese army. At first, everyone cautiously carried out raids and blasting in accordance with tactical regulations.

But soon, they discovered that this was not necessary at all. The remaining Japanese troops were no longer much different from the puppet troops and the dead. They were vomiting blood and their hands were shaking, and they could not even pick up weapons.

You couldn't see any anger in the eyes of these people. Instead, there was darkness and silence. The hands and feet of the Japanese soldiers were cut off and thrown to the ground.

The puppet soldiers were happily sent to their final destination by the soldiers of the Second Legion.

There was not a single unit in the entire Second Army that did not risk their lives fighting the Japanese in this battle. They wanted to see these Japanese die more miserably.

Seeing them constantly vomiting blood, twitching and shaking, the soldiers of the Second Legion decided to let them die on their own.

Miraculously, the Second Army that rushed to the fourth line of defense did not suffer any losses. The power of dozens of "Mace" heavy rocket-propelled bombs was so powerful that these fortifications directly lost more than 90% of their resistance.

Those who were left barely able to resist were met with a violent attack by the Second Army that broke into the position.

Every fortification connected to the shooting point was blasted with bomb bags made of high-strength gunfire. Bundles of blasting tubes, hand grenades, grenades, fire crows, etc. were constantly cleaning up those possible resistance forces.

Since chili powder made its contribution in capturing the third-line position, it has also begun to be used on a large scale by the Second Army. For example, the current incendiary bombs with chili powder on the outside are masterpieces of this kind of consideration.

Except for a small number of Japanese soldiers who were dragged out of the fortifications and left to die with limbs mutilated, there were no other living people outside the National Defense Forces on this position. And it only took more than an hour from the outbreak of "Mace" to the end.

That's all.

The Japanese army has withdrawn all the exposed troops. Under the order of Shunroku Hata, the Japanese army chose to huddle on the fifth line of defense. The Imperial Alliance Army of the four armies was transferred to the fifth line of defense, and the five regiments

It is used for supervising battles.

"Damn, what the hell is this?! It's so awesome..." Ren Wenbin, commander of the Sixth Army, whose face was full of smoke, couldn't help but look at the large pit that was six meters deep and more than ten meters wide.

Swallow.

The big hole opened by the explosion has begun to gurgling water, and not even a single body can be found in this huge pit. In this position, except for the Japanese soldiers who were dragged out to die, at least on the surface you can

Not a trace of blood could be seen.

"Actually, there are more than just these people who died." Deng Qiran, commander of the Seventh Army, said with a sullen face: "Many fortifications on this position have collapsed. I estimate that more people will be buried."

The Japanese army's chain of bunkers was indeed difficult to break without encountering the "Mace". But with the power of the "Mace" penetrating six meters of reinforced concrete, these bunkers, fortifications and chain of bunkers became a joke.

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The Air Force, which used the "Mace" for the first time, did not particularly understand the power of the "Mace". They only carried out intensive, fixed-point bombings in accordance with the instructions given by the staff.

Even if the "Mace" deviates ten meters from its intended target, its huge power is enough to collapse the Japanese army's underground fortifications. And the extremely dense bombardment will lead to tragic results for the Japanese army.

And when the generals looked at this miserable position, they couldn't help but have a thought in their hearts: With such powerful weapons, does it make sense for me and others to engage in defensive operations...

"Don't belittle yourself!" As if he knew what these generals were thinking, Yan Chenghan, commander of the Second Army Corps, appeared at the right time. He snorted coldly at these army commanders.

"Follow me to the headquarters, I will tell you." He looked at the sky. The Tiger Head Moth who went back to load the "Mace" has not arrived yet. Yan Chenghan decided to teach these incompetent commanders a lesson.

Asking Chief of Staff Tao Hong to organize his troops to quickly clean up the battlefield, Yan Chenghan led his men back to the temporary headquarters. The guards served tea to the military commanders and then retreated. The surrounding area was alerted and no one was allowed.

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"Looking at it, this place is quite simple, but do you know how much it costs us?!" Yan Chenghan clenched his teeth and snorted: "What was just smashed down was dozens of tons of **! And steel!"

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"If you smash one of these things, you'll pay for burning one! If the little devil hadn't gone crazy and built these fortifications, do you think the commander-in-chief would use these murderous weapons?!"

With that said, Yan Chenghan took off his military uniform to reveal his camouflage vest. He said fiercely to these subordinates: "Besides, no matter how powerful the air force's bombing is, we have to have our army to rush into the battle. Are you already feeling frightened?! Then what?

What a fight, let me go home and nurse the baby!"

The three army commanders Goji were indeed frightened by the huge power of the "Mace". This was probably the most powerful attack weapon they had ever seen. They lost their minds for a while. But it was normal. But after being scolded by their own commander,

I came to my senses.

"Commander, you can't blame us..." Ren Wenbin, commander of the Sixth Army, said aggrievedly: "Actually, we are thinking that if these things are used on the Korean battlefield..."

Yan Chenghan sneered and looked at Ren Wenbin without saying a word. Ren Wenbin wanted to slap himself in the mouth after he finished speaking.

How are the fortifications on the Korean battlefield comparable to those in Shanghai?! In order to defend their homeland, the Japanese invested more manpower, material and mental energy in the fortifications there than in Shanghai.

The endless fortifications on the 38th Parallel are all deeply dug and carefully constructed reinforced concrete fortifications. Some key points are even more than ten meters deep, and some hilltops were directly hollowed out by the Japanese army.

Huge fortifications.

In addition, the Japanese army prioritized the deployment of North Korean fighter planes because they were worried that the National Defense Forces would use bombings to raid North Korea. As soon as the Japanese army's new fighter planes came out, as many as 600 were deployed in North Korea.

It is estimated that there will be no less than a thousand of them being deployed one after another. But it seems that the Japanese do not want to easily provoke a war in Korea. Although they have the advantage in the air, they have not launched a war against the National Defense Forces. Except for

Apart from protecting its own region like an iron barrel, it has never taken the lead in launching a war against the Korean Military Region.

Perhaps they are worried that once North Korea loses, the power of the National Defense Forces will directly threaten the Japanese mainland.

"Let's put it bluntly! Weapons are powerful, but it depends on where they are used." Yan Chenghan hugged his arms and said proudly: "No need to belittle yourself, no matter how powerful the air force is, our army still has to guard the airport. It also needs our army to charge into the battle.

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At this time, the battle in the sky had already entered a fever pitch. Japanese fighter planes appeared in large numbers in the sky, and all air forces in the East China Theater were mobilized!

Nearly a thousand fighter planes are fighting in the sky, and the scene is extremely magnificent!

Japanese fighter planes were constantly being bombed down, and the National Defense Force's fighter planes were constantly shot down. The numerical advantage and mutual cooperation allowed the National Defense Force to steadily suppress the Japanese army.

Although Type 1 fighters are flexible, they appear to be so fragile in front of the war eagles of the National Defense Force who are already familiar with using B&Z. Every time they dive and kill, seven or eight Japanese fighter planes are always shot down.

The flexible encirclement and killing tactics of the Japanese fighter planes were also brought to the extreme in this battle. They continued to use the flexibility of their fighter planes to try to defeat the diving Wehrmacht fighter planes.

The fireballs in the sky continued to fall, and the Japanese army was forced to retreat towards the airspace in Shanghai. At this time, the Tiger Head Moth loaded with "Mace" rushed to the battlefield again, and the Imperial Army of several armies on the fifth line of defense

Frightened, he chose to raise the white flag and organized troops to counterattack the Japanese troops who were supervising the battle.

"Report! The enemy on the opposite side has raised a white flag, and someone is shouting that they have decided to surrender!" The observation post who discovered this situation did not dare to neglect and quickly reported the situation back.

"What's going on?!" Yan Chenghan obviously didn't expect such a thing to happen. He quickly led people to the observation port and used binoculars to observe the Japanese army's fifth line of defense.

Lian Yu, commander of the Fifth Army of the Imperial Association Army, had long seen that these Japanese were not well-intentioned. Ever since Japan retreated step by step and even abandoned Guangzhou, Lian Yu began his own preparations.

The white flag was prepared early in order to save his life on the battlefield. Lian Yu was originally just a regiment commander under the Cantonese warlord Yu Hanmou.

Later, Yu Hanmou lost Guangdong and his troops were dispersed. Originally, he hid in the mountains with the intention of continuing to fight. But when he received the news that the capital Nanjing had been abandoned, Lian Yu felt that the government could no longer support it.

At this time, Wang Zhaoming established a new government in Guangzhou, and Lian Yu defected to him without hesitation. With his familiarity with western Guangdong, Lian Yu gradually became the army commander he is today.

"I'm here for you! The gangsters want to beat me to death?! You won't do it!" Lian Yu, with his head wrapped in gauze, cursed in the fortification. Until now, the Japanese had not treated these Imperial Alliance soldiers as human beings.

Pass.

They were the ones who did all the hard work and the tiring work. The digging of these fortifications cost the Imperial Alliance Army nearly ten thousand lives! And Lian Yu surrendered as early as after the National Defense Forces laid down the first line of defense.

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To be continued...