The Japanese Central China Front Army gathered heavy troops in Changzhou not far from Wuxi. The number of Japanese and puppet troops was tens of thousands. The two sides fought several times between Wuxi and Changzhou, and the Japanese were at an absolute disadvantage.

The soldiers mainly only defend. If they take the initiative, the Japanese may suffer greater losses.

Seeing so many tanks and heavy artillery in the newly formed 6th Army, Okamura Yanji was "a flash of inspiration". He immediately thought of a new tactic and was ready to use his chariot to launch a powerful attack on the soldiers of the newly formed 6th Army in Wuxi.

In Changzhou, not far from Wuxi, the number of Japanese and puppet troops has reached 30,000 to 40,000. In addition, the number of various tanks exceeds fifty, and the number of various armored vehicles is dozens.

Two or thirty kilometers northwest of Wuxi City.

Here there is a river more than 20 meters wide flowing to Taihu Lake. More than 3,000 soldiers from the 1st Regiment of the Eighth Infantry Division set up defenses in this area to block the Japanese and puppet troops attacking in Wuxi.

This area is plain terrain with dense river networks. In order to block the Japanese and puppet troops, the soldiers could only defend the river. Relying on the blocking of the river, they built fortifications on one side of the river bank to block the invading Japanese troops. The soldiers of a regiment built a large number of fortifications along the way, forming a line of defense that lasted several kilometers.

This section of several kilometers has four or five bridges of size, two of which are or road bridges, and two roads pass through this area.

Although the soldiers in the group guarded the river, the soldiers did not blow up the bridges, but only built a large number of fortifications at the bridge to block the Japanese and puppet troops passing through the bridge. This was different from the Japanese's approach.

Commander Hu of the First Infantry Regiment was lying behind several sandbags at a bridgehead, holding a telescope and looking at the large number of Japanese and puppet troops across the river.

Obviously, this area has undergone several wars, and many places are filled with smoke. There are also some Japanese corpses floating on the river and some broken ship wreckage.

"Captain, the Japanese will always return without success. After several battles, the Japanese will be afraid of thousands of casualties and injuries." A major battalion commander next to him said.

Captain Hu nodded and said, "I guess the Japanese have suffered more than one thousand casualties, and they may be close to two thousand."

The soldiers defended, occupied favorable terrain, and had fortifications to protect. The casualties of the soldiers were much smaller than those of the Japanese and puppet troops, so small that even the Japanese and puppet troops dared not imagine.

The soldiers' fortifications along the river can be seen at a glance, and in addition, a large number of machine guns can be seen everywhere. For example, the fortification at the bridgehead where the Regiment Hu is located, a whole infantry company of soldiers were deployed on both sides of the bridgehead, and three 12.7mm caliber Browning heavy machine guns and three 7.62mm caliber light machine guns were installed.

At this location behind the fortification test, three 60mm mortars were deployed, with such fierce firepower. It would be a miracle that the Japanese could rush along the bridge deck. Looking around, the entire bridge deck was densely filled with corpses of Japanese and puppet troops.

On the other side of the river.

A Japanese colonel had a tense face, held his telescope, and carefully looked at the riverside positions of the soldiers hundreds of meters ahead. Next to the Japanese colonel, several intermediate Japanese officers were gathered.

"Old Captain, the defensive force of the newly formed 6th Army opposite is too strong. Every time we attack, we suffer a lot of casualties." A Japanese major, with his head lowered, and said tragically.

The captain of the Japanese Regiment was also full of grief and anger. If he had not received the order to die, the casualties would not have been so large. After several attacks, the number of casualties of the Japanese and puppet troops reached the 2,000 mark.

"Everyone. This is one of the main channels to Wuxi. We must forcibly break through this area and defeat the defense of the newly formed 6th Army."

After saying that, the captain of the Japanese corps waved to a puppet army officer not far away and said, "Lin Sang. Again, it's the same. I will immediately organize the Imperial Army to coordinate our attack."

Hearing this, the brigade of the puppet army's surname Lin looked bitter. Every time he attacked, the puppet army rushed in front as cannon fodder. After several attacks, the puppet army had suffered nearly a thousand casualties. This time it was the same. Although the puppet army brigade commander was very angry, he did not dare to show it at all on his face.

Just as he was about to turn around and organize the puppet army to act as cannon fodder, a Japanese stern ran over excitedly, stood at attention, bent down and saluted: "The commander of the regiment, the brigade commander has come here in person, and there are 12 heavy artillery and more than fifty tanks that come with the commander of the brigade."

12 heavy artillery! More than fifty tanks!

Upon hearing this, the captain of the Japanese corps was ecstatic, swept away the depression just now, and immediately looked towards the road far away. Sure enough, at the end of the road, a long convoy was driving over, and the dazzling plaster flag showed that this was a Japanese convoy.

This is a huge convoy of dozens of large trucks, more than thirty tanks, and more than a dozen armored vehicles. Behind some large trucks, there are also 105mm field cannons.

"Yo Xi! That's great. The troops of the newly-organized 6th Army on the opposite side were dead!" The captain of the Japanese Regiment smiled.

Okamura Yanji's tactical purpose is very simple, and he also wants to learn the tactics of the newly formed 6th Army. In Shanghai, the units of the newly formed 6th Army were unstoppable under the guidance of a large number of combat vehicles and heavy artillery. Okamura Yanji was also "inspired" from this point. After thinking for a long time, he was also ready to use this tactic to deal with Ye Feng's troops.

Dozens of various types of combat vehicles, including tanks, armored vehicles, etc., and 12 105mm field cannons were used. The Japanese army's tactical purpose was to break through the soldiers' defenses in one fell swoop and rush across the river. Using this as a breakthrough point, they tried to rush into Wuxi City in one fell swoop.

After the arrival of the Japanese chariots and heavy artillery, they began to prepare for battle. A large number of Japanese devils saw so many chariots and so many heavy artillery coming from their side, and suddenly, these Japanese devils seemed to have been injected with chicken blood.

On the other side of the river, a defensive position of an infantry regiment.

Commander Hu of the First Infantry Regiment was in front of his temporary command center, and he led several commanders to look at the Japanese positions on the other side of the river in the distance with telescopes.

A detective officer walked over quickly, stood at attention, and reported loudly: "Room, we found abnormalities at several observation posts. The Japanese on the opposite side seemed to have come with many reinforcements, and there were a large number of combat vehicles and heavy artillery."

Upon hearing this, Captain Hu frowned and thought to himself, what tricks the Japanese were going to play, but actually dispatched a large number of chariots and heavy artillery.

After thinking for a while, Captain Hu said loudly: "Please prepare our anti-chariot company and report the situation to the teacher."

The newly formed 6th Army's divisions are standardized infantry divisions. Each regiment not only has three infantry battalions, but also the direct troops of each regiment include: regiment artillery company (105 howitzer × 6), anti-war chariot company (57 war defense artillery x 12 plus a mine buried platoon), logistics company, etc.

The same is true for this infantry first regiment. It is not only equipped with 6 105mm howitzers, but also 12 57mm war defense cannons. It is naturally the main weapon of the 12 57mm war defense cannons.

More than an hour passed, and it was already afternoon, and the Japanese on the other side seemed to be ready for the attack.

The Japanese corps leader stood in front of a field tent, looking enthusiastically at the defensive position of the infantry regiment on the other side of the distance with enthusiasm. In front of the Japanese corps leader, a Japanese major general also held a telescope and looked ahead. This was the Japanese brigade commander.

A Japanese master walked over quickly and reported loudly: "Brigate Commander, our heavy artillery is ready, we can fire the artillery, our chariots enter the designated position and can launch attacks, and our infantry fighting in concert are also ready."

"Yo Xi!" The commander of the Japanese Brigade waved his hand happily and said excitedly: "Transfer the order and launch a full-scale attack in ten minutes."

Soon, one command after another was conveyed. A large number of Japanese soldiers, like they were injected with stimulants, almost screamed. Japanese soldiers' chariots also launched, preparing to rush forward, preparing to rush across the bridge in one fell swoop, and leading Japanese infantry to rush onto the soldiers' defensive positions.

The Japanese's heavy artillery were lined up in a neat manner. The positions had been built on an open space next to the highway, only two or three kilometers away from the soldiers' defensive positions. Each cannon and the thick muzzles were aimed at the positions of the soldiers in the distance.

On the Japanese artillery positions, all the Japanese were in their positions. There were at least a dozen Japanese next to each cannon, and boxes of shells were neatly arranged next to each cannon.

Not far away, two or thirty trucks were discharged neatly on the open space. If you look down from the air, you will find that the artillery position is relatively large, and it looks very neat and neat.

On the Japanese artillery position, a Japanese master personally directed the commander's knife, holding up his face with excitement, ready to issue an order to fire the artillery.

On the other side of the river.

The defense positions of the First Infantry Regiment were quiet, and the soldiers were all calm. In their respective fortifications, the soldiers were either lying in trenches or lying behind sandbags, setting up machine guns, or holding Garland rifles and Thomson submachine guns, staring carefully at the other side of the river.

Captain Hu looked at his watch from time to time. The Japanese opposite had not been moved. The situation was a bit abnormal. He didn't know what trick the Japanese were playing.

Several reconnaissance squads of the First Infantry Regiment had been sent out long ago. Everyone put on makeup and became Japanese. Under the leadership of several scout soldiers who were proficient in Japanese, everyone walked around from afar, hoping to detect something useful. There were too many Japanese on the other side, and even if they sent experienced scout soldiers, they could only go far away. The effect of concealed reconnaissance must be limited.

"Regiment, we have a reconnaissance team sent a message that the Japanese on the other side were ready to attack us under the guidance of a large number of tanks. In addition, behind the Japanese positions, there is a relatively large artillery position, which looks like all heavy artillery, and Japanese may shell us." The chief of staff of the first regiment came to report in person.

Upon hearing this, Captain Hu frowned and felt more anxious.

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