In order to deal with the Japanese army, the Independent Brigade held a mobilization meeting of the above-mentioned company and formulated corresponding combat plans. Zhao Long and Long Yi and others even brought a large number of special forces members to sneak into Hangzhou City in advance. Zhao Long and Long Yi and others watched the Japanese army enter Hangzhou City with their own eyes.

Zhao Long reported to Ye Feng through the radio station about the Japanese army's situation in Hangzhou.

Ye Feng was worried and happy at this time. What was worried about the heavy attack of the Japanese army. Whether his independent brigade could withstand the Japanese attack? If the east defense line in the city was lost, a large number of Japanese troops would march straight into Shannan County. At that time, there would be no place for him to stand.

Fortunately, the system prompted itself to prevent the occurrence of the Nanjing Massacre and save 300,000 Chinese people from being killed. The merits were significant, and the system rewarded 100,000 merit points.

Another 100,000 merit points. If it were normal, Ye Feng would definitely smile so hard that he would go to the back of his head. However, this time, the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack, and Ye Feng was more worried than happy.

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The day after the Japanese army captured Hangzhou, the Japanese vanguard had already appeared near the east defense line of the city. After receiving information, Ye Feng personally visited the front line.

City East Defense Line.

Accompanied by Chief of Staff Guo Weiquan and Deputy Brigade Commander Chu Tianyuan, Ye Feng arrived at the front of the east defense line. In a main bunker, Ye Feng held up a telescope and looked at the flat field in front of him. There were many Japanese figures in the distance.

"Brigit, this time the Japanese army has invested a lot of money, a field division, and the 6th Division of the A Division. It seems that Matsui, an old Japanese devil, hates us so much!" Guo Weiquan joked.

"So what about the A-type division? I am still very confident in this line of defense." Chu Tianyuan next to him also continued.

Ye Feng also nodded, "There is no end to the sky." Since the Japanese have dispatched heavy troops, I will fight with you to see who will win to the end."

"Chief Staff Guo, are everything we have ready?"

"Don't worry, we have arranged enough troops on the east defense line of the city, equipped with a large number of machine guns and a large number of ammunition. In addition, aviation anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns have also been reasonably arranged."

"Yeah." Ye Feng nodded, "This time, we will fight to the end with the Japanese."

"Fight to the end!" Chief of Staff Guo Weiquan and Deputy Brigade Commander Chu Tianyuan said in unison, looking full of confidence.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

The Japanese's tentative attack finally began.

Due to the assistance of heavy artillery brigades, the Japanese first launched artillery bombardment on the defense line of the city east of the independent brigade. The 6th Japanese heavy artillery brigade, dozens of heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 100 mm, began artillery bombardment together.

The entire Japanese heavy artillery 6th Brigade, a huge artillery position, was about three or four kilometers away from the eastern defense line of the Independent Brigade, and was located in the rear. For safety reasons, the Japanese guard posts were released far away.

On the artillery positions, dozens of cannons were arranged neatly. In addition to these cannons, there were also many trucks. These trucks were either towing trucks or transport trucks, and a large number of shells were basically transported in place.

A large number of Japanese artillery soldiers were busy and ready.

The Japanese major general and the commander of the Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, Meiji Yamada, personally commanded. According to the plan, the Heavy Artillery Brigade will shell out for half an hour and will pour at least five or sixty tons of ammunition into the defense positions of the Independent Brigade.

Fifty or sixty tons of ammunition!

Thinking about it, Yamada Meiji was trembling with excitement. It took a long time since he had been bombarding so violently. Even on the Nanjing battlefield, the Second Heavy Artillery Brigade did not pour so many shells into it at once.

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, the independent brigade on the opposite side is dead!" A Japanese colonel also looked excited.

"Diet, die!"

"fire!"

Seeing that it was ready, it was ten o'clock in the morning. Yamada Meiji held up his command knife and shouted with all his might, as if he was hit by chicken blood.

On the Japanese artillery position, cannons roared and the first round of test firing began. The Japanese who were responsible for observing the bullet points carefully looked at the east defense line of the independent brigade ahead through the telescope.

In the sky, there was a sharp whistling of artillery shells, and a large number of artillery shells smashed towards the defense line of the Independent Brigade.

In the first round of test firing, nearly half of the shells hit the defense line of the Independent Brigade, making an astonishing explosion, blew up the mud all over the sky.

Among the bunkers, a large number of soldiers covered their ears tightly and endured the terrifying explosion. Although each bunker was built extremely strongly, the sound of the explosion was still unbearable.

Ye Feng was also in a main bunker. Through the shooting window, he looked at the shells in front of him and saw the shells explode on his defense line, making a shocking sound. Ye Feng knew that the soldiers in the artillery area would definitely feel very uncomfortable.

However, Liang Xiaolong, who designed this line of defense, reported to Ye Feng that every bunker built here has shock absorption and sound absorption devices, which can absorb a large amount of sound and brighten it. In the bunker, the sound will be much smoother than outside.

However, it is also an extremely severe test for these new recruits who have been on the battlefield. The Independent Brigade was not established for a long time, only more than two months, except for hundreds of veterans, the rest were all new recruits.

In a frontier bunker with a diameter of more than ten meters, more than a dozen soldiers were enduring this amazing explosion. Except for two old soldiers, the other ten were all recruit soldiers. The two veterans performed relatively calmly and looked calm.

The ten new recruits performed worse, some were very nervous, their palms were covered in sweat, and some even had a little pale complexion.

A veteran looked at the ten new recruits and couldn't help but remember the days when he first joined the army. Isn't this what he looked like when he first went to the battlefield?

Another veteran, who was also the squad leader of the infantry squad, walked over and gently patted the shoulder of a soldier who was afraid of a little white in his face, giving him an encouraging look.

The artillery of the 6th Japanese heavy artillery brigade was very fierce. Shortly after the first round of test fire, overwhelming shells fell down and exploded densely on the defense line in the east of the city.

"Yo Xi!"

Seeing the violent shelling effect, the entire defense line of the Independent Brigade was shrouded in gunpowder, Yamada Meiji, the commander of the 6th Japanese heavy artillery brigade, couldn't help but be so happy that he was almost a little proud.

The half-hour shelling gradually ended, and almost no smoke had completely dissipated. The Japanese army, who had already entered the attack position, dispatched an infantry regiment, at least more than 3,000 Japanese devils, and launched a large-scale charge towards the defense line of the Independent Brigade.

Obviously, the Japanese army was full of confidence in the effect of their shelling. It was estimated that the independent brigade would have suffered heavy casualties and suffered heavy casualties. He invested so much force at one time, so he must have wanted to break down Ye Feng and his team's defense line in one fell swoop.

"Haha, the hierarchy, the Japanese are coming!"

Seeing the overwhelming Japanese, holding a rifle, screaming, as if he was injected with chicken blood, rushed over. It might be less than five or six hundred meters away from the frontier bunker, Chief of Staff Guo Weiquan shouted excitedly.

Seeing so many Japanese charges, Ye Feng was also excited and shouted loudly: "Tell me the order and hit me hard, so there is no need to save bullets."

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