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The vanguard of the Devil's 13th Division, Major General Akira Nara, the head of the 26th Brigade, also arrived at the front after dark, and quickly called a meeting of officers above the captain.
The Devil's 26th Brigade has the 58th Infantry Regiment and the 116th Infantry Regiment under its jurisdiction. However, due to their lack of firepower, they were unable to take on the task of attacking fortified positions, so the division headquarters dispatched another batch of troops to supplement them.
At this moment, in addition to the two infantry regiments forming the vanguard with them, there is also a squadron of the 17th Cavalry Brigade to which the division belongs, a part of the 14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 13rd Mortar Battalion, and the Field Gas No. The [-]th Squadron, the first part of the Independent Engineer Wing and a tank squadron can be said to have strong combat effectiveness.
However, the failure of the attack during the day made the brigade commander, Major General Akira Nara, very angry. With so many troops, they did not break through the outer line of defense of the Yichang defenders.
Now not only the main forces of their divisions are marching over overnight, but the 3rd and 39th divisions are also rushing over from the other two lines of defense.
If they can't break through the defense before the other two divisions arrive, then their 13th division will have nowhere to put their face.
At any rate, they are also a Class A division with [-] soldiers. If they can't take down a city guarded by the Chinese army, then they can commit suicide by cutting their stomachs.
"The Tumenya and Yaqueling positions held by the Chongqing army are steep. Their soldiers resisted tenaciously, and we suffered great losses."
Facing the dark-faced brigade commander, the commander of the Devil's 58th Infantry Regiment, who was in charge of the attack during the day, had to take the initiative to explain.
"As a soldier of the Great Japanese Empire, don't you even dare to bear the responsibility for defeat?"
Seeing the captain of the 58th Regiment attribute the responsibility for the failure to the terrain and the bravery of the Chinese officers and soldiers, this made the brigade commander, Major General Nara, very dissatisfied.
"What I need now are warriors who tear through the defense line of the Chongqing Army, not people who just know how to shirk their responsibilities." Major General Nara, head of the brigade, said after glancing at the captain of the 58th Wing.
"Brigade Commander, please give us another good chance!" Huo Ran, the captain of the 58th Regiment, stood up and bowed heavily to the brigade commander, Major General Nara.
"I can give you a chance, but the 3rd and 39th divisions are approaching in no time. I cannot tolerate the honor of the 13th division being taken away by others!"
"Let your troops retreat to rest." After the brigade commander, Major General Nara, finished speaking, he turned his eyes to the captain of the 116th Infantry Regiment next to him.
"I'll give you half a day, can you capture the Chongqing Army's position in front of you?"
The captain of the 116th Infantry Regiment hurriedly stood up and said, "As long as there is the cooperation of the aviation unit and the heavy artillery unit, two hours is enough."
"Well, I hope you don't disappoint me."
"Hi Yi!"
Text Chapter 350 Fierce Battle
The next day, Fo Xiaotian was bright, and the 116th Wing, which was replaced overnight, couldn't wait for the aircraft of the aviation unit to help, so it couldn't wait to launch an attack, wanting to rush into Yichang in front of the 3rd and 39th divisions.
"Tom tom tom!"
The Devil's 14th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment took the lead in launching artillery strikes. The howling shells pierced the sky and slammed into the defenders' positions.
"Anti-cannon, anti-cannon!"
The ear-piercing whistling sound of the incoming artillery shells made the observation sentries on the Chinese defenders' positions sleepless. While blowing the air defense whistle, they roared loudly as warnings.
Soon, accompanied by deafening roars, the shouts of the air defense sentry were drowned out by the explosion, and the entire position was shaken, like a flat boat in a raging sea, which might capsize at any time.
The artillery shells fell on the position one after another, and the position that was already a piece of scorched earth was turned upside down again, and there were gushing and splashing mud and sand everywhere.
Many officers and soldiers who did not have time to hide in the air-raid shelter were blown up into the air, and were torn to pieces in mid-air.
The explosion swallowed everything, and the air was filled with hot flames and choking smoke, as if the air was burning.
Thick gunpowder smoke poured into the air-raid shelter and flowed low, and the officers and soldiers hiding inside were coughing continuously with choked tears.
Fortunately, the officers and soldiers of the 18th Division have received strict training, and the trenches they built were repaired in accordance with the standards. Otherwise, such a bombardment of artillery fire would completely destroy the top of the position.
After the devil's artillery bombardment, a large number of incendiary bombs followed, and soon the position was replaced by raging flames. Everything that could be ignited was burned. The scorching heat made the brothers want to find a hole to drill. go underground.
The infantry of the 116th Wing of the Devils took advantage of the time when the defenders were engulfed in a sea of flames, and also took the opportunity to advance to the front. Light and heavy machine guns were set up, and they were in formation.
"Kill Gaga!"
When the flames subsided, following the roar of the devil commander, the devil infantry who had already approached the defenders' position rushed forward like a tide.
"Da da da--"
The light and heavy machine guns arranged by the devils on the side also fired one after another to cover the infantry's charge. They vowed to take down the defending positions in front of them in one fell swoop.
The devil's gunfire finally awakened those brothers who were hiding in the air-raid shelter and were almost buried by the soil raised by the devil's artillery fire.
"The devil is coming up, ready to fight!"
The officers at all levels roared loudly, and blasted the confused brothers out of the air-raid shelter.
When the brothers grabbed their guns and walked out of the air-raid shelter, they were dumbfounded when they saw the unrecognizable position.
The trenches they worked so hard to repair have now been razed to the ground, and looking through the smoke, a large number of little devils are rushing.
"Look for the crater, hurry up!"
Looking at the bombed-out trenches, an officer reacted and grabbed his gun and jumped into the huge crater next to him.
The devil's bullets flew over, and the brothers did not dare to stand there as a torch. Some retreated into the air-raid shelter and tried to shoot from the air-raid shelter, while some brothers jumped into the crater and hurriedly pulled the bolt.
"Order the artillery to fire!"
Pi Xuanyou, the head of the 54th Regiment, saw that the little devil had entered and rushed forward, and immediately gave orders in a cold voice, and the staff hurriedly called the artillery position behind.
Soon the howling shells smashed into the devil's attacking infantry. Although the devil pulled the skirmisher line, all the devils covered by the artillery fire were blown to ashes.
"Teng Teng Teng-"
As the artillery fired, the heavy machine guns on the ground also roared, and the overwhelming bullets swept towards the devils.
"Pfft!"
Those little devils who passed through the area covered by artillery fire and rushed to the front were immediately pierced by heavy machine gun bullets, blood spattered, and fell to the ground before they could even scream.
The devils thought that the heavy artillery and incendiary bombs would make the defenders' positions barren, but who knew there was still resistance.
"Rush up and kill them all!"
The devil's commander was also angry, roaring and directing the follow-up attack echelon to rush up.
And the devil's grenade launchers and mortars were not idle, whistling and passing over the heads of these surging forward devil infantry, and smashed into the positions of the Chinese defenders.
The officers and soldiers of the defenders shot desperately, knocking down the little devils who rushed up one by one.
"Boom! Boom!"
The devil's grenade grenades and mortar shells also fell one after another, blowing up many officers and soldiers with flesh and blood, and the entire battlefield was shrouded in gunpowder smoke.
Although the firepower of the defenders is strong, the devils are not weak either. The two sides come and go, and the battle has entered a fierce battle from the very beginning.