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    In this way, even in the face of a tidal wave of Japanese offensive, the veterans have excellent psychological quality and rich combat experience, and are fully capable of dealing with any violent offensive that may be launched.

    The Japanese shelling lasted for about half an hour.

    In just half an hour, the Japanese army poured more than 10,000 artillery shells into these two highlands, which together covered less than three square kilometers.

    Although most of the artillery shells fired by the Japanese army were small- and medium-caliber artillery shells, the proportion of large-caliber artillery shells was not too large.

    But even so, the first round of fierce bombardment by the Japanese army still reduced the height of the entire hilltop by half a meter.

    In addition, many of the various reinforced concrete fortifications built here by the Fourth Army were damaged by Japanese artillery shells.

    Fortunately, their fort did not suffer too much damage from the Japanese army. The large-caliber artillery fixed inside could still have a great impact on the Japanese troops charging frontally.

    Both Guderian and Mijiro Xiangzu stood on a high slope, using binoculars to look at the Fourth Army's defensive positions shrouded in artillery fire in the distance.

    Such lively scenes reminded Guderian of some past scenes on European battlefields.

    Although the current Japanese artillery bombardment is completely incomparable with the density and power of the German artillery bombardment.

    Even the Italian artillery¡¯s prepared firepower is more ferocious than the current Japanese army.

    However, Guderian knew that in the face of the enemy's solid defenses, even using large-caliber naval guns to attack would probably not cause too many casualties to the enemy.

    Guderian once entered the high ground they conquered before.

    The tunnel defenses built by the Fourth Army on the high ground look like an underground maze.

    The tunnel fortifications hidden deep under the high ground provide a very good hiding place for the soldiers of the Fourth Army.

    The Japanese artillery shells hit the high ground, but only left a series of craters on the surface, unable to cause any degree of damage to the enemies hidden inside.

    It was precisely because he had seen those fortifications that Guderian determined one thing, that is, their artillery fire support had no way of destroying the tunnel fortifications laid out by the enemy in advance.

    In fact, it was not just the Japanese artillery fire at this time that could completely destroy these tunnel defenses.

    Even a few years later, during the battle between the Volunteer Army and the United Nations Army, the fierce artillery fire of the US Army, even using howitzers of various calibers, and even heavy bombers, and throwing various incendiary bombs were difficult to attack the tunnel fortifications of the Volunteer Army at that time.  Complete destruction.

    Faced with this kind of fortifications and the enemies standing under these fortifications, what the Japanese army can do is to use their numerical advantage to charge continuously and consume the effective strength of the enemies on the position until they are defeated.  Completely eliminate or destroy their will to resist.

    Originally, Guderian believed that artillery was very serious in destroying the enemy's willpower.

    Perhaps it is much easier to destroy the enemy's will to resist than to completely annihilate them.

    But now it seems that Guderian has denied his previous thoughts.

    Not to mention anything else, just when he attacked the small high ground before, he saw with his own eyes how determined the resistance of the four armies was.

    Even after reaching the high ground, the Japanese troops were still killed and injured dozens of people by bombs planted by the Fourth Army when they entered the tunnels.

    Guderian had no doubt that even if the enemy did not receive the order to retreat, they would fight to the last soldier, and absolutely no one would choose to surrender to them.

    Although they have no intention of accepting the surrender of this group of enemies.

    At this moment, a sharp roar suddenly came from a distance.

    When Guderian heard the sound, he immediately raised his head and saw three red flares roaring high into the sky.

    The Japanese soldiers below immediately began to move forward after seeing the three red flares.

    At the same time, the Japanese artillery bombardment also ended at this time.

    As for the firepower of the Japanese army, such as mortars and grenade launchers, they began to follow the charging troops and advance together, making it easier for them to conduct a thorough attack on the enemy's firepower points set up on the position.

    Just when the Japanese army began to launch a large-scale charge, at this time in the tunnelIn the middle of the night, the soldiers of the Fourth Army also heard that the outside was getting quieter.

    The originally noisy explosions left their ears at this time, went away, and finally disappeared into silence.

    "The bombardment of the Japs is over. Everyone should immediately enter their respective combat positions, repair defensive positions, and build firepower points. The Japs must not set foot on our positions!!"

    Luo Xinghe roared angrily, and his voice was transmitted to the two highland tunnels through the broadcast system in the tunnel.

    After the soldiers heard this, they immediately lined up without saying a word, rushed out of the tunnel, and rushed towards their defensive position outside the hillside.

    From the entrances and exits of some tunnels that had not yet been blown up, these soldiers were like dragons emerging from the water, showing a pair of resolute and courageous eyes, and came to the already devastated defensive position.

    Their concrete defenses are very strong.

    Under such intensive bombardment by the Japanese army, it still maintained a very good condition.

    Many defensive positions only need a little repair and can be put into use immediately.

    And when they came from the tunnel, they could see the army of the Japs, like a large net spread out, covering their two defensive positions at the same time.

    In those big nets, the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were like daggers tied to the giant nets, revealing their extremely ferocious faces.

    Japanese soldiers advanced with tanks and armored vehicles.

    The battle line is very long, stretching from one end to the other.

    They almost covered the front of the two highlands, and some Japanese soldiers even tried to pass between the two highlands, intending to go directly to their rear.

    But it is not easy to do this, because they will have to withstand fire from two highland side defense positions at the same time.

    At this moment, the Japanese soldiers suddenly heard a roar coming from in front of them.

    The fixed forts on the highlands of 4033 and 4032 began to violently bombard the Japanese army.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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