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    Before that, they need to wait for the fire support from their own artillery to end.

    Xia Yang lowered his head and looked at the watch on his wrist. The time was approaching eight o'clock in the morning, which was the time Li Yunlong originally planned to attack.

    However, Xia Yang hadn't heard the sound of artillery and explosions over there yet. He stood up, looked in the direction of Li Yunlong and his troops, and said, "What's going on? Their shelling hasn't started yet."  ?"

    He was worried that the situation had changed, so he asked casually.

    Just as Xiao Yuebing beside him was about to speak, a roar came from the distance.

    The troops of the Fourth Army began to launch the first wave of artillery bombardment against the Japanese positions.

    Various types of artillery, from large-caliber howitzers, medium-caliber mortars and mountain artillery, to many flat-fire artillery, were all bombarding the Japanese defensive positions at this time.

    The Japanese troops knew that the enemy would definitely bombard them before attacking.

    So, before the bombardment started, they were already ready for battle.

    Now accompanied by the roaring sound of artillery shells and the deafening explosion, these Japanese soldiers felt at ease.

    No matter what, what is coming is finally coming.

    Most of the Japanese soldiers did not have a good sleep last night.

    Because the Eighth Route Army troops, like moles at the same time, kept digging in their direction.

    However, fortunately, these Eighth Route Army troops were not digging as fast as they thought, so they did not have to participate in such a bloody battle last night.

    Soon, artillery fire covered many Japanese positions on the first line of defense.

    These defensive positions are their key targets, and they are also the targets that need to be removed during the first wave of attacks by the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment.

    Now, the Japanese positions covered by artillery fire have turned into a scorched earth, a hell covered with flames.

    Under the cover of his soldiers, Meijiro Xiangzu also entered the air-raid shelter they had prepared in advance.

    Not long after they entered the air-raid shelter, a shell directly hit the location where Mijiro Kazu was just now.

    This was one of their key targets. The scouts of the Fourth Army felt that there might be a headquarters of the Japanese army or the location of a radio station.

    " However, if they knew that Mijiro Xiangzu was in that direction, then what they had just called was definitely not just one shell, but hundreds, or even thousands, of shells, bombarding him in this direction.

    ??Xiangzu Meijiro was in the air-raid shelter, listening to the reports from various units on the front line, with almost no change in the expression on his face.

    After his staff officer¡¯s report was over, he said: ¡°Order them, all soldiers, to come out of the air-raid shelter after the enemy¡¯s shelling is over, enter their defensive positions, and block the enemy.

    If the enemy's bombardment has not ended yet, I hope they will not run out blindly or launch a long-lived charge.

    Tell them that such a meaningless sacrifice is destined to be meaningless.  I don't want my soldiers' lives to die on this meaningless tactic.  "

    After Meijiro Xiangzu finished speaking, he looked at his staff officer and said, "Do you have anything else to say?"

    The Japanese staff officer thought for a while, and then said: "I thought of a question. If the enemy's shelling is so fierce, is it possible that their soldiers will be accidentally injured.

    After all, the enemy's trenches have been dug to a distance of two hundred meters from our troops.

    If the accuracy of the enemy's shells is slightly worse, it is very likely to cause great damage to themselves.

    Or rather, the enemy troops were not in the newly dug trenches, but hiding behind them.

    In this way, the enemy does not have to worry about their own artillery shells being accidentally damaged.  "

    "What don't you want to express?" At this time, Meijiro Xiangzu asked directly.

    The Japanese staff officer said: "What I mean is that since the enemy rushes from their position and reaches the end of their own position, it will take a lot of time.

    Then, if our troops can take the initiative to attack after the shelling is over, can they occupy the trenches dug by the enemy?  "

    As he spoke, his thoughts on this tactic became clearer and clearer.

    ? ?Hearing his words, it actually inspired Meijiro Xiangzu at this time.

    He lowered his head and thought for a while, then stretched out his palm, patted his staff officer and said, "What you said is very good. I'm surprised that you have such insight.

    Immediately send a telegram to the frontline commander, asking their troops to seize the enemy's position immediately after the bombardment is over, and push our own defense line towards the enemy's position.

    Compared with the enemy, our troops are actually closer to the trench defense line dug by the enemy.  "

    The Japanese staff officer immediately said: "Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I will convey your order immediately."

    After he finished speaking, he immediately turned around and ran back.

    The shelling lasted for half an hour, and the defensive position established by the Japanese army was now in a mess.

    Wherever they looked, they could see the building materials they used to build their fortifications, as well as some blown-up corpses.

    Many of the permanent fortifications set up by the Japanese army here were turned into broken objects under the power of 155-caliber artillery shells.

    The Japanese troops hiding in the fortifications also met the same fate.

    The moment the gunfire stopped, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army rushed out of their air-raid shelter.

    As they had expected, because their hiding position was too close to the Japanese defensive position, more than ten artillery shells did fall on their position.

    However, the air-raid shelters they set up in advance played a huge role, allowing their troops to suffer almost no losses at this time.

    The Japanese troops on the opposite side also rushed out of their own air raid shelter at this time.

    Before setting off, these Japanese troops all received an order, which was to take the initiative to occupy the defensive positions that the Eighth Route Army had dug before the smoke dissipated.

    In this way, they can turn the enemy around, not only ensuring that their defensive positions are not occupied by the enemy, but also ensuring that their defense line can advance a certain distance.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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