Soldier.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The fuze bottomed out, causing the internal charge to explode, releasing a high amount of kinetic energy outwards. The metal projectile made of gray cast iron could not withstand such terrifying energy, so it shattered and spread around at extremely high speeds.

, creating a death zone that has a terrifying effect on the human body.

This is...a metal debris net!

This is...made in shanbei!

Some Japanese soldiers were hit by an unknown number of irregular metal shrapnel before they could react and lost the ability to move. Some Japanese soldiers were lucky and a shell hit them directly in front of them and died on the spot. Some Japanese soldiers hid in bunkers.

Later, he successfully survived.

However, what is more common is that the Japanese soldiers who are chasing the 126th Regiment fall in pieces like harvested wheat under the sudden high-intensity firepower.

Within five minutes of launching the general attack, there were nearly hundreds of casualties!

Don't mistake the 60 mortars for artillery. When mortars are used intensively, their firepower and area-killing effectiveness are no less than those of a 75mm mountain gun cluster.

"Baga! What's going on?! Why do they still have artillery shells?! Why do they still have so many mortars?!" Tamura Iguchi, who was staying at the forward command post, his eyes instantly turned red as he looked at the Japanese troops who were under heavy shelling.

Soldiers, artillery shells continued to fall like raindrops in the sky, making incredible roars.

Reality hit him hard like a heavy hammer. Just when Tamura Iguchi thought he could successfully capture Xuanhua, he never expected that what happened in front of him happened.

Why?

Why does this Chinese garrison still have so many mortars and artillery shells?

Tamura Iguchi couldn't figure it out and couldn't understand that the opponent's mortars had misfired an hour ago, and later no fire support was provided no matter how critical the situation was, which led him to conclude that the defenders in the city had exhausted all their artillery shells.

However……

The cannonballs now so dense in the sky that it frightened him gave Tamura Iguchi a hard slap in the face.

what on earth is it?!

"Your Excellency, Captain, despite the heavy losses of the troops, due to the opponent's retreat, our army still successfully captured the three gates of Xuanhua County. This is good news." Upon seeing this, the Japanese combat staff immediately reassured.

"Baga, don't you know what these shells mean? They still have counterattack power and have enough shells. The most important thing is that they gave up their positions voluntarily instead of being forced to give up their positions." Tamura Iguchi heard this and was immediately shocked.

Cursing, his eyes were as big as copper bells, and the anger filling his heart did not make him lose the quality and reason that a senior officer should have: "The commander of this Chinese army wants to use street fighting to fight us, even if he

If all our troops are dead, we will also suffer heavy losses."

Tamura Iguchi could see that these Chinese defenders had voluntarily abandoned their positions with the support of smoke and mortar firepower, which meant that the opponent still had a considerable number of effective forces.

Abandoning the outside of the city and withdrawing to defend the city, what is this?

Fighting in the street.

In other words...fight hard!

"Hey, I didn't think enough about it. Your Excellency, Captain, what should we do?" the Japanese combat staff immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake and asked.

Tamura Iguchi took several deep breaths in succession, remained calm, and issued an order: "Immediately send a message to the commander of the Itagaki Division and ask for tactical guidance. We need the bomber force to carry out the last bombing of Xuanhua County to eliminate the opponent's effective forces. We cannot spend too much in capturing Xuanhua."

With multiple forces, we must preserve enough strength to resist subsequent attacks by the Chinese defenders."

"Hi!" The Japanese combat staff nodded immediately.

…

"Commander, Xuanhua urgent telegram." The communications staff officer at the Seventh Army Headquarters took the Xuanhua urgent telegram and quickly came to Commander-in-Chief Fu Zuoyi's side, stood at attention and saluted.

"Good boy, I didn't notice Cheng Zijian before. I never thought he was a tiger general!" Fu Zuoyi took the emergency call and took a look. His eyes were reddened and he nodded with satisfaction. He turned his eyes to look at the war sand table in the Nankou area.

Staring at the location of Xuanhua City: "The 21st Division's brigade has been fighting for a day, but it has not been able to break through the position of a Japanese brigade. How long will it take for Liu Ruming's brigade to arrive at Xuanhua?"

The only unit closest to Xuanhua was the 21st Division stationed in Huailai. However, after a brigade affiliated with the 21st Division completed its assembly, it was blocked by a Japanese brigade in Xiahuayuan District. A whole day passed without being able to break through the Japanese army.

position.

What a shame!

Fu Zuoyi could only pin his hopes on Liu Ruming.

"Commander-in-Chief, there is no news from Liu Ruming's department yet." The chief of staff standing beside him shook his head.

"Damn it, at this critical moment, Liu Ruming is still worried that we will seize his territory and rely on everyone to run away. It is better to rely on ourselves and send an urgent call to Brother Xianzhou. If Xuanhua falls, our Nankou garrison will

He is surrounded by enemies from both sides, so please attack Xiayuankou quickly. Afterwards, I will transfer 12 newly purchased French Brand mortars to him." After hearing this, Fu Zuoyi gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at the sand table, and moved to his side.

said the chief of staff.

"12? Commander, isn't that too much?" The chief of staff was stunned. He knew that the newly purchased French Brand mortars that had recently entered the army were expensive, but the most important thing was their excellent performance.

These are rare and good cannons. Even one of them is extremely precious.

"At this juncture, which one is more important, artillery or Xuanhua?!" Fu Zuoyi gritted his teeth. Although he was heartbroken, he also knew that he must give Li Xianzhou enough benefits.

Even Fu Zuoyi only had thirty of these top-quality French mortars, including the twelve that were transferred to Tang Enbo.

"I understand." The chief of staff nodded and turned around to convey the order.

…

In Xuanhua City, the fighting entered a fierce state as expected, and the intensity was far higher than the city gate defense battle. The 126th Regiment and the Tamura Regiment launched a brutal house-to-house battle. Every house, every room, and even every

The toilet is a battlefield for both sides.

"Little devil, grandpa shows you a treasure!" On the second floor of a teahouse, two corpses had fallen at the stairs. The footsteps of Japanese soldiers going upstairs were heard below. A young soldier who had been shot in the abdomen vomited blood.

He took out two grenades with his right hand, bit off the fuses with all his strength, then rushed out of the corner with the smoking grenades and rushed towards the four or five Japanese soldiers on the stairs.

"Boom!" When this group of Japanese soldiers looked horrified, before they could react, two grenades exploded suddenly, and the shock wave and metal shrapnel turned a radius of five meters into a life-limiting zone.

In the city, such battles continued to take place, and both sides were completely at war.

This is the meat grinder, a meat grinder that is not too big but just right, devouring life and blood crazily. The invisible God of Death seems to be suspended above Xuanhua, showing a ferocious smile, waving a sickle, and constantly harvesting lives.
Chapter completed!