The city walls were dead silent. ◇↓◇↓ Xiao◇↓ said,

This place is more desolate and more broken than two months ago, with new and old trenches intersecting. Barbed wire, blocking cables, and anti-tank trenches up to seven or eight meters deep.

At 4:37, the Japanese army was less than two kilometers away from the city wall and then launched an attack formation. A Japanese major general, surrounded by many Japanese officers, came to the front of the formation, observed the Chinese position, and kept pointing out his fingers, obviously discussing an offensive strategy.

"Report, we found minefields in front of the Chinese positions."

"Mine is another mine. If we want to launch an attack, we must clear the mines. Otherwise, our soldiers will find it difficult to rush to the opponent's formation." A Japanese staff officer whispered.

"Yes, the efficiency of artificial mine removal is too slow, but we don't have a mine decompression vehicle, so we can only use blasting mine decompression."

"Carry up the engineers and prepare to clear mines"

"Hai"

Under the position periscope, the observation post found that the Japanese army began to clear mines and immediately reported it to the command center on the city wall through a telephone set up at the front-line positions.

"If the Japanese army wants to attack, they must clear at least an attack channel that is two kilometers long and fifty meters wide. Without such a large area, their troops will not be able to launch an attack formation."

"Well, I know, continue to monitor closely."

"Lao Ju, look, from the mine clearance direction chosen by the Japanese army, their first step is to occupy the hillside on the left side of the frontier position, so that they can form firepower suppression on this area, and the troops guarding this hillside are the ones."

"A platoon of the first battalion and third company."

"Add them two light machine guns and one heavy machine gun, and don't expose the firepower point at once."

"Okay, I understand, Xiao Li, transfer two light machine guns and a heavy machine gun to send them to Kuzi Guo from the Third Company of the First Battalion." Ju Youlin immediately ordered.

"yes."

"It's more than an hour before darkness. We all know that the Japanese army is eager to recover Nanjing. Taking advantage of their impatient mentality and teach them a lesson. What about you? Be more at ease when fighting, don't fight too hard. This time our target is their artillery position." Leng Feng said.

Knocking off the Japanese artillery position first is also the Leng Feng's established strategy. As long as the artillery is destroyed, the Japanese army will become a tiger without teeth after dark and will not dare to move easily.

Of course, Leng Feng's target was the Japanese field heavy artillery wing.

The Japanese army had already arrived in Tangshan. In addition to the frontier, Shunrok Hata flew to the front to convene an emergency combat meeting and clearly identified the candidates for the recapture of Nanjing commanders, there was also the 11th Regiment of the Fifth Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, which was urgently deployed from Shanghai.

The squadron in Nanjing robbed the Japanese heavy artillery and formed a heavy artillery regiment. If the Japanese army did not face the corresponding equipment, with the ammunition reserves in Nanjing, even if the Japanese army could recover Nanjing, they would suffer heavy losses.

So he quickly transferred the 11th field heavy artillery revolver, shipped it by train overnight, and pulled it to the Tangshan front line. He was assigned to the Third Division's offensive operations against Nanjing.

In addition to the 11th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, the Third Division also has its own heavy firepower equipment such as the Field Artillery Regiment, Mountain Artillery Brigade, and Armored Vehicle Squadron.

If it weren't for occupying Nanjing and seizing most of the weapons and equipment of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army, Leng Feng wouldn't have the confidence to fight with the two powerful Japanese field divisions in Nanjing.

Even so, the national rescuer is still at a disadvantage, and he can only rely on the right place and the right people to equalize the disadvantages of both sides.

The efficiency of Japanese engineers to demine mines was still very fast. Without any interference, a brigade of engineers quickly advanced forward and swept out a fifty-meter-wide and five hundred-meter-long passage in less than half an hour.

Of course, there is still some distance away from the frontier position of the National Rescue Division.

"The Japanese army has been 1,500 meters away from our position."

"Talking and reporting"

"yes"

"It seems that it won't take long. The Japanese army can launch an attack." Leng Feng raised his left hand and looked at it for a while. At 5:08, there will be another half an hour. It is estimated that the Japanese army will be able to enter the shooting range of the frontier positions.

The minefields are arranged close to the national rescue division's position. After all, once the fight starts, the Japanese engineers cannot mount the mines so leisurely.

"Tell the frontier that once the Japanese army enters the shooting range, the heavy machine gunners will shoot me at the Japanese engineers."

"We'll shoot first, isn't that exposing the firepower point?"

"If they use the method of blasting and demining mines, then the mine array we set in front of the position will have no effect. If we expose one or two fire points and kill their engineers, we will still make a profit, so that they will not dare to charge in the minefield." Leng Feng explained.

"It makes sense, tell the first battalion commander Zhang Youcai and let him command flexibly."

"When fighting, I want to reiterate a discipline. Commanders leave the command post easily without waiting, especially commanders at the battalion level or above. If they leave their post without authorization, they will find one and deal with one." Leng Feng looked up seriously and said seriously.

Major General Katayama seemed very satisfied with the engineer's mine clearance speed, and ordered the infantry to get closer and pressed up step by step. The field heavy artillery corps located at the Qilin Gate behind had also removed the artillery jacket, adjusted the artillery position, and waited for the order.

In his command center, Doctor Satoshi Asada ordered the servicemen to make a cup of good coffee for him, and sat on the marching stool with his legs crossed, pursing his mouth in small mouths. Under the round lenses, a pair of eyes flashed with a beast-like cold light from time to time.

"Captain, the phone is on"

"I understand, put the phone in front of me." Asada smiled slightly and ordered.

"Hai"

Beep ring

"Moshimosi, Hayi"

Whoosh

The orange trajectory cut through the sky, cruel and gorgeous.

On the front line, hearing the harsh whistle, the experienced veteran immediately pulled the recruits around him to the nearby anti-aircraft cannons, old and new, in order in chaos.

The raindrop-like shells hit, and there was a violent explosion on the frontier positions, and the soldiers on the positions had almost no chance to look up.

The last eight hundred meters

Japanese engineers began to demine mines with blasting. As soon as the rockets fired, a series of explosions sounded in front of the position.

"Machine gunner, fast, Japanese engineer"

Leng Feng personally inspected the frontier positions and designed to dig a large number of underground castles. At this time, the design port of the castle was pushed open.

Four light and heavy machine guns suddenly spewed out four flame tongues.

The Japanese engineers who rushed to the front to blast and clear the mines were not prepared at all. They were beaten like gourds all over the ground. They screamed constantly, and suffered heavy casualties.

"Baga, the Chinese people actually built an underground firepower castle in such a short time." Major General Katayama jumped up from the saber in shock.

In order to speed up the mine clearance, he sent almost all the engineers he brought. In this encounter, a squadron of engineers was almost completely lost.

Without the engineer, how can he relieve the mines

Could it be that your soldiers will charge in the minefield?

"Article, bomb the heavy machine gun castle of the China Army for me." Major General Katayama ordered.

Six-door 94 type 90mm light mortars are lined up in front of the position, loading, firing

Dodol

The blast exploded over the underground castle, and the shooting inside suddenly came to an abrupt end.

The charge of the Japanese immediately shouted

Of course, the Japanese heavy artillery behind him did not stop shooting the positions of the national rescue division. In order to show the strength of the Japanese imperial artillery, Asada Nakasa also extended the barrage attack on the city wall position of the national rescue division.

The shells of hundreds of pounds fell down and exploded violently. The ground could at least explode four or five deep pits. A violent vibration came, and the entire Nanjing city was trembling.

"Deputy Commander Leng. It's not safe here, so you'd better go back to the command center." The city walls were ravaged by Japanese artillery shells, and became even more dilapidated than before.

Although Ju Youlin's command center was reinforced, a violent vibration came as soon as the shell came down, and the reinforced steel bars made unbearable sounds.

Although the chance of two shells falling at the same point is very low, if there is really another shell, Ju Youlin's command may really collapse.

"It's okay, the Japanese have not reached the city wall yet. What are you afraid of? The first round of artillery can't last long, at most twenty minutes. Please don't be afraid, and believe in the anti-aircraft artillery holes we built. We have used all the steel and concrete left by the Japanese in Nanjing, but we can't stop their shells."

Although it only took less than two days. At the first moment of occupying Nanjing City, Leng Feng started to build the fortifications in Nanjing City. Of course, there was no time for systematic planning and demonstration. Fortunately, his understanding of the inside and outside of Nanjing City was previously, including Qiu Qingquan, the engineer's origin, and Zhou Xue, an expert in the city subsidy group.

Three cobblers, one Zhuge Liang, and if Nanjing City Fortifications are more beautiful than before, it is definitely not possible. There is no need for storefront skills and no time.

But in terms of fortifications, it is definitely much harder than before. If it weren't for the hasty time, it would have been better.

One thing is that Leng Feng does not lack labor force. When he heard that he wanted to defend the city and repair fortifications, the young and strong people in the safe area all yelled to sign up.

Of course, these people were also the last one to withdraw from Jiangbei, and many of them died under the bombing of Japanese planes.

The fortifications in the city are still under emergency repair. Of course, some are not visible on the ground. The city’s civil defense fortifications and underground pipeline systems are used to transform Nanjing into an underground city that can be connected freely.

Of course, this is unrealistic, because the time is too short. If Leng Feng had been asked to command the Nanjing defense battle, the cost of the Japanese army occupying Nanjing would be more than that.

The longer the battle in the city wall is dragged down, the more prepared the street fighting work will be, and the greater the damage will be given to the Japanese army.

The quality of the Japanese army is indeed very powerful. In the field battle, the Japanese army is indeed one of the few strong troops of this era. Some people have commented that if we use German equipment to arm Japan, the result of World War II may have to be rewritten.

The Japanese army's fighting will and individual combat capabilities do have something that you have to admire. Of course, their cruelty and cold blood will be despised.

The ballistics in the sky are still cruel and beautiful. The bricks and stones on the ground are constantly blown up and thrown into the sky by air waves. Occasionally, you can see broken limbs and broken arms.

War is cruel and irrational.

If it weren't for resisting invasion, who would have been willing to suffer such great destruction and ravage in his home and his city?

There is no way, people may just need freedom and dignity

If you don’t even want freedom and dignity, then what’s the point of living in this world? Those who want to enslave others will eventually be despised by history.

"I'm standing here, don't worry, the bullets and shells that cost me my life have not been built yet," Leng Feng gently brushed away the dust on the map on the table and said calmly.

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief"

"I said, just stand here and see how you beat me back to the Japanese in front of you."

"Yes, beat the Japanese back." Angry roared in the command center.
To be continued...