On the afternoon of July 2, 1938, the 10th Japanese Division launched four large-scale attacks on Hankou city, each time investing no less than two squadrons.

The last attack even involved four squadrons!

But the result is still the same, it is a word of failure!

The artillery clusters of the National Army located in Guishan and Sheshan Fortress were always an unavoidable hurdle for the Japanese army!

By the time the Japanese army passed the fire blockade of the National Artillery, the original complete infantry formation was already in decline and its combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. How could it be invincible?

By six o'clock in the evening, it was getting darker.

The sound of gunfire on the battlefield gradually became quiet.

...

Time soon came to the early morning of July 3!

Stepping on the moonlight, Yoshio Shinozuka and Hitomi climbed to the observation center of Mount Toyohi again.

Although it was already past 2 a.m. and the temperature was the lowest in the day, since it was July and the hottest month of the year, the summer in the mountains had not yet dissipated.

After climbing to the top of the mountain, the two were already sweating profusely.

Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but unbutton her clothes before she felt a little cooler.

The dike was not blocked but I held it tightly, and I couldn't even untie Feng Ji buckle.

In the moonlight, Dibujiagui raised his wrist and brought his watch to him, took a look and said, "Teacher Commander, it's already 2:10 am!"

"Yeah." Shinozuka Yoshino nodded slightly.

At that moment, the two of them turned their eyes to the endless darkness ahead again.

Although there was nothing to see, this picture still clearly appeared in the minds of Yoshio Shinozuka and Hitobuki. Six infantry squadrons and more than a thousand imperial soldiers, carrying the 38th hood with bayonets, were already lined up in the wilderness, and just waited for a command to launch a fierce attack on Hankou!

In addition, there are two combat artillery squadrons, 8 37mm caliber war artillery, a chariot squadron, and twelve Type 95 tanks participating in this night attack!

This will become the largest attack launched by the Japanese army since the Battle of Conquering Wuhan began!

The watch has been looking at the watch. At one moment, the watch suddenly turned around: "Teacher Commander, the time is up!"

Yoshio Shinozuka nodded softly and said calmly: "Then let's start!"

"Hayi!" Dibujiagui raised his pistol without hesitation and shot him into the night sky.

With a sound of soothing, a red signal flare slowly rose into the air.

The next moment, several Japanese artillery positions not far from Fenghe Mountain immediately became boiling.

First, the lights lit up one after another, showing the outlines of several artillery formations. Then, rows of artillery shells emerged from several artillery positions.

The Japanese artillery was ready long ago!

However, the Japanese artillery shells did not go towards the Hankou city, but towards the Guishan Fortress in the southwest and the Snake Mountain Fortress in the south.

Immediately afterwards, the national army opposite was also alarmed.

Realizing that the Japanese army was going to launch an attack at night, the national army responded quickly.

Accompanied by a scream, three flares rose from the Chinese army's positions, and the dazzling bright light instantly illuminated the wilderness several kilometers north of Hankou City as bright as day.

With the dazzling bright light, and even without the help of a telescope, Yoshio Shinozuka and Higashi can see clearly. The strong imperial soldiers on their attack positions, as well as rows of war defense artillery, and tanks!

At this time, after more than forty seconds of flight, the artillery shells fired by the Japanese artillery finally flew to the Guishan Fortress and above the Snake Mountain Fortress, and then fell down with a harsh roar.

In an instant, dazzling red light rose from Guishan Fortress and Snake Mountain Fortress.

Not long after, the rich smoke and dust generated by the explosion completely covered the fortress!

At this time, the vision of the Chinese artillery in the two fortresses was completely blocked, and at least in a short time, it was no longer possible to block the Japanese troops who were attacking!

If the Japanese artillery continued to bombard the two fortresses at any cost, then the artillery in the fortress would never be able to block the Japanese army that was attacking again!

Yoshio Shinozuka originally wanted to use this tactic during the day, but after thinking about it, he decided to use it at night because the night attack was obviously more sudden!

The possibility of success is also greater!

"Yo Xi!" Seeing that both fortresses were shrouded in smoke, Yoshio Shinozuka nodded happily.

After dyke, he raised the southern pistol again and fired another signal flare into the sky!

After seeing this signal flare, more than a thousand Japanese infantrymen who were waiting for their attack positions, 8 37mm caliber war defense artillery and 12 Type 95 light tanks were dispatched at the same time.

At this time, the flares in the sky were still not extinguished.

With the strong light of the flares, Yoshio Shinozuka and Higashi Fubu can clearly see that more than a thousand Japanese infantry and eight war defense artillery under the guidance of 12 Type 95 light tanks, it was like a flood that broke the dike and rushed to the city wall ahead!

In a blink of an eye, the Japanese attacking troops rushed to the middle of the wilderness in the north of Hankou City, but the opposite side had no response!

Seeing this, Hitobujiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Yoshio Shinozuka's mouth finally showed a smile. Without the support of artillery, what should the Chinese army stop the Imperial Army?

As long as the Imperial Army breaks into Hankou city and gains a foothold, the battle will be over!

No matter how strong the Hankou Railway Station and the bunkers on both wings are, they cannot change the final result!

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In Guishan, Yuwang Palace Observation Office.

The front of Guishan Fortress was already covered by gunpowder, and the artillery soldiers in the fortress could no longer see the battlefield on the other side.

However, the Yu Palace Observatory was not shrouded in smoke, so Zhong Yi, Sun Liren and Stilwell, who were in the Yu Palace Observatory, could still clearly see the battlefield scenes on the other side of the river.

Seeing the Japanese army rushing towards the abandoned walls north of Hankou City like a tide, Stilwell's face changed slightly.

"It's broken!" Stilwell said anxiously, "Without artillery suppression, the Japanese attacking troops can break into Hankou city without any damage, and the battles behind will be difficult to fight! You should still build a line of defense on the city wall. With this line of defense, you can at least resist for a while. As long as the smoke from the two artillery positions disperse, artillery fire suppression can still be implemented!"

However, Sun Liren smiled slightly, not only without any anxiety, but instead looked confident.

A ferocious smile appeared quietly on the corner of Zhong Yi's mouth. The Japanese army thought that using gunpowder and dust to block the view could prevent the Chinese artillery from blocking the artillery fire, but it was too naive!

...

On the other side of the river, a few kilometers away.

The Japanese infantry of four squadrons and 12 tanks were divided into two teams, and rushed towards the left and right ribs on the northern edge of Hankou City.

In a blink of an eye, the Japanese attacking troops rushed to the abandoned city wall.

There was still a dead silence on the city wall, and no Chinese soldier was seen!
Chapter completed!