The night is as cool as water.

The right wing of the Fifth War Zone, the north bank of the 33rd Army, and the front-line blocking positions of Changshoudian, except for a few guards.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the 74th Division of the 55th Army went into deep sleep.

Although I don’t know when the Japanese army on the opposite side will attack, people always have to sleep. Where can they get the energy the next day if they don’t sleep?

Several anti-tank trenches were dug in front of the blocking position, and barbed wire was also pulled up to clear the shooting boundary to ensure that the Japanese army had nowhere to hide when they rushed over.

The semi-permanent fortifications hide underground fire points and form cross-fire points, which is enough to keep the Japanese army from coming and going.

Faced with the Japanese army armed to the teeth, the 74th Division, which was born in the Northwest Army, cannot compare with the direct troops of the Central Army.

After several major wars, the 74th Division had less than 7,000 officers and soldiers.

Faced with the upcoming war, the division commander Li Hanzhang frowned in the command center and learned from the front-line investigation.

There were nearly 30,000 Japanese troops that he was about to face. In addition to a complete division of the Japanese army, there was also a unit drawn from central China.

Such a big enemy is a crush of absolute strength for the 74th Division.

Three days ago, the Group Army Command suddenly activated the new password code and asked the old password code to continue to be used, and required the fake report content to be written. The real contact was the new password code.

He didn't understand why the secret code was suddenly changed, and was it causing confusion to the command below?

But as a soldier, he also knew that once the secret code was deciphered, his actions would be in the hands of the enemy.

This battle will definitely lead to a great loss.

Although it was a bit unhappy to suddenly change the password, it was too sudden and there was almost no time to prepare for the following.

But he obeyed the orders.

"Master, go and sleep for a while. I'll stare at you here. Whenever there is any movement, I'll wake you up." The adjutant came over and whispered in his ear.

Li Hanzhang raised his wrist and looked at the time. It was already past one o'clock in the night. According to the time, it should be May 1st.

"I'm next door, and I'll notify me as soon as possible if I have anything to do." Li Hanzhang nodded and said.

...

Not far from the position is a large area of ​​fertile fields. The breeze blows, and the green wheat fields are like waves, rising and falling one after another.

A trace of moonlight in the sky was blocked by dark clouds, and the sky became darker.

rustle……

What sound is this?

Fugen, the young soldier who was awakened by urination, trembled after he finished peeing, and heard a strange sound. He was so scared that he quickly ran back to the anti-cannon hole in the trench and woke his squad leader up.

"Squad leader, listen, what's the sound?"

"What, is there any movement?" The squad leader sat up and listened to it. There was no other sound in his ear besides the sound of the wind.

"What's the noise? Don't be nervous. Go to bed quickly and get up in the morning to change shifts." The squad leader put his sleeves together, held the gun again, and found a comfortable position to close his eyes.

Fugen felt that he had heard it correctly, so he ran out again and ran towards the direction he had just urinated.

Lean on the ground.

That voice came again.

It was very close, like countless ants lined up and scratched their hearts, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Hulala...

Fugen has bad eyesight and night blindness, but his ears are not bad. He has never heard such a sound in his position before.

He returned to the anti-cannon hole in the trench again and woke up the squad leader who had just passed by. "Squad leader, I think there is something wrong with this sound."

"Fugen'er, why are you sucking? I'll kick you out with one kick. Get out, don't disturb everyone's sleep!" The tall and powerful machine gunner next to him was dissatisfied. He opened his eyes and cursed.

"Zhao Luzi, who are you doing? Fugener is the Fu General of our class. If you forgot that if we didn't have him, our class would have died several times..."

"It's all quarrels, Fugener, I'll go with you to see." When the squad leader thought of this, he sat up and greeted Fugen. The two of them hugged and walked out of the anti-cannon hole.

The two of them came to the place where Fugener was peeing just now. This was already the frontier of the position because the shooting world was cleared.

The view here is excellent during the day, but at night, it is too dark, so you can only see some blurry shadows.

The squad leader's ears were not as good as Fugen, but he did not have night blindness and could see farther than Fugen, but it was only about twenty or thirty meters in front of the position.

The national army is poor. According to the rules, front-line positions must be equipped with searchlights, especially if the war is imminent and there is no searchlight, it is easy to be sneak attacked at night.

As for flares, there is no need to consider them. The flares are more expensive and the Japanese are not willing to use them. The Kuomintang army wants to use them, but there is no!

What should I do if there is no searchlight or flare? We still have a flashlight!

This is the most valuable property for the squad leader.

The squad leader carefully took out the flashlight from his bag, pushed the switch up, and a beam of light suddenly shot towards the opposite side of the position.

Before the squad leader can get used to the lights.

Suddenly, he saw a spark flashing in the wheat field opposite. The squad leader had experienced many battles and naturally recognized it as a gunfire!

Then I heard a crisp sound of gunfire.

The flashlight goes off in response!

It's the devil!

The squad leader picked up the flashlight on the ground, grabbed Fugen and ran to the position behind him: "Quick, the Japanese are here."

The gunshot broke the darkness before dawn, and the entire blocking position instantly became like a drop of water entering the oil pan, and it quickly boiled.

"Where are shooting, wherever you shoot..." The company commander in charge of the position rushed out of the command post with a gun.

"The Japanese are all Japanese..."

In addition to Fugen's shouts, the Japanese troops who were exposed by gunfire rushed out of the wheat fields.

Dongdong...

The sound of the mortar.

The shells fell on the positions of the national army and the explosion came.

The battle broke out instantly.

The Japanese army rushed out of the wheat field and launched a fierce attack on the national army's defensive positions.

The prelude to the war begins.

...

Luo Yao was awakened by a sudden knock on the door. He opened the door, and Wen Xueren and Yang Si were standing at the door.

"I just received the battle report. The Japanese army took action. They dispatched from Zhongxiang to attack the defensive position of the 74th Division of the 55th Army of the 33rd Army stationed in Changshoudian. In less than half an hour, the frontline position was lost!" Yang Sihui reported.

"It's finally here." Luo Yao nodded. Although the strategy of the Fifth War Zone is a bit conservative, it was also a decision made by giving the Fifth War Zone its own strength.

He can understand this too.

Although it is not comfortable to be beaten passively, the entire strategy of the War of Resistance Against Japan is like this. The Kuomintang army does not have the conditions to fight decisively with the Japanese army in field battles.

"Team leader, once the Japanese army is launched, it will no longer hide it, which is also a good thing for us."

"Well, the listening work needs to be strengthened, and we must also pay attention to our safety work, especially in air defense. We have certain advantages." Luo Yao thought for a moment and ordered.

"yes."

...

In addition to the Xianghe direction, the Japanese army also launched a fierce attack on the national army from the Xinyang direction. After dawn, the Japanese army also dispatched planes to bomb.

Under the fierce offensive of the Japanese army.

The Kuomintang army soon lost a large area of ​​positions and kept retreating. The battle report came to the commander-in-chief of the Laohekou War Zone like snowflakes.

The fierce offensive and rapid advancement of the Japanese army were unexpected by the generals and officials in the Five War Zones. Obviously, the Japanese army had been preparing and planning for this battle for a long time.

Originally, if Okamura Yasuji had not transferred, this battle should have been commanded by him, and these preparations were obviously done by him while he was in office.

The Somama and Ichiro have only been in office for less than a month, and they probably haven't figured out the situation of the troops yet, so they can't organize such a large battle operation.

All of this was planned for him by Okamura, and Sonobu and Ichiro picked up a big advantage.

Calls and telegrams for help are coming.

Even though the Fifth War Zone had already made targeted arrangements, under the powerful artillery fire and air supremacy of the Japanese army, the position was like paper and could be broken with one stab.

Of course, the national army was still very brave in fighting, and the positions were repeatedly fought for, which eventually changed hands, and the number of casualties rose sharply.

...

Mountain City Huangjiaoya, Liujia Garden.

"Sister Hui, the news I just got was already fighting in the fifth zone." Jiang Xiaoyu walked into Gong Hui's office with the documents in her arms to report.

"I understand, is there any progress in Yagyu Yoshizawa's situation?" Gong Hui nodded. It was time to beat him sooner or later. It would be better to come earlier than to hang him on his head.

"There are too few keywords and unclear direction. It is not easy to find valuable clues from so many news. If the keywords are deviated again, it will be even more difficult." Jiang Xiaoyu said.

"I'm not listening to your analysis of the difficulties, what I want is the result." Gong Hui asked sternly.

Jiang Xiaoyu smacked her tongue and said quickly: "According to the summary of the incidents in North China last year and the Japanese Special Administrative Region, there are probably three things that can be claimed by the Japanese army, including the participation of the Japanese intelligence department..."

"Why are there only incidents that are in contact with the Military Control Commission or the National Army? What about the CCP?" Gong Hui listened to Jiang Xiaoyu's explanation while looking through the events listed by her. From top to bottom, there was almost no one related to the CCP.

"Although we have statistics on the situation of the CCP, most of them are vague. Moreover, they are good at avoiding the important things. They can clearly kill a few Japanese devils and take one or two artillery towers and other things, and they can brag about the victory, and report good news but not bad news. Therefore, I think theirs is not reliable, so they are not included." Jiang Xiaoyu was startled and explained quickly.

Gong Hui nodded, and she also agreed with this view. In fact, many people in the National Army have this view and will not elaborate on it: "Don't just focus on the National Army. The CCP has suffered losses, so you should also check it."
Chapter completed!