Another battle started when the Japanese 18th Division, the 31st Division, and the 24th Brigade Independent Mixed Brigade besieged the 2nd Armored Brigade, the 19th Infantry Regiment and the 22nd Infantry Regiment.

More than ten kilometers west of this battlefield, the main force of the 7th Infantry Division and the 8th Infantry Division, together with the 2nd Artillery Brigade, were attacking the Japanese 53rd Division and the independent mixed 72nd Brigade.

Although the 7th Infantry Division and the 8th Infantry Division each lacked an infantry regiment, their combat effectiveness was still very strong. In particular, the 2nd Artillery Brigade also had 72 powerful 155mm heavy howitzers. This was undoubtedly fatal to the Japanese army on the defensive side.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese are here. There are more than 30,000 people!" Colonel Kimura Naoki, chief of staff of the 53rd Division of the Japanese Army, reported.

"Order all units to prepare for battle! Our mission is to resist the attack of the Chinese people and gain enough time for the subsequent troops to wipe out the Chinese people's armored troops. Before destroying the Chinese people's armored troops, one Chinese must not be allowed to cross our defense line." Lieutenant General Kono Yuji, the commander of the Japanese 53rd Division, said in a deep voice.

"Hi, your Excellency Commander." The corps commanders of the various regiments under the 53rd Division of the Japanese Army replied one after another.

"Uno-kun, your troops should act as the reserve for this battle. Once we can't resist the attack of the Chinese people, we have to rely on your troops to plug the loopholes." said Doctor Yuji Kono.

"Hi, Master Division Commander." Major General Unoya nodded.

"Fire! Half an hour of fire preparation, smash the Japanese's defense line and blow all the Japanese to death." Major General Yan Tianning, the commander of the 7th Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese Rescue, issued an order to attack.

The 2nd Armored Brigade, the 19th Infantry Regiment and the 22nd Infantry Regiment were surrounded by the Japanese army, and are now being attacked by the Japanese army fiercely. This made Major General Yan Tianning and Major General Song Xinwei anxious. Although they were very confident in their troops and believed that even if they were besieged by the Japanese army, they would be able to hold on. However, no one could guarantee that there would be any accident. The only way was to break through the Japanese defense line as much as possible and go to reinforce the 2nd Armored Brigade, the 19th Infantry Regiment and the 22nd Infantry Regiment.

The 72 155mm heavy howitzers of the 2nd Artillery Brigade, 12 155mm heavy howitzers of the 7th Infantry Division and the 8th Infantry Division were 36 1o5mm light howitzers of the 18 75mm field guns of the artillery battalions of each of the subordinate infantry regiments were all ready for artillery shooting.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

When the 155mm heavy howitzers of the 2nd Artillery Brigade began to be bombarded, the artillery of other units also began to roar and smashed the shells one by one fiercely at the Japanese position.

This firepower preparation, anti-Japanese rescue, used a total of 96 155mm heavy howitzers, 72 1o5mm light howitzers and 72 75mm field guns. In total, there were 240. Such powerful artillery was enough to ravage the Japanese 53rd Division and the independent mixed 72nd Brigade.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A violent explosion sounded on the Japanese positions, and one after another formed bullet craters, and countless Japanese troops hiding on the positions were torn into pieces by these shells.

The Japanese defense line is also a simple defense line. They don’t have time to build a solid defense line. This makes the Japanese defense line very bad.

"Boom!" A shell hit a Japanese fox pit. The Japanese soldiers hiding in this fox pit were torn into pieces on the spot, with broken limbs and broken arms flying all over the sky. At the same time, several nearby Japanese soldiers were also affected.

Under the fierce shelling of the anti-Japanese rescue, the Japanese army suffered extremely heavy losses. Countless people were killed. Similarly, many machine gun fire points of the Japanese army on the defense line were also destroyed. This undoubtedly further hit the strength of the Japanese army, making it more difficult for them to resist the anti-Japanese rescue attack.

The half-hour shelling was like a year for the Japanese army on the defense line! The shells that resisted Japan and rescued fell like raindrops, and took away the lives of these Japanese soldiers at every moment.

"Damn the Chinese, their artillery fire is too strong. Without strong fortifications, our soldiers were completely exposed to the artillery fire of the Chinese. The losses of the troops will definitely not be as small as that." General Kono Yuji was worried.

"Your Excellency the division commander, on the Nanyang battlefield, the Chinese people have always been known for their strong firepower. Without strong firepower, they would not be opponents of the Imperial Japanese Army." Major General Uno Yasuhiro said.

Indeed, in terms of individual soldiers' quality, the anti-Japanese rescue is obviously incomparable to the Japanese army. However, the anti-Japanese rescue uses powerful firepower to make up for this very well, and has caused an unimaginable price to the Japanese army.

"Many colleagues have seen this problem. In the telegrams submitted to the base camp, they have proposed to strengthen the firepower construction of the troops. If we can have firepower like the Chinese people, we will definitely not lose to them." said Doctor Yuji Kono.

However, he also knew that it would be very difficult to strengthen the firepower of the troops. Japan's lack of resources made them not pay attention to the firepower of the troops, but emphasized the quality of soldiers, hoping to make up for the gap in firepower by strengthening the combat capabilities of soldiers. This made the quality of Japanese soldiers absolutely world-class. But even so, they did not gain any advantage in the war.

Now, even though Japan has occupied a vast territory, it is no longer scarce in terms of resources. However, due to the unsuccessful war and the consumption of war, the Japanese army still cannot strengthen the firepower of the troops too much. Even many newly formed troops have serious shortages of artillery and machine guns.

After all, Japan's industrial strength is simply incomparable to the United States. The anti-Japanese rescue was backed by the Americans, so they could use powerful firepower to crush their opponents. The Japanese were much worse.

"attack!"

Half an hour of firepower preparations were soon over. The 7th Infantry Division and the 8th Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese Rescue immediately attacked the Japanese defense line. In order to break through the Japanese defense line in the shortest time, the 7th Infantry Division and the 8th Infantry Division were put into the main force.
Chapter completed!