In the dark night, the Japanese army had already made thorough preparations on their positions. One of the battalions in the night attack was exposed to the Japanese flares before they even got close to the Japanese positions.

"Da da da"

"Boom boom boom"

Intensive gunfire and explosions soon broke the quiet night, and the night attack battalion commander led his troops to directly launch a charge. This time, the Chinese army and the Japanese army switched positions. Even if the Japanese army did not carefully arrange their positions, the condescending terrain advantage

, coupled with the strong combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, it was enough for them to hold their position.

Gunfire rang out on the position for two hours. The position defended by the Japanese army was like a natural chasm to the Chinese army! It looked very close, but it was so far away.

There were more than 300 soldiers in the whole battalion, no one survived, they all died in the battle!

This bad news soon spread to Pingcheng. After Zhao Zhiguo learned the news, he became very anxious. He knew better than anyone how difficult it was to attack the road position. As long as the Japanese army was willing to defend, the Chinese army had almost no chance of capturing it.

Chu Jie was even more nervous. He knew the commander-in-chief's plan. The first phase of the mission of the five divisions was to capture Heyun County. As long as Heyun County was captured, the troops could rest and replenish their troops and supplies.

As long as the Japanese army blocks the Jinsui Army's attack, it will take less than a day for the Japanese army to stabilize the entire defense line and use their air superiority to attack the rear of the Chinese army. In three days, the Japanese army can mobilize from the rear.

Bring more troops.

Pingcheng has always been within the bombing range of the Japanese army. As long as the little devils are happy, their planes can fly to Pingcheng three times a day and drop dozens of tons of bombs.

The headquarters of Commander Liu of the 72nd Division had already been hit by a bomb. The house where the division headquarters was located was half blown down. Commander Liu was in the headquarters at the time. Fortunately, Commander Liu was only slightly injured. Otherwise, seven

If the Twelve Divisions are leaderless, they will be in big trouble.

Commander Liu accepted Chu Jie's suggestion and moved the division headquarters to the prison. Although the environment was not good, it was nothing compared to life!

Both division commanders felt very pessimistic about the situation on the front line, especially after the failure of the night attack, which made the daytime attack exponentially more difficult.

The division commander who attacked the road position ordered a regiment to continuously attack the Japanese army without interruption, hoping to wear out the Japanese army in a round-robin battle.

However, the Japanese army continued to send fighter jets, and the charging soldiers had no cover at all. The cannons on the Japanese aircraft hit the soldiers, and the soldiers turned into a pile of minced meat in an instant. Seeing such a scene, many soldiers were frightened.

After two charges, the attacking regiment lost a battalion!

Not only did the Chinese army encounter fierce resistance near the road position, but although the losses of troops in other directions were not so heavy, they did not advance much.

Troops reinforced by the Japanese army continued to invest in the defensive front, gradually stabilizing the initial retreat.

Neither the commander-in-chief nor the five division commanders on the front line expected that the Japanese army would be able to stabilize the front in such a short period of time.

The advantage of the Jinsui Army's early surprise attack was gone today, and all that was left was a head-to-head confrontation with the Japanese army. At this time, the five division commanders finally realized that the little devil was really not a soft persimmon, and the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was very different from what they thought.

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The current situation is that the Jinsui Army is in a difficult situation. They want to attack, but they have not made any progress. However, they want to retreat, but the five division commanders cannot let go of their own dignity, so they can only bite the bullet and attack.

For a whole day and night, the Jinsui Army's troops only captured two insignificant positions, and most of the positions were still in the hands of the Japanese. That is to say, today, the Jinsui Army's losses were twice as high as the Japanese losses.

But the commander-in-chief still did not give the frontline troops an order to retreat.

Zhao Zhiguo listened to the news reported by the communications troops with no expression on his face. The situation on the battlefield was already obvious. Any commander could analyze it. The Jinsui Army still had no advantage. Continuing to attack would only increase his losses.

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"Captain, the little Japs won't attack Pingcheng again, will they?"

Gao Cang and Qin Dongsheng worriedly asked Zhao Zhiguo that they had all participated in the battle in Pingcheng and knew how tragic the battle in Pingcheng was, and they did not want to experience it again.

"Then let's see how many troops the Japanese army has for reinforcements and how many combat supplies they have prepared!"

Zhao Zhiguo has never doubted his side's determination to hold on to Pingcheng, so whether Pingcheng can be held depends on how much the Japanese army is willing to pay for Pingcheng.

The Japanese army also knew that a regiment of the 72nd Division guarding Pingcheng had been severely damaged. For the Japanese army, attacking Pingcheng at this time was more advantageous than before. Since the Jinsui Army

If they take action first, they will definitely not miss this opportunity.

"Hey~ How did this battle go? In two days, the five divisions had no advantage at all. It seems that our division has to wipe its butt again."

Qin Dongsheng was very dissatisfied. Those brothers who died in Pingcheng had not closed their eyes. Do they want their troops to add more than a thousand new graves in Pingcheng?

"I hope the five division commanders can realize the seriousness of the problem and switch from offense to defense, and maybe they can buy enough time."

According to Zhao Zhiguo's expectation, after the Jinsui Army took advantage, they built fortifications on the spot and waited for the Japanese attack. Then the commander-in-chief requested reinforcements from the Central Army on the condition of a large-scale Japanese invasion. As long as the Central Army sent more troops to the Hutong area,

If you send troops, even if you can't win this battle, the final result will be the same enemy.

Of course, Zhao Zhiguo also has a little selfishness. As long as the Central Army is willing to send more troops to the Hutong area, the pressure on the transferred troops in the south will be reduced.

"I really envy Yao Pengju. This kid must be enjoying spicy food at the little devil's place right now. It's much better than us drinking the northwest wind here." Gao Cang said with a wry smile.

This kind of cold battle is very torturous. The front is fiercely fought and they can only watch. Especially when the front cannot withstand it, they will be sent to the battlefield.

"Commander, when will you teach us these skills?" Qin Dongsheng naturally envied Yao Pengju and their troops who could come and go with ease.

They have the final say on how the war is fought. They take advantage and leave, and the little devils can't even find where they are.

"I taught you, but are you sure that the soldiers under your command can learn it?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

It's not that Zhao Zhiguo doesn't want to carry forward this tactic, but that there are limitations in the army. Most of the soldiers' physical fitness and learning ability are middle-to-lower. In addition, they have no cultural education and limited knowledge of new things.
Chapter completed!