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On the afternoon of July 2, 1938, the Japanese Tenth Division launched four more large-scale attacks into the urban area of ??Hankou, investing no less than two squadrons each time.
The last attack even involved four squadrons!
But the result is still the same, it¡¯s all a failure!
The artillery clusters established by the national army at Guishan and Sheshan fortresses have always been an unavoidable obstacle for the Japanese army!
By the time the Japanese army got past the fire blockade of the Chinese artillery, the originally complete infantry formation was in disarray, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. How could they be invincible?
By six o'clock in the evening, it was getting dark.
The sound of guns and artillery on the battlefield gradually fell silent.
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Time, soon came to the early morning of July 3rd!
Under the moonlight, Yoshio Shinozuka and Takabu Tsutsumi boarded the observation post on Mt. Toyohe again.
Although it is already past 2 o'clock in the morning, the temperature is the lowest of the day, but since it is July, the hottest month of the year, the heat in the mountains has not yet dissipated.
After climbing to the top of the mountain, the two of them were already sweating profusely.
Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but unbutton his clothes to feel a little cooler.
In the moonlight, Tsubujiagui raised his wrist and brought his watch to him, took a look at it and said, "Division Commander, it's already a quarter past two in the morning!"
"Yeah." Yoshio Shinozuka nodded lightly.
At that moment, the two of them turned their gaze to the boundless darkness ahead.
Although they couldn't see anything, the image of Shinozuka Yoshio and Tsubutsu Takaki still clearly emerged in their minds. Six infantry squadrons and more than a thousand Imperial Army soldiers were carrying weapons. The Sanba Dagai, who was good at bayonets, had already lined up in the wilderness, waiting for an order to launch a fierce attack on Hankou!
In addition, there are two combat anti-artillery squadrons, 8 37mm caliber combat anti-artillery, as well as a tank squadron and twelve Type 95 tanks participating in this night attack!
This will be the largest attack launched by the Japanese army since the battle to capture Wuhan began!
Di Bu Jia Gui kept looking at his watch. At a certain moment, Di Bu Jia Gui suddenly turned around and said, "Division Commander, it's time!"
Yoshio Shinozuka hummed softly and said calmly: "Then let's get started!"
"Hai!" Di Bujiagui raised his pistol without hesitation and fired a shot into the night sky.
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The next moment, several Japanese artillery positions not far from Fenghe Mountain began to boil.
First, the lights lit up one after another, showing the outlines of several artillery formations. Then, rows of artillery shells flew into the air from several artillery formations.
The Japanese artillery has been ready for a long time!
However, the Japanese artillery shells were not directed towards the urban area of ??Hankou, but towards the Guishan Fortress in the southwest and the Sheshan Fortress due south.
Immediately afterwards, the national army on the opposite side was also alerted.
Realizing that the Japanese army was going to launch an attack at night, the Chinese army responded quickly.
Accompanied by a roaring scream, three illumination bombs soared into the sky from the Chinese army's position, and the dazzling light instantly illuminated the wilderness a few kilometers north of Hankou City as bright as day.
With the dazzling light, even without the help of telescopes, Shinozuka Yoshio and Tsutsumi Takaki could clearly see the dense formation of imperial soldiers on their own attack positions, as well as rows of anti-aircraft guns and tanks!
At this time, after more than forty seconds of flight, the shells fired by the Japanese artillery finally flew over the Turtle Mountain Fortress and Snake Mountain Fortress, and immediately fell down with a piercing scream.
In an instant, dazzling red lights appeared on the Guishan Fortress and Snake Mountain Fortress.
Soon, the thick smoke and dust generated by the explosion completely obscured the fortress!
At this time, the field of view of the Chinese artillery in the two fortresses has been completely blocked. At least for a short period of time, it is no longer possible to block the attacking Japanese troops!
And if the Japanese artillery continues to bombard the two fortresses at all costs, then the artillery in the fortress will never be able to block the attacking Japanese army again!
Yoshio Shinozuka originally wanted to use this tactic during the day, but after careful consideration, he decided to use it at night because attacks at night are obviously more sudden!
The possibility of success is also greater!
? ?Wow! "Seeing that both fortresses were shrouded in gunpowder smoke, Shinozuka Yoshio nodded happily.
Without any hesitation, Tsui raised the Southern-style pistol again and fired another flare into the sky!
After seeing this signal flare, more than a thousand Japanese infantry, 8 37mm caliber anti-aircraft guns and 12 Type 95 light tanks who were waiting in the attack position were dispatched at the same time.
At this time, the flares in the sky were still not extinguished.
Through the bright light of the flares, Shinozuka Yoshio and Tsubuuki Ki could clearly see that under the guidance of 12 Type 95 light tanks, more than a thousand Japanese infantry and eight anti-tank guns were fighting like a decisive enemy. The huge flood from the embankment surged towards the city wall in front!
In the blink of an eye, the Japanese attacking troops rushed to the middle of the wilderness north of Hankou City, but there was no response from the other side!
Seeing this, Tsubuzaki couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and a smile finally appeared on Shinozuka Yoshio's lips. Without the support of artillery, what could the Chinese army do to stop the imperial army?
As long as the imperial army breaks into the urban area of ??Hankou and gains a firm foothold, this battle will be over!
No matter how strong the Hankou Railway Station and the bunkers on both wings are, it cannot change the final result!
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In Guishan, Yuwang Palace Observation Point.
The front of Guishan Fortress has been shrouded in smoke, and the artillery in the fortress can no longer see the battlefield on the other side.
But the Yu Palace Observation Post was not shrouded in smoke, so Zhong Yi, Sun Liren and Stilwell who were in the Yu Palace Observation Post could still clearly see the battlefield on the other side of the river.
Seeing the Japanese troops pouring towards the abandoned city wall in the north of Hankou City, Stilwell couldn't help but change his face slightly.
"It's broken!" Stilwell said anxiously, "Without artillery suppression, the Japanese attack force can break into the urban area of ??Hankou unscathed, and the subsequent battle will be difficult to fight! You should still build a line of defense on the city wall. With this line of defense, we can withstand it for a while, and as long as the smoke from the two artillery positions dissipates, we can still suppress artillery fire!"
Sun Liren smiled slightly, not only did he not have any anxiety, but he looked confident.
Zhong Yi¡¯s mouth quietly bloomed with a ferocious smile. The Japanese army thought that blocking the sight with gunpowder smoke and dust would prevent the Chinese artillery from blocking the artillery fire, but they were too naive!
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Across the river, a few kilometers away.
Four squadrons of Japanese infantry plus 12 tanks were divided into left and right teams and pounced on the left and right sides of the northern edge of Hankou city respectively.
In the blink of an eye, the Japanese offensive troops had rushed to the abandoned city wall.
On the city wall, there was still silence, and not a single Chinese soldier was seen!
Immediately afterwards, groups of Japanese infantry crossed the gap in the city wall and broke into the city! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com