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"At one o'clock in the morning, start taking action!" Sun Qi said, "Now everyone takes the time to rest."
Although he said this, no one among the soldiers in the warehouse could sleep.
After all, whether they can succeed in the surprise attack tonight depends on the peripheral attack.
If their attack fails, even if the Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army can defeat the Japanese army, they may have to sacrifice the lives of thousands more soldiers.
Around 12 o'clock in the morning, before the troops led by Sun Qi launched a surprise attack on the Japanese army, nearly a hundred grenade heavy artillery on the artillery position in Cai Heyuan had already adjusted their shooting angles.
Through forward artillery reconnaissance, they have determined the bombardment position of the Japanese position.
However, the main purpose of his bombardment of the Japanese positions tonight was not to cooperate with the frontal troops in combat, but to concentrate the attraction of the Japanese troops on the outer positions through shelling.
Internally, the troops led by Sun Qi will take advantage of the fact that the Japanese army's attention is focused on the outer positions to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army headquarters.
In addition to the artillery positions, the troops participating in the attack tonight are also ready.
They all rested in the first half of the night, and around eleven o'clock, they began to complete the assembly.
This time, there were actually only three main regiments of about 6,000 troops participating in the frontal attack on the Japanese positions. If there are more troops, they will not be able to spread out on the front.
But the follow-up reserve troops are large in number. As long as the troops in front tear a gap in the Japanese position, the following troops will rush forward.
As for the cavalry units, they will give full play to their mobility advantages, quickly cut through the battlefield, and divide and surround the Japanese army.
The Japanese army was on the last line of defense outside the city wall, and all the Japanese soldiers were on alert.
In front of their position, flares continued to rise into the sky, illuminating the darkness ahead. Prevent sudden attacks by enemy troops.
"Order the artillery troops to start bombarding!!" Xia Yang looked at the time on his wrist and shouted loudly.
With his order, the artillery pieces immediately began to fire shells.
Countless artillery shells, at this moment, made a sharp whistling sound, flew across a long distance, and fell from the sky to the Japanese position.
"Boom!!! Boom!!"
The loud noise woke up the sleeping Japanese soldiers. Many of them immediately realized that the enemy's attack was about to begin.
However, the Japanese army¡¯s first line of defense has been deepened and reinforced during the offensive for many days. Unless it is a precise bombardment from howitzers, it will be difficult to kill these Japanese troops hidden deep in the fortifications.
Behind them, Suematsu Shigeshi, who had just closed his eyes to take a nap, was also awakened by the sudden roar.
He hurriedly stood up from his seat, then rubbed his eyes and shouted loudly: "Chief of Staff!! What's the situation? Is it a night attack by the enemy?"
Saburo Isoda rushed in immediately and shouted: "The enemy is shelling, and the infantry attack is expected to follow. I have already called the troops on the front line, asking them to hold on to their positions and not let the enemy break through the defense line."
After Suematsu Shigeshi heard this, he picked up the telescope and his command knife and ran towards the city wall.
Just when the shelling started, the team members hiding in an alley not far from the Japanese headquarters were ready for battle.
They quietly moved the rocket nest system to the roof. From here, they were able to accurately bombard the Japanese headquarters.
At the same time, more than two hundred commandos were ready for battle on both wings.
Because of the tightness on the outside and looseness on the inside, the Japanese army's command headquarters did not have many defense forces. Their radio stations and communication systems are all concentrated here.
This is done to facilitate the mobilization and command of all frontline troops. Another aspect is that the location of this headquarters is close to the city wall, making it convenient for Suematsu Shigeshi to observe the battlefield situation.
At this time, Suematsu Shigeshi, who had just climbed onto the city wall, would not know that his headquarters was already being targeted.
The shelling lasted for about half an hour.
After the fierce shelling ended, the Japanese army's position outside the city wall was in a mess. Craters left by artillery shells can be seen everywhere, as well as the remains of countless soldiers.
Accompanied by redA signal flare was launched into the sky, and the cry of killing came from the dark night in the distance.
Those Japanese soldiers who climbed out of the fortifications held on to their helmets and, with the illumination flares rising into the air, they could clearly see the soldiers who were attacking the positions.
"The enemy is attacking at night!! Organize defense!!"
The Japanese commander at the front immediately yelled.
With the command swords in their hands waving, the Japanese soldiers ran wildly along the trench and entered the fighting position in front.
A number of light and heavy machine guns were set up, and countless rifles were placed on top of the sandbags, aiming ahead.
At this time, the dark stormtroopers launched an attack on the Japanese army.
"Rocket nest bombardment!!" Xia Yang shouted.
With his order, more than a dozen rocket nest systems opened fire at the same time, directly bombarding the Japanese defense positions with rockets.
The sound of explosions was heard, gunpowder smoke filled the Japanese positions, and the bodies of Japanese soldiers killed by the explosion could be seen everywhere. Taking advantage of this period of time, the charging troops had successfully shortened the distance between themselves and the Japanese position to two hundred meters.
They began to advance at low speed and at the same time, each combat squad provided alternating fire cover, rushing towards the Japanese position like rolling waves.
Suematsu Shigeshi held a telescope and looked at the dark charging troops under the light of the flares, and knew that the enemy's night attack was very fierce this time.
¡°Order all units to obey my orders at any time and provide support to each position.¡± Shigeshi Suematsu shouted.
He knew that the ferocity of the enemy's firepower would inevitably cause huge casualties to the Japanese troops holding firm on the battlefield.
If there are no troops to supplement, then the Japanese troops on the front line may not be able to hold on for too long, even if they have a strong will to fight. Therefore, the support troops in the rear of the Japanese army are the key to Suematsu Shigeshi's ability to hold these peripheral positions.
At this moment, Sun Qi and Zheng Canan, with their soldiers, arrived at the outskirts of the Japanese military headquarters.
Sun Qi looked at the time on the watch, then picked up the walkie-talkie and said: "Get ready for the rocket nest. Follow my orders and launch bombardments on the Japanese military headquarters at any time! Just bomb the places with more antennas! That is their command center. Without those telephones and telegraphs, the Japanese army could only rely on horses and manpower to deliver orders."
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