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Although the battle between the two sides was very noisy, in fact, until dawn, the actual number of troops invested did not exceed 20,000.
The motorized infantry regiment dispatched by Xia Yang to attack occupied some positions of the Japanese army.
However, with the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, they stopped advancing and consolidated the defensive positions they had occupied.
The troops of the Fourth Army thought that the battle would be over by dawn the next day.
But in the early morning, the Japanese heavy artillery troops began to launch a fierce bombardment on the front of the Fourth Army.
This time, they concentrated thousands of artillery pieces and carried out fierce bombing on the two brigades placed by Xia Yang on the front of the battlefield.
The commanders of these two brigades even had to temporarily withdraw their troops from their positions because the Japanese bombing was too fierce.
While the bombing was going on, the two Japanese divisions on the front also began to advance.
They gathered armored vehicles and tanks, carrying infantry units, and advanced rapidly.
Before the bombardment was over, they arrived less than 500 meters away from the position.
The Japanese armored forces immediately deployed on the front and launched a fierce attack on several defensive positions in front of the Fourth Army.
At this time, the soldiers of the two brigades had already entered the frontal defensive positions.
They hurriedly repaired their defensive positions and had to fight fiercely with the Japanese army.
Soldiers from both sides were fighting together at this time.
The Japanese tanks and armored vehicles continued to suppress the position with fire.
The various anti-tank weapons equipped by the Fourth Army also came in handy at this time and began to fire violently at the Japanese army.
The Japanese attack occurred in waves.
After one offensive force is defeated, another force will immediately fill in and continue to launch a fierce attack on the defensive positions of the four armies.
But this method of attack consumes a lot of troops.
In just one hour since the war began, the Japanese army had already suffered more than a thousand casualties and lost more than 40 tanks and armored vehicles.
Of course, such a fierce attack method, although it caused great damage, also achieved some results.
The two brigades deployed by Xia Yang on the front suffered heavy losses.
There was a brigade defensive position whose flanks were almost penetrated by Japanese defensive forces.
"If it weren't for a few soldiers, they would have held on to the explosive packs and destroyed the Japanese tanks that rushed to the position.
It is very likely that a gap will be opened in their position.
The fierce fighting situation at the front was quickly transmitted to Xia Yang's headquarters via phone.
Hearing the fierce gunshots on the other end of the phone, Xia Yang began to have some doubts about his previous judgment.
If the enemy attacks two divisions from the front, it is just a step to confuse his own chess pieces.
Why did they launch such a violent attack?
Judging from the situation reported by the front-line troops, the Japanese army launched at least four waves of attacks against them in more than an hour.
In each wave of attacks, the number of Japanese soldiers involved was about one brigade.
"Is this guy Yuri Ogawa really planning to fight us head-on?"
Xia Yang always felt something was wrong when he thought about it like this.
Also in the early morning, the Japanese army detoured back to the two brigades on the left flank of the Fourth Army and began to launch a fierce attack on them.
However, the two regiments sent by Xia Yang in advance could barely resist the attack of the two Japanese brigades.
Coupled with the support of air force and artillery firepower, although the two Japanese brigades on the left wing can pose a certain degree of threat to them, they will not affect the overall situation.
The Japanese army's fierce attack on the frontal defense positions of the Fourth Army continued until noon.
At this time, because the casualties of the troops were increasing, the two infantry brigades holding the frontal position sent telegrams to Xia Yang asking for help, hoping that he could send at least one regiment of reinforcements to provide them with support.
Listening to the anxious shouts of the two brigade commanders on the phone, Xia Yang, who had always been very calm, was also affected emotionally.
After much thought, he decided to dispatch the troops of the two regiments to the front to help them withstand the pressure of the Japanese frontal attack.
The two infantry regiments arrived at the frontal defensive position at three o'clock in the afternoon.
ArriveThe reinforcements greatly relieved the defensive pressure on the two brigades that were struggling to hold on from the front.
And this round of fierce attack by the Japanese army also chose to temporarily retreat with the arrival of two infantry regiments.
On this day, Xia Yang did not launch any active offensive, and the entire front was in a defensive state.
On the contrary, the Japanese army launched active attacks from both the left wing and the front.
Although no progress has been made, for the Japanese army, they have been in a passive defensive state, and now they finally take the initiative to attack, and there is a feeling of pride and elation.
The active attack during the day had a huge effect on boosting the morale of the Japanese army.
Lily Ogawa sat in front of the map, and the iron kettle making tea next to her was making a squeaking sound.
There was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.
It was now night, and Lily Ogawa knew that her actions today had confused Xia Yang.
She was very satisfied with this.
In fact, her offensive is not intended to be launched from the front.
Even, taking advantage of the darkness, her main force had already taken transport ships and warships to make a detour towards Qinhuangdao.
Her real purpose is Qinhuangdao! !
She wants to occupy Qinhuangdao and open the passage to Shanhaiguan.
Joined forces with the Japanese Kwantung Army outside the Pass, and then went south to attack Xia Yang.
But now, she only has three divisions of troops in her hands, showing off her power from the front and storming Xia Yang's frontal position.
She knew that although Xia Yang was quite bold when fighting, he always made various unexpected military arrangements.
However, when facing himself, this person will become very cautious.
Xia Yang should have been convinced by the strange changes in his military deployment during the day yesterday that the person commanding these Japanese troops was none other than Yuri Ogawa.
Xia Yang has always regarded himself as an important opponent. If this is the case, then he will be restrained when making decisions.
The fierce attack he launched from the front will make Xia Yang think twice and worry too much about launching a fierce attack easily.
But his real chess piece has been transported to the sea.
If nothing else happens, their main force will complete the landing operation in the Qinhuangdao area tomorrow night.
Not only can they attack Shanhaiguan, but they can also go south to attack Xia Yang's main force.
At that time, Xia Yang and the Fourth Army will be in a real desperate situation. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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