Chapter 749 The War Begins

The night is as cold as water.

On the right wing of the Fifth Theater Zone, on the north bank of the Xianghe River of the 33rd Group Army, there were only a few soldiers on guard at the Changshoudian forward blocking position.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the 74th Division of the 55th Army fell asleep.

Although we don’t know when Zhongxiang’s Japanese army will attack on the opposite side, we have to sleep. If we don’t sleep, how will we gain energy the next day?

Several anti-tank trenches have been dug in front of the blocking position, barbed wire fences have been pulled up, and the firing range has been cleared to ensure that when the Japanese troops rush over, they will have nothing to hide from.

Semi-permanent fortifications hide underground firepower points and form cross firepower points, which are enough to make it impossible for the Japanese army to come back.

Facing the Japanese army, which was armed to the teeth, the 74th Division, which was born in the Northwest Army, could not be compared with the direct troops of the Central Army.

After several wars, the 74th Division had less than 7,000 officers and soldiers.

Facing the upcoming war, within the headquarters, division commander Li Hanzhang was frowning, and he learned this based on frontline reconnaissance.

The Japanese army he was about to face consisted of nearly 30,000 people. In addition to an entire division of the Japanese army, there was also a unit taken from Central China.

For such a large group of enemies, for the 74th Division, this was an absolute crushing force.

Three days ago, the Army Headquarters suddenly activated a new code and required the old code to continue to be used. It also required the preparation of false report content. The new code was used for real communications.

He didn't understand why the secret code was suddenly changed when the war was about to begin. Was this causing confusion to the commanders below?

But as a soldier, he also knew that once the secret code was deciphered, his actions would be in the hands of the enemy.

We will definitely suffer heavy losses in this battle.

Although I was a little unhappy about the sudden change of password, it was so sudden that there was almost no time to prepare for the following.

But he obeyed the order.

"Master, please go and sleep for a while. I will keep an eye on this place for you. If there is any movement, I will wake you up." The adjutant came over and whispered in his ear.

Li Hanzhang raised his wrist and looked at the time. It was already past one o'clock at night. According to the time, it should be May 1st.

"I'm right next door. If anything happens, let me know as soon as possible." Li Hanzhang nodded.

…

Not far from the position is a large field of fertile land. The breeze blows, and the green wheat fields rise and fall like waves.

The sliver of moonlight in the sky was obscured by dark clouds, and the sky became darker.

rustle……

What is this sound?

The little soldier Fugen woke up after urinating. After urinating, he shivered and heard a strange sound. He was so frightened that he ran back to the trench's shell-proof hole and woke up his squad leader.

"Monitor, listen, what is this sound?"

"What, is there any movement?" Upon hearing this, the squad leader sat up and listened for a while. Apart from the sound of wind, there was no other sound in his ears.

"What's going on? Stop being so nervous. Go to bed and get up later in the morning for a shift." The squad leader rolled up his sleeves, held the gun again, and found a comfortable position to close his eyes.

Fulgan felt that he heard correctly, so he ran out again and ran in the direction where he had just peed.

Get down on the ground.

The voice came again.

They are all very close together, like countless ants lining up to scratch your heart, which makes people very uncomfortable.

Hula la...

Fulgan has poor eyesight and night blindness, but his ears are not bad. He has never heard such a sound on the battlefield before.

He once again returned to the cannon-proof trench in the trench and pushed the squad leader who had just been stunned awake. "Monitor, I think there's something wrong with this sound."

"Fugen'er, why are you so angry? I'll kick you out, please. Go away and don't disturb everyone's sleep!" The tall machine gunner next to him was dissatisfied. As soon as he opened his eyes, he opened his mouth and cursed.

"Zhao Luzi, who are you? Fu Gen'er is the lucky general of our class. If you forgot, without him, our class would have died many times..."

"We are all noisy, Fugen'er, I will accompany you to take a look." When the squad leader thought of this, he sat up, called Fugen, and the two of them ducked out of the shell-proof hole.

The two came to the place where Fulgen'er had just peed. This was already the front line of the position because the shooting range had been cleared.

The view here during the day is excellent, but at night, when it's too dark, you can only see some blurry shadows.

The squad leader's ears were not as good as Fulgen's, but he did not have night blindness and could see farther than Fulgen, but only about twenty or thirty meters in front of the position.

The Chinese army is poor. According to the rules, searchlights are required in forward positions, especially when a war is imminent. Without searchlights, it is easy to be attacked at night.

As for flares, there is no need to consider them. Flares are more valuable and the Japanese are not willing to use them. The Chinese army wants to use them, but they don’t have them!

There are no searchlights or flares, so what should we do? We still have a flashlight!

This is the most valuable possession of the squad leader.

The squad leader carefully took out the flashlight from his bag, turned on the switch, and suddenly a beam of light shot towards the opposite side of the position.

I haven’t waited for the monitor to adapt to the lighting.

Suddenly, he saw a spark flashing in the wheat field opposite. The squad leader had experienced many battles and naturally recognized it, it was the flame of a gun!

Then a crisp gunshot was heard.

The flashlight went off!

It's a devil!

The squad leader picked up the flashlight on the ground, grabbed Fulgen and ran to the position behind him: "Quick, the kid is here."

The sound of gunfire broke the pre-dawn darkness, and the entire blocking position instantly began to boil like a drop of water entering a frying pan.

"Where to shoot, where to shoot..." The company commander in charge of commanding the position rushed out of the command post with a gun in hand.

"Little devils, all little devils..."

In addition to Fugen's shouts, the Japanese soldiers who exposed themselves due to the gunshots rushed out of the wheat field one after another.

Dong Dong...

The sound of mortars.

Artillery shells fell on the national army's position, and explosions were heard.

The battle broke out instantly.

The Japanese army rushed out of the wheat fields and launched a fierce attack like a tide on the national army's defensive positions.

The war began.

…

Luo Yao, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by a rapid knock on the door. He opened the door, and standing at the door were Wen Xueren and Yang Si.

"Just received the battle report, the Japanese army took action, dispatched from the direction of Zhongxiang, and launched a brazen attack on the defensive position of the 74th Division of the 55th Army of our 33rd Group Army stationed in Changshoudian. In less than half an hour, the forward position was lost!" Yang Si Report.

"It's finally here." Luo Yao nodded. Although the strategy of the fifth theater was somewhat conservative, it was also a decision made to give the fifth theater its own strength.

He can understand this too.

Although it is very uncomfortable to be beaten passively, the entire anti-war strategy is like this. The Chinese army simply does not have the conditions to fight the Japanese army in a decisive battle in the field.

"Team leader, once the Japanese army launches, they will no longer hide it. This is also a good thing for us."

"Well, the interception work must be strengthened, and we must also pay attention to our security work, especially in air defense. We have certain advantages." Luo Yao thought for a moment and ordered.

"yes."

…

In addition to the direction of Xianghe, the Japanese army also launched a fierce attack on the national army from the direction of Xinyang. After dawn, the Japanese army also dispatched aircraft to bomb.

Under the fierce Japanese offensive.

The national army quickly lost a large area of ​​​​position and continued to retreat. Battle reports came to the Laohekou Theater Commander's headquarters like snowflakes.

The fierceness of the Japanese army's offensive and the speed of advance caught the generals in the fifth theater by surprise. Obviously, the Japanese army had been preparing and planning for this battle for a long time.

Originally, if Neji Okamura had not been transferred, this battle should have been commanded by him. These preparations were obviously done while he was in office.

Sonobe and Ichiro had only taken office less than a month ago. It is estimated that the situation of the troops was not clear yet, and they would not be able to organize such a large battle operation.

Okamura Neiji had planned everything for him, and Sonobe and Ichiro got a big advantage.

Calls and telegrams for help kept coming.

The Fifth War Zone had already made targeted arrangements. Under the powerful artillery fire and air superiority of the Japanese army, the position was like paper and could be broken with a single poke.

Of course, the Chinese army fought very bravely. The positions were fought for repeatedly before finally changing hands, and the number of casualties skyrocketed.

…

Mountain City·Huangjiaoya, Liu Family Garden.

"Sister Hui, I just got the news that fighting has started in the Fifth War Zone." Jiang Xiaoyu walked into Gong Hui's office holding the documents to report.

"I understand. Is there any progress on Yagyu Yoshizawa's situation?" Gong Hui nodded. It's morning and evening. It's better to come earlier than to hang over your head.

"There are too few keywords and unclear direction. It is not easy to find valuable clues from so many messages. If the keywords are deviated again, it will be even harder." Jiang Xiaoyu road.

"I'm not here to listen to your analysis of difficulties. What I want is the result." Gong Hui questioned sternly.

Jiang Xiaoyu smacked her tongue and said quickly: "According to the summary of incidents involving Japanese special forces that occurred in North China last year, there are about three incidents that can be said to have made great contributions by the Japanese army, and the Japanese intelligence department was involved..."

"Why are there only incidents involving contact with the military commander or the national army, but what about the CCP?" Gong Hui listened to Jiang Xiaoyu's explanation and looked through the incidents she listed. From top to bottom, she could hardly find anything related to the CCP.

"Although we have statistics on the CCP's situation, most of them are unclear, and they are good at avoiding the important and taking the easy. Even if they kill a few little devils and build one or two gun towers, they can still brag about a big victory and report good news. They don’t report worries, so I don’t think theirs is reliable, so I didn’t include them.” Jiang Xiaoyu was startled and quickly explained.

Gong Hui nodded. She also agreed with this point of view. In fact, many people in the National Army have this point of view, so I won’t go into details: "Don’t just focus on the National Army. Those who have suffered losses from the CCP should also be investigated. .”

"Yes, I will go to retrieve the information and conduct screening analysis." Jiang Xiaoyu nodded.

I've got a cold, and I'm a little sick. Oh, I'm so miserable.