The violent shelling of two or three hundred cannons was extremely powerful and had very good killing effect. At this time, Siping was full of rumbling explosions.

Luo Jihua, commander of the 4th Column, and Liao Yaoxiang, commander of the ** Division, were standing side by side in front of the joint command center, holding a telescope, watching the artillery attacks of various artillery regiments and heavy artillery brigades.

Although they were far apart, the two could still hear the deafening explosions coming from the front. The dense explosions sounded very pleasant.

In the telescopes of the two, you can see a Japanese defensive position in the distance, with civil and wood flying everywhere and gunpowder smoke. I believe that the Japanese's casualties must be very miserable on that position.

"Old Liao, our heavy artillery is so powerful that the Japanese are now suffering." Luo Jihua, commander of the 4th Column, said happily to Liao Yaoxiang next to him, "Our half an hour of artillery can basically destroy all the Japanese's peripheral positions."

Upon hearing this, Liao Yaoxiang nodded, "Yes! Lao Luo, under our heavy artillery, all the fortifications of the Japanese will be wiped out, but our shells are still consumed very much."

What Liao Yaoxiang said was completely the truth. This time, the ** Division and the 4th Column went deep behind the enemy, and the shells they carried were naturally limited. After half an hour of intensive shelling, the shells consumed were afraid that half of all the shells would be consumed.

"Old Liao, you are too petty. Although we don't carry many shells this time, as long as we capture Siping, it is completely worth it to use our heavy artillery to hit the Japanese's vital power to a large extent. The Commander-in-Chief has always taught us to use shells as much as possible to minimize casualties among the soldiers."

Zhang Yunfei has always believed in the idea of ​​cannons. Not only were the columns equipped with a large number of heavy artillery, but on the battlefield, it also advocated artillery first and then charge.

Zhang Yunfei's idea is like this. The commanders of each column below are naturally deeply influenced by Zhang Yunfei. Every time they fight, they are shelling first and then charging. Although the tactics are simple and unpretentious, they can always receive miraculous effects. With a heavy shelling, few Japanese can withstand it.

Not long after Liao Yaoxiang joined the 36th Army, he naturally did not experience this deeper than Luo Jihua. However, as time goes by, many of Liao Yaoxiang's ideas will be gradually influenced by Zhang Yunfei in the future.

Now, after hearing Luo Jihua's words, Liao Yaoxiang smiled, "Old Luo, you are right. As long as you can kill the Japanese, we should not feel sorry for the shells. We can still add them after the shells are fired. If the soldiers sacrificed, it would be a considerable loss and they will sleep here forever."

Upon hearing this, Luo Jihua nodded. The two of them were chatting and laughing, while watching the shelling with enthusiasm. After more than ten minutes of shelling, the artillery fire began to extend to the depth of the Japanese defensive position, and the shelling began.

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Shenyang, Kwantung Army Headquarters.

Meijiro Umezu, commander of the Kanto Army of the Japanese, had received a lot of telegrams from the Japanese troops. Meijiro Umezu had already known that a large number of troops from the 36th Army had left Jinzhou and headed for Shenyang.

Meijiro Umezu also knew that the troops located on the periphery of Siping, the 36th Army, had already begun to attack the periphery of Siping this morning.

"Commander, this time, the 36th Army Group was dispatched on a large scale, and its target was directed to Chenyang! Our troops in Shenyang are still seriously insufficient, with only a hundred thousand people, less than half of the offensive forces of the 36th Army Group."

The Japanese Chief of Staff looked worried and lamented that he had a serious shortage of troops in Shenyang.

Upon hearing this, Meijiro Umezu's face was also serious. He had an absolute disadvantage in his military strength. Meijiro Umezu's knowledge. Now, Meijiro Umezu has ordered the Kanto troops in Changchun and other places to go south and reinforce Chenyang.

In Mijiro Umezu's eyes, Chenyang must not be lost. Chenyang not only has a large number of factories and a strong industrial foundation, but also Chenyang is the location of its own Kanto Army headquarters. Once Chenyang is lost, it will not only suffer a great blow to the entire Kanto Army, but also lose a large number of factories.

In order to Shenyang, Meijiro Umezu did not hesitate to do anything. Meijiro Umezu has ordered Changchun and its large number of Kwantung troops stationed in nearby areas to go south along the railways and highways to reinforce Shenyang.

Meijiro Umezu also ordered the puppet Manchukuo to mobilize no less than 200,000 troops to cooperate with the Kanto Army to fight and reinforce Chenyang.

In order to Shenyang, Meijiro Umezu mobilized a large number of troops, and nearly half of the Kwantung Army were mobilized, with 300,000 Kwantung Army and 200,000 puppet Manchukuo troops going to fight with the 36th Army.

This will be a strategic decisive battle between the Kwantung Army and the 36th Army.

The Chief of Staff of the Japanese naturally knew Mejiro Umezu's determination, but he still said with some concern: "Commander, our reinforcements are our must-pass place, but now, Siping has been surrounded by the 36th Group Army."

Upon hearing this, Mejiro Umezu waved his hand and said disrespectfully: "In Siping, there are only tens of thousands of troops. How can we stop our hundreds of thousands of troops from going south? Our army will crush everything that is blocked, and the same is true for these tens of thousands of troops."

In Mijiro Umezu's eyes, the tens of thousands of troops of the 36th Army went deep into their heartland and were completely alone. They would soon be eliminated in front of their hundreds of thousands of troops heading south.

Meijiro Umezu also hopes to eliminate the 36th Army troops in order to enhance the morale of his Kwantung Army.

Just when Mejiro Umezu thought that the troops of the 36th Army of the 36th Army were fat on their chopping boards, a Japanese correspondent soldier walked in with a telegram and looked anxious.

The little Japanese stood attentively in front of Mejiro Umezu and bent down to salute, "Commander, call from the 112th Division of Siping."

Seeing that it was a telegram from Siping, Meijiro Umezu grabbed the telegram, took a quick look, and then became furious. "Baga! A lonely army of the 36th Army dared to be arrogant, die, die!"

In the telegram, the 112th Division reported that its peripheral position was bombarded by a large number of heavy artillery in the 36th Group and suffered heavy losses.

Siping is just a small town with less than 100,000 people. Because its strategic location is relatively important, Mejiro Umezu deployed a division's troops. A few days ago, he ordered the 112th Division to build defensive fortifications and stand firm to wait for assistance.

Because it won't take long, a large number of reinforcements from Changchun would go south. In the eyes of Mijiro Umezu, a division with nearly 20,000 troops was enough.

Unexpectedly, in Mijiro Umezu's eyes, the lonely army of the 36th Army, deep in its hinterland, dared to bombard his defenders in Siping on a large scale, so Mijiro Umezu was furious.

Meijiro Umezu looked fierce and immediately issued an order: "Order Chenyang Airport will send planes to destroy all the heavy artillery groups of the 36th Army outside Siping."

The Japanese were very quick to move. As soon as they received the order, a large number of planes from Chenyang Airport took off one after another. Two or thirty bombers flew towards the four-level direction under the escort of a fighter squadron.

The Japanese spent a lot of money this time, and all the bombers at Chenyang Airport were sent out, and three fighter squadrons also sent out one.

More than fifty planes, a large group of aircraft, headed towards Siping.

*******

Siping.

The artillery bombardment of the 4th Column and the ** Division had just stopped, and all the Japanese's peripheral positions were destroyed, and a loud charge had already sounded.

The 4th Column had three tank regiments and one tank regiment of the ** Division, which launched an attack from four directions of Siping. A large number of infantry soldiers fought with the tank regiment's large number of tanks and armored vehicles.

A large number of tanks and armored vehicles took the lead, and a large number of soldiers from the infantry regiment followed closely. The soldiers acted very quickly and quickly approached the Japanese's frontier positions.

On the periphery of Siping, many Japanese devils' positions had been destroyed by dense shelling. The Japanese devils who were standing on the positions suffered heavy casualties and were covered with the corpses of Japanese devils.

Siping north.

The same is true for a huge Japanese defensive position. One by one, a large pit was covered with Japanese positions. On the positions, the trenches built by Japanese devils almost no longer exist. A large number of corpses and a large number of scattered weapons can be seen everywhere.

A Japanese corps leader who was in charge of the defense of the north of the city just got up in a mess. The Japanese corps leader was not well dressed and had no ordinary image.

"His corps leader! Look, the troops of the 36th Army have begun to attack."

A surviving Japanese devils pointed at the distance in horror and shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, the Japanese corps leader looked up and looked into the distance, only a few hundred meters away from him. A large number of tanks and a large number of infantry soldiers of the 36th Army were already coming up like a tide.

The Japanese devils' corps leader looked around his position and saw that his position was in a mess. The living Japanese may be less than one-third of the same as before, and most of the Japanese were injured.

How to fight this? The Japanese corps leader was full of despair. "Send a report to the division headquarters in the city. The position in the north of the city has been hit hard. Now, the troops of the 36th Army have arrived, and our corps are fighting to the death."

After giving the order, the Japanese corps captain pulled out his command knife and shouted: "Kill me!!!"

At the last moment, the Japanese devils commanded the surviving Japanese to make the final resistance.

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Chapter completed!