On the position of the 5th Division, most of the sleeping Japanese troops were confused by shelling and bombing. However, there were no major faults. Most of the Japanese troops were inside the fortifications.

They clutched their heads tightly and hid in the fortifications. The experienced Japanese soldiers even leaned on the ground with their hands and lay in the trenches.

Captain Motojima, who was lucky enough to survive repeated attacks, was even more alert this time. When he was awakened by the sound of the engines of the Japanese Air Force, he ducked into an air-raid shelter next to him.

Compared with the subordinates on the battlefield, the headquarters of the 5th Division was in chaos. Terauchi Juichi, who had been drunk with Chief of Staff Toshiyoshi Ando last night, was so shocked that he almost rolled off the camp bed.

Fortunately, he was supported by the adjutant and the divisional guard squadron leader who came to report the news, and he dragged his sleepy body and hid in the air-raid shelter dug by his subordinates with great efforts.

Before entering the cave, Juichi Terauchi came to his senses and roared to his adjutant: "Immediately send a message to the Kwantung Army headquarters and request the immediate dispatch of aviation troops for air support."

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The position of the 1st Division was similar to that of the 5th Division. Most of the Japs in the 1st Division were terrified and hiding in the trench fortifications, not daring to show their faces at all.

The only thing better than the 5th Division is that the 1st Division has many more air raid shelters. This is the result of the insistence of the division commander Lin Xianzhi.

At this moment, many Japanese lives of the 1st Division were saved.

The division headquarters of Lin Xianzhi, commander of the 1st Division, is built semi-embedded behind a mound. As long as it is not directly hit by an aerial bomb, it is generally very safe.

At this time, Lin Xianzhi was also awakened by the sudden air strikes and shelling.

"Why are the Chinese people so crazy? They launched such a fierce aerial bombardment and artillery attack at dawn?" Lin Xianzhi said to Chief of Staff Yuto Asano, either talking to himself or asking questions.

Colonel Asano Yuto shook his head and said: "It is impossible to guess what the Chinese people want to do."

"Order all troops to prepare for the attack no matter what!" Lin Xianzhi ordered.

"Hai!" Asano Yuuto lowered his head suddenly, then walked towards the phone with a saber in his hand, and picked up the phone: "Missi Missi..."

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The air force and artillery of the ** Division carried out fierce bombing on the three Japanese divisions for an hour. At this moment, the Japanese aviation force was halfway on the way.

The defensive positions of the three Japanese divisions were plowed back and forth several times.

The entire south of Qinglong Mountain was full of fire and gunpowder smoke. Within ten minutes, the artillery of the ** Division fired again, but this time they fired not high-explosive bombs, but gas bombs that only sounded but did not explode.

The air force also left and returned. While the smoke was still lingering, it began to drop a large number of poison gas bombs.

In the headquarters bunker of the 1st Division, Lin Xianzhi listened to the sharp and harsh air strikes and bombings and the deafening sound of artillery blasts rang out again.

Lin Xianzhi's face changed greatly, and he said angrily: "On Bagaya Road, the Chinese are bullying others too much. When will the Royal Air Force arrive?"

"A large number of Imperial Army aviation troops are on their way. They are expected to arrive in half an hour at most. General, please be patient!" Chief of Staff Asano Yuto said.

Suddenly, a piercing scream came from the sky above their headquarters, "Qiu..."

Asano Yuto's expression changed drastically. He quickly stepped forward and threw Lin Xianzhi down and shouted: "Division commander, be careful!"

However, to the surprise of Lin Xianzhi and Yuuto Asano, an aerial bomb landed at the entrance of their headquarters by coincidence and did not explode.

When Lin Xianzhi and Asano Yuuto got up to check what was going on, they were horrified to find that a stream of auburn smoke had poured in from the headquarters.

"Baga! It's poisonous gas!" Lin Xianzhi was horrified and quickly covered his nose and ran outside.

Chief of Staff Yuto Asano also changed his expression drastically, and hurriedly followed him out. However, when they ran out of the headquarters, they made a desperate discovery.

The guards outside had all been enveloped by the poisonous gas, and some were already frothing at the mouth, convulsing, and fell to the ground due to poisoning.

Neither Yuuto Asano nor Senyuki Hayashi are immortals, nor are they professional divers. They cannot stop breathing for a long time.

After running out, both of them quickly inhaled the poisonous gas to varying degrees, and soon began to develop poisonous effects.

Fortunately, the captain of the baggage regiment quickly sent them gas masks in time, which prevented the two from being poisoned.

However, the other Japanese officers and soldiers of the 1st Division were not so lucky. The gas masks under the jurisdiction of the baggage regiment could no longer be distributed to the front-line troops in time during this chaotic situation.

Compared with the 1st Division, the 5th Division was even worse. They were already heavily killed by the air and ground firepower of the ** Division. After suffering heavy losses, they were suddenly attacked by poison gas bombs.

A large number of Japanese soldiers were poisoned. Even Captain Motojima, who had always been very lucky, was not spared this time. He was hiding in the air-raid shelter and was poisoned to death by the dense poisonous gas before he could even get out of the air-raid shelter.

The commander of the 5th Division, Juichi Terauchi, and the chief of staff, Toshiyoshi Ando, ​​had slightly better luck. The aerial bombs dropped by the ** Division and the gas bombs fired by artillery were still quite far away from their hiding places.

By the time the poisonous gas came over, they were so frightened that they fled in advance and luckily escaped.

As for the 11th Division, because the current division commander, Taro Taro, is an idiot, his performance is even worse. Taro Taro, who is now fifty-four years old, values ​​his own life more.

Therefore, when the shelling and bombing of the ** division just started, he handed over the task of staying behind to his chief of staff, and he took a group of guards to hide in the mountains and forests behind the division headquarters.

Compared with the 1st Division and the 5th Division, the 11th Division is quite different in terms of the quality of its commanders and the individual quality of its soldiers. They are even incomparable to the 9th Division.

All soldiers were recently drawn from retired reserve officers and soldiers, and the division was formed less than two months ago.

Compared with ordinary squadrons, they are well-equipped and well-trained, but compared with a real battle-hardened division, they can only be regarded as a group of recruits who have been fully trained but have not seen blood yet.

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Although most of the officers at all levels of the army came out of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, those who actually experienced the Russo-Japanese War more than 20 years ago have already been promoted to high positions.

Most of the middle and lower-level officers are recent graduates from military academies.

Due to various factors, when the 11th Division was subjected to repeated fierce bombings by the ** Division, it suffered heavy casualties, the morale of the troops fluctuated, and their morale plummeted.

About ten minutes had passed since the poison gas attack by the assassins began.

On Qinglong Mountain, more than 10,000 officers and soldiers from the 702nd and 704th regiments, as well as the garrison regiment and the airport's ** battalion, put on gas masks and carried weapons, rushed out of the fortifications and launched a full-line attack on the Japanese army from the front.

"Little devil, your grandfather Wu Chengfeng is here!" The second battalion of the garrison regiment, led by its leader Wu Chengfeng, charged at full speed, almost the best in the entire division.

Wu Chengfeng personally held a general-purpose machine gun and was covered with ammunition chains. He took the lead and boosted the morale of the officers and soldiers in his unit. They followed closely behind and accelerated the charge.

"Attack!" Zhang Xinghan gave the order, and dozens of tanks and armored vehicles from the armored company that had been waiting for a long time started to roll towards the rear of the Japanese army.

"Kill!" Sabli raised his saber high and shouted sharply.

"Kill!" Nearly three thousand cavalrymen behind them raised their swords in response, shouting loudly and mobilizing their horses, vowing to follow them to the death!

The charging group composed of thousands of cavalry was as dark as a tide, with swaying horse heads, galloping hooves, and shining swords forming a forest of swords, filled with endless chilling atmosphere.

"Brothers, it's time to avenge your shame. Charge up and destroy little Japan!" Feng Zhanhai suddenly stood up and roared, holding a crooked light machine gun. After saying this, he took the lead and rushed forward.

Behind him, thousands of Jilin Army soldiers jumped to their feet and followed him toward the front with the assault troops of the Army Division.

Guo Zhong rushed forward with his guard battalion, leaving only Shen Xingye's reconnaissance company beside Zhang Xinghan responsible for guarding a large number of military vehicles.

Behind the 1st Division's position, Division Commander Lin Xianzhi and Chief of Staff Yuto Asano, who had already put on gas masks, had just evacuated to a safe area under the escort of surviving guards.

Suddenly, there were sounds of killing in the direction of Qinglong Mountain. Lin Xianzhi hurriedly ordered: "Quick, order the troops to attack with all their strength. We must block the Chinese attack. Hurry! Cough... cough... cough..."

Obviously, Lin Xianzhi had been severely poisoned. Before he finished speaking, he couldn't help but cough violently.

In fact, Lin Xianzhi was feeling very uncomfortable at the moment, and an unbearable nausea was constantly tormenting him.

"Division Commander, there is poison gas everywhere, and the regiments may not be able to stop it!" Chief of Staff Yuto Asano said with a sad face.

"Baga!" Lin Xianzhi slapped Asano Yuuto angrily, threw the gas mask in his hand to him, and ordered sternly: "Go right away, you can personally command the troops!"

"Hai!" Yuuto Asano had no choice but to lower his head in response, put on a gas mask, and returned to the position full of poisonous gas.

However, once he left, he never came back.

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"Da da da... bang bang bang..." Wu Chengfeng led his troops to storm the forward position of the 1st Division.

This place has long been under intensive care by the Japanese Army's air force and artillery. Most of the Japs guarding the front line were killed by bombs or poison gas bombs.

Only some of the poisoned remnants of the defeated generals were still fighting.

Wu Chengfeng held a machine gun and fired fiercely, killing all the wounded Japanese soldiers. He quickly ran into the Japanese position, crossed the first trench, and continued to charge forward with his men.

Most of the charging ** division officers and soldiers used submachine guns and general-purpose machine guns to clear the way. When encountering resistance, they went up and fired fiercely.
Chapter completed!