"Quick, quick, everyone get on the bus immediately!!!"

At the train station occupied by the rear of the Japanese army, rows of old-fashioned train carriages unique to this era were being continuously pulled away by the Japanese officers and soldiers, and then groups of Japanese soldiers carried weapons, equipment and supplies.

He quickly got into the stuffy, stuffy train carriages with no ventilation.

Not long after, these trains emitted melodious train whistles one after another, the sound resounding harshly throughout the train station.

"Uuuuuu——"

"Uuuuuu——"

"Uuuuuu——"

Row after row of old-fashioned steam locomotives, continuously and continuously spit out plumes of white smoke, and then these old-fashioned trains from the Republic of China made those unique "Click! Click! Click!" slow on the rails just like in TV dramas.

Drive slowly and increase speed.

The train was traveling at the fastest speed, advancing rapidly in the direction of the station of the 1st Corps of the National Army.

The old-fashioned trains of this era lack power, and their driving speed cannot be compared with later trains, trains, and light rails. The trains of this era can maintain a speed of between 40-50 kilometers per hour, which is already very good.

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A few hours later, the frontline positions of the troops led by Susumu Fujita, the commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, had already received these Japanese troops coming from the rear, and these Japanese troops were coming from the carrier train one after another.

, emerged from the train station and joined their battle sequence.

The Japanese aviation force and tanks and combat vehicles have also arrived on the frontline battlefield at the same time and are advancing.

"Buzz buzz! buzz buzz!——"

"Boom, boom, boom! Boom, boom, boom!——"

"Tu tu tu tu! tu tu tu tu—"

Subsequently, the sky over the entire battlefield was constantly filled with the sound of the Japanese fighter jets and the engines of the bomber group, mixed with the roar of the menacing tanks and chariots on the ground, and the bombardment of artillery shells.

Voice.

The Japanese troops implemented air-ground integration and coordinated infantry and artillery operations. They launched an unprecedented fierce attack on the positions held by the 1st Corps and the troops commanded by Commander Xue.

It didn't take long for the entire battlefield to be filled with smoke. Aerial bombs and the rain of artillery shells from the Japanese artillery units were densely packed and continued to explode in various positions.

In addition, mixed with the violent light and heavy machine gun groups of the Japanese infantry troops, dense rain of bullets flew in all directions in various positions. Before the battle lasted long, corpses were everywhere on the entire national army position.

The fierce battle is still going on. The Japanese aviation force is still dropping dense aerial bombs. Under the cover of the powerful firepower of more than a dozen Japanese tanks and chariots, many Japanese troops are also constantly dropping.

It broke through the two front lines of defense of the National Army's 1st Corps.

In addition to these powerful fire cover, the Japanese army has more than 300 artillery pieces of large and small calibers. The heavy artillery unit commanded by Susumu Fujita, the commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, also joined the array covered by artillery fire.

, desperately shelling the troops of the National Army's 1st Corps who were fighting bloody battles.

The Japanese artillery shells rained carpet bombardment on the frontline positions of the National Army, and the Japanese aircraft group also quickly separated a group and flew over to the rear of the National Army, carrying out indiscriminate bombing, suppressing the 1st National Army.

The rear reinforcements of the corps came to support the operation.

In addition to the special operations troops led by Susumu Fujita, the commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, the Japanese offensive combat forces also included the Japanese 6th Division dispatched from the rear, and the division commander Ogisu of the 13th Division.

The 13th Division under the command of Libing, as well as the Botian detachment that has been replenished with new recruits,

Because the 106th and 101st Divisions of the Japanese 11th Army were dealt a fatal blow by the National Army and the entire army was almost destroyed, these two Japanese divisions were unable to mobilize troops to support the operation.

The newly added Japanese troops, their firepower configuration and number of personnel were all reconfigured according to the latest strict requirements of the elite troops' weapons and equipment by General Hata Junroku, the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Force. They were even compared to their Class A divisions.

The group's weapons and equipment are even more sophisticated, so the combat effectiveness of these new Japanese troops is very strong.

In terms of numbers, these Japanese divisions have more Japanese troops than the original divisions. This is because the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Force, General Hata Shunroku, and the commander of the 2nd Army, Higashikaru Miyazaki.

Wang and the base camp have decided to make a desperate move to completely defeat the troops of the National Army's 1st Corps to avenge their crushing defeat in the Wanjialing victory.

Because they must maintain the invincible face and image of their imperial army, the top Japanese leaders who attacked Wuhan this time also set the mentality of a decisive battle.

However, in the face of the Japanese's sudden attack with such a menacing rhythm and powerful incoming troops, the national army was dumbfounded. After they experienced the great victory of Wanjialing, although they achieved a huge victory, they

The supply situation of weapons and equipment is still not optimistic, and the weapons and equipment of many troops are still very backward and

Simple, even though it has a strong advantage over the Japanese troops in terms of numbers, after the fierce battle of Wanjialing, the 1st Corps of the National Army did not have enough artillery troops, machine gun troops, and anti-aircraft firepower.

Waiting for these sophisticated weapons and equipment to compete with these elite army of Japanese soldiers.

Therefore, when the elite Japanese army suddenly launched such a fierce offensive, the entire perimeter defense positions and cities of the 1st Corps of the National Army were constantly falling. Those National Army troops that had not yet been supplied with supplies could not stop them at all.

Unable to withstand the fierce artillery attack from the elite Japanese army,

The battle did not take long. Not only did they lose two lines of defense in succession, but under the violent and indiscriminate bombardment of the enemy's open space, the number of casualties of the National Army's 1st Corps exceeded nearly 2,000.

The little devils had artillery, planes, heavy artillery, and heavy fire cover from an army of tanks and chariots, so before the national troops could fully react to the ferocious firepower bombing the fighting, the casualties suddenly became so huge.

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Even though the national army relied on its backward weapons and equipment to fight for every inch of territory with the Japanese invaders on the battlefield, these weapons and equipment could not keep up with the Japanese's heavy firepower support in the battle, but they could not give the Japanese army

No matter how many casualties the troops caused, their own troops continued to suffer huge casualties.

Therefore, not long after the battle began, the troops of the National Army's 1st Corps were quickly defeated by the Japanese army, causing constant casualties.

After facing the fierce attack of the Japanese elite troops,

Inside the General Headquarters of the 1st Corps, Commander Xue, whose expression was extremely solemn, was also quick and constantly issuing various counterattack and resistance orders.

"What exactly happened? Why was the Japanese army able to dispatch so many troops to counterattack us so quickly? Moreover, the Japanese troops that attacked this time had more firepower than the previous Japanese troops! It's so simple.

It is the artillery unit of the Japanese army, it cannot be compared with the previous Japanese army units!"

"Moreover, heavy artillery units and multiple batches of aviation units are equipped to bomb our frontline troops indiscriminately. This time our casualties are going to be huge!"

"We had already suffered a lot of casualties in the Wanjialing victory, and now we are suddenly faced with such a fierce attack by the Japanese army. This time we may be hit hard!"

While Commander Xue was busy commanding the 1st Corps to resist such a sudden invasion by the Japanese army, a combat staff officer under him expressed confusion and worry.

"No matter what happens, it's fine. Now we must find a way to survive and wait for the evacuation order from the commissioner!"

"In this battle, it is impossible for us to defeat this large number of menacing Japanese attacks head-on. This is a completely different level of force from the Japanese 106th and 101st Divisions that we crippled.

At least since I fought with Japanese troops, this is the first time I have encountered so many artillery bombardments, and so many Japanese aircraft bombing attacks!"

"And the number of Japanese tanks and chariots alone is already two or three times larger than usual!"

"This is not a normal Japanese army. This is something weird!"

Regarding the doubts of his combat staff officer, Commander Xue also couldn't figure out what happened, so he spoke frankly about his thoughts.

"Ah! This..."

Hearing this, the combat staff officer was immediately speechless.

Because he felt that Commander Xue was right.

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Chapter completed!