I really came here to fight against Japan

The Japanese division commander didn't want to try again. Without heavy weapons, it would be difficult for him to break through the Chinese army's defenses.

It would be better to adopt a strategy of defending on the spot and then desperately send telegrams for rescue.

Unfortunately, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. The 4th Division has been gone for almost a day, and there is still no news.

There were no other reinforcements near him except the 27th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Jiaozuo.

The Japanese troops in Hebei were basically the gendarmerie stationed in the county towns, and they had no time to assemble.

The 4th and 9th Mixed Brigades of the Shanxi First Army gathered a group of newly formed puppet troops.

They were preparing to besiege the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Eighth Route Army, and now they could not turn back to Shanxi.

In the end, they could only take off six Type 95 fighter jets from Taiyuan Airport.

Let them go to the saline-alkali beach east of Jiaozuo, Henan, to assist the Japanese 26th Division in breaking out.

Then he ordered the 27th Division in Jiaozuo to send a brigade to support the 26th Division.

At this time, the 26th Division of the Japanese Army was desperately digging fortifications.

They took off their trousers, tied up the legs and filled them with dirt.

Mixed with the corpses of Japanese soldiers, simple sandbag fortifications were built.

The Japanese division commander was so depressed because their position was on a saline-alkali land with no cover anywhere.

The most hateful thing is that there is no water source, and the Japanese are thirsty and have no way to deal with it.

There was a brave Japanese soldier who took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention.

While dragging the corpse, he would secretly lick his own people's blood to quench his thirst.

Looking at the defense system that the Japanese army had just built, Song Wenwan did not forget to praise it.

"The short stature of the Japanese does have its advantages. At least the trenches don't need to be dug too deep, it will be enough for them!"

Qin Haichuan on the west side of the encirclement finally took action. After a few artillery test firings, intensive bombing began.

Deng Beihou and his men had no idea what this kind of bombing meant.

Only Division Commander Fan Haer, who had suffered from the Japanese artillery bombardment, understood it very well.

The firepower intensity of the Gan Detachment's artillery is even greater than that of the Japanese army.

Song Wenwan showed no mercy. He wanted to wipe out the Japanese army within a day, but how could he do that without investing some money?

All the mortars moved closer and fired within 300 meters of the Japanese.

The mortar shells fired one wave, and then the Browning heavy machine gun fired another wave at the Japanese "sand bags".

The half-chest fortifications that had just been built up were either blown away by artillery shells or swept away by heavy machine guns, with flesh and blood flying everywhere.

The Japanese were half-crouching in the newly dug pit, making it impossible to hide anyone.

As the fortifications were destroyed, the Japanese devils hiding behind them were killed one after another by the rifles of the Gansu and Sichuan armies.

In this way, under Song Wenwan's command, the Japanese positions were peeled off layer by layer.

With the reckless waste of ammunition, the Japanese defense circle continued to shrink.

The further the Japanese troops' positions retreated, the better the effect of Qin Haichuan's artillery regiment's attack would be.

The remaining guns of the 26th Division were destroyed before they could fire a few shots.

Now suppressed by the Chinese army's artillery, the Japanese army could only take the beating and had no way to fight back.

They can now understand the helplessness of the Chinese army at that time.

The Japanese army was able to breathe a sigh of relief only after the National Army's artillery finally cooled down its guns.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, six Japanese planes finally arrived from Taiyuan Airport to provide support.

This plain area was unobstructed, so Song Wenwan could only have people burn the branches that had been prepared in advance on the spot.

Soon the ground was covered by thick smoke.

The Japanese Type 95 fighter planes had a limited range and could only fly over and fight for a short while before having to go back to refuel.

So when they found that the visibility on the battlefield ahead was not very clear.

He immediately lowered the nose of the plane to lower the flight altitude and observe from which position he could open a breakthrough for the 26th Division of the Japanese Army.

The surrounded Japanese troops heard the sound of the plane's engine and knew that reinforcements were coming to rescue them.

Although the visibility is very low now, the Japanese are afraid that the planes will not be able to see them.

He immediately fired a flare into the sky to indicate his position to the planes in the air.

The Japanese pilot saw a signal flare fired in the middle of the battlefield.

He immediately understood and knew the location of the Japanese 26th Division.

They were ready to fly the plane around the battlefield to find the weak point in the Kuomintang's encirclement and open a breakthrough for the army.

Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened. A big gift from Song Wenwan to the Japanese army arrived.

Just as the Japanese Air Force was preparing to lift the nose of the plane and start circling the field.

Song Wenwan was on the hillside and had already concentrated more than forty heavy machine guns to open fire.

A dense fire network composed of machine gun bullets attacked the Japanese plane in the middle.

The sudden attack directly blew up two Type 95 fighter planes in mid-air.

Another plane had half of its wing shot off and was swaying as it fled directly towards Taiyuan.

The other three Japanese planes were undoubtedly frightened by the firepower of the Chinese army.

Without firing a single shot, they actually returned with the damaged plane.

The Japanese soldiers in the encirclement... well, they don’t even have a sip of water to drink, so there’s no need to cheer.

Hurry up and behave yourself and hide in the bunker. You never know when the Chinese bullets will arrive.

Song Wenwan thought that this group of planes had gone back and might not come back today.

Song Wenwan ordered the troops to wait for the smoke to clear before continuing to kill the Japanese in the encirclement.

The Japanese division commander didn't want to sit and wait for death.

We have been thirsty and hungry for almost a day. If we don’t break out, we may have no chance.

While the smoke was still there, he organized a regiment of veterans.

They wanted to make a concerted effort and break out from the junction between the Sichuan Army and Qin Haichuan's Marine Brigade.

The old Japanese soldiers in this regiment were very cunning and they didn't even shout any slogans.

They bent over and groped their way forward, preparing to launch a surprise attack when they got close to the Kuomintang position.

When the Japanese army was about a hundred meters away from the national army's position.

Right under the feet of this Japanese army regiment, the sound of a mine explosion suddenly was heard.

It turned out to be Song Wenwan. When the plane came, the Japanese army's attention was all on the sky.

He asked his soldiers to prepare mines and lay them one hundred meters in front of their own defense line to prevent the Japanese from taking advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

The Japanese came as expected and rushed towards the Sichuan Army and the Marine Brigade.

According to the prior regulations, it doesn't matter whether you can see the Japanese or not.

All light and heavy weapons should be fired in the direction of the mine explosion.

At this time, the Japanese army no longer hid, and regardless of the explosion of landmines, they picked up their Type 38 rifles and began to charge.

At this time, the Kuomintang's mortars opened fire, carrying out blocking bombardment at a distance of 200 to 300 meters in front of their positions.

The Japanese follow-up troops were intercepted, leaving the rushing Japanese without any support.

The Japanese soldiers who rushed out of the smoke and arrived in front of the Kuomintang trenches had no time to be happy.

A large number of them were killed by the Marine Brigade soldiers in the trenches with their Mauser pistols.

What followed was a bayonet clash, with people on both sides going crazy with killing intent.

No one dodged, and they stabbed each other with bayonets.

But the Japanese soldiers didn't understand until their death why this wave of National Army soldiers were so tough.

The heads of our bayonets were broken, but we couldn't penetrate the flesh of the Kuomintang soldiers no matter how hard we tried.