The Japanese army began to be honest, and Xu Ziqiu was happy to be idle. He was also reinforcing his position while resting his troops.
Lu Jie exchanged a large amount of special cement to reinforce the position. He was prepared to fight the Japanese army to the death here.
Not only was this cement very hard, but it also hardened very quickly.
There were quite a number of people in China who knew how to do cement work. Lu Jie had recruited enough people in less than a few hours, and the positions were reinforced at night.
Because the Japanese army liked to shoot in the dark during the day, it was likely to cause heavy casualties among these workers, so they simply changed it to night. Anyway, the position was not very long, and there was still time.
The past few days had been spent in a state of mutual sniping. According to the results of the battle, more than 100 Japanese soldiers had been killed in the past two or three days.
As time passed, the situation for Lu Jie worsened. The 29th Division was barely able to hold off more than 60,000 Japanese troops, and Lu Jie's Independent Regiment had to face the pressure of the 20th Division.
Now, Lu Jie was glad that he had provided such a large amount of ammunition to the 29th division. Otherwise, it was very likely that the Japanese army would have already entered Beiping City.
Today was not only the day of the lucky draw, but also the day when the Independent Regiment officially formed its army. In the early hours of the morning, the Independent Regiment and Regiment 219 had already completed their shifts. Fortunately, the Army's requirements for culture were not so high in this era. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to form an army in this month.
The Japanese army did not know about this situation. The 219th Regiment on the opposite side had been replaced by an independent regiment with excellent weapons and equipment. The independent regiment had grown a little stronger during this period.
The Independent Regiment had a total of four battalions, three of which were reinforced infantry battalions, and one of which was a heavy artillery battalion.
Now, the 75mm cannons of the artillery battalion had been distributed to the companies of the infantry battalions. They would no longer be equipped with specialized artillery units and would only be used as front-line support artillery.
The Heavy Artillery Battalion was equipped with a total of 48 105mm cannons. With the advantage of range, they could still suppress the Japanese artillery well. However, he was still looking forward to drawing a real heavy cannon in tonight's lucky draw.
In his mind, only 150mm and above heavy artillery could be considered the true king of war.
The Japanese army still attacked the position according to their usual habits. Last night, the Independent Regiment repaired and strengthened the position overnight, and some of the firing points were specially treated.
The current position distribution in Wanping City was very simple. The main target was the Lugouqiao position, which was also the target that the Japanese army wanted to fight for the most. As long as they took down Lugouqiao, Beiping could be easily conquered.
Therefore, the Lugouqiao position was the focus of both sides. The Japanese army had arranged two regiments here, as well as a heavy artillery regiment that was about to arrive.
The battle these days was very fierce. The Lugou Bridge was covered with the bodies of both sides. Especially the night before yesterday, hundreds of soldiers of the 219th Regiment carried out a sneak attack on the Japanese positions in the early morning, causing hundreds of Japanese casualties. (This is historical fact)
This made the Regiment Commander Kawagishi Bunsaburo feel extremely embarrassed. Among the troops attacking from all sides, his 20th Regiment was the slowest. They could not even take down a small position. This made him lose a lot of face.
When the heavy artillery regiment arrived, he decided to launch an all-out attack and take down the bridgehead.
In the past few days, the Japanese army's aviation force had become active. From time to time, a few fighter planes would come to Wanping City for a stroll. Even the first battalion had dozens of people injured, but the Japanese army also paid the price of two fighter planes.
It was indeed very difficult to live without air superiority, but there was nothing he could do about it. He did not draw a target fighter jet, so he could not conjure one.
However, Lu Jie had already built a field airport in a large open space behind Wanping City. As long as he could draw a fighter jet, he would be able to enter the battle immediately.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp!"
The mortars of the Japanese army began to roar, and as usual, they launched an attack. A large group of Japanese soldiers began to bubble on the bridgehead and rushed towards the bridge.
However, to the Japanese's surprise, their mortars were bombarded before they could fire twice. Mortar shells fell near them, but the accuracy of these people was not particularly good, but they could not withstand their dense firepower.
Immediately, the Japanese army's mortars were engulfed in a sea of explosions. At least a dozen mortars were fired at the area.
Because the training time was not long, the troops barely formed combat effectiveness. They could not be expected to have more accuracy. Since they could not compare to the Japanese in terms of quality, they would use firepower density and ammunition to smash them. Anyway, they lacked everything but ammunition.
The Japanese soldiers in front were also shocked. Then, they heard a slight buzzing sound in the sky. They saw black dots flying towards them. They were 105mm grenades.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, explosions appeared in the Japanese army's charging team. The soil was raised very high in the air waves of the explosion, and the corpses of the Japanese soldiers were mixed among them.
The Japanese attacking forces were stunned by the sudden bombardment. How could there be such a big change in just one night?
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