12 AM, behind the 10th division, south of Cang Province.
A Wild Dog armored vehicle of the armored reconnaissance battalion of the 52nd Mechanized Corps of Houyi's army was parked on a hillside by the main road with a thick camouflage net draped over it. A few military dogs were patrolling around the vehicle.
The captain held a pair of binoculars and observed the noisy main road. He observed the Wei Nation troops with flashlights and car lights on, who were completely unprepared.
"Haiyaku, hurry to the front line as soon as possible!”
From time to time, the shouts of the Japanese officers could be heard.
"Observation Point 1 reporting to the military, the south exit of Cang Zhou City has already recorded the movement of about 60,000 people.”
"Observation Point No. 2 reporting to the military, about 50,000 Chinese civilians have been found in the north of Cang Zhou City. They are being escorted by a large group of soldiers to transport ammunition.”
"Military headquarters calling observation point number two. Commander Yan has ordered us to keep an eye on the movements of these 50,000 Chinese citizens and prepare to cooperate with Assault Regiment One to carry out the rescue operation.”
" Observing Point No. 2 understood."
Behind the front lines of the 10th division, teams of Japanese engineers were expanding the scale of the formation to prepare tunnels for the reinforcements. The surroundings were as bright as day, and more than ten flares floated in the sky. When the sky was about to dim, Hou Yi's army would fire another dozen flares, and the orange light would make the vexed ghost curse.
"Pass the Nuoya Deer!"
One of the Japanese who was digging cursed angrily. He picked up the Type 38 rifle beside him and fired at a flare in the sky. His skilled shooting skills allowed him to succeed. The flare was extinguished, and the dazzling night sky softened a little.
"Baka!"
His compatriots nearby did not express their appreciation. Instead, they cursed him and then scattered in all directions.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
Hou Yi's army's revenge arrived almost instantly. First, Hou Yi's army fired a 75mm cannon at the front line, followed by several 150-mm heavy artillery shells that flew over with the sound of death. Including the Japanese who fired at the flare, more than a dozen unlucky fellows who could not dodge in time were torn apart and thrown into the sky. They even blew up a small, unfinished anti-cannon hole, burying about half of the Japanese engineers inside.
"Hurry up and save him!"
After five minutes of bombardment, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers dug out the semi-finished anti-cannon hole and dragged out six Japanese engineers. Other than a Japanese whose face had turned blue from suffocation and who had recovered after CPR, the remaining five had long since bled from their seven orifices. They had died from the shock.
" This guy is really lucky to still be alive…"
"It's all that idiot Xiao Ye's fault. Not only did he die, but he also killed more than 20 people!”
After a series of curses and complaints, the Japanese began to build fortifications again. Hou Yi's army on the other side had basically returned to peace, except for the occasional aimless artillery shells that would harass them.
Similar scenes had happened countless times since the sky turned dark. As long as the Japanese dared to fire at the flares in the air, they would instantly be covered by 150 heavy artillery. After half a night, the Japanese were blown up and no longer dared to shoot at the flares.
In the air, a BF110C was hovering at an altitude of 3000 meters, avoiding the range of the Japanese's small anti-air cannons. It was hovering above the 10th Division's position.
"Skynet No. 2 reporting to the Aerial Command Unit. The first batch of enemy reinforcements from Cang Zhou has entered the position prepared by the 10th division. They are moving in.”
……
"Yo, the reinforcements have arrived!"
"You've worked hard!"
"Let's show that hateful Eater what we can do after daybreak!”
"Don't shoot at the flares, it'll attract artillery fire.”
"Baka! You cowards of the 10th division actually dared to say such words. Are you still worthy of being called soldiers of the empire?”
"It's because you're timid that we have to rush over from such a far place to save you!”
"Soda, you're right. If you don't dare to fight, watch me!”
Bang!
"Ahhhh, everyone, quickly disperse!”
Boom! Boom! Boom...
……
Compared to the lower-ranked soldiers who were immersed in the joy of the victory, the command center of the 10th division was gloomy.
"It's only been a day and a night, and the casualties are so heavy?”
The commander of the 20th Division, Bunsaburo, who had been instructed by Dohiroki to take over the command and was about to humiliate Isoya Rensuke and urge him to commit suicide, had long forgotten about Dohiroki's instructions after receiving the remaining roster.
"After our army left the city, we were immediately attacked by Hou Yi's army. We lost all our 150mm heavy cannons. Fortunately, the main force of the chariot regiment was still there.”" Since the reinforcements have arrived," Isaya Rensuke said with his eyelids drooping," I'll have to commit suicide as an apology. I'll leave the rest to you."”
"No, no, no, please bear with it for the time being!”Bunsaburo hurriedly pulled back Isoya Rensuke. What a joke. This situation was different from what he had expected. 40,000 men had been reduced to only 10,000 men in one day and one night. How could such a terrifying opponent be any better if he had 60,000 men?
With the mentality of sticking together and taking the blame together, Bunsaburo dissuaded Isoya Rensuke. Both sides discussed with the brigade commanders of the three independent mixed regiments and planned to strengthen their positions overnight.
In Binzhou City, teams of reporters were woken up. After a simple wash, they gathered and were sent to the frontline interview point by a special car.
In Guangrao County, the two airfields of Houyi Military Base, one open and one dark, were filled with B-29 bomber planes that were about to attack. One napalm bomb after another was being installed in an orderly manner by the ground technicians.
Liu Bi sat on the sofa at the control console, making coffee under Kumiko's service. He knocked on the coffee table and looked at the busy base airport in a daze.
Matsui, who had been tormented again, was much more obedient. He no longer dared to provoke Liu Bi to seek death.
"Another batch of Japanese has entered the killing trap. There are reporters at close range, so we can't use the fuel-air explosives. However, the incendiary bombs seem to be quite good. Sigh, they had saved up 900 tons of napalm overnight, and now they had to use up half of it. They were running out of fuel…It was really troublesome to have a fuel shortage.”Liu Bi muttered to himself. Suddenly, he remembered something and said to Chang'e,"" Scanning the seabed oil wells within the range of the rift generator.”
"Please wait…scan complete. Commander, please look at the map on the screen!”Chang'e replied almost instantly.
"That's right. There's a medium-sized oil field with a reserve of 100 million tons near the shipyard. Chang'e, use 300,000 to build an oil well on the sea!”
"Command confirmed, loading the oil well. It has been detected that the commander does not have a ship that can be used to transport crude oil. Do you want to spend 1700 dollars to build a small amphibious oil supply ship?”Chang'e suddenly asked.
"Build!" Liu Bi replied. A mere 1700 dollars was not worth mentioning. He looked at the shipyard in the distance through the glass of the console and muttered to himself,"It seems that the navy is on the agenda.”
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