At first, no one was optimistic about the Fengjun, but after seeing the spirit, appearance, and equipment of the Guards Brigade, even the Japanese generals did not dare to guarantee that they would win.
The higher-ups of both sides were having a banquet together, but the soldiers of both sides who were going to fight were eating their dinner silently. The smoke rising from the chimneys told everyone that it was time for dinner.
The main food of the Japanese soldiers was rice balls, which were accompanied by miso soup and dried salted fish. Because the war was going to start tomorrow, they could also eat some fresh meat.
Don't think that the Japanese army's food is very good. The good ones are the navy, the army's red deer, it's better to think of a way.
Of course, the food of the officers and generals was definitely better. After all, they all ate small meals. This was the same for the Fengjun. If all the officers ate like soldiers, what was the point of being an officer?
The unequal system would always exist as long as humans existed.
On the side of the Guards Brigade, there was pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli from the northeast. There was enough rice, and it could be made very well. The officers above the rank of second lieutenant also had fruits, tea leaves, and a pack of cigarettes every day.
As for logistics, they didn't need to eat canned food in their own territory.
Basically, everyone had a good meal tonight. Both parties were suspected of having a death wish.
Because no one knew if they could see the sun after tomorrow.
The artillery regiment was brightly lit. Who knew if there would be spies running over to cause trouble? With the nature of the Japanese, this possibility was very high.
Moreover, the battle would start tomorrow, so they would be able to fire at dawn. If the Japanese wanted to sleep well, they could only dream on!
As for the coordinates for the artillery bombardment, they had already set it up during the day.
First, they would clear out all the defensive facilities on the periphery and open up a path for their brothers with artillery fire.
The conditions outside were naturally not as good as at home. When the people in the city were sleeping, the second it was midnight, the fully prepared artillery of the Feng army stuffed the shells into the cannon.
Although the 152mm heavy howitzer of the Artillery Regiment was not as big as the 200mm tube, its power was definitely not as small as the ones in the TV series. Especially the Cannon God, the Meiji 45 240mm howitzer, which actually hit the explosion point of a grenade. It almost made people laugh.
This type of cannon could be considered a fortress on the road, but there were not many of them. Naturally, there were only three of them. The rest were field howitzers, and the tubes were not that long.
Even the Japanese army didn't have many of such cannons.
The entire New South City could hear the sound of the fire. The people who were disturbed began to curse.
The Twin Dragon Mount was as bright as day after being bombarded by the cannonballs. This was a rapid firing rate, and the continuous artillery fire bombarded the top of the White Marsh Regiment's mountain.
The Japanese soldiers reacted quickly and quickly entered the hole.
Zhang Zhengzong was also startled awake. From within the city, he could clearly see that the sky over there was very bright, as if it was on fire.
The bombardment lasted for more than half an hour before it calmed down. What was certain was that many civilians would pack their luggage and run tomorrow.
He couldn't stay in this place anymore. Tomorrow, the artillery might be thrown into the city.
When the artillery fire stopped, everyone went back to sleep. They hoped that those bastards would not fire again at three or four o'clock. Otherwise, they would really kill them.
It was still very cold at night, and it was the same in the morning. Wrapped in military coats, the Japanese soldiers began to enter combat mode. Soldiers were different from ordinary people. No matter what army they were in, they had to be able to endure hardship.
With the rice balls and hot soup, everyone felt that they had come back to life. Some parts of the camp had been destroyed. Last night, Feng Jun had thrown thousands of shells at their camp. Since when was Feng Jun so generous?
One of the 75 Mountain Cannons of the Baize Regiment was also blown away. Poor thing!
Many Japanese soldiers were huddled together, waiting to receive the rice balls, but unfortunately, the artillery shells came again.
After all, they were veterans. These bastards escaped faster than anything else. They didn't even have time to eat and were prepared to defend against the artillery.
However, the artillery regiment of the Guards Brigade had disgusted them.
Some Japanese soldiers took the rice balls with dust and sand and stuffed them into their mouths.
These Kumamoto guys had seen all kinds of things.
The place where they attacked had the initiative. Whatever they wanted to fight, the people on the mountain had to accompany them.
Far away from the battlefield, the soldiers of both sides were watching silently.
Before the sun rose, more than a dozen tanks appeared. There was a five-colored flag hanging from the back of the tank. These tanks moved very slowly, and behind them were many guards in gray uniforms.
Tanks used machine guns and 37 cannons to scout the area while they moved. Ambushes like those in TV shows were very difficult to achieve in reality.
The combination of infantry, artillery, and tanks had actually appeared in the Far East. The Westerners who were watching expressed their disbelief. After all, the Japanese army could not do it because they did not even have a few tanks.
Very soon, one of the tanks had its tracks destroyed by a landmine. The area in front of them should be a minefield.
The battle was very intense, and the appearance of the minefield was not surprising. The commander had already taken the initiative to think of a way to clear the mines.
It was not easy to attack from the sky. If they did not rely on artillery support, they could only use human lives to fill the gap. Just think about the Guan Jia Nao battle. Without artillery, the Chinese army could only use this method to attack the natural defense positions guarded by hundreds of Japanese troops.
Under the firepower of the enemy's ground-air fire net, they fell in batches. The casualty ratio of both sides was almost more than ten times.
In such a cold weather, the loading crew of the artillery positions were all bare-chested. They were busy loading the shells. The 152mm shells were usually carried by two people and loaded into the barrel with an auxiliary loading device.
The Japanese soldiers on the mountain had no choice but to endure the bombardment as they fired to stop the engineers from dismantling the minefield.
The crooks on the mountain had already opened fire. This was a light machine gun that the Japanese army had just entered service with. As the trump card division, the 6th division was first given this new light machine gun. In theory, this piece of trash could shoot indefinitely because it was supplied with bullets.
This gun was a problem that the Japanese army had to consider in terms of ammunition supply. It was common with the bullets of the 38 rifles.
Both sides used the same ammunition feed, which meant that the machine gun needed to use a 5-shot magazine for the rifle.
This would not only further improve the convenience of ammunition support, but also simplify the factory production, especially the ammunition packaging.
The Wei Nation was poor, and the wealthy western countries would not consider these problems because they could not save money to eat.
Compared to the light machine guns of the Soviet Republic, this machine gun with such a complex structure was definitely much worse.
It was the same for the Type 92 heavy machine gun. They had to save bullets and aim accurately.
If the Chinese military seized this kind of weapon, they wouldn't be interested in it either. They would give it to the militia. Everyone liked their own kind. After all, they were ugly and not good enough. They had to apply grease to the bullets when firing.
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