I really came here to fight against Japan

This is a U-shaped bend of the Miluo River, with fast-flowing water on both sides.

Only at that ferry the water was relatively calm, making it suitable for the troops to cross the river.

But once they were blocked from front and back by Chinese troops, they had no choice but to jump into the river to escape.

In such a cold day, if they went into the water, they would definitely not be able to swim to the other side. They would either become a living target for the Kuomintang army or be frozen to death by the icy river water.

This commander of the Shin Mishima Division is a man with a bad mouth. The more he fears something, the more likely it is to happen.

When they retreated to the U-shaped exit, they found that the way out, which was more than ten miles wide, was gone.

The road has been completely blocked by several trenches set up by the Chinese army.

Mishima gritted his teeth. If this was the peak moment of their Third Division, the four armies of the National Army would not be able to stop them.

They only need the fire support from the artillery regiment to break through with a single charge.

If they had been luckier, they could have swept through the four armies of the Nationalist Army with just one division.

But it’s no use today. The strength of their division no longer allows him to act recklessly.

The Battle of Changsha lasted only ten days, and their Third Division suffered heavy losses.

They had already lost nearly a regiment of soldiers.

The remaining soldiers were less than 15,000, of whom 2,000 were logistical personnel without guns.

Even if we have guns, it’s useless. Each person has less than ten bullets, and that’s the result of airdrops we received in the past two days.

Fight with the National Army with bayonets? Don't be ridiculous. The Chinese army in Xiangbei will not cooperate with them.

Mishima has already noticed these days that the national army of Xiangbei is different from before.

Their fighting style is different from before, basically they just touch and run.

If you chase them, it will delay the progress of capturing Changsha.

If you don't care, they will harass you endlessly.

The Chinese army in the past was better. They only knew how to dig trenches and fight stupid battles.

It was not like this. Before they even reached Changsha, a battalion was wiped out by the Nationalist Army.

Another change in the Chinese army was that they had more bullets, as if they were endless.

According to Mishima's impression, with such ammunition consumption, the National Army would have run out of bullets long ago.

But now Mishima has to admit it.

The one that had no more bullets was replaced by his own Third Division.

After a while, his division chief of staff, Yamashita Fengzi, came over.

Yamashita Fengzi looked down on Mishima. This guy just stood up the Sixth Division yesterday.

Today, because the National Army has made its attitude clear, we will only deal with the 40th Division.

As a result, his own division commander ran away with his troops, leaving the 40th Division to the National Army.

However, his own Division Commander Mishima is still a vindictive person.

I didn't dare to offend him, so I just continued the consultation obediently.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, what should we do? Should we continue to break out, or go back and join the 40th Division?"

Mishima: "We can't go back. We must break out now while the Chinese army is unstable."

Yamashita Fengzi: "Okay, I'll go over now and arrange for the artillery preparation of the attacking troops."

The artillery preparation is to send a squadron of infantry to attack first.

Once the Kuomintang army exposed its heavy firepower points, they would use mortars or grenade launchers.

They will only launch a formal attack after knocking out the Kuomintang’s heavy machine guns.

As for the situation in the past, there was a half-hour heavy artillery bombardment, which was also a form of artillery preparation.

But they can't use it today because they have run out of shells.

Division Commander Mishima: "Chief of Staff Yamashita, concentrate all the shells and fire them all at once.

Our Third Division is running out of ammunition, and we must break through the Kuomintang's encirclement in one go.

Otherwise, I'm afraid our Third Division will rest here forever."

Yamashita Fengzi: "Please, Mr. Commander, don't be too pessimistic.

Even if the soldiers have no bullets, we can still use the bayonets in our hands to fight our way out.

Besides, doesn’t the Chinese army always like to fight with our warriors with bayonets?

We can teach these Chinese soldiers a bloody lesson today."

Mishima was not so optimistic. He just said to him calmly: "Yamashita-kun, go and do it!"

Yamashita Fengzi: “Hi!”

He turned and left to arrange the breakout of the Third Division.

But after he turned around at the foot of the mountain, out of Mishima's sight, the corner of his mouth curled in disdain.

He thought to himself, "It seems that their Mishima Division Commander has lost his courage after four years of fighting."

In fact, this Japanese chief of staff still underestimated his division commander.

According to the post-war review of the Ninth War Zone, there is still something to this Mishima.

Although this Mishima Division Commander is a bit unethical, he also likes to sell out his teammates.

But every decision he made was in line with the interests of the Third Division.

However, during the Changsha Defense War, he encountered Song Wenwan, who was good at using open strategies.

Every step he took was calculated by Song Wenwan.

If you don’t join the game, it’s fine. If you join, you’re doomed!

The Japanese in the Third Division acted quickly, and all the soldiers with weapons were ready to break out.

Those unarmed Japanese soldiers were given grenades and were the first to rush up.

If they were lucky, they could kill the Kuomintang soldiers and then seize their weapons and continue fighting.

The unlucky Japanese soldiers could only use grenades to act as "human bombs".

To blast open a gap for the Japanese troops charging from behind to escape.

At this time, all the Japanese mortars were aimed at the National Army's positions.

The grenade thrower had already moved forward, ready to fire the special grenade into the Kuomintang trenches as soon as possible.

I saw a blue flare rising into the sky from the direction of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army suddenly came alive.

The Japanese began firing at the National Army's trenches with hundreds of light and heavy machine guns.

The mortar gunners also fired the few mortar shells they had at the Kuomintang fortifications.

However, the 3rd Division's bluffing offensive did not last long as it was forced to stop due to running out of ammunition.

The Japanese soldiers who were preparing to break out fought fiercely, but they lacked stamina.

And in the trenches of the National Army, the appropriate response was finally made.

In fact, one thing Mishima did not expect was that the deployment of the National Army in the trenches was different from before.

They didn't place too many soldiers in the first trench.

Therefore, the artillery shells fired by the Japanese army did not cause any damage to them.

The main forces of the National Army were concentrated in the second and third trenches.

Further behind them, there are the elite troops of their four armies, forming the reserve force.

But behind these reserve teams, there are still reserve teams...

This is really because there are too many Kuomintang troops coming this time.

The trenches were more than ten kilometers long, with one soldier standing every meter.

Seven or eight rows of trenches were needed to accommodate all these nationalist troops.

The National Army also deployed a large number of light and heavy machine guns in the second trench.

It was the heavy machine gunners who opened direct fire because the Japs' grenade launchers could not reach them.

The range of the heavy machine guns in the National Army’s positions was just right for dealing with the Japanese.

The task of these heavy machine gunners is to form a dense firepower network.

The Japanese soldiers who attempted to approach the first trench were suppressed fifty meters away.