The Japanese army finally crossed the line of fire and reached the south gate, only to find it closed. Just as the squad leader began to curse, a series of smoking grenades fell from the firing hole.

"Nani"?

boom! Boom boom boom!

The Japanese soldiers below were killed and wounded. They never understood until their death why they were massacred by their own kind. Only the team leader realized something before his death: it was a scam, everything was a scam.

Forty or fifty Japanese soldiers were killed or half injured by a round of grenades. Although the rest didn't know why, they didn't dare to stay under the bunker and fled madly along the way they came. The machine gun on the upper floor started to fire. They went down from the bunker to the barbed wire, crossed the wooden bridge over the trench, and then went through the barbed wire secret door on the other side, and waded through the minefield to escape. But there was no chance. The machine gun on the upper floor fired crazily without blind spots, and more than 20 fleeing Japanese soldiers were shot dead one after another.

boom! Boom boom boom!

The last few Japanese soldiers were shot dead when they crossed the wooden bridge. Their bodies fell into the trench and caused the explosion of mines in the trench.

It's over. The battle in the adjacent bunker is still going on, but it has nothing to do with them. Whoever owns the bunker is responsible for it. It is easy to get into trouble if you rush to provide support randomly.

The puppet army was still a little nervous at this time. With no way to retreat, they could only pray that the guerrillas would keep their word and bring them to the New Fourth Division.

"Brothers, you all performed very well tonight. You should evacuate first. We are going to prepare for the blasting. After we finish the blasting, evacuate with us. Personnel from the New Fourth Division will organize you to assemble and set off soon."

"By the way, take all the Japanese army's weapons and ammunition, leave half of the mortar shells to us, and take the rest with you to join the New Fourth Division."

A group of puppet soldiers who had turned against the enemy were completely relieved. They dared to let them take up weapons, and the enemy had no intention of guarding against them, and certainly had no intention of dealing with them.

"Brothers, hurry up and move out the Japanese's weapons, ammunition and supplies. Be careful when crossing the trenches and don't fall."

After arranging everything, the puppet army commander saluted the guerrilla platoon leader:

"Sir, we will move all the stuff to a safe area and redistribute it after you're done with the blasting. We'll take whatever you ask us to take."

"Okay, let's move! Pay attention to the trenches and minefields, follow our people through the minefields, and don't walk around randomly."

From Taishan to Xuzhou, 90% of the puppet troops in the bunkers on the Jinpu Line defected when the signal flares were fired. The rest, hearing the sound of gunfire everywhere, gradually couldn't bear it anymore. They knew that if they didn't defect, they would probably be wiped out by the Japanese, so they all fought hard. Most of the time, it went smoothly, but there were always some unexpected situations. When they launched a sneak attack, the Japanese saw through their flaws, and the two sides fought in the bunkers. The puppet troops took the initiative, but in the end, there were only a few people left.

The agreed detonation time was 1:30 in the morning. Chen Feng led several of his subordinates to the top of Jianshan Mountain. From here, they could see explosions and flames ten kilometers away to the north and south. Based on the sparseness of the flames, they could roughly judge the outcome of tonight's battle. It was 1:20 in the morning. At this time, many teams were probably busy arranging blasting!

When the time came, there was no movement on the railway line. This shouldn't be the case! Based on my own observations, many nearby bunkers had been taken down!

Time was slipping away little by little, and just when the people on the mountain were feeling a little disappointed, flames rose. From the sharp mountain to the south and the north, flames from dozens of explosions rose into the sky within a minute. There was a fire dragon to the south and another fire dragon to the north. The scene was very spectacular. The sounds of explosions came one after another, and one could feel the vibrations in the air while standing on the sharp mountain.

"We succeeded. Let's go down the mountain and gather the troops."

In Hunan, the Japanese army could never have imagined that the National Army would dare to launch a counterattack in the middle of the night. Shouldn't they be licking their wounds in the trenches at this time?

Anami Korechika was confused after receiving the report. At that time, he did not realize the seriousness of the problem, but he still convened a staff group to discuss the strategic objectives of the Ninth War Zone.

The 80,000 troops of the Fifth War Zone were hidden very well. The area around the hiding soldiers was blocked by special forces in disguise. To prevent the news from leaking out, any civilians passing by would be controlled. After receiving the attack order, they hid during the day and moved at night. In two nights, they approached the battlefield. At twelve o'clock in the morning, they cooperated with the Ninth War Zone to attack the Japanese army from the flank.

At two o'clock in the morning, Anami Korechika felt that things were getting more and more wrong. The enemy should have stopped attacking at this time! They should have started to reinforce the positions they had seized and wait for the imperial army to retake them tomorrow! Why were their teams still advancing? Why were their special forces still interspersed? Aren't they afraid of being surrounded and annihilated? Anami Korechika smelled something unusual, as if there was some conspiracy.

Less than half an hour later, an urgent telegram came from the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters that the entire middle section of the Jinpu Line had been attacked. The luxurious defense line that had been built with a huge investment had completely failed to play its due role. The entire middle section of the Jinpu Line had exploded, and the railway lines and bunkers had suffered serious damage.

Anami Korechika was a little confused. How could something happen on the Jinpu Line in Shandong Province? Was it a conspiracy? Or was it just a coincidence?

At three o'clock in the morning, the National Army's attack had not stopped. Many teams had already been intertwined with the Japanese army. The special forces had been taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, destroying a large amount of Japanese supplies and ammunition, and many heavy weapons had also suffered devastating blows.

Anami Korechika had no choice but to order his troops to retreat and defend. Wait until dawn to see if they can withstand the bombing of the bombers. After the bombing, they will be able to take back the position.

At four o'clock in the morning, the Nationalist army stopped chasing the breakthrough and dug trenches on the spot. It seemed that they had to rearrange the defense line. Is this really a good idea? What's the point? Advancing 20 or 30 kilometers just to change the defense line, why does it feel a bit ridiculous?

At daybreak, each division summarized the battle losses. The losses were not great, less than 20,000, which was completely within the tolerable range. The other side was the attacking side, and their losses would definitely not be lower than their own.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the bomber squadron arrived. Half an hour ago, part of the Kuomintang army hid in the mountains and forests, and part of them hid in trenches that had been dug for several hours. After the bombing, the position was in a mess. Anami Korechika led the staff to the front line and did not find any problems. It was just an ordinary counterattack tactic.

Anami Korechika ordered his troops to continue the attack. If there was any conspiracy, it had to be exposed. Anami Korechika proudly believed that he was still the attacker. At nine o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army began the attack under the cover of airplanes and artillery. After a round of probing, they found that the defense of the Ninth War Zone was impenetrable. It didn't matter. Sooner or later, there would be a day when they could not bear it.

At Yuelu Mountain in Changsha, the commanders of the two corps were celebrating. The first step was considered stable, and the next step was to wait for dark. They hoped that the Japanese army would not change their strategic thinking and would not dig trench defenses, otherwise the attack at night would incur huge losses.

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