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Of course, most people wouldn't know about this. Even within the Independent Column, only a handful of people knew the inside story, and everything was being done silently.

While leading his troops on guard duty, Battalion Commander Wu ordered the engineering company to work with the local people to quickly build defensive fortifications.

Because of the abundance of reinforced concrete and readily available tools, the defensive positions were built very quickly, taking shape within a few hours.

Captain Kobayashi noticed our movements, but he dared not make any rash moves.

He learned from the soldiers he had brought back that the Jin-Sui Army had several small detachments with strong combat capabilities and mobility, equipped with a number of recoilless rifles.

If he sends troops out of the city to attack the Jin-Sui army in front of him, he might be cut off from his retreat. It would be better to rely on the city's defenses at Lan Pass and hold the line.

Faced with the Japanese troops who remained stationary, Battalion Commander Wu put down his binoculars and sighed deeply.

The regiment did indeed devise a plan to lure the enemy deep into their territory. Two rapid assault teams were already in position. As long as the enemy dared to leave the city, they would strike directly behind the enemy during the most intense part of the battle, cut off the enemy's retreat, and then annihilate all the enemy forces that had left the city.

The garrison at Lan Pass is only a large battalion in size. Even if they were to come out in full force, their battalion wouldn't back down, and holding out for three to five days wouldn't be a problem.

According to the battle plan, a main force of a regiment would arrive within a day at most. In critical situations, an infantry battalion could even be urgently transported to help put out the fire.

Unfortunately, the enemy at Languan didn't fall for the trick. There was no other way but to execute the second battle plan and fight a regular urban siege.

The day passed just like that, with both sides building their own defensive fortifications, and things were relatively peaceful.

However, there is still a gap. The key positions on our side are reinforced with steel and cement, which can withstand continuous bombardment from the enemy's Type 92 infantry guns.

The enemy was only building earthen fortifications; they didn't have much steel or cement in stock, so they could only pile up large amounts of wood and bricks.

This tactic might have worked for the Chinese army in the past, but now, it's just laughable.

By the morning of the next day, the entire regiment was in place, while the other units would need two more days.

There was no other way; there was too much baggage, especially heavy howitzers and tanks, which required very high-quality road surfaces. It was as if we were building roads while advancing.

According to Chu Yunfei's plan, all troops were prepared to fight a fair and square urban siege and defense battle in Goose City.

They had prepared several times the heavy firepower of the enemy, so there was no need for any schemes or tricks. They could just let the artillery shells and bullets do the talking, just like before. It was time to let these invaders taste the power of steel and gunpowder.

We also want to tell all the Chinese people that the Jin-Sui Army also has capable troops, and not all of them are cowards.

Of course, on the other hand, Li Yunlong's generosity gave him endless confidence.

Four artillery battalions and one armored battalion, plus air support.

Oh, and after thinking about it, Li Yunlong transferred another anti-aircraft machine gun battalion to Chu Yunfei, with a total of eighteen large-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns, six of which were the newly developed twin-shot anti-aircraft machine guns.

After all, our base areas are already capable of mass-producing such air defense weapons. Basically, each column has a regiment of air defense units for low-altitude battlefield defense, so it is no longer a rare weapon.

However, for the Jin-Sui Army, these were considered major weapons of mass destruction. With the addition of these weapons, Chu Yunfei became even more confident.

When Commander Zhang arrived and found everything was normal, he quickly went to the front line to find out what was going on.

"Commander, that's the whole situation. The Japanese devils in front of us are no pushovers either. No matter how many openings we make, they just won't come out of their shells."

Commander Zhang carefully observed the defensive fortifications of Languan through his binoculars and compared them with the intelligence he had gathered beforehand. He sighed inwardly.

This battle is really tough. The fortifications at Lan Pass are incredibly dense, with one visible bunker and another hidden at the same time, all packed together in a dense, orderly fashion.

Some of these defensive fortifications were built by the Jin-Sui Army before, while others were built after the Japanese occupied the area. In short, they were extremely disadvantageous to the attackers.

About an hour later, the company commander of the mountain artillery company who had come with the regiment ran over to report that the artillery positions were ready and could be opened fire at any time.

Commander Zhang didn't hesitate and immediately shouted:

"Order the artillery to bombard the enemy's forward positions to disrupt their construction rhythm."

"Order the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion to launch an attack on the enemy at Languan according to the previous battle plan. Make a big commotion and deplete as much of the enemy's ammunition stockpile as possible."

"However, we need to tell the brothers in advance that this is just a feint attack. We'll fire from outside the enemy's range, bring the mortars over, and launch a fierce attack on the enemy's positions. Let's see if the Japanese devils will follow."

This was something Chu Yunfei had specifically instructed them to do before they set off.

Before heavy howitzers and tanks were in place, the 75mm mountain guns were no match for the heavily fortified Languan Pass.

As the artillerymen took their positions, the six mountain guns were divided into north and south groups, unleashing a deafening roar towards the enemy's front lines.

At that moment, the Japanese engineers were building defensive fortifications when suddenly the sound of artillery shells whistling through the sky came from above.

Experienced veterans could immediately identify the type of shell from the sound and shouted:

"Oh no, it's artillery fire! Everyone take cover!"

However, he said it a little too late; before he could finish speaking, the shells came crashing down.

The shrapnel from the falling shells flew everywhere, instantly killing more than twenty Japanese soldiers, as well as wounded soldiers groaning in agony on the ground.

The reason we achieved such great results was mainly because the Japanese did not expect us to launch an attack so quickly. Normally, when attacking a pass of the level of Languan, we must be well prepared.

In the current situation, opening fire as soon as the main force arrives is not very effective, except for wasting precious shells.

In addition, the Japanese side had a lot of new recruits who had never been shelled before and had no idea how to avoid it, which led to the final result.

Commander Zhang saw the results of the artillery bombardment through his binoculars and was quite satisfied. He then ordered the artillery to continue the attack, putting constant pressure on the enemy at Languan.

However, the frequency of the shelling can be increased to put pressure on the Japanese and create favorable conditions for the main force to launch a large-scale attack on the city.