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Guarding the northern position is the independent 2th Brigade of the Second Army. The 18th Brigade has nearly 18 people. The weapons and equipment are average. The whole brigade does not have a large-caliber artillery, only a few field guns, and mortars.
Although the number of the 8th Wing and the 18th Brigade is similar, the number of weapons and artillery fire of the Japanese army is several times stronger than that of the independent 18th Brigade. The difference in weapons between the two sides is too great.
The devil knew that the weapons and equipment of the Chinese defenders on the other side of the river were backward. However, the enemy still did not launch an attack easily, but just scouted and watched on the spot.
With the strength of the Devils of the 8th Wing. .It is easy to win the position of the 18th brigade.
The devil carefully scouted the enemy's situation in this way, so as to find the weak point of the opponent's defense, attack from the weak point of defense, it is easier to break through, and it can also reduce the casualties of the attacking troops.
A ghost captain was kneeling in the woods. He held up his binoculars and looked at the position of the 18th Brigade on the other side of the river.
Captain Guizi slowly moved the telescope in his hand, carefully surveying every land and every hidden corner in front of him.
While scouting the position of the 18th Brigade, Captain Guizi asked a Guizi veteran next to him to draw the available terrain around him with a pen.
Reconnaissance of these terrains in advance is very important for combat. Once the battle starts, the commanders of each squadron of the Devils can easily occupy positions and use the nearby terrain to quickly establish firepower points.
After scouting for a while, the captain of the devil called a devil's messenger.
"Order the artillery unit... the machine gun team to conduct fire reconnaissance!"
"Roms!"
The devil's messenger nodded, turned and left, and immediately went to convey the order of the devil's captain.
After more than ten minutes, the devil's artillery established the artillery position, and the machine gun team also found the machine gun position.
"Tom tom tom!!!"
"Da da da!!!"
The sound of shelling and machine guns resounded continuously.
A row of mortar shells flew towards the frontline position of the 18th Brigade on the other side of the river.
The devil's artillery did not save shells, and the ammunition hand loaded and fired one after another.
Then, a large cloud of machine gun bullets flew towards the forward positions of the 18th Brigade like splashing water.
The little devil's firepower looks fierce, making it impossible for people to judge whether the enemy is going to attack or not.
At this time, the officers and soldiers of the 18th Brigade guarding the forward position were a little panicked and caught off guard when they heard the sudden sound of gunfire.
"Boom, boom, boom!!!"
The flying artillery shells exploded in all directions, and the bullets flew around the position with a line of fire. "Ah, ah, ah..."
More than a dozen soldiers guarding the position were accidentally killed by stray bullets and artillery shells.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack, be careful of shells, pay attention to concealment!!!"
The Chinese soldiers on the ground shouted a reminder.
The soldiers entered the bunkers one after another, avoiding the flying shells and bullets.
The soldiers guarding the front position did not know the real intention of the enemy to attack and fire, so they immediately launched a counterattack.
"Brothers, prepare to fight, the devil is coming!"
The soldiers stood firm in their combat positions and took up weapons one after another to shoot at the devil's firepower point on the other side of the river.
"Clap clap clap!!!"
"Da da da!!!"
"Thumbs up!!!"
The complex gunshots intertwined together, and hundreds of firing points lit up on the battlefield.
The soldiers in the forward position of the 18th Division opened up their firepower, sparing no effort to attack the enemy on the opposite side.
"Brothers, don't be afraid, hit hard, the opposite is the Osaka Division of the Japanese army!"
The Chinese soldiers knew that what they were facing was the little devils of the 4th Division. Facing this Type A division, the soldiers not only did not have the slightest fear, but had absolute confidence in winning.
In the impression of many Chinese soldiers, the devils of this division can do anything on the battlefield, throwing their guns and fleeing is No. 1.
The negative influence of the devil's army has been deeply ingrained in the hearts of many people.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Chinese defenders, the 4th Osaka Division is the most useless and useless division in the Japanese army, definitely not one of them!
The two developed an exchange of fire, and guns and bullets flew back and forth.
Some stray bullets landed on the river. .A series of water jets and splashes splashed on the river surface.
When the Chinese soldiers and the devils were exchanging fire, in a hidden corner of the woods, several devil scouts were lying on the ground, scouting and recording the firepower position and firepower configuration of the defenders on the opposite side.
The devil scouts observed very meticulously. About how many people were guarding the 18th brigade's forward position, how many rifles, and how many light and heavy machine guns the defenders had, the devil scouts recorded everything in detail.
The two sides were separated by the river, and the battle exchanged fire for more than ten minutes.
The little devil did not attack, but kept firing and attacking.
The two sides exchanged fire for a long time, and neither the defenders nor the devils suffered any casualties.
The commander of the national army at the forward position held up a binoculars to observe the woods. When he saw that the little devils of the 4th Division were only shooting guns and did not dare to attack, he laughed disdainfully.
"Brothers, pay attention to saving ammunition, the 4th Division of the Devils Osaka is quite afraid of death, they dare not attack!"
After the soldiers on the ground heard the order. .No more wasting bullets, just stick to the position and stare at the enemy on the other side.
The little devil has enough ammunition, but the soldiers of the 18th brigade are short of ammunition, so they can't waste bullets like the little devil.
Anyway, the little devil is so useless that he is afraid of death, even if he doesn't shoot to suppress him, the enemy will never dare to cross the river to attack.
Not long after, the guns on the little devil's side also stopped, and the enemy never left the woods to launch an attack.
After finding out the firepower situation of the defenders in China's forward positions, several devil scouts quickly ran to the leader of devil squadron to report.
"You guys, how are the scouts doing?" Captain Guizi asked the scouts.
"Reporting to the squadron leader, we have completed all the reconnaissance of the firepower points of the Chinese soldiers. This is the note map we recorded, please check it out, the squadron leader."
After the ghost soldier finished his report, he immediately handed over the notebook to the captain of the ghost squadron.
"well!"
The leader of the Devil Squadron put away his notebook with a sly smile on his face.
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