"What? The Japanese have conquered the Yellow River Ya and Zhengjiakou, and have been interspersed in the southern part of Ling County and the northern part of Pingyuan County. Wouldn't it be that the entire Dexian and Ling County were surrounded? This Japanese Japanese want to eat the Independent Brigade in one bite!"

Half a month ago, Han Fuju was still thinking that the Japanese army would only attack tentatively and would not invade Shandong in full, because the Battle of Songhu is now in full swing, and Japan's most elite troops were all transferred to Shanghai to participate in the war!

But in the past two days, all kinds of bad information came one after another, and the Japanese army's strength instantly soared from one brigade to one and a half divisions with a total strength of more than 40,000!

Immediately afterwards, before Han Fuju came to his senses, news came from the news that the Japanese launched a large-scale attack, attacking cities and villages one after another, and surrounded the entire 292nd Brigade and the Dexian Heling County, which was stationed in the Independent Brigade!

Zhang Shaotang wiped his sweat with his hands and said quickly: "Dexian can be thrown away, Lingxian can be thrown away, but the Independent Brigade cannot be eaten by the Japanese in this way! Otherwise, it will cause a serious morale blow to our Third Route Army!"

He is short of people and is soft-mouthed. He has received Yang Fan's benefits for many years. He also thinks that Yang Fan will have more powerful guarantees in Shandong. Zhang Shaotang really doesn't want Yang Fan to be finished like this!

"Okay! I understand. The Japanese are coming with great force and planning. We have to be careful! We can't let the Japanese build a plank road openly and secretly cross Chencang, and take this opportunity to break through the Yellow River Railway Bridge in Lukou!

You immediately notify Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yu, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Shen, and Commander Sun, Commander Gu and Commander Cao to attend the military meeting. We must make a good plan!"

The Japanese army was in a heavy army, and Han Fuju felt great pressure. The capital of Jinan is located on the edge of the Yellow River. The Yellow River Railway Bridge in the suburbs is the only railway bridge across the banks of the Yellow River in Shandong!

The bridge is about 7 kilometers north of Jinan City, Shandong Province. It started construction in July 1909 (the first year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty) and was completed on November 29, 1912. At this point, the entire Jinpu Railway was completed, ending the opening of traffic between the north and south sections with the Yellow River as the boundary.

The bridge length is 1255.2 meters and the truss width is 9.4 meters. The piers are built on a fine sand layer with sticky sand. The foundation is made of air pressure caisson and reinforced concrete pile foundations. The total cost is 11.66 million German marks, equivalent to 4.5456 million taels of silver at that time.

It is obvious that if the Japanese army wants to quickly encroach Shandong, this railway bridge across the banks of the Yellow River will be a must-fight place. Han Fuju is most worried about the Japanese who suddenly marched straight in, which is a big issue of life and death!

If things really hit a point where they were out of control, Boss Han would definitely cut off his arm and blew up the railway bridge without hesitation!

As for the safety of the 292nd Brigade and the Independent Brigade, Boss Han cannot take care of it now. After all, the main forces are all south of the Yellow River defense line, and even if both brigades are killed, they cannot be injured!

"Honey and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly away from each other when the disaster strikes." What's more, Boss Han and Yang Fan are just subordinates in interests. When facing a life-and-death decision, Boss Han is naturally a fellow Taoist who will not die!

Time flies and it is five o'clock in the morning on October 3, 1937!

"Suoga, it's such a quiet and peaceful autumn morning! I can't bear to break it!"

The Japanese Chief of Staff, Colonel Gui, held a telescope and looked at the ancient city wall of Texas that was shrouded in the darkness, sighing hypocritically.

Lieutenant General Isotani Ryosuke said with a grim smile: "Then let the Chinese army be freed from the sweet dreamland! Order the artillery troops to concentrate their firepower and shell out all their strength. Today we must take down Texas City and Ling County, and cut off the head of the Chinese army commander Yang Fan to comfort the imperial warriors who died in their country!"

"Hayi!"

Di Bugu nodded respectfully, and then turned around and left to convey the command of the general attack!

Soon, dozens of artillery artillery of different caliber began to assault fire. Countless bright and flickering trajectories cut the dark sky into pieces, and then gathered into two cities to form a magnificent and cruel fire scene.

Bang bang bang bang, and the sound of shocking deaths exploded one after another like fried beans. The ancient city of Dezhou and Ling County were ruthlessly destroyed!

The huge explosion power collapsed the ancient city walls and shattered houses. Balls of fire burned in the city, filled with pungent smell of gunpowder, and everything was drowned in the shocking explosion!

This time, the intelligence showed that the Japanese army mobilized a heavy artillery brigade, but the actual situation was not the case. This time, only 20 heavy cannons with a 7-year-old 150mm caliber were mobilized!

There are two heavy artillery brigades under a standard heavy artillery brigade, including 30-40 heavy cannons with a 150mm caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber caliber

The main reason is that Japan lacks resources and the heavy artillery brigade has become a strategic force. During World War II, the Japanese army had only 6 heavy artillery brigades!

The current heavy artillery brigades are either guarding the local area, guarding the Soviet Union in the Northeast, or being transferred to the Songhu battlefield. It is their limit to mobilize 20 heavy cannons with a caliber of 150mm!

It’s also a blessing, otherwise Yang Fan would have lost all his money this time!

You should know that caliber is justice. During World War II, artillery was known as the god of war. The power of 150mm caliber heavy cannon is not comparable to that of small-caliber cannons. With one shot, you can kill all surface troops the size of a football field!

Even though only 20 heavy cannons were mobilized, the 10th Division, as an elite Armored Division, should not be underestimated: an artillery corps under its jurisdiction have 48 75mm to 105mm artillery pieces, and hundreds of small-caliber guns such as infantry cannons, mortars, etc.!

"The Japanese are next to Mary, and it turns out that the Japanese are still the old tricks of three tricks! Hehe, but this time you may have a heavy bleeding!"

I had known that the Japanese devils would come here for a long time. Yang Fan and others had already dug a safe and solid anti-aircraft hole in De County. Ling County, and went into the hole early to hide, leaving only a few observation posts in the outer areas!

Moreover, for safety reasons, Yang Fan also asked all troops to carry gas masks with him to prevent the Japanese from directly firing poison gas bombs!

So the sound of artillery outside rumbled and the earth was trembling. The officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade and the 243rd Brigade did not suffer serious casualties, and most of them were listening steadily to the sound of artillery!

The violent shelling lasted for nearly an hour before it completely stopped. The Japanese have really invested a lot this time, especially the 150mm large-caliber shell is of great value!

Under this round of saturated artillery bombardment, both the ancient city walls of Dezhou and the defensive positions in Lingxian were severely damaged, and many anti-aircraft artillery holes were directly hit, and the officers and soldiers hiding inside were either killed or injured!

Under such storm-like bombardment, although the anti-aircraft holes expanded by the Independent Brigade were thick and strong, the body and spirit of human beings could not withstand such a long period of saturated artillery bombardment. Many officers and soldiers were shocked to their mouths, and some were even shocked to death.

"Order all troops to enter the battlefield immediately, and the Japanese will start attacking soon!"

"Quick! Quick! Quick! Even if you are still alive, hurry up and work!"

As soon as the Japanese guns stopped, the officers, soldiers and soldiers hiding in the anti-aircraft holes everywhere came out and rushed to their respective defense posts according to the predetermined defense plan. Everyone's faces were full of determination and anger!

"Sauga, it's dawn, and the end of the Chinese army has arrived! Order the troops to start the general attack, and make sure to wipe out all the Chinese army in one go!"
Chapter completed!