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At 9:00 AM sharp, the shelling resumed on the outer perimeter, causing the ground to shake violently.

Dozens of cannons rained down bullets on Wangjialing, a deluge that seemed to want to erase it from the map.

Colonel Nagano's confidence returned, and he ordered the entire regiment to press forward and launch a general offensive against Wangjialing, vowing not to retreat until the defenses were breached.

Senior staff officer Major Yokoyama sensed something was amiss and said warily:

"Commander, the Chinese positions are too quiet. I suspect they fled overnight!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Zhao Yunwen is a renowned Chinese general. To flee without a fight—does he have no shame?"

Colonel Nagano roared at the top of his lungs, but his voice was clearly weak. Warfare is based on deception. Why should they stand there and let you bomb them?

Major Yokoyama had no choice but to find a balance from another angle:

"Commander, this is good news for the Imperial Army. Taking Wangjialing so easily means they can now advance directly towards Yicheng. They may escape, but they can't hide!"

Colonel Nagano's expression instantly improved, and he said in a deep voice:

"Good heavens, Yixian is the gateway to Taierzhuang. Zhao Yunwen won't dare give up easily; he can't escape!"

At this point, Colonel Nagano raised his voice and said:

"After capturing Wangjialing, leave a detachment to guard the mountain, while the main force heads straight for the county town. Tonight, I'm going to have a wild party with you all in the town and lift all military discipline!"

Major Yokoyama's eyes flashed with a wild, predatory light as he eagerly said:

"Commander, please allow me to enter the city and broaden my horizons. Thank you!"

Colonel Nagano said menacingly:

"Go! The Chinese must pay for their stupidity... Take no prisoners after the city falls!"

At Wangjialing, the Japanese soldiers excitedly rushed to the top of the mountain. After suffering thousands of casualties, they finally captured the position.

Joy turned to sorrow. Before the Japanese soldiers could even celebrate, someone detonated an anti-personnel high-explosive mine, wiping out half a squad with just one.

Before long, a second, a third, and the Nth bomb appeared one after another, causing the Japanese soldiers to scream in agony. Colonel Nagano realized with frustration that they had once again been outmaneuvered by Zhao Yunwen's men.

"Despicable! Shameless! Not a true warrior!"

Colonel Nagano was furious, and Major Yokoyama could only comfort him by saying:

"Commander, this is just a low-level tactic that cannot change the fact that Wangjialing was captured by the Imperial Army and Yixian was brought under the control of the Imperial Army."

Colonel Nagano clung to the last straw like a drowning man grasping at a giant tree.

"Yoshi, Yokoyama-kun is right. No matter how good Zhao Yunwen is, he can't withstand the heavy blows of the entire division. The small city of Yicheng can't stop the advance of the 10th Division."

"Thrust, thud!"

Colonel Nagano issued the order to continue advancing towards Yicheng. As the vanguard of the entire division, Yicheng was an obstacle they had to overcome. Their opponent was the behemoth of the Fifth War Zone of China, with hundreds of thousands of troops. The 107th Division was not worthy of being the opponent of the 10th Division.

It wasn't just Colonel Nagano who thought this way; it was a consensus throughout the 10th Division. They didn't consider a division-level target as an opponent of equal strength.

On the left flank of the city's north side, several machine guns inside the main bunker were the first to unleash long tongues of fire, and the rapidly advancing Japanese soldiers fell one after another, their feverish heads cooled down, but the cost was quite high, with dozens of corpses lying haphazardly on the ground.

The Japanese originally planned to strike while the iron was hot and capture the northern city, but they kicked a hornet's nest and paid a bloody price. Battalion Commander Inoue Kiyokazu could only swallow this insult. Impulsiveness is the devil.

Lieutenant Ryusuke Honda suggested to Major Inoue:

"Inoue-kun, the Chinese have built strong fortifications in the city. A forced charge will only cause our warriors to die in vain. We must plan carefully before we act."

Inoue, with his extensive combat experience, suppressed his anger and calmly said:

"Send a squadron to each of the left and right flanks to launch a probing attack. The intensity must be high. We need to thoroughly understand the Chinese defenses. I'm very interested to see what gives Zhao Yun the confidence to win this battle."

Honda Ryusuke left with a "heh," and Major Inoue took his binoculars from the orderly. Like a vicious wolf, he coldly stared ahead, eager to see the strength of the 107th Division.

On the left flank, Captain Hideo Sugiyama charged ahead, sword in hand, surrounded by over a hundred Japanese soldiers, rifles in hand, cautiously advancing, ready to pounce at any moment.

Inside the main bunker, platoon leader Lin Yongfu was observing the Japanese soldiers. Next to him was a machine gunner, the dark muzzle of his gun pointed at the group of Japanese soldiers, waiting for Lin Yongfu's order.

The Japanese skirmishers were slowly advancing, their killing intent palpable. Lin Yongfu could tell from their tactical movements that they were a group of veteran Japanese soldiers.

The Sixth Company was targeting the old Japanese devils. These old devils might even cross the Great Wall. Lin Yongfu wanted to collect some interest, so he wanted to keep his own troops closer to home.

The front of the main castle was camouflaged with greenery, and you could even see a few wildflowers waving at the Japanese soldiers.

April in the human world is the season when flowers have all faded, and the mountains are in full bloom. But to make them truly beautiful, they must be nourished with the blood of the Japanese devils.

Lin Yongfu was very patient. Now that they had bunkers for protection, they could boldly let the Japanese soldiers approach until they could clearly see the Japanese soldiers' quilts, before coldly giving the order:

"beat!"

Several machine guns opened fire almost simultaneously, mowing down a large number of Japanese soldiers. The cunning Captain Sugiyama had already shrunk into the crowd, so he luckily escaped the first round of fire.

During the charge, the first round of firepower was the most lethal. Once a firing point was spotted, the Japanese soldiers would spontaneously lie down to avoid the hail of bullets.

Sugiyama hid in a depression, but it was not safe. He was horrified to find that all the obstacles that could affect the field of fire had been cleared, and there was not a single decent tree to be found even hundreds of meters deep.

With a wide field of fire, the machine gunners could fire freely, and the Japanese soldiers would be hit if they were not careful, no matter how cunning they were.

"You bastard, die!"

Captain Sugiyama fired his gun while cursing, but unfortunately the Nambu pistol had too long a range and too little power, so firing the bullets was a complete waste.

Their tactical intention was to draw out the defenders' firing positions, providing targets for artillery strikes. It seems that the Japanese had achieved their goal.

Sure enough, not long after, the Japanese infantry guns came up and fired several shots at the front of the main bunker, which gave machine gunner Xia Zhonghan a fright.

The shell hit the frontal armor, leaving only a few small dents, which did nothing to protect it.

Major Inoue was dumbfounded and angrily cursed:

"How much material did those despicable Chinese use? Who's blaming the Chinese for so much reinforced concrete?!"

"You coward, what kind of skill is it to hide in a turtle shell? If you're so capable, come out and fight with bayonets."

"Tap tap tap..."

"Tap tap tap..."

Strings of fire shot out, and Japanese soldiers fell from time to time, hit by bullets. Even lying on the ground was not safe.

The machine gunner finally discovered the benefits of the "turtle shell" and, without any sense of shame, rhythmically sprayed bullets at the Japanese soldiers.

With no worries about the rear, Corporal Cai Dayong had a great time killing, and in a short while, the ground was piled high with golden bullet casings.

The Japanese soldiers of Sugiyama Company were completely suppressed, and to their horror, they discovered that there was an anti-tank ditch more than two meters long and more than three hundred meters wide in front of their attack route, which was right in the optimal firepower range of the light and heavy machine guns.

A barrage of howitzers flew in from behind the Japanese troops, with great precision. The second volley hit the main bunker, and the huge shockwave made the brothers inside the bunker feel their blood boil, almost knocking them unconscious.

The machine guns in the main bunker seemed to have been silenced, and Captain Sugiyama excitedly brandished his saber:

"Warriors, the Chinese bunker has been destroyed! Charge!"

Upon hearing the order, the Japanese soldiers scrambled to their feet, shouting slogans as they charged toward the defending troops' positions, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Inside the main fortress, Lin Yongfu revealed a playful smile and roared:

"Beat them to death! Send those damn Japanese devils to hell!"