allonlinenovel Chapter 175 The Enemy Attacks
Chapter 175 The Enemy Attacks
Fierce artillery fire tore through the quiet night sky!
The flames emitted by various fires in the night sky illuminated the earth!
The dense explosions sounded one after another, and the whole earth was shaking constantly!
"Commander-in-Chief! The enemy is attacking!"
The new Chief of General Staff Ye Yicheng hurried into Xu Yan's office and said.
"Hehe, it's really fast. We're executing according to the original plan!"
"Yes!"
Yes, Japan finally couldn't bear it anymore and launched an attack! That's the Ice Cone Plan!
At this moment, the entire contact line between the two sides on the front line was shaken by the sound of artillery fire!
This time, Japan concentrated 20,000 artillery pieces of various types and 1,500 bombers! And under the cover of some naval guns, launched an unprecedented bombing!
It really was like the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart!
The commander-in-chief of the Japanese Army's China Expeditionary Force, General Asaka Prince Shima, looked at the thick smoke on the China position not far away, and a smug look appeared on his face!
He spent two months carefully formulating this plan!
Those idiots in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can try to engage in international diplomacy, but as a soldier, he has never thought about having anything to discuss with China!
He wanted to lead the invincible imperial army to completely occupy the vast fertile land of China!
Fuck the peace talks!
Wherever the empire's guns reach, there will be peace!
"General, this is the first time I've experienced such a big scene!"
The commander of the First Army, Daisaku Kameda, immediately offered his flattery!
"Kameta-kun, we must make a concerted effort this time, attacking from both the north and south to eliminate Xu Yan! This time, the Empire has assembled a full fifteen divisions! And the navy and air force are fully cooperating, attacking from three directions! We must avenge our previous defeat!"
"Hi! Let's avenge our previous shame!" Instantly the entire position erupted in thunderous cheers!
"Avenge the previous humiliation! Destroy the Chinese nation!"
Such scenes are happening in Wuling Mountain, Baishui River and Hongjiang River!
For this Ice Cone Operation, Japan assembled a total of 22 divisions! Fifteen of them were responsible for the main offensive mission!
All troops are divided into three directions to attack the northern region of China!
The Xianli Front Army, consisting of five Type A divisions, has a total force of 150,000! Led by General Togo Heijiro! Breaking through the Baishui River to attack the Northeast! Trying to cut off the connection between the Northeast and the interior!
North China Front Army! Merged from the original North China Front Army and East China Front Army! A total of eight divisions! The total force is nearly 200,000, commanded by Prince Asaka Shima himself! The combat goal is to bypass the Wuling Mountain defense line, change the route to Jiaodong, and go straight to Licheng, and attack Shangjing from Licheng! Capture the North China Plain!
The West China Front Army, composed of the former Central China Front Army and some newly formed divisions, is commanded by General Song Jinshigen. Five divisions will advance westward along the Red River from the Red River! Capture Jiangling! Force the Jiang Chao government to surrender completely! And attack northward from Jiangling to cut off the connection between North China and Northwest China!
The three armies can be said to have concentrated all the elite forces of Japan!
The first day of the attack went surprisingly smoothly!
The three armies encountered almost no effective resistance!
Xianli Front successfully broke through the Baishui River defense line! Under the bombardment of thousands of artillery, Fang Tianlong's Baishui River defense line, which he had managed for several years, seemed fragile! It was like a piece of white paper, and was completely torn apart! The vanguard reached Jijiang Province on the first day and expanded the breakthrough to 30 kilometers wide!
The North China Front Army, under the command of Prince Asaka, successfully bypassed Wuling Mountain, and the vanguard troops went straight to Zou Mansion! There was a trend of encircling the Third Corps!
The Central China Front Army showed its might against Jiang Chao's troops! It occupied the outer positions of the important town of Jiangling in one day! It formed an encirclement of Jiangling!
Suddenly, the battlefield in China was in turmoil! China seemed to be at the point of life and death!