As long as they attack the Pudong Industrial Zone first, the Hualan army will inevitably panic. As long as they have gaps due to the mobilization of troops, their own chances will come. Jun Gong did not expect that Guanghai City had enough garrisons to defend both directions at the same time, and in terms of firepower, the Japanese army might still be at a disadvantage. After the Japanese army launched an offensive formation and advanced less than ten kilometers, they were bombarded. Twelve seventy-five-mm mountain cannons from the artillery battalion directly under the 33rd Infantry Regiment launched the attack first, and the smoke pillars raised by the shells immediately surrounded the Japanese army's stormtroopers.

Today's Japanese Army does not have the excellent equipment from later generations. Although the infantry has been fully equipped with Type 38 rifles, the heavy firepower is almost gone. According to the Japanese army's organization in this era, each division has two brigades, and these two brigades are basically infantry units. The heavy firepower is only one machine gun squadron, three field artillery squadrons and three field heavy artillery squadrons. These heavy firepower are all equipped with divisions, and the brigades cannot be used at all.

This time, because the 32nd Brigade was fighting independently, two field artillery squadrons were brought, but these heavy weapons had not been transported to the shore, so there was no such thing as the harem Jun.

The lack of firepower did not make the harem Jun feel timid at all. For the Japanese Army, who believed in the military god Nogi Hinomi, they pursued the bayonet tactic. Seeing the other party firing, Jun of the Harem immediately waved his command knife and led the infantry to rush forward.

Because the position stretches for several kilometers, the troops in each position are not large. Even if the main position is attacked by the harem, there is only one platoon of the 33rd Infantry Regiment and one battalion of the garrison regiment. Seeing the Japanese launch an attack, the two 60 mm mortars of the heavy firepower squad of the infantry platoon quickly began to shoot, and cooperated with the support firepower on the artillery positions to severely attack the Japanese stormtroopers.

The Japanese army had received strict military training, and their formation was very reasonable, and artillery could not play a big role. With the not-so-intensive artillery fire, Japanese soldiers ran and fired with Type 38 rifles, and soon approached a distance of 800 meters from the position.

At this time, the two Type 09 heavy machine guns of the heavy firepower squad began to roar, and then the Type 09 light machine gun and Type 09 grenade launcher of the infantry squad also opened fire. The bullet rain began to gradually become dense and charge towards the machine gun position. Such an infantry team would inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

Among the Japanese army's stormtroopers, soldiers were knocked down one after another. However, these soldiers who believed in the spirit of Bushido did not hesitate at all and continued to charge forward. Everyone was using the weapons in their hands to shoot desperately, but the number of Japanese army was 4,000, and it was difficult for the defenders with only 400 people to kill all the other side.

At this time, the sound of cannons that were much duller than mountain cannons came, and huge smoke pillars rose up among the Japanese stormtroopers. The harem Chun was suddenly shocked and was shocked when he saw the huge crater. It turned out that this was the Lion Grove Fortress Battery several kilometers away, and was supporting this direction with 360 mm caliber fortress cannons.

The 360 ​​mm caliber cannon has a huge explosion power that is enough to dig a huge pit dozens of meters wide. Even if the formation of Japanese soldiers is dispersed, a shell can kill hundreds of people. Seeing that the other party actually has such a giant cannon, the Japanese army had to choose to retreat.

After receiving the news of the Japanese army's attack, Zhou Jianping quickly put the reserve team in this direction, and the Japanese army's attack became even more difficult to work. Kawashima Yoshinori heard that the attack was blocked, so he immediately gave priority to the field artillery brigade to land. The battle between the two sides was gradually escalating.

On the battlefield of Qilu Province, the Chinese and Japanese troops also began to tentatively contact. After Yuan Wei agreed to the Shu army to join the war, the 15th Infantry Division and the 19th Infantry Division stationed in Guanghai City, as well as the 1st Artillery Division, which had received equipment in Guanghai City, were all transferred to Qilu Province. In addition, in the automobile factory of Guangming Group, a batch of urgently produced trucks were also transferred to the artillery division to increase mobility.

At the end of November, the 15th Infantry Division arrived in Tai'an, and the 19th Infantry Division and the 1st Artillery Division arrived in Zhucheng, completing the offensive preparations designed by the General Staff Headquarters. On December 1, the 59th Regiment of the 19th Infantry Division and the division's artillery regiment advanced towards Gaomi, preparing to cut off the return route of the Japanese troops stationed in Jinan and Weixian.

The Japanese army soon discovered the movements of the Shu army. The 81st Regiment of the 24th Mixed Brigade of the 18th Division quickly built fortifications, held on to Gaomi City, and asked for help from the main 18th Division in Huangdao. He heard that the Hualan army actually took the initiative to attack, and the division commander Mitsumon Kamio was not surprised but happy. He thought this was his opportunity to make contributions.

While ordering the 81st Regiment to defend the 81st Regiment, he mobilized the 29th Brigade and the 22nd Field Heavy Artillery Regiment to reinforce. The proud 81st Regiment believed that the Hualan army on the opposite side was low in combat. Not to mention sticking to the position, they could win even if they took the initiative. However, the artillery regiment of the 19th Infantry Division quickly taught them a lesson. The 24 Sichuan-1 105mm caliber howitzers produced by the Nakagawa Arsenal quickly roared, and the explosion of the large-caliber artillery artillery raked the Japanese positions.

Although those Japanese soldiers also had artillery training subjects when they were training in China, they used 57mm cannons, which were loaded with empty shells, which were far from the power. They were suddenly attacked by 105mm heavy cannons, and even the most experienced Japanese veterans were so scared that their faces turned pale.

The Shu army had no sense of hand-to-hand combat. They used howitzers to bombard all day. In the end, one of the howitzers regiments of the First Artillery Division also joined in. The Japanese army's positions were blown up in a mess, and many people were shocked and their ears were buzzing, and the casualties were even more severe.

On the first day, the Shu army did not launch an infantry attack, and killed hundreds of Japanese troops with artillery alone, which made the Japanese feel tremendous pressure. Heard that the artillery of the Hualan army was so sharp, the Japanese reinforcements accelerated and took advantage of the convenience of the Jiaoji Railway and finally arrived in Gaomi late at night.

After arriving, the reinforcements quickly entered the position. Several brigade commanders also felt very difficult when they heard the captain of the 81st Regiment. In their opinion, the Hualan infantry was very weak, but the opponent only used artillery attacks, which was equivalent to playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses, making it difficult for the Japanese army's bayonet tactics to be used.

Major General Kamiojisao, the commander of the 29th Brigade, decided to send infantry attacks at night. Only in this way can he avoid the opponent's artillery advantage and give full play to the power of the Japanese army's close contact. The 104th Regiment accepted the task, and they had just arrived before they had time to rest, so they immediately launched an attack at night.

In order to avoid the attack of Hualan artillery, the Japanese soldiers quietly climbed out of the position and bowed their bodies to touch the opposite position. The Japanese soldiers were strict in training and had high quality of melee combat, so they were full of confidence in night attacks.
Chapter completed!