After crossing the river, the newcomers realized that the commander named Zhang Sixing was really going to fight the Japanese.
Especially the trenches. Even veterans who have been on the battlefield have to say that this trench system is so strong that even heavy artillery blasts will not damage it.
In fact, it doesn't matter. The standard of trenches is dug according to the requirements of the People's Army. After all, during the "Seventeen Kingdoms", the People's Army had a very deep understanding of the role of the trench system.
Therefore, the trench system of the People's Army was designed to deal with armies with firepower as strong as Maozi and Yingjiang, and to deal with the Japanese during World War II...
Well, that's a bit of a fuss.
But on the battlefield, in order for more people to survive and to have more veterans tested by war, this is homework that must be done.
It is now approaching dawn, and the trenches that have been constructed since yesterday afternoon are already very strong.
Of course, Zhang Sixing's men also used some special methods, such as dragging several plows behind the tank to loosen the soil. Then they used sacks or large wicker frames to build bulletproof walls.
When taking a break while digging trenches, Zhang Sixing's officers would also find some "entertainment" for the soldiers.
Guan Shijie held on to the officer who had just sat on the carriage with one hand. The bandage on this guy's body was untied, but he was not injured at all.
"An officer like this is really bad at what he does. Look at what he did... You can scare people by just putting some blood on the bandage, right? Our commander said, this guy can only
Shot."
"Snapped"
In addition, several company-level pistol teams were sent far away by Zhang Sixing, and they didn't know what to do.
As dawn approached, the cars at the end of the pontoon bridge were withdrawn. The machine guns were removed and placed at fire points with multiple firing positions. The cars took advantage of the darkness before dawn to retreat to nowhere.
Soldiers sleeping in trenches on the battlefield felt abandoned.
Of course, this was apart from the new commanders they met and the bulletproof wall behind the battlefield.
The towering bulletproof wall is made of two layers of wicker baskets filled with soil. This thing is certainly not designed to protect against tanks.
About ten meters behind the wall are two 82mm mortars and some new gadgets.
In short, although the newly joined soldiers felt that the defense line was well built, they always felt unsure after defeat.
The four tanks serve as mobile firepower points and can move behind the wicker frame. With only the turrets exposed, they can shoot while moving.
Of course, this line of defense and the pontoon bridge in front that has not been demolished are just the main positions, and the real battle will not take place here at least in the beginning.
Not attacking when you are defending is not good defense.
Before dawn, a large group of kites were flown. They were all made of bamboo and rags. They were not heavy enough when they were brought out from the Sihang Warehouse anyway, so they were just in use at this moment.
In addition, I have to thank the battalion leader of the miscellaneous barracks for his tobacco bag. When he withdrew from the Sihang Warehouse, he was like an old farmer searching for everything and took everything he could use.
If the International Merchant Group hadn't provided so many cars, we really wouldn't be able to carry so many things.
It's just that this place is no better than the Sihang Warehouse. There are no almost unlimited supplies available. In the heart of the old smoker Li Youtian, this battle is probably not as easy to fight as the Sihang Warehouse.
"Brother Yandai, it's true that Chief Zhang is good at fighting in the warehouse, but now if we have to deal with the Japanese in the field, we can deal with the Japanese with those field fortifications."
Listening to his brother Luo Mingyang's words, old smoker Li Youtian puffed on his pipe and whispered,
"Not to mention the trench in front, you can afford to use this smokeless stove. Be more serious and see if the steamed buns are steamed enough. If they are steamed enough, pick them up and send them to the front for cutting."
At this time, in the miscellaneous barracks of the old smoker Li Youtian, there were far fewer young people. Because they were all soldiers who had gone through the war, they were equipped with rifles and went to the trench line.
However, the lightly wounded soldiers in the defeated army, the skilled craftsmen, and the "big hands" and "successful hands" among the military doctors were all placed in their miscellaneous barracks.
Looking at the big smoking pot of old smoker Li Youtian, Luo Mingyang shrank his neck and said,
"One sentence, one more sentence."
Looking at the dawning sky, he smacked his lips, looked around and whispered,
"Brother Yandai, everyone is running for their lives now. We are stuck here... Hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated by Nao, but with us..."
"Dang" old cigarette smoker Li Youtian picked up his pipe and stared,
"You're a bastard. The paratrooper school of the advisory group, think about how little the military pay is. If you run home, you're a deserter and you'll be shot. If you go back to be a motley crew, you're really a bastard..."
Seeing the old smoker Li Youtian swinging his pot and trying to hit him, Luo Mingyang waved his hands hurriedly.
"I know, I know Nao, Brother Yandian, you keep hitting me with your pipe, and people below saw Nao..."
"You run faster and do your work, or someone will beat you up. Hurry up, hurry up and send the steamed buns to the trench. The steamed buns in front have been given to those in ambush. The children must be hungry..."
As the load bearers carried the hot steamed buns filled with meat and vegetables from the hidden area of the mixed barracks towards the trench line in front, the sound of airplanes was heard in the sky.
At this moment, the road is full of broken troops mixed with refugees, and the Chinese army, which has only hundreds of thousands of casualties, will lose another hundreds of thousands of soldiers in this unorganized and unprotected retreat.
Zhang Sixing, who led his team to ambush on the battlefield, was helpless and a little lucky at the same time.
Fortunately, he met Guo Liangjun on the battlefield, and thanks to Yelena's actions, the white donations from overseas Chinese in Europe in his hands could turn into the lives of the veterans.
As a place with a defensive line built, it naturally became the target of the "patrol fleet" in the early morning.
The six enemy planes formed a group of two and began to dive slowly downward.
However, what makes people feel troublesome is that those kites floating in the air are really too troublesome.
The D1A/94 dive bomber was the main bomber of the Japanese Navy at this time. It was this biplane dive bomber that carried out attacks on the retreating Chinese troops and civilians fleeing on the road in the Songhu battlefield.
The reason why the kite is troublesome is that it is a dive bomber with a canvas skin and an aluminum alloy frame.
Those kites on the ground that don't fly high but are properly arranged can pose a huge danger to dive bombing.
The height of dive bombing is high and it can avoid the kites flying around in the morning breeze, but the bombing is mostly inaccurate.
The dive height is low, and when the kite string is pulled up, it will be as sharp as a sharp blade to the aircraft, which will bring great danger to the flight.
The question now is whether we should dive and attack the positions below.
Especially when flying large kites to disrupt bombing, the last time it happened at Sihang Warehouse, only one of the six attacking D1A/Type 94 dive bombers returned.