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August 22nd.

noon.

"When will the artillery squadron arrive?"

"Where are the newly allocated brigade?"

On the sunny slope, Captain Tano first sighed deeply, and then asked the commander of the communications staff on the side.

He actually doesn't want to attack.

Because I really don’t see much chance of winning.

However, he had no choice but to carry out the order from the supreme commander of North China, and it was a newly arrived commander, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and attack.

Fortunately, the commander gave him the support of a full brigade, with more than 800 locust troops, and two Type 94 90mm caliber mortars, equipped with four basic chemical shells.

With these, you can give it a try...

"The artillery squadron has set off and is expected to arrive before noon."

The staff officer replied:

"But the newly allocated Hedian brigade is still being assembled and is not expected to set off until the day after tomorrow."

"Then wait until the Hedian brigade arrives before launching the attack."

Old Japs Tano is not stupid.

Knowing that it would be difficult to achieve results by attacking Yangcun where the Independent Regiment was stationed, and that the troops would suffer heavy losses, he would not use his own troops to launch an attack in the first wave.

Once the Tano Regiment suffers serious losses, it will never be possible to remove them. The empire currently lacks sergeant-level officers, but its future is bleak.

Defeat the stars forever.

"Hi."

The regiment headquarters and Tano Japs are of the same mind. Only when the regiment is strong can they be successful. Naturally, they resolutely agree with Captain Tano's order.

"Captain."

At this moment, a communication devil ran over with a message in his hand:

"Order from the North China Front Headquarters."

Old Japs Tano's expression suddenly changed.

At present, he is directly under the command of the First Army, directly commanded by Yoshio Shinozuka, but the speech made by the new commander Naosaburo Okabe on his first day in office was to completely reorganize public security in North China.

Although Takako Tano did not attend, she was aware of the content of the meeting.

The Independent Regiment and Yangcun he was responsible for dealing with were mentioned seventeen times in a row.

"read!"

Old Japanese Tano's face was ashen.

"We have reliable information that Yangcun, where the Independent Regiment is stationed, is an important weapons transportation channel and transfer station for the enemy. The North China Front Army Command orders your regiment to launch an attack on Yangcun today, destroy all warehouses and buildings around Yangcun, and annihilate the Independent Regiment."

The main force of the group."

After listening to the telegram from his staff, the old Japanese man Tano's face turned livid and gloomy.

The newly appointed commander was more arrogant and arrogant than he imagined.

Although they paid attention to the Independent Regiment, they did not correctly understand the current strength of the Independent Regiment. They still believed that the regular Locust Army could defeat Tubal Road anytime, anywhere.

"idiot··"

"idiot··"

Old Japanese Tano cursed angrily for a long time, but he could only follow the order of his immediate superior:

"Order, the First Infantry Group and the Second Infantry Group to start attacking along the first attack route."

"The Third Infantry Group is a reserve force."

"The mountain artillery squadron suppresses enemy artillery fire, and the cavalry squadron covers the artillery positions."

"The two Type 94 mountain guns are under the command of the First and Second Infantry Brigade Headquarters."

As soon as they came up, Mr. Tano used all his strength. The three infantry brigades of the entire regiment were dispatched collectively, two were in frontal attack, and one was ready to enter the battlefield at any time, and all fire support was invested.

Knowing the position of the Independent Regiment, he did not use the four mountain cannons belonging to the regiment to support the troops. Old Japanese Tano knew very well that the civil fortifications of the Independent Regiment could easily withstand the power of the 75 mountain cannon, so he devoted all the mountain cannons to suppress the independence.

Regimental artillery firepower.

The independent regiment's powerful mortar firepower is the real trouble for the Locust Army.

As for the attack, it was left to the Type 92 infantry artillery belonging to the six-gun brigade, although its role was far less powerful than before.

The Type 92 Infantry Cannon is much less powerful than the Type 41 Mountain Cannon. Facing solid multi-layered civil fortifications, its destructive power is seriously insufficient. Only by approaching and firing accurately can there be a chance to destroy the enemy's solid fortifications.

Once the distance is too close, not to mention the 82 mortar of the Independent Regiment, even the 60 mortar can threaten the Type 92 infantry gun.

His only hope at this time was the chemical bombs fired by the two Type 94 mortars.

Chemical bombs are excellent weapons for dealing with fortifications.

···

When the Tano Alliance was preparing to attack the Independent Regiment.

The headquarters of the 772nd Regiment.

The 772nd Regiment, one of the only two numbered main regiments of the 386th Brigade, also completed its assembly.

As someone with a number on the preserved fruit, the earliest main group was formed.

Even after supporting one battalion of the Independent Regiment, the total strength of the 772nd Regiment is still close to 2,000, and all of them are soldiers with rich actual combat experience. The officers are also experienced and have undergone recent officer training from the headquarters.

The whole regiment is equipped with 120 Czech-style light machine guns, which are available in every infantry squad, as well as five individual flamethrowers. On average, there is one 20-shot shell gun for every three soldiers.

Ammunition reserves are sufficient,

The Czech type has 500 rounds each, and the shell gun has 300 rounds each.

In the mountainous terrain of the base area, the combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of any fully-formed brigade of the Japanese, even the fully-formed brigade of the Type A division.

However, due to the lack of heavy weapons, the full battalion supporting the independent regiment has not yet returned, so in a flat field situation, it may not be the opponent of the Japanese brigade.

"Set off."

The regiment leader Cheng Shifa waved his hand and led the entire regiment toward the Zhengtai Line.

···

Same day.

at the same time.

Ding Wei's old army, the 38th Regiment, also completed its assembly.

After a period of development, even if a battalion of 400 men was sent to support the Independent Regiment, and 200 men were transferred from other battalions to the Independent Regiment, the total strength of the 38th Regiment was still 1,000 men.

"Our mission this time is..."

At the mobilization meeting, the group leader Zhang Shen spoke passionately:

"Break the Zhengtai Line, destroy the five kilometers of railway on the left side of Yangquan, and destroy the five Japanese gun towers and bunkers on this section of railway."

Because of the huge increase in strength, even if almost half of the combat effectiveness of the Thirty-Eighth Regiment was supporting the Independent Regiment, it was still assigned arduous tasks.

Destroying a five-kilometer-long railway and destroying five bunkers and gun towers. Although these are small gun towers and bunkers, it is still a very difficult task for a regiment-level force with a size of 1,000 people.

It is conceivable...

What tasks are assigned to other units.

"Comrades, are you confident in completing the mission?"

The regiment leader Zhang Shen held a shell gun in his hand and his tone became more and more passionate.

"have."

A thousand responses were equally passionate and confident.

"Set off."

Zhang Shen waved his hand and led his troops towards the Zhengtai Line.

At the same time, without any preparation by the Japanese, troops of a hundred regiments, large and small, began to move towards the Japanese targets scheduled by the headquarters.

···

to 8 o'clock that night.

Tano United has completed preparations for the attack.

"attack."

Uncharacteristically, old Japanese Tano launched an attack at night.

Insufficient firepower and cover at night.

Old Japanese Tano was smarter than Sakata, had more intelligence in his mind, and was not arrogant. He knew that the locust army was not as powerful as the independent regiment at this time, so he took advantage of the darkness to launch an attack.

"attack."

Coincidentally, at the same time, the 772nd Regiment also launched an attack on the target.
Chapter completed!