"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom, boom! -"

Mortar grenades exploded everywhere. Although most of the grenades landed inside or outside the city, some still landed on the city walls.

The Japanese and puppet soldiers who were closer were directly thrown away by the explosion shock wave, fell to the bottom of the city, were shattered into pieces, and died on the spot.

More Japanese and Japanese soldiers were injured by shrapnel, and for a while they wailed all over the field.

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall also launched a counterattack.

"Chu tuk tuk! Ta da da!"

“Pah, pah, pah, pah!—”

Dense bullets flew back and forth between the enemy and ourselves.

Since each regiment of the Eighth Route Army had built fortifications in advance, and the distance was more than 500 meters.

At this distance, even if the Japanese soldiers are well-trained and their shooting level far exceeds that of the Eighth Route Army, it is impossible to accurately hit the target. It is a complete waste of bullets.

Whether you can hit it or not depends entirely on luck.

However, the rain of bullets was too dense. As the battle continued, some soldiers were still hit by stray bullets and fell to the ground.

The battle lasted for about 3 minutes.

The west city gate suddenly opened from the inside, and then tanks and armored vehicles drove out of the city under the cover of machine gun fire on the city wall.

There are a total of 3 Type 97 light tanks and 5 Type 95 armored vehicles.

After the tanks and armored vehicles drove out of the city, they did not immediately attack the position of the New Second Regiment on the opposite side. Instead, they lined up and stopped outside the city.

It wasn't until hundreds of Japanese infantrymen rushed out of the city one after another that they moved forward with the infantry covered.

"Tu tu tu tu!"

"Da da da da!——"

As the tanks and armored vehicles advanced, their on-board machine guns also opened up their firepower.

A dense rain of bullets poured over them, immediately sending smoke and dust all over the front positions of the Second Independent Regiment, and the soldiers were suppressed and unable to raise their heads.

The machine gunners of the Second Independent Regiment were not bad either. They immediately picked up their machine guns and launched a counterattack.

"Tu tu tu tu!"

"Tu tu tu tu tu!——"

A rain of bullets poured in. Although most of the bullets hit the front armor of tanks and armored vehicles, some bullets still hit the Japanese infantry who were advancing in coordination.

Seeing that the Eighth Route Army's firepower was too fierce, the remaining Japanese infantry immediately shrank their formation and hid behind the tanks and armored vehicles.

At this moment, several flares were suddenly fired from the city.

"stop!"

"Hush, rest, rest!——"

The illumination bomb rose to an altitude of several hundred meters, and then slowly landed again. The eye-catching bright light directly illuminated the entire west city gate as if it were daytime.

The machine gun firepower of the New Second Regiment was also completely exposed to the enemy's sight.

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese tank soldiers immediately turned their guns and heard the muffled sound of three shells being ejected from the barrel.

In the next moment, the frontline position of the Second Independent Regiment suddenly burst into flames.

The Japanese tank soldiers' artillery skills were extremely accurate. Even while they were marching, three artillery shells accurately hit two of them.

In the explosion and fire, the two machine gunners on the position were blown away together with the machine gun in front of them.

Kong Jie, who was directing the battle not far away, happened to see this scene. The two Type 92 heavy machine guns and two well-trained machine gunners were just gone. Kong Jie was so distressed that he almost shed tears.

You must know that the new second regiment has just been formed, and its foundation can be said to be the weakest among the main regiments of the 386 brigade, with only 6 heavy machine guns in total.

At this moment, one-third of the body was destroyed by the Japanese in one fell swoop. Who would be able to replace him without pain?

"The machine gun firepower point quickly moved to concealment!"

"Don't stay in one place with a light machine gun. After firing a round of bullets, change positions immediately!"

After Kong Jie issued the order, he immediately called Wang Chengzhu for help. As soon as the call was connected, Kong Jie immediately told Wang Chengzhu the situation here, and at the end he did not forget to talk about the two Type 92 heavy machine guns.

loss.

The Japanese's initiative to attack was completely within Wang Chengzhu's expectation. Otherwise, he would not have allowed the regiments to build fortifications. However, what he did not expect was that Naoomi Hattori would launch an attack so quickly.

Wang Chengzhu responded: "Brother Kong Jie, I already know the situation on your side. The armored train will provide you with fire support soon. As for the lost weapons and equipment, I will reimburse you when the battle is over."

"Okay! Don't worry, I will definitely not let these little devils succeed! If they want to eat my new second group, there is no way!"

Upon hearing that Wang Chengzhu would reimburse him for the lost weapons and equipment, Kong Jie immediately became energetic. After he assured Wang Chengzhu, he immediately hung up the phone and began to readjust the deployment of the new second regiment.

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The Japanese have dispatched tanks and armored vehicles, and they will definitely not be able to fight against them.

So Kong Jie immediately ordered the forward troops to retreat along the communication trenches to the second-line position, and deployed a large area of ​​towed mines in the forward position.

As long as the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles enter the forward position, they can pull the fuse and blow them into the sky...

Japanese commanders all have the habit and tradition of watching the battle before taking command, and Hattori Naoomi, an old Japanese soldier, is no exception.

At this time, he was hiding in the city gate building, in a safe position, observing the battle ahead.

When he saw that the armored soldiers destroyed the two heavy machine gun positions of the New Second Regiment using only three artillery shells, a cruel smile could not help but bloom at the corner of his mouth.

Shimokawa Hide next to him showed a confident smile and said with disdain: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, as expected, these Eighth Route Army troops are only engaged in guerrilla warfare and are completely vulnerable in frontal combat. The Imperial Army's tank soldiers only fired 3 rounds of artillery shells.

They were so frightened that they scattered backwards and fled."

After a pause, Shimokawa Xiu changed the topic and continued: "You said before that you planned to defeat the Eighth Route Army outside the West City Gate in one hour. You are completely too optimistic about them.

According to the current situation, it is estimated that this group of Eighth Route Army troops will be defeated by the Imperial Army without even meeting them!"

"Then, we can attack the Eighth Route Army from other directions from outside the city and defeat them one by one!"

"It's like a bunch of chickens and dogs that can be broken into pieces at a touch. I really don't know how General Masaomi Yasuoka can command them.

If it were our 9th Brigade, even if the security team in the city turns against them, we can still wipe them all out!"

Looking at the soldiers of the New Second Regiment fleeing in all directions, Shimokawa Hide's face was full of arrogance and disdain. He had completely forgotten the scene in the battle at Zhaojia'ao where he was chased like a lost dog by the Eighth Route Army.

Although Hattori Naoomi was also a little arrogant, he was much more rational than Shimokawa Hide. He said: "Shimokawa-kun, you must not be careless and underestimate the enemy at any time. The previous defeats of our Imperial Japanese Army were all due to this reason!

Therefore, we must remain vigilant at all times! Never make the same mistakes again!"
Chapter completed!