"Boom, boom, boom..." Several violent explosions sounded, and several fireballs rose on the ruins of the Japanese positions. Several machine gun positions that had been spraying out dense bombs just now stopped immediately.
Several light machine guns on the position, as well as the little Japs next to the machine guns, were torn into pieces by the shells fired by ten tanks and exploded into their most primitive parts.
Without the cover of machine guns, the density of firepower fired from the Japanese position was suddenly reduced by at least half. As for the hundreds of riflemen remaining in the ruins, although they were lying in trenches and even bomb craters, ten tanks
The dense rain of bullets shot through the dozens of kilometers of floating soil in front of him very easily. As soon as a young Japanese rifleman fired a bullet in his rifle, he was spotted being targeted by the target's vehicle-mounted heavy machine gun.
Immediately, after a dense rain of bullets, the rifleman stared at the bullets that had been shot into his body with a look of disbelief on his face, and closed his eyes unwillingly.
"Baga, the Eighth Route Army tanks are very powerful. We must completely destroy them. Otherwise, our position will not be able to be defended." Looking at his soldiers, they fell into a pool of blood one by one. The survivors on the entire position
A Japanese army captain ordered loudly.
"Hi, Captain. However, during the shelling just now, an artillery squad assigned to us by the brigade commander was completely shattered and all the artillery was destroyed. Now, we don't have any heavy weapons in our hands at all.
, can destroy the tanks of the Eighth Route Army." A man lying next to the captain replied loudly.
"Nani... Even if you don't have heavy weapons, you still have to destroy the tanks in front of you. Yours, take all the remaining soldiers in the squadron and launch a counterattack immediately. Use the grenades in your hands to destroy the tanks of the Eighth Route Army. Start right away.
Take action." After the shock, the captain gave a loud order to the squadron leader beside him.
"Hi, Mr. Captain..." the squadron leader replied bravely, turned around and ran towards the troops next to him. After the preparation time passed, almost a small group of Japanese troops were covered with grenades.
He stood in front of the squadron leader fully armed, ready to attack.
"Yoshi, warriors of the empire, the time has come to sacrifice your life for His Majesty the Emperor. For the sake of His Majesty the Emperor, and for the future of the Great Japanese Empire, join me and use the grenades on our bodies and our flesh and blood to destroy the Eighth Route Army.
Tanks. Warriors of the empire, kill me...kill them all..." Looking at the dozens of soldiers in front of him, the squadron leader delivered the last speech in his military career. Then, he took out his
With his command knife, he was the first to break out of the trench where he was hiding, and launched a suicidal charge towards the approaching Eighth Route Army tanks.
"Kill me..." Dozens of little Japs, following closely behind their squadron leader, rolled out of the trenches where they were hiding under the cover of sparse rifle fire on the position, and rushed towards the closer and closer.
past.
However, at this moment, after several live ammunition attacks, the armored regiment no longer was as shy as when it first entered the battlefield. Facing the little Japs with grenades strapped all over their bodies, they quickly rushed towards their tanks. Each one
The commander in the tank did not feel any nervousness and did not need anyone's orders. He immediately commanded the heavy machine gun on the vehicle and pointed the black holes of the muzzles at the little Japanese who were charging towards him. At the same time, the commander who was following the tank
The infantrymen at the back also continued to use their rifles and machine guns to kill as many as possible the little Japs who appeared within their field of vision.
"Da da da..." A burst of intensive machine gun fire sounded on the battlefield. Almost a small group of Japs who rushed out of their position fell to the ground before they could get within twenty meters of the tank.
In the pool of blood, they turned into cold corpses.
"Baga, the Eighth Route Army's tanks are very powerful, and the infantry-tank coordination tactics are very powerful. Retreat immediately, retreat to the second line of defense, and continue to hold on." Seeing that his own squad of suicide squads were completely defeated without achieving any results.
The Japanese army was destroyed. Looking around, after a few minutes of blocking, there were only almost a squadron of imperial soldiers left. The Japanese captain had to lower his proud head and gave the order to retreat to the soldiers around him.
The command.
As the Japanese troops holding on to the front-line positions began to retreat, it can be said that the armored regiment did not suffer any losses and occupied the Japanese front-line positions that had become ruins after intensive artillery fire. However, after occupying the Japanese front-line positions, the armored regiment did not
After any pause, under the command of regiment leader Yang Jinghua, they immediately continued the attack and launched a charge towards the hastily deployed fortifications of the Japanese army.
"Da da da... boom boom boom..." The sound of machine gun fire and the constant explosions of tank guns. Under the blow of dense bullets and artillery fire, 21 tanks were like a torrent of steel in front of the Japanese army.
Generally speaking, they moved forward quickly without any obstruction. The little Japanese who stayed in the second lane destroyed a tank with one human bomb after another. However, their flesh and blood bodies, regardless of
No matter what, they can't stop themselves from being eventually annihilated.
"Comrades, charge... beep beep..." Loud charging horns sounded from behind the armored regiment, announcing that the Japanese army's frontal defense line had been completely torn apart by the armored regiment.
The three main regiments following the armored regiment, with more than 6,000 soldiers, under the command of their respective commanders, rushed in quickly like gray waves along the breach opened by the armored regiment.
Interior of the Japanese Army's Ring Defense.
While the soldiers launched the charge, a company of three tanks led by Yang Jinghua, the commander of the armored regiment, also lined up in a Z-shaped offensive formation, led a battalion of infantry, and quickly attacked the Japanese brigade a thousand meters away.
The command post rushed over. In an attempt to turn the Japanese army's command post into a headless fly in the shortest possible time. The three tanks were unstoppable along the way, like an indestructible sharp knife, moving towards the sun quickly.
The military regiment headquarters intervened. On the way of the soldiers' attack, they left bloody corpses all over the ground.
"Reporting to the Brigade Commander, Your Excellency, a tank unit of the Eighth Route Army is rushing towards our brigade command post. There is only less than 500 meters away. The Youth Brigade Commander immediately retreated, and our guard squadron
We must ensure the safety of the brigade commander, and lead the brigade commander to rush out from the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army." While the Japanese brigade commander was still sitting in his seat, wiping the sharp command knife in his hand, his face was filled with emotion.
The guard squadron leader rushed into the command post and said loudly.
"Well, Nishimura-kun, as a warrior of the Japanese Empire, I will not retreat. Now I order you to immediately destroy all valuable telegrams in the headquarters, destroy the brigade flag, and at the same time, gather in the headquarters
All the soldiers of the Imperial Army. I want to fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army outside at my headquarters, using the bayonets in our hands to let the Eighth Route Army know that the Japanese Imperial Army are all brave warriors." After listening to the squadron leader's words, I felt this tank.
There was a huge roar and the sound of gunfire outside the headquarters. The brigade commander gave a loud order without any hesitation.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I will destroy all valuable documents in the headquarters right away."....
A few minutes later, as the gunfire became more and more intense, the brigade commander finally stood up from his seat and rushed out of the command post with all the little devils from the brigade headquarters gathered by the guard squadron commander, a total of more than 150 people.
At this time, three tanks and a battalion of infantry led by Yang Jinghua had rushed into the Japanese brigade command post, which was less than 200 meters away. The heavy machine gun bullets were flying, hitting the command post.
The trenches were filled with dust. A squadron of elite imperial soldiers now had less than a hundred people left, all huddled in trenches less than one meter deep.
"Baga, the warriors of the Japanese Empire, even if they die, they will die on the way to charge. Charge with me, use the bayonets in our hands to eliminate the Eighth Route Army soldiers in front of us. Kill them all..." Brig.
The regiment leader ordered loudly, raised the command knife in his hand that had been polished brightly by himself, and launched a countercharge towards the three tanks that were getting closer and closer.
"Kill..." Looking at the brigade commander who was leading the way, the little devils who were lying in the trenches to avoid bullets were also enraged. They roared one after another and followed closely behind the brigade commander.
, launched a charge towards the tank.
However, although their courage at this time was commendable, it did not have any substantive effect. Instead, it did Yang Jinghua a big favor. Because the little devil's charge greatly accelerated the speed at which they were eliminated, thus
It also solves the problems faced by soldiers when dealing with remaining enemies.
"Da da da..." Under the crazy fire of three truck-mounted heavy machine guns and a dozen light machine guns in the hands of the soldiers behind the tank, a thick layer of Japanese troops almost fell down on the way to the charge.
Corpses. More than two hundred little Japs, together with the brigade commander, took less than five minutes to fight. They were all beaten into a hornet's nest by the soldiers and fell into a pool of blood.
As the Japanese brigade headquarters was destroyed and the brigade commander was killed, there were only less than 3,000 Japanese soldiers left in the entire position. Under the fierce attack of the soldiers from both inside and outside, they quickly collapsed. And the entire position collapsed.
On the street, there are scenes everywhere of soldiers with sharp bayonets in their hands, chasing the Japanese who have lost any fighting ability and retreating.
Finally, when a glimmer of dawn appeared in the eastern sky the next morning, the gunfire on the entire battlefield finally stopped completely. As the sky became brighter and brighter, the entire battlefield was finally fully revealed in front of everyone.
., on the Japanese army positions with a radius of several kilometers, there are corpses of Japanese soldiers everywhere, piles of broken limbs and broken arms. The ground has been burnt or stained red with the blood of Japanese soldiers.
The soldiers, on the other hand, were in a large area, putting a bayonet on the chest of each little devil. At the same time, they were cleaning the battlefield, picking up rifles and bullets, and carefully cleaning the area.
A messy battlefield.
"Commander, it's finally over. All the more than 21,000 little Japs have been wiped out by our army, and no one has escaped..." Just as the division commander Liu Hua stood at the entrance of the command department, holding up the telescope in his hand, admiring
While looking at the battlefield after a night of fighting, temporary chief of staff Wang Benqing ran to Zhang Hua with excitement on his face and said excitedly.
"Well, it's finally done. Brigadier Wang, informed the commanders of each regiment that the soldiers should seize the time to clean the battlefield. After the battlefield is cleaned, they can have breakfast. At the same time, notify the artillery group to take cover immediately to prevent possible retaliation by the Japs.
The air defense regiment must also be prepared to receive the Japanese planes." Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and ordered Wang Benqing.
With the complete destruction of the Japanese reinforcements, Lieutenant General Tada Shun, the supreme commander of the Japanese army in North China, who had already flown to Shijiazhuang and was preparing to personally take charge, was sitting on his desk, dumbfounded and looking at the reinforcements.
A farewell telegram from the supreme commander, Major General Brigade Commander.
"Baga, it's impossible, absolutely impossible. These are 20,000 elite soldiers of the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army has absolutely no strength. He can eat so many of us in one breath in such a short period of time. He must be lying."
Military information, Baga." After reading the contents of the telegram in his hand, Lieutenant General Tada Shun's first reaction was disbelief. He did not believe that the contents of the telegram were true.
"Hi, Commander, I think we must face this reality. The General did not lie about the military situation. Because, just last night, the 12 reinforcement aircraft we sent sent out messages after flying over the battlefield.
We didn't even have time before we were completely annihilated by the air defense forces of the Eighth Route Army's *** Division. At the same time, when Taiyuan was attacked, we also received a telegram from the defending troops asking for help, that is, the Eighth Route Army was in the process of attacking the city.
, using a large number of tank troops. Therefore, I think everything the general said is true." The chief of staff replied affirmatively.
"Baga, are the soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army really so vulnerable in front of the Eighth Route Army's military divisions? Chief of Staff, in this case, do you think it is necessary for us to continue sending troops?" Commander
Lieutenant General Kantada Shun said to himself.
"Hi, Commander. I think we should stop sending troops. After our reinforcements were wiped out by the *** Division, the *** Division already has enough troops to block the encirclement and wipe out all the troops we sent out again.
Troops. Therefore, I believe that in order to preserve the remaining effective strength of our North China garrison, we should immediately stop the original combat plan. At the same time, withdraw as much as possible the Imperial Army soldiers from the entire western Shanxi, so that they do not
Make unnecessary sacrifices." The chief of staff suggested loudly.
"Chief of Staff, we are defeated. This time, we have completely failed. The rest will be left to you. I think that after the entire Shanxi Province is occupied by the Eighth Route Army, my military career should be over. I think
You should have a good rest, and at the same time, report the increasingly bad situation in North China to the General Staff Headquarters." After listening to the Chief of Staff's advice, Lieutenant General Tada Shun completely lowered his head and said dejectedly to the Chief of Staff in front of him.
"Hi, Commander, please take care of yourself, Commander," the Chief of Staff replied. He turned and left the Commander's office. At the same time, he began to send retreat telegrams to the garrisons in various places in western Shanxi in the name of the headquarters.
Therefore, just when the Japanese reinforcements were completely wiped out during the attack, all the Japanese troops stationed in the entire Shanxi Province received a telegram from the headquarters requesting them to withdraw immediately and withdraw from the entire Shanxi Province at almost the same time.
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At the same time, the temporary battlefield headquarters of the direct column was filled with excitement. After almost two hours of cleaning, the entire battlefield was completely cleaned with the joint efforts of more than 10,000 soldiers. At the same time, various troops
The losses and the capture of the troops were subsequently handed over to the division commander Liu Hua.
"Comrades, yesterday's battle can be said to be another great victory achieved by our *** division since it sent troops and occupied Taiyuan. A total of 21,345 Japanese troops were completely wiped out by us.
One person slipped through the net. More importantly, our air defense regiment also achieved the record of shooting down 12 Japanese aircraft. As for the seizures of the troops, there are even more, which can be said to be countless." Liu Hua paused for a moment.
And the entire conference room instantly burst into warm applause, which could be said to be endless.
Looking at the excited cadres, division commander Liu Hua waved his hand. As the applause stopped, Liu Hua stood up again. "Comrades, maybe you don't know the significance of our victory in this battle. Today I want to tell you
What everyone knows is that today's battle not only eliminated so many little Japs, but more importantly, it laid a good foundation for us to occupy the entire Shanxi Province. In other words, with the more than 20,000 Japs
With the elimination of the Japanese, the entire western Shanxi has been completely opened to us."
"What, occupy the entire Shanxi..." "Haha... From now on, Shanxi is no longer the territory of Yan Xishan. From now on, Shanxi belongs to our *** division and our Eighth Route Army..."
"I really didn't expect that we have done so much, and the final goal is to occupy the entire division. The division commander's vision is really good."... In short, after listening to the division commander Hua, everyone who attended the meeting came up with three brigade commanders.
In addition, the rest of the people were talking a lot. However, from everyone's expressions, division commander Liu Hua could clearly see that every commander was full of confidence in occupying Shanxi.