The character of the Japanese who are determined to retaliate against the enemy is also vividly displayed in the aviation soldiers.
After the squad leader's car crashed, they did not retreat directly, but took advantage of the air defense loopholes exposed by the air defense battalion to continue the subsequent bombing.
After blowing up everything and throwing it all away, he reluctantly left the battlefield.
As the smoke from the explosion slowly dissipated, a huge gap with a width of more than five meters appeared directly in the nearly five-meter-high city wall.
The city wall within the gap was completely destroyed and turned into a mound.
Lieutenant General Ito's face finally changed from gloomy to clear, and he showed a smile. But it was soon replaced by seriousness. He stared at the gap and ordered: "Chief of Staff... organize the troops to attack. This time the tank brigade will also come~"
"In addition, tell the attacking troops...not to advance rashly after entering the county seat, and not to divide the troops...after the follow-up troops enter the city, rely on tanks and artillery to gradually advance street by street to completely capture Xiangfen County~"
The chief of staff immediately recalled the street battle he had experienced in Linfen City, and replied with a lingering fear on his face: "Please rest assured, division commander, we will definitely not be fooled this time. It can be seen that the Eighth Route Army can create so much smoke in the city in such a short time.
They must have a lot of troops left in the city, and they must be used to fight us in street battles."
"I will order the troops entering the city to ensure that each infantry squadron has infantry artillery and tanks to provide fire support. All troops will advance together, compressing their activity space in the city bit by bit, and then gather together to attack them!"
"Xianfen City is less than a quarter of Linfen City. It's not big. We can definitely end the battle before dark and completely control Xiangfen!"
Under the cover of tanks, the Japanese offensive troops entered the city this time with almost no resistance.
After occupying the empty city wall, four infantry squadrons were sent into the city by the Chief of Staff. Each infantry squadron was equipped with a tank, two infantry guns, a mortar squad, and a heavy machine gun squad. The troops were divided into four groups.
Start cleaning up a new group of troops left in the city!
There were dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers hiding in a cellar less than 200 meters away from the city wall, not even daring to take a breath.
Above them, a dozen Japanese soldiers were walking around the yard holding rifles and light machine guns, and then searching every house as if they were rummaging through boxes and cabinets.
If the dozens of soldiers hiding in the cellar and fighting against each other rushed out at this time, they would definitely be able to kill them quickly with their superior strength and firepower.
However, as soon as these subordinates showed eager expressions on their faces, they were stopped by the serious expression glanced over by battalion commander Jin Kai.
In addition to the dozen or so Japs above his head, he believed there were more Japs outside the courtyard.
Although you can kill them if you go out by yourself, in a few seconds at most, you and your subordinates will be surrounded by more Japs outside the yard~
They have tanks, infantry artillery, and a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars. It won't take long to easily wipe them all out!
It didn't take long for the Japanese who had not gained anything to curse and leave the yard.
It wasn't until the footsteps outside the yard completely disappeared and the roar of the tanks could barely be heard that Jin Kai ordered in a low voice.
"Zhang Zheng, go and take a look. If there are no Japs, we can go out to get some air and stretch our muscles! After the three new main battalions have become one with the Japs, we will take action. We will stab the Japs in the back and try to kill two squadrons!
"
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
Not long after, there was a burst of gunfire and explosions not far away.
Shots were also fired from the direction of the other three squadrons.
However, each firefight was very short, and many firefights ended with explosions.
The newly formed camp was not equipped with artillery. The explosion just now must have been caused by the Japanese infantry artillery and tanks entering the city.
Seeing that almost all the houses around him were brick and wood structures, a thick shadow quickly cast over Jin Kai's face, and he began to worry about the new main camp.
Outside Xiangfen City, Lieutenant General Ito was in a very good mood.
"Division commander, four squadrons report: Their progress is very smooth, using tank guns and infantry guns to advance bit by bit, and when they encounter the houses hiding the Eighth Route Army, they fire to destroy them directly and prevent them from sneak attacks on us.
Opportunity!"
"Although the four squadrons all suffered casualties, they were all within controllable limits. More importantly, they destroyed more than a hundred Eighth Route Army soldiers, all of whom were Eighth Route Army soldiers who saw the corpses!"
"Yoshi..." Lieutenant General Ito was very satisfied.
He nodded and ordered: "Order them to fight steadily and not to advance rashly. It is better to use more artillery shells to ensure the safety of the troops!"
The hour-long street fight ended quickly.
After consuming a large amount of artillery shells, the four Japanese infantry squadrons successfully occupied half of the county town of Xiangfen and wiped out more than 400 people in three newly formed main battalions. Of course, their casualties also exceeded 300, and they lost more than half.
If it weren't for the fact that the newly formed main battalion was not equipped enough and many soldiers could only attack them with grenades, the Japanese casualties would have been even greater.
But even so, the Japs in the four squadrons lost more than half of their troops.
Moreover, the nerves were highly tense for more than an hour, making everyone alive become exhausted.
For soldiers, fatigue means less vigilance.
At this time, the commando battalion that had been hiding behind them took action.
The assault battalion of more than a thousand people, excluding the heavy machine gun company, mortar company, mountain artillery company, and baggage troops... the combat force has dropped sharply from more than 700 people to more than 300 people.
However, the remaining more than 300 people were all elites without exception, and they exuded murderous aura from head to toe.
Looking at the guard company with less than two platoons left behind him, Jin Kai picked up a submachine gun on the table next to him and ordered: "Comrades, it's our turn to take action... launch an attack with lightning speed.
Just give the Japs a blow... Remember, hit the Japs artillerymen and heavy machine gunners first, then the infantry!"
"There are not many Japs left. Let's go up and kill some of them. The three new main battalions will fight back and kill some of them. Then there won't be many people left!"
"Batalion Commander, what should I do with the Japanese tanks?" the guard company commander next to him frowned and reminded.
"The air defense battalion, the air defense battalion is also hidden in the city. As long as we take action, they will come out!" Jin Jin answered confidently.
"Although the large-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns equipped by the air defense battalion cannot penetrate the front armor of the Japanese tanks, they still have no problem penetrating the side and rear armor. As long as they take action, the Japanese tanks that are invincible will be like an iron coffin in front of us.
No difference!”
"The sky will be over in less than half an hour. Kill the Japanese who have formed before dark. Break through after dark and fight out of Xiangfen City..."
"Comrades, follow me!"
Amidst the roar of the huge engine, dozens of Japanese soldiers surrounded the tank and stared at the surroundings with great vigilance.
The dozens of Japs behind were also very vigilant, pushing infantry cannons, carrying mortars and heavy machine guns, and pushed forward closely behind them.
Houses were constantly being blown into ruins by their shelling, and bullets and grenades flying from nowhere were also killing them.
The sound of gunfire and explosions further attracted the attention of the Japanese and covered up some insignificant sounds around them and even behind them.
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