With the help of the houses and ruins on both sides of the street, the guard company following Jin Kai barely touched the street and reached a position less than fifty meters away from the Japanese.
"The machine gunners move forward, the submachine gunners follow closely, and the riflemen last. After rushing out, first kill the Japanese artillery and heavy machine gunners, and then attack the Japanese infantry next to the protected tanks!" Jin Kai ordered in a low voice.
Seeing several platoon leaders nodding in agreement, Jin Kai directly issued the assault order.
"Comrades... rush out and start the assault..."
"Da da da……"
Suddenly there was a burst of gunfire behind them, and none of the Japanese soldiers expected it.
Five light machine guns and six submachine guns beat up the last dozen or so Japs on the spot. The remaining Japs fell to the ground subconsciously, and then planned to turn around and fight back.
"Charge over and kill them..." Jin Kai ordered loudly as he pulled the trigger of the submachine gun in his hand and sprayed bullets forward.
"The rifleman threw a grenade and blew up the little Japs lying on the ground..."
"Da da da... boom boom boom..." Amidst the sounds of gunfire and explosions, dozens of Japanese gunners and machine gunners were quickly killed.
The Japanese infantrymen who were surrounding the tanks in front reacted completely, lying on the ground, hiding around the tanks, or diving directly into the ruins on both sides of the street, raising their guns to fight back.
"Click, click, click..." The tank parked on the street also turned quickly, and the heavy machine gun on the vehicle fired at the guard company!
"Hidden..." Jin Kai ordered decisively.
The order to retreat was timely, but several soldiers were still shot and fell on the street.
"Go through the wall, get close to the remaining Japs, and kill them with grenades..." Jin Kai, heartbroken, ordered decisively.
Then he added: "The new main battalion on the opposite side must have started to take action. We will try to attack from inside and outside and kill the remaining Japanese within half an hour."
"Bang bang bang... boom boom..."
There was a burst of gunfire from the east, and two grenades were thrown from the west and exploded...
The Japs hiding around the tanks were like headless flies. They had no idea where these attacks were coming from, so they could only shoot around blindly.
Seeing that soldiers were being killed nearby, and fewer and fewer of his subordinates were able to respond, the squadron leader led by the Japs was afraid and ordered decisively.
"We are surrounded by Tubal Road, and we are no match at all... We are covered by chariots, retreat immediately and get out of the county!"
"Rumble..."
Relying on its rough skin and thick flesh, the tank took action first and began to retreat with a roar.
More than forty Japanese soldiers quickly rushed out of their hiding places and retreated behind the tank!
"Everything..."
Suddenly, a series of duller machine gun fires sounded not far away, and then the retreating tank stopped and lost all movement.
"It's the air defense battalion that has taken action. Comrades, the Japs tanks have been killed... rush forward and kill the remaining Japs!" Jin Kai made a decisive decision.
Outside Xiangfen City, Lieutenant General Ito and the Chief of Staff were both confident about the street fighting in the city. Every time there was a firefight, it was good news for them.
Jin Kai's sudden attack suddenly caused the intermittent gunfire in the city to become intensive.
The confident expression on Lieutenant General Ito's face suddenly disappeared.
When the attacking troops completely controlled the situation in the city, it was impossible for them to suddenly hear such dense gunfire and the violent explosion of dozens or hundreds of artillery shells exploding at once.
But the gunshots and explosions happened. There was only one situation, and the situation in the city was out of control.
"Division Commander, a large number of Eighth Route Army elites suddenly appeared behind our four squadrons. The troops are being attacked from the front and rear by the Eighth Route Army and have suffered heavy losses~" a second lieutenant rushed out of the county town with a face full of gunpowder smoke and reported.
As soon as he finished speaking, the combat staff rushed over.
"Sir, we have lost contact with the First Squadron...the gunfire from the direction of the First Squadron seems to have stopped..."
In less than half an hour, the sound of gunfire from all four directions stopped, and more than a dozen soldiers rushed out from the city gate, all with panic on their faces.
"It's over. The four infantry squadrons we entered the city are all over, and four tanks have also been destroyed..." the chief of staff reported with shock on his face.
Lieutenant General Ito said nothing with a sullen face. After hesitating for nearly half a minute, he made a decisive decision: "I didn't expect that the new regiment's combat effectiveness was so strong. Even if they resisted our attack, they could kill more than a thousand of us in half a day.
Imperial Army, Bagya Road~"
"It's getting dark. The Eighth Route Army in the city definitely hopes that we will continue to attack them, and then use night fighting and street fighting to slowly wear us down. We must not let their evil plot succeed!"
"Order...all troops to stop attacking and blockade the entire Xiangfen City. I will trap the Eighth Route Army in the city. After dawn tomorrow, bombers and heavy artillery will be dispatched to blow Xiangfen City into rubble and kill them all~"
"All other troops have stepped up their vigilance to prevent the Eighth Route Army from attacking at night..."
The assault battalion's counterattack caught Lieutenant General Ito off guard and gave him a new understanding of the new regiment.
In Xiangfen City, the commanders of the three new main battalions were very excited. A total of four reinforced infantry squadrons had arrived in the county, with nearly 600 rifles.
Excluding those that were blown up on the battlefield, there were still more than 400 that ended up in the hands of the three newly formed main battalions.
More importantly, they also found 29 intact light machine guns, 9 heavy machine guns, 12 mortars, and 8 infantry guns in the city.
With so many light and heavy weapons to replenish the troops, the three newly formed main battalions can definitely be regarded as replacing cannons with shotguns.
Although the three battalions suffered more than 600 casualties in the battle, each of the newly formed main battalions lost one company of troops. However, after replenishing so many weapons and ammunition, the combat effectiveness of the three newly formed main battalions increased instead of falling.
Li Wen, the captain of the direct team, was also very excited.
"Captain Jin, we will definitely surprise the Japanese when we break out...guess what I just discovered in the city?"
Something that can attract Li Wen's attention must be good. Jin Kai also showed an expectant expression on his face, staring at Li Wen waiting for his next words.
"Tank..." These two words came out of Li Wen's mouth before he was allowed to come in and wait too long.
Jin Kai was stunned for a moment, and then his face was shrouded in huge surprise.
"Captain Li... your formation has captured a Japanese tank... If there are tanks rushing in front, even if the Japanese have an infantry brigade blocking the city gate, we can easily break through!"
"There are two tanks in total!" Li Wen replied with a smile.
"Although there are several bullet holes on the side and back of the tank, it can still move, and the vehicle-mounted machine gun can also shoot. I plan to use it when I break out later!"
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