The headquarters of the Japanese 135th Regiment is stationed in Yanshui Village, more than 20 kilometers away from Xiangfen City.
Also stationed here are the mountain artillery squadron directly under the regiment, the guard squadron, the baggage squadron, the first battalion, the division's strengthened first field artillery battalion, and the first heavy mountain artillery battalion, with a total strength of more than 2,600 people.
The huge force occupied the village and the surrounding area of one or two kilometers.
At eleven o'clock in the evening, there was no movement at the Japanese camp in Nuoda except for piles of huge bonfires that were still burning and patrols shivering from the cold that were still shuttling among the tents in the cold wind.
One kilometer away, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong, Armored Battalion Commander Zhou Ze, and Second Battalion Commander Xiao Yunshan all held telescopes and stared motionlessly at the battlefield.
After the three people watched for a full ten minutes, Zhong Chenggong finally made a decision: "Old Xiao, you will start attacking in ten minutes, and the second battalion will go first. It is night now, and the Japanese will definitely hold on until dawn, at least they will hold on."
When the reinforcements come to attack them, they are afraid that we will attack them. This is a ploy..."
"Battle Commander Zhou, you lead the 1st Company of the Armored Battalion and wait for the 2nd Battalion's attack to begin, then quickly move closer to the Japs' station. While the Japs' attention is attracted to the 2nd Battalion, seize the opportunity to directly raid their artillery station!
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"Artillery is the biggest threat to us. As long as you kill them, your armored battalion can run rampant on the battlefield without worrying about the enemy's counterattack~"
"Boom, boom, boom..." A total of six mortar shells hit the Japanese camp with a faint scream.
The quiet station suddenly became chaotic.
Many Japanese soldiers didn't even wear military uniforms and rushed out of the tent carrying weapons and belts.
"Da da da..." While the violent explosions were still ringing in the ears of the Japanese commander, the sound of machine gun fire sounded very intensively near the station.
"Sir, we are being attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. They have at least one mortar company and one heavy machine gun company!" A second lieutenant rushed over and reported breathlessly.
"Da da da……"
A burst of more violent gunfire came over.
The chief of staff frowned and made a judgment: "The Eighth Route Army must have started to attack!"
"Order...the troops to organize a counterattack on the spot and resolutely repel the Eighth Route Army's attack..." The commander only frowned before his face returned to seriousness, and he continued to order.
"The wing is directly under the mountain artillery squadron, the brigade is directly under the mortar squadron, and the field artillery brigade will deploy artillery positions on the spot to provide artillery support to the infantry defending our garrison, and severely damage or kill the Eighth Route Army attacking us!"
After the order was issued, the chief of staff couldn't help but remind him: "Should we order the other two brigades to move closer to us?"
The captain shook his head and replied: "No need for the time being. No one can guarantee that this is the Eighth Route Army's plan to invade the east and attack the west, or that they want to encircle the point for reinforcements. Wait a moment and see their offensive and troop strength before making a decision!"
"The two brigades must be able to clearly hear the gunshots and explosions here. Give them an order immediately and tell them to stand still. Unless they receive my reinforcement order, no one can send over one soldier at a time!"
“Boom, boom, boom… da da da…”
The sound of explosions and gunshots soon filled the entire battlefield.
At this time, the Second Battalion and the First Company also emerged from the night and entered the sight of the Japanese.
More than a hundred Japanese soldiers stood in the front and quickly launched a counterattack. Light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenade launchers, and rifles desperately poured ammunition on the attacking troops.
"First Armored Company, follow me, bypass the battlefield, and attack the Japs artillery station!" On the edge of the noisy battlefield, Zhou Ze looked at the ten armored vehicles and armored vehicles modified from cars lined up behind him, and ordered with excitement on his face.
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The roar, which was less than half that of a tank, was covered by the sound of gunfire and did not attract the attention of the Japanese on the battlefield.
In addition, they all advanced in the dark, and it took less than ten minutes for a total of ten armored vehicles to deploy near the Japanese artillery station.
The infantrymen under the first armored company also quickly deployed. Some got into the armored vehicle compartment to serve as machine gunners, and some stood behind the armored vehicle with guns in hand to protect the armored vehicle from Japanese suicide attacks.
"Start the attack... bring out our usual training level and kill the Japanese artillery troops!" Zhou Ze ordered decisively.
Because the number of armored vehicles and self-modified armored vehicles is limited, each company of the reorganized armored battalion has two armored assault platoons. Each armored assault platoon includes three armored assault squads, including one armored vehicle, one car, and four armored soldiers.
, ten vehicle-mounted infantry.
Therefore, each armored assault platoon can fight independently and is a very powerful assault force.
Together with Zhou Ze's battalion armored command platoon, the armored vehicles of the three platoons were divided into three, like three unsheathed swords, and quickly inserted into the Japanese artillery position.
In the other direction of the artillery, the Second Battalion's attack continued.
As the Japanese artillery joined the battle, the enemy and we even engaged in an artillery battle for ten minutes.
In the end, the Second Battalion was defeated due to insufficient artillery and equipment.
"All artillery is adjusted to shoot at Zhu Yuan, bombard the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops, and cover the infantry to hold the position!" the captain of the field artillery brigade ordered with excitement on his face.
First, they killed the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army, and then covered the infantry to defend their positions, killing and injuring a large number of the attacking units of the Eighth Route Army. As expected, the first attack on the Eighth Route Army tonight must be made by the artillery.
"Rumble..."
Just when the frontline observation posts were transmitting shooting data to the artillery positions, the roar of cars and armored vehicles suddenly came over because the shelling stopped.
"What's the sound?" the captain asked subconsciously.
The infantry protecting the artillery quickly deployed, and the heavy machine gunner fired a hail of bullets in the direction of the sound.
"Da da da……"
"We have been exposed... all the armored vehicles turned on their lights, rushed over, and killed all the Japanese artillery on the position!" Zhou Ze made a decision as soon as the sound of gunfire reached his ears.
Ten modified armored vehicles and original armored vehicles suddenly turned on their lights, and twenty beams of light suddenly exposed the Japanese infantry more than a hundred meters away.
"Shoot...shoot...the speed will not change, and we will charge forward~"
"The infantry follows closely behind, responsible for covering up and protecting the armored vehicles!"
"Da da da……"
Several Japanese soldiers with shocked and dumbfounded expressions were instantly beaten to pieces by bullets fired from armored vehicles.
The ten armored vehicles, although most of them are ordinary cars modified with the steel plates of the Japanese military train's stuffy tank carriages, look very ugly, but their firepower is no weaker than the original Japanese armored vehicles.
There was a heavy machine gun mounted on the roof of the front car, with the dark barrel of the heavy machine gun sticking out of the shooting hole less than twenty centimeters, spitting bullets at the Japanese.
There are two shooting holes on each side of the left and right wings. Two light machine guns extend their barrels from the front shooting holes and shoot diagonally at the Japanese artillery position...
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