Chapter 954 Armored Battalion Assault
In Yanshui Village, more than 20 kilometers away from Xiangfen City, the command headquarters of the 135th Japanese Army Regiment is stationed here.
Also stationed here are the mountain artillery squadrons directly under the corps, the guard squadrons, the baggage squadrons, the first brigade, the first field artillery squadrons strengthened by the division, the first heavy mountain artillery squadrons, and the total strength of more than 2,600 people.
The huge force occupied the village and the surrounding one or two kilometers.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, the huge Japanese station, except for the huge bonfires that were still burning, and the patrol team, trembling with cold wind, was still moving between the tents without any movement.
One kilometer away, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong, Battalion Commander Zhou Ze, and Battalion Commander Xiao Yunshan, all holding telescopes and staring at the battlefield motionlessly.
After watching the three of them for a full ten minutes, Zhong Chenggong finally made a decision: "Old Xiao~ You will start attacking ten minutes later. The second battalion will go first. It is night now. The Japanese will definitely hold on until dawn. At least they will hold on until the reinforcements come over, fearing that our attack is a strategy..."
"Battlefield Commander Zhou, after you take the first company of the Armored Battalion and wait for the second battalion to start, quickly move closer to the Japanese base. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the Japanese are attracted by the second battalion, seize the opportunity and directly raid the artillery garrison!"
"Architecture is the most threatening Japanese devils to us. As long as you kill them, your armored battalion can rush around the battlefield without using the Japanese's counterattack~"
"Boom boom boom..." A total of six mortar shells hit the Japanese station with a slight whistle through the air.
The quiet station suddenly became chaotic.
Many Japanese men didn't even wear military uniforms, and rushed out of the tent with their weapons and armed belts.
"Dadadada..." When the violent explosion was still surrounding the ears of the Japanese corps captain, the sound of machine gun strafing sounded at the edge of the station, very densely.
"Sir, we were attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. They had at least one mortar company and a heavy machine gun company!" A second lieutenant rushed over and reported panting.
"Dadada..."
A burst of even more violent gunfire came.
The Chief of Staff frowned and made a judgment: "It must be the Eighth Route Army that started the attack!"
"Order... the troops organized a counterattack on the spot and resolutely repelled the attack of the Eighth Route Army..." The corps captain just frowned and his face returned to seriousness, and then continued to order.
"The wing directly belongs to the mountain artillery squadron, the brigade directly belongs to the mortar squadron, and the field artillery brigade, and deploys artillery positions on the spot to provide artillery support to the infantry defending the garrison, and severely damage or kill the Eighth Route Army that attacks us!"
After the order was issued, the Chief of Staff couldn't help but reminded: "Would you like to order the other two brigades to get closer to us!"
The captain of the regiment 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 attack the east and west, or they want to surround and attack the aid. Wait a little longer, and then decide after seeing their offensive and military strength!"
"The two brigades can definitely hear the gunshots and explosions here clearly, and immediately give them orders to keep their troops unmoved. Unless I receive my reinforcements, no one can send a soldier!"
"Boom boom boom... da da da..."
The sound of explosions and gunfire quickly filled the entire battlefield.
At this time, the first company of the Second Battalion also emerged from the night and entered the Japanese's vision.
More than a hundred Japanese soldiers stood in front and quickly counterattacked. Light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenade launchers, and rifles desperately poured ammunition into the attacking troops.
"Armored Company, set out with me, go around the battlefield and attack the Japanese artillery garrison!" On the edge of the noisy battlefield, Zhou Ze looked at the ten armored vehicles and modified armored vehicles lined up behind him, and ordered with excitement on his face.
The roar of less than half of the tanks did not attract the attention of the Japanese on the battlefield under the cover of gunfire on the battlefield.
In addition, they all advanced in the dark, and in less than ten minutes, a total of ten armored vehicles were deployed near the Japanese artillery station.
The infantry under the First Armored Company also quickly unfolded. Some entered the carriage of the armored vehicles to serve as machine gunners, while some guarded behind the armored vehicles with guns to protect the armored vehicles from suicide attacks by the Japanese.
"Start the attack... take out all our usual training levels and kill the Japanese artillery troops!" Zhou Ze ordered decisively.
Because the number of armored vehicles and its own modified armored vehicles is limited, each company of the reorganized armored battalion is under two armored assault platoons. Each armored assault platoon includes three armored assault squads, including one armored vehicle, one car, four armored soldiers, and ten car-mounted infantry.
Therefore, each armored assault platoon can fight independently and is a very powerful assault force.
With Zhou Ze's battalion armored command platoon, the three platoons of armored vehicles were divided into three, like three unsheathed swords, 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 us even fought for ten minutes.
In the end, the second battalion was defeated because of insufficient number of artillery and equipment.
"All artillery adjust the firing of the corpses, attack the Eighth Route Army's offensive forces, and cover the infantry to defend the position!" The captain of the field artillery brigade ordered with excitement on his face.
First, they killed the Eighth Route Army artillery units, and then covered the infantry to defend their positions, killing and injuring the Eighth Route Army's attacking forces in large numbers. If nothing unexpected happens, the first contribution of attacking the Eighth Route Army tonight will definitely belong to the artillery.
"Boom..."
Just as the front line observation post was sending fire data to the artillery positions, the roar of cars and armored vehicles suddenly came as the shelling stopped.
"What sound?" the captain asked subconsciously.
The infantry that protected the artillery safety quickly unfolded, and the heavy machine gunner was in the direction of the sound coming from a shuttle bullet.
"Dadada..."
"We are exposed... All the armored vehicles turn on the headlights, rush over, and give me all the Japanese artillery on the position to me!" As soon as the gunshot reached Zhou Ze's ear, he made a decision.
Ten modified armored vehicles and original armored vehicles suddenly turned on the headlights, and twenty lights exposed the Japanese infantry more than a hundred meters away.
"Fire...the speed remains unchanged, and the attack is over~"
"Infantry is following closely behind, responsible for covering and protecting armored vehicles!"
"Dadada..."
Several Japanese devils with shocked expressions were instantly shot into sieve by bullets shot from the armored vehicles.
Although most of the ten armored vehicles were modified from ordinary cars with steel plates in Japanese military tank compartments, they looked very ugly, but their firepower was not weaker than the original armored vehicles of Japanese.
A heavy machine gun was installed on the roof of the front. The shooting hole of less than 20 cm stretched out the dark barrel of the heavy machine gun and spit bullets at the Japanese.
Two shooting holes on both left and right wings, two light machine guns extended their barrels from the front shooting holes and shot diagonally at the Japanese artillery positions...
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