Lu Ming immediately issued the battle order, and all ministries quickly made preparations.

Zhang Dabiao's first battalion gathered all the weapons that could be assembled and used them together.

The 2nd Battalion of Wang Gensheng Artillery's twelve 94-type mountain guns also set up artillery positions.

Without any warning, a mountain cannon took the lead in launching a bombardment.

Artillery shells hit the Japanese and puppet troops one after another, and deafening explosions sounded randomly.

Immediately afterwards, the first battalion fired four 82MM mortars, two 65MM mountain guns, and nine 60MM mortars.

Zhang Dabiao immediately led the infantry and quickly advanced forward.

As the artillery carried out a covering shelling, the armored car battalion quickly launched into action.

The twelve vehicles of the Second Armored Company rushed to the front, followed by the First Armored Company and the Third Armored Company.

The directly affiliated armored platoon is commanded by the battalion headquarters and is located in a central location to carry out support operations.

Soon, the vehicle's large-caliber machine guns and Type 96 light machine guns began firing.

The Japanese and puppet troops who did not react were instantly killed and injured in large numbers, and they fell directly into a pool of blood.

Currently, the Japanese and puppet troops are marching in the order of the 219th Regiment, the Field Artillery Regiment, and the 24th Division of the Royal Associated Army.

The area where the Japanese artillery and puppet troops combine is a key target.

First, there was a fierce shelling, and then the armored vehicle troops quickly attacked.

The puppet army commander Zhang Tengxiao saw a large number of armored vehicles approaching from the flanks, with a panic expression on his face.

"70th Wing, intercept them quickly and find a way to intercept them immediately."

"The artillery brigade, immediately set up artillery positions to attack their artillery."

"Rapidly fire and fire to suppress their armored vehicles. Their armored vehicles must not be allowed to get close."

Zhang Tengxiao's face was full of panic, and he shouted loudly.

But at this time, it is almost impossible for the puppet troops to intercept.

Twelve vehicles of the 2nd Armored Company have begun firing with machine gun fire.

The first armored company and the third armored company at the back used 75MM artillery, 20MM machine guns and machine guns to launch fierce attacks.

Intensive artillery shells and bullets were fired at the puppet troops one after another. More than 4,000 puppet troops were suppressed tightly, leaving no room for fighting back.

The Xiaojiazi Field Artillery Regiment was also hit, and the Xiaojiazi Artillery wanted to set up artillery immediately to fight.

But the first battalion that followed quickly set up light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and other weapons.

A dense barrage of bullets and grenades hit the Little Japanese artillery, and they were hit by such fierce firepower.

The captain of the Japanese Artillery Left Wing decisively issued the order. He directly asked the troops to quickly pursue the 219th Wing in front.

As for the life and death of the puppet troops behind them, they couldn't care about it for the time being.

The Japanese artillerymen did not stop at all. They quickly led their troops and fled the strike area at a rapid speed.

The first battalion troops took the opportunity to immediately seize the nearby favorable terrain and completely cut off the connection between the Japanese army and the puppet army.

The armored car battalion continued to advance forward. As they advanced, machine guns continued to fire.

At the same time, the Sun Ming Guard Battalion and Wei Monk Guard Company following the armored vehicle battalion used automatic and semi-automatic weapons to fire.

Sun Ming's guard company has a total of 150 submachine guns and 150 shell guns.

Wei Monk's guard company has one hundred Czech semi-automatic rifles and thirty submachine guns.

Some puppet soldiers who wanted to get close to the armored vehicles and use explosive grenades to blow up the armored vehicles were beaten to a pulp.

At 3:50 in the morning, the 24th Division of the Royal Associated Army was completely cut off from the Japanese troops.

The captain of the 219th Regiment's Left Wing quickly stopped advancing. Their infantry quickly assisted the artillery in building artillery positions and prepared to support operations.

But at this time, the armored car battalion had already moved from the north to the south.

Under their attack, the 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army had almost no room to fight back.

The Second Battalion of Wang Gensheng Artillery began an extended artillery bombardment. The armored vehicle battalion led the guard troops and rushed directly into the puppet army.

"Quick, set up the flat-firing cannon and don't let them get close."

"If we let them get close, we will all be beaten into sieves."

"What the hell, what are you still doing? Quickly set up a flat-firing cannon."

A puppet army commander stared and roared loudly.

A dozen puppet troops hurriedly set up a Liao-made 37MM flat-fire cannon.

But before they had time to fire, the 20MM machine gun on the German-made four-wheeled armored vehicle had already started firing.

Armor-piercing bullets were fired one after another, and the flat-fire cannon was destroyed on the spot.

Together with several puppet soldiers, they were directly beaten to pieces by armor-piercing bullets.

The armored vehicle battalions advanced one after another, and the puppet troops had no ability to parry in the face of such attacks.

At this time, Yang Tieniu, deputy commander of the armored vehicle battalion, was directly commanding twenty armored vehicles and wheeled combat vehicles for combat.

These vehicles are all equipped with machine guns and they advance in wedge formations.

13MM large-caliber heavy machine guns, MG34 machine guns, Type 96 machine guns, and Czech light machine guns fired one after another.

Intense bullets were fired at the puppet soldiers one after another, and the puppet soldiers fell into pieces in a pool of blood.

Battalion Commander Li Erhu commanded the remaining twenty-four armored vehicles and directly provided artillery support.

The 20MM machine gun, 37MM artillery, and 75MM artillery continuously fire different shells to strike.

The security forces who followed behind were fighting with various automatic and semi-automatic weapons.

The two sides were engaged in a melee, and the number of casualties among the Imperial Army troops was rising at a rocket speed.

By four o'clock in the morning, the number of casualties in the 24th Division of the Imperial Army exceeded 2,000.

The puppet commander Zhang Tengxiao's face was full of panic, and for a moment he didn't know what order to issue.

It was at this time that the Japanese artillery began to launch bombardments.

They completely ignored the melee between the two sides, and forty-two artillery pieces fired fierce bombardments one after another.

Cannonballs hit the battlefield one after another!

When Lu Ming saw this scene, he quickly issued an order to retreat.

Each unit quickly left the battlefield. Of course, the fierce bombardment by the Japanese still caused certain casualties to each unit.

The Japanese army continued the shelling until 4:30 in the morning, when it stopped.

However, after some shelling, the 24th Division of the Royal Association Army suffered even more heavy losses.

At this time, they only had about a thousand remaining troops, and many of the seriously wounded fell to the ground, wailing in pain.

Lu Ming issued the order to attack again, and the armored vehicle battalion and other troops continued to attack it.

The fighting here is almost one-sided, and the number of puppet casualties is increasing.

It was at this time that Zhang Tengxiao hurriedly put on makeup and quickly began to escape with a few confidants.

His force of more than 4,000 people was first attacked by armored vehicles and then violently bombarded by the Japanese army.

Now there were only about a thousand troops. Seeing the armored vehicle troops attacking again, he knew he couldn't resist.

So he chose to run away immediately to save his life.

As Zhang Tengxiao began to flee, the puppet army lost command and became even more chaotic.

By six o'clock in the morning, as the sky became brighter, the 24th Division of the Imperial Association Army suffered a devastating blow.

Except for a few Zhang Tengxiao who escaped, the others were either completely wiped out or made prisoners.

After the little devils saw that the puppet troops were annihilated, they stayed in place and did not dare to take any action.

Because they knew that if they marched, they might be attacked by armored vehicles on the road.

Once it is attacked by armored vehicles on the road, the consequences will be disastrous.

The 219th Regiment, Field Artillery Regiment, and Mortar Squadron suffered minor losses in this attack.

But they dare not continue to act because they know that if they continue to act, they are likely to become the next 24th Division of the Royal Association Army.

The captain of the 219th Regiment's left wing quickly generated electricity and hurriedly contacted Iida Taijiro.

At this time, on the position of the Japanese 220th Regiment, the situation of the little Japanese here was also not very good.

They did not have any artillery, and the independent regiment was supported by the First Artillery Battalion and the Third Artillery Battalion for repeated attacks.

Although the 220th Regiment stood firm on its position, it still suffered a certain price in casualties.

And their reinforcements on the east and west sides are unable to come.

The 5,000-day puppet army assembled by the 25th Division of the Imperial Army and the 221st Regiment rushed over from Xinxiang City for reinforcements.
To be continued...