Chapter 1053 Chapter 1062, Plane bombing, armored assault

The troops prepared by the Japs this time were quite sufficient. After all, they numbered tens of thousands. Although they had lost thousands of troops so far, the majority of the troops were puppet troops, and the Japs only accounted for...well, only a small half.

As of now, the 223rd Regiment still has one reorganized brigade, one crippled brigade, as well as the regiment's artillery team and baggage team, with more than 2,000 people. As for the 224th Regiment, in addition to breaking off the cliff on the east

203 Japs were lost, but the rest of the troops are still there and did not suffer too much battle damage. Moreover, the artillery regiment is also here, and its number is still considerable.

The key is that the little devil has also prepared more than 2,000 new soldiers, which have just been sent from China, and can make up for the losses on the battlefield at any time. This is very powerful, and the ability to replenish troops at any time is incredible.

Therefore, Yoshio Shinozuka mobilized more than 2,000 troops from the main attack force in the middle route to the west route to support the battle in the west. The combat target? Naturally, it was in the direction of Zuohui Mountain guarded by the seventh detachment.

Well, the little devil doesn't know that there are smelting plants, forging plants and other units in Xianwang Village in Zuohui Mountain. Otherwise, the main breakthrough point of Jiuzhaigou might be placed in the west.

Moreover, the Japanese believe that strengthening the attack on the west route can also mobilize the defensive forces on the Sanli Gorge side and bring favorable changes to the attack at the south entrance.

Another point is that the Little Devils like to play a pincer offensive and attack from two angles to form a cross-attack situation. Choosing the west road to strengthen will form a 90-degree angle attack with the middle road.

"So...will the aviation troops requested by the 36th Division still go for bombing?" At this time, the chief of staff of the First Army asked.

"Go! Strengthening the West Road is just a change that is unfavorable for the attack. The main direction is still this way!" Yoshio Shinozuka pointed to the location of Sanli Gorge: "It's just a canyon no more than one kilometer long, even if the Eighth Route has been operating for a long time

, is it true?

Is it an unbreakable copper wall? The attack is unfavorable, but its weakness has not been found yet! For example, France's Maginot Line has not been turned into a useless waste by its allies' Steel Legion, which has not found a suitable breakthrough.

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"So, aviation troops, go ahead and drop our aerial bombs and see what the effect is!" After Yoshio Shinozuka finished speaking, he stopped talking and waited for the outcome of the battle.

As the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka's order was very effective. This order was quickly sent to Yamanouchi via radio waves.

After receiving the order, Yamanouchi quickly dialed the front line. Takagi Osaka personally answered the call, and then quickly informed Nakano to prepare for a surprise attack with the armored squadron. Of course, this would need to wait for an hour, and wait for the aviation aircraft to arrive.

At the same time, the 224th Wing also received a transfer order. The two brigades that had just supported the south entrance of Sanli Gorge immediately dispatched two squadrons and even brought an infantry artillery squad. As for the Imperial Alliance Army, the Imperial Alliance Army

Of the Allied Forces' temporary brigade, the 1st, 2nd, and 5th were intact, and the rest were either completely wiped out or disabled.

As the commander of the front line, Colonel Takagi didn't want to send the trained Imperial Army to the west, so he took a fancy job.

Well, now the Imperial Association Army has been transferred to the Sanli Gorge side, and there is no longer the Imperial Association Army over at Licheng. Therefore, the Imperial Association Army, which was defeated by more than two companies in today's attack, has temporarily formed the 4th Brigade.

The remaining defeated soldiers of the 9th and 10th Brigade were received and reorganized into the new 4th Brigade. The two brigades still had some strength left, and then they were reorganized along with the 7th and 8th Brigades who were badly beaten east of Dongyang Pass.

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The new reorganized brigade was temporarily named the New 7th Brigade. As a result, the number of puppet troops in the hands of the Japanese was a little more than 5,000. In other words, the puppet troops who followed the Japanese offensive were gone within a few days.

Half of them were killed. As for the Japs...well, more than two thousand were also wiped out, which can be said to be a heavy loss.

Because they had to reorganize their troops and prepare for an armored assault, the Japanese did not attack for a long time. Instead, they placed a few Type 92 heavy machine guns on the top of the mountain opposite Sanli Gorge and fired a few shots from time to time to suppress it.

A 2.5x scope, with a distance of more than 600 meters, would not be able to put bullets into the shooting hole, but it would still be very uncomfortable.

Feeling that this was not enough, the Japs moved two Type 92 infantry cannons to a hilltop about 700 meters away from Sanli Gorge, and bombarded the fortifications on the right side of the mouth of the gorge.

Not to mention, the lightweight Type 92 infantry gun, placed in this position, could shoot directly into the front of several fortifications. This made the Japanese feel like they had discovered a new world. It turned out that this was possible.

That is, the Japanese mountain artillery is too heavy, and the Japanese have no way to move the mountain artillery to the top of the mountain. They can only use the Type 92 infantry cannon to pound the fortifications of Sanli Gorge little by little. If aerial bombs and armored squadrons cannot do this, this method

Not bad. Well, that’s what the Japs who control the Type 92 Infantry Cannon think.

But the good times didn't last long! The Japs had just been arrogant for more than 10 minutes when they received news that they were targeting Zhang Yihe and others who had climbed to the top of the cliff again.

Zhang Yihe and the others are also snipers. The Ma Sihuan in their hands is equipped with a 4x scope, and the accuracy of this gun is perfect, ensuring accuracy within 800 meters.

So, just as the Japanese artillerymen loaded a shell and pulled the rope to fire, Zhang Yihe and the others, who had finished adjusting their breathing, heard the sound of gunfire from their side.

Boom... bang bang bang... the sound of artillery and gunfire sounded almost simultaneously, making the Sanli Gorge area that had become quiet suddenly lively and then returned to tranquility. And after a lapse of 4 seconds, two artillery shells hit the cliff.

The wall exploded with a loud bang and a large cloud of fireworks. At the same time, another burst of gunfire rang out from the top of the cliff.

And then... there was no more. Except for the 92nd Level in the west who was still firing two shots from time to time, there was no other movement on the battlefield.

Looking at the hilltop where the Japanese infantry artillery was located, the Japanese manipulating the infantry artillery fell to the ground. Only the ammunition soldiers carrying the artillery shells looked at their comrades who were alive and kicking just now in a daze.

Bang bang bang... Another burst of gunfire spread far to the 92nd Infantry Artillery Position. This time the target was the ammunition soldiers. Of course, the ammunition soldiers probably couldn't hear the gunfire, because the speed of the bullets was comparable to

The speed of the sound was much faster, flying here in one second.

After dealing with the Type 92 Infantry Artillery, Zhang Yihe and the others felt that their trip couldn't be in vain, so they turned their guns and directly sniped the Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun's position. Then? Hurry and retreat! They didn't hear the plane coming.

Well, if you don’t run, you’ll be doomed...

Zhang Yihe and the others ran desperately and finally ran to a safe place to hide.

At this time, a dark fleet of aircraft appeared in the sky, and a Japanese armored squadron also appeared on the ground, followed by many Japanese soldiers and puppet troops.
Chapter completed!