"Here!" Zhang Zuogan agreed. He had long had an opinion about Han Xing personally leading two battalions into danger to enter the pumpkin shop to fight, but seeing Han Xing so stubborn, he didn't have any good way. As soon as he saw that Han Xing had finally called himself, he must have summoned reinforcements.

Han Xing yelled at him, "Where has the tank battalion swam forward?" ”

Zhang Zuogan hurriedly replied: "They came out of Dahong Mountain, and they must not be far from here. Just waiting for your life. ”

Han Xing shouted loudly, "Immediately tell them to kill a bloody path and take these people out." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Zuogan turned around and asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram. In fact, the telegraph operator was right in front of him, and the small hill in front of him was just such a small place, and people were crowded together.

"And call the Air Force to come to the rescue!" Han Xing added.

"Yes!" Zhang Zuogan replied casually. Soon, there was the ticking of radio stations.

With a "boom", a shell flew in, the telegraph operator was killed, and the telegraph machine was blown up. Even Zhang Zuogan was injured.

The special operations battalion also withdrew to Almond Hill, and when they reinforced the 440th regiment, it was more than 300 people, and now less than 100 people have returned. Zhang Xiaosan's guard battalion also suffered heavy losses, a small hill, nowhere to hide, and a Japanese artillery shell fell, no matter what, it could cause a lot of casualties.

At this most difficult time, Xu Da's air force was the first to arrive, and they didn't need to be summoned by Han Xing, they already felt how dangerous and severe the battle situation was. This time, Xu Da mainly brought air-to-ground missiles, and the most important thing at the moment was to help Han Xing take a breath and wait for the tank battalion to arrive.

"Boom," "Boom," "Boom," one after another, the Blue Arrow 7 air-to-surface missiles fell off the J-20 fighter and began to ignite 50 meters later. After ignition, these missiles have a life of their own, and under the lock-on of prior laser guidance, they speed towards the intended target.

Xu Da ordered: "First strike at the enemy's artillery positions that are most harmful to us." ”

Artillery is the god of war, and it is also the hardest tooth of the army, and whoever has the upper hand in artillery will win half of the battle. The artillery positions of the Japanese army naturally became the primary target of the attack of the Xu Da Air Force. The Blue Arrow 7 missile fell, first forming a central explosion zone in the enemy's artillery position.

The fire flickered, and there was no one within seventy or eighty meters at first, and the shock wave extended farther away, using its huge impact force to sweep away all the objects that stood in their way. Trees were bulldozed, rocks were destroyed, and people were blown away. Then there was a raging fire, which could reach temperatures of several thousand degrees.

Blue Arrow 7 itself is also known as "Hellfire", and its greatest advantage is to destroy enemies in high temperatures.

At such a high temperature, the earth was burned black, the rocks were roasted and cracked, the steel plates of the artillery soon turned red, and the grass roots, tree bark, wheat, and vegetation were all burning. Not to mention the human body, and soon the fat on the human body is also burning.

Those who die are very happy, and those who are miserable are not dead. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers were burned to the ground and danced wildly, and when they couldn't stand it anymore, they picked up their companions and danced wildly. They used all their strength to think they were shouting the craziest voices.

Actually, they can't shout. The flames had already passed through their esophagus and throats, entered their stomachs and lungs, and burned out all these organs.

When their lives were exhausted, they lay on the ground. At this time, their bodies are also quietly changing, constantly shrinking, twisting, shrinking, and finally becoming a little bit. The color also changed, from normal color to black, then from black to white, and finally to a pinch of dry ashes.

The Japanese artillery suffered heavy losses, and it was easy to do, which reduced the maximum fire damage to the remnants of the Southern Expeditionary Army and the 33rd Army. In this way, the assault rifles, light machine guns, and heavy machine guns that were not blown up by the Southern Expeditionary Army could condescendingly exert their firepower.

The rumbling of tank motors was heard in the east, and the tank battalion swam forward at the highest speed, which was 43 kilometers per hour. As long as you hear a sound, it is a few miles away, and the tank is there in the blink of an eye. Han Xing looked at it from the almond mountain, and the tank battalion swimming forward changed its formation again.

In the original wedge attack formation, the first company still served as the main attack, responsible for cutting through the infantry defense line of the little devils in front, the second company was on the left, and the third company was on the right, but it was not a wedge formation, but a long snake team. In this way, a large safe open space is formed in the middle.

Han Xing immediately understood that this safe open space was reserved for the retreating officers and soldiers, protected by steel armor on both sides, so that the retreating officers and soldiers hid in this safe area to cover the retreat of these officers and soldiers.

The steel that swam forward ruthlessly crushed the Japanese defense line to the east, and the infantry against the tanks was actually a merciless massacre, and there was no suspense to talk about. At such a fast speed, the collision was also knocked down, and those who didn't have time to run away were all crushed into meat puree, and those who were a little farther away were beaten into blood gourds by heavy machine guns.

Due to the rush of time, the Japanese army had not yet built trenches in this area, so they suffered a lot of losses.

The steel company that swam forward drove to the foot of Almond Mountain, and the five tanks in a row slowly drove to the top of the mountain, and at the black pressure of the Japanese army below the mountain, it was artillery and heavy machine guns that fired fiercely, so that the Japanese infantry was overturned on their backs and could not be defeated.

You Qianqian immediately jumped out of the tank, saluted Han Xing and said, "Commander Han, please get into the tank." ”

At this time, Han Xing, his clothes were tattered (torn by merciless bullets and shell fragments), his face was dark (smoky), and he said angrily to You Qianqian: "What tank car to enter?" My lives are worth anything, but the lives of my warriors are not? What to do with these wounded? ”

You looked forward at the wounded all over the ground, and frowned. The space inside the tank is too small, and people cannot enter casually, which not only affects the battle of the tank crew, but also the wounded cannot help the violent bumps and collisions in the tank.

Zhang Xiaosan came to his senses at this time, and said loudly to Han Xing: "Commander Han, you get into the tank!" The rest of the wounded we helped to retreat! ”

"Get out of the way!" Han Xing scolded loudly, "There are more wounded than unwounded, how can you help them retreat." ”

Zhang Xiaosan meant to fool Han Xing into the tank car and pull him down, and then figure out a way by himself. Unexpectedly, a few words from Han Xing exposed his lies. He lowered his head, there was no more to do it.

Just when everyone was at a loss for what to do, another miracle appeared, and the helicopter formation flew far away again. Han Xing was overjoyed when he saw it, and immediately gave an order to You Qianqian and Zhang Xiaosan: "The guard battalion will transport all the wounded to the helicopter, and the tank battalion will be responsible for covering the rear of the palace." Breakout-"

If Xu Da's air force did not have air attack on the enemy's artillery, it would be difficult for the tank battalion swimming forward to enter Almond Mountain, and if the tank battalion swimming forward did not arrive, the helicopter formation would not even have a place to land, let alone be safe.

The helicopter formation seemed to be early rather than coincidental, and the tank battalion had already framed a safe area for them and immediately landed all of them.

The guard battalion and the special operations battalion immediately transferred all the wounded to the helicopter.

The little devil is still trying to charge up Almond Mountain, where to rush? The tanks that had already swam forward were tightly blocked on the hill one by one. Heavy machine guns and 37mm guns are pouring down on them, where can they stand it!

In the face of these five steel giants, ordinary heavy machine guns, light machine guns and rifles can only look at the "mountain" and sigh, and countless bullets have fallen in front of the 25 mm steel plate. Not even grenadiers and grenades can hurt it. Originally, there was heavy artillery, but those heavy artillery had been lost in the air raid just now, and they were all scattered!

The infantry could not even rush forward before they were mercilessly pierced by 12.7 mm heavy machine gun bullets. The heavy machine gun bullets with great power and impact can be shot through a Japanese soldier unceremoniously, just like wearing a sugar gourd.

Finally, a few Japanese soldiers rushed to the tank with grenades, but in the face of these behemoths, there was nothing they could do for a while, so they could only jump on the roof of the tank, and they wanted to lift the roof of the tank and throw grenades inside.

But the roof cover had already been closed so tightly that they couldn't lift it. They were so anxious that one of them yelled wah-wah, and the other directly smashed the top of the tank with a grenade!

Soon, these lucky Japanese soldiers were pierced by cross-fire heavy machine gun bullets and fell heavily from the tank.

The charge of the Japanese infantry could only come to an end temporarily.

After loading the wounded, the helicopter immediately took off into the air and flew towards Dahong Mountain. Han Xing breathed a sigh of relief and shouted to Zhang Xiaosan and Yin Zhaoli, "It's time for us to retreat." Withdraw—"

Only then did Zhang Xiaosan and Yin Zhaoli lead the soldiers who were not wounded to retreat eastward from a safe box demarcated by the first, second, and third companies of the tank battalion.

The tank battalion also changed formation slightly, and the second and third platoons of the first company moved to the front again, acting as the pioneer. This is the second and third platoons in the front, the first platoon in the back, and the second and third companies on both sides, framing a safe area to cover the retreat of the remnants of the Southern Expeditionary Army and the 33rd Army.

It was not until the infantry withdrew beyond the effective range of rifles and machine guns that the five tanks blocking Almond Hill slowly withdrew from the hill and took up the task of rearing the palace.

Although the little devil occupied Almond Mountain, he was helpless, and could only watch the remnants of the Southern Expeditionary Army and the 33rd Group Army retreat. If you chase it, the 5 powerful M2 tanks behind the hall are waiting for you, and the infantry is chasing the tank, which is a dead end!

Zhang Xiaosan and his gang surrounded Han Xing and retreated to Dahong Mountain in the east. Zhang Xiaosan flattered Han Xing at this time, and he said to Han Xing with a smile: "Commander Han, we are all tired, and you are also tired." Why don't you get in the car and take a break, so let's take a break. ”

Only then did Han Xing nod and said, "Well, saying this at this time is still like a human saying. ”