Shouichi looked around with a cold gaze, and said in a deep voice: "Xinxiang's strategic position, I believe you don't need me to repeat it too much, right?"

In any case, Xinxiang must not afford to lose! ”

All the devil officers nodded their heads, indicating that they agreed with the opinion of the commander Terauchi Shouichi.

Major General Masasan Kawabe, deputy chief of staff, pondered for a moment and said: "Your Excellency, you believe that this time is a crisis for the imperial army, but it is also an opportunity, an opportunity to completely annihilate the Tiger Regiment!"

In terms of troops, the Tiger Regiment only dispatched four or five thousand, and the number of imperial troops and imperial troops stationed in Xinxiang alone was more than three times that of it.

If Jiaozuo and Hebi are transferred again, the two infantry brigades in the south and the north will be transferred over.

Then the strength of the imperial army is already six times that of the Tiger Ben Regiment.

Coupled with the fire support of the Imperial Air Force, I believe that our army may not have the possibility of annihilating the Tiger Regiment! ”

After taking advantage of the situation for a moment, Shouichi Terauchi nodded deeply and said, "Yo Xi, Kawabe-kun, your analysis is very reasonable!" ”

After speaking, Terauchi Shouichi looked at a staff adjutant fiercely, and ordered in a deep voice: "Immediately send a telegram to the imperial army of Hebi and Jiaozuo, and order them to rush to the aid of Xinxiang immediately!"

In addition, send another telegram to Xinxiang and tell Miyamoto Seitaro that reinforcements are already on the way, and Xinxiang must not afford to lose, otherwise let him apologize to His Majesty the Emperor by disembowelment! ”

"Haya!"

The adjutant of staff wrote them down one by one, and then took the order to leave.

……

The picture pulls back to Xinxiang.

After Kiyotaro Miyamoto received the telegram from the headquarters, he immediately strengthened his determination to defend Shingo.

The armies of the Tiger Regiment, under the opening of the tank and combat vehicle battalion, have been like a bamboo, and have successively captured dozens of Japanese checkpoints.

Seeing that the bunker fortifications could not stop the attack of the Tiger Ben Regiment tank and combat vehicles, Miyamoto Seitaro had no choice but to recall the devils in the remaining strongholds back to Xinxiang County.

In vain, they tried to defend the city and wait for the support of the Hebi and Jiaozuo imperial armies.

Yang Chen personally led the hoe and rape brigade and pushed directly east to the west gate of Xinxiang.

In just 2 hours, it has been rolled out more than 40 kilometers, and at this time it has advanced to Zhancheng Town, which is only 20 kilometers away from Xinxiang County.

Zhancheng is the southwest gateway of Xinxiang, and its strategic position is quite important.

Therefore, the Japanese army deployed a reinforced squadron here, more than 300 devils, plus a battalion of puppet troops, with a total strength of more than 800.

The Devil Command stationed here is named Ota Hawk, and he is a stubborn Imperial Sect.

At this time, he had already received a telegram from Xinxiang to retreat, but he did not intend to abandon the town.

Outside the town, a small river about five meters wide meanders from north to south, which is regarded as a natural barrier to the town.

Ota Eagle came to the field fortifications east of the river, and shouted at the devils and puppet troops on the position: "The outside world says that this Tiger Ben Regiment is invincible, and I will let it know today that they are not vulnerable at all in front of our Imperial Japanese Army!" ”

The commander of the puppet army battalion is named Xu Dazhuang, and he is a fat-headed and big-eared guy.

He originally thought that Datian Eagle was here to give an order to retreat, but when he heard the sound, he was immediately confused, and he came to Datian Ying with a bitter face and said: "Datian Taijun, didn't Miyamoto Taijun give an order to let us withdraw to the county seat?" Isn't it good that we're like this now? ”

How could Datian Ying not know the little Jiujiu in Xu Dazhuang's heart, his face sank, and he shouted: "Your Excellency the brigade commander ordered to return to the defense, but I thought that we would not be able to stop the attack of the Tiger Regiment.

Therefore, as long as we can block the advance of the Tiger Ben Regiment and defeat it, we naturally do not need to retreat back to the county seat. ”

"But......" Xu Dazhuang was about to cry, "but, as far as I know, this Tiger Regiment has an invincible tank and chariot unit in its hands, and its shells can easily destroy even the bunkers of the imperial army, and our fortifications here seem to be unstoppable." ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Datian Eagle's mouth, this smile was very cold and sinister, like a wild wolf hunting and ready to move.

He said coldly: "The reason why the Tiger Ben Regiment is unscrupulous is that it has tanks and combat vehicles in its hands.

However, others are afraid of his tanks and chariots, but I am not afraid! ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to the deputy captain next to him and shouted in a deep voice: "Xiao Linjun, you lead two demolition soldiers to blow up the stone bridge on the bridge!" ”

"Haya!"

The vice-captain of the devil bowed his head in response, and then led the order to leave.

"Boom! Bang! ——”

Not long after, the stone bridge that crossed the river collapsed with a loud bang.

Ota Ying nodded with satisfaction and said to himself, "Tank combat vehicle?" I'm going to see how you can cross the river without the stone bridge! ”

On the other side, the Tiger Ben Regiment hoe and rape brigade roared all the way, and it was already less than two miles away from Zhan Town.

They heard the loud 'boom' too.

On top of the war horse, Yang Chen said suspiciously: "Huh? Where did the explosion come from? ”

Ou Yangming, the captain of the hoe and rape brigade next to him, responded: "Tuanza, the explosion is coming from the defense line of Zhancheng Town. ”

The corners of Yang Chen's mouth twitched, and he said with some doubts: "What kind of planes are these little devils doing?" ”

Ouyang Lei, the deputy captain of the hoe and rape brigade, said: "Tuanzuo, I guess that these little devils have abandoned and fled, but they used explosives before leaving, creating some obstacles for us." ”

Yang Chen sneered: "Hehe! Go ahead and we'll see what's going on. ”

Soon, the hoe brigade came to the edge of the creek.

Looking at the stone bridge that had collapsed, Yang Chen didn't know how the explosion just now came about.

"Huh! Do you think that blowing up the stone bridge will stop the advance of my Tiger Regiment? Stupidity! ”

After Yang Chen sneered, he suddenly ordered: "Tank and combat vehicle battalion, let me continue to move forward!" ”

Receiving the order, five Tiger heavy tanks immediately lined up and rushed down the river beach on both sides of the stone bridge.

Across the creek, above the Japanese position.

Watching the tank and combat vehicles of the Tiger Ben Regiment enter the river, the corners of Datian Eagle's mouth couldn't help but float a cold smile: "Hehe! Stupid Chinese, soon you will pay for your ignorance.

The center of the Champa River is more than half a meter deep, and I want to see how you can cross it! ”

Datian Eagle's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had seen the picture of the Tiger heavy tank wading into the water and breaking down.

He was ready, as soon as the Chinese tank crews climbed out of the tanks, he immediately gave the order for the imperial army to open fire and kill them mercilessly.

However, the next moment, he was confused.

Because the tank and combat vehicles of the Tiger Regiment did not stop and broke down, they easily crossed the river with a splash.

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