The tank battalion brought by Xu Wen had 100 No. 4 tanks, calculated according to two vehicle-mounted machine guns for each tank.

Excluding the Tiger tank with Xu Wen as the command vehicle, this tank battalion has 200 vehicle-mounted MG34 general-purpose machine guns, and 200 vehicle-mounted machine guns are firing at the same time.

Nearly 200,000 rounds of ammunition can be fired in one minute, and Kameda Koji's division has only about 200 people in total, and the number of machine guns in the independent brigade is almost more than their strength.

Therefore, under this terrifying firepower, Koji Kameda and the Japanese soldiers around him, let alone firing back, didn't even have a chance to turn around and run away to dodge, so they were beaten into a sieve by the oncoming dense bullets.

Dazzling scarlet tongues of fire shot out from hundreds of tanks, and in the dark night, like meteors, they hit the place where the devil was.

Suddenly, the flames outside Zhu's shop were beaten, and one after another devil cavalry were shot, and more than 200 devil cavalrymen were quickly shot and killed.

At this time, Kunisaki Noboru had already led the main force of the detachment to a place less than five kilometers away from Zhujiadian, and heard a dense gunfire from the front.

Noboru Kunisaki and Chief of Staff Masao Watanabe, all of whom were taken aback, stopped one after another, jumped out of the armored car and war horse, and looked up.

Kunizaki Noboru looked at it for a while, and said with a shocked face: "What's the matter?" Could it be that something happened to the 5th Cavalry Squadron? ”

Watanabe Masao said with a heavy face: "General, it's very possible!" ”

Just when Noboru Kunisaki was about to send troops to speed up and go over to inspect the situation.

A ghost cavalry who escaped by luck ran back in embarrassment on horseback, and came straight to Kunisaki Nobori, jumped off his horse in a panic, and saluted Kunisaki Norichimasa: "General, no, our squadron was suddenly attacked by a large number of tanks of the Shina Army, and Captain Kameda and they were all killed!" ”

"Baga, you are cavalry, can't you run away if you can't beat it? Why not withdraw? Although he was mentally prepared, Noboru Kunisaki was still angry when he heard this.

The devil cavalry replied with a sad face: "General, the people of China are very cunning and fast, and we were caught off guard!"

The most important thing is that their firepower is very strong, at least hundreds of vehicle-mounted machine guns are firing at the same time, and we simply do not have any chance to return fire and retreat! ”

"Yaga Yalu!" Kunisaki gritted his teeth angrily, and Watanabe Masao next to him hurriedly persuaded: "General, please calm your anger, it seems that it should be the armored troops of the Independent Brigade of the China Army who have rushed to Pukou!"

Only they have so many tanks and armored fighting vehicles, we must be cautious and not underestimate the enemy. ”

Kunizaki Deng woke up in an instant, and suddenly realized: "That's right, only Zhu Ziming's independent brigade will have so many tank fighting vehicles and vehicle-mounted machine guns!" Damn, we're still one step too late! ”

"General Ji Jia Liangfu, the acting commander of the army who was dispatched earlier, has called us to inform us that Zhu Ziming's troops have withdrawn to Nanjing! I didn't expect the defenders of Nanjing to transfer them to Jiangbei! Watanabe Masao said with a gloomy face.

The shadow of the famous tree, Xu Wen and the name of the Independent Brigade have already been typed, so when Kunizaki Deng heard the three words of the Independent Brigade, the anger in his heart was suddenly swept away, and he quickly calmed down.

Frowning and muttering: "Order the 41st Wing, as well as the cavalry team, to immediately stop advancing, look for dangerous places on the spot, and turn to the defense in case the Chinese army raids!"

In addition, contact the Shimoshigeto detachment and tell them the news of the independent brigade's entry into Pukou! Remind them to be on their guards!

Then send a telegram to Chief Yoshika Ryosuke, tell him about the situation here, and ask the aviation to provide us with air fire support! ”

"Hay!" Watanabe Masao and the devil cavalry hurriedly stood up and took the order.

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On the Zhujiadian side, after Xu Wen easily eliminated the vanguard of the devil cavalry, he wanted to lead the tank battalion to continue to attack westward, give the Kunisaki detachment a head-on attack, and defeat it in one fell swoop.

However, he didn't expect Kunizaki Deng, the old devil, to react quickly, and before Xu Wen's tank troops could be killed, he ordered the troops to retreat to the vicinity of a hill two kilometers away, and turned into the defensive relying on the hill and woods.

It is well known that tank armored forces are invincible and invincible in field battles.

However, the battle required the coordination of the infantry, so after the Kunisaki detachment retreated to the mountains, the fighters that defeated them in one fell swoop ceased to exist.

Therefore, Xu Wen decisively withdrew back, leaving only three No. 4 tanks to keep an eye on the Kunisaki detachment in Zhujiadian.

When Xu Wen withdrew with the tank battalion, Chief of Staff Chen Zhenglun had already taken over the defense of the entire Pukou Town, and Zhang Tianfu's 58th Regiment of the Sichuan Army, nearly 800 soldiers, were all assembled in the open field north of the town.

Xu Wen immediately consumed 800,000 points and exchanged a batch of German-style equipment for Zhang Tianfu and his subordinates from the system exchange store.

turned all of them into elites equipped with German weapons, and then instructed Zhang Tianfu: "Commander Zhang, the equipment has been equipped for you, now I order your troops to re-enter Zhujiadian, where one of my tank teams is stationed, and they will stay to cooperate with you."

Before I defeat the Shigedo detachment, you must defend the Zhu family store for me! Don't let a little devil go, can you do it? ”

Zhang Tianfu happily accepted the order, puffed up his chest and said in a solemn voice: "Please rest assured, sir, if you can't keep Zhu's shop, you will come to see you with your humble position!" ”

Xu Wen said meaningfully: "Brother, Zhujiadian is the last barrier west of Pukou, once it is lost, Pukou will be in no danger to defend!"

And Pukou is the last retreat of the Nanjing compatriots, once cut off, our soldiers will die and will not be able to forgive their sins!

So, you have to give me a 120,000-strong spirit to hold on to it!! Do you understand! ”

"Yes! Humble duty understands! People are in the position! Zhang Tianfu suddenly took the order and said again.

Xu Wen waved his hand and said, "Without further ado, you immediately rush to Zhujiadian with your troops to defend!" ”

After Zhang Tianfu left with the team, Chen Zhenglun asked: "Brigade commander, you let the 58th Regiment guard Zhujiadian, what is our brigade doing?" ”

Xu Wendao: "I just wanted to attack the Kunisaki detachment in one go and see if I could defeat it, but Kunisaki Deng, the old devil, was very alert and found that it was wrong to retreat directly to the hill to the west."

The plane was lost, so I withdrew.

However, we are a fully mechanized army, and passive defense is the most detrimental to us! ”

"What are you going to do, brigade commander?" Chen Zhenglun asked.

"Let's concentrate our forces, march eastward, first defeat the Shigetsu detachment coming from the direction of Yizheng, and solve the threat from the southeast.

Turn around again and concentrate on attacking the Kunisaki detachment! ”

"Could it be that the Chongteng detachment also learned the news and was frightened by us and retreated?" Chen Zhenglun raised concerns.

"Well, it's still the brigade commander, your analysis makes sense! In that case, without further ado, let's hurry up! Chen Zhenglun nodded in agreement after hearing this.

Xu Wen immediately ordered: "Pass my order, all tanks and armored vehicles will be dispatched immediately, march at full speed in the direction of Liuhe, and meet the Japanese Shigedo detachment!" ”