The two machine guns were all destroyed, and the dozen or so soldiers who controlled the two machine guns were all killed, as well as Zhao Wei, the deputy commander of the cavalry battalion and the commander of the machine gun company.

The smell of blood permeated the air, and the smell of gunsmoke had not yet completely dispelled.

The battle between the machine guns and the Japanese tanks came to an end, and two machine guns were destroyed, but the same Japanese paid the price of fourteen tanks destroyed.

The remaining Type 89 tank led the remaining five Type 95 tanks to continue the attack on the cavalry battalion, but the cavalry battalion had already begun to engage in melee with the Japanese cavalry.

The swords and sabers constantly made a piercing sound of metal clashing, and Chinese and Japanese cavalry constantly fell from their horses.

The machine gun company of the cavalry battalion and the Japanese tanks became complete spectators, and they could not play any role in the situation of the cavalry melee between the two sides.

The duel between the Chinese and Japanese cavalry is still going on, and time is quietly passing with the battle between the two sides.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Yangquan County, the headquarters of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army.

The 20th Division had already made contact with the 5th Independent Mixed Brigade in charge of the pursuit, and when he learned that the breakout force of the Independent Regiment was an armored unit, Kawagishi Bunzaburo did not dare to hesitate at all, and he immediately gave an order to the troops responsible for encircling the Independent Regiment.

The chief of staff, Kimura Hisazo, did not dare to delay in the slightest, and he immediately began to convey the order of Kawagishi Bunzaburo.

Kawagishi Bunzaburo was worried that his troops would engage in a field battle with the troops of the Independent Regiment, so he gave the order that all units should hold their positions and not attack.

At the same time, he ordered the artillery wing to immediately support the operations of the various divisions and encircle and annihilate the armored units that broke through the independent regiment.

The order had been conveyed to the ministries, but soon, Kawagishi Fumizaburo received a report from the Japanese troops in Hira.

"Your Excellency the division commander, the troops stationed in Pingping Town report that the armored forces of China forced a breakthrough in Pingzhen, and the Japanese troops stationed in Pingzhen pursued them, but they were ambushed by the tank troops of Pingna, and they suffered hundreds of casualties."

Just when Kawagishi Bunzaburo was thinking that his troops would completely annihilate the breakout troops of the Independent Regiment, Chief of Staff Kimura Hisazo hurriedly reported.

Hearing Kimura Kuzo's report, Kawagishi Fumizaburo couldn't help but widen his eyes, and he looked towards Kimura Kuzo in disbelief.

"What about the breakout troops, where are they now?" Kawagishi asked with a solemn expression on his face.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, all the troops in China are mechanized troops, they are marching fast, after our pursuing troops were ambushed by tanks, they lost the whereabouts of the breakthrough troops in China, they should have broken through our encirclement line, but it is certain that they have entered Shouyang County."

Hisazo Kimura immediately reported that he had come to the map, and he pointed to the location of the flat town with his baton.

Kawagishi Bunzaburo's gaze turned towards Flat Town, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Ordered the 40th Brigade of the 80th Brigade to quickly attack westward from Yin Lingzhi Town to prevent the Chinese armored troops from entering Shouyang County, and at the same time ordered the 40th Brigade to assign its anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns to the 80th Wing. The 39th Wing of the 77th Brigade was ordered to launch a search for Pingping Town, and the Engineer Wing and the Baggage Wing were ordered to quickly withdraw to Yangquan County for defense. ”

Kawagishi Bunzaburo immediately gave the order, he drew two infantry companies and an artillery company to search for the troops that broke through the independent regiment.

The Independent Regiment now relies on tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, motorcycles and other mechanized equipment to march, and in terms of speed, the Independent Regiment has an advantage.

However, there is one point that the independent regiment occupies a disadvantage, that is, the independent regiment is equipped with mechanized equipment such as tanks, which strengthens the attack and combat effectiveness of the independent regiment, but these weapons are very large and can be easily detected by the Japanese army.

The Eighth Route Army was able to engage in guerrilla warfare because they relied entirely on two-legged marches, they could quickly disperse and transfer, and it was difficult for the Japanese to find them.

However, the independent regiment currently has tanks and other equipment, and it will naturally not be very difficult for the Japanese army to find them.

Kawagishi Bunzaburo discovered this, so he dispatched so many troops to encircle and annihilate the breakout troops of the independent regiment.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, the cavalry wing has been engaged with the Shina cavalry, Okazaki Shoichi Nakasa is sure that the Shina cavalry will be completely annihilated, and now that they have been fighting for a while, I estimate that the Shina cavalry will be completely wiped out soon, and the cavalry wing and two tank squadrons will also be able to quickly put into battle."

Kimura Kuzo came to Kawagishi Fumizaburo, and he said softly, this is good news.

"Mixi, if we can completely annihilate the breakout troops of the independent regiment of China this time, our 20th division will definitely be able to be disgraced!" Kawagishi Bunzaburo said with great satisfaction.

The order was quickly communicated, and the Japanese responded quickly, with two infantry wings and one artillery wing immediately moving into action.

At this time, Sun Weiguo, who had already broken through from Pingzhen, found all the officers above the platoon of the armored company.

Yin Jinshan took Zhao Lin, Wang Weining, Chen Haojie and other officers to Sun Weiguo, and they looked at Sun Weiguo, with a somewhat puzzled expression on their faces.

The rapid breakthrough of the troops through the flat town was something that many officers thought of, and at the same time, these officers also understood the power of the armored forces.

The officers and men of the armored company were very excited, and the troops of the guard company were very envious of the officers and men of the armored company.

But looking at the expression on Sun Weiguo's face at this time, the officers of the armored company had a faint bad feeling.

"We're going to give up tanks and these equipment." Sun Weiguo looked at Yin Jinshan and the other officers, and he said with a solemn expression.

When Wang Weining and other officers heard Sun Weiguo's words, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, and they almost couldn't believe that what Sun Weiguo said was true.

Tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, these weapons are all treasures, even if the armored company was formed for a short time, but this operation can already show the importance of these weapons.

Looking at Sun Weiguo in front of him, Wang Weining and other officers showed unwilling expressions on their faces, if this order was given by someone else, maybe they would have scolded their mother a long time ago.

Yin Jin, who was smoking a cigarette, took a hard puff of his cigarette, and he threw the cigarette butt on the ground with a heavy expression on his face.

"Deputy regiment commander, I took the tank platoon and the armored car platoon to lead away the Japanese army, and these things were blown up like this, I really can't bear it."

Yin Jinshan, who graduated from the German Military Academy, understood Sun Weiguo's intentions, but Yin Jinshan was reluctant to give up these tanks and armored vehicles.

"These weapons are too big a target, and if we go out with a breakout, we will be discovered sooner or later. Company Commander Yin, I can understand your feelings, but you must obey orders. Sun Weiguo looked at Yin Jinshan with a serious expression, and his tone was even more stern.