Kojima Yoshizo didn't want to pay attention to the attack of the artillery unit of the new 2nd Brigade in Zanhuang County, and now he just wanted to quickly go to Xuting Town to meet with the cavalry artillery wing.

The unit he led had mechanized infantry, cavalry, and armor, but their artillery consisted of only two squadrons of anti-tank guns and one squad of infantry guns.

Knowing that his troops did not have many artillery pieces, Kojima Yoshizo knew that it was not yet the time to fight the armored forces of the New Second Brigade, and he needed artillery support to fight a decisive battle.

The Japanese troops had already judged the approximate position of the artillery of the New Second Brigade, and their cavalry units and armored units could quickly rush over to deal with the artillery, but Kojima Yoshizo did not do so, and he ordered the troops to quickly advance towards Xuting Town.

A cavalry company of more than 700 cavalry began to march rapidly towards the front, followed by the armored detachment of the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Battle, as well as two other cavalry wings and mechanized infantry brigades, and the Japanese troops marched fast, knowing that the armored units of the new 2nd Brigade must be nearby.

"Shoot!" On the artillery position, Zheng Jingjing, commander of the 1st Artillery Battalion, gave the order to shoot.

AS ZHENG JINGJING'S ORDER WAS ISSUED, THE FOUR 94-TYPE 75MM MOUNTAIN GUNS BEGAN TO ROAR, AND ONE BY ONE THE SHELLS WERE SHOT OUT.

The artillery positions deployed in other positions heard the sound of artillery here, and they began to continue shelling the Japanese units without receiving orders.

TWELVE 75MM MOUNTAIN GUNS AND FOUR 100MM HOWITZERS BEGAN TO FIRE GRENADES, AND ONE GRENADE AFTER ANOTHER CONTINUED TO FIRE GRENADES AT THE ADVANCING JAPANESE TROOPS.

The Japanese troops on the march were again shelled, and the Japanese units began to disperse, and Kojima Yoshizo's face became gloomy.

A Japanese Type 89 tank advanced with shrapnel flying, and shrapnel hit the tank armor with a clanging sound.

It is difficult for the shrapnel of a mountain artillery to bring a blow to a tank, especially at a long distance, and the grenade of a small-caliber mountain artillery cannot pose a threat to the tank.

The commander of the Type 89 opened the top of the tank, his head came out of the tank, and he began to look around.

AT THIS TIME, A 100MM HOWITZER FIRED A GRENADE THAT HAPPENED TO FALL ON THE TANK, THE SHELL EXPLODED, AND THE DENSE SHRAPNEL BEGAN TO DRILL INTO THE TANK ALONG THE TOP COVER, AND THE COMMANDER'S HEAD WAS HIT INTO PIECES BY SHRAPNEL, AND ALL THE DEVIL SOLDIERS IN THE TANK WERE KILLED.

The Type 89 tanks, which had lost control of the personnel, stopped advancing, but in the case of artillery attacks, the other devil soldiers did not dare to come here to check the situation at all.

Morikawa Nakasa's armored detachment was knocked out of one tank, but their tanks continued to move forward.

The shelling again continued for ten minutes, and in ten minutes sixteen guns stopped firing.

Yin Jinshan, the commander of the 6th Cavalry Regiment who led the troops to hide nearby, and Ge Haifeng, the deputy commander of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, were standing on the high ground, and they held binoculars together, and looked at the Japanese troops, but neither of them made a decision for a long time.

This Japanese army had more than 30 tanks, more than 1,000 infantry, and more than 2,000 cavalry.

The 6th Cavalry Regiment also had more than 30 tanks, but only more than 600 infantry and cavalry.

The number of tanks on both sides was roughly equal, but there was a huge gap between cavalry and infantry, but the 6th Cavalry Regiment had the advantage in artillery.

Not to mention the artillery directly under the three battalions of the armored battalion, the cavalry battalion, and the machine infantry battalion, that is, the artillery of the first artillery battalion and the mounted artillery battalion can completely crush the Japanese troops.

"Regiment commander, if you don't fight the little devils, you will be able to make peace with the Japanese troops in Xuting Town, although we have captured a large number of shells from the Japanese field artillery, but they still have some shells there, if they will meet the Japanese artillery in Xuting Town, their advantage will be more obvious." Chief of Staff Liu Ke said a little anxiously.

Yin Jinshan put down the binoculars, he glanced at Ge Haifeng, and the two exchanged a look.

"Go according to the plan!" Yin Jinshan gave the order to fight.

The Japanese troops began to approach Jianshan Village, Xuting Town, Zanhuang County, and the devil soldiers saw the village in front of them, and their faces showed hideous expressions.

These devil soldiers knew very well that as long as they entered the village, the artillery of the Chinese troops would not dare to continue firing, after all, there were people in the village.

Kojima Yoshizo held the binoculars and looked at the troops on both sides, and there was a slight solemn expression on his face.

When a large number of troops march, it is impossible to concentrate the troops together, especially the cavalry troops, if the distance is too close, there will inevitably be a collision.

The 72nd Cavalry Wing of the Japanese Army was directly commanded by Yoshizo Kojima, followed by the 72nd Cavalry Wing was followed by the tank and mechanized infantry brigades, and the 25th Cavalry Wing and the 26th Cavalry Wing marched on both sides to protect the security of the troops on both sides.

There was Jianshan Village in front of him, and Kojima Yoshizo was also a little relieved, and he planned to take a short rest from Jianshan Village in order to get in touch with the Xuting Town Mounted Artillery Wing.

Now Kojima Yoshizo is a little regretful, he knew that such a thing would happen, he would rather slow down the march, but also go to Pingding County with the auxiliary troops.

But it's too late to say anything now, and what Kojima Yoshizo can do is to immediately join the Horse Artillery Wing in Xuting Town.

On the left side of the Japanese troops, the commander of the 25th Cavalry Wing, Nakasa, was holding a telescope and looking ahead, with a worried expression on his face.

The Japanese troops in the middle of the line commanded by Kojima Yoshizo are about to be stationed in Xuting Town, but the 25th Cavalry Wing has not yet received specific instructions, and the captain of the Nakasa Wing is very worried, he is afraid that his cavalry wing will break away from the main force, and then the 25th Cavalry Wing will become dangerous.

More than 700 war horses were galloping, the ground was dusty, and the captain of the Nakasa Wing looked at Kojima Yoshizo with a telescope, and his brows furrowed tightly.

At this time, the captain of the Zhongzuo Wing vaguely heard something, he couldn't help but restrain the reins of the horse, the war horse stopped advancing, and the captain of the Zhongzuo Wing pricked up his ears to listen.

"Wing Commander, it's the Shina armored troops, they are on our left!" A cavalry captain squadron leader couldn't help but shout.

Hearing the shouts of the captain squadron leader, the captain immediately raised his binoculars, and he looked to his left.

Tanks appeared in the binoculars, and seeing this scene, the captain of the Zhongzuo Wing couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"The machine-gun squadron immediately set up positions!" The commander of the Nakasa Wing immediately gave the order.

Eleven T-26 tanks advanced in a wedge-shaped formation, nine Vickers tanks, ten Type 95 tanks and two Type 89 tanks were deployed in the rear in two echelons to the left and right, and two Type 97 tanks were in the center.

Thirty-four tanks marched quickly towards the 25th Wing of the Japanese cavalry, and when the distance was a thousand meters, the tanks began to stop, and the tank guns began to fire shells.