The battle in Pingding County has attracted the attention of many people, and the Japanese troops naturally hope to be able to solve the problem of the New Second Brigade, while the Chinese troops hope that the New Second Brigade can survive.

Compared with the level of attention in Pingding County, the operation of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment in Zanhuang County is almost unknown to few people, even the top of the Japanese army, they do not know about the battle in Zanhuang County at this time.

The auxiliary arms of the 4th Cavalry Brigade, such as two cavalry artillery wings, a tank squadron, a rapid-fire artillery squadron, a machine gun squadron, and an engineer squadron, were hit, and all units suffered serious losses.

After receiving the telegram from his subordinates asking for help, Kojima Yoshizo, the commander of the Major General Brigade of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade, did not dare to delay in the slightest, and he immediately began to return to Zanhuang County with his troops.

At this time, the troops that followed Kojima Yoshizo to support Zanhuang County included three cavalry wings, the 25th, 26th, and 72nd cavalry wings, a motorized infantry brigade, and an armored detachment.

At 11:15 a.m. on June 26, the Japanese troops began to fight back to Zanhuang County from Pingding County.

Kojima Yoshizo, who was riding on a group of white war horses, grabbed the reins of the horse, and the pure white war horse stopped, and Kojima Yoshizo took out his binoculars, and he looked ahead.

In front was a clearing, and at the end there was a village, and when it was almost lunchtime, there was smoke over the village.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, there are no Chinese troops found at the moment." The reconnaissance unit has already begun to come back to make a report.

The Japanese troops would send reconnaissance units as they marched, and these reconnaissance units would figure out the situation ahead.

Only after it was established that there were no problems ahead, the Japanese troops would continue to march.

Kojima Yoshizo slowly lowered the binoculars, his brows furrowed slightly, looking at the large open space in front of him, he had a strange feeling in his heart.

Looking around, the expression on his face relaxed.

Now he has three cavalry wings, these three cavalry wings have a total of more than 2,000 cavalry, and he also has a motorized infantry brigade of more than 1,000 people, this motorized infantry brigade is on trucks, armored vehicles and straddle motorcycles, armored vehicles are equipped with machine guns, these machine guns can participate in the battle.

IN ADDITION TO MORE THAN 2,000 CAVALRY AND MORE THAN 1,000 INFANTRY, KOJIMA YOSHIZO ALSO HAD AN ARMORED DETACHMENT OF THE 1ST BRIGADE OF THE MELEE, WHICH HAD THIRTY TYPE 89 TANKS, 6 TYPE 95 TANKS, AND EIGHT 47MM ANTI-TANK GUNS.

With so many weapons and equipment, all of which were mechanized, Kojima Yoshizo felt that even if he suddenly encountered the Chinese troops, he would have an advantage.

"Let's go!" Kojima Yoshizo began to give the order to go.

Thirty-six tanks began to move, and Morikawa Nakasa, of the armored detachment, was in a Type 89 tank, and he observed the situation outside through a periscope.

Morikawa Nakasa was originally a captain squadron leader of a tank squadron, but because of his exploits in battle, he was promoted to the rank of junior and lieutenant.

After graduating from the Army University, Morikawa Nakasa studied at the Royal Armored Forces School in the United Kingdom, and has been an armored officer since returning to China, commanding tank units.

From the perspective of a few decades later, it is almost common sense that tanks can be fought alone, but at this time, except for Germany, no country feels that tanks can fight alone, even if it is the current American troops, there are no special armored troops!

Britain is also not a country that treats tanks as a separate branch of the army, in the British tank concept, tanks are auxiliary arms, and tanks need to provide cover for infantry.

Nakasa Morikawa, who studied armored tactics in the UK, has always maintained this philosophy.

Even Kunomura Momoyo observed the characteristics of the concentrated use of tanks in the new 2nd Brigade, and he also discussed it with Morikawa Nakasa, but Morikawa Nakasa did not pay attention to this.

The tanks of the armored detachment were advancing at half speed, the tanks and infantry were always together, and the cavalry units were marching in front.

Nakasa Morikawa looked around through the periscope, and there was a strange expression on his face, and he felt as if something was missing.

Tanks, cavalry, infantry, these arms are quite numerous, and now even if they encounter a regular army of the Chinese army, Morikawa Nakasa believes that with the current strength of the troops, this regular army can be completely annihilated.

"Artillery!" Morikawa Nakasa didn't realize it yet, but Kojima Yoshizo of the 4th Cavalry Brigade suddenly shouted.

The troops led by Kojima Yoshizo could not be said to be not strong, three cavalry squadrons, one motorized infantry brigade, three tank squadrons, two anti-tank artillery squadrons.

BUT SOON, KOJIMA YOSHIZO REALIZED THAT THEY LACKED ARTILLERY, AND IN THIS UNIT, THERE WERE ONLY EIGHT 47MM ANTI-TANK GUNS AND TWO TYPE 92 INFANTRY GUNS!

"Get in touch with the troops in Xuting Town immediately, and let them immediately set up an artillery position!" Kojima Yoshizo immediately gave the order.

Although the two cavalry artillery wings were attacked, they still saved more than 30 field guns and evacuated to Xuting Town.

However, there were very few shells for these field guns, and most of them were abandoned on the battlefield by Japanese artillery.

Kojima Yoshizo's orders began to be given, but at this time, artillery began to sound all around.

ONE AFTER ANOTHER, THE SHELLS CAME TOWARDS THE JAPANESE TROOPS WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE 12 94-TYPE 75MM MOUNTAIN GUNS OF THE 2ND BATTALION, THE FOUR 100MM HOWITZERS OF THE THIRD COMPANY OF THE FIRST BATTALION, AND THE 16 GUNS BEGAN TO FIRE AT THE JAPANESE TROOPS.

"Boom, boom."

Explosions rang out one after another, craters appeared on the ground, and dense shrapnel flew everywhere.

A Japanese soldier tried to dodge just now, but shrapnel killed him directly.

Kojima Yoshizo immediately dismounted and squatted on the ground, his face becoming extremely solemn.

The shelling lasted for ten minutes, and more than 100 Japanese infantry were killed and wounded, and more than 100 cavalrymen were all killed.

A 47mm anti-tank gun was also blown up in the shelling, and Kojima Yoshizo's face became gloomy when he was reported on these casualties.

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, the artillery positions in China are in four directions, what should we do now." A captain of the Osa-Wing came to Kojima Yoshizo and asked.

"Immediately get in touch with the Xuting Town Mounted Artillery Wing and ask them to immediately set up an artillery position to assist in the operation." Kojima Yoshizo shouted.

"Boom, boom." At this time, there was a cannon sound from the direction of Xu Ting Town, and when he heard the sound of cavalry field artillery firing, Kojima Yoshizo barely showed a smile on his face.

"Don't pay attention to the Chinese artillery, we will rush to Xuting Town first, and we will fight with the artillery troops and then with the Chinese troops!" Yoshizo Kojima gave the order again.

All units of the Eighth Route Army were mobilized this time, and the reason for the transfer was naturally to assist the troops of the New Second Brigade in combat.