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For soldiers on the battlefield, the sight of a flare can cause involuntary nervousness. Because, when you see the flares, you often realize that there will be a big war. In particular, flares appear very suddenly.

It is already night, because the terrain is very open. In such an empty environment, the three signal flares that rose into the sky instantly attracted the attention of many people. Looking at these three signal flares that emitted dazzling light, the Japanese army felt that something was wrong.

It's a pity that they didn't have time to guess what was going to happen. The Japanese soldiers who stayed in the small village heard the roar all around. From these voices, many Japanese officers immediately realized what was about to happen.

'Yaga! Shelling of the Eighth Route Army! Avoid! Hurry up and find cover and hide! ’

The Japanese troops on the outskirts of the village immediately panicked to find cover to avoid the shelling. The Japanese troops living in the small village were also frightened by the rapid whistle, and the sound of 'shelling' seemed to be everywhere.

The commander of the Japanese brigade, who was in a meeting, was curious about what was going on outside. The guards outside had already pushed open the door of the conference room and said a little nervously: "General, the artillery bombardment of the Eighth Route Army!" Please come with us to hide for a while! ”

'Na! The shelling of the Eighth Route Army? ’

Just when the brigade commander felt that the Eighth Route Army only used some mortars during this time, according to the distance of the peripheral positions they had set up. The other party's mortar should not be able to reach the village. But it seems that it is not a mortar!

Just when the brigade commanders were also surprised. The sound of a violent explosion in the village made everyone feel that the house was starting to tremble. This tremor also quickly stunned the group in the room.

'Yaga! General, this is heavy artillery! When, the Eighth Route Army even had heavy artillery? ’

When the Wing Captain couldn't help but say this, the Captain of the Guards was already anxious: "General, Wing Captains, this is not a place to chat, please come out of the room quickly." We need to take refuge in the bomb holes! ”

If a single shell really landed on this room, then the entire brigade would really fall into a leaderless situation. In this case, the captain of the guard, almost with a drag, urgently transferred the group to the dug anti-artillery hole.

It's a pity that there are not many such anti-artillery holes. After all, most of the artillery counterattacks of the Eighth Route Army in the past two days were mortar-oriented. In the eyes of these Japanese soldiers, the range of mortars could not reach the village at all.

This anti-artillery hole was more just dug by sappers for the sake of insurance. Now it seems that this foresight is still very necessary!

The brigade commander and the wing commander who hid in the anti-artillery hole looked a little stunned when they looked at the fierce artillery fire enveloping the village. They didn't expect that the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army would be so sharp and fierce.

'Yaga! This is at least the firepower of an artillery brigade? When, did the Eighth Route Army have such a powerful artillery? ’

Looking at the artillery fire raging in their defense area, even the commander of the Japanese brigade with an artillery wing in his hand felt incredulous. He didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army would hide such a large artillery unit.

Thinking of this, he immediately said, "You guys immediately return to their respective units and prepare for battle!" After the shelling stopped, we were afraid that the Eighth Route Army would launch a fierce attack on us. Be sure to resist their attacks and hold out until dawn! ”

'Hey! ’

The team commanders, in the face of such a stern order from the brigade commander, also knew that whether they could withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army in the next step was related to whether they could live to see the sun rising tomorrow. At this time, no one dares to use their lives!

The Japanese artillery wing, which was still very arrogant a few days ago, could not raise the heart to counterattack at all when it saw such a fierce artillery attack from the Eighth Route Army. Because they all know that the artillery of the Eighth Route Army is much stronger than them.

The most important thing is their preset artillery position, which unfortunately was baptized by the heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army during the first round of shelling. Although the damage was not very serious, it also caused them a lot of damage.

Having received an order from the brigade commander, the wing commander in charge of the artillery wing could only strictly order these artillery to start a counterattack. It's a pity that their counterattack seems so pale tonight.

Faced with shells flying from all sides of the village, they could only choose one side to counterattack. As a result, not long after the counterattack, a round of overwhelming shells directly covered their artillery positions.

As a result, not long after, the commander of the Japanese brigade, who was staying in the anti-artillery hole, received a heavy expression from the staff officer: "General, our artillery wing has been severely damaged and has almost lost its combat effectiveness. The counterattack artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army was too fierce! ”

'Got it! Order our troops to guard the front line, ready for battle. The artillery bombardment of the Eighth Route Army stopped, and it is believed that this is the time for their infantry to attack. Send our reserves, wait for the next one, and send them to the forward positions. ’

'Yes, General! ’

Judging from the artillery strikes of the Eighth Route Army at this moment, the heavy artillery and the 75 field artillery are responsible for the attack on the location of the village. The artillery fire of the rest of the Eighth Route Army was directed at the forward positions of the Japanese army and the barracks with tents.

The artillery bombardment, which lasted for nearly half an hour, ended, and looked at the forward defensive positions of a mess. Many Japanese soldiers hurriedly urged: "Baga! Hurry out, the Eighth Route Army is about to start attacking, you must block them! ”

Compared with the troops in the small villages in the rear, most of them did not build any anti-artillery potholes. The Japanese troops in the forward positions dug a lot of bunkers and trenches. During the previous shelling, many little devils hid in the trenches.

Even if it is still inevitable to suffer heavy losses, there are still many little devils who have survived. In fact, most of the artillery shelling the forward positions was heavy mortars equipped with the artillery regiment of the 2nd Division.

The heavy machine gun position that had been discovered by the reconnaissance cavalry of the Eighth Route Army had not much left under this artillery fire. As the shelling stopped, many little devils hurriedly repaired their positions and checked whether their machine guns were still working.

At the same time, while the rumbling artillery bombardment sounded, tanks and armored vehicles without driving lights had already arrived at the forward positions of the Japanese army. As the artillery fire began to stretch, the first tank finally turned on its headlights.

With the lights on the first tank, the Japanese troops on the position who were busy repairing the fortifications looked at the tanks reflected in the lights. He said with a sluggish expression: "Na! Tank? Our tanks? How is this possible? ”

Compared with the sluggish expressions of the Japanese troops on the position, the tanks and armored vehicles, which had already turned on their lights, quickly launched an attack on the Japanese defensive positions under the guidance of the lights. In such an open area, how could the Japanese army block the surprise attack of the tanks.

Looking at the tanks and armored vehicles that launched the assault in a triangular formation, many Japanese soldiers in the blocking position felt that they had been abandoned by Amaterasu. These tanks and armored vehicles are obviously equipment that they are all too familiar with.

But now, these domestically produced equipment have begun to slaughter them. How can this make them feel embarrassed?

On the other hand, the commander of the Japanese brigade who was staying at the command post heard that the forward position had been broken through, and the whole person was dumbfounded and said: "Baga! How can it be? How did our blocking position be broken through so quickly? ”

'General, let's hurry up and break through at night!' We were fooled, and the Eighth Route Army deliberately set up an ambush circle here. They are equipped with our tanks and armored vehicles, and our infantry can't resist them! ’

'What about that?' The Eighth Route Army is equipped with our tanks and armored vehicles? How is this possible? ’

'It's true! General, let's hurry up and break through! If you don't leave, it's really too late! The Eighth Route Army has been hiding this armored force, and it has never been leaked, so it must have been premeditated! ’

Wait until the reconnaissance regiment cooperates with the armored regiment, like a large triangular cone, and penetrates into the defensive network set up by the Japanese 3rd Brigade. The Second Cavalry Division, which followed closely, also began to frantically slash and slash the Japanese troops who were in a mess.

Tanks and armored vehicles, now a frenzied group of cavalry, and finally the infantry who followed. The dragnet-style general attack, like a wave, made the Japanese troops stationed in the small village unable to resist at all.

As the armored regiment successfully advanced to the village, the Japanese infantry, who were in charge of blocking it, also launched a desperate attack. It's a pity that with the cooperation of the infantry of the reconnaissance brigade, their suicidal attacks often fail to succeed.

The commander of the Japanese wing, who was on the task of blocking the attack, saw this scene and said in disbelief: "Baga! That's impossible! How could the Eighth Route Army have armored forces? How can you understand the coordinated operation of the infantry tank? ”

In the eyes of many Japanese soldiers, the tactics of infantry and tank cooperative operations are not many troops in the Japanese army. After all, to train such tactics, in addition to the need for armored units, it will take a not short run-in time.

Huaxia, which has always been considered by them to be tactically backward, has unexpectedly appeared a unit that knows how to fight together with the infantry and tanks. If it was the Central Army, the Japanese army might not be surprised. But the problem is, this is the Eighth Route Army that they have always regarded as the 'Eighth Route Army'!

It was precisely this fundamentally unexpected situation that led to the fact that the Japanese army was crushed at the first blow tonight. In the face of the tacit cooperation between the armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army and the reconnaissance group, the Japanese army responsible for blocking the attack finally couldn't help but rout on the whole line.

Looking at the battlefield where the sound of killing was shaking the sky in the night, Wang Tianlin, who walked out of the command room, also said excitedly: "Grandma, the little devils are afraid that they will never dream of it, they will have today!" This battle is too relieving! ”

'Yes! Under the assault of the armored regiment, the little devils are powerless to resist at all, this is simply a massacre! ’

Listening to the words of Xu Renyi, the commander of the second division, Wang Tianlin also nodded and said, "Yes! I really can't imagine that the armored regiment used in such a situation, the combat effectiveness turned out to be so strong. It seems that the commander has always wanted to form an armored division, and it is really necessary! ”

Although Wang Tianlin knew that in order to form an armored division, in addition to a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, it also needed literate soldiers and a large number of training consumables. But the role of this armored division is also too powerful!

In the plains, the infantry encountered such armored units and did not have the power to fight back at all. This also means that it seems really necessary to transform the army into a mechanized force in the future! (To be continued.) )