On the left flank of the 3rd Panzer Corps was the 11th Mechanized Infantry Corps, which perfectly fulfilled the task of covering the flank of the Panzer Corps and extended more than a dozen kilometers to the left flank. However, as the war progressed, after occupying Qinghe, it turned around and continued to penetrate into the interior of the Japanese army, resulting in the 11th Mechanized Infantry Corps also being mixed with the 3rd Panzer Army and the 5th Light Panzer Army.

For example, now, the 21st Mechanized Infantry Division is mixed with the 50th Grenadier Regiment and the 6th Tank Regiment, and they have captured a small town according to the orders of their superiors and wiped out more than 30,000 Japanese troops. At this time, the battle had just ended, the soldiers sat on the ground smoking and rested, the logistics soldiers brought ammunition and supplies, and the officers gathered in the headquarters to study the next strategy.

"Brother, grab a canned fruit, give it!" Infantry Corporal Xu Zili rushed to a company commander and pulled out a can from his backpack, his face full of joy.

"Received from the battalion headquarters? When did our division have such a good treatment? The company commander Zhang Jun is Xu Zili's cousin, after the battle, he made some arrangements, and reported the casualty and ammunition consumption statistics to the company commander, and was about to lie down and rest for a while, when he heard the word "canned" and immediately came to his senses.

"Hehe, the logistics convoy sent supplies to the grenadiers and tank troops, and the people of our division went up to get a little while the grenadiers who received the supplies did not come!" Xu Zili patted his backpack as if showing off, it was bulging, and not far away, the infantry of the mechanized infantry division returned one after another, and it seemed that they had grabbed a lot of good things.

Zhang Jun didn't say anything, clumsily pried open the metal lid of the can, and with a tilt, half a jar of canned fruit entered the stomach along the esophagus. In the army, tank troops are the best, logistics troops are second, and grenadiers and ordinary infantry are the worst. But the grenadiers can still pick up some oil and water for the tank soldiers, and the infantry can only eat chaff and vegetables -- of course, it is not so bad, but after several years of eating individual rations, now I want to vomit when I touch my lips.

"Have you run out of ammo?" Zhang Jun asked vaguely while eating. Xu Zili is his cousin, of course, he has to take care of it, so he works as a correspondent for himself.

"I received it, and I sent it to everyone, but we didn't get mortar shells, and I heard that the assault guns at the regiment headquarters didn't receive enough ammunition. Grenadier regiments, tank regiments have that kind of problem. ”

Zhang Jun nodded, this situation is too common, especially when the troops are mixed, it is good that the logistics department can deliver supplies to the front line.

"Let's go to rest, don't work too hard when fighting, survival is the most important thing, otherwise how will I explain to my third aunt in the future?"

"Oh"! Xu Zili smiled, turned around and ran to his comrades, the Garand rifle behind him collided with the sapper shovel, and he was still used to charging at the front, because of luck he was not injured.

Under the sweet stimulation of canned fruit, Zhang Jun's idea of sleeping was shattered, but it was just right because he received the order to set off again. Not only his company, but all the troops received this order, and the temporary headquarters of the mechanized infantry division was busy with the soldiers to collect tents, communications equipment, and other materials, several assault guns were also starting their engines, and the soldiers were boarding trucks under the command of the officers, and many people were advancing on their feet -- most of the fuel for logistics transportation was supplied to the tank troops.

Zhang Jun and Xu Zili also need to walk, which is nothing, although they are mechanized infantry divisions, they have also undergone high-intensity physical training, and ten kilometers of armed cross-country or something is nothing. But after more than an hour, even the elite infantry felt a little overwhelmed, first on foot, and then a few minutes later ordered the whole army to run forward, almost catching up with the speed of trucks and tanks.

"Brother, huh, what's the situation? Whew, do you need to run so hard? Call! Xu Zili ran to Zhang Jun's side, and it seemed that his comrades-in-arms came to inquire about him.

"I don't know, talk less, save energy!"

They had to save their physical strength, they still had at least thirty kilometers to cross, and this mixed force was ordered to intercept them in front of the Japanese to prevent the transport line from being cut off by the Japanese. The air force at the front was buying time for them, with high-powered trucks and armored vehicles and other mobile vehicles taking the lead, and the Leopard tanks also brought out the excellent performance of their engines, and ran wildly all the way.

When the first unit arrived at the intended location, the Japanese had not yet appeared, and this unit immediately organized fortifications in place, and by the time the first tank company arrived, the Japanese tank units had already appeared five kilometers away, and the Japanese infantry on both flanks had also appeared seven kilometers away. The Chinese arrived with no more than 2,000 infantry soldiers, a tank company, and 150 grenadiers, and although the air force sniped the Japanese army, they still had more than 100 tanks and more than 30,000 infantry.

"Build individual bunkers, build machine-gun positions there and there, check ammunition, hurry, hurry!" Zhang's army was running around, the time was very tight, the number of enemies and the enemy was huge, and the area that his company was responsible for defending had to face at least a thousand Japanese troops, and maybe tanks.

On the way, they were lucky enough to get on a truck, and unfortunately became one of the first troops to arrive, which meant that they had to face the Japanese attack.

Ten minutes later, Japanese artillery shells fell sporadically on the position, and the Chinese infantry had to take refuge in small individual bunkers, lacking artillery for counterattacks - they were all lagging behind and had not yet arrived. However, the Japanese artillery was not fatal, and the Japanese lost a large number of artillery pieces and shells under the blow of the air force, and only a dozen small-caliber infantry guns attacked the Chinese positions.

Sure enough, the Japanese took the lead in sending their tanks, and more than a dozen tanks lined up in front of the Chinese positions, followed by many Japanese infantry, judging from the formation and equipment, they should be the elite of the Japanese army, not those reserves.

Looking excitedly at the Japanese tanks that were gradually approaching, he lowered his head, and a tank artillery shell exploded not far away, with average power, and did not cause casualties to the Chinese army after lifting a burst of dirt. Zhang Jun shouted, two infantry with individual bazookas bent down and quickly ran behind the small dirt slope on the right, MG42 fired at the same time, but at a distance of more than 700 meters, the machine gun bullets could not pose a threat to the Japanese tanks, and the threat to the Japanese infantry was not great, but it was used to delay the Japanese attack and wait for the arrival of the large army.

Since the landfall in Japan, there have been few sunny days, and many times it is cloudy and rainy. Zhang Jun is not very interested in this kind of weather, he prefers the weather that is sunny and the plane can support the ground, rather than now, it is already raining lightly!

"Lao Tzu will show you what elite infantry is!" Zhang Jun saw that the Japanese tank was about to enter the range of individual rocket launchers, but found that a Type 05 tank exploded, and the steel parts scattered through the raindrops.

A Leopard tank hit accurately at a distance of 800 meters, a distance that was desperate for a Japanese tank, and their tank guns could not hit that far, or lacked second-watching equipment and the tank guns were not capable of accurately hitting.

"I'm the next Ao!" Zhang Jun scolded secretly, from the beginning he forgot that there was a group of Leopard tanks among his comrades, who had been fighting alone for a long time, and were not used to fighting with tanks, and at most there would be assault guns to assist in the original troops. Look at the present, the group of Leopard tanks of the tank company drilled out from the diagonal rear and suddenly appeared on the left side of the Japanese attacking force, and a long-barreled 75 mm caliber tank gun sent armor-piercing shells into the body of the Japanese tank under the operation of the elite tank crew. After a Type 08 tank was destroyed, the Japanese infantry who followed behind bypassed the wreckage of the tank, abandoned several wounded comrades and continued the attack, completely leaking in front of the Chinese infantry firepower and tank fire.

The machine gun tracer bullets were particularly obvious under the clouds, and it was also particularly beautiful for Zhang Jun, the defensive line he arranged was not wasted, and a few machine guns killed many Japanese soldiers. However, the big head was still obtained by the lovely group of Leopard tanks, and at 800 to 500 meters, 10 Leopard tanks killed 15 Japanese tanks, and repelled the first Japanese attack with tank machine guns. Due to the small number of tanks of the Chinese army, there was no rash pursuit.

This beautiful counter-assault completely neutralized the Japanese army's time advantage, and by the time Uemura Danzo and the other two division commanders discussed another attack, the main Chinese army had already arrived on the battlefield. Most of the armored vehicles, infantry, and grenadiers, including the 21st Mechanized Infantry Division, the 50th Grenadier Regiment, and the 6th Tank Regiment, entered the battlefield, consolidated the defensive line, and after a short rest, the Chinese army launched an attack.

The 30-kilometer journey did not run out of fuel from the logistics department, and the infantry division attacked head-on to pin down the Japanese, and the tank units and grenadiers made a detour to the left flank and came up with an uppercut. At the beginning of the Chinese army's offensive in the continuous drizzle, Uemura Danzo strangely found that the Chinese army had stepped out of the position and began to attack, and he began to hesitate whether to retreat when the Chinese army support troops arrived. In this hesitation, the frontal Chinese infantry attack began, the Chinese artillery began to wield, and the machine guns of the attacking soldiers also suppressed the Japanese firepower, and Uemura Danzo, who was about to send tanks to participate in the battle, heard the rumbling engine sound on the left flank, which was the harsh sound produced by the friction of steel and steel, and it was the most feared sound of all animals in nature. (To be continued.) )