[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 446: Coming to Datong Again (Ask for subscriptions, ask for monthly passes, ask for everything!) ）

With the order of Hu Yanbing, 110 tanks of the armored regiment started one after another and launched a surprise attack on the Japanese positions a few kilometers away. The huge number of tanks was followed by a large number of infantry armed with steel guns, and the troops of combat vehicles and armored vehicles advanced.

Soon the Japanese troops in Baoziwan discovered this sudden appearance of armored troops, although they could not believe that Ma Zheng's department had such a large armored force, but the facts were in front of them, and they could not believe it, and then the Japanese troops under the command of Aso Daisa were stationed in the position to block the attack.

This is a contest between steel and flesh and blood, when an armored regiment and a mechanized infantry regiment of the Huyan Army launched a siege on the Japanese camp, the arrogant and domineering Japanese army finally realized what modern warfare is, the tank artillery in the sky is roaring, the tank tracks on the ground are roaring, and the infantry regiment holding Ak rifles is intensively tearing apart the Japanese army's front-line positions at the fastest speed, and the intensity of the fire attack is unprecedented.

Since this time was the rest time of the Japanese army, coupled with the continuous long-distance patrols during this time, the Japanese puppet soldiers were extremely tired. Therefore, as soon as he finished eating, he went to sleep in the barracks, and there were not many people even in the usually brightly lit wing headquarters.

In addition, the terrain in the northern Shanxi region is low in the south and high in the north, and the Huyan army is in a dive operation, while the Japanese army is in a state of upward attack, and the terrain is very unfavorable to the Japanese army. In addition, the place where Baozi Bay is located is a small basin, surrounded by no shelter, and there is no shelter on the several kilometers wide frontage, and there is not even a decent piece of high ground in this place, except for the dozens of dilapidated houses in the town.

The flying dust swept the land, and the tanks of the Huyan army were overwhelming, and the tracks of the tanks mercilessly crushed the spirit and body of the Japanese soldiers, burying the arrogant ambition of the Japanese empire to invade China on the border of the windy and sandy prairie.

Honma Masaharu was awakened in his sleep, and the high-ranking Japanese officer, known as the poet general, was about to reprimand the guards who rushed in, but when he heard the news that the northern defense line had been destroyed and the 1st Wing had been wiped out, the whole person was stunned.

"Nani, do you say that again?"

"Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, three minutes ago Aso Daisa sent a telegram saying that the unit had been attacked by the armored forces of the Chinese army, and that the headquarters had suffered heavy casualties, and that the Baozi Bay, where the headquarters of the wing was located, was quickly surrounded by the Chinese people, and the strength of a reinforced brigade was routed by the Chinese in just 15 minutes. Osa has decided to lead the remaining troops to die with the people of China in order to comfort His Majesty's trust. The guard shouted.

"Yaga! How could the Chinese suddenly attack, how could they have armored forces? Masaharu Honma roared.

Ignoring the appearance of the army, Honma Masaharu kicked away a robbed flower girl beside him, grabbed his clothes and put them on his body, while shouting loudly: "Immediately notify the officers of the division and regimental staff to hold a meeting, and at the same time let the signal corps send a report to the troops on the front line, so that they can strengthen their vigilance in case they are attacked by the Chinese army." ”

However, Honma Masaharu was obviously an afterthought, and just as he ordered the guards to send a telegram to the troops on the front, in addition to the assault brigade that had already started, the main force of the 1st Division of the Suicha Military Region also launched an attack on the 2nd Wing of the 27th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Zuoyun Youyu.

When the assault brigade approached the roar of Datong City, they routed the Japanese puppet defenders there, and it was not until half past one o'clock in the morning of June 13 that Zuoyun and Youyu came with good news, completely annihilating the second wing of the Japanese army stationed in the cantonment, killing more than 3,100 people under its wing commander Eijiro Sato.

In Datong City, the headquarters of the 27th Division of the Japanese Army, Masaharu Honma was anxiously pacing around the headquarters, and it had only been a long time, and the occupation was a little out of control. Just now the defense line of the first line of Baoziwan was broken through by the Zhina people, and it didn't take long for the bad news from Zuoyun and Youyu, the Zhina people besieged these two places with heavy troops, and the second wing of the imperial army stationed on the first line of Zuoyun and Youyu suffered heavy losses, and the remnants had been surrounded by the Zhina people in Zuoyun County, and they were about to be destroyed.

Just as Honma Masaharu was thinking about what to do, a second lieutenant officer ran in and said in a panic: "Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, it is the people of the branch who have already arrived in the city!" ”

"Nani, how many people are there so fast?" Masaharu Honma asked aloud.

"The former enemy command reported that the Chinese had at least 200 tanks, and at least one regiment of soldiers, and their firepower was so strong that the soldiers were about to be overwhelmed"

The sound of a sword unsheathed was heard, followed by a terrible and frightened scream. Everyone looked at it, only to see that the second lieutenant officer had fallen in a pool of blood, and his body had been directly split in half, which was terrifying.

Everyone was stunned by such a terrifying scene, and many people didn't even understand why His Excellency the division commander suddenly burst out and hurt people, but they heard Honma Masaharu say angrily: "Those who disturb the morale of the army will be killed!" ”

"Hay!"

Then Honma Masaharu continued: "You don't have to worry, Datong is an important town in the north of Jin, it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, and it is an important defense line for the Central Plains Dynasty to block the nomads of the northern steppes. Not to mention that the 110th Division is located 80 kilometers away in Tianzhen, and it can be arrived in two hours at most, so you don't need to panic! ”

Honma Masaharu then said again: "Now follow my orders, the 3rd Wing, the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Allied Army, and the 3rd Regiment will immediately enter the outer defense line of Datong and use the fortifications to block the enemy's advance. The artillery wing and the baggage wing cooperate in the operation! The signal corps immediately reported the battle situation to the front army headquarters and asked for operational guidance! ”

"Hay!"

The Japanese army's reaction was quite fast, but no matter how fast it was, it could not be faster than Ma Zheng's armored troops, and as soon as the Japanese troops entered the outer positions of Datong, the Huyan troops launched an attack, and this time, the artillery regiment of the assault brigade finally came in handy.

In an open field less than three kilometers northwest of Datong's outer position, 48 cannons all aimed their guns at the Japanese position, and the dark muzzles of the guns emitted a stunning light.

Liu Qingwu stood on a small mound with an expressionless face and looked at the position of the Japanese puppet army, because the distance was a bit far, and the effect of the Japanese telescope was really poor, so that his vision was very blurred, but fortunately, it was night, and he could vaguely see the swaying lights on the Japanese position and the figures running in a panic.

"Regiment commander, the soldiers are ready for battle, and the cannons are ready to fire at any time, just waiting for your order." The commander of a battalion came over and reported.

"Well, there are still two minutes to launch a general attack, order the troops to hear the signal flare, ten rapid fire, and then free fire, all the shells are gone, go quickly"

"Yes"

Seeing that there were only fifteen seconds left, Liu Qingwu took out his pistol and stared at the pocket watch in his hand with his eyes while pointing the muzzle of the gun to the sky. When the pointer was exactly two o'clock, Liu Wenhua pulled the trigger without hesitation.

The crisp sound of gunfire pierced the silence of the night sky, and the commanders of the battalions in front of the artillery positions gave a loud order: "Open the artillery" "Open the artillery"

At the same time, armored regiments and mechanized infantry regiments, which had already been prepared, also launched assaults on Japanese positions from the northwest and northwest.

One side is to attack with victory, the other side is to respond to the battle in a hurry, plus the Japanese army did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would have armored troops in advance, so when designing and building city fortifications, anti-tank problems were not considered, all city fortifications were just some simple infantry trenches and concrete pillboxes, if it was to deal with ordinary infantry attacks, it was naturally no problem, but against battle tanks and armored vehicles was far worse.

What's more, both Honma Masaharu and the Japanese front-line commanders underestimated the firepower of the assault brigade, except for the armored regiment, the mechanized infantry regiment under Ma Zheng's headquarters was all equipped with AK rifles, and the firepower was beyond imagination, and the outer defense line that Honma Masaharu had placed great hopes on only lasted less than fifteen minutes before the assault brigade tore a big hole. (To be continued.) )