Don't say whether the artillery that was blown out dozens of meters can still be used, that is, it can be used, because the shells have already been detonated, and the Japanese army will not be able to find the shells for a while, and there is no point in attacking the Japanese artillery positions again.

Gao Zhihang pulled the plane high into the air and began to observe the situation in the other two battlefields from the air.

The fighter squadron that attacked the Japanese reinforcements also went well.

As the sky had not yet fully brightened, the sight was still very bad, and it was not until the squadron approached that the Japanese discovered that they would be attacked by the Northeast Army. In the panic, some truck drivers braked on the spot, and the drivers, together with the Japanese soldiers on the car, got out of the car and hid in the sorghum ground. Some Japanese soldiers used their rifles to shoot in the air under the command of officers, whether in cars or underground.

Due to the high speed of the Japanese convoy, many vehicles came too close to each other, and even collided, and dozens of Japanese soldiers were thrown out of the vehicles.

In a hurry, some drivers chose to drive their trucks and the Japanese soldiers directly into the sorghum fields on the side of the road to avoid air raids.

The Japanese soldiers who just drove the car into the sorghum field to avoid it forgot that although the car hid in the sorghum field, which was covered by sorghum as dense as green yarn, the truck in the sorghum field may not be found on the ground, but it could be seen clearly in the air.

Don't say that the Japanese army didn't have time to camouflage the truck, even if it was too late, their trucks could not hide in the sorghum field, and the sorghum that was overwhelmed by the truck would clearly indicate the location of the truck.

The twelve fighters of the Northeast Army, seizing the opportunity of the chaos of the Japanese army, launched an attack on the chaotic reinforcements in four waves in groups of three. Focusing on the road, they repeatedly strafed the trucks on the road and the sorghum fields on both sides of the road, and the two trucks in front had already been set on fire.

Because most of the Japanese troops were hiding in the sorghum fields, it is not clear how many casualties these rounds of strafing caused to the Japanese troops, but as long as these planes are still near the battlefield, the Japanese troops will definitely not dare to go to reinforcements by car. The distance between the place where the Japanese army was attacked was about seven or eight kilometers from Zhuertun, and if the Japanese army wanted to rush to the battlefield on foot, it would take more than half an hour at the earliest from assembling the troops to rushing to the battlefield to participate in the battle.

It's just that over the battlefield, the squadron led by Chen Honglu, who was attacking the Japanese army, was not ideal.

Although the Japanese garrison is not a field unit, its military quality is not bad, and all the differences between it and the field army are only equipment. After encountering a sudden air attack, the Japanese army only appeared in confusion for a moment, and under the order of the Japanese commander, 300 meters away from the position of the Northeast Army, began to accelerate the attack in advance.

Cheering, machine guns, rifles, and mortars opened fire on the Japanese troops one after another, and the dense rain of bullets and flying shrapnel caused the attacking Japanese troops to fall continuously.

In particular, the dozen or so mortars of the Northeast Army caused huge casualties to the Japanese army.

However, the dense firepower did not stop the pace of the Japanese attack, and the three Japanese tanks kept spraying machine gun bullets, and at the same time stopped briefly from time to time to use their short guns to clear the machine gun positions of the Northeast Army, which was a great threat to the Japanese army, on the roadbed.

These tanks of the Japanese army were also F-7-L7 purchased from France, and Japan purchased 13 units in 1920. However, the Japanese made some minor modifications to it, replacing it with an Eleven-Year 37mm infantry gun and a vehicle-mounted machine gun, which the Japanese called the F-7-KO.

Although the Japanese army was equipped with tank artillery and machine guns, in fact, the power of the tank was not enhanced, and the Japanese only wanted to replace the vehicle-mounted weapons for the convenience of later. Of course, there is also a little bit of self-deception and self-esteem satisfaction in this.

These tanks were assigned to six units of the Kwantung Army, and these three were assigned to the 29th Wing in Shenyang.

Although Chen Honglu led a squadron of planes to continuously strafe the attacking Japanese troops, the Japanese troops still quickly approached the defenders' positions regardless of casualties, and the first three tanks had already approached fifty or sixty meters in front of the roadbed.

The machine gun positions of the Northeast Army on the roadbed have been firmly suppressed by the Japanese tank artillery and machine guns, and more than a dozen machine guns have been blown up. If they don't find a way to stop the advance of the Japanese tanks, the Japanese troops, under the cover of the tanks, will immediately rush to their positions. The Northeast Army had to engage in a white-knuckle battle with the Japanese army, which had a numerical advantage, and the consequences could be imagined.

At this critical moment, the 12 tanks of the Northeast Army, which had been hiding in the rear defense artillery of the roadbed, saw that there was no threat of Japanese artillery fire, and they no longer had any scruples, and suddenly rushed onto the roadbed. ,

The tanks of the Northeast Army that suddenly appeared made the Japanese tankers who were still wantonly hunting the firepower of the Northeast Army just now, not only a little panicked, but they did not expect that this small shareholder of the Northern Army would still have tank support. At such a close distance, if they wanted to retreat, they would only become the target of the other party.

As a result, the Japanese tanks immediately stopped and hurriedly began to adjust their muzzles to prepare for a duel with the tanks of the Northeast Army.

Although the combat effectiveness of the vast majority of infantry units in the Northeast Army is very average, Zhang Xueliang really attaches great importance to and puts a lot of effort into the input and training of technical arms, and the officers appointed in these technical arms are also professionals.

Therefore, both the air force and the tank units of the Northeast Army were well-trained and technically no worse than the Japanese army. Because Zhang Xueliang is willing to spend money on these technical arms, in some aspects, he is even slightly stronger than the Japanese army.

Even compared with the same branches of the military of the Western powers, it only lacks actual combat experience. For example, in real history, Gao Zhihang's flying skills once surpassed the Western flying aerobatic team, not only praised by Western pilots, but also summoned by Chiang Kai-shek and Mussolini.

The tank speed, agility, protective armor and artillery power of the Chinese and Japanese armies are almost identical, and when they meet at such a close distance, there is no longer any possibility of taking the I5, and there is not even any tactics to speak of. The two sides are like two teams fighting collectively in close proximity in the dueling arena, and it is difficult for anyone to hit each other, so it depends on who draws their guns faster and can hit the vital point more accurately.

The Japanese tankmen did not expect that the tanks of the Northeast Army would appear here, but the tank companies of the Northeast Army had been mentally prepared and came prepared. In addition, there were numerical and height advantages, and it was naturally the Japanese army that suffered.

After the first round of bombardment between the two sides, the two Japanese tanks were hit by several shells fired from multiple angles at the same time, although the power of the 37mm gun was not large, but the thin armor of the F-7-17 was still vulnerable at such a close distance, and several shells were drilled into the Japanese Fr-KO and exploded, and the two tanks were killed on the spot, killing and injuring many Japanese soldiers who followed the tanks.

The third Japanese tank was not hit, but it was also hit by two shells. It's just that both shells hit the tank tracks. Although it didn't hit the vital part, it couldn't run if it wanted to, and the tank crew in the car was also shocked by the shock caused by the explosion.

After the second round of firing, the Japanese tank was no longer so lucky, it was hit by 8 shells at the same time, and the turret was immediately blown apart and flew into the sky.

Without the fire suppression of the Japanese tanks, the machine guns of the Northeast Army immediately launched a threat, dozens of light and heavy machine guns sprayed a dense rain of bullets like splashing water, coupled with the condescending fire of the machine guns on the twelve tanks, so that the Japanese army fell in front of the position in pieces, and the Japanese army, which had lost fire support, continued to attack, that was suicide, and the Japanese commander had to order a retreat.

Under the bombardment of Japanese artillery, the Northeast Army, which suffered considerable casualties, would let the Japanese army go so easily, and the twelve tanks first rumbled down the roadbed, and pursued behind the retreating Japanese troops, while constantly firing fiercely at the Japanese troops with vehicle-mounted machine guns. After the tanks rushed down the roadbed, the infantry of the Northeast Army also rushed down, all holding bayonets and roaring in pursuit of the Japanese army.

Although there were planes strafing in the sky, 12 tanks that were constantly spraying flames and hundreds of red-eyed Northeast Army troops were frantically chasing, and the retreating Japanese troops suffered heavy casualties and were completely in the point of being passively beaten, the Japanese army did not break up, and there were still small groups of Japanese troops lying down on the spot to resist in an organized manner, covering the withdrawal of large groups of Japanese troops.

There were even some crazy Japanese soldiers who rushed at the tanks with grenades. Of course, it was impossible for these Japanese troops to get close to the tanks, not only the machine gun fire on the tanks was very dense, but also the fire of the infantry of the Northeast Army who followed the tanks was also very dense. The blocking forces left by the Japanese army were constantly swallowed up by the gray flow of people.

However, when hundreds of cavalry of the Northeast Army, holding high sabers, came up from the flank of the battlefield, the Japanese army completely gave up resistance, and if they continued to fight, they were outflanked by the cavalry of the Northeast Army, and the whole army would be annihilated.

It's just that how can a two-legged person run through a four-legged war horse, after the cavalry rushed into the routed Japanese army, the swords raised fell fiercely, and every swing of the horse 7 would bring up a bloody light, and under the cavalry's knife cutting horses, in the end, only more than 100 Japanese troops fled into the sorghum field and escaped a catastrophe. ,

At this time, the sky was already completely bright, and the convoy led by Li Jichuan had already passed through Zhuertun, and Gao Zhihang saw that he was still fighting happily on the two battlefields, constantly circling at low altitude and strafing the planes of the two squadrons of the remnants of the Japanese army, not only was he a little worried.

After this burst of ground attacks, not only did these planes consume too much fuel, but they should also have little ammunition left, and if they stay on the battlefield again, not only will there be not enough fuel, but there will also be not much ammunition, and if the army air force of the Kwantung Army rushes to the battlefield at this time, these two squadrons of their own will have to suffer a big loss.

However, it was not easy to find Chen Honglu now, and Gao Zhihang ordered his radio operator and bombardier to fire two red flares in order to attract Chen Honglu's attention. Sure enough, Chen Honglu, who saw the flare, led his two squadrons of Newburg-28 and soon flew to the vicinity of Gao Zhihang's QJ-2 to assemble.

After Gao Zhihang and Chen Honglu briefly exchanged gestures, the formation flew north.

Seeing that the plane flew away, the Northeast Army on the ground knew that they should also evacuate the battlefield as soon as possible, so they also began to quickly clean up the battlefield, while rescuing their own wounded, while searching for the wounded Japanese soldiers.

For the wounded Japanese soldiers, as long as they still have a breath, they will be stabbed to death with bayonets, and those who still have the ability to resist will be shot indiscriminately. Then quickly evacuate the battlefield and feel the truck in front of Zhultun.

All the infantry got into the car, and the truck carrying the infantry drove away first. Only three trucks loaded with explosives and twelve tanks and the few hundred cavalry were left behind, and they retreated north.

The task of the cavalry was to blow up the bridges and culverts from Shenyang to Siping Street along the South Manchurian Line, completely paralyze the railway transportation in this section, and delay the Japanese army's advance to Siping Street as much as possible, so that the Eastern Resistance could have more time to prepare for war on Siping Street.

At 3 a.m. on 19 September, Honjo Shigerai led the Kwantung Army Headquarters to board a train bound for Shenyang, and at 11 p.m., he hurried to Shenyang, by which time the Japanese army had completely controlled the entire city of Shenyang.

At about 4 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army entered the city from a collapsed section of the wall in the southwest corner of the Shenyang city wall, and after a short fierce battle, the police defending the small west gate were eliminated, the small west gate was opened, and a large number of Japanese troops swarmed in. The Japanese army quickly surrounded the First Police Substation and the Military Police Headquarters, and then occupied the telephone office and radio station, completely cutting off internal and external information from Shenyang.

This Japanese army occupied the office of the commander of the Northeast Frontier Army, which was already empty, without any fighting, and then Itagaki Seishiro took his temporary command post to the Mantetsu Fengyao Office in the city.

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