At about two o'clock in the afternoon, when two enemy planes flew over the Xifengkou Pass, He Zheng descended to know that the battle was about to begin.

After circling the defenders' positions for a few minutes, the two planes flew northeast, and a quarter of an hour later, a dull ** sound was heard from the Japanese artillery positions, and then, dozens of shells were smashed on the defenders' positions.

This round of shelling lasted more than half an hour, but fortunately, the Japanese only carried relatively light field artillery because of the speed, so they did not cause much damage to the 16 tanks lined up in front of the pass.

The shelling extended from the front of the pass to the rear for 500 meters, and later, in the dust raised from the sky and the sound of motors getting closer and closer, twelve Quirrell tanks in two and two in a row, lined up in four phalanx, rushed towards the Xifengkou Pass.

The priority of the Japanese artillery fire was naturally the tank units lined up in front of the pass. In order to guard against the enemy's shelling, after the tank drove to the designated position, Hu Li ordered everyone to get out of the car and hide under the car. When the tank unit was just established, Ouyang Yunyou made a speech at the meeting, claiming that the frontal armor of this new type of tank drummed up by the Academy of Military Research and Development could at least block the attack of conventional artillery shells below 150 mm caliber. For Ouyang Yun, the student army from the commander to the soldier is somewhat blindly worshipped. However, when it was the turn of the actual battle, Hu Li was still a little skeptical, in the face of such a fierce artillery attack by the little devils, could his baby really be fine?

When the Japanese artillery fire began to extend to the rear, his ears were swollen with shock, and Hu Li, who was covered in dust, immediately ordered everyone to enter the tank and began to check the instrument and mechanical conditions. After some answers, it was determined that all the tanks were fine, and Hu Li and all the officers and men of the tank battalion were greatly confident. The next moment, when the Quirrell tank rushed up, with his order, all the "Jiguang 1" tanks fired one after another, and then, a puff of smoke and dust rolled up from behind the butt and met it.

I got a report from the reconnaissance plane that the defenders of Xifengkou actually had tanks, and the auxiliary soldiers of Ji Zhuliang did not take it seriously. Also, the Kwantung Army spy opportunity about the relevant intelligence of the Cadet Army, although there is a mention of the "Weiqing-style" assault rifle, but there is no mention of tanks. In Yoshizu's mind, the defenders' so-called tanks should be early products that the Nationalist Army bought back from the United States and Germany. Those old-fashioned products may be effective against the "fighting chariot", but when it comes to a medium tank like the "Quirrell", it must be vulnerable. After focusing on those iron bumps with artillery, Yoshizu Ryosuke didn't think about the tank. The first thing he thought of was not that these tanks had withstood the artillery attack of his own side, but that he felt inexplicably excited - his idea was simple, and he had been in China for several years, but he had never collided with the tank troops of the Chinese people. Although it is said that the anti-tank ability of the Cadet Army is very strong, I have never heard of the other side having tanks. "These tanks can't be converted from trucks by the Chinese people, right? He thought maliciously, and didn't pay attention to it, the tanks driving on the opposite side, whether in size, line, or caliber of the barrel, were one size bigger than Quirrell.

"Very good, finally have a chariot battle with the people of China! I just hope it's not made of tofu! On the walkie-talkie, Kuma Akisuke said arrogantly, and then, there was an arrogant laugh from his earpiece, among which his friend Ono Naosande was the loudest, Ono smiled: "Kuma-kun, please leave this first shot to me!" I'm going to send that 001 tank to the sky! ”

"Roar!"

Unlike the "high morale" of the Japanese tank troops, on the side of the cadet army, except for Hu Li, who was excited, the other tank cadets who were on the battlefield for the first time seemed a little nervous. Then, a scene that made Hu Li feel embarrassed and atmosphere appeared, and the 012 tank in the same row as him was commanded by Gu Bing, the commander of the first company, and its gunner Yang Jianfeng actually missed a shot without warning because of nervousness.

With a "hollow" sound, the 012 tank, which was speeding up, trembled violently as if it was drunk, and then, the barrel of the gun spewed out a flame, and the next moment, a shell fell about two hundred meters in front of the Japanese tank phalanx and exploded.

The driver of the 012 tank was engrossed in the driver at this time, and the violent noise in the vehicle made his body tremble, his hands were out of proportion, and he put the gear into neutral gear as soon as he pulled it. 012 trembled twice, and actually stopped, so frightened that the 014 driver behind him hurriedly stopped the tank as well.

The loud noise also startled Gu Bing, and when he understood that it was a misshooting, he turned his head from the peephole and scolded Yang Jianfeng: "Bastard, what are you doing?" ”

"Company commander, I, I ......" Yang Jianfeng was speechless, and at this moment, Hu Li's scream came from the walkie-talkie: "Gu Bing, what are you kid doing?!" Get closer, you are not allowed to fire artillery less than 200 meters, have you forgotten the tactical deployment formulated by the staff for us?! ”

Ouyang Yun and Hou Debang carefully built this series of tanks, because the engine power is large enough, so the armor is also unprecedentedly thick. Not to mention the 57 mm caliber gun of the little devil "Quirrell" tank, it is 105 caliber, and if you don't use special shells such as armor-piercing shells, you don't want to penetrate the armor within 200 meters. Ouyang Yun knew very well that it was impossible to prevent Xifengkou by relying on the current number of men and horses alone, so the combat mission he assigned to the tank battalion was not only to destroy the little devil's chariot as much as possible, but also to cause psychological shock to the other party as much as possible, so as to achieve the purpose of delaying time and hoping for the support of a large army.

"Yingza, Yang Jianfeng is too nervous......"

"Okay, all of them, listen to my orders, no one is allowed to fire without my orders!"

"Yes."

On the opposite side, the violent explosion caused by the shell fired by Yang Jianfeng by mistake attracted the attention of a long time because of its scale. It seems that he just discovered that the tank of the Chinese people can also be **, and then he found out that the tank on the opposite side seems to be much bigger than his Quirrell, and it is more beautiful and sturdy, and a bad feeling rises in his heart for a long time. "Which type of tank from which country is this? When did the people of China have such a powerful chariot? He couldn't help but think, and after quickly judging the situation, he began to give orders, "The commander of a small squad has paid attention, ready to fire!" Priority strikes at the target, Chariot 001 - we have to strike first, the chariot of the Shina people does not seem to be simple! ”

"A small team received, Kuma Shaosa, please look forward to our masterpiece!" Ono was the leader of the first squad, he said confidently in the microphone, and then began to grab the other two cars of his squad to give combat orders.