The 18th Division had some new 47mm anti-tank guns, but the range of these towed guns was very small, and it was difficult to turn the muzzle. This gives tanks with a full range of fire an advantage. In the eyes of the shooters in the turret, the guns that were desperately lifted up by the soldiers in an attempt to turn their guns to themselves were simply slow motion. Even machine guns can easily kill the gunner before the muzzle is aimed at the tank, and they calmly fire at the target, eliminating the competing anti-tank guns in the position first. Because Mutaguchi was very afraid of the tanks of the synthetic battalion, he mobilized a lot of new 47mm anti-tank guns and even captured British six-pounder guns. Of course, some anti-tank guns are indispensable.

Uncharged solid tungsten core shells were not ideal against anti-tank guns with only one gun shield, and it took a few rounds to completely kill a gun and a stubborn Japanese gunner, and its kinetic energy was far greater than the defensive power of a one-centimeter-thick gun shield, enough to break the gunners behind. If the 75mm artillery community allows, it is much more efficient and can wipe out the artillery and the artillery around it. The multi-turret Grant was like a mighty warship firing fire from all sides, tearing the caught Japanese defense line to pieces.

Tank commanders stubbornly drilled out of the turret, using binoculars to confirm the elimination of the main threat from the position, indicating secondary targets. The anti-tank guns used by the Japanese were equipped with tall gun shields and were not easy to hide in positions, but the 20-mm anti-tank guns were much more concealed. However, the threat is also relatively limited, and the tanker can judge the presence and general orientation of such a thing by the popping sound of the front or side armor plates, and it does not pose a major threat to the Grant, but it is still a priority target to be addressed, because there are thinly armored SDKFZ221 tanks and half-track carriers behind it. The attack plan was formulated by Chu Tingchang before he left, and he had long been familiar with the rigid offensive routines of the Japanese army, so he waited for the flaws that leaked out of the rear more than half of the attack, and used his mechanized troops to hit the rear.

Due to the heaviness of these anti-tank guns, Japanese shooters rarely changed positions. Instead, they tend to wait for the target to approach, or to turn and leak a flaw. The two Grants drove straight to their targets, risking their chances of exposing enemy fire. From the high ground, the Heavy shoots at the target he may see. The rest of the tanks flowed out, and it was a modern battle that was enough for the Japanese Army, which had nothing to see, to learn well.

At the same time, the Japanese tanks in a bad position had been completely annihilated, and not a single tank completed even a single counterattack and was lost cleanly. It was an embarrassing start for the 1st Tank Wing, which had recently arrived in the South Seas and was anxious to show itself, and their purpose was to fight against the Soviet tank divisions, striving to consume T34 or Stalin tanks with a 1-to-1 battle loss ratio; Of course, this requirement set for them by the base camp is too reluctant.

Mutaguchi watched as the two tanks drove towards him, and cut himself off from the troops in front of him, the enemy had so few troops, but there was no effective weapon on the position to stop them. The enemy was well coordinated and extremely purposeful, they prioritized the elimination of anti-tank guns, then machine-gun positions, and then infantry with * suicide.

He had never seen the Chinese army fight in such an orderly manner, and in his image, the Chinese army was always chaotic in battle, and even in the case of a numerical superiority of several times, it was always difficult to find the key points on the battlefield, so that the Japanese army could calmly advance and retreat even at the most difficult moments, and the enemy's command, organization, and mobility capabilities were many orders of magnitude inferior to those of the Japanese army. But this time it seemed different, two tanks came towards his headquarters, constantly firing fire. Several more armored vehicles appeared in the rear, covering the tanks with machine guns, replenishing the dead spots of the tanks, and preventing the death squads holding * from approaching the tanks. This was a ground war completely out of the Asian level, and it was the Chinese army that fought it first.

Every month, the base camp distributes the German combat methods compiled by the Japanese Embassy in Germany to the combat units and the Army University, which is usually a propaganda film shot by the Germans themselves, from which you can see the coordination of infantry and tanks or the coordination between different vehicles. Younger officers tend to flock to it, but veteran officers like Mutaguchi usually disagree, believing that it was just something that the Germans had carefully copied in order to boast of tactics, and that such a tight organization could not exist in actual combat, so the key to actual combat was the fighting will of individual soldiers, rather than emphasizing technical superiority. With the will, victory can be achieved even without equipment and supplies, and this is the part of the Japanese Army that is proud.

In his view, the battlefield communication between infantry wings is already very difficult, and misunderstandings and accidental attacks often occur, and the coordination between vehicles and infantry, or between vehicles and vehicles, can only be just talk, and it is impossible for most soldiers on the battlefield to understand the flag language, let alone on the battlefield filled with gunsmoke, it is not easy to see this kind of communication clearly. But today, he really saw the unmistakable cooperation. Behind the tank was an armored reconnaissance vehicle, and behind it was a half-track vehicle, on which the infantry was slowly disembarking. Before the tank reached the trench, it lost its firing depression angle, but the infantry who got off the half-track had already arrived, and with * and automatic fire, it was clear that the Japanese troops were waiting in the trench for blasting. This made the Japanese army, who were ready to fight to the death and prepare for a suicide attack, not find any opportunity to take advantage of.

"How did they do it?"

The lieutenant general muttered to himself. The spies sent by the southern organs have always wanted to find out the firepower and the number of combat vehicles of Chu Tingchang's troops, but they have not spent much time studying the number of radio stations in this unit. In essence, the firepower of the composite battalion exceeded that of the same number of Japanese troops by about double, and the number of radio stations was at least 6 times, and Chu Bu also had walkie-talkies in many platoon-level units, which the Japanese could not imagine.

Under the pull of the officers, Mutaguchi dragged out of the headquarters, and when he left, he could already hear the rumbling tanks approaching behind him, and he already had the next plan in his mind, except for poison gas, it was impossible to break through this area in a short time, and it was not the usual suffocating diphenylcyanide arsine, but something more vicious. He did not want to be contaminated to endanger the troops, he had to destroy the enemy in front of him by the most extreme means.

The tanks easily captured the starting positions of the Japanese troops, and after the soldiers quickly occupied the trenches, the tanks quickly crossed the trenches. They had to quickly surround the enemy forces in front of them and not let them retreat, and they had to send small units in pursuit to try to find the position of the enemy artillery. Not surprisingly, within a few kilometers. The general direction was drawn on the map by Chu Tingchang with his fingers, and he did not have an artillery radar, but Qin Xiaosu's team could detect the communication of the artillery radar and determine the direction, which of course gave him the convenience of pretending to be a ghost.

The Japanese in the valley began to retreat, and they had to go beyond the condescending strafing fire, then through an artillery barrage, and further on, waiting for them were the starting positions already occupied by the Chinese troops. With a 1-1.5 disadvantage, the Chinese army fought a war of annihilation.

Shojiro Iida was given the front occupation and a report to Mutaguchi, which was sent later, emphasizing that the terrain of the defensive line in the mining area was harsh and the enemy's firepower was so strong that it was impossible to break through by conventional means. The report is strongly suggestive, hinting at the use of special weapons.

Of course, preparations for the special operation in the Moneva mining area have long begun, and the only reason why the order has not been issued for a long time is not that the Japanese army is afraid of humanitarianism, but that once the erosive agent is used, the passage in the mining area will be impassable, because the Japanese army's own gas masks cannot resist mustard gas. In addition, out of the thirst for tungsten ore, the base camp also gave the requirement to start production immediately. However, it must be taken into account that the ventilation facilities of the mine area are good, and it is difficult for general poisons to play a role.

Du Yuming's headquarters began to retreat in a hurry, and each time he retreated, the road became more and more difficult to walk, and more heavy equipment was discarded, but he had no other way. Someone brought the good news of the victory of the synthetic battalion, this telegram made him want to cry without tears, the report said that more than 3,000 enemies were destroyed and 9 tanks were destroyed, even if it was a discount, it was a major victory, but unfortunately it was not enough to save the decline here. He already had the idea of sacrificing the synthetic battalion to attract the enemy's attention and preserve the army, but the Japanese army's east road was advancing rapidly, and the 55th and 56th divisions both hit Longling and went up the Shuojiang River. He had no choice but to order the troops to be commended, and demanded that they continue to hold the same line for two days, and the reinforcements would arrive, of course, the so-called reinforcements were nothing more than lies. He rejected Pavilionkeeper Chu's request to return to the troops, in his opinion, the loss of the synthetic battalion was inevitable, but Pavilion Commander Chu had to survive, this person was a manufacturable material after all.

Du Yuming's headquarters went out of Yingduo, bypassed Jiesha, and went to Banmao. His headquarters was connected with 10,000 men of the subordinate troops, and under the supervision of a squadron of Japanese troops in Jiesha, he rushed north in a panic. During this period, the Japanese army also attacked several times at night, causing the troops to trample on each other and suffer heavy losses. Knowing that at dawn, the rear guard troops of the 200th Division arrived from the rear, and they easily wiped out the Japanese troops who did not know the height of the sky.

At night, the Chinese army in the mining area began to count the loot, Lin Xiuxuan focused on asking for mobile phone gas masks, in case the Japanese * jumped over the wall in a hurry, the Japanese army was 15 kilometers south, barely maintained the defensive line, and began to contain the remnants of the fleeing soldiers, this battle was enough for the Japanese army who fled back to remember the elusive synthetic battalion for the rest of their lives, but Qin Xiaosu immediately heard the news that the Japanese army planned to use special ammunition, and this special operation, it was necessary to wait for meteorological changes, the scheduled time was after heavy rain, and contact the rear chemical warfare disinfection unit.

Qin Xiaosu immediately guessed that the enemy might want to pollute the water source, and guessed that mustard gas might be used. The ordinary gas masks of the synthetic battalion are obviously not protective against this kind of thing, and the mustard gas deliberately infected by water and air is not something that the ventilation equipment can resist. Lin Xiuxuan analyzed the data of the mining area and found that once the enemy used artillery bombardment or airdrop methods to pollute the water source of the commanding heights, or released the vent area, he was completely unable to resist. Of course, once this kind of thing is used, the entire central offensive channel will also be closed to the Japanese army for at least 48 hours, and to some extent, it can be regarded as a timetable for the composite battalion to delay the enemy. But how to explain the biggest threat to Tao Mingzhang and Zhou Youfu and tell them to retreat quickly? These people were still basking in the joy of the great results of the First World War. It seems that the only way to do this is to use Ma Qiang and Xu Chong.