Chapter 954: Armored Battalion Assault (First Shift)
Yanshui Village, more than 20 kilometers away from Xiangfen City, is where the headquarters of the 135th Wing of the Japanese Army is stationed.
Also stationed here are the mountain artillery squadron, the guard squadron, the baggage squadron, the first brigade, the first field artillery brigade reinforced by the division and regiment, and the first heavy mountain artillery brigade, with a total strength of more than 2,600 people.
The huge force occupied the village and the surrounding area for a kilometer or two.
At eleven o'clock in the evening, there was no movement at the Devil's Station, except for the huge bonfires still burning, and the patrols shivering from the cold still shuttling through the tents in the cold wind.
One kilometer away, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong, Commander of the Armored Battalion Zhou Ze, and Commander of the Second Battalion Xiao Yunshan all held binoculars and stared at the battlefield motionlessly.
After the three of them watched for a full ten minutes, Zhong Chenggong finally made a decision: "Lao Xiao~ You will start attacking in ten minutes, the second battalion will go first, it is night, the devils will definitely hold on until dawn, at least until the reinforcements come over, afraid that we will attack them ......"
"Battalion Commander Zhou, after you take the first company of the armored battalion and wait for the second battalion to attack, quickly move closer to the devil's station, and take advantage of the gap when the devil's attention is attracted by the second battalion, seize the opportunity to directly raid their artillery unit!"
"Artillery is the devil who poses the greatest threat to us, as long as you kill them, your armored battalion can rampage on the battlefield without a counterattack from the devil~"
"Boom, boom, boom......" A total of six mortar shells smashed into the devil's station with a faint scream of breaking through the air.
The quiet station was suddenly chaotic.
Many devils didn't even wear military uniforms, and rushed out of the tents with weapons and armed belts.
When the violent explosion of "Da ......" was still surrounding the ears of the Devil Wing Commander, the sound of machine gun fire sounded on the edge of the station, which was very dense.
"Sir, we are under attack by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and they have at least one mortar company and one heavy machine gun company!" A second lieutenant rushed over and reported out of breath.
"Da Da Da ......"
An even more violent gunshot rang out.
The chief of staff frowned and made a judgment: "It must be the Eighth Route Army that has started to attack!" ”
"Command...... The troops organized a counterattack on the spot and resolutely repelled the attack of the Eighth Route Army......" The wing commander only frowned for a moment before his face returned to seriousness, and then continued to order.
"The mountain artillery squadron directly under the wing, the mortar squadron directly under the brigade, and the field artillery brigade, deploy artillery positions on the spot, provide artillery support for the infantry defending our garrison, and severely damage or kill the Eighth Route Army attacking us!"
After the order was issued, the chief of staff couldn't help but remind: "Do you want to order the other two brigades to move closer to us!" ”
The wing captain shook his head and replied: "Not for the time being, no one dares to guarantee that this is the Eighth Route Army's plan to attack the east and west, or they want to encircle the point and send reinforcements~ Wait a little longer, and decide after seeing their offensive and troop strength clearly!" ”
"The two brigades will definitely be able to hear the gunfire and explosions we have here, and immediately give them the order to stay still. No one can send a single soldier unless they receive my order for reinforcements! ”
"Boom, boom...... Dadada......"
The sound of explosions, gunshots, soon filled the entire battlefield.
At this time, the first company of the second battalion also emerged from the night and entered the devil's field of vision.
More than a hundred devils in the front of the block quickly counterattacked. Light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenadiers, rifles, desperately pouring ammunition on the attacking troops.
"Armored Company, follow me, go directly around the battlefield, and assault the little devil artillery station!" On the edge of the noisy battlefield, Zhou Ze looked at the ten armored vehicles and armored vehicles modified from the car behind him, and ordered with excitement on his face.
The roar of less than half of the tank, under the cover of the sound of gunfire on the battlefield, did not attract the attention of the devils on the battlefield.
In addition, they all advanced in the dark, and it took less than ten minutes for a total of ten armored vehicles to be deployed near the Japanese artillery station.
The infantry subordinate to the first armored company also quickly deployed, some got into the armored car compartment to serve as machine gunners, and some held guns behind the armored car to protect the armored vehicle from the devil's suicide attack.
"Start attacking...... Take out our usual level of training and take out the devil artillery unit! Zhou Ze ordered decisively.
Because of the limited number of armored vehicles and armored vehicles of their own modifications, each company of the reorganized armored battalion has two armored assault platoons, and each armored assault platoon includes three armored assault squads, including one armored car, one car, four armored corps, and ten vehicle-mounted infantry.
Therefore, each armored assault platoon can fight independently and is a very powerful assault force.
Together with Zhou Ze's battalion armored command platoon, the armored vehicles of the three platoons were divided into three, like three unsheathed swords, and quickly inserted into the Japanese artillery position.
In the other direction of the artillery, the offensive of the 2nd battalion continued.
As the devil artillery joined the battle, the enemy and us even fought an artillery battle for ten minutes.
In the end, the second battalion was defeated due to the insufficient number and equipment of the artillery.
"All artillery adjusted to shoot Zhu Yuan, shelled the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army, and covered the infantry to hold the position!" The captain of the field artillery brigade ordered with excitement on his face.
First, the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army were killed, and then they covered the infantry to defend their positions, killing and wounding a large number of attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army. Not surprisingly, the first merit in striking the Eighth Route Army tonight must belong to the artillery.
"Boom ......"
Just when the front-line observation posts were transmitting a steady stream of firing data to the artillery positions, because the shelling stopped, the roar of cars and armored vehicles came at once.
"What sound?" The captain asked subconsciously.
The infantry protecting the artillery quickly deployed, and the heavy machine gunner fired a shuttle of bullets in the direction from which the sound came.
"Da Da Da ......"
"We exposed...... All the armored vehicles turned on their headlights, rushed over, and gave me all the little devil artillery on the position! As soon as the gunshots reached Zhou Ze's ears, he made a decision.
Ten armored vehicles and original armored vehicles with modified cars suddenly turned on their headlights, and 20 lights exposed the devil infantry more than 100 meters away at once.
"Shoot...... Shoot...... The speed remains the same, and the assault passes~"
"The infantry followed closely behind, responsible for covering the kill, protecting the armored vehicles!"
"Da Da Da ......"
A few devils with shocked faces and dumbfounded expressions were instantly smashed into a sieve by the bullets fired by the armored vehicle.
The ten armored cars, although most of them are ordinary cars modified from the steel plates of the stuffy tank compartments of the devil's army trains, which look very ugly, but the firepower is not weaker than the devil's original armored vehicles at all.
There was a heavy machine gun on the roof of the front car, and the black barrel of the heavy machine gun protruded from the shooting hole less than 20 centimeters, spitting bullets at the devil.
There were two firing holes on each of the left and right flanks, and two light machine guns protruded from the front firing holes and fired diagonally at the Devil artillery positions......
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