Twenty minutes, the 113th Regiment, under the command of Liu Fangwu, cleared all the places on the way forward where there were still the outlines of the fortifications, the wailing wounded Japanese soldiers were now no longer interested, and they had to continue the attack, when the first wounded soldier was sent back to the emperor by rifle, the company commander next to him turned his head and signaled that he did not see it.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

"Those who have weapons in their hands are enemies, you're welcome!"

The result of this is that the squad and platoon leaders are completely liberalized, and the battlefield is cleared in a very efficient mode.

"Let the wounded soldiers bandage, rest for twenty minutes, and continue the attack!"

Liu Fangwu had no intention of stopping, and after the supply convoy replenished the tank, the vacated carriage became a place for wounded soldiers to recuperate.

"Woo woo woo ......"

With the roar of tanks, the 113th Regiment continued to advance towards Panmai.

"Da Da Da ......"

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

"Dangdangdang......"

The Japanese line of defense reappeared, only this time it was already the outer line of defense of Panmai, and the Japanese defense of this key point was very tight, and the bullets of light and heavy machine guns hit the armor of the tank, and a string of sparks appeared.

"Use tanks as cover to search for perimeter firing points!"

The enemy was met by a reconnaissance unit, a tank, a platoon of brethren.

"Boom!"

The turret of the tank began to rotate, and unceremoniously fired directly at the machine gun fire point that appeared.

"Unless you advance to within fifty meters and aim directly at the artillery fire, it is impossible."

The gunner in the tank quickly gave up, and when the two guns went down, one shot could be seen hitting the machine gun bunker, but it had no effect at all.

"Go back and let the bombers take care of them!"

The reconnaissance platoon leader shouted, slapped the tank's butt, and signaled to retreat.

"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw......"

The tanks covered the infantry and disappeared into the roar of machine guns, but the Japanese commander of Panmai was frightened, fifty minutes ago, the line of defense in front of them said that it could be held, why did the Chinese troops appear here now, couldn't they even send a warning telegram?

"Didi ......"

The presence of Chinese troops outside the outer defense line of Panmai was a very dangerous signal, and the commander of the defending army immediately ordered the radio to send a report, regardless of whether he had just appeared as a scout or not, he could not afford to take responsibility for the loss of Panmai.

"Your Excellency General, the reconnaissance force of the Chinese army has just appeared outside Panmai, and the defense line has been lost, retreat!"

Meng Guan, the chief of staff of the 18th Division, held a telegram and persuaded Shinichi Tanaka.

"It's getting dark, and the enemy's air support is running out."

Shinichi Tanaka looked at the sunset on the horizon and muttered to himself.

"Your Excellency, the remaining time is enough for enemy bombers to visit our line once."

The chief of staff frowned, he was very worried about whether Panmai could hold it, Panmai was not only the back road of the Japanese army in the Mengguan area, but also their material reserve base, ammunition, food, medicine and a large number of wounded soldiers were concentrated here, if the American planes carried out indiscriminate attacks, even if the defense line was still there, they would lose the material support to continue fighting in Mengguan.

"Didi ......"

Of course, the fighting in the entire Waruban area and the Mengguan area was not entirely bad news for Tanaka Shinichi and the Japanese army, at least until now, their main tactical objective was still there, that is, the Mengguan area was still in hand, and the new 22nd Division captured two lines of defense and stopped at the third.

"Your Excellency General, Sato Daisa telegram!"

When the staff officer took the telegram report, Tanaka Shinichi sighed.

"Is there something wrong with the Waruban region?"

Shinichi Tanaka motioned to the chief of staff to take a look.

"Your Excellency, good news, I suggest that you personally go to the 56th Wing to supervise the battle."

The chief of staff finally found a reason to let Shinichi Tanaka go.

"Oh?"

Shinichi Tanaka took the telegram, and a smile finally appeared on his face.

"What about the Mengguan area?"

Shinichi Tanaka asked.

"Your Excellency, you take the guard squadron to supervise the battle, and I will stay at the division headquarters."

The solution proposed by the chief of staff is very simple, for the Japanese army, as long as the seal and the flag are still in Mengguan, the division and regiment headquarters are there, and there is no impact on morale at all, and these two things will urge the soldiers to fight to the death.

"Yo Xi!"

Shinichi Tanaka finally agreed, and soon, the guard squadron escorted Shinichi Tanaka and some staff officers, communication troops, radio stations, and other things out of the underground bunker, appeared along the tree hole above the field, and went straight to the coil.

"Boom, boom......"

As on previous occasions, bombers came over the plane, destroying vegetation, bunkers, and all life in the blast area.

"Stop moving forward and hide in place!"

Shinichi Tanaka and the guard squadron stopped, and less than ten kilometers from Panmai, the trucks were still on the wooded road, and all the soldiers entered the woods, waiting for the bombing to end.

"Yaga!"

Shinichi Tanaka watched the planes in the air go away, and kept cursing in his mouth, under this kind of bombing, the soldiers in the defense line would definitely suffer heavy casualties.

"Da Da Da ......"

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

When the gunfire rang out on the periphery of Panmai, Shinichi Tanaka passed through the south side of the town and quickly moved in the direction of the 56th Wing.

In the fierce gunfire, the 5307 unit of the US army may be too strong because of the air fire support, or because it was stimulated by the 113th regiment, and the two companies also chose to penetrate in depth, right under the noses of the Japanese army.

"Jiro Oguri and Shiro Kinoshita are ready to cut off their retreat, and the Americans are taking the bait!"

The sun's rays were getting thinner and thinner, and it was almost dark, and Sato finally waited for their prey.

"Order the 5th Squadron, withdraw from the current line of defense and let the Americans go a little deeper."

A smile appeared on the corner of Sato Daisa's mouth, he had already received the news that the division commander was on his way, and perhaps the annihilation of these two small units of the Americans would become the only result in this area.

In the north and south of the river, the 146th Wing of the Japanese army has been prepared, and the whole day's trimming has dispelled the fatigue of last night, and the belly has been filled with rice balls and pickles.

"Let's go!"

The officer shouted, and two squadrons scattered across the field and swarmed behind the Chinese commandos.

"Herod'......"

The horses neighed, carrying the disassembled infantry guns, and the ammunition on their backs was now carried entirely by the infantry.

Their march was not fast, and the officers had to conserve the physical strength of the soldiers for the night attack, and their goal was to storm the position for a white-knuckle battle, which would be miserable without physical support.

The warning sentry Feng Yi placed behind him did not have a tailwind, and he couldn't find the approach of the Japanese army at such a distance, as for the devil reconnaissance during the day, they were very lucky, and they made a detour from the north and south directions, and they were not discovered by the sentry.

"It's getting dark, let the brethren have enough to eat, cheer up, and it won't stop tonight!"

Inside the position, Feng Ye squatted in the bunker and reminded the three battalion commanders to pay attention to the night.

"During the day, the brothers of the New First Army fought very well, but unfortunately Panmai was not defeated, otherwise our pressure would have been much less."

Wang Ning sighed, as if he felt sorry for Liu Fangwu.