"Report to the commander, the tank unit of the Eighth Route Army, is attacking the 17th Wing of the right flank combat vehicles."

In the headquarters of the Mongolian army, an operational staff officer reported to Shigetaro and Kazusei Nishihara.

The two old devils hurriedly approached the artillery mirror, and looked in the direction of the battlefield on the right flank through the field of vision of the artillery mirror.

I saw that the tanks and infantry of the Eighth Route Army had moved to the flank of the 17th Wing of the right flank combat vehicles, firing while advancing the tank guns.

It is visible to the naked eye that in just a few minutes, more than 10 tanks have already been hit and caught fire, losing a squadron of combat vehicles.

However, the tanks of the Eighth Route Army did not suffer any casualties, it was simply an adult beating a child.

The gap is too big.

"Yaga, Ya Lu!"

Seeing this scene, Gansu Shigetaro couldn't help but be furious:

"Why haven't the artillery wings of the 26th Mountain Artillery Wing and the 3rd Tank Division fired at the tanks of the Eighth Route Army?"

Now the only thing that can suppress the tanks of the Eighth Route Army is the two artillery wings of the Mongolian army.

And it can only be suppressed by long-range artillery bombardment, and there is no way to destroy the tanks of the Eighth Route Army.

Unless it is aimed at the tank of the Eighth Route Army in the vicinity.

But the tanks of the Eighth Route Army would not stop there for the Japanese artillery to fire directly, not to mention the artillery group of the Eighth Route Army, which could provide artillery cover at any time.

The 3rd Tank Division of the Japanese Army was armed with a considerable number of rapid-fire guns, that is, anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns.

But it's a pity that these rapid-fire guns can't penetrate the armor of the tanks of the Eighth Route Army at all, and even the tracks can't be broken.

The combat staff officer replied tremblingly: "Report to the commander, the artillery positions of the artillery wing will be ready immediately." ”

Tataro Gansu: "Within three minutes, I want to see the artillery wing, firing at the tanks of the Eighth Route Army!" ”

"Hey!"

The combat staff officer bowed his head suddenly.

Two minutes later, the shells of the two artillery wings of the Japanese army launched a long-range artillery attack in the direction of the tanks and infantry of the Eighth Route Army.

Boom, boom, boom...

The devil's artillery does not know how to shoot with precision, and there is no test firing in advance, and the impact point of the bullet is very off.

But the devils did not hit precise targets, but covered the tank area of the Eighth Route Army with artillery fire.

A continuous wave of explosions rose around the tank.

Compared with the artillery fire coverage of the Eighth Route Army, the fire coverage of the two artillery wings of the devil is a bit insufficient.

First, the artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army is more accurate, and second, the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army is relatively large, and the firepower of the conservative four artillery regiments covers the tanks and infantry of the devils, and the natural results will be greater.

And the Katyusha rockets are even more powerful, and the explosion wave alone can directly overturn the devil's tank.

More than 60 tanks of the Eighth Route Army were scattered.

And the infantry of the Eighth Route Army followed the tanks farther away.

Unless it was the devil's shell that hit the turret, the explosion wave and shrapnel of the devil's shell could not pose a threat to the tanks of the Eighth Route Army.

And because the tank is solid and durable, even if the devil's 75-mm shell hits the turret of the tank, the tank crew of the Eighth Route Army in the tank can survive.

After all, it was the shelling of two artillery wings, and three Leopard tanks were still hit by the shells of the devils.

However, the tank crews of the Eighth Route Army drove the tanks towards the devil's tank attack.

Because the fighters of the tank battalion know that there will definitely be brother artillery units to carry out counter-suppression of the artillery positions of the devils.

Not long after the artillery positions of the devils were fired, the artillery observers of the Eighth Route Army on the commanding heights of the hill soon saw the new artillery positions of the devils.

So the artillery observers immediately guided the battalion of 150-mm howitzers to carry out counter-suppression of the artillery positions of the devils.

"Yaga!"

"Rubbish!"

Looking at the shelling of the two artillery wings, the effect of suppression on the tank units of the Eighth Route Army was not satisfactory.

In the headquarters of the Mongolian army, Gansu Jutaro was so angry that he smoked.

Ganji Jutaro gave the order in an indifferent tone: "Order, launch chemical bombs at the area of the tank unit of the Eighth Route Army!" ”

The old devil knew that the Eighth Route Army was very rich, and the tank soldiers were most likely equipped with gas masks.

But now only dead horses can be used as live horse doctors.

"Hey!"

The combat staff officer bowed his head suddenly, turned around and went to give orders.

At this time, the 150-mm howitzers of the Eighth Route Army were already suppressing the positions of the two artillery wings of the Japanese army.

The Devil artillery wing is ready to transfer artillery positions again.

But the order from the command also came down to fire chemical bombs at the direction of the tank units of the Eighth Route Army.

Military orders are like a mountain.

The devil artillerymen had no choice but to withstand the ferocious fire of the Eighth Route Army and fire poison gas bombs at the tank positions of the Eighth Route Army.

After firing two rounds of poison gas shells, some artillery and artillery had already been destroyed, and the devil artillerymen hurriedly moved their artillery positions under artillery fire.

And when it was discovered that the devil was firing gas bombs in his direction, the tank crews in the tank quickly put on gas masks.

The infantrymen who followed behind the tank crews also wore gas masks.

Today's Eighth Route Army is very wealthy, not only the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi Province has a steel helmet and a poison-proof area for each soldier, but even the main force of the 129th Division in the southeast of Shanxi is the same.

After the devil stopped the shelling, Sun Desheng immediately seized the opportunity and led the tank battalion to pounce on the devil's tank and infantry at full speed.

……

On the left flank.

In the beginning, there were 4 battalions of 75-mm mountain artillery, 1 battalion of 105-mm howitzers, 1 battalion of 150-mm howitzers of the separate regiment.

A total of 6 artillery battalions covered the tanks and infantry of the devils.

When the 150-mm howitzer battalion carried out long-range shelling of the artillery positions of the devils.

Only 5 artillery battalions were left to shell the devils, and the artillery fire was suddenly reduced by a large margin.

Of course, although it is an artillery battalion, the size of each artillery battalion is more than one artillery regiment, and the scale is more than the artillery wing of the devil.

However, the tanks and infantry of the devils were still advancing under the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army.

But at this time.

On a commanding height on a hilltop, an experienced artillery observer calculated the firing elements on a precise map, and then conveyed them to the B4 heavy howitzer position in the rear through a walkie-talkie.

Six artillery groups on the position.

Twenty-four beautiful and majestic B4 heavy howitzers raised their barrels high.

The loaders pushed the high-explosive shells into the chamber with a small crane and closed the bolts.

"Target, the devil's left attack force."

In the walkie-talkies of each artillery position, the order of the commander of the B4 howitzer battalion came:

"Open fire."

The order was given, and the gunners behind each gun position pulled the arquebuses in their hands back sharply.

Suddenly.

The muzzle fireworks of the twenty-four B4 heavy howitzers under the camouflage net burst out, and the loud and dull sound of artillery resounded through the artillery positions.

Huge explosions of smoke and dust were set off.

Twenty-four 203-mm high-explosive shells rose up almost at the same time, smashing into the devil tanks and infantry five kilometers away.

Boom, boom, boom......

In an instant, twenty-four blast waves, several times larger and more violent than 150-millimeter shells, rose up in the devil's attack formation.

Accompanied by the explosion that shook the mountain, the explosion smoke swept across the field with the shock wave, and the sand, gravel and mud mist mixed with the fragments of the devil's stumps flew wildly.

One of the 203-mm high-explosive shells hit one of the Devil's Type 97 medium tanks, and after the smoke of the explosion cleared, the entire Devil's Type 97 tank and the Devil's tank crew in the tank disappeared without a trace.

Only the parts of the tank and the stumps of the devils, blood rain and mud fell one after another.

Although the other shells did not hit the Devil's tank, several of the Devil's tanks were blown away by the blast.

The devil infantry who were killed and shocked to death in the blast wave was more than a squadron.

Before the huge explosion, the devils who were attacking, whether they were devil tank men or devil infantry, were all terrified.

The 75-mm and 105-mm shells of the Eighth Route Army can still be topped.

But in the face of high-explosive shells of more than 200 mm, not to mention flesh and blood, even the steel body of a tank, and even the reinforced concrete permanent fortifications could not withstand it.

"Nani?"

In the headquarters of the Mongolian army.

Shigetaro and Kazusaku Nishihara, who were observing the tank battle on the right flank of the battlefield, felt the ground shake and the sound of a loud explosion rumbling.

I couldn't help but turn my head suddenly.

The two old devils looked at the battlefield through the field of vision of the artillery mirror, and saw that there were more than 20 oval craters with a circumference of more than 10 meters on the battlefield.

Even a 150-mm howitzer can't blow up such a crater.

Could it be that the Eighth Route Army called for air support?

Only an aerial bomb can blow up such a large crater and make such a loud explosion sound.

But you didn't see the plane, you didn't hear the roar of the engine?

The doubts of the two old devils did not last long.

The second round of 203-mm high-explosive shells fell on the Japanese offensive formation.

A series of huge blast waves rose in the Japanese attack formation, the soldiers were torn to pieces, the tanks were blown away by the explosion gas waves, the tank soldiers inside were shocked to death, the explosion gas waves and sharp shrapnel swept around, harvesting the lives of the Japanese soldiers...

"Large-caliber heavy artillery!"

Seeing this scene, Kanji Jutaro and Nishihara Kazusei finally knew what was going on, and their faces were full of horror.

Nishihara Kazuse said with a trembling voice: "And it is also a large-caliber heavy artillery that is not inferior to the 240-mm heavy howitzers and heavy cannons of the Locust Army, and the caliber is definitely more than 200 mm!" ”

"There are no less than twenty gates!" After a pause, Nishihara Kazuse suppressed the fear in his heart and said with a solemn expression: "Your Excellency Commander, we are in big trouble!" ”

The Japanese army also has large-caliber heavy artillery, and it is not far away, in the city of Datong.

The battle plan of Tataro Gan and Kazuse Nishihara was to relieve the encirclement of the 1st Division, pull out the 6th Wing of the heavy artillery of the 1st Division, and shell the Eighth Route Army.

20 150mm cannons and 10 240mm heavy howitzers can definitely teach the Eighth Route Army a profound lesson.

However, before the 1st Division could be rescued, the large-caliber heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army appeared first!

Taking a deep breath, Ganji Jutaro unwillingly gave an order: "Order, all the attacking troops immediately withdraw, and all the troops are ready to move towards Mongolia in the north." ”

"Hey!"

The combat staff officer on the side suddenly bowed his head.

(End of chapter)