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The Japanese artillery positions were not without any defensive forces. They had a group of puppet troops and some infantrymen defending the periphery of the positions.

However, these pure infantry were helpless against the advance of tanks and armored vehicles.

If you just discover it, you can easily knock down the tank by turning the mountain cannon.

Because of the Japanese colonel's wrong judgment, he mistook them for friendly forces, allowing the tanks and armored vehicles to approach to within more than 500 meters. All that was left was to step on the accelerator.

It was obviously too late to mobilize the artillery at this time.

The puppet soldiers were so scared at the time that they raised their hands in surrender after being strafed by a wave of machine gun fire.

Stop kidding, this is a tank and an armored vehicle. The broken gun in your hand can't penetrate the thin armor.

The defending Japanese invaders were unusually brave, holding bayonets and ready to fight the tanks.

The machine gun bullets fired at him with great penetrating power, hitting his chest and creating a bloody hole.

The artillery regiment had cars, mountain cannons, and field cannons, but it didn't have any anti-tank weapons.

The Eighth Route Army couldn't possibly have tanks, so why would they carry those things?

The defending infantry were not equipped with heavy machine guns.

The Type 92 heavy machine gun requires four people to carry it and is quite heavy, so it is usually not incorporated into infantry squadrons and appears separately in the form of heavy machine gun squadrons.

The heavy machine gun squadron is equipped with 8 Type rifles, while the ordinary infantry squadron is equipped with a Type light machine gun + a grenade launcher.

The Japanese's thin armor and tanks may not even be able to defend against heavy machine guns, but light machine guns and rifles are unlikely to pose a threat to them.

It highlights a reckless rush and wantonly killing in the crowd.

One wave destroyed the artillery regiment.

The reconnaissance battalion and cavalry battalion followed and rushed forward to make up the enemy's forces.

Submachine guns, light machine guns, rifles, and pistols fired continuously to clear out the scattered Japanese devils.

The scene was one of overwhelming defeat. The armored troops were like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, crushing many Japanese soldiers under their tracks.

The machine gun fire was mixed with 37mm cannons, which continuously bombarded the Japanese's firepower points.

The tank is well-equipped with 37 114mm artillery shells and 2940 machine gun bullets.

17 tanks took the lead in rushing into the crowd of Japanese devils, killing them indiscriminately with great pleasure.

The shell hit the enemy directly, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere in the explosion. Only some pieces of clothing could be seen where the shell exploded.

The battlefield was in a mess. The Japanese artillery regiment had been dispersed. Under the cover of armored tanks, the cavalry battalion and reconnaissance battalion quickly swept through the remnants.

When encountering those who were resisting stubbornly, the tanks turned their machine guns around and shot them to death.

Simply and brutally end the life of the Japanese devils.

26th Division Headquarters,

The signalman ran in in panic.

"General, something terrible has happened. The artillery regiment was attacked by the Eighth Route Army's mobile armored forces and suffered heavy casualties."

Okabe Naosaburo frowned, as if he had heard some extraordinary words.

What a bullshit armored force. How can the Eighth Route Army have armored forces?

Stop joking. The empire couldn't even muster a large number of armored firepower. Where did the Eighth Route Army in northern Shanxi get the armored vehicles and tanks?

At this moment it is not a question of questioning, but how to deal with the current situation.

The artillery regiment was beaten to pieces. Once the armored forces attacked from the west, they attacked the rear of the Independent 12th Regiment and joined forces with the two main regiments of the Eighth Route Army in the Youyu direction.

That situation is extremely bad.

Lieutenant General Okabe frowned even deeper, and his right hand even trembled a little.

"The artillery regiment was completely destroyed?"

The signalman was terrified and could only say that the message he received was that the artillery regiment had lost contact. The last telegram was a request for help from Jiang Shantaro.

According to previous combat experience, if the signalmen lose contact, it means that the troops have suffered heavy losses.

The 26th Division Command ordered the 12th Independent Regiment to abandon Zuoyun County and evacuate towards Fengzhen to guard the Pingsui Railway.

The Japanese army suddenly abandoned their positions and quickly evacuated to the northeast.

The 6th and 7th Regiments bit the enemy's tail and attacked quickly, killing more than puppet soldiers who were left behind.

The puppet army's combat effectiveness is too poor, so letting them cover the retreat is no joke.

After dealing with the puppet troops, the comrades continued to pounce and gnawed off the corpses of more than 200 Japanese soldiers.

The armored battalion won the first battle and achieved great results, capturing 36 mountain and field artillery pieces, destroying 6, and seizing more than 800 artillery shells and 50 vehicles.

More than 1300 Japanese and puppet troops were killed, and the remaining Japanese invaders retreated to Datong without pursuing.

819 puppet soldiers were captured.

The biggest difference between the Mongolian garrison and other troops is that they have more vehicles and greater mobility.

After several battles, the mobile forces were almost completely wiped out, along with all the heavy weapons and field artillery. The 26th Division was like a toothless old wolf, looking a little embarrassed.

All the captured materials were transferred to the county town, and the artillery was taken over by Zhuzi.

The six damaged field guns must be repaired and put back into use.

The remaining 30 guns were first incorporated into training and combined with the mountain artillery on hand to form an artillery regiment.

With this batch of artillery and ammunition, we had the confidence to fight the Japanese invaders head-on.

There are also means to attack cities.

What a pity, they are all 75mm guns. If they had a few 150mm howitzers, wouldn't they be able to take off?

Ding Wei arrived at the front line in high spirits and personally reviewed the spoils of war.

By the way, a batch of military weapons, as well as the four medium tanks and 4 Type 12 light tanks, were secretly thrown into the Japanese army warehouse in the county.

The troops searching the county town were the first to discover the Japanese warehouse and came to report excitedly.

Zhou Weiguo, Wang Chengzhu and others opened the warehouse and were stunned for a moment.

Especially Zhou Weiguo, who was about to report the combat losses to Ding Wei. Two armored vehicles and two tanks were damaged and could no longer be put into combat and could only be used as training equipment.

Sixteen brand-new tanks were seized immediately. Is this just like falling asleep, but God sent us a pillow?

The rich spoils made Zhou Weiguo open his mouth wide, unable to suppress his joy.

There were also 24 heavy machine guns and more than 80 light machine guns, and the ammunition piled up into a small mountain, totaling 120 million rounds.

Why didn't the Japanese move these supplies away before they retreated? The Fourth Military Division got them for free.

A heavy machine gun is very useful. Even though the Type 92 is heavy and has various disadvantages, it also has corresponding advantages, such as high accuracy. Once you get it, it will be your main force.

Ding Wei's front-line main force regiment increasingly looked down upon the Japanese heavy machine guns and light machine guns, and was equipped with more water-cooled machine guns, rotary machine guns, and Czech-type machine guns. When they had no choice, they resorted to the pheasant neck and Type 99 rifles.

The ammunition distributed to each regiment, together with the spoils of war, was enough to support several main regiments in a large-scale battle.

The mountain artillery battalion and heavy mortar battalion were separated, and the artillery regiment was set up first.

It requires towing tools such as mules, horses, and cars, as well as drivers, logistics and other supply personnel.

This is the top priority of the Fourth Military Sub-district. Everything is under the command of Comrade Wang Chengzhu, who serves as the commander of the artillery regiment.

It is imperative to train enough artillery personnel in the shortest possible time and give them the ability to fight tough battles.

The troops of the 3rd and 4th Regiments stationed on the flanks of Shuo County and Shanyin received the order and rushed to the railway line, attacked boldly, and pushed their infantry artillery to count the Japanese artillery towers one by one.

The 26th Division had lost its heavy weapons and the regiment retreated to the Pingsui railway line in the north.

The military force in the plains is weak, with only one infantry regiment, plus local law enforcement teams, security teams and other forces.

The new 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Regiments were all mobilized to close in, reducing the space available for the Japanese invaders to operate.

We must take over Shuoxian, Shanyin, Ningwu and Shenchi counties one by one.