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The origin of the 117th Division should be briefly explained.

It was just reorganized in February this year, expanding from the 2th Independent Infantry Brigade to a Type D Security Division on this basis.

How can we describe its combat effectiveness? Even within the Type D division, there is still a question mark.

The main force is the 4th Independent Infantry Brigade, which has newly added recruits and has very limited combat effectiveness.

It has 8 independent infantry battalions under its jurisdiction, which is a bit different from the ordinary three-unit division.

The most elite infantry battalion was defeated the moment it encountered the tank brigade.

Even if the Independent 4th Brigade was pulled out, its combat effectiveness would be at most the level of a Type B division. After being split and expanded into a security division, the proportion of new recruits in the unit was too large, and its combat effectiveness was seriously diluted.

Such troops can be used for security operations, but it is simply a pipe dream to want them to confront Ding Wei's most elite tank brigade.

Order the mechanized combat brigade and tank units to charge directly at the main force of the Japanese division and hit the reinforcement route of the 117th Division.

After a rapid march, they encountered a large Japanese force south of Baichengzi, which had just completed assembly and was preparing to march south.

"Tanks, that's the sound of tanks."

The old Japanese soldiers were very alert, feeling the vibrations from the ground and the sound of the rumbling tracks pressing forward.

He immediately shouted vigilantly, calling on all soldiers to enter combat status and urging the anti-tank guns to be pulled up to fight.

The recruits were on high alert, with worries already showing on their faces. Many of them had only trained for three or four months and had never seen blood.

Especially the minors, who were small in stature and had a poor battlefield mentality, and were frightened to the point of trembling inside by the approaching roar.

However, what appeared were not tanks but fighter planes in the sky. The flying brigade had clearly set out later, but arrived at the combat site before the tank brigade.

Lin Yihu looked at the Japanese division below that was on high alert and immediately issued the order for a bombing operation.

I just like the way the Japs gather together. The casualties caused by a single aerial bomb are doubled.

The fighter plane aimed its machine gun at the crowd below and fired without mercy.

The bang-bang-bang sounds represent the sickle reaping lives.

Bombs and bullets attacked from the sky, which made the Japanese soldiers who had no time to dig fortifications feel desperate.

They fought hastily and only built machine gun positions on the ground. They had no time to dig deep trenches and cat-ear holes, and the need for air defense was put last.

Historically, there has been almost no demand for air defense and anti-tank guns in operations in the Chinese theater.

Because neither the National Army nor the Eighth Route Army had a well-formed air force, nor did they have sufficient armored forces.

There are exceptions in everything, and Ding Wei is that exception. He not only organized a tank brigade, but also pulled out a fighter squadron, with hundreds of planes roaring in.

He gave the 117th Division enough face and personally used both land and air forces to send them to hell.

The blast waves surged from the ground into the sky.

You can see bodies that were blown away and debris mixed with shreds of cloth.

A fire was lit and the flames quickly spread.

"It's an incendiary bomb. The Eighth Route Army dropped an incendiary bomb."

Ding Wei brought back a lot of gasoline and, with the help of the military factory, made dozens of incendiary bombs to help the Japanese.

The rainy weather did not affect the combustion of gasoline at all. After the shells fell, the scattered solid gasoline was ignited, immediately causing a large fire.

Facing gunfire, the Japanese could lie in the trenches and fight to the death. But facing fire, no carbon-based creature could remain calm.

The raging flames quickly covered a large area. If you got touched by gasoline, you would at least burn a layer of skin off your body even if you didn't die.

During combat, burns are also an injury with a high mortality rate. They can cause large-area wound infection and are difficult to treat.

Under the cover of aircraft, the tank brigade and the mechanized combat brigade pressed forward aggressively.

Some comrades lay on the tanks, holding light machine guns and firing towards the front to strengthen the assault firepower.

The Japanese Type 97 tank is very ordinary. It would be useless if it was put on the European battlefield, but it would be okay if it was put on the Northeast battlefield.

It has a good ability to cross trenches, and its frontal armor is enough to withstand the Japanese light and heavy machine guns.

It just so happened that the Japanese army was short of anti-tank weapons and artillery.

It was the perfect opportunity to launch a brutal attack. All we saw was the heavy machine gun on the tank firing continuously, and the machine gunner kept aiming at one Japanese soldier after another.

There was a sea of ​​blood before my eyes, and the bullets penetrated the flesh and exploded into a ball.

The whizzing sound of the flying arrows makes it difficult for people to react.

New soldiers are afraid of artillery, and old soldiers are afraid of heavy machine guns. When the artillery sounds, you can judge the distance and whether it is coming towards you.

But the flying bullets from a heavy machine gun cannot be controlled by relying on physical reaction.

If hit, the enemy will either die or be seriously injured.

In addition, the Type 97 tank's gun is a howitzer, which focuses on killing rather than anti-tank capabilities.

The gun scope is good, constantly searching for the enemy's firing points. Once a shot is fired, the world becomes quiet.

As for other disadvantages, they can be overcome.

Our armored soldiers were willing to endure hardships. Even though they were exhausted from the heat inside, they still followed the troops forward.

Even if I die, I must die on the way to the charge and kill as many devils as possible.

Charge, charge, charge!

The troops attacked fiercely and cut through the main force of the 117th Division almost without stopping.

The two brigades killed their way through the enemy directly, then charged left and right for a while, turning the Japanese division into chaos.

Casualties quickly exceeded 3000, and the Japs, in their hasty battle, were unable to counter the armored advance.

Under the machine gun fire, a large number of Japanese soldiers were shot and fell to the ground.

Under the instigation of the lieutenant, they launched a board charge and stabbed continuously with bayonets, but were met with more intense machine gun fire and submachine gun clearing.

The troops' firepower coordination was very tacit, and they first used tank guns to eliminate the enemy's heavy machine gun firepower.

Then heavy machine guns fired, defeating the main force.

The mobile troops advanced mostly with submachine guns to clear out the remaining Japanese invaders.

The Type 38 rifle with a large bolt-action rifle was not even qualified to fight in the line. The dense rain of bullets killed the Japanese very quickly.

Watching the machine gun sweeping away people is a pleasure.

Looking at the Japanese soldiers falling to the ground and bleeding, I felt as refreshed as if I had drunk some ice-cold water.

Led by the T34 tanks, the tank cluster pressed forward forcefully, breaking through the division's defense from the front, and then passed through without stopping.

The 117th Division suffered heavy casualties as it was attacked by planes and tanks in succession, with many wounded.

In a situation of defeat, it is difficult to muster an effective offensive.

In this state, after the tank brigade adjusts its position and then launches another attack, it can completely destroy it in the plains.

The infantry firepower assigned to the infantry brigade and tank brigade pressed forward together, with the highly mobile 120 and 107 mm mortars as the main supporting firepower.

It has stronger firepower than mountain cannon and is lighter in weight.

It can be towed by a truck, has strong rapid-fire capability, and can beat the Japanese into a daze.

On another route, the BT fast tanks advanced rapidly, directly from the Chifeng area to the vicinity of Shuangliao.

They swept through the local Japanese infantry garrison and passed through without stopping.

The troops headed straight for the Japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters.

The cavalry division was in the rear of the troops, mainly harassing and exchanging fire with local security forces and puppet troops. It was highly mobile and fought fiercely, forcing the local security forces to flee in panic.