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A moment later, Xu Le shouted at a jeep assault vehicle from a Type 74 anti-aircraft machine gun:

"What are you standing there for? Charge forward! The tanks will block the bullets for you in the front, and I will suppress your firepower in the back. If you can't take down the first line of defense of the Japanese within half an hour, I will confiscate all your vehicles!"

The machine gunner was stunned for a moment, then he shouted, "Fuck, Marshal. You, you, why are you on the front line? Second brother, second brother, arrange for someone to protect the Marshal!"

Xu Le: "Stop it, I need your protection? Just watch!"

As he spoke, Xu Le arranged for the escort team to separate the machine gun and the truck, and then they fired at the Japanese front-line positions. The power of the 37mm caliber machine gun was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The initial velocity of the shell is faster than that of the Japanese Type 37 mm rapid-fire gun, it has higher accuracy, and can fire more types of shells.

Dozens of artillery shells were fired, and a Japanese defensive fortification 800 meters away suddenly became a sieve. Several Japanese soldiers turned into a bloody mist, and the scene was extremely bloody.

Fortunately, the distance was too far and it was night. If he had watched it from a close distance during the day, Xu Le couldn't guarantee that there would be no shadow.

"What are you doing here? Why are you still standing there? Go ahead! Look carefully. You are the only jeep left behind!"

The machine gunner was stunned, looked around, and immediately cursed: "These damn bastards actually ran away secretly! Driver, what are you still standing there for? Charge!"

No one cared about Xu Le anymore. The last jeep disappeared from Xu Le's sight after a few seconds.

"The anti-aircraft machine guns are firing horizontally. Their power is incredible!"

In his previous life, Xu Le had watched some relatively realistic World War II movies and could guess what the Japanese soldiers who were shot would look like. Although he was mentally prepared, he still decided to stay away from the corpses as much as possible.

"All anti-aircraft guns should find their respective firing positions and completely destroy all the enemy fortifications to clear the way for the main infantry forces that will follow!"

Half an hour later, the infantry battalion that arrived late launched a carpet search to clear out the remaining Japanese soldiers. The tank and jeep commandos only opened a gap, but actually killed very few Japanese soldiers.

By midnight, more than half of the positions outside Hejin had been occupied by the 666th Regiment. The mountain artillery battalion had also arrived and began to attack some of the Japanese's stubborn fortifications.

At 3 a.m., the Japanese's outer fortifications had basically collapsed under the four-pronged attack of tanks, jeep commandos, main infantry forces, and mountain artillery battalions. The Japanese withdrew their forces to Hejin City, attempting a final resistance.

凌晨4点，666团全团对河津县城发动总攻，20辆坦克的100毫米炮弹和山炮营的75毫米炮弹轮番对一面城墙进行轰炸。

The anti-aircraft machine guns had also been moved for the second time. They were lined up in a row and were firing intensively at the Japanese on the city wall.

This scene was very similar to the siege of Linfen, where the Japanese had no chance to fight back.

The facts were the same as Xu Le had judged. The battle lasted for a whole night, and the scouts did not bring any news about the mobilization of the surrounding Japanese invaders. The Japanese invaders in Hejin must have received a death order. No matter what, they would live and die with Hejin.

This was an important battle that determined the Japanese's layout in southern Shanxi, and the Japanese in other places were unable to send troops to support.

"Young Marshal, leave this to me. The battle is almost over. We just need to open a gap so that the troops can enter the county. Go and take a rest!"

Xu Da said with some concern.

"Okay, the anti-aircraft gun has fired thousands of rounds tonight, so you can take over! I'm going to take a rest. My waist hurts after working all night!"

"Oh, Young Marshal, the headquarters just sent a telegram saying that the Military Commission is asking what's going on. The entire southwest of Shanxi is in chaos. They want to know if we are conducting any large-scale military operations. How should we respond?"

Xu Le thought for a moment and said, "Reply truthfully. The Yongji army must be confused, so they contacted the Military Commission. The Yuxiang devils will definitely retreat in a few days. If I don't tell the truth, I'm afraid the Jin army will be timid and think it's a conspiracy of the devils and lose such a good opportunity. We have been busy for so long, we can't let them just watch!

By the way, you know what to keep, and don’t say anything that is inconvenient to say! "

"Understood. I will keep the important firepower a secret. Now is not the time to reveal it!"

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Currently, apart from the Independent 176th Division, the Tang army in Shanxi Province also includes the Jin Army around Yongji and the National Guard in the Zhongtiao Mountain area. In fact, the guerrillas are the most powerful, but they are not organized by the Military Commission and are not considered regular troops.

The two supreme commanders, Commander Yan and Commander Wei, had known the intelligence that the Japanese were transferring troops to Hejin as early as yesterday afternoon. After checking, they found out that it was the 176th Division that was causing trouble again. It had not been long since they had calmed down, but now they were attacking the Japanese county town again, and not just once but twice.

However, these two old foxes just perfunctorily answered each other on the phone, saying that they knew nothing, and then jointly called the Shancheng Military Commission, asking the Military Commission to clarify the situation.

It was not until dawn that they realized how bold the 176th Division was. They actually wanted to open up the traffic between southwestern Shanxi and southern Shanxi with the strength of only one division. This was tantamount to stabbing the Japanese in southern Shanxi in the heart.

However, the latest battle report shows that the battle in Hejin seems to be making some progress.

The two old foxes hardened their hearts. With Xu Le's successful attack on Linfen, they believed that the battle of Hejin would not let them down. So they secretly mobilized their troops and prepared for a general attack on the Japanese.

In the early morning of October 10, just after dawn, the good news reached the ears of Xu Le who was soundly sleeping.

"Young Marshal, Hejin City has been breached, and the various units are clearing out the fleeing devils in the city. The 667th Regiment has also captured Jishan and is confronting the Xinjiang devils."

"What are the specific results?"

"Before the city was breached, the Japanese seemed to have received an order to retreat. Most of them fled from the south gate, probably heading towards Wanquan. There were less than a thousand Japanese left."

Xu Le was stunned. "I thought the Japs would be stubborn to the end, but I didn't expect that they couldn't afford to sacrifice these 176 people. Since they are safe after retreating, it means that the Japs have completely given up on southern Shanxi. Then our th Division will not be needed in the future. Order the tank troops, jeep commandos, and the field artillery battalion in Huoyan Mountain to pack up and go home. These things cannot be exposed to the rest of the Tang army!"

"Understood. The field artillery battalion has already retreated in the early morning. The rest of the troops followed after completing the final cleanup work. Only the basic infantry battalion is left in Hejin!"

"Xu Da, it's great to have you!"

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