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After that, the two looked at each other in silence, neither knowing what the other was thinking.

But it can be seen that both of them want to help Xu Le. Even if not for friendship, they want to continue to maintain a business relationship with Xu Le and continue to purchase weapons from Xu Le in the future.

They naturally knew the detailed information about Xu Le's troops. An infantry division had developed into 8 infantry regiments, 2 artillery regiments, and even an armored regiment in a short period of time.

Hundreds of artillery pieces, plus hundreds of armored vehicles and tanks.

Such equipment would make any army jealous.

Now that the European war had broken out, foreign aid to the Tang Dynasty consisted only of a small amount of weapons and supplies shipped from Burma by England.

That little bit of supplies was just a drop in the bucket for the huge Tang Dynasty and its millions of troops.

And the latest news is that Germany's offensive pace is extremely fierce and has occupied more than half of Europe. England's situation is also very bad.

England can hardly protect itself, and I am afraid that its military aid to the Tang Dynasty may be cut off at any time!

Under such circumstances, any army of the Tang Dynasty would be worried.

Commander Wei is fine, he is a member of the National Guard and has Commander Jiang as his backer.

But Commander Yan is different. He said Xu Le is a local warlord, but isn’t he the same?

In the past few years, Commander Jiang suppressed his Jin Province everywhere, and it was he who maneuvered and pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed, thus avoiding being swallowed alive by Commander Jiang.

It just so happened that the Japanese invaded the Tang Dynasty in full force, so Commander Jiang had no time to deal with the local warlords. Moreover, he had his own arsenal and a strong force of more than 20 troops under his command.

That's why Commander Jiang has always wanted to recruit him, and that's why he protects him everywhere.

But he always has to consider his own way out. Only by constantly enriching himself can he survive in this chaotic world.

And Xu Le is his life-saving straw. With Xu Le's weapons, let alone competing with Commander Jiang for the world, at least he can set up the cannons there to serve as a deterrent.

In the end, Commander Yan and Commander Wei left separately without saying anything about how to treat Xu Le.

The two old foxes said on the surface that they would follow Commander Jiang's arrangements and ignore Xu Le. However, this time Xu Le issued an ultimatum, and only they themselves knew what to do next.

Maybe they all have their own calculations, just to leave more ways for themselves!

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In the first Battle of Majiazhai, although the 176th Division killed nearly enemies, the goal of the battle was not achieved, and it was forced to retreat hundreds of miles, which was considered a failure.

At the end of November, the Second Battle of Majiazhai began.

As planned, the four artillery battalions of the four main infantry regiments, with a total of 4 L4 howitzers, all equipped with bottom-exhaust cluster bombs, were lined up in a straight line at Heijiaxinzhuang, north of Yonghe County and south of Shilou County, aiming at the position of the Japanese heavy artillery group in Shuitou Town, which the artillery scouts had exchanged their lives for.

"Set all parameters!" The commanders of the four artillery battalions issued the order at the same time.

"All elements have been set!"

"All elements have been set!"

"All elements have been set!"

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A total of 72 voices echoed throughout the artillery position.

"6 rapid fire shots, let go!"

6 rounds is the maximum normal firing rate of the L118 howitzer.

Boom boom boom......

72 howitzers fired at the same time, and 72 shells flew into the sky towards Shuitou Town.

The Japanese heavy artillery was the Meiji 45-year-old 150mm cannon, with a maximum range of 22 kilometers. However, because it was a cannon, the firing angle was not high and the shells could not reach over higher mountains or hills.

The straight-line distance between Heijiaxinzhuang and Shuitou Town is 18 kilometers. The bottom-fire cluster bombs of the L118 howitzer can hit there, but the Japanese cannot.

Moreover, the Japanese did not know the location of the 176th Division's artillery positions, so even if they wanted to fight back, they could not find the target.

Moreover, 72 guns fired 6 rounds rapidly, which means 432 shells per minute, weighing nearly 7 tons, enough to turn the Japanese heavy artillery group into a sea of ​​fire!

In Shuitou Town, there are not many Japanese soldiers stationed here, only one battalion of infantry, and the next is a hidden heavy artillery battalion.

They did not expect the 176th Division to launch a counterattack so quickly, and they did not know that the location of their heavy artillery positions had been exposed.

Dense shells fell around the heavy artillery group, and soil, stones, trees, etc. were blown all over the sky, like the end of the world.

These were not different grenades, but cluster bombs. There was almost no intact area in the center of Shuitou Town, including the heavy artillery positions. Countless cluster bombs exploded everywhere!

Before the first wave of six rapid fire was completed, the entire Shuitou Town had been razed to the ground. Only one in ten Japanese soldiers were left standing, and their broken limbs were everywhere.

At the same time, the 1st Artillery Regiment deployed in Wucheng also opened fire, and 54 Type 54-1 howitzers covered Yan County with firepower.

Because of the last battle, the Tang people living near Yan County had already taken refuge, so the troops did not need to worry about accidentally injuring civilians.

The 122mm grenade is not just a dozen centimeters larger than the 105mm one. Although the former cannot carry out intensive bombing like the latter's cluster bombs, its weight is twice that of the latter and the damage to a single target is much greater.

The same 6-round rapid fire, after the first round of shelling was completed, the armored regiment and the 664th and 666th regiments began to charge, with tanks and infantry armored vehicles leading the way. Whenever they encountered a suspicious target, they would not think too much and would just fire a shot to test the waters!

The advantage of the mechanized troops was once again demonstrated. In less than half an hour, the armored regiment appeared again on the territory of Yan County.

Xu Le knew that the old city walls would not play any role in modern warfare, especially when the Japanese had a large number of artillery pieces, ordinary city walls would not be able to withstand the bombardment.

In addition, the 176th Division itself is a mechanized unit, and the city walls will limit the mobility of the troops. Therefore, after each city is captured by the 176th Division, the power of the masses will be mobilized to blast and demolish the city walls.

During the last battle, the troops had almost demolished the city wall of Yan County, so the armored regiment drove directly into the city without any hesitation.

After entering the city, the infantry squads in the armored transport vehicles also rushed out and engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese.

Although the Unimog truck has strong off-road performance, it is ultimately not as good as the tank that is specially designed for off-road driving. However, it still arrived after 10 minutes.

This time, the two regiments used squads as combat units and quickly deployed them to various military key points and fire defense points.

A melee between 2 devils in Yan County and more than 176 soldiers of the 7000th Division began!

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