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It can be said that Guo Diet was lucky. After capturing Qinshui County, he only stayed for a few minutes before continuing on his way to Yangcheng County.

Yangcheng County is also on the west side of Qin River, less than 20 kilometers away from Qin River.

The Japanese focus is on the east side of Qin River. Since they can abandon Qinshui County, they can definitely abandon Yangcheng County.

So when the 664th Regiment ran to the outskirts of Yangcheng County in high spirits, the same scene happened again.

The city gate was wide open, and the head of the county's puppet army security corps led hundreds of his puppet soldiers to squat in an orderly manner outside the city gate, with weapons piled up next to them.

As if to prevent the 664th Regiment from opening fire, a white flag was hoisted high on the city wall, which was probably about ten feet wide.

"Hey, Captain, do you want to fight or not?"

The regiment chief of staff said with trembling lips.

Guo Ditie was also helpless. He had once been a member of the puppet army and knew what the puppet army on the opposite side was thinking.

Most of them just want to make a living and survive in this chaotic world, but they haven't met the right people. Many of them were fooled by the leaders and embarked on the path of traitors.

Once you put on the puppet army's uniform, it is not easy to take it off.

Now the Japs have abandoned the city and fled, and want the puppet army to be their cannon fodder. The puppet army is not stupid, isn't it better for them to be alive?

After a moment's silence, Guo Tietie sighed helplessly, "Why fight? We have no choice. Let the first battalion receive the prisoners, and the rest of the battalions will go to the county town to rest. When the follow-up troops arrive, we will hand over the prisoners to them and ask them to take them back for us!"

By the way, which unit is closest to us from behind? "

The chief of staff seemed to have been paying attention to this intelligence, and immediately replied: "It is the 19th Division of the 68th Army, and it is expected to arrive in 3 hours!"

Guo Tieti raised his eyebrows and frowned; "It's true that enemies often meet on a narrow road. I almost had a fight with them in Yicheng before, but why did their master have to follow me?

Tell the battalion commander to make it clear to the people of the 68th Division when handing over the prisoners that no prisoners are allowed to be touched. We will deal with them ourselves after the battle!

This 68th Division is really something, they followed too far, only 3 hours, what for?

Contact them and tell them to hurry up. We have a great mobility advantage now. We can chase the devils while they are not running fast. Don't delay our attack!"

The deputy commander next to him couldn't help it and said awkwardly, "Come on, commander, you know we have a great mobility advantage! We all move on wheels, even the artillery regiment rides on trucks.

What about the 68th Division? There are thousands of people in the division, but only a few trucks. How can they compete with us on two legs? "

"Forget it!" Guo Tietie waved his hand and said, "Let the first battalion wait here, and the rest of the battalions will set off after resting for 10 minutes."

Soon, under the leadership of the guard company, the 664th Regiment entered Yangcheng County.

The streets were already filled with onlookers, who were cheering loudly for the troops and celebrating the liberation of the county.

Every few meters on the roadside, women and elderly people would come forward with water bottles and food to comfort the soldiers, creating a harmonious atmosphere of harmony between the military and the people.

Guo Ditie felt a little more emotional.

Two years ago, he was also complimented by the people and was addressed as "boss" wherever he went.

But he knew in his heart that the people were afraid of him and they pretended to be enthusiastic in order to avoid getting into trouble.

I am still passionate now, but it is completely different from before.

He could see that the people before him respected and admired their troops from the bottom of their hearts.

A sense of pride arises spontaneously!

At the same time, he was grateful to his young marshal again in his heart, because it was the young marshal who gave him the opportunity to live again.

Somehow, his loyalty to Xu Le increased again.

If the officer is like this, the soldiers under his command will naturally follow the officer. The cohesion of the 665th Regiment will be stronger and they will be more loyal to Xu Le.

Guo Ditie did not reject the kindness of the people. He ordered the soldiers to accept the gifts from the people, but not to take them for free. Instead, they should pay the people with the corresponding legal currency.

As for why they paid in legal tender instead of silver dollars, this was an order issued by Xu Le before the war. All small transactions with the people were to be paid mainly in legal tender, supplemented by silver dollars.

Perhaps only a few people at the headquarters know the reason behind this.

Ten minutes later, the 10st battalion stayed in the county town as planned, waiting for the follow-up 68th Division, while the other 7 battalions continued to advance towards Qin River.

By this time, it was almost noon.

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Luowangzhuang position.

Three of the four defensive positions of the Japanese had been completely breached. Zhu Zhaolan's 4th Company of the 3rd Battalion was still the advance company, rushing to the front and having torn open a gap. The large Japanese force was retreating in panic towards the Jinzhong Plain.

The 3rd Tank Regiment, which had bypassed the banks of the Fen River, had also broken through to Nanyao Village, between Xiaoyi County and Jiexiu County, temporarily cutting off the Japanese communication between Xiaoyi and Jiexiu.

At present, the Japanese have temporarily dispatched two artillery regiments, two infantry regiments, and one cavalry regiment from the two counties to launch a fierce attack on the 3rd Armored Regiment in an attempt to open up this traffic line.

Tanks are best suited for charging into battle, but not so suitable for defending positions, after all, they have limited ammunition.

However, Jiang Feng had already taken this into consideration and had ordered three mechanized infantry battalions of the 665th Mechanized Infantry Regiment to cross the Fen River from Luowangzhuang to support Nan Yao Village.

The self-propelled artillery battalion fired directly on the banks of the Fen River, using rocket-assisted shells with a range of 30 kilometers to suppress the Japanese artillery.

With this range, let alone supporting Nan Yao Village, it can even hit the outer fortifications of Xiaoyi County.

The mechanized infantry regiment's armored vehicles are Type 63 tracked armored vehicles, which have the ability to float, so even if there are no bridges around, the 665th Regiment can provide quick support.

However, even if there is a bridge, it is unlikely that they can pass through it. An armored vehicle weighs more than 10 tons. If a regiment of hundreds of armored vehicles continuously pass through the bridge, the bridge will probably collapse.

After all, most of the bridges in the Tang Dynasty were of average quality and could not bear such a heavy weight.

Just as the troops were launching a fierce attack on the fourth blockade line with the strongest defense in Luowangzhuang, the four howitzer battalions of the artillery brigade also moved their positions again, covering all the defensive fortifications of the Japanese outside Jiexiu County.

boom....

As a grenade exploded on the enemy's position, Zhu Zhaolan shouted into the intercom: "Everyone retreat, get out of the position!"

Then 10 tanks quickly withdrew from the opened gap one after another.

Their main purpose was not to just make a small hole, but to use the tanks' super mobility to rush in and destroy the enemy's artillery positions.

As for the location of the artillery position, it must have been discovered by helicopters in the sky.

This time the Japanese gathered so many heavy troops that they even pulled the heavy artillery from Taiyuan over.