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"Oh, I understand. I'll go and convey the order and cooperate with you in attacking Sugiyo!" After saying that, Colonel Ogawa ran out of the camp and headed towards his 8th Regiment.

"Damn it, this damn guy. What does he mean by cooperating with my attack? It's obviously us attacking together!" Colonel Kanaya was so angry that he jumped to his feet, and his curses spread throughout the entire camp.

Colonel Ogawa must have heard it, but he acted as if he didn't hear it and ran away without looking back. 10 minutes later, a dramatic scene happened.

In the 8th Regiment's garrison, Colonel Ogawa had just given the order to organize equipment in preparation for a massive attack when his Japanese troops ran into problems one after another.

Some people suddenly have stomachache and diarrhea, and actually they run to the bushes and squat, without even taking off their pants, pretending to poop. But I have never seen anyone with diarrhea and constipation, and they will not come back once they poop.

Some said that he was injured during the previous attack and now the wound is infected and he can't move. At first glance, the wound is red, and coupled with the "painful look", it really looks serious.

Some said that the food they had just been given was faulty, and that they were not used to the local climate, which was why they felt dizzy and had a headache. This was the most common reason, with more than 1000 people saying this.

Jingu secretly sent someone to follow Ogawa, and after receiving the report, he was helpless...

It was true that he was not used to the local climate and the environment. His 55th Regiment also had this problem, but it was very small, with only a few hundred people at most.

We are all elite soldiers of the Empire. Is the physical fitness of your 4th Division really that poor?

Just when he was about to report the matter to the 18th Division, about 8 people from the 100th Regiment came, saying they were there to help, led by a small team leader...

Forget it, I won’t report it.

After all, they are from different divisions, and their own division commander cannot control them. Moreover, he will be held accountable if he fails to capture Shanyang. So if there are 100 people, it is better to take the position first.

As dusk approached, Colonel Kanaya gathered the remaining nearly 2000 troops and launched a fierce attack on the Sugiyo position.

The artillery behind the river and the bombers in the sky also carried out a final bombing.

......

Shanyang, Commander An has already led his men to the front line.

Commander, the enemy has launched another artillery attack, and this time the fire is more intense than before. It seems that they want to launch a strong attack before dark. How should our army respond?

Commander An hid in the trench and shouted, "How many of you are left?"

"Report to the army commander. Counting the lightly wounded, our division has less than 3000 men capable of combat. There are less than five heavy machine guns left, and only more than ten light machine guns. The key is that the ammunition is running out. This position cannot be defended!"

Commander An pondered for a moment and said, "The two divisions combined have less than 5000 people, which is not a small number. When the artillery fire ends, the Japs will surely launch a massive attack. We will wait until the enemy is close, use up all the bullets quickly, and then use our swords to fight the Japs!"

Hand-to-hand combat has always been the last resort for the Tang army to hold its position. If there is sufficient ammunition and heavy firepower, who would want to rush up for hand-to-hand combat?

The Japs were very good at bayonet fighting. Basically, one Japs could be equal to three or even five Tang Dynasty soldiers.

Hand-to-hand combat is nothing more than using the soldiers' bodies to forcibly block the enemy's attack!

.....

This round of artillery fire lasted for 10 minutes. Coupled with the bombers in the sky, the 60th Army soldiers who were defending their positions lost nearly 500 people again. Two heavy machine guns were damaged again, leaving only three capable of firing.

Commander An looked at the Japanese soldiers getting closer and closer through the telescope, then looked in the direction of Yonghe County and made a decision in his heart.

"Brothers, fire!"

When the Japanese were only 100 meters away from the position, he ordered to open fire.

However, after holding out for such a long time, the ammunition was almost exhausted, and the Japanese attack was in an orderly formation and accompanied by grenade launchers.

So almost no Japanese soldiers were killed.

The nearest enemy was only 30 meters away. Commander An picked up the big knife beside him, stood up and shouted: "Brothers, it's time to serve the country. Charge!"

"Come on!"

"Come on!"

A group of soldiers from the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army, from the army commander and the division commander to the cooks, medics, and communicators, those who had guns took their guns, those who had knives took their knives, and those who had neither even carried a wooden stick and prepared to rush out.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

At this moment, a series of sounds of breaking through the air came from above their heads. First, a few shells fell on the Japanese charging position, and a few seconds later, dozens of shells fell again.

Each shell blew away several Japanese soldiers and created a big hole in the ground. The blast even knocked down several soldiers of the 60th Army who were not standing firmly.

"Oh my god, what kind of shell is this? Why is it so powerful? It's so bright that I can't even open my eyes!"

"Did the Japs miss the target? Why are they hitting their own people?"

"How could the Japs miss the target? Look carefully, the shell came from behind us!"

"Behind us?"

...

Therefore, all the soldiers of the 60th Army, including Commander An, turned their heads to look at the sky behind them. It would have been better if they hadn't looked, but when they did, they were shocked.

Dense artillery shells were flying in the sky, passing over their heads in just a moment, and then exploded in the Japanese ranks.

"Reinforcements have arrived! Our reinforcements have arrived!"

The soldiers cheered loudly!

But only Commander An knew who was coming!

In order to ensure that the origin, equipment and firepower of Xu's army were not leaked, only a few officers above the rank of lieutenant general in the entire Tang Dynasty knew that Xu's army was the 88th Army.

Only the legendary 88th Army can possess such powerful artillery fire!

As if he had thought of something, Commander An hurriedly looked at the Chief of Staff beside him and shouted, "Quick, pass the order down. All troops lie down and make way for the tanks of the Xu family army to pass through!"

The chief of staff didn't understand what the army commander meant by tanks, but he still followed the order and ran away with a few people.

As Commander An expected, just when the Japanese could no longer withstand the artillery fire and began to retreat, a square figure gradually appeared on the road from the direction of Yonghe County.

Then two, three...

"Tank, it's a tank!"

Commander An was overjoyed: "It's Xu's tanks coming!"

Although the various war zones in the Tang Dynasty now have several tanks purchased from the 88th Army, he could tell at a glance that the huge tank in front of him couldn't be the small tank in the war zone.

Except for the tank unit under Marshal Xu, no other unit in the entire Tang Dynasty possessed such large tanks.

In just one minute, 10 tanks drove in front of the 60th Army, rushed down from the position, and chased in the direction of the Japanese escape.

The tanks chased and fired artillery shells, and anti-aircraft machine guns also kept firing at the Japanese planes.

Of course, some Japanese artillery shells hit the tanks, but they only scratched the skin and did not cause any damage.

"Alas, I have long heard that the 88th Army of Shanxi Province is brave and invincible with its armored forces. What I saw today really opened my eyes. They actually withstood the enemy's artillery charge and remained unscathed!"

Commander An let out a long sigh. These 10 tanks really refreshed his worldview.

Hearing it with your own ears and seeing it with your own eyes are two completely different concepts.