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That afternoon, Xu's air force slowly regained air supremacy in western Hubei and western Hunan under the attack of 36 J-7s and Q-5s, followed by bombing operations by hundreds of bombers.

The next day, the 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment and the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division which arrived the night before launched attacks on western Hubei and western Hunan respectively, and the situation was reversed in an instant!

鬼子虽然总共装备了上千辆2式轻型坦克， 但是徐家军步兵班标配一门69式火箭筒，发射85毫米口径的火箭弹，使用3型火箭弹的300米距离有效垂直穿深达到了380毫米。

Armored vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles use their high-speed mobility to send infantry squads to the forefront. The light machine gun team provides close-range fire support, the vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns provide medium-range fire suppression, the mortar team provides medium- and long-range artillery suppression, the automatic rifle shooter team ensures the safety of the surrounding area, and finally a rocket launcher team consisting of three people destroys vehicles and tanks.

The rocket launcher team, one person is responsible for launching the rocket, one person is responsible for carrying the rocket, and the other person is on guard with an automatic rifle!

In previous battles, tanks were relied upon to charge forward, leaving no room for infantry squads to perform.

At this moment, the infantry squad finally shined, and their coordinated operations in the mountain area were perfect.

In just half a day, the two Japanese armies were driven back 20 kilometers.

"What? In just half a day, we have advanced 20 kilometers? We have killed thousands of enemies and destroyed hundreds of Japanese tanks? Our army has almost no casualties?"

Even Xu Le was a little confused when he heard the battle report from Fang Yue!

As a person born in the 21st century, what I have always wanted is to win by heavy armor and heavy firepower, so I learned to develop semi-synthetic divisions from my previous life.

Each regiment has dozens of artillery pieces, tanks, armored vehicles, and anti-aircraft guns, and has the ability to conduct independent operations in all aspects.

Based on the idea of ​​tanks charging into battle, Xu Le always believed that tanks were the core force of the army.

Now that the tanks are still on the way, the best ground force is the infantry fighting vehicle of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment, followed by the Type 10 armored vehicle with more than 63 mm armor.

"Didn't I tell the troops to hold steady and launch a massive counterattack once the armored regiment arrives? How come they caught up on their own, with zero casualties!"

Fang Yue was helpless, and waved his hands, saying, "Marshal, you don't know. For a long time, the Infantry Regiment's brilliance has been overshadowed by the Armored Regiment, causing the Infantry Regiment to almost always be robbing the loot! This time we can finally get rid of the Armored Regiment and be the master of our own house. How many people can bear it!"

The speaker may not have intended it, but the listener took it to heart. Commander Xue standing by was already dumbfounded.

The Ninth War Zone once purchased more than 20 T46 tanks from Xu's army and formed a reinforced tank battalion.

The armor of all parts of the tank is 15 mm, and the maximum speed can reach 58 kilometers per hour. Compared with the Japanese Type light tank, it is at least one level stronger.

It is precisely because of this reinforced battalion that the Ninth War Zone has the confidence to fight.

However, in this Japanese attack, the Type 2 light tank not only reversed the situation in terms of performance, but also crushed the enemy in terms of numbers.

The reinforced battalion was completely wiped out while trying to resist the Japanese attack.

What about now? Xu's army only deployed armored vehicles and less than 2 troops, but they repelled the Japanese.

In the past, I had heard that Xu’s army was well-equipped and had impressive combat records. Now that he had seen it with his own eyes, Commander Xue’s worldview almost collapsed.

"Although the Japanese are using Type 2 tanks to advance into the mountains, their heavy firepower is still on the plains and has not yet been pushed up! In order to avoid losses, let the troops suspend their advance. Wait until the artillery regiment and artillery brigade arrive!"

The Japanese army of 40 attacked central China, and even new tanks and semi-automatic rifles were brought out, so there would definitely be no shortage of heavy firepower in the rear.

Xu Le didn't want to face the heavy firepower of the Japanese with only the few 122 self-propelled guns of each regiment's artillery battalion. He had to wait until the 152 self-propelled guns arrived before launching a full-scale attack.

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The Air Force Transport Regiment almost never stopped, transporting goods alternately between the infantry regiment, artillery regiment, and artillery brigade.

That night, the artillery brigade's six Type 6 66mm artillery battalions and 152mm rocket artillery battalions arrived at the mountain city one after another and rushed to the front line overnight.

While Xu's army was busy providing reinforcements, the Japanese base camp fell into panic again.

General Hata Shunroku, commander-in-chief of the Tang Expeditionary Army; General Terauchi Hisaichi, commander-in-chief of the Southern Army; General Yamaji Motoharu, commander-in-chief of the North China Army; General Umezu Michijiro, commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army; General Yamamoto Isoroku, commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet; General Shimada Shigetaro, Minister of the Navy; General Sugi Sanmoto, chief of the Army General Staff...

In short, almost all the top officials of the Japanese military are here, but the atmosphere is not so harmonious.

"Terauchi Juichi, you have to give me an explanation! The interior of Burma was the main battlefield of your Burmese Front. You asked me to send a fleet to help you, and I sent it to you based on the interests of the empire. But what happened to your coastal defense forces? I lost two heavy cruisers and three destroyers. You must give me an explanation!"

"Yamaji Motoharu, you have drawn away all the elite troops of my Kwantung Army. I didn't say anything. It's up to you to do whatever you want, but why did you bring the war to my Kwantung Army? We are thousands of kilometers apart, and you won't let me go?"

"Yamamoto, you still dare to say that to me! The combat effectiveness of your navy fleet was so weak that you didn't even see the shadow of the enemy, but were completely wiped out. You don't even know how you died! If your navy hadn't been defeated so quickly, would my army have suffered such a heavy loss? You have to compensate me with hundreds of tanks!"

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A crowd of people were arguing fiercely. It was not just a fight between the army and the navy, but there was also a quarrel within the army itself.

Finally, Hata Shunroku shouted, "Stop arguing, what are you arguing about? Originally, we planned to use new tanks and other weapons to break through Central China while attracting Xu's army. But what about your North China Army and Southern Army? The total strength is over 150 million, with thousands of tanks and thousands of aircraft. Not only can you not hold back Xu's army, but you also suffered such heavy losses. You are bringing shame to the army!"

Terauchi Hisaichi was immediately dissatisfied. He stood up and pointed at Hata Shunroku and shouted angrily: "We used 150 million troops to launch a feint attack on you, attracting so much firepower. What about you? You are so powerful, but you retreated 20 kilometers in half a day. Are you worthy of His Majesty the Emperor?"

Although Yamaji Motoharu did not stand up, he snorted coldly and said, "That's right. More than half of the new equipment was equipped to your Tang Expeditionary Force. According to the information I received, the Tang counterattacked with only about one division. Is this how you fight perfunctorily? 40 were repelled by 1!"