Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

He handed the sketch back to his subordinates: "Order: All artillery units, proceed with artillery preparation in five minutes, according to Plan No. 1."

Rocket artillery battalion, target areas A and B, six rockets fired rapidly.

Tank battalion, after extending artillery fire, advance along the route indicated by arrow one.

The 1st and 2nd battalions of the infantry regiment followed, and the infantry and tanks coordinated their advance, directly attacking the village where the Japanese regimental command post was located.

The three regiments will hold their ground on the front, launching a counterattack when the artillery fire begins.

"Yes!"

A hint of excitement flashed in Zhao Feng's eyes, and he immediately turned around to relay the order.

After the main force of the expeditionary force under Zhou Pingkou's command arrived in their armored brigade.

They acquired a batch of extremely valuable armored equipment.

It included a battalion of Sherman tanks, a battalion of rocket launchers, and a considerable number of 75mm field guns and their accompanying ammunition.

The arrival of this equipment brought about a qualitative leap in the combat effectiveness of the tank regiment in their brigade.

It also became a key counterattack trump card in the hands of the well-organized armored division.

Today, this card is about to be played.

Five minutes passed in agonizing waiting.

7:15 a.m.

"Fire!"

With Ye Qingshan's calm yet resolute command.

Inform the expeditionary force via radio.

Zhou Pingkou immediately issued a counterattack order to all units of the expeditionary force.

The first to fire were the artillery of the expeditionary force.

Especially the rocket artillery division.

That sound, so chilling it made one's soul tremble, was like the shrieking of a thousand evil spirits!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"

Fifty-two rocket launchers, concealed in the woods behind the area, fired more than three hundred 130mm rockets in just ten seconds.

It sprayed into the sky with a near-vertical trajectory.

Then, trailing a long, dazzling white tail, it crashed down on the designated target area like a sword of divine punishment!

"Boom boom boom boom!!!"

A continuous barrage of terrifying explosions, far exceeding the range of ordinary artillery fire.

It suddenly erupted in the Japanese assembly area and deep artillery positions!

The flames stretched as far as the eye could see, thick smoke billowed into the sky, and the earth trembled violently!

A single volley of shots transformed an area larger than two football fields into a raging inferno of flames and shrapnel.

In this area, there were Japanese troops' formations, supplies, and even newly erected artillery pieces.

They all suffered heavy losses in this round of devastating, overwhelming attacks.

The Japanese troops were thrown into utter chaos.

Before the whistling of the rocket launchers had faded, the field artillery brigades and mortars of the counterattack forces of the expeditionary force joined in the chorus!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Thump! Thump! Thump!

More concentrated and precise shells rained down like hailstones.

The focus was on covering the remaining firing points, command hubs, and key transportation routes within the Japanese forces.

The artillery preparation lasted for a full half hour.

Rockets, artillery shells, and mortar shells plowed up the Japanese forward positions and key points several miles deep within their lines, over and over again.

Then, the artillery fire began to extend further.

"Tank Regiment! Forward!"

Liao Changfeng issued the attack order via the tank radio.

"Boom!"

More than thirty Sherman tanks started up simultaneously, their diesel engines emitting a deep roar.

The tracks kicked up mud, rolled over ruins, and formed a wedge formation.

Like steel behemoths, they burst out of their concealed positions and pounced on the Japanese defenses, which had been ravaged by artillery fire.

The 76mm tank gun on the turret was slightly raised, and the coaxial machine gun was ready to fire.

Behind and on both flanks of the tanks were the elite infantry battalions of the brigade, the 1st and 2nd.

They spread out in a skillful three-on-three formation.

Following closely behind the tanks, bayonets gleamed, exuding a murderous aura.

After the counterattack began, the Japanese resistance was sporadic and chaotic.

The surviving Japanese machine gun positions had barely opened fire when they were precisely destroyed by the guns of the T-Sherman tanks.

The Japanese squad attempted to organize a counter-attack.

Under the barrage of machine gun fire from tanks and the accompanying infantry's submachine guns and light machine guns, they were shattered instantly, like eggs hitting a metal plate.