Devil's Army

The air force at Shangdu Airport, no longer being pursued by the Japanese fighter planes, began to lower their altitude and strafe and bomb the Japanese tanks.

Lieutenant General Nishihara ordered the tank group to retreat.

The Japanese tank group, which had a sharp offensive momentum, began to retreat to the west of Hujitu like a receding tide.

The air force at Shangdu Airport did not continue to pursue the Japanese tank group.

After such a fierce battle, they were running out of fuel and ammunition.

The tanks of the 3rd Battalion began to return and retake the lost positions.

After a while, the roar of a large number of planes was heard in the sky again.

The First Army Air Force reinforcements from Xinjing Airport and Jinzhou Airport rushed over, but by then the Japanese Air Force and tank groups had already retreated. However, they did not pursue the Japanese tanks.

The distance is so far that the pursuit and delay time are very limited.

At this time, the main force of the tank regiment stationed in Kulun Sumu Town also rushed to the hilly area east of Hujitu.

Commander Shi of the First Army Tank Regiment arranged for the Army Aviation Soldiers to launch a Golden Eagle UAV to scout the situation of the Japanese tank division west of Hujitu.

Soon, the tank battalion that had been stationed in Jining County earlier also arrived in the eastern part of Hujitu under the leadership of Battalion Commander Wang to gather.

He planned to severely damage the Japanese Army's 3rd Tank Division with the cooperation of the air force.

Soon, intelligence sent back by the Army Aviation soldiers showed that the Japanese Army's 3rd Tank Division was deployed in an inverted T-shaped alert formation in the west of Hujitu.

The Japanese tank commander should be in the rear, so that he can retreat to Baotou at any time if the two tank regiments in front of him are attacked.

Moreover, the Japanese Army's 3rd Tank Division was still strong, and it would be difficult for their tank regiment alone to completely defeat it.

Captain Shi decided to fight in conjunction with the Shangdu Airport Air Force.

On the one hand, the air force could attack the Japanese tank division from the air. On the other hand, it could also block the Japanese tank division commander from escaping to Baotou.

Brigade Commander Du agreed with Commander Shi's plan.

At 1:30 p.m., the air force at Shangdu Airport replenished fuel and ammunition and rushed to the western part of Hujitu.

Commander Shi also led the tank regiment to attack the western part of Hujitu.

Suddenly, the deafening roar of the engine tore through the endless grassland of the Four Princes Banner.

More than a hundred "Kuaiko" tanks rolled across the grassland like a steel torrent. The yellow soil kicked up by their tracks mixed with the grass foam, surging into yellow-green waves under the morning sun.

On the front row of tanks, the barrel of the 100mm short-barreled gun stands tall like a poisonous scorpion's stinger, looking very majestic.

Such a large formation was soon discovered by two Japanese tanks responsible for reconnaissance, and they quickly returned to report.

Lieutenant General Nishihara immediately ordered the tank troops to prepare for battle.

More than 200 Japanese Type 97 medium tanks immediately formed an inverted wedge formation to engage in battle.

Rows of light green cars appeared on the horizon of the withered yellow field, particularly dazzling in the sunlight.

Several Golden Eagle drones continuously transmitted the coordinates of the Japanese tank vanguard to Captain Shi.

Suddenly, the "Kuaishou" tank of the army with a longer range was the first to spit out flames.

The 100mm shells whistled sharply towards the Japanese vanguard.

The side armor of the Japanese Type 97 tank was directly penetrated, and the turret soared into the sky like a kicked can. The ammunition exploded in an orange-red fireball in the thick smoke.

The largest tank battle between the First Army Tank Corps and the Japanese Army since its establishment unfolded on the grasslands of Siwangzi Banner.

Lieutenant General Nishihara knew that the range of their tanks was not as good as that of the Devil Army's tanks, so he immediately ordered the tank soldiers to charge.