Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

"Report to the brigade commander! After we withdrew, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army pursued us like crazy!"

"But the Xiaoju United and the Locust Association Army have temporarily resisted the attack of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army!"

"The Xiaoju Squadron has left the battlefield! It's still 100 kilometers away from us!"

"The Locust Army has already clashed with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army! The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was beaten so badly by the Locust Army, they will never accept the surrender of the Locust Army. The Locust Army is now desperate and its fighting power has also increased!"

The Chief of Staff of the 9th Brigade reported to the Brigade Commander Osawa Toru with a proud look on his face.

During this period, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was indeed badly beaten by the Japanese, losing cities and territories, and suffering heavy casualties.

In this battle, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army lost more than 50,000 troops.

Three cities were lost and a large area of ​​land was occupied by the Japanese.

Even the headquarters in Ji County was seriously threatened.

The commander-in-chief of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army almost wanted to lead his troops to retreat to Qin Province.

Moreover, the Central Army remained silent and just watched him make a fool of himself.

The commander-in-chief was so angry that he had no place to vent it, but the Japanese suddenly fell into a state of defeat and ran away.

The commander-in-chief was filled with rage and had been building up strength for a long time to deliver a powerful punch, but just as he was about to strike out, the enemy ran away.

The commander-in-chief was just getting angry, when the Locust Army and its gang of idiots came up to him.

If I don’t hit you, who should I hit?!

At the beginning, the Locust Army was threatened by the Japanese Xiaoju Regiment from behind with bayonets, so they did not dare to surrender and were able to fight.

As a result, after they had a fight with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the Japanese suddenly withdrew and sold them to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

This is clearly intended to make them cannon fodder and delay the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The Locust Association will not accept this. Chinese people will not fight against Chinese people!

The devils have all retreated, who are they fighting for? Just surrender.

Although the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's combat effectiveness is not as good as the Japanese, isn't it easy to deal with the Locust Association Army?

What's more, the Locust Army only has a total of 2 people, and their equipment is poor. Most of them are old weapons replaced by the Japanese, and there are even fewer artillery.

The Japanese will not sincerely arm the Locust Army. After all, they are all Chinese. What if they turn against us one day and use their weapons to deal with them? That would be a disaster.

The Japanese are extremely short of resources and their troops cannot even get enough supplies, so how can they feed meat buns to dogs?

Ergouzi just needs some steamed bread, why does he need meat buns?

Therefore, these more than 20,000 Locust Army soldiers only have a total of 20 mortars, but the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has an arsenal that can produce both mountain cannons and field cannons.

Although many of the weapons of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were imitations, their quality and effectiveness were still good. Even the Japanese in North China at that time were equipped with guns and artillery produced by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

However, the Locust Alliance overlooked one issue: would others accept their surrender?

The facts tell the Locust Association that it will not happen.

The commander-in-chief has issued a direct order strictly prohibiting the taking of prisoners!

Another thing is that since the war broke out, the troops at all levels of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army have suffered continuous setbacks and cannot even break through the enemy's blockade. It is so embarrassing. The commander-in-chief has already scolded them and even threatened to severely punish those generals who have made no achievements.

This time it’s good. If I can’t deal with the Japs, can I still deal with you?

Now, haven’t all the achievements and military exploits come true?

Now that you idiots have surrendered, what will happen to my military achievements?

There is no other way. Although Chinese people don't fight against Chinese people, you can always borrow your head and receive military merit.

Therefore, the end of this group of locust soldiers was miserable!

The battle lasted only half a day before the Locust Army was completely wiped out by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Now, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was finally able to regain some face.

"Yoshi! We'll be in Yi County soon!"

"The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has not caught up with us, and there is no sign of the Eighth Route Army ahead. Order the troops to rest for an hour after reaching Yi County, and then continue on their way!"

"As long as we pass Yi County, we will reach the territory of the Locust Army! The Eighth Route Army has no way to deal with us!"

The commander of the 9th Brigade, Osawa Toru, was sitting on a truck and said with a smile on his face.

The Japanese tank regiment advanced forward at full speed.

The 9th Brigade was in the center, with trucks and motorcycles moving forward bravely, and the infantry following behind, panting.

The 36th Brigade was the rear guard and also ran very fast.

Yicheng is just ahead, and the Japanese seem to have seen hope.

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"Captain, there are still 300 devils in Yi County. Do you think we should take Yi County first, and then rely on Yi County to stop the devils from retreating?"

"If we don't occupy Yi County first, the Japanese will definitely defend the city. If we attack the city, we will be too passive and suffer heavy casualties!"

Tank company commanders Zhao Qulu and Zhou Weiguo were sitting on the speeding T-34/85 medium tanks, observing the nearby Yi County through binoculars.

Through the telescope, there were several dog-skin plaster flags on the top of Yi County City, a few Japanese soldiers were patrolling back and forth on the city wall, and there were several heavy machine gun positions.

Yi County was in ruins at this time. The city gate towers had been blown down by the Japanese, and there were ruins everywhere. Even though Yi County had been captured for more than 20 days, the smoke in the city had not yet dissipated, and wisps of smoke were floating in the sky.

Even the city walls were blasted with several large holes more than ten meters long.

Outside the city, the bodies of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army soldiers were piled up densely, and the blood was stained and the corpses were everywhere. Black crows were circling overhead, and wild dogs were also eating these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. The scene was horrific.

Zhou Weiguo and others were so furious when they saw this scene that their hair stood on end and their eyes were bloodshot.

Zhou Weiguo gritted his teeth and punched the tank's hatch.

"What the hell are you talking about! Fight! Take down Yi County for me!"

"They are all good men of China! Charge in! Avenge these warriors!!"

"The Japanese won't have many troops left in Yi County, so we should prepare as a battalion!"

"At the same time, send out scouts 30 kilometers ahead to investigate where the enemy's main force is!"

"Shunliu! Your sharpshooter platoon will kill the enemy's heavy firepower and commander!"

"Drive the enemy away! Wait a minute, we will prepare our firepower for half an hour to cover your tank company and rush in directly from the breach in the city wall!"

"First Battalion! Second Battalion! Follow the tank company and charge into the city!"

"Our artillery will provide continuous fire support!"

"Do you understand?!!"

Zhou Weiguo issued a series of orders, and the cadres each took on their own tasks and went down to prepare.

The 2nd Infantry Regiment was also equipped with a lot of artillery.

When the infantry regiment was expanded, Liu Wu and his team specially equipped each battalion with a machine gun company and a cannon company.

The machine gun company was equipped with 15 Maxim heavy machine guns, 15 Type 40 heavy machine guns, 30 Czech light machine guns, 42 Type 10 light machine guns, and GM general-purpose machine guns.

炮连有107火箭炮2门，90毫米迫击炮30门，九二式步兵炮10门，掷弹筒20门。

Then there were two mortars and three Czech light machine guns in the squad.