"Political Commissar, the Japanese convoy is coming!"

The sharp-eyed guard shouted in a low voice after seeing a Japanese army convoy rushing out from the misty snow on the distant highway.

Zhao Gang quickly picked up the telescope and started looking.

"Send a telegram to Captain Ding and wait for my signal."

"Send a message to the tank battalion, have them warm up their vehicles and be ready to attack at any time."

"Yes!"

In the Japanese army convoy, the regiment commander Ozawa Lin took a look at the high ground outside the car and frowned.

If someone set an ambush here, their losses would probably not be too small.

This high ground is high above the enemy. As long as we destroy the vehicles in front and behind them, we can block them here and make them unable to move.

We set off in such a hurry that we forgot to arrange a forward reconnaissance force.

But nothing should happen.

The Eighth Route Army had limited manpower and it would be impossible for it to fight on three fronts.

However, what Ozawa Linyi did not expect was that Li Yunlong was not only fighting on three fronts, but on four fronts.

A small group of troops was arranged to carry out harassment in the direction of Datong to attract firepower from the front.

The coal mining area was responsible for offensive suppression, putting pressure on the Japanese army and attracting the garrison in Zuoyun County to come for reinforcements.

An ambush was deployed on Hill 474 to surround and attack the reinforcements.

At the same time, the main force was responsible for attacking Zuoyun County and completing this strategic goal.

This combination of attacks made it impossible for the Japanese army to understand the Independent Regiment's tactical intentions and kept them completely in the dark.

No matter how hard they tried, they could never have imagined that Li Yunlong's ultimate target was Zuoyun County.

In less than five minutes, the Japanese convoy that stretched for several kilometers was completely surrounded.

Zhao Gang's eyes narrowed, and he raised the pistol in his hand and fired a shot into the air.

This gunshot was the signal to attack.

After hearing the crisp gunshots, the left and right sides of Hill 474 immediately took action.

The minefield was detonated directly under control, causing huge explosions in front and behind the Japanese convoy.

The surrounding vehicles were directly blown into fireballs in the continuous explosions.

As for the Japanese troops inside, there is no need to say more.

And to be on the safe side, Zhao Gang also placed 82mm recoilless rifles on both sides to finish off the attack.

As long as the front and rear roads were cut off, this Japanese regiment would be trapped.

As the mines were detonated, soldiers emerged from the trenches one by one.

Automatic rifles, light and heavy machine guns, mortars, 40 rocket launchers, etc. opened fire one after another.

Countless bullets and artillery shells poured down on the Japanese troops on the road.

In an instant, a large number of cars were jammed or exploded.

However, the 71st Regiment is an elite corps after all, and their reaction speed is still very fast.

The moment he heard the gunshot, he jumped under the car without saying a word and looked for cover.

The loss is not huge, but it is not small either.

But they can escape the seventh day but not the eighth day.

The rocket artillery battalion's 18 107mm rocket launchers have opened fire, and their target is naturally the Japanese troops on the road.

The positions of the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment were both located on high ground, so there was no need to worry about accidental injuries.

Even if there were rockets flying around, they would only land halfway up the mountain and the impact would not be that big.

"put!"

"Swish, swish, swish..."

At this moment, the only sounds from the rocket artillery position were the roar of the solid rocket engines and the sight of thick smoke covering the sky.

Rockets roared into the sky.

More than 200 rockets were aimed directly at the Japanese troops scattered around the highway.

Soon the Japanese army felt that the entire ground was stamped red.

When they looked up and behind them, they saw a rain of rockets coming towards them.

When seeing this scene, the commander of the 71st Regiment showed despair in his eyes.

"Rocket launcher..."

Dense rockets fell directly, covering the area indiscriminately.

The flames produced by the explosion rose up continuously.

The Japanese troops caught in the explosion were experiencing a living hell.

In the midst of such violent explosions, the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment on the high ground had to suspend their fire.

The shock waves generated by the dense explosions and the smoke shrouded the entire battlefield in fog and steam.

At this moment, explosions are the protagonists on the battlefield.

Only the areas on both sides that were not covered were still in fierce fighting, or it would be more appropriate to describe it as massacre.

The high-altitude terrain advantage fully utilized their light firepower advantage.

The Japanese army, without any cover, could only rely on the weak vehicle body as a temporary cover.

However, the Eighth Route Army was also equipped with a large number of rocket launchers, and these cars became the best targets, often killing a large number of Japanese soldiers with one explosion.

After the explosion, the independent regiment's firepower sounded again, and dense rain of bullets poured down like heavy rain.

The independent regiment now has no shortage of weapons and ammunition.

Zhao Gang’s purpose was also very clear, which was to use bullets and artillery shells in exchange for a lower casualty rate.

In his eyes, soldiers' lives are far more important than bullets and shells.

The current independent regiment can be said to be a wealthy group among the Eighth Route Army.

No matter whether you see the Japanese or not, just fire a burst of bullets at them first. We have plenty of bullets anyway.

If the barrel is broken, you can just replace it with a new machine gun.

Under such intensive fire suppression, the Japanese army without cover had no ability to fight back.

As they set up their machine guns and prepared to fight back.

They are often carefully taken care of by weapons such as Type 85 heavy machine guns, mortars, rocket launchers, and recoilless guns.

As for the grenade launcher, as the most threatening weapon, it is the focus of attention.

The snipers of the independent regiment generally did not target officers, but instead targeted the grenade launchers.

Today, each squad of the independent regiment is equipped with a Type 85 semi-automatic sniper rifle.

This Type 85 semi-automatic sniper rifle has another more famous name.

That is the Dragonzhov SVD semi-automatic sniper rifle.

The Type 85 sniper rifle was copied from this.

"Go, go, go...Faster, faster."

In a plain area not far from the battlefield, Zhang Dabiao, sitting in the tank commander's seat, shouted frantically on the radio, appearing extremely excited.

20 Type 59 main battle tanks roared forward in the snowfield, with a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour.

The price they paid was extreme bumps.

But at this moment they have become accustomed to this situation.

A little bump is nothing, at most it's just a bump or a collision.

This was the first actual combat of their First Tank Battalion.

Based on Zhang Dabiao's understanding of their firepower advantage, if he went too late, he might not even have soup to drink.

"tank....."

The movement of the tank cluster made a lot of noise, which directly set off a snow dance on the ground.

When they saw clearly the main person who created this snowstorm, they showed joy on their faces.

Apparently they thought it was their tank.

Perhaps reinforcements from the 3rd Tank Division have arrived.

But when they saw those tall and mighty tanks with long gun barrels, they found something wrong.

This doesn't look like their tank.

There was no need to think, the Japanese army was sure that this was indeed not their tank.

"Fire the guns, load the high-explosive shells, and blow the hell out of him."

When the tank cluster was more than one kilometer away from the Japanese army, Zhang Dabiao shouted hurriedly.

At this moment, he just wanted to perform well in front of his colleagues.

Let everyone see how powerful their tanks are.

The Type 001 tank numbered 59 came to an abrupt stop and began to move forward slowly.

The gunner aimed at several Japanese soldiers hiding behind the rocks and fired directly.

"boom....."

The shell hit the target accurately.

The Japanese soldiers hiding behind the rocks were directly blown into a bloody mist by the explosion, and their limbs were scattered everywhere, and there was not a single piece of intact flesh to be found.

“Boom…Boom…Boom…”

Seeing this, the Type 59 tanks stopped and fired directly at their respective targets.

At this moment, the Japanese army was attacked from the front and back, and the tanks were attacking them from behind.

It’s just that the number is a little less, otherwise they would be able to surround the Japanese army directly.

But the current situation is almost the same.

The battle has been going on for so long that the outcome is actually already determined.

The 71st Regiment of the Japanese Army was not fully staffed, and another battalion of 1200 people remained in Zuoyun County.

The 71st Regiment had only two infantry battalions with about 2500 people.

In the previous wave of rocket attacks, hundreds of Japanese troops were almost wiped out.

The 71st Regiment now lost more than 1000 people in just ten minutes.

When the tank battalion was about 300 meters away from the Japanese army, it stopped advancing.

It remained in place and served as a fixed artillery position. The coaxial machine gun and the front machine gun in front of the driver's right also began to fire at the Japanese army.

This was a completely one-sided battle.

"Baga, attack from the rear and blow up all their tanks."

When the captain of the wing realized that he was in a desperate situation, he decided to fight to the death.

If you charge towards the high ground, there is a fixed artillery position of a tank cluster behind you, and they will attack from below.

And even if they attacked, what could they do?

Although these tanks are also very powerful, there are not many of them, so at least a few of them can be pulled into the water.

"Kill them..."

The regiment commander took the lead and launched a desperate charge against the tank troops.

The imperial soldiers could only fall on the way of charging.

Seeing this, the rest of the Japanese soldiers grabbed their weapons and attacked the tank battalion.

Each of them looked like a madman, vowing to blow the tanks in front of them into pieces.

Zhang Dabiao couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw the Japanese soldiers jumping out of the bunkers and bomb craters and swarming towards them.

Li Jingrong once told them in detail that there must be infantry cover near the tanks in order to launch a charge against the enemy positions.

Tanks without the cover of the "423" infantry may seem powerful, but they are actually very vulnerable.

Once the enemy gets close to you, you can easily be blown up by various means.

Even a powerful tank like the Type 59 is like this.

"Fight and retreat at the same time. Back up and don't let them get close. Aim and fire all your machine guns and tank cannons."

Zhang Dabiao shouted loudly into the radio headset.

"Boom boom boom..."

After hearing Zhang Dabiao's words, black smoke came out of the tail of the tanks and they began to reverse.

The coaxial machine guns, front machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns on the roof of the vehicle all began firing forward.

The machine guns and tank guns of 20 tanks formed a tight blockade network.

The Japanese soldiers who rushed out of the bunkers were shot into pieces.

On the high ground, Zhao Gang's eyes narrowed after seeing this scene, and he shouted, "Bugler, blow the charge horn! Everyone, charge!"

The Japanese still have thousands of people, and they cannot be blocked by the firepower of 20 tanks alone.

Now is the time to launch a charge and completely eliminate the 71st Regiment.

The charge sounded the clarion call for the independent regiment's attack.

After seeing the independent regiment launch a charge, Ding Wei immediately followed suit.

"Charge! Kill the devils..."

“Kill the devils…”

The Eighth Route Army soldiers pounced on the remaining Japanese troops like tigers descending from the mountains.

“Da da da da…”

The Type 81 automatic rifles in their hands began to roar, knocking down the Japanese soldiers who exposed their backs to them one by one.

The Japanese army's charge speed was severely slowed down by the snow, but the wide tracks of the Type 59 tank moved through the snow as if it were flat ground.

Under their driving, the tanks' retreating speed was basically the same as the Japanese army's charging speed.

At the same time, the tanks' machine guns continued to knock down the Japanese soldiers who were rushing towards them.

The commander of the 71st Wing's idea failed.

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