Pingzikou, three kilometers southeast of Jincheng.

boom!

A huge explosion sounded, and there were already waves of huge explosions and dust rising around.

The flames from the explosion and the water vapor from the collision of snow.

The dirt from the black soil fell heavily and hit Luo Xuhui's shoulder on the position.

"Chief Commander, another battalion has arrived from Shengjing. This is the third batch of Japanese reinforcements. The more we fight, the more they come. The hillside on the right wing has been charged by the Japanese more than a dozen times."

Sun Zhuyang bent his body, ran quickly to Luo Xuhui's side, and spoke loudly.

Although Pingzikou has some terrain advantages, they are not absolute. The Japanese troops are coming in continuously, from a brigade at the beginning to a battalion of reinforcements now.

This little Japanese is determined to take back Jincheng.

According to the information Luo Xuhui received, two divisions landed on the coastline and headed straight for Pingtuo Mountain. The fighting is still going on, and Jincheng is being attacked by the Japanese from the east.

The encirclement of Jincheng was facing the Japanese from all directions, and even he felt the intensity of the battle.

"Send the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Brigade to reinforce them. Disperse the heavy firepower. Tell the 2nd Brigade that they held off this wave. I will prioritize them joining the Tiger Brigade."

Luo Xuhui's voice was full of determination. Sun Zhuyang beside him did not hesitate at all and quickly conveyed his order.

In fact, Luo Xuhui's face was full of seriousness. The intensity of the winter offensive was indeed beyond their expectations, which made him frown.

Peng Shanping, who was silent, looked very solemn.

As a staff officer, he kept rubbing his temples while watching the battles at Pingtuo Mountain, Jincheng, and Pingzikou.

After all, the battle seemed to have started overnight.

"The Japanese have calculated that we only have the existing forces. Without any reinforcements, Pingtuo Mountain will be emptied in two days at most."

Peng Shanping's expression was very serious. He assessed the current battle situation and realized that he had already stepped half a foot into the abyss.

The Japanese took advantage of their troop strength, tied up all their troops, and then picked a unit from the Huben Brigade to attack.

And Jincheng was the city where the Japanese wanted to concentrate their forces to destroy it.

"We have to fight even if we fail in two days, and Brigade Lin will never let the Japanese succeed." Luo Xuhui has full confidence in Lin Tianchen. There is no reason why Lin Tianchen cannot see through what they can see.

Perhaps a solution has been found now, and they should now do their part.

Luo Xuhui thought about this, observed the battlefield, and issued an order.

"Disperse one brigade and one regiment to fill the gaps left by the three regiments that were just transferred. Artillery will begin bombarding the cliffs on the right flank of the road to block it."

Listening from the direction of Jincheng, bursts of explosions were heard from time to time, like thunder in the distance. It was obvious that the battle was very fierce.

"We are now in a situation where only the brave can win when they meet on a narrow road..."

Luo Xuhui spoke with great determination. Although he wanted to sacrifice himself to join the Tiger Guard Brigade, he had nothing to fear when faced with real sacrifice.

Pingtuo Mountain.

Gunshots...cannon fire...

Tim Schultz's eyes were filled with amazement and he never put down his telescope.

This battle had far exceeded his understanding of an offensive. The entire foot of Pingtuo Mountain had already become a sea of ​​blood and corpses, with layer upon layer of flesh and blood piled up on top of each other, and the entire mountain had been dyed red.

Thousands of miles of ice and frost, the blood froze on the snow, appearing incredibly smooth.

Even so, the Japanese did not stop their offensive rhythm. Some soldiers directly stepped on the sea of ​​blood to attack Pingtuo Mountain. The Third Regiment still occupied the high ground, madly suppressing the attacking Japanese and not retreating a single step.

Even the first line of defense has a huge gap, but it is still tense.

"In less than three hours, 20,000 elite soldiers were killed here..." Tim Schultz was shocked to see that the casualties were still increasing.

But that was all based on the fact that the new recruits were unable to adapt to the battlefield, which led to the defeat. But at the moment, both sides were real elite troops, and the defenders would not retreat just because a gap was opened in their positions.

The attacking troops will not be afraid to charge because of heavy casualties.

So, seeing that after three hours of bloody battle, the two troops were still fighting at a high intensity, he had a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the two troops, especially the Tiger Brigade.

You know, this should have been a battle of absolute overwhelming force. When Hans Tiger was pushing across Europe... he encountered such mountain resistance.

But they all pushed forward smoothly, but the situation in front of them was completely different.

The entire Pingtuo Mountain clearly does not have any natural barriers or special passes. It is just an ordinary hill. Its only advantage is that it is high above the ground. However, it is precisely this terrain that allowed the Tiger Brigade to repel wave after wave of attacks with the help of trenches and constructed firepower points.

Especially the first wave of ambush, which almost maximized the killing of the Japanese.

At the most important moment, although the front-line position of the entire Third Regiment had been attacked several times, Tim Schultz clearly observed that the overall casualties were not large!

This was a team of 40,000 to 50,000 people attacking an ordinary hill, yet they achieved such a casualty ratio.

"The charge has begun again..." Lucas put down the telescope and pointed at the foot of Pingtuo Mountain.

He had seen such extreme charges dozens of times, and he really didn't know how long this offensive and defensive battle between the two teams would last.

The deployment of heavy machine guns and the bombardment of mortars alone almost brought thermal weapons to their extreme. Every firing point and arc-shaped shooting range could prevent any Japanese from rushing up a small hillside.

This kind of battle is completely beyond the war of the era of hot weapons. It is more like a flesh-to-flesh fight between a group of people holding firearms. They will do anything to achieve their goals. As long as it can kill, even the butt of a gun can become a weapon.

Moreover, the offensive and defensive battle before his eyes really opened his eyes. It was said that if 30% of the troops were killed or wounded, the morale of the troops would be greatly affected. But now, more than 30% of the troops were killed, yet they still maintained the charge again and again.

Both sides could feel that they were approaching their limits.

Tim Schultz was speechless, because the current battle situation made him really begin to believe that winter might cause their failure, because the equipment was leveled without limit, and the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Brigade in front of him would probably be a difficult problem if it was placed in front of them.

It was precisely because of this that he couldn't help but think of his first conversation with that young man, who was certain that they would lose.

While Tim Schultz was thinking, suddenly a sound different from that of a mortar was heard again on the battlefield, which made him look up in an instant.

A violent explosion was heard, and the flames illuminated a small area of ​​sky and earth, falling on the Japanese soldiers who were attacking Pingtuo Mountain.

The appearance of this scene instantly became the focus of the entire battlefield, focusing on the northeast direction of Pingtuo Mountain.

In the vast snow, six black armored vehicles appeared on the wide road.

The black smoke rose straight into the sky and merged with the heavy snow, just like six strokes of ink on a white paper. The formation was an inverted V shape. Although the speed was not very fast in the snow, the firepower of the tanks was at full blast.

At this moment, it was like a glowing city wall, advancing towards the Japanese.

"Tank," Tim Schultz muttered.

They are very familiar with tanks. In the entire world, they consider tanks second, and no one dares to claim tanks as first.

Accompanied by the rumble of tanks, like the roar of a tiger, the huge roar spread throughout the battlefield.

"Left three, high three, five, fire!"

Sun Desheng looked at the Japanese soldiers who were constantly attacking the sky in the distance, and his angry roar was heard at this moment.

boom!

The recoil of the shell caused the entire car body to shake violently, and Sun Desheng's figure shook with it.

"Li Ergou, step on the accelerator as I head towards Beizhen Station! Gunner Gao Sanliu, the Japanese are gathering over there."

Sun Desheng, who was sitting in the observation seat, had a flushed face and sharp eyes.

"Right three, full pressure! Full speed."

"Cavalry battalion, attack!"

Sun Desheng looked at the gathering of the Japanese soldiers and immediately arranged an artillery attack while maintaining pressure on them.

After all, after following Lin Tianchen for a long time, commanders at any level will consciously look for the enemy's weak points to launch attacks. This has long become the instinct of commanders at every level.

Rumble!

The roar of machinery was heard instantly, and a cloud of black smoke rose.

Sun Desheng fired bursts of shots from the heavy machine gun on the tank, and the violent shaking made every inch of his skin dance.

The six tanks opened fire at full capacity, their tracks crushing the Japanese soldiers lying on the ground, and their shells hitting every position of the Japanese soldiers.

Faced with the appearance of tanks, Gao Jiecheng's reaction was naturally not slow.

"The first battalion will push forward and join the cavalry battalion..." Gao Jiecheng spoke quickly. If we talk about the threat posed purely by tanks, that's all it is.

Every commander in the Tiger Brigade knew very well that the appearance of tanks must be coordinated with infantry and tanks. Although they had few tanks, they were unstoppable. Lin Tianchen intended to make each unit familiar with tank coordination.

Therefore, with the cooperation of Sun Desheng, it was popularized to every team.

In response to the tanks' charge, the Third Regiment immediately sent two troops to the front to coordinate with the infantry and tanks.

Although the Japanese had the advantage in numbers on the entire battlefield, with the appearance of tanks, it was as if their roles had been reversed and they began to have the advantage in equipment.

"Counterattack...what kind of coordination?" Tim Schultz was the one who knew Butan's coordination best. Although the Tiger Brigade had few tanks, they took advantage of the third regiment's position to provide fire cover, allowing them to move more unscrupulously on the battlefield.

The tanks not only coordinated with the infantry, but the positions also cooperated. For a moment, although there were only six tanks, they achieved an unstoppable effect.

"If the opponent's mentality is really as strong as the Tiger Brigade..." Tim Schultz looked at the situation in front of him, but he thought of more.

If the Russians were as strong as the Tiger Brigade, or even half as strong as the Tiger Brigade, he would have sensed the danger of failure. The infinitely close equipment advantage and the super strong will to resist made him feel frightened.

"While the military equipment is being leveled, we should try our best to maneuver and find opportunities to exploit their equipment advantages." Tim Schultz had to admit that the commander of the Tiger Brigade was far beyond the reach of the academics. This was a real consideration of various factors.

Not only was he weakening the enemy's advantage, but he was also pushing his own limits. It was precisely because of this situation that Pingtuo Mountain, which was originally somewhat unstable, actually launched a counterattack.

"If the Russians had such a commander..." Tim Schultz thought for a moment, if there really was such a commander, and in a high position...

But he didn't dare to think about it any further because the consequences were too terrible.

Just like the ally in front of him, that person was clearly not in Jincheng at all, but he was playing with Jincheng in his hands.

“This is strategic planning....”

Tim Schultz knew too well the horror of such a commander.

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