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Chapter 777 Attack!

Both Zhao Gang and Wang Dehou's expressions changed.

Now that the Xinyituan family has a big business, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they are extremely rich.

There are not many businesses that can interest Chief Li Datuan and call him a fortune.

Zhao Gang stared at the direction of Datong on the map on the table, thought about it carefully, and finally realized what Li Yunlong said about great wealth!
Zhao Gang's expression changed: "Old Li, you mean the 3rd Tank Division of the Japanese Army?"

Li Yunlong glanced at Zhao Gang: "What else can it be except the 3rd Chariot Division?"

"There is also the 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment." Wang Dehou interjected, "We killed a devil's armored vehicle, and Boss Chen gave one as a gift. The same is true for the heavy artillery that killed the devil."

"The Chief of Staff is right, there is also the 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment." Li Yunlong glanced at Wang Dehou, "This is also a fortune."

After finishing speaking, Li Yunlong stroked his chin with pensive eyes.

Before Li Yunlong captured a Japanese Type [-] infantry artillery, he was so happy that he couldn't sleep all night, thinking that this time he could get rid of the devil's gun towers and bunkers.

But now it seems that this little devil's equipment is indeed a bit poor.

Boss Chen gave a very generous price. If one Japanese heavy artillery and one tank were destroyed or captured, the Xinyi Regiment would get one heavy artillery and one tank.

It's a pity that Li Yunlong counted and counted.

Right now, the entire Japanese Army has only 6 heavy artillery brigades and 3 tank divisions.

Even if all these heavy artillery and tank units are wiped out, there are only a few hundred heavy artillery and 1000 tanks.

Damn it, can't the little devils fight for a bit and build more heavy artillery and tanks?
However, Zhao Gang said in a worried tone: "Our troops attacking Datong, whether it is infantry or artillery, except for the 203mm heavy howitzer battalion and the 1st artillery battalion, are all on the bright side."

"The main force of the Mongolian army knows that our firepower is strong, and they dare to go to Datong, which shows that the devils have a certain degree of confidence."

"I don't think this battle is that easy to fight. After all, the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia has a full tank division."

"Although the devil's tanks are not good, they can't stand up to a large number. Can the independent regiment and the new second regiment stop the devil's steel torrent?"

Because Li Yunlong had already studied "Rapid Assault of Armored Groups" two years ago.

The observation group of the Japanese army only went to Germany to observe in October last year. Do you know that tanks can still be used in this way?

Therefore, Li Yunlong is nearly two years ahead of the little devil in the use of armored clusters.

"Steel torrent?"

Leader Li's tone was disdainful:

"Old Zhao, you think too highly of the little devil's tank. Just that little bean tank is also suitable for playing armored clusters and steel torrents?"

"On the European battlefield, the little devil's tank is just a lighter!"

"Our tanks are put on the European battlefield. They are also top-notch tanks. Although there are not many of them, they are enough to deal with little devils."

"Even so," Zhao Gang said, "but we still need to send a telegram to remind Ding Wei and Kong Jie that we must not underestimate the enemy in this battle."

Li Yunlong nodded. The Japanese army also had a chance of winning this battle in Datong. It mainly depends on how they fight.

So he asked the chief of staff to draft a telegram, then he signed his name, and then asked the telegraph operator to send the telegram.

If it wasn't for the lack of time, Li Yunlong even wanted to go to Datong to direct the battle in person.

Whether to make a fortune or trade at a loss depends on how Kong Jie directs the battle.

……

Right now, the battle between Shouyang and Yangquan is going smoothly.

The battle of Taiyuan was full of thunder and rain.

After seeing that the Japanese army's Xiaodian Town defense line was indeed difficult to crack, the division commander no longer ordered the troops to attack on a large scale, but continued to shell Xiaodian Town.

Put pressure on the First Army.

However, the situation in Datong is somewhat stalemate.

The Japanese army did not launch some tentative attacks on the Eighth Route Army's defense line until noon, but they were all repelled.

Outside the city of Datong.

Temporary headquarters of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia.

"Reporting to the commander, the Eighth Route Army's defense deployment has been tested. The firepower of the Eighth Route Army's defense line is indeed very strong, but the defensive positions are average. They are all civil structures, and they should have anti-gun holes."

In the ancestral hall of a house in a village, a combat staff officer reported to Amakasu Shigetaro, commander of the Garrison in Mongolia.

The Eighth Route Army has not been idle these two days. Knowing that the devils are coming, they have already evacuated the people in the surrounding villages.

"Understood." Amakasu Shigetaro nodded lightly.

Issaku Nishihara, head of the 3rd Chariot Division, said: "If I were the commander of the Eighth Route Army, I would definitely launch an attack when the garrison Mongolian army just arrived and its foothold was not stable, and defeat the garrison Mongolian army in one fell swoop."

"Now our chariots have been deployed, the cannons have been mounted, and our feet have been established."

"What will the Eighth Route Army use to fight the locust army?"

"Nishihara-kun, don't be careless." Amakasu Shigetaro reminded, "The artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army is very powerful!"

"Your Excellency, Commander, I know this." Nishihara Issaku said, "As long as my 3rd Tank Division kills all the tanks of the Eighth Route Army, my tanks and armored vehicles will be able to attack the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army."

At this moment, the communications staff came in and bowed his head to report to Shigetaro Amakasu.

"Reporting to the commander, General Neji Okamura, the commander of the North China Front Army, has sent a telegram."

"Forty-two aircraft belonging to the 1st Flying Division of the Kwantung Army, including the 2nd Squadron, have taken off from Beiping Airport and arrived in the sky over Datong about an hour later."

At present, Amakasu Shigetaro has only two artillery regiments, the 2th Mountain Artillery Regiment, and the Artillery Regiment of the 26rd Tank Division.

The largest caliber is the cannon brigade of the 3rd tank division, equipped with 12 105mm cannons of the [-] type.

The 150mm howitzer of the Eighth Route Army alone has the size of at least one artillery wing, not to mention the mountain artillery, which has the size of four artillery wings.

In terms of artillery firepower, there is nothing left for the devils to be crushed.

If you want to bring the artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army to the same level as that of the Japanese army, you can only dispatch bombers and fighter jets to deal with the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army.

"Yo Xi!"

Amakasu Shigetaro was shocked immediately.

The 2nd Flying Team belongs to the 1st Flying Regiment of the 101st Flying Division. It is a veteran flying team.

The pilots of this flight team are veteran pilots with rich combat experience.

and.

The North China Front Army also sent some planes to reinforce the Mongolian Army with the 2nd Flying Team, and the number of Japanese troops to reinforce the Mongolian Army reached 42.

Amakasu Shigetaro looked at the watch in his hand, and gave the order indifferently:

"After 40 minutes, the Type [-] infantry artillery and mortars fired on the Eighth Route Army positions on time!"

……

Time passed relentlessly and steadily.

After a morning of rest, the soldiers of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia recovered a lot of energy.

40 minutes later, the Japanese Type [-] infantry artillery and mortar positions were on the ground.

"Azimuth...distance 1.4 kilometers..."

"Test shot, fire!"

As the mini plaster flag in the hands of the flag commander fell, there were a few muffled bangs on the Japanese army's position.

The muzzle fireworks of several [-]-type infantry guns and [-]-type mortars bloomed.

A few shells rushed out of the gun barrel immediately, soared into the sky driven by the propellant, drew a low arc in the sky, and finally swooped down and landed on the position of the Eighth Route Army.

Boom boom boom...

On the forward position built by the Eighth Route Army, several flames and explosion smoke suddenly rose from the surrounding area.

The quality of the gunners of the little devil is good, and the first round of shelling was close to the forward position.

"retreat!"

The company commanders of the companies in the trench knew that these shells were test shots, and they were to provide a reference for the revision of the shooting elements before the official shelling.

Next, the devil's artillery firepower should be exerted.

Under the orders of the company commanders, the soldiers bowed their backs and quickly left the position along the trenches extending backwards.

Although the earthworks have anti-blasting holes, which can greatly reduce the casualties of the troops, but the devils have mountain cannons and cannons. Mountain artillery and large-caliber cannons can not only destroy the earthworks, but also shock people to death.

More than 20 seconds later, the devil's shell rain arrived as scheduled, covering part of the Eighth Route Army's positions in artillery fire and gunpowder smoke.

"Type 50 infantry guns and mortars, totaling about [-] or so."

"This should not be all the small-caliber firepower of the devil."

In the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment, Shen Quan, the commander of the second battalion, faced the field of vision of the telescope, and the Japanese artillery fired unscrupulously, with a relaxed tone.

All the troops in the trenches had been withdrawn, and all the shells of the devils had exploded in the fortifications that were not defended by soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.

Those fortifications were not built for the Eighth Route Army itself, but tombs built by the Eighth Route Army for the Japanese army.

"This devil who is stationed in the Mongolian army is still a bit rich."

The instructor of the Second Battalion on the side also spoke relaxedly.

The firepower of 50 [-]-type infantry guns and mortars has exceeded the firepower of an artillery wing of small-caliber artillery.

The Devil's Mountain Artillery Wing and the Chariot Division's artillery wing haven't fired yet.

The Eighth Route Army's defense line was five or six kilometers long, but the devils only shelled about a kilometer of defense line, which happened to be the position of the Second Battalion of the Independence Regiment.

The devil's artillery is not many, not enough to cover the five or six kilometers long line of defense at the same time.

The Eighth Route Army knew what the devils were up to.

It is to break one point and shake the entire line of defense of the Eighth Route Army.

As expected, the devil's shelling stopped after 10 minutes.

Subsequently.

About 2000 devils, led by more than 20 tanks, rushed towards the position of the second battalion.

Simultaneously.

Around the other lines of defense, a large number of Japanese troops approached the Eighth Route Army's position under the guidance of tanks, but they did not approach the position.

More than 20 Type [-] and Type [-] tanks lined up in battle formation and advanced towards the Eighth Route Army positions. The sturdy Japanese soldiers had the words dare to die wrapped around their foreheads.

The devils were naked to the waist, holding all [-]-type rifles in their hands. Under the guidance of the tanks, they swept towards the Eighth Route Army's positions like gray waves.

The positions of the Eighth Route Army were dead and silent.

The attacking tank column approached the Eighth Route Army position, and then boarded the Eighth Route Army position. The attacking Japanese army encountered no resistance.

In the Japanese army headquarters, the corners of the mouths of several combat staff officers slightly curved upward.

Seeing the attacking Japanese troops easily occupying the Eighth Route Army's positions, the Commander of the Garrison in Mongolia, Amakasu Shigetaro, suddenly felt an extremely bad feeling in his heart.

He was about to order the attacking troops to immediately withdraw from the Eighth Route Army positions.

But it's too late!
(End of this chapter)