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At this time, the security forces sent by the Tenth Army to Liangshan encountered the most powerful combat unit they had ever encountered in their lives.

Red Alert Force Armored Cluster Self-Propelled Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion.

As a self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery unit directly under the cluster, the main equipment of each battalion at the beginning was the Type 80 twin-mounted 57mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. However, due to changes in the combat situation, the Red Alert force's demand for such large-caliber self-propelled anti-aircraft guns gradually decreased.

And as the Red Alert began to produce its own 30mm Gatling guns, the self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery battalion of the armored cluster also began to undergo large-scale replacement.

The original six companies with twin 57mm anti-aircraft guns were reduced to three, and the other three companies were all replaced with anti-aircraft guns consisting of Type 59 medium tanks equipped with six-barrel 6mm Gatling guns.

In addition, the self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery battalion has two self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery companies equipped with dual 37mm anti-aircraft guns.

When the eight companies of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns rushed to the Japanese positions, they began to massacre the Japanese.

"Chug, tug, tug, tug, tug."

"Woo~hum~"

As the two 30mm Gatling anti-aircraft gun batteries and two double 37mm anti-aircraft gun batteries of the Red Alert Force were the first to enter the Japanese defensive positions, and in the absence of the threat of anti-aircraft fire, they changed their main weapons to flat fire and launched frantic attacks on the Japanese troops on the ground.

The firing rate of the anti-aircraft gun is actually similar to that of the machine guns equipped by the Japanese, but the anti-aircraft gun is still a gun after all!
Compared with machine gun warheads, artillery warheads have much greater kinetic energy.

After a shell hit a Japanese soldier, it would usually turn him into a bloody mist on the spot, and the penetrating power of the shell could almost ignore all the individual shelters built by the Japanese soldiers.

And because the Red Alert's attacking forces were so numerous, the Japanese couldn't even carry out their idea of ​​a sneak attack under the circumstances of a comprehensive cleanup.

After all, although the self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery battalion is a dedicated air defense combat force within the Red Alert Force, there are actually still a large number of synthetic forces deployed within it, including an armored infantry company that performs guard missions.

As a coordinated guard force, during offensive operations, this armored infantry company would accompany these self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and coordinate in the attack against the Japanese troops.

This is the Japanese's garrison area, so naturally there are a large number of fortifications and trenches.

The Japanese infantry in the trenches would usually use anti-armor weapons such as explosive packs, cluster grenades, and Molotov cocktails to launch sneak attacks on the Red Alert troops. After the Japanese army was fully equipped with "Taijun Happy Sticks", the Red Alert troops had begun to be on full alert against the approaching infantry of the Japanese army.

Although the success rate of the Japanese "Taijun Happy Stick" is not high, in fact, this close-range triggered shaped charge ammunition still poses a threat to other armored vehicles equipped by the Red Alert Force except the Type 85 main battle tank.

So when the self-propelled artillery began to make continuous breakthroughs, the infantry soldiers of the armored infantry battalion had all gotten off the vehicles. While clearing the Japanese trenches inside the trenches and behind the anti-aircraft guns, they also protected the Red Alert's own vehicles.

As a result, under the surface suppression of self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery and the trench shuttle attack of armored infantry, the security forces of the Japanese 10th Army were directly beaten back by the Red Alert forces.

"Bakayaro! You bunch of losers, can't you even hold on for ten minutes?!"

At this time, the Japanese brigade commander looked at a regiment that had already retreated and cursed them angrily for not fighting back.

The Japanese regiment commander who was being scolded below had a face full of grievance.

That's the Ping'an County Security Corps! And it's an armored unit!
I'll give you a squadron and see how long you can hold out.

However, these were just his psychological activities after all. After all, he couldn't say such things when facing his brigade commander.

Faced with the attack of the Red Alert forces, the Japanese troops had no ability or means to resist. The firepower of the self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery battalion was simply too fierce!
Despite this, the Japanese brigade commander immediately notified Yoshio Shinozuka's theater command of the news of the Ping'an County Security Corps' attack, hoping that Yoshio Shinozuka could mobilize troops to support them.

After receiving the telegram from Liangshan County, Yoshio Shinozuka frowned.

According to the Ping'an County Security Corps' usual fighting style, it was impossible for the Liangshan front line to convey messages via telegram. The Ping'an County Security Corps would almost always shield them from radio attacks between each attack.

There must be something wrong when something is abnormal. The other party left the radio behind for a reason!
At this time, a Japanese staff officer asked: "Commander, Liangshan has been attacked. We have called the Eighth Army Headquarters many times, but there has been no response. Should we send some troops to support Liangshan?"

Hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka looked in the direction of the Yellow River and began to think with his eyes closed.

Now the headquarters of the Eighth Army has been wiped out by the Ping'an County Security Corps. If no troops are sent to provide support, the Eighth Army, which is now leaderless, will definitely not be able to resist the attack of the Ping'an County Security Corps.

However, if they sent out troops for reinforcement, their central and eastern defense lines along the Yellow River would certainly be forced to cross the river by the main force of the Ping'an County Security Corps, which was eyeing them covetously from the other side of the river.

If they really succeeded in crossing the river, then even if the troops of these four armies blocked the attack from the direction of Liangshan, they would still face the situation of fighting on two fronts.

Now they don't even know how many Ping'an County Security Corps troops there are in the Liangshan direction, or where these troops come from. How can this old Japanese soldier Yoshio Shinozuka make a decision?

After thinking for a moment, Shinozuka Yoshio immediately said: "Call the Eighth Army's troops on the Yellow River defense line, ask them to abandon the Yellow River defense line in front of them, and mobilize all troops to Liangshan County to block the Ping'an County Security Corps. The Tenth Army will send another brigade of troops to support the Liangshan direction!"

A Japanese staff officer heard this and said, "Commander, if the Eighth Army's troops withdraw, our eastern area of ​​the Yellow River defense line will be completely defenseless!"

Even a staff officer knew about this kind of thing, so how could a theater commander like Yoshio Shinozuka not think of it?
But the current situation is too serious!

Yoshio Shinozuka thought that there might be troops from the Ping'an County Security Corps appearing in the direction of Liangshan, but he was only thinking of a small group of troops.

He really didn't expect that the troops of the Ping'an County Security Corps that appeared here could not only break through the positions of a brigade in a short period of time, but also take over Liangshan County within an hour, and even destroy the headquarters of their Eighth Army.

Can this still be called a small force? !

Now Yoshio Shinozuka has no other choice but to withdraw the troops from the eastern area of ​​the Yellow River defense line.

However, if the troops of the Ping'an County Security Corps successfully crossed the river, their Yellow River defense line would collapse, and their remaining troops would have no choice but to abandon their current direction and retreat.

But they have already retreated from Hebei to Shandong. If they can't even defend Shandong, where else can they retreat to?
Once they arrived in the East China region, their North China Front Army would really be raised by a stepmother.

At this time, Shinozuka Yoshio's chief of staff, Army Lieutenant General Hiroaki Sasaki, said to Shinozuka Yoshio: "Commander, I have a plan!"

"Talk about it!"

"We order an infantry division and a tank division of the Eighth Army to withdraw to Liangshan County to block the Ping'an County Security Corps. The rest of the troops will continue to cover the artillery and defend the eastern line. Our support troops will be based on a brigade, and the independent 4th and 6th tank divisions will be sent to Liangshan. Anyway, the Shandong area is flat, and the tank troops of the two divisions are not too far from Liangshan. It will arrive in three or four hours, but..." "But it depends on how many troops the Ping'an County Security Corps sends here!" said Yoshio Shinozuka.

Seeing that Yoshio Shinozuka had understood his thoughts, Hiroaki Sasaki stopped talking and waited for Yoshio Shinozuka's decision.

It's a gamble!
Winning, they confronted the Red Alert forces across the river and retained the last part of their control area in North China.

If they lost, the four armies they deployed on the south bank of the Yellow River and nearly one million coordinated forces would all withdraw from North China, and would certainly suffer heavy losses.

Whether to gamble or not, it all depends on Yoshio Shinozuka's decision.

However, just two minutes later, Yoshio Shinozuka made his decision.

He bet that the Ping'an County Security Corps did not deploy enough troops!
When it comes to playing big, the Japanese have always considered themselves professionals. Whether it was the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Russo-Japanese War, or even the recent Pearl Harbor, they bet right.

This time, Yoshio Shinozuka decided to take a gamble with his million-strong army of the North China Front Army!
So under the order of Yoshio Shinozuka, the 202nd Division and the Tank Division of the Japanese Eighth Army immediately began to return to Liangshan County for support, and the Independent th and th Tank Divisions immediately provided support in the direction of Liangshan.

The Red Alert had already learned through satellite that the Japanese were coming to reinforce, but did not take any additional action in response to the large-scale attack of the Japanese army.

They even withdrew the air force units that were conducting ground strikes around Liangshan County.

The reason why the armored group's attack was not expanded immediately was because Wang Yu and Ye Fan wanted to lure the Japanese support troops to Liangshan, allowing Zhao Han and Liu Huaqiang's troops to take the opportunity to cross the river.

In this way, the Red Alert Force will have the opportunity to wipe out all the Japanese troops in Shandong in one fell swoop.

However, this time the reinforcements did not come from the Japanese's other three main forces. Instead, a large number of armored troops were sent.

Regarding the arrival of the Japanese armored forces, the armored group's first reaction was: Armored forces are great!

The terrain of Shandong is extremely flat, making it very suitable for armored forces to deploy and fight.

So the soldiers of the armored group waited with anticipation for the Japanese armored forces to come and deliver the food.

However, the soldiers of the armored cluster were happy. Ye Fan and Wang Yu could only sigh. After all, they had no way to fight for any chance for their comrades on the north bank of the Yellow River in this attack!

However, Wang Yu, as the deputy commander, was still very optimistic. After all, even if he failed to lure the main force of the Japanese this time, maybe he could do it next time?

"Order! After all the troops have eliminated the Japanese soldiers around Liangshan and those near our garrison positions, they should organize defense on the spot and wait for the Japanese reinforcements!"

"Yes! Deputy Captain!"

At the same time, the armored group's self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery battalion also began to hunt down the Japanese soldiers guarding the positions.

However, because the self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery battalion only had one armored infantry company, the speed of clearing the Japanese trenches was not fast at this time, which also affected the offensive speed of the entire self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery battalion.

"What a black card! Onboard!"

While the Red Alert's self-propelled artillery was waiting for the infantry to advance, a Japanese soldier holding a "Taijun Happy Stick" suddenly rushed out from the pile of Japanese corpses, howling like a ghost and rushing towards the Red Alert's self-propelled artillery.

Because the distance was too close, the Red Alert's self-propelled anti-aircraft gun did not turn in time.

Seeing that the Japanese soldier was about to rush to the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, a Red Alert soldier who was following behind the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He leaned forward and fired a short burst of shots at the Japanese soldier.

However, when killing this Japanese soldier, the machine gun that the Japanese soldier was responsible for covering also hit the Red Alert soldier.

"Fuck! Liu Bo was shot!"

"Hygienist!"

After the accompanying infantry was hit, the crew members on the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun shouted to the infantry who were clearing the trenches: "Hurry up! The Japs have reorganized their defense line!"

As the Japanese infantry began to launch small-scale counterattacks after the Red Alert's offensive slowed down, the Red Alert's infantry also began to invest manpower, thus speeding up the offensive.

When the Japanese saw that the Red Alert troops had launched another attack, they could no longer sit still.

"Bagayalu! Order the tank brigade to destroy these Chinese armored vehicles!"

"Hai!"

Under the order of the devil brigade commander, the tanks of the Japanese tank battalion immediately pressed forward as ordered.

At the same time, the Japanese infantry also rushed out to launch a counterattack along with the tanks.

However, after the Japanese Panzer IV tanks rushed up, the Type 80 twin 57mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns that were originally in the rear immediately moved forward and aimed their guns at the Japanese Panzer IV tanks.

The 30mm and 37mm anti-aircraft guns cannot penetrate the front armor of the Panzer IV tank, but the 57mm gun can!
The Red Alert's dual 57mm guns immediately began to fire at the Japanese. Under the intensive shooting of the Red Alert, the Japanese Type tanks were blown up one by one before they could stop and fire.

At the same time, the remaining 30mm Gatling guns and dual 37mm anti-aircraft guns of the Red Alert Force also began firing at the infantry units around the Japanese army.

Under the metal storm formed by the firing of the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, the Japanese infantry were instantly blown to death, and even the Japanese Type 4 tanks were targeted and destroyed like lighters.

Only at this time did the Japanese understand what absolute firepower advantage meant.

The Japanese brigade commander looked at the scene before him and suddenly realized that they would not win this war.

Then he was directly hit by a 30mm shell and turned into a bloody mist. (End of this chapter)