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Chapter 869 Tank Showdown!

Outside Qubei County.

As soon as Yang Yuanshan gave the military order, the various units of the Special Forces Regiment immediately began to adjust their deployments.

The sound of artillery fire on the battlefield began to fade away.

On the tank company side, Company Commander Kong Dacheng heard the communicator's order to dispatch his tanks, and he immediately accepted the order excitedly.

He called all the tank commanders under his command to a small meeting, conveyed Yang Yuanshan's order, and briefly discussed the specific combat plan.

Then he gave a loud order:
"Tank Company, attack!
Beat these sons of bitches to death!"

Following this order, four Chaffee tanks in the front and six M6 Stuart tanks in the back rushed towards Jinyang City at a speed of more than 3 kilometers per hour, emitting rumbling black smoke.

……

On the road from Jinyang City to Qubei County, a large force of more than 33 Japanese troops from the 2rd Division were rushing towards Qubei County like a shit-yellow earth dragon.

At the front of the team, more than 20 sidecars led the way.

Ten Type 10 medium tanks and two Type 2 light tanks followed closely behind.

It looks very mighty and domineering!
At the rear of the team, acting division commander Major General Murata Takasei was riding on a war horse with a frown on his face.

The experience of being forced to flee in panic after being beaten in Hedi Village a few months ago made him never dare to underestimate our army again.

Now, the enemy actually dared to organize one or two divisions to attack Qubei County, which is so close to Jinyang City. How could he not be frightened?
——It is obvious that the enemy is not afraid of the reinforcements from Jinyang City at all!

He knew very well that although the entire 33rd Division was now fully staffed, its combat effectiveness was at least % to % weaker than before!

Many of the soldiers who were transferred from ronin and trading company employees had only been trained for two months and their marksmanship was terrible.

Courage, let alone courage!

Seeing him like this, the new division chief of staff, Colonel Shigenobu Nishimori, asked hurriedly:

"Mr. Commander, are you worried about Qubei County?

Takigawa-kun, can't you hold your ground with one battalion until we arrive?"

He was originally the commander of the Jinyang Garrison Regiment. When Kazuo Iwamatsu reorganized the 33rd Division, he promoted him to the position of division chief of staff.

"The Tubalu in northwestern Shanxi are extraordinary, and they have more artillery than our locust army.

I will never forget the battle of Hedi Village. Our two or three artillery regiments tried their best but were unable to completely wipe them out. It was like a nightmare. "

Murata Takasei was in a low mood.

He really didn't want to leave the city and fight with the troops in northwestern Shanxi!

How comfortable would it be to lie down and do nothing in Jinyang City?
Or you can go south and beat Yan Laokou, which would be also very pleasant.

However, as an acting division commander who had just been promoted to major general through special procedures, he had no right to speak in front of bigwigs like Iwamatsu Kazuo and Asakanomiya Sakuhiko.

After hearing what Murata Takasei said, Nishimori Shigenobu disagreed.

He felt that Kazuo Shinozuka's previous failure in Hedi Village was due to his own stupidity, not because the enemy was so powerful.

In his opinion, what else can the Eighth Route Army do except plotting, scheming and launching sneak attacks?
With the fighting power of the Locust Army warriors, it would be easy to destroy them as long as they don't encounter stupid command!
Looking at the guy in front of him who had no fighting spirit, Nishimori Shigenobu secretly thought: Murata Takasei is such a coward!

It would be better for me to do this as the acting division commander!

Thinking of this, he immediately said:
"Mr. Division Commander, it seems that you have lost the faith that our Locust Army will win!"

Murata Takashi sneered when he heard this:

“The belief in victory is based on victory, not on arrogance!
Xisen-kun, I now order you to lead the 214th Regiment to speed up and rush to Qubei County as soon as possible!"

He was keenly aware that the chief of staff did not seem to be convinced by him.

So, of course, I won’t be nice to the other party.

He could also understand that this fellow was probably jealous of his advancement because he had the same military rank as him.

When Nishimori Shigenobu heard his order, a look of annoyance appeared on his face.

While honestly accepting the order:

"Hi!"

At the same time, I was thinking to myself: When I win a battle, I will come and ask you whether I am arrogant or not!
Then he knocked his legs together, spurred his horse forward, and loudly called out to Akita Qiaoyi's 214th Regiment, marching forward quickly.

……

However, they had just been running forward for less than ten minutes when two sidecars came back like mad bulls and reported:

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the Eighth Route Army's tanks are here, and they are expected to reach the battlefield in ten minutes at most!"

"Tank? Hahahaha, the Eighth Route Army actually dares to send tanks to charge?
This is ridiculous! Do their tanks have enough fuel for training? "

Nishimori Shigenobu laughed.

This made Colonel Akita Qiaoyi, commander of the 214th Regiment, speechless.

He had seen our tanks in Hedi Village and quickly reminded them:
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the tanks of the Tubalu in Northwest Shanxi are very tall and large, and it is not easy for our Locust Army's Type 97 medium tanks to destroy them!

Don’t underestimate it! "

"Nani? Impossible!
The Type 97 medium tank of our Locust Army is the world's leading tank. How can the Eighth Route Army compare with our Locust Army?"

Nishimori Shigenobu didn't believe at all that the pale and skinny Eighth Route Army soldiers in his impression, who were holding swords and spears, could build any powerful chariots.

He felt that those who had participated in the battle of Hedi Village had been frightened by the Eighth Route Army and turned into shameful cowards!

They should all be transferred to the reserve force as soon as possible!

Akita Qiaoyi was speechless at his arrogance.

Crazy criticism in my heart: You have never seen the Eighth Route Army's tanks, and yet you lie with your eyes closed. It's really infuriating!
The Locust Army's cause is ruined by incompetent and crappy officers like you!
But he didn't dare to utter a word of these words, so he could only change the subject:

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, this place is flat, and the Eighth Route Army's tanks can drive straight in. Should we stop immediately and build a defensive position with all our strength?
To deal with the opponent's attack?"

Nishimori Shigenobu waved his hand and sneered:
“There’s no need for that!
The Eighth Route Army has tanks, don’t we have any?
Immediately send someone to notify Fujimura of the tank squadron and ask them to destroy the Eighth Route Army tanks for me.

Infantry, keep moving forward!"

……

Soon, his order was conveyed to the ears of Major Yuta Fujimura, the squadron leader of the 1st Squadron of the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Tank Regiment.

Yuta Fujimura naturally had countless MMPs in his mind.

The 1st Battalion of the 8th Tank Regiment followed Kazuo Shinozuka and was completely wiped out in the Hedi Village battlefield!
Therefore, the remaining officers of their Eighth Tank Regiment naturally understood the strength of the Eighth Route Army tank troops in northwestern Shanxi.

How dare we underestimate each other?
But since the division chief of staff had given the order, he had no choice but to carry it out.

He could only order his 12 tanks in anger:
"Hurry up, charge forward and destroy the Eighth Route Army's tanks!"

……

The two tank units rushed in two directions and soon encountered each other head-on about fifteen miles south of Qubei County.

Kong Dacheng looked through the small observation window and saw that the Japanese had 12 tanks that had rushed to the front of his side, about 1500 meters away. He immediately gave the order with a grim smile:

"Comrades, fire hard and beat these bastards to death!"

In fact, without his order, the commanders of each vehicle had already estimated the distance and ordered the gunners to fire.

“Bang… bang… bang…”

The sound of dense artillery shells firing echoed throughout the battlefield.

The Chaffee tank's 75mm main gun is as powerful as a mountain cannon.

The M3 tank's 37mm main gun should not be underestimated.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

The dense explosions scared the Japanese tank troops.

The Japanese gunners exclaimed:

“Bagya Road!
The Tubalu tanks actually opened fire at such a long distance, isn't that a waste of ammunition?"

In fact, it was indeed a waste of artillery shells. In the first round of artillery fire by the tank company of the special forces regiment, not a single shot hit the target.

At most, some shrapnel splashed onto their tanks, making the vehicle bodies crackle.

Seeing that his opponents had opened fire, Yuta Fujimura opened the hatch of his tank, stood up, and carefully observed the situation through a telescope.

Then he ordered:

"Warriors, the Eighth Route Army tanks are heavily armored, so don't fire at random!
Immediately go around to the rear of the Tubalu tanks and attack their flanks!"

……

(End of this chapter)