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Chapter 945 Chapter 944, the two wings are the main attack
The discus is not big, but it creates a legend! These guys, which were specially made for anti-tank, finally got their wish and were used on real tanks today!

In terms of quality, the anti-tank mines made by Liangjiacun Arsenal and Headquarters Arsenal were still inferior to those of later generations. The main reason was that the explosives were not good enough, because there was no high explosives like RDX, and even TNT was not that much, so many mines were filled with a small amount of TNT and mixed with some ammonium nitrate explosives.

But then again, the performance of a weapon doesn’t necessarily have to be great, but it must be sufficient! For example, the anti-tank mines of later generations are aimed at tanks that weigh 50 or 60 tons, so of course they have to be powerful!
But now, the Japanese tanks weigh only a dozen or twenty tons, and those light tanks even weigh only a few tons. The vehicles are light, the armor is thin, and the firepower is weak... Such tanks are good for bullying troops without tanks and anti-tank capabilities. But once they encounter troops with anti-tank capabilities, the Japanese tanks will expose these shortcomings.

Look, with the sound of explosions, six tanks that drove into the minefield were blown into scrap metal and burned into torches!
The tanks in the west were blown up, and there were still two squadrons of infantry left, so the battle had to continue. However, without the tanks to hold them back, the heavy machine gunners and light machine gunners of the first and second companies had no scruples and directed all their firepower at the remaining devils!
At this time, the comrades also discovered some problems. That is, the tanks and tank wreckages parked there naturally became fixed shelters, giving the Japanese a place to hide.

Faced with this situation, the six mortar groups of the two companies did not make any changes and continued to bombard the gathered enemy troops. Then, all the grenade launchers naturally assigned their own tanks and fired grenades at the back of the tanks. This is the advantage of having enough small-caliber indirect firepower. We are not afraid of you hiding, we can hit you from behind!
The battle was still going on. It was obvious that the Japanese had no intention of retreating or admitting defeat, and they continued to launch counterattacks on the positions of the 17th Regiment.

In this attack, the Japanese used 24 bombers, 12 105mm howitzers, 12 41-caliber mountain guns, 12 tanks, and 4 infantry squadrons. It can be said that for this attack, the Japanese used all their bombs, all their 105mm howitzers, nearly a quarter of their tanks, and nearly half of their infantry.

And these were only the initial troops, not all of the enemy's forces! Because when the attack was launched from the west, an infantry squadron from the northwest and southeast also launched attacks in the form of skirmish lines. Of course, this was not the point. The point was that when the tanks from the west rushed into the anti-tank cone (ruins), two more troops actually participated in the attack!

The directions of attack were exactly due north and due south, and no less troops were mobilized!

To the north, 19 tanks were lined up in front and behind, with a small squad of Japanese soldiers behind each tank, launching a rapid breakthrough attack on the 17th Regiment's position. Similarly, to the south, 19 tanks with 19 small squads of Japanese soldiers launched a rapid attack.

In this way, everyone can judge the enemy's offensive strategy! The initial slow attack is to give the two armored assault groups time to make a detour. Of course, it is also to attract the attention and heavy firepower of the 17th Regiment to the western position to cover the attack on both wings. And looking at the deployment of troops, it is known that the attack on these two wings is the key breakthrough direction of the enemy.

It's just that the devils didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army had anti-tank mines! The devils in the two armored groups, one in the south and one in the north, watched the tanks on the west side being blown up.

At this point, the Japanese soldiers on both wings were hesitant about whether to advance or retreat. However, with the orders coming from the radio, the Japanese soldiers in the two armored assault groups continued to move forward, faster and faster, as if they were going to fight to the death.

The Japanese did this, but the 17th Regiment Headquarters had already planned it! When the Japanese appeared in everyone's sight, two companies had already appeared in the trenches on the north side. At the same time, there was also an additional company in the second trench in the south, increasing the number of troops to two companies.

Squeak... Boom boom boom... The tanks on both wings suddenly braked, and the shells fired from the barrels whizzed to the back of the anti-tank cones, and even extended. It seems that these tanks intend to use their guns to detonate the anti-tank mines in front and eliminate the rocket launcher soldiers hiding in the caves. "Damn it, although we know that the Japanese are not very useful to do this, we can't let the Japanese have an easy time! Attention, artillery team, all grenade launchers, pay attention, load pepper bombs for me, and create a smoke zone on the road for the Japanese to advance!" In the trenches on the south, the commander of the 7th Company shouted loudly and issued new orders.

At about the same time, the commander of the 8th Company in the northern trench also issued a similar order.

Then, the Japanese soldiers watching the battle in the west saw dozens of artillery shells flying out from the Eighth Route Army's position, drawing a parabola and exploding in front of them, followed by thick smoke billowing and quickly dissipating.

Boom boom... The tanks here were still firing, and we saw the pepper bombs bombing in front of us. Probably because they knew the smoke was unusual, the Japanese in the tanks all put on gas masks.

Then, the tank continued to move forward and suddenly rushed into the foggy area! As for continuing the bombing? The smoke obscured the effect of the bombing, and the Japanese were also desperate!

Rumble... The tank reached the anti-tank cone area, twisted and turned to bypass the remaining anti-tank cones and continued to move forward.

When they arrived at a suspected minefield, both the Japanese tank drivers and other crew members were so nervous that they were afraid they would be blown up.

And then...then the tank continued to rumble forward and was not blown up by the anti-tank mine.

"Yo, the anti-tank mines of the Eighth Route Army are all deployed in the west! Alas, Watanabe and his men are so unlucky that they died for their country like this!" A Japanese soldier in the tank said while driving, and found that the trench position of the Eighth Route Army was not far ahead, so he stopped mumbling. At this time, they needed to destroy the firepower points such as the heavy machine guns of the Eighth Route Army, and then they could cover the infantry to continue moving forward.

However, at this time, the Eighth Route Army in the trenches did not react at all, as if they were numb? In the eyes of the devils, the Eighth Route Army was planning to let them get close to the enemy and then blow them up with explosives.

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