Listening to the casualty figures that kept coming back from the front line, everyone in the headquarters was angry and helpless.

The only thing that can restrain airplanes is airplanes, but unfortunately, the National Army has almost exhausted all its airplanes and pilots.

"Niang Xipi!"

The chairman cursed harshly,

"The military commander should seize the time to find the Japanese airport. We can't let them be so unscrupulous anymore. It's really too much!"

"Yes, commission!"

Dai Li hurriedly stood up and accepted the order.

He did not dare to delay too much and quickly assigned the tasks.

During the Battle of Taiyuan, there was a precedent of raiding Japanese airfields, and the Chairman must have wanted to do the same thing.

The battle lasted from five o'clock in the morning to noon. Although the 42nd Division and the 169th Division encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese army, the front line was always advancing, leaving less and less room for the Japanese 37th Division to survive.

The 98th Army has a high probability of ending the battle in one day.

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Jiro Harusu knew the tactics of the 108th Division to attack Dongyang Pass two years ago. After receiving the order from the Division Commander, he divided the 8th Regiment into two and circled it from the north and south like two pairs of pliers.

Open the Dongyang Pass garrison's position.

flank, then outflank.

This was the tactic adopted by the 108th Division two years ago.

That was when the 108th Division used an infantry brigade to bypass the right-wing defender's position, interspersed between Dongyang Pass and Licheng, and cut off the retreat route of the Dongyang Pass defender.

The retreat was cut off, the morale of the army was shaken, the entire front collapsed, and Dongyang Pass was lost.

Jiro Harusuo repeated his old tricks in an attempt to achieve strategic goals at a very small cost.

In order to ensure nothing went wrong, he used a regiment of troops this time.

On the left wing, he used a large group of troops to bypass Yiziling in an attempt to open up contact with the 37th Division.

He personally led the two brigades to bypass Liushukou on the right and take the old path of the 108th Division.

The whole detour process went very smoothly and took just over four hours.

In Harusujiro's view, the frontal battlefield at Dongyang Pass has entered a stalemate, and the defenders definitely do not have the extra troops to defend the two wings. It makes sense that they can do so smoothly.

Moreover, reconnaissance planes in the sky also conducted detailed reconnaissance of this area and found no traces of defenders or fortifications.

Harusujiro showed a cunning smile and commanded the troops to speed up and rush to the mouth of the willow tree.

Liushukou is a very inconspicuous pass sandwiched between two mountains.

There are continuous mountains to the north and south, and only here there is a mountain road for people to walk.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, two brigades of Harusujiro arrived outside the willow mouth.

The sound of gunfire rumbled in the distance, but this section of the road was exceptionally quiet, with the occasional chirping of insects and birds in the forest.

Captain Takenaga Masaharu stood outside the notch, always feeling that something was wrong around the willow tree mouth, but he couldn't tell where it was.

Harujiro asked:

"Did you find anything?"

Takenaga Masaharu shook his head gently,

"I felt like there was an ambush, but I couldn't see anything."

Born into a business family, Haruo Jiro developed a very cautious character, and military intuition was sometimes very accurate, so he chose to trust Takenaga Masaharu.

"The large force is on standby, and a small team will go explore the road first!"

“Hiyi!!!”

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In front of Tianzhu'ao is an east-west highway, which is also the main direction of attack by the Japanese army.

After replacing the embarrassing puppet troops, the Japanese army conducted shelling on various positions in Dongyang Pass for half an hour.

Then, under the cover of the aircraft, they began to launch fierce attacks on various positions one after another.

Due to the terrain and fortifications, the fierce Japanese attack did not have a big impact on the Fourth Regiment. The battle lasted for several hours, and the 150mm infantry guns on the two high mountains had not fired a single shell.

Wang Laohu only used 6 75mm infantry guns, and he still had several trump cards in his hands.

Just after one o'clock, after a new round of shelling, the Japanese launched another attack.

Three tanks formed a triangular formation and charged toward Tianzhu'ao along the road. A squadron of infantry followed behind the tanks.

Wang Laohu and Liang Xixian stood in the headquarters of the main position, holding telescopes to observe the actions of the Japanese army.

Seeing the Japanese army leading with three tanks, Liang Xixian was a little anxious.

You must know that there are very few anti-tank weapons in the national army. The little Japanese used those tanks to capture Nanjing and Wuhan.

"Deputy Commander Wang, let the artillery fire, otherwise the approaching tanks will be a nuisance."

Liang Xixian couldn't help but remind him.

But Wang Laohu had a nonchalant smile on his face. He blinked at Liang Xixian and said inscrutably:

"Brother Liang, don't be anxious, just watch.

From today onwards, the days when China was domineering and domineering, with its tanks in China, are gone forever!”

"hehe……"

"hey-hey……"

All the informed officers in the headquarters laughed.

Liang Xixian's eyes widened, his brows furrowed, and he was confused.

Seeing that Wang Laohu had no intention of going into detail, he had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and continue reading.

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Perhaps because of the support of tanks, the Japanese attack was more violent this time.

In more than 10 minutes, we have arrived at a position about 500 meters away from the first main position.

The tanks drove off the road and onto the wasteland on the roadside. There was a wide area of ​​about 80 meters in front of them.

When seeing such terrain, the tank commander smiled.

It's so open that it's impossible to hide people, and you don't have to worry about someone suddenly rushing out with a grenade.

The tank commander has participated in many battles and knows that the Chinese people have poor weapons and equipment, and almost no weapons can threaten Xiaodouding.

In China, the most common thing used by the Chinese is to rush up with cluster grenades or explosive packs and die with the tanks.

The commander had witnessed such a scene with his own eyes, and it left a big shadow in his heart.

But there is an open area ahead, which is the most suitable place for tank operations. He ordered into the communicator:

"All tanks fire together to cover the infantry and capture the firepower point!"

After finishing speaking, the 7.7mm machine guns on the three Type 94 ultra-light tanks began to spit out tongues of fire.

The powerful firepower suppressed several heavy machine guns on the opposite position. The infantry followed the tanks, always ready to rush forward.

Seeing the Japanese tanks firing on all cylinders, Liang Xixian glanced at Wang Laohu again.

But he found that Wang Laohu's attention was not on the frontal battlefield, but on the left side of the position, a small hillside more than 1 kilometer away.

Liang Xixian wondered what the hell was going on? At the same time, his eyes couldn't help but look at the hillside where Wang Laohu was staring.

I saw that the trees on the hillside were very lush, and from a distance I could only see a patch of green.

Just as he was about to ask, a fire suddenly appeared in the green.

Liang Xixian was not a beginner on the battlefield, so he could tell at a glance that it was the bright light that appeared when artillery was fired.

Almost instinctively, he turned his head to look at the three tanks on the front battlefield.

"Boom! Boom!"

The two tanks closest to the left were hit, and one tank was shattered in the explosion. The turret flew high, and armor fragments flew around like snowflakes. A large piece of the soldiers following the tanks fell.

Another tank seemed to have been hit on its tracks, with thick black smoke rising from its rear, but it couldn't move.

Liang Xixian understood at this moment.

Wang Laohu's light words rang in my ears:

"What did these little brats do? It took three rounds to knock out two of them. Deal with them when you get back!"

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To be continued...