Li Qing focused the first round of strikes on the Japanese heavy artillery and tanks. There were not many shells left for the self-propelled cannon, only enough to fire a few volleys;
When fighting in plain areas, tanks and heavy artillery are the biggest threats. As long as these two threats are eliminated, the Japanese infantry will be easy to deal with.
On the eastern and western fronts, the 104th Column and the 105th Column have already moved into place. Their Weishen Artillery Regiment has become a nightmare for the Japanese infantry!
Within a few minutes, the self-propelled artillery brigade fired all the artillery shells and destroyed at least hundreds of tanks. The formation of other tanks was completely disrupted. There were burning tanks everywhere. They not only blocked the passage of the Japanese, but also exposed them. their presence.
Before the Japanese tank group could react, on both sides of them, more than 100 T34 medium tanks came out of the darkness and faced the Japanese tanks exposed to the fire. Use the 76mm main gun to name them one by one.
None of the Japanese tanks with thin skins and large fillings can withstand a 76 mm armor-piercing projectile. One gun at a time, and the effect is surprisingly good.
After suffering several rounds of beatings, some Japanese tanks that reacted began to fight back. Unfortunately, the 37mm main gun they were equipped with could not penetrate the front armor of the T34 tank at all.
Although the T34's front armor is only 48 mm, they use the most advanced sloped armor layout, which is about as strong as vertical 75 mm homogeneous steel. Only Hanscat's heavy tank main gun can penetrate them.
The tank battle between the two sides turned into a one-sided massacre. The Eighth Route Army's side could destroy a Japanese tank with one shot, and the Japanese shells hit the front armor of the Eighth Route Army tank. It was like scratching an itch. There was no way to fight this battle. .
"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not good. The Imperial Army is surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. Behind us are the Eighth Route Army. The sound of rocket launchers can be heard from all directions. The total strength is no less than 200,000!"
Chief of Staff Uto is still making a fuss, but Xiangyue Qingji has long understood that this is Chu Xiong's conspiracy!
"Udu-kun, order the troops to break out, we have been fooled by Chu Xiong;
The actions of the imperial army are all under the control of Chu Xiong, he is the nemesis of the empire!
He used the central corps as a bait to lure our army to encircle and annihilate, while the left and right wing corps of the Eighth Route Army quietly counter-encircled the imperial army, and now the power of their center fire tactics was revealed;
The armored cluster of the Central Corps is rushing towards our main force on the northern front.
And there are at least 50,000 troops behind us, working together inside and outside..."
At this time, Xiangyue Qingji was like a military expert of later generations. He clearly explained the tactics of the Eighth Route Army, but it was useless and had no effect on the war situation;
This decisive battle has lost its suspense. Although the Japanese still have no less than 200,000 troops, they are already in chaos and fighting on their own.
Behind them are the Eighth Route Army, and countless rockets are hitting them. As long as they are piled up, they will be covered by countless artillery shells, and then they will become corpses on the ground;
The more than 100 tanks in the armored column have become a nightmare for the Japanese heavily armed group. The rolling iron stream rolled towards them. Those from far away were mowed down by machine guns, and the ones that were close were knocked down by its huge body, and then crushed into meat patties.
There is no army that can delay their attack. As long as they hear their voices, they will be conditioned to collapse and want to avoid these beasts;
Unfortunately, the more they tried to hide, the less they could escape. In the dark night, groups of Japanese were swallowed up by the steel beasts of the Eighth Route Army, leaving not even the scum left.
After more than two hours of ruthless crushing, the tank cluster of the Central Corps finally penetrated the Japanese on the northern front and joined forces with the 103rd Column;
It was at this moment that the Japanese on the northern front completely collapsed. They just wanted to escape far away, and no one made any more futile resistance.
Soon after the Japanese troops on the northern front collapsed, the Japanese troops on the eastern, western and southern fronts also collapsed one after another;
In the dark night, they were running around like a group of headless flies. Naturally, the Eighth Route Army departments would not let them go easily. They chased after their butts and beat them fiercely, and soon they were beaten into a pot of porridge.
"Old Li, this is a complete mess!
The defeated Japanese soldiers were running around, and the troops were chasing them everywhere. Several brigade commanders reported that they could no longer contact their troops;
The brigade couldn't contact the regiment, the regiment couldn't contact the battalion, and the battalion couldn't contact the company. Shooting was happening everywhere, and there were shouts of kill everywhere. "
Li Qing also didn't expect that the fight would be like this. Hundreds of thousands of enemies and ourselves were completely mixed together. Plus, it was dark, so it was strange that the troops could be found.
Thinking of this, Li Qing spread his big hands and said:
"Old Chen, don't look at me, there's nothing I can do. Hundreds of thousands of people are already mixed together. This battle won't stop until the Japanese are completely wiped out!
I believe that comrades can fight such a chaotic war, let's wait patiently for dawn! "
Chen Hao thought about it, and it seemed that this was the only way to go. The Japs were going to fight at night, and the enemy and we were surrounded by small encirclements within large encirclements. It was destined to be such a chaotic war. Now he could only choose to trust his comrades.
Kozuki Seiji took out his pistol and was about to give himself a try. However, the Nanbu pistol in his hand was snatched away by Chief of Staff Uto. Lieutenant General Uto dissuaded him loudly:
"Your Excellency Commander, the green hills are still there, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood!
Now that hundreds of thousands of troops are mixed together, the Imperial Army's strengths can be fully utilized;
The commanders of the Eighth Route Army did not know how to command large corps in combat, and even though they had the upper hand, they fought a chaotic battle.
Such a chaotic battle requires very high individual quality of the soldiers, which is exactly the strength of the Imperial Army. Maybe after this chaotic battle, it is not impossible for the Imperial Army to complete a comeback, or at least it will lose a large number of troops. "
Lieutenant General Uto's words rekindled hope in Kozuki Kiyoshi's heart, and his fighting spirit also recovered a lot. He decided to lead the headquarters to continue retreating northward and wait for the results after dawn;
He believed that even if he couldn't win, there would be no problem with an army of 100,000 or 80,000, or even more.
The chaotic fighting between the two sides lasted all night, and the damned Japanese were dead, and those who should run ran away. When a red sun rose in the east, the battlefield that had been noisy all night finally became quiet.
The ground was covered with the yellow corpses of Japanese soldiers, and occasionally a few figures of the Eighth Route Army could be seen;
In such a big battle, even if victory is achieved, casualties are inevitable. The final is an unknown game, and the same is true for the decisive battle!
A loud bugle sounded in the morning sun. The familiar melody made the Eighth Route Army soldiers who had just experienced a life-and-death battle get excited. This was the rally call of the Eighth Route Army!
Groups of Eighth Route Army soldiers with faces full of gunfire, holding steel guns in their hands, ran towards the direction of the assembly call, like a trickle of water rushing into the sea. The one who blew the assembly call was their commander Li Qing;
More and more soldiers gathered around him, and wherever he looked, they were all the earth-grey figures of the Eighth Route Army...
Li Qing's rallying horn blew for a full hour, and within a radius of more than ten kilometers, the Eighth Route Army was everywhere!
Autumn troops on the battlefield!
"Comrades, we are victorious!"
Li Qing's shout attracted countless responses:
"We are victorious!"
"Victory!"
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On the battlefield, thousands of Eighth Route Army troops were enjoying the joy of victory, and cheers resounded through the sky. This was the victory of the Eighth Route Army and also the victory of China. The Far East was determined in one battle!
