After waiting for two weeks, the order for a counteroffensive was finally given.

Leading the way were the New 1st Division and the New 22nd Division, two divisions pressing towards the Japanese defense line on the left and on the right.

Of course, the artillery fired, and after a heavy artillery bombardment, the soldiers attacked the enemy's position with rifles.

The new regiment was at the forefront, but unexpectedly and expectedly, the new regiment was strongly resisted by the Japanese, even if the new regiment was covered by tanks.

It is said that it is unexpected, because all the officers and men of the new regiment are still immersed in the victory of chasing the two Japanese wings all over the mountain not long ago, so many soldiers take it for granted that this battle will not be as smooth as the previous battle, but under the cover of artillery and tanks, at least it will break through the Japanese defense line and press the Japanese army back.

But after this battle, it was like kicking an iron plate, and it didn't move.

It is said that it is expected, because after the defeat of the Japanese army in the last battle, it is impossible not to sum up the experience of defeat and make corresponding countermeasures.

However, the stubbornness of the Japanese army is a little unimaginable, and they did make some corresponding countermeasures, such as knowing the firepower superiority of the expeditionary force and the tactics of the sea of fire, and knowing how to use refueling tactics to deal with it.

However, they never believed that the expeditionary force would have such a strong combat effectiveness, and even if the division headquarters were copied by the Chinese army, Tanaka Shinichi still believed that the Chinese army was just a useless paper tiger, and its combat effectiveness was useless because it was equipped with American-style equipment, and the Japanese army would fail because of insufficient supplies.

With this in mind, Tanaka Shinichi's plan for this strategy was to prepare sufficient supplies and then formulate a strategy that would focus on the offensive...... That is the famous 18th Division of the Japanese Army, how can it blindly defend in the face of the Chinese army? The Japanese army's combat style has always been to use offense instead of defense.

So Tanaka Shinichi prepared an infantry brigade before the battle began, and when the battle began, they jumped from their hiding places as planned, and penetrated into the weak left flank of the expeditionary line.

This is the usual tactic of the Japanese army, and if the frontal battle is in a stalemate, it means that there will not be much success, and it is even likely to be a stalemate...... This was what Shinichi Tanaka expected.

Of course, the Japanese army would not let this happen, so they sent a force to penetrate behind the flank of the Chinese army in the hope of disrupting the deployment of the expeditionary force.

This tactic was originally very likely to succeed. The reason is that the advantage of the American style of play is that the firepower is fierce and the front is very strong, and the disadvantage is that if the flank is attacked by a sneak attack, it can almost be said to be vulnerable.

But what the Japanese army did not expect was that this army was not a purely American-style army, and the tactics it used were not purely American-style tactics, and the Chinese also liked to intersperse on the battlefield.

And it is very coincidental that the Chinese army and the Japanese army almost invariably chose the same position for interspersing...... This is actually not a coincidence, but this location is very suitable for interspersing with deep forests and dense grass, so the two troops collided together.

This encounter is a bit like the Battle of Pantang, which was later fought in the War of Liberation.

In the Battle of Pantang, Du Yuming's troops fought fiercely with the People's Liberation Army, and the melee was in the middle of a melee. Both armies thought that the other was a small guerrilla force, and both wanted to defeat the other side with lightning speed and achieve the predetermined strategic goal, with the result that the two interspersed forces fought much more fiercely than on the frontal battlefield, and their casualties were even three times that of the frontal battlefield.

But this time, the Japanese army was not so lucky.

The reason is that this interspersed force is a battalion led by Zhang Chi...... This point was decided by Wang Mazi, Wang Mazi said: "Interspersed with troops, it is necessary to be fast, accurate, and ruthless." In line with this style is a battalion! ”

Of course, what Wang Mazi is talking about here is actually Zhang Chi, because Zhang Chi once had the experience of leading the troops to Panmai to lay down the headquarters of the Tanaka New First Division, so this interspersed task naturally fell on him.

If only it were a battalion. It is not yet known who will die in this battle, because the two sides collided headlong without foresight, and the Japanese army is better at hand-to-hand combat, so it is very likely that the Japanese army will have the upper hand in this battle.

The problem was that the first battalion also carried a tank company. Although these tanks are all Stuart light tanks...... This is mainly due to the jungle terrain in this area, which is more suitable for light tank combat. But there were twelve in one company, and the expeditionary force also sent an L3 liaison aircraft to coordinate the attack of the tank troops in the air, and the armored bulldozers were on the ground to clear the way for the tanks in the jungle. This lineup is not comparable to the Japanese army with only machine guns and mortars.

The L3 liaison aircraft were the first to spot the Japanese interspersed troops. The situation was quickly reported to Zhang Chi.

Of course, the Yankees on the L3 liaison plane reported: "There is a small amount of Japanese activity ahead!" ”

Zhang Chi sensitively sensed that it was very likely that this was not a "small number of Japanese troops", but a penetrating unit of the Japanese army.

So Zhang Chi did not continue to penetrate the Japanese defense line as planned, but ordered to deploy defense on the spot...... This order puzzled Captain William, who commanded the tank troops, that there were only a small number of Japanese troops in front, and that the tank units under the cover of the infantry were to be deployed on the spot?

William even protested on the walkie-talkie, and his reason was very good: "We are interspersed, interspersed is to be fast, how can there be a reason to deploy on the spot?!" ”

But the protest was quickly silenced by Pete.

"Just listen to the command of this Chinese!" Pete responded, "You can't go wrong! ”

So the tanks took up positions in the jungle, one every few meters, and behind them were the infantry, and all kinds of light and heavy machine guns were ready for battle, like a hedgehog full of thorns.

The Japanese interspersed units were unaware of the dangers ahead, and to make matters worse, the weeds and trees in the jungle obscured the Stuart tank, which caused the Japanese to ram into the muzzles of the tanks and machine guns all the way unnoticed.

Then, without any suspense, the guns rang out...... Patches of bullets and shells rained down on the vanguard of the Japanese army, destroying the more than 100 people almost in the blink of an eye.

However, the Japanese troops behind did not know the situation in front of them, and as interspersed troops, they launched a surprise attack on the front almost without hesitation after hearing the gunfire. (To be continued.) )