The next day.

Before the wee hours of the morning.

Inside the command post of the Japanese front.

Yamamoto and Kosa are convening a meeting of the captains.

"Judging from yesterday's battles, the strength of the tank crew of the Independent Regiment is clearly beyond our expectations."

The corners of Yamamoto's mouth curled slightly, and he continued:

"Their driving skills are very skilled, the deep trench of five meters wide was filled in less than half an hour, and the cooperation with the infantry is also very tacit, obviously after a long period of training."

No one in the circle of captains answered, and they all bowed their heads silently, but everyone had to admit in their hearts that the strength of the armored troops of the Independent Regiment they saw yesterday exceeded their expectations.

Originally, the group thought.

Even with tanks, those people who can't read a few characters can't make full use of them, and they will be easily destroyed by the imperial death squads with explosives packs, and they may even overturn themselves on the battlefield.

But that is not the case today.

During the daytime battle, the death squads rushed forward in waves, but all of them were killed by enemy machine-gun fire on the road, and not a single tank was blown up.

Hundreds of anti-tank mines, with high hopes, also had little effect, two positions, a day of fighting, only three enemy tanks were blown up, and one of them was still slightly damaged, only the tracks were damaged.

Looking around at the group of captains, Yamamoto put away the smile on the corner of his mouth.

That's exactly what he wanted.

He and Kosa Shinji have been fighting with the Independent Regiment for a long time, and they are prepared, but some of the captains under his command still do not have a clear understanding of the strength of Li Yunlong and his Independent Regiment, and still think that the Imperial Army has an advantage.

Even with the terrifying firepower displayed by the other side, these people still believed in their hearts that the imperial army had an advantage, and they could not see the situation clearly.

It was true that Yamamoto was speechless.

Where does this self-confidence come from?

"But don't be discouraged."

Looking at this group of dejected guys, Yamamoto continued:

"Although the strength of their tank force is beyond our expectations, they are still far from the elite."

Yamamoto also watched the whole battle where the first position was breached, the opponent's firepower was very strong, and the coordination of infantry and tanks could also be seen, and it must have undergone a long period of training and was very skilled.

But there are still a lot of loopholes.

After the meeting, Yamamoto walked out of the command post and said to a staff officer:

"Send out all the 'Awakening Elixirs'."

"Hey."

The staff officer bowed his head.

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Eight o'clock.

The Separate Regiment went on the offensive again.

In general, it's still the same as yesterday.

After more than an hour of fire preparation, 30 tanks of the 2nd Tank Company, followed by 60 armored vehicles transporting infantry, rushed towards the devil's position with machine-gun fire.

But there are also some differences.

In response to the problems that arose yesterday, the attack of the second tank company also clearly learned its lessons.

During the artillery bombardment, the anti-tank mines on the ground were deliberately cleared to open a passage for the attacking troops, and the 2nd Tank Company also learned the lesson of yesterday's loss of three tanks and attacked strictly according to the route cleared by the artillery fire.

In the same way, with the experience of the tank company, the cooperation between the infantry and the tank is much more tacit.

The actual combat is much better than any simulation training.

War is reciprocal for both sides.

The Independent Regiment has progressed, improving the problems found yesterday, and the devils have noticeably changed.

It is no longer stupid to lay a large number of mines in front, only a small number of scattered arrangements, there are many fewer mines detonated by shells, and not a single heavy machine gun appeared on the defensive positions of the front line, but all light machine guns are the mainstay.

In the face of the attack of the tanks, instead of pouring fire on the tanks, they are placed on the flanks, maneuvering to shoot at the infantry following the tanks.

The death squad wearing the plaster flag did not howl and rush up, but hid in the bunker, even disguised as a corpse, and when the tank approached, it directly held a bag of more than ten kilograms of explosives and pasted it.

Or approached the tank under the cover of smoke grenades from grenadiers.

The battle heats up as soon as it starts.

As Yamamoto said, although the armored units of the independent regiment were well trained, they were seriously inexperienced in actual combat.

Although under the conditions of sufficient supplies and loss reimbursement, the tank units of the independent regiment can be trained at any cost, as long as people can bear it, they can train to the death. But training is training after all, and this is the second time for the second tank company in the real sense of actual combat.

The devils who had infiltrated and infiltrated the base area before, and that time the little devils did not expect that there would be armored troops, and they didn't even bring much explosives, and they had almost no power to resist.

And this time, the devils have been prepared for the tank for a long time, and after targeted drills, those devils who have been repeatedly brainwashed have only one thought, and they will die with the tank.

The independent regiment had to pay a considerable price for every step forward, and in less than an hour of breaking into the position, six tanks of the 2nd Tank Company were blown up, a fifth of which was lost.

Those devil death squads that escaped from trenches, craters, and even corpses were unable to defend themselves, not to mention smoke bombs that obscured their vision, and in the face of more than ten kilograms of yellow explosives, the No. 4 tank was not spared.

The losses of the infantry following the tanks were not small.

But the gap in strength between the two sides still exists, and it has not narrowed in the slightest.

After the attacking troops adapted to the offensive methods of the devils, the company commander who was responsible for directing the attack at the front quickly found a means of coping.

With dense superior firepower, suppress devil grenadiers, mortar fire, once discovered, quickly eliminate them, and direct fire tank guns to deal with these things, it couldn't be simpler.

When encountering trenches, etc., first use tank cover to suppress the fire of the surrounding devils, and then the infantry approaches, regardless of whether he has anyone or not, grenade first. When you encounter the corpse of a suspicious devil, regardless of whether he is really dead or not, let's take a shuttle first.

In the face of the independent regiment's firepower, the casualties of the devils increased rapidly, although there were still devil death squads that could break through the defense line and explode bombs close to the tanks, but there were many fewer of them.

"These devils..."

Looking at the battlefield in the distance, looking at the devil death squad who rushed up with a howl, even Ding Wei couldn't help but shiver.

"Crazy enough."

Li Yunlong commented.

At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, they also organized death squads, at that time, when encountering devil heavy machine gun bunkers, pillboxes, turrets, and tanks, the troops could only use the death squad to hold explosives bags, and it was still in the absence of fire cover, smoke bombs to cover the situation.

It's even worse than the current devils.

However, at that time, the death squad organized by the army would roll and dodge after dropping explosives near tanks and pillboxes to avoid dying together, after all, no one wanted to die.

But these devils in front of you.

These death squad devils with explosives.

Totally lunatic.

Regardless of their own lives, some even tied explosive bags to themselves, and after pulling the sound, they rushed to the tank and threw themselves directly under the tank.

In the face of these mobile explosive packets, the inexperienced Second Tank Company was very unsuitable, and even if the company commander had targeted command, some tanks were blown up from time to time.

"These devils should have been brainwashed by hermetic."

Ding Wei made a judgment:

"And, before the charge, you should have taken medicine."

"Hmm."

Li Yunlong nodded in agreement.

"The second company has suffered a lot of losses."

Ding Wei changed the topic:

"There are ten tanks lost, and the casualties among the fighters are not small."

"Let's get the tanks in the next wave of attacks."

Li Yunlong's tone was very calm.

The first wave of the offensive ended with the retreat of the Separate Regiment, and after preliminary counts, the 2nd Tank Company lost 10 tanks No. 4 and 5 armored vehicles, and suffered more than 130 casualties, of which 43 were killed.

There was a squad of devils who took advantage of the battle in front of them, secretly pushed a Type 92 infantry gun, and secretly moved through the tunnel to the 300-meter range of the second company's armored vehicles to launch an attack.

Although these devils were eventually eliminated, five armored vehicles were destroyed and caused no small number of casualties.

The armor of several millimeters thick on the flanks of the half-track armored car obviously could not withstand the shelling of the Type 92.

The other side.

Yamamoto was also affected by the casualty figures.

"The Ninth Brigade suffered more than 590 casualties, including more than 370 jade pieces, more than half of the weapons and equipment, and one Type 92 infantry gun."

After hearing the staff officer's rough statistics, Yamamoto was silent for a long time before replying:

"Hmm."

Clearly, the casualties and losses exceeded Yamamoto's expectations.

The Ninth Brigade is a full-fledged brigade with a total establishment of 1,000 people, and in just one battle, in more than three hours, more than half of the losses were lost, and more than one-third of the jade was broken, which made Yamamoto's heart drip blood.

After more than half an hour of repairs, the independent regiment launched another attack, this time, the third tank company was in charge of the attack, of course, the attack was still preceded by a series of dense artillery shells.

When he saw the thirty tanks that appeared again, Yamamoto gritted his teeth and reluctantly sent two squadrons of reserves.

The battle broke out again, and the soldiers of the Independent Regiment relied on tanks to launch an attack, advancing slowly and firmly, while the devils relied on strong and complex fortifications, desperately resisted with explosives packs, and waited for an opportunity to destroy the infantry of the Independent Regiment.

By the afternoon, even at a heavy price, the devil still did not hold his position and had to choose to retreat. But the Independence Regiment, which had been attacking for a day, had only captured one position. At night, taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the independent regiment, the elite brigade of the Yamamoto organization launched a night attack through the tunnels dug in Yuxian County, and after paying the price of one and a half squadrons of jade, they recaptured the third position, and even blew up five tanks.

During the day the next day, the Independent Regiment attacked again and recaptured the third position, and even occupied half of the fourth position, but at night it was desperately snatched back by the devils.

This fierce battle lasted for six days, and in time from February 15 to February 21, the independent regiment suspended its offensive.

At this time, the attacking troops were repeatedly fighting with the devils for the fifth position·····

As for the reason for the pause in the offense, it was...

"I've killed more than 30,000 devils!"

In the command post of Heyuan County, looking at the iron communicator that lit up in his hand, the corners of Li Yunlong's mouth opened.

"With this hospital and medicine, the attrition of our soldiers can be reduced a lot."

Zhao Gang was also relieved.

"Monk."

Li Yunlong called the monk:

"You drive, go to the brigade headquarters, pick up ·····"

Speaking of this, Li Yunlong paused, and grabbed the iron communicator:

"No, you go and prepare the car, I'll go myself."

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