Chapter 1 The Yamada Yuto Squadron watched as their hand-picked warriors, barely twenty meters out of the works, all fell into pools of blood.

This time, they were truly in despair!

Just moments ago, it and Captain Kitakaze Fubuki had scoffed at the puppet army officers who only knew how to run.

Now, Captain Kitakaze Fubuki had witnessed the firepower of the opposing force.

He was equally despairing!

This was simply not an army that one or two squadrons could withstand.

Without the support of heavy artillery and tanks, these infantry units were simply being sent to their deaths.

The attacking force was not only powerful in firepower but also had flawless infantry-tank coordination.

The demolition squad that had just charged out had been completely annihilated.

This not only shattered the two company commanders' last illusions

But also shattered the two squadrons' last thought of resisting.

Now, the machine-gun nests of these two squadrons of Japanese soldiers were being suppressed.

Only three grenade launcher operators remained.

And these three grenade launcher operators were unable to move, pinned down by the heavy machine guns that had advanced nearby.

Captain Yamada Yuto pointed at the tanks that had advanced to within thirty meters of the trenches.

He loudly ordered the Japanese soldiers to prepare for hand-to-hand combat.

Prepare the explosives!

The demolition team he sent out couldn't reach the tanks.

They would wait inside the trenches until the tanks ran them over, then detonate the explosives, perishing together with the attacking force.

The cunning National Revolutionary Army tank crewmen on the opposite side seemed to be mind readers.

Those tanks actually stopped thirty meters away from the trenches.

They stayed there, machine-gunning relentlessly.

The infantry also hid behind the tanks, similarly spraying machine-gun fire.

This close-range machine-gun fire quickly reduced the number of Japanese soldiers in the Yamada Yuto Squadron, who had survived to this point, to just over eighty.

Thirty meters was the distance a hand grenade could be thrown.

But hand grenades, when thrown into a crowd, could cause casualties.

Thrown at a tank, they would simply bounce off.

Thrown under a tank's tracks, they would only create a muddy pit on the ground.

They couldn't cause any impact on the tracks.

The inability to break through the defense of the ten tanks made Captain Yamada Yuto feel terrible.

If they continued to fight like this, the entire Yamada squadron would likely be wiped out in less than ten minutes.

Captain Yamada Yuto had to issue a difficult order: "Charge!"

Charge through the dense hail of bullets.

Cross the thirty-meter distance and charge into the opposing force.

Fight them to the death.

This was Captain Yamada Yuto's plan.

As long as they reached the tanks, even if they broke their teeth, they would bite off a piece of iron from those tanks.

He and his squadron had never hated the Empire's tanks so much.

These tanks provided strong firepower support for the attacking National Revolutionary Army and were the opponent's most solid defensive fortresses.

Type 38 rifle bullets hitting these tanks would only produce a clanging sound.

At most, it would add a visual effect, splashing out a trail of sparks.

But the machine-gun bullets fired by the National Revolutionary Army were deadly, each one chilling to the bone.

The Yamada Yuto Squadron was a well-trained Japanese unit, and under these extremely difficult circumstances.

The Japanese soldiers did not flee. Hearing the company commander's order.

These Japanese soldiers, already prepared for death, jumped out of the trenches, shouting as they charged toward the tanks.

The Kitakaze Fubuki Squadron in the other direction, seeing the Japanese soldiers in this direction launch a suicidal charge.

They were no longer willing to stay in the trenches and be bombed.

They wanted to charge into the midst of the Special Task Force's infantry units.

Only by entangling themselves with the Special Task Force's infantry could they avoid being bombarded by artillery.

Captain Kitakaze Fubuki also issued the order to charge.

The Japanese soldiers on both defense lines were charging. For the Yamada Yuto Squadron, which was within easy reach.

Company Commander Gu Xiuming ordered: "Hand grenades!"

Hundreds of hand grenades were thrown into the midst of the Japanese soldiers charging out of the trenches.

The Yamada Yuto Squadron was already enduring heavy machine-gun fire.

This was already more than they could bear.

There were fewer than seventy Japanese soldiers launching the charge.

Just as the order was given, another ten or so Japanese soldiers died.

Dozens of Japanese soldiers, enduring machine-gun fire, were also bombarded by hundreds of the most advanced hand grenades filled with iron pellets.

The extremely unlucky Yamada Yuto Squadron had not a single soldier who managed to get within ten meters of the tanks.

The entire Yamada Yuto Squadron was wiped out.

At this point, Gu Xiuming concentrated his firepower on the charging Kitakaze Fubuki Squadron.

Captain Kitakaze Fubuki, seeing the Yamada Yuto Squadron, which had just launched a counter-attack, completely annihilated within ten seconds of charging out of the trenches.

Only then did he realize: he had been careless!

He had become arrogant!

He had just thought that this unit's firepower was all they had.

He didn't expect them to have a trump card.

But his squadron had already jumped out.

There was no chance to turn back.

The Special Task Force's machine guns, heavy machine guns, and the machine guns on the tanks were all firing at the Kitakaze Fubuki Squadron.

The sound of woodpeckers catching insects rang out happily on the battlefield.

Captain Kitakaze Fubuki felt that his squadron was now like pests hidden in the trunk of a tree.

Being dragged out one by one by the attacking force and eaten.

Captain Kitakaze Fubuki was not charging at the front.

Therefore, he was able to clearly observe the situation of the entire squadron.

Since his squadron launched the charge, the force of over a hundred Japanese soldiers was now less than a hundred.

Each Japanese soldier shouted to encourage himself.

They charged, they went to their deaths!

No matter how much courage they had, they couldn't advance any further.

The firepower on the opposite side was too fierce.

In reality, the Kitakaze Fubuki Squadron was still a hundred meters away from the tanks.

Now, those tanks were moving again.

Charging towards the Kitakaze Fubuki Squadron, which was completely exposed on the open plain.

Those small carts also followed.

Watching the National Revolutionary Army advancing like a wall,

The Japanese soldiers in the Kitakaze Fubuki Squadron finally collapsed.

These Japanese soldiers, who had fought on this land at least hundreds of times.

Felt fear for the first time.

They had never imagined that this day would come.

The Japanese soldiers charging in front fell one by one.

Captain Kitakaze Fubuki already understood: Under such intensive firepower,

Without thousands of Japanese soldiers, without a large-scale organized charge.

It was impossible to break through the opponent's line of fire.

Now he had only one thought: to die on the battlefield!

He wanted to die!

Liu Guitang and the officers of his puppet 70th Army did not have such thoughts.

When the Yamada Yuto Squadron was being beaten so badly that they couldn't lift their heads, they had quietly mounted their horses.

And fled towards Taierzhuang.

However, this time they were not really running towards Taierzhuang.

Liu Guitang had already seen the end of the Izogu Renjie Division this time.

After fleeing two thousand meters from the battlefield.

Liu Guitang immediately quietly changed direction and headed north.

He was going to Teng County, where he still had a division.

Once he arrived in Teng County and had troops in his hands, he would have something to bargain with again.

Otherwise, running to Taierzhuang as a lone wolf would likely result in being sent to the front lines as cannon fodder by the volatile Captain Seya.

That morning, the Special Task Force's 1st and 2nd companies captured Hanzhuang and captured five thousand puppet soldiers.

They also annihilated the two squadrons of Japanese soldiers who came to reinforce Hanzhuang.

This location was ten kilometers away from Taierzhuang.

Lin Fan did not rest and gave the same order: "Clean up the battlefield for fifteen minutes."

The troops needed to continue their advance.

The 29th was a particularly difficult day for Chi Fengcheng.

Last night, gunfire had resounded throughout Taierzhuang all night.

Wang Guanwu had finally annihilated all the Japanese soldiers on the Wenchang Pavilion.

This day, the Japanese soldiers began to gather again, trying to recapture this high ground.

This time, Wang Guanwu already knew the importance of this point and was determined not to give it up.

The Wenchang Pavilion was built on the western wall of Taierzhuang. To defend it, they had to face the combined attack of the Japanese soldiers from both inside and outside.

This was not an easy task.

But Deputy Division Commander Wang Guanwu and the 31st and 27th Division defenders in Taierzhuang had nothing more to say.

They now had only two options: one was to defend Taierzhuang! The other was to die in Taierzhuang!

The reason was very simple: the 31st Division headquarters had moved into Taierzhuang.

Division Commander Chi Fengcheng had really moved the division headquarters in to show his determination.

Defend Taierzhuang, and everyone would live together.

Otherwise: everyone would die together!

With the division commander present, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the 31st Division in Taierzhuang was greatly boosted.

In the intensified attack by the Japanese soldiers during the day, they even managed to recapture many courtyards.

The battlefield was like this, either the east wind prevailed over the west wind, or the west wind prevailed over the east wind.

Especially on a battlefield that had been fought for so many days.

Will had become the final bargaining chip for both sides to achieve victory.

The officers and soldiers of the 31st Division all knew that the division headquarters had entered Taierzhuang.

The officers and soldiers on the periphery could not give up their positions either. Only by holding the periphery could they have a chance of defending Taierzhuang.

Captain Seya Ke already knew at this time that Hanzhuang had been recaptured by the National Revolutionary Army.

He had no choice. If he could not capture Taierzhuang, as time passed day by day.

The balance of victory would increasingly favor the National Revolutionary Army.

Although he was unwilling to admit this.

But now he had to seize the opportunity to launch a final general offensive against the defenders of Taierzhuang in conjunction with the Sakamoto Jun Brigade.

The artillery positions northeast of Liujia Lake had not stopped bombing since morning.

The Japanese soldiers were now prepared to fire all their shells. Today, Division Commander Seya was going to use up all the potential of the entire brigade for the future.

Just as Lin Fan was leading the 1st and 2nd companies towards Beiluo Village.

A plane came from the direction of Xuzhou. This plane had not yet flown over their heads.

But the familiar call sign had already come over the radio: "Bumblebee calling Optimus Prime!

Bumblebee calling Optimus Prime."

Lin Fan looked at the plane in the sky and picked up the microphone: "I am Optimus Prime, what is it?"

The plane flying in the sky was the Special Task Force's reconnaissance plane.

Mao Wenxing's injury had not actually completely healed. This was why Lin Fan had not been able to allow him to take to the skies, even though the battle was so intense.

However, when he left Beiluo Village, he did not specifically point out Mao Wenxing's matter to the 3rd Company Commander Shan Huacan and the 4th Company Commander Shan Chengfu.

After Lin Fan led the troops away, Mao Wenxing found the two company commanders.

He showed them that he had completely recovered and requested to return to Xuzhou to fly the plane over.

To reconnoiter the situation around Taierzhuang for the Special Task Force.

The two company commanders looked at the wounds on Mao Wenxing's body, which had already scabbed over, and thought there was no problem.

In the eyes of the two company commanders: the job of a plane pilot was very easy.

They didn't have to carry anything, just sit in the cockpit, and everything was done by machines.

These pilots didn't need to exert any effort at all.

The two company commanders agreed to Mao Wenxing's request.

And because of what had happened at the Xuzhou airport last time, they had specifically sent a squad to protect Mao Wenxing.

And so, Mao Wenxing was now flying over Taierzhuang.

He had just discovered the Japanese artillery positions.

Mao Wenxing was of course clear about how much of a threat the Japanese artillery posed to the entire defense of Taierzhuang.

After discovering Lin Fan's unit, he immediately contacted them and reported what he had seen:

"The Japanese artillery positions are behind a forest northeast of Liujia Lake.

There are eighty to one hundred cannons.

Among them are 150mm howitzers, 120mm cannons, 90mm howitzers, and 75mm field guns and mountain guns."

It could be seen that the Japanese artillery positions did not belong to a single artillery unit.

Rather, the Japanese units attacking Taierzhuang had concentrated all their cannons in one place.

Used them under unified command, and also in order to maximize their effectiveness.

In fact, these Japanese cannons had indeed maximized their effectiveness.

The 150mm anti-tank guns that Bai Chongxi had specially transferred, of which there were only four in the entire country.

Division Commander Chi Fengcheng used them so carefully, but by now, two of them had already been destroyed by Japanese artillery fire.

These self-propelled guns were immediately transferred by the National Revolutionary Army every time they were used.

It was just that the Japanese cannons were too numerous.

After they discovered the landing point of this large-caliber shell, they immediately bombarded all suspected locations.

Even a blind cat could catch a dead mouse, and they had actually managed to destroy two of these most advanced self-propelled guns.

Now Division Commander Chi Fengcheng dared not use the last two cannons.

There was no other reason, as long as the cannons fired, the Japanese soldiers would immediately fire a barrage of shells.

Lin Fan received Mao Wenxing's report and had a comprehensive understanding of the Japanese artillery positions.

He asked, "How far am I from the Japanese artillery positions?"

"At your current southeast twenty-degree angle, fifteen kilometers away."

All the cannons Lin Fan had could reach that distance.

Lin Fan ordered, "I will immediately advance towards the Japanese artillery positions. In one hour.

Come and guide!"

"Yes!" Mao Wenxing was happy.

He had just been afraid that Lin Fan would scold him.

He thought he had passed this test.

In fact, he was already in the sky.

At this time, no matter how much Lin Fan scolded him, it would be of no use.

Another reason was: the Special Task Force now had ten more tanks.

If the Japanese artillery positions were not destroyed.

These ten tanks would definitely become the Japanese soldiers' main bombing target.

If the Japanese artillery positions were not destroyed, even Lin Fan would not be able to protect these tanks.

It had to be said that, at least for now, the Japanese soldiers still had the initiative on the Taierzhuang battlefield.

Watching the plane in the sky slowly fly off in another direction.

Lin Fan ordered: "Everyone, listen up! March towards Liujia Lake at double speed!

We must march twelve kilometers in one and a half hours."

For the current 1st and 2nd companies, twelve kilometers would be enough in half an hour.

They now all had warhorses.

Lin Fan had only widened the time a little for safety.

The soldiers who had already fought two battles today heard that the third battle was about to begin.

They were all excited and roared.

Hua Deze's 2nd company was particularly excited.

They had only been in Taierzhuang for a little over a day, and the battles were one after another.

It was too exciting.

Lin Fan also called the 3rd and 4th companies in Beiluo and Nanluo villages.

Asked them how things were going.

Beiluo, Nanluo, and Liujia villages had now become a stable iron triangle for the National Revolutionary Army on the outskirts of Taierzhuang.

The Japanese soldiers were determined to smash this iron triangle.

Because Taierzhuang had these three villages on the outskirts guarding the east, the Japanese soldiers were now unable to attack Taierzhuang from the east.

Although they had occupied this area of the east in Taierzhuang.

If Captain Seya Ke hadn't been determined to fire all the artillery into Taierzhuang.

The Japanese soldiers would have attacked and bombed these three villages long ago.

Although they could not support the attacks here with artillery fire.

But the Japanese soldiers still sent tanks and infantry to attack Liujia Village.

This was what the Japanese soldiers had concluded after numerous attacks in recent days:

The defenders of Liujia Village were relatively weak in this iron triangle.

This was only relatively weak.

Last time, Battalion Commander Jia and the others were forced back by the Japanese tanks.

After being beaten back from Dunshang Village.

He shamelessly approached Lin Fan: "Brigade Commander Lin! Give me two infantry guns.

I want to hit the Japanese tanks!"

The 1st company had infantry guns.

Before Lin Fan could speak.

Battalion Commander Jia had already knelt down with a "thump":

"Brigade Commander Lin! The brothers don't want to be chased around by the Japanese tanks anymore."

Lin Fan quickly helped him up: "Brother Jia! Men have gold under their knees, you can't do this."

Battalion Commander Jia was about to kneel again: "As long as I can take down a Japanese tank.

I'm willing to kowtow."

Lin Fan became serious: "Battalion Commander Jia! You are willing to give up your dignity to fight the Japanese soldiers.

I'll give you two cannons, one hundred shells will be enough.

Please! Don't kneel anymore."

He really couldn't stand it, a dignified man kneeling down to fight the Japanese soldiers.

Just now, Lin Fan wasn't unwilling to give them, he was just thinking about how many shells were appropriate.

He didn't expect this reckless man to do this.

Battalion Commander Jia smiled: "Brigade Commander Lin is still so straightforward, if it were someone else.

This trick of mine would be useless."

Yes!

Two Type 92 infantry guns, he didn't even have such good things in his regiment.

If kneeling down could get two infantry guns.

The regimental commanders of the 31st Division could kneel until Lin Fan went bankrupt.

Lin Fan smiled bitterly: "Battalion Commander Jia! As long as it's for fighting the Japanese soldiers, we will support you with whatever equipment we can squeeze out.

But..."

"Don't worry! Brigade Commander Lin, the brothers know.

Your 88mm anti-aircraft gun.

I promise I won't have any ideas about it."

Saying he wouldn't have any ideas, wasn't that having ideas?

But Battalion Commander Jia also knew that this anti-aircraft gun could not be borrowed from Lin Fan by anyone.

After all, the reason why the sky above Taierzhuang was so quiet was thanks to this gun.

Although he also envied how easily this gun could take down Japanese tanks.

It was really too easy.

The Japanese tanks were completely like paper in front of this gun.

They couldn't withstand a single shot at all.

In any case, Battalion Commander Jia had two infantry guns and one hundred shells in his hands.

Back in Liujia Village, all the officers and soldiers of the battalion heard that Battalion Commander Jia had borrowed two cannons with one kneel.

They all praised him, some saying that Battalion Commander Jia was willing to give up everything for his brothers.

Some said that Lin Fan was too righteous, and was willing to lend out such powerful weapons.

Everyone who fought knew: weapons were treated like grandsons when they were borrowed.

But when they were returned, they were treated like grandfathers.

Hmm!

Even calling them grandfather wouldn't work.

If they weren't returned, they weren't returned! Why should weapons borrowed by their own ability be returned?

No one knew if Battalion Commander Jia had such thoughts.

Anyway, the weapons that the Special Task Force had lent out had never been returned, had they?

Unfortunately, Battalion Commander Jia had borrowed two cannons with one kneel.

After borrowing them, the Japanese tanks seemed to know that he had cannons.

They never appeared in Liujia Village again.

Although these two cannons were also very useful for hitting Japanese infantry.

But Battalion Commander Jia always had a feeling that he hadn't been scratched in the right spot.

He had a knot in his heart, and he had to take down a Japanese tank before he could feel satisfied.

Therefore, Battalion Commander Jia had been feeling unhappy these past two days.

On the 29th, a Japanese tank company finally appeared in front of the Liujia Village position.

Twelve tanks charged towards Battalion Commander Jia's position.

Battalion Commander Jia smiled so hard that his face was blooming.

He said to the dozen or so officers and soldiers operating the two cannons:

"Fight well! I'll reward you with thirty silver dollars for taking down a tank."

The artillery squad leader was happy: "Battalion commander! What about taking down two?"

"You silly kids! Thirty for one, sixty for two, if you take down all the Japanese tanks.

I'll give each of you three hundred and sixty silver dollars."

The soldiers of the artillery squad started a commotion: "Battalion commander! Several thousand silver dollars, not even selling you would be enough.

We're fighting the Japanese soldiers, defending our country.

Not here to make money!

What do we need money for when we're risking our lives?

Don't worry!

Battalion commander, we will definitely fight well!

We guarantee that you won't regret that kneel!"

The Japanese tanks started firing from a thousand meters away.

The soldiers of the artillery squad remained calm.

They didn't reveal their position no matter what.

They didn't fire the first round until the Japanese tanks advanced to within three hundred meters.

"Dong, dong!" Two cannon shots rang out.

Two shells were fired.

They missed, although they didn't hit the Japanese tanks, they did hit the Japanese infantry.

If it were usual, two shells killing a dozen Japanese infantry would have made Battalion Commander Jia and the officers and soldiers of the 2nd battalion cheer with joy.

But today, they made disappointed sounds: "Sigh!"

The artillery squad leader remained calm and ordered: "One minute to the right!"

"One minute to the right!"

The soldiers of the artillery squad responded loudly.

"Fire!"

"Dong, dong!" Two more cannon shots rang out.

This time, they both hit.

Two Japanese tanks immediately stopped moving.

"One minute to the right!" the artillery squad leader ordered.

"One minute to the right!" The soldiers of the artillery squad quickly adjusted.

"Fire!"

"Dong, dong!"

The 2nd battalion's rhythm of firing the cannons was like playing the drums.

Each time they would fire, then adjust.

When four Japanese tanks had been taken down.

The remaining tanks no longer dared to charge.

They quickly turned around, preparing to escape.

As these tanks turned around, two more were hit on the side.

However, the soldiers of the 2nd battalion could no longer cheer for the artillery squad's glorious achievements.

The Japanese infantry charged up.

The soldiers of the 2nd battalion were high in morale, and heavy machine guns, machine guns, and mortars opened fire together.

The artillery squad had destroyed six of the twelve tanks that had come to attack.

Such good news was immediately reported to the ears of Division Commander Chi Fengcheng of the 31st Division.

He didn't know when the 2nd battalion of the 185th Regiment had acquired cannons.

And they could destroy six Japanese tanks.

He personally called to find out the truth.

The 31st Division headquarters was now inside Taierzhuang.

Division Commander Chi had made up his mind to coexist with Taierzhuang.

In his opinion, Division Commander Wang Mingzhang's ending was destined to be his own ending.

What he didn't expect was that the tragedy of Teng County would not repeat itself after all.

To this day, many places on the outskirts of Taierzhuang were still under the control of his troops.

Especially when he heard that Battalion Commander Jia had borrowed two cannons with one kneel.

His mood, which had been suppressed by the battlefield situation for so many days, suddenly improved:

"Good kid, you're really something.

You can actually do this:

A gentleman can be deceived.

Deceiving an honest person like Brigade Commander Lin,

Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

The staff and officers in the 31st Division headquarters heard the division commander laugh for the first time in ten days.

And he could say such things to Battalion Commander Jia.

The atmosphere in the entire division headquarters suddenly relaxed.

Everyone's tightly furrowed brows relaxed. The battlefield situation had been too tense these days.

The 31st Division was like sitting on a bomb that could explode at any time.

Today's situation was particularly critical, but the division commander could speak so easily at this time.

This proved that everything was under control, and the division commander was confident!

Battalion Commander Jia said with a smile: "I was really anxious at that time.

They really had a lot of infantry guns.

So I thought that no matter what, I had to get a cannon back.

Otherwise, the next time we face the Japanese tanks.

Even if we sacrificed ten, twenty, or even hundreds of soldiers, we wouldn't be able to take down a tank.

I just didn't expect Brigade Commander Lin to be so easy to talk to.

He gave us two infantry guns at once, and today we took down six Japanese tanks at once.

Division Commander! Those six tanks are still in front of the position."

"Well done! The battle is still continuing, you must continue your efforts.

Take this opportunity to give the Japanese soldiers a good beating."

"Yes!"

After putting down the phone, Division Commander Chi Fengcheng looked at the faces of the officers and soldiers in the division headquarters, which were all filled with joy.

He said with a smile: "Just now, Battalion Commander Jia, who was guarding Liujia Village with the 2nd battalion of the 185th Regiment, reported:

He borrowed two infantry guns from the 1st company of the Special Task Force, and just now he destroyed six Japanese tanks.

He avenged the fact that he was chased and beaten by the Japanese tanks in Dunshang Village the day before yesterday."

This was indeed good news, and everyone was excited.

Division Commander Chi Fengcheng ordered: "Pass down the order, let all the brothers in Taierzhuang know.

On the outskirts, our troops are fighting.

They are winning!

We are now in a difficult situation, but the Japanese soldiers are not having an easy time either.

If we persist, victory will be ours."

At this moment, Chief of Staff Qu Shen took a report from a staff officer.

After only one glance, his face lit up with joy, and he said loudly: "Good!

Division Commander! Take a look at this!"

Division Commander Chi Fengcheng took the report and looked at it. It was a telegram sent from the Fifth Theater.

It read: "All units of the Second Army are informed: Lincheng was captured yesterday by the 1st and 2nd companies of the Special Task Force.

All the grain and ammunition accumulated by the Japanese soldiers attacking Taierzhuang have been transported away by our army.

This morning, Hanzhuang was recovered by our 22nd Army.

All units of the Second Army should hold their positions.

The 31st Division will hold Taierzhuang, and our surrounding troops are making final preparations for the final battle."

"Lincheng was occupied by the 1st and 2nd companies of the Special Task Force yesterday?

Aren't they in Beiluo and Nanluo?" Qu Shen was a little puzzled.

Chi Fengcheng said: "My 31st Division is good at defending, and it seems that the Special Task Force is good at attacking.

Didn't they have three companies arrive in Taierzhuang last night?

I directly assigned them to Beiluo and Nanluo.

I didn't expect Brigade Commander Lin to only use two companies for defense, and the other two companies to jump out and attack Lincheng.

And they succeeded!

No wonder the Japanese soldiers suddenly retreated when their attack was the fiercest yesterday.

It turned out that their food and supplies had been robbed."

Chi Fengcheng's face was full of smiles as he spoke.

The haze of the past few days was swept away.

Hanzhuang was recovered by the 22nd Army, and they only needed to get through today.

The western side of the outskirts of Taierzhuang would be safe.

After all, with the 22nd Army on the outside, they could attack the Japanese soldiers' backs at any time.

Those Japanese soldiers would no longer be able to concentrate on attacking Taierzhuang.

At this moment, Lin Fan led the 1st and 2nd companies and ten tanks to the outskirts of Liujia Lake.

This place was not far from where the 185th and 186th Regiments had fought the Japanese soldiers to the death a few days ago.

Mao Wenxing, who was constantly circling in the air, had entered the state.

The Special Task Force also set up a large red flag on the ground.

From now on, Mao Wenxing would use this red flag as the origin to report the direction of the Japanese artillery positions to the troops here in the Special Task Force.

Soon, coordinates were reported.

Northeast forty-three degrees, two thousand five hundred meters.

The Japanese artillery positions were arranged from east to west in a square formation, with each cannon spaced ten meters apart from left to right.

The front and rear spacing was fifty meters, with a total of three rows.

Mao Wenxing reported very accurately and in detail.

The distance from the Japanese artillery positions was a distance that all the artillery in the current Special Task Force could reach.

Even the Special Task Force's mortars could reach two thousand eight hundred meters.

Lin Fan operated the infantry gun and fired the first shot.

Mao Wenxing reported: Hit the Japanese artillery positions, the third artillery position on the east side of the first row in the south.

With this coordinate.

Lin Fan immediately reported the firing parameters of all the infantry guns.

Then he reported the firing parameters of the mortars.

Then there were the firing parameters of the tank guns on the ten tanks.

Then he ran back to operate the anti-aircraft gun.

The Special Task Force's 1st and 2nd companies now had a total of ten infantry guns, ten mortars, ten tank guns, and one anti-aircraft gun.

Thirty-one cannons fired at the same time.

The fastest were the mortars and the anti-aircraft gun.

The commander of this integrated artillery position of the Japanese soldiers was now Captain Seikuma Takenari, the captain of the 1st Field Artillery Battalion.

When a shell landed in his artillery positions just now.

Captain Seikuma Takenari was very surprised and scared.

He immediately ordered: "Carefully observe the source of the shells!"

Like this, a single shell came over.

If it wasn't because the National Revolutionary Army had found its artillery positions, it could have been a stray bullet fired randomly.

All the Japanese soldiers hoped that this was just a stray bullet.

But to the Japanese soldiers' disappointment: five minutes later.

Suddenly, a rain of shells fell from the sky.

After the first round of shells fell, the shells that followed were continuous.

Ten mortars fired one hundred shells in one minute.

The anti-aircraft gun operated by Lin Fan also fired twenty shells.

Ten minutes later, the Special Task Force's bombardment of the Japanese artillery positions stopped.

Captain Seikuma Takenari hid in the artillery command post, watching the cannons being blown down one by one.

Especially the four 150mm howitzers of their battalion were all blown up.

Some of the shells on the artillery positions also triggered secondary explosions.

This time, the Special Task Force used small cannons for rapid-fire bombardment.

The smoke from the hundreds of shells made it impossible for Mao Wenxing in the air to see the situation on the ground clearly.

This was different from the bombing in Jurong.

During the Jurong bombing, the Special Task Force used 150mm howitzers, with one shell taking down one Japanese cannon.

Not much smoke was produced.

It was convenient for him to observe in the air.

In this situation, he was helpless.

The situation was reported to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan ordered: "Immediately convey the order to the 3rd and 4th companies:

Each company will leave half of their troops to hold the position.

Send the remaining troops to attack the Liujia Lake position."

Then Lin Fan ordered the 1st and 2nd companies: "Immediately charge towards the Japanese artillery positions.

Mao Wenxing, watch over the Japanese infantry and artillery on the Liujia Lake position in the air.

We must make sure to eliminate all the Japanese cannons."

"Yes!"

Lin Fan was unable to directly contact the 3rd and 4th companies.

But this was not a problem for Mao Wenxing in the air.

He could fly over Beiluo and Nanluo in less than a minute.

And conveyed Lin Fan's latest orders to the 3rd and 4th companies.

The two company commanders, Shan Huacan and Shan Chengfu, immediately set off with one and a half companies each.

They were going to attack Liujia Lake.

The destructive bombardment of the Japanese artillery positions immediately attracted the attention of Brigade Commander Seya.

In order to achieve a scale effect, it concentrated all the cannons of the entire brigade together.

The effect was obvious, of course.

Now the shortcomings have also emerged.

As soon as Lin Fan's bombardment began, the Japanese soldiers had determined the direction from which the shells were coming.

But: the Japanese soldiers' cannons that could counterattack were all submerged in the artillery fire.

There were only a few scattered mortars in the infantry.

They didn't know where to fire the cannons.

And these infantrymen were relying on these mortars to hit the infantry.

In this way, the entire 63rd Regiment and the 10th Regiment of the Japanese soldiers could only allow the Special Task Force's artillery to ravage their artillery positions.

When the artillery bombardment stopped.

Captain Seikuma Takenari, the captain of the 1st Field Artillery Battalion of the Japanese soldiers, walked out of the command post.

And walked into the artillery positions.

Looking at the artillery positions, which were full of craters and Japanese soldiers groaning on the ground.

As he walked along the way, he saw that there were more than thirty cannons that were still intact.

But the cannons were intact, but the Japanese soldiers who fired them were lying on the ground.

These cannons were fortunate enough not to be hit by the anti-aircraft guns.

But the artillerymen were killed by the mortar shells.

In the entire artillery positions, there were more than eighty cannons and nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers.

Now there were fewer than thirty left standing.

These Japanese soldiers were all frightened and unable to fight.

Seeing this situation, Captain Seikuma Takenari could only ask the infantry on the Liujia Lake position for help.

He wanted to transport the thirty-odd intact cannons away.

In his opinion: this position was being precisely attacked by the National Revolutionary Army.

Next, the National Revolutionary Army should send infantry to attack this artillery position.

Only his request had just been sent out.

From the Liujia Lake position, there was a burst of intensive gunfire:

The National Revolutionary Army did not come to attack its artillery positions, but was attacking the infantry positions in Liujia Lake.

What was going on?

Captain Seikuma Takenari didn't understand.

He didn't know that Lin Fan had long been prepared for him to ask the infantry for help.

This was why he had the 3rd and 4th companies organize troops to attack Liujia Lake.

The two company commanders, Shan Huacan and Shan Chengfu, were both sharpshooters.

They paid special attention to the training of their soldiers' marksmanship in the troops.

And they were different from Lin Fan.

The Special Task Force had to go to Lin Fan for everything big and small.

Lin Fan simply didn't have much time to train his soldiers.

He could only