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Chapter 185 The attack begins

In the early morning of November 11, Commander Shan Chengjiang’s Communications Liaison Office.

A telegraph operator yawned as he received a telegram from the special line. There were five telegraph operators in their group. Only the special national lines could report directly here, including the Wei Junjun special line that was in contact with the 5th Army.

After a while, the telegraph operator was halfway through translating the telegram when his expression became more serious and his sleepiness disappeared without a trace.

"Oh my god, this is going to be a big deal!"

With an exclamation, he hurriedly picked up the telegram and ran towards the team leader.

Fifteen minutes later, Commander Jiang was called out of bed and trembling while holding the telegram.

"This Xu Le, this Xu Le! It's been more than half a year, why did he make such a big fuss as soon as he showed up! There are 50 Japanese in Shanxi Province, and his 88th Army has less than 5 troops. How can he fight!"

The Minister of Defense who rushed over to Commander Jiang also exclaimed: "I've heard that this young commander Xu is daring and brave, and he fights without any rules! I thought he had been quiet for half a year, and his temper should have been smoothed out, but I didn't expect that he was preparing for such a tough battle!"

He didn't know that Xu Le had been in a coma, so he said that.

But Commander Jiang knew that Xu Le was not just wasting time. It was obvious that he didn't have time to fight.

"Now is not the time to marvel at this. According to the news from Wei Junjun, the 88th Army will launch a general offensive early this morning!"

Commander Jiang said cautiously: "Recently, we have been hearing unusual news about the devils in North China. It seems that they are moving closer to Shanxi Province. Could it be that the devils and Xu Le are eyeing each other?"

The Minister of Defense nodded immediately: "If it weren't for this telegram, I wouldn't be so sure. Now I am sure that this young commander Xu is going to give the devils a hard stab in the heart! Commander, do you think we should inform the 88th Army of the devil's unusual news?"

"No need. Xu Le has secretly set up several departments. If he can't even figure out the movements of the Japanese, then he shouldn't fight this war!

However, in order to guard against any tricks by the Japanese, he immediately sent a telegram to the Second War Zone, asking them to strengthen their defenses and cooperate with the 88th Army to shrink the front line when necessary.

At the same time, I telegraphed the commander of the First War Zone to strengthen the security along the Yellow River in northern Henan and transfer all the main forces to the eastern front to prevent the Japanese from taking this opportunity to advance westward. Henan Province is the strong backing of our army in the war of resistance and must not fall into the hands of the Japanese! "

"Yes!" The Minister of Defense took the order and went down.

Commander Jiang only gave a brief outline, and he still needed to arrange the detailed deployment immediately.

Looking at the still dark sky outside the window, Commander Jiang sighed: "Xu Le, this battle depends on you! If you fight well, the future of the Tang Dynasty will all depend on you! I will let you set up a secret department in secret, and I just hope you won't go against me in the future!"

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At 6 a.m., near Shuangchi Town, halfway between Lingshi County and Shuitou Town.

At the ambush position of the 1st Armored Regiment, the regiment commander Xiao Qiming looked at his watch, then picked up the 702-meter walkie-talkie and said, "It's 6 o'clock now. There's still half an hour until the general attack. Everyone, please be alert. As soon as the time is up, all tank companies will attack Shuangchi Town as planned. We must resolve the battle within 12 minutes!"

"Roger that!"

"Roger that!"

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At this moment, the motorized infantry division and mechanized infantry division further behind were also ready. Hundreds of armored personnel carriers were scattered in several open spaces. Their mission was to follow the armored division.

As long as the armored division moved forward, they would follow one after another, spreading out in a fan-shaped manner to the north and south of Queshu Valley, forming a large network that covered Lingshi, Huo County and other places.

At 6:30, in the temporary command center, Wang Dafu picked up the microphone of the Xiao Bayi radio station and shouted: "Begin the attack!"

Immediately, the order was passed to each regiment!

I saw several flares slowly falling into Shuangchi Town. There was a regiment of Japanese soldiers stationed here, and they became restless.

Then, densely packed Type 69 tanks approached rapidly from a distance with the sound of mechanical roars, almost at the fastest speed. The obstacles set up by the Japanese along the way had no effect at all.

Even if there were solid or high obstacles, they were turned into dust by the tank's high-explosive grenades.

In order to defend against the 88th Army, the Japanese specially mobilized dozens of heavy machine guns and more than 10 anti-tank guns in Shuangchi Town.

It's just that they underestimated the tanks of the 88th Army, or overestimated the power of the anti-tank guns. Not to mention the small-caliber heavy machine guns, even the 37mm Type 69 anti-tank gun could at most scratch the Type tank.

69式坦克的炮塔可是220毫米厚的铸造钢，前部装甲是60度100毫米的均质钢，水平射击下等效于200毫米的垂直钢装甲。

With such protective capabilities, even ordinary armor-piercing bullets would be bounced off it.

"Baga, what is the 88th Army doing? When did they mobilize so many tanks on the opposite side? What are our reconnaissance posts for?"

The Japanese captain threw the telescope to the ground and kept cursing.

The telescope was no longer useful because in just three minutes, several holes had been opened in his own defense line, and the nearest tank was less than 3 meters away from him.

"Quick, report to the division commander Naotsugu Sakai, saying that our unit is facing a charge of hundreds of tanks from the 88th Army, and that we have no power to resist. Request tank and artillery support!"

Now the only things that can stop the tanks of the 88th Army are their own tanks or artillery. However, as the commander of the regiment, he has been stationed here for almost half a year and has some understanding of the tanks of the 88th Army.

He knew clearly that his own tanks weighing several tons could not be a match for the enemy. He now only asked the division commander for artillery support to intercept the offensive of the 88th Army and give his own regiment time to retreat!

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In the 1th Company of the 9st Armored Regiment, Zhu Zhaolan was still the vanguard of the entire regiment, and he took the lead in leading his 10 tanks to attack Shuangchi Town.

"This is just the first step of our attack. We need to clear the way for our friendly forces to follow. All tanks should move forward at full speed and attack Yunyi Village. We need to open the road to Lingshi as quickly as possible!"

Zhu Zhaolan was just like that, and this was also the mission of the armored regiment. They did not seek to kill as many enemies as possible, but to disrupt the enemy with their strong armor and fast mobility, and then provide a safe passage for subsequent troops.

As for the remaining Japanese devils, the mechanized infantry regiment behind will deal with them.

Ten minutes later, the Japanese defense lines in Shuangchi Town were completely broken, the 10st Armored Regiment also broke through the defense lines, and half of the 1nd Armored Regiment also entered Shuangchi Town.

However, after leaving Shuangchi Town, the two regiments did not take the same route, but split into two groups.

Because Shuichi Town is an intersection with a highway and a road leading to Lingshi County, it is a very important defensive stronghold, which is why the Japanese arranged an infantry regiment here.

The 1st Armored Regiment took the highway, and the 2nd Armored Regiment took the main road. They eliminated all the Japanese strongholds along the way, and then met at Xiamen Village on the banks of the Fen River west of Lingshi County.

After listening to his subordinates' report, Xiao Qiming, the commander of the 1st Armored Regiment, said to the radio: "Report to the headquarters, our regiment has occupied Shuangchi Town and is advancing towards Yunyi Village. Request the self-propelled artillery regiment to carry out a blanket bombing of the position in 5 minutes to provide conditions for our tank troops to pass!"