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Zhen Zhiying thought for a moment and said, "Young Marshal, Pu County is already a dead fish waiting to be slaughtered. It will be easy to capture it! I will personally lead the Second Battalion to attack from behind. I can guarantee that I will capture it within today!"

Xu Le: "Attacking a city is much more difficult than besieging it. Your first and third battalions cannot be mobilized, and there are no other troops to support you. This important task is handed over to you. If you can capture Pu County today, I will give your second battalion a great merit! But I want you to remember one thing, every soldier's life is very precious. The sacrifice of soldiers in exchange for victory is absolutely not allowed in my 176th Division!"

Zhen Zhiying was overjoyed. That was a great merit, and it was for a battalion. No other unit had ever been awarded a merit, not even a small one!

He immediately stood in awe: "Don't worry, Marshal, I will complete the task!"

Xu Le nodded: "Well, I know you are in trouble, I will send a guard team to help you and help you take Pu County!"

Zhen Zhiying asked in confusion: "Young Marshal, we are attacking the city, not sniping and assassinating, what can the guards do?"

Xu Le smiled sinisterly and said, "You didn't see the 30 tanks at the headquarters, did you? Do you dare to say that you are not tempted?"

Zhen Zhiying was immediately shocked. He had heard about the power of tanks a long time ago, but the first time he saw a tank up close was just a few days ago.

When 30 iron lumps stood in front of him, he didn't know how to describe his feelings, but he was very excited!

However, not many people in the entire 176th Division knew about tanks. Apart from the soldiers who were selected to receive tank operation training, only officers above the regimental level knew about it.

Everyone knows the reason. It is for the sake of absolute confidentiality. There are guards on guard outside the tank training area and no outsiders are allowed to approach!

This is to enable the tanks to deal unexpected blows to the enemy when they are put into combat in the future.

For example, the two field artillery battalions now hidden and deployed at both ends of the Tongpu Line are powerful weapons to attack the main support of the Japanese.

"Young Marshal, do you mean to say that you want to send tanks to assist our troops in attacking the city?"

"That's right. Tanks can attract firepower when you attack the city. And after entering the city, in order to avoid accidentally injuring the people in the city, it will be inconvenient to use our artillery. When you are clearing out the remaining enemies, as long as the infantry and tanks work together well, you will be invincible!"

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Just like that, when the 664th Regiment feinted an attack on Pu County and launched its main attack on the surrounding areas to support the enemy, Zhen Zhiying led his Second Battalion to set off.

All 30 tanks were deployed to clear the way. Their 220 mm thick armor was immune to all the Japanese weapons and they were not afraid of any intrusion.

The infantry follows behind the tanks. This is the most basic and old-fashioned infantry-tank coordinated combat, but it is very useful in this era.

However, even Zhen Zhiying did not know that his young marshal was in a tank leading the way in front, otherwise even if he did not want tank support, he would not let Xu Le block the firepower for the troops!

"Each tank opens fire on its own, clear all enemy firing points, and create space for the infantry!" Xu Le issued orders to the communication radio in the front tank.

All the tanks are driven by the guards themselves, after all, no one else in the army knows how to use them. But there are two training trainees in each tank, and this is an opportunity for them to experience it firsthand, which will help with their subsequent training!

The Type 59 tank is the original model, equipped with a built-in A220 radio with a communication range of 16 kilometers, which is enough for a tank regiment to communicate.

The reason why Xu Le personally took the lead was because he had never experienced it before. How many men can resist a tank fighter?

All the Japanese troops in Pu County were transferred to deal with the 664th Regiment. They did not expect that this force in Meidongshan would have tanks.

When the tanks approached the bottom of the city wall, the Japanese urgently dispatched their only two 37mm rapid-fire guns to attack. However, they found that although the shells hit the target, the tanks' movements were not restricted at all, and they seemed to be even more excited.

With two tank 100mm shells accurately hitting the two rapid-fire guns, the Pu County Japanese's only remaining guns were gone.

After the tank gun blew up the city gate, Xu Le ordered all troops to speed into the city and quickly eliminate the remaining enemies in the city.

He didn't want the tanks to be exposed to the public for too long. In fact, there was no need to deploy the tanks. Xu Le also believed that Zhen Zhiying could capture the county town, but there would definitely be certain losses in that case.

Xu Le didn't want his soldiers to make unnecessary sacrifices, so he went out despite the possibility of exposing the tanks.

The effect was very significant. With 30 tanks leading the way, until the entire Second Battalion of the 665th Regiment entered the city, no one was killed in the battle, and only a few were injured by stray bullets.

"Master Xu, dispatch all the remaining guards to conduct a thorough investigation of the city and catch all the Japanese and traitors hiding in the city. We must not let them leak the information about our tank unit!"

"Yes! I will do it myself!"

"Tanks, don't fight too long. Once you have destroyed the most important firepower points in the city, withdraw from the county and return to the headquarters immediately!"

This is the only way. Fortunately, during the battle, the people in the city hid at home and dared not come out, so as long as the Japanese and puppet troops were cleared out, the possibility of the tanks leaking out would be almost zero!

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After returning to the Linfen battlefield, Liu Quanhua received a report from the observation post that a large number of Japanese reinforcements had arrived, with a full regiment in number, all of them Japanese, and still without heavy firepower. It seemed that the Japanese were very anxious and were determined to support Linfen at all costs.

The advantages of the army's small Bayi radio and 702 walkie-talkie were once again demonstrated. They enabled long-distance real-time communication and the observation posts were set very far apart, so when the Japanese were still far away, the brigade headquarters could know all their actions.

Liu Quanhua was a little troubled at the moment. Although a fully-strength regiment was tempting, this was only the first wave of main forces to arrive, and there would definitely be larger-scale support in the future.

Now he was a little undecided whether to use the previous method to destroy this regiment, or to send out field artillery. As long as the field artillery opened fire, half of the Japanese regiment on the march could be wiped out within a few minutes. Then the various fortification troops could turn their guns around and fire snipers, and the Japanese could be completely wiped out in an hour.

But if this happens, the Japanese will definitely spread the news of the field artillery, and the subsequent Japanese reinforcements will be prepared, and there will be no way to take advantage of the concealment of the field artillery!

"Forget it, the field artillery cannot be exposed! Communicator, tell the Chief of Staff to temporarily suspend the harassment of Linfen and unify all the mortars. As long as the Japanese are within the range, fire them all!

Jeep assault troops, seize the opportunity and charge forward to destroy this regiment as quickly as possible!"

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