After the artillery bombarded the Japanese for five minutes, Chu Yunfei of the third regiment and the commander of the first regiment received orders from the self-defense division.
"Everyone, attack. End the battle in half an hour.”
This order came from the division headquarters. While it conveyed the battle order, it also showed the strong confidence of the division headquarters.
If the Japanese could still preserve a large number of soldiers under such a dense bombardment, it meant that their brains were made of iron.
The Japanese had less than 30,000 soldiers. After a round of bombing, the 1st and 3rd regiments, totaling 12,000 soldiers, suddenly launched an attack. Moreover, all of them were equipped with automatic rifles. Under such a sudden attack, if the Japanese could still cause serious damage to the self-defense division, they could only say that the self-defense division was useless.
Therefore, Zhang Qian was confident that he would win this battle.
At the same time, the 2nd and 3rd divisions, which were in the same battle formation as the 1st division, also quickly mobilized their troops to coordinate with the 1st division.
However, Zhang Qian had already expected this.
The deployment of Ma Shan Zhan's army to ambush and block at the predetermined location was also part of Zhang Qian's plan.
This was to give the Self-Defense Division enough time to destroy the Japanese's 1st division.
If they could eliminate the 80,000 Japanese soldiers with minimal losses, it would be decisive for the upcoming battle.
Ma Shan had more than 40,000 men and Zhang Qian had more than 20,000.
There were more than 60,000 soldiers in total. They had a very high chance of winning against the remaining 60,000 Japanese soldiers.
It was also the only chance for them to turn the tables.
This included the locations where Ma Shan Zhan's troops were ambushing and blocking, all of which had been carefully investigated.
These locations were perfect for ambushes.
Even if Ma Shanzhan's army was not as well-equipped as the Japanese, since they were able to withstand the Japanese's previous attack, it meant that their combat strength was not bad.
Under these conditions, they were strong enough to fight.
After Zhang Qian wiped out the Japanese's 1st division, the remaining two divisions were doomed.
At the 1st division's position, Zhang Qian's soldiers had already arrived.
Under the leadership of Chu Yunfei and the leader of the first regiment, the soldiers quickly eliminated the remaining Japanese soldiers.
Facing the power of automatic firearms, even the Japanese would find it difficult to resist.
Furthermore, without the command of the division headquarters, their offense and defense had shown their weaknesses.
The entire Japanese camp was lost again and again.
Unable to resist the firepower of the Self-Defense Division, they finally chose to retreat.
Under the orders of the Japanese officers, the Japanese army began to retreat towards the mountain village where the 1st division was originally stationed.
In the open battlefield, automatic weapons gave them too much pressure.
Therefore, they chose to fight the soldiers of the Self-Defense Division in a small space. That way, they would have a chance of survival.
Seeing that the battle was about to enter the phase of street fighting, Zhang Qian quickly ordered the artillery to occupy the land and move forward.
At the same time, he captured a Japanese captive and interrogated him,"Are there still Chinese people in this mountain village?”
Originally, none of Zhang Qian's troops could understand the Japanese language.
After all, there weren't many foreign affairs in this era, so a translator was very rare.
However, Zhang Qian, who had a live streaming system, had long become proficient in the languages of all countries in the world thanks to the rewards from the 300,000 viewers in the live streaming room.
Zhang Qian was very proficient in African languages, let alone the languages of the Pacific Island and other big countries.
Under Zhang Qian's interrogation, the Japanese finally gave in and said,""All the Chinese in the village have been executed by General Kawamoto.”
Looking at the terrified Japanese, Zhang Qian was filled with anger.
That was it.
The Japanese's personality still hadn't changed.
Why did they kill those innocent civilians?
What would killing them bring to the army?
Zhang Qian couldn't understand why the Japanese would kill these innocent people after occupying China.
He couldn't figure it out now, and he couldn't figure it out in the 21st century.
"Men! Pass on my orders! Let the Cannon Regiment raze the entire village to the ground! Let those Japanese die with the commoners!!!”
"Yes!" The messenger quickly replied.”
Nearly 30,000 Japanese soldiers suffered heavy losses in the few rounds of attacks and bombardment by the Self-Defense Division. However, there were still nearly six to seven thousand Japanese who managed to escape into the village.
When the regiment commander of the Artillery Regiment heard the order from the messenger, he was stunned.
"Master, do you mean to kill them all? Leave no survivors?"
"Yes."
Hearing the confirmation from the messenger, the leader of the Artillery Regiment could instantly hear Zhang Qian's anger towards the Japanese.
Without a word, he shouted at the Cannon Regiment,"Did you hear that? The division commander said that he wanted to annihilate all the Japanese in the mountain village ahead! All artillery, get ready!"
The Cannon Regiment Commander's voice rang out, and all the soldiers in the Cannon Regiment began to move quickly.
When all the cannons were aimed at the mountain village occupied by the Japanese, the artillery commander immediately gave the order,""Fire!"
Boom!
The entire artillery regiment's artillery position was covered in dust due to the huge recoil.
In stark contrast, the village they were aiming at was the village.
The entire small mountain village was filled with houses made of earth and stone.
Under the bombardment of the entire artillery regiment, they were instantly razed to the ground.
The 6,000 to 7,000 Japanese hiding among them were also completely wiped out by this round of artillery fire.
Under Zhang Qian's rage, the entire Japanese army of the 1st division disappeared from this world with this round of artillery fire.
Zhang Qian stood on the hill and looked at the dusty village in front of him with a solemn expression.
A moment later, he couldn't be bothered to clean up the battlefield.
Zhang Qian ordered all the troops to rush to the designated location.
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While Zhang Qian's Self-Defense Division was wiping out the Japanese's 1st Division, Ma Shanzhan's 40,000 troops were engaged in a fierce battle.
When the remaining soldiers of the Japanese 1st Regiment started to retreat, the other Japanese Regiment, the 2nd and 3rd Regiment, had already arrived at the location of Ma Shan Zhan's ambush and attack. They were officially engaged in battle with Ma Shan Zhan's troops.
Because the weapons and other heavy weapons were not as good as the Japanese army, even with the advantage of terrain, Ma Shan's 40,000 troops did not have much of an advantage.
Although they had gained a lot from the exchange of fire, Ma Shan Zhan's army was at a disadvantage after the Japanese stabilized their formation and were on guard.
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