The tank battalion Xu Wen brought over had a hundred Panzer IV tanks, calculated based on two vehicle-mounted machine guns per tank.

Excluding the Tiger tank with Xu Wen as the command vehicle, this tank battalion has two hundred vehicle-mounted MG34 general-purpose machine guns, and two hundred vehicle-mounted machine guns fire simultaneously.

Nearly 200,000 rounds of ammunition can be fired in one minute. Kameda Koji's headquarters only has about 200 people in total. The number of machine guns in the independent brigade is almost more than their troop strength.

Therefore, under this terrifying firepower, Kameda Koji and the Japanese soldiers around him, let alone firing back, did not even have a chance to turn around and escape, and were beaten into pieces by the oncoming dense bullets.

Dazzling scarlet tongues of flame shot out from hundreds of tanks, like meteors in the dark night, striking hard where the Japanese were.

In an instant, flames broke out outside Zhu's store, and one Japanese cavalryman was shot one after another. More than two hundred Japanese cavalrymen were quickly shot to death.

At this time, Kunizaki Noboru had led the main force of the detachment to a place less than five kilometers away from Zhujiadian, and heard intensive gunfire coming from the front.

Kunizaki Noboru and Chief of Staff Masao Watanabe were all shocked. They stopped, jumped off the armored vehicle and war horse, and looked up.

Kunizaki Noboru looked at it for a while and said with a shocked face: "What's going on? Could it be that something happened to the 5th Cavalry Squadron?"

Masao Watanabe said with a heavy face: "General, it is very possible!"

Just when Noboru Kunizaki was about to send troops to speed up and go over to check the situation.

A Japanese cavalryman who had a chance to escape ran back in a panic on his horse, and came straight to Kunisaki Noboru. He jumped off his horse in a panic, stood at attention and saluted Kunizaki Noboru: "General, it's not good, our squadron was suddenly attacked by a large number of people."

Captain Kameda and others were all killed in the attack by Chinese tanks!"

"Baga, you are cavalry, can't you run away if you can't fight? Why don't you retreat?" Although he was mentally prepared, Noboru Kunisaki was still furious when he heard this.

The Japanese cavalryman replied with a sad face: "General, the Chinese are very cunning and very fast. We were caught off guard!

The most important thing is that their firepower is very powerful, with at least hundreds of vehicle-mounted machine guns firing at the same time, so we have no chance to fight back or retreat!"

"Baga Ya Road!" Kunisaki gritted his teeth angrily, and Masao Watanabe next to him hurriedly advised: "General, please calm down, it seems that the armored troops of the China Army's Independent Brigade have arrived at Pukou!

Only they have so many tanks and armored fighting vehicles, we must deal with them carefully and not underestimate the enemy."

Noboru Kunizaki woke up instantly and said with sudden realization: "Yes, only Zhu Ziming's independent brigade has so many tanks and vehicle-mounted machine guns! Damn it, we are still one step too late!"

"General Yoshika Ryosuke, the acting commander of the previously dispatched army, has called us to inform us that Zhu Ziming's troops have withdrawn to Nanjing! Unexpectedly, the Nanjing garrison actually transferred them to Jiangbei!" Masao Watanabe said with a gloomy face.

The name of Xu Wen and the Independence Brigade had already been announced, so when Kunizaki Noboru heard the words "Independence Brigade", the anger in his heart suddenly disappeared and he quickly calmed down.

He frowned and muttered: "Order the 41st Regiment and the Cavalry to stop advancing immediately, find dangerous passes on the spot, and move to defense to prevent a surprise attack by the China Army!

In addition, contact the Chongteng detachment and tell them the news of the independent brigade stationed in Pukou! Remind them to be more prepared!

Then send a message to Commander Yosuke Yoshikari, tell him about the situation here, and ask the aviation force to provide us with air fire support!"

"Hai!" Masao Watanabe, the Japanese cavalry and others stood up in a hurry and immediately accepted the order.

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On the Zhujiadian side, after Xu Wen easily eliminated the spearhead of the Japanese cavalry, he originally wanted to lead the tank battalion to continue the attack westward, give the Guoqi detachment a head-on attack, and defeat it in one fell swoop.

However, unexpectedly, Kunizaki Noboru, an old Japanese soldier, reacted very quickly. Before Xu Wen's tank troops could arrive, he ordered his troops to retreat to a hill two kilometers away, and relied on the hills and woods to go on the defensive.

As we all know, tanks and armored units are invincible and invincible in field battles.

However, the offensive requires the coordination of the infantry, so after the Kunisaki detachment retreated to the mountains, the fighter planes that defeated them in one fell swoop no longer existed.

Therefore, Xu Wen decisively withdrew, leaving only three No. 4 tanks behind to keep surveillance on the Guoqi detachment in Zhujiadian.

When Xu Wen withdrew his tank battalion, Chief of Staff Chen Zhenglun and his troops had already taken over the defense of the entire Pukou town. Zhang Tianfu's 58th Regiment of the Sichuan Army, with nearly 800 soldiers, were all assembled in the open space to the north of the town and were on standby.

Xu Wen immediately consumed 800,000 points and redeemed a batch of German equipment from the system exchange store for Zhang Tianfu and his men.

He turned them all into elites equipped with moral weapons, and then told Zhang Tianfu: "Captain Zhang, the equipment has been equipped for you. Now I order your troops to re-enter Zhujiadian, where one of my tank groups is."

Stationed, they will stay and cooperate with you.

Before I defeat the Chongteng detachment, you must guard the Zhujia store for me! Don’t let even a single kid come over, can you do it?"

Zhang Tianfu happily accepted the order, puffed out his chest and expressed his position in a stern voice: "Please rest assured, sir, I can't defend the Zhujia store. I despise my position and come to see you!"

Xu Wen said meaningfully: "Brother, Zhujiadian is the last barrier west of Pukou. Once it is lost, Pukou will be unsafe!

Pukou is the last escape route for our Nanjing compatriots. Once it is cut off, our soldiers will die hundreds of times!

Therefore, you must work hard to guard it! Do you understand?"

"Yes! I understand, I understand! People are here at the position!" Zhang Tianfu suddenly accepted the order and expressed his position again.

Xu Wen waved his hand and said: "Without further delay, you immediately take your troops to Zhujiadian to defend!"

After Zhang Tianfu took the order and left with his team, Chen Zhenglun asked: "Brigadier Commander, you asked the 58th Regiment to guard Zhujiadian, what will our brigade do?"

Xu Wendao: "I wanted to attack the Kunozaki detachment in one go and see if I could defeat it, but the old devil Kunozaki was very alert. He realized something was wrong and retreated to the hills to the west.

The fighter plane was lost, so I withdrew.

But we are a fully mechanized force, and passive defense is the worst thing for us!"

"Then what are you going to do, brigadier?" Chen Zhenglun asked.

"Let's concentrate our forces and march eastward, first defeating the Chongteng detachment coming from the Yizheng direction and eliminating the threat along the southeast direction.

Then turn around and concentrate on attacking the Kunisaki detachment!"

"Then will the Chongteng detachment also learn the news and be frightened by us and retreat?" Chen Zhenglun expressed concern.

Xu Wen said confidently: "Don't worry, from the east of Pukou to Yizheng and Liuhe, it is basically a flat plain, there is no danger to defend!"

Even if Chong Teng Qianqiu, an old devil, noticed something and wanted to imitate the Guoqi detachment, he would have no chance unless he withdrew to Yizheng County and reportedly defended it to the death!

However, as long as we act fast enough! We can arrive before they retreat to Yizheng County, and with the hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles we have in hand, it will not be a problem to defeat them in the field!"

"Well, Brigadier, your analysis makes sense! In this case, without further delay, let's act quickly!" Chen Zhenglun nodded in agreement after hearing this.
Chapter completed!