That night, as Qiao Anbang ordered the suspension of the attack, the Jinzhou battlefield fell into a rare calm.
Ten o'clock in the evening, Zhangwu County.
At this moment, Zhangwu County has completely entered a state of sleep, and most of the people in the city have fallen asleep.
There were Japanese and puppet troops on duty only at the top of the Four Gates City, on the plain less than five miles away from Zhangwu County.
Hundreds of armored vehicles, tanks and personnel carriers full of soldiers turned off their lights and were marching around the city towards Shenyang.
In an armored command vehicle, Zhang Xudong was smoking a cigarette anxiously, while Zhang Yi, the deputy division commander and chief of staff beside him, was looking at a map.
"Chief of Staff, I don't know what's going on at the Jinzhou front line." Zhang Xudong smoked the pipe with some worry.
"Oh, Master, there is a commander on the Jinzhou front who is stationed at Shanhaiguan to personally command, and our army has an absolute advantage. What else do you have to worry about?" Zhang Yi said with a smile.
"It's not that I'm worried. It's just that so many comrades who have been through life and death, and who have walked through the rain of bullets are fighting side by side, but I am leading the troops to go deep alone, which makes me feel a little lonely." Zhang Xudong said.
"Haha, I don't think you are lonely, Master. You lack confidence in this adventure, right?" Zhang Yi smiled and said: "What's wrong with fighting alone? Only by winning in adversity can we better demonstrate our command level."
"Of course I understand all this. In fact, I'm just sighing." Zhang Xudong put out his cigarette butts, looked at the vast night outside the car, and said, "Where are we now? How long will it take to get to Shenyang?"
"We should have passed Zhangwu. According to our pre-arranged marching route and at our marching speed, we can reach Shenyang in four hours at most." Zhang Yidao.
"Four hours, I'll take a squint first to recharge my batteries. Just keep an eye on me." After saying that, Zhang Xudong leaned on his seat and closed his eyes.
Zhang Yi nodded and continued to look down at the map.
Three and a half hours later, the armored vehicle suddenly stopped. Zhang Yi pushed the sleeping Zhang Xudong and said: "Master's seat. Master's seat, wake up."
"Huh?" Zhang Xudong woke up and opened his eyes and asked, "What's wrong? Have you arrived in Shenyang?"
"Well, we are now at the outskirts of Shenyang, less than five kilometers away from Shenyang City." Zhang Yi nodded and said, "It's time to deploy the battle plan."
"The attack on Shenyang City is aimed at a single attack. There is nothing to deploy. Let's go ahead. The armored infantry regiment will be the main attack. The tank regiment, self-propelled artillery regiment, and air defense regiment will be responsible for covering. We will try to defeat it in one battle." Zhang Xudong had already thought about it. The prepared battle plan was revealed.
Zhang Xudong¡¯s independent armored division has been expanded several times. The strength has exceeded 20,000, with two tank regiments, equipped with a large number of Panther tanks and Tiger tanks, and an air defense regiment, equipped with a large number of 88mm anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns shipped in armored trucks.
One self-propelled artillery regiment, equipped with a 120mm cannon.
In addition, it also has a reinforced armored infantry regiment with more than 4,000 troops and a large number of armored personnel carriers. Motorcycles and other mechanized transportation equipment.
The division headquarters and directly affiliated guard companies are also fully mechanized, equipped with more than a dozen Leopard tanks and a number of armored vehicles.
Because it is equipped with a large number of Tiger tanks and Panther tanks, Zhang Xudong's armored force has always been regarded as a strategic mobile force by Qiao Anbang.
It can be seen from the dispatch of the armored division to carry out a roundabout of thousands of miles that Qiao Anbang has high expectations for this force.
In fact, such a force is in China and all over Asia. Even in the whole world, it is second to none.
It is not only equipped with two of the most advanced and powerful tanks and combat vehicles in the world, but also has a powerful artillery unit that is daunting to any opponent.
Coupled with its extremely excellent mobility advantages, it deserves to become an armored force that can be proud of the world.
"Master is right. Whether we can succeed in capturing Shenyang City with one attack depends on whether we can launch a surprise attack while the enemy is unprepared. Once the Japanese army is prepared, it will not be that easy to capture Shenyang City. , after all, our advantage is not this kind of urban assault, but mobile assault combat." Zhang Yi nodded in agreement.
"Okay, order the troops to take action immediately and tell the armored infantry regiment. Whether they can create a miracle depends on their performance tonight." Zhang Xudong waved his hand.
"Well, I'll go right away." After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he opened the car door and walked out.
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¡°About twenty minutes later, more than 4,000 officers and soldiers of the Armored Infantry Regiment of the Independent Armored Division were finally ready for battle.
At the same time, the self-propelled artillery regiment, anti-aircraft artillery and cannons of the anti-aircraft regiment were all aimed at the south gate of Shenyang City.
The two tank regiments were divided into separate groups. Except for one group left to cover the armored infantry regiment's frontal attack from the south gate, the remaining groups were filled with suspects, used for feint attacks to cope with the armored infantry regiment's attack.
The commander of the Armored Infantry Regiment is named Zhao Ze, and he can be considered a veteran of the Qiao Family Army.
As early as during the Nanjing Defense War, he and his cousin Zhao Gengyuan led their Sichuan troops to join Qiao Anbang's security regiment.
Later, Zhao Gengyuan died in Shanghai, and Zhao Ze followed Qiao Anbang back to the northern Anhui base.
Later, Zhang Xudong¡¯s armored battalion expanded, and he and a group of veterans were transferred to the armored regiment to serve today.
Although the Armored Infantry Regiment is only a regiment-level unit, everyone knows that they are directly affiliated units. Once expanded in the future, the Armored Infantry Regiment will definitely be expanded to the integrated division level.
Zhao Ze will be promoted to division commander accordingly.
However, Zhao Ze has always kept a low profile. Although he has made many military exploits, he has never made any publicity. This is one of the reasons why Qiao Anbang values ??him and appointed him as the commander of the Armored Infantry Regiment.
¡°More so, it¡¯s probably out of memory and debt to Zhao Gengyuan.
¡°After all, Zhao Gengyuan was one of the tiger generals who followed him in the early days. He fought bravely and dedicated himself to the country. If he had not died, he would have been one of the division commanders of the top ten reorganized divisions.
Zhao Ze held an MP44 assault rifle in his hand, stood on the carriage of a tracked armored vehicle, and drove past the assembled queue.
Then he stopped in the middle, glanced at the subordinates with burning eyes, and said solemnly: "Brothers, Shenyang City is ahead. The master said, can our armored division create a miracle and achieve immortal feats?" , it¡¯s all about tonight¡¯s battle, it¡¯s all about the performance of our armored infantry regiment tonight!¡±
"Please rest assured, everyone, we will definitely capture Shenyang City and capture Tojo Hideki alive!" A battalion commander immediately expressed his position.
"Yes, capture Shenyang City and capture Tojo Hideki alive." Other officers and soldiers echoed in unison.
Zhao Ze nodded with satisfaction. At this time, the artillerymen began to bombard. The deafening sound of the artillery sounded one after another. The hot fires cut through the night sky like meteors and hit Shenyang City several miles away.