On the west bank of Xidang River, the headquarters of the 2nd Guard Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army.

Here it is necessary to briefly talk about the two Japanese guard divisions.

Shortly after the end of the Third Zhejiang-Fujian Battle, the Japanese base camp divided the Guard Division into two, and the two infantry brigades belonging to the Guard Division were transferred to the Guard Division's 1st Guard Division and the Guard Division's 2nd Guard Division respectively.

However, the troops under each Guard Brigade have been expanded from the previous two infantry regiments to three.

Among them, the 1st Guards Brigade is under the 1st, 3rd and 5th Guards Infantry Regiments, and the 2nd Guards Brigade is under the 2nd, 4th and 6th Guards Infantry Regiments.

This time, in addition to the 1st Guard Infantry Regiment, a battalion of the 2nd Guard Infantry Regiment and a field artillery brigade, the headquarters of the 1st Guard Brigade has also crossed the river.

The headquarters of the 1st Guard Brigade is stationed with the headquarters of the 1st Guard Infantry Regiment.

Despite the tense war, Hasegawa Yasakawa, the commander of the 1st Guards Brigade, and Miyamoto Kiyoji, the commander of the 1st Guards Infantry Regiment, were still in the mood to play chess.

Two old Japanese men set up a chessboard in the underground shelter and were playing chess under the gas lamp.

The captain of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Guard Infantry Regiment, Kitashima Suk was a little anxious and kept paced back and forth in the underground shelter with a saber on his shoulder.

Yasakawa smiled and said, "Kejima, be calm."

Miyamoto Kiyoji also echoed: "The brigade commander is right. The Chinese army can't even cooperate in combat, so even if their artillery or chariot troops participate in the war, it's no big deal."

Yasushi Hasegawa continued: "What's more, it's still unknown whether their artillery can arrive before dawn. As for their chariot troops, they may have fled north."

"Sodes." Miyamoto Kiyoji nodded, "There is not much time left for them. Because when the sky is dawn, the bombers of the 7th Aviation Division will arrive at the battlefield. At that time, the only thing waiting for them will be that the entire army will be destroyed. Therefore, as long as there is no major accident, the Chinese tank troops will definitely retreat."

But Kitashima Suk frowned and said, "But my heart is still full of anxiety..."

Before he finished speaking, a loud bang suddenly sounded outside the underground shelter, and then a large amount of soil fell from the wood on the top of the shelter.

In just a moment, the wooden chessboard was covered with dust.

Yasakawa Hasegawa and Kiyoji Miyamoto also had muddy faces.

"Has the Chinese army's artillery finally arrived?" Hasegawa Kiyoshi raised his head and said quietly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the explosion outside the shelter was already ringing, his ears were deaf, and even the ground under his feet began to tremble violently.

Kitashima Suk's face changed slightly: "From the momentum, it is at least a 75mm caliber artillery, with at least one wing."

"Even a brigade of artillery is nothing." Hasegawa Yasuhiro dusted his body and said calmly, "Miyamoto has already said that the Chinese army can't even have the most basic coordinated combat, it's no big deal."

Kitashimasuke did not argue with the two commanders, but his inner anxiety became stronger.

...

At this time, in Yangon, the head of the Myanmar War Zone.

Wang Geng reported: "The chief executive, dozens of combat teams of the Special Operations Brigade have brought radio stations to the 1st Artillery Brigade, the 1st Armored Brigade, and the 146th Division and the 147th Division of the 22nd Army, and have established communications.

The 1st Artillery Brigade, the 1st Armored Brigade, and the 146th Division of the 22nd Army, and the 147th Division are all equipped with radio stations and can communicate smoothly with the commander.

But all these connections are vertical.

The horizontal connections of each unit are almost zero.

What does it mean? It means that the 1st Artillery Brigade can communicate smoothly with the chief officer, the 1st Armored Brigade can communicate smoothly with the chief officer, the same is true for the 146th Division and the 147th Division of the 22nd Army, but they have no way to communicate with each other, and they can only communicate through the chief officer.

Now Zhong Yi has sent dozens of special operations teams to carry radio stations to the 1st Artillery Brigade, the 1st Armored Brigade and two divisions of the 22nd Army to solve this problem.

Zhong Yi wants to establish smooth horizontal communication between these three troops.

When the 146th Division wants to ask for artillery fire support, it does not have to go through the commander's headquarters. When the 1st Artillery Brigade corrects shooting various elements, it can also directly find the 146th Division without going through the commander's headquarters.

There is also the 1st Armored Brigade, which can report the location to the 1st Artillery Brigade in a timely and accurate manner, which can not only ensure that the artillery will kill the Japanese army, but also prevent accidental injuries.

Wang Geng smiled and said, "The cooperation between infantry and artillery is called coordinated cooperation. The cooperation between infantry and chariot soldiers can also be called coordinated combat, but now it is the cooperation between infantry, artillery and chariot soldiers. What is it called?"

"This is called contract combat." Zhong Yi said, "It is a compound model of collaborative combat."

"Contract combat?" Wang Geng thought.

...

On the west bank of Xidang River, the headquarters of the 1st Japanese Guard Brigade.

Kitashima Suk said: "Brig Commander, I'm still worried and want to go to the frontier positions to see it."

"Go together." Yasuhiro Hasegawa raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, and said calmly, "The Chinese army's shelling time has been more than five minutes, and I guess it's almost over."

"Go together." Miyamoto Kiyoji also pushed the chessboard and stood up.

When three old Japanese men walked out of the underground shelter, the Chinese artillery bombardment ended.

However, the smoke and dust that were permeating the Japanese positions did not dissipate. The three old Japanese men covered their mouths and noses with gloves and came to the front-line observation post.

As soon as I looked up, I saw a Vicks tank coming in the flames.

"Nani?" Yasuhiko Hasegawa's eyes widened and he said in a lost voice, "Charge?!"

"This is impossible!" Miyamoto Kiyoji also screamed in shock, "The Chinese army's artillery bombardment has just ended, and their chariot troops have approached the Imperial Army's defensive positions? What does this mean?"

Kitashimasuke said: "This shows that the artillery and chariot soldiers of the Chinese army have not only learned to fight together, but also have a very high level of coordinated combat, and can even achieve seamless connection!"

"Seamless connection?" Hasegawa Yasakawa said sternly, "This is really a seamless connection."

Miyamoto Kiyoji said: "Fortunately, the Chinese army's infantry qualities are not good, and they cannot achieve seamless connection with artillery and armored soldiers. Otherwise, we would be in trouble for this battle tonight... Nani?"

Before Miyamoto's words could be finished, an amazing scene appeared.

I saw a team of Chinese infantry following the tank, with bayonets already coming out of the smoke and dust. The shaky bayonet reflected a heart-pounding cold light of metal under the light of the fire.
Chapter completed!