Without enough time to see the results of the battle, Liu Huzi quickly crouched down to avoid the rain of bullets, leaned against the trench wall and skillfully pulled out a new magazine from the belt around his waist and loaded it. The entire tactical movement was so skillful that people who didn't know would definitely think that.
He has participated in many battles. In fact, it took Liu Huzi nearly half a month of hard training to achieve the results.
The M1 rifle in his hand is based on the American Garand rifle to a certain extent, and is even more improved in the magazine reloading. The magazine needs to be quickly pressed into the magazine. Compared with the Japanese army's
With the 38 guns loaded one by one, the soldiers of the Shanghai Southern Army had a clear advantage when the firepower continued.
After finishing this, he pulled the gun bolt, and Liu Huzi had the opportunity to see the result of his victory. But when he saw the target he had just aimed at, Liu Huzi saw a black line on his forehead, damn it! Why didn't that boy?
Dead? I saw that the Japanese soldier was still there alive and kicking, shooting from time to time. God knows where he just shot the bullet.
Guiltily, he looked up at his comrades around him and saw that they had not noticed what he had just done. Then he continued to shoot without blushing. This time, he was no longer nervous, but stably shot the Japanese soldier.
Put it on the front sight.
"Bang!"
After a gunshot, a bright red blood flower bloomed in the distance.
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Chapter 179 The battle situation reverses
The battle on the Zhenjiang Bridge was coming to an end, and the Japanese army, which was divided and surrounded by the Hainan Army's tank brigade and the 1st Infantry Division, could no longer make much of a splash.
Although there are still a large number of Japanese soldiers who are still resisting tenaciously, and suicide attacks by Japanese soldiers are also common, this can only cause trouble for the Hainan Army's tank brigade, but cannot affect the continued tilt of the balance of victory.
The blood, corpses, and burning remains of weapons, coupled with the choking smoke of gunpowder, clearly demonstrated the cruelty of the battlefield at this moment.
The Hainan Army's tank brigade has torn apart the Japanese rear wing defense line, dividing and surrounding the Japanese defense forces. At the same time, the leading troops have also officially entered Zhenjiang City.
The first tank battalion was advancing, roaring artillery fire destroying the hidden Japanese firepower points one after another, and crushing them with the speeding tracks.
Facing the fleeing Japanese infantry, the 1st Battalion of Hainan Army Tanks did not continue to pursue them, but headed straight towards the bridge. Their main task was to quickly rush into the Zhenjiang Bridge, join the paratroopers there, and further block the Japanese army.
retreat route.
However, there are only enough streets in the city for two tanks to run parallel, which severely limits the progress of the 1st Tank Battalion. Coupled with the debris piled up everywhere along the way, as well as some scattered Japanese soldier attacks, the advance of the 1st Tank Battalion of the Hainan Army
The speed became even slower.
The first tank battalion advanced in the city. In order to ensure the safety of the infantry behind, the dozen tanks of the tank battalion were divided into two teams. The first team advanced from the right wing, and the other team advanced side by side from the left wing.
A Hainan Army tank advanced slowly, its thick tracks making a crunching sound as it crushed the gravel.
Behind it were a dozen Hainan Army infantrymen who were covering the advance. Their rifles were held flat on their chests, always alert to possible attacks.
"Bang!" There was a short and clear gunshot, and a Hainan Army soldier fell to the ground with the sound of the gunshot.
Following the sound of gunshots, I saw a few khaki figures squirming faintly out of a hidden private house on the right corner of the street.
"Bang! Bang!..." In that instant, the Hainan Army soldiers reacted very quickly. Several soldiers quickly rushed into the roadside bunker and opened fire in the direction of the attacker.
At the same time, the Hainan Army tank also began to take action, and its slowly rotating turret began to aim at the place where the Japanese troops were hiding.
"boom!"
A tank shell came out instantly, gravel flew, and the violent explosion blew away half of the wall there.
"Hurry up! Machine gun cover!" I heard the platoon leader yell, and the machine gunner who had just set up the machine gun asked, and immediately started suppressive shooting. A soldier closest to the wounded quickly rushed out and shot him
The fallen comrade was dragged back to the bunker.
The medical soldier pulled out a hemostatic bandage. Fortunately, the Japanese Army's 38 rifle penetrated high and the bullet penetrated directly without causing any secondary damage. After a simple bandage, the medical soldier stopped the bleeding. The rest was up to him.
Can you survive it?
Then, the platoon leader waved his hand to signal an attack. Three or four Hainan Army soldiers relied on the cover of the wall to approach cautiously, and finally found the attacker in the rubble.
After the crisis was resolved, the soldiers of the 1st Tank Battalion continued to advance. This was not the first time they had encountered such cold shots. The scattered Japanese soldiers hidden everywhere indeed caused a lot of trouble for the Hainan Army's attack.
"Zizzi..., Japanese armored forces appear on the left wing! Destroy them!" the battalion commander's order came from the tank communication radio, and the tank immediately began to turn.
"Boom!" As soon as the Japanese tanks came into view, the Hainan Army tanks opened fire. First, an armor-piercing round hit the Xiaoguizi Type 92 armored vehicle directly. The thin armor of the Japanese army could not block the firepower of the tank guns. After a loud bang,
, the exploding shrapnel tore apart anything in this small space.
Several Japanese armored vehicles may have been hit in the fuel tank, and a raging fire broke out immediately. Three Japanese tank soldiers crawled out of the top of the tank covered in flames, but before they could put out the flames, they were killed by the Hainan Army.
The soldiers were sent to meet their Japanese "aunt" Amaterasu.
From a practical point of view, this armored battle was completely unequal. The Japanese 13mm machine guns were unable to pose a threat to the Hainan Army's tank troops. In addition to leaving some white spots, they were all bounced away.
The Hainan Army's tanks and artillery are different. It only takes one hit to completely destroy a Japanese armored vehicle. In terms of strength, the Hainan Army has an overwhelming advantage.
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In Shanghai, the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force Headquarters and Matsui Ishineji Temple had received an emergency message from Hangzhou, and their minds were suddenly confused.
The battle was originally going very smoothly, but the Nationalist Army was almost reaching its limit and was about to successfully conquer Nanjing City. However, the battle collapsed due to the sudden intervention of the Hainan Army. Now the situation has turned sharply downward.
First, the Maoshan position was lost, and the armored troops of the Hainan Army pushed all the way to the Yangtze River. Then the city of Hangzhou was heavily besieged by the Hainan Army, and messages requesting military support came one after another.
I really didn't expect that the Hainan Army's attack speed was so fast. While the fierce battle in Nanjing City was still going on, the armored troops had already broken into Zhenjiang, cutting off the Japanese army's retreat route.
There has been no news for a long time from the 13th Division, which has been attacking the Zhenjiang Bridge occupied by the Hainan Army Parachute Division. Two reconnaissance planes dispatched from the Navy were shot down by the Hainan Air Force before they even approached the battlefield.
All communications with the 13th Division were interrupted, and the retreat of the participating troops was about to be cut off. Matsui Iwane already had an ominous premonition. The 13th Division, whose retreat was blocked by the Hainan Army Tank Brigade, was probably in serious danger.
Just now, the Japanese 5th Division stationed in Hangzhou claimed in an emergency telegram that its headquarters had been attacked by more than 50,000 Hainan Army troops and that the outer positions had been lost.
Seeing these news, Matsui Iwane suddenly felt lonely. The Japanese army, which had always suppressed the National Army and beat them hard, seemed to have a much reduced combat effectiveness after encountering the Hainan Army. There was almost no chance of winning on the frontal battlefield, and now he actually gave birth to a child.
A feeling of powerlessness.
Just when Matsui Iwane looked depressed and worried, the chief of staff suddenly walked in.
"Your Excellency, Commander! We have received the latest news that the 13th Division was attacked by the Hainan Army Tank Brigade, and the division commander Inoue Kawafeng has been confirmed dead!" After saluting a military salute, the Japanese Chief of Staff said.
"What? Lord Kawafou has died in battle!" Matsui Iwane shouted in surprise.
"Yes! According to reports, the division headquarters was hit by tank artillery fire that rushed into the position. The Sichuan Fengjun Army and the Chief of Staff were killed on the spot!" the Chief of Staff said with a tragic look on his face.
The 13th Division was defeated and the division commander and senior officers were killed, which meant that the plan to open up a retreat failed. This defeat would have a series of negative effects on the Japanese army.
Now, Matsui Iwane's focus was no longer on conquering Nanjing, but on how to ensure the safety of the Japanese troops under Nanjing City.
If he loses the Zhili territory he occupied in southern China, or if one or two Japanese divisions are destroyed by the Hainan Army, then he himself cannot bear the responsibility, and he may have no choice but to commit seppuku to express his gratitude to the emperor.
"Hurry up and send a telegram to the Nanjing battlefield headquarters, ordering the troops to suspend the Nanjing offensive and beware of the Hainan Army troops heading north!" Matsui Iwane said eagerly. What he was most worried about now was that the troops attacking Nanjing were dumped by the Hainan Army and the National Army.
"Hai!" the chief of staff nodded in response, and then left in a hurry.
After receiving the message from the Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters, the Nanjing battlefield commander was puzzled, but still carried out the order and suspended the attack on Nanjing City.
The Nationalist Army who were struggling to defend the city breathed a long sigh of relief. Just as Matsui Iwane expected, the Nationalist Army in Nanjing City had reached its limit.
It is simply a word "short"! There is a shortage of weapons and ammunition, a shortage of medicine supplies, but a new force. It can be said that everything that can be used is lacking. If it were not supported by a passion for support, otherwise the defending National Army troops would have been long ago
collapsed.
At the same time, on the Nanjing Yuhuatai, after a day of fierce competition, the teaching team finally gained more control over this highland.
On the top of the mountain, in front of the temporary headquarters, Wang Jingguo used a telescope to observe the slowly retreating Japanese soldiers not far away, and said to the deputy division commander beside him: "It seems like the little Japanese are really planning to withdraw this time?"
In previous battles, the charge organized by the Japanese army could not last only for a short while, and it was not impossible for the fighting to continue into the night. But today, the Japanese army suddenly withdrew early, and this man Wang Jingguo was a little confused.