The second lieutenant officer nodded frequently and smiled at the quartermaster's words, but Tang Cheng ignored them and just asked the soldiers who followed him to pry open the box and check the amount of ammunition. I don't know what the second lieutenant officer said. Tang Cheng and the others
Among the five boxes opened, there was only one box of grenades, and the other four boxes were all filled with rifle bullets. "Platoon Leader Wang, what we want are grenades and explosives. What's the use of giving me so many rifle bullets?" Tang
Cheng couldn't get angry at the quartermaster, so he had to whisper a few words to the second lieutenant.
"What the fuck, you have such a arrogant tone. That's it. I don't want to give it to you yet. Don't. It's just right. I'll give it to the brothers below." The military supplies squatting on the ammunition box
When the officer heard Tang Cheng's whisper, his expression immediately changed. Without waiting for the second lieutenant to explain, the quartermaster who was missing a leg stepped on the box of grenades with his only remaining leg, making it clear that even the box of grenades was missing.
Not even planning to give it to Tangcheng.
"How old are you? How dare you show off to our company commander? If you hadn't seen you, you would only have one leg left. I can't slap you to death with my big ears." Several people who came with Tang Cheng to collect ammunition
The veterans of the Second Company were not happy. They were all ruffians who had been in the army for a long time. They were too familiar with this kind of behavior of cutting meat. To deal with such people, you can't be nice to them. You have to be louder than him.
Just have a hard fist.
"As promised before, replenish us with grenades and explosives and we will set off, but you have also seen that since your 30th Army is reluctant to replenish us with ammunition, you should give this order from the military headquarters to others.
At worst, we will go back to the 88th Division." Tang Cheng was also angry, but the words he said not only didn't sound very nice, but also seemed that he didn't have enough courage. But Tang Cheng didn't care about this. Since he was ready to quarrel, in
No matter how big a belly you pretend to be in front of these people from the 30th Army, it will be of no use. It will be a waste of your own saliva and patience.
Seeing Tang Chengzheng's cold face, the second lieutenant officer who delivered the order panicked and hurriedly scolded the quartermaster. After another burst of excitement, three boxes of grenades and two boxes of explosives were placed in front of Tang Cheng.
"Company Commander Tang, we also need grenades on the battlefield. There are only so many that can be taken out." Tang Cheng ignored the second lieutenant's complaints. He reached out and took out two grenades from the waist of a soldier from the 30th Army and stuck them in his waist.
, then he took his men and left with the ammunition.
After getting the ammunition, Tang Cheng and the others walked back sullenly to the position of the second company. Tang Cheng did not tell Niu Laogui and the others what had just happened. After the ammunition was distributed, the 30th Army took over from a platoon of soldiers from the second company.
He also came along the trench. If there was no need to say anything else, the sullen Tang Cheng found a relatively narrow place in the trench, put his hands on the edge of the trench, stepped on the two walls of the trench with his legs to gain strength, and climbed up easily.
Go up...
The soldiers of the Second Company, who were carrying weapons, followed the same example and climbed out of the trench. Although their movements were more clumsy, they did not waste too much time. After leaving the trench and walking more than 400 meters to the flank, the Second Company
Soon we arrived at the edge of the small forest pointed by the second lieutenant. Towards the back of the forest was a small gentle slope, with the top of the slope about two meters above the ground. When you walked up to the top of the slope, you found that the forest was actually bigger than you thought.
"Small" means that the total number of tall and low pine and fir trees is less than a hundred, and the entire forest only occupies such a small hill.
Several shells from the Japanese shelling just now landed here, blowing up several trees. Perhaps because of the humid environment, the Japanese artillery fire did not ignite other trees, and the charred craters left behind were barely enough to be used as scattered debris.
Soldier pit. Looking around, there are many such hills and woods around the village grove. However, such hills and woods have no terrain advantages at all. As long as the Japanese army is willing to spend some time, they can capture it in a little time.
here.
Tang Cheng and Niu Laogui each found a bomb crater to garrison, but they were very close to each other. Under the leadership of Lao Dongbei, the men of the second company put down their firearms and backpacks, and took out shovels to reinforce their new positions. The men of the second company
Each of them worked hard with their shovels to dig the crater deep and build a low retaining wall on the east side. However, before they could complete this small project, the Japanese artillery shells struck again, although the Japanese artillery shells still rushed towards the front.
They left the position, but the men of the Second Company quickly hid their heads and bodies in the bunker, only occasionally sticking their eyes out to observe the changes in the situation on the battlefield.
This shelling by the Japanese army seems to be just to distract the defenders. The intensity and density of the artillery fire are much weaker than before, but the artillery shells are relatively concentrated, and the trench area in front of the position is once again shrouded in the smoke of artillery fire. I gradually get used to the battlefield.
On the scene of "lightning and thunder", the different sounds made by artillery shells flying near and far were also summarized. Tangcheng was able to face such bombardment more calmly.
Tang Cheng used his telescope to observe the movements of the Japanese army. Sure enough, as he thought, the Japanese infantry came up, and the khaki human lang was clearly visible in the distance. "Go and bury the explosives. We have the explosives on hand."
There are not many grenades and grenades, so you have to pay attention to the distance." When the Japanese army came to attack, Tangcheng could not be idle. They immediately sent people to lay out booby traps and explosives. Tangcheng had to use the grenades and explosives on hand to destroy this small forest.
Surround it.
A few "bushes" outside the grove moved, and more than 20 Japanese soldiers appeared in everyone's sight dragging two combat anti-aircraft guns. This was the artillery team deployed by the 30th Army on the flanks of the position. "This gun is also
It's too small, can it kill the little devil's iron coffin?" The people from the second company helped push the two anti-tank guns into the woods. Lao Dongbei walked around one of the anti-tank guns twice, seemingly not optimistic about it.
This kind of thin-looking combat defense artillery piece.
When Tang Cheng was in Nanjing, he had seen this kind of pak37 combat anti-aircraft gun. This is a light towed artillery with a total combat weight of 432kg and a maximum range of 4025 meters. The length of the gun is 42 times the caliber of 1665 mm. It can also be towed and marched using manpower.
.Tangcheng once saw a gunner from the teaching corps in Nanjing use this kind of anti-tank cannon to hit two Japanese tanks in succession. Among light artillery, the pak37 anti-tank cannon can be regarded as a powerful weapon for suppressing Japanese armored troops at close range.
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Knowing that the Japanese army would use tanks to attack, and seeing the arrival of two anti-tank guns, Tang Cheng felt reassured. He felt that although the defensive firepower of the defenders' front line was also very strong, what needed to be defended was, after all, a wide line of defense.
With a front of several kilometers and a relatively open terrain, the defensive situation is not as good as here. In addition, there are trees covering the area, so the Japanese army may not be able to lock on to these two anti-tank guns. As long as they seize the opportunity to take action, the Japanese tanks may not be able to land.
Okay.
Under the control of experienced gunners, the positions of the two combat defense guns were quickly adjusted. One of them was placed behind the second company's machine gun position, less than thirty meters away from Tangcheng. At such a distance
When Tangcheng turned around, he could clearly see the gunners fixing the gun mount, adjusting the muzzle, and taking out the long pointed shells from the square wooden ammunition box. The Japanese bombardment lasted for more than ten minutes, and the artillery fire was obvious.
"Taking care of" the forward area of the 30th Army's position, when the Japanese tanks rumbled into everyone's sight, the sound of artillery gradually subsided, and the Japanese ground troops were only more than a hundred meters away from the frontier of the 30th Army's position.
Far.
The roar of the officers rang out from the "Fire" position. After waiting for a long time, the defender's machine gunner pulled the trigger, and the barrage ejected from the forward position went straight towards the Japanese infantry a hundred meters away. The defender's first round of gunfire
The salvo of fire failed to achieve the expected killing effect. Most of the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground with the sound of gunfire. In addition, the Japanese army did not use the pig attack tactic in this attack.
Most of the bullets fell into the air.
"The little devil's tanks are coming up." In the panic, the Japanese light tanks that Tang Cheng was familiar with accelerated and killed them. The Japanese army invested 7 light tanks at once, which made Tang Cheng in the bomb crater unable to hold back.
Taking a breath, Tang Cheng suddenly felt that this battle was far less optimistic than he had imagined. Those Japanese tanks with ugly appearance and lack of aesthetics had obviously been screened and tempered on the battlefield, and they could also receive powerful air and artillery support. He
There are only two combat anti-cannons here. It would be too difficult to stop their advance with two combat anti-cannons.
Linn didn't know if other people on the defense line had their confidence shaken by the enemy's strong formation like him. He retracted his head, lay sideways in the crater, took out all the grenades from his waist and placed them in the crater. Then he moved backwards.
Looking from the combat defense gun emplacement on the side, the combat defense gunners of the 30th Army were adjusting the position of the gun barrel to lock the target, while the other combat defense gun seemed to be ready to fire at any time.
Tangcheng was nervously waiting for the firing of the combat defense artillery. The combat defense artillerymen of the 30th Army also looked nervous. "Sir, I'm afraid it won't work. The combat defense artillery usually hits fixed targets, little devil."
The light tanks are very fast, and our anti-tank guns may not be able to keep up with the target." A combat anti-gunner jumped into the bomb crater in Tangcheng, showing a bitter look on his face. They usually use anti-tank guns to fire directly at their opponents, but today
But they attacked from the side of the tank, which is equivalent to saying that the military department wants them to use anti-tank guns to hit moving targets.
"There are mines planted in front of the position. The Japs' tanks will definitely slow down. If the mines don't work, you can fire when you have the chance. You don't have to wait for my order." Tangcheng didn't care at all about the worries of the combat gunners. If it wasn't to defend the front
The defenders had deployed mines at the front of the position, and Tangcheng would not allow the 30th Army to do this hard work.