Under siege from all sides by the independent detachment, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops in Handan City were strangled to death.
There are people in the puppet garrison in the city who want to surrender. However, in this era, the puppet soldiers who can serve as the garrison in the city are die-hard Japs. They usually do bad things. In Fish and Meat Township, they do more hateful things than the Japs.
, this is also the reason why Zhou Weihan ordered that no prisoners should be kept.
Outside the North City Gate.
A soldier hurriedly ran out of the city: "Report, the enemy forces in the city have been cleared, all important locations have been occupied by our army, and two Japanese tanks and four armored vehicles have been captured!"
"It's really unexpected. It's only been 54 minutes since the siege!" Zhao Gang said with a smile.
"What, the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were captured? Are they intact?" Then Zhao Gang stood up suddenly.
"Yes, it's intact. Captain Dong of the reconnaissance company is playing with it there!"
"Lao Xing, you stay and organize the county brigade, district brigade and militiamen to go to the city to change uniforms. At the same time, contact the brother troops of the New Ninth Brigade and inform them that we are sending people north!" Zhou Weihan said.
Xing Zhiguo nodded in response.
Afterwards, Zhou Weihan and Zhao Gang hurried into the city.
After walking along Central Street for about ten minutes, I saw a group of people surrounding the middle of the road, and there were also people standing on the roofs. Most of them were commando soldiers.
"Give way, detachment leader, the political commissar is here!" a soldier on the roof shouted.
The crowd quickly evacuated out of a passage, and Zhou Weihan and Zhao Gang walked into the crowd.
Zhou Weihan took a quick look and said: "Huh!"
I saw a Type 95 light tank moving along the street. Why it was said to be moving was probably because the commander inside was not familiar with the tank.
The front and back of the tank body were full of people, and many soldiers were holding on to the turret and the machine guns on the body.
Soldiers from the Eighth Route Army had seen the little devil's tank before, but no one had ever ridden in it, let alone driven it.
Regardless of whether it was in his previous life or now, this was the first time that Zhou Weihan was so close to a tank. I wonder what grown man could resist such a temptation.
"You've got nothing to do. The Japanese plane will arrive soon, and an aerial bomb will kill you all!" Zhou Weihan shouted.
"Where's Dong Jiang!"
"Our company commander is in the car!" said a soldier from the reconnaissance company.
A soldier on the car hurriedly patted the turret armor and made a loud bang: "Company commander, company commander!"
There was just a bang, and the hatch of the tank opened, and Dong Jiang's head was exposed.
Dong Jiang was having fun when he was interrupted and cursed directly, "Damn it, what's wrong with you?"
"The company commander, detachment leader and political commissar are here!" The soldier pointed in the direction of Zhou Weihan and the two men with aggrieved expressions.
"Hey, detachment leader, political commissar!" Dong Jiang smiled and quickly jumped off the tank.
"Dong Jiang, you are really capable. Now you dare to curse in front of us!" Zhao Gang started his speech with scolding words.
"I think so, I've learned how to drive a tank!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"No way, it's the first time I've come into contact with a Japanese tank. I've driven a truck before, and I want to try out what's different about tanks?" Dong Jiang replied.
"Then tell me what's the difference?"
"Hey, detachment leader, there's nothing hard to do, you can open it if you have your hands!"
Zhou Weihan stepped forward to the tank and drove all the soldiers off the tank.
"Go, go, go on your own, don't get in the way!"
Zhou Weihan thought to himself, a group of people are also brave, Dong Jiang is a novice, you are quite happy to stay on the tank one by one.
The soldiers on the tank dispersed in a hurry, and Zhou Weihan climbed onto the tank with a very clear intention to have a good time.
Just as he was about to get in through the hatch, Dong Jiang shouted: "Detachment leader!"
"What's wrong?" Zhou Weihan turned around and asked.
"fine!"
"Old Zhou!" Zhao Gang shouted.
Looking at Zhao Gang's hopeful eyes, how could Zhou Weihan not understand what was going on? He just wanted to give it a try, but as a political commissar, it was inappropriate to do so in front of so many soldiers.
"Old Zhao, do you also want to drive a tank?"
"I want to tell you to pay attention to safety! You must pay attention to safety!" Zhao Gang said through gritted teeth.
"Old Zhao, you take a look first, and I'll enjoy it first!" Zhou Weihan got in without saying a word.
As soon as I entered the carriage, I discovered that there was an elderly Japanese man sitting inside.
This old devil was very polite and kept bowing to Zhou Weihan when he came up.
After some exchanges, I found out that this person was named Daiichiro Tabata.
This man originally served in the Fourth Tank Regiment of the Japanese Army. He participated in the Battle of Nomenkan two years ago. Later that year, he somehow came to the border of Handan and became a maintenance soldier of the 104th Brigade Tank Troop.
The one Zhou Weihan is sitting on is the Japanese Type 95 light tank. Before that, the Japanese army had a Type 94 ultra-light tank, which was the Doudin tank. After that, the Japanese army also developed a Type 97 medium tank.
It is said to be a medium tank, but in fact compared with the tanks of the United States and the Soviet Union, it can only be regarded as a light tank.
It has always been said on the Internet that the Japanese tanks are small, but that is only a size difference compared with the Soviet-made T-34 or the American-made Sherman.
The body length is 4.3 meters, the width is 2.07 meters, the height is 2.28 meters, the total combat weight is 7.4 tons, the body weight is 6.7 tons, the crew is composed of three people, divided into a commander, a gunner and a machine gunner.
Zhou Weihan is nearly 1.8 meters tall and can move around in the carriage effortlessly.
The main weapon is a Type 98 37mm artillery. The auxiliary weapons are two Czech-made Type 97 7.7mm heavy machine guns with a 1.5x scope. One of them is a front machine gun and the other is a rear machine gun.
It carries a total of 3,000 rounds of ammunition. The front machine gun is controlled by the machine gunner, and the rear machine gun in the turret is controlled by the commander.
The armor protection is 6~12 mm, the wading depth is 1 meter, and the trench width is 2 meters.
The power system is equipped with an in-line 6-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine, with an off-road speed of 26 kilometers per hour and a normal highway speed of 48 kilometers per hour.
Zhou Weihan is sitting in the driver's seat. In front of the driver's seat is the lookout hole, which is a narrow slit. In addition, there is a periscope.
"Sir, this is the joystick, which controls the wheels on both sides, and then drives the tracks to make the tank move forward, backward, and turn!" Daiichiro Tabata introduced carefully.
After a detailed introduction, Zhou Weihan had a little understanding.
Zhou Weihan rubbed his hands on his pants, then put his hands together and rubbed them repeatedly. It felt like he was learning to drive in a driving school in his previous life.
Zhou Weihan pushed the two joysticks forward to the first gear.
The tank visibly moved and then began to move forward.
The surrounding soldiers watched the tank move under Zhou Weihan's control and cheered.
Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long. The left track of the tank obviously crushed something, causing Zhou Weihan to tilt his body and touch the left joystick to the second gear.
The tank began to turn to the right, and the surrounding soldiers watched helplessly as the tank crashed into the houses on the Central Street side.
Fortunately, Tabata Daiichiro reacted quickly enough, but the tank was also buried under the masonry.
Before Zhou Weihanhan opened the tank, he dispersed the people around him, so there were no casualties.
"Old Zhou!" Zhao Gang was so frightened that his face turned pale.
"Why are you still standing there, help people quickly!"
"Yes, save people quickly," Dong Jiang shouted.
The commando soldiers rushed forward and hurriedly cleared away the masonry and tiles buried in the tank hatch.