Chapter 5 The war starts, and the military division becomes an army (24)
In response to the fact that the "Chilo" did not play its due role in the Second Battle of Wenan, Doihara fed this information back to the country, which attracted the attention of the Osaka Arsenal, the manufacturer of the Type 89 "Chilo" medium tank. The arsenal wanted to After obtaining more detailed information, we sent a three-person technical team headed by Kobayashi to garrison Huabeitun. We wanted to take advantage of the Battle of Tianjin to observe the problems of "Qiluo" on the spot.
Therefore, in the little devil's tank unit this time, each of the three tanks in the middle was occupied by a technician from the Osaka Arsenal. Among them, political leader Kobayashi was seated in a tank numbered 108-12.
The chariot unit was commanded by a lieutenant named Ota Waka. Ota Waka had studied abroad at the German Military Academy and received relatively advanced military ideas. However, since the tank cluster combat theory at this time was still in a purely theoretical stage, although Da Tian himself wanted to carry out relevant practices, but no one above him supported him. Therefore, he could only succumb to the ordinary tank troops and exist as a vassal arm of the army.
Because our artillery and air force had not been able to exert their advantages before, and according to the Japanese Army's standard combat plan, infantry, air, artillery, and tanks must carry out related operations before charging. In this way, Akita and the 132nd Wing's advance were covered. The burden fell entirely on the chariot troops,
The previous artillery battle also included an air battle (actually an air-to-ground battle). Before the battle, Datian believed that his side would win. In fact, it was not just him, but almost every Japanese who was lucky enough to participate in this Tianjin battle, even those who were attacked in Wen'an. Those who had been defeated thought that their side was bound to win, but the result was completely beyond their expectations. As a result, Datian, who originally felt that he was a sledgehammer and the Chinese army on the opposite side was a "chicken", couldn't help but become cautious.
The Japanese are good at imitating and learning, and they can always create new innovations after imitating. The reason why Japan has become one of the world's great powers after the Meiji Restoration is not unrelated to their characteristics, and for Ota who has received higher education It is said that this kind of learning ability and comprehension ability are much stronger than those of ordinary little devils. The battle that was originally thought to be one-sided has now developed like this, which made Da Tian completely put away his contempt and game, and what he did caused As a result, the little devil's chariot troops did not rush as fiercely as in the Battle of Wen'an. Instead, they dispersed into a relatively messy square formation and drove towards the 38th Division's position in an orderly manner.
Across the way, Li Kexia and Huang Weigang couldn't help but feel a little worried when they saw the always arrogant and domineering little Japanese chariot troops suddenly becoming cautious.
The anti-tank battalion borrowed by the Xuebing Army had too few people and equipment. They originally expected the Japanese to charge in a dense formation. In this way, the anti-tank battalion's sudden counterattack would definitely achieve good results, and the 112th Brigade You can also send out a suicide squad to knock out a few vehicles with explosive packs.
Now, the enemy's speed suddenly slowed down, and the formation was very sparse. Although it was helpful for the anti-tank battalion to aim, there were fewer targets for the first strike. Moreover, the Japanese tanks and infantry formed a tight connection and covered each other. Under this situation, the effectiveness of the death squads is greatly reduced, and the dangers faced by the anti-tank battalion are also increased. The number of heavy fire support of small units in the squad is quite considerable. Once they are allowed to advance to a certain distance, then, in the opponent's way, Under the attack of grenades, mortars, and heavy machine guns, the anti-tank tactics of the anti-tank battalion will be difficult to implement.
The situation on the battlefield suddenly became extremely unfavorable to the 38th Division.
"This way." Huang Weigang thought hard and came up with a solution: "Put the little devil closer and send a company to the ruins of Haijiazhuang through the tunnel."
The tunnels in Haijiazhuang were dug by Zhang Zizhong after being inspired by Ouyang Yun. Such tunnels can be found everywhere in rural areas of Tianjin. They were originally for air defense, but they were used again during the war.
Li Kexia frowned and whispered: "In this case, the brothers of this company..." He did not finish the sentence, but the meaning was already quite obvious.
"The consequences are indeed serious, but if the Japs tanks suddenly come closer, I'm afraid the losses will be even greater."
"Hey, it would be great if we also had tanks."
After some deliberation, the battle plan was quickly finalized. What moved Li and Huang was that when selecting the company to go out, all the companies in the two frontline regiments rushed to go. In the end, they had no choice but to This team was determined through a quick draw. At this time, the vanguard of the little devil's chariot troops had already arrived at the village of Haijiazhuang.
"Our enemy is not simple." Seeing the entire Zhuangzi being razed to the ground through the periscope, Ota Waka said that he was satisfied with the tactics he chose to advance slowly.
After these buildings were razed to the ground, the infantry could no longer use them for tactical evasion. At this time, the cover of the chariot became particularly important. Although, because the field of vision became unprecedentedly wide, both hostile parties could easily search and target. target. In this way, the attacking side is naturally at a disadvantage. However, considering the reliability of the "Qi Luo" and considering that the 38th Division lacks anti-tank weapons according to intelligence, such an open space is what the tank troops need. ,
Without effective anti-tank weapons, the 38th Division had to rely on people to stop the advance of the "Quillow". But in such an open area, with the help of vehicle-mounted machine guns, how could they allow the death squads of the 38th Division to get away from them? too close,
"Attention everyone, after driving slowly through this Zhuangzi, speed up." One mile past Zhuangzi is the defensive position of the 38th Division. At this distance, the infantry's machine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars can all effectively attack. Tactical suppression. In this case, the tank troops have covering firepower, which is suitable for high-speed assault. Just after Ota Waka issued this order, suddenly there was a violent explosion in front. Later, the machine gunner on the turret screamed. : "No, Commander Ohta, the Chinese have planted anti-tank mines."
"What, the Chinese have anti-tank mines." Da Tian was anxious.
At present, standard anti-tank mines can be classified as high-end military products.
"Everyone stops." He quickly gave the order, then asked the machine gunner to get down and climbed up. At this time, another "Qi Luo" rolled over the anti-tank mine, with the same earth-shattering sound, and then the iron block was broken. Limbs flew randomly, and the "Qi Luo" and the passengers in its belly were all blown away and disintegrated in mid-air.
At first, Datian was still taking a chance, thinking that what the other party had laid was just a mine. But now that he saw such explosive power, he knew that this was a professional product, and he couldn't help but let out a "thump" in his heart, and then he blurted out the sentence "Ba Ge", "Ba Ge," What are our intelligence personnel doing, engineers, engineers?" Da Tian shouted at the top of his lungs on the walkie-talkie,
"Engineer, Engineer." Gao Shujiayi was also shocked by the explosion, and then he immediately made the most correct arrangement.
Dozens of engineers carried detectors on their backs and walked to the front of the tank unit. However, they had just started working when suddenly, bullets, grenades, and even two mortar shells flew out of the ruins of Haijiazhuang.
The explosions came one after another, and the engineers immediately instinctively lay down, while the infantrymen following the tank began to lie on the ground and shoot at the place where the gunshots were fired.
As for the 38th Division, the company commander responsible for commanding this desperate mission was named Gao Chao.
In the words of the Japanese, Gao Ming was "cunning and cunning". Their mission was to destroy the enemy's tank troops desperately. However, after discovering the presence of those Japanese engineers, he changed his tactics and left a platoon behind. A group of people appeared on the side of Haijiazhuang near our own position, giving the engineers a sudden blow. Then, two platoons of people followed him and continued to move forward.
During the pre-war mobilization, Gao Chao said to his soldiers: "Brothers, you are a dead man anyway. Kill one to earn enough money, kill two to earn one. We accepted this mission today, and it will definitely be glorious." Yes, then, since we want to be glorious, let’s be more glorious.”
Gao Miao obviously didn't have much ink in his stomach, so these words could not express his true inner meaning. Fortunately, his subordinates had followed him for many years and understood his meaning. So, with the dim light of the flashlight, the soldiers were depressed. Response: "Fuck."
So, what does Gao Chao mean? It's simple to say. He means not only to destroy the Japanese chariot troops, but also to cause great chaos to the Japanese. The specific method is to use a platoon of troops to attract the Japanese's attention. , and then others found the location of the tank, strapped them all with explosives or cluster grenades, and launched a desperate charge with the nearest tank as the target. In this way, because the infantry of the little devils all gathered around the tank, then The damage caused is not as simple as one plus one equals two.
Most of the engineers of the Little Devils only carry a symbolic weapon: the Sanba Gai. In this way, facing the intensive firepower of a platoon, the casualties can be imagined, and Gao Shujiayi has eaten the sniper of the student division. Considering that this place is not very far from the 38th Division's defense line and has already entered the effective range of the heavy machine guns, we did not dare to send infantry to protect it. Therefore, a battle situation suddenly formed in which our engineers were attacked head-on. , and when he reacted and sent infantry to protect him, he fell into a superb trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain.
At this time, the destruction of the Little Japanese Chariot Troops was inevitable.