Chapter 3 Bloody Battle at Xifengkou (Four Enemies Retreat)
The dull sound of "empty, empty, empty" sounded. When the tanks on both sides were still about 800 meters apart, the Japanese army stopped first and opened fire.
The effective range of the Chilo tank's 57mm smoothbore gun is 5,600 meters. However, because the terrain in the Xifengkou area affected the line of sight, both sides lost the opportunity to engage in long-distance tank artillery battles.
Artillery is the nemesis of infantry. In the newly dug anti-gun cave at Xifengkou, listening to the rumbling sound of artillery, the faces of the cadet officers and soldiers were a little ugly, and He Zhengjiang, who was watching all this through the telescope, saw a My heart is in my throat,
Although the coaxing researchers and technicians at Xuebing R&D Institute have almost blown the performance of the "Jiguang type" tank to the sky, and just now, these steel monsters did withstand the bombardment of the little Japanese 75mm mountain cannon, but It's one thing to face Japanese tanks at such a close distance...
The quality of the Japanese tank soldiers is very high. For the well-trained gunners, aiming at a distance of 800 meters is not a problem. After one shell missed, the next three shells hit the target accurately.
The two "Jiguang Type 1" tanks at the head immediately burst into flames. However, their speed was only slightly slowed down, and then they continued to run forward without any harm.
"Ba Ge, what's going on?" Ono was stunned when he saw the Chinese tank that was hit by the bullet still rumbling towards him. In the other Chilot tank, Jiuji also opened his mouth wide. Then, he suddenly Remembering that our own artillery had visited these Chinese tanks, his heart couldn't help but raise, "When did the Chinese have such powerful tanks?" He thought with some jealousy, after witnessing another round of fire. After he failed to hit the target, he couldn't help but panic. Later, he forced himself to cheer up and shouted into the walkie-talkie: "Stop shooting, get closer and then shoot again. Pay attention to your speed and keep your distance."
Hu Li was unsure at first whether his tanks could withstand the Japanese bombardment. However, after enduring two explosions, a smile appeared on his serious face. On the walkie-talkie, he spoke loudly He said forcefully: "Brothers, have you seen that the Japs' tanks are useless to us? Rush up and crush them."
"Yes." The young men roared from the microphone. Obviously, everyone became excited and confident because of this effect.
At Xifengkou, the officers and soldiers of the He Zhengjiang Regiment emerged from the artillery holes and fortifications. After placing their weapons, everyone looked at the rolling iron flow down the mountain. Many people's eyes became wet when they saw it, " That is our own tank. Our cadet army and our Chinese army can also have this kind of steel weapon." Many cadets thought in their hearts. Some cadets and veterans from the Northeast thought of the little devils relying on these steel monsters. The killings caused in the Northeast could not help but tighten the weapons in their hands. What they thought was that with this kind of iron guy, we would one day fight back to the Northeast. One day, we would have to fight back to the Northeast. The crimes committed by the Japanese in the Northeast are 10 times, and 100 times the amount of charity will be returned to them...
After the Japanese army stopped their unnecessary bombardment, a strange scene took place under the Xifengkou Pass. Like an ancient cavalry duel, the two steel torrents rushed towards each other without hesitation, and behind them, China and Japan The soldiers watched nervously,
"Attention, there are still 300 meters left, combat plan No. 3, fire."
Finally, the two steel torrents were about to collide. At this time, Hu Li decisively gave the order to fire. At almost the same time, Jiu Jian on the opposite side also gave the order to fire freely.
Hu Li gave the order, and his 001 tank immediately turned to the right, rushed up a broken road, and made way for the mountain road in the middle for the tank behind it. Then, the tank quickly adjusted its position, and as Hu Li said:
"Enemy vehicle directly in front, let go." With a bang, the flame suppressor on the top of the smoothbore gun on the turret suddenly spurted out a burst of flame, and the entire tank slumped back. A few seconds later, the Japanese tank at the front rushed forward.
A violent explosion suddenly occurred at the front of the tank turret. The explosion was so violent that it lifted the entire turret and smoothbore gun up to a height of more than ten meters.
"Ba Ge, what's going on?" In the middle of the large Japanese army, standing on a high slope, Nobu Inide, who was paying close attention to the battle ahead, happened to see the scene of his own tank being destroyed through the telescope, and almost thought he was
It was because his eyes were dazzled. Just as he was looking more carefully, an explosion of fireworks appeared again in the camera lens, and the victim was a Chilo from the side. Ide was completely stunned. After a moment, he put down
Using the telescope, he looked at Nakagawa Hiro, who was standing downwind, with a ferocious look on his face, and shouted loudly: "Your Excellency, Nakagawa Hiro, you must give me an explanation as to why the Chinese have a tank force, and it is a tank that is more advanced than ours."
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According to the combat plan formulated by the Kwantung Army Staff Headquarters, the tank unit assigned to the 18th Brigade was to prepare for the rescue of Wanping and the raid on Peiping. However, due to the complete destruction of the cavalry regiment's advance team and the reconnaissance of the reconnaissance aircraft,
After receiving the intelligence, Ide dispatched the chariot troops as a matter of course. However, he never imagined that the Chinese chariot troops would be much tougher than he imagined. This reckless attack by the chariot troops would really hit him.
The iron plate was on the ground. In his field of vision, one Chilo after another was hit, exploded, caught fire, and turned into a pile of scrap metal. On the other hand, the Chinese tanks on the opposite side were hit.
Quite a few, but except for one that stopped, the others were safe and roaring as usual.
Nakagawa Hiroshi did not expect that the tank battle between the two sides would have such an outcome. He racked his brains and couldn't remember when the Chinese army had such powerful tanks. He asked: "Sir Ide, what should we do now?"
With a livid face, Iide said bitterly: "Let's retreat first."
"Hai."
Although Ide was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to issue the order to retreat, because after his tank troops retreated, he unexpectedly discovered that the majestic imperial army did not have weapons capable of dealing with Chinese tanks. In order to catch up, the 108th Brigade
Speed, and did not carry heavy artillery, and because the national army they had encountered so far did not have tanks, they did not bring standing anti-tank weapons. Ide was not a fool. He had already seen through watching the battle just now that China was facing the enemy.
The performance of human tanks is still higher than that of Qiluo. Only a madman would do this to use humans and steel monsters to fight. All he can do now is to give up the plan to quickly capture Xifengkou, and then dispatch heavy artillery.
troops and anti-tank weapons,
The first encounter between the 108th Brigade and the He Zhengjiang Regiment at Xifengkou ended in an anticlimactic manner. In this battle, the Xuebing Army's tank unit first showed its impressive appearance.
At almost the same time, the 57th Army and the 108th Division also fought an earth-shaking battle in Shanhaiguan.