The Japanese really tried their best this time, completely ignoring their comrades who continued to fall around them, shouting and launching a tidal wave of attacks on the Xue Bing Army's position, with bullets flying wantonly in the air. No one on either side of the battle could guarantee that Could it be that he was hit by a stray bullet? In just a quarter of an hour, the Third Company suffered half of its casualties, and the Japanese army paid at least three times the price. Seeing that the Japanese forward was only thirty or forty meters away from the first trench held by the Third Company. distance, Hou Hua gave the enemy a retreat order, and then called the 4th and 5th Battalions of the Chariot Regiment to provide artillery support.
The rumble of cannons rang out, and the Japanese fell down one after another. The distance was too close, and there were too many Japanese. There was no need to aim. One shot would kill at least one Japanese.
In just five minutes of shelling, the Japanese army fell between three and four hundred people, but they finally captured the first trench.
After Qiu enemy troops ran back to the second trench, they immediately blasted the communication trench, destroying the only underground connection line between the first trench and the second line of defense, and the tanks of the fourth and fifth battalions also began to retreat. , so as not to get too close to the enemy and create an opportunity for the Japanese to get entangled. When there is not enough infantry to cover, it is necessary to keep an appropriate distance from the enemy. Otherwise, once bitten by the Japs, the tank will become built a fortress, waiting to be destroyed by blasts,
Yamashita Fengfumi was considered a more courageous brigade commander in the Japanese army. However, the sight of the Japanese corpses staggered on the battlefield still made his eyes twitch, making him doubt his previous arrangements.
It is not an insurmountable task to seize a Xuebing Army tank, but at what cost is it worth it? Only then did we capture the first line of defense of the Chinese people, and they had already lost about 800 people. The strength of the troops, at least 500 of them, closed their eyes forever. If the fight continues like this, even if it succeeds, the 40th Brigade will be crippled. Yamashita is struggling with this problem in his heart, and his face is quite ugly.
Compared with Ichiro Mori, the current officer of the 79th Regiment, Yamashita's face is already good-looking. Those who died were all Mori's people, which was like directly digging out his flesh. Mori's face was so livid at this time that it was starting to turn black. Okay, this battle is going to be a loss. Facing the superior firepower of the Xuebing Army, a collective charge is tantamount to death. He cursed in his heart. He walked to the foot of the mountain and asked for instructions: "Your Excellency, do you want to continue the attack?"
"Offensive, why not attack? We have already captured the first line of defense of the Chinese."
"But there were heavy casualties."
"For the cause of His Majesty the Emperor, don't you have the consciousness to sacrifice at all? Mr. Moriki, have you forgotten our military song, 'Rush to the mountains and let the corpses fill the ravines; march to the sea and let the floating corpses float on the ocean surface... …'Here, there are not only the corpses of the enemy, but also the loyal corpses of our warriors of the Japanese Empire. Why, are you afraid? You are afraid of the lowly Chinese people."
"No……"
"Then continue the attack. This time, I will personally lead the team to suppress the battle." After Yamashita said this, he turned his attention to the direction of Huangzhuang, where the 80th Regiment and the remaining tanks of the Tank Squadron were making a detour, using the 79th Regiment. The ferocious attack attracted the attention of the Chinese, and then the 80th Regiment and the tank troops launched a surprise attack from the flank. This was the clever plan that Yamashita came up with after thinking for a long time. Although at present, the attack of the 79th Regiment seems to have no chance of ferocity. , However, from the last stage of the artillery attack, it can be seen that the attraction of the Chinese tank troops has indeed been attracted, and this is enough.
The sun is gradually setting in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the earth, covering everything with a golden coat. On the North China Plain, June is a rare good time of the year. The weather is neither cold nor hot. If it weren't for the war, the scene in front of me should be refreshing.
Cheng Gang stood in the turret of the command vehicle, looking far into the distance. For the first time, he felt the beauty of the motherland's rivers and mountains. "What beautiful rivers and mountains, this is the most precious wealth left by our ancestors to our descendants. But, damn it." Little Japan actually wants to take advantage of it."
Cheng Gang led the Sixth Battalion to attack Huangzhuang, completely out of the idea of being prepared. Facts have proved that his move is very necessary. Soon, the reconnaissance armored vehicle in front sent back the news and discovered the Japanese army. A large number of Japanese soldiers , and chariot troops,
"Team leader, what should we do?" The three tanks in the front platoon stopped, and the platoon leader Guang Tiancheng asked him for instructions.
"Wait for me to take a look." Cheng Gang picked up the telescope. In the telescope, groups of Japanese soldiers were rushing forward. Next to them were more than a dozen tanks, most of which were familiar "Qi Luo".
The telescope flashed past these Japanese soldiers and chariots, looking around Huangzhuang, at the green fields, flat country roads, two or three small woods, and a river in the distance.
"This terrain is suitable for tank raids, but can 29 tanks and two armored vehicles really tear through the Japanese defense line? If they are bitten by the Japanese army, then the loss will be beyond what I, a small regiment commander, can do Responsible, according to Hu Tong's report, the Little Japs are trying their best to get the specific parameters of the Jiguang tank. The army has ordered that once a tank in the tank force is surrounded by the Little Japs, even if it self-destructs, the Little Japs cannot get it. , What should we do? Once the Japanese troops advance further, we may be forced to retreat or engage in counter-encirclement and annihilation operations." Cheng Gang thought like this, and was quite hesitant about whether to fight or retreat.
At this time, the Japanese army had also discovered this tank force and immediately launched an attack. The first to enter the battle were the infantry. The densely packed infantry immediately dispersed and rushed towards the three tanks in the front. The Japanese tanks followed the infantry steadily and were in no rush to launch an attack.
Slats are waiting, waiting for Chenggang and the others to reveal their flaws. Through the previous confrontation, they already know that the four shells of "Qiluo" cannot tear Jiguang's armor. Then, they will wait and see if they can get a direct view of its flank. Or a chance for the back wing,
Facing the fierce charge of nearly three thousand Japanese soldiers, Cheng Gang finally ordered: "Retreat first."
"Team seat." Questions from multiple company and platoon leaders immediately came over the intercom,
"Execute the order and find a suitable location, and I will organize a counterattack."
Seeing the chariots of the cadet army begin to retreat, the morale of the little Japs became even higher. Some Japs started firing guns, and those "Qi Luo" also speeded up. Banchi felt that this was the time for them to attack, because Ji Guang The tanks finally showed their "tails",
But is this really the case? Cheng Gang slowly gathered all the tanks of the Sixth Battalion together while constantly observing the formation of the Japanese army. When he found that the little devils were gradually forming a dense formation, he gave an order and organized The team made a countercharge,
The speed of the Jiguang tanks and chariots was much faster than that of the "Qi Luo". This countercharge immediately frightened the group of Japs who were chasing the most. They stepped on the brakes in unison, The Japs behind didn't notice all this and kept charging forward. This caused the two Japs to collide, which suddenly caused a sudden increase in the population density in the unit area.
This was exactly the effect Cheng Gang was pursuing, so all the tanks of the fifth battalion stopped and fired at the same time, immediately causing great damage to the Japanese army.
In the next hour, this game continued three more times. Although the effect was far less good than the first time, it caused great psychological pressure on the little devil, so that Colonel Suzuki did not dare to let his subordinates chase him.
Ever since, after completely frightening the 80th Regiment, Chenggang adjusted his team and led the fifth battalion towards the Lijia Village at full speed.
Yamashita never expected that the so-called clever plan he came up with would give Chenggang a chance to defeat him.
Originally, if he had always united his forces, Chenggang would never have been able to think of taking the initiative. After all, the gap in strength between the two sides was too big, and he separated the 79th Regiment from the 80th Regiment, but the 79th Regiment There had been a large number of casualties in the previous battles, so Cheng Gang had an idea and captured this fighter plane. With the speed of the Jiguang tank, he was able to leave the 80th Regiment far away, and he had previously That performance was just to make the 80th Regiment unable to get up, and after gathering all the tanks of the tank regiment, plus the infantry battalion, it was absolutely capable of confronting the 79th Regiment, which was already short of major generals. For those who were dueling, you should know that the remaining tanks of the Japanese army were also taken away.
Yamashita Fengwen was not a fool. When Chenggang led the Sixth Battalion to quickly appear in Lijia Village, he immediately smelled danger. At this moment, the 79th Regiment was engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle with the Xuebing Army Infantry Battalion. The main force of the Japanese army While charging regardless of the cost, the engineers and baggage soldiers were digging the damaged communication trenches. At this time, it was too late to pull the troops back to organize defense. Facing the light tanks, let them defend on the spot. It was tantamount to death. When all the chariots of the chariot regiment began roaring towards the front line, Yamashita, after a moment of dizziness, issued an order that would never turn him over.
He decided to use "mustard gas bombs",
Boxes with skulls painted on them were moved to the artillery position one after another. The Japanese artillerymen opened them carefully and began to wipe the grease used for preservation on the shells.
Yamashita stood next to a 120 mm caliber field gun, watching the gunners wiping the shells. He gritted his teeth hard, with a cold light in his eyes.
"General, do you really want to do this?" the commander of the artillery unit stood respectfully behind him, lowering his head and asked,
"certainly."
"However, we may accidentally injure one of our own."
"Don't worry about this. I will let Morimu and the others wear gas masks when the time comes. What you need to do is to shoot more accurately for me. I hope that every shell can take care of one of the Chinese tanks." Yamashita As he said this vow, he began to think about Amaterasu in his heart, hoping that she could protect her people from being harmed by gas bombs, because although the Japanese army was equipped with gas masks, under the current circumstances, he still had time. Should you notify Mori Mu?
Even if the notice arrives, I'm afraid Morimu and the others won't have time to put on gas masks. The Xuebing Army's tank is already less than fifty meters away from the Japanese trenches. Such a distance can be reached by just stepping on the accelerator.
The destruction of the 79th Regiment will be inevitable, so Yamashita has ordered Moriki and the others to prepare jade pieces. If they can hold the explosives and die together with the Chinese tanks, it should be a disaster for the imperial army surrounded by mustard gas. It's a more honorable and pleasant way to die.