It was just past nine o'clock in Pukou, on the riverside, when the sun was hanging on the treetops, but for some reason, the whole sky started to darken, as if a storm was about to come.
It has been a week since Ouyang Yun led the 5th Xuexi Division and the 60th Division to arrive here. The expected Japanese 11th Division and Yamada Detachment of the 13th Division have not yet appeared. Instead, they are in other places around Nanjing. , the flames of war burned fiercely, causing huge casualties to both warring parties every day.
Historically, Pukou was once captured by the Japanese army in a surprise attack. The importance of Pukou to Nanjing meant that both China and Japan would fight for it at all costs. At that time and space, Ouyang Yun was only lucky enough to see all this from books. But now, But he led more than 40,000 troops to guard here.
Seven days were enough for the Xuebing Army to build Pukou into a fortress. What the Xuebing Army was best at was defensive operations. The civil engineering work that the officers and soldiers hated the most during the usual training began to show its lovely side in just a short time. In five days, the student army surrounded the headquarters with seven trenches, dozens of traffic trenches, and nearly 10,000 air-raid shelters. The anti-aircraft holes were dug. As for the camouflaged artillery positions and air defense positions, they were even more lifelike. , if you don’t go there in person, you won’t be able to discover the tricks in it.
Historically, the fall of Nanjing was actually due to the disaster of Yuchi. The Japanese army that captured Shanghai took advantage of the situation to attack, and a part of the army invaded Jiangsu territory, creating an established fact, which forced the Japanese army headquarters to make corresponding arrangements. Therefore, the Fangluo who attacked Nanjing took advantage of the situation. came out, followed by the battle to defend Nanjing, and then the Nanjing Massacre that made the Chinese people extremely angry and heartbroken.
In that time and space, when Ouyang Yun thought of or heard about the Nanjing Massacre, he only had hatred and anger in his heart. But in this time and space, when he was about to experience this scene personally, he felt sincerely chilled and trembling.
Three hundred thousand people, the heads, blood, and lives of three hundred thousand compatriots. The number three hundred thousand was like a huge mountain, weighing him down.
I'm here, can I change? I've already foreseen it, how can I not try to change, even if it costs my own life?
The belated enemy still appeared. The difference is that this time the enemy's equipment was much more powerful than that time and space. According to the numbers obtained by Xiao Yi and others from reconnaissance, the Japanese army was equipped with a The regiment's new tank is called the Type 99 heavy tank by the Japanese army. This tank is obviously based on the Xuebingjun Jiguang type. Whether it is the gun diameter or the thickness of the armor, they are almost the same. If you find one difference, it is that the Japanese army is not equipped with an electronic communication system. Of course, the Japanese army did this for technical reasons on the one hand, and on the other hand because it had to carry more ammunition.
How many tanks does a regiment have? According to the structure of five brigades, if each brigade has 27 tanks, the number of Japanese tanks in a regiment will reach a terrifying 135. This does not include the tanks owned by the regiment headquarters. Several more advanced tanks,
After Ouyang Yun arrived in Pukou, in order to better command the troops, he separated special arms such as artillery and tanks from each division, and established artillery divisions and tank divisions separately. Among them, the artillery division was personally commanded by Li Hanhun, and the tanks The division is personally commanded by Ouyang Yun. Among them, the artillery division is under the jurisdiction of two heavy artillery brigades and two mountain artillery brigades; the tank division is under the jurisdiction of one tank brigade, one tank brigade, and one mechanized infantry brigade.
Here, there is a slight deviation in history. What is it? The main force of the 11th Division that originally went to Taiwan to change defenses (the Tiangu detachment is from this division) still appears on the battlefield, and its strength has been replenished. Obviously, this is because Caused by the annihilation of Amaya and Kunizaki detachments,
The sniper position of the Xuebing Army was set up in front of a place called Linzhuang. In the middle of the vast fields, there were many fortifications built by the Xuebing Army with a lot of manpower. Before the war started, they encountered fierce shelling and bombing by Japanese warships and fighter planes.
Amidst the deafening explosion, Ouyang Yun stood in the command post behind him with his mouth wide open, holding a telescope and looking out through the peephole.
This bombing and artillery attack lasted for more than half an hour, almost destroying all the trenches and communication trenches that the student army had worked so hard to dig. From time to time, Ouyang Yun saw soldiers in front being lifted into the air by the air waves of the explosion. Unexpectedly, Unable to restrain himself, he gnashed his teeth and said, "You damn fool, are you bullying me for not having an air force? Damn it, if you hadn't considered that there are still Fujian and Guangdong to defend, I would have fought with you. Zheliang, please call Commander Li. Ask about the gunner's situation."
Liu Zheliang, who had been standing behind him, responded loudly and ran down. Soon he came back: "Can't get through, maybe the phone line is broken."
"Where's the communications camp? Let them repair it."
"Battalion Commander Wang personally led the people."
The shelling and bombing finally stopped, and about five minutes later, when Ouyang Yun was extremely anxious, the phone line was connected. Immediately, the three phones in the headquarters rang at the same time, but it was the troops on the front line calling. phone number to report battle damage,
Precisely because he was worried about the Japanese shelling and bombing, Ouyang Yun only left two regiments on the front line. One was the 022 regiment, which learned from the 3rd Division and the 8th Brigade, and the other was the 040th Regiment, which learned from the 5th Division and the 14th Brigade.
The leader of the 022 regiment was Wang Caibing. During the Japanese artillery attack, his regiment command post was hit by three heavy bombs in succession. Therefore, including him, the regiment commander and other regiment personnel were all unfortunately killed. ,The person calling now is Deputy Head Qiang Wentu,
Because the 022 regiment was in the first trench, it encountered the most intense shelling and bombing. Although the officers and soldiers hid in air-raid shelters or bomb-proof holes, they still lost a full company of troops.
Ouyang Yun personally answered his call, appointed him on the spot to replace Wang Caibing, and then encouraged him: "The 022 regiment is the old foundation of our student army. I believe you will not disappoint the expectations of the headquarters, Wen Tu, don't worry , the Japanese tanks are not our opponent yet. When the Japanese tanks come up, I will let our tank division support you."
"Yes." Qiang Wentu responded loudly and hung up the phone.
Compared with the 022 Regiment, the casualties of the 040 Regiment were much lighter. Only three soldiers were killed and more than a dozen others were injured. This fully shows that the civil engineering level of the Xuebing Army is still very high.
After the Japanese fighter planes flew away, the Yamada detachment belonging to the 13th Division launched an attack, and the leader was indeed the new Type 99 tank they had just replaced.
To guard against Japanese bombings, the tanks of the Xuebing Army were all hidden in a place called Liangqiao about five kilometers away from the front line. There was a lot of sandy soil in this place, which made it easier for the Xuebing Army to bury the tanks. Being in shallow ground also facilitates tanks to rush out of hiding places quickly. Ouyang Yun gave Qian Guangming a very clear mission. No matter how many sacrifices were made, all the Japanese tank troops must be annihilated. Speaking of ruthlessness: "You are the ones who Even if you hit me, I'll crash the little devil's tank."
Due to production capacity issues, the Japanese army only equipped about one division of the new tanks this time. Among them, a full brigade was used to deal with the cadet army, and the ones given to the Yamada detachment of the 11th Division and the 13th Division were used. There is only this regiment. Although the 11th Division also has a regiment of tanks, it is a mixed fleet of Chilo and Dou tanks. In Ouyang Yun's eyes, these two tanks are not necessary for Jiguang. Xuebingjun can also do it,
However, it was said that Yamada Umeji, the captain of the Yamada detachment, has been eager to fight with the Kebing Army tank unit since he mastered the latest Type 99 tank unit. Therefore, the aviation and fleet did not discover the Kebing Army just now. There was nothing wrong with giving special attention to the chariot troops. On the contrary, he felt very lucky because he finally got the opportunity to teach the Chinese a lesson and tell them what a real chariot was. Perhaps it was because of this mentality that he directly deprived the commander of the tank regiment, Colonel Kwang Kushin, of his command authority, and actually got into a tank and personally directed the battle.
The sniper position chosen by Ouyang Yun was quite clever. It was the only way for the Japanese army to attack Nanjing based on Pukou. This was also the main reason why the Yamada detachment was attacked by the entire army as soon as they came up.
It must be said that the Japanese army really attaches great importance to the combat vehicle unit of the Xuebing Army. Not only did it equip all the new Type 99 tanks that had just rolled off the production line in China to the Shanghai Dispatch Army, but the aviation force also set up a department specifically responsible for reconnaissance and training. Therefore, as soon as the Japanese attack aircraft group flew away, another reconnaissance plane flew in. The purpose of this reconnaissance plane was to indicate to the ground troops the location of the Xuebing Army's tank troops and artillery units. ,
Under the command of Yamada Meiji, the Yamada Detachment's tank regiment rushed toward the sniper position of the Xuebing Army with great courage. It was still one kilometer away from the first trench. The tanks of the two regiments led by Qian Guangming personally The troops also arrived at the fifth trench, and just as they rushed out of the hidden sand, the Japanese reconnaissance plane had timely sent a signal to the Japanese troops below, indicating: the Xuebing Army tank troops appeared from the northwest ,
On the turret of a Type 99 tank numbered 1301, Yamada Mei looked northwest with a telescope and saw the huge body of the Jiguang tank. He immediately ordered all tanks to slow down and organize their formations. The intelligence obtained by the Japanese army Here, the number of tanks of the Xuebing Army is one brigade. From a numerical comparison alone, the number of tanks on both sides is almost the same. Yamada made this order adjustment precisely to thoroughly clarify the number of tanks of the Xuebing Army, and at the same time, wait for the following The infantry followed,
It is true that tanks are the nemesis of infantry, but tanks without infantry joint defense may also become a good meal for infantry. From this aspect alone, Yamada still has experience in commanding tank troops, and the reason why the Japanese base camp is willing to send a The regiment's new tanks were given to him for command because he had specially studied the combat theory of tanks in Germany.
The tank troops from both sides were getting closer little by little. Ouyang Yun clearly saw the dignity of the Japanese tanks through the telescope. He didn't know why he suddenly felt a little nervous.
From the appearance of the Japanese tanks, he could see that the so-called new tanks of the Japanese army were plagiarized products of their own. Thinking of that time and space, little Japan was known for being good at taking other people's products and improving them into more advanced products. He I began to doubt whether my previous policy towards Japan would really be beneficial to China.
For the first time, his confidence was seriously lacking. It must have been too much.