If we want to say who felt the most useless in the tank battle at Ukou, it was not Yamada Meiji who was shot in the dark, but Tada Shun, the division commander of the 11th Division. When Zhang Cheng led the third battalion secretly from the left When they circled behind the Japanese tank camp and approached very arrogantly, the Japanese army did not notice it. For example, Lieutenant General Tada Shun had a panoramic view of the scene through a telescope. When Zhang Cheng and others appeared on the right side of the enemy, (From the perspective of the Japanese army), the infantrymen of the Yamada detachment discovered it. At that time, many Japanese soldiers started shouting, and several generals even fired frequently to warn Captain Yamada. However, the sound of artillery in front covered it up. After all this, the little Japs were really at their wits' end, so they finally sent out a squadron of Japs and rushed towards the battlefield on horseback.
When Tada Jun discovered this, the cavalry of the Yamada detachment was only one kilometer away from the battlefield. Of course, at this time, Zhang Cheng and the others had successfully circled behind the Japanese tank on the right and began to aim point-to-point. Tada After all, Jun had seen large-scale battles. Seeing the critical situation, he had an idea and ordered the artillery to bombard Zhang Cheng and the others.
The "rumbling" sound of artillery sounded, but it was too late, because almost at the same time that Shun Tada gave the order to fire, Zhang Cheng also gave the order to fire. So, mixed in with the sound of Japanese artillery fire, 25 tanks stopped almost at the same time. , and then fired at the same time, twenty-five dazzling flames hung on the muzzle at the same time. In an instant, a group of fireworks exploded on the shells of the 25 Japanese Type 99 tanks close in front of them. After a while, "Boom, boom, boom "The explosions resounded through the battlefield. On the spot, a total of nineteen Type 99 vehicles were hit because of the ammunition depot, and the bombs exploded. Then, continuous explosions began to occur. Amidst the continuous explosions, the Type 99 turret and the inside of the The stumps of the crew were flying everywhere, and almost five seconds passed. The Japanese army, which was originally arranged neatly and looked impressive, became disorganized because the boss was missing on the right side.
With such a violent explosion, Yamada Meiji realized something was wrong no matter how slow he was. He opened the top cover suddenly, stood on the machine gunner's position and looked towards the place where the explosion came from. He was immediately dumbfounded and took a breath of air. He groaned. He said: "Why, how could this happen?" Twenty-five Type 99 tanks were destroyed at the same time, and nineteen of them were killed. Such violent and numerous explosions caused a large amount of smoke to be generated in that area. Yamada's line of sight was blocked and he did not see the cadet army tank hidden behind. He subconsciously ran into an anti-tank mine except for his own men, but when he thought about it, he felt that it was wrong. Even if the Chinese had planted anti-tank mines, it would still be wrong. There was no reason for so many tanks to hit each other at the same time. After a few minutes, the smoke dispersed, and as several more tanks were hit, one of them exploded. He finally saw the tank that crashed not far away. The tanks of the Xuebing Army suddenly turned pale. The Chinese people actually circled behind them. How could it be possible? The tanks of the two squadrons on the right were just gone. In the previous battle, on my side, Nearly a brigade of tanks has been lost, and on the other hand, the number of destroyed tanks on the Chinese side seems to be less than ten. Originally, our side had the numerical advantage, but now, it seems... Yamada Meiji is like this Thinking about it, I felt my eyes darken, my heart felt sweet, and with a "poof" sound, I spit out a big mouthful of my hard-earned blood.
"Idiot." In the Japanese army's main position, Tada Shun saw that his actions failed to pull the Yamada detachment's tank troops from the edge of destruction. He cursed bitterly, then personally came to the artillery position and ordered the artillery to move toward China. He carried out artillery fire in the deep area of the people's tank formation, hoping to use artillery to rescue the tank troops. "There are only a few professional tank troops in the empire, and this is the latest type of equipment..." he thought. Still, the annoyance in my heart was that if I had known that Yamada was so useless, he might as well have left his tank troops behind to attack Nanjing. Now it’s better, let’s not talk about how many tanks can be saved. In short, as a military officer here, As the commander with the highest position, at the headquarters or even at the base camp, he cannot escape the blame.
Not to mention that Tada Shun and Yamada Umeji were so angry that they almost vomited blood, and Ouyang Yun saw Zhang Chengbu's wonderful performance through the telescope. While watching the spectacular scene of the Japanese army's new Type 99 tank being killed in an explosion, he stopped talking, a little incoherently, and said: "Qian Guangming is good, and the brothers in the tank force are good. I want to reward you, I want to give you a big reward. Zheliang, look how many cigarettes I have left. Well, do I have any wine? I want to celebrate for them. Hehe, as long as all the Japanese chariot troops are wiped out, the next Pukou will be our world. What, The little devil's plane, the plane is afraid of him. Who is that? You quickly send electricity to your hometown and ask Mr. Jiang to find George. Yes, that is the American. He said that our Xue Bing Army won a great victory. I hope they have more American media. Send someone to interview..."
No wonder Ouyang Yun is so excited, because it turns out that his original worries were unnecessary. Although the Japs are very capable of imitating, it now seems that the tanks they imitated are just similar in appearance. It seems that, Ji Guang’s core secret has not been leaked,
The attack from behind completely destroyed the confidence of the Japanese tank soldiers. In addition, Yamada Umeji suddenly fainted, which directly caused the Japanese army's already rigid command system to fall into paralysis. In this way, the Japanese tanks that were still organized to fight The troops immediately fell into a situation of fighting on their own.
The blow Zhang Cheng's troops inflicted on the Japanese army was obviously beyond Qian Guangming's expectation. Perhaps, he did not expect that the Japanese army would be so easy to bully. Zhang Cheng's troops directly knocked out 25 tanks of the Japs in the first round of volley. The results of the battle made other regiment commanders and battalion commanders jealous. At the same time, it also greatly boosted the morale of the troops. Although the shelling of the 11th Division Artillery Unit brought a psychological shadow to the soldiers, Zhang Cheng's troops The results were there, and the Japanese army was obviously in chaos. Not to mention that Qian Guangming would definitely seize this opportunity to order an army assault and take advantage of the situation to expand the results. If he did not issue this order, the brothers of other tank units would We will not give up such a good opportunity to earn military merit and kill the enemy.
Amidst the constant shouts of killing on the public channel, and Qian Guangming's shouts of "maintain formation, attack, attack", hundreds of tanks that can still move freely maintain their own small formations and move forward bravely. Under the command of the company commander, battalion commander and even platoon commanders, three or four tanks often concentrated on attacking a target, and soon destroyed all the dozen Type 99 tanks in the middle, and then began to spread out towards the two wings. This was a resolute order. Execution of annihilation war,
Under the "sea of cars" tactics of the Xuebing Army, the disadvantages of the Japanese army's long snake formation are undoubtedly obvious. It is thin! Yes, the Japanese army's formation is too thin. One tank faces three or four tanks at the same time. , Not to mention that its performance itself is inferior to its opponent, even if its performance is the same, it still can't win. The so-called hero is still worse than two fists. The little devil doesn't know which car to aim at. Three or four balls of fire exploded at the same time. Immediately, the Type 99 was paralyzed there. Even if it still had the ability to fight, but lost its mobility, it was a dead target, waiting to be beaten.
"This can't go on like this. Retreat, retreat." The smart little Japanese commander had already realized that something was wrong. Facing the Jiguang tanks that were rushing towards them with all their teeth and claws, they simply didn't have the courage to fight. So, first, the first tank The Type 99s began to turn around and run away. Then, except for a few of them who were still gritting their teeth, the other Type 99s turned around and ran away. This time, they didn't care about the Bushido.
Once the Japanese army started to escape, the speed advantage of the Jiguang tank became more and more obvious. One was 70 kilometers per hour, and the other was only 45 kilometers per hour. The gap was really too big. To use a vivid metaphor, That's the difference between electric cars and motorcycles,
Once the kid turned around and ran away, the tank division's public channel became lively. One person shouted: "Master, the kid is running away." The other one said: "Catch him and beat him." Some even fell to the ground. The people behind the troops yelled: "You guys are so shameless. If you can't win, you'll run away. Is this the spirit of Bushido? Damn, I haven't even hit a single car in this class yet."...
Among the many noises, Qian Guangming rarely scolded him. However, when Zhang Cheng said a word, he immediately ordered everyone to shut up, and then issued a new order,
This is what Zhang Cheng said: "Master, I have an idea. How about we catch up while we have the opportunity? We might as well use tanks to attack the little Japanese infantry."
Qian Guangming was moved when he heard this. Because the Japanese army was the attacker, they had not thought about fighting a protracted war, so they basically did not build any positions. With the armor of the Jiguang tank, the only thing that could threaten them was the 11th Division. The heavy artillery regiment, then the fleets cruising in the Yangtze River, and the aircraft in the sky. However, the Japanese bombing had just ended, and it would take some time before they could fly to the battlefield again. Then, the only thing that could pose a threat to them was heavy artillery. There are also naval guns, but if the Japanese tanks are too close to each other during pursuit, there may be an opportunity to take advantage of them. During the Second Great Wall War of Resistance, the Japanese infantry liked to use human bombs against tanks, which was quite annoying. If It would be perfect if equipped with a certain number of infantry brothers,,
After making up his mind, he said: "Everyone should shut up. Commander Zhang's suggestion is quite good. However, to be on the safe side, I want to ask the headquarters for instructions. It is still difficult for our tank troops to overwhelm the Japanese army." The best way is to equip a certain number of infantry."
Qian Guangming ordered the troops to continue the pursuit while connecting to the channel of the headquarters. Before he finished speaking, Ouyang Yun had already understood and immediately agreed to his suggestion, saying: "In this way, I will let the 22nd Regiment and the 40th Regiment cooperate. You guys, you have to be careful about the Japanese gunboats, remember not to stay too far away from the Japanese troops, and if the distance is widened, return immediately."
"Yes, Commander, just watch it this time."
"Zhong, Lao Qian, when you return to Guangdong, I will wear a big red flower for you."
But he said that when the tank troops were ravaging the Japanese tank troops, the soldiers of the 022nd and 040th regiments were depressed. The fighting place was only 500 meters away from their defensive positions. They saw the brothers in the tank troops fighting in full swing. , the fighting spirit was high, and the infantry brothers felt uncomfortable. The shelling from both sides brought great shock to the area, which made the air-raid shelter and air-raid shelter where they were staying feel like facing an earthquake, although it was not It collapsed, but it was dirt and dust that kept rustling down. When a tank passed above their heads, the entire cave made a terrible squeezing sound, making them always worried whether the cave would collapse. , in that case, they would be buried alive,
Chen Shaobing had been staying in the tunnel as a lookout. He had the most intuitive feeling about the battle that took place on the ground. He was so envious that he almost drooled, "It's so unfair. It's so unfair. By all means, What? I'm eating mud, but they're killing Japanese people on top of it, just because they're wearing a turtle shell." While he was complaining, the correspondent poked his head out of a hole next to him, his face filled with surprise. shouted: "Commander, the commander wants you to answer the phone."
"What's the matter?" Hearing that it was the commander's call, he did not dare to neglect and immediately ran over and asked,
"The commander asked us to prepare for battle. Hey, it's probably our turn."
"Really, that's great." Chen Shaobing's horse-like face immediately bloomed like a flower,
"Captain Chen." On the phone, Ouyang Yun was quite polite.
"Commander." Chen Shaobing immediately greeted him respectfully,
"Order your department to assist the tank division in pursuing the Japanese army. Remember, your department's mission is to protect the tanks from being disturbed by the Japanese special attack team. Do you understand?"
"Haha, as long as there is a fight, commander, I understand." Before he put down the phone, Chen Shaobing shouted: "Quick, quick, let the brothers come out and let the fight begin."
When Ouyang Yun heard what he said, he became a little worried. He shouted on the phone: "Chen Shaobing, remember your mission." However, before he finished speaking, there was only a blind tone left on the phone, feelings, Chen Shaobing has died,
"These guys, when they hear a war, it's like celebrating the New Year. People will die in a war." Ouyang Yun said angrily, and then something rang. He picked up the phone and called for the gunner.
"Commander Li, I am Ouyang Yun. The tank division has defeated the Japanese tank troops and is now pursuing them. I order your troops to suppress the Japanese artillery fire. Remember to move your position. Is there a plane in the sky?"
Li Hanhun's voice was still hoarse because of the poison gas. He said in a hoarse voice: "Roger, Commander, please rest assured. I promise to bring all the cannons out of Pukou intact."
"Okay, the tank division did a good job. I hope our gunners can also show their prestige."
"We must live up to the commander's expectations."
"Okay, get ready to fight."
Putting down the phone, Ouyang Yun's excitement had not yet calmed down. He walked to the battle map, picked up a two-color pencil and marked it carefully. Soon, the original red arrows, green arrows and two-color troop garrison points appeared on the map. changed,