Seeing the dawn of victory, Zhou Fucheng, the commander of the 116th Division who braved the hail of bullets and approached the command, immediately mobilized his troops. The troops in the front-line trenches moved to the left wing one after another, hoping to use this empty area of Japanese troops to point and line,
Quickly seize the second line of defense, and then take advantage of the brief chaos when the Japanese army's front collapsed to seize the last line of defense built by the Japanese army on the other side of the Liuli River.
The daily training of the Japanese army includes a large number of fortification construction projects. Now the Japanese army in Tianjin has put into use almost everything they have learned. Therefore, when the Japanese officers and soldiers spread out along the second trench, they discovered that
Unlike the first breakthrough
It was so easy in the trenches. The Japanese army built many individual bunkers and bunkers made of concrete in the tunnels. With the help of the winding tunnels, usually only a crooked machine gun was placed in the bunker at the corner to attack.
A long distance.
Without knowing it, the Chinese officers and soldiers had just shouted and rushed out of the corner of the tunnel. They were met with dense bullets from the Japanese army, and they fell instantly. After so many attempts, the frontline commanders finally tasted the ruthlessness of the Japanese army.
, I had to use my brains to deal with it.
Soon, the 116th Division also adopted a crude method, covering the bodies of the strong suicide squads with several layers of soaked quilts, and then crawling slowly forward, approaching the enemy's strong fortifications and then throwing grenades. Although
This method suffered great losses after the Japanese army used mortars and grenades to attack, but the Japanese army's tactics were eliminated one by one by the attackers almost one life at a time.
Seeing that their defense line was constantly being eroded, the Japanese army became angry and organized hundreds of Japanese troops to launch a desperate charge. However, the Chinese army, which had been on guard for a long time, used a combination of machine guns and submachine guns to brutally kill them.
The battle for the second line of defense lasted until one o'clock at noon. The scorching sun high in the sky emitted poisonous heat, and many Japanese soldiers who had been exhausted were dehydrated. Although the Japanese army was waiting for work, the front line had to withstand artillery fire for a long time.
During the attack, the ground temperature was as high as 50 or 60 degrees Celsius, so the loss of water was also very large. It was entirely dependent on mental will to persist.
At this time, seeing victory in sight, Wan Fulin once again sent fresh troops to the front. As Feng Zhanhai's 91st Division fiercely joined the battlefield, the Japanese second line of defense completely collapsed, and the remaining hundreds of Japanese troops quickly retreated to the third trench.
Another extremely bloody tug-of-war begins!
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Relatively speaking, the attack of Pang Bingxun's troops was more determined and faster than that of the 53rd Army. Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity of the Central Air Force's support, the 40th Army used earthen quilts soaked in water and spread on the Eight Immortals Table.
Covered by tanks, they once again approached the Japanese defense line and used dozens of old-fashioned cannons to bombard them at close range.
On the Japanese defense line, when the Japanese troops on the front line were beaten like sieves by iron nails and iron sand, their bodies were covered with holes, and black smoke and blood kept pouring out. There were countless injured Japanese soldiers lying on the ground screaming.
At that time, the cruelty displayed by the old-fashioned cannon shocked all the Japanese.
The Forty Army took advantage of the situation and broke through the three lines of defense carefully constructed by the Japanese army in one fell swoop. By one o'clock in the afternoon, the Forty Army had completed the mopping up of the Japanese troops blocking the way, and the forward troops once again reached Xiaozhan Town.
When he learned through contacts that the 53rd Army was attacking the Japanese army's third river bank defense line, Pang Bingxun made a prompt decision and mobilized the Japanese Army's Army Brigade to attack the Japanese army's flank. The river bank fortifications that the Japanese army had worked so hard to build finally collapsed.
The 116th Division of the 53rd Army, the 91st Division and the *** Brigade of the 40th Army successfully joined forces and continued to attack the deep defense line of Tianjin City without stopping. By three o'clock in the afternoon, they had approached the outskirts of Tianjin.
"Ssss-"
The shrill scream of the artillery shells sounded again, and the entire field was suddenly covered by artillery fire. Amidst the huge explosions, air waves steamed up. Countless Japanese soldiers boarded the earthen planes, waiting for them to fly from the sky.
When it fell, the person had been broken into many pieces, and the broken limbs were scattered everywhere.
Seishiro Itagaki, who had been holding back for a long time, finally took action. The Japanese artillery fire that had disappeared for a long time suddenly came over the heads of the Chinese *** troops. The two camouflaged Japanese heavy artillery positions were removed outside the south gate of Tianjin, and they vented their firepower unscrupulously on the Chinese *** troops.
Angry. At the same time, dozens of Japanese tanks rushed out from the dense forest. After gathering in a short time, they rolled towards the Chinese troops with an overwhelming force.
An Yi, who was behind him, didn't know what was going on, but suddenly he heard the dull rumble when heavy artillery exploded on the front line, and his expression changed: "No! The Japanese army actually has so many heavy artillery. Now we are in big trouble."
Wan Fulin was also stunned by the earth-shaking shelling coming from the front line, and murmured: "The Japanese army has so many heavy artillery, why have they endured it and not taken action?"
An Yi did not answer this question, but directly suggested: "General Shoushan, the emergence of Japanese heavy artillery means that the battle situation has changed. I guess even the Japanese mechanized troops may have entered the battle. I guess the Japanese army must be hiding something.
A major conspiracy, but at this time, preserving our strength is the top priority. I suggest that we immediately withdraw our troops to the south bank of the Liuli River and use our carefully constructed fortifications to confront the Japanese army."
Wan Fulin did not dare to neglect and quickly issued a retreat order. At the same time, An Yi quickly called Pang Bingxun, explaining the current serious situation and asking the Forty Army to retreat quickly.
"No, the Japanese army dispatched a large number of tanks. Under the Japanese heavy artillery attack, our army suffered heavy casualties before contact. Our army fought back, but our grenades and mortars had no effect on the Japanese tanks. Our army quickly
Being divided and surrounded by the Japanese army, the situation was extremely dangerous."
The Communications Director of the 53rd Army stood up nervously.
Wan Fulin's face changed drastically, and he quickly stepped forward to receive the message. After reading it, his feet softened and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, An Yi held him and stabilized his body.
An Yi consoled him harmoniously: "Senior, don't be anxious. The calmer you are at this time, the better. There will always be a way to solve the problem!"
After pondering for a while, An Yi continued: "Now we must ask General Shang Zhen to temporarily take over the position. General Zhu will lead the 130th Division to cross the river immediately and find a way to connect the 91st Division and the 116th Division. In addition, the senior is not
Is there another armored car equipped with a large-caliber train gun? Now that we have reached a critical moment of life and death, we must do everything possible to target it.
The Japanese heavy artillery positions fired, doing everything possible to suppress the Japanese artillery and attract the attention of some Japanese artillery fire. At the same time, I immediately called for air force support, and then led the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Army Military Police Regiment temporarily stationed in Jinghai, together with the 130th Division
Crossing the river, no matter what, we have to rescue our troops trapped in the enemy's circle."
Wan Fulin was already panicking. He patted An Yi's hand gratefully and immediately turned around to arrange relevant matters.
An Yi leaned close to Shen Fengdao's ear: "It seems we have to use our secret weapon, otherwise this battle will be difficult to fight."
Shen Fengdao nodded: "I was afraid of using it before because I was worried that the Japanese army would be wary after discovering it and might even develop this weapon. But now there is no way. If we don't rescue the two divisions of the 53rd Army and the 40th Army* ** brigade, then the Jinghai defense line may be shaken, and the most important thing is that General Wan may become discouraged. In addition, Miyagi is now also surrounded by the Japanese army. We should all do so emotionally and rationally. Use all your strength to rescue."
An Yi patted Shen Fengdao on the shoulder, straightened his military uniform, and rushed out of the headquarters like the wind. Shen Fengdao followed him out of the bunker and briefly explained to Lin Yaodong that An Yi must be ensured. Concerned that his life was safe, he jumped on the big leopard parked behind the headquarters and hurried back to Jinghai.
Returning to the backyard of the county government office, Shen Fengdao immediately found Colonel Xiao Ruofei, the commander of the military police regiment. After giving An Yi's order, he returned to his room, opened the sixteen wooden boxes stacked in the corner one by one, and took out the shiny wooden boxes inside. Rocket launcher.
After more than a year of continuous improvement, the latest An-37 rocket launcher now has a range of 300 meters, a vertical armor penetration of 150 millimeters, and a total weapon weight of only eight kilograms, making it very easy to carry.
This batch of rocket launchers was originally planned to be distributed to the Seventeenth Army. However, considering that the light and heavy firepower of the Seventeenth Army is now superior to that of the Japanese army, the tanks of the Japanese army have Sanqi anti-tank guns, and improved mortars can be easily deployed. Rather than adding icing on the cake, it is better to temporarily store this weapon and increase the surprise of the strike when it is used. But it is obviously impossible not to use this trump card today. It is still unclear how many tanks the Japanese army uses on the front line. At present, The entire 53rd Army and the 40th Army do not have effective weapons to deal with Japanese tanks. Once the Japanese tanks cannot be effectively attacked, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, the rocket launcher attack battle can only be scheduled for today. Already.
The thirty-six iron guards around An Yi had all received rocket launcher shooting training, and they came in handy at this moment. When Shen Fengdao walked out of the room and called for people to fight the rocket launchers and wooden boxes containing rocket launchers, the military police troops had already been fully equipped. , the whole body is covered with the sophisticated equipment of the Anjia Army, including Chinese machine guns, Chinese Type III rifles, general machine guns, and mortars, all configured according to the strongest firepower at the squad level. At this critical juncture, all the capital was used.
Shen Fengdao and Xiao Ruofei led their troops to the Liuli River front line. At this time, Shang Zhen's 139th Division had taken over the defense line. At the same time, the 141st Division and 142nd Division of the 32nd Army were on full alert. Once the 53rd Army is defeated, it is very likely that the Japanese army will launch a crazy attack.
Shen Fengdao hurriedly asked Huang Guanghua, commander of the 139th Division, who was commanding the troops to deploy the defense line. When he learned that An Yi had crossed the river with the 130th Division and was currently heading towards Tianjin City, he immediately commanded the troops to wade across the river. river, and then advanced at the speed of a forced march.
After a quarter of an hour of pursuit, they finally caught up with the rear of the 130th Division amidst the fierce sounds of fighting. At this time, the 130th Division was already in close combat with the Japanese invaders and was locked in a bitter battle.
It turned out that while the Japanese army was dividing and encircling the 91st Division, the 116th Division, and the 40th Army *** Brigade, they also sent a unit directly to the Liuli River in an attempt to recapture the Linhe defense line and completely block the encirclement.
The retreat route of the Chinese *** team. Unexpectedly, this Japanese army collided with the 130th Division, which was eager to save people, and a fierce battle quickly broke out.
Under the cover of six tanks, the Japanese army rushed towards the 130th Division with great momentum.
In desperation, the commander of the 130th Division, Zhu Hongxun, ordered the troops to concentrate all firepower on the Japanese tanks. However, whether it was a mortar or a light or heavy machine gun, it would automatically bounce off the iron shell of the Japanese tank. The Japanese tanks did not slow down at all, and they were crazy.
The ground hit the 130th Division's temporarily stopped and unprotected front line.