Subsequently, Kazuichiro Sonobe ordered the 33rd Division, which had returned to its original station, to immediately move south for reinforcements.

The commander of the 33rd Division, Sakurai Shengsan, had just broken out of the encirclement of the Chinese army, and how could he dare to go back and be beaten again, so he could only telegraph back to Sonobe and Ichiro that he had received an order from the military headquarters that he would go north to North China in a few days, and now he was repairing and replenishing, and he could not go south.

The commander-in-chief, Kazuichiro Sonobe, heard that Sakurai Seizo had refused his order, and he couldn't help but be furious, this 33rd Division has not yet broken away from our 11th Army Corps, and he dares to do this. So he immediately picked up the phone and said to Sakurai Province on the phone: "Commander of the Third Division of Sakurai Province, what do you want?" ”

Sakurai Province Sanyi heard that Sonobe Kazuichiro's tone was wrong, and he was also a single person who did not suffer immediate losses, and hurriedly said to the corps commander: "Your Excellency, respected division commander, I dare not do anything, please reprimand?" ”

Sonobe and Ichiro almost didn't scold him anymore, yelling, "I told you to support the 34th Division, why don't you go?" ”

Sakurai hurriedly emphasized the reason and said: "That's the case, Your Excellency the Commander of the Army, our 33rd Division has been fighting hard for days, and the casualties are very heavy, and it is in great need of repair. I'm afraid that if we can't save the 34th Division, it will cause even more trouble to the corps! ”

"Yaga!" Angry, Sonobe and Ichiro scolded, "If you are told to go, you will go, if there is any unfavorable result, I will bear everything." If you don't go south, the 34th Division will be wiped out. A good man and three gangs, don't you even understand this simple truth!? ”

When it came to this, Sakurai had nothing to say, so he had to say, "Har! Harbish! I resolutely carried out the orders of the corps commander. ”

On the 24th, Sakurai led all the troops of the 33rd Division that could breathe and went south with all his might. The 33rd Division took the 215th Infantry Wing as the right column and the 214th Wing as the left column to advance to Tangpu north of Shanggao.

Along the way, they encountered layers of resistance from the 78th Army of the Sichuan Army and the 70th Army of the Central Army, and fought hard for 3 days before they arrived at Nanchaluo, Bijia, and Longtuanwei, tearing a gap in the encirclement.

Han Xing was taken aback when he heard the news, and hurriedly discussed the military situation with the people in the headquarters.

Han Xing said to Liu Zhiyuan and Hou Dashan: "Our 4 armies and 9 divisions, plus the Southern Expeditionary Army, have tightly surrounded the 34th Division here. After a few more days, the pot of meat will be eaten. At this time, if the 33rd Division comes to insert a pole again, this pot of meat will not be delicious. What do you say about today's affairs? ”

Liu Zhiyuan said: "What else can be done, the top priority at the moment is to strengthen the blocking of the 33rd Division, and resolutely not let them get together with the 34th Division." ”

Hou Dashan also supported Liu Zhiyuan's opinion, saying: "Yes, beating him as a brother-in-law, we must not let these two scourges get together." ”

Han Xing thought about it for a moment and said, "If we stop the Japanese army at present, if we don't get it right, we will fall into the heavy encirclement of the Japanese army, and it is not suitable for any of our infantry to go." We still have a crack army at our disposal, the tank battalion that swims forward.

However, the use of this tank battalion is also very risky, and if you don't get it right, you will suffer from Japanese air raids. However, as far as the weapons of the Japanese Zero aircraft are concerned, we are not afraid of the 7.7 mm machine gun, and the 20 guns do not seem to be terrible, and if their aerial bombs cannot be thrown overhead, they will not be able to blow up the M2 tanks, so they can only use the tank battalion swimming forward. ”

Liu Zhiyuan nodded and said, "I agree." ”

Hou Dashan nodded and said, "I also agree." ”

Han Xing added: "If I lead the tank battalion to attack, I will ask Xu Da's air force to maintain air cover for us at all times and guard against enemy air attacks." The headquarters of the Southern Expeditionary Army, please leave it to the two commanders! ”

Liu Zhiyuan said to Han Xing: "Commander Han, you can rest assured that you will fight in front, there are us behind!" ”

Hou Dashan said to Han Xing: "If I didn't understand tank warfare, I insisted on going for you." It's just that I'm stupid by nature, and I really don't know what tank combat is, so don't bother you! ”

The strategy was set, and Han Xing immediately asked You to come to the headquarters as soon as possible to listen to the order.

You Qianqian had already been suffocated in Shanggao, others were fighting fiercely, but the tank battalion had no task, which was the most uncomfortable thing for him. But he thought about it carefully, and he didn't need his tank battalion for defense, because it was easy to be attacked by enemy artillery in defense. His tank battalion was not needed to attack the fortification, because in the storm, it was also easy to be bombarded by the Japanese infantry artillery.

The greatest strength of the tank battalion is that it maneuvers in the field, galloping at full speed on the highway and in the open field, quickly chasing and intercepting the enemy.

The tank battalion is the baby bump of the Southern Expeditionary Army, and in general, they will not be used. But since you want to use them, you must use them on the cutting edge.

When he arrived at Han Xing, he saluted and said to Han Xing, "Report to Commander Han, the tank battalion is ordered to come." ”

Han Xing said to him simply: "The 33rd Division of the Japanese Army is here, and to help the 34th Division of the Japanese Army break through, our task is to block between the 33rd Division and the 34th Division, so that they will not be able to get together, and help the main force of the National Army to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army." ”

"I understand, resolutely complete the task."

"Then let's go!" Han Xing said to You Qianqian.

There are no complaints about Han Xing personally leading the tank battalion to fight, and he has no complaints about swimming forward, this is not the first time, so it is not strange. In terms of the tactics of some tanks, Han Xing's theories are richer than his own, and he is willing to obey Han Xing's command in a certain aspect and learn something from him.

There was communication equipment on the tank, so Han Xing didn't need to bring Zhang Zuogan and the radio station. The space in the tank was small, and Han Xing couldn't bring the guards there, so he could only sit alone in the command car that swam forward, keeping in touch with the headquarters and the air force at any time.

The tank battalion swimming forward was already on standby not far from the headquarters. Han Xing got into the tank car and first greeted all the commanders and fighters of the tank battalion with a communication machine: "Comrades, raise troops for a thousand days, and use them for a while. Today, we are going to attack the joint of the 34th Division and the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army, and cooperate with the main force of the Nationalist Army to completely annihilate these two Japanese forces. Do you have faith? ”

"Yes!" The 54 M2 tanks in the battalion roared from the communication machines.

"Okay, now it's up to the battalion commander to command the tank troops to advance and fight!" Han Xing then handed over the command to You Qianqian. In terms of command, Han Xing would never dare to take the lead and ignore the power of the main commander, for fear of backfire.

You Qianqian knew that the first pass was about to pass the air raid pass of the Japanese army, so he decisively gave the order: "According to the marching formation, all the anti-aircraft machine guns are opened, the first company is in front, then the second company, the third company, the battalion command vehicle is behind the first company, advance-"

The tanks marched forward in formation with a bang. The first vehicles were a company and a platoon, and then a tank every 50 meters marched forward at a moderate speed of 25 kilometers per hour.

Why is a tank at 50 meters too far from a concentrated attack at a distance that is not conducive to the concentrated attack of the tank, and a distance that is too small and not conducive to air defense, and a tank at 50 meters is also considered a comparative science. The speed of the M2 tank can reach up to 58 kilometers per hour, but in general, it is not necessary to use this speed.

Despite the fact that it was 50 meters away from a tank, it was almost 3 kilometers away.

In the defense line of the national army, an opening was quickly opened to allow the tank convoy to pass. However, the eyes of the officers and men were always full of envy, and they were saluting the tank battalion. Look at the Southern Expeditionary Army, which is also an air force and a tank force, which makes people jealous to death, when will our troops be equipped with such planes and tanks!

If I die in battle and live again, I hope that I can sit on such a big plane, drive such a big plane, and turn around in the sky, or I can be a tank soldier again, driving such a big tank car, galloping across the battlefield, and I will not live in vain for a lifetime.

Han Xing had already discussed with You Qianqian, and advanced quickly along the left flank of our battle line, that is, the right flank of the 34th Division of the Japanese Army. Why don't you pass through the central position of the Japanese army, I'm afraid that the little devils will fight hard and play with you with grenades, then the gains outweigh the losses!

And passing through the right flank of the Japanese army, the 34th Division has long been beaten and exhausted, and is also afraid of these steel monsters, as soon as you rush forward, he will shrink back in play, and he can't hide if he can't be provoked!

The commander of the 34th Division, He Shige, saw that the situation of the 34th Division was very dangerous, and now there was a tank unit, which was equivalent to a tiger entering the flock, and this was worth it! So he hurriedly ordered the staff officer: "Hurry up the contact with the aviation, air attack the enemy's combat vehicles, and not let the enemy's tanks rush in." ”

After a while, the zero planes of one squadron of the enemy flew towards the tank units swimming forward. This time, it was the captain of the Kimoto squadron who led the team. Squadron Leader Kimoto suffered a big loss in the game against the Chinese Air Force last time, and he is holding back a fire!

When the Kimoto squadron saw that it was China's tank force, and there was no Chinese air force, the Kimoto squadron leader smiled, hehe, as long as their air force doesn't come, I'm not afraid of anything. Looking at the Chinese tank troops, they are lined up in a long snake formation, which is suitable for the attack of the air force. So he laughed and said to his subordinates:

"We have suffered so many losses, and finally this time we have picked up a bargain, just call it a Chinese tank, and taste the taste of our bombs. First Squad, attack—"

So the planes of the first squad, one after the other, began to carry out air strikes on the tank battalions swimming forward.

The tank battalion swam forward, all the tank covers were open, and each tank was mounted with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, and the sight was mounted on the Japanese Zero plane.

As soon as the plane reached a firing range of 1,500 meters, the heavy machine guns in the vicinity opened fire into the air.

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