The 282nd Tank Battalion Sortie (4)

The soldiers of the Japanese attack fell one by one, and one by one, and one squadron was quickly almost depleted. But there were always one or two people who rushed to the side of the tank. A Japanese soldier actually climbed onto the tank, holding a rear grenade in his right hand and touching the top cover with his left hand, trying to lift the top cover and throw the grenade into the tank.

The roof cover of the tank has long been sold out, and he can't lift it. In a hurry, he could only smash the top cover of the tank with a grenade, and the top cover was smashed by him so that it made a "dong dong" sound. After smashing it for a while, he slapped the top cover of the tank with his left hand, meaning, hurry up and open the cover, I can throw a grenade into it.

If people are flustered, those thoughts are also messed up.

A bullet came from the side, and the Japanese soldier was instantly killed.

Another Japanese soldier rushed up, and he took the lesson of the soldier and stopped going to the top of the tank. He stuffed several grenades into the tracks of the tank, only to hear a "boom-" sound, the tracks were blown off, and the Japanese soldier was killed.

Miki, who was in the distance, was overjoyed when he saw it, almost fought out a squadron, and finally fought for a Chinese tank, which is not a small achievement. He continued to shout, "Second Squadron, it's your time to go." You have to follow the example of a squadron and blow up a few tanks in it. ”

The 2nd Squadron, carrying grenades and under the cover of machine guns, also began to get on the ground, and they seemed to be even more ferocious than the 1st Squadron.

When Han Xing saw it, he was a little anxious. The tank is afraid of air raids, and secondly, it is afraid that the Japanese soldiers will fight grenades with you. How much does a grenade cost, how much does a tank cost, this account fool also worked out. Besides, what a noble identity the tank has, if you compete with a Japanese soldier for a while, won't you reduce your identity to the same level as a Japanese soldier!?

Han Xing immediately communicated with Li Jue, the commander of the 70th Army: "Commander Li, the soldiers of the Japanese army are fighting our tanks with grenades!" What do you eat in the 70th Army? ”

There is no such elegance on the battlefield, and it is okay to scold. Han Xing was also really anxious, and he didn't have good things to say about Li Jue.

Li Jue was also taken aback when he heard it: "What! Japanese soldiers put together your tanks with grenades. It's worth it, it's a shame for my 70th Army! I immediately told them to quickly take down these little devils at all costs. ”

Han Xing added: "Our tanks are finished, and your 70th Army has nothing good to eat!" ”

Li Jue also knows that the tank troops are here to help your 70th Army, and your 70th Army will no longer have to die, and the tank troops will run out, and the good days of the 70th Army will come to an end. He immediately said, "Commander Han, don't worry." My 70th Army is not a bad seed! There will be no more scenes of devil infantry fighting tanks. ”

Li Jue immediately ordered the 70 officers and men on this line to concentrate all their efforts on attacking the Japanese army, and no longer let the Japanese army fight our tanks with grenades.

The position of the 70th Army immediately became lively again, and countless officers and soldiers attacked with all their might against the little devils of the 33rd Division, which greatly relieved the pressure on the forward tank battalion.

There are some situations that Han Xing doesn't know, and he also wronged the 70th Army a little. The 70th Army had already suffered one-third of its casualties in the previous battles, and one had to go south to support the 74th Army. The 78th Army of the Sichuan Army, which fought side by side with them, was not strong in combat effectiveness, nor was it good at training, and its role was limited.

Sakurai was attacking the Chinese tank forces with all his might, and suddenly the 70th Army on the flank pressed again, which made his pressure increase sharply, and he had to divide his troops to deal with the attack of the 70th Army.

And the defensive tactics of the tank battalion were also changing, and just as the second squadron swooped up, the tank battalion retreated slightly. The Japanese officers and men of the 2nd Squadron were overjoyed when they saw this, and they thought that this was a tank afraid of grenades? Don't you know that this is exactly Han Xing's tactic, which is afraid of you, this is not willing to make close contact with you, so that the machine gun can kill you more effectively.

The second squadron was almost exhausted by the heavy machine guns on the tanks, and the tanks of the first company took the initiative to attack. At this moment, the officers and men of the 2nd Squadron hesitated, not knowing whether they should advance or retreat, and they were beaten up a lot by the heavy machine guns.

There are also many officers and soldiers who were directly crushed to rotten meat by the fast-running tanks. When the Japanese soldiers next to them saw it, they were terrified, and their fighting spirit suddenly decreased a lot, and they fled to their positions with all their might. Of course, no matter how fast they ran, they were not as fast as the tanks, and many soldiers were still killed.

How could Sakurai Shozo, who was watching the battle from a distance, not see this tragic scene, two squadrons were wiped out by tank units one after another, and the side was facing huge pressure from the Chinese infantry. His ability to bear was also limited, and he had no other way but to order the staff officer again: "Quickly contact the air force, air strike-air attack-"

After a while, the planes of a squadron of the Japanese army came again, and at this time, it was the captain of the squadron who led the team. Saburo Endo asked him to support the 33rd Division, and he had to come, but in his heart, he really didn't want to come, and always thought that as long as he came, there would be no good thing, and he escaped death several times.

His squadron was badly damaged, and Saburo Endo replenished him with a squadron of planes, so he had the courage to come and fight.

He first glanced around the sky, but fortunately, it seems that the Chinese air force has not yet been discovered, and there is no attack with new weapons like missiles. He looked at the ground again, and the situation was not very good, a large number of wounded of the 34th Division were blocked in the south of Longtaiwei, and the 33rd Division was trying its best to attack the 34th Division in the north of Longtaiwei.

In the middle, the tank units of the Southern Expeditionary Army were blocked, which not only blocked the attack of the 33rd Division, but also blocked the retreat of the 34th Division. Just to the west of the 33rd Division, a large number of Chinese troops were attacking the 33rd Division.

The captain of the Kimoto squadron did not dare to attack China's tank troops in an air raid, and he had already suffered a big loss not long ago. How to support the 33rd Division? He thought of only one way, which was to attack the 70th and 78th armies of the Chinese army in order to relieve the pressure on the 33rd Division.

Squadron Leader Kimoto immediately gave an order: "The first squad, immediately air attack the Chinese troops of the 33rd Division." ”

The first squad leader shouted loudly: "Hayi! "Immediately led his own squad to attack the Chinese army on land.

In response to the bombing and strafing of aircraft in the sky, the 70th Army of the Central Army and the 78th Army of the Sichuan Army on land also reacted differently.

The 70 th Army had already suffered many air raids by the Japanese army, and when it saw the enemy planes coming, it had long been accustomed to it, and it was not chaotic at all, and the infantry found a good hiding place to lie down, and at the same time set up anti-aircraft machine guns to monitor the air.

The 78th Army of the Sichuan Army was different, their clothes were tattered, their military appearance was not neat, and their weapons and equipment were miscellaneous. Seeing the Japanese planes in the air, they were like a swarm of headless flies, ignoring the order of the queue and running around in panic. Neither an officer came out to give instructions to stop it, nor did the soldiers take advantage of the terrain to take cover.

When the enemy plane discovered this large target, it immediately dived and dropped bombs, and flew low and strafed, causing dozens of officers and men of the 78th Army to suffer casualties, and its baggage and baggage were even blown to pieces.

Han Xing was in the tank car, saw the scene of the Sichuan army being bombed, and said with emotion: "I understand, why the 33rd Division was able to fight here is entirely because of the Sichuan army team here of the 78th Army." ”

Squadron Leader Kimoto saw the great success of the air raid in the sky and couldn't help but be happy, and he said to the other planes:

"I mean, the Chinese army has nothing to do, and when they saw our planes coming, they were scared away. Now, I have changed my mind and want to carry out air strikes on Chinese tank units, but be careful, we don't drop bombs at low altitudes, just a little higher, to disturb them, so that they can't see the targets of the shelling clearly! ”

The Japanese planes were well learned, and they no longer dropped bombs at low altitudes, but as high as they could, only wanting to disrupt the sight and tactics of the tank units.

The Japanese planes were small by small and dropped bombs and strafed our tank units, but the planes flew very high for fear of being hit by the anti-aircraft machine guns on the tanks again.

Although the tank unit did not suffer any damage, the clouds of smoke and bullets flying everywhere did trap the tank unit for a while.

When he was about to run out of bombs and bullets and prepare to retreat, he called Saburo Endo again and asked Saburo Endo to send another aviation squadron to continuously attack China's tank troops. Kimoto believed that only by containing the tank troops could the 33rd Division be able to take over the 34th Division's outstanding encirclement.

Fortunately, Saburo Endo is not a fool, and he also saw the power of this tank unit, and sent one aviation squadron after another to carry out wheel tactics against Han Xing's tank troops.

One group of attacks is over, and another group comes to besiege.

The 33rd Division Sakurai Province saw that the opportunity had come, and if you don't enter at this time, when will you stay? Their old mother ate persimmons, picked up soft pinch, repelled the 78th Army, rushed over from the position of the 78th Army, and joined the 34th Division.

As soon as the 33rd Division and the 34th Division met, they realized that it was not easy to meet the 34th Division, and that there were several thousand wounded soldiers in the 34th Division alone. The 33rd Division also gritted its teeth and glared, telling the wounded soldiers to retreat along the road they came, while they covered the 34th Division with their own lives.

The Chinese army had to admire the speed of the Japanese retreat, the remnants of the 34th Division were defeated, quickly concentrated to this point, and then dragged thousands of wounded soldiers, who ran faster than rabbits.

What the Chinese army has to do now is to pursue it in an all-out way. The 34th Division was surrounded by 4 corps, 9 divisions, and 6 divisions, and they were pursuing the Japanese army.

The enemy's planes were all withdrawn, and Han Xing looked at the tank battalion again, and there were already 6 of them that had been slightly damaged, and they could no longer follow the troops to pursue. Han Xing sent a telegram and immediately called Walty to come and help repair the six chariots.

Han Xing said to You Qianqian: "Our tank battalion still has enough fuel and ammunition, can we continue to pursue the enemy?" ”

You Qianqian said: "I think it's okay, I can pursue it for a while." ”

"Alright," Han Xing said, "let's move on, shall we?" ”

The tank battalion rumbled forward again.