Chapter 273: The Armored Regiment Advances

"Dada......"

Less than 30 kilometers from Huangmei County, Jiulipo was intertwined with the dense gunfire, the surprised and high-pitched shouts of the soldiers, and the sound of artillery.

Countless Japanese soldiers hid in the fields or lay in their makeshift bunkers and shot at the steel monsters that were slowly approaching them in front of them.

Looking through the gunsmoke-filled position, the more than a dozen tanks tied with layers of sandbags were advancing slowly but firmly, and in front of them, countless Japanese troops were shooting at them, especially more than a dozen Type 92 heavy machine guns were desperately pouring firepower, and the powerful machine gun bullets were constantly strafing, and these bullets that were enough to tear people to pieces were either swallowed by the sandbags in front of them at this moment, or they could only make a little spark and clanging sound.

"This ...... How is this possible! ”

Ichiro Katayama, crouched in a bomb crater, muttered to himself with a pale face. Previously, he thought that the Huaxia people would definitely rest first or find a place to close them after defeating the cavalry wing, but he didn't expect that this armored force would not hesitate to kill all the way along the direction of the cavalry wing's retreat, aren't they afraid of being surrounded?

A moving gray monster stopped, and after a slow turn of the turret, it erupted in an orange-red fire.

"Boom ......"

The fire flashed, and a loud explosion rang out from a machine-gun position, and a Type 92 heavy machine gun that was pouring tongues of fire turned into parts and flew into the air, accompanied by countless splashes of minced flesh and severed limbs.

"Damn...... Damn it...... Why is this happening! ”

The direct fire from these tanks had already made Richiro Katayama feel like he was living in a nightmare, in less than twenty minutes of fighting. Originally, it looked like a temporary patchwork of civil bunkers, but at least a little bit of resistance. In the fire of the Huaxia tanks, one by one was blown into the sky, and the bunker was full of the stumps of the soldiers and machine gun parts, and the broken rifles were slamming Katayama Richiro's heart, and he couldn't believe that the fortifications that he thought could at least play a stopping role were now easily dismantled by the Huaxia people like toys.

Another machine gun was seen destroyed. Riichiro Katayama was so angry that he slammed his hand into the dirt in front of him. He dragged one of the officers past and shouted with red eyes, "You...... Immediately tell Takumi Furutani to organize a team immediately, and no matter what the price is, he must beat the chariot of the Shina people to me, otherwise he will disembowelment me! Also, why hasn't our anti-tank cannon come yet, tell the fools in the back that if they don't arrive in three minutes, I'll chop them......"

"Damn it. These little devils, let Lao Tzu die! ”

The driver, Wei Jun, who was driving the No. 4 tank, listened to the sound of the metal hitting the tank's armor and the popping sound of the bullet hitting the sandbag, and continued to operate the tank while scolding. Looking at the temporary obstacles or some mounds of earth and stones built by the Japanese army in front of him, as soon as he stepped on the accelerator, these things collapsed with the roar of the steel monster under him, and he laughed and increased the accelerator while watching the panicked Japanese army rush in front of him.

“065…… 065…… You are out of formation. Immediately stop and meet the tanks behind. Hear no! At this time, the company commander's scolding came from Wei Junneng's headset.

"Understood!"

Wei Junneng reluctantly let go of the accelerator under his feet, and just wanted to turn with his right hand to push the joystick, when suddenly the tank shook violently, and then a loud bang reached his ears, and the whole tank immediately went out.

"Not good, anti-tank guns of the Japanese!"

This loud bang finally woke up Wei Junneng, who was in a state of frenzy.

"The tank is stopped, Wei Jun can restart the tank immediately!" The roar of the commander Dong Hongyun came from behind.

The rest of the chariot was also taken aback. On the rainy battlefield, what does it mean that a tank loses power, as armored soldiers, they know too well, it is equivalent to a live target!

Wei Junneng didn't dare to slack off. The left hand quickly presses the start button, and the right foot steps on the accelerator.

"Whoa...... Rumble...... Rumble ......"

Tank No. 4 first shook violently, then puffed out puffs of black smoke from its tail, and the tank started again.

Hearing the familiar roar of the engine, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the tank could still move, there was no need to be afraid of being used as a live target.

“065…… 065…… Are you alright? The company commander's concerned voice came from the headset again.

Dong Hongyun hurriedly replied: "Report sir, we are fine, we were bitten by a mosquito just now!" ”

"Fart...... You are blind when Lao Tzu is blind, if it weren't for a war defense cannon just now, Lao Tzu gouged out his eyeballs and gave you a pig bubble to step on! The company commander's voice echoed in Dong Hongyun's ears, "In short, you have to be careful, don't rush so fiercely, wait for the infantry to catch up!" ”

"Understood!"

In a forest hundreds of meters away from the rear of Dong Hongyun's company, dozens of tanks were quietly nesting on the ground, and hundreds of tankers were constantly busy, some were busy carrying artillery shells, some were filling the water tank, and some were checking the tank's tracks. Fred, the commander of the armored regiment, was observing the gunsmoke-filled Jiulipo with a telescope, feeling the thunderous shelling. The shock of this kind of intensive artillery bombardment is definitely not something that can be felt on the training ground, at this time, Fred looked at Jiulipo in the smoke with excited eyes, this will be the first regiment-scale attack of the armored unit of the 202nd Division, and it is also the first time he commands an armored unit to conduct actual combat.

The first battalion was a heavy tank battalion, which was equipped with 27 No. 4 tanks and four Bobcat reconnaissance tanks, and it was also the main assault force of the armored regiment. The second and third battalions were equipped with some No. 4 and No. 2 tanks, and the armored regiment also had an infantry battalion and an air defense battalion, which were responsible for accompanying the tanks, and the rest were logistics support units such as boat bridge companies and transport companies.

Now it is the 1st Heavy Tank Battalion commanded by Adele that is attacking the Japanese army, and from the current situation, although the coordination is still a little rusty, and the formation is not neat enough, the 1st Tank Battalion is generally fighting well.

"Hmm...... The Japanese were very weak in anti-tank firepower, and from what has been observed so far, their maximum anti-tank firepower is only the imitation of the Imperial PAK37mm defense gun, which poses little threat to the latest tank four. ”

After looking at it for a while, Fred nodded secretly, turned his head and said loudly to the people behind him, "Pay attention to check the chariot carefully!" If any car loses its chain on the battlefield because of your negligence, it can only be said that you are too stupid, so gentlemen, for the sake of your life, you must cheer up! ”

"Yes...... Sir! ”

The tankers on the side all replied solemnly, for this always serious foreign commander, both officers and soldiers in the armored regiment are very admired, but they have seen this foreign commander and his beautiful daughter build the armored regiment with their own hands, all the officers here are also taught by their father and daughter, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the masters of all the officers of the armored regiment.

What these soldiers admired the most was that they saw the meticulous spirit of the German soldiers from Fred, and passed on to them the unique rigor, seriousness, meticulousness and honor of the German soldiers, so Fred's prestige in the armored regiment was quite high.

"Oh...... God, what are those Japanese doing? Are they sending them to death? ”

Suddenly, Fred saw a scene that shocked him through the binoculars, hundreds of Japanese soldiers jumped out of hiding places, and rushed towards dozens of tanks that were advancing towards them from all directions, although the soldiers were constantly knocked down by the coaxial machine guns on the tanks, but the remaining soldiers still rushed forward one after another, and even many soldiers were hit by bullets and caused explosions.

For a typical German soldier like Fred, it was a crime to have a soldier attack the enemy in such a near-suicidal way.

"God, their commander should be brought to court martial!" Fred shook his head in disbelief, even though it had been several months since he had been in the 202nd Division, he had experienced the madness of the Japanese war room for the first time.

"Sir, it's normal for the Japanese to do this, because if we were in such a situation, it would also be the same, and in the face of an attack by an superior enemy, the inferior side will often attack in this suicidal way, which is not surprising, I am afraid you have not seen the battle of Songhu, when thousands of our soldiers armed with rifles charged at the Japanese positions covered by the cannons of the giant ships. At that time, every time a Japanese naval gun of 300 mm caliber fell, the strength of one of our companies or even a battalion would disappear from the formation, and such a scene today is nothing at all. A faint voice sounded beside him.

Fred turned his head to see that it was the commander of the second battalion who came behind him, and heard the voice of the commander of the second battalion, Fred's mouth was wide enough to fit a duck egg

"God, is it a joke that the infantry is charging at enemy positions with naval artillery cover?" If Fred didn't know that the battalion commander in front of him was also a taciturn person who never lied, he would definitely think that the other party was talking nonsense.

"Incredible Orientals...... Incredible war in the East! In the end, Fred could only shake his head helplessly and say that he couldn't understand.

"Well, that's going to happen later, now it's our turn!"

"Whoosh...... Whoosh......"

As the three flares of red, two and green flew into the sky with thick smoke in tow, the armored men of the 2nd and 3rd Tank Battalions, who had been prepared in the woods, immediately rushed out of the woods with their tanks after seeing the flares in the air, and behind them were infantry armed with submachine guns, rifles, and light machine guns...... (To be continued.) )