"Boom! rumble

That night, when it was dark, the artillery of the Volunteer Army uncharacteristically fired a shot at the enemy's position.

The purpose of this *** is not to make them sleepless like the British army, nor that we have too many shells, but because the tank units assigned to our regiment in the rear will soon come up.

The biggest difference between the Soviet-style and the American tank is that it uses a diesel engine. Although there are many advantages of using diesel engines, such as high horsepower, not easy to catch fire, etc., the biggest disadvantage is that the noise is too loud and the exhaust is too much, which makes the moving Shimohiro tank basically unable to hide its whereabouts.

Of course, if the sound of artillery masks the sound of the tank's motor, and the darkness of the night conceals the tank's whereabouts, it is not the same if the smell of gunpowder dilutes the tail smell.

So, in order to achieve the suddenness of the war. We had to sacrifice some shells to cover the tanks into our positions.

"Captain, here, here

With Zhang Mingxue's excited shout, several people from the regiment headquarters couldn't wait to follow me out.

Before I got to the foot of the mountain, I heard the rumbling cannon mixed with the sound of motors, and I looked at the end of the road with a few faint lights on the road. The black behemoth appeared in everyone's sight.

Those few bright lights were the methods that the tankers came up with, in order to avoid the reconnaissance of the enemy's night planes. So the tank did not dare to move forward with its headlights on in the dark. So they 'covered' the flashlight with a black cloth and illuminated the path ahead, and let the observer stand outside the turret and direct the tank forward. That's why they arrived at our positions so late.

In fact, the first batch of armored units of the Volunteer Army to enter the war in Korea should have been near the end of the fifth campaign, although it has been a few months now, but they have never 'shown' on the battlefield. The main reason was that the fighters were not yet familiar with this Soviet-style tank.

Although it is easy to 'operate' the lower tank. It is said that anyone who can drive a tractor can drive it. An example is when the German army invaded the Soviet Union in World War II, there was a time when German tanks broke into Shimohiro's factory, and the workers inside were unwilling to give in; So he drove his own tanks and fought with the Germans."

Soviet-style weapons seem to have such characteristics, that is, low cost, easy production, simple 'operation', easy maintenance, and fierce firepower, and Xia Bi is no exception. But even so, the volunteer soldiers still have to spend several months practicing 'drilling', which made a name for itself in World War II. After all, there's a big difference between driving it and driving it to battle. What's more, these tanks are all treasures for the volunteers, so they don't dare to pull them into the battlefield easily.

In the first few months, the first armored units of the Volunteer Army were used as mobile artillery in concealment, one to protect the tanks from being discovered by the enemy and blown up, and more importantly, to protect the tanks from being blown up. It is the "war generation" that allows the tank crews to carry out live ammunition 'shooting' in the ranks of artillery to gain experience. In order to play a greater role in the future when they go to war.

As the sound of the motor got closer and closer, one by one the steel monsters full of camouflage slowly stopped in front of us, empty

"Good guys!"

When those tanks stopped, Jiang 'Chun' Zeng and the others couldn't help but surround themselves to take a look here and there, and from time to time they let out one or two exclamations.

At this time, a volunteer soldier who jumped out of the tank with a pistol in a waist chair, wearing a military uniform, and wearing a tank cap jumped out of the tank, and as soon as his feet hit the ground, he took off the tank hat on his head, and asked while wearing it: "Comrade, where is Regiment Commander Cui?" ”

"I am!"

"Report!" Hearing this, the tanker stood up in front of me and said, "Zhong Chaoyang, commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Armored Division, 1st Regiment, is here to report!" ”

"Take a break! It's hard all the way! I couldn't help but step forward and humbly hold the hand of the tank battalion commander.

This tank unit is the unit of the first armored division and one regiment! In modern times, I have heard of this regiment, this regiment is called the "Hero Tank Regiment", it is said that this regiment has many firsts, including China's first established tank unit Northeast Tank Brigade, the first established tank regiment Northeast Tank Regiment, the first tank hero, the first tank hero Dong Laifu, the first tank unit to be inspected by Chairman Mao"

I have never experienced the other first, but I have seen this first tank "Meritorious Hero" with my own eyes in the Beijing Military Museum.

It was a tank of the Enough type, which was captured by our army from the Japanese Kwantung Army Tank Repair Plant in Shenyang during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and was the earliest tank of our army. Later, in the battle against Jinzhou, the first tank hero Dong Laifu drove it. The bicycle broke into the depth of the Kuomintang army's defense and successfully completed the task. Because of these, the armored units of our army still retain the name of "Hero Tank Regiment", and what I am now commanding is the armored unit from this regiment."

"Captain Cui, Captain Cui

"Hmm! What the? Zhong Chaoyang's cry pulled me back from my memories.

"Captain!" Zhong Chaoyang puffed up his chest in front of me and said, "Assign us tasks!" Our battalion had a total of eleven tanks, and all of them were ready for battle

"No hurry, no hurry!" I patted Zhong Chaoyang on the shoulder and said, "Let's hide the tank first." Let's discuss how to fight! ”

"Yes!" Zhong Chaoyang answered, then changed into a tank hat again and climbed into the tank cabin.

With an order, these eleven tanks, under the command of Zhong Chaoyang and Deputy Regiment Commander Liu, each slowly turned around and poured into the tunnel that the soldiers had dug for them a long time ago.

These tunnels are when we heard that there were tank units. I got the size of the Xiabi tank from Li Yan, and went through the tunnel dug by hundreds of soldiers. Not only do these tunnels serve as a hidden tank, but they are also carefully selected, each close to a road or open field, so that once the battle has begun, the hidden tanks can pounce on the battlefield with lightning speed.

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"Comrades!"

After doing the work of concealing the tank, I called a meeting of the fighters. The regimental headquarters was full of battalion commanders, staff officers, instructors, etc., which made the already narrow tunnel crowded, but the soldiers did not feel uncomfortable because of this, and the soldiers knew that our troops came first with comrades from the artillery unit and the armored unit, so they shook each other and greeted each other as soon as they met. The tunnel was very lively for a while. I had to scream several times in a row to silence them.

"Comrades!" I stood up and said to the soldiers: "These comrades of the artillery and armored units do not need to be introduced by me!" Look at your enthusiasm just now, you are more familiar with them than me! ”

After a while, the soldiers laughed heartily.

"Comrades!" Li Pinghe continued: "This meeting is of special and great significance to us, because we are attending the meeting today. In addition to the soldiers of our nephew's regiment, there are also comrades in the artillery and armored forces of our volunteer army! Comrades, what I see is not only artillery and tanks, but also the strength of our motherland, the strength of our motherland, and the prosperity of our motherland." I remembered what the boss said: "Gone are the days when Western invaders could occupy a country by erecting a few cannons on a coast in the East for hundreds of years!"

"Down with US imperialism!"

"Down with the reactionaries!" "Comrades!" When the soldiers were quiet again, I continued: "Commissar Li is right, this is indeed a special meeting; Because this is the first time that our army has infantry, artillery and armored units worked together. I believe that the soldiers have a strong fighting spirit and a tenacious will to fight, but I want you to understand that it is not necessary to have a cannon or a tank to defeat the enemy! ”

"Captain Cui is right!" Chief of Staff Jiang agreed: "There are many soldiers who think that when we have no artillery and no tanks, we have already fought the enemy who is unable to move an inch, so now that artillery and tanks are coming, isn't it to fight devils all over the ground to find teeth?" But the truth is, aren't the Yankees still having planes, artillery, tanks, everything? Isn't it the same to take us?.

"That's right!" I nodded and said, "So the soldiers must not take it lightly, always think that we have tanks, artillery and other modern equipment, and we have the idea of underestimating the enemy!" You know, although we have these equipment, we have never tried the coordinated operation of artillery, infantry, and armored troops, and we have to learn from the Yankees about this! ”

"Learn from the Yankees?. Hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help but be stunned. In their thinking, everything that belongs to imperialism must be resolutely resisted and resolutely defeated, and when they hear me say that they want to learn from US imperialism, all those heads will not be able to turn around.

Not only the soldiers, but even Li Pinghe, who was the political commissar, couldn't help but change his complexion, as if he did not agree with my point of view, but it was inconvenient for him to argue with me on the spot at this meeting, so he did not say anything.

"What? Is there anything wrong with learning from the Yankees? Jiang 'Chun' noticed that there was something wrong with the atmosphere at the meeting, and hurriedly stood up and said: "There is a saying called 'mastering the skills of the master to control the enemy' To put it simply, this means to learn the strengths and advantages of US imperialism, and then use what he has learned to strike a severe blow at US imperialism. It's like "it's like we captured American devil rifles, bullets, and grenades" and then use them to fight American devils, what's the difference? Our regiment commander Cui is still using a Yankee rifle! Look at how many American devils he killed! ”

"That's it!" Huang Xianhua also agreed: "Comrades, seize the Yankees' ***." And then use these *** to kill the Yankees; It is not a reason to learn from the combat methods of the US Chiang and then use their combat methods to defeat US imperialism! ”

"That's right!"

"That's right, use the Yankee methods to defeat the Yankees! Let's see if they're good or we're good."

The soldiers listened to what Jiang 'Chun' Zeng and Huang Xianhua said. They all felt justified and nodded in agreement, but only Li Pinghe's brows were furrowed deeper and deeper.

"So comrades!" I then said to the soldiers: "Let's think more about the Yankees when we fight now, the Yankees use tanks; use, how to use artillery, they use artillery, use Tan Fangyuan" how to say that the experience is much more than ours! Let's learn more from Yankee tactics and use them flexibly. Only in this way can we take fewer detours, avoid detours, and strike at the enemy better and more powerfully! ”

I took a cigarette from Jiang Chun, lit it and took a puff, and then I continued: "Therefore, I have preliminarily drawn up a battle plan for attacking the concave heights, and comrades will see if there are any difficulties and needs to be supplemented. ”

"First of all! It's artillery preparation! "The artillery unit should blow up as many enemy machine-gun positions, bunkers, and trenches as possible on the hollow heights, and extend the artillery fire after the fire is covered, and at the same time fire 'fire' flares should be fired to inform the soldiers to charge." Are there any difficulties? "There are no difficulties". Li Yan quickly stood up and responded, hesitated for a moment and said, "But" Commander Cui, the British army has already dug a single air raid 'hole', which will cause the effect of our firepower coverage to be unsatisfactory

"This." I thought about it for a moment and replied: "That's not a problem, we can fire for fifteen minutes first, then extend our fire to trick the enemy out of the air raid 'hole', and then fire another ten minutes."

"Yes". Li answered and sat down.

"Next is Battalion Commander Zhong's armored troops!" I pointed to the open ground in front of the mother heights and said to Zhong Chaoyang: "Battalion Commander Zhong's task is more complicated, and your main task is to cover the charge of our army's infantry. As soon as you see the signal flares of the artillery units, you must immediately drive out of the tunnel and line up in front of the ranks of the soldiers, covering the large force to charge towards the fork of the heights. The tank must be closely synchronized with the troops, and the speed must not be too fast, too fast for the infantry to keep up, and not too slow, because slow will block the infantry from advancing. If an enemy tank is found to be coming to intercept it, it will be resolutely annihilated. When you reach the Luo Heights, you should occupy the favorable terrain as quickly as possible, block the junction to prevent the counterattack of the enemy's tanks, and use tank guns and machine guns to organize fire to knock out the fire points of the enemy's position, suppress the enemy's fire on the forked heights, and cover the attack of the soldiers. ”

"But" Listening to Zhong Chaoyang, he couldn't help but feel a little strange, and he said in embarrassment: "Commander Cui, it can be done to cover the infantry charge, but our tanks can't carry out 'fine' and accurate 'shooting' attacks at night, and it is difficult to knock out the enemy's firepower points and implement fire suppression!" ”

"Did I say it was attacking at night? I didn't answer the rhetorical question.

"What?" When they heard this, they all looked at me in amazement, and they all looked at me like a monster.

"Commander Cui, you mean, we attack during the day?" Jiang 'Chun' swallowed his saliva with some difficulty.

In the past battles, the volunteer soldiers have always adhered to a creed, that is, the night belongs to the volunteers.

The meaning of this is that most of the volunteers attack at night when the enemy's planes, artillery and other modern equipment cannot play a role, and it is not impossible to launch active attacks during the day, but most of them are forced to be forced to be 'interspersed' in order to encircle the enemy."

It is precisely because of this weakening of the difference in equipment that dominates day and night. So on the Korean battlefield. The position was lost during the day and recaptured at night. The next day, it was lost again during the day, and it was not uncommon to see a tug-of-war in which it was attacked again at night. If there was a choice, the volunteers would naturally choose to attack the enemy at night, but now I am doing the opposite,,

"That's right". Looking at the suspicious and confused gazes cast by the soldiers, I nodded and said, "Didn't Camp Commander Zhong say it too?" You can't use the power of tanks when you attack at night, do you? What's more, "You have all become like this unexpectedly, so what will the enemy unexpectedly become?" ”

"Hmm!" Jiang 'Chun' Zeng couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded silently, as if agreeing with my statement.

"But Captain Cui." Zhong Chaoyang still frowned and said: "The most feared thing for tanks is aircraft, our army's air defense is weak, once the enemy's aircraft enter the battlefield, the tank troops will suffer heavy losses!" ”

"Don't worry! Camp Commander Zhong! I patted Zhong Chaoyang on the shoulder and said, "The tank is our baby!" How could I let you die like this? I dared to do this because it would take at least half an hour for enemy planes to take off from the carriers and enter the battlefield, and as long as we could finish the battle in half an hour, the tanks could safely withdraw to the tunnels for shelter. ”

"End the battle in half an hour?. Hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help but look at each other.

I know what the soldiers are worried about, as Commander Pang said, this battle is a political war, and the organization has given us strong support for this. It's artillery and armor. The more support and expectations from our superiors, the greater the pressure on us. If this can't be defeated, it will not only disappoint the organization, but also make the other troops laugh at the fact that you have all the good equipment and fought such a bad battle.

What's more, this can also be said to be the first battle of persuasion to regain trust in the organization! And now. The battle lasted only half an hour."

"I agree!" After being silent for a long time, Jiang 'Chun' Zeng finally gritted his teeth and nodded and said, "It's unprepared." Fight quickly and retreat with one blow! Just do what Commander Cui said! ", such as 'desire' after knowing