Chapter 249: Anti-tank is a technical job

Li Ziyuan fell into a bitter battle here, and Naoyuki Katsume's side was a battle situation that could not be solved for a long time, and his lungs were about to explode. Under the cover of so much artillery fire, under the cover of the precious armored forces of the Empire, the casualties of the two squadrons invested were one squadron, but they still could not destroy the earth eight roads that could not be reinforced by one company.

The cannonballs that were wasted to fight a medium-sized battle have not been completely solved at the moment. He even lost a Type 94 ultra-light armored car, which made him really feel ashamed. The first two squadron leaders who were put into battle, and he had nothing to do except the one who died in battle. The rest of the squadron leader's face was swollen like a pig by him.

Even now that the enemy army has been pressed into the village, the current situation of dogs and teeth has also made their artillery useless. With all his reserves thrown in, the number of Japanese troops in the village was now even greater. If this cannon goes down, I am afraid that it will cause more accidental injuries.

However, relying solely on infantry to attack means that it is difficult to completely clear the dirt roads in the village before dark. The current situation undoubtedly made Katsume Naoyuki quite annoyed. On his side, almost all the troops except the cavalry have been put into it, but the problem is still not solved.

The commander of the division over there repeatedly called to ask about the results of the battle, which made Katsume Naoyuki Osa feel tremendous pressure. Especially the current situation in the eastern mountains, which has put a lot of pressure on him. This top-secret telegram was sent to him by the division commander alone. At present, on the entire battlefield, only he knows that the mountainous area in the eastern part of Hubei has now become a pot of porridge.

Look at the dense gunfire still coming from the village, as well as the explosion of grenades. Katsume Naoyuki Osa, who was blushing with a blue face, directly put the troops responsible for blockading the village in the west and south, except for the cavalry left behind to continue monitoring, and each transferred a part of the troops into the battlefield in the village.

After throwing all the infantry into it, this Katsume Naoyuki Osa only had one cavalry squadron left in his hands. Not only did he put all the infantry into it, but he also threw the last two Type 94 armored vehicles into the battlefield in the village.

A two-sided squeeze was adopted to force Li Ziyuan in the village to break through to the west, so that the cavalry he left in the west could completely wipe it out in one go. Naoyuki Katsume, who had made up his mind to use the Type 94 ultra-light armored vehicle as the main assault force, told the infantry in front to avoid the incident of falling into the hands of the Eighth Road in the past.

But this Gemu Naoyuki Dazuo thinks well, but whether Li Ziyuan can fall on his trick is a matter of two words. Indeed, after the Japanese army threw all its forces into the village, Li Ziyuan's pressure could be said to have almost doubled. Especially the Type 94 armored vehicles that rushed into the village, which made him feel the pressure even more.

Although He Sanliang used the few explosives left in his hand to blow up a Type 94 armored car by means of continuous blasting. But the remaining one was under the tight protection of the Japanese infantry, and its on-board machine gun and thin armor that could withstand ordinary bullets posed a serious threat to Li Ziyuan.

As long as there is a cannon, even if it is a small cannon, one cannon can hit a tank that pierces something. But that's what the Japanese themselves call it, and it's actually the stuff of a thin-skinned armored car. It can even be said that in addition to being more mobile than ordinary wheeled armored vehicles, the performance of other armored vehicles is not even as good as ordinary armored vehicles.

But it's a pity that even this kind of small tank is a big trouble for Li Ziyuan, who doesn't even have even a cannon of the smallest caliber and a large-caliber machine gun. is such a gadget with only one machine gun that can be completely blown up with explosives, but it makes Li Ziyuan feel helpless.

This time, the Japanese army obviously learned the lesson of losing the armored car before, and no matter how fierce the opponent's firepower was, the infantry covering it would not retreat. Moreover, the previous armored vehicles covered the infantry, this time the tactics of the infantry covering the armored vehicles in front were adopted.

He Sanliang, who had also run out of explosives on hand, could no longer use the previous continuous blasting method. Unless the use of cluster grenades and the use of human bombs are used, it is basically impossible. However, the Japanese infantry was closely protected, and even all the sacrificial corpses of the Eight Roads had to be stabbed with a few bayonets or refill guns to ensure that these corpses would not suddenly sit up and die with them with grenades.

Li Ziyuan tried to sneak attack several times, but under the cover of dense infantry fire around it, he could not get close to this armored vehicle. Li Ziyuan resolutely refused the fighters and wanted to use the method of human bombs to blow up this thin-skinned small tank. Several maneuvering ambushes failed to blow up the armored vehicle.

There are only cluster grenades in their hands, and because of their combat characteristics, they have relatively little contact with tanks and armored vehicles. A cluster grenade went up and blew up only the tracks of one armored car. If it weren't for the squad leader who rushed up at the risk of death, lifted the hatch of the turret and smashed the Japanese machine gunners with a brick, Li Ziyuan's situation would have been even more difficult.

Just a few light tanks with only one machine gun in thin skin, but Li Ziyuan, who didn't even have a small cannon in his hand, had such a headache. Looking at the small tank that was under the strict vigilance of the Japanese army, constantly breaking through the ruins and opening up a passage for the attacking Japanese army, and constantly suppressing the firepower here with a vehicle-mounted machine gun.

Li Ziyuan is very troubled, if he has appeared on TV many times in his previous life, what kind of bazooka, even if there is a rocket. And why not be afraid of such a broken thing, rampage unscrupulously here. It's just that Li Ziyuan knows that this is just thinking about it.

Even the guns are not matched, and the bullets have to be self-reliant, where to find that kind of high-tech thing. I remember that it seemed to have been invented by the Soviets, but now I am 108,000 miles away from the Soviet Union. The Eighth Route Army did not have airplanes, and even if they took a large sum of gold to buy it, there was nowhere to buy it.

In addition to cluster grenades, there were no anti-tank weapons in the hands. And I don't know much about the structure and performance of the tank, and I have almost no way to do it except use human life as a meat bullet. And from the current point of view, even if the meat bullet tactic is adopted, without understanding the structure of this thing, the most it is to blow up the track.

But blowing up the tracks does not mean that this vehicle can completely lose its combat effectiveness. The whole army is not familiar with this thing, and even the use of meat bullet tactics does not mean that it will be successful. Looking at the few remaining soldiers around him, Li Ziyuan still made up his mind not to engage in meat bullet tactics.

After refusing to use the tactics of meat bullets, anti-tank combat is undoubtedly a difficult technical job for Li Ziyuan at present. Under the gradual compression of the Japanese army, which had an absolute superiority in strength, Li Ziyuan could only take the remaining troops and gradually shrink to the north.

In fact, Li Ziyuan did not know that at present, when Western countries are conducting anti-tank operations, they mainly rely on anti-tank guns and anti-tank mines. The anti-tank bazooka he remembered would not be put on the battlefield until two years later. And the anti-tank bazooka was not invented by the Soviets, but was first invented by the Americans and put on the battlefield.

The Soviet-made RPG7 anti-tank rocket launcher that he remembered in his previous life on TV, as well as many imitations, were developed by the Soviets after World War II. It's just that it's simple to produce and manufacture, and it's easier to use, making it the most common anti-tank weapon in the world.

And by the time he crossed, with the development of tank technology and the thicker and thicker armor. The main role of this weapon is no longer anti-tank, but is used by front-line infantry as a weapon against fortifications and against light armor. Of course, in some special armies, it will also be used as an anti-helicopter weapon.

It was the same thing as the AK 47 rifle a few decades later, because of the high quality and low price, the huge production volume, and the many countries that copied it. The most important thing is that it is also quite simple to use and adapts to various harsh conditions. So whether it is a government army or a non-government army, almost a large amount of equipment.

Just like the Browning pistol at the moment, it is almost everywhere in the world. In some war-torn areas, it has even become one of the essential artifacts for robbing homes and barricades. But this kind of advanced weapon that has not yet come to the market, and it can be said that in a few decades, it will be impossible for Li Ziyuan to have a weapon that will be used on the streets.

Even if the Americans make it now, it will not be his turn to use it. And not to mention him now, even ten years later, this army will face another more powerful enemy on the Korean battlefield, equipped with tanks that far surpass the current opponent's enemy in terms of performance and quantity. The lack of anti-tank weapons also came at a significant cost.

There is a lack of standard anti-tank weapons, and even grenades are left at the moment. This kind of anti-tank operation is undoubtedly a difficult technical task for Li Ziyuan and his subordinates now. He could only watch as the tank, which could not be called a tank in any country in the world except Japan, flaunted its might there.

And the Type 94 armored car controlled by Liu Lianming's subordinates was also dumb at this time because it ran out of bullets. When Liu Lianming braved the rain of bullets and tried to go up to meet his squad leader. Only to find that the squad leader, who had been wounded everywhere, had died because of dry blood.

Looking at the sacrificial squad leader, Liu Lianming held back tears and carried the body out. Another grenade was thrown into the car, which completely blew up the car and buried the squad leader's body in a hurry. It's just that the development of the battle situation does not leave much time for Liu Lianming to be sad. Li Ziyuan's headquarters was gradually compressed to the north of the village, but the Japanese army continued to invest troops.

With the development of the war situation, the Japanese not only transferred infantry artillery into the village, but even strengthened two mountain guns and one mortar to the battlefield in the village, and only there was resistance and directly mobilized artillery to open fire. As time went by, Li Ziyuan's situation became more and more difficult. The unfavorable situation of the battle made Li Ziyuan feel that the sunset was so long like today.

The sky finally began to gradually darken, and Li Ziyuan took only one-third of his troops left, and retreated to the northeast corner of the village under the pressure of the Japanese army. The only Meiji 38-year heavy machine gun he carried had been lost under Japanese fire.

Not only were some of the heavy machine guns destroyed, but only one Czech and two Type 96 light machine guns remained. The rest of the light machine guns were either destroyed by Japanese artillery fire and grenadiers during the battle, or they had to be abandoned because of insufficient ammunition.