Chapter 348: Tanks
What is the artillery bombardment, Sun Yumin has carefully prepared a big gift for Oga Mao and his 34th Division, and this is just the beginning.
After the camp of the devil's artillery wing was bombed for about ten minutes, the artillery fire of the national army finally changed its target and began to bombard the camps of other troops.
Although the shelling did not cause any substantial damage, it never stopped, and after a few minutes of bombardment in one area, it stopped and began to bombard another area, as if the shells were not for money.
Surrounded by a group of staff officers and soldiers, Oga Shigeru and Chida Naozo hid behind a hillside, listening to the explosions that sometimes went from side to side, and looked helpless.
Our artillery is almost incapacitated, and the air force cannot come to help at night, even if the troops sent to search for the Chinese artillery can quickly find their location, it will certainly not be so easy to destroy it. The reason is very simple, if the Chinese army dares to open fire openly, it must have been fully prepared, and maybe it has set a trap and is waiting for it to send someone to drill. Although Ogamo is arrogant, he is not stupid, and he will certainly not be hopelessly stupid.
The shelling lasted for most of the hour, but fortunately no shells fell on the part of Oga Shigeru where they camped, this was not because Oga Mao and Chi Tian Naozo they had taken a shit luck, but because these scouts under Wu Linsheng did not find out here, and it was indeed the location of the headquarters of the Devil Division, how could it be so easy to be detected.
The sound of the cannon finally stopped, and Oga Shigeru also breathed a sigh of relief, and after he and Chida Naozo walked out of the slope, he said with a sour mouth: "Sun Yumin's troops, Tsuchihara-kun, Tsuchihara-kun, Tsuchihara-kun, Tsuchida, Naota, Tsukata, Naosan, Akata, Okamihara, Tsuchihara-kun, Tsuchihara-kun, Tsuchida, Naota, Tsuchihara-kun, Tsuchihara-kun, Tsuchihara-kun, Tsuchida, Nao (I didn't expect Sun Yumin's troops to have such a fierce artillery fire, no wonder Tufei Yuanjun would suffer a big loss from this man in the north.) )
“そうですね。 私も中国軍の中にこんなにたくさんの火柱を持った部隊があるとは思いませんでした。 この孫玉民たちは、本当に慎重に注意しましょう。 (Yes, I didn't expect that there would be a unit with so many artillery pieces in the Chinese army, this Sun Yumin, we really have to be cautious.) Chi Tian Naozo responded, he was shocked by the shelling, as a veteran, he knew very well that if he only had his own brigade, he would definitely not be the opponent of the Chinese army in front of him.
The two men each ordered their staff officers to count the losses of the headquarters, and then walked to the tent with their heads hunched, both of them choosing to remain silent, apparently not recovering from the horror of being shelled by the Chinese army.
But before they could enter the door, they suddenly heard a large strange sound, which was very familiar, just like the sound of a heavy artillery grenade breaking through the air, and it was also very familiar to them: it was the sound of an engine.
The sound of the engine from far to near, low and depressed, is obviously not something that a car engine can make.
If it's not a car, then the only explanation is a tank car.
The 34th Division is a type B division, unlike the 6th Division, which is a permanent division, and their entire division is only equipped with a total of six tanks, and it is a Type 94 light tank that is laughingly called "bean chariot" by the Chinese army. The 20th Brigade is a newly formed brigade, so there is no need to mention it at all, not to mention tanks, not even a single heavy artillery. It is impossible for a division and a brigade with a total of six lightly armored tanks to create such a large momentum.
Since it is not your own tank, then the question is, what is this voice? Could it be that the Chinese army, which has just been bombarded with heavy artillery, will still have tanks?
As soon as this question arose in Oga Shigeru's heart, he saw the commander of the guard unit running in embarrassment, and his mouth was still screaming in horror: "Division commander, division commander, 戦車, タンク, Chinese の戦車." (Division commander, division commander, tank, tank, tank for the Chinese.) )
Oga Shigeru thought he had misheard, and asked a few words: "なんですか.?" 何言ってるの?" (What?) What are you talking about? )
"中国軍の戦車." (Tanks of the Chinese army.) )
Oga Shigeru finally heard the words of the commander of the guard unit clearly, and like Naozo Chida, he was stunned.
Tank car! The Chinese army with tank cars! This Chinese army will actually have tanks! The previous heavy artillery had already surprised him, and now there were tanks popping up, and the word shock could no longer express the hearts of Oga Shigeru and Chida Naozo, and both of them were dumbfounded.
"彼らにはどのくらいのタンクがありますか.?" (How many tanks do they have?) It was Chida Naozo who reacted first, and seeing the commander of the guard unit shaking his head, he continued to ask: "Chinese の戦車部隊はこっちへ来たのか?" (Are the Chinese' tank units coming this way?) )
"いいえ、彼らはこちらに気づかなかった。 (No, they didn't find this side.) )
This was probably the best news Oga Shigeru and Naozo Chida heard this night. Maybe the two of them didn't deserve to die, the previous shelling bypassed them, and the tank force assault also ignored them, this shit couldn't be better.
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Shi Zhonghua was ready to die in battle, because of his own support, the devil attacked the position. Just as he organized the soldiers to fight hand-to-hand with the ghost soldiers who rushed up, the familiar gunshots rang out from the front and back, left and right. He took a closer look and found that not only did Wang Heng come up with the remnants of the 417th and 422nd regiments to help, but even the 81st Division, which had not been attacked much, also sent a regiment to help.
After killing the last ghost soldier who was unwilling to raise his gun and surrender, Shi Zhonghua sat paralyzed in the trench, and took out cigarettes and matches from his pocket, but he couldn't light them several times in a row, his hands trembled too much, and he obviously had palpitations, and finally Wang Heng went over to light a cigarette for him, and by the way, he also lit one for himself, and sat down next to him.
Originally, in Sun Yumin's battle plan, the task of the 139th Division was the lightest, and later with the adjustment of various reasons, the 139th Division actually undertook more than the previous 81st Division, the main combat force, which Shi Zhonghua and Wang Heng never expected.
"Thank you, brother, if it weren't for you, I might have become a sinner of the 139th Division." Shi Zhonghua took a deep breath of cigarette and said to Wang Heng beside him.
"Since you treat me as a brother, don't say thank you, not to mention that we are a teacher, one is prosperous, and the other is lost, how can we talk about the word thanks."
Wang Heng is also an old smoking gun, which is very good for Shi Zhonghua's appetite, he smiled at him, patted Wang Heng on the shoulder, and said, "Good brother! ”
Wang Heng responded with a smile and said: "This time we owe the 81st Division a big favor, although it is said that Commander Zhan is the deputy commander and our boss, but this love is our reward, are you right?" ”
"Well, if we can survive, this must be repaid." Shi Zhonghua looked a little pessimistic, he didn't see Sun Yumin's telegram, he thought that the 139th Division would have to continue to defend this almost blood-stained position tomorrow.
"We're going to survive." Wang Heng said with a smile: "It's about to get dark, and the devil will definitely not attack again." ”
"What about tomorrow? After surviving today, will we be able to withstand it tomorrow? Shi Zhonghua also smiled, but his smile was bitter.
"The military seat has already sent a telegram saying that as long as we stay until dark, we have completed the mission."
Wang Heng's words were like a stimulant, which made the disgraced Shi Zhonghua happy, and he hurriedly asked, "Really?" When did the telegram come from the military seat? What else did he say? ”
"Before the last wave of attacks by the devils," Wang Heng took a deep puff of cigarette, threw the cigarette butt at his feet, rubbed his feet and said: "Don't worry, the military seat will not forget us, although the order only lets us stay until dark, but I think he must have a way to deal with the devils, maybe this battle will have a result tonight." ”
Before Wang Heng's words fell, he heard the communicator calling the deputy division commander from afar, and the eyes of both of them were attracted by his shouting.
"The two deputy division commanders, the army commander ordered, let our troops prepare for a counterattack." The communicator estimated that he was running from the temporary division headquarters at a speed of 100 meters in a sprint, otherwise he would not have been panting so much.
Shi Zhonghua took the telegram from the messenger's hand, but it was already dark, how could he read the words clearly, so the soldier on the side lit a match, and only by the faint light could he see the short telegram.
This telegram only said that he would prepare for a counterattack, neither said when to counterattack, nor agreed on a signal for the counterattack to begin, which made Shi Zhonghua a little puzzled, and when he wanted to ask Wang Heng, he saw him and a strange officer making noise.
Shi Zhonghua walked over, and the strange officer hurriedly greeted him, if it wasn't for the battlefield, this officer should have saluted him.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Regiment Commander Wang of the 81st Division, and this is the deputy commander of our 139th Division." Wang Heng introduced the two sides, received a message from Sun Yumin, and after learning the news of the counterattack, he seemed much more excited than before.
The commander of the 81st Division, surnamed Wang, only made a slight noise and left, he had just heard the news of the imminent counterattack here, and he could still stay.
From the time they received the telegram to the time they heard the first sound of artillery fire, the interval of less than two hours was simply torment for Shi Zhonghua and Wang Heng, they did not know the time of the counteroffensive, the way of the counteroffensive, and even the location and troops of the counteroffensive, the only thing they knew was that the counteroffensive was about to be counterattacked.
When dozens of fire balls appeared in the air in the darkness, they knew that the moment had finally come. When the sound of the explosion came from a distance, they were a little puzzled, why it was not the devils not far in front of their formation, but the distant places where there was almost no sound, could it be said that there were more devils there than in front of them?
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Dressed in a soldier's uniform and carrying an M1 carbine, Dai Cunxiang followed closely behind a tank truck, surrounded by a nervous group of soldiers. He has become the deputy division commander and regiment commander, although this kind of raid is covered by tanks, but it is actually still dangerous, if something happens to him, will the seventh regiment still have a face? Several battalion commanders quit at first, but they were never able to stop him, so they had to let a group of soldiers protect him in the middle.
Dai Cunxiang was originally a brave and warlike general, protected him in the middle, and told him how to fight, but it was useless for him to get angry, these soldiers still hugged him in the middle, he only understood Sun Yumin's "pain" at this moment, and thought that Sun Yumin lost his interest in going to the battlefield because he "enjoyed this treatment" several times in a row.
The Seventh Regiment and the tank only practiced together twice, and they were sent to the battlefield, but fortunately, because this was the first battle, the American instructors who taught them tactics drove the tanks to the battlefield in person, which somewhat made Dai Cunxiang feel a little confident, otherwise the ghost would know if Dong Wenbin was reliable.
When the shelling stopped, the tank car led the 7th Regiment to infinitely close to the division headquarters of the devils, probably because it was dark, they actually passed by, which may be the only failure in this big counterattack.
If you miss it, you miss it, and there's no way around it.
After the sound of a pheasant's neck machine gun suddenly sounded in the darkness, Deng Dongping knew that the big war was about to begin.
In the past, the weapons advantages that the devils were proud of were simply irresistible in front of the American equipment, first the 37mm vehicle-mounted guns on the tank opened fire, followed by the three Browning machine guns on the vehicles also began to fire, and fifteen mobile "fire bunkers", like fifteen steel monsters, rushed into the defense line organized by the devils in a hurry.
Tanks and infantry with semi-automatic and fully automatic firepower, how can even a devil with a serious fortification be able to resist, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, launching a crazy slaughter.
Dai Cunxiang has never fought such a battle, even in the heyday of the 20th Division, he can't do it like this, the devils who were extremely vicious in the past are as pitiful as lambs to the slaughter at this time, and they can hardly organize an effective counter-pit.
But it is undeniable that the training of the devil soldiers is indeed well-trained, and the spirit of bushido is indeed deeply rooted in their bone marrow. Many devil soldiers are holding explosive bags, or grenades are about to drill under the tank, but how can they be given such a chance, the soldiers of the seventh regiment following behind the tank are holding American-style M1 rifles, these militarist devil soldiers have not approached the tank, they have been killed by random shooting, and then within a few seconds they were blown up by the bomb they were holding themselves.
The tank led the Seventh Regiment to cut into the devil's camp from the middle, cut the devil's camp, which stretched for several kilometers long, into two sections, and after cutting off the devil's camp, it began to attack forward, targeting the Iwanaga detachment, which was blocked by the 139th and 81st divisions.
The artillery regiment of the 12th Army previously attacked the middle and rear of the enemy's 34th Division, and there was almost no damage to the Iwanaga detachment, but now it is different, the tank car and the 7th regiment are simply their nightmare, the small bean chariot was the nightmare of the national army before, and now it is more than one grade superior to the bean chariot M3 tank, then it is even more god-like existence. Although they had already set up a temporary defense, how could the simple fortifications in a hurry stop the pace of the tanks and the Seventh Regiment!