The tank regiment and special regiment camps are located about 5 kilometers from the Yalu River, and the tank fighting vehicles are hidden in semi-underground garages. On the morning of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, there was no atmosphere of the New Year in the camp of the tank regiment. The wind is cold and the cold is pressing. The commander of the tank regiment, Lei Ming, and the commander of the special regiment, Ma Lin, walked into the headquarters in a hurry, and all the officers in the room stood up. "Commander, the order to attack has been given!" Wang Ying, commander of the First Tank Company, couldn't bear to ask. Lei Ming said: "Good news brothers, the corps headquarters issued an order to launch an attack at 9 o'clock today, and ordered our troops to enter the pre-attack preparations. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but high-five and celebrate, Lei Ming took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, and continued: "It's 6 o'clock in the morning and there are still 4 hours before the attack is launched, and the headquarters chose the Chinese New Year's Eve to launch an attack, the purpose is to catch the Japanese army by surprise." Let's start the meal right away, let's eat dumplings! Soon the steaming dumplings were served. Lei Ming was eating dumplings while deploying the battle plan. With an hour to go before the attack, 48 tanks and fighting vehicles of four battalions drove out of semi-underground bunkers and lined up majestically.

At this time, a large number of warplanes roared overhead, and a fierce air attack began. Thunder gave the order to set off, the motor roared and the earth shook, and the tank tank kicked up a cloud of smoke and began to start slowly. It was followed by a special regiment truck, a heavily armed special regiment soldier with a steel helmet on a cotton military cap, which looked a little nondescript. Tank tanks approached the Yalu River, artillery began to bombard, a division of artillery was concentrated in the front, dense shells fell on the Japanese positions, and the smoke of the explosion formed smoke.

Fierce bombardment from the air, heavy artillery fire from the ground, and air-ground strikes formed a spectacular scene. At 9 o'clock, the regiment commander Lei Ming ordered the tanks and combat vehicles to attack in four columns. Within a radius of about 2 kilometers on the front, 48 tanks and fighting vehicles entered the wide river and roared towards the opposite bank. In order to avoid aerial bombardment, most of the Japanese artillery was hidden in the fortress of the mountain, and due to the dispersion of concealed artillery fire, it was impossible to form a dense artillery cover. The Japanese discovered that the tanks and combat vehicles had entered the frozen river and immediately launched artillery bombardment.

Tanks and fighting vehicles moved forward on the snow-covered river, and the panicked Japanese troops were shocked. The sporadic artillery fire of the Japanese army did not work at all, and the heavy machine guns of the Japanese troops in the fortress fired wildly, and bullets rained everywhere. The location of the tank and combat vehicle attack was chosen on the west side of the Yalu River railway bridge, with a clear goal, and the opposite side was Sinuiju. This section of the river bank in Sinuiju is flat, which is very suitable for tank and combat vehicle impact. The Japanese army built a large number of reinforced concrete permanent fortifications in the flat area on the other side of the river, which was the most stable and reliable defensive position of the Japanese army.

However, the most solid defensive position was broken by a group of moving steel fortresses. A tank was hit by a Japanese infantry shell, and the tank did not stop advancing in the smoke, but the infantry following behind suffered casualties. Each tank was followed by a squad of soldiers, and the tank body acted as a shield. The bullet hit the tank protection dealer like an itch, as if no man's land. Tanks and fighting vehicles crossed the center of the river, and the infantry, located in the trenches on the shore, cheered.

Commander He Zhi was in the fortress on the shore, watching the enemy's formation, and when he saw the tank and combat vehicles approaching the opposite bank, he couldn't help but be excited: "The chief said that the tank and combat vehicles will be the king of land warfare in the future, and it really deserves its name." The shore attack troops were ordered, and the tanks went ashore and immediately followed the attack. "The attack units located on the shore include not only special regiments that closely cooperate with tank operations, but also newly formed mortar brigades, light machine gun brigades, and gun-grenade brigades at the corps headquarters. After these new weapons have been tested in actual combat, they will be equipped with troops one after another.

Wang Ying, commander of the 1st Tank Company, led four tanks ashore, and several Japanese soldiers rushed out of the fort with explosives bags under their armpits. The vehicle-mounted machine gun swept away, and several Japanese soldiers fell in a pool of blood. A tank passed by a fort, followed by two soldiers behind it, and threw a grenade from the perforation into the bunker, and the fortifications of the fortification became the grave of the Japanese soldiers. In less than an hour, the Japanese fortress complex on the shore was broken through, and the follow-up troops continued to clear the remnants of the Japanese in the fort.

The steel chariots were almost unstoppable, and the bombers in the sky bombed at low altitudes, and the Japanese were forced to retreat into Sinuiju Castle. At present, the city of Sinuiju is not large, and the people in the city have already fled after the outbreak of the war. Soon the tanks and combat vehicles assaulted into the city, and then the special regiment, the mortar brigade, the light machine gun brigade, and the gun grenade brigade, with their powerful offensive firepower, beat the Japanese army only had the ability to parry and did not have the power to fight back. The Japanese tried to resist stubbornly in Sinuiju with the help of house buildings, but the firepower of the other side was so terrifying that they would be fatally hit wherever they went.

The headquarters of the Japanese army in Seoul, Yoshimasa Oshima was shocked to hear that on the front line of Sinuiju, the enemy attacking force appeared with tanks, and was immediately surprised. "Okamura-kun, how is this possible, tank troops have just appeared on the battlefield of the European war, and it was our allies who took the lead in using tanks, how could the enemy army have tanks?" "Your Excellency General, the British will never provide tanks to the Chinese army, which shows that before the British army used tanks, the Chinese army had already begun to develop tanks, and it turned out that this was Ge Yunfei's killer weapon."

"Ge Yunfei is so terrible, he didn't make a move on the Western Front, it turned out that they already had sharp weapons. The enemy's choice of the strongest fort group on the front of Sinuiju to launch the attack greatly surprised us. "Report, Sinuiju defense forces report that the enemy's steel chariots broke through the shore fortress group and approached Sinuiju." "Order the shore troops to retreat into the city and build houses to snipe the enemy!" Yoshimasa Oshima gave the order. However, an hour later, it was reported that the enemy had stormed the city with a tank charge.

The reports that followed were even more terrifying, with the enemy inflicting heavy casualties on the defenders with submachine guns, a never-before-seen repeating machine gun, a gun-fired grenade, and light mortars. "The enemy is equipped with new weapons such as submachine guns, light machine guns, and light mortars, indicating that the enemy's main attack direction is on the front line of Sinuiju." "Order the 2nd Division and the 3rd Brigade to hold Sinuiju at any cost!" Okamura Ninji wanted to speak and stopped, he knew in his heart that he could not interfere with the commander's command at this time.

At 4 p.m., the remnants of the Japanese army withdrew from Sinuiju. In the headquarters of the 2nd Corps in Dandong, an operational staff officer reported: "The forward troops report that the Japanese army has withdrawn from Sinuiju, and the tank troops have requested a pursuit. He Zhi was just about to give an order, but an operational staff officer answered the phone and said, "Commander, Chief Ge is calling!" He Zhi answered and shouted loudly: "Yes! Subordinates obey orders! "Isn't it for us to continue the attack!" The chief of staff asked. "The commander-in-chief ordered the attack to be halted, and ordered the troops to spread out on both flanks and expand the area of frontal attack."

He Zhi continued: "Order the tank regiment to stop the attack, and let Lei Ming report the battle damage!" The 5th Army was ordered to cross the river and attack eastward along the river. The 16th Division of the 6th Army was ordered to attack westward along the river, and the 17th and 18th Divisions of the headquarters were on frontal alert to prevent the Japanese counterattack. At this time, Lin Qiang, the head of the special operations regiment of the headquarters, walked in, "Report to the commander, Lin Qiang, the head of the special operations regiment, led his troops to arrive, please give the commander instructions!" Lin Qiang raised his hand and saluted!

"Haha, it's the famous Commander Lin, your department has just arrived at the front line and rests first!" "Commander He, I ask to lead my troops into battle!" He Zhi looked at Lin Qiang's firm face and said, "Since Commander Lin is eager to fight, I will open the net." After crossing the river, your unit cooperated with the operation of the 5th Army and accepted the command of the 5th Army headquarters! "Yes!" Not long after Lin Qiang left, the battle damage of the tank regiment was reported, 8 tanks were lying in the nest due to mechanical failure, 3 tank chains were blown up, and the rest were intact.

The chief of staff said excitedly: "Commander, none of our tank fighting vehicles have been destroyed by the Japanese army, and the impact force of the tank is like a bamboo, and it is worthy of being the king of land warfare." Commander Lei Ming reported that the tank car lying on the stomach would be repaired soon, and there was no need to use spare tanks. He Zhiwen nodded, his eyes on the military map. According to the campaign deployment of the headquarters, the main direction of the assault was to advance along the railway line, while the forces on both flanks were deployed, with the intention of involving the Japanese army.

Nowadays, as soon as the tank and combat vehicle enter the battlefield, it shows its huge attack power, and at the same time, it also shows the hole card to the Japanese army. Ge Yunfei warned him that the Japanese army's existing weapons and equipment did not yet have sharp weapons to deal with tanks, but there was a trick that could deal with tanks, that is, to use suicide attacks, so he asked him to do a good job in the defense of tanks in the attack. Ge Yunfei repeatedly demanded that he should not be greedy for reckless advances, that there was no target or deadline for the offensive, and that he intended to destroy the living forces of the Japanese army.

"Report, the results of the battle are counted, after a day of fighting, about one wing of the Japanese army was eliminated, and more than 1,300 wounded Japanese soldiers were captured!" An operational staff officer reports. "Commander, it seems that the combat efficiency of the tanks is extremely high, and the casualties of our unit are less than 300 people! The strategic concept of the chief executive is reflected. The chief of staff said. The bravery and unafraid spirit of sacrifice of the Japanese soldiers cannot be ignored. Connect me to the front command and let the tank commander Lei Ming answer! ”

At the headquarters of the Japanese army in Seoul, Yoshimasa Oshima said with a gloomy face: "Okamura-kun, is there no way to deal with the enemy's ironclad chariots?" "According to the description of the front, the enemy's tanks are about 15 tons, and heavy artillery can destroy the tanks. However, the tank is a moving target, and the heavy artillery bombardment must be covered by dense artillery fire, and even if dense artillery fire is used, the strike effect on the moving target is extremely poor. At the moment we do not have anti-tank artillery, and strike fire cannot suppress the onslaught of enemy tanks. ”

"You mean that it is impossible to suppress the tank impact at all?" "There is a way to effectively intercept the impact of the tank, the chain of the tank is the weak link, the use of explosives can blow up the chain of the tank, but it must be close to the tank to be implemented." "You mean suicide attacks?" "It's the only option!" Yoshimasa Oshima took a few steps on the ground and said decisively: "For the sake of the Emperor and the Great Japanese Empire, even if you use your flesh and blood, you must block the advance of enemy tanks." ”

"Order the front-line defense troops in Sinuiju, form a death squad, and resolutely block the enemy's ironclad chariots!" Oshima Yoshimasa's use of human flesh tactics is exactly what Ge Yunfei expected. Even if the Japanese army can stop the onslaught of tanks and combat vehicles, the price paid will be very heavy.

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