Chapter 545: Armored Showdown
The 132nd Wing of the Japanese Army, except for a few personnel of the Wing Commander Ebi Mingei, broke through to Xiyang County safely, and its main force was all surrounded and annihilated by Chinese troops in Pingding County.
Kazuki Kiyoji was very unhappy in his heart, but now that the battle on the front line is still not over, he is naturally not responsible.
Now is not the time for Kazuki Kiyoji to hold anyone responsible, he wants to ensure that the troops of the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Combat can quickly break through to Xiyang County, if there are any huge casualties in the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Battle, I am afraid that Kazuki Qingji will be held responsible.
The order from the headquarters of the First Army soon began to be conveyed to the headquarters of the 1st Brigade of the melee, and after receiving the order from the headquarters of the 1st Army, Momoyo Kunomura immediately ordered the troops to advance towards the town of Ishimun.
Shimenkou Town is located in the southeast of the county seat of Pingding County, less than eight kilometers away from the county seat, and Momoyo of Kuno Village intends to gather troops in Shimenkou Town.
At this time, Kunomura Momoyo had begun to get in touch with the troops of the 25th Brigade, and Naozo Nakano, the commander of the 25th Brigade Major General's Brigade, had already begun to ask the 117th Wing of the 117th Wing to directly contact the 1st Mixed Brigade.
When Momoyo Kunomura learned of Kaichi Takaki's report, he became even more determined to station his troops in Ishimon.
As the 3rd Independent Field Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Japanese Army sent a heavy artillery squadron to follow the 117th Wing to meet the 1st Brigade of the melee to break through, the four cannons of this heavy artillery squadron had already begun to set up artillery positions in Lijiazhuang Town, Xiyang County.
The 92-type 105MM cannon has a firing range of more than 18 kilometers, and after the Japanese army set up a heavy artillery position in Lijiazhuang Town, the firing range of the Japanese cannons has covered Shimenkou Town in Pingding County, and as long as the first brigade of the melee in Kunomura Momoyo is stationed in Shimenkou Town, then they can get the support of four 105MM cannons.
The troops of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese melee are rapidly marching towards Shimen Town, and the Chinese troops have not yet received the news of the transfer of the Japanese heavy artillery, and the Chinese troops pursuing the Japanese army have unknowingly entered the range of four heavy guns!
Xizhuang Village is located five kilometers from Shimen Town, this village is so small that the location of this village will not be marked on the map, but at this time it has become the place where Chinese and Japanese armored forces clashed.
Three Type 95 tanks and four Type 91 armored vehicles of the armored battalion have intercepted four Type 95 tanks, two Type 89 tanks, eight Type 91 armored vehicles and two Type 92 armored vehicles serving as the rear guard unit of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army.
Numerically, the Panzer Battalion had no more than seven tanks and armored vehicles, while the Japanese had sixteen tanks and armored vehicles.
Moreover, the Japanese army has Type 89 tanks and Type 92 armored vehicles, and these two types of tanks and armored vehicles are higher than Type 95 tanks and Type 91 armored vehicles in terms of weapons and armor thickness.
"What's going on, when will the follow-up troops arrive?" Yin Jinshan was in a Type 95 tank at this time, and he asked anxiously.
"Battalion commander, two Type 89 tanks have broken down, and the remaining four armored vehicles are running out of fuel, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to rush over for a while. The cavalry units did not play any role against the Japanese armored units, and the brigade commander had already ordered them to raid the Japanese infantry units. Deputy battalion commander Xiao Zhiwei immediately replied, and Xiao Zhiwei's face was full of worry at this time.
The Japanese tanks and armored vehicles had an advantage in both performance and quantity, and in this decisive battle, the Chinese troops were obviously at a disadvantage.
The units of the armored battalion of the new 2nd Brigade were fighting continuously, and different problems arose with both tanks and armored vehicles, especially the lack of fuel, which left the four armored vehicles completely lying on their stomachs.
Although Yin Jinshan wanted to wipe out the Japanese armored forces, he was obviously at a disadvantage now.
Six Japanese tanks began to advance in a wedge formation, and two Type 89 tanks took the lead, and the tanks quickly attacked the armored battalion of the New 2nd Brigade.
Ten armored vehicles began to advance from the flanks, and the light and heavy machine guns on the armored vehicles continued to test the fire in all directions, fearing that China would set up an ambush nearby.
But how did they know that the armored battalion troops were not enough fuel for even four armored vehicles, and where would they be able to transport infantry and artillery to follow the armored troops.
The mechanized artillery batteries of the armored battalions were completely infantry, the trucks transporting the artillery were also facing a lack of fuel, and the four infantry guns, four machine guns, and three anti-tank guns were now completely towed by the infantry.
"Battalion commander, the Japanese army has the advantage, let's evacuate first, and then we will have a decisive battle with the artillery company and the Japanese army."
Xiao Zhiwei, the deputy battalion commander, saw that the Japanese tanks were killing his troops violently, and Xiao Zhiwei said in a solemn tone.
There were 16 tanks and armored vehicles in the Japanese army, but the armored battalion only had seven tanks and armored vehicles this time, and all of them were Type 95 tanks and Type 91 armored vehicles.
"Can't evacuate, we evacuate now, the Japanese armored forces will not pursue them, they will quickly return to their brigade formation, in that case, the cavalry units that attack the Japanese infantry will be in danger, I will take three tanks to meet the front, and you will take four armored vehicles to fight on the flanks."
Yin Jinshan gave the order firmly, his body re-drilled into the inside of the tank, and after covering the top cover of the tank, Yin Jinshan gave the order to move forward.
Three Type 95 tanks marched quickly, while four Type 91 armored vehicles immediately rounded up to the flanks for maneuvering.
The two torrents of steel were about to collide together, and in the dark of the night, they had not seen each other's tanks, but the roar of the tanks had already spread through the sky.
"All of them!" Flares began to be shot into the air, and the darkness of the night instantly seemed like day
"At nine o'clock in the direction, the target armored vehicle of China, at a distance of six hundred meters, is loaded with armor-piercing shells."
In a Japanese Type 89 tank, the second lieutenant of the Japanese armored corps shouted loudly, the tank gunner repeated the order of the Japanese second lieutenant loudly, and the tank turret began to turn to the left.
An armor-piercing shell was loaded, and after the gunner took aim, he immediately began to shoot, and an armor-piercing shell was fired from the barrel of the 57mm tank gun of the Type 89 tank, and the armor-piercing shell accurately hit a moving Type 91 armored vehicle.
The armor-piercing shell accurately hit the armored car, the weak armor of the armored car was torn, and the shells directly destroyed the armored car.
The people in the car did not leave intact bodies, two bullet holes appeared in the armored car, and the armored car stopped advancing.
"Mixi!" Seeing that an armored vehicle was destroyed, the Japanese second lieutenant had an excited smile on his face, and he said with a smug face.