"Boom-" and the tank was hit again.

This time, You Qianqian was not too excited, and quickly asked the loader to load the shells and aim at the third tank......

Masashi Kusunase was triumphantly leading the convoy forward, when he was suddenly attacked by armor-piercing shells, and fifty or sixty tanks were hit in an instant. Some tanks caught fire, and after some tanks were hit, they drew explosives, which produced even greater destructive power, and with a bang, the steel plates of the tanks were blown apart and splashed in all directions.

Masashi Kusune had combat experience again, and at this time he also panicked, and urgently ordered the convoys of various units below: "Emergency evacuation to prevent the blow of enemy fire." Attention convoys to counterattack enemy tanks. ”

The order was given, but it was still quite difficult to do. The Japanese tank convoy formed a second column, which happened to be under the fire of the M2 tanks. The tanks in front were smashed and just blocked the view of the tanks behind. And if the tanks in the back want to counterattack, they can't find the target for a while, because the tanks of the Chinese army only show the turret, and they are in the light, looking in the dark, and almost nothing can be seen.

Masami Kusunase realized that the situation was quite serious, so he had to report to Hiroyoshi Ishii and said: "Report to the group leader, we have been hit by the fire of the Chinese army, the enemy situation is not clear, we have suffered heavy losses, and we ask for support. ”

The situation ahead, how could Ishii Hiroyoshi not see it. He judged that the enemy's artillery was hidden in a field not far away, and it was precisely because of their sudden blow that the tank convoy of the striker Masami Kusunase suffered serious losses. It seems that Masami Kurose's convoy is almost finished, and he can't count on it, so he can only count on the second tank group.

He then ordered the 2nd Tank Group Maeda Takao-kun and said: "Maeda Takao-kun, you lead your convoy to advance from our right flank, drive out the enemy's artillery, and then destroy them all. If they go into a hole in the ground, you will drive them out. ”

Takao Maeda, the 2nd chariot group, said loudly: "Hayi! He led his convoy and rushed out of the group, towards the left flank of Han Xing, that is, the right flank of them, towards one side of the tank battalion, and rushed diagonally.

In the enemy's tank formation, in the skyrocketing fire, Han Xing had already seen the changes in the enemy's vehicle formation. At this time, Han Xing was still reluctant to call the enemy's convoy to sweep the edge of his tank array. For now, if the enemy is strong and I am weak, it is quite dangerous to easily let the enemy's main tank attack on your flank.

So, Han Xing hurriedly issued an order to Hou Dashan through the tank's intercom system: "Commander Hou, it's time for you to show your skills, and hit me hard at the convoy that the enemy rushed out." ”

Hou Dashan was already impatient, and hurriedly agreed: "You can rest assured, I have been waiting for you to say this for a long time, so let them taste the taste of our shells!" ”

Soon, two 105-mm howitzer shells exploded in front of Maeda's fleet of vehicles, followed by several smaller shells that also exploded to the left and right of Maeda's motorcade.

This was the test firing of the Hou Dashan Heavy Artillery Battalion, and soon, the observers in the front told the heavy artillery battalion about the effect and error of the test firing (Hou Dashan Monkey Spirit, the observers had already been set up). The heavy artillery battalion readjusted the shooting of Zhu Yuan.

"Boom-" "Boom-" The artillery of Hou Dashan's heavy artillery battalion began to wield. The powerful 105-mm howitzer set off a huge shock wave, and then the smoke of gunpowder rushed into the sky. This kind of shell, even if it is separated by 10 meters, can easily overturn the Type 89 medium tank, and if it is within 2 meters, it will directly blow up the Type 89 tank.

There is also a light howitzer of the heavy artillery battalion, although it is not as powerful as the 105 mm howitzer, it is also quite amazing, and the general Type 94 light tank, if it encounters it within ten meters, it is considered to have fallen into blood mold, and it will be directly overturned. Some of the tanks were denied bombs, causing a second explosion.

Maeda Takao's chariot group directly suffered from the catastrophe of annihilation, the suffering of hell, and was entangled by countless shells, and could not get out of the sea of suffering.

The shelling lasted for a full 10 minutes, and nearly 1,000 shells fell, making the tank group miserable. Forty or fifty more tanks were reimbursed.

As soon as the shelling stopped, Xu Da's J-20 fighters began air raids again, and they carried out "key care" for the tanks that had not yet been destroyed.

The tank that was not destroyed just now was considered a fluke, but now it was unlucky again, it was scanned by the J-20 fighter laser, and then it was put on the central bull's-eye, and then it was tracked one by one by the open-ground "Blue Arrow-7" airborne anti-tank missiles, and became the object of venting.

At this time, Ishii Hiroyoshi was really powerless, and he could only shout compassionately: "Your Majesty, Honorable Emperor, I really did my best. But why is China's military so powerful? Retreat, all the tanks retreat backwards! ”

There were a thousand layers of nets, big fish in the nets, and in Hiroyoshi Ishii's convoy, as well as the tanks that had not been destroyed, they broke free from the piles of burning steel and retreated backwards towards the road from which they came.

The tactical principle that Han Xing was supposed to use was to strike first with air, then with artillery, and then with tanks. But Han Xing used the opposite, that is, first tank strikes, then artillery strikes, and then air strikes.

Why is that? It's not yet that Han Xing wants to make the tank troops exercise well. Everyone is done, and you're still exercising.

At this time, Han Xing saw that the fire was coming, and ordered loudly: "All the tanks pay attention, all drive out of the ground, and hit the lone tank hard, and beat the water dogs." ”

As a result, 36 M2 tanks drove out of the ground in unison and headed for the enemy's convoy.

By this time, Hiroyoshi Ishii's convoy was already retreating, and by the light of the fire burning everywhere, he saw his enemy clearly. "Yikes! This is our real enemy. Why are these tanks so big, and they are not slow, they are faster than our Type 94 tanks. It seems that even retreat is not so easy! ”

By this time, Hiroyoshi Ishii's fleet only had a dozen combat vehicles left, and it was indeed at an absolute disadvantage to deal with the M2 tank, which had much superior performance than himself.

During the retreat, the tanks behind the cover, which were responsible for covering, were hit by a few more, and when they crossed the Yanhe Bridge, Hiroyoshi Ishii was left with only 9 tanks.

Coincidentally, Masashi Kusunase has not died in battle. After crossing the river, Masashi Kusunase ordered his few remaining tanks: "Block the bridge of the river, as long as the Chinese tanks dare to drive on the bridge, they will resolutely attack with artillery fire." ”

Ishii Hiroyoshi really wanted to cry without tears at this time, and he was stupid, unable to say a word. When I drove across the Luhe Bridge, how majestic and high-spirited my group team was, how long had it been, and in the blink of an eye, there were only 9 left.

Maeda Takao Nakasa died in battle, and countless imperial warriors who followed him in the southern and northern wars died in battle. Not only did they lose their bodies, but they also lost the spearhead of the 11th Army, the chariot group, and the confidence to defeat the Chinese army.

Masami Kurose comforted Hiroyoshi Ishii through the intercom in the tank and said, "Group leader, don't be sad, it's not that we are incompetent, it's that the Chinese army is too strong. ”

What else did Ishii Hiroyoshi say at this time, what could he say, it was useless to say anything. What awaited him was only the trial of the Supreme Military Court of the Japanese Army.

Ishii Hiroyoshi looked at the south bank of the Yan River, and Masashi Kusunase and the Japanese officers and soldiers in the only nine remaining chariots all looked at the south bank of the Yan River stupidly.

It became a crematorium for the Japanese tank group, and one by one the tank cars were burning, and in the midst of the burning, some tanks suddenly exploded, setting off waves of skyrocketing flames. Some soldiers escaped from the burning tank, they were covered in flames, they struggled in the fire, they danced in the fire, but after some useless struggle, they fell to the ground and the jade shattered.

Some soldiers rolled on the ground, rolled off the fire, and then ran desperately towards the Luhe Bridge, and in the process of escaping, were killed by stray bullets from nowhere.

The tank battalion that swam forward strictly obeyed Han Xing's orders, and it was okay to kill the enemy, but it was not possible to cross the river. Because the Luhe Bridge simply cannot bear the weight of the M2 tank.

This allowed Hiroyoshi Ishii's group convoy to survive 9 tanks.

The 11th Army Corps, the well-organized armored tank units, just like that, disappeared.

Just behind the Ishii Hiroyoshi Chariot Group, there was actually a field heavy artillery under the command of the commander of the 6th Brigade, Tsukita Ryoshiro, with a total of more than 300 artillery pieces of various kinds, and they were about 20 kilometers behind Ishii Hiroyoshi.

First, because they were still about 20 kilometers away from Hiroyoshi's tank group after all, second, Hiroyoshi Ishii's tank group was wiped out too quickly, and third, it was also in the dark of night, and they could not get the support of army aviation and accurate reconnaissance information. By the time they arrived at the bridge, Hiroyoshi Ishii's chariot group had only nine chariots left.

And on the other side of the river is the shocking crematorium of the Ishii Hiroyoshi Chariot Group.

Seeing this funny scene, Tsukita Ryoshiro was indeed a little incomprehensible, and asked aloud to Ishii Hiroyoshi, who was coming up, in surprise: "Your chariot group, how did it become like this?" I just don't understand, don't understand? ”

When Ishii Hiroyoshi arrived at this time, it was too late to say anything, that is, it was all over the place, and the yellow mud fell into the crotch of his pants, and it was not but was also. He could only stand respectfully in front of Tsukita Ryoshiro, bow his head and say, "My soldier's is not, and the command is incompetent." I beg, let me die with dignity, I'm going to kill myself by caesarean section-"

As he spoke, he snatched a steel knife from under an officer and committed suicide by disembowelment in front of all the soldiers to make up for his mistake.

Tsukita stopped him and said, "Your question should be decided by General Okamura Ninji of the 11th Army Corps or the Tokyo Supreme Military Court, and I have no right to intervene. Before you die, let's see how I fought the Chinese army. He then ordered: "All artillery, immediately aimed at the tanks of the Chinese army, ready to fire." ”

As a result, the Japanese army's field heavy artillery groups unloaded their equipment one after another, looked for suitable positions, delivered shells, adjusted their firing elements, and prepared for shelling.