At this time, Yin Zhaoli's special operations battalion and Zhang Xiaosan's guard company had already gotten up, and the soldiers washed one after another, then ate the breakfast that had already been prepared by the cooking class, and then prepared three days of dry food. In the unlikely event that an officer or soldier is scattered by the Japanese army, he will not be starved for at least three days.

The dry food prepared for the past three days is also very distinctive, all of which are special compressed foods, and there are also some bagged foods, such as Shiji roast mutton, beef jerky, etc., these high-calorie, high-protein foods, in times of war, will not be on fire.

After a while, the special operations battalion and the guard company were completed, and the tank battalion had been waiting for a long time, waiting for Han Xing to say a few words. I don't have to talk about it at other times, but today, Han Xing has to say a few words.

Han Xing stood forward, and the soldiers "brushed" the ground, and all of them stood up.

Han Xing shouted, "Take a break," and then said to the soldiers: "Comrades, today our Southern Expeditionary Army is going to have a big battle with the cavalry of Little Japan, which will go down in history. Here, I would like to exhort you once again: Comrades must carry forward the spirit of fighting hard, not fearing sacrifice, and fighting continuously, and will not finish until the cavalry of Little Japan is defeated. Comrades, do you have faith-"

The officers and men shouted in unison: "There is-"

"Alright, get in the car."

The special operations battalion and the guard company, under the command of the commander, all climbed into the tanks. Han Xing got on the command vehicle, that is, the tank car that swam forward.

There are about 400 people in the special operations battalion and guard company, and these more than 30 tanks are exactly a dozen people attached to each tank vehicle. Fortunately, these officers and men of the special operations battalion and guard company are all from special combat units, and they can grasp something on the tank, but some fighters just can't grasp the things on the tank, and if they can grasp the people on the tank, they can easily cling to it.

Han Xing saw that the entire army had already boarded the tank car, and shouted: "Follow the trail left by the little devil cavalry, follow the marching formation, advance-"

Tanks march in a single column and a two-way column, and for air defense, a distance of 50 meters must be maintained between vehicles. If the enemy has air supremacy, it must be kept at a distance of 100 meters.

In order to shorten the advance formation of the entire tank battalion, the tank battalion swimming forward adopted a two-way column advance, with each vehicle separated by 50 meters. Han Xing is not afraid of the little devil aviation, because there is still Xu Da's air force covering overhead.

If the tank battalion didn't have the cover of the air force, Han Xing's courage would not be so big, how could he dare to fight big with a small and clange with the 14th Brigade of the little devils.

The M2 tank has a maximum speed of 58km / h and a maximum combat range of 320km. Therefore, no matter how slow the cavalry runs, it is faster than the infantry, and no matter how slow the tank runs, it is faster than the cavalry, and of course the endurance is also stronger.

The convoy of M2 tanks, advancing at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, advanced for less than an hour, and saw the traces of the Japanese cavalry. They are also moving rapidly northward.

The commander of the 14th Brigade was none other than Major General Shigeichi Fujita, who was riding on a tall Anglo-Norman horse and moving forward in an orderly manner. Originally, his subordinates advised him that it would be better to sit on the tank, which would save more effort, and he would not have to be so exposed to the wind and sun, and he would suffer from bumps.

But Fujita Shigeichi refused, he thought that it was still so good, cavalry, you have to have the appearance of a cavalry, so that you can share weal and woe with the officers and soldiers, life and death, let them see that their swords are not old, and they can still go into battle to kill the enemy and gallop across the field.

At this time, a staff officer came and reported: "Your Excellency, there is a tank corps of the Chinese army behind us, about a battalion, which is behind us, catching up. ”

Fujita Shigeru frowned: "Nani, dare to have Chinese troops catch up, our cavalry is so fast, how can they catch up." ”

Of course, Fujita Shigeichi did not dare to take it lightly, and he gently jumped over and stood on horseback. The tall Anglo-Norman horse was so well trained that he knew that his master was standing on his back and did not move.

Of course, the guards had already dismounted and stood in a large row, and the general was old, so if he fell off his horse, they couldn't afford to be guilty!

This is what Shigeichi Fujita wants, and this is how a camel emerges from the flock, standing tall above the flock of small soldiers.

Shikuichi Fujita took the telescope on his chest, and saw through the two magnified circles that it was indeed like a tank unit of Chinese troops, killing through the clouds and fog in the rising dust.

Shigeichi Fujita observed, and muttered in a row: "The distance is 7 kilometers, the number is thirty-five or six, the tank model, ominous, the direction is 13 o'clock south, the speed, about 40 kilometers per hour......"

Shigeichi Fujita wanted to get off his horse and come up with two guards to support him, but he refused.

Chief of Staff Shio Shoichi had already seen the enemy situation clearly, and was quietly waiting for Shigeichi Fujita to speak.

Shigeichi Fujita said to Shikichi Shiochi: "Sixiong-kun, tell me how to meet the enemy?" ”

Shixiong Zhengichi was waiting for the commander to call him to speak, and when the opportunity came, he said: "Your Excellency, General, we can't take advantage of the tanks of the Chinese army with our cavalry. I think it's time for our convoy to go out. ”

"Yo Xi!" Shigeichi Fujita said, "Let's call our convoy to deal with the Chinese tanks, and I must not have a thorn in the back of my ass." Miki's tank brigade was called to hit the Chinese tank units fiercely, and the artillery wing was called to cover. ”

Chief of Staff: "Hayi! With a bang, he went to mobilize the troops.

At this time, Han Xing had already drilled out of the turret in the tank that was advancing at a medium speed, and was also holding a telescope to observe the movements of the Japanese army. He saw that the Japanese cavalry was changing formations, as if a tank unit had stopped advancing and was moving behind. At the same time, some of the cavalry baggage seemed to be unloading their equipment downward, as if they were assembling mountain artillery.

Han Xing immediately issued several orders, one of which was to Xu Da: "Commander Xu, the artillery of the Japanese cavalry is assembling mountain artillery, telling their artillery not to assemble, and telling their mountain artillery not to fire shells." And pay attention, covering the attack of our tanks on the enemy's tank units. ”

Xu Da shouted in the air: "Understand, you must not ask the enemy's artillery to fire shells and cover your attack." ”

The second order was issued to Youqian: "Commander You, when you are close to the enemy's tank troops at 5,000 meters, unload the infantry, and at 1,500 meters, attack the enemy's tanks, and be sure to destroy them completely." ”

In fact, You Qianqian was in this command car.

You Qian shouted loudly, "Yes! Got it. ”

Then, Han Xing issued orders to Yin Zhaoli and Zhang Xiaosan, and the two of them were actually standing on this command car.

"Battalion Commander Yin Zhaoli, Company Commander Zhang Xiaosan, when approaching the enemy's tank unit 5,000 meters, you get off the tank and swim as a reserve for the forward tank unit."

Yin Zhaoli and Zhang Xiaosan immediately replied: "Yes!" ”

Why did Han Xing choose to call the infantry to get off at 5,000 meters, because the Japanese army also installed 37mm guns in the convoy. The range of the guns is exactly 5000 meters, and although these guns may not do much damage to the M2 tank, they are not the same for the infantry standing on the tank.

When it was 5,000 meters away from the Japanese tank unit, the tank battalion swimming forward stopped, and under the command of Yin Zhaoli and Zhang Xiaosan, the infantry jumped out of the tank and followed behind the tank car.

The tank battalion, swimming forward, continued to charge at the enemy's tank units.

Han Xing shouted in the car: "Change the formation, form an offensive formation." ”

The offensive formation is also known as the wedge formation. This formation was based on the company, the first row of the first company, four tanks pulled into a sharp shape, responsible for attacking the enemy in front, each tank was about 50 meters apart. The four tanks in the second row formed a column behind the leftmost tanks in the first row, serving as the left flank defense and attack of the entire tank company. The four-cart tanks of the third platoon, in a column, lined up behind the rightmost tanks in the first row, were responsible for the defense and attack of the right flank of the entire company.

The tank battalion swimming forward can attack in a column or in a horizontal formation with three companies.

For the time being, Han Xing formed the tank battalion swimming forward into three company columns to attack. Against the light tanks of small Japan, Han Xing thought that this would be enough.

Han Xing was in the car and saw that the Japanese tanks were all light tanks, and there were more than 30 of them, and if they were to be counted, they would be exactly one to one with the tank battalion swimming forward.

Both sides are attacking forward, and in terms of artillery configuration, the two sides are basically evenly matched. Both China and Japan have 37-mm guns, and the maximum range is around 4,200 meters and 5,000 meters. If you hit the tank with one shot, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it, and you will have to finish the game.

However, it is indeed not easy for a tank car to hit the opponent in a high-speed run. Especially when shooting at a long distance, the tank is bumped, and the shells do not know where to fly.

The closer the tanks of both sides are, the more they can show the strengths and weaknesses of each side.

First of all, the steel plate of the tank vehicles of both sides, the front steel plate of the Japanese light bean fighting vehicle is 12 mm, and the front steel plate of the M2 tank car is 25 mm, and the same shell fragment bearing capacity, of course, is different. Then there are the machine guns on both sides, the Japanese tank is equipped with a 7.7mm machine gun, and the modified M2 tank is equipped with two 12.7mm machine guns.

The 7.7 mm machine gun has an effective range of 1000 meters, while the 12.7 mm machine gun has an effective range of 1500 meters.

Then there is the mobility of both sides, the Japanese light tank has a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, while the M2 tank has a maximum speed of 58 kilometers per hour.

When the distance between the two tanks was 1,500 meters, the 12.7 mm heavy machine gun showed great power, and whenever it encountered the Japanese light tank, it shot through the steel plate and got into the tank. And the Japanese 7.7 mm machine gun bullets, which hit the M2 tank, only hit some white spots, and the bullets could not penetrate the powerful steel plate at all.

The Japanese tanks that rushed to the front lay on their stomachs and did not move.