Chapter 912 - Stop the Ironclad Train
The first armored battalion is equipped with 30 Type 89 tanks, the armored fleet directly under the regiment headquarters is equipped with five domestically produced four-wheeled armored vehicles, five six-wheeled armored vehicles, five Type 91 armored vehicles, five Type 92 armored vehicles, five CV33 armored vehicles, and five mechanized reconnaissance battalions and mechanized special service battalions are equipped with five Type 91 armored vehicles. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The first assault group attacked 65 tanks and armored vehicles, and these 65 tanks and armored vehicles attacked and inflicted great losses on the Japanese infantry.
The 3,000-strong troops of the four separate infantry battalions of the Japanese army were quickly disorganized, and the Japanese infantry scattered and took refuge, using light and heavy machine guns and grenadier rifles to put up a stubborn resistance.
The sappers advanced even more under heavy fire, trying in vain to blow up the tank and armored vehicle.
"Da Da Da!" The heavy machine guns on the six-wheeled armored vehicles opened fire, and more than a dozen exposed devil soldiers were killed on the spot.
With a "boom", the Type 89 tank 57mm fired a grenade, and this grenade accurately landed on a Japanese heavy machine gun, and the Japanese heavy machine gun was destroyed on the spot.
As the main force of the 1st Assault Group began to attack the four infantry brigades of the Japanese army, the casualties of the Japanese troops increased, and they became more and more unable to resist the attack of the 1st Assault Group.
At this time, here in Tianshengqiao Town, Kaoru Kawamura, the commander of the Japanese Major General's Brigade, had already received a report from his subordinates, and he knew that after the main force of his brigade was attacked, Kaoru Kawamura did not hesitate, and he immediately began to send troops back to help.
The ironclad train also began to come to the rescue, but just as the ironclad train was preparing to move, the heavy artillery battalion began to shoot under the command of Chen Zhengwei.
Four 105mm cannons, four 105mm field guns began to fire, and one shell after another attacked the Japanese ironclad train.
Dozens of shells fell on the ironclad train, the front guard car was destroyed on the spot, and the 100mm cannons, 150mm howitzers of the Japanese heavy artillery vehicles immediately began to counterattack.
An artillery battle ensued, and Kaoru Kawamura immediately began to order the artillery team to counterattack after the artillery bombardment, and the 11th Independent Infantry Brigade was immediately dispatched by him.
The Japanese troops in Tianshengqiao Town were also pinned, and Kaoru Kawamura realized at this time that he had encountered the main force of the Honorary Second Division of the Eighth Route Army.
He didn't hesitate, Kaoru Kawamura immediately began to send a telegram to the commander of the Third Brigade of the Independent Mixed Third Brigade in Fuping County, Sasaki Kaoru, and he asked Sasaki to send troops to reinforce his own troops to fight, even if Kaoru Kawamura was arrogant and did not take the troops of the Eighth Route Army in his eyes, but after this operation, he had realized that the troops of the Eighth Route Army's Honorary Second Division were not easy to deal with.
At 11:10 a.m., the 11th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army from Tianshengqiao Town encountered a joint attack by the anti-aircraft artillery battalion and the 1st Cavalry Battalion, and after the Japanese army lost more than 200 infantry, they had to retreat to Tianshengqiao Town, while the heavy artillery battalion troops were still shelling the Japanese ironclad train.
After continuous shelling, the warning cars at the front and rear ends of the Japanese ironclad train were all destroyed, but the other carriages have not been destroyed so far due to armor reinforcement, and the Japanese ironclad train began to move slowly and gradually broke away from the range of the heavy artillery battalion.
"Chen Haojie,How did you command,Hit a dozen shells and blow up two carriages that didn't have any effect,It's a waste for you to command these eight heavy guns。
Chen Zhengwei, the deputy commander of the Honorary Fourth Regiment, saw that the ironclad train wanted to leave Tianshengqiao Town, and he immediately ran to the heavy artillery battalion, he pointed to Chen Haojie, the commander of the heavy artillery battalion, and reprimanded loudly.
"Deputy commander, the distance is too far, the Japanese carriages are thickened, and it is difficult for the shells to cause damage, unless they are closer." Chen Haojie said in embarrassment.
The heavy artillery battalion set up artillery positions relatively far away, which was to prevent the Japanese troops from raiding, but long-distance firing greatly reduced the power of the shells.
After some shooting, the heavy artillery battalion inflicted damage on the ironclad train, but it was not very serious, and the ironclad train was able to continue fighting.
"Deputy Regiment Commander Chen, let's get close to the ironclad train." Kang Fei, the battalion commander of the anti-aircraft artillery battalion, took the initiative to ask Ying.
"No, you can easily be attacked by Japanese infantry when you get close, and we are thinking of other ways." Chen Zhengwei refused.
The ironclad train began to move towards the back, and they were obviously preparing to reinforce the main force of the independent mixed 4th Brigade to fight.
"Deputy regiment commander, if the little devil ironclad train is reinforced, their cannons and howitzers pose a great threat to tanks and armored vehicles, not to mention that they also have two 75mm caliber guns."
Seeing the little devil's ironclad train constantly moving, Kang Fei said with a solemn expression.
The Japanese ironclad train has two warning cars, two heavy artillery vehicles, two light artillery vehicles, two infantry vehicles, a command vehicle, a power locomotive, an auxiliary coal and water truck, and an equipment vehicle, of which the warning car has been knocked out, the front heavy artillery car is equipped with a 100mm gun, this gun can fire armor-piercing shells, the turret is rotated 360 degrees, and there is also a heavy machine gun and ten rifles, and the rear heavy artillery vehicle is equipped with a 150mm howitzer, and the turret can also rotate 360 degrees, In addition, there were four heavy machine guns and ten rifles.
The two light artillery vehicles are each equipped with 75mm field anti-aircraft guns, this kind of anti-aircraft guns are used for flat fire, the front light gun car turret can rotate 240 degrees, the rear light gun car can rotate 360 degrees, and the two turrets have a height difference, so that the two guns can fire at one target at the same time, in addition, each light gun car has four heavy machine guns and ten rifles.
The infantry vehicle has four machine gun towers, a total of two 13-mm heavy machine guns, two anti-aircraft machine guns and four Type 3 heavy machine guns, as well as two Type 38 rifles.
This is the firepower of the Japanese army's ironclad train, and as we all know, anti-aircraft guns are used to hit tanks, and that is a dozen and one accurate.
The Type 89 tanks equipped by the 2nd Division of Honor were notoriously thin-skinned, and the Japanese 13mm machine guns could easily penetrate the tank's armor.
If the ironclad train is allowed to return to the rear and independently mix into the main force of the 4th brigade, then it will be a huge threat to the armored forces.
Even though Kang Fei didn't know the detailed weapons deployment on the ironclad train, he knew how much threat this ironclad train posed to the armored forces of the Honorable Second Division.
So even though he knew that it was dangerous to lead the anti-aircraft artillery battalion forward to fight the ironclad train, he still did not hesitate to ask for battle.
Chen Zhengwei finally agreed to Kang Fei's request, and in order to ensure the safety of the anti-artillery battalion, he specially strengthened the five Czech light machine guns of the cavalry battalion to the anti-artillery battalion.
Twelve German-made 50mm anti-aircraft guns began to be dragged to the front line, and Kang Fei followed the troops forward.
The artillerymen moved quickly, they knew that time was of the essence, and they knew their mission better.
"Boom, boom."
The Japanese troops were not fools either, and twelve 50mm guns began to move towards the front, and they naturally found out.
A mountain artillery squadron of the artillery team began to shoot, and one shell after another began to fire at the anti-aircraft artillery battalion.