Chapter 179: The lament of the commander of the chariot brigade

"Squeak", with the sound of crawlers turning, dozens of Japanese Type 95 tanks rushed to the position of the national army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Defending the north of Qufu County is the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division of the Huben Army, the commander of which is Huang Sanlin, a veteran of the Northwest Army, who is known for being good at fighting tough battles. The task he received was to defend the county seat of Qufu.

This Japanese tank unit was on a rampage on the battlefields of China, and once showed great might in Shanxi, and today they have tasted the taste of being beaten.

The Japanese tanks, covering the infantry, approached the positions of the defenders step by step, and at a distance of about 300 meters, the defenders opened fire, and a large number of mortar shells of 82 mm caliber fell in groups.

The Devil's tanks had a certain amount of protection, and with the exception of a few that were directly hit, most of the tanks continued to charge forward.

However, the devil infantry who followed them were miserable, and the groups were blown away, and the tanks not only could not protect them, but even increased their casualties because of the shrapnel that bounced off the armor.

I have to say that the devils are really not afraid of death, and they continue to follow the tank charge alive.

Since the county seat of Qufu is the northern gate of the base area, the engineer brigade built a large number of reinforced concrete fortifications here, and in order to prevent the Japanese army from using armor-piercing shells to directly hit the fortifications, sandbags were also placed in front.

The devil's tank approached the defenders' positions, firing artillery and charging at the same time.

The main armament of the Japanese Type 95 light tank was a Type 94 37 mm tank gun, which was basically useless against the defenders' fortifications, and when the Japanese tanks rushed to within 200 meters of the fortifications, they were strafed by more than a dozen Type 38 37 mm anti-aircraft guns.

The Type 38 37-mm anti-aircraft guns were like machine guns, blowing up devil tanks with armor thickness of 8-12 mm one by one.

The devils in the tank that were not hit could not see the tragic situation of the destroyed tank next to them, and continued to charge forward.

At this time, the 82-mm recoilless guns of the defenders came into play. This guy fights tanks, one cannon at a time, and the whole tank can be blown up, and some of the devil's tank turrets are blown up directly.

The gunners felt very cool and rushed to enjoy it, but unfortunately, dozens of recoilless guns were firing, and the devil's tank was quickly destroyed.

The commander of the Devil Tank Brigade was bleeding from his heart, and in this first charge, a brigade of tanks was gone. He quit and let the devil's artillery bombard, and he will see if he will talk about it.

Ushijima ordered the devil's artillery wing to open fire, and a large number of Type 92 infantry guns covered the defenders' positions, and fought for more than ten minutes in one go, and the number of shells consumed made the captain of the devil's artillery wing feel distressed.

The commander of the Devil Tank Brigade has nothing to say, this time 2 brigades of tanks were dispatched at once to cover the infantry charge.

At the time of the devil's bombardment, the regiment commander Huang Sanlin was smoking and bragging with the soldiers in the artillery hole.

A Type 82 recoilless gun gunner said: "Tuanza, the devil's tank is really easy to fight, one cannon at a time, it's too enjoyable." ā€

Another gunner said: "I thought there was something great about the tank, it looked scary, and it couldn't withstand my shot." Why are other troops afraid of the devil's tanks? ā€

The head of the regiment, Huang Sanlin, said: "You know a ball. When Lao Tzu was in the Northwest Army, when he saw the devil's tank, he only had to stare dryly, and there was no way to do it. Speaking of which, don't laugh, Lao Tzu once climbed up and slashed with a big knife, but was thrown off by the devil. There are many brothers who have died at the hands of devil tanks. ā€

As he spoke, he thought of his brothers who had died tragically, and his eyes turned red.

After a while, he said: "It's better for our Tiger Army, the guy in his hand is much stronger than the devil, and the whole of China, that is, our 35th Group Army, has this equipment." ā€

A gunner said, "Have you heard, these equipment were all made by our Commander Xia." ā€

Huang Sanlin said: "Then there is still a fake? Our Commander Xia, I didn't say it, when I followed him to fight in Songhu, that guy ......"

At this time, someone outside shouted: "Tuanza, the devil of the dog day has come up again." ā€

Huang Sanlin shouted: "Quick, enter the position!" ā€

The commander of the Ushijima Division and the commander of the Devil Tank Brigade had great hopes for this attack, and the whole two tank brigades covered the charge of an infantry brigade, which was an ordinary national army, and a division would not be able to stop it.

Half an hour later, the captain of the devil infantry brigade, with a bandage on his head, came down with a bandage on his head, and reported with a sad face: "Your Excellency, the division commander, the troops are gone. ā€

The commander of the Devil Tank Brigade was anxious, he grabbed the captain of the Devil Infantry Brigade and shouted: "Where is my tank unit? ā€

The captain of the devil infantry team said, "It's gone. ā€

"It's over", there are only 4 tank brigades in total, and now there are 3 left. The commander of the Devil Chariot Brigade was dizzy and sat on the ground.

Ushijima's chief of staff said: "Your Excellency the division commander, the enemy's fortifications are too strong, and the existing artillery fire can't destroy their fortifications, so can you transfer the heavy artillery brigade up?" ā€

Ushijima nodded and said, "Send a report to the commander and request that the heavy artillery brigade come up to support." ā€

Lucas was the deputy commander of the Special Operations Group and the leader of the 1st Squadron, and he was responsible for dismantling the Japanese heavy artillery brigade.

Xia Chao has long emphasized that on the battlefield, it is necessary to pay attention to the heavy artillery brigades of the Japanese army, which are currently the biggest threat to the group army. Keep an eye on them at all times and destroy them when you have the chance.

After the start of this campaign, Zheng Lanni provided Xu Feihu with information that the Japanese army had strengthened a heavy artillery brigade. He deployed Lucas to be ready to attack the heavy artillery brigade at any time. Not so long ago, he received a report that the heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese army had come out of Taean. He immediately ordered Lucas to go out.

Lucas took two special operations squadrons, an engineer battalion, an unarmed artillery regiment, and a brigade of the Tiger Army, and made a detour to the county seat of Ningyang and came to Dawenkou Town.

As soon as they entered the town, they smelled a smell of blood, and then they saw dead bodies all over the ground, mostly naked female corpses, which was really miserable. They searched the whole town, but they didn't see a single living person.

Lukas, who was German, couldn't help but be angry when he saw this tragic scene. He said, "Damn the Japanese yellow-skinned monkey, it's not as good as a beast." They all deserve to go to hell. ā€

The officers and soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army gritted their teeth with hatred.

At this time, a scout came to report that the devil's heavy artillery brigade had arrived. Lucas immediately ordered his troops to be ready for battle.

For the Japanese, the heavy artillery brigade is a strategic force, and a standard heavy artillery brigade has two heavy artillery wings, including 30-40 heavy cannons of the Taisho seven-year type 150mm caliber, 20 heavy cannons of the 90-type 240 caliber, 10 heavy howitzers of the 96-type 305 caliber, and some heavy artillery brigades are also equipped with 3-6 mortars of the 98-type 320 caliber.

The entire Japanese army invading China had only 6 heavy artillery brigades.

In Lucas's telescope, smoke and dust billowed in the distance, and the convoy of the 6th Brigade of the Field Heavy Artillery drove mightily.