Chapter 630: Bomber Air Strike
With a "snap", a soldier who was following behind the Vickers tank saw the captain wearing the rank of Shaozo, he aimed the crosshair of the Type 38 rifle at the captain of the Shaozo, and he pulled the trigger.
Captain Shaozo, who was holding the southern pistol, only felt a pain in his neck, and he fell to the ground, losing all consciousness.
The armored battalion troops began to carry out the final cleanup of the last remnants of the Japanese 19th Brigade, and the battalion commander of the Jibu Battalion, Ye Zimin, followed the main force of the Jibu Battalion.
A large number of heavy weapons began to be transported by mules, horses, and trucks, and by 7:50 the surroundings began to fall silent.
The operation of the 6th Cavalry Regiment and the 19th Brigade was over, and the 19th Brigade of the Japanese Army was completely annihilated, the whole process took less than an hour, and the 6th Cavalry Regiment paid the price of more than 100 casualties, and at the same time damaged a Type 89 tank, and Dai Yuxuan, the commander of the first company of the armored battalion, was also wounded, but only lightly.
The damaged Type 89 tank was immediately mounted on a heavy truck, and the tank was only destroyed by its tracks, which could be repaired.
At 7 o'clock in the morning of 23 June, the troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment and the 19th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army encountered each other in the vicinity of Majiayu Village, and the two sides fought fiercely for 50 minutes, and the 19th Brigade was completely annihilated, and the two mountain guns and four anti-tank guns belonging to the 19th Brigade were all destroyed.
After the troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment annihilated the 19th Brigade, the main force of the unit took a short rest, and the soldiers began to eat breakfast while marching.
Under the command of Sun Weiguo, the troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment began to march rapidly towards the county seat of Xiyang County, and Sun Weiguo wanted to defeat the Japanese command system first.
The 2nd Artillery Battalion, which was attached to the 6th Cavalry Regiment to fight, also began to be transported by trucks to assist the 6th Cavalry Regiment in attacking the county seat of Xiyang County.
There is a set of Songxi River in Xiyang County, Songxi River is around the county seat, Songxi River is inverted "L" shape around the county seat of Xiyang County, and the county seat of Xiyang County is just on the corner, that is to say, the north and east of Xiyang County are guarded by the Songxi River.
At present, the troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment are advancing from the east to the west, and whether the 6th Cavalry Regiment moves to the north or continues to march to the west, the Songxi River will become an obstacle to the troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, but Sun Weiguo calculated it in advance.
The Songxi River is not very deep, tanks and cavalry can directly cross the river, but the heavy weapons and equipment of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment are a lot, and these heavy weapons and equipment will inevitably be hit by Japanese artillery when crossing the Songxi River, even if it is an infantry artillery, it will bring unpredictable losses to the Sixth Cavalry Regiment.
This problem has not been solved, what Sun Weiguo can do is to concentrate the artillery troops to suppress it first, and cover the main force of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment to cross the river.
Moreover, according to Sun Weiguo's estimate, once the troops of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment launched a strong attack on the county seat, the Japanese troops would definitely flee in the desert, and in that case, the opportunity to ride the Sixth Regiment would naturally come.
The troops marched quickly towards the county seat, and Sun Weiguo was in the Type 92 armored car directly under the Jibu Battalion.
Eating the dry food prepared in advance, Sun Weiguo stared at the map, and there was a thoughtful expression on his face.
"The troops must return to Binh Dinh County before one o'clock in the afternoon, otherwise Binh Dinh County will become dangerous. Once the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army captures Binh Dinh County, it will be very difficult for us to seize control of Binh Dinh County again. Sun Weiguo looked at the map and said in a solemn tone.
As soon as Sun Weiguo's words fell, the mournful siren sounded, and at the same time, the gongs and trumpets continued to sound.
There was a lot of noise inside the tanks and armored vehicles, and someone began to slap the tanks and armored vehicles from the outside, and the marching 6th Cavalry Regiment instantly became noisy.
When such a situation occurred in the troops, the officers and men knew that it was the Japanese planes that had arrived.
The tank troops are not without opponents, and the planes are a fatal blow to the tanks, especially the troops of the new second brigade have no aircraft cover, and when they encounter the bombing of Japanese planes, all the cavalry regiment can do is to dodge.
The troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment on the march quickly began to disperse and take refuge, and the officers and men also began to immediately set up all the weapons that could be erected.
20MM MACHINE GUNS AND CZECH-STYLE LIGHT MACHINE GUNS WERE AIMED AT THE AIR, WHICH WAS TO PREVENT THE JAPANESE PLANES FROM FIRING AT LOW ALTITUDES.
There were many cavalry members of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, and there were also a lot of heavy weapons, and once the Japanese planes strafed at low altitude, it would be a fatal blow to the cavalry and the mules and horses pulling heavy weapons.
Four bombers began to appear in the sky above the 6th Cavalry Regiment, and one aerial bomb after another fell on the heads of the 6th Cavalry Regiment without warning.
Loud explosions began to sound, frightened mules and horses began to scream, and the warriors crouched on the ground motionless, with solemn expressions on their faces.
A Vickers tank was directly hit by an aerial bomb, and the tank was torn apart in an instant, the turret was thrown high, and then fell to the ground, the armored soldiers inside the tank were blurred with blood, and a blood rain appeared in the air.
Huge craters appeared on the ground, and more than a dozen fighters lay on the ground, their bodies without any external injuries, but without any signs of life.
They were shattered and died, and they must not lie on the ground when dodging the Japanese aerial bombs, because the aerial bombs have a strong impact, and the body lies directly on the ground, and the internal organs are easily shattered.
The Japanese air raid lasted for half an hour, and the troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, which suddenly encountered the Japanese air raid, suffered a heavy blow.
More than 100 soldiers paid for the casualties, two Vickers tanks of the third company were blown up, two tanks were damaged, and Liu Xinyu, the commander of the third company, received damage to four tanks of his own troops, his face showed a sad expression, and tears were rolling in his eyes.
The training of armored troops is very hard, it is very difficult for the troops to train an armored soldier, and the officers and men of the armored battalion are literate.
To know words, after a few decades, find ten random people, and nine people can know words, but at this time, find out ten people, and nine people don't know words.
Armored troops need some professional knowledge, and Sun Weiguo has gathered almost all the officers and soldiers in the brigade who can read and write.
In the armored battalion troops, the tank is a treasure, and the armored soldier is also a treasure, and the casualties of the third company made Liu Xinyu very heartbroken.
The man has tears and does not flick, but he has not reached the sad place.
"When will we be able to have planes to assist in the operation?"
"Little devil, you have the ability to come down and fight Lao Tzu."
"Both machine guns are gone, damn it!"
The officers and soldiers cursed helplessly, they complained, but there was no way to change it.
Air supremacy was with the Japanese army, and Japanese planes could bomb at any time if they wanted to.
"Hurry up!" Sun Wei gave the order calmly in Chinese.
The officers and men began to pack up their weapons and ammunition, and the troops continued to march towards the county seat of Xiyang County.
Liu Xinyu, the company commander of the third armored company, wiped his tears, and he returned to his car.
Striking hard at the little devil infantry is the common idea of all the officers and men of the 6th Cavalry Regiment.