Chapter Fifty-Eight: Opening the Way with a Tank
As the pioneer of the 500th Army, the 201 Brigade was the 201 Brigade, Wang Dazhu was gathering with Liu Xing and a group of sub-officers from the division headquarters to discuss the military situation, and Zheng Guotai was also there. During the march, there was nothing to communicate with the locality, the procurement of munitions had been done long before departure, and Deputy Division Commander Zheng was now light, so he simply followed the military plane to the division headquarters.
Seeing Gao Quan coming, a group of officers quickly stood up and greeted him.
"What's going on? What's going on? After Gao Quan nodded and responded to everyone's greetings, he directly asked Wang Dazhu about the military situation in front.
"The devils set up five heavy machine guns south of the bridge, and the soldiers rushed seven times without rushing through! There are also two machine-gun fortresses set up on the bridge, and the artillery does not dare to shoot for fear of blowing up the bridge, and now I am preparing to organize the next storm! "In the end, it is the brigade commander of the 201 Brigade, Wang Dazhu's words are full of confidence.
"How many soldiers did you suffer in your first seven attacks?" Gao Quan's face didn't show any expression, but it also meant that he was not in a good mood now.
"Two hundred and thirty-one seriously wounded, eighty-four killed." Saying this set of numbers, Wang Dazhu's head lowered, and his face was gloomy. This is a living life, just watching it disappear, as the commander of the army, how can he feel so good?
"Take me to see it!" Gao Quan saw Wang Dazhu like this, and he couldn't bear to blame him. This iron-clad man knew the preciousness of his soldiers, and in order to complete the task, he had to let his soldiers attack at risk.
More than 300 meters away from the bridge, I heard gunfire like rain in front of me. Wang Dazhu and others surrounded Gao Quan and drilled into the forward command post. In fact, a piece of military canvas was built as a roof in the north-facing direction of a boulder, surrounded by several large trees, and it is estimated that it is not easy for planes to see this in the sky, but it is a relatively secret place.
"Commander, division, you're here." Wang Jiantang of the 504th Regiment saw the crowd coming over and hurriedly greeted him.
"Well, I'm relieved that I'm here." Gao Quan patted Wang Jiantang on the shoulder, and he has always admired this Sichuan veteran, the original domestic celebrity Commander Gao. "How? What's your situation doing here? ”
"I transferred all the heavy machine guns in the regiment and fired at the devils across the bridge. I haven't come up with a better solution yet. In two sentences, Wang Jiantang introduced the form of the bridgehead battlefield clearly.
"Okay, Jiantang did a good job, and he knew that caring for the lives of the soldiers was a good soldier. Wang Dazhu, do you know that there is a tank in our army? The devils hold the bridgehead with heavy machine guns, why don't you bring tanks over to participate in the attack? After Gao Quan praised Wang Jiantang, he immediately turned his head and asked Wang Dazhu.
Wang Dazhu's face was a little red, and after hesitating, he explained to Gao Quan: "Our entire army is only that medium tank, and I don't know if it can withstand the continuous shooting of several heavy machine guns from the devil, I am a little reluctant to use it." "Reluctance to use it is one thing, on the other hand, everyone knows that the tank Gao Quan often sits, and the ownership is in the mobile detachment. To use the 201 Brigade, Wang Dazhu had to apply to Gao Quan to borrow the only tank of the 500 Army from the military seat, and Deputy Division Commander Wang couldn't open his mouth a little.
"Can the Miluo River Bridge hold up medium tanks?" Gao Quan didn't want to blame Wang Dazhu in public, that would damage the prestige of Deputy Division Commander Wang, and now he wanted to figure out whether the bridge in front of him could withstand the weight of the tank.
"It should work. According to the reports of our soldiers who participated in the previous attacks, the bridge is made of reinforced concrete. The Japanese army also passed through this bridge, and the devil's tank can pass, and of course our tank can pass! Wang Dazhu, a soldier who participated in the previous attacks, talked to them, and when Gao Quan asked about the structure of the bridge, Deputy Division Commander Wang immediately gave an answer.
"Good! If only you could hold back! Call the mobile detachment. ”
The phone was quickly connected, "Golden Tiger, drive that medium tank to the front for me." Yes, it's the 201 Brigade, I'm waiting here! Gao Quan gave the order to the mobile detachment from the microphone.
"Build a hall, get ready, after our tanks get on the bridge, you immediately organize troops to follow and follow the tanks across the river!" You can't just go past a tank, right? The infantry, of course, had to keep up, and only a certain number of troops in the past could stand on the opposite bank!
"Yes!" Wang Jiantang ran out as soon as he agreed, and organized the troops.
"Junzao, let's go to the back, shall we?" The command post of the 504th Regiment was too far ahead, and Wang Dazhu was a little worried about Gao Quan's safety.
"I'm just waiting here, not going anywhere! Go back to yourself! Gao Quan was stubborn at this time, his face was tense, he had to follow here, and he had to watch the troops cross the river with his own eyes.
What can Wang Dazhu do? I had to wait here with me. Throw the military seat to the front, and he will go back by himself? Wang Dazhu can't do such a stupid thing.
There was not much time, there was a sound of engines, and a medium tank drove over with three light tanks. There was an order from the military seat, and the detachment commander Jin Hu did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and drove up the large, three, and four chariots of the mobile detachment at the fastest speed.
"Report to the military seat, the golden tiger is here to report!" On a light chariot at the head, Jin Hu wore a tank cap and saluted Gao Quan. As for the heavy tank, it was a military seat, and it was to be reserved for the military seat.
"Okay, the Golden Tiger came just in time! I ordered, the tanks took the lead, and the tanks immediately drove across the Miluo River bridge and eliminated the Japanese machine-gun positions on the south bank of the bridge! The 504th Regiment then followed, paying attention to Butan's assistance. ”
"Yes! I'll go! "The Golden Tiger got out of the light tank and jumped on top of the tank. I thought that this tank was for the military seat to ride when it started, but how did I know that it was going to fight with real swords and guns? It seems that this is the task of attacking the fortifications for the whole army and acting as the arrowhead of the five hundred army, since Jin Hu is the captain of the mobile detachment, of course he can get on any tank, how could he miss this opportunity to show his face?
The "Gala Gala" tank slowly drove towards the Miluo River Bridge, followed by the soldiers of the 504th Regiment of the 100th Hundred Tenth. Behind them were three light chariots, followed by more warriors. Wang Jiantang was behind the second chariot.
"Dingding, ding! Ding Ding Ding! "The bullet hit the tank, splashing strings of sparks. The tank paused a little and drove firmly on the reinforced concrete bridge across the river! Although the tanks made by devils are not as durable as those of European and American countries, they are still completely competent to block machine gun bullets in a short period of time.
At the beginning, Jin Hu was really a little weak-hearted. On the one hand, he was worried that the tank would not be able to stop the high-intensity machine gun bullets, and on the other hand, he was a little worried about whether the bridge could withstand the weight of the behemoth of the tank. When the machine gun bullets on the opposite side hit the front armor of the tank, except for the piercing sound, even the fur of the tank could not be damaged, Jin Hu's heart fell into his stomach, and he skillfully manipulated the chariot under him to the bridge deck.