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Chapter 1387 Towards the Charge of Death

"How so?" An Yi covered his face in pain and muttered. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

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Shen Fengdao sighed and shook his head: "Obviously, when we attacked, we didn't dare to let go of the people because we took care of the safety of the people, but the *** people are different, they are mainly to consume the vitality of our army, so as long as we find a hole in the defense line, we will immediately split our heads and cover our faces with a burst of artillery fire, and we will block the hole first." Look, *** people are coming up, not only tanks to help in the war, but also transport convoys. ”

There was no need for Shen Fengdao to remind him, An Yi had already seen through the telescope a convoy composed of more than 40 Japanese military vehicles, quickly entering the edge of the ruins, and after stopping, nearly 100 Japanese sappers quickly carried sandbags from the cars, and quickly built fortifications by taking advantage of the gap created after the collapse of the building.

At the same time, the Japanese army's ten Type 95 light tanks, in front of the sappers, were carefully guarded.

After the construction of the sappers was completed, more than 50 Japanese soldiers who had just been drawn into place quickly got into the bunker formed by the cooperation of the ruins of the building and sandbags, and continued to hold on.

Subsequently, the Japanese tank and engineer convoy quickly evacuated this block, the entire construction process, adding up to less than ten minutes, but the position construction is extremely reasonable, the firing point is also very clever, it seems that the first person has already had a response plan to various problems.

"This battle is not easy to fight!"

For the first time, An Yi felt that the problem was thorny. The tenacity of the Japanese army far exceeded his expectations, and in the fight against such an opponent, one side would definitely not give up easily if it did not completely lie down.

Lin Yaodong was also full of feelings: "It seems that even if our army launches an attack, it can only invest heavy troops on the basis of completely suppressing the Japanese artillery fire, otherwise it will increase the Japanese army's achievements." The army is stationed here, and it is estimated that every street and building has a corresponding serial number, and the devil's artillery can hit even if it squints and fires. For example, in the last 10 minutes, if our artillery could discover the movements of the Japanese army in time and cover them with artillery fire, then the Japanese army would have filled in tanks, military vehicles, more than 50 infantry, and more than 100 engineers at once. ”

An Yi nodded: "Yes, it is estimated that similar things are happening on the entire front now, and now I want to see how my mentor, General Wenbai, will deal with this difficult situation." ”

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As the commander of the Ninth Army, bearing the heavy responsibility of capturing the *** concession area, Zhang Zhizhong adjusted the offensive plan in time, but it was a response that An Yi did not want to see.

Seeing that the offensive on the front line was blocked, and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, if it was not possible to tear through the Japanese defenses and consolidate the occupied positions before dark, then as night fell, the Japanese troops, who were extremely familiar with the entire area, were very likely to launch a frantic counterattack. The Japanese army has three divisions in Pudong, and if the night light is taken advantage of to suddenly throw heavy troops into the concession area, then the entire fragmented front may be divided and surrounded by the Japanese army, and the tens of thousands of soldiers who have thrown themselves into the front line will face a miserable situation.

The Central Army invested an armored regiment in the Songhu battlefield, which was the first regiment under the jurisdiction of the armored brigade founded by Xu Tingyao, the old commander of An Yi, with Du Yuming as the commander of the major general.

In January this year, he felt that he could not lag too far behind the Anjia Army in armaments, so under Chiang Kai-shek's strong initiative, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of Military Affairs formally entrusted Xu Tingyao to combine the chariot battalion of the Jiaojia School with the armored automobile team under the Second Regiment of the Traffic Corps, and to formally form the Central Armored Corps Brigade in Nanjing, under the supervision of two armored regiments, following the example of the armored division and tank division that the Anjia Army was reorganizing.

The commanders of the first regiment, Chiang Kai-shek and Xu Tingyao, both paid attention to Du Yuming, and the second regiment was concurrently served by Xu Tingyao himself.

Most of the combat vehicles equipped by the armored brigade were purchased according to the conclusions of the field inspection at the Fangshan training ground, wheeled armored vehicles were purchased from Germany and the United States, and tracked tanks were purchased from Britain and Germany. Subsequently, the Military Commission hired German tank experts to serve as instructors in armored units, and the soldiers were selected from military schools.

Former enemy headquarters of the 88th Division.

“...... Your offensive line is from here, the junction of the Western Route Army and the Northern Route Army of our division, which is the firing point of the Japanese army, and here is the artillery position of the Japanese army...... At this point, at a distance of about a thousand meters, your armored troops must open a gap to cover the infantry to occupy the Tiantongan station and connect the entire front of our division. Sun Yuanliang, commander of the 88th Division, said to the commander of the tank company assigned to his subordinates.

"You must remember that you must resolutely destroy the enemy's firing points, as well as artillery positions." Chief of Staff Zhang Baiting carefully admonished on the side.

There is no doubt that the officers and men of the 88th Division have great expectations for the tank units to participate in the war, and in the minds of the officers and men of this period, as soon as the tanks purchased from abroad at great expense appear, the Japanese defense line will definitely collapse and surrender. However, this is simply a sign of a lack of common sense. Equipped with the 88th Division, this armored company was equipped with German Type I tanks, which were extremely thin in armor and had many openings in the gaps and joints, making this type of tank not only unable to withstand flat-fire shells, but also infantry cluster grenades.

Although, according to the opinion of the Chinese side, on the basis of the original two machine guns, a 50-mm anti-tank gun was added, and the firepower was powerful, but if attention was not paid to protection, it would be extremely dangerous.

"Huh!? From here, to ...... Is it here? Oh, isn't it...... I mean-- can you move back in? Make full use of the dead spots of the Japanese artillery to launch an attack? ”

The tank company commander pondered the offensive route for a while before carefully raising his objections to the plan of a frontal attack on the Japanese artillery positions:

"Now street battles are being fought in the city, the terrain is extremely complex, and the tank can only play its maximum effectiveness by keeping a synchronous distance from the infantry, parallel ***, cross-covering. Especially in this position, please see that the enemy is equipped with crossfire, and if our tanks advance too much, they will inevitably incur flank fire. Every tank and every tanker in our company is hard-won, and we must pay attention to protection. ”

Sun Yuanliang was very surprised by the unwillingness of the armored soldiers to move forward, didn't the tank be protected by armor steel plates? Didn't you open the way with machine guns and cannons? Isn't there a majestic rolling sound of tracks? Why do you insist on moving forward slowly and slowly? If tanks can't charge, is it possible to say that the fragile bodies of the soldiers are stronger than the tanks? Where is the superiority of tank troops?

The more Sun Yuanliang, the commander of the 88th Division, thought about it, the more angry he became, and it was obvious that it was not the tank that had a problem, but the will of the tank company commander.

Sun Yuanliang was about to convince the tank company commander to explain the importance of surprise and quick victory, when a heavy sound of horse boots sounded outside the command department, and Zhang Zhi, commander-in-chief of the Ninth Group Army, appeared in the narrow basement of the command post of the 88th Division.

All the people stood upright, took a break, and the commanders at all levels stepped forward to report on the battle situation.

Zhang Zhizhong did not speak, but tightened his face and kept walking around, the sound of heavy riding boots was like an invisible whip, constantly whipping the nervous nerves of the soldiers. It turned out that Zhang Zhizhong was not at ease with the battle ahead, and after giving the order for the tank to enter the battlefield to help the battle, he personally rushed to the front line to supervise the battle.

At this time, Zhang Zhizhong had already put An Yi's request behind him, and was ready to deal a fatal blow to the Japanese army in full accordance with his own deployment.

"Not bad, not bad! You are in a good mental state and can see death as if you were at home before the big war, and this is what my Whampoa soldiers should be. ”

Zhang Zhizhong showed a tired smile, and then, he looked around his subordinates sharply again, and instructed before the battle: "I also want to add your battle plan, the front will be attacked by tanks, and the infantry will attack both flanks of the Japanese defense line...... As long as the Tiantongan railway station is taken and the Japanese Marine Corps headquarters is captured, then the enemy in Songhu will fall into the chaos of the dragons without a leader. I hope that commanders at all levels will take the lead and officers of the Ministry of Science and Technology will carry out ideological work, and I will be in this command post and watch you plant the flaming red military flag on the roof of the building of the headquarters of the Japanese Marine Corps......"

"But—"

The tank company commander stopped talking.

Zhang Zhizhong frowned slightly, and after asking the tank company commander's concerns, his eyes widened and he scolded: "Bastard! Bad seeds! You rush me, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front, you have to bravely break through for me and stir up the Japanese defense line! ”

The tank company commander turned pale and stammered, "Report to the commander...... It's not that we're afraid of death, but our tank armor is very thin, and the Japanese artillery fire is too fierce, if the infantry can't keep up for a while, lose cover, and we don't pay attention if we sacrifice, it's a pity that these tanks are lost, these tanks are bought by the central government every penny! ”

An operational staff officer with a little common sense of tank warfare quietly reminded Zhang Zhizhong that if the tank was reimbursed in vain, it would be difficult to explain to Chiang Kai-shek and Xu Tingyao.

"Confession? If I can't take the Japanese position, and tens of thousands of soldiers of our Ninth Army are divided and surrounded by the Japanese army, who will give me an account? To the king of Yama? ”

Zhang Zhizhong became more and more angry, roaring and roaring: "Raising troops for a thousand days, use it for a while, don't use it at a critical time, stay in the rear as a decoration to scare people?" ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhizhong turned to the tank company commander with a stubborn face, and gave an order without saying anything: "Come on, call Du Yuming, and ask him to put all the combat vehicles into battle. ”

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An Yi's unexpected battle began.

The tank company commander tragically boarded the Type I tank, waved his hand to his team, the fifteen rolling tanks, amid the cheers of the infantry, and gave the battle order to charge.

The gasoline engine made by the Germans immediately roared loudly, the turret of the tank kept turning, and the muzzle of the 50mm cannon and two MG13 machine guns of 7.92mm caliber were aimed at the Japanese position.

In full accordance with the instructions of the German instructors, the tankers drove the tanks into a "pin" formation, and braved the Japanese artillery fire as if they were dead, and launched a decisive charge.

Shanghai residents on both sides of the Huajie street in Zhabei were infected and poked their heads out of the windows on both sides of the street to cheer and watch the battle, and many young men and women, regardless of the danger of stray bullets, took to the streets, shouted anti-Japanese slogans, donated towels and food, and expressed condolences to their children.

For more than a hundred years, the Chinese have had enough of the aggression of the European and American powers and the Oriental devils, and have suffered enough of backward weapons and equipment, and now they see that the Chinese also have their own planes and tanks, and have modern weapons to compete with one of the great powers, they have no reason not to be excited, and there is no reason not to raise their ambition.

The crowd was encouraged, and the optimism and wishful thinking spread like a contagious germ, so that as soon as the tanks were launched, the machine guns were fired, the crowd cheered, and some people threw their hats high into the air as if they had won a great victory.

Two battalions of infantry, following behind the tanks, charged the Japanese positions in a mighty manner.

The officers and men of the 88th Division were all majestic and high-spirited, and many of them raised their eyebrows and refused to bend their waists, as if as long as there were powerful and majestic tanks in front of them, the Japanese army could only surrender.

The backwardness of tactical consciousness has led to a great deviation in understanding, and there is no greater tragedy in the world than for senior commanders of the army or ordinary soldiers to throw their most elite forces into needless attrition.