Chapter 52: Battle of Mukden 6
"Hurry up and repel the Shina army in front of you!" The captain of the infantry brigade, Kazuo Yuda, roared as he brandished his command knife.
Faced with the onslaught of the 7th Brigade under the cover of artillery fire, Ben Fanzhuang had to use the 12 tanks he brought in separately to support the head infantry on all fronts to counterattack the 7th Brigade.
Da Da ....
The heavy steel guy roared and rolled over the soldiers of the 7th Brigade while spitting a rain of bullets. The development of the Japanese army in tanks is not advanced, for this resource-poor country, the elimination of such a big guy weighing seven or eight tons is an extremely wasteful behavior, the Japanese army is not a high number of steel plants to meet the needs of shipbuilding at the same time, can not form a strong armored force, these factors limit the development of Japanese tanks. So much so that the Renault FT17 bought from France more than ten years ago is still in use today. This was the case with the 2 tanks that rushed towards the 7th Brigade.
Machine gun bullets and rifle bullets hit the tank like a tickle, but the rain of bullets scattered on the tank knocked over seven or eight soldiers of the 7th Brigade one after another.
"Commander Jiang, I'll lead the team to take out the Japanese tanks." At this time, Tian Jianlong had already rushed to the war zone with eight tanks of the tank company, and in the face of the tanks dismantled and used by the Japanese army, Tian Jianlong was still confident that he would form an overwhelming advantage over them locally.
"No, it's just two tanks, our tanks are expensive, there is no place to make up for them, your eight tanks will be gathered together and break through the Japanese defense line in one fell swoop, as for these two tanks, just hand them over to the anti-aircraft guns." Jiang Li shook his head and said.
"Good steel is used on the blade, although the Japanese army is a strong country in Asia, but some concepts are too backward, twelve tanks are scattered in six places to share the pressure of soldiers, their definition of tank is as an infantry support weapon. If you concentrate twelve tanks to counter-charge our army, it will be really annoying. The greatest role of the tank is to charge into battle, regardless of the enemy's obstruction, keep moving forward, break through the enemy's defensive line, and use its rapid attack to make the enemy army not have enough time to set up a second line of defense, in this regard, the Japanese army's research is too far behind that of Germany. ”
"I can't imagine that Commander Jiang also studied the ideas of the German general Guderian's blitzkrieg, but Guderian's blitzkrieg is also based on the fact that the German tanks have better performance, as well as more perfect air and ground fire support, and we do not yet have the conditions to implement blitzkrieg." Tian Jianlong was a little surprised at first, but he didn't expect Jiang Li's involvement to be so extensive, and he even knew the combat ideas of the German armored forces.
"According to local conditions, the Japanese army's anti-tank weapons are also very weak, as long as I know that your tank company will be the task of charging, and the Japanese troops of the two brigades of Cao Zhongtun and Xiahewan Village will be cut off, and the skin of the Renault FT17 will be weak, and I will arrange enough artillery to assist you in completing this task." Eat the two Japanese brigades first, and suppress the sharp spirit of the Japanese army. Jiang Li smiled indifferently.
"Okay, since Commander Jiang has such ambitions, I will give up this hundred and dozens of catties to accompany me to the end, and I can eat the strength of the two brigades of the Kwantung Army in one go, even in the entire Republic of China, there are not many people with this kind of courage." Tian Jianlong laughed.
"Onboard, onboard!" Two tanks were seen pressing back the soldiers of the 7th Brigade attacking from the opposite side. The Japanese soldiers, who were suffering under the opponent's artillery, suddenly cheered, and finally found a place to vent their anger in one aspect. As the strength of the second division, most of the Kwantung Army had the pride of being the strongest army in Asia, but at this time, they were disgraced in front of the 7th Brigade, and they were naturally depressed, and now they finally found a trace of self-confidence on the battlefield.
BUT THE EXCITEMENT OF THE JAPANESE ARMY QUICKLY CONDENSED ON THE FACE, IN ADDITION TO THE 7TH BRIGADE EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST SMALL-CALIBER MORTARS, IT WAS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH DOZENS OF 37MM FLAT-FIRING GUNS, THE RANGE OF THE FLAT-FIRING GUNS WAS MUCH FARTHER THAN THE TANK GUNS ON THE RENAULT FT17, AS WELL AS THE MACHINE GUNS, BECAUSE IT WAS A FLAT-FIRE FIRE, AS LONG AS THE MUZZLE WAS ALIGNED, UNLIKE THE 75MM MOUNTAIN GUNS, THE FIELD ARTILLERY OPERATION WAS TECHNICAL.
Several flat-fire guns quickly aimed at the Japanese tanks. After a few shots, the originally majestic tank suddenly turned into a torch. Thick black smoke rose from the tank. Under the high temperature, the shells carried in the tank were once again deactivated, and the scattered and scattered parts caused more than a dozen Japanese soldiers next to the tank to suffer in vain, screaming and falling to the ground again and again, these sputtered parts were not much worse than the power of the bullets.
If more than a dozen tanks act together, the threat is much greater, and a few battle defense guns are not used at all, and when Jiang Li transfers battle defense guns from elsewhere, this front has already allowed the Japanese army to counterattack and break through. The power of the armored corps cannot be felt unless you are physically present on the battlefield. When it comes to anti-tank weapons, bazookas are very practical and inexpensive, and they are also very easy to carry, and they also have a very significant impact on some simple fortifications. Like the Japanese tanks, armored vehicles, transport cars were basically killed with one shot. It's just that this kind of weapon can't be allowed to come out now, and after the arsenal is rebuilt in northern Shaanxi, Jiang Li will get the bazooka out. At that time, there was another sharp weapon against the Japanese army.
There were also exclamations from the Japanese army on several other fronts, obviously the flat-fire guns of the 7th Brigade brought enough surprises to the Japanese army, in addition to the 7 tanks that were withdrawn in a panic, in the fierce battle, 5 tanks were directly destroyed on the front, but the Japanese army, which was not enlightened, would not change the use of tanks at this time.
"Report, Deputy Head Xu's report is ready to be in place." Yang Biao trotted all the way over and said loudly.
"Then it's time, Camp Commander Wang, it's up to you." Jiang Li said.
"Don't worry, Captain Jiang." Wang Jizhong laughed loudly, climbed to the top of the tank and opened the lid, and shouted to the soldiers of the tank company, "Rabbit cubs, let the Oriental devils see how powerful our Northeast Army tank unit is!" ”
The following is a voice of promise, and anyone in this situation of pressing the Japanese army is much more comfortable.
"Battalion 967, Battalion 973 follow Lao Tzu!" Jiang Li lifted the Czech machine gun and shouted loudly, once the Japanese army succeeded, it would be able to eat the encircled Japanese army in sections, but in this way, it was bound to be attacked by the Japanese army's crazy counterattack, in terms of ruthlessness, the soldiers of the 7th Brigade were still a little bit behind the main force of the Kwantung Army, but Jiang Li was also shirtless as a commander at this time, how could the 7th Brigade not fight to the death?
With the decline of the Japanese tank force, Jiang Li used Wang Jizhong's 8 tanks as arrows, like a steel knife, directly inserted in the middle of Xiaoxibao and Xiahewan Village. The artillery that had been interrupted for a moment was fierce again.
"Hurry up, keep up!" Jiang Li roared loudly, and the tank group in front had already exchanged fire with the Japanese army. Jiang Li led the 967 battalion and the 973 battalion to rush into the Japanese position with the tanks.