Chapter 375: Conquering Taiyuan Airport
Finally, while everyone was anxiously waiting, there was a rush of footsteps behind Liu Hua. The communications staff officer who followed Liu Hua with the army was holding a telegram and hurriedly ran in front of the division commander Liu Hua.
"Report to the division commander, the special operations brigade is calling" Finally waiting to hear the report of the communication staff officer in front of him, Zhang Hua couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and ordered loudly to the communication staff officer in front of him: "Read"
"Yes, Commander. Captain Liu and Political Commissar Luo of the Special Operations Brigade jointly sent a telegram. The Taiyuan headquarters of the army has been completely destroyed by our special operations brigade, and all the officers of the enemy army have been killed. At the same time, the enemy's mountain artillery unit, totaling more than 1,800 people, was wiped out by our special operations brigade. Now that martial law has been imposed in Taiyuan City, a large number of troops are coming to surround our department. I ask the division commander to launch an offensive as soon as possible to ease the pressure on our special operations brigade and facilitate the next operation," the communications staff officer read aloud.
"Okay, a good order, the heavy artillery regiment will immediately carry out a ten-minute artillery bombardment of the Taiyuan airfield of the Yue Army. Ten minutes later, the first armored regiment immediately launched an attack to wipe out all the troops in Taiyuan Airport" Listening to the good news sent by the special operations brigade in front of him, division commander Liu Hua couldn't help but be excited, and ordered loudly to all the commanders waiting for orders in front of him.
The three signal flares of "Bang Bang Bang", following Liu Hua's order, flew into the sky with three sharp whistling sounds and beautiful arcs in everyone's expectations. At the same time, the heavy artillery regiment, which had already been preparing for artillery bombardment, fired heavy artillery shells weighing more than 10 kilograms at the Taiyuan airport one after another at the moment when the signal flare slowly rose into the air, and at the command of regiment commander Chen Guangrong.
A sharp whistling sound sounded, and the position of the heavy artillery regiment in the darkness was immediately illuminated by the flames generated by the shelling. At the same time, a huge explosion also occurred at the military airfield a few miles away. Thirty-six shells of various kinds, as if they had eyes, were all fired into the airfield of the Japanese army.
Some of them shot into the field and ran to the top, blowing up the runway that had just been leveled into large craters with a depth of one meter. Some of the shells were fired directly into the tarmac of the Japanese army, and one after another, in the face of the heavy shells, the planes were directly disintegrated or turned into burning fireballs. What's more, the shells of the heavy howitzers directly penetrated the thick roof of the ammunition depot and directly detonated tons of aerial bombs in the ammunition depot
In a word, only one salvo of 36 guns of the heavy artillery regiment. The entire Taiyuan airport was shrouded in raging fires and billowing smoke. Of course, it is impossible for such a big movement at the military airfield to escape the eyes of the military in Taiyuan City, a few miles away. More importantly, as soon as the Taiyuan Airport was bombarded, the captain of the airport garrison sent a telegram to Taiyuan City asking for help.
"Report to the Wing Commander, Emergency" was when the Wing Commander of the Garrison Wing, commanding the Imperial soldiers who arrived in a hurry, was rescuing the wounded at the headquarters. The earth-shattering explosions outside the city also caught his attention. Just as he was about to send a few soldiers out of the city to take a look, the chief of staff, who had just left for less than a few minutes, ran back sweating profusely. And the garrison of a brigade that had just left also ran back out of breath.
"Baga, Chief of Staff, could it be that the Reading Force Division Special Operations Brigade has been wiped out by you" Looking at the Chief of Staff who hurriedly ran back, the Wing Commander asked with an unhappy face.
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, no. It was the airport, our Taiyuan airport, which was shelled by at least one heavy artillery regiment of the unknown armed forces. Now that the losses were heavy and there was a danger that they might be occupied by the enemy at any time, the airfield garrison sent a telegram asking for reinforcements from us at once. Otherwise, one of the aviation flight groups at the airport would have been lost.
"The airfield was shelled by one of the enemy's heavy artillery regiments. Baga, there are all the combat planes of our entire Taiyuan Air Force in the airfield, and they must not be lost. Otherwise, let the North China Command know, we will collectively apologize to His Majesty the Emperor Chief of Staff, and we are still stunned for what to do. You immediately lead the strength of a wing of the Kwantung Army Brigade to reinforce the airfield and destroy the enemy's heavy artillery regiment, quickly" Thinking of the dozens of various combat planes stationed in the airfield, as well as the large amount of fuel and ammunition that had just been replenished, the wing commander had a headache and roared loudly at the chief of staff in front of him.
Soon, at the station of the Kwantung Army Brigade of the Japanese Army, such a scene appeared. The chief of staff of the garrison wing, commanding more than 3,000 soldiers of a wing of the Kwantung Army, quickly assembled on the training ground. However, because the whole unit, with the exception of the garrison wing, drank a lot of alcohol at night. Although the chief of staff constantly ordered the soldiers to speed up the build-up. However, by the time all the soldiers had been assembled, more than ten minutes had passed.
Of course, the chief of staff at this time listened to the constant explosions at the airport outside the city, and did not have the heart to ask whether the airport was still in the hands of his own people. In a hurry, he took more than 3,000 little devils, carrying all kinds of weapons and ammunition, drove out of Taiyuan, and went to the airport, which was already in a sea of fire, a few miles away, to reinforce the past.
However, just as the army had finished assembling and had not yet set off, the 10-minute shelling of the heavy artillery regiment had already ended. What followed was a mass of armor, a fierce attack. Under the command of regiment commander Yang Jinghua, the first armored regiment and nine tanks that had just entered the battlefield sounded the roar of engines at the same time, just like the usual training.
Nine tanks lined up in a row, one after another, drove out of the trenches where they were hiding, spitting black smoke backwards, and at the same time rapidly advancing towards the military airfield, which had been caught in a sea of fire. And behind these nine tanks, nearly three hundred fighters, who have been trained for many months, hold various weapons in their hands. A platoon was a combat detachment, and according to the usual training, they followed closely behind the tanks. A charge was launched at the Taiyuan Airport, which had been burning incessantly and was illuminated.
The "buzzing" nine tanks advanced at the same time, and the huge roar that they emitted soon passed through a distance of nearly a thousand meters and reached the ears of the outermost army. Of course, these little devils do not know that these tanks belong to their enemies.
"Yo Xi I, everyone pay attention, it must be our reinforcements coming" This was the first thing the little devil said after hearing the roar of the tank. At the same time, the little devils are standing on their own positions, constantly looking into the distance, ready to meet the tank troops who come to reinforce them.
However, their wish did not come true. As the tank got closer and closer, the little devils slowly noticed that something was wrong. Because, in front of these tanks, I didn't even see the flag belonging to the imperial army. Rather, in front of the tank, a huge five-pointed star burning red appeared.
By this time, though, it was too late. Just when these soldiers guarding the periphery were puzzled by the entire row of steel torrents in front of them. The two vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns on each tank fired a dense rain of bullets at the same time. At the same time, the constantly rotating tank guns also fired shells at the light and heavy machine gun positions that had not yet been destroyed by the artillery fire just now.
"Ahh The little devil who was defending the position on the outskirts of the airport was suddenly caught off guard by the sudden firepower. Of course, these troops were the most elite Kwantung Army that had been redeployed. The entire unit, after losing nearly a hundred soldiers and after a short period of confusion, the remaining little devils immediately hid in the trenches under the command of some squad leaders and squadron leaders.
"Baga, those tanks are not from the Great Emperor, they are the tanks of the [***] team. Now we don't have anti-tank artillery in our hands, so I need dozens of brave soldiers of the Imperial Army who dare to sacrifice their lives to blow up these tanks of the [***] team with me. Warriors, who will come with me? Looking at the tank, which was getting closer and closer, and was constantly spraying bullets, a squad leader of the army commanded loudly to the dozens of soldiers in front of him
"Squad leader, I'll go, I'll go" Soon, dozens of soldiers with grenades and explosives all over their bodies appeared in front of the squad leader. Looking at the imperial soldiers in front of him, the squad leader did not hesitate, and immediately rolled out of the trench where he was hiding with them, and began to approach the tank that was constantly spewing tongues of fire.
"It's not good, the little devils sent out death squads, to blow up tanks, order on-board machine guns, and be sure to block them. The infantry behind them, they must protect the tanks" Of course, every move on the army's position, under the reflection of the constantly surrounding flames of the airfield behind them, completely reflected in the eyes of the regiment commander Yang Jinghua.
I saw dozens of death squads, with explosives strapped all over their bodies, rushing towards their tanks. Yang Jinghua immediately gave orders to the commanders of each car in accordance with the usual training methods. At the same time, order the infantry following behind the tank, prepare for battle, and protect the tank in front of you.
"Da Da Da Da" after a dense rain of bullets. Dozens of meters away, a little devil with explosives strapped all over his body just showed his head, and was swept to the ground by this dense rain of bullets, and fell on the way to his charge. At the same time, a precise bullet hit the explosive bag on a little devil's body.
A huge explosion sounded, and the explosive bag hit by the bullet exploded immediately. At the same time, several other explosive packets on the body were also detonated by the explosion just now. A series of explosions sounded, and the little devil who was hit was immediately blown to pieces. At the same time, the three or four little devils around them, also in this series of explosions, went to see their Amaterasu.
However, in the face of such a bloody scene, these Kwantung Army soldiers, who had been completely influenced by the spirit of bushido, did not have any fear. Stepping on the corpses of the fallen soldiers, in the rain of bullets, he kept rolling his body, slowly approaching the tank that was getting closer and closer.
In the face of such a murderous little devil who is completely deadly. Although the tanks were equipped with on-board machine guns, they were constantly intercepted by a dense network of fire. However, in the end, there were still a dozen or so little devils who managed to get close to the tank, which was only less than ten meters away, and entered the dead end of the tank's on-board machine gun. Faced with such a close distance, it only takes one of their charges to reach the front of the tank and ignite the explosives on its body.
For Yang Jinghua, the commander of the tank in the tank, it can be said that he was very anxious when he saw the enemy who was only less than ten meters in front of him. There was also a mess in my mind, and I even forgot about the tank combat methods that I usually trained. Finally, the infantry following the tank came into his mind, and Yang Jinghua immediately began to issue a new combat order, "Order, the infantry must stop the charge of these little devils at all costs and protect the tank."
"Da da bang" got the order, and the fighters who were already ready for battle and ready to practice their hands. Immediately, with the help of the cover of the tank in front of him, he shot a dense rain of bullets at the little devils who were close at hand. A dozen or so little devils, for these fighters who had been training in marksmanship for several months, shot them all in front of the tank almost without much effort.
However, Tucker's threat was lifted. However, the fighters covering the tank, while leaning out their bodies and shooting, were themselves exposed to the fire of the Japanese army. Just a few seconds of shooting, the infantry following behind the tank paid the price of dozens of fighters killed and wounded.
"Alas, it seems that the soldiers of the armored regiment are not cooperating well enough in terms of infantry coordination. Just now, if it weren't for the infantry behind the tank, even if it were to eliminate these dozen or so little devils, the armored regiment would have lost at least half of the tanks. Liu Hua, who had been nervous about the battle of the armored regiment, couldn't help but talk to the two brigade commanders beside him when he saw the thrilling scene just now.
"Division Commander, although I am not very proficient in what is infantry and tan cooperative combat. However, I think that when the little devil's death squad rushes out of their trenches, the infantry following behind the tank can cross-fire at the Japanese army dozens of meters away from different directions. I think that if the fire is fired at any time, these dozens of little devils are no match for the hundreds of fighters behind the tank. After listening to Liu Hua's answer, Wang Benqing, the commander of the Third Brigade, who was standing beside Liu Hua and also observing the first operation of the armored regiment, said thoughtfully.
"Well, let's not talk about that. Brigade Commander Wang, Brigade Commander Luo, are the pocket formations prepared for the little devil reinforcements ready? According to the intelligence of the special operations brigade, the army dispatched a total of one Kwantung Army wing, but there were more than 3,000 people? In response to Wang Benqing's answer, Liu Hua nodded and asked.
"Division commander, don't worry, our two brigades of more than 10,000 people have prepared a large enough encirclement for the little devils. As long as the little devils get in, I promise that within half an hour, all the little devils who go out of the city will be solved. After listening to the teacher's question, Wang Benqing replied with confidence on his face.
After returning to the body of the armored regiment that was launching the attack, after crushing the suicidal counterattack launched by the Japanese army. Standing in front of the armored regiment was a weak defense line composed of more than 200 little devils. Facing a tank emitting black smoke and constantly spraying a dense rain of bullets.
Although these little devils have a strong psychological quality because they are influenced by the spirit of bushido. However, when I saw the corpses of the little devils standing in front of the tank, they were instantly crushed into piles of meat and mud. Coupled with the death of a squad of daredevils just now, it left a deep impression in the minds of the remaining little devils on the battlefield. These little devils, who have always boasted of being invincible in the world, still showed a look of panic. All of them looked at the last squadron leader left after the battle with expectant faces.
"Baga, the Eighth Route Army has tanks. Great. Hurry up, retreat immediately, retreat to the second line of defense, continue to hold on, and wait for reinforcements to arrive" looked at a tank in front of him that was rushing straight towards him. The face of the squadron leader also showed a hint of panic. Looking at the more than 200 soldiers around him, they were all looking at themselves with blank eyes, waiting for their orders. Without any hesitation, the squadron leader immediately gave the order to retreat.
"Hey, squadron leader" got the order, and several squad leaders, including all the surviving little devil soldiers, showed a hint of surprise on their faces. Under the leadership of their respective squad leaders, they turned around and ran towards the second defensive position behind them. However, the retreating little devils, although covered by traffic trenches, can block the flying bullets.
However, the tank guns of nine tanks were not polite in any way. The shells were accurately fired into the retreating formation of the Japanese army. Let the remaining more than 200 little devils once again leave nearly 100 little devil corpses.
Without the army that continued to resist, the armored regiment immediately occupied the first-line defensive position that the little devils voluntarily abandoned. And the fighters who followed behind the tank immediately entered the enemy's trenches, eliminated the dozen or so remaining in the trenches, and prepared to blow up the wounded soldiers of their own tanks.
"Order, all tanks continue to attack, break through the enemy's last line of defense, eliminate all the little devils left in the airport, and occupy the entire Taiyuan airport" occupies the first-line position that the little devils voluntarily abandoned, and saw that there was still a military airfield almost 500 meters away from him. Yang Jinghua, the commander of the armored regiment, did not have any excitement, but once again gave a new order to march to the commanders of all the tanks waiting for his order.
(To be continued)