Chapter 434: The End of the First Tank Brigade

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Regiment of the 5th Column had already bypassed the flank of the little devil and moved to the front of the little devil's chariot group, and at this time, the escape route of the little devil was completely cut off by this second mechanized infantry regiment.

If the little devil wants to run, it's impossible.

Many little devils also saw the mechanized infantry regiment in front, and the little devils began to slow down, and the little devils knew that it would be difficult for them to break through the defensive line of the 36th Army on the opposite side.

The Second Mechanized Infantry Regiment is equipped with dozens of Type 39 armored personnel carriers, nearly 100 off-road vehicles, so many vehicles are lying in front of the little devils, and it is not so easy for the little devils to break through.

Although the armor of the Type 39 armored personnel carrier and off-road vehicle is not thick, and the 37mm gun of the little devil tank can penetrate these armor at a range of 200 meters, the little devils do not know the bottom of these combat vehicles.

The little devils have long been frightened by the strength of the Type 39 tank, and the little devils think that these tanks must be some powerful new tanks of the 36th Group Army.

Thousands of meters away, the fighters of the mechanized infantry regiment saw that the little devil's chariot began to slow down, and the soldiers prepared for battle, and all the 30-mm cannons were aimed at the little devil's chariot in the distance. This time, it was against armored targets, and the fighters used armor-piercing shells.

Seeing that the little devils are slowing down, everyone also knows that the little devils must have seen themselves, and in such a flat place, it is difficult for the little devils not to see themselves.

At this time, the little devils did not rush forward, but put on a battle formation, part of the little devil chariot began to meet the Type 39 tank that caught up behind, and part of the little devil chariot confronted the mechanized infantry regiment from a distance, and the two sides were nearly a kilometer apart.

As soon as the little devil's tank stopped, immediately, the little devils began to shoot tentatively at the mechanized infantry regiment, and a little devil's tank aimed at a Type 39 armored personnel carrier of the mechanized infantry regiment and opened fire.

"Boom" sounded, the little devil's shell accurately hit the frontal armor of the Type 39 armored personnel carrier, because the distance was too far, nearly a thousand meters, the little devil's 37 mm gun still could not penetrate the front armor of the Type 39 personnel carrier.

Two more little devil tanks, seeing that the shelling of that tank was basically ineffective, probably not believing in evil, also began to fire at the other two armored vehicles separately.

"Boom, boom" two cannon shots.

When the smoke cleared, the armor of these two armored personnel carriers was not penetrated, and seeing this, many little devils thought in their hearts, could these tanks really be some kind of new combat vehicles of the 36th Group Army.

The commander of the Little Devil Brigade was also paying close attention to the shelling just now, and seeing that several tanks failed to penetrate the armor of the Chinese combat vehicles on the opposite side, the face of the commander of the Little Devil Brigade was a little ugly.

Just now, such an effect, on the one hand, is too far away, if the distance is within two hundred meters, it is still possible for the little devil's 37-mm tank gun to penetrate the armor of the Type 39 armored personnel carrier.

On the other hand, the armor of the Type 39 armored personnel carrier is not thin, it is a few points thicker than the armor of the Type 97 medium tank of the little devil, and whether it is the front armor or the side armor, it has a certain angle of inclination, so such a design is even more difficult to penetrate.

Regarding the angle of inclination of the armor, not only do the little devils not have a full understanding, many European and American countries still have enough understanding, if it were not for Zhang Yunfei combined with the knowledge of his later generations, the relevant experts of Datong would not have such a deep knowledge and understanding as now.

Seeing that they could not penetrate the armor of the 36th Army chariot in the distance after firing a few shots, the morale of the little devils dropped a little more, and the little devils basically lost the idea of breaking through the defense line of the mechanized infantry regiment forward, even the brigade commander of the little devils was no exception.

In the distance, the soldiers of the mechanized infantry regiment saw that the little devil tank was simply holding its own armored vehicle for target shooting, and a nameless anger rose in the hearts of the soldiers.

Little devils, you are looking for death, the tiger is not powerful, you still think we are sick cats.

The commander of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Regiment, seeing that the little devil was the first to open fire, immediately ordered: "Comrades, shoot, cooperate with the comrades of the tank regiment to fight." ”

With an order, the fighters immediately aimed at the little devil's tank or armored vehicle through the optical scope and began to shoot.

"Suddenly, suddenly, suddenly......"

On the position of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Regiment, a large number of firing sounded, and the 30-mm cannons on all armored personnel carriers began to shoot at the chariots of the little devils, and even some off-road vehicles also used 30-mm cannons.

Originally, the off-road vehicle was located behind the armored vehicle, the position of the entire mechanized infantry regiment, and there were dozens of Type 39 armored personnel carriers lined up in front, and behind were off-road vehicles with slightly thinner armor and slightly worse protection capabilities.

At this time, hundreds of 30-mm cannons were firing at the chariots of the little devils, at a distance of one thousand meters, completely within the effective range of these 30-mm cannons, and armor-piercing shells were used, and the shooting effect was very good.

I saw that in the group of chariots of the little devils, a Type 92 light tank may have been targeted by two or three 30mm cannons, and dense armor-piercing shells hit this Type 92 light tank.

In the frightened eyes of the little devils, the tank was punched out of fist-thick holes, and in a few seconds, the tank was hit with at least a dozen big holes, and the whole tank began to smoke, and it didn't take long for it to burst with a "boom".

A Type 97 medium tank next to the little devil was also targeted by several 30mm cannons, and the thick armor-piercing shells hit the body of the little devil tank "bang, bang", making huge pits, and this tank was in danger of being pierced at any time.

Sure enough, this Type 97 medium tank only lasted for more than ten seconds, and it was also pierced, and it didn't take long for it to become a pile of smoking scrap metal, and none of the little devils in it could climb out and were beaten to death.

When many little devils saw this scene, they thought to themselves, sure enough, the chariot of the 36th Group Army on the opposite side was very powerful, but fortunately, they did not rush over recklessly.

Many little devils are secretly rejoicing that they made a "wise" choice just now.

If the soldiers of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Regiment on the opposite side knew what the little devil thought, they would definitely have a sore stomach.

At the beginning, the Second Mechanized Infantry Regiment went to intercept the little devils, but it just wanted to scare the little devils, slow down the escape speed of the little devils, and win time for the comrades of the tank regiment behind.

Moreover, in order to reduce unnecessary losses, the Type 39 armored personnel carrier, which is thickly armored, is deliberately lined up in front, so that even if the little devil wants to open fire, he will be able to resist it.

Unexpectedly, the little devils at this time were completely a group of frightened birds, hastily, fired a few shots from a distance, tested it, and saw that their 37mm tank guns failed to work, and the little devils immediately thought that those Type 39 armored vehicles must be very powerful, and they did not dare to charge forward and break through.

Here, hundreds of 30mm cannons of the mechanized infantry regiment kept firing at the chariots of the little devils, and the tanks or armored vehicles of the little devils were blown up or scrapped.

On the other side, the two tank regiments that had been pursuing, at this time, the fighters also caught up, only two or three hundred meters away from the little devil, and some of the fast-running Type 39 tanks had even broken into the group of little devils' chariots.

Immediately, the tank fight began again.

However, the little devils were obviously the targets of the slaughter, and none of the little devils' tanks could withstand the bombardment of the Type 39 tank's 75mm main guns. All the little devil tanks that were hit were either blown up or disabled, and as for those little devil armored vehicles, they were even more vulnerable.

The two sides fought for less than ten minutes, and with the cooperation of the mechanized infantry regiment, the little devil's chariot lost most of it, and at this time, the number of chariots of the little devil was less than a hundred, some of which were armored vehicles.

The commander of the little ghost brigade saw that he was completely in a desperate situation and there was no hope of breaking through, and his heart was miserable.

The commander of the little devil brigade said weakly to a little devil communication soldier next to him: "Send a farewell message to the headquarters, the first tank brigade was surrounded by a large number of tanks of the 36th Group Army, and all the jade was shattered. ”

Hearing this, the little devil communication soldier turned pale, trembled, and trembled to send a telegram to the Kwantung Army headquarters, and after sending the telegram, the little devil communication soldier looked blankly and stared blankly ahead, obviously completely desperate.

The commander of the little devil brigade ignored the expressions of the little devils around him, slowly got up, pushed open the door of the armored car, and walked out slowly, looking at his own chariots around him, one by one.

A Type 39 tank not far away, saw the brigade commander of the little devil, and saw that the commander of the little devil's brigade was wearing a little devil's general uniform, and a gold star was shining on his shoulder, and the soldiers on this tank knew that this must be the brigade commander of the little devil.

This Type 39 tank immediately turned its muzzle and aimed at the brigade commander of the little devil, and with a "boom" of cannonball, a high-explosive bomb directly hit the commander of the little devil brigade, and the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, and the commander of the little devil brigade was blown up to the ground.

Several little devils in the armored command vehicle next to them were finally awakened by this loud noise, and their distracted eyes finally had a little brilliance, and they turned their heads to look at the direction from which the explosion came from not far away.

I saw that there was nothing left in the position where the commander of his brigade was standing just now, only the deformed command knife, which these little devils could still recognize.

These little devils were about to rush out of the car and shouted at the brigade commander, and the Type 39 tank not far away began to fire again.

There was another loud "boom", and the armored command vehicle of this little devil was directly scattered, leaving only a broken chassis burning on the ground.

(To be continued)