。 Xiduo, the commander of staff Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the division commander of the Xiduo Campaign Headquarters of the Independent Division, put down the phone in his hand, and said to the division commander Tang Qiuli, who was lying on a wicker chair in half and closing his eyes to recuperate: "Division commander, I received a call from the artillery command post, the artillery positions of the British and Indian troops have been destroyed, and they ask for instructions, do you want to shell the tanks and infantry of the British and Indian troops that have begun to attack?" Tang Qiuli didn't even open his eyes, and said categorically: "No, order two heavy artillery brigades, as well as three brigade heavy artillery regiments, to immediately withdraw from their positions, and go to the Impal area of East India overnight to stand by, Yuhe, report the battle situation of Xiduo to Deputy Division Commander Tang, kill Alexander's artillery, and remove the threat to us on both sides."

Zhao Yuhe hesitated for a moment, and said in a constructive manner: "Division commander, almost all the artillery is going to the East Indies, is the heavy firepower of the Western Blocking Force too weak?" The British and Indian armies still have more than 100 tanks left."

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "Yuhe, in terms of the terrain conditions of Xiduo, the armored forces can't give much advantage, moreover, I left two brigade heavy artillery regiments for Xiduo's troops, as well as the artillery battalions of each regiment, to deal with Alexander's tens of thousands of remnants, it is enough, the battle of Xiduo is not about equipment, but about fire, otherwise, with our current artillery firepower, as long as a covering artillery bombardment is carried out, not many British and Indian soldiers can survive."

Zhao Yuhe thought so, so he didn't mention the matter, Tang Qiuli continued: "Yuhe, give an order to the brigades of Xiduo, from now on, the command of the Xiduo campaign will be handed over to Deputy Division Commander Tang, and we will be spectators."

To the east of Xiduo, the 3rd Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 10th Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps blocked the position, and Shang Jinzhu, the lieutenant platoon commander of the machine gun platoon, spit out the sand in his mouth, poked his head out of the trench, and observed the situation in the forward position.

Shang Jinzhu led the mortar squad to participate in the task of shelling the vanguard regiment of the British and Indian troops organized by the brigade, and had just withdrawn from the first line of blocking positions. I didn't run far, and the original position was covered by the artillery fire of the Anglo-Indian army. The 155-millimeter caliber American-made howitzer fell as soon as a shell fell, and a large crater with a diameter of several meters appeared on the ground.

Shang Jinzhu has a habit of shifting positions. He liked to stay at the back in order to take care of the other fighters, and after a loud bang, a huge wave of qi tossed Shang Jinzhu to the ground, and after a few heels, he was overwhelmed by wolves, and when he ran back to the second line of positions two kilometers away. The appearance of the platoon commander frightened the soldiers.

The dirt on his body is not counted, but his face is originally very white. It was black, on the military uniform, scraped a few holes, the soldiers surrounded it, and kept asking questions, Shang Jinzhu hurriedly waved his hand, "It's okay, it's just a few heels, the British's cannonballs are really strong."

He secretly rejoiced in his heart. Fortunately, the withdrawal was timely, otherwise, the more than 1,000 people who participated in the operation would have to be explained to the first position, and just now, he was slandering the brigade commander's order. A mortar squad I was carrying had just fired more than 30 shells when I received an order to evacuate, and I hadn't enjoyed it yet

The next artillery battle opened Shang Jinzhu's eyes, this is called artillery, the mortar equipped in his platoon, that is also called artillery? Compared with the artillery of other artillery brigades, it is not a little worse

The American-made 155 mm caliber howitzer equipped by the British is powerful, and it explodes a large area, what is the result, it is not that it was completely dumbfounded by a shell from the artillery brigade, and if there is a chance, I still apply to be transferred to the artillery brigade, fiddling with those big guys, thinking about it, Shang Jinzhu secretly pondered.

The sound of artillery completely subsided, and in the vague twilight, more than a dozen British tanks, lined up in a horizontal formation, shook their heads and tails and roared, "booming" rushed up, the turret spewed out a ball of fire from time to time, firing while marching, and the infantry following behind, the weapons in their hands, kept coming out of sparks, and the formation was scary enough.

Because of the limited terrain, the tanks of the British and Indian armies, an attack in each direction, can only put seven or eight vehicles at most, and the blocking direction of the third company is the only flat land in the eastern part of Sido, therefore, it has become the key assault direction of the British tanks, however, it can only be put into these, the terrain is narrow, the terrain is uneven, and most of the shells fired by the British tanks do not know where to fly, only a few rounds, in front of the position, the explosion from far and near, there is no threat at all. …,

Seeing this situation, several squad leaders around Shang Jinzhu were anxious, "Platoon leader, it's time for us to do it, you give an order quickly."

Shang Jinzhu said confidently: "What's the hurry, a few tanks can't hold their breath?" Sue you, this time, it was a knife to kill chickens, you say, just that artillery fire just now, can a few tanks of the British be able to withstand it? Those big guys with artillery brigades, the guys in our hands, they don't need it, we don't have anything to do, just wait and see the show."

When a few squad leaders heard it, what the platoon commander said made sense, what are we anxious about, just hit the British artillery formation, a shell flew over, and the British tanks didn't immediately become a pile of scrap metal

Shang Jinzhu had the intention of watching a good show, and he didn't pay attention to the aggressive British and Indian tanks at all, but out of professional instinct, he couldn't help but calculate the shooting distance and angle.

The communications soldier in the platoon, with a cat on his waist, panting, ran over, "Platoon commander, the company commander is looking for you," he said, handing him the headset and intercom of the walkie-talkie.

Shang Jinzhu took it, and the company commander's loud voice immediately poured into his ears, "Shang Jinzhu, do you see it, the British tank in front of our position, your machine gun platoon will kill him for me immediately, and the rest of the infantry will greet with mortars and heavy machine guns."

Shang Jinzhu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Company commander, isn't there artillery support?" Do you still use us to get out of the way?"

The company commander was on fire and shouted: "If you want to do it, you can do it, so much nonsense, I have artillery to support you?" Shang Jinzhu shrank his neck and hurriedly said, "I understand the company commander, resolutely carry out the order"

Shang Jinzhu turned his head, his face was already murderous, and said: "It's time to come to the mission, all squads are ready, the bazooka squad will attack with me, take out the tanks, mortar squads and heavy machine gun squads of the British, wait for my orders, kill the infantry of the Anglo-Indian army, and start acting."

Under the fierce gunfire, Lieutenant General Adams, standing motionless in place, with a desperate determination on his face, has begun to attack, although this is a desperate attack, immediately, the artillery of the independent division, raining shells, will fall on the entire offensive area, and all soldiers, including himself, will be covered by the artillery fire of the Chinese volcanic eruption.

The four American-made howitzer regiments that he relied on the most were wiped out in an instant, and there were only more than 100 tanks and courageous soldiers who could get their hands on them, but the damn Sido, all the tanks, could not be put into the battlefield at one time, and moreover, there could only be two attack directions, which greatly reduced the strength of the armored assault.

Otherwise, if your own troops, and the troops of the independent division, are entangled together, the opponent's artillery fire will lose its effect, and now, at the most dangerous time, the assault tanks and infantry are all exposed to the offensive route, perhaps, in a few minutes, the flames and steel, will flood here, and every qiē will disappear in front of your eyes?

Several senior staff officers persuaded Adams to retreat to a safer place, but Adams flatly refused, saying: "Sir, we no longer have a safe area, from the front to the rear, the area where we stay is covered by the artillery fire of the independent division, where can we hide?" In the rear, there were hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers in hot pursuit. ”

"Tonight, for all of us and tens of thousands of soldiers, lives are at stake, if we can't break through Sido, we will become prisoners of the Chinese, or die without a place to be buried, I must stand here and watch my soldiers attack, so that as soon as the soldiers turn around, they can see their commanders, since they are already in a desperate situation, then let it go"

Several senior staff officers stopped talking, they knew very well that General Adams had already made up his mind to die, the acting commander insisted on not leaving, and they could not run to the rear by themselves, not to mention, there was indeed no safe place to avoid the overwhelming artillery fire of the Chinese, and with predictable fear, several senior generals of the British and Indian armies looked at the direction of Sido with fear.

Shang Jinzhu led the bazooka squad, under the cover of night, rushed out of the position, and laid an ambush in his pre-selected area, a few protruding rocks, a few blown trees, became a natural position, six bazookas, against a dozen tanks, each bazooka, must be fired more than twice, in order to destroy all the tanks of the British and Indian army. …,

The second shot was the most dangerous time, every firing point would attract retaliatory fire from the British tanks, Shang Jinzhu thought sharply, the narrow terrain limited the British tanks at the same time, but also limited Shang Jinzhu their movements, seeing that the British tanks were getting closer and closer, and were about to approach the best launch position.

Shang Jinzhu said in a low voice: "A bazooka group will follow me, launch head-on, attract the firepower and attention of the British tanks, and the other bazooka groups, kill them as quickly as possible, remember, if you don't hit the second time, immediately transfer the position, otherwise, you will become a live target."

Shang Jinzhu ran out quickly, behind him, the ammunition hand carried four rockets on his back, followed closely, a crater, just in front of the British tank attack route, he set up the bazooka with a sharp movement, and in the sight, a British tank, constantly getting bigger in the line of sight, Shang Jinzhu held his breath and pulled the trigger fiercely.

A rocket, with an orange tail flame, briskly drilled into the armor of the tank, and with a loud "boom", the British tank that was moving at full speed shook violently and stopped abruptly, and then, wisps of smoke mixed with dark red flames came out of the inside of the tank.

The remaining dozen or so British tanks, unknown to what weaponry, stopped, their turrets slowly rotating, looking for targets.

(To be continued) (To be continued......)