Chen Cheng took the binoculars with some confusion and looked at the front of the position.

After a burst of gunpowder smoke cleared, the Japanese army began to attack, and the first to attack were more than a dozen Type 95 tanks and eight or nine armored vehicles, followed by a large group of Japanese troops, who rushed towards the main position of Luodian in a straggler formation.

At the same time, light and heavy machine guns in the rear of the Japanese positions also opened heavy fire and suppressed fire on our positions.

"Boom-"

When the Japanese advanced to two or three hundred meters away from our trenches, a puff of black smoke came out from behind the butt of the tank in front, and then shook violently, the speed quickly accelerated, and the soldiers behind also began to run to follow, but as soon as they rushed out a few dozen meters away, the artillery of the 18th Army began to block the shooting.

Shells fell into the enemy group one after another, and the dozen or so devil soldiers who rushed to the front were immediately blown to pieces, and a large-caliber shell hit the upper cover of a tank, and after the violent explosion, the tank immediately burst into flames.

Although the artillery attack caused considerable losses to the Japanese troops, the fierce Japanese troops instead accelerated the speed of the charge, shouted and rushed forward, and at the last time, about four or five hundred Japanese troops, eight tanks, and four armored vehicles crossed the blockade line. However, as soon as the Japanese soldiers passed through the death trap woven by artillery fire, the light and heavy machine guns on the Nationalist positions began to fire.

The two Japanese soldiers who rushed to the front were sent flying by the bullets fired from the heavy machine guns, and floated backwards several meters before falling, but the Japanese still charged forward without fear of death.

When the Japanese tanks advanced to a distance of 200 meters from the position, they stopped and acted as a fixed battery, and two shells in a row hit the heavy machine gun position deployed on the artificial pile of earth.

Japan is an island country and lacks resources, and the army is equipped with this Type 95 light tank, also known as the bean fighting vehicle, with a total weight of only more than seven tons, light vehicles, thin armor, and weak firepower. But precisely because of its lightness, once a charge is launched, it is easy to use its speed advantage to break through our defenses.

Thinking that the position might be broken through, Chen Chenghu turned on his face and asked Luo Zhuoying and the others next to him and asked, "Which part of Luodian is stationed now?" For what positions were not dug anti-tank trenches in front? ”

"It is the headquarters of Cai Bingyan of the 201st Brigade of the 67th Division, they have repelled six consecutive attacks by the Japanese army, and the anti-tank trench with a width of five meters and a depth of two meters has been leveled by Japanese artillery fire, and now it is the seventh charge of the Japanese army."

Luo Zhuoying hurriedly explained to Chen Cheng, following the direction of his finger, Chen Cheng could even see Cai Bingyan's command post.

Chen Cheng snorted coldly and said unhappily: "How did Cai Bingyan do it, although the front armor of the Japanese tank is only millimeters thick, it is not something that ordinary bullets can stop...... I have stressed many times that we must increase the depth of defense, and an anti-tank trench is obviously not enough. He is a major general and brigade commander, not a soldier who charges ahead"

Luo Zhuoying and the others were trained silently, but they all knew that the Japanese army was extremely brave, if it weren't for Cai Bingyan nailing to the front line like a nail, playing an exemplary role, it is estimated that the entire defense line would be dangerous.

The more Chen Cheng looked, the more anxious he became, the Japanese tank started again, and in less than two minutes it advanced to a place 100 meters away from the defensive position.

Chen Cheng's heart tugged, and he secretly scolded Cai Bingyan for being incompetent.

At this time, a miracle appeared, and a red light suddenly burst out of the forward position, and one after another the shells with tail flames went straight to the Japanese tanks.

One of the shells easily penetrated the front armor of the Type 95 light tank, exploded in the cockpit, and then detonated the shells inside, causing an even more violent explosion, and the tank was blown into a pile of scrap metal, and the bones of the crew inside.

Realizing the threat of anti-tank weapons, the rest of the tanks immediately turned around and fled without hesitation, but it was too late, and a red light directly hit the armored surface of the tank, and later there was a shocking sound, and then look at the devil's tank, billowing black smoke rose from all sides, and a strong flame burst out at the fuel tank.

One by one, the tanks stopped at the front of the position, and the roof of two of the tanks was pushed open, and the devil tanker inside was hit by a bullet and fell headlong on the turret as soon as he got out. The devil tankman was inside the hot tank, unable to advance or retreat, and was burned alive in a terrible howl.

Gunfire erupted from the defensive positions of the Nationalist army, and the two heavy machine gun positions that had been deliberately concealed before were suddenly uncamouflaged, and four civilian 24-type heavy machine guns wantonly spat out tongues of fire, and at the same time, mortars deployed on the second- and third-line positions also rang out.

The armored car, which was closely following the tank, saw that the situation was not good, and retreated to the rear in confusion, but was continuously hit by the red light that came after it.

Without tanks and armored vehicles, the Japanese infantry was exposed, but these devil soldiers were extremely brave, not only did not retreat, but continued to attack the position of Cai Bingyan's brigade under the cover of artillery fire in the rear.

With relatively complete fortifications, Cai Bingyan's brigade took a big advantage.

The Japanese commander brandished a saber, kicked and pushed, and shouted "kill to give" to the devil soldiers, who held the 38 big cover, and stopped shooting while running.

At the same time, the Japanese grenadiers crouched down and threw grenades at the positions.

Chen Cheng secretly said badly, as far as the eye could see, there were all extremely brave devil soldiers, even if the weapon with the flame tail was powerful, it was impossible to kill all of them all.

As long as these devils rush into the position, then there will be a tragic hand-to-hand combat, but the Chinese army is obviously inferior to the devils in bayonets, and it is very easy to be crushed by the devils.

The red light was gone, and the light and heavy machine guns on the defenders' positions continued to fire, but the damage to the Japanese attacking in a skirmish formation was relatively limited. Moreover, the Japanese army's infantry artillery, mortars, and grenadiers formed a ladder strike firepower, which effectively suppressed our artillery support, and even made the officers and men of Cai Bingyan's brigade who were lying in the trench unable to raise their heads.

Seeing that the Japanese soldiers were about to rush over a distance of fifty meters and rush closer to the position, suddenly, a cloud of flames burst out from our position and headed towards the Japanese soldiers in the charge. Our soldiers, who were still shooting just now, hurriedly buried their heads in the trench, covered their ears with their hands, and opened their mouths wide.

The devil soldiers ran back in panic as if they had seen a ghost, and the Japanese officers did not stop them, but threw away their weapons and equipment one after another, and fled like crazy.

"Boom-"

Violent explosions rang out one after another, and they reached Chen Cheng's ears in the rear for nearly two kilometers, and they were still very clear.

Chen Cheng picked up the binoculars and took a closer look, only to see that the fleeing devil soldiers had turned into piles of flesh and blood, the attacking team of four or five hundred people, none of them could stand up, a small number of devils were blown into parts, and the rest were either bleeding and dying on the spot, or lying on the ground wailing and crying in pain......

Chen Cheng was very surprised, turned his head to look at Luo Zhuoying, and asked, "What weapon is so powerful?" And what was the previous shell that destroyed the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles with a flaming tail? ”

"Old army commander, have you forgotten that when Brother Wu returned from Shanghai to western Zhejiang in April, he reported to you in Hangzhou that he was going to study a sharp weapon for attacking fortifications and anti-tanks? You said you were very supportive. In July, this kind of weapon has been studied, Wu Lao Brother named it bazooka, the first batch of 100 trial production Wu Ming very generously sent 50 to our 18th Army, after testing, the power is extraordinary, for the enemy's fortress and tanks, armored vehicles are very threatening. ”

"At the beginning of August, Brother Wu sent us another hundred gasoline barrels, and I was a little puzzled at the time, but the military experts they sent helped us transform these gasoline barrels into thunder launchers that can throw explosive packets. This weapon is simple to manufacture and extremely powerful, and once it is launched on a large scale, it can cause great damage to the Japanese troops in the charge. ”

When Chen Cheng heard this, he sighed and said: "Brother Wu is really my lucky star, and he is the benefactor of our Eighteenth Army when I heard that he was developing weapons, and I was ready to sponsor him, but I didn't expect the news that he used fluorite mines to make a lot of money in a blink of an eye, so I gave up." Now it seems that all his money has been used to develop weapons, and I will definitely compensate him well if I have the opportunity in the future."

Luo Zhuoying said: "Don't worry, old army commander, today our quartermaster department received another hundred rocket launchers and two hundred flying thunder guns transferred from the new second division, I couldn't help it, and sent twenty mortars of various types in stock to the new second division, I heard that their artillery suffered heavy losses in the morning battle, and I transferred another battalion of artillery to them, so that if the old and the new are brought in, they can quickly form combat strength." ”

Chen Cheng nodded: "This is very good, don't worry, I will urge the Nanjing side to quickly replenish our losses, and by the way, I will help the new second division solve some artillery and shells, Brother Wu treats me with sincerity, and I will not treat him badly."

Just when Chen Cheng and others were discussing how to repay Wu Ming, Nanjing issued a commendation order for the new Second Division, and under Chiang Kai-shek's personal concern and He Yingqin's arrangement, the commendation telegram was distributed throughout the country:

All the officers and men of the new Second Division were promoted to the rank of first-class, Lieutenant General Wu Mingjin was promoted to division commander, Long Shaogang, Zhang Dongning, Jiang Jingguo, Dai Ziran, Zhao Rongsheng, Luo Yuming, Yang Sixian, and Yin Dizhong were promoted to the rank of major generals, and Wu Ming was awarded the Baoding Medal of the First Class and the Lion Awakening Saber, and the rest of the generals were awarded medals, medals and commemorative medals respectively in recognition of the outstanding performance of the New Second Division in the Songhu battlefield.

Although Chiang Kai-shek and a group of military commission bigwigs did not want to promote Wu Ming, the credit of the new Second Division was there, and He Yingqin was unwilling to bear the black pot for Chiang Kai-shek, so he finally passed this reward that no one expected beforehand. However, although the treatment has come up, Wu Ming is still the division commander, and his power has not been promoted.

As for the material rewards for the new Second Division, He Yingqin is arguing with the Ministry of Finance of the Executive Yuan, and as for how much bonuses and casualty pensions there are, it depends on the results of the coordination of various departments.

Subsequently, newspapers all over the country carried the news of the crucial victory in the Battle of Songhu on the front page, praising the performance of Wu Ming and his new Second Division.

As a result, Wu Ming became famous all over the world and became the target of media from all sides.