Chapter 36: The Battle of Kacheng (5)
On the positions where the ammunition was replenished, the gunfire became more rapid, and the tall Australian soldiers fell one by one. Some people say that when they go to the battlefield, the recruits who have killed people become veterans, and they have no fear. No one tried to verify this theory, Qian Zhihao just saw some indigenous soldiers who thought they had good marksmanship, picked up the automatic rifles with optical scopes of the sacrificed Red Police soldiers next to them, and calmly began to shoot. There are not so many opportunities on the battlefield for you to think about what is reasonable and unreasonable, just like why was the ammunition just delivered by the soldiers of the 101st Regiment?
This round of attack lasted for half an hour, and the threat of the Type 56 fire front barrel was that the Australian Mark 2 cruiser tank did not dare to get too close to the position, but only provided fire support for the infantry at a distance of 300 meters, but the portable 60 mortars of the guard team also became more and more accurate, and even directly hit a Mark 2, forcing the remaining tanks of the Australian army to continue to retreat.
The two sides fought for their lives until another burst of artillery sounded, and the indigenous soldiers on the position were shocked again. But there are no shells falling on the position, where is this ****?
And Jiang Yunzhi and Qian Zhihao, who knew the reason, shouted excitedly, "Brothers, it's our artillery, their artillery is finished!" ”
The happiest news since the beginning of the war spread along the trenches and boosted the morale of the indigenous soldiers. The Australian infantry in front of the position, which was being suppressed by machine-gun fire, also seemed to have received the news that the artillery had been attacked, and the whole line retreated.
The 100-mm heavy mortar battery of the Guards, equipped with accurate coordinates provided by the commander, did not require a test firing. Under the unified command of the Red Police soldiers, 12 mortars were fired at the same time. The indigenous soldiers were also at a high level, firing dozens of shells each in a matter of minutes, far exceeding their previous training level.
Thousands of meters away, the artillery positions of the Australian army have turned into a sea of fire, and the most terrifying thing is that there is also a base number of shells stored on the position, ready for the next shelling. The artillerymen suffered heavy casualties, and no one paid any attention to the flames that slowly spread towards the shell boxes.
"Boom...... Boom ......", after a continuous loud bang, the powerful shock wave caught the cavalry battalion that had begun to raid off guard, many of the war horses became agitated because of the huge explosion, and the stormtrooper formation also became a little chaotic, Hebar pulled out the knight's sword at his waist and shouted: "Glory is my life-"
The knights who had already gathered their mounts drew their swords at the same time, and with Hebal shouting the ancient knightly voice, they rushed towards the Australian artillery position in the sea of fire.
On the blocking position, four Type 59 tanks in dark green paint rumbled over the trenches, their long 100 mm barrels spewing vengeful fury. The indigenous soldiers of the 102nd Regiment, led by the Red Guard soldiers, also jumped out of the trenches, shouting slogans to chase down the retreating enemy, and the gear of the automatic rifle has been adjusted to the second gear, that is, the combo gear. Because there is no need to aim again, the enemy that appears in sight can just hook the trigger and sweep over.
The 2nd Division of the Australian Army organized several temporary positions, all of which were quickly broken through by the 102nd Regiment that followed the 59-Type 102 tank charge, and the Australian Army retreated again and again, until it retreated to the high ground in front of the division headquarters, and then arranged machine gun positions according to the mountain terrain to block the charging wave of the 102nd Regiment. Jiang Yunzhi also ordered the 102nd Regiment to retreat back to the blocking position, without the cover of the trenches, and to shoot at the opponent, and the side with a large gap in numbers still suffered a loss. In addition, there is also the protection of machine gun bunkers on the blocking position, which is more conducive to stabilizing the position.
A counterattack drove the enemy thousands of meters away, Jiang Yunzhi judged that the Australian army would not dare to organize an offensive today, ordered Qian Zhihao to keep an eye on the position, and returned to the base alone, more than half of the time for the commander to hold on to 40 hours had passed.
Outside the base, he met Hebar, who had already returned with the cavalry battalion, and the comrade baron, who was covered in blood, startled Jiang Yunzhi, "What's the situation, you are injured?" Captain? ”
"It's okay, it's not my blood!"
"Huh? Did the cavalry battalion meet resistance to its sortie? ……”
"Yunzhi, they met the tanks of the Australian army!" Before Hebar could answer, Zhong Yi's voice came from behind him, Jiang Yunzhi turned around, and saw the smiling commander with his arms outstretched and facing Hebar, "Dude, welcome back!" ”
Comrade Baron looked very excited, ignoring the bloodstains all over his body, he hugged Zhong Yi, "Yes, Zhong, we are buddies!" The scene of two big men hugging each other, Jiang Yunzhi was not interested at all, he wanted to know more about the situation of the cavalry battalion's attack.
The cavalry battalion began a surprise attack at the same time as the heavy mortar battery began to shell, and when it approached the Australian artillery array, although the shelling had ended, it happened to encounter the shells on the position, and some of the cavalry in front of the assault even suffered casualties. After the explosion, Hebar led the troops to rush into the position, and the still alive artillerymen did not have any decent resistance under the iron hooves and swords of the cavalry, and ran in all directions in a panic. But when Hebar thought that this raid could be easily solved, two Mark 2 cruiser tanks suddenly appeared outside the artillery position, and the frantic strafing machine guns were aimed at the cavalrymen armed with swords, which was undoubtedly a killing, and the knights fell to the ground, and Hebar also fell to the ground, fortunately his mount was shot, and he escaped the kiss of death.
"And then?" The unchanged poker also showed a hint of anxiety on his face.
"It's just that I didn't expect the tanks to suddenly appear, and our cavalry battalion is also equipped with grenade launchers." Hebar still used to call the Type 56 40-mm rocket launcher a grenade launcher.
"Lao He, are you really okay? This body of blood! Jiang Yunzhi's title was a bit strange, Hebar shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "God bless me, the bullet can't hit me." Oh! I'm here to report to the commander, my knights have suffered heavy casualties, and I'm going back to them. ”
Zhong Yi nodded, "The field hospital in the barracks is ready to receive the wounded, and if there are not enough beds, the hospital in the city can also be requisitioned at any time." ”
"Oh, that's great, the knights won't lose their lives from excessive bleeding. Commander, Chiang, I'm going to the hospital. ”
Jiang Yunzhi looked at Hebal who left in a hurry with some amusement. "Commander, why did you trust him so much in the first place? You must know that compared to Hans, Hebal is a real English aristocracy, and he is still ...... Heir. ”
Hearing Jiang Yunzhi's question, Zhong Yi smiled mysteriously, "You have been holding this question in your heart for a long time, haven't you?" ”
Jiang Yunzhi's head nodded like a chicken eating rice, Zhong Yi laughed, "Yunzhi, wine and coffee are the same, they are all water, but, one can make you drunk, and the other can make you wake up." ”