Chapter 697: Frontal Assault
A devil captain stood in a firepower bunker in the deep defense position in a daze, holding a telescope and looking at the tragic scene of the forward defense position outside, completely dumbfounded.
"Baga Yalu, the tanks and combat vehicles of the people of China are so powerful, and there is that powerful new artillery? So what kind of weapon is that, so perverted? He came back to his senses and couldn't help but be furious.
"Sir, the firepower of the people is too fierce, and I'm afraid that the defense line we have worked so hard to manage will not last long, what should we do?" The other devil squadron leader ran to the captain's side in a panic and said.
This devil captain can't wait to kick him, you ask me, who the am I going to ask? I thought that after building so many pillboxes, turrets and fortifications, I would at least be able to hold on until reinforcements arrived, not to mention peace of mind.
However, I didn't expect that the Chinese dragon tooth column on the opposite side actually had tank combat vehicles and powerful artillery of unknown models, which was simply too sudden and too overwhelming.
As a result, the captain of this devil brigade could only call the state garrison headquarters one after another for help, and at the same time watched the dragon's tooth column on the opposite side implement powerful firepower coverage against them, destroying the pillboxes and artillery towers they had worked so hard to manage.
During this period, the captain of the devil brigade also wanted to send people to blow up the bridge to stop the opponent's advance, but he found that the opponent's tank and combat vehicles were also equipped with powerful general-purpose machine guns, with a super high rate of fire.
The bombardment of the 88 anti-aircraft guns also continued, and everywhere the bullets rained, there was a sea of fire, and explosions occurred one after another.
This is completely asymmetrical firepower, let alone shooting back to block the dragon's tooth column, the devil didn't even have a chance to scream, and he died in the violent explosion one after another.
"Order the troops, assault forward, and completely break through the devil's defense line along the river!" Qiao Youhua, who was holding a telescope from time to time to observe the effect of the shelling, saw that the fire was almost over, put down the telescope, and instructed Li Yansan beside him.
Li Yansan hurriedly took the order and conveyed Qiao Youhua's order.
The thousands of soldiers of the guard battalion, who had been waiting for the battle and were a little impatient, suddenly roared in unison, scrambling towards the Shahe Bridge.
"Brothers, rush!" As the battalion commander, Zheng Yunshan took the lead and rushed to the front, taking the lead in the charge while raising his arms and shouting.
Soon, hundreds of elite Dragon's Tooth infantry crossed the four No. 4 tanks and rushed onto the bridge, and the four tanks and fighting vehicles also rumbled to move in order to provide timely fire support and cover.
Driving on the bridge, although the infantry and tank coordination have not been trained, a large group of infantry has rushed to the front, the tank is located in the center of the attacker, and it is also equipped with three MG34 general-purpose machine guns, and the self-defense firepower is very strong.
In addition, the devils on the opposite side were completely covered and suppressed by their own powerful firepower, and there was no chance to fight back at all. So there is no need to worry about the safety of the tank at all.
With Zheng Yunshan and dozens of dragon tooth elites behind him, the first batch rushed to the north bank of the Shahe River, got off the bridge, and immediately rushed towards the Japanese pillboxes and hidden forts that were bombed in a mess, and the smoke of gunpowder had not dispersed.
Within four or five hundred meters of the river bank, it had been completely covered by the powerful artillery fire of the dragon's tooth column, and none of the devils in it survived, so Zheng Yunshan and they did not encounter any resistance, and easily crossed the forward defense line of the devils.
Soon, more and more fighters and four No. 4 tanks also went ashore, and the devils were bombed into the ruins of the bunkers, and the remains of the artillery tower were turned into powder under the crushing of the No. 4 tank, and the corpses of the devils inside were directly crushed into meatloaf and pulp.
The tanks roared forward, firing from time to time, providing fire cover for the large crowds of infantry around them.
The eight 88mm anti-aircraft guns on the south bank also continued to fire, and the fire attack gradually extended to the defensive positions of the devils in the north, hitting those devil trenches and firing points, pillboxes, and bunker groups that still existed.
Seeing that the attack was progressing smoothly and that the devil did not have a heavy weapon that could compete with his own side, Qiao Youhua put his mind at ease, retracted his gaze, and asked Li Yansan next to him: "Let the communication soldiers send a message to ask, see how Liu Yidao and their roundabout operation is going now." ”
"Yes!" Li Yansan answered, and immediately ran towards a military truck parked in a safe area in the rear, where the signal corps and radio station of the guard battalion were located.
It didn't take long for Li Yansan to go and return, and saluted Qiao Youhua and reported: "Commander, Deputy Regiment Commander Liu, they called back, saying that they had crossed the Shahe River and were maneuvering towards the rear flank of the devil's defensive line, they could already hear the sound of artillery and explosions here, and they should be coming soon!" ”
Qiao Youhua nodded first, thought about it again, and then changed his attention and said: "There is such a big movement on our side, the devils and puppet soldiers in Cheng'an Town must have all been alarmed, and now they may have come out."
In this way, you immediately go and send a telegram to Liu Yidao and Scarface in my name, and order them to change the original battle plan, ignore the battle on the north bank of the bridge, and immediately go directly to Cheng'an Town, and take this important town near the river first, if you encounter reinforcements from the direction of Dingzhou by devils and puppet troops.
It's better to hold on to the town, stop them, and buy time for my frontal attacking troops to defeat the devils and break through their defense along the river! ”
"Yes!" Li Yansan was ordered to leave again.
At this time, the battle on the north bank was finally in full swing, and under the cover of their own powerful firepower, thousands of soldiers of the Dragon's Tooth Guard Battalion rushed up and rushed into the interior of the devil's defense line, and began to engage in a fierce exchange of fire with the remnants of the devil and the puppet army who were under heavy artillery fire.
The depth of the defense line of the devil and the puppet army on the north bank of the bridge is two or three kilometers, although this distance is completely within the effective range of the 88mm anti-aircraft guns, but with only eight anti-aircraft guns, it is still impossible to achieve a saturated coverage bombardment without omission.
In this way, there will be a lot of fish that have slipped through the net, relying on the explosion that has collapsed a small half, or even more, or just blackened by the aftermath of the explosion, and there is no substantial loss at all to the bunkers, and the devils and puppet troops inside the bunker will begin to fire at the dragon's tooth attacking troops that are swarming like a tide.
An assault group led by Zheng Yunshan rushed the fastest, bearing the brunt of the attack, and was also the first to be blocked by the devil's fire, and at six o'clock in front of them, a dark castle shrouded in smoke and dust suddenly burst into gunfire, spitting out three or four hot and dazzling tongues of fire.
Sudden ...... It was the dull roar of the Type 92 heavy machine gun, and hundreds of hot bullets whizzed in.
Whistling past Zheng Yunshan's ears, the two guards behind him were caught off guard and fell down on the spot.
Zheng Yunshan was furious, and when he picked up the submachine gun in his hand, he fired back at the same time, and roared angrily while strafing: "At six o'clock, give me concentrated firepower and hit hard!" ”