Thundered...... A separate squadron of Japanese light armor was sweeping towards the village. The Chinese soldiers who were resting at the entrance of the village saw these steel monsters and hurriedly fled towards the village with a frightened cry.

"Onboard!" The Japanese soldiers looked at it and laughed, as if victory was at hand. The chariot drivers were also infected by this emotion, and they smashed the accelerator one after another, whirring and ...... Accelerate forward and pounce. The momentum is menacing, and I can't wait to bulldoze this village in one fell swoop.

Not far ahead, there was a sudden sound of weeds and straw in the pile. Soon, a full thirty-six pipes stretched out from the concealment array. This is an anti-tank regiment that has only been formed for a few months in the armored cavalry division, consisting of 12 Skoda M1936 47mm anti-tank guns and 24 Italian Bailu 47mm anti-aircraft guns. The former has a fairly powerful armor-piercing capacity and can penetrate 1300 mm of vertical armor at a distance of 60 yards (1180 m). The thickest part of the armor of the Type 97 tank, which was the best of the Japanese army at that time, was only 25 mm. If the angle is right, it will not be a problem to wear it.

"Attention artillery batteries, the target has appeared!"

"Roger!"

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"Defend your own defense zone, you can choose to fire at your own discretion!"

"Understood!"

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"Fire!"

A bean chariot rushing to the front was about to rush into the village in front of it, when a flash of fire suddenly erupted in front of it, which was the muzzle flame of the battle defense cannon. After the bean chariot was hit hard, the body shook violently, and it burst directly. Then the shells inside the car exploded. The entire body turned into a fireball, which was shocking.

This was the first time since the formation of the anti-tank artillery regiment that it had fought with a Japanese tank unit. The soldiers had doubts about these equipment before, but after seeing the power of this cannon, all kinds of doubts dissipated, and they were not only full of trust in the weapon, but also their morale soared.

Encouraged by this, the artillery squads rushed to open fire, and several Xiaodou tanks that rushed to the front caught fire and exploded one after another. The rest of the Japanese tanks were frightened, and where did they dare to continue to advance, they turned around one after another. Trying to escape. But. The fighters weren't going to let them go back like that, and it was much easier to hit the back armor than the front one. Soon several more bean chariots were destroyed, and a squadron of light armored troops instantly reimbursed more than a third of their strength.

The chief of staff of the 8th Wing of the Japanese Army, Kuranosuke Sasaki, hurriedly put down the binoculars and reported: "Oh no. Wing Captain. Our lightly armed squadron was ambushed by the Chinese Army. ”

Wing Captain Kazusaku Nishihara snorted. He said in a deep voice: "I have seen it!" The squadrons were ordered not to approach the village, and to continue to detour to the left and right, cutting off the enemy forces in the village from the outside world. Then contact Commander Tada. Tactical guidance from army aviation and artillery units was requested. ”

"Hello!"

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"Report, Japanese tanks are making a detour to the flanks of our anti-tank regiment!"

Liao Yaoxiang put down the binoculars and said calmly: "The little devil wants to include the rear road of our army, notify the tank regiment, and prepare for a surprise attack." ”

After Shengfang captured a squadron of medium tanks of the Japanese army in battle, Zheng Weiguo expanded the armored cavalry division, and the original armored regiment was divided into a tank regiment and a motorized infantry regiment. The tank regiment consisted of a total of 40 tracked vehicles of various types, organized into four companies, one light tank company, three medium tank companies, and a maintenance company and a regimental headquarters company.

"Attention companies, start immediately!"

"Roger!"

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Whew...... Dozens of tanks started the internal combustion engine at once, and a loud noise was detected. Fortunately, the anti-tank regiment kept firing artillery, and the sound between the rows of Japanese tanks was also very loud, so this sound did not attract the attention of the Japanese army. Of course, the main thing is that the armored cavalry division is well prepared, like this time, a lot of thought has been spent on the concealed position, and the ground has been specially watered, which can reduce the flying dust caused by the launch of tanks.

"The company is ready, please instruct!"

"The third company is ready, please instruct!"

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"Each company remembers the order and formation of the assault, assault!"

"A series of assaults!"

"Second Company Assault!"

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Boom, the armor iron flow quickly rushed forward. At this time, more than 40 Japanese tanks happened to come around from the east of the village, preparing to join the armored forces west of the village and encircle them on all sides. Historically, the Japanese army often used this tactic in the Suiyuan area, which caused the Suinan Military Region of the Eighth Route Army to suffer a devastating blow.

"Attention to the companies, the order is conveyed to the squads, the enemy tanks in front, attack at will, attack at will!"

"Roger! Attention squads, target enemy tanks in front of them, fire immediately, fire immediately! ”

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Boom Boom Boom ...... The tanks in the first row quickly fired their first shots at their respective targets. Unfortunately, most of the shells missed. At that time, the tank did not have a fire control system and a gun sighting system, and where to hit it completely depended on the feeling of the gun commander. Fighting a moving tank on a moving tank can be imagined.

The artillery fire quickly alarmed the ranks of Japanese tanks that were on the march. Since most of the tank regiments were equipped with Japanese tanks, the Japanese soldiers were very confused for a while before they came to their senses.

"Ba Ge Yalu, which squadron is behind? What are you firing indiscriminately! ”

"Got to be damn Kansai, these bastards, I'm going to take them to court-martial!"

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The Japanese army was confused, but the officers and men of the tank regiment were not confused, and they took the opportunity to fire fiercely at the Japanese tanks. At this time, the positions of the two sides are closer to each other, and the play is more accurate. One after another, several Japanese tanks were destroyed. These tanks are not lightly armored beans, but genuine Type 89 or Type 97 medium tanks. Moreover, the unlucky ghosts who leaned out half of their bodies and looked behind were also killed on the turret by the machine guns of the tank regiment.

At this point, no matter how stupid the Japanese army was, they knew that it would not be a friendly army.

"Oh my God, everyone be careful, that's the chariot unit of China!"

"Damn, how did you let the chariot of the China people get in!"

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"Attention, there is a chariot at the back of the queue!"

"Turn around now, quick!"

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In the chaos. The poor command of the Japanese tank units was infinitely magnified. As mentioned earlier, Japanese tanks do not pay much attention to communication, which makes the communication in the vehicle very bad. Because the noise was so loud that it was so loud that many signal soldiers turned off the radio stations without authorization. As a result, now the Japanese front command tried to order the troops to turn, but for a while it could not do so, but instead confused the formation.

Boom Boom Boom ...... The 1st transverse column of the tank regiment stopped and began to fire freely. The next few horizontal columns made a flexible turn and switched to the flank of the Japanese tank unit. Some of the Japanese tanks also turned around and began to counterattack the tank regiments, but the few vehicles were of limited use. Instead, it quickly attracted the concentrated bombardment of several tanks like a magnet.

The engine of a Japanese combat vehicle was hit by a shell. A fire quickly sparked. The occupants of the car screamed and crawled out of the car in a panic, but before they could climb out, they only heard a loud bang. The shells in the chariot exploded. Other Japanese tanks at a glance. More panicked. They all scurried around like headless flies. At this time, the psychological quality of the soldiers can be reflected, some Japanese soldiers were in a hurry to hit the tank regiment horizontally, and some were so frightened that they were urinating. Trying to escape by jumping out of the car.

Liao Yaoxiang picked up the binoculars and looked at them, decided to add another handful of oil, and ordered: "Notify the anti-tank artillery regiment, immediately join the battle, and attack from behind the enemy tank!" ”

"Target enemy tank, fire!"

A Type 97 medium tank is rushing to the wolf, trying to get out of danger, but it has long been targeted. Rumble! A loud bang was heard, and the entire turret of the Type 97 medium tank was overturned to the ground, the entire tank was blown black, and the stumps and severed arms of the crew flew everywhere.

Seeing this scene, the Japanese tank unit finally completely collapsed and fled in all directions. The tank troops, which had made a detour from the west, were rushing in for reinforcements, only to be overwhelmed by these fleeing guys. Moreover, most of the tanks of the armored cavalry division are also made in Japan, and the identification mark is known only to the soldiers of the tank regiment. It was difficult to discern any difference between the haste crews of the Japanese tanks, so they could only fire at their own tanks indiscriminately, causing more accidental damage than the tank regiments themselves.

The captain of Nishihara Ichice was shocked and angry, trembling with anger, his lips trembling vigorously, but he couldn't speak. Chief of Staff Kuranosuke Sasaki suggested: "Your Excellency, the people of China also use empire-made chariots, and it is difficult to distinguish them from the outside, so it is very disadvantageous for us to fight like this. I propose to let the troops withdraw immediately so as not to inflict further losses. ”

"Sodos, I'm afraid that the troops will be like this, and they won't be able to withdraw at all!" Nishihara Kazuce's face turned pale, and he wanted to cut off this precious armor force here, but he was afraid that he would not even have the qualifications to disembowel.

Sasaki looked at it, and sure enough, the battlefield was already in chaos. Even if you can contact every vehicle, you may not be able to exit the battle unscathed.

What to do? Chief of Staff Sasaki's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of a solution, and hurriedly suggested: "Your Excellency, I have thought of a solution!" ”

"Shelling!" On the north bank of the Yongding River, an artillery unit of the Japanese army aimed at the area of engagement, and shells whistled in, quickly flooding the entire village, including the armor strength of the enemy and us in a state of engagement.

Of course, the Japanese army did not use grenades, armor-piercing shells and other lethal munitions, and no matter how mad Nishihara Kazusaku and Sasaki Kuranosuke were, they did not dare to bomb their tanks with artillery. They used smoke bombs, a large number of smoke bombs, which quickly obscured the view of both sides.

Prior to this, the officers and men of the armored cavalry division could accurately distinguish between friend and foe, but the Japanese army could not, so the Japanese suffered heavy casualties. Well, now that everyone can't see it, it's tantamount to erasing the advantages of armored cavalry divisions. Moreover, the Japanese army still has a large number of reinforcements coming, and the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the armored cavalry division.

"!" Liao Yaoxiang looked at the smoky village in a daze, and he couldn't help but curse when he was usually gentle and elegant.

"What are you doing? Inform artillery cover, retreat, retreat immediately! ”

Interestingly, the armored cavalry division was also a smoke screen, and with the joint efforts of both sides, a smoke screen belt was quickly formed between the south bank of the Yongding River and the village.

Nishihara Kazuse looked at the other side of the river angrily and shouted: "Pursuit, we must not let this army escape!" ”

Chief of Staff Sasaki Kuranosuke hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Excellency, let's wait for the army aviation and heavy artillery troops to arrive before acting!" The losses of the tank units today are large enough. ”

"Hmm!" Nishihara nodded stupidly, but when he saw the loss of the chariot troops, he almost jumped up in anger.

After the smoke cleared. The wreckage of at least forty tanks remained, thirty of which were Japanese ones. And several tanks of the Japanese army are missing.

"Baga, kill and give, and flatten this village!"

"Hello!"

Nishihara Kazuse, who had nowhere to vent, vented all his anger in the village where the anti-tank artillery regiment was located, and brought in planes and heavy artillery for a heavy bombardment. But after the bombardment, I found that the opponent had long since disappeared.

"Nani? It's gone, it's impossible, are these people all moles? A punch hit the air, and Nishihara Kazuse was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

It turned out that below that village was an exit from the Yongqing Underground Great Wall. After the Japanese army fired a large number of smoke bombs, Liao Yaoxiang knew that the situation was not good. Just let them move out of the tunnel. Only a small number of infantry remained in the village. Induce the Japanese to attack, thereby depleting the Japanese ammunition and buying time for the withdrawal of troops.

"Attention to the companies, attention to the companies. Assemble and rest at the hidden position in Lijiazhuang. Assemble and rest in the hidden position of Li Zizhuang. ”

Under the cover of a smoke screen. Liao Yaoxiang and the others finally withdrew, but the losses were also very large, and a full eleven tanks were destroyed on the spot. More than a dozen tanks were damaged and needed major repairs.

When he arrived at the destination, Liao Yaoxiang immediately called on the radio: "Tell Li Deming to come and see me immediately!" ”

Li Deming is the commander of the tank regiment, graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, and studied mechanization. can be regarded as Liao Yaoxiang's henchman in this army.

A company commander choked up and said, "Division, our regimental seat has been sacrificed just now!" ”

This is the second officer at or above the regimental level to die in the Jicha Theater since the Jicha Theater's counterattack on Beiping.

Liao Yaoxiang felt a pain in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "When is it, why don't you report it!" ”

The company commander cried: "Just now, the regimental seat was injured, and he has been holding on hard, not letting us speak!" ”

Since the radio station was open, the soldiers of the whole regiment could hear it, and a wail suddenly rang out in the radio station. Liao Yaoxiang choked up a few times and comforted: "Brothers, don't cry, our sacrifice in this battle is very great, but we completed the task victoriously, and the large army was successfully moved to safety. Our sacrifice was worth it. ”

He also ordered: "Each company will enter the concealed position first, and immediately, the Japanese plane will soon arrive!" ”

The fighters put away their grief and hurriedly adjusted their ranks. Suddenly, I heard Huang Yuanqiang, the commander of the second company, roaring angrily: "It's not good, the little devil's tank has mixed in!" ”

"What's going on!"

"The second row, the third is the Type 97 medium tank of the little devil!"

"Quick, stop it!"

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Everyone looked at it, and sure enough, a Type 97 medium tank was mixed in the Type 89 medium tank. After some scrambling, several brave soldiers pounced directly, killed several Japanese soldiers who tried to resist, and pulled out a tank driver who was in a trance.

It turned out that the smoke was thick at that time, and when the tank regiment was ordered to retreat, many Japanese tanks also ran around. Among them, this Type 97 was mixed into the queue of the second company of the tank regiment. The driver was also dazed, and ran with them for more than ten miles in a daze.

The capture of a complete new tank eased the grief in the hearts of the soldiers. After resting for a while, the troops continued south. The operation method of the Type 97 medium tank is somewhat different from that of Type 89, and the soldiers are still a little bit playful, so Liao Yaoxiang had to drive it himself.

By the time the troops withdrew to the west of Yongqing County, it was getting late. As a result, the tank that led the way misjudged and led the queue astray. The most unlucky thing is the Type 97 driven by Liao Yaoxiang. I don't know how to do it, the tanks in front of him have passed, but his tank is stuck in the mud.

Liao Yaoxiang was in a hurry, so he stopped the trapped left track, and then increased the throttle to try to break free from the edge of the mud pit. I didn't expect the soil next to it to be very soft. The entire body of the tank went in circles, and then the tracks on both sides were trapped.

"Quick, pull the division's car out with a cable!"

The fighters were busy looking in the car, but they did not find it. There are not many such special cables, and most of them were used up by the troops in order to transfer the captured heavy artillery and strengthen the bridges. There were also some cables that were left in the destroyed tanks, and they were not brought out.

"Go find some stones, wood, wheat straw, and so on, and lay them under the tracks. Hurry up and don't be stupid! ”

The guys looked around and got some back. But it didn't work. was so angry that Liao Yaoxiang spun in place. Staff officer Li Yuan suggested: "Master, if you really can't do it, give up first!" ”

Liao Yaoxiang nodded a little depressedly and said, "Well, it seems that it can only be like this." But you can't just throw it at the devil, take out the shovel and bury the play for me! We'll dig it out another day. ”

Armored troops often have to pass through some difficult sections, so there are a lot of tools on hand. Besides, the soldiers were reluctant to leave such a good tank to the devils, so they hurriedly picked up shovels and worked in full swing. As soon as the first half of the car was buried, the north headlights were bright, and the ground trembled. Go without saying. The Japanese armored units also chased after them.

Staff officer Li Yuan looked at the tank. I saw that most of it was still exposed, and said anxiously: "I didn't expect the little devils to come so quickly, it's impossible to bury them before they arrive." ”

Liao Yaoxiang snorted and said, "You can't be cheaper." Get me a bag of explosives! ”

Huang Yuanqiang, the commander of the second company, hurriedly stopped and said, "Division." You can't blow it up. This is the life of the group! ”

Liao Yaoxiang said angrily: "You think I'm willing!" So what do you say? ”

Huang Lian Chang thought for a moment and said, "Master, the little devil may not come this way." Either I'll stay here and guard it, and if the little devil comes, I'll blow it up, and if I don't, I'll hide it when the militia arrives, and I'll avenge the group later! ”

Liao Yaoxiang glanced at the Type 97 and said, "Well, then don't be reckless!" If the momentum is not right, hurry to the village to take refuge, don't take yourself in. ”

Huang Lian was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Yes, Shiza!" ”

Liao Yaoxiang waved his hand, jumped on another tank, and ordered: "Withdraw, withdraw to Baxian tonight!" With a roar, the tank unit quickly began to withdraw, leaving only Company Commander Huang and three soldiers to guard the Type 97.

It is said that it is so dark that it is indeed unlikely that the Japanese army will find this "half-cut" tank, but the Japanese armored units just follow this road.

Everyone looked, good guys, more than a dozen tanks had their headlights on, and they were shining as if it were daylight. A soldier hurriedly said: "Company commander, the little devil shines so carefully, you must be able to see it when you get closer, or we will blow it up!" ”

Company Commander Huang shook his head and said, "No, you guys withdraw first, I'll wait and see!" The soldiers had no choice but to wait with Company Commander Huang, hoping for some miracle.

As a result, it didn't take long for several Japanese motorcycles to suddenly burst out of the convoy. At this time, it was too dark, and the Japanese army specially sent a few three-wheeled motorcycles to explore the road in front. This change was something that everyone didn't expect before, and under the illumination of the motorcycle lights, the four of them suddenly had nothing to hide.

Da Da Da ...... The Japanese also spotted someone in front of them, and without saying a word, they opened fire with machine guns. Huang Lian Chang was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Quick, get in." ”

As he spoke, he took the lead and got into the tank, and the other three people also hurriedly squeezed in. The sound of Japanese machine guns followed, hitting the armor as a ring. Without saying a word, one soldier picked up the machine gun on the tank turret and fired back at the motorcycles. Where did the Japanese army think that there was such a thing hidden in this night place, and they were beaten on the spot.

"Enemy attack!"

Boom Boom Boom ...... The Japanese tanks following behind also noticed the anomaly and fired fiercely in this direction, one of which hit the dirt directly in front of the tank, but after such a buffer, the force was greatly reduced, and no damage was done to the tank.

Rumble! Company Commander Huang also began to return fire, and with good luck, the first shot blew up a Type 95 light tank that rushed ahead. The Japanese tanks hurriedly returned fire, but they either hit high or low, but let Huang Company Commander seize the opportunity to drive out two more vehicles. At this time, the Japanese army did not dare to continue to rush forward, so they had to send a detachment of infantry to search.

Company Commander Huang hurriedly asked the machine gunner to kill these soldiers, and then started the tank's diesel engine, which violently smashed the throttle to the maximum, and then gradually decreased, and turned off completely after the worst. When the Japanese soldiers heard this, they looked at each other, thinking that the tank had already driven away, so they did not send anyone to check on it.

The chief of staff of the Japanese army, Kuranosuke Sasaki, believed that it was too late and the tanks were not conducive to night fighting, and asked to rest on the spot. The captain of Nishihara Isse saw that it was really not a way to chase down like this, so he had to agree.

After dawn, the Japanese armored unit continued to advance, and happened to see the Type 97 medium tank stuck on the side of the road, and hurriedly sent a tank to pull it. Since this squadron did not have a Type 97, it had to be towed (butt-to-butt) with a Type 89 with a cable on it.

Whew...... The Japanese Army's Type 89 medium tank took a lot of effort to pull the Type 97 medium tank out of the mud. Unexpectedly, the engine of the Type 97 medium tank suddenly sounded.

"Nani? What is the situation! ”

"Yaga, damn it, there's still someone hiding in the car!"

"Quick, stop him!"

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It turned out that the commander of the Huang Company was reluctant to blow up the tank, so he secretly hid it in the cab, but fortunately the Japanese army did not carefully inspect it. I don't think anyone would have thought that there were still living people inside.

Whew...... Although the Type 97 and Type 89 are both medium tanks, they are much more powerful. Company Commander Huang drove the Type 97 in a dashing circle amid the exclamations of the Japanese army, turned around and ran south, so angry that the Japanese army scolded behind and chased after him...... (To be continued......)

PS: I don't dare to unblock it, so I'll finish this month first.