my bright sword career

Chapter 167 This Is What a Tank Charges Like
"Infinite expansion?" Ding Wei asked curiously, "Can you elaborate."

"Is such that."

Li Changan continued: "The founder of the Armored Forces, General Guderian of Germany, once said that the advantage of armored forces lies in movement, which is the same as the advantage of cavalry.

Let's put it this way, the tank is actually an enhanced version of the cavalry. Once the tank fights against the enemy in the difficult and complex terrain, it is tantamount to attacking the enemy's strength with its own weaknesses. Once the advantage of maneuvering is lost, the devils can hide in the Attack us on the hillside, in the cave, or on the big tree.

Can you imagine what would happen when our tank was suddenly attacked by devils when our tank was passing through a narrow mountain road? "

Ding Wei and the battalion commanders around him were all battle-hardened soldiers, so they understood it as soon as they heard it.Imagine that when dozens of tanks are slowly passing by the narrow mountain road, densely packed devils suddenly appear from both sides, and countless explosive packages fall from the sky. Just thinking about such a scene makes people shudder.

"Li Battalion Commander, I didn't think carefully. I apologize to you." Ding Wei is an open-minded person. After realizing his mistake, he immediately apologized to Li Changan formally.

Li Changan hurriedly stood up, "Sir, you're too polite, I'm just filling in the gaps for you, and it's not all your fault, you've never commanded an armored force before, and negligence is inevitable. "

After the apology, the atmosphere between the two parties became harmonious. Li Changan took out a cigarette and let everyone smoke. Ding Wei and others were not polite, and the group began to smoke.

Ding Wei raised a smoke ring and narrowed his eyes: "Battlemaster Li, since Dulong Ridge is not suitable for ambush, do you have any good suggestions?"

Li Changan looked at the map for a while and said: "Mr. Ding, I think we can still set the ambush at Dulong Ridge, but it's not where Dulong Ridge is, but behind it."

After all, Li Changan's finger moved a certain distance to the right from the location of Dulong Ridge on the map.

Battalion Commander Zhou on the side was puzzled and said, "But this is a large plain area, and there is no danger to defend at all. Where should we set up an ambush?"

Li Changan smiled slightly: "It is precisely because this is a plain that there is no danger to defend, that's why we set up an ambush here."

Ding Wei is indeed the person with the most strategic vision in the Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi. After a little thought, he understood, and slapped his thigh: "I think I understand what you mean. You want to set up an ambush here, and use your armored battalion as a The main force launches an attack on the devils, and our Xinyi regiment is supporting them, is that right?"

Li Changan chuckled, "Mr. Ding, on the first day I came into contact with tanks, our regiment told me that tanks are always used to attack, and they can only be used as the protagonist of the attack. When tanks and infantry attack together , infantry can only be used as auxiliary.

In the open area, once the tank charges, its power is far beyond that of the infantry, so I want to wrong you and give our armored battalion a shot. What do you think? "

While talking, Li Changan secretly observed Ding Wei's expression.

Before Ding Wei could speak, the battalion commanders around were a little unhappy.

I admit that your dozens of iron bumps are powerful, but you only have dozens of tanks when you are exhausted. Even if you add the mechanized infantry company assigned to you, there are only four to five hundred people. Our new regiment is the whole regiment But there are more than 2000 people, why should you lay hands on you, you are too contemptuous of people, right?

Only Ding Wei was silent for a long time, and finally nodded his head: "Okay... I promise you, isn't it just a strike, as long as I can win a big battle, I will accept it even if I lead you a horse. This ambush How to proceed, how our new group will do is up to you, and I will definitely cooperate."

"Officer Ding is so bold." Li Chang'an gave a thumbs up, and Ding Wei's heart can be seen from this that he is willing to help him as a battalion commander with the dignity of a regiment commander.

"Mr. Ding... I think so. You see, three or four miles away from Dulong Ridge is a large flat land several miles wide. It is most suitable for the armored troops to play. We can ambush the armored troops here. You lead the new army The regiment is ambushing here, once we launch an attack on the new regiment, we can take the opportunity to cut off the retreat of the devils..."

Following Li Changan's explanation, Ding Wei was either puzzled or nodded. Slowly, the ambush plan was gradually formed in the discussion of everyone...

While Ding Wei and Li Changan were discussing, on the road less than two kilometers away from them, a team of more than ten kilometers long was marching on the road.

This team is the reinforcements of the 41st Division led by Ota Ryuji. This support army has five brigades and one supply team, with a total of more than 600 people. Empty, once this unit is lost, the 41st Division can also be declared disbanded.

Riding a red war horse, Ryuji Ota stared at the sun that had reached the top of his head in the sky, took out the map and looked at it for a long time, and touched his chin again.

They set off at [-]:[-] in the morning, and they have walked for more than five hours, but they have only traveled less than [-] kilometers. According to the marching speed of modern troops, it is not an exaggeration to call it turtle speed.

At this time, a staff officer came over and asked: "Your Excellency, the captain, it is already noon, should we order the troops to stop advancing?"

Ryuji Ota thought for a while: "I have been to this area before. There is Poison Dragon Ridge less than four kilometers away from us. The terrain is dangerous and it is a very suitable place for ambushes. Now you personally lead a squadron to go out for investigation. Be sure to check it carefully and make sure there is no ambush before reporting to me."

"Hi!"

The staff led the order, and soon a squadron of Japanese soldiers left the main force and headed forward...

half an hour later

"hiss……"

In a bush two kilometers away from Dulong Ridge, Battalion Commander Zhou of the [-]st Battalion of the New First Regiment looked through the binoculars at the Japanese soldiers who were carefully searching on Dulong Ridge and took a deep breath. Lingshang, otherwise the devil will be exposed after such a search."

"Report to Your Excellency, Captain, the search squadron reports that they have not found any ambushes on Dulong Ridge, and the troops can pass safely."

"Yoxi, order the troops to speed up, we will camp there today and start tomorrow!"

That's right, Ryuji Ota's march is so magical now. It has been two days since he set off, but the troops have only traveled less than a hundred kilometers. Ryuji Ota's greatest wish is that the battle there will be over before he arrives in Yushe County .

He doesn't care whether Yushe County is lost or not. For him, being able to keep the last strength of the 41st Division is the most important thing. It's just that Ryuji Ota never expected that just less than ten kilometers away from him, a The ambush circle composed of the Eighth Route Army and armored forces was quietly waiting for their arrival.

"report!"

A scout came on horseback, came to Ding Wei and Li Chang'an and said loudly: "Report to the commander, we have detected the general situation of this devil's reinforcements. There are quite a lot of devils in this group, more than 5000 people. "

"More than 5000 people?"

Everyone was taken aback.

Ding Wei blurted out: "Didn't the information say that this is just a dissatisfied alliance? How come there are so many people?"

"There are indeed more than 5000 people." The scout said: "We have repeatedly confirmed several times. This team has been lined up for more than ten miles. It can't be wrong."

Ding Wei didn't speak, Brick looked at Li Chang'an: "Li Battalion Commander, what do you think?"

Li Changan said without hesitation: "What else can I do, a sheep is freed, and a flock of sheep is also freed, since they are here, let's clean them up together."

Looking at Li Chang'an who seemed to be taking it for granted, Ding Wei suddenly smiled: "I have seen it, you Liantai militia members have been trained to be courageous by head Gao, and you don't even know what it means to be afraid."

Li Changan grinned and didn't make a sound, but he didn't care about it in his heart. Ever since he fought a tough battle with the 41st Division at Qixia Pass, although the Liantai militia suffered a lot, this battle reshaped the Liantai militia. mentality.

This also gave them a sense of superiority in their hearts when facing the Japanese army.

Under normal circumstances, a sense of superiority is not a compliment, but for today's Chinese army, this sense of superiority is hard to buy.

This is also the most direct feeling of the leaders of the Eighth Route Army after contacting the Liantai militia.

The Liantai Militia was different from the Jinsui Army and the Central Army they had contacted in the past.

The full spirit, the ruddy and shiny face, the strong body and the confidence in the face of the Japanese army are hard to see in other national army troops.

Just do what you say, and with an order, all the troops have entered a fighting state.

When the Japanese army led by Ryuji Ota was three miles away from Dulongling, a second lieutenant who was walking in the front suddenly stopped, his face turned pale in an instant, and he pointed to the front and stammered and shouted: "War... ...the chariot...the chariot of the Chinese!"

Yes, about a mile away from them, dozens of steel monsters were lying quietly in front of them, with their black muzzles facing them.

"Whizzing……"

As three signal flares, one red, two green, flew into the sky with shining light, the drivers who had already prepared on the flat ground, after seeing the signal flare in the air, pushed the joystick and stepped on the accelerator, more than 20 tons The heavy tanks began to move slowly, and the infantry assigned to the armored battalion with submachine guns, sniper rifles and MG42 machine guns followed closely behind.

"The chariot, the chariot of the Chinese people, report it to the regimental captain!" Major Murata Shuzo, the captain of the first battalion at the forefront, looked at the iron-gray steel monsters slowly approaching in the distance, feeling desperate It rose instantly, and even the voice carried an indescribable panic.

Of course, the Japanese are no strangers to tanks, a weapon of war. Since the all-out war of resistance, the tanks made by the Japanese have done a lot of crimes on the land of China. Although in the eyes of European powers, the tanks made by the Japanese are not much different from toys. .

But this kind of rubbish is still unrivaled for Huaxia, whose industry is almost zero. In order to deal with them, the Huaxia army has to pay too many sacrifices.

But as the old saying goes, Feng Shui takes turns, and it's time for them to taste this bitter fruit today.

"Quick...fire...quickly fire, and set up the machine gun!"

In the Japanese army, the roars of officers resounded everywhere.

"Keep close, just like during training, the bullets of the little devil can't penetrate the armor of the tank!"

Behind the slowly advancing tanks, the squad platoon leaders of the mechanized infantry company roared loudly. The tanks provided cover for the soldiers of the mechanized infantry company on the move, like a movable wall. The soldiers of the mechanized infantry company held Submachine guns, following behind the tanks, each platoon and squad steadily advanced towards the Japanese army in a skilled formation. Everything was the same as during training, and there was not much difference.

And around the No. [-] tanks that were advancing slowly in a fan shape, more than a dozen tanks that were a circle smaller than the No. [-] tanks flew around the two wings at a faster speed.

These tanks are Lynx reconnaissance tanks. This 11.8-ton guy can reach a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour, and even off-road, their speed can reach 40 kilometers.

Although their protection is not as good as the thick-skinned Panzer IV tanks, they can throw the former several blocks away in terms of mobility, so they are very suitable for quick assaults.

"boom!"

A sniper leaning behind the tank aimed at the head protruding from a dirt bag several hundred meters away, and pointed at the man who was gnashing his teeth and manipulating a Type [-] heavy machine gun to shoot at the tank, with a white cloth tied on his head. The Japanese soldier fired a single shot, and the Japanese soldier's head was blown away by the bullet, and his gray brains were splashed everywhere.

"Da da... da... da..."

After the distance between the two sides approached, the soldiers of the mechanized infantry company used their submachine guns and general-purpose machine guns to rain bullets on the Japanese troops hiding behind various temporary bunkers. They were suppressing the average daily shooting with intensive bullet rain.

And the tank was not idle either. The correspondent and machine gunner was shooting any suspicious targets with the parallel machine gun on the vehicle. If you looked down from the sky at this time, you could see such a slightly weird scene.

More than 200 infantrymen followed dozens of tanks and charged towards the enemy dozens of times larger than themselves.

If people who don't know it see it, they even think that these people are going to die, but in fact the situation is completely opposite. The Japanese army who was suddenly attacked has begun to panic. They fought back, but almost everyone's eyes showed a gleam of fear.

It was the first time that Ding Wei, who saw the armored troops launching a group charge, had a strange light in his eyes. It was only today that he realized that war is not only a confrontation between people, but also a contest between people and steel. Sometimes, individuals seem so insignificant in front of steel.

"Regiment commander... this is... this is what the tank looks like when it charges?" Battalion Commander Zhou swallowed his saliva and asked a little stammeringly.

(End of this chapter)