my bright sword career

Chapter 299 Assault
Standing in front of a newly dug observation post, the head of the Ninth Brigade, Suzuki Shigeyasu, looked livid as he watched the lines that had been almost razed to the ground.

It can be said that this bombardment was completely beyond his expectations, because in his past experience, few Chinese troops dared to take the initiative to attack the troops of the Great Japanese Empire.

In fact, it is no wonder that Shigeyasu Suzuki was surprised and puzzled.

Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, China has been defeated again and again in foreign wars, first to the Eight-Power Allied Forces, and then to Tsarist Russia, and then the Beiyang Navy, which cost a huge amount of money to build, was also defeated in the Battle of Dadonggou The annihilation of the entire army pushed the Chinese nation into the abyss.

The consequence of the defeat was the birth of many unequal treaties such as the "Xin Chou Treaty", "Shimonoseki Treaty", "Nanjing Treaty", which also led to an illusion in the hearts of the Chinese people, that is, foreigners It is invincible, whether it is an Oriental or a Westerner.

And this kind of result also indirectly led to the fact that in previous battles with the Japanese army, the generals of the national army often lacked the courage to take the initiative to attack and only knew how to defend passively.

But Gao Hongming is different. He comes from another time and space. When he travels, China has already developed into the world's second largest economy, and Japan has been reduced to the point where it needs the protection of an American godfather to dare to challenge us.

This point can also be seen from previous battles. Once fighting with the Japanese army, Gao Hongming is often the first to initiate the attack, and this time is no exception.

However, Suzuki Shigeyasu is also a battle-tested general after all, after the initial surprise, he quickly reacted.

He quickly issued a combat order to the combat staff, "Immediately order the first brigade to withdraw and let the second brigade stand up."

The combat staff officer asked puzzledly: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, is the first line of defense not defended?"

"No more defense." Shigeyasu Suzuki shook his head, "The first line of defense can no longer be defended. Instead of letting the first brigade die in vain, it is better to preserve our strength and hurry up to execute the order."

"Hi!"

The combat staff officer was about to convey the order when he heard a noise coming from the front, and many Japanese soldiers pointed to the front and shouted.

Suzuki Shigeyasu's expression changed slightly. Although the Ninth Brigade was the elite infantry brigade under the standard establishment of the permanent division, it was not comparable to those patched together garrison divisions. No small matter.

Just as he was about to send someone to inquire, a staff officer hurried over to report: "Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, chariots... The Chinese have dispatched chariot troops!"

After the shelling was over, the surviving Japanese troops got out of the remaining fortifications under the supervision of officers at all levels. A machine gun and infantry artillery were also dragged out of the ruins. The Japanese officers' shouts and curses rang out from time to time .

Just when the Japanese army was about to set up their weapons one after another, what they waited for was not the figures of Chinese soldiers, but huge tanks painted in gray.

As the huge figure of the No. 11 tank came into the eyes of the Japanese soldiers, there was a slight panic in the Japanese position, but it was quickly suppressed by the officers, and soon a 37-type infantry gun and [-] years The Type [-] rapid-fire gun (cacon gun) fired.

"bump……"

With a muffled sound, a 37mm high-explosive bomb hit the leading No. [-] tank. With a muffled sound, the No. [-] tank shook slightly, shook the turret, and then continued to move forward.

"Tu Xingsun, keep your eyes wide open, why haven't you found the devil's firepower yet?"

In a No. 2134 tank with the paint number [-], the commander Huang Jianhua called the gunner Sun Youfu to help him observe while picking up the binoculars and pushing open the hatch above his head to poke his head out, but was stopped by the loader sitting behind him. Pulled.

The loader said with a bitter face: "Head... the battalion commander has repeatedly said that the commander is never allowed to poke his head out of the turret to observe during the attack, otherwise the entire crew will be punished after the battle. You Just let us go."

"I……"

Huang Jianhua cursed in a low voice, he could only close the hatch again, sat down obediently, and observed the surroundings with the commander's observation hole carried by the tank itself, but limited by the narrowness of the observation hole, it was very difficult to observe. It was difficult, but at this time, whether it was the loader, gunner, communicator, or Huang Jianhua, the commander of the vehicle, they all opened the observation hole next to him and nervously observed the surrounding movement.

The No. 8 tank equipped by the armored battalion is F-type. In order to increase the viewing angle, this type of tank has a total of [-] observation ports, two on the front of the car body, and one on each side of the car body (front left and front right) , there are two on each side of the turret (hatch covers on the left and right sides and front left and right front).

The purpose of this design is to allow everyone in the tank to act as an observer.

Of course, with the continuous advancement of technology, tank observation ports became less and less, but the perception of the surrounding situation became stronger and stronger, but that was already after the war.

While everyone was watching nervously, with a bang, the engine of the more than 20-ton tank shook for a while and then stopped.

The sudden vibration caught everyone in the car off guard. Several people hit their heads on the armor of the tank. Fortunately, they were all wearing armor caps, otherwise they would definitely have a big bump on their heads.

"Is everyone all right?"

Huang Jianhua was the first to react and quickly asked about the situation.

"I'm fine!"

"Head...everyone is fine." The armored soldiers reported the situation one after another.

Seeing that the personnel were fine, Huang Jianhua hurriedly said to the driver: "Qiu Youcai, quickly check the condition of the vehicle."

After a brief inspection, Qiu Youcai pressed the start button. With the vibration of the engine, the No. [-] tank that had stopped started to move again after a puff of black smoke came out from the tail.

"Head... I found that the devil's firepower is on!" At this moment, the observer shouted loudly, "It's in the grass more than 400 meters ahead on the left."

"I saw him too." Gunner Sun Youfu also shouted.

Huang Jianhua roared: "What are you still doing, kill them quickly! Qiu Youcai, stop first!"

Tanks in this period did not have gun stabilizers, and all work had to be done manually. Armored soldiers had to stop if they wanted to shoot accurately, especially when shooting moving targets. Restart to reduce the chance of becoming a permanent target.

As soon as the No. [-] tank stopped, Sun Youfu, who had been prepared for a long time, aimed at the grass on the left and stepped on the shooting pedal forcefully.

"Boom..."

Accompanied by a muffled sound, the cannon on the left front flew into the air amidst the explosion...

(End of this chapter)