The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 192 Chinese Tank

The one-sided massacre lasted for more than five minutes and ended with the complete annihilation of the infantry artillery squadron and the wing artillery squadron attached to the Third Infantry Battalion, the loss of more than half of the heavy machine gun squadron, and the collapse of the baggage troops.

Although the two infantry squadrons on both sides of the road suffered relatively small losses, they still left behind accumulated corpses. After these five minutes, both sides began new actions.

Boom boom -

Two more August 1st mortars popped out of the chamber, and the hot muzzle wind hit He Wei's face. He Wei didn't feel it at all. He just kept cheering with his binoculars. The mortars and tank defense guns of the secret service battalion were still there. As they fired, the surrounding air was filled with a hot smell mixed with gunpowder smoke and gunpowder.

Chen Xinsheng's voice was hoarse when he gave the order to fire the salvo. The gunners of the artillery company were also sweating profusely. Two boxes of dark green shells were scattered everywhere on the mortar position, and the tanks' defensive guns were scattered everywhere. The firing position was also piled with golden brass cartridges.

The artillery attack is still continuing, but the target has become the Japanese infantry on both sides of the road. These Japanese infantry have been searching and advancing in the standard combat formation of the infantry squadron. The effect of using artillery attack is naturally not as good as the one just against the Japanese army on the road. The massacre was fun, but it could also yield a lot of results. He Wei was filled with joy as he watched Japanese troops continue to fall under the joint artillery attacks of the secret service battalion and the 956th Regiment.

However, although the artillery attacks from the Secret Service Battalion and the 956th Regiment were fierce, the Japanese infantry also showed enough resilience and perseverance. They stared at the fierce artillery fire and changed formations, maneuvering to avoid the artillery fire in the distance and seeking shelter. Cover, and as the Japanese infantry moved, the killing efficiency of the special agent battalion and the 956th Regiment's artillery fire also plummeted.

Facing the Japanese infantry scattered in the wilderness, He Wei immediately ordered to slow down the artillery fire. He also had more "fun" things to entertain the Japanese infantry.

"The artillery company slowed down the bombardment and told Captain Zhao of the tank company to have his battle artillery team be ready to attack and be ready to attack at any time. All infantry companies in the entire battalion are also ready to attack and are ready to attack when ordered."

"Call Captain Cai and tell them that our battalion's tanks are about to attack, and tell them to prepare to launch a siege on the Japanese troops on both sides of the road."

He Wei's order was conveyed as quickly as possible to the chariot company concealed in the rear via a phone call from the communications platoon, and the chariot was the highlight of the spy battalion's ambush operation.

Facing the evacuated and mobile Japanese infantry in the wilderness, the killing effect of the limited number of mortars, tank defense guns and even the mountain artillery of the 956th Regiment will be greatly reduced.

Just like heavy cavalry assaults in ancient wars, chariots are the most powerful weapon against infantry on the plains. Although the company of the German-made light No. 1 chariot attached to the secret service battalion can hardly play the role of the ancient heavy cavalry, The character can deal with the flesh and blood of the Japanese infantry, but it is enough.

What He Wei is waiting for now is an opportunity, an opportunity that is most suitable for a tank attack, and this opportunity is when the Japanese infantry launches an attack or advances quickly. As long as the Japanese infantry launches an attack, He Wei will let his troops fight. When the vehicle rushes out, it will be a clash between infantry and chariots, and a collision of flesh and steel.

What the result is is self-evident.

Behind the hidden position of the secret service camp, Zhao Huzhen, the commander of the third company of the armored corps tank, immediately became excited after receiving the order from He Wei to prepare for an attack. There were bursts of cheers from behind. It was the commander of the third company of the tank. The chariot soldiers, they had just witnessed the brutal beating of the Japanese army by the infantry troops. Seeing the infantry troops' victory, the chariot soldiers took the initiative to ask Zhao Huzhen to fight and asked the chariots to attack.

Zhao Huzhen looked at the large group of Japanese infantry in the plain wilderness with eager eyes. However, He Wei had warned him in advance that he could only launch an attack with an order, so he had to keep appeasing his chariot soldiers. After a long wait, he finally It was He Wei's order to attack that came. After receiving the order, the tank company was like a pot of boiling hot oil that boiled instantly.

"Attention, each platoon, make final preparations for the attack, inspect the tanks, and coordinate with the infantry brothers according to the formations trained before the war. When I issue the final general attack order, they will immediately attack the Japanese infantry in front of them in combat formation, etc. Beat me hard when you rush out and avenge the brothers who died in Songhu."

"Yes."

Zhao Huzhen ordered loudly with red eyes. The officers and soldiers of the three tank platoons responded loudly and then quickly rushed to the tanks in the hidden fortifications. They uncovered the camouflage net on the tanks and started to warm up the tanks. During the mechanical inspection, Zhao Huzhen also enthusiastically took out a Browning pistol from his waist and loaded it, while Hu Zhaowu, the company commander of the Third Infantry Company of the Special Agent Battalion, also walked over with a smile.

"Captain Zhao, we will see your tanks soon, but we must cover our infantry well. You are the captain of the artillery team, so you must provide us with good cover."

"No, you infantry brothers should also protect our tanks. Just like what Battalion Commander He said, we must be united and work together."

"Don't worry, your chariots are made of steel, and my brothers are also men of steel."

Hu Zhaowu immediately turned around and shouted to the officers and soldiers of the third company hidden in the traffic trench: "Brothers, the time has come to kill the enemy. Follow the brothers of the chariot company and rush up. Crush and kill those bitches." All you bastards, all bayonets fixed and ready to attack!"

The brothers of the Third Infantry Company of the Secret Service Battalion climbed out of the traffic trench one after another and joined the tank company under the command of the squad platoon leader. Before the war, under the instruction of He Wei, the tank company of the Armored Corps, the tank defense artillery platoon and the special agents The battalion's third infantry company formed a battle artillery team headed by Zhao Huzhen, the commander of the third tank company. Now the tank defensive artillery naturally does not need to attack, but to deal with the Japanese infantry, the coordination of tanks and infantry is indispensable. few.

Amidst bursts of roaring sounds, the seventeen German-made No. 1 tanks of the third company of tanks started one after another. Following the officer's command command, the tanks started slowly one by one and drove out from the hidden fortifications. At the same time, the battle formation was spread out. There were three tank rows with two tanks in front and one tank in the back. Each tank row was spread out in a diamond formation.

Hu Zhaowu's third infantry company also took advantage of every opportunity to enter the designated position in the tank company formation. Each infantry platoon was assigned to a tank company, and the machine gun platoon of the third infantry company belonged to three tank platoons and three Soviet platoons. The assistant shooter of the Luotong machine gun squad climbed up to the turret of the tank with the machine gun, and set up the machine gun on the turret. The soldiers of each infantry platoon hid behind the No. 1 tank and in the gap between the tanks, half Kneeling, he raised his Czech rifle, flower machine gun, and Belgian light machine gun with fixed bayonets, quietly waiting for the last moment to launch an attack.

In less than five minutes, the tank company and infantry company were ready for battle, just waiting for He Wei's general attack order. On the position of the 956th Regiment opposite the spy camp, after receiving a phone call from He Wei, the commander of the 956th Regiment, Cai Rubai, also removed the 956th Regiment except for the five infantry companies deployed on the commanding heights of the mountain. All combat forces were organized. The remaining four infantry companies and the riflemen of each machine gun company, a total of more than 600 people, formed three skirmisher lines and were hidden among several hills.

The Guangdong officers and soldiers with high morale also fixed bayonets for the Cantonese-made rifles in their hands. Under the leadership of the lieutenant colonel of the 956th Regiment, they were ready to attack at any time.

The Secret Service Battalion and the 956th Regiment have completed their final preparations for the attack, and the Third Infantry Brigade, which has been passively beaten, will not stay where it is and wait for death. Toyama Nosuke, the forward captain of the squadron, immediately realized after the gunfire from the spy battalion that everything was a trap and everything was a calculation by the Chinese army.

His seventh infantry squadron may have been killed by the Chinese army. Then, in a very short period of time, Toyama Nosuke witnessed scenes of tragedies on the highway, and the entire artillery squad of the regiment was annihilated. , the bloody retreat of the heavy machine gun squadron, the tragic annihilation of the infantry artillery squad and the disintegration of the special agents on the spot, gave Toyama Nosuke an extremely heavy blow.

At this point, after Toyama Nosuke calmed down, he knew that he and the Third Battalion had no other way out. If they retreated, they would only be pursued by the Chinese army with firepower. That was also a dead end. The only way was to attack forward with a desperate effort. Occupy the commanding heights on both sides of the road and wait for reinforcements, waiting for the main force of the regiment to arrive before they can survive in the face of death.

Toyama Nosuke immediately issued a battle order to attack the commanding heights on both sides. The 8th Infantry Squadron on the left side of the road first organized the attack. With a battle command from Lieutenant Onizuka, the captain of the 8th Infantry Squadron, the 8th Infantry Squadron and the 8th Infantry Squadron The remnants of the heavy machine gun squadron of the third brigade, totaling more than 150 people, deployed in the standard three-row, three-advance attack battle formation of the Japanese infantry squadron. Against the gradually sparse artillery fire from the spy camp, they advanced towards the two commanding heights of the hill where the spy camp was hidden. Launched an impact.

"Warriors, the time has come to serve the empire faithfully. Come on."

Lieutenant Onizuka, the captain of the 8th Infantry Squadron, waved his command sword and rushed to the front with a roar. More than a hundred Japanese soldiers behind him also howled. Under the leadership of Sergeant Cao and Commander Cao, they accelerated the attack speed and rushed forward. On the two hills above, the soldiers of the heavy machine gun squadron also set up the only Type 92 heavy machine gun in the entire brigade and opened fire on the Cantonese troops on the high ground.

Da da da, da da da

The muffled firing sounds of the Type 92 heavy machine gun continued one after another, but the firepower of the Cantonese machine guns on the two highlands was much inferior to before. After the high-intensity shooting just now, the Czech light machine guns and accessories of the two Cantonese infantry companies were strengthened. The Hotchkiss air-cooled heavy machine guns all reduced their firing frequency due to overheating of the barrel. Although Japanese troops continued to be hit and fell, the attack sharpness and forward speed of the Eighth Infantry Squadron were getting faster and faster. The attack on the two highlands was about to begin.

"Kill, long live His Majesty the Emperor."

The killing cry of the Eighth Squadron of the Third Infantry Group once overwhelmed the fierce gunfire. The battle was like this. All the Japanese officers and soldiers were red-eyed and rushed up and down like crazy. All this was also All were caught in the sight of He Wei. Seeing that the Japanese troops on his side had launched a charge, He Wei immediately issued a general attack order for the artillery team.

"Tell Company Commander Zhao to launch an attack on the enemy infantry."

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"Company Commander, Battalion Commander He ordered the attack to begin."

In the launch area of ​​the battle artillery team's attack, a soldier of the tank company held a phone and shouted to the anxious Zhao Huzhen who was waiting behind him. Zhao Huzhen, who received the general attack order, immediately climbed up to his company commander in three steps and two steps. The command car shouted excitedly at the top of his lungs: "Start attacking."

Immediately, seventeen No. 1 tanks started at the same time, the roar of the engines became louder and louder, and bursts of black smoke were emitted. Accompanied by more than a hundred infantrymen from the third infantry company, the tanks gradually accelerated and filed out. .

The main force of the spy battalion in front also stopped firing early and moved to both sides, opening a passage for the tanks. With the cover of the hilltop high ground, the Japanese Eighth Infantry Squadron, which was in high-speed impact, attacked the spy battalion battle artillery team. They were completely unaware of their actions, and only some of the soldiers noticed the increasingly loud roars approaching.

The tank soldiers of the third company of tanks in the assault almost gave full throttle. Seventeen No. 1 tanks quickly rushed out from the gap between the commanding heights of the two hills. Then, the Japanese infantry with guns crazily attacked the high ground. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Squadron saw a dozen gray Chinese tanks suddenly appearing two hundred meters ahead, followed by a large number of Chinese infantry.

Just when the forward of the 8th Infantry Squadron discovered the Chinese tank, the soldiers at the rear of the assault formation were not even aware of it and were still running and charging. Just as the two sides faced each other, seventeen Chinese tanks had already Once again, the direction was changed and the battle formation was launched. The dark MG13 machine gun on the tank turret and the blue sky and white sun logo on the tank body shone with a strange luster in the sun. A dozen tanks faced the Eighth Infantry Squadron. The attack formation charged forward.

With more than a hundred infantrymen on one side and steel chariots on the other, the two teams suddenly encountered each other and faced each other head-on.

"There is an enemy tank!"

Until then, a Japanese sergeant leading the attack shouted in terror. Lieutenant Onizuka, the leader of the 8th Squadron, also retracted his saber and shouted with a trembling voice: "Everyone evacuates, there are tanks."

As soon as he finished speaking, the No. 1 tank at the front spit out tongues of fire. The firepower network composed of two mg13 machine guns instantly fell on the head of the Japanese forward. Lieutenant Onizuka, the leader of the 8th Squadron, was beaten on the spot. In a sieve, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers were also knocked to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, all seventeen tanks opened fire, and thirty-four mg13 machine guns opened fire, forming an airtight fire network that swept towards the unprepared Eighth Squadron.

(End of this chapter)