War of Resistance

Chapter 55 Molotov cocktails

"Master, the humble position is a soldier of the party and the country. Going into battle to kill the enemy, protect the family and defend the country, this is originally a matter of humble position, and it should not be praised. Besides, if the [-]th regiment hadn't attacked for a period of time, In addition, with the help of the artillery battalion, it will not be easy to take Shajing Port." Zhang Tianhai's face was very serious and serious, and there was no joke in it.

After hearing these words, Song Xilian nodded approvingly, patted Zhang Tianhai on the shoulder, and said to Hu Jiaji who was beside him: "Decheng, it is you who leads the troops well, you see that this subordinate of yours is quite modest. of."

Hu Jiaji smiled and said, "Zhang Tianhai is not only from our 36th Regiment, but also from our [-]th Division!"

"Okay, let's stop flattering each other." After speaking, Song Xilian straightened his face and turned to Zhang Tianhai and said, "Battlemaster Zhang, you are one of the few officers in our 36th Division who can fight. Tell me about these two times. Summarize the experience of quick victory against the enemy!"

"Yes." Zhang Tianhai responded, and then began his summary: "Master, I believe that the victory of these two battles is inseparable from the unity of the officers and soldiers and the fear of sacrifice. Our battalion has participated in the war since. Since then, the officers and soldiers have taken death as their home and attacked the Japanese army recklessly. Even though our troops suffered heavy losses, they also caused a lot of casualties to the enemy. It’s just that our army has fatal flaws in combat.”

"What's the flaw? Let me tell you, we are all soldiers, and we don't have so many literati. Let's just say it." Seeing Zhang Tianhai's somewhat hesitant expression, Song Xilian said in a deep voice.

"Yes, division seat. The humble post will be straightforward." Zhang Tianhai said bluntly, "Our army lacks effective strikes when facing tanks. The humble post believes that in addition to the anti-war artillery and cluster grenades, there should be more convenient and quicker. Methods."

Song Xilian thought for a while, and said, "Let's say, if this method is effective, I will give you credit!"

"Yes. I believe that to deal with the thin-skinned small tanks of the Japanese army, a gasoline bottle is enough." Zhang Tianhai said sternly, for him, perhaps the gasoline incendiary bottle alias "Molotov Cocktail" would be the best choice. He didn't say it before. It was entirely because of the position at the time and the fact that the battle was too intense to think of this. You know, at this time, even taking a break is an extravagant hope.

As for the 36th Division, in Zhang Tianhai's limited memory in his previous life, he couldn't remember exactly how long they fought, but he knew that the 87th Division and the 88th Division fought from the beginning of the battle to the end of the battle.

Since the 87th Division and the 88th Division, the two German weapon divisions, fought from the beginning of the battle to the end of the battle, there is no reason for the 36th Division to take turns to rest alone. After all, these three divisions are all one!

"Can a gasoline bottle solve a tank?" Song Xilian asked with a frown. It's not that he is stupid, but that tanks have not been widely used in this era, but are only used as a new type of arms, except for the anti-war artillery and cluster grenades. I haven't heard of any other weapons that can counter tanks.

"Yes, it's a gasoline bottle. To be precise, it's a gasoline incendiary bottle." Zhang Tianhai nodded seriously and said, "We can collect the glass bottle, fill it with gasoline, and then ignite it from the outside with a lead wire. As long as the gasoline incendiary bottle is thrown into the tank, Then it's all set."

Song Xilian frowned, and after turning around twice, asked, "Is this gasoline incendiary really as effective as you said?"

Zhang Tianhai just wanted to say that the gasoline molotov cocktail was used on a large scale during the Soviet-Finnish war, but he immediately remembered that the Soviet-Finnish war was in the winter of 1939, but it was only the early autumn of 1937.

As a result, Zhang Tianhai swallowed his words as soon as they reached his lips, and then changed his mouth to say: "Returning to the teacher's seat, I dare to use my life as a guarantee, this thing is absolutely effective. I have observed that the little devil's tank is at the rear, And the tail is precisely the weak point of the armor, and according to the welding technology of our era, it is far from reaching the level of welding the entire tank so that it is impermeable to liquids."

After listening to Zhang Tianhai's explanation, Song Xilian's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "This method is feasible. Gasoline is flammable, and the diesel fuel used in the little devil's tank is also flammable. As long as it is ignited, it will surely burn. Cause an explosion... um... This method is really good, Yulin, you are really my lucky general, haha, I will report my thoughts to the war zone chief!"

"Mr. Xie praised it, and I believe that while reporting this method, my division produced a large number of incendiary bottles. Shanghai's economy is so prosperous, and there are a lot of cars. It should not be a problem to find some gasoline, and glass bottles are easier." Zhang Tianhai suggested.

Song Xilian thought for a while and said, "Okay, no problem. You are responsible for this matter! You lead the officers and soldiers of your battalion to carry out this task."

"But... about the frontline battle, our regiment leader hasn't..." Zhang Tianhai said with some embarrassment.

But before Zhang Tianhai could finish speaking, Song Xilian interrupted him: "Am I the commander of your regiment or your regiment commander is mine? Since this matter is decided by me, you can just go ahead and execute it. it is good."

"Yes, Master." Zhang Tianhai saluted and went out.

After Zhang Tianhai left, Song Xilian turned his head and said to Hu Jiaji: "Decheng, I sent your first battalion, and now your regiment's second battalion is also fighting, and only one third battalion is left to temporarily serve as a reserve team. Bar!"

"Yes." Hu Jiaji sat on the chair and gave a military salute. After all, he is now a wounded person, and his legs and feet are not very convenient.

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After leaving the regiment headquarters, Zhang Tianhai asked the entire battalion to gather.

In this battle, Li Chunfei's No. 70 company suffered the most casualties, with a reduction of more than 40 people, and the No. [-] people in the No. [-] and No. [-] companies.

Seeing that the entire battalion had shrunk by nearly a quarter in this tough battle, Zhang Tianhai really felt distressed: these were all his subordinates, his brothers.

Without the two artillery companies sent by the division headquarters, Zhang Tianhai really does not know how many casualties he would have to pay to take Shajing Port!

At the same time, Zhang Tianhai also had a clear understanding of the strength of the Japanese Marine Corps: the will to fight is tenacious, the marksmanship is accurate, the individual combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and the equipment is superior to the national army, especially in the equipment of light and heavy weapons!

The Japanese Marine Corps may not be as good as the Japanese Army in group combat, but in terms of individual combat effectiveness, they are definitely not weaker than Army soldiers.

Although Zhang Tianhai has not officially fought against the Japanese Army, he has already noticed it faintly.

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PS: The second one will be sent!Good night!
(End of this chapter)