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Chapter 919 Is it amazing to have a tank?
Chapter 919 Is it amazing to have a tank?
The Japanese army's suffocating shelling took three rounds. Except for two intermissions in the middle, the entire shelling time exceeded 45 minutes!
There is no doubt that such a violent shelling caused heavy casualties to the 769 regiment on the frontal position!
Seeing an infantry squad being helplessly filled into the battlefield, and then taking advantage of the intermittent Japanese artillery fire, less than half of them withdrew, the face of the young commander of the 769 regiment was full of pain, but the only thing that remained unchanged was Perseverance!
Even his deputy head and the commander of the second battalion begged him not to send another infantry platoon into the front line when the Japanese artillery stopped for the second time!
Before the Japanese infantry entered the battlefield, they had already lost almost a full infantry platoon!
Facing the pleadings of his subordinates, the young head's expression was unprecedentedly calm.
Although anyone who knows him knows that their regiment leader, who is only in his early 20s, has a maturity far beyond his own age, the calmer his facial expression, the more it proves the burning anger in his heart, just like a few months ago, when he kissed Like leading an infantry battalion to attack Yangmingbao Airport, several chief officers of the newly formed regiment headquarters thought he was too risky.
But at that time, because of the existence of Yangmingbao Airport, the Japanese army frequently transferred to the airport, which was a great threat to the Chinese armies who were fighting the main force of the Japanese army at that time.In his words at the time: Is there any risk in war? If you win 100%, there is no need to fight this battle!
Perhaps, his subordinates still don't know much about his young regiment leader.
This 23-year-old colonel commander, although only 23 years old, has joined the army for 9 years and has been promoted to a military position that countless people of his age cannot match. He has extraordinary calmness and wisdom!
As a soldier, he knows what his subordinates are suffering. They are not frightened by the blood. They don’t want to sacrifice in vain. He understands the emotions between comrades too well. No one wants to see the precious lives of comrades being wasted in vain. !
So they asked themselves to reduce the number of troops on the front line, leaving only a few observation posts, so that the Japanese artillery fire would be useless!
But as a commander, he knows better what the Japanese commanders are thinking. The Japanese commanders are just waiting until they can't bear the casualties and reduce the input of soldiers. Although the infantry coordination is not good enough, it can barely reach 350 meters!
The distance of 200 meters is really too short. Although it is rushing from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, if the Japanese artillery fire chooses to extend and fire on the ridge, can the soldiers hiding behind the mountain rush into the position before the Japanese army arrives at the position? Woolen cloth?
He must, and can only maintain enough troops on the position under the raging Japanese artillery fire!
"The Japanese have the ability to never stop shelling, so my 769th regiment will accompany them to fight until one soldier dies! The squad leader is gone, the platoon leader is gone, the platoon leader is gone, the company commander is gone, the company commander and battalion commander are gone, Lao Tzu The head of the regiment went up in person and passed on my words to each company! Whoever questions the military order will follow the military law!" The young head of the regiment rejected everyone with an almost cruel military order.
The 772nd and 771st regiments, which had already arrived on both wings, looked at the frontal position shrouded in gunpowder smoke in the distance, but it was actually very painful!
In order to put all the more than 1500 Japanese troops into his pocket, Brigadier Cheng chose the flat Beiganling as the battlefield, but everything has advantages and disadvantages, because the battlefield is wide, and the highlands on both wings are far away from the Japanese infantry. In addition to heavy machine guns, the range is sufficient , the rifles on the two wings do not guarantee the hit rate!
That also means that when the Japanese army is madly attacking the frontal positions, it is almost difficult for them to attack the frontal positions on the high ground, unless they use mortars!
Let alone the extremely limited reserves of mortar shells, how effective is it to use mortars alone to strike infantry on a vast battlefield?Unless, the two infantry regiments rushed down the high ground and entered the flat ground to fight against the Japanese infantry.
But the Japanese army, I am afraid that they have been guarding against this move for a long time, taking advantage of the gap of the shelling, their infantry has already relied on the hills and mountains beside the road to dig field trenches!
In the absence of enough artillery fire, they have to turn from defense to offense, and the price they have to pay is frightening just thinking about it!
Although this situation can be improved after the arrival of the Four Lines Regiment in the afternoon, it now means that the two battalions of the 769 Regiment on the frontal position must bear the main attack of the Japanese army.
It can be said that Goto Koshinan, who was the supreme commander of the Japanese army at the time, was indeed a difficult opponent. After observing the battlefield, he immediately came up with the most effective tactics, which caused the Chinese side a headache.
Of course, all of this is based on the fact that he did not know that the Chinese army at this time still has such a surprise soldier as the Four Elements Regiment. If he knew that the Four Elements Regiment carried four 150 heavy mortars and 16 82 mortars with the army Pao, he would never make such a choice.
In addition to the mortars equipped by the three elite infantry regiments of the 921 Division that have arrived on the battlefield at this moment, the total number of mortars exceeding 30 is by no means what the temporary field trenches dug by the Japanese infantry with individual engineering shovels can withstand. , Even if the Japanese infantry were very careful, they dug out a depth of more than 80 centimeters in less than an hour!
But I have to say, at least before the arrival of the Four Elements Regiment, Goto Koshinan's trick of "injuring his ten fingers is worse than breaking one of them" really made the three Chinese infantry regiments on the battlefield feel very painful !
It's just like the iron-headed man who kicked onto the prairie --- the flat-headed brother, very tricky!
However, the young leader of the 769 regiment was not all in pain. During the battle, he received two good news.
The first battalion, the main force under his command, fought fiercely with the Japanese army. Although the casualties were heavy, the basic skeleton was still preserved. If enough soldiers could be recruited from the supplementary regiment after the battle, the combat effectiveness could be restored within three months!
In addition, when the second round of Japanese bombardment began, Brigadier Cheng, who had arrived 5 kilometers away from the battlefield, keenly judged that the Japanese army would use opening up the frontal position as the main breakthrough, and immediately sent the artillery company directly under the 683rd Brigade Headquarters The two 37mm rapid-fire guns and 4 mortars under his command were transferred to the frontal position!
Moreover, the main gunners of the two 37mm rapid-fire guns are all instructors supported by the Four Elements Regiment. After hearing that the battle situation has changed and they are about to fight a tough battle with the Japanese invaders in Beiganling, the four instructors of the Four Elements Regiment Immediately found Brigadier Cheng and asked to join the battle as a gunner.
It's not that the newly trained gunners can't do it. They have fired more than 200 rounds of live ammunition, and they have basically reached the level of a skilled gunner.
But after all, this is the first time they participated in the battle as artillerymen. On such a cruel battlefield, it is already very rare for a gunner to be able to develop his usual training level to 50.00%, but it is obviously not enough.
Brigadier Cheng agreed to the request of the four elite gunners of the four-row regiment, and they rushed to the frontal battlefield in charge of the 400 regiment with two 37mm rapid-fire guns weighing 769 kilograms.
Although the 37mm rapid-fire gun is too heavy and its maneuverability is far inferior to that of the 92 infantry gun, its excellent armor-piercing ability is definitely the nemesis of the 94 light tank!
The young head of the 769 regiment who received this telegram immediately ordered an infantry platoon under his command to be responsible for the construction of its fortifications.
A large number of sandbags and felled thigh-thick trees were transported to the battlefield, and there were even tunnels made by soldiers who risked their lives by using shell craters to blast and manually dig.
A whole infantry platoon is serving these two big killers that are about to arrive at the front line, but no one is crying tired or suffering.
Because these infantrymen are too aware of the horror of those giant steel beasts still cruising at the foot of the mountain.
Those guys are really too strong, light and heavy machine gun bullets are ineffective against them, and even mortars, unless they hit the engine position just right, are still useful, otherwise, they can only be blown up with explosive packs or cluster grenades carried by individual soldiers them.
However, these steel behemoths that cannot be pierced by bullets have two 7.7mm heavy machine guns, and there is at least one Japanese infantry squad following them. It would cost a lot to get close.
So far, the number of 769 light tanks that the 94 regiment can blow up in actual combat still stays at the number of one. That is because the Japanese army is too arrogant. The tank tracks crushed the occupied trenches, and a wounded soldier disguised himself as a corpse , with more than 6 grenades strapped to his body before blowing it up.
The Type 94 light tank is naturally not only strong, but the two 2mm heavy machine guns can approach 7.7 meters or even 300 meters unscrupulously. It is the nightmare of the infantry to strafing the ground. Let alone the infantry with little cover, it is those who have sandbag fortifications Heavy machine guns can't compete with this steel behemoth.
Every time the Japanese army took out this thing, the probability of the Chinese position being breached was higher than 80.00%, because there was no heavy weapon against this kind of tank.
But if there is a 37mm rapid-fire gun with armor-piercing function, perhaps, the myth of the invincibility of the Type 94 light tank will become a thing of the past.
The Japanese army tested the will of the Chinese soldiers with artillery fire, and at the same time provided time for the Chinese artillery to reach the battlefield.
At least, when the Japanese artillery fire was raging, an artillery platoon composed of 20 pack horses and 50 people had arrived behind the 769 regiment's position.
For the first time, the young head of the regiment, whose face was so calm that it was almost cold, showed excitement!
. . . . . . . .
Finally, the sharp sound of bamboo flutes came from the front line, and everyone knew that the Japanese army had begun to attack.
There is no modern high-tech. The tool used by the Chinese army to send messages is to use local materials. The bamboo whistle made of green bamboo in the mountains has a sharp sound that can be transmitted for hundreds of meters. Even the sound of guns cannot cover it.
The soldiers bent over and held their guns, braved the gradually extending artillery fire of the Japanese army, rushed up the ridge frantically, and rushed down at high speed in clouds of gunpowder smoke. 200 meters away, there was a front line deployed on the mountainside.
At this time, the gunshots on the position had already sounded, and there were nearly 30 rifles firing on the position thousands of meters away.
With the relentless bombardment of the Japanese artillery, the front-line positions were covered with bullet craters, which is also the main reason for the continuous increase in the survival rate of Chinese soldiers who were continuously replenished to the front-line positions.
A bomb crater as deep as [-] to [-] centimeters is more protective than those simple fortifications built with stones.
On the defense line of nearly a kilometer, the firepower fired by 30 rifles was not even sparse, but it was enough to suppress the Japanese army's high-speed advance.
Everyone is afraid of death. No matter how brave the Japanese infantry is, they will not take the initiative to seek death. This also caused the Japanese infantry who engaged in infantry coordination to be at least 150 meters away from the front line when the Chinese soldiers rushed into the position.
Goto Koshinan's initial attempt to defeat the Chinese army with artillery bombardment failed, but the Japanese Army Colonel, who had been observing the battlefield with a telescope, did not look very disappointed.
Because, he still has another big killer in his hand --- Type 94 light tank.
Yes, in the first round of attack, he sent four of the 10 94 tanks in his hands, which means that there will be 8 heavy machine guns that can provide cover for the infantry at a distance of 300 meters. Count the 600 heavy machine guns he placed 4 meters away and the 6 light machine guns that followed the infantry.
In addition, there are four 4 infantry guns at a distance of 92 meters, providing artillery support to the front line at any time, which are specially used to attack the firepower of Chinese heavy machine guns.
Under such a terrifying rain of bullets, what can the Chinese use to resist?
The Chinese soldiers who entered the position were also tense when they saw the battlefield in front of them clearly!
This time, instead of the familiar Japanese infantry formation, the 94 Xiaodouding tanks took the lead, followed by the infantry.
The engines of the tanks roared heart-piercingly, with black smoke rising from their tails, there were as many as four of them.
No, it's a full five!
On the central main position, there was actually a big guy.
That's not a Type 94, but a Type 89 medium tank!
Not to mention the 769 officers and soldiers of the 769nd Battalion and Company of the [-]th Regiment who had to face this big guy in the central position, their scalps were all numb, even the young commander of the [-]th Regiment who was calm enough, his eyes twitched violently.
He had seen the Type 89 medium-sized tank before, during the Battle of Xinkou. Although the tank was not the main attack on his position, its power was so powerful that the young generals who witnessed it with their own eyes would never forget it.
The self-weight of fifteen tons is very flexible. The 30 mm thick frontal armor is much stronger than the Type 94. What is even more terrifying is its attack power. There is also a 57MM small cannon on the turret, which can easily destroy a strong fortification. exist.
Without steel plates and concrete for support, the fortifications built with logs and sandbags are cannon fodder in front of this kind of artillery!
During the Battle of Xinkou, in order to deal with them, the two regiments of the Jinsui Army could only carry explosive packs and cluster grenades as human bombs, otherwise, there was no other way.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese army was really willing to spend the capital, and even sent out this thing.
Yes, in order to reinforce Shentouling and Licheng, Xia Xiongyuan also went all out. Originally, the tank squadron directly under his division headquarters was to protect the safety of the division headquarters. The only two Type 89 medium tanks were not suitable. For mountain warfare, it is reasonable to stay in Lucheng, but after giving the military order, he thought about it again, and even sent two Type 89 medium tanks at the bottom of the tank.
It's not that he has such a big killer in his hand, His Excellency Goto Koko Minami may not have the determination to fight with the 769 regiment that already has a geographical advantage.
The mountain with a slope of no more than 30 degrees also gave the Type 89 tank enough room to move, directly leading the infantry to charge, and there were two 94 light tanks on both sides for cover.
Two small bean tanks unscrupulously poured 7.7mm machine gun bullets on the position 300 meters away, causing only smoke and dust to rise on the position. The infantry did not dare to lift their heads. The Japanese infantry bent over and accelerated upward.
Several heavy machine guns were protected by sandbag fortifications. Just after firing tentatively, the Type 89 medium tank swaggeringly set itself on the hillside and bombarded it. Temporary fortifications surrounded by sandbags are still no problem.
Fortunately, the mountain in Beiganling is not dangerous. After three rounds of crazy artillery fire, the boulders on the hillside have been blown away, leaving many huge craters.
With a small engine of only 94 horsepower in the Type 32 Xiaodouding Tank, it is not easy to overcome the somewhat complicated environment on the battlefield. It is a little shorter than the 3.3 meters of the future Alto sedan.
Not to mention the larger Type 89 tanks, the Japanese tanks basically stayed 300 meters away from the first-line positions.
To be honest, the Japanese army actually has no experience in cooperating with armored forces.The tanks were pacing back and forth on the hillside with black smoke, unable to move forward. The infantry simply threw off the tanks and attacked upwards by themselves, using the tanks as close-range fixed turrets and machine gun fire points.
But that's it, the Japanese army's two tanks that seem to be scumbags in European and American countries are definitely not weak, and the defenders on the mountain really have nothing to do with this steel monster that is 400 meters away.
The 8 mortars placed behind the mountain may be the only weapon that can threaten them at present, but the Japanese tanks are not stupid. When a few mortar shells exploded not far from the surrounding area, their tanks began to move , Using mortars to hit the target of this kind of activity is not easy to use as a sharpshooter, it can only rely on luck.
The arrogance of the Japanese army was overwhelming, and it seemed that they could enter the distance of 120 meters to charge.
However, because of the unexpected appearance of the Japanese Type 89 tank, the young head of the 769 regiment, whose eyes were cautious, remained calm.
Is it great to have a tank?It's amazing, but I've changed my shotgun now!
I also have cannons, specially for tin turtles!
(End of this chapter)
The Japanese army's suffocating shelling took three rounds. Except for two intermissions in the middle, the entire shelling time exceeded 45 minutes!
There is no doubt that such a violent shelling caused heavy casualties to the 769 regiment on the frontal position!
Seeing an infantry squad being helplessly filled into the battlefield, and then taking advantage of the intermittent Japanese artillery fire, less than half of them withdrew, the face of the young commander of the 769 regiment was full of pain, but the only thing that remained unchanged was Perseverance!
Even his deputy head and the commander of the second battalion begged him not to send another infantry platoon into the front line when the Japanese artillery stopped for the second time!
Before the Japanese infantry entered the battlefield, they had already lost almost a full infantry platoon!
Facing the pleadings of his subordinates, the young head's expression was unprecedentedly calm.
Although anyone who knows him knows that their regiment leader, who is only in his early 20s, has a maturity far beyond his own age, the calmer his facial expression, the more it proves the burning anger in his heart, just like a few months ago, when he kissed Like leading an infantry battalion to attack Yangmingbao Airport, several chief officers of the newly formed regiment headquarters thought he was too risky.
But at that time, because of the existence of Yangmingbao Airport, the Japanese army frequently transferred to the airport, which was a great threat to the Chinese armies who were fighting the main force of the Japanese army at that time.In his words at the time: Is there any risk in war? If you win 100%, there is no need to fight this battle!
Perhaps, his subordinates still don't know much about his young regiment leader.
This 23-year-old colonel commander, although only 23 years old, has joined the army for 9 years and has been promoted to a military position that countless people of his age cannot match. He has extraordinary calmness and wisdom!
As a soldier, he knows what his subordinates are suffering. They are not frightened by the blood. They don’t want to sacrifice in vain. He understands the emotions between comrades too well. No one wants to see the precious lives of comrades being wasted in vain. !
So they asked themselves to reduce the number of troops on the front line, leaving only a few observation posts, so that the Japanese artillery fire would be useless!
But as a commander, he knows better what the Japanese commanders are thinking. The Japanese commanders are just waiting until they can't bear the casualties and reduce the input of soldiers. Although the infantry coordination is not good enough, it can barely reach 350 meters!
The distance of 200 meters is really too short. Although it is rushing from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, if the Japanese artillery fire chooses to extend and fire on the ridge, can the soldiers hiding behind the mountain rush into the position before the Japanese army arrives at the position? Woolen cloth?
He must, and can only maintain enough troops on the position under the raging Japanese artillery fire!
"The Japanese have the ability to never stop shelling, so my 769th regiment will accompany them to fight until one soldier dies! The squad leader is gone, the platoon leader is gone, the platoon leader is gone, the company commander is gone, the company commander and battalion commander are gone, Lao Tzu The head of the regiment went up in person and passed on my words to each company! Whoever questions the military order will follow the military law!" The young head of the regiment rejected everyone with an almost cruel military order.
The 772nd and 771st regiments, which had already arrived on both wings, looked at the frontal position shrouded in gunpowder smoke in the distance, but it was actually very painful!
In order to put all the more than 1500 Japanese troops into his pocket, Brigadier Cheng chose the flat Beiganling as the battlefield, but everything has advantages and disadvantages, because the battlefield is wide, and the highlands on both wings are far away from the Japanese infantry. In addition to heavy machine guns, the range is sufficient , the rifles on the two wings do not guarantee the hit rate!
That also means that when the Japanese army is madly attacking the frontal positions, it is almost difficult for them to attack the frontal positions on the high ground, unless they use mortars!
Let alone the extremely limited reserves of mortar shells, how effective is it to use mortars alone to strike infantry on a vast battlefield?Unless, the two infantry regiments rushed down the high ground and entered the flat ground to fight against the Japanese infantry.
But the Japanese army, I am afraid that they have been guarding against this move for a long time, taking advantage of the gap of the shelling, their infantry has already relied on the hills and mountains beside the road to dig field trenches!
In the absence of enough artillery fire, they have to turn from defense to offense, and the price they have to pay is frightening just thinking about it!
Although this situation can be improved after the arrival of the Four Lines Regiment in the afternoon, it now means that the two battalions of the 769 Regiment on the frontal position must bear the main attack of the Japanese army.
It can be said that Goto Koshinan, who was the supreme commander of the Japanese army at the time, was indeed a difficult opponent. After observing the battlefield, he immediately came up with the most effective tactics, which caused the Chinese side a headache.
Of course, all of this is based on the fact that he did not know that the Chinese army at this time still has such a surprise soldier as the Four Elements Regiment. If he knew that the Four Elements Regiment carried four 150 heavy mortars and 16 82 mortars with the army Pao, he would never make such a choice.
In addition to the mortars equipped by the three elite infantry regiments of the 921 Division that have arrived on the battlefield at this moment, the total number of mortars exceeding 30 is by no means what the temporary field trenches dug by the Japanese infantry with individual engineering shovels can withstand. , Even if the Japanese infantry were very careful, they dug out a depth of more than 80 centimeters in less than an hour!
But I have to say, at least before the arrival of the Four Elements Regiment, Goto Koshinan's trick of "injuring his ten fingers is worse than breaking one of them" really made the three Chinese infantry regiments on the battlefield feel very painful !
It's just like the iron-headed man who kicked onto the prairie --- the flat-headed brother, very tricky!
However, the young leader of the 769 regiment was not all in pain. During the battle, he received two good news.
The first battalion, the main force under his command, fought fiercely with the Japanese army. Although the casualties were heavy, the basic skeleton was still preserved. If enough soldiers could be recruited from the supplementary regiment after the battle, the combat effectiveness could be restored within three months!
In addition, when the second round of Japanese bombardment began, Brigadier Cheng, who had arrived 5 kilometers away from the battlefield, keenly judged that the Japanese army would use opening up the frontal position as the main breakthrough, and immediately sent the artillery company directly under the 683rd Brigade Headquarters The two 37mm rapid-fire guns and 4 mortars under his command were transferred to the frontal position!
Moreover, the main gunners of the two 37mm rapid-fire guns are all instructors supported by the Four Elements Regiment. After hearing that the battle situation has changed and they are about to fight a tough battle with the Japanese invaders in Beiganling, the four instructors of the Four Elements Regiment Immediately found Brigadier Cheng and asked to join the battle as a gunner.
It's not that the newly trained gunners can't do it. They have fired more than 200 rounds of live ammunition, and they have basically reached the level of a skilled gunner.
But after all, this is the first time they participated in the battle as artillerymen. On such a cruel battlefield, it is already very rare for a gunner to be able to develop his usual training level to 50.00%, but it is obviously not enough.
Brigadier Cheng agreed to the request of the four elite gunners of the four-row regiment, and they rushed to the frontal battlefield in charge of the 400 regiment with two 37mm rapid-fire guns weighing 769 kilograms.
Although the 37mm rapid-fire gun is too heavy and its maneuverability is far inferior to that of the 92 infantry gun, its excellent armor-piercing ability is definitely the nemesis of the 94 light tank!
The young head of the 769 regiment who received this telegram immediately ordered an infantry platoon under his command to be responsible for the construction of its fortifications.
A large number of sandbags and felled thigh-thick trees were transported to the battlefield, and there were even tunnels made by soldiers who risked their lives by using shell craters to blast and manually dig.
A whole infantry platoon is serving these two big killers that are about to arrive at the front line, but no one is crying tired or suffering.
Because these infantrymen are too aware of the horror of those giant steel beasts still cruising at the foot of the mountain.
Those guys are really too strong, light and heavy machine gun bullets are ineffective against them, and even mortars, unless they hit the engine position just right, are still useful, otherwise, they can only be blown up with explosive packs or cluster grenades carried by individual soldiers them.
However, these steel behemoths that cannot be pierced by bullets have two 7.7mm heavy machine guns, and there is at least one Japanese infantry squad following them. It would cost a lot to get close.
So far, the number of 769 light tanks that the 94 regiment can blow up in actual combat still stays at the number of one. That is because the Japanese army is too arrogant. The tank tracks crushed the occupied trenches, and a wounded soldier disguised himself as a corpse , with more than 6 grenades strapped to his body before blowing it up.
The Type 94 light tank is naturally not only strong, but the two 2mm heavy machine guns can approach 7.7 meters or even 300 meters unscrupulously. It is the nightmare of the infantry to strafing the ground. Let alone the infantry with little cover, it is those who have sandbag fortifications Heavy machine guns can't compete with this steel behemoth.
Every time the Japanese army took out this thing, the probability of the Chinese position being breached was higher than 80.00%, because there was no heavy weapon against this kind of tank.
But if there is a 37mm rapid-fire gun with armor-piercing function, perhaps, the myth of the invincibility of the Type 94 light tank will become a thing of the past.
The Japanese army tested the will of the Chinese soldiers with artillery fire, and at the same time provided time for the Chinese artillery to reach the battlefield.
At least, when the Japanese artillery fire was raging, an artillery platoon composed of 20 pack horses and 50 people had arrived behind the 769 regiment's position.
For the first time, the young head of the regiment, whose face was so calm that it was almost cold, showed excitement!
. . . . . . . .
Finally, the sharp sound of bamboo flutes came from the front line, and everyone knew that the Japanese army had begun to attack.
There is no modern high-tech. The tool used by the Chinese army to send messages is to use local materials. The bamboo whistle made of green bamboo in the mountains has a sharp sound that can be transmitted for hundreds of meters. Even the sound of guns cannot cover it.
The soldiers bent over and held their guns, braved the gradually extending artillery fire of the Japanese army, rushed up the ridge frantically, and rushed down at high speed in clouds of gunpowder smoke. 200 meters away, there was a front line deployed on the mountainside.
At this time, the gunshots on the position had already sounded, and there were nearly 30 rifles firing on the position thousands of meters away.
With the relentless bombardment of the Japanese artillery, the front-line positions were covered with bullet craters, which is also the main reason for the continuous increase in the survival rate of Chinese soldiers who were continuously replenished to the front-line positions.
A bomb crater as deep as [-] to [-] centimeters is more protective than those simple fortifications built with stones.
On the defense line of nearly a kilometer, the firepower fired by 30 rifles was not even sparse, but it was enough to suppress the Japanese army's high-speed advance.
Everyone is afraid of death. No matter how brave the Japanese infantry is, they will not take the initiative to seek death. This also caused the Japanese infantry who engaged in infantry coordination to be at least 150 meters away from the front line when the Chinese soldiers rushed into the position.
Goto Koshinan's initial attempt to defeat the Chinese army with artillery bombardment failed, but the Japanese Army Colonel, who had been observing the battlefield with a telescope, did not look very disappointed.
Because, he still has another big killer in his hand --- Type 94 light tank.
Yes, in the first round of attack, he sent four of the 10 94 tanks in his hands, which means that there will be 8 heavy machine guns that can provide cover for the infantry at a distance of 300 meters. Count the 600 heavy machine guns he placed 4 meters away and the 6 light machine guns that followed the infantry.
In addition, there are four 4 infantry guns at a distance of 92 meters, providing artillery support to the front line at any time, which are specially used to attack the firepower of Chinese heavy machine guns.
Under such a terrifying rain of bullets, what can the Chinese use to resist?
The Chinese soldiers who entered the position were also tense when they saw the battlefield in front of them clearly!
This time, instead of the familiar Japanese infantry formation, the 94 Xiaodouding tanks took the lead, followed by the infantry.
The engines of the tanks roared heart-piercingly, with black smoke rising from their tails, there were as many as four of them.
No, it's a full five!
On the central main position, there was actually a big guy.
That's not a Type 94, but a Type 89 medium tank!
Not to mention the 769 officers and soldiers of the 769nd Battalion and Company of the [-]th Regiment who had to face this big guy in the central position, their scalps were all numb, even the young commander of the [-]th Regiment who was calm enough, his eyes twitched violently.
He had seen the Type 89 medium-sized tank before, during the Battle of Xinkou. Although the tank was not the main attack on his position, its power was so powerful that the young generals who witnessed it with their own eyes would never forget it.
The self-weight of fifteen tons is very flexible. The 30 mm thick frontal armor is much stronger than the Type 94. What is even more terrifying is its attack power. There is also a 57MM small cannon on the turret, which can easily destroy a strong fortification. exist.
Without steel plates and concrete for support, the fortifications built with logs and sandbags are cannon fodder in front of this kind of artillery!
During the Battle of Xinkou, in order to deal with them, the two regiments of the Jinsui Army could only carry explosive packs and cluster grenades as human bombs, otherwise, there was no other way.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese army was really willing to spend the capital, and even sent out this thing.
Yes, in order to reinforce Shentouling and Licheng, Xia Xiongyuan also went all out. Originally, the tank squadron directly under his division headquarters was to protect the safety of the division headquarters. The only two Type 89 medium tanks were not suitable. For mountain warfare, it is reasonable to stay in Lucheng, but after giving the military order, he thought about it again, and even sent two Type 89 medium tanks at the bottom of the tank.
It's not that he has such a big killer in his hand, His Excellency Goto Koko Minami may not have the determination to fight with the 769 regiment that already has a geographical advantage.
The mountain with a slope of no more than 30 degrees also gave the Type 89 tank enough room to move, directly leading the infantry to charge, and there were two 94 light tanks on both sides for cover.
Two small bean tanks unscrupulously poured 7.7mm machine gun bullets on the position 300 meters away, causing only smoke and dust to rise on the position. The infantry did not dare to lift their heads. The Japanese infantry bent over and accelerated upward.
Several heavy machine guns were protected by sandbag fortifications. Just after firing tentatively, the Type 89 medium tank swaggeringly set itself on the hillside and bombarded it. Temporary fortifications surrounded by sandbags are still no problem.
Fortunately, the mountain in Beiganling is not dangerous. After three rounds of crazy artillery fire, the boulders on the hillside have been blown away, leaving many huge craters.
With a small engine of only 94 horsepower in the Type 32 Xiaodouding Tank, it is not easy to overcome the somewhat complicated environment on the battlefield. It is a little shorter than the 3.3 meters of the future Alto sedan.
Not to mention the larger Type 89 tanks, the Japanese tanks basically stayed 300 meters away from the first-line positions.
To be honest, the Japanese army actually has no experience in cooperating with armored forces.The tanks were pacing back and forth on the hillside with black smoke, unable to move forward. The infantry simply threw off the tanks and attacked upwards by themselves, using the tanks as close-range fixed turrets and machine gun fire points.
But that's it, the Japanese army's two tanks that seem to be scumbags in European and American countries are definitely not weak, and the defenders on the mountain really have nothing to do with this steel monster that is 400 meters away.
The 8 mortars placed behind the mountain may be the only weapon that can threaten them at present, but the Japanese tanks are not stupid. When a few mortar shells exploded not far from the surrounding area, their tanks began to move , Using mortars to hit the target of this kind of activity is not easy to use as a sharpshooter, it can only rely on luck.
The arrogance of the Japanese army was overwhelming, and it seemed that they could enter the distance of 120 meters to charge.
However, because of the unexpected appearance of the Japanese Type 89 tank, the young head of the 769 regiment, whose eyes were cautious, remained calm.
Is it great to have a tank?It's amazing, but I've changed my shotgun now!
I also have cannons, specially for tin turtles!
(End of this chapter)
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