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Chapter 182 Steel Torrent
Pan Yukun, the commander of the 50th Division, Yang Wen, the deputy commander, Duan Lusun, the chief of staff, and the heads of the 148th, 149th, and 150th divisions, and Dai Anlan's 200th division were in the temporary command post to discuss strategies to deal with the enemy.

Pan Yukun didn't talk nonsense, took a look through the binoculars, and said directly: "The Japanese army is short of troops, and it is impossible to fortify everywhere along the long front of the Nandu River. This is a fatal weakness of the enemy. Relatively speaking, crossing the river is relatively easy. of."

Dai Anlan nodded, took out a cigarette from the iron cigarette box and handed it to Pan Yukun, lit one herself, and said in a breathy voice: "I think the enemy has another weakness. It was improvised, and it is difficult for such a team to form a unified command. If you attack one point, you will be defeated."

Zhen Youcai didn't know how to smoke, so he coughed because of the smoke rings they spit out, and couldn't help but said: "Old Dai, how many times have I told you not to smoke in the headquarters, it's always choking people. Besides, you My health is not good, so I don’t want to smoke.”

Dai Anlan didn't listen at all, took a big puff, then quickly extinguished the cigarette butt, and said while puffing out smoke rings: "Man, how can there be a non-smoker? With you, we don't care about smoking and drinking. It's better than me The daughter-in-law can still chatter."

Pan Yukun joked: "I think Deputy Master Gao is your little wife."

The people around listened and laughed.

Zhen Youcai waved his hand to disperse the smoke in the camp a little bit, and got back to the topic: "Okay, where did you just say?"

Pan Yukun said: "Brother Dai said that the little devils were improvised and cannot form a unified command. This is a weakness that can be exploited."

Zhen Youcai reminded: "Let's not forget that on Height 355, there is a complete squadron of the Japanese army and seven tanks. This force should not be underestimated. Although our combat effectiveness is stronger than theirs, we cannot main idea."

Dai Anlan said: "Since the establishment of the chariot company, the soldiers have held back their energy and wanted to see for themselves how powerful our chariot company is. Commando, how about directly smashing the enemy?"

Pan Yukun said: "I don't have any complaints about using chariots to carry out an assault. It's good to practice your hands. However, what Deputy Commander Gao said just now is also reasonable. On the opposite highland 355, the Japanese firepower does not seem to be fierce. After all, there are seven It is not impossible to attack by force, but it is best to consider the method of minimizing losses."

Zhen Youcai said: "Commander Liu Feihu has the most ideas. Many people in the army now call him Little Zhuge. He must have good ideas. Let's listen to his suggestions, how about?"

Gao Fei thought that such a discussion would be nothing to him, but unexpectedly, Zhen Youcai's words immediately drew all the eyes of the surroundings to him.

Gao Fei was listening to the side, thinking all the time, and said: "On the front, Pan Shizuo's 50th Division will be the main force, building a bridge over the Nandu River, and will be responsible for a feint attack to attract the attention of the Japanese army. Che Lian crossed the river from the upper reaches of the Nandu River, looking for places with shallow water, and crossed the river in a roundabout way to the flank of the 355 Heights. After arriving at the designated location, Pan Shizuo's 50th Division immediately turned a feint attack into a real attack, launching simultaneous attacks from both sides. Assault, defeating the Japanese army in one fell swoop! I don't know this plan, what do you think about it?"

Pan Yukun was overjoyed and said, "Okay, very good!"

Dai Anlan immediately made a decision: "I don't have any objections, so I will fight according to this plan!"

Zhen Youcai smiled slightly: "Let me just say, Commander Wang will not disappoint."

Now that they all agreed with this plan, several people got together again to discuss the specific operational details.

According to the plan formulated, Gao Fei ordered the chariot company to set off in a concealed manner and rush to the upper reaches of the Nandu River to cross the river.

Yidun Nandu River is a small tributary of the Irrawaddy River, not long and not deep.

The tank company and the advance regiment swam from a relatively shallow place in the upper reaches of the Nandu River together, and then weaved through to the flank of the 355 Heights.

"It's here, it's here!" Milong jumped off the chariot and patted Doubing who was about to fall asleep.

Dou Cake opened her eyes in a daze, and found that the Chariot Company had already hidden in a small wood by the river.

McLuhan immediately set up a radio, contacted the division headquarters, and reported the current position of the tank company.

Gao Fei jumped off the chariot, stretched his muscles and bones, and the walking team behind him gradually caught up.

Sitting on the top of a tank is different from riding a car. There is no fixed seat, and you might be thrown off the tank when you make a sharp turn, so it is very uncomfortable. It is a miracle that someone like Doubing can still fall asleep.

There is still a long distance from the 355 highland.Gao Fei took a telescope to observe the situation of the Japanese army on Height 355.

The Japanese tanks had already set up their positions, but they were placed directly in front to block the 50th Division from crossing the river. This shows that the tank company's detour to the flank position has not been noticed by the Japanese for the time being.

Through observation, Gao Fei found that the information received by the division headquarters was not accurate. In fact, three of the armored units of the Japanese army were Type 94 ultra-light bean tanks.

The remaining four are [-] Kai, also known as "Hatch Kai", equipped with tank guns with longer barrels.

This is quite different from the short-barreled tank guns equipped with the Type [-] tanks of the Japanese army in the early days of the war. It has a certain armor-piercing ability, and it is obviously modified after learning the lessons of fighting against the Allied armored forces in the Pacific.

Although it is a medium-sized tank, its actual combat weight is only 15 tons, which is only equivalent to light tanks from other countries.The thickness of the armor is generally 25mm, which seems to be made of iron sheet.

Originally, there was only one 57mm short-barreled cannon on the chariot. After modification, a new turret was designed and replaced with a 47mm long cannon. The penetrating power is greater, and it can penetrate 500mm thick steel plates at a distance of 75 meters. .

The vehicle carried 104 rounds of artillery shells and 2500 rounds of machine gun ammunition.

However, this small-caliber artillery is a younger brother in front of the M-4 and M-3 Sherman tanks equipped by tank companies.

"Captain, when are we going to attack?" Mi Long asked.

The soldiers of the advance group were already waiting anxiously.

After receiving the secret telegram sent by the advance regiment, the division headquarters knew that the tank company had reached the flank position of Height 355, responded quickly, and issued an accurate attack time.

Gao Fei said to the members of each battalion and company level: "According to the plan, we will give priority to attacking the position on the left side of the Japanese army. There are fewer troops there, and the Japanese army is using sandbags as bunkers. The trenches have not been dug yet. As long as our trenches The car tore a hole in the Japanese defense line, and the next thing will be easy."

He took the telegram that McLuhan had just received, looked at the time and said: "The division headquarters has sent an order. Ten minutes later, the tank company will take the lead in attacking Height 10!"

"Yes!" Kang Ya immediately took the order and left.

Gao Fei turned his head again, and said to Bula and Snake Butt: "The infantry followed the chariots and advanced together. After a gap was torn, the first row and the second row cleared the enemies from the left and right, and the third row followed the chariots from the middle to continue the attack. , have all the battalions understood?"

"Yes!"

Not Spicy, Yaoma, Milong and others were ordered to go back and prepare.

As the company commander of the chariot company, Kang Ya assumed the command responsibility at this time and began to deploy troops in an orderly manner: "All the vehicles follow my orders and form an offensive formation lined up with a distance of 30 meters. The infantry is divided into two teams. Stand behind the tank and avoid heavy enemy fire!"

After hearing his order, the units sprang into action.

"All attack!"

When the time came, Gao Fei immediately gave the order to attack.

Eight Sherman chariots hidden in the woods rumbled down the trees blocking the way forward, and launched an impact on Height 355.

As the chariot company slowly advanced, the main regiments of the 50th Division and the 86th Division deployed on the front began to forcibly cross the river.

Nakamura Yuji, the squadron leader of the third squadron of the first brigade of the Japanese 146th Wing, discovered that the Huaxia Army had launched an attack and immediately stopped the counterattack.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant Commander, something is wrong. We have tanks on our flanks!" The herald ran into the forward command post in a panic.

"Nani? Where did you get the tank?"

According to intelligence, he knew that the Indian army had two tank battalions, and that they would follow the main force to face the armored wing stationed at the Bhamo Second Search Wing.

How could an enemy tank force suddenly appear in West Fort?
So he picked up the binoculars and saw a shocking scene through the lookout hole.

Eight Sherman tanks were driving aggressively towards his highland command post.

"Quick, let the armored troops meet the enemy!"

Nakamura Yuji was a little panicked. Without anti-tank guns, he was really helpless in the face of such a torrent of steel.

When there was still a long distance from the Japanese position in front, Kang Ya got out of the chariot from the upper body and looked through the binoculars.

The armored forces of the Japanese army had discovered them and urgently turned the direction of the muzzle.

"fire!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

The chariot company fired first, and advanced while firing.

However, at this distance, it has already exceeded the normal range of the artillery, and there is no accuracy at all. The shells hit the front of the Japanese position, splashing a lot of loess and sand, and the lethality is limited. This is only used to detect the Japanese army. Whether to lay anti-tank mines in front of the positions.

(End of this chapter)