Wearing dramas starts from Changjin Lake

Chapter 192
Because the Chariot Battalion knew in advance that the Japanese army had buried the chariots, Zhao Zhenyu only feigned an attack this time, placing the 30-ton Sherman medium tank at the front of the team, and evacuating the distance between the tanks .

Although the Japanese bombardment was relatively fierce, due to the long distance, the shells fell around the tank or flew over the tank's head.

Some hit tracks, turrets and other parts, but were not seriously injured.

The chariot battalion immediately began to fight back, using the tank guns on the car to find the position of the Japanese artillery and began to fight back.

The two sides immediately launched an artillery battle, which was in full swing.

Just when the Japanese army thought their plot had succeeded, the artillery battalion of the New First Army equipped with 105mm howitzers had arrived at the designated artillery position.

"Army seat, the heavy artillery is in place."

Sun Liren nodded: "Okay! Then hit the underground iron king first!"

"Yes!"

"Boom boom boom..."

Heavy howitzers fired one after another, launching non-stop shelling on the Japanese positions.

The Japanese chariots were hit by howitzers one by one like buried "iron kings", and the gorgeous artillery fire bloomed like fireworks.

The hidden Japanese tanks were destroyed one by one, and the devils who were still rampant just now stopped being arrogant.

The 105mm howitzer was already considered a heavy artillery in that era, and the power of the shells was by no means comparable to that of the devil's 75mm cannon.

Even if the tanks of the Japanese army were buried in bunkers, they could withstand the shelling of Sherman tanks, but they could not withstand the bombardment of these 105mm shells.

Even if the howitzer shells didn't directly hit the bunker, but just fell next to the bunker, the Japanese soldiers inside couldn't stand it.

The violent vibration and shock wave can still stun or directly kill the little devil inside!
For a while, the Japanese tanks buried in the ground couldn't move at all, and now they couldn't run even if they wanted to, they were living targets one by one!

"Boom boom boom...!"

In the sky, Allied bombers also carried out some bombing.

The violent explosion almost overturned the position!
"Nani? Are there none left?"

After hearing the news, Yuan Hao Sanyi sat on a chair, thinking that he thought he was a genius, but ruined the entire tank squadron.

"Quick, quick, contact the artillery immediately!"

After the call was connected, he quickly ordered the artillery unit to arrange all the anti-tank guns in the city on the south side of the anti-tank trench and continue to resist.

Yuan Haosan specially transferred four 47mm anti-aircraft guns with strong firepower from other places, and there is also a Type 75 4mm anti-aircraft gun. These guns can pose a relatively large threat to the M[-] Sherman tank.

The Japanese army had artillery, and the New First Army also had artillery.

The artillery battalion of the other main regiment has been pulled to the front line, and the two sides fired at each other again.

The New First Army has more cannons and more shells, bombarding them non-stop, gradually gaining the upper hand.

Under the cover of tanks, the bulldozers of the engineer battalion began to fill up the anti-tank trenches.

The devils hurriedly shot at the bulldozers.

However, these bulldozers have been modified, and an iron baffle is installed in front of the cab, leaving only a gap for viewing the road.

When the bullet hits it, it can't hurt it except for the clanging sound.

Bulldozers gradually filled the deep trench with soil.

This scene on the battlefield made the little devils on the opposite side almost desperate. They realized that once the anti-tank trench was filled out, the enemy would launch a general attack!

The Japanese tried to shoot the driver inside the bulldozer and got an anti-tank rifle.

This kind of gun is said to be a rifle, but the caliber has reached [-] mm, which is very abnormal.

This kind of gun weighs more than 60 kilograms, almost reaching the limit of infantry carrying.

The little devil passed through the trench and shot at a bulldozer.

An armor-piercing projectile penetrated the cab, completely destroying the bulldozer, and the driver died on the spot.

However, this anti-tank rifle was discovered by a tank gunner in charge of covering, and immediately fired a shot at the devil.

With just a bang, the little devils hiding in the trench were blown into a pile of minced meat on the spot.

The Japanese army tried everything they could, but they still couldn't stop the Huaxia engineers from operating bulldozers, braved the hail of bullets, and filled up the anti-tank trench little by little, filling in several wide passages.

There was no obstacle in front of the Japanese position, and the chariot battalion began to attack at full speed!
The infantry behind followed the chariot and launched a brave charge.

Facing the torrent of steel, the Japanese army had no choice but to form a death squad and order the soldiers to carry explosive packs to act as human bombs.

Following the order of the Japanese military officer, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers who were strapped with explosives screamed and climbed out of the bunker or trench, and rushed towards the tank with desperate and crazy expressions.

The machine gunner on the tank immediately operated the vehicle-mounted machine gun and began to shoot at these little devils, knocking over a few of them on the spot, and the rest rushed up with explosive packs on their backs.

"Onboard! Onboard!"

The Japanese army hiding in the trench also rushed out in cooperation.

"Come on!"

The soldiers following behind the chariot also went up to meet them.

With the booming explosion and the sound of fierce fighting, the soldiers on both sides engaged in a tragic hand-to-hand battle.

Several tanks in the chariot battalion were blown off their tracks and stopped advancing, while the rest of the chariots continued to advance, crushing back and forth in the little devil's position.

The morale of the New First Army is strong, and the more they fight, the more courageous they become.

Facing the tiger-like fighters, the little devil gradually developed timidity and was forced to keep retreating.

Knowing that the situation is over, Yuan Haosan ordered the remaining soldiers to return to the city, wanting to rely on the strong city wall to continue to defend.

……

Bhamo has been encircled, but this does not mean the end, because in this plan, it is not just as simple as conquering the city of Bhamo.

Although the New First Army was led by the New 38th Division and mainly focused on conquering Bhamo, it also involved a lot of reinforcements.

The 6th Division of the 50th Army was responsible for pinning down the Japanese troops in Lashio and Mandalay in central Burma to the south, preventing them from reinforcing Bhamo.

The other is Nankan.

At this time, there were still [-] Japanese troops in Nankan, which was also a huge threat.

The advance group has conquered Mansi between Bhamo and Namkan, and held the main traffic route.

But this did not make Sun Liren relax his vigilance. After all, there is not only one road leading to Bhamo, but the Japanese army in Nankan can detour or detour to support.

Therefore, as a supplement, the New 30th Division of the New First Army took on the task of attacking Nankan and containing the Japanese army.

There is still a big gap between the combat effectiveness of the new 30th Division and the new 38th Division.

Because this army was formed too late, it recruited student soldiers from all over the country to meet Stilwell's request to form six mechanic divisions.

In this way, although the new 30th Division is a newly formed force, the knowledge and cultural level and military theoretical quality of the soldiers are undoubtedly the highest at present.

After the initial construction of this unit was completed, Ramga, who was sent to India, underwent training, and after receiving the US aid weapons, he was immediately put into the battlefield.

After careful consideration, Sun Liren finally pulled the new 30th division out to practice, and was responsible for blocking the enemy who came to aid in Nankan this time.

The commander of the new 30th division is called Tang Shouzhi.

Not long after the new 38th Division launched its offensive against Bhamo, he was also ordered to set off, with the goal of going straight to Nankan.

This trip has two purposes: one is to allocate a part of the troops to attack Nankan, hold back the defenders in Nankan, and try to join forces with the expeditionary army in western Yunnan.

Another coordinated advance group blocked the Japanese reinforcements from Bhamo.

When the Battle of Bhamo started, the Japanese army in Nankan quickly took action. Even though they knew that the expeditionary force would attack Nankan in the future, Masai Honda still decided to deploy nearly [-] troops. Rush to Bhamo for reinforcements.

Nankan is nearly [-] kilometers away from Bhamoshan.

In addition to roads, there are many mountains blocking it.

The 30th Regiment, the forerunner of the new 90th Division, happened to meet the Japanese reinforcements in the Katike Mountain area and started a fierce battle.

The 30th regiment of the new 90th division has only 500 people, showing a disadvantage in terms of strength.

Tang Shouzhi was worried that the 90th regiment would not be able to stop the enemy's attack, so he sent a telegram to report to Sun Liren, hoping that the nearby advance regiment could respond.

(End of this chapter)