Beiyang 1917

() Concentrating limited troops and firepower to attack one point is the common choice of Muto Nobuyoshi and Li Shang... Of course, Li Shang is also sweating. There are at least two German armored trains on the right flank on the southern railway line. The combined artillery fire of the opponent is more than double that of the 105mm light howitzers captured and used by Wu Keren, and there are also several 150mm heavy artillery ...

Counting on the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment, which has already become a bit frightened, to turn around and attack the German armored trains armed to the teeth on the railway line on the south bank of the Uda River. Takagi and several captains of the brigade knew in their hearts that if the firepower of the German armored trains could not be suppressed, the attack on the Lopan River Bridge would inevitably return in vain... . .

The firepower of the two armored trains of the German army is equivalent to that of 4 Japanese artillery brigades, and the caliber of the artillery is at least 105mm. The 8mm howitzer is only made, at best it can offset the firepower of an armored train on the other side, and it is almost impossible to win against the 8 cannons on two armored trains.

The opposite is not the Ukrainian artillery, but the well-trained German armored train artillery...

Therefore, all the generals of the Muto Brigade knew very well that the attack launched by the Chinese armored forces was just a test of the German army's defensive force, or even a lure to lure the enemy out of the hole to attract the sight and attention of the German armored train. One side exerted pressure, showing the determination and will of the Muto Brigade to seize the initiative on the battlefield, and at the same time, it covered the Yonezawa Cavalry Wing's detour to the Krasnorad River to destroy the railway bridge and cut off the railway line. . .

It can be said that for the German army, the gateway of the Lopan River Bridge is not only a must-defend position, but also a bait to lure the enemy to attack. The German army expects to use counterattacks to eat up the main force of the Muto brigade, and it depends on whether the counterattack forces are reinforced. Before, the main force of the Muto Brigade going south was firmly attracted to the Lopan River Bridge where the three rivers of the Lopan River, the Uda River and the Kharkov River meet...

If the reinforcements of the three German 3mm howitzer battalions come up and go smoothly, the German army, which will have an absolute advantage in artillery fire in Nancheng District, will be able to use intensive artillery fire to smash the main force of the Muto brigade within range, and even block the opponent's retreat with firepower. , Let the infantry regiment go up and wipe out the Muto brigade and the Chinese armored forces in one go.

"The battalion commander... the leading platoon of the third company has rushed within 1000 meters of the enemy's position, and the Germans have not yet fought back... This seems a bit unbelievable and hard to figure out. Should we tell them to fight steadily and take it easy?" Fu Zuoqi, attached to the camp The captain is just a 25-year-old young soldier, and he has graduated from the Artillery Department of the 4th Baoding Division in less than a year. If he was in the infantry regiment, let alone the battalion attached, he might have been mixed into the position of lieutenant colonel attached to the regiment. But in the Armored Forces, even Lu Huanyan, the regiment commander who graduated from the artillery department in the third period, is just a colonel commander...

Of course, the fourth period is not without outstanding people. Cheng Ruhuai, who also graduated from the fourth period, is already the head of the 2th Regiment of the 4nd Armored Brigade, and Hu Zongduo of the [-]th period has already become the brigade commander of the [-]nd Armored Brigade. However, it was two months late for Cheng Ruhuai to join the war army, so Hu Zongduo was already the major general commander of the second armored brigade, and this guy was just a colonel armored regiment commander!And because Fu Zuoqi joined the army three months later than Cheng Ruhuai, so this guy is still just a captain.

Cheng Ruhuai, courtesy name Zhongsu and nickname Shizhe, was born in Huang'an, Hubei Province. He was born in the 14th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (AD 1888), and his family was in Zoujiawan, Chunshu, Yonghe, Huang'an County, Hubei Province.This guy's family is based on farming and also does business, and the clan members often travel to and from Macheng, Xiaogan and other places.

When he was a teenager, Cheng Ruhuai was admitted to the Hubei Army Primary School. When the Revolution of [-] broke out, he participated in the Wuchang Uprising with the revolutionary army, and later enrolled in the fourth phase of the Baoding Military Academy. He was regarded as a general of the Armored Brigade.

In the sequence of Chinese participating troops created by Wang Geng, due to the scarcity of talents, the phenomenon of seniority ranking is neither serious nor serious. From a good point of view, no matter whether you are a non-commissioned officer who graduated from Baoding Military Academy or a general who graduated from Lu University, as long as you enter the war The Army Teaching Corps has shown its color, and there are a lot of opportunities for promotion and promotion. It is said that the phenomenon of seniority is serious, that is, the influence of the time sequence of joining the participating army is still obvious.

As a graduate of the fourth batch of Baoding Military Academy, Hu Zongduo entered the teaching regiment of the Chinese Army for the Internship before graduation in August 4. Therefore, he was the first to be appointed as the head of the brigade, while Cheng Ruhuai, who joined the Army after graduating in October. The speed of progress will be a step slower. Before the Battle of Ufa, he was only the head of the armored regiment. As for Fu Zuoqi, who joined the teaching regiment of the participating army after the launch of the Defending 1917 Campaign, he was obviously one step behind. Of course, the promotion report for this guy after the Ufa battle has also been put on the agenda. It is estimated that if everything goes well, after the first phase of the Ukrainian campaign ends, Captain Fu's battalion can at least be promoted to major...

At this moment, the 3 wheeled armored combat vehicles of the 10rd Armored Company are lined up with a distance of 50 meters between vehicles, and they are facing the bridgehead of the Lopan River Bridge 500 meters away on a 1000-meter-wide front. The position launched an attack. Since the defending German army did not counterattack at this time, the machine guns and mortars did not fire, so the vehicle-mounted infantry of the 3rd Armored Company did not get off the vehicle, but advanced in vehicles. The Chinese fd17ii wheeled armor The m360 large-caliber heavy machine gun on the 2-degree rotating turret on the chariot is intermittently shooting long and short shots at the suspicious target on the German position 1000 meters away...

Under the reflection of the sunset in the west, a gorgeous armored soldier marching heroic demeanor is formed. Of course, at this moment, an infantry squadron belonging to the 56th Battalion of the Muto Brigade Guzhuang Qianlang Infantry is accompanying the tanks of the 3rd Armored Company as a unit. Moving forward, although it is a hilly area, for wheeled vehicles, even if the tires are equipped with field anti-skid chains, the vehicle forum will still slip from time to time. At this time, the Japanese infantry accompanying the attack hurried forward Use tools such as skids and sandbags to help the chariot overcome difficulties.

As for the barbed wire fence pulled by the German army in front of the anti-tank trench 1000 meters away, it was directly crushed and knocked to the ground under the impact of the Chinese fd17ii wheeled armored combat vehicle. The third company of the anti-tank trench armor at 1000 meters only stayed Not long after, with the help of the Japanese infantry, the road section for vehicles to pass was filled up, and the trenches were crossed to continue to charge forward...