I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 236 Crushing tank attack!
However, when Ma Siniu and other puppet officers understood Konoe Fujiyama's intentions, they did not dare to disobey.

Because, since he decided to be a dog for the Japanese, he naturally had to listen to his master.

Without this awareness, the devils would take their lives without hesitation,

Not to mention that Konoe Fujiyama led his cavalry and took the time to rest and reorganize the army to prepare for war.

After the traitor Ma Siniu received the order, he immediately led more than one battalion of puppet troops and rushed to the southwest of Xuyi County.

It is worth mentioning that the main members of this battalion are the more than 800 Northwest Army that followed him and were defeated to Xuyi, and they are his confidant troops.

And when Ma Siniu led his troops to the top of the city, the tank battalion and guard company of the Huben Regiment outside the city were also ready to attack.

Xu Qingfeng stood behind the command tank, manipulating the vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft machine gun, and gave the order to attack in a deep voice!
Because too few infantry were brought, there was only one guard company, less than 150 men.

With such a small force, it is naturally impossible to divide the troops to attack.

After investigation, it was learned that if an attack is launched from the direction of the south gate, it will be easily attacked by the follow-up reinforcements of the Japanese army.

There is a river outside Ximen City, which is not conducive to the movement of tank troops.

To sum up, Xu Qingfeng immediately decided to launch a strong attack directly from the southwest corner of the open city.

The city of Xuyi County was originally a small city, and the city walls were in disrepair for a long time. With the powerful firepower of ten Sherman tanks, as long as they concentrated the bombardment, the city walls would definitely be blown down.

Then, the guard company and tank battalion can launch an attack directly from the gap in the collapsed city wall.

Under Xu Qingfeng's order, the 75mm main guns of ten Sherman tanks immediately opened fire and bombarded them.

Boom boom boom boom!Amidst the violent bombardment and explosions, high-explosive grenades hit the city wall in the southwest corner of Xuyi one after another.

Every time a shell hits the target, a huge flame will rise into the sky, amidst the sound of a huge explosion.

The powerful explosion shock wave damaged the outer layer of the city wall, and masonry, stone, and earth debris flew everywhere.

The two Japs on the top of the city were even more concentrated by the raging explosion debris, and some of them kept screaming and falling down.

Ma Siniu, who had just arrived at the top of the city, was also frightened by the fierce and continuous bombardment.

Amidst bursts of violent shelling, he felt that the city wall under his feet was constantly shaking, as if it would collapse at any moment!
When an accompanying battalion commander saw this, he quickly advised: "Captain, it's too dangerous here. It's better to retreat to the city first!"

"Yeah." Ma Siniu had been frightened for a long time. He wanted to express his desire to take credit in front of the Japanese, but he had already disappeared without a trace due to the fierce shelling of the Tiger Regiment's tanks.

Immediately ordered: "One company stays at the top of the city, and everyone else quickly withdraws with me, hurry up!"

Under his leadership, the hundreds of puppet troops who had originally gathered at the top of the city retreated in panic and retreated into the city.

Only less than a hundred people still remained on the top of the city, serving as cannon fodder.

About 10 minutes later, after the ten Sherman tanks of the tank battalion fired more than 100 rounds of artillery shells, two large collapse gaps appeared in the walls on both sides of the southwest corner.

The hundreds of puppet troops guarding the top of the city were also hit by fierce artillery fire during these 10 minutes, causing more than two-thirds of them to be killed or injured.

The remaining people no longer cared about Ma Siniu's orders and retreated hurriedly to the south gate, west gate, and into the city.

Ma Siniu was also powerless to stop this situation.

Because the artillery fire of the Huben Regiment outside was too fierce. Except for the firepower of the Japanese naval guns during the Battle of Songhu, they had never seen such fierce artillery fire again.

Just when Ma Siniu was frightened and thinking about whether to take the opportunity to escape with others.

Among the tanks of the Huben Regiment outside the city, Xu Qingfeng ordered again in a sharp voice: "Attack!"

Chen Qifeng immediately led hundreds of officers and soldiers from the guard company, carrying various weapons and crossing over his own tanks, and rushed towards the two collapsed city wall gaps.

The ten Sherman tanks were not idle either. Under the command of Xu Qingfeng, Zhou Weiguo, Xu Hu and others, they rumbled forward one after another.

At the same time, the juxtaposed and front-mounted heavy machine guns in front of the tanks also fired at the meeting on the top of the city to suppress the defenders who might emerge.

Tank guns even fired shells into the city directly from the gap in the collapsed city wall for extended bombardment.

As for Xu Qingfeng and the other nine tanks, the soldiers in charge of manipulating the anti-aircraft machine guns also manipulated the anti-aircraft machine guns to lay flat, aiming back and forth, and were ready to fire and suppress support at any time.

Since its establishment, the Tank Battalion has gone through many actual battles.

The other tank crew members have grown up rapidly and can barely control the tank's main gun for combat.

As for the vehicle-mounted machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, it's not a problem.

In this way, the tank battalion of the Huben Regiment can be regarded as truly capable of actual combat.

And the power of these ten Sherman tanks was fully demonstrated.

Among other things, the tank main guns of ten tanks, plus thirty heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, could absolutely crush at least one or two field regiments of the Japanese army.

In other words, even if the Japanese came to defend the city, they would not be able to stop them under the powerful firepower of the tank battalion.

Not to mention, Ma Siniu's cobbled together traitor and puppet troops.

Under the powerful fire cover of the tank battalion, Chen Qifeng led more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the guard company to rush into the gap in the city wall almost effortlessly.

Then they quickly rushed towards the city, Ma Siniu and other puppet troops saw this and wanted to try to block it.

But the officers and soldiers of the guard company, all equipped with Thompson submachine guns, fired violently together, knocking down a large area in an instant.

Together with the ten Sherman tanks of the tank battalion, they immediately rumbled into the city and joined the fire attack on them.

Xu Qingfeng and others even controlled ten anti-aircraft machine guns and launched a fierce strafing bombardment against them.

A large number of powerful armor-piercing projectiles with a caliber of 12.7mm swept across like a violent storm. Wherever they passed, the walls were pierced, and bricks, tiles and wood were shattered.

The puppet soldiers hiding in the streets and alleys and some buildings didn't even have a chance to escape, they were pierced and smashed, and the dead couldn't die anymore.

These puppet soldiers had never seen such a tragic situation, and they all dispersed without waiting for Ma Siniu's order.

Ma Siniu and several close confidants around him saw that the situation was not going well and just wanted to run away. They were also hit from behind by a dense rain of bullets. They were beaten to a bloody pulp and died on the spot!

As soon as Ma Siniu died, the other puppet troops were leaderless. They all just hated their parents for losing two legs and scrambled to flee.

Seeing this, Chen Qifeng immediately raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, continue to attack! Go!"

"Come on!"

"Kill!"

Hundreds of officers and soldiers from the Guard Company of the Huben Regiment shouted in unison, carrying Thompson submachine guns and a small number of Czech light machine guns and other automatic firearms, and followed him to launch multiple assaults into the city!

Xu Qingfeng, Zhou Weiguo, Xu Hu and others led the tank battalion to follow up, ready to provide artillery and machine gun fire support at any time.

The Puppet Legion Headquarters in the city.

Hearing the sound of guns approaching more and more violently from the southwest direction, it was getting closer to the sound of shouting and killing.

Konoe Fujiyama and Akahotaro, who originally wanted to take advantage of the situation, couldn't help but stand up one after another.

Konoe Fujiyama even asked sharply: "How is the battle in the southwest?"

Soon, a Japanese second lieutenant ran in from outside in a hurry.

He ignored the salute and said: "Sir, what's wrong, the city defense in the southwest corner has been broken through by the Chinese army outside the city. Ma Siniu's troops have been defeated, and the Chinese army has entered the city!"

"Nani?" Konoe Fujiyama was taken aback, his face full of disbelief: "How long has the war started? Ma Siniu and the others can't hold it anymore?"

"Where is this idiot? I'm going to kill him!"

The Japanese second lieutenant's face darkened and he said, "Sir, according to reports from the defeated soldiers who escaped, Ma Siniu and his henchmen were all killed by the Chinese army!"

"Baga!" Konoe Fujiyama was surprised and angry, and asked, "Why is this happening? There are more than 2000 people in Ma Siniu's department. Even if it is [-] pigs, it is impossible for the Chinese army to kill them without killing them for half an hour." Come on, let's kill them all?"

"Sir, the Huben Regiment outside the city has a powerful tank troop. The firepower of its tanks far surpasses that of the imperial army. Listen to the sound of the shelling. The caliber is definitely much larger than that of the imperial army's tanks."

The Japanese second lieutenant explained with a serious and nervous look.

Konoe Fujiyama's expression was serious when he heard this, and Akahotaro next to him asked nervously: "Konoe-kun, the battle situation is critical, please come up with an idea quickly!"

Konoe Fujiyama put his heart on hold, pulled out his saber, and said through gritted teeth: "The matter has come to this, we have no choice but to fight to the death!"

"Otherwise, how should we explain to the headquarters if we let the Tiger and Ben regiment go?"

Seeing this, Second Lieutenant Guizi immediately pulled out his saber, and echoed, "Your officer is right. For the present plan, we have to fight the Chinese army to the end!"

Perhaps it was infected by their emotions, or perhaps it was the consequence of not being able to stop the Huben Group.

Akihiro Taro also slowly pulled out his saber, and said in a deep voice, "I wish to fight to the death with Lord Konoe!"

"Send the order! All the cavalry and special high-level agents, immediately end the rest and prepare to meet the enemy!
Tell everyone that in this battle, either the enemy will die or we will die!Each cavalry squadron quickly relied on our position to build a temporary defense line.

No one is allowed to retreat without an order, and swear to defend the city's defense line and stand by for help! "

Konoe Fujiyama immediately held a knife in both hands, gritted his teeth and ordered sharply.

"Hay!" Akihiro Taro and another second lieutenant of the Devils all ordered their leaders to order, and then each led a squadron to act quickly.

……

Wuchang Xingyuan.

In Principal Chang's office, he was sitting behind his desk and handling official business when a rush of footsteps suddenly came from outside.

Principal Chang immediately looked up and saw Wang Shihe, the captain of the bodyguard, walking in quickly with a hurried expression.

Before he could ask, Wang Shihe immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Report to the committee, there is news about the Huben regiment."

"Oh?" Principal Chang suddenly became interested, and asked curiously: "Where are they now?"

Wang Shihe replied immediately: "The Military Control Bureau has just received news that the defenders of Xuyi County have been instigated by the Japanese special high-level personnel, and they have defected to the enemy and become a puppet army!"

"What does this have to do with the Tiger Regiment?" Principal Chang was not surprised, because in the context of the entire army's defeat at that time, there were countless local troops who rebelled and surrendered to the enemy, and he could not care less about pursuing them and getting angry.

Wang Shihe immediately explained: "The Military Command Bureau also inquired that after the Huben regiment abandoned Chuzhou, it began to move and evacuate to the northwest of Chuzhou.

But the Japanese army quickly discovered them, and mobilized heavy troops to chase and intercept them!

Among them, with the Yingsen detachment that once again occupied Chuzhou as the main force, they followed and pursued from Chuzhou to the front line of An'an!

The Yamada detachment of the 16th Division was also transferred from Yangzhou, with nearly ten thousand people, and headed north along Yangzhou to attack Xuyi!

But at this moment, due to the mutiny of the defenders in Xuyi County and their defection to the enemy, the way for the Huben Regiment to withdraw to the north has actually been cut off by the enemy! "

When Principal Chang heard this, he couldn't sit still. He immediately stood up and said, "Can the Tiger and Ben regiment be contacted now? Do they know about the news that the defenders of Xuyi County have rebelled and surrendered to the enemy?"

Wang Shihe shook his head and said: "I'm afraid I don't know yet, at least our radio station has not been in contact with the Huben Group yet!"

"Bastard!" Principal Chang was furious. He didn't know whether he was scolding the Tiger Brigade for not contacting them or scolding the communication staff in his attendant's office for being incompetent.

However, Wang Shihe has followed him for many years, so he can probably guess the mood of Principal Chang at this time.

Although the Huben regiment had a precedent of disobedience on the battlefield and disobedience to its own command.

But this army can indeed fight, let alone the distant defense battles of Songhu and Nanjing.

The defense of Hefei and the roundabout recovery of the Battle of Chuzhou were basically handled by the Huben Regiment.

If there were no Huben Regiment to contain the Japanese army in Hefei, there would be no surprise attack by the Huben Regiment to conquer Chuzhou City.

The 11th Group Army and other Huaihe defense forces may be in a more passive situation.

Not to mention recovering lost positions, it is still unknown whether the entire Huaihe defense line can be defended.

However, Li Pinxian and other troops on the north bank of the Huaihe River have successfully regained the lost positions on the north bank of the Huaihe River and consolidated the defense line of the Huaihe River.

The behavior of the Huben regiment disobeying the order and abandoning Chuzhou without authorization is not so serious.

At least in Principal Chang's view, it is no longer important.

Because, as it turned out, it would be more dangerous for the Huben group to stay in Chuzhou, so it is better to evacuate as soon as possible.

Anyway, they have completed the strategic purpose of containing and mobilizing the main force of the Japanese army in Central China, but such a tiger division has repeatedly made military exploits and can fight and dare to fight.

It would be a huge loss if the Japanese army caught up and annihilated them because a group of local troops rebelled and surrendered to the enemy.

Therefore, Principal Chang is angry about this.

Sure enough, Principal Chang quickly adjusted his mood, pointed at Wang Shihe and ordered in a deep voice: "Shihe, you should immediately notify the Military Control Bureau and tell Dai Yunong that no matter what, you must find a way to contact the Huben Regiment, Inform them of the news of the defection of the guards in Xuyi County!
Let Xu Qingfeng, Zhou Weiguo and others prepare early and try to break out of the encirclement as soon as possible! "

(End of this chapter)