I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 239 Xuyi Defense Battle ([-])
In fact, without Xu Hu's reminder, Zhou Weiguo also spotted the Devil's plane, and ordered directly, "All tanks, disperse immediately and drive into the woods, hurry up!"

"Anti-aircraft machine guns, shoot into the air, and intercept enemy planes with full firepower!"

Following Zhou Weiguo's order, the drivers of the nine Sherman tanks in the tank battalion immediately controlled the steering of the tanks and pushed the accelerator to the bottom.

Driving the tank, he rushed towards the woods on both sides of the road.

The soldiers who were responsible for operating the vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft machine guns controlled their own anti-aircraft machine guns, turned around and fired fiercely at the Japanese planes attacking from the air.

Almost at the same time, several Japanese aircraft swooped and strafed as promised.

However, due to Zhou Weiguo's timely response and the quick response of the tank soldiers, most of the devil's dives and shots fell short.

A small number of bullets hit the tank armor, banging and sparks flying, but they were unable to penetrate the Sherman tank's defensive armor.

At this time, the Japanese Air Force was not equipped with the airborne weapons of the Zero fighter, Type 7.7 and other types of fighters. Most of them were [-]mm caliber airborne machine guns, which were simply not enough to attack the tens of millimeters thick defensive armor of the Sherman tank. pose any threat.

To the surprise of the Japanese pilots, these Chinese tanks on the ground were actually equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns that could shoot into the air.

Therefore, they, who were flying very low, were horrified when they discovered that the tank battalion of the Huben Regiment had anti-aircraft firepower, and hurriedly manipulated the planes to accelerate the lift.

Tried to escape, but it was too late.

At least two Japanese fighter jets, unable to dodge in time, were hit by four air defense fires at the same time.

The weak defensive armor of the Japanese fighter is as thin as a piece of paper in the face of the extremely powerful 12.7mm caliber anti-aircraft armor-piercing projectile.

It was easily penetrated in an instant, and some of the anti-aircraft machine gun bullets even entered the cockpit of the Japanese pilot, and also penetrated the Japanese pilot's flight seat, penetrated the Japanese pilot's body, and killed him with one blow.

The plane that lost control first crashed into the woods not far away, and another Japanese plane was hit, although the pilot was not hit.

But the left wing was hit by a powerful anti-aircraft machine gun bullet, and a small piece of it broke off, and the broken part of the wing ignited fire and billowing black smoke.

No matter how hard the devil pilot tried to control the plane, he couldn't control the plane. In the end, amidst the desperate roar of the devil pilot, the Japanese fighter plane with the broken wing dragged thick black smoke and roared into the Tianma not far away. in the lake.

Boom!With a loud noise, the plane exploded in the water, and a wave of water was lifted into the air by the huge explosion shock wave.

In a blink of an eye, two Japanese fighter planes were shot down.

The nine tanks of the Huben Regiment's tank battalion took the opportunity to get into the woods on both sides of the high ground.

Facing this change, the remaining Japanese pilots were so frightened that they turned around and ran away in their fighter planes.

In the rear of the Japanese army, Takamori Ling and others were surprised and angry when they saw that their air force had withdrawn like this.

Especially the old devil Ying Senling was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He pointed at his own fighter plane that quickly disappeared in the sky and cursed: "Bagaya Road, these bastards, who told them to retreat?"

The adjutant and staff officer on the side couldn't help but persuade: "General, the tanks of the China Army have dispersed and hid in the woods, and the aviation unit has lost its target.

Moreover, the tanks of the Chinese Army are equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns and have anti-aircraft counterattack capabilities.

If the aviation unit continues to struggle with them, they may not be able to gain any advantage. "

Ying Senling glared at him angrily and said, "Then we can't just retreat like this? Is it okay to go ahead and intercept the infantry of the China Army?"

The adjutant said with a bitter look on his face: "These aviation troops pride themselves on being more valuable than our ground troops. Unless it is absolutely necessary, they will never put themselves in danger."

In fact, the adjutant still has something to say. The aviation units who came to support just now are not the land-based aviation units of their army.

Instead, it is a sea-based aviation force temporarily assigned to the Central China Front. The army and navy have never dealt with it, and it is common for the army and navy to undermine each other.

Not to mention these self-proclaimed high-ranking sea-based airmen, they lost two fighters in a blink of an eye, which made them feel bad.

At this time, let alone the Major General detachment leader Takamori Ling on the ground.

I am afraid that even Hata Shunroku, the commander-in-chief of the front army, will not stay for even one minute longer.

Ying Senling had no choice but to hold back his anger, and ordered his troops and the various units of the 18th Mixed Brigade to follow the defense line that had been abandoned by the [-]rd and [-]th Battalions of the Huben Regiment to the north.

However, with the tank battalion led by Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu blocking from behind, the devil's pursuit could not pose a real threat to the third and fourth battalions of the Huben Regiment.

In this way, under the support and cover of Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu, the Third and Fourth Battalions suffered considerable losses and finally successfully withdrew to Xuyi County.

On the eastern battlefield, the Yamada detachment's pursuit troops pursued less than five kilometers north and were once again intercepted by the [-]st Battalion of the Huben Regiment.

The First Battalion is different from the Fifth Battalion. It is an ace unit composed of the old Ninth Company as the core.

Except for the guard company, Xu Qingfeng's subordinates are the absolute elite with the best equipment and the strongest combat effectiveness.

Moreover, since the transfer and retreat from Chuzhou, neither the first battalion nor the second battalion have experienced any battles.

Basically, it is fully loaded and full of people. The most important point is that the first battalion belongs to waiting for work.

But the devils belonged farther than Laoshi, not to mention the long journey, along the way, they have been blocked many times in turn by the cavalry company of the Huben regiment, the reconnaissance company and the fifth infantry battalion.

When encountering the ambush of the first battalion, the Yamada branch's spirit was lost and they were at the end of their strength.

In this state of ebb and flow, although the Japs had the upper hand, they did not get any benefits once they exchanged fire.

Sun Kui has fought so many battles with Xu Qingfeng, and has accumulated a lot of battle experience. His judgment of the battlefield situation and his ability to control fighters are also first-rate.

At a glance, he saw the appearance of the devil's strong outside, and immediately manipulated a Maxim water-cooled heavy machine gun, shooting wildly at the devil on the road.

While raising his voice to boost his morale, he said, "Brothers, give me a hard beat up on these sons of bitches!"

There was no battle to fight along the way, which caused the officers and soldiers of the first battalion to hold back their energy.

At this time, they finally got into trouble with the Japs. Each one of them was extremely effective in fighting, and they poured bullets at the Japs desperately.

In this way, under the strong blocking firepower of the first battalion, the Yamada detachment, which was caught off guard and weak in follow-up, not only failed to break through the blocking of the Huben regiment, but was repelled by the first battalion.

Seeing that the devils were being repelled, Sun Kui directly ordered to the messengers beside him: "Send me the order, all companies and platoons quickly leave the battlefield and withdraw to Xuyi!"

A platoon leader standing nearby couldn't help but ask: "Battalion Commander, we haven't cleaned the battlefield yet. Do you want all the weapons left behind by so many Japanese soldiers?"

Sun Kuilin said calmly: "No more, hurry up and retreat with the whole battalion! If it's too late, we won't be able to evacuate!"

"Yes!" The two messengers agreed without hesitation, and immediately turned around and took the order to leave.

On the rear of the Japanese army led by Yamada Hirobumi, the old Japanese man, surrounded by Yamada Boten and others, rode forward leisurely.

Two soldiers of our own suddenly ran back from the front. One of them stood at attention in a panic and saluted Yamada Hirobumi: "Report to your Excellency, General, that the pursuit force was ambushed by the Chinese Army in front and has been repulsed!"

"Bagaya Road!" Yamada Hirofumi was furious when he heard this, and asked sternly: "How about the loss?"

"About 300 casualties!" the Japanese soldiers replied in fear.

"Baga!" Yamada Hirobumi was so angry that he immediately turned to his brother Yamada Boten and ordered: "Boten, you immediately lead the 7th Infantry Battalion to attack forward, and I will ask the artillery regiment to provide you with fire support!
Be sure to repel the blocking of the Chinese army and continue to attack in the direction of Xuyi! "

In previous battles, Yamada Boten's troops were repeatedly blocked and attacked, resulting in heavy casualties and exhaustion.

Therefore, Hirofumi Yamada put them behind and used them as a reserve team.

Yamada Boten did not dare to neglect, and quickly ordered: "Hai!"

Immediately, he led more than 600 elites under his command to attack forward in a mighty manner.

However, when he led his troops to the battlefield, he found that the blocking troops of the Huben regiment had already fled and disappeared without a trace.

Yamada Boten had no choice but to lead his troops to continue attacking and advance, while sending someone to report to Yamada Hirobumi.

Yamada Hirobumi was angry when he heard the news, but he was helpless.

We had no choice but to gather our defeated troops and follow Yamada Boteng's troops to continue to advance northward.

In this way, the three Japanese troops, divided into east and west, followed and pursued to the city of Xuyi County almost at the same time.

After they arrived, they discovered that Xuyi County had already fallen into the hands of the Huben Group.

This means that the more than 300 cavalrymen of Konoe Fujiyama and the more than 2000 surrendered Imperial Alliance troops of Ma Siniu have all been wiped out.

Unwilling to fail, Yamada Hirobumi ignored the rendezvous with Takamori Rei and others and directly ordered his younger brother Shanboteng to lead his troops to launch a strong attack on Xuyi County from the south gate under the cover of artillery.

However, they encountered a joint blockade and firepower from the Second Battalion led by Zhang Zhijian and the artillery battalion of the Huben Regiment, which had been prepared in advance.

The unlucky Yamada Boteng was also shot and killed by the artillery battalion of the Huben Regiment, and his troops were also beaten to death and wounded.

At this point, Yamada Hirobumi finally calmed down.

Enduring grief, he ordered the troops to build a position in the southeast of Xuyi City and turn it into a blockade.

At the same time, someone was sent to contact Takamori Order and the 18th Mixed Brigade, with the intention of jointly operating the three forces.

As a result, the two sides temporarily entered a truce and confrontation in Xuyi County.

The Japanese were hurrying to build fortifications outside the city and repair their offensive positions.

The Huben regiment in the city was not idle either, after the first storm of the Yamada detachment was repelled.

Xu Qingfeng immediately ordered Zhang Zhijian to lead the second battalion to move to the southwest of the city and take charge of the defense of the southwest area.

The defense of the southeast of the city was handed over to Sun Kui's first battalion who had just withdrawn into the city.

In addition, Xu Qingfeng was still in the temporary regiment headquarters, where he met Fang Shengli, the commander of the third battalion, Lei Xiong, the commander of the fourth battalion, and Lin Baoguo, the commander of the fifth battalion and deputy chief of staff.

Reconnaissance company commander Wang Changgui and military commander Wang Bicheng, as well as Zhou Weiguo, Xu Hu and others.

"How are the losses of your battalions and companies? Is it big?" When they met, Xu Qingfeng immediately asked straight to the point.

Lin Baoguo was the first to answer: "More than half of the Fifth Infantry Battalion has suffered casualties, and there are currently less than 250 people."

Then Wang Changgui also replied: "Regiment seat, the reconnaissance company suffered more than 60 casualties, and the cavalry company also lost more than [-] people."

Xu Qingfeng was mentally prepared for this, but nodded slightly with a solemn expression.

Fang Shengli said bitterly: "We have less than 200 people left in the third battalion."

Seeing this, Xu Hu, the battalion commander of the tank battalion, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder to express his comfort.

Zhou Weiguo's face didn't look good either. The casualties of the Third Battalion were indeed too great.

A battalion of 500 men actually lost more than two-thirds. It is no exaggeration to say that this battalion has been disabled.

Xu Qingfeng did not rush to express his position. Instead, he turned to look at the Fourth Battalion Commander Lei Xiong next to him and asked: "Captain Lei, where is your camp?"

Lei Xiong's face didn't look very good either. He lowered his head and said guiltily: "Regiment, there are more than 220 people in the Fourth Battalion!"

"It seems that the losses of each battalion are not small!"

Xu Qingfeng said in a dignified voice: "However, I believe that the devils you eliminated far exceeded your own losses, so our soldiers did not sacrifice in vain!"

Lei Xiong nodded and said: "Not counting the number of enemies annihilated in Chuzhou, in this rear blockade alone, our fourth and third battalions worked together and killed at least 800 Japanese!"

Xu Qingfeng nodded in praise and comforted: "Well done, we didn't let our brothers shed their blood and sacrifice in vain. We successfully captured Xuyi City and annihilated more than 300 Japanese cavalry and more than 2000 puppet troops!
Now, there are still hundreds of puppet prisoners in the city!
When we defeat the Japs outside the city, I promise you that we will give priority to replenishing your battalions with personnel and equipment!

However, for now, in order to facilitate our command, let’s tighten our fists first! "

"Whatever the leader says is whatever it is, and those in lower positions will definitely do it!" Fang Shengli quickly took the lead in expressing his stance.

"That's right, group seat, how do we downsize?" Lei Xiong also looked up at Xu Qingfeng sincerely.

As an old subordinate who has followed Xu Qingfeng in bloody battles since Sihang Warehouse.

Lei Xiong had already regarded Xu Qingfeng as a god, loyal and obedient.

Xu Qingfeng said in a solemn voice: "The three and four battalions are temporarily merged into three battalions, with Fang Shengli as the battalion commander and Lei Xiong as the deputy battalion commander!
The fifth battalion and the reconnaissance company were merged into the fourth battalion, with Lin Baoguo serving as the battalion commander.

Wang Changgui transferred the cavalry company to serve as company commander!Do you have any comments? "

"No!" Everyone responded in unison!
"Very good!" Xu Qingfeng immediately ordered: "The third battalion is responsible for the northwest of the city, and the fourth battalion is responsible for the defense of the northeast of the city.

The cavalry company, reconnaissance company, tank company, artillery company, baggage company and other regiment-directly-affiliated teams serve as reserve teams to assist various units in the center. Hurry up and prepare! ! "

"Yes!" Everyone responded loudly and took the order to leave.

(End of this chapter)