The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 270 Battle of Annihilation 3
The area where the Japanese artillery was attacked has become a scene of massacre. The two mountain artillery brigades have been completely defeated by the repeated crushing and collision of more than a dozen No. 1 tanks. After being destroyed for more than ten minutes, a thousand people Many Japanese artillerymen abandoned a large number of baggage, mules, horses and artillery and fled towards the defense line of the initial starting position.

With the fighting will of the Japanese army, it is of course impossible for the Japanese army to collapse at the first touch like a tofu army. Faced with the impact and fire of more than a dozen Chinese tanks, the Japanese artillerymen still wanted to fight at first. Some Japanese soldiers tried to Grenades were used to blast the impacting Chinese tanks, and some Japanese artillerymen tried to blast them on the spot using 75mm mountain cannon shell warheads and fuses to form bombs.

Some daring Japanese artillerymen even wanted to assemble the Type 94 75mm mountain cannon that had been scattered and carried, and shoot directly at Chinese tanks at close range.

However, none of the methods they tried were successful, because after these dozen No. 1 tanks were dispersed in platoon units, neither the attack range nor the attack speed allowed the Japanese army to successfully implement these attack methods.

After repeated attacks failed, the Japanese artillery, which suffered heavy casualties, finally gave up the attack and chose to retreat. The large number of mules and horse baggage they carried during the march could not be taken away under such circumstances, except for a small group of soldiers. Except for some, most of the rest were abandoned on the battlefield.

The marching area of ​​the two artillery brigades that had just stretched for more than ten miles was now covered with all kinds of baggage, carts, artillery shells, artillery parts and observation equipment. Of course, there were hundreds of them lying in a pool of blood. Among them were the corpses of Japanese artillerymen, the miserable and howling wounded soldiers, and the corpses of countless mules and horses.

In the center of the battlefield, a gray No. 13 tank with the unique logo of the company commander's vehicle ran over a Japanese mountain artillery ammunition auxiliary truck, kicking up bursts of scarlet dust. The gray tank fenders and black The tracks had been dyed blood red by human bodies and mules and horse parts. The muzzles of the two mg machine guns on the turret fired at short bursts at the small groups of people behind the Japanese troops on the battlefield.

Da da da

Da da da

In the turret of the tank, the tank company commander Zhao Huzhen excitedly pulled the trigger of the machine gun. More than a dozen golden shells were ejected from the mg13 ejection window, and there was a pungent smell of gunpowder and oil. The smell filled the tank turret. The bottom of the turret was already filled with several thick layers of shell casings. The machine gun also emitted bursts of pungent white smoke after firing continuously for a long time.

In the tank turret, Zhao Huzhen looked at the brilliant results achieved by his company of tanks, his face full of excitement.

"Damn it, it has to be Battalion Commander He. He has given me another battle achievement. Come here, change the magazine, load the bullet, and keep fighting!"

Zhao Huzhen said excitedly to the radio operator next to him who also served as the deputy shooter.

The radio operator spread his hands, pointed at the shell casings at the bottom of the turret and the hot machine gun barrel, and said with a wry smile: "Company Commander, our bullets are about to run out. Now there are only forty bullets left in total, and two bullets can be loaded." Box, we have to keep some bullets for self-protection. Besides, the barrel of this machine gun can't withstand it. If we fire any more, it will explode the chamber. Besides, the Japanese army has already run away. If we catch up and fight again, something will happen. ”

After the radio soldier said these words, Zhao Huzhen lived up to his name. He really trembled, and then slapped his head with one hand and said: "Look at my head, I am only interested in killing the enemy. I almost killed He Ying." I forgot the boss’s instructions, yes, we have to accept it as soon as it’s ready, accept it as soon as it’s ready.”

Zhao Huzhen was hit on the head repeatedly. Just thinking about killing a few more Japs, he almost forgot about He Wei's order to accept it as soon as he saw it. However, after being reminded by the radio soldier, his mind suddenly cleared up. Come over, and Zhao Huzhen observes the battlefield through the observation port in the turret.

It was seen that the large Japanese army had withdrawn in the direction of its starting position, with only a few small groups of wounded soldiers remaining behind. Moreover, although the Japanese artillery units left behind most of their heavy equipment and withdrew, they still remained behind when they retreated. It's not a collapse, but it's quite organized.

Seeing that most of the Japanese troops had withdrawn and that the retreat was relatively orderly, Zhao Huzhen gave up his intention of continuing to attack and beat up the drowned dogs and ordered the radio soldiers.

"Ask the platoons about their casualties and ammunition losses!"

"Yes!"

The radio soldiers immediately started contacting the three tank platoons wandering around the battlefield, and the battle reports that the three tank platoons responded to later also excited Zhao Huzhen. None of the three tank platoons injured anyone in this surprise battle. , it can be said that they were unscathed. A dozen No. 1 tanks of the tank company killed hundreds of Japanese troops with zero casualties and zero losses, and forced them to give up a large amount of ammunition and artillery equipment.

But like Zhao Huzhen's company commander's car, the three subordinate tank platoons had almost all the ammunition they carried, and Zhao Huzhen also made up his mind to close the team.

Therefore, after conducting a symbolic fire pursuit of the remaining Japanese troops on the battlefield, Zhao Huzhen immediately issued an order for the entire company to withdraw and retreat. The officers and soldiers of the tank company were satisfied with driving more than a dozen vehicles and achieved great results. The battle tank quickly returned to the starting position along the starting path during the attack.

He Wei's instructions to Zhao Huzhen before the tank company's attack finally came into play at this time. Just as the leading reinforcements sent by Yamada Tetsujiro were rushing over, the tank company had already retreated as soon as it was ready and retreated. .

What was left for the Japanese reinforcements were corpses, wounded soldiers, and supplies, ammunition, and artillery that stretched for more than ten miles.

"Okay, the Japanese have finally moved, and it looks like the movement is not small!"

In the command post of the 48th Division, He Wei, who had a bitter look on his face most of the time today, smiled in front of the artillery team mirror, and his words could not hide his excitement.

The chief of staff and more than half of the staff officers of the 48th Division are no longer visible in the command post. The 48th Division troops, which suffered heavy losses during the counterattack, are in urgent need of rectification and replenishment, and the chief of staff of the 48th Division is naturally doing his part. He led the officers down to their units to direct the reorganization and replenishment.

Many new faces also appeared in the command post, including a group of officers from the special agent battalion and several officers from other newly reinforced units.

Just as Zhao Huzhen's tank company launched an attack on the Japanese artillery, reinforcements to the 48th Division's position also arrived one after another. In addition to all the spy battalions in place, the 618th Regiment of the 103rd Division had also arrived. drive to.

General Xiao, who was anxious and worried that the 48th Division's position would be lost, specially sent some additional artillery troops to move the mountain artillery battery of the Army Artillery School's practice team and a howitzer battery of the Eighth Artillery Regiment, which were originally on standby at the artillery position near the hidden part of the reserve force. Transferred.

The mountain artillery battery of the artillery school training team is equipped with four Swedish-made Bofors 75mm mountain guns, while the howitzer battery of the 8th Artillery Regiment is equipped with four imitation of the Japanese Meiji 38-type 150mm guns manufactured by the Shenyang Arsenal. Ten-millimeter heavy howitzers. When the naval guns were unable to fire due to concerns about accidental damage, General Xiao had no choice but to deploy these eight artillery pieces for close fire support.

Now, the officers of these newly reinforced units are all gathered in the command post, surrounding He Wei, waiting to listen to He Wei's orders. Among these officers are not only artillery officers with lower ranks than He Wei, but also the third Wan Shijiong, colonel commander of the 618th Regiment of the 103rd Division.

Currently, the 103rd Division is still being transported. He Shaozhou is busy directing the transportation of troops. Only the 618th Regiment of the 103rd Division has completely arrived at the designated position. And He Shaozhou is also giving He Wei face. Directly tell Wan Shijiong, the leader of the 618th Regiment, that all actions after the transportation is in place must be under He Wei's command.

As a result, He Wei, a small major, had the extraordinary power to command a colonel commander in combat. "Battal Commander, have the Japanese moved?"

asked Chen Xinsheng, commander of the artillery company of the Secret Service Battalion.

"Not only are they moving, there are also a lot of people moving. I originally thought that if the chariot company made more noise, it would be good for them to take away a quarter of the troops. But from what I saw just now, they are afraid Nearly half of the troops were taken away."

He Wei said.

While talking, the officers took turns walking to the artillery mirror and looking in the direction of the positions occupied by the Japanese troops. At this time, although the artillery mirror could not clearly observe the specific situation of the Japanese army's mobilization, they could still get a glimpse of seven or eight points of it.

In the artillery mirror, we could faintly see that in the 48th Division position that the Japanese had just captured, a large number of Japanese infantry were maneuvering along the traffic trenches, constantly turning out of position, and turning back in the direction from which they attacked. .

And there, it was also the direction where the Japanese artillery was attacked by the tank company.

Tetsujiro Yamada took one breath

"It would be really exciting to blast it with artillery. It's a pity that our artillery hasn't had time to build a position. Alas, it's a pity, it's a pity."

The artillery commander of the Eighth Artillery Regiment said with great regret.

"Why do the Japanese have so many soldiers!"

Fang Jing, commander of the Second Infantry Company of the Special Agent Battalion, looked at the scene of large Japanese troops maneuvering and sighed in surprise.

After observing the movements of the Japanese army, a dark-faced middle-aged officer walked directly to He Wei and said to He Wei honestly: "Battle Commander He, just tell me how to fight. Deputy Commander He Shao and Zhou He asked me to follow your command. , I, surnamed Wan, and this regiment are all at your disposal."

This officer was none other than Wan Shijiong, the colonel commander of the 618th Regiment of the 103rd Division, a graduate of the Chongwu School of the Army of Guizhou Province, and the first officer in the 103rd Division to defect to He Shaozhou.

"I appreciate the kindness of Commander Wan. It is inevitable that the brothers of your regiment will contribute. However, how to fight this requires long-term planning."

Among the officers, there are some who feel regret, some who lament, and some who seek war.

As the core of the command, He Wei began to pace habitually again, thinking about the next step. The Japanese troops in the current position have been successfully mobilized and began to divide their troops. The next thing that needs to be planned is how to deal with the Japanese troops. A force divided into two.

How to fight? How to fight? Only in this way can the Japanese troops who invaded the position be driven out of the 48th Division's position, and their defense lines can be re-consolidated. How should they deal with possible reinforcements from the Japanese army or the possibility of rejoining forces?
Even though the Japanese army has been divided into two, no matter which part of the Japanese army is singled out, they are still very difficult to deal with. The Japanese army on the main position has three infantry brigades, and there are two who are sent out to support the Japanese artillery. The infantry brigade, comparing the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army and the Chinese army, the strength of these two Japanese armies is extremely difficult to deal with.

Under the gaze of all the officers, He Wei walked around the command post. During this period, He Wei's mind was filled with everything from the overall situation to the details of the entire battlefield. Now, although He Wei is... A commander, but he does not have a complete headquarters organization, let alone a staff team that can designate detailed combat plans based on the determination and information he gave, and he does not even have a grassroots team.

All tactical decisions had to be carefully considered from beginning to end by him alone. From the tactical decisions of the troops to the specific actions, He Wei had to think alone.

He Wei does almost all the work of the staff department of the headquarters. It is also thanks to the fact that He Wei worked as a mercenary before time travel, and also went to military school after traveling through the physical body in this life. Otherwise, he might not be able to handle it at all, and he would not be able to withstand the change. I'm afraid he has already suffered from schizophrenia.

He Wei was racking his brains to think, and the other officers were also waiting in unbearable silence.

Time passed by, and while He Wei was still thinking, suddenly, a burst of hearty laughter came from outside the command post, attracting everyone's attention. An officer wearing a tank anti-collision cap smiled broadly. He walked into the command post. Who else could it be, Zhao Huzhen, the commander of the tank company who had just returned from the victory.

Zhao Huzhen originally planned to come in excitedly and win with He Wei, but as soon as he entered, he saw Fu Chen, the deputy battalion commander of the special agent battalion and commander of the first infantry company, giving him a look, indicating that Zhao Huzhen should be silent and not to affect He Wei's thinking. All the officers looked at He Wei without saying a word.

Seeing such a scene, Zhao Huzhen didn't understand that everyone was waiting for He Wei to make up his mind, so he immediately shut up.

He Wei heard the sound but raised his head, saw it was Zhao Huzhen, and asked, "How was the fight?"

Seeing that it was He Wei who took the initiative to ask, Zhao Huzhen replied: "Batalion Commander He, I have nothing to say, we drove away all the Japanese artillery and killed hundreds of them, so happy!"

He Wei just nodded slightly, with no trace of emotion on his face, and fell into deep thought again, while Zhao Huzhen also calmed down and joined the ranks of the officers in the command post, quietly waiting on the side for He Wei. Wei's next order.

He Wei casually grabbed a telescope from the table and continued his habitual pacing. Under the attention of all the officers, He Wei's thoughts were running rapidly. Time continued to pass minute by minute. Gradually, He Wei He slowed down, the expression on his face became determined, and the joints of the hand holding the telescope turned green and white due to excessive exertion.

Suddenly, He Wei opened his mouth and said in a decisive tone: "There is nothing we can do now. The Japanese have invested too many troops. We can only fight with them with our lives and use people to fight with them. But since we have to fight for human lives, we must be ruthless." Cut off a piece of Gori's flesh and fight a battle of annihilation with his Gori!"

After He Wei finished speaking, Fu Chen stepped forward and asked, "Batalion Commander, how do you plan to fight?"

"In a word, eat those at home and stop those outside!"

(End of this chapter)