Age of Rebirth

Takeo Kono, Captain of the No. 30 Seventh Division of the Japanese Army, listened carefully with his ears sideways. An orderly came in sleepily and interrupted his actions, "Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, are you looking for me?"

Captain Haoye squeezed out a sentence from his throat, "Baga! Sleeping like a dead pig, you don't have the spirit of an imperial soldier yet? Xiaolin, did you hear any unusual sounds?"

The orderly Kobayashi glanced at the squadron leader in a daze, and replied, "Your Excellency, the squadron leader, I only feel the ground shaking, but I didn't hear any sound?"

Captain Haoye was so angry that he slapped the stupid orderly like a pig hard. Then, he grabbed the phone and went directly to the forward observation post, "I am Captain Haoye, the squadron leader. What do you find?"

The observation post’s answer was the same as that of the orderly Kobayashi. On the opposite side of Guangzhou, in the dark night, I couldn’t see anything. I just felt the ground shaking, and it was mixed with the roar of the engine. I asked several outposts, and they all said With the same answer, putting down the phone, Captain Haoye muttered in his head, "According to the report from the outpost, similar situations have been found in an area with a width of more than [-] kilometers in front. What are the Chinese people going to do?" [

Facing the New Territories of Hong Kong and the direction of Guangzhou, Battelle sat in the armored command vehicle with earphones and kept asking about the progress of the brigades. This was also one of the tactics he adopted. All assault armored units and tanks did not drive. The light moved slowly at a constant speed. With the Japanese army's research and emphasis on armored forces, it would never have been imagined that there would be an armored assault group composed of more than 1000 tanks. om

and.The Japanese do not have much experience in anti-armor assaults. This is well understood. During World War II, the Japanese Army’s combat areas were mainly in Southeast Asia and East Asia. The opponents they faced were not to mention the established tank units. Soldiers, don't even have a chance to see tanks.Therefore, the organizational system of the Japanese army rarely included organized armored units, only a few tank brigades and regiments were formed, and there was no precedent for large-scale use of armored units!

What followed was that the Japanese army's anti-armor experience and equipment were seriously insufficient, or even nonexistent. "What kind of opponents will adopt what kind of fighting methods." The Asian teams do not have tanks, and the army of the Empire of Japan does not need to raise the formation of armored forces to a certain level like the European army.

This is the blind spot of the Japanese army, and Battelle took full advantage of this. Sure enough, there were four tank brigades.After more than ten kilometers, there was still no response from the Japanese defense forces on the opposite side. Battelle opened the top cover of the armored command vehicle, leaned out half of his body, held a telescope, and carefully observed the movement of the Japanese army position on the opposite side.In the dark night, the Japanese army's position was as deadly silent.

The security staff was terrified, and hurriedly pulled Battelle's skirt, "Commander, hide quickly, it's dangerous!"

Battelle said without turning his head: "What are you afraid of? There are more than 1000 tanks in front of me. The Japanese army has not responded yet. They have hit me, and the Japanese have not built them yet!"

After observing for a few minutes, Battelle withdrew his body, looked at the guard staff who was sweating on his face nervously, Battelle grinned and said: "Don't worry, I am 15 years old, and I was with the teacher in the ice and snow in the northeast, in the primeval forest, I fought with the Japanese Kwantung Army for more than two years, and I know very well what the Japanese know!"

Calculating the time, Battelle picked up the microphone, "Order, the first brigade of the first assault wave, and the third brigade, adopt a wedge-shaped assault formation, and break through the first position of the Japanese army at the fastest speed. According to the scheduled plan, Continue to attack in depth, cover the infantry, and attack the second Japanese position!"

In the dark night, the roar of tank engines suddenly became louder. At the same time, more than 300 tanks turned on their headlights at the same time. The bright lights, like sharp swords, split the night sky and illuminated the Japanese positions. It was as bright as day, and it dazzled the eyes of the Japanese soldiers.

The tank speeded up suddenly, the tracks rolled up dust all over the sky, and the roar of the engine suddenly became louder in the night. Steel monsters appeared in front of the Japanese soldiers in an instant.

In the dark night where you can't see your fingers, a few lights are suddenly turned on, listening suspiciously to the dull roar of the engine, and feeling the trembling Japanese soldiers below them. The sound of running footsteps and the "crash" sound of pulling the bolt plunged the Japanese army's first defensive position into chaos.

In Captain Haoye's shelter, the phone rang quickly, and Captain Haoye grabbed the phone, "Squadron leader, it's not good, tanks, the number of tanks, the Chinese army launched a surprise attack on our front line!"

Lieutenant Haoye shuddered and understood everything. The reason for the trembling of the ground was the tanks of the Chinese army. They touched it in the dark. The war broke out, and it was beyond the control of a small captain and squadron leader. , Lieutenant Hao Ye directly called the captain of the joint leader, Takeshita Colonel.

The assault of the first and third tank brigades of the Independent Division was so fast. The Japanese troops on the first defensive position had just entered the position when the torrent of steel, mixed with dust and smoke and with earth-shattering roars, rushed to the ground. In front of them, the Japanese army's counterattack was extremely weak, and it was even more futile. The bullet hit the armor, and the only way was to add a few sparks to the night!

The tracks crushed the bodies of Japanese soldiers mercilessly. The beast-like descendants of the Yamato nation turned into puddles of meat mud under the steel tracks. The screams, mixed with weak and messy gunshots, were intertwined in the night.

The tank soldiers sitting inside the tank, of course, couldn't hear this, but the soldiers of the first and fourth brigades of the directly subordinate regiment, the second brigade, the tenth brigade, and the No.11 brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps who followed behind Hearing it so clearly, I couldn't help my teeth sore, and I exclaimed in my heart, "My God, the guys who drive the tank are so sneaky, they treat the tank as a steamroller!"

Under the rapid attack, in less than three to ten minutes, the first defensive position of the Japanese army was declared to be broken through. Two breakthroughs with a width of about three kilometers appeared in front of the attacking infantry units. The five main field brigade units , Without making the slightest pause, along the breakthrough, the tide poured in, and under the cover of two tank brigades, they rushed towards the second position of the Japanese army.

Under the protection of a dozen guards, Liu Hongzhang, commander of the first brigade directly under the Corps, jumped over the trenches of the Japanese army a few steps, looked left and right, cursed, and the chief of staff said: "Damn it, this The battle was fought, but it wasn't fun, the tanks crushed the little devils into a pulp, and our 6000-odd people are not doing nothing!"

Then, he ordered: "Chief of staff, order the troops to keep up with the tanks. With these big guys as cover, our casualties can be reduced a lot. Tell the four regiment leaders that the regiment leader is a hero and does not cooperate with the tank. Casualties will be reduced." Too big, after the battle is over, I knocked off his head, we took advantage of the surprise in the first position, and then, we have to see the truth!" [

The troops of two tank brigades and five infantry brigades were like a torrent, hiding from the first position of the Japanese army. The two tank brigades of the second assault wave and the five brigades of the Guangzhou Garrison had also followed. On the battlefield, there was no longer the silence just now. Fierce gunshots were everywhere, and clusters of flames rose from time to time, accompanied by dull explosions.

That was the follow-up troops. After clearing the first position according to the scheduled plan, the remaining Japanese troops, from the initial panic and panic, the Japanese soldiers who woke up began to fight back desperately, because the first attack wave of the Independent Division The Japanese army did not launch an attack, and the Japanese troops on the first position suffered little loss.

The Japanese soldiers came out of the secret passage and the shelter, and launched a counterattack against the infantry units of the [-]st and [-]rd Tank Brigades, and the two brigades of the Guangzhou Garrison. Just as Tang Qiuli feared, the Japanese soldiers discovered that both Light and heavy machine guns are still throwing barrels, and they can't cause any damage to the enemy at all when they hit the roaring and flame-spitting tanks.

On the contrary, the Japanese army, which exposed the location of the firepower, was blown to pieces by a low-pitched tank gun. The Japanese army began to fight for their lives. He jumped out howling and rushed towards the tank. At this time, Battelle's tactics worked wonders.

Although the infantry in the Guangzhou Garrison with the tanks had not experienced a big battle, there were more than 40 people in a platoon and a tank, and they were preparing for the tanks of the Independent Division. The heavy rain became a sieve, and the grenade on his body exploded, blasting a brave Japanese soldier into a rain of blood flying all over the sky!

Battelle parked the armored command vehicle on a slightly higher hillside, where he could observe the first position and the entire battle process, with a company of tanks guarding the left and right of his command vehicle.

Battelle leaned out to observe the situation on the battlefield, and the stream flew over his head from time to time, making a scream of "chirp chirping". He had long been accustomed to all this. On the European battlefield, the intensity of firepower was several times higher than it is now. With a "bang", the shot hit the armor shield in front of him, and the deformed head rolled a few times before falling in front of his eyes.

Battelle didn't even move the corner of his eyes, but his guard staff, covered in cold sweat, desperately stood in front of him. Battelle frowned, tilted his head, and continued to observe the situation on the battlefield. After watching, he found a problem up.

(To be continued)

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