Age of Rebirth

Chapter 410 The Battle of the Beijing-Tianjin Corridor

Five hours after the Liu Tiehan Corps attacked Tianjin, the Japanese reinforcements from Beiping finally dispatched. According to the normal marching speed, five hours was enough time for troops to approach the city of Tianjin. It's a mystery. According to Kiyoshi Kazuki after the Tianjin battle, it was the scattered troops who spent a lot of time assembling.

However, it was circulated within the headquarters of the Japanese Garrison Army in North China that after receiving the news that Tianjin had been attacked, Your Excellency the Commander was in extreme pain, seemed hesitant, full of worries, and completely lost the spirit of a Japanese soldier to move forward. The reinforcements were captured in Tianjin. It took five hours for the attack to be dispatched, which subtly explained the complex psychological activities of the Commander.

The marching direction of the Japanese reinforcements in Beiping happened to be the key blocking area arranged by Tang Qiuli. However, it is no wonder that Xiangyue Qingsi, via Langfang, is the closest passage to Tianjin.

Knowing that the Japanese Beiping reinforcements were coming headlong into the pockets he had arranged, Tang Qiuli was invigorated. Seeing that there was no one else in the headquarters, she yelled at Mei Ting, "Ma'am, bring the gun." Mei Ting was furious. He pinched him hard, and carefully took out Tang Long's gun. Tang Qiuli stepped on the gun in a graceful posture, turned around and left, seeing Mei Ting's beautiful eyes sparkling. [

Tang Qiuli was addicted to guns, how could he be allowed to go to the front line?Needless to say, Shanhu, in terms of strength, Tang Qiuli was really afraid of Shanhu. That guy is simply a pervert, like a powerful King Kong.

Even the soldiers of the special guards under him forced them with guns and did not let themselves go. Mei Ting was very sad this time, especially her teary and worried look, which made Tang Qiuli feel so sad.

No wonder one of the famous generals of the Communist Party lamented that the more troops he commanded, the farther away from the sound of guns and guns, and going to battle to kill the enemy can only be a dream. Tang Qiuli will feel like this, Bloody Hands When the army first started, there were 80 people in one hundred. In that battle, it was not to fight the enemy in person, but to kill the Japanese pirates with one's hands.

The area around Langfang, Hebei Province in the Beijing-Tianjin Corridor is a flat field with open terrain and no dangerous terrain to defend. It is most suitable for large-scale armored groups to march in or to assault the defenders' positions.

The Zhao Chariot Regiment is the only armored unit in the establishment of the Japanese army stationed in North China. It is equipped with 230 five "Izu Type III" light tanks, more than 80 armored vehicles, and [-] self-propelled artillery. On the Great Plains, there is a formidable steel assault force.

Kazuo Zhao, the captain of the General Commander, graduated from the Armored Command Department of the Army University of the Japanese Empire. He is a commander of the Japanese armored forces with a professional background. Fighting for glory for the family on the battlefield, the Akira family is a famous family in Japan, with generations of famous generals.

However, looking around the Chinese army in North China, there are not even a few trucks. Where can he tell him to find an opponent?Even if you look at the entire army of the Chinese government, there is no organized armored force, and the master is lonely, Zhao Nai sighed.

On the night of the July [-]th Incident, Akira, who was stationed in Tianjin, asked Commander Tashiro Kanichiro several times for support in the Beiping battlefield. However, they were all rejected. Come, there is war in Tianjin.

Zhao Yifu was in the command vehicle and ordered all vehicles to turn on their headlights and move forward. He wanted to be the first to arrive in Tianjin, so that those Chinese soldiers who only fought with rifles could scream in pain under the tracks of the tanks. Wash the chariot with the blood of Chinese soldiers.

In order to ensure sufficient assault force, Zhao rejected the suggestion to divide the troops into two parts and allocate them equally in two directions. He concentrated all his troops in the direction of Langfang. The area is a natural tank battlefield. Even if the Chinese army has a blocking position, it cannot withstand the assault of its own wing.

What Zhao asked for was speed, but in this way, the distance between the tank and the infantry would be widened. The armored unit without infantry cover would be easily attacked from different directions. It is not that Zhao did not take this into consideration, but, The slow movements of the infantry made him extremely impatient.

When the Zhao Chariot Regiment appeared in the sight of the soldiers of the Independent Division, it was already [-] kilometers away from the follow-up Japanese infantry.

In the dark field, a large area of ​​snow-white lights appeared in the telescope of the observation post at the front of the Independent Division. In fact, without a telescope, you can see clearly. In the dark night, the lights of hundreds of motor vehicles, like the shining eyes of wolves, are extraordinarily clear.

The situation was quickly reported to the headquarters. Tang Qiuli and the generals in the headquarters also saw a light on the vast field. The Japanese tanks could only go in this direction. Tang Qiuli issued an order to fight according to the plan program carried out.

The artillery position of the blocking force of the Independent Division, a series of large-caliber artillery, slowly raised the thick muzzle, and the artillery observation post at the front continuously reported the distance, movement speed, and azimuth of the Japanese armored forces approaching the blocking position.

The dozens of high-moving Japanese tanks in the front suddenly turned into the anti-tank trenches dug by the Independent Division. They stood almost vertically, and the short and thick barrels plunged directly into the soft soil. There was a puff of smoke and it went out.

However, the Japanese soldiers in the tanks couldn't get out, and hurriedly shouted on the radio. Zhao Yifu was somewhat surprised when he heard about the situation. In the Chinese army, there are still people who know how to do it?Know about digging anti-tank trenches?

However, this will not trouble Zhao Yifu, it is just a child's trick. He ordered the follow-up tanks and armored vehicles to follow the road opened by the tanks planted in the ditch, use these tanks as stepping stones, and continue to move forward. At worst, after the battle, they will be dragged up , just fix it.

According to the order, the Japanese tanks were divided into several groups, preparing to pass through the anti-tank trenches one by one. Suddenly, in the dark and silent field ahead, bursts of flames burst out, and immediately after that, huge artillery booms rang out. [

The bright car lights in the dark night are the best targets. The artillerymen of the independent division didn't even need the artillery observers to report the coordinates.

The fierce artillery fire enveloped the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles in a deadly steel storm. The artillery fire was so dense that some Japanese tanks were directly hit by several artillery shots at the same time, and they were blown into a ball of fire. to the sky.

The ground was burning and trembling, and the Japanese tanks were blown up into a sea of ​​flames. In the confrontation between the artillery and the tanks, the tanks could not take advantage, and the Japanese tanks began to fight back. I suffered a loss, the fired cannon exploded far away from the artillery position of the Independent Division, but the soil was blown up, watching the excitement, it’s useless

On the contrary, thirty Japanese self-propelled artillery guns unleashed their power and fired a round of rapid fire. The artillery positions of the Independent Division burst into flames. More than a dozen artillery pieces were blown up, and the artillerymen also suffered casualties.

However, the good days of the Japanese self-propelled artillery are obviously coming to an end. After capturing the trajectory, it immediately attracted retaliatory bombardment from nearly a hundred artillery pieces. The disproportionate firepower density, the result can be imagined.

When the Japanese infantry behind arrived, the vast battlefield was full of tanks and armored vehicles emitting thick smoke. From time to time, there were explosives that exploded into a ball of fire wrapped in thick smoke. The whole army was wiped out, and not a single car escaped such a fate.

Zhao Yifu can no longer display his ambitions and make contributions. In the command car, he has been burned into a ball of black charcoal. Only the dim light of the command knife and the name engraved on the handle can identify his identity.

The Japanese infantry looked at all this in a daze, opened their mouths and stuck out their tongues, and felt a deep chill in their hearts. The armored warriors of the Great Japanese Empire were all about to be shattered like this. Wouldn’t it be the end for us without the protection of the steel shell? Worse?

The commander of the Japanese army who reinforced Tianjin did not allow him to be frightened. He ordered the troops to pass quickly. Tianjin is in a tight spot. Takashima has sent out telegrams for help several times. His fortifications are being fiercely besieged and gradually compressed. Without foreign aid, Tianjin Doubt.

The brigade of Japanese soldiers tremblingly walked through the burning armored vehicles with trepidation. They did not encounter the guns and artillery fire of the brigade, but the Japanese tanks were exploded, killing many soldiers. The Japanese commander felt this bad luck.

Less than a kilometer past the anti-tank trenches, the pitch-black field in front of them suddenly revived, bursting out sparks, light and heavy machine guns, like a storm blowing on the flat ground, and swept towards the dense Japanese army formation.

Then, countless mortars and large-caliber artillery shells fell into the marching ranks of the Japanese army like a meteor shower, and exploded into a wall of fire in their advancing direction, a sea of ​​dead flames that could not be overcome.

The Japanese army retreated like water, leaving corpses everywhere. The Japanese reinforcements, the Eighth Division of the Vanguard, suffered a heavy blow. The chief of staff of the division was bombed to pieces, the division commander was seriously injured, and the troops were reduced by five points. The establishment was destroyed.

The artillerymen belonging to the Japanese army hurriedly built their positions and launched a fierce shelling on the artillery positions of the Independent Division. It was an artillery battle. The cannons of both sides, trailing dark red tail flames, shuttled back and forth like meteors. The artillerymen of the Independent Division showed their might. He just made the Japanese artillery dumb.

At the end of the battle, if one Japanese artillery fired, it would attract the siege of more than five artillery pieces from the independent division artillery. The Japanese artillery commander almost vomited blood. After more than an hour, almost all the artillery groups under his command were destroyed. hit.

There are not many cannons left in good condition. As far as he knows, the team does not have so many cannons at all, nor does it have so many cannons. However, the cannons of the team did fall on his head, and the power It's much bigger than the Imperial Army's cannon, what the hell?

(To be continued)