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Chapter 513 The Battle of Lanzhou

When the artillery fire extended and the infantry began to charge, the covering fire of the independent brigade opened fire. Li Yong concentrated the heavy machine guns and mortars of all five infantry battalions, plus the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion pulled up by the formation system, nearly 100 Heavy machine guns and more than [-] mortars formed a powerful rear support force, suppressing firepower against the defenders of the Qingma Army.

This formation is the reason why Li Yong dared to speak big in front of many senior commanders in the headquarters of the Sixth Army. There is no joke in the army, and what is said must be guaranteed by strength. Li Yong has sufficient confidence in his independent brigade. Confidence, it is simply unreasonable for such a strong lineup to fail to open Lanzhou City.

Dozens of roaring tanks pounced on the wide city wall of Lanzhou City. As they marched, the machine guns on the tanks fired at the Qingma army on the opposite side. The bullets fired from various fortifications hit the tanks. The steel deck clanged, then slid and jumped away.

The tank attack unit formed by a group of vehicles effectively blocked the bullets from the Qingma Army's counterattack. The light and heavy machine guns could not break through the defense of the armored soldiers, and the light weapons in the hands of the infantry could not pose a threat to the tanks at all. The Independent Brigade of Infantry followed with great encouragement.

The battle has reached the most critical and intense level. The defense troops of the Qingma Army tried their best to counterattack the troops of the People's Liberation Army, while the soldiers of the Independent Brigade tried to charge forward, trying to capture the southern gate of Lanzhou in one fell swoop. After a fierce confrontation between the two armies and a stalemate for a period of time, the attacking PLA troops gradually gained the upper hand.

The covering firepower of the Independent Brigade flew the bricks and stones at the head of Lanzhou City, the heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns fired from the concentrated fire, and the bullets from the anti-aircraft machine guns firmly controlled the defensive section of the entire city. The follow-up second echelon of the Ma army had no place to stay. The tank unit covered the infantry and rushed forward. With the strong fire support from the rear, the infantry of the first and second battalions quickly approached the city wall.

The commander and soldiers of the Qingma Army were shooting out of the fortifications like crazy. Seeing the troops approaching by the People's Liberation Army, they were so nervous that they were about to collapse. Neither had great effect.

Bullets were like locusts, shrapnel flew randomly, and the independent brigade fighters who were charging forward ignored them and ran forward after the tank. Everyone had only one thought, get closer, just get closer.

In order to push the five cannons up, the clothes of the soldiers who pushed the cannons were already drenched with sweat, and their physical strength was exhausted to the extreme. The performance of severe water shortage, but none of the soldiers stopped to drink water. The platoon leader who led the team shouted hoarsely, even if he was exhausted, he would push the cannon up and must keep up with the tanks and infantry.

Li Yong kept watching the soldiers attacking from behind. The artillerymen in the binoculars pushed the artillery forward. Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the city wall, Gao Xiang, the artillery battalion commander beside him, was anxious. He scolded his mother straight: "Hey, these bastards, you can't push forward any more, if you push any further, you will be finished with the enemy."

Gao Xiang's anxiety was justified. Using a large-caliber artillery to directly aim at the city wall was a very dangerous task. If the distance was too close, the soldiers and the artillery would die together with the city wall they were attacking.

"Hey, hello, how far are you from the city wall, report the distance, don't be too close, do you hear me?" Gao Xiang, the old eighth road known for his daring to go all out, urgently shouted at his soldiers through the walkie-talkie.

The platoon leader leading the team was a veteran. Gao Xiang specially configured a wireless walkie-talkie for them when they set off so that they could contact the battalion headquarters at any time. But at this time, the old platoon leader didn't seem to hear his battalion commander shouting. Similarly, command the soldiers to continue to move forward.

Push it all the way to a place less than 100 meters away from the city wall. Anyone who is close can see the nose and mouth of the soldiers of the Qingma Army clearly.

Ba Lu was desperate, and pushed all five cannons under the city wall. The soldiers of the Qingma Army on the opposite side could see it clearly, but they were a little scared, how dare they fire at such a short distance?Isn't this motherfucker going to die together?

Speaking of which, the old platoon leader of the Artillery Battalion of the Independent Brigade didn't think so. The old platoon leader believed that if he wanted to open Lanzhou City, he had to blow up the city wall, and the brigade commander and political commissar had a large part of the hope of blowing up the city wall. It was all pinned on their cannons. Although his platoon leader was small, he played a huge role at this time.

The old soldiers knew the weight on their shoulders. If their artillery couldn't blow through the city wall, they had to use infantry to send explosives upwards. In this way, the losses of the first and second battalions would increase sharply, so even if their artillerymen died To complete the task, we must blast the city wall.

The [-] plus howitzer has a bulletproof plate, but because the distance is too close, and the area of ​​the bulletproof plate is limited, it is impossible to completely stop the enemy's bullets. The soldiers under the bullet rain one after another fell down.

The commander of the Qingma Army on the top of the city turned red-eyed, and forced his soldiers to shoot outside with gun barrels, and concentrated firepower to attack the artillery of the Eighth Route Army. It's dangerous.

"Strengthen firepower and cover them." These were the words of brigade commander Li Yong, battalion commander Gao Xiang of the artillery battalion, battalion commanders Li Jiangguo and Ma Quanyou of the first and second battalions, battalion commander Jiang Tiexiong of the tank battalion, and instructor Li Yuming. Shout out together.

The soldiers are too close to the city wall. The heavy howitzers of the independent brigade can no longer provide fire support, but mortars and heavy machine guns are available. All firepower is supporting the artillery under the city wall, and all weapons are fiercely Even the infantry of the first and second battalions were anxious to open fire on the enemy on the top of the city with submachine guns. The battalion commander Jiang Tiexiong and the instructor Li Yuming of the tank battalion used tank guns to shoot at the firepower of the Qingma Army at close range. one.

The role of armored troops in siege is very obvious. The Qingma army has no experience in fighting tanks, and the troops are not equipped with anti-tank weapons. It is estimated that they do not have any equipment. This gives the tank battalion a chance to make full use of it. Li Yuming, who was annoyed at the fact that he hadn't fought, wanted to drive his tanks up to the city wall. When he saw the artillerymen behind them suffer casualties, he became even more furious and ordered the soldiers to support them with tanks.

The tank battalion of the independent brigade has dozens of tanks, but there are only four m75s equipped with 4mm tank guns, and the rest of the tank guns are more than 30 and 40 calibers (Stuart is a Sanqi gun, T26 is a four Five guns), a tank gun of this caliber poses no threat to the tall city walls of Lanzhou, but it is enough to fight infantry and firepower.

The artillery and machine guns on dozens of tanks are firing. Without the threat of anti-tank firepower, tanks attacking infantry and firepower points is as easy and trouble-free as digging carrots. The infantry firepower is not exposed, and the outcrop can be destroyed with one shot. So much so that the soldiers of the Qingma Army didn't even dare to lift their heads.

With the full support of their comrades-in-arms, the artillery who pushed the artillery not too far from the city wall quickly adjusted the artillery position, lowered the muzzle, and there was no need to aim. The words lined up, and Heihuhu's muzzle pointed at the city wall.

The less timid soldiers of the Qingma Army could no longer bear the psychological fear. They threw away their weapons and turned around and ran away. The guns of the People's Liberation Army were all pushed under their noses. If they didn't run away, they would die. Not as powerful as a cannon either.

Pull the bolt of the gun door, push the bullet to load, under the order of the old platoon leader to fire, the five artillery fire together, the spinning projectile is shot out from the muzzle, hit the city wall in a very short time, and then there is a boom boom violent explosion.

Using large-caliber artillery to bombard the city wall at close range is the old Eighth Army's way of fighting. The infantry has just changed to the artillery for a short time. In battle, the artillery is still used to being as infantry as possible, and fighting the enemy at close range. Over time, the soldiers called this style of play bayonets on the cannons.

It is very dangerous to shoot with a large-caliber artillery at a distance of less than 100 meters. It is very likely that the attacking party and the attacked party will end together, but the effect is surprisingly good. The [-]-plus howitzer showed its power. The first round The bombardment blasted the city wall into a mess, and the soldiers of the Qingma Army who hadn't had time to run on the city wall were either killed by bombing or shaken to death, and the defensive firepower stopped all of a sudden.

The bricks and tiles flew together, and the shrapnel hit the steel plate with a ping-pong sound. The soldiers manipulating these artillery pieces dug a small hole half a person deep with an engineer shovel next to their artillery positions. After the artillery fired, they all jumped into the hole. Cover your ears with your hands and squat there.

The method is simple and simple, but it is very effective. This is what the soldiers thought of in advance. After making preparations, one person is responsible for firing, and the other soldiers squat in the pit to defend against the guns. Therefore, although they are very close to the city wall, the soldiers Their ears were buzzing, but surprisingly, there were no casualties.

The fact that there were no casualties after a round of salvo made the soldiers more confident, and soon, the second round and the third round of artillery fire went out.

The order given by Li Yong, the brigade commander, is not to be stingy with ammunition, and to shoot all the shells in the shortest time. As long as you can blow a hole in the city wall, it will be worth it.

Loading, firing, and blasting at the city wall, each artillery fired all the forty rounds of shells in the smoke.

More than 200 shells are all the property of the Independent Brigade. I don’t know if the city wall has been blown up in the smog. Anyway, it has wiped out all the property. The artillery without shells can only stare blankly. Soldiers They asked their platoon leader, what should we do if there are no shells?

what to do?Who knows what to do, but this old platoon leader is more courageous than a pumpkin, rolled his eyes and said, "Follow me to the front."