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Chapter 14 Tank Squadron
Near the headquarters of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, eight Type 89 tanks and six Type 97 tanks lined up. The tank soldiers of the Kuroki Squadron were replenishing ammunition and fuel for the tanks.

In the tent of the division headquarters, the head of the division, Gu Hisao, was browsing the casualty report of the 45th Wing.

After looking at the casualty figures of the 45th Regiment, Hisao Tani's division raised his hand and slapped Kaneda Osamu of the 45th Regiment resoundingly.

Received a fiery slap in the face, Colonel Kaneda could only respond repeatedly: "Hay! Hay!"

Colonel Kaneda kept bowing his head towards Hisao Tani's commander, not daring to raise his head to make eye contact with the commander of Hisao Tani's division.

After sizing up the commander of the 45th Regiment, General Kaneda, Gu Hisao's division sternly roared: "Bageyalu, how did you fight the battle? An infantry regiment with more than 3000 people was beaten to the bum by the second-rate troops on the opposite side!" , You have insulted the number of the entire Sixth Division, are you still soldiers of the Kumamoto Division?"

The Sixth Division of the Japanese Army is one of the 17 standing divisions formed before the outbreak of World War II. Its predecessor was the Kumamoto Town Station established in 1873. Many soldiers come from Kumamoto County and neighboring counties. Its soldiers have a strong will to fight and are brave in combat. , is the benchmark of the Japanese Bushido spirit.

Since the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], the Sixth Division of the Japanese Army began to massacre all directions on Chinese soil.

During the First Sino-Japanese War, the Sixth Division captured Weihaiwei and defeated the ground troops of the Beiyang Navy.

During the Russo-Japanese War, the Sixth Division participated in the Battle of Shahe and defeated the Russian army in the battle. They burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes in Northeast China.

In the Battle of Songhu, the Sixth Division landed in Hangzhou Bay, outflanking the millions of defenders who were fighting bloody battles in Shanghai, and the situation in Songhu took a turn for the worse.

But now, the Sixth Division took advantage of the victory to attack again, all the way to the foot of Nanjing City, and the soldiers pointed directly at Yuhuatai, the strategic support point of Zhonghuamen.

It can be said that the Sixth Division commanded by Hisao Tani is the elite of the Japanese army's battle order, the elite of the elite. In the eyes of the Chinese army, the Kumamoto Division, which is as famous as another elite Sendai Division, is definitely the division of tigers and wolves. .

But such a tiger and wolf division was actually defeated by the second-rate troops of the opposite Chinese army. This is a great shame for the commander of the division, Hisao Tani, who values ​​​​the honor of the army.

Gu Shoufu's division must distinguish between rewards and punishments, and make necessary punishments for the captain of the 45th regiment to warn the whole division.

After giving General Yamada a glance, Hisao Tani shouted in a muffled voice, "I don't want to hear that the opponent has new weapons. I only know that you have lost the battle. What should you do?"

Straightening his waist, the 45th Regiment Captain Kaneda Osamu spoke with a bit of panic: "Your Excellency, Commander, please give me another chance. I am willing to lead the team to take down the Yuhua Terrace."

Gu Shoufu's division snorted coldly: "It's just you, if you charge again, I'm afraid the number of the entire 45th regiment will be erased from the battle order of my sixth division! Your 45th regiment is still Take a short rest, and the task of attacking Yuhuatai will be handed over to Takeda, the captain of the 13th Regiment, to carry out the task!"

Fortunately, the head of the division, Hisao Tani, did not allow himself to commit seppuku, and Jin Tian breathed a sigh of relief: "Hayi! It is all up to the arrangement of the division head, Your Excellency!"

After all, it was time to employ people, and the head of the division, Hisao Tani, could not kill the assistant officer rashly, as this would damage the morale of the entire division.

What the head of Gu Hisao's division now has to do is to gather the morale of the army and revive the morale of the 45th Regiment.

Hisao Gu stared at Mr. Kaneda and said, "Kintian-kun, when you should be sent to fight the enemy, I hope this will not happen. If there is a next time, you will kill yourself by harakiri to thank the emperor!"

Commander Tani Hisao's patience is limited. If Colonel Kaneda makes this mistake again, he will speak with a samurai sword.

Chief Jintian responded repeatedly: "Hay! Hay!"

Glancing around the other officers in the tent, the head of the division, Hisao Tani, said: "The 45th Regiment attacked seven times in a row yesterday, but failed to take it down. It seems that the Chinese soldiers in Yuhuatai are by no means ordinary troops! Their fighting will and Our Imperial Army has a fight! Captains, do you have any suggestions for the attack on Yuhuatai?"

The 13th Regiment Commander Takeda Osamu who was sitting on the side stood up: "Osaka Kanada underestimated the enemy, which led to the Chinese army taking advantage. Our department is willing to take the lead. We can only fight cautiously, and with the help of Kuroki-kun's tank squadron, we can fight in one fell swoop. It is still safe to win the Yuhua Terrace.”

Major Kuroki, who was sitting opposite the captain of the 13th Regiment, also got up and responded: "Takeda-kun is right, please rest assured, your Excellency, division commander, as long as my tank squadron breaks through the Yuhuatai position of the Chinese Army on the opposite side, Takeda-kun will follow closely behind. This Nanjing Zhonghua Gate is ours."

At present, the most effective tactic is the coordination of infantry and tanks. Although the tactical cooperation between the 13th Wing and the Blackwood Squadron is not satisfactory, it is more than enough to deal with the Chinese army without large anti-tank weapons.

The head of Gu Hisao's division originally wanted to wait for the heavy artillery unit to arrive at the battlefield before launching a general attack, but the subordinate officers under his command were full of fighting spirit, so let them attack first!
No matter how bad it is, wait until the heavy artillery unit arrives, and then use 150mm shells to talk to the Chinese army, so that the Chinese army can understand what caliber is justice and range is truth.

Gu Hisao, the head of the division, said: "Takeda United and Kuroki Squadron rarely have tactical coordination between Butan and Tan. I hope that the two can unite sincerely and cooperate with each other to win the Yuhuatai in one fell swoop."

Takeda Dazuo said solemnly: "Your Excellency, Commander, please rest assured that our soldiers will desperately cover Kuroki-kun's tanks to attack the Chinese army in Yuhuatai, and will never let the Chinese army's death squads approach the Type 97 tank with bundles of grenades. step."

In the Chinese battlefield, the Japanese tank units are often attacked by cluster grenades of the Chinese army. In addition, the rigid-core bullets fired by the Maxim heavy machine guns of the Chinese army also pose a certain threat to the Type 89 light tanks, but they must be fired at close range. has an effect.

And if the Japanese infantry strengthens the protection of the tanks and prevents the Chinese army from attacking at close range, the tank troops will still play a very important role.

Weapons capable of long-distance attacks, such as the 37mm anti-aircraft guns and machine guns imported from the Third Reich, are definitely the nemesis of imperial tanks. The imperial tank troops with extremely poor armor protection are very afraid of this kind of German killer.

However, after the Battle of Songhu, the anti-aircraft artillery and machine guns of the Chinese army were completely lost on the Songhu battlefield. Colonel Takeda believed that the Chinese army on the opposite side had only a 37% chance of using the [-]mm anti-aircraft artillery.

Even if this [-]% probability unfortunately becomes a reality, the artillery of the empire can strike accurately in time, and the four [-]-type infantry artillery of the Takeda Regiment are not vegetarians.

Takeda Dazuo has great confidence in winning the Yuhuatai position.

Major Kuroki was also full of confidence: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, the tanks of my Kuroki Squadron will do their best to cover Takeda-kun's infantry breaking through the defense line of the Chinese army. The heavy firepower of the Chinese army will never be allowed to play a role." .”

Seeing the unity of the two assistant officers, the head of the division, Gu Hisao, smiled and said: "You two, whether the Yuhuatai can be taken down or not depends on your ability and cooperation."

Straightening his waist, the two adjutants suddenly stood at attention: "Hayi! Serve the Emperor!"

Looking around at the assistant officers in the tent again, Hisao Tani looked solemn: "Everyone, I am announcing the battle order now, and I will launch an attack on time at [-]:[-]:[-] tomorrow! Take down the Yuhua Terrace!"

All the assistant officers stood in silence, raised their hands, and shouted wildly: "For the empire! Long live!"

In the camp of the Sixth Division, a fanatical war atmosphere was fermenting.

Waiting for dawn, the Yuhuatai position will usher in another blood and iron contest.

Because this time the devil will send a standard tank squadron to participate in the attack.

The units of the 262 Brigade stationed at Yuhuatai are seriously short of anti-tank weapons, and they will have to rely on their flesh and blood to hit the devil's tanks.

Of course, Liang Shanhao's first reserve regiment was excluded, because the Japanese army didn't know that he actually had two 37mm anti-aircraft guns and eight small Goliath tanks preparing to entertain Major Kuroki's tank squadron.

Tomorrow, Hisao Tani Division will receive a big surprise.

What surprise?
Liang Shanhao played the elite Sixth Division.

At that time, Shao Zuo Kuroki and Da Zuo Takeda will pay the first tuition fees in front of the position of the first regiment.

In the same way, every inch of mountains and rivers is equal to an inch of blood.

Tomorrow another part of the brothers of the 262 brigade will fall on the way to blow up the tank.

The ancient city of Nanjing is covered with clouds of war.

(End of this chapter)