Chapter 275 The maiden battle of the armored regiment
"Come on!"
The rumbling sound of tanks accompanied by bursts of blue smoke tore through the camouflage and rushed towards the Japanese position ahead.
The starting position of the armored regiment is about five kilometers away from the Japanese army. Judging from the speed of the Somoa S-35 tank at 30 kilometers per hour, it only takes about ten minutes to rush to the Japanese position. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the defending side should be on the other side.
At the beginning of the charge, cover the front with artillery to disrupt the opponent's charge formation, and then wait until the opponent's tanks enter the range before using anti-tank artillery to destroy the tanks of the 3rd Army.
But none of this happened. The Japanese army's position remained silent and there was no movement at all.
"Hurry... hurry up, keep distance between units."
"Second and Third Battalions, what are you doing with so many tanks so close together? If you don't want to die, move away quickly and keep a distance of twenty meters between each unit!"
While Li Chenzhe nervously observed the Japanese positions in front, he shouted loudly at the surrounding tanks through the radio.
More than ten minutes passed quickly, and more than ninety tanks of the tank regiment finally rushed to the Japanese position. Although there were occasional sporadic Japanese resistance, they were all soon submerged in the rolling torrent of steel.
"Rush, keep rushing forward!"
Although the Japanese first line of defense was quickly captured, Li Chenzhe did not stop for a moment, but continued to rush towards the Japanese second line of defense.
Imamura Jun, who had moved to another hidden observation post, stared blankly at the Chinese tanks rumbling towards his side in the distance, his face full of stern expression.
He turned to Teramatsu Yoshimatsu, who had just returned, and asked: "Teramatsu-kun, has the phone call at the port been opened? How is the situation there?"
Teramatsu Yoshimatsu said with a gray face: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the phone at the port cannot be reached. It is probably because the phone line has been cut off. I have just sent a telegram to the port, but there is still no reply. I guess... I guess...
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Yoshimatsu Teramatsu couldn't talk anymore, the phone line was cut off, and the telegram couldn't be reached. This situation undoubtedly has only one result in wartime, and that is disaster!
Imamura felt dizzy, his body swayed, and he was about to fall down. Fortunately, Teramatsu Yoshimatsu, who was beside him, quickly caught him with quick eyes and hands, and said anxiously.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, something happened at the port, but that is not our responsibility! The most important thing now is to command the troops to repel the Chinese attack, and now the Chinese tanks are about to rush over!"
Imamura Jun stood firm with the support of Teramatsu Yoshimatsu, a look of despair flashed across his face, then he took a deep breath, and a stern look flashed on his face: "Terasomatsu-kun, on the first line of defense.
The 41st Regiment is probably all in pieces. You immediately order Colonel Yoshikawa Akira who is stationed on the second line of defense, and order him to stop the Chinese tanks in front of his position at all costs, otherwise he will have to commit suicide to the Emperor.
Bar!"
"Hai!"
Teramatsu Yoshimatsu immediately turned around and left.
After Teramatsu Yoshimatsu left, a trace of madness flashed in Imamura Jun's eyes, and he murmured: "Since I can't keep Yangchun, let Yangchun become my tomb!"
"boom……"
A 47-mm-caliber artillery shell exploded into a cloud of dust and smoke in an anti-tank trench. After the smoke of the explosion, Captain Yoshikawa Akira of the 42nd Regiment climbed up from a pile of floating soil.
He shook off the dust on his body and looked around at the position that looked like it had been gnawed by dogs. He shouted loudly: "Everyone who is still alive, get up. The Chinese are coming! Get up quickly!" he said.
, while taking out the whistle from his collar and blowing "beep beep...".
The shrill and sharp whistles continued to float on the position. After a while, Japanese troops slowly climbed up from everywhere. This is the second position and the most important position. Many positions are constructed.
It is very strong, especially because in the air-ground integrated bombing just now, the artillery and air force of the 300th Army focused on bombing most of the positions on the first line of defense. Therefore, compared to the first position that suffered heavy losses, the second position is in better condition.
Get a lot.
"Quick, push out that combat cannon!"
Several soldiers took shovels and worked hard to dig a collapsed shell-proof cave. After a few minutes, the opening of the shell-proof cave finally appeared. The first thing exposed was the bodies of several Japanese soldiers who died of suffocation. Because of the lack of
Their faces turned livid due to oxygen, and they looked quite scary.
But the few Japanese soldiers nearby ignored them and threw the warm bodies aside. Several soldiers got into the hole together and quickly pushed a small and exquisite artillery piece.
come out.
Speaking of compact, this gun is really very compact. Its total weight is only more than 300 kilograms and it is only half a person tall. If you put it in the trench, no one will be able to find it. It is the German KWK36 gun.
An imitation of the Type 37mm anti-tank gun. Because this gun was also selected for Japan's Type 95 light tank, the Japanese also called it the Type 94 tank gun.
"Quick, push it into the trench ahead!"
A sergeant commander directed two Japanese soldiers to push the Type 94 anti-tank gun to a remaining trench, and the other two Japanese soldiers followed closely with a box of shells each.
Two Japanese soldiers raised the artillery to the trench. The low gun body was hidden in the trench, and only a slender barrel was exposed.
The sergeant commander quickly shouted: "Quick, load the shells!"
"Hai!"
A Japanese soldier quickly opened the ammunition box and took out a slender artillery shell. The Japanese soldier in front quickly opened the gun bolt and exposed the gun barrel.
The cannonball was fed into the barrel, and with a "bang" sound, the gun bolt was closed.
The other aiming hand lay down in front of the scope and carefully aimed ahead, while the sergeant commander lay aside, looking ahead through the binoculars, and kept reporting numbers.
"Attention, the distance of the China chariot is seven hundred meters... six hundred and fifty meters... five hundred and fifty meters... get ready to aim... and launch!"
"boom……"
There was a low sound, and the slender projectile shot forward at a speed invisible to the naked eye, hitting a piece of dirt.
"Asshole, missed, come again!"
The sergeant commander cursed in a low voice, ran over and opened the gun breech himself, and the smoking shells automatically came out.
The sergeant commander pushed away the original aiming hand, lay down on his body, and shouted in a low voice: "Load!"
"Hai!"
With a "bang" sound, a brand new armor-piercing bullet was loaded again, and the gun bolt was closed again in the blink of an eye.
The sergeant commander slowly turned the wheel half a circle, slowly lowered the muzzle a little, and shouted, "Fire!"
"boom……"
The armor-piercing bullets rushed out quickly, but this time they did not miss the target. The armor-piercing bullets hit the front armor of a tank that was rushing towards them at high speed.
"Okay, hit!"
A burst of hushed cheers suddenly sounded around.
"No, that Chinese tank has not been destroyed yet!" The sergeant commander, who was still observing the results of the battle with his binoculars, suddenly cursed.
Following the sergeant commander's scolding, several soldiers looked intently and realized that the small black dot in the distance did not seem to have stopped. It was still moving forward, but the speed seemed to be slower.
"Baga, keep loading!" The sergeant commander cursed, put down the telescope, and began to lie down in front of the scope again.
The tank that was hit by the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery just now was the vehicle of the regiment commander Li Chenzhe. He took the lead and ran in front of the entire formation. When he rushed to more than 500 meters away from the Japanese position, he suddenly felt the whole tank shake.
, stopped immediately. He accidentally hit his head on the armor in front of him. If it weren't for the protection of the tank cap, he would definitely have a bloody head.
When he shook his slightly dizzy head and his mind returned to normal, he immediately thought of one word, "He was shot!"
"Xiao Lizi, look where we were hit and see if the tank can still move!"
"let me try!"
The driver tried to restart the tank, and the engine soon roared again, and then slowly started to move again.
"Fuck...it's a good thing I'm lucky, otherwise I would be glorious!"
Li Chenzhe patted his chest, swallowed, and said angrily: "His grandmother's, I want to see who was shooting me with a black gun just now!"
After saying that, he slowly turned the turret and looked through the lookout glass, but at this time he saw nothing but gray smoke and floating soil.
Li Chenzhe gritted his teeth and ordered: "Xiao Lizi, stop walking in a straight line and take evasive driving immediately!"
"yes!"
The driver agreed, and then the tank began to walk irregularly around the road ahead.
After a while, just as the tank bypassed a pit, Li Chenzhe, who was observing the movement ahead, suddenly discovered that a tank around him was rotating its turret, and suddenly a shell hit its rear side.
First there was a "bang!", and then there was a dull explosion. The tank immediately emitted black smoke, and the whole tank shook for a moment, and then there was no more movement.
"Asshole, this idiot, has he forgotten everything I said during training? He actually exposed his rear to the enemy, this idiot!"
Li Chenzhe felt distressed and angry at the same time. What was distressing was that a tank and three brothers were just gone. What was angry was that the tank commander, who was going into battle for the first time, actually forgot what he had said in training and ignored defense.
The weakest rear part was exposed to the enemy, allowing the Japanese to take the opportunity to hit it.
Li Chenzhe picked up the microphone and shouted loudly: "Attention all units, if anyone exposes his butt to the enemy again, don't use the Japanese to beat him, I will blast you to the west first, remember it all!"
After speaking, Li Chenzhe changed the channel again and said: "Grasshopper, Grasshopper, I am Gecko No. 1. There is enemy anti-tank firepower in front of us. Your infantry must speed up and follow us immediately to help us clear the surrounding anti-tank firepower."
Tank firepower!"
"The grasshopper understands!" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)