Four hundred and seventieth chapters new official took office three fires
The explosion of this artillery shell seemed to herald another beginning. Soon, the roars began to grow from weak to loud. Then the bushes in front shook for a while, and a black figure came out of the bushes.
After shaking the leaves on its body, its figure appeared in front of everyone, and soon more than ten similar black shadows appeared behind it.
Liu Yi's heart skipped a beat when he saw the sudden dark shadow. He had been a soldier for almost two years and immediately recognized this thing. It was small and exquisite, with a tall turret, and the turret was located to the right.
There is also a big bulge on the side of the car body, and two heavy machine guns are pouring out tongues of fire. Anyone who is a soldier in the Seventh Army will know this familiar shape. This is the Type 95 equipped by the Japanese army.
Light tank.
Speaking of this light tank, the soldiers of the Seventh Army are no strangers to it. They have been dealing with the Japanese for so long, and many have been destroyed or captured. The instructors even used it during the recruit training camp.
It trains recruits how to identify and deal with them.
To be honest, this Japanese tank has often been called one after another by Chinese military fans of later generations, such as "bean tank", "thin-skinned tank", "sardine can", etc., which only means
One is to describe the tank as being like Tianjin's Goubuli steamed buns, with thin skin and more fillings. But one thing is undeniable, that is, a tank is a tank after all, no matter how thick its skin is.
Bo, it is a big killer without effective weapons to deal with it, and now Liu Yi is facing this dilemma.
"Da da da……"
More than a dozen Type 95 light tanks drove quickly in the direction of Liu Yi. As they advanced, they used 37-mm tank guns and two Czech-made Type 97 7.7-mm heavy machine guns to move forward.
They fired continuously, and behind them, hundreds of Japanese soldiers in yellow military uniforms were following the tanks and slowly pressing towards Liu Yi and the others.
"Sir, those are Japanese tanks. They are coming like us. What should we do?"
Seeing the Japanese tanks and soldiers rushing in front of them, some recruits immediately panicked and looked at Liu Yi with panic eyes.
"These bastards must have done it on purpose." Looking at the dark Japanese troops in front of him, Liu Yi helplessly stared at them and cursed through gritted teeth.
It seems to be Suri's negligence. In the past few years of fighting with the Japanese army, Japanese tanks have never been in Suri's eyes. Not to mention the T34 tanks equipped by the newly established armored division of the Seventh Army. They are just ordinary.
Ordinary infantrymen will not panic when they see a Japanese tank. For example, the Japanese Type 95 tank, not to mention the anti-tank artillery, even the Browning M2HB heavy machine gun equipped by the infantry can defeat the thin-skinned Japanese tank after being loaded with armor-piercing bullets.
The tanks were turned into a hornet's nest, so there was no urgent need for anti-armor weapons for Suri's troops.
But today Liu Yi and the others suffered a big loss on this point. Due to the weight of the m2hb heavy machine gun, which is as high as 58.2 kilograms, Liu Yi and his patrol team will naturally not patrol with such a heavy big guy.
During the march, the company's strongest firepower was only three m1919a4 machine guns. However, these machine guns were okay against infantry, but they were a little weak against tanks. Bullets hitting them could only emit sparks like stars.
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At this time, Liu Yi received another bad news. Their radio operator was killed in the battle just now, and the radio he was carrying was also damaged by artillery shells. In other words, what happened to them now
Everything cannot be reported to the rear immediately.
"Sir, the Japanese are coming. We don't have anyone to deal with him." Looking at the approaching tanks, a machine gunner shouted in despair.
Looking at the approaching tanks, Monkey gritted his teeth and shouted to several soldiers around him. "Brothers, give me some of your anti-tank grenades. I'll go over and blow them up!"
"You idiot, aren't you looking for death if you go over now? Do you think the infantry behind it are vegetarians, and they will beat you into a sieve before you can go over." Liu Yi grabbed the monkey and looked around.
The soldiers shouted: "Brothers, listen to my order. Everyone immediately crosses each other to cover the retreat. If you can get out, count them one by one. It means that the Japanese are about to attack us. Please be prepared, sir!"
"yes!"
Listening to the increasingly fierce gunfire, the soldiers responded without thinking. Soon the soldiers of the Seventh Company were immediately divided into three echelons and began a tragic retreat...
"What? The Japanese suddenly launched an attack on our defense lines in Fujian, and also dispatched a large number of armored troops?" Surina's voice, which was raised several degrees, rang in the office.
"Yes, sir, according to the report of the 400th Division, one of their search and patrol companies was the first to discover the Japanese movement. They were suddenly attacked by the Japanese while patrolling outside Shicheng. After this company suffered most of the casualties,
They escaped back to our army's position by taking advantage of the mountainous terrain. But before they could report to their superiors, the Japanese took advantage of the situation and rushed to Shicheng County. Now, under the cover of tanks and aircraft, the Japanese are facing us in the Shicheng, Yong'an, and Zhangping areas.
Launch a fierce attack, Commander Sun Hao and Sun have already sent us a message, requesting us to increase air support to deal with this round of Japanese attacks." Liang Zhi stood in front of Su Rui and calmly reported the latest information to Su Rui.
War situation.
Suri stood up, walked around the office a few times with his hands behind his back, and then asked: "Have you found out the number and number of the Japanese troops that attacked us now?"
Liang Zhi nodded: "We have found out clearly. At present, the enemy we face includes more than 80,000 Japanese troops from the 92nd, 63rd and 16th divisions, as well as two tank regiments, plus at least one
More than a hundred fighter planes can be described as a menacing attack. The staff of the General Staff estimate that the main purpose of the Japanese army this time is to drive our troops in Fujian back to Guangdong in one fell swoop."
"So are there any movements by the Japanese troops in Zhejiang and Anhui? Do they have any bad intentions towards Jiangxi?"
"No." Liang Zhi shook his head, "In addition to Lin Shiqian's 398th Army, Jiangxi now also has the Seventh Army and the Forty-sixth Army that are being reorganized, a total of more than 200,000 troops. It's not enough to borrow the courage of the Japanese.
Don’t dare to stretch your claws against Jiangxi.”
"Hmph!" Su Rui sneered: "It seems that Okamura, the new official, has just taken office and wants to use me to establish his power. But his mistake is that he should not get his idea out of me.
Ziran, you immediately give an order to Zheng Shaoyu and ask him to immediately dispatch two flying regiments to support our troops in Shicheng, Yong'an, and Zhangping. Then tell Bai Jingran that you must hold on. If there is any difficulty, immediately
Report to me!"
"yes!"
As soon as Liang Zhi saw the look on Su Rui's face, he knew that his boss was really angry this time. He quickly responded, turned around and walked out of the door.
After Liang Zhi left, Su Rui turned to look at the map hanging on the wall and sneered, "Okacun, Okacun, do you think I am still the same person you chased from Wuhan to Hunan two years ago?
Today I am going to let you know what it means to steal a chicken but lose a handful of rice..."
Unlike Su Rui, who was caught off guard, in the building of the Japanese Central China Front Army Headquarters in Nanjing, dozens of staff officers were busy in a battle hall of more than 200 square meters. Telegrams were heard.
The ringing of the phone and the roars of the staff were all mixed together, and dozens of small flags were placed on the large sand table in the center.
There are only two patterns among these small flags, the Japanese Army's Rising Sun Flag and the Japanese Army's Blue Sky and White Sun Flag. Staff officers were constantly moving the flags to the side while listening to the phone. At the east end of the sand table, the newly appointed commander of the Central China Front Army
The officer, Okamura Neiji, with a thin face, was sitting by the sand table, leaning on his command knife, staring straight ahead without blinking.
"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, the 92nd Division has rushed to Shicheng and is launching a fierce attack on Shicheng in cooperation with aircraft and tanks."
"Your Excellency, Commander, the 16th Division has arrived in Yongping. The commander of the division, Gao Morioka, called to ask if he would immediately launch an attack on Yongping."
"Reporting that the Sixty-third Division encountered fierce resistance from the Chinese army on its way to Zhangping. The deputy commander of the Division Changde requested our aviation to support it, otherwise it would be difficult for him to guarantee his arrival at Zhangping as scheduled."
Telegrams came to Neji Okamura one after another, waiting for him to make a judgment.
Okamura Neiji still had a calm expression. He ordered in a deep voice: "Convey my order and order the 3rd Flying Division to immediately send out no less than two squadrons of aircraft to conduct an aerial attack on the 63rd Division."
To provide support, we must defeat the Chinese defenders as quickly as possible so that the 63rd Division can arrive at the foot of Zhangping City and launch an attack on Zhangping."
"Hai!" the staff officer immediately took the order and left.
After Okamura finished speaking, he said to another staff officer: "Immediately order the 16th Division and the 92nd Division to capture Yongan City and Shicheng within three days, that is, before March 17th.
Otherwise, we will be in trouble when the reinforcements from China arrive."
"Hai!"
Watching each of the staff officers take the order and leave, Okamura waved his hand, and all the staff officers surrounding him dispersed, except for one lieutenant colonel who still stood behind him.
This lieutenant colonel was a fat little man of short stature. He was Kazuo Miyamoto who was specially brought to the Central China Front Army by Okamura Neiji for training. At this time, he was already a lieutenant colonel. I saw him lowering his body and was a little puzzled.
asked in a low voice: "Commander Okamura, is it really okay for us to launch such a large-scale attack on the Chinese? Is it too hasty?" (To be continued)