When Suri got out, he found that the entire position was as if it had been hit by a giant with a hammer. Breathing in the spicy air and coughing, Suri finally took advantage of the cessation of enemy artillery fire to see the Japanese army.
trend.
Suri's position was originally a row of private houses. Due to the war, most of the residents here had already fled, and Suri mobilized the rest to a safer place near the church.
But at this moment, this row of houses has become a piece of rubble, with collapsed houses and ruined walls everywhere. Destroyed by dozens of field cannons, not even a decent house is left here.
"Ahem..." Su Rui coughed and muttered to himself: "I can also build artillery this time, and it is a large-caliber cannon to kill these little devils."
Bai Jingran on the side also heard it, but he grinned. This cannon is not a rifle. Large-caliber artillery these days are very expensive. Not to mention he is a small major, even the entire Central Army has few.
Door. In the past few years, the central government imported 24 150-caliber howitzers from Germany, and they hid them all like treasures.
Suri was talking to himself, lying down behind a broken wall, taking out his telescope and looking ahead.
The terrain of the block where Suri is located is relatively high, and the terrain of the Japanese army in front is relatively low. Now you can still vaguely see the smoke generated by the Japanese artillery fire. The hazy indigo mist is twisted and floating above the street, making it even more weird.
Blurred. Compared with the hustle and bustle of the national army position, the Japanese position seemed too quiet. If there were not the clouds of smoke formed by the burning of artillery propellant, it should be a civilian residential area that has not yet awakened in the early morning. The Japanese were very well concealed.
, a group of Japanese troops preparing to attack were cleverly integrated into the surrounding environment. Suri watched for a long time without finding a single suspicious target.
Just when Su Rui's eyes were sore, Bai Jingran beside him suddenly said: "The Japanese are out."
That's right, it's the Japanese offensive force.
A row of yellow-brown figures emerged from a mountain depression about one kilometer away from the Suri forward position, followed not far behind by more than a dozen Type 95 light tanks. The scattered tanks quickly overtook the infantry.
, very fast, Su Rui estimated that their speed may be more than 30 kilometers per hour. The tank's turret swung rapidly from side to side, and the tracks left an eye-catching red line on the wet and muddy streets. From a distance, it looked like it suddenly came from
A group of crocodiles emerged from the bloody water and swam on the surface, creating ripples.
Seeing the Japanese tanks appearing, Bai Jingran's brows immediately furrowed and he whispered: "I didn't expect the Japanese to bring tanks into the city, so this is going to be a bit troublesome."
Su Rui sneered at Bai Jingran's words, "What's the trouble? No matter how powerful the tanks are, they have to lie down when they arrive in the city. Just watch, we have plenty of ways to deal with them!"
"Oh?" Bai Jingran looked at Su Rui strangely and asked, "Is it possible that you still have the ability to defend against artillery in the 37th battle?"
The Sanqi anti-tank gun that Bai Jingran mentioned is the 35/36 type 37 mm caliber anti-tank gun. This kind of gun is also called a combat anti-tank gun by the national army. The Nationalist government also introduced it from Germany when it established the German Armament Division.
A lot.
Su Rui shook his head: "I don't have this thing, but do you still need a special anti-tank gun to deal with the little Japanese tank? Li Yifeng, pull out all your heavy machine guns and replace them with armor-piercing bullets.
, teach the little devils how to behave, and tell them that since they have created a few iron bastards, they should stay at home and be careful not to be beaten to death if they wander around!"
"yes!"
Li Yifeng's voice soon sounded behind Su Rui.
Soon, eight soldiers carried out four M2 Browning heavy machine guns from the gun holes, placed them among the ruins and began to set them up. Soon the four machine guns were set up.
Seeing these soldiers playing with several heavy machine guns, Bai Jingran couldn't help showing a look of surprise in his eyes. He turned to ask Su Rui: "If my guess is correct, these machine guns should be American goods, right?"
"Yes, these are Browning heavy machine guns made in the United States. When equipped with armor-piercing bullets, they are particularly powerful for hitting Japanese tanks." Suri said with a hint of pride in his tone.
Bai Jingran looked at Su Rui thoughtfully and said with a smile: "Haha, I didn't expect that there are both American and German products in Battalion Commander Su's team. You are really very powerful!"
"Uh...this is just friends showing love, just showing love!"
After hearing Bai Jingran's words, Su Rui was stunned, and then he couldn't help but feel nervous, "Isn't this Bai Jingran seeing something? Could it be that he has doubts about the origin of these weapons? If so, I will have to
Think carefully about whether to win over him."
In fact, Su Rui was overly worried in thinking this way. The national military equipment of this era had a nickname called "Wanguo brand". Due to the perennial civil war in the country, the weapons used by warlords in various places were also different. What American products?
There are weapons made from Germany, Britain, France, Soviet Russia, and even Belgium. These things from Suri are nothing at all, and Bai Jingran is only a little surprised at best.
Just when Suri was feeling suspicious, more than a dozen Japanese Type 95 tanks also rushed to a place less than 500 meters away from Suri's position and began to fire at the position. Explosive flames rose from time to time in the position.
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"beat!"
I only heard someone yelling, and the four M2 heavy machine guns on the position opened fire. The roaring gunshots flew forward along with tongues of fire...
The man who led the tank charge today was Colonel Ozawa Izumino of the Independent Tank Battalion of the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Force. Before he got on the tank today, he met the captain of the 45th Regiment of the Sixth Division who accompanied him in the attack.
Colonel Murata Kent.
Ozawa Izumino and Murata Kenta are classmates at the Imperial Army University. Since both of them are from Nara Prefecture, they have a very good relationship. However, after graduation, one went to the armored force and the other to the infantry, so the two of them did not meet for a long time.
After a long time, they were both very happy to be able to charge this time.
Ozawa Izumino smiled and said: "Murata-kun, I didn't expect us to meet again. It seems that the last time we met was in March and April of the year before last, right?"
"Yes!" Kenta Murata also sighed, "At that time, you took your wife to enjoy the cherry blossoms with our family!"
"Who says otherwise? The cherry blossoms in Nara Prefecture are the most beautiful in Japan. The cherry blossoms all over the mountains and fields are so beautiful!"
Ozawa Izumino smiled and patted Kenta Murata on the shoulder, "After we capture Nanjing, how about we go back to our hometown to visit relatives? Then I will also bring some of the trophies I captured to my son."
Murata Kenta laughed loudly: "It turns out that Mr. Ozawa has also seized a lot of trophies. Yesterday, I found a lot of gold and silver jewelry at a wealthy family's house in Nanjing. I will give some to Ozawa then.
Your wife."
"Haha, Mr. Murata is too polite, but then again, these Chinese people are really rich. I have also found a lot of good things these days. I will share some with you when the time comes. Let's take it back to the mainland together and give it to us.
The family passed it down as an heirloom.”
"Hahahaha..." The two looked at each other and laughed.
Then Ozawa Izumino jumped on the armored vehicle, and before closing the hood, he and Murata Kenta mutually agreed to meet at Yijiangmen, and then Ozawa Izumino's Type 95 light tank rumbled into action.
"Fire high-explosive bombs and level the Chinese positions!"
Ozawa Izumino kept giving orders in his command tank, and more than a dozen tanks flew forward while firing their guns.
However, when the chariot drove five hundred meters away from the national army position, the national army on the opposite side finally counterattacked, and a string of bullets with scorching light flew towards the chariot...
PS: Thanks to Long Shao LL1, Kunlun Beggar King, Feng Sheng Shui Qi 116, and Kong Ming Xiaoxi for their rewards, thank you all!