Wang Xuexin didn't expect this. Even after installing positioning on the air defense system, he could guess the enemy's headquarters.
But if you think about it, this doesn't seem surprising: if the air defense system becomes the key to winning or losing a battle, then the commander will want to place it in the safest place, and his headquarters is likely to be located there, because he
Would like to know the status of the air defense system at all times.
This was the case in the Battle of Chifeng. Muraki Kishimoto pinned all his hopes on this "last fight", so he personally directed the operation of the air defense system test at Chifeng Elementary School.
What Kishimoto Muraki didn't know was that his last hope was doomed to fail from the beginning, and even accelerated his failure... It was quite troublesome to deal with the Japanese regiment originally. After all, they were fighting in the city, and the Eighth Route Army was going to
He was worried about the people in the city, especially the Japanese who often used them as shields to deal with the Eighth Route Army.
If the Japanese can delay the reinforcements, that is, the 39th Division, then the balance of victory will immediately tilt towards the Japanese... The Japanese 39th Division has more than 20,000 people, and they are also equipped with a large number of 97-style weapons.
Anti-tank rifles can immediately surround the Eighth Route Army with their superior strength, and then the Eighth Route Army will be in trouble.
But now, if we can directly remove the Japs' headquarters, undermine the Japs' morale and confidence, and let the Japs fight on their own, the Battle of Chifeng will end in a short time and will not be a protracted war.
So Wang Xuexin immediately agreed to Li Yunlong's battle plan.
Here, Li Yunlong got Wang Xuexin's permission and gave the order to start the plan.
The first to move was the third company, the T44 tank company.
The commander of the T44 tank company is a young man named Zhu Tianhao. Even though he is only in his early twenties, he has served as a soldier in Mao Xiong and driven a tank... Zhu Tianhao is from the Northeast. Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he joined the Anti-Japanese Army to fight against the Japanese.
To be precise, it was still called the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army at that time, and the Anti-Japanese Alliance was the name given to several Northeastern anti-Japanese war forces in 1936.
Despite his young age, Zhu Tianhao has already been trained by Mao Xiong twice, and the second time he participated in the training was to drive a tank.
Mao Xiong's tanks all have a certain continuity. Zhu Tianhao first drove the T34 in Yuncheng. After the Eighth Route Army introduced the T44, Zhu Tianhao was transferred here. He quickly got started and became a leader in the tank battalion.
Although the commander needs wisdom and does not necessarily have to be the soldier with the strongest combat ability, the commander of a tank company is somewhat different.
The reason is that the commander of a tank company often needs to multi-task: when commanding his own tank to fight the enemy, he also needs to command the entire unit to fight the enemy. He must always have the position of each tank in his mind and be able to respond according to the enemy's situation.
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If the "business ability" is not strong enough, just commanding one's own tanks will be a mess. How can there be extra energy to command the entire company in combat?
At this time, the command level must be ranked second. First, the commander must be "competent", otherwise no matter how high the command level is, he will lose sight of one thing.
Zhu Tianhao was already prepared before getting the order.
"All of them!" Zhu Tianhao ordered: "Keep the engine started and don't stall, keep the gun barrel backward, and the car behind you should try to follow the car in front!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
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Even though Zhu Tianhao's order only contained one sentence, there was a lot of knowledge in it.
"Keep the engine running and not stalling" is because the T44 is unreliable and can easily miss the fighter plane when it is ignited.
The reason for "turning the barrel backwards" is that when we attack Chifeng Elementary School, we have to hit many houses and school walls. If the barrel is forward, it will easily hit the walls, wooden beams and other objects, causing malfunctions... Although the barrel is made of steel
It is made, but it is used to launch artillery shells and has to withstand high chamber pressure. If it is slightly damaged, it may explode.
Therefore, in TV movies, when tanks crash into walls or houses, the barrel is exposed first, either for visual shock or because they do not understand that the barrel cannot withstand such a collision.
Because they were well prepared, Li Yunlong ordered the tank company to drive towards Chifeng Elementary School with a "boom" sound.
As the tank staggered forward, Zhu Tianhao made some calculations in his mind:
There are only five tanks in the entire company... In the previous battle, two more tanks broke down and were unable to enter the battle. Fortunately, a laggard T44 arrived in time to join the battle.
The number is a bit small, and Zhu Tianhao is most worried about the tank breaking down again.
However, this was beyond human control, so Zhu Tianhao decided not to consider it.
It is not a problem to get to the designated location in time. Before the war, Zhu Tianhao sent someone to roughly scout the obstacles ahead and determined the best route... This route tried to avoid people's houses and chose pig pens, warehouses, etc.
place.
This is not only because these buildings are more likely to be hit, but also because there are usually no civilians in these buildings to avoid accidental injuries.
The difficulty is how to get stuck at the crossroads and prevent the Japanese headquarters from retreating.
The tank company lacked infantry cover.
To be precise, it's not "lack" but "absence".
The reason is that the tank has to hit the building all the way, and even a half-track car cannot pass through the ruins after crashing into the building, let alone carrying infantry.
At this time, Zhu Tianhao faintly heard gunshots outside. When he looked out through the periscope, he saw a dozen Japanese soldiers holding explosive packs in front and preparing.
The T44 without infantry cover became an excellent target for the Japanese demolition team, not to mention that these tanks had backward-facing barrels.
But Zhu Tianhao was already prepared. He ordered into the microphone:
"Everyone is present, turn and prepare!"
"Prepare……"
"Prepare……"
"change!"
The tank turned to the left and smashed into pieces a hut where debris was piled up with a "peng" sound. Then the tanks passed one by one and drove into another street amidst the sound of motors.
How could the Japanese have imagined that a tank would have such a thing? Suddenly there was a chaos, with people firing guns and throwing grenades. There was a roar outside, but they could not damage the tank at all.
Zhu Tianhao understood that speed was everything at this time: as long as the speed was fast enough, the Japanese demolition team holding explosives would not be able to catch up with the tank. At the same time, the Japanese did not have long-range anti-tank equipment and could only watch the tank fly away.
Therefore, Zhu Tianhao did not even give the order to shoot, even though a group of Japanese soldiers were right in front of him or even at the muzzle of the gun...the bullets had to be reserved for completing the mission, and shooting might affect the speed.
After breaking through the Japanese defense line, the sound of gunfire and explosions gradually subsided. Although we could still see a few Japanese occasionally, most of them were second-line soldiers carrying ammunition and carrying the wounded.
At this time, it is estimated that these second-line soldiers were heartbroken when they saw the T44. They were not even sure whether it was their own tank or an Eighth Route Army tank.
If they were Eighth Route Army tanks, how could they get here?