The flare was launched in time, just when the tank troops were about to come into contact with the Japanese cavalry.
This is enough to show that the tactical literacy of the artillery unit of the Chahar Independent Regiment has been completely improved after a series of battles.
More than twenty illumination bombs were launched into the sky at the same time, illuminating an area of dozens of miles around as bright as day.
Through the lookout hole, Mei Jiuling saw at a glance dozens of Japanese cavalry wandering in the wilderness ahead. These dozens of Japanese cavalry looked obviously confused. It was obvious that the Japanese cavalry was attracted by the sudden appearance of tanks.
They were frightened. Due to the cover of the sound of hoofbeats and horses' neighing, the Japanese cavalry had obviously not noticed them before.
However, even if the Japanese cavalry discovered them in advance, it would be of no use.
As long as the Japanese's first division returns to support, they will be dead!
"You little devil, go to hell for me, hahaha!" Mei Jiuling laughed loudly and ferociously, but he did not immediately press the launch button of the main gun, because the distance between the two sides was still a thousand meters away at this time, and the main gun
The hit rate was still a little short, so he just ordered the driver to increase the accelerator to the maximum and charge at the maximum speed.
Amidst the huge roar of the tank engine, the two sides quickly approached the distance.
However, the next reaction of the Japanese cavalry was somewhat beyond Mei Jiuling's expectations. He originally thought that the Japanese cavalry would probably run away. After all, facing the tank known as the king of land warfare, the cavalry had no chance of winning, even if it charged up.
Death, but after these dozens of Japanese cavalry reacted, they actually launched a charge.
These Japanese cavalry are really stupid, they actually want to use sabers to fight against tanks?
"Fuck, you want to die, right? I'll make it happen for you right now!" Mei Jiuling laughed horribly.
Just at this time, the distance between the two sides was already within 500 meters. He adjusted the shooting angle slightly, and then Mei Jiuling pressed the button without hesitation. There was only a bang in his ears, and the tank body also shook violently.
After a moment, a dazzling red light suddenly shot out from the muzzle of the tank's main gun.
The kinetic energy bullet fired by the tank's main gun flew through the 500-meter void almost instantly, and accurately hit the Japanese cavalry who was charging in front. The two Japanese cavalrymen were blasted to pieces by the shells almost instantly, and the kinetic energy bullet penetrated the air.
And the huge air flow formed over time also brought down more Japanese cavalry on both sides.
As a result, the originally complete formation of the Japanese cavalry was suddenly missing a piece from the middle.
"Haha!" Mei Jiuling laughed proudly and ordered the ammunition hand to reload the shells. However, he did not fire again. Instead, he turned his attention to the vehicle's front machine gun, pressed the firing button of the heavy machine gun and fired violently.
In an instant, dense heavy machine gun bullets poured over like raindrops.
Almost at the same time, more than 30 other tanks advancing together also opened fire fiercely.
More than thirty tanks, more than thirty vehicle-mounted machine guns, and the infantry who followed up also opened fire. You can imagine how dense the combined firepower was. In the blink of an eye, everyone saw Kang Tai's cavalry squadron being attacked.
He was beaten to a pulp, and everyone saw that Kangtai himself was torn apart from his chest by several rounds of heavy machine gun bullets, and died in an ugly way.
The little Japanese cavalry who attacked and intercepted the enemy were just an appetizer before the main meal.
After killing the Japs' cavalry with absolutely brutal firepower, Mei Jiuling led the 1st Tank Company and guided the 2nd Infantry Battalion to continue advancing toward the southeast. During this period, they encountered sporadic blocks from small groups of Japs cavalry or infantry, but when the 1st Tank Company came close, they
Faced with the brutal attack, he was quickly beaten to pieces.
After advancing for nearly five hundred meters, the little devil's resistance gradually began to strengthen.
As another batch of flares took off, Mei Jiuling saw from the lookout hole that not far ahead was the highway from Jinzhou to Fengtian. Looking around, he saw that the highway was full of dark marching troops of the Japanese.
, but, at this time, the Japs had already stopped, and they couldn’t stop even if they wanted to.
Because the third tank company led the fourth infantry battalion and blocked the way.
Xu Rui did not choose to surround the first division and fight this time.
The First Division is different from the previous main force of the North China Front Army. Although the main force of the North China Front Army is as many as hundreds of thousands, most of them are artillery, engineers, baggage and other technical arms, and there are even a large number of service personnel. There are not many real infantry.
, and the quality of the infantry of the North China Front is not very good. Most of them are local soldiers in the reserve force.
Moreover, when we were in North China, there were still hundreds of thousands of main troops to assist in the battle, so we had no worries.
But it doesn't work now. After arriving in the Northeast, there is no main force to help. Moreover, the quality of the Japs in the First Division is much higher than that of the North China Front. If they were to surround and fight on all sides, the Japs would be so ferocious.
If it is stimulated, even if it does not cause a reversal of the war situation, it will definitely greatly increase the casualties of the Chahar Independent Regiment.
So this time, Xu Rui chose the tactic of blocking the road from the front and then crushing him from the flank.
To put it bluntly, Xu Rui wanted to use the powerful assault capability of the tank battalion to destroy the fighting will of the First Division, drive the remaining Japanese soldiers south, and then dispatch several cavalry battalions to hunt down the escaped Japanese soldiers on the open plains.
On the terrain, the remaining Japanese soldiers could not outrun the cavalry and could only wait to be killed.
Now, Xu Rui's intention has been perfectly achieved.
"Hahaha, you little devil, die!" Mei Jiuling laughed and ordered the driver to speed up again. The tank soldier in charge of driving the tank stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and the T-34B numbered 001
The tank then accelerated again, spitting out billowing black smoke, and charged. Seeing one after another charging, the other tanks followed suit.
At this time, if you look down from a high altitude, you can clearly see that the first tank company leads the second infantry battalion, the third tank company leads the fourth infantry battalion, and the second tank company leads the sixth infantry battalion, like three huge hammers.
A fierce push came from the east, northeast and northwest, pushing the Japanese Infantry Regiment 1 and the 49th Infantry Regiment to the southeast.
At the beginning, the Japanese Infantry Regiment 1 and the 49th Infantry Regiment tried to block the attack. After all, they were followed by the troops directly under the First Division. If the road was controlled, the two infantry regiments would follow the division.
There is a disconnect between the regiment headquarters and the troops directly under the division. In this case, the division headquarters and the troops directly under the division will face fatal danger.
So at the beginning, the two Japanese infantry regiments tried to block the offensive of the Chahar Independent Regiment.
But unfortunately, the little devils seriously misjudged the situation. With the help of the pre-set fortifications on the Panshan and Black Mountain lines, they might be able to barely block the torrent of steel from the Independent Regiment. But in this endless open area, they are wishful thinking! With flesh and blood
Their bodies and the simple fortifications built in a hurry were unable to stop the Chinese iron flow.
In less than half an hour, all three lines of defense organized by the 1st Infantry Regiment in a hurry were penetrated. The 49th Infantry Regiment was even worse and was directly defeated! It is said that the little devils have a strong will to fight.
, it depends on the situation. For example, in the current situation, it is useless no matter how strong the will to fight is.
The defeat was overwhelming, and the two regiments were quickly defeated.
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Let’s talk about Isamu Yokoyama.
At this time, Yokoyama Isamu had just walked halfway when he heard a strong light lighting up the sky in front of him, and at the same time the roar of cannons. The old Japanese immediately realized that something was wrong, and quickly ordered Kitani Minoru to send someone to ask what happened ahead? However, there was still
Before Kitani Minori's messengers could set off, the telegram from the First Infantry Regiment was delivered.
"Nani?" After hearing the signal soldier's report, Yokoyama Isamu and Koutani were immediately confused.
After a long while, Kugu Sane said: "Division Commander, we have fallen into Xu Rui's plan!"
"Yes, it seems this is a trap!" Hengshan Yong sighed and said bitterly, "Now it seems that Xu Rui's troops have actually circled to our side and rear. They deliberately did not enter the city, just to
Lure us back to help! They have been waiting for us on the way, but it is ridiculous that we really fell into the trap stupidly."
Mugu Shi paused and said: "Xu Rui's military skills are truly worthy of his reputation."
After a pause, Koutani said again: "Division Commander, what should we do now?"
Yokoyama Yong pondered for a while and then said: "Kugu-kun, order all the troops directly under your command to immediately withdraw to Panshan and Black Mountain, and rely on the existing defenses to resist desperately!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, fierce killing sounds rang out in the night sky ahead.
Kitani listened intently for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Division commander, the baggage regiment and the engineering regiment may not be able to withdraw. The first field artillery regiment may still be able to do so."
"It would be good to withdraw the field artillery regiment. Give the order quickly!" Yokoyama Isamu said, turning his horse's head and walking back.
As the division commander of the First Division, under normal circumstances, if the First Division is severely damaged, then as the division commander, Yokoyama Isamu must be responsible for the defeat, but this time the situation is somewhat special.
It was an order forcibly issued by the Japanese army base camp, so it had nothing to do with Yokoyama Isamu.
Because of this, Yokoyama ran away without any psychological responsibility.
Kitani Minoru quickly passed on Yokoyama Isamu's order, ordering all the directly affiliated regiments of the First Division and service units such as field hospitals and sick horse factories to retreat immediately. However, unfortunately, a Chinese unit from
The middle zone crossed through, cutting the entire march of the First Division into two parts.
So in the end, only the 1st Field Artillery Regiment, which was the last, withdrew.
The rest of the Japs were completely defeated. The tens of thousands of Japs remnants were like wild boars, running southward in a panic on the open and flat Liaodong Plain. Not long after they escaped, there was a huge sound of horse hooves behind them.
The Japanese turned around and looked back, only to see a large number of Chinese cavalry emerging from the dark night like ghosts and chasing after them.