Pucheng, on the ruins of the south gate city wall.
He Shuya, Huang Shouxin and the others were holding telescopes and paying close attention to the Japanese army camp ahead. They saw the door of the Japanese army camp suddenly opened wide, and then more than a dozen tanks surged out aggressively under the protection of at least one squadron of Japanese infantry. Two
People were immediately overjoyed.
"Shuya, come out, the little devil is out!" Huang Shouxin couldn't help shouting with joy.
"Don't be too happy, it's just coming out." He Shuya always remained calm enough and said calmly, "This is just the beginning. If there are any mistakes in the next actions, the little devil may still find out.
No, he turned around and retracted again."
"No." Huang Shouxin said cheerfully, "The Japs' infantry has already frightened us. If we find something wrong, we may retreat, but the Japs' chariot troops have not yet interacted with us."
I have passed my hand, so I won’t retract it so easily.”
After finishing speaking, Huang Shouxin patted He Shuya on the shoulder again and said, "I have confidence in your plan."
"Let's take a look first." He Shuya said calmly, "As soon as we find something wrong, we will immediately try to cut off the escape route of this group of Japs. Even if we cannot capture these Type 95 tanks intact, we must not let them return to the Japs barracks.
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"That won't work!" Mei Jiuling immediately shouted, "These Type 95 tanks must be captured intact, without any mistakes. Shuya, I'm telling you, you must keep your word and you are not allowed to damage my tanks."
Huang Shouxin said angrily: "Mei Jiuling, this is obviously the little devil's tank, okay? How come it becomes yours?"
"Whatever I say is mine is mine," Mei Jiuling said, "sooner or later it will be mine."
Huang Shouxin smiled bitterly, and then spread his hands towards He Shuya, but He Shuya said nothing.
While the three of them were talking, the Type 95 light tank driven by the tank company commander He Dacong had already returned to the ruins of the south gate city wall, and then a very "dramatic" scene occurred.
When the tank was about to roll over the ruins and return to the city, it hit a wall.
Little Japan's Type 95 light tank has technical parameters. The width of the trench that can be crossed is two meters, and the height of the vertical wall that can be climbed is 0.6 meters. If the trench exceeds two meters, or the height of the vertical wall exceeds 0.6
Mi, Japan's Type 95 tank can only spin in circles and is powerless.
Although He Dacong was only driving a tank to participate in actual combat for the first time, it was inevitable to be nervous, but it was obviously impossible for him to make such a stupid mistake. Even if the vertical height of the ruins of the city wall exceeded 0.6 meters, there was no way to crush it from the front.
In the past, wouldn't it be possible to grind upwards diagonally?
He Dacong actually did this on purpose, for the purpose of fishing.
What kind of fish did you catch? Of course it was the dozen or so Japanese tanks following behind.
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This "embarrassing" scene that happened under the ruins of the South Gate city wall naturally fell into the eyes of the Japanese tank soldiers and Japanese infantry who followed behind.
Seeing the Type 95 tank driven by the Chinese desperately trying to rush towards the ruins of the city wall, but unable to do so, instead, billowing black smoke was emitted from the exhaust port. Saburo Sato, who was standing at the lookout position of the turret to observe the enemy's situation,
He burst out laughing immediately.
Do these stupid Chinese people think that they can become an excellent tank soldier by learning simple tank driving? They are really too naive! They can't even climb over a small ruined city wall. Such scum cannot do anything.
Not worthy to be their opponent of the fifth tank squadron.
At that moment, Saburo Sato retracted into the carriage and gave instructions to the tank driver to pursue him from the front. Then he gave instructions to the other twelve tanks following him, ordering the twelve tanks to divide into three lines and four to follow him in the middle.
In pursuit, the other eight vehicles surrounded him from the left and right sides.
Saburo Sato also specifically issued an order that all tanks were not allowed to fire their main guns.
Obviously, Saburo Sato also had the idea of taking back the tank.
In any case, this is a Type 95 light tank. It would be best if it could be recaptured intact. Even if it cannot be recaptured intact, at least it should not be too badly damaged.
Therefore, you must not fire a gun, otherwise the tank will be destroyed immediately with one shot.
As a senior chariot corpsman, Saburo Sato is very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of the Type 95 light tank. The advantages of this light tank are fast speed and good maneuverability, but the disadvantage is extremely poor protection. Even Maxim
Heavy machine guns can penetrate side armor. Faced with direct fire from a 37mm tank main gun, even the thickest frontal armor cannot withstand it. As long as it hits, you will die with one shot.
After receiving Saburo Sato's order, the twelve accompanying tanks immediately separated, with four following closely behind, and the other eight divided into two groups to outflank them from the left and right sides. Upon seeing this, the Japanese infantry who were following and protecting them
It was also divided into three parts, each following Saburo Sato's car and two other tanks, responsible for protection.
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On the ruins of the city wall.
Every movement of the Japanese caught the eyes of He Shuya and others.
Mei Jiuling said: "Shu Ya, you really expected it. The Japs are really reluctant to fire. Otherwise, with a dozen Japs tanks at such a close range, with just one salvo, the tank driven by He Dacong would probably be blown into pieces.
Damn it, I was really sweating just now."
Huang Shouxin said: "Jiuling, you still don't believe Shuya's plan? Since the fight back to Longgou, when did he miss it? Just put your heart back in your stomach."
"Okay, stop praising me." He Shuya shook his head and said, "If you praise me any more, I will go to heaven."
After finishing speaking, He Shuya turned to Han Feng and the three battalion commanders Lei Peng, Ding Li, and Yang Banan and said: "Team Han, as well as Battalion Commanders Lei, Ding, and Yang, please proceed according to the original plan."
"Yes!" Han Feng and Lei Peng agreed, turned around and hurried away.
But before turning around and leaving, Han Feng first threw a pebble at the Type 95 tank that was milling around under the ruins. The pebble accurately hit the tank's turret and made a loud explosion.
After hearing the noise, the tank, which was struggling to climb the slope, immediately turned around.
The Type 95 tank driven by He Dacong gave up climbing and fled hastily to the east.
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Saburo Sato was passing through the observation hole, closely monitoring the tank driven by He Dacong. As soon as He Dacong made any movement, Saburo Sato immediately noticed it.
"Want to run?" Saburo Sato smiled ferociously and said in a deep voice, "Watch where you run!"
Saburo Sato immediately ordered the driver to increase the horsepower to the maximum, and billowing black smoke immediately came out of the exhaust port of the tank, and then roared straight towards the tank driven by He Dacong. The four tanks responsible for outflanking the right wing also
He suddenly accelerated and tried to intercept him from the front.
However, the four tanks that outflanked the right wing failed to complete their interception mission. Just before these four tanks arrived, the tank driven by He Dacong had already rushed past the ruins of the city wall, only a dozen meters away.
, and was almost intercepted by the little devil.
When Saburo Sato saw this, he immediately screamed in anger.
Because the four tanks outflanking from the right wing not only failed to intercept the Chinese tanks, but blocked their advance route, they waited until the four tanks outflanking the right wing reversed, completed a U-turn, and then completed the formation with the five tanks in the center commanded by Saburo Sato.
By then, the Chinese tanks had already arrived a hundred meters away.
"Baga Yalu!" Sato Saburo was furious and immediately ordered, "Catch up, catch up with me, we must not let the Chinese escape! Hurry up and catch up!"
But this time, the Chinese seemed to have completely given up on the idea of returning to the city. They just looked in one direction and drove forward desperately. Most of the areas around Pucheng are endless plains. Except for a few small rivers and ditches, almost everything is there.
There was no obstacle, so I just kept rushing forward.
At the beginning, Saburo Sato was still a little worried. If the Chinese drove tanks and led them deep into the territory controlled by the Dameishan Independent Regiment, it would be bad. However, after chasing them for a short time, Saburo Sato was extremely pleasantly surprised.
Upon discovering the situation, the Chinese were obviously dizzy and headed south instead of escaping to the north.
From Pucheng to the south is Pukou, but it is the sphere of influence controlled by the Japanese army.
After realizing this, Sato Saburo no longer had any worries, and led the fifth tank squadron to pursue it boldly. Even if he chased to the end of the world, he vowed to catch up with the Chinese, and then take back what originally belonged to the Emperor of Japan.
The posture of military tanks.
Saburo Sato, who was determined to win, did not know that not long after they passed by, Ding Li, Lei Peng and Yang Banan's three battalions of two thousand officers and soldiers had already appeared on the road and the area along the route, and then began intense excavation work.
Three battalions of two thousand officers and soldiers set up a "gate" shape on the road and along the area, each responsible for a section of the area, and then began to use engineer picks to dig trenches against time. The trenches dug were not ordinary trenches, but one side.
An anti-tank trench with a flat side and a straight line.
The front of the entire "door" shape is about fifty meters wide, and the sides are one hundred meters long. The opening direction faces south, which is the direction in which Saburo Sato led the Fifth Squadron of Japanese Chariots to drive. There is exactly a road in the direction of this opening.
The small river flows diagonally. Although it is winter and the water has long dried up, as long as the small stone bridge on the river is blown up, the muddy river bed is still enough to cause great obstacles to the tank.
Once the Japanese tank enters this "door", it will fall into a desperate situation with no way to go from heaven to earth.
However, digging an anti-tank trench with a length of more than two hundred meters is no small project, because in order to successfully intercept the Japanese tanks, the depth of the anti-tank trench must be at least one meter, and one meter is only
The minimum depth, to be on the safe side, is to dig at least to a vertical depth of more than two meters.
Time was running out, and the two thousand officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment began to dig against the clock.