In this round of bombardment, the monks used two M2 60 mortars.
There are also two 60 mortars in the team led by Duan Peng.
These four mortars were the only artillery pieces brought by the soldiers of the independent regiment in this hasty reinforcement of Lijiacun.
Two artillery shells exploded in the pursuing Japanese camp, with accurate hits, killing and wounding seven or eight Japanese soldiers on the spot.
Sun Chuanzhong, who witnessed the results of the bombardment through his telescope, was amazed.
I have long heard that the Americans' 60 mortars are powerful. Compared with the Japs' hand cannons, which are grenades, they can hit farther, are more powerful, and have higher accuracy.
When I saw it today, it certainly lived up to its reputation.
The pursuing Japanese troops were startled by the sudden shell.
The Japanese quickly used Type 89 grenades to fight back, but unfortunately the monk had already ordered several mortars to quickly move their positions.
The news reached the ears of Kazuo Nakano, the Japanese squadron leader who was leading the team from behind. The Japanese adjutant on the side said:
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, this area is the outer guerrilla zone of the 28th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. The 28th Regiment is poorly equipped. Those who can possess such light mortars are often the main combat troops. It seems that the main force of the 28th Regiment has been reinforced by Xiao Li The village has gone."
After hearing this, Kazuo Nakano was not angry but said happily: "Xinxi, what I want is to catch the main force of the Eighth Route Army."
As he spoke, he looked at the casualties in the troops, recalled the two artillery shells fired by the Eighth Route Army just now, and said with a look of surprise on his face: "The opponent's artillery is very powerful, and its range is endless. What model is it?"
The adjutant replied: "Sir, the opponent's artillery should be in the light hand cannon range, but it is much more powerful than our grenade."
"It's unclear where the 28th regiment got the artillery from."
Kazuo Nakano nodded, alerting the troops to enemy artillery fire, and ordered the pursuit to continue.
"Sir, what should we do with the people who continue to flee to the distance of Xiaoli Village?" the adjutant asked.
MCC Clothes judged: "Obviously, the group of eight soldiers who stayed in Xiaoli Village came to rescue the people of Xiaoli Village. They are staying here to block the attack now to cover the evacuation of those people."
"Since we are the main force of the Eighth Route Army and even have small-caliber light mortars in our hands, if we break through rashly, we may suffer a lot of casualties. In this way, I will send two tanks to quickly pursue them and block the group of civilians back."
"I want to catch fish, and I can't lose the bait."
"Hi!"
After Kazuo Nakano's order was issued, two Betting Tanks circled away from the left and right wings of the village and pursued them in the direction where the people were moving.
The rest of the Japanese troops continued to circle back towards the village, trying to block the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Xiaoli Village.
On the monk's side, Second Battalion Commander Sun Chuanzhong noticed the Japanese army's intentions through the telescope, and his expression changed slightly and he said: "No, the Japanese sent tanks to chase the people."
Although this little devil's Doudin tank has a lot of shortcomings, it is very maneuverable and can even reach a top speed of 40 kilometers per hour. If these two tanks are allowed to pursue the relocated civilians.
Once the two sides meet.
On the common people's side, there was only a temporary militia team formed by militia team leader Li Shengmin, who was issued with some rifles, plus a few soldiers from the cavalry company who left with the horses of the cavalry company.
It is almost impossible to deal with Japanese tanks, even two Doudin tanks, with only the rifles in hand.
The monk also realized that the situation was urgent. Seeing the Japanese's Doudin tanks, he deliberately went further away from Lijia Village to pursue them.
He gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble.
"Third Platoon Commander, the situation is urgent right now. Do you still remember how we used mortars to hit tanks during training at the base?"
Sun Qingshan, commander of the third platoon of the security company who followed the monk to Jizhong for reinforcements, immediately responded: "Company commander, I can't forget it. I never dreamed of being able to do it in actual combat!"
"Okay, you operate the cannon yourself, Xiao Lin will be the loader on the side, and I will be the observer for you."
"Yes!" Sun Qingshan responded.
Then, while Sun Chuanzhong was dazzled, the monk gave an order. After moving their positions, the two 60 mortars quickly built a new position, began to adjust the elevation angle, and determined the impact point of the gun with the help of the aiming anchor, preparing to move towards the Japanese. The behemoth tanks that drove in frantically opened fire.
At this time, the Japanese tanks were pursuing the relocating people from outside the village, and were more than 300 meters away from the two 60 mortars arranged by the monk.
The most important thing is that this little devil's tank is extremely fast. It is moving forward at a fast pace. It is the most difficult to fight a moving tank.
This is a considerable challenge for the observer's command and the shooter's gunnery skills.
Originally, the M2 type 60 mortar was a direct firepower, not as simple as a direct-fire gun aimed at the target.
In addition, the Japanese tanks are traveling at high speed. If you want to hit the Japanese tanks with direct firepower, you need to calculate the speed, direction and distance of the Japanese tanks in advance, and determine the final shape or position advance.
The monk held the captured Japanese ranging telescope in his hand. While watching the movement of the target tank, he quickly calculated the advance of the moving tank's position.
"The target movement speed is about 30 kilometers per hour..."
"The distance is between 300 and 400 meters, and it is a lateral movement..."
"No, the Japanese tanks are too fast. It will be difficult to hit the target if you hit them rashly."
"So, third platoon leader, have you seen the gentle slope not far away where the Japanese tanks are about to approach?
When the tank passes there, its speed will definitely drop to between 15 and 20 kilometers. Calculated according to the distance, direction and speed of the tank, we are one size ahead. "
"Yes!" The third platoon leader responded immediately.
Watching the Japanese tank approaching quickly towards the gentle slope, the monk counted down silently:
"Ten, nine, eight, seven...five..."
"Tank, gentle slope area, distance 340 meters, aim towards the top, one body shape ahead, release!"
Boom——
An M49 grenade fired by an M2 60 mortar exploded in the gentle slope area.
This M49 grenade is a special shell for the M2 type 60 mortar. The shell weighs 1.3kg, which is nearly 60% heavier than the Type 89 grenade commonly used by the Japanese.
It was more than twice as heavy as the Eighth Route Army's border-made wooden handle grenade, which weighed about 600 grams.
The power is completely different. The power of this m49 grenade is completely comparable to the cluster grenade composed of multiple grenades commonly used by soldiers.
Therefore, according to the monk's speculation, this shell landed on the roof of the Japanese Douding tank.
Even if it couldn't blow up the Japs tank, whose armor was as thin as crispy skin, the huge impact was enough to kill the Japs driver in the tank.
It is somewhat regrettable that the impact point of this shell was slightly ahead of schedule, and it fell to the ground one step ahead of the Japanese tank and exploded. It was only the front armor of the Japanese tank that caused some damage.
But the monk did not panic. Previously, in order to ensure that the Japanese tanks were hit, in addition to the 60 mortars operated by the third platoon leader himself.
The other mortar was not idle either, and was ready to fire at any time according to the monk's order.
What is standby shooting?
This means selecting several standby points in front of the moving target, pre-adjusting the elevation angle of the artillery and the position of the gun impact point, and aiming in advance.
When the artillery shells fired by the three platoons failed to destroy the Japanese tanks, another mortar would follow and fire additional shells to complete the task of destroying the Japanese tanks.
"fire!"
The monk gave the order again, and another 60 mortar shell flew out.
More than 300 meters away, the speed of the Japanese tank that originally climbed up the gentle slope has slowed down. In addition, it was blocked by a previous shell, and its speed became even slower.
Boom——
This time, the grenade hit the roof of the Japanese tank, and a big initiation came.
After the violent explosion, the Dingtan tank swayed to a stop when he saw the Japanese. After waiting for a long time, there was no more movement.
"Company Commander, that kid in the tank probably shocked us to death!" the third platoon commander said with a happy face.
"Great fight, move the artillery position immediately."
As the monk ordered, he smiled and said to Second Battalion Commander Sun Chuanzhong: "Second Battalion Commander, it seems that if we fight well this time, we might be able to seize a few Japanese tanks and take them back, which we can give to the 28th Regiment." It’s a meeting gift!”
Gudong——
Sun Chuanzhong nodded, swallowed, and stared blankly at the Japanese tank that had been hit by a shell and was even smoking on the top.
He was filled with admiration from the bottom of his heart.
As expected of the elite of the Independent Regiment, it is unimaginable that this mortar can knock out the enemy's high-speed tanks.
On the other side of the village, Duan Peng was not to be outdone.
Seeing the Japanese tanks chasing the common people.
Duan Peng personally took on the role of gunner.
Duan Peng learned his artillery skills from Cao Zheng.
Cao Zheng has always been known as an artilleryman in the regiment.
In order to train Cao Zheng, an excellent artilleryman, the regiment commander Kong Jie spent a lot of money. When there were no training bombs at first, he even asked Cao Zheng to conduct live ammunition exercises. Of course, the goal was to select the Japanese artillery tower.
Therefore, as an artilleryman, Cao Zheng can be said to represent the top level of the entire independent regiment in terms of playing with artillery.
Even the great artilleryman Wang Chengzhu was full of praise for Cao Zheng.
And Duan Peng, who is deeply influenced by Cao Zhengzhen, is naturally not bad either.
The gun fired with a bang, missing the roof of the Japs tank, but hitting the Japs' tracks directly.
After a huge explosion, the Japs' tracks were blown off.
The tank advanced another five or six meters due to inertia, and then stopped completely. After the tracks were blown off, although there were many wheels under the Japanese tank, only the front and rear inducers could provide power. As the tracks were blown off, The tank directly lost its mobility.
On the contrary, the little Japs in the Bean Tank were howling angrily, and opened fire in the direction of Duan Peng and his party with a 7.7 mm caliber heavy machine gun.
"withdraw!"
Duan Peng ignored these little Japs. His mission was only to make the Japs' tanks lose their mobility and prevent them from catching up with the transferred civilians.
The Japanese squadron leader Kazuo Nakano in the rear was also stunned. Two tanks chasing civilians were stopped by the Eighth Route Army.
One tank was hit by an artillery shell, and the driver in the tank was still alive. The other tank had its tracks blown off, losing its mobility.
Seeing such a situation through his telescope, Kazuo Nakano quickly ordered the other two tanks to advance with the infantry and not to pursue them rashly.
He didn't want the last two intact tanks to be damaged here.
It is better to let the infantry advance in coordination to guard against sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire.
As for the people who have completely disappeared.
Kazuo Nakano ignored it and focused on the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the village.
In his opinion, as long as he could eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army and capture some more, he would catch a big fish and regain a more effective bait at the same time.
After the order was issued, two Doudin tanks, in coordination with two teams of Japanese soldiers, quickly detoured back to the direction of the back village of Xiaoli Village, trying to advance from the back village, and combined with several attacking teams from the front village to attack the Eighth Route Army in Xiaoli Village. .
Monk and Duan Peng, who successfully knocked out two Japanese tanks, led their soldiers to quickly retreat to the second-line defenses.
In addition, a few soldiers were left behind, hiding in the houses on both sides of the dirt road into the village. Next to them were detonators that controlled remote-detonated explosive packages buried underground.
"Company commander, Japanese tanks are starting to enter the village!"
The news came from the forward observation post. The monk and the second battalion commander Sun Chuanzhong picked up their binoculars and hid beside the house to observe the Japanese troops entering the village from a distance.
The scene was quite comical. There was only a 1.62-meter-tall pod tank with ten or twenty Japanese soldiers huddling behind it.
It was as if the iron bastard in front of them, as thin as a piece of paper, could bring them some sense of security.
Duan Peng just looked at it and couldn't help but complain: "This little devil's infantry-tank coordination tactics are really terrible. How can he put a tank in front as a shield?"
"It seems that what our regimental commander taught in the anti-tank warfare course is absolutely correct."
"This little devil is just bullying our Eighth Route Army's poor equipment and lack of anti-tank firepower. When dealing with our Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines, the tanks will fight as they please and fight as they please. They are not tactical at all."
The monk smiled and said: "Then let's teach the little Japs a lesson, so that they can improve their memory. Remember, the Japs' tanks use machine guns as their main guns, so the threat is not too great."
"After the battle starts, let's first kill the Japanese who are hiding behind the tanks to coordinate, especially the artillery."
"Otherwise, as soon as our firepower is exposed, the grenade shells from the enemy's rear will definitely hit us immediately."
"In this way, let the first Japanese tank pass the minefield, and wait until the second Japanese tank and the cooperating infantry pass through the minefield, then set off the explosive charges."
"Leave a group of Japs and tanks in our ambush circle so that the Japs can't use artillery indiscriminately."
"Okay!" Duan Peng's face was full of smiles.
Close.
Getting closer...
Two Betting tanks drove in from the direction of Houcun. Kazuo Nakano led the squadron headquarters and followed behind the combat team.
Kazuo Nakano actually felt a little confused at this moment. He had no idea what the current situation of the Eighth Route Army in Xiaoli Village was, what its firepower configuration was, and what its troop strength was.
Previously, the opponent destroyed two tanks with mortars.
This made Kazuo Nakano realize that this Eighth Route Army was not helpless when facing tanks.
Therefore, in order to avoid putting all the eggs in one basket and breaking them at the same time, he divided the two tanks into two and drove in together with the infantry.
A small group of Japanese troops were cooperating behind a tank. One squad followed the tank, and the other two squads advanced relying on the houses on the left and right sides.
Behind them are veteran shooters holding Type 89 grenades, followed by ammunition handlers and loaders. Each person carries about ten rounds of Type 89 grenades, which are hung behind the tank and slowly advance.
This is a relatively conservative style of play adopted by Kazuo Nakano.
Although he knew that the Eighth Route Army in the village had mortars that were enough to threaten the tanks.
But if you enter the village rashly, you can't risk the flesh and blood of the soldiers, right?
Nakano Kazuo was also worried that Tubal Road had buried mines in the village, so to be safe, it was better to use a tank to explore the road.
Once a tank encounters an ambush and exposes the Eighth Route Army's firepower, Nakano arranges a rear-mounted grenade to knock out the Eighth Route Army's firepower as soon as possible.
"It is a pity that if we had guessed that the reinforced Eighth Route Army had powerful artillery, we would not have just used these ultra-light tanks."
Kazuo Nakano was a little regretful. The armor of this Type 92 ultra-light tank was really weak.
Even if Tubalu approaches with a pack of explosives or a bundle of grenades, the tank may be blown up.
If the reinforcements were a few Type 89 medium tanks, they would not be so passive.
Just when Nakano Kazuo was a little distressed, the Japanese's first Bean Tank had successfully entered the triangular anti-tank mine group laid out by the monks.
Just according to the monk's plan, the soldiers let in the Japanese's first tank and the infantry following behind.
The Japanese army did not notice the anti-tank mine group that had a natural surface treatment.
Sun Chuanzhong was sour again, "If we in Hebei Province also have such explosive packs that can be detonated and controlled at any time, why should we be afraid of the Japanese tanks?"
While they were talking in a low voice, the Japanese's second Doudin tank, with the cooperation of more than a dozen Japanese behind them, once again entered the triangular anti-tank mine group area.
The monk responsible for issuing combat orders slowly raised the M1 Garand rifle in his hand.
He remembered there was one last round in the magazine.
boom--
There was a gunshot, and a Japanese Army second lieutenant who was hiding behind the side of the Doudin tank was shot dead by the monk.
The magazines of the Garand rifle ejected at the same time, and he caught it with the previous one and quickly loaded it.
At the same time, the soldiers responsible for detonating the explosive package, who had been tensing their nerves, decisively pressed the detonator.
Then there was a deafening explosion, which suddenly spread in the back village area.
Violent shock waves were released in all directions, and all the little Japs within the triangular anti-tank mine group and the surrounding area of 30 meters were directly thrown away.
The houses on both sides of the dirt road seemed to be shaking under the impact of the shock wave, and the tiles covering the roofs fell to the ground.
Leaving no one behind, the soldiers buried seven or eight explosive packets weighing ten kilograms underground.
In an instant, a small no-man's land was created in the not-so-spacious terrain of the back village area of Xiaoli Village.
Smoke from the explosion enveloped surrounding houses.
The battle between the two sides broke out instantly.
For the Doudin tank at the forefront of the Japs, and a small group of Japs following the tank, they suddenly heard a violent explosion behind them.
When we turned back, the second Doudin tank was blown to pieces in the violent explosion. Even a six-millimeter steel plate could not withstand such a violent explosion. It was blown into pieces and shattered into pieces at a very high speed. It flew in all directions and wounded many Japanese soldiers.
That situation gave the Japanese as much horror as turning their heads and seeing a ghostly face behind them.
Expressions of fear that were even more exaggerated than seeing a ghost appeared on the ugly faces of the little devils.
"beat--"
Monk and Duan Peng led the soldiers to fight against the Japanese army.
The entire team was divided into two parts. One part used four mortars to greet the little Japs further behind.
The other part is a bit like beating dogs behind closed doors, killing the Japanese troops following behind the Doudin tanks to their heart's content.
As for the triangular anti-tank mine group, the first Doudin tank that survived the disaster.
The soldiers of the guard company demonstrated to Second Battalion Commander Sun Chuanzhong what it means to use the simplest method to destroy Japanese tanks even without mortars and anti-tank shells.
The soldiers took the lead in knocking off the periscope and sight of the Japanese tank, turning it into a blind tank.
Immediately afterwards, an anti-tank team composed of five soldiers quickly used the cover of the house to move towards the Japanese tank.
At this time, the Japanese infantry following the tanks had been almost wiped out, leaving not much of a threat to the soldiers.
Among the soldiers of the anti-tank team, one soldier prepared a cluster grenade to serve as a blaster, and the other soldier served as a coverer. Under the cover of firepower from their companions, the two rushed out of the bunker and quickly approached the two sides of the Japanese Douding tank. Within meters.
Then, something happened that shocked Sun Chuanzhong.
The Japanese machine gunner operated the Type 97 7.7mm heavy machine gun inside the tank and fired wildly, but he was stunned and did not notice the soldiers approaching from the left and right.
"Every tank has blind spots and blind spots..."
Witnessing this scene, Sun Chuanzhong heard the monk's explanation in the anti-tank combat teaching ring in his ears.
At this time, due to the obstacles of the terrain, the speed of the Japanese tank also slowly dropped.
The blaster who rushed out had a cluster grenade in his hand. There was also a branch tied to the other end of the leggings used to tie the grenade. This was the way to tie a stick-type explosive pack or a cluster grenade.
Holding a cluster grenade in one hand and a wooden stick in the other, the demolition soldier skillfully found the heat dissipation window above the Japs tank engine, and then inserted the strong wooden stick as thick as a finger directly through the gap in the heat dissipation window. He easily pulled off the grenade's tab and quickly left.
The carpenter stuck in the heat dissipation window was stuck on it, and the whole bundle of grenades was hung on the surface of the tank, clinging to it.
Boom——
Immediately, after a loud bang from the grenade that clung to the inner wall of the tank, a hole was blown into the armor of the Doudin tank, which was only six millimeters thin. Due to the collapse effect, the two Japanese tank soldiers inside were shot on the spot by the armor fragments flying inside. kill.
The heavy machine gun that was still roaring suddenly stopped.
...Looking at the tank that was directly blown to pieces, Kazuo Nakano, who was leading the team from the rear, was stunned. He quickly came to his senses. He quickly ordered the infantry to advance and reinforce another tank.
He did not dare to use grenade bombardment directly.
Because the first Pidgeon tank and the cooperating infantry were still covered in smoke, rash firing would most likely injure one's own people.
When the reinforcements from the two teams of Japanese soldiers arrived at the front combat area, looking through the smoke that was almost gone, they saw that the first Bean Tank had also stayed in place and made no movement.
The bodies of the surrounding infantrymen fell to the ground.
The surrounding machine guns seemed to be set up on the roof, bullets poured down suddenly, and the Japanese reinforcements fell to the ground in an instant.
The Japanese team leader who led the team quickly issued an order to retreat...
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
I’ve been very tired and exhausted from writing recently. It’s just one chapter of 6,000 to 8,000 words, and I posted it in the early morning...
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