Nakamura leaned against his tank and looked at the Mitsui Regiment driving out of the city in neat formation. He cursed in his heart: "Go and suffer a little and come back. If you encounter the so-called large Chinese army, you will cry in tears." Come and beg me, I can still send troops to rescue friendly forces."
To Nakamura's surprise, there was no news that Mitsui had suffered any hardship, but there was a battle report from his successor troops that they were beaten severely by the Chinese army. What was going on?
Before Chen Mingtian's special shooter company withdrew from Shangqiu, they tried their luck at the underground arsenal that had been sold out by corrupt bureaucrats, thinking that they might be able to find something. As a result, they worked there for an hour and were sweating profusely. My hard work was not in vain. I found four Soviet-aided anti-tank rifles and 300 rounds of anti-tank bullets. Immediately, Chen Mingtian asked me through the radio to use these four anti-tank rifles to give the arrogant Japanese a good beating.
Due to the need to protect the communications platoon led by Qing Lin, Chen Mingtian left two platoons and led one platoon himself, carrying four anti-tank rifles to the Dangshan-Shangqiu highway to inspect the road conditions and terrain and study blocking tactics. Chen Mingtian had previously led Everyone had conducted live ammunition shooting, and the target was a millstone 300 meters away. Because everyone was a special shooter and had a natural affinity for firearms, they took an anti-tank rifle and fiddled with it for a few times before becoming familiar with its structure. Since there were not many bullets, Chen Mingtian only selected a few people and fired a few shots. Seeing that the results were good, he decided to have Zhao Mingyi lead a squad to form a special anti-tank rifle squad. Using these anti-tank rifles, what Chen Mingtian did not expect was that this anti-tank rifle squad The performance of the tank rifle squad far exceeded initial expectations.
Since a large number of Japanese troops have occupied Shangqiu City, the Japanese troops have opened up all the roads connecting Shangqiu. Various follow-up detachments and vehicles continue to pour into Shangqiu along these roads, which leaves Chen Mingtian and the others with nothing to lose. There were a lot of gaps and opportunities, and Chen Mingtian and the others chose just the tough ones. Intelligence came from the Dangshan underground organization. A tank team belonging to the Zhongcun Independent Tank Regiment was escorting a car platoon to transport food to Shangqiu. Under the cover of night, Chen Akita led a platoon of special shooters to occupy an intersection, built two diagonal fortifications on the fields and roads on the roadside, and built a fortification on a hill near the intersection.
Chen Mingtian deployed a squad in a mountain bag and Zhao Mingyi's squad in a field. He and a squad entered the fortifications on the road and waited for the arrival of the Japanese army. After the deployment, Chen Mingtian ordered the troops to eat and rest while waiting for the arrival of fighter planes.
After eating a bag of German standard iron military rations, Chen Mingtian ordered the soldiers to be more vigilant and took a nap. As it approached 4 o'clock in the morning, the sky was already gray and a little bright, and the clear sound of tank tracks came from the silent night. , because the sky was still very dark, the Japanese tanks and vehicles all turned on their headlights and traveled at a medium speed. Soon, the light tube of the vehicle in front had turned around the foot of the mountain and reached 300 meters away from the national military fortifications built on the road. Because of the darkness, the Japanese army did not notice anything unusual. Chen Mingtian instructed all soldiers to wait for his orders.
The Japanese tanks and vehicles were getting closer and closer, and they were less than 100 meters away from the fortifications guarded by Chen Mingtian. Because the formation of the Japanese tanks was very wide, and some vehicles did not turn around the foot of the mountain and entered the fire range of Zhao Mingyi's squad, Chen Mingtian patiently They waited for all the Japanese troops to enter the firing range, but the Japanese tank soldiers serving as the vanguard discovered an abnormal situation on the road ahead and stopped advancing. The tank commander opened the hatch cover and stretched out his upper body to observe the road ahead.
Unable to wait any longer, Chen Mingtian immediately aimed at the Japanese commander and pulled the trigger.
The more the Japanese commander looked ahead, the more suspicious he felt. Just as he was about to issue a warning, the muzzle flash suddenly flashed in front of him. Although he had already heard the gunshot, the next moment the bullet had penetrated his forehead, killing his head. A red and white tofu-like object was thrown behind the turret.
Zhao Mingyi waited for a long time with an anti-tank rifle in his arms. After seeing Chen Mingtian fire and give the shooting order, he immediately fired the first anti-tank rifle bullet in actual combat at the target he had already aimed at. The bullet had a red color. The light accurately hit the cab of the Japanese tank, killing the Japanese tank driver first.
Several shooters next to him fired three shots. Another Japanese tank in the queue was hit. Although it did not catch fire or explode, the Japanese tank lowered its muzzle. Two tank soldiers jumped out of the tank in an attempt to escape, but were killed by the Chinese army. Killed by special shooters. The advancing Japanese vehicles, sandwiched between tanks, began to make a hasty U-turn in an attempt to leave the battlefield. However, the bullets fired from the field accurately hit the cabs or tires of these trucks. Because the right wheel of one truck was blown out and the turning speed was too fast, it rose into the air and overturned in the middle of the road, blocking the road. In order to avoid the truck, the remaining Japanese vehicles collided with each other. The national army shooters performed a shooting performance at the immobilized Japanese truck on the road. At the same time, Zhao Mingyi had already fired 4 An anti-tank rifle bullet. Although the recoil of this gun was large and made Zhao Mingyi's arm sore, the power after hitting the target was too great. If it hit a truck, a hole the size of a face would be torn open in the vehicle and penetrated. If the car body hits the tank steel plate, a hole the size of an apple will be made. The warhead will hit back and forth in the car body or turret, killing the tank soldiers inside. If it hits the human body, the person who is hit will be shot in two. .
The Japanese tanks and vehicles crowded on the road had already turned off their headlights, but a burning truck illuminated two surrounding trucks and a tank. Naturally, they came under intensive attack, and the tank's turret , the vehicle body was shot in many places, all the tank soldiers in the vehicle were killed and injured, and the truck driver was also shot dead. The Japanese soldiers escorting the vehicle hurriedly jumped out of the vehicle and rolled to the side of the road to hide.
Those tanks and vehicles that were not exposed to the fire did not escape the blow. The Chinese soldiers opened fire at the huge black shadow on the road, and the clanking sound of bullets hitting the car body and steel plates was clearly heard.
The Japanese army is not a believer, and there is no reason to let the Chinese army use them as target practice. The tanks behind them immediately stopped after the vehicle in front was attacked, and used tank guns and machine guns to shoot at the general position of the Chinese army's position, but due to the light It was dim, and there was a surprise attack, but the dense line of fire failed to hit any target. All the artillery shells fired by the Japanese army flew 2-3 meters away from Chen Mingtian's head. The battle between the Japanese front team vehicles and tanks ended here. At that time, almost all of them were injured and disabled, and lost their combat capabilities and mobility. The food on the ignited truck was still burning, and then the fuel tank exploded, igniting a nearby truck. The Japanese infantry escorting the truck had long since escaped. safe zone.
The Japanese tank squadron leader Yamaga also tried to use the remaining five tanks to suppress the Chinese troops on the roads and fields, cover the infantry to sneak attack the Chinese troops from the flanks, and open the way. If these Chinese troops could be wiped out, they could also save their own face. After all, It has been a long time since the Chinese army destroyed so many Japanese tanks.
The Japanese tank squadron leader ordered the five Japanese tanks behind to blindly use tank guns and vehicle-mounted machine guns to fire on the roads and fields to suppress the firepower of the Chinese army and cover the infantry operations.
Under the cover of darkness, more than a dozen Japanese troops quietly outflanked the right wing of the Chinese army. This move was immediately discovered by the Chinese troops on the mountain. The squad leader told his comrades to wait until they got closer before opening fire. When the Japanese soldiers approached the road cautiously and tiptoe, , the Chinese troops on the hillock fired a volley at them. Due to the close distance, the Japanese soldiers were not on guard. Not a single Japanese soldier escaped from this volley. They all stretched out their arms and kicked their legs and lay down on the side of the road to meet their ancestors. .
Yamaga, the commander of the Japanese tank squadron, saw the failure of the infantry action and did not dare to act rashly. He secretly instructed the troops to withdraw. He could not control the trucks in front. It was his credit to save the vehicles and tanks in the back. .
Yamaga did not dare to order the tanks to turn around. He ordered the driver to put into reverse gear, and one by one they returned to the corner and slowly disappeared at the foot of the mountain. The trucks also followed suit, but they were discovered by the Chinese army while retreating. A feast of bullets hit them all over, and the two trucks were scrapped. The people on the trucks were either dead or injured. The Japanese tanks fled with the wounded soldiers, and they escaped from this sad place, Cape Fear, without even thinking about it.
After daybreak, when the Japanese squad leader returned here again, he found that the Chinese troops on the road had long disappeared. The Japanese soldiers stamped their feet and beat their chests, mourning the huge losses they had suffered here.
According to the "Japanese Army Shangqiu Combat Report", when the Japanese independent tank regiment was transporting supplies to Shangqiu on the Shangdang Highway, it was attacked by the Chinese army's combat defense troops. Four Type 95 tanks and eight trucks were destroyed, and the tank soldiers were killed. and 42 infantrymen.
Since then, various departments of the Japanese army have developed an inexplicable fear of the Chinese army equipped with anti-tank rifles. They regard it as a magic weapon descended from the sky. The top Japanese army attaches great importance to this and has sent special personnel to investigate many times. However, Lieutenant General Kimura secretly After drinking a few glasses of sake, I congratulated Nakamura on being given a hard lesson by the Chinese army. Because four Type 95 tanks were lost in this battle, Nakamura was reprimanded by the Second Army Command.
This incident also greatly stimulated Kimura. He became more convinced of his judgment. The Chinese army gathered near Shangqiu, preparing to attack the Ninth Division stationed in the city. He also ordered Dongxiang's independent regiment to also dispatch to Shangqiu. The Dangshan area was carefully searched to expel the Chinese troops and ensure the possible retreat of the Ninth Division.
At the same time, he called Shima Yori to his headquarters and had an interesting conversation.
"Shima Lai-kun, how have you been in Shangqiu these days?"
"Thank you for your concern, Division Commander. I am very tired from deploying city defense work in the city and inspecting the work of the troops."
"Really? I heard that Shima Yori-kun has a passionate relationship with a Chinese woman. He goes to her whenever he has free time. Shima Yori-kun, don't work too hard."
"What's going on there, Your Excellency, the Division Commander, please don't believe the slanderous words of others. I have been working hard to consolidate the defense of Shangqiu City for the past few days. Your Excellency, the Division Commander, should be aware of the results."
"Haha, of course I know this, but Shima Yori-kun's spare time life is so colorful that others can't help but envy him."
"What do you mean, the division commander?"
"There's nothing special about this. I also know the taste of Chinese women. But the war situation was so intense that I couldn't care about it for a while. Also, if I stayed with that kind of woman too much, would it affect my work? ?”
"Don't worry, Division Commander. With the Mitsui Regiment and the Dongxiang Regiment searching for seizures outside, and my 18th Brigade stationed inside, Shangqiu can be said to be foolproof. I heard that there is a Chinese woman in the city, who is very charming. If the division commander likes it, I will send it to the division commander tonight, so that the division commander can relax, stretch his muscles, and not be too tired. I heard that people who can't relax don't know how to work."
"What you said still makes sense, I'll leave you alone, Laishima Yori-kun."
"Hahaha, leave this to me, no problem."
"Hahaha, then I'll be waiting for you."
