"I order Cao Lei's armored group to dispatch immediately. The target is the Tianzhong Regiment Headquarters." I issued the order categorically. Wang Hongxian hurriedly dissuaded him: "Commander, don't send troops out of anger. A little impatience will mess up the big plan." I walked out of the headquarters without looking back, came to the west of the city, and jumped on the Nuwa tank. The tank soldiers gathered around me. Cao Lei separated the crowd and walked to the front.
"Brothers, now I will lead everyone to fight back against the Japanese army and avenge their hatred. Are you willing to follow me?" Cao Lei spoke first: "To the ends of the world, across mountains and seas of swords and fire, we will never abandon you. Commander, wherever you lead us, we will follow." Where are you charging?" He jumped onto a Kuafu tank: "Brothers, follow the regiment leader to fight the Japanese." The tank soldiers rushed onto the tank with a roar, and puffs of light smoke filled the air from the exhaust pipe. After we came out, I ordered the special forces to stay behind and led 12 tanks out of the west position of the city. Since we had a map of the minefield in the west of the city, we easily crossed the minefield and appeared in front of the Japanese army. The Japanese army had discovered us long ago and notified us immediately. When Lieutenant Colonel Yamaguchi arrived, Yamaguchi immediately assembled more than 30 Type 89 tanks and Type 95 light tanks to fight. The Japanese troops on the front line had retreated one after another. Several 45mm anti-tank guns were easily destroyed by Chinese tanks. Because my tanks used Charge at maximum speed, and the shells that occasionally hit the armor bounced away because the angle of entry was too large. The machine gunner scattered large bullets on the back of the Japanese troops who were escaping in front. A 75mm mountain cannon fired at my The tank fired a shot, and I knew where the shells had hit. I ordered the driver to speed up and roll the Japanese mountain cannon together with the gunner under the tracks. When my tank came down from the scrap metal of the mountain cannon, the Japanese army's Tanks appeared. We only have 12 tanks, including 4 medium tanks and 8 light tanks, while the Japanese army has 11 medium tanks and 19 light tanks. Our medium tanks are equipped with 50mm long-barreled guns, and the light tanks Equipped with 20mm cannons, the Japanese medium tanks are equipped with 57mm short-barreled cannons, and the light tanks are equipped with 37mm cannons. In comparison, our tanks are inferior to the Japanese tanks in terms of quantity and tank quality, but our medium tanks have thicker armor. , which is an advantage, and the firing speed and armor-piercing ability of the 50mm long-barreled artillery are better than those of the 57mm short-barreled artillery.
The Japanese tanks came up in a trapezoidal column, trailing long clouds of smoke behind them. I divided the 12 tanks into 4 groups, each with 1 medium tank and 2 light tanks. They cooperated with each other and covered each other. Every time I fired, I had to stop and aim carefully before firing, which was inefficient. I ordered the troops to stop firing for a short time and move to avoid immediately after firing. Therefore, I had the upper hand in the initial exchange of fire. My tanks quickly killed two Type 89s. The tank caught fire, and the Japanese tank crewman, covered in flames, jumped out of the tank howling, and was burned alive near the tank. A No. 2 tank behind me was hit by a bullet and caught fire, but the tank crewman did not jump out of the tank. I continued to use the 20mm artillery to destroy a Type 95 light tank. Then, the tank exploded and all the crew members were killed. I had no time to cry for them. My tank was also hit by a bullet and the shell penetrated it. The hull of the tank was broken, igniting the propellant of a shell, and billowing smoke rushed outwards along the various gaps in the tank. Because the tank ran very fast, it dragged a long and black trail behind my tank. Cao Lei was so frightened by the smoke that he hurriedly called me through the radio in the car and asked me to jump out of the car. Huang Deming and Li Jian used the fire extinguishers and extinguished the flames. Soon the thick smoke trailing on the rear of the tank disappeared, and my tank returned The shells began to tilt towards the Japanese tanks, and Cao Lei felt relieved.
Dozens of tanks were approaching while firing. The steel monsters were spitting tongues of fire, either burning the opponent or themselves. Dust and debris fell beside the tracks, and some more pieces of soil were carried into the air by the tracks, repeating the previous process. .
Smoke spread in the turret. Although his eyes were red from the stimulation of the gas, Li Jian still concentrated on observing the distance of the target. He pressed the gun button and accurately sent the shells to the armor of the Japanese tank. Soon, my tank was already The fifth Japanese tank was destroyed, and behind me, another No. 2 tank was shot and lost its combat capability. Fortunately, this time three members jumped out of the tank in time, covering each other and returned to the city.
"Loading completed." Following Huang Deming's loud voice, Li Jian's voice also sounded,
"300 meters to the right, a Japanese Type 95 tank hit and caught fire." From the observation gap, I could clearly see the Japanese tank burst into flames, and then the turret flew more than ten meters into the air, fell and was buckled on my vehicle. physically.
Cao Lei's Kuafu tank also lost its teammate, so it simply formed a combat team with my Nuwa tank. Our two tanks cooperated with each other, taking turns to cover and hunt forward. More and more Japanese tanks became our artillery. Under the circumstances, every Japanese tank turned into a steel wreckage. As the battle continued, the number of tanks on both sides became less and less, and the relative number of tanks on both sides also dropped sharply. After an hour of tank battle, Cao Lei There are only 5 tanks left in the armored group, including 1 Nuwa tank, 2 Kuafu tanks, and 2 No. 2 tanks. The Japanese Lieutenant Commander Yamaguchi has 9 tanks left, including 4 Type 89 tanks and 5 Type 89 tanks. Type 95 tank, the rest of the tanks were shot and paralyzed on the battlefield. German tank design pays special attention to survivability, which is undoubtedly reflected in today's tank battle. My Nuwa tank was hit by 21 various shells. However, only one shell penetrated the car body, and the rest of the shells did not penetrate the tank armor. The rest of our tanks were also hit by varying numbers of shells, but they could still continue to fight, while the Japanese tanks basically only needed to be hit by shells. If a 50mm artillery shell hits, it will lose combat effectiveness and withdraw from the battle. If a key part is hit by multiple artillery shells, it will even explode and be blown back to the state of parts.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yamaguchi hurriedly led the remaining Japanese tanks to retreat to the south to avoid our murderous armored troops. I moved my troops to the southeast and rolled over the Japanese Tanaka Regiment's position, killing more than 200 soldiers along the way. The Japanese army broke into Tanaka's headquarters and seized the military flag of Tanaka Regiment. Unfortunately, Captain Tanaka Regiment had already learned of the failure of the tank battle and led a large force to retreat. So although I breathed a sigh of relief, the lost tanks Too many. On the way back, two No. 2 tanks broke down and had to be destroyed by their own tanks. The members climbed into other tanks and returned to the city. At the Tanaka headquarters, I accidentally rescued the injured and unconscious tanks. Teng Chao, captured by the Japanese army, also gained a little.
At this moment, the Japanese Fuguang Regiment had approached Lanling from the north, and Lanling was surrounded from all sides. This battle consumed my last armor reserves. Although 21 Japanese tanks were destroyed, the number of tanks available for our army was reduced sharply to 2. Back in the city, another Kuafu tank broke down and was killed by me. It was used as a firepower point. At this moment, the weakest part of Lanling City's defense was actually the west side. There were only 30 special forces and 29 soldiers of the 52nd Army guarding it. Fortunately, I gave the mountain pass a hard lesson. I didn't know the reality of the west side for a while. , I hurriedly transferred two platoons from the south and east to supplement the west position, and strengthened the last two tanks to the west to prevent inaccuracies.
I paid the price for my lack of composure.
