Fierce gunfire broke this supposedly peaceful dawn, as if to declare that the war was far from over.
Japanese tanks appeared, sweeping away thousands of troops.
The machine gun on the turret of the heavy thin-skinned tank was blazing, crushing the puddles on the concrete floor, and moving slowly forward pressing the corpses of the Chinese and Japanese soldiers. There were three tanks in total.
"Brothers, the Japanese tanks are here, prepare cluster grenades!!! Pay attention to concealment! Pay attention to concealment!!!" The moment he saw the Japanese tanks appearing, Zhang Tianhai immediately shouted and issued the combat order.
After hearing the company commander's order, the officers and soldiers of the second company quickly took cover.
Just those moving lumps of iron can beat people into sieves.
At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Second Company had broken through the defense line on Zhaofeng Road. After paying more than 30 casualties, almost all the Japs on the ground were dead. Next, their main task was to clear out the five people hiding in the area. The enemy on the sixth floor.
According to the order given by the company commander in advance, after breaking through each line of defense, the Japs upstairs must be eliminated first, step by step, steadily.
So when the Japanese tanks appeared, nearly half of the soldiers who broke through the defense line went upstairs to clear out the Japs upstairs, while the remaining half faced the menacing Japanese tanks with the company commander.
Lying behind a concrete bunker, Zhang Tianhai was listening to the movements of Japanese tanks outside the building, measuring the speed of the tanks and the distance between them. He was waiting, waiting for the Japanese tanks to throw the bundle of cluster grenades as they passed by.
The five or six soldiers hiding next to Zhang Tianhai, like the company commander, all held a bundle of cluster grenades. Their mission was to take out the three Japanese tanks.
Zhang Tianhai held his breath and forced himself to calm down.
Indeed, hatred and anger have filled his heart, but he has not forgotten his mission and responsibility - he is a company commander, a commander at the lowest level, and he has to be responsible for his soldiers!
Being eager for success is equivalent to blocking the muzzle of a gun with human life!
So, he must calm down!
On the battlefield, you can face sacrifice without fear, but you are definitely not going to die!
"Tu tu tu tu..."
The diesel engine moved forward slowly with the heavy thin-skinned tank. They did not fire because they did not find the target.
At this moment, Zhaofeng Road fell into an eerie silence. To be precise, except for the sound of the diesel engine of the Japanese thin-skinned tank, there was no other sound.
"There are no infantry behind the Japanese tanks. Brothers, prepare cluster grenades. I will count to three in a moment and we will throw them out. Remember, throw them on time!" Zhang Tianhai said softly, while speaking, he was taking a leisurely hand. Gently tie the grenade cord into a bundle.
As for the cover at the bottom of the grenade, it was already untied when the cluster grenade was bundled.
Looking at the company commander's movements, the other soldiers were not slow in their movements and imitated the company commander's movements.
Zhang Tianhai chose this hidden spot very carefully, because he was next to a wall. To be precise, it was a wall with windows. Outside the wall was the street of Zhaofeng Road.
This is a shop.
What store? Looking at the decoration here, although it is tattered, it can be vaguely seen that this place was originally a bar, a bar with a distinct French style.
When the roar of the diesel engine got closer and closer, Zhang Tianhai gave the order: "Except for those who throw cluster grenades, everyone else, prepare fire cover!"
After saying this, Zhang Tianhai turned to the six soldiers holding cluster grenades and said: "Listen, prepare to throw in a moment. The target is the tank in the middle! Pull the rope first, and then throw!" Remember, after throwing it, lie down immediately! Get ready..."
"three……"
"two……"
"one!"
When the count reached one, Zhang Tianhai decisively pulled out the cord of the cluster grenade, then stood up and threw it at the junction of the first tank and the second tank.
The same goes for other warriors.
Fortunately, the window is big enough, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate so many people throwing grenades almost at the same time.
After throwing the grenade, Zhang Tianhai immediately lay down, and at the same time he did not forget to cover his ears - at such a close distance, it was definitely too late to run. If he ran, he might be injured by the fragments of the grenade. It's just right where it is, protected by a bunker.
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
The loud noises of several consecutive grenade explosions sounded almost at the same time from the street, carrying a shock wave, which instantly tore the small colorful flag near the Japanese tank outside the bar!
This scene happened to fall in the telescope of Hu Jiaji, the regiment leader who came to observe the enemy's situation.
"Okay! Well done!" Captain Hu couldn't help but cheer. He had been staring at this side since the Japanese tanks appeared. What he was afraid of was that after the Japanese tanks appeared, what would happen to the Japanese troops nearby? Take the opportunity to launch a large-scale counterattack. If the situation is out of control, you will be in trouble.
The words "defeat like a mountain" are not just words. Although Hu Jiaji believed that his subordinates would not escape from the battlefield, now was the critical moment, so he still had to do it himself with peace of mind.
However, Zhang Tianhai's move was really good, and he wiped out two thin-skinned small tanks of the Japanese army in one go.
I saw that the two rear tanks among the three Japanese tanks were already on fire and smoking. It seemed that the tank crews there would not survive.
The tank at the front was running away in panic. If it turned back, it might be wiped out.
"Captain Xiong, which company is attacking from the front?" Hu Jiaji couldn't help but ask Xiong Xinmin.
"Reporting to the regiment, the one who attacked in front was the Second Company. Company Commander Li Haocheng died during the attack in the early morning. The person in charge now is Deputy Company Commander Zhang Tianhai, who also serves as the acting company commander." Xiong Xinmin replied road.
"Very good." Hu Jiaji nodded, "Commander Xiong, immediately put in the reserve team, launch an attack on Tangshan Road, and strive to break through Tangshan Road in one go!"
"Yes! The regiment!" Xiong Xinmin stood at attention and saluted, turned around and ordered Sun Hong beside him: "Captain Sun, lead your third company up immediately! Don't let down the expectations of the regiment!"
"Yes! I understand my humble position!" Sun Hong stood at attention and saluted. This was the second time that his third company had embarked on a journey to resist Japan, except this time. The last time was the Songhu Anti-Japanese War in 1932!
Sun Hong led the third company up, and Hu Jiaji was not idle either. He had already ordered the second battalion to assemble. When the soldiers in front broke through Tangshan Road and Dongxihuade Road, he would personally lead the entire regiment to capture Huishan Pier. !
Hu Jiaji knows very well what the Chinese army lacks. What the Chinese army lacks most is time!
If we wait until the reinforcements from the Japanese mainland arrive, and then add the Japanese Marine Corps soldiers to cooperate inside and outside, the situation will be completely reversed. When the time comes, it won't be a close-quarters fight like a street fight.
Instead, they faced the Japanese army's combined sea, land and air artillery fire!
Therefore, Hu Jiaji must capture the Huishan Pier in the shortest possible time at all costs - it doesn't matter if the 216th Regiment is defeated, because they still have friendly forces behind them!
One inch of mountains and rivers, one inch of blood, one hundred thousand young people and one hundred thousand troops!
This is not a slogan!
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PS: Chapter 5 is here!
