Chapter 580
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Li Guosheng looked solemn.
He looked at the officer standing quietly in the war room and his face darkened.
"The Northeast Field Army Headquarters sent a message: Our department has learned that the Kwantung Army carried out inhumane large-scale massacres of our civilians in Chenjiadian, Jiejiazhuang and other places."
"The Independent 1st Column and the 2nd Independent Column of the Sichuan Army stationed at the Gejiatun and Xiangyang Village fronts reported that Japanese soldiers brutally chopped up Chinese civilians with sabers, and then dragged them to the road where the tanks were about to pass..."
"And watched helplessly as the tracks of the tanks crushed and insulted my civilians..."
"After research and decision by the Northeast Field Army Headquarters, the Royal Cavalry, the commander of the division's armored battalion of the First Army, is appointed as the division's armored brigade commander."
"Tanks and Lao-6 anti-aircraft vehicles heading from Hecheng to Youcheng and other places are gathering in Youcheng."
"Order the division's armored brigade to immediately go to Chenjiadian and pick up the outskirts of Jiazhuang, and be ready to cooperate with the independent column of the Sichuan Army of the Northeast Field Army to annihilate the invading enemy."
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Li Guosheng looked at the Imperial Cavalry...
The Imperial Cavalry's Adam's apple rolled, and he nervously clenched his hands into fists as big as bowls, and stood at attention to salute Li Guosheng, "Please rest assured, acting group commander, if you don't beat the Japanese tanks into scrap metal, I'm here to see you!!"
As a graduate of the Armored Corps Academy, the Royal Cavalry is full of aspirations to serve the country.
When he heard that the Japanese were using tanks to crush the common people, the eyes of the Imperial Cavalry suddenly became bloodshot...
That kind of scene.
They don't need to be at the scene to know how cruel it is! ! !
Li Guosheng nodded slightly.
"Order, the 101st Division assembles towards Gejiatun."
"The 102nd Division heads to Xiangyang Village."
"The artillery brigade of the first group army division will immediately go to the rear where the Japanese must pass and deploy heavy artillery."
"The 103rd and 104th divisions moved from the flanks towards Gejiatun and Xiangyang Village to assist the Sichuan Army's independent column and eliminate the invading enemy. Do you understand me?!"
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The order is read out.
Everyone looked at Li Guosheng, and they responded in unison:
"Destroy the invading enemies!!"
"Destroy the invading enemies!!"
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Gejiatun.
Feng Tiankui really couldn't stand the behavior of the Japanese bullying the common people.
He sent three former Yongzhou garrison sharp knife regiments to move closer to Chenjiadian.
As the commander of the column, he rushed to the forefront with a group of sharp knives.
At the commanding heights of a steep slope, Feng Tiankui looked into the distance. The Japanese were moving along the road in the direction where he was ambushing...
On the road leading to his location, there were countless corpses of ordinary people lying...
The tracks of the tanks were covered with bright red blood, and they moved forward in a long queue...
Chief of Staff Li Chunhua held up his binoculars and looked at the tanks that were driving towards them in a steady stream, his brows twisted into knots...
"commander……"
"The Japs' Iron Bastard is so powerful."
"We are strong enough to stop them!"
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Feng Tiankui frowned.
He held a light machine gun with the butt against his shoulder and looked at the infantrymen coming with the Japanese tanks in the distance. "Go and notify the artillery battalions of each regiment to gather all the artillery for me. Tanks that fight the Japanese!"
"Don't save me the shells. I think Deputy Commander Ye won't care about these shells!"
"Aim at the enemy's tanks and hit them hard!"
"Other combat troops, give me a fierce blow to the little devil's infantry and cavalry!"
Li Chunhua nodded heavily, "Yes!"
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Xiangyang Village.
Liu Qian was not idle either.
Watching the Japs slaughter the people and doing nothing is not a soldier.
It can only be called a beast! !
The men of Liu Qian's two divisions formed a fire network on the hillside north of Jiejiazhuang.
Veterans were deployed at the front of the line.
The recruits followed at the end.
He was on a slope, facing the wind, looking at the new recruits and veterans mixed together in front of him.
At this moment, no matter whether they are new recruits or veterans...
Everyone standing here is his brother.
Liu Qian looked at the soldiers and breathed in the bloody smell blown by the wind.
Their troops arrived in Oil City shortly after.
People from dozens of nearby villages were relocated.
In order to prevent the Japanese from noticing their presence, the troops often pretended to be ordinary people to move the masses.
Of course.
The depths of Oil City are occupied by the Japanese.
Under Ling Yidian's management, it is very difficult to get in...
This brought huge resistance to their transfer of ordinary people.
Those ordinary people not only have to report to the Japanese in the morning, but also need to report in the evening...
If no one comes to report, they will come and execute everyone who has not reported...
For this reason, the troops did not penetrate into deeper areas...
I just hope that the Japs can leave the Oil City controlled area as soon as possible...
March to Crane City without harming the people...
only.
No one thought that the Japanese would choose to massacre people in various villages and towns at this time...
Liu Qian looked at the Japs heading in his direction, then turned to look at his brothers.
"In a moment, the artillery will fire on the Japanese armor and machine gun troops first."
"Kill the Japanese tanks and heavy machine guns!"
"Others, shoot at the Japanese when the cannon fires, and never let a little Japanese go!"
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Behind Liu Qian, many officers responded in unison: "Yes!"
About five minutes later, the Japanese tanks and cavalry regiment approached the important area of Xiangyang Village.
Liu Qian's pupils tightened, "Fire!"
boom!
boom!
Dozens of rounds of 75mm mountain artillery exploded on the highway where the Japanese were passing.
Countless Japanese were knocked over by shells and fell to the ground.
Tanks of the Kwantung Army's 76th Division Armored Brigade lay across the road filled with artillery fire.
The Japanese tank soldiers did not panic. They turned their muzzles amid the artillery fire, aimed at the slopes of two hills, and fired fiercely!
On a high ground not far from Jiejiazhuang, Ling Yidian was wearing a yellow fur coat. He held up a telescope and looked at the place where the roar of cannons and gunshots was heard in the distance.
Hearing the sound of gunfire, Ling Yi Deaf couldn't help but frown.
He still didn't know when the Northeast Army moved its troops to the direction of Xiangyang Village.
This is better.
This shows that the defensive strength of Hecheng has been restrained and weakened a lot.
He immediately telegraphed the commander of the 76th Division.
He was asked to annihilate the invading enemy within one hour.
In order to ensure that its armored forces can quickly pass through Xiangyang Village and penetrate into Lindian County.
After the adjutant finished recording, he left holding the notebook.
Beside Ling Yi Deaf, Ben Zhuang Shi had a solemn look on his face.
Listening to the sound of the opponent's artillery, it is not difficult to guess that the 75mm mountain cannon is used.
This was completely different from the firepower configuration when he beat Ye Anran.
Ye Anran attacked Honzhuang Shi's troops, mostly using 105mm and 150mm howitzers.
The sudden use of the 75mm mountain gun made Honjo Shige a little uncomfortable.
Could it be said that the overall military strength of the Northeast Field Army has declined?
The 75mm mountain gun cannot cause much damage to Japanese tanks.
As long as the shells did not land on their tanks, they did not cut off the tanks' ability to maneuver.
The Japs of the 76th Division quickly organized a counterattack. Their artillery quickly aimed their field artillery at the independent column on the slope, and frantically bombarded the hills on both sides with "fire".
The fire was fierce.
The independent column was almost unable to hold its head up.
Liu Qian was lying on the hillside, protecting his brow with one hand to prevent the sand and gravel splashed by the shelling from hitting his head.
"Grandma's!"
“The little devil’s tanks have too much firepower!!”
"Come here, help me think of a way to get rid of their tanks!!!"
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Before he finished speaking, a voice sounded behind him, "Let's do it!"
The soldiers of the engineering battalion quickly gathered together.
Each of them holds two or three explosive packets...
Liu Qian turned around and looked at the soldiers who were preparing to die. The veteran standing in front of him was the engineer battalion commander...
Following them are the battalion and company shift commanders of the engineer battalion.
The engineer battalion commander looked at Liu Qian and said, "Commander!"
"We, the old and young men of the Sichuan Army, finally no longer have to hide in the ravines of the mountains, fighting their own people."
"It will be a lifetime honor for me to have the honor of following you to fight against the Japanese!"
"If someone comes back to Maoxian, please help me tell my parents that his son is not a coward, but a hero who fights Japanese devils!!"
Liu Qian was stunned.
On the anti-artillery position behind him, hundreds of people suddenly squatted.
Honestly.
If he had to identify each of his brothers, he might not even be able to call them by their names...
But.
Now they actually want to hold explosive packs to blow up tanks...
Everyone knows the consequences of rushing forward with a pack of explosives.
Once they break out of the trench, their lives are over.
Regardless of whether they can blow up the Japanese tanks or not, they will become living targets for the Japanese machine guns and artillery...
With death in mind.
Destroy the fire network for the follow-up troops!
Liu Qian squatted in the trench. In front of him were all the officers and soldiers of the engineering battalion.
What else could he say?
The Japanese artillery exploded frequently on their position.
As long as their tanks break out of the Xiangyang Village defense area, the next one to suffer will be Lindian County, which has just been attacked by Japanese biological and chemical weapons...
Of course.
Lindian County is the last line of defense for Hecheng.
boom!
A cannonball exploded on the slope not far from Liu Qian.
Liu Qian suddenly stood up and gave a standard military salute to his brothers who were about to die.
Wow!
All the soldiers of the engineering battalion squatting in the trenches stood up. Battalion Commander Wang Huaichun looked at Liu Qian and saluted:
"commander!"
"We walked!"
"In the next life, I will be your brother again!"
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The ceremony is over.
Wang Huaichun held an explosive pack on each side and rushed towards the hilly ground...
Behind him were engineers from the engineering battalion waiting to charge one after another.
Seeing his brother rushing forward, Liu Qian rushed to the front. He pushed the machine gunner away and shouted: "Cover!!"
Da da da~
Da da da~
On the hills to the left and right, hundreds of machine guns and mortars fired wildly at the Japanese on the road shoulder.
Wang Huaichun ran wildly in the direction of the parked tank with the explosive bag in his arms.
Bullets were like raindrops, densely packed towards him...
boom!
An explosion rang out from Wang Huaichun's ears. A 60mm howitzer exploded not far from him. He was knocked over by the shell and fell to the ground...
The sound of gunshots was deafening.
Wang Huaichun felt that his eardrums were about to explode. He lay on the ground and listened to the people behind him calling his name.
Listening to Liu Qian shouting his "brother".
Wang Huaichun hugged the explosive pack tightly. He looked up at the tank not far ahead, blood dripping from the corners of his mouth, "You damn devil, I'll fight for you!!"
He stood up quickly, ready to rush towards the Japanese...
Sudden.
The tank in front of me exploded...
The cover of the Japanese tank was blown off in an instant...
The entire tank base burst into flames.
The Japs who were using tanks as cover were flipped into the air and fell freely to the ground...
This sudden explosion shocked the surrounding Japanese.
They used to only care about the left and right, but now, they are shooting blindly while looking at the road ahead...
Wang Huaichun looked towards the direction where the shells had just come, stunned and ecstatic...
this……
Dozens of tanks suddenly appeared on the road not far ahead.
Those tanks drove straight from the road and uncultivated farmland to the direction where the Japanese were stopping...
His pupils suddenly shrank, he turned around and ran up the hillside...
The commanding heights of the hills.
Liu Qian also noticed the torrent of steel in the distance...
He quickly raised his telescope and looked at the incoming tanks...
It's different from the Japanese tanks.
He had seen that kind of tank before.
It's a tank parked on the side of the road from the Hecheng Heavy Industry Vehicle Factory...
He looked back at his brothers, "Brothers, our good days are coming!!"
"It's our tank!!"
"is ours!!"
Instantly.
The soldiers looked disgraced at the tanks that had arrived...
boom!
boom!
A ball of flame burst out from the 85mm barrel of the T-34 tank, and there was a loud noise the moment the shell hit the Japanese tank.
It was the sound of steel colliding, which then exploded.
The Renault tanks used by the Japanese were vulnerable.
They ignored the ambushes on the left and right and began to turn around and run away...
The Japanese who attacked the hills on both sides panicked and ran away.
Bang~
A Japanese Renault tank opened fire on the T-34.
When the shell hit the T-34 armor, it bounced away, leaving only a fist-deep crater on the tank.
The Japanese driver who bombarded the T-34 tank looked confused...
The same tank...
Others can blow them into rubble with one shot.
Their one shot can only create a hole as deep as a bowl for others? ? ?
Seeing that the Northeast Field Army tanks were safe and sound, the Japanese tank driver was frightened.
He quickly changed direction and prepared to run away.
The man in the tank's main gunner's position was the acting commander of the First Army who had just announced his appointment as the brigade commander of the Army's armored brigade...
Royal Cavalry.
He quickly loaded the cannonball into the barrel, and then slammed the breech block.
Through the periscope, the Royal Cavalry looked at the escaping tank...
boom!
A cannon shot.
The entire T-34 was shaking.
In an instant, the Japanese Renault tank exploded...
The Japanese hiding around the Renault tank were all blown away.
Liu Qian was so excited when he looked at the tanks that had been blown into ruins! !
This situation.
He might never have dreamed of being so bold.
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"brothers!"
Liu Qian hugged the light machine gun and said, "Blow the charge horn and fight the Japanese!!"
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Following his order, the sound of killings on the battlefield was loud. The Sichuan soldiers hiding on both sides of the hills rushed towards the Japanese like wild beasts.
