The sound of cannons was still rumbling, and Jiangyin County was shrouded in dust. As the dust continued to rise and the temperature increased, a black cover covered the upper reaches of Jiangyin City.
This situation is not unfamiliar to Wang Laomao.
At the beginning, they were still stationed in Shenyang. In winter, because there were a lot of coal burners in the area, the coal was not burned fully, and the smoke would form a black cap over Shenyang City.
The thick smoke forming a black cover gave Wang Laomao the feeling that the sky above Shenyang City was dirty.
But compared to the situation in front of him, he would rather choose the cold morning in Shenyang winter.
The black cover in the sky over Shenyang City in winter was caused by soot, but now the black cover over Jiangyin City is caused by the smoke produced by artillery explosions and the black smoke produced by explosive combustion.
Although Wang Laomao and Shang Zhen are still nearly a kilometer away from Jiangyin County, they can still smell the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air.
"I originally thought that the Sixty-seventh Army could handle it, but I didn't expect that our Fifty-seventh Army was also strong!" Wang Laomao sighed.
Shang Zhen and others participated in the mountain defense battle north of Jiangyin County. Only now did they know that the Guizhou Army they encountered, that is, the troops from Guizhou, was the 103rd Division of the Guizhou Army.
But just after they rested for a few days, they were surprised to learn that the one guarding Jiangyin County was not the Guizhou Army, but the Northeast Army. It was the 112th Division of the 57th Army of the Northeast Army.
It is precisely because of this that Mr. Wang sighs like this.
It was already the fourth day since that night when they covered the Guizhou Army and blew up the Japanese tanks.
Shang Zhen and the others have been repairing in the past few days, and when Shang Zhen heard from the officers of the Guizhou Army that the people guarding Jiangyin County were actually the Northeast Army, he had the idea of returning to the Northeast Army.
However, Jiangyin County was still besieged by the Japanese army at this time.
Shang Zhen knew that these people were not heroes who saved the building from falling. They did not have the ability to break the siege of Jiangyin County.
Moreover, not to mention that there is no way to break the siege of Jiangyin County, it is impossible to rush in because the four gates of the county are blocked by the 326th Brigade of the 112th Division!
Although they could not help much, seeing the Northeastern Army killing the enemy in front, they hid behind to rest and felt uneasy. So on this day, Shang Zhen took Wang Laomao, a small dustpan, and Chen Hanwen , after all, he went to the south of Jiangyin County to watch the battle.
"Look! The little devil's tank!" At this time, the little dustpan said.
Now Shang Zhen and others still only have a telescope like Shang Zhen. The four of them are hiding in a forest south of Jiangyin County, more than a thousand meters away from the county seat!
The Japanese army was besieging Jiangyin County, so they naturally did not dare to move too far forward. In other words, the Japanese army was surrounding Jiangyin County, and they were on the periphery of the Japanese army.
Because they are far away, Shang Zhen can see more clearly with a telescope, but it is impossible for Xiao Dustpan and the others to see the specific battle situation clearly. However, they cannot see the defenders on the city wall, nor can they see the attacking Japanese infantry. , but the Japanese tanks can be seen.
"Oh, why don't our people dig an anti-tank trench outside the county seat?" Xiao Dustpan felt sorry for the 326th Brigade.
"The battlefield is different. Who knows when the 326th Brigade started guarding the county. Maybe they didn't have time to dig." Wang Laomao also looked ahead and answered.
"It would be great if there was a moat!" Chen Hanwen also felt regretful.
"What's the use of saying all this?" Wang Lao Mao asked, and then he said in a more urgent tone, "Look, I feel that the little devil's iron bastards have almost reached the city gate, right?"
"Boss, is that right?" Little Dustpan stretched his neck and looked forward.
But it was too far away, and Little Dustpan could only feel like Mr. Wang that the Japanese tanks were very close to the gate of the county seat. He had no choice but to ask Shang Zhen, who had been observing with a telescope.
But Shang Zhen had been observing and did not answer their questions. Since the telescope covered Shang Zhen's eyes, they could not see what kind of expression Shang Zhen had. There was no use in just being anxious.
But at this moment, they heard a faint explosion, and then they saw black smoke rising from the Japanese tank that hit the city gate.
"Oops! We Northeasterners are so awesome, we actually blew up this little Japanese tank!" Little Dustpan shouted excitedly, as did Mr. Wang and Chen Hanwen.
Later generations had a term called fire phobia.
And veterans like Mr. Wang and others are often extremely afraid of Japanese tanks.
Because as soon as the Japanese tanks appear, they are destined to cause heavy casualties to the Chinese army, as if the little devil's iron bastard is indestructible.
Although they knew that the city gate had been blocked by the defenders, they were also worried that the Japanese tanks would knock open the masonry and sandbags blocking the city gate.
There is no way, strength determines mentality.
The reason why everyone rejoices every time the Chinese army blows up a Japanese tank is precisely because the Japanese tanks brought too much terror to the Chinese army.
Although the Chinese army also knew that the Japanese army was powerful before the war started. But after all, there is no personal experience.
And when the Songhu Battle broke out, someone in Nanjing who organized the battle certainly hoped that the Chinese army would show off and allow the international community to intervene, but he also hoped that through the efforts of all China's military forces, he would The Japanese invaders are driven down to the sea! It can be speculated that someone in Nanjing, and even the entire Chinese army, has this kind of luck mentality.
Because of this, the Central Army has gone up, the Northeast Army has gone up, the Hunan Army has gone up, the Northwest Army has gone up, and all the Chinese armies have gone up!
It’s just that reality is reality. The war has reached this point. We must be honest and say that although a very small number of Chinese troops who are responsible for cover and have that iron-blooded spirit are still struggling to fight against the Japanese army, the vast majority of the Chinese army has been frightened by the Japanese army. Otherwise, how to explain the endless rout of troops on the highway?
At this time, outside the battlefield in Jiangyin County, Xiao Dustpan, Wang Laomao, and Chen Hanwen saw the defenders, especially as the defenders of the same Northeast Army blew up another Japanese tank, how could they not excited?
The three northeastern provinces are a strange whole. Just as there is a certain saying in later generations, some say that HLJ is the eldest brother, Liaoning is the younger brother, and Jilin is in the middle.
Some people also say that Liaoning is the eldest brother, HLJ is the younger brother, and Jilin is in the middle.
But no matter what, the three northeastern provinces will always be a trinity.
The three provinces are all outside Shanhaiguan. All the dialects are understandable and the living customs are similar. The HLJ people in the north are happy to eat pork stewed with vermicelli and mother-in-law dipping sauce, but the same is true for the Liaoning people in the south.
It is precisely because of this geographical relationship that Xiaodustpan, Wang Laomao, Chen Hanwen and the others don't care which part of the 112th Division and 326th Brigade guarding the city belongs to them. They are all our people anyway.
But at this moment, they were so excited that they were poured cold water on them by Shang Zhen.
At this time, they heard Shang Zhen say: "It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times, and it is better not to see it once. Alas, let's go back!"
"What's going on?" Zhen Hanwen asked in surprise when he saw that Shang Zhen had put down the telescope.
What Chen Hanwen asked is certainly reasonable.
The defenders blew up a Japanese tank, so what could be happier? Why does Shang Zhen's expression look so desolate.
"It's true that the little devil's tank was bombed." Shang Zhen replied, "But -"
At this point, Shang Zhen paused.
"But what?" The three people asked in unison.
"But it was our people who jumped off the city wall with grenades and blew them up." Shang Zhen replied in a low voice.
