"Bomb" and "blow" several rounds, at least five tanks aimed at the entangled Type 97 tanks and opened fire.
If we are so densely packed together, who will I beat if I don’t beat you?
If I don’t beat you, why don’t you wait until you calm down so you can beat us?
The 13th Tank Regiment of the Little Devils had already been defeated. No one was under unified command, and the remaining tanks were even more confused.
However, one thing about the stubborn little devil is worthy of praise. Before the unit commander issued a clear order to retreat, their default order was to attack.
The remaining Japanese tanks swarmed against the second regiment of tanks on the hillside, including the surviving Type 94 tanks that were brittle than egg shells and surrounded them desperately.
The gentle slope of the hillside did not put much pressure on the tanks to crawl, and the two sides started a melee on the hillside.
Relying on its condescending geographical advantage, the X-1 main battle tank gave full play to its own advantages. Faced with the oncoming Type 97 tank, the Type 97 tank, which only weighed 15 tons, could not carry the 33-ton X-1 main battle tank. The impact of the battle tank may cause the person being hit to deviate from the direction, or the person being hit to flip over.
In this kind of melee, tank guns are far less flexible than vehicle-mounted machine guns. The machine guns of both sides are hit to a point. However, the 80 mm armor of the X-1 main battle tank cannot be broken by the Japanese 7.7 mm machine gun.
The battlefield turned into a performance show of the XBQ-1 rapid-fire machine gun. The Type 97 tank was hit with sparks, and from time to time, the armor of the tank was knocked off and bullets penetrated the body of the vehicle.
Xie Tian drove his B-17 to circle over the battlefield for several times. The tank group and aircraft in the melee were unable to help at all, and it was very likely that his own tank would be hit by mistake if he fired with a machine gun.
The little Japanese's 7.7mm machine gun can't do any damage to the X-1 main battle tank. It would be ridiculous if the aircraft's 20mm machine gun injures one's own tank instead.
Xie Tian saw from afar that Ge Dazhuang had led a tank regiment to come to support, so he simply abandoned the battlefield and led the fleet to fly behind the long march of the 6th Tank Brigade.
Fu Zuoyi personally led the 52nd Army to march towards the rear of the 6th Tank Brigade. I have to say that God really opened his eyes here. The mountain roads everywhere are full of twists and turns, and it was exactly where the Japanese 6th Tank Brigade was marching. The bend at the end of this section of the mountain road is closest to the 52nd Army.
Xie Tian got in touch with Fu Zuoyi and commanded the 52nd Army to cross a high mountain, which happened to cut off the retreat of the 6th Tank Brigade.
In order to get the Chongqing government to sit at the negotiating table, Okamura Neiji also spent a lot of money this time. The Japanese Sixth Tank Brigade was dispatched with 218 tanks and 603 trucks. These vehicles alone dragged the marching team for more than ten kilometers. It is long, and the ammunition and materials loaded on the vehicle are as many as seven bases.
If the Sixth Tank Brigade had not unfortunately encountered the 42nd Army here at Xingtang Temple, and Yang Aiyuan's Sixth Army had faced off against the Japanese Sixth Tank Brigade, it would not have been as simple as being driven across the Yellow River. It is very likely that the Sixth Army will be beaten to the point of annihilation.
After all, Fu Zuoyi accidentally helped his old club a big favor, but I don't know if Yan Xishan will thank him.
Xie Tian saw that the vanguard of the 52nd Army had arrived at a favorable fighting position, and ordered the aircraft formation to attack the rearguard of the 6th Tank Brigade, which was like headless flies.
Xie Tian once said this to Chen Xiang without shame: As long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a big problem.
Now Xie Tian has interpreted the meaning of this sentence to the extreme.
Originally, the vanguard of the 52nd Army had arrived, and it was completely possible for the infantry to attack the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment, which had the same firepower configuration as the 6th Tank Brigade rear guard. However, certain casualties were definitely inevitable. .
In the end, Xie Tian still ordered to throw cluster bombs at the bewildered 3rd Regiment of Mechanized Infantry, and threw as many as three cluster bombs.
Dropping a cluster bomb is equivalent to throwing a lot of gold bars from the plane, which is exchanging money for lives.
Of course, compared with nuclear bombs, cluster bombs are considered cheap weapons of mass destruction.
Three cluster bombs were thrown on the head of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment of the 6th Tank Brigade. This time the Japs didn't need to be confused anymore. It was all over for them.
Panting, Fu Zuoyi climbed up the hillside and looked at the battlefield being intensively bombed on the road below. He glanced speechlessly at the fleet of aircraft that were swooping and strafing at low altitude, and shook his head slightly with a wry smile.
We ran over mountains and ridges and broke two legs to get here. It turned out that we were here to clean up the battlefield again.
With a front that stretches for more than ten kilometers, it is almost impossible to completely annihilate the Japs of the 6th Tank Brigade. After the Japs wake up, they will have a chance to escape as long as they run into the mountains.
But how could Fu Zuoyi let these Japs escape here alive?
Fu Zuoyi observed the terrain for a while and immediately issued combat orders to the 52nd Army.
The battle lasted from morning to dusk. The three main combat forces of the Japanese 6th Tank Brigade, the 13th Tank Regiment, the 17th Tank Regiment, and the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment, were all wiped out. The 3rd Mechanized Artillery Regiment suffered heavy casualties. , the air defense team and the rapid-fire artillery team were almost completely wiped out. Facing the increasingly tight encirclement, the surviving Japanese finally gave up their last struggle and began to retreat into the mountains.
Due to fuel shortage, Xie Tian had already led the fleet back at noon. Fu Zuoyi continued to take full command of the subsequent battle, but Xie Tian was always paying attention to every battle report sent back from the front line.
When the fighting reached this level, the Japanese Sixth Tank Brigade was basically wiped out. This result was very, very good and was an unexpected surprise.
Of course, after Xie Tian returned to the headquarters, he didn't just sit in the office and read the sand table and wait for battle reports. Now that the 6th Tank Brigade had been mobilized, Changzhi, which was empty of troops, was already in Xie Tian's pocket.
Xie Tian met with Zhao Gang and others, and ordered Xu Shiyou's 41st Army to mobilize the 49th Army to attack Changzhi quickly. Qin Fen, deputy commander-in-chief of the 41st Army, took the initiative to ask Ying to lead the 49th Army to attack Changzhi. Xu Shiyou waved his hand. , Li Changshun Tank Division fought together with the 49th Army.
Li Changshun's tank division was originally separated from the 49th Army. They were brothers who broke bones and connected tendons. They naturally had a tacit understanding of fighting together with the 49th Army.
Originally, Li Changshun's tank division was equipped with some X-1 main battle tanks and wanted to challenge the Japanese 6th Tank Brigade in Changzhi. However, Ge Dazhuang now took the lead. Li Changshun regretted it and almost slapped himself.
Damn it, this big piece of fat meat was eaten by Da Zhuang. No, Da Zhuang must treat him next time we meet, and it cannot be lower than the commander-in-chief's standard of eight dishes.
Xie Tian, Zhao Gang and others were gathered around the sand table to predict how the Japanese army would react to the upcoming Battle of Changzhi and Linfen. At this time, the telecommunications staff ran to Xie Tian and stood at attention and saluted: "Report, Commander-in-Chief Fu issued. A telegram came in saying that the remaining Japanese troops of the Sixth Tank Brigade of the Japanese Army have been surrounded by Jianjialing, and he has ordered all ministries to evacuate the villagers from two nearby villages and prepare to set fire to the mountain."
Set fire to the mountain, so cruel?
Zhao Gang couldn't help but grinned and looked at Xie Tian.
Xie Tian looked at the telecommunications staff expressionlessly and said, "Ask Commander-in-Chief Fu if he needs assistance from the flying brigade in throwing incendiary bombs."
"yes"
Yes, this one is more ruthless.
