The transport ship carrying tanks quickly sailed to the port of Fugang. The first to dock were 180 T-59 tanks. After that, T-34 and Sherman M4 tanks were continuously transported to Fugang from the Busan port.
According to the pre-war deployment, except for Gao Jianwu's five attack groups, which are mainly equipped with a full set of domestically produced weapons, most of the rest of the troops are American weapons, and some of the troops are Japanese weapons. Now this condition is met by the troops. It seems that the Japanese weapons are the most numerous, but they are also the weakest.
Although the latest domestically produced weapons are considered cutting-edge in this era, they are small in quantity and are equipped with at most 5 attack groups. The remaining 30 or so attack groups have to rely on American and Japanese weapons, as well as some mass-produced Da Mao weapons. With.
Among them, the T-34 has completed 10 tank battalions, and the Sherman M4 has completed 15 tank battalions, plus 3 Type 97 tank battalions captured from the Kwantung Army and 1 Type 75 mm self-propelled The total number of artillery battalions and the Eighth Route Armored Forces of the Northern Front that participated in the attack on Kyushu reached 34 battalions.
In addition to the 6 Sherman M4 tank battalions equipped by Chu Yunfei and Ding Wei from the Allies on the southern front, the armored forces on the Eighth Route now have reached an unprecedented scale of 40 armored battalions and more than 1,200 tanks of various types!
Put it in the little devil's establishment, enough to form 4 full chariot divisions! This was a grand occasion that could only be seen at the peak of the armored army in the early days.
At the peak of their history, the mecha army (tank army) of the Kwantung Army built by Xiaobenzi Base Camp only had 3 tank divisions and 1 tank teaching brigade, plus the fourth largest tank army in the country. Divisions, a total of 4 reorganized tank divisions.
As for these little Japanese chariot divisions, except for the fourth chariot division that is still there, the Kwantung Army's chariot divisions have all been wiped out. They have never had such a powerful torrent of steel since then.
Gao Jianwu brought this wealth to the homeland of Xiaoli. If these 40 armored battalions alone could be supplied with logistics and air superiority, he would be able to defeat the rest of Xiaoli's remaining troops!
What's more, the Allies still have the bottom line.
This is one of the reasons why Gao Jianwu confidently and boldly suggested to his superiors that he should fight this war to destroy the country even if he emptied his family's wealth. After all, even if he won, he could still complete the total revenge of a century-old grudge!
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The T-59 tank battalion led by Sun Desheng roared out of the transport ship and landed. As the commander of the domestically produced cutting-edge tank attack group, Sun Desheng is now considered to be famous, and he is almost the first person in the Eighth Route Tank.
It's just that the tank troops on the Eighth Route Army have not been intensively adapted and used. Most of them are organized at the battalion level. At most, they form attack groups for short-term centralized use. Therefore, Sun Desheng's level has not been improved, but it does not affect the tank soul personnel in his army. status.
After the T-59 was built, Gao Jianwu was the first to think of him to lead this extraordinary force to make great achievements. Sun Desheng did not hesitate to learn the driving and combat of new tanks step by step from the commander of the T-59 training battalion, and brought out 5 tank battalions that were equipped to fight.
Sun Desheng was very excited to appear in a foreign country for the first time.
"Boss, do we have any combat missions today?" Wang Hu, commander of the 1st Battalion, asked loudly on the tank intercom. He turned on the full-channel communication test. At this moment, all 36 tanks of the 1st Battalion could hear the conversation. All the tank crews were listening attentively to the two men.
"Go ashore to rest today. Let's all have a good sleep on the shore, and then we will start the big work. Mr. Gao said that in the battles in the past few days, our tank attack group will be doing the work, and the Allies will have observers Will come over to observe our battle."
"I'm going to say something ugly in front of you. Who's the bastard? Go back to the old army and drive your T-34 or M4. Don't waste your time and ruin our five pairs of wheels. reputation!"
"President Gao said, our five pairs of wheels are the only 105mm tanks in the world today. If we are faced with trash like Type 97 and Type 95, all of you will be screwed. Labor and management will be replaced immediately. people!"
"Boss, who are you looking down on? Can trash like the Nine-Seven and Nine-Five Styles hurt us? I can't even give them a chance if I fight ten!" The channel was immediately blocked by Sun
Desheng's excitement made everyone boil.
"Boss, when you encounter a Jaap tank, one shot will destroy it. No matter what kind of person it is, if I fire one more shot, I will lose!"
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A group of people were noisy, but their morale was really high without mobilization.
After all, they are now driving the most powerful weapons in the army, and they have to undertake the dual tasks of revenge and glory for the country. Not only Gao Jianwu has high hopes for them, but the entire army is looking forward to their performance. For this reason, Gao Jianwu also pretends to be a puppet. The film studio Manchu received sent a photography team to follow and film their battles throughout the entire process!
Although these tankers don't know it yet, Sun Desheng knows it.
"Boss, do we have any chance of facing off against the Japs' armored forces?"
Among the noisy voices, an unexpected question suddenly stopped everyone.
That's right, little devil, do you still have armored forces here in Kyushu? According to the known information, the tank army of the Kwantung Army of the Little Japanese had long been dismantled and used in various places, and all of them had been eliminated. Now the only tank corps of the Fourth Tank Division is still stationed in Chiba.
Not many people know how many chariot troops are left. Gao Jianwu's intelligence only provided division-level information, and the brigades had been ignored by the system.
This is a bit embarrassing.
The atmosphere suddenly became subtle.
"It doesn't matter whether Mother Te's little devil has an armored force. We are all vanguards. It's not said that we will attack the little devil. If there are tanks, we will fight tanks. If there are no tanks, we will attack his little devil's bunkers and crush the artillery positions. Is it also a great contribution?" Sun Desheng was stunned for a moment and then said to everyone.
What he said was correct, and everyone quickly became active again from the embarrassment of having no opponent.
Sure enough, the next day, the tank attack group received the mission. This time they will serve as the vanguard and go south to attack Zuohuo and Changqi further south!
Because it is located in the hinterland of Kyushu, it is difficult for Gao Jianwu's naval guns to support it. Before the local resistance in Kyushu is eliminated, the fleet will not enter the inland sea near Zuohuo to avoid being attacked by the Japanese coastal defense artillery.
In the narrow inland sea from Changqi to Zuohuo, there are many shore defense guns on both sides. Gao Jianwu does not need to challenge these things. When he is pushed flatly from the shore, he can naturally crush these shore guns to death.
The brigade commander divided the five attack groups south in two directions, one along Route 263 and the other along Route 385. Sun Desheng led three T59 tank battalions, following the three attack groups.
On the way south, the little devils hurriedly set up several lines of defense.
Nakochuan, the commander of the 21st Guards Brigade of the Japs, Ye Hunei, the first line of defense, felt panic in his heart.
He was notified immediately of the large-scale Allied landing and capture of Fukang, and was ordered to step up the deployment of defensive positions in the area under his jurisdiction.
In the past few days, he has been busy directing the digging of trenches and the deployment of mines on Route 385!
But Ye Hu Neisi knew that these were of little use. The defensive positions along the coast were much stronger than the defensive measures he deployed, but the enemy still pushed past along the road.
It's just that having these mines always adds a lot of trouble to the enemy. If the mines were cleared manually, it would take several days to clear the mines for more than ten kilometers, right?
Ye Hunessi finally felt a little happy as he thought about the way the enemy was carefully walking along the road with a mine detector.
He didn't need to hold back for how long. As long as he could hold off for two or three days, he would have completed his superior's delaying order and would have reason to retreat.
Ye Hu Neisi is different from those people whose brains have been burnt out. The reason why he is still alive today is because he has a flexible mind and tried every means to stay in the country. He has never left, even if he was hinted to be upgraded to become a captain, Ye Hu Nei Si also pretended not to understand, and cruelly shot himself in the leg, pretending that the gun went off and he became a disabled person!
After the fall of Fukang, Ye Hu Nei Si knew that the enemy was coming soon.
They have always maintained such a marching speed. They had just finished the last battle and often spent half a night
Just recover and move on.
The roads going south are all built in hilly areas. Although the hills one after another are not high, the road winds along the hills. In the dense woods, Yehu Neisi sent some snipers to prepare for the enemy's demining. sneak attack.
Generally, the engineers at the front have no precautions and are good opponents for sneak attacks.
But this time, the people sent by Ye Hu's Neisi were a little dumbfounded.
The enemy's formidable tanks drove in front, and at the head were several bulldozers!
The long push rod in front of the bulldozer holds a heavy bulldozer. Although the speed is not very fast, almost the same as a human walking speed, this method is obviously more than twice or twice as fast as manual demining!
I saw that after the bulldozer entered the minefield, the heavy bulldozer only needed to be pressed lightly, and the mines planted by Ye Hu's Neisi were detonated one after another. However, the power and lethality of this explosion were not enough for the bulldozer. It was said that it was useless. Two bulldozers moved forward together, covering almost the entire road. In order to prevent fish from slipping through the net, a total of three bulldozers opened the road in front.
One of them was pushing forward from the middle of the road.
The mines buried on the road were detonated one after another. Although the bulldozer was damaged, it was not a big problem. Most of the fragments of the mine explosion were blocked by the bulldozer, making the damage to the bulldozer's backup almost negligible.
"Boss, there are so many mines buried in front of us. Fortunately, the boss came up with this method of demining, otherwise we would have been delayed a lot." In the tank formation, the tank crew felt that the current demining was eye-opening. .
This unique demining method is not something that ordinary people can think of.
"You are overthinking. I can't think of such a sophisticated method. This is the method that our CEO came up with. Some of the bulldozers were also transported from Busan, and some of them were just seized from here."
Sun Desheng did not dare to take the credit of his boss.
"The little devil has many tricks, so please be careful."
Sun Desheng remembered Gao Jianwu's warning before departure and said to everyone.
"Our enemy is in the dark now. The command headquarters orders us to proceed with caution. We cannot rule out that the enemy has deployed anti-tank forces waiting for us. If we encounter an enemy attack, everyone should be careful to use irregular maneuvers to avoid being caught by the enemy's anti-tank force. The artillery hits, even if we have strong defense capabilities."
Gao Jianwu and the brigade commander are both cautious people. Although there is no clear information, the little devil is an opponent with a very complete range of arms, and it is inevitable that there will be some killers left to deal with tanks.
Although the T-59 is the most defensive tank at the moment, it cannot help but be attacked by the weak points of its tracks.
Sure enough, as soon as Sun Desheng finished speaking, he heard a gunshot, and the bulldozer in front was immediately hit by a 47mm anti-tank gun on the side track!
"In the woods 300 meters ahead on the left, No. 17 is in front of you to your left. Immediately find the target to counterattack! No. 3 and 4 conduct cover machine gun fire!"
Sun Desheng heard the sound of artillery shelling and quickly found its approximate range from the traces of anti-tank gun shells fired.
Tanks No. 3 and No. 4 immediately aimed at the general range indicated by Sun Desheng and opened fire!
Although it may not necessarily hit the enemy, this fire obviously attracts a lot of attraction from the opponent.
This gave Sun Desheng's No. 1 and No. 17 tanks of the 1st Battalion Commander time to counterattack.
The soldiers on the bulldozer who were hit calmly retreated behind the bulldozer and waited for the battle to end. Although there was no armor protection, the bulldozer itself was very thick, so hiding behind it was not a big problem.
"Commander Sun, what's going on up front?" Just as Sun Desheng was organizing a counterattack, Ma Youcheng, the commander of the first infantry attack group following behind, heard the sound of gunfire and cut into a confidential channel to call Sun Desheng.
"There is a group of anti-tank guns ambushed by the enemy and we are dealing with them." Sun Desheng replied succinctly.
"Understood, our first battalion assault company will arrive immediately to help the brothers in the tank battalion solve the problem." Ma Youcheng said without hesitation
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The distance between them was less than 1 kilometer, and soon the assault company rushed over. The snipers were looking for high points near the tanks to prepare for sniping, while the brothers of the assault platoon bypassed the road without stopping and headed toward the hillside from both sides. Leap forward.
Soon they found a suspected anti-tank gun near the woods.
The platoon leader waved his hand, and more than 40 soldiers dispersed in twos and threes to surround them. When Sun Desheng saw his infantry brothers coming up, he also ordered to stop shooting.
After all, I couldn't see anything, and I didn't know how many shells it would take to kill this ambushed anti-tank platoon.
The infantry brothers went up to solve the problem faster. Sure enough, Sun Desheng heard a burst of fierce gunfire, and soon someone came out pushing a 47mm anti-tank gun.
Seeing the end of the battle, several people from the tank maintenance truck behind immediately came up and began to replace the track that the tractor had broken down. However, the tractor was left in place for repairs, and the rest continued to move around it.
The repairs took a few hours until the tracks could be replaced, and the army could not wait.
Anyway, there are already redundant tractors for mine clearing, and the damage to one does not affect the entire travel plan.
Ye Hu's Neiji didn't have many anti-tank guns in his hands. After the only anti-tank gun that was ambushed and prepared to make a contribution was captured, there were no other ambushes.
More than 2 hours later, Sun Desheng's tank battalion successfully cleared the minefield and entered the vicinity of Nakagawa City.
Looking at the defensive positions crisscrossed with barbed wire and trenches not far away, Sun Desheng did not attack rashly. Anti-tank trenches might have been dug in such positions. There was no need for his separate tank battalion to risk being trapped in the trenches. Instead, he waited The infantry came together and attacked in a coordinated manner with infantry and tanks.
Before that, the first thing was the work of the artillery battalion.
Soon, Sun Desheng heard the roar of the 75mm mountain cannon and the 107mm rocket launcher, and then saw the shells falling on the Japs' position in the sky. He could vaguely see the flesh and blood limbs of the Japs rising into the air!
Even if they don't have Gao Jianwu's magical precision artillery ability, when conducting surface strikes, artillery is still worthy of being the king of war, smashing the enemy's position defenses to pieces!
