A mortar shell with a caliber of 1 mm and 150 mm happened to land on a rock. The huge power blew the huge rock into pieces, and the broken stones flew everywhere. Slowly the thick smoke dissipated, and a T-34 tank that was darkened by gunpowder smoke emerged from the smoke.
"Dangdangdang"
A crisp sound reached the ears of Zhou Xiaobo, who was concentrating on observing the situation outside through the observation hole. Zhou Xiaobo knew that this was the sound of a hard object hitting the armor of the tank turret. Zhou Xiaobo ignored this kind of sound. For armor with a thickness of 90 millimeters, an impact of this degree was not even a scratch.
Zhou Xiaobo's only concern was that the other party actually used a 150-mm-caliber heavy artillery cannon and a Taisho 14-year-old 105-mm-caliber anti-aircraft gun to deal with them. This also shocked Zhou Xiaobo.
Zhou Xiaobo can be considered a veteran. He has served in the First Armored Division since the day it was established, and he has not fought against the Japanese army more than once or twice. In Zhou Xiaobo's past impression, the Japanese's anti-tank firepower was not generally weak. It usually consisted of imitations of Germany's Type 94 Type 37 anti-tank guns and Type 92 70-caliber infantry guns. These small-caliber artillery could penetrate armor. The ability is limited. Unless you hit the weakest back or the fuel tank of the T-34 tank, you can damage or destroy them. But the probability of this is too low. No tank on the battlefield is stupid enough to damage its rear. The back is exposed to the enemy.
Finally, after learning from the pain, the Japanese finally made up their minds and gave priority to adding an anti-armor regiment or heavy artillery regiment to more than ten draft horse divisions. Each regiment is equipped with Taisho 14th-year-old 105mm caliber anti-aircraft guns and Type 97 150mm short mortars, so today when the 1st Armored Division encountered the 6th Division, which had already set up a position. He immediately encountered a tenacious block from the opponent.
"Boom"
Another loud noise reached Zhou Xiaobo's ears, and then Zhou Xiaobo felt the advancing tank shaking. Before he had time to watch, Ma Dongchang, who was driving next to him, shouted loudly: "Head, you little devil." The artillery fire is too fierce, and they are all heavy artillery of more than 100 mm. Isn't it too dangerous for us to charge like this?"
Zhou Xiaobo got angry and cursed angrily: "It's dangerous. If you are afraid of danger, just go home and hold your child. It will be safe!"
¡°Sun¡boom¡¡±
As soon as Zhou Xiaobo finished speaking, there was a loud noise next to him, and then He Jin, the observer and loader at the back, shouted: "Head the No. 467 car in front has been hit, and it is on fire! "
"I saw it, it was the Japanese anti-aircraft guns that did it!" Zhou Xiaobo's voice contained a hint of unspeakable annoyance, which he could clearly see through the observation mirror at this time. In front of him on the left, a T-34 parked more than a hundred meters away. The tank was emitting thick black smoke. The originally slender barrel was drooping aside. The tank had been destroyed. . Farther away, a T-34's tracks were also blown off by a 150 mm caliber heavy mortar shell that exploded nearby.
Zhou Xiaobo turned on the communicator. He connected to the regiment's channel and said loudly: "Everyone, listen, the anti-armor firepower of the Japs is very fierce. Spread out immediately and find the anti-armor artillery and heavy mortar positions hidden by the Japanese. Find them. Destroy them. it!"
"yes!"
After hearing the order, the nine tanks belonging to Zhou Xiaobo's tank company dispersed further, and several began S-shaped maneuvers. In this way, the chance of avoiding direct-aimed artillery fire from the Japanese army will be greater.
"Sir, an enemy direct-aiming artillery gun was spotted at three o'clock ahead!" Soon, a report from another tank next to him came from Zhou Xiaobo's headset.
"Kill it!" Zhou Xiaobo gave the order without hesitation, "Yes!"
Soon, the two T-34s stopped, and the turret slowly turned in the direction to adjust the firing range. With two dull loud bangs, a Type 94 rapid-fire gun that was shooting in front was Exploding into the air, several gunners operating the artillery also blasted two 85mm high-explosive bombs into the western sky.
Facing the fierce attack of the 1st Armored Division, the 6th Division also became fierce. They desperately controlled various large and small artillery to fight back. Countless artillery fire turned the battlefield on both sides into a cloud of fog.
In a hidden bush less than one kilometer away from the battlefield, the Chief of Staff of the Sixth Division, Shimono Ichihuo, advised Machijiri Yuuki: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, this observation post is too close to the battlefield. You'd better move to the back." Go to a safer observation post!"
"Shut up, what do you know?" Machijiri Yuuki glared at Shimono Kazuhiro with dissatisfaction: "Can the observation post at the back see so clearly? Come and see, the Chinese tanks are really sharp., this kind of tank far exceeds the empire's tanks in terms of speed, armor, and firepower. Our Type 92 infantry cannon and Type 94 rapid-fire cannon are actually helpless against them. If it weren't for the thirty or so newly arrived 105 anti-aircraft guns and 97 Type 150 short mortars, our position has long been breached. But our firepower is still far from enough. You ask Ushijima Mitsuru to send warriors out of the position with explosive packs to look for opportunities to blow up their tanks. Tell him not to take a step back. Do you understand? "
"Hai!" Shimono Yihuo came quickly.
After Shimono Yihuo left, Machijiri Yuuki continued to raise the telescope and observed. He nodded with satisfaction while looking. It seemed that the training for this army during this period was still effective. After the newly added dozens of Taisho 14-type 105 anti-aircraft guns were used for horizontal fire, the effect against tanks was unexpectedly good. After nearly an hour of fighting, ten of the opponent's tanks had been destroyed by this type of artillery. After being wounded, and with the temporarily dug anti-tank trenches, it shouldn't be a problem to support them until dark.
But before Machijiri Yuuki's mood improved, a low buzzing sound came from the sky. This kind of sound was no stranger to Machijiri Y¨ki, who knew the Chinese dive bombers were coming without even looking at them.
For this ferocious dive bomber, all Japanese officers and soldiers who have fought against the Chinese army do not hate it. The grassroots soldiers of the Japanese army even gave it the nickname "Death Vulture" because of this Once such a bomber appears, it means huge casualties and losses.
"Woooooooooo" A shrill siren sounded from the air to Machijiri Yuuki's ears.
"here we go again!"
Machijiri Y¨ki sighed. Machijiri Y¨ki, who was familiar with this sound, knew very well that this was the death vulture starting to dive, but he didn't have a good way to do it. Although the Sixth Division had been reorganized several times, the anti-aircraft firepower Still not enough. Originally, they could use the Taisho 14-type anti-aircraft gun to shoot in the air, but they could not raise the artillery that was firing horizontally for a while. What's more, there were so many tanks rushing towards them in front of them, so they had to both air defense and If you want to fight against tanks, then you really have to ignore the head and the body.
There were about a dozen dive bombers coming this time. These "Vulture" bombers with the scream of death flew high and low in the sky. After some of the planes completed their bombing, they would occasionally swoop down suddenly, and then use machine guns to shoot at the Japanese officers and soldiers on the position with great enthusiasm. If what frightened the Japanese officers and soldiers just now was the rumbling tanks of the 1st Armored Division and the sky-filling artillery fire. So here, what frightens them even more is the "Vulture" bombers in the sky that scream like hell demons when they dive. Their bomb-dropping accuracy is astonishingly high, and they can even drop heavy bombs into trenches accurately.
At this time, the Stuka dive bombers had already begun to bomb the artillery positions, and the artillery units located in the rear were under unimaginable pressure. A total of six Stuka bombers were taking turns throwing bombs at the artillery positions, and screams were heard one after another. From time to time, an artillery piece would be blown to pieces with its crew and its crew.
It was noon at this time, the sun had risen to its highest point, and the sun was radiating heat wantonly. The sun shines hard on the ground, but there is too much smoke on the position. No matter how hard the sun tries, it always gives people a gray feeling. Although the weather was very hot, there was no warmth in the hearts of the Japanese soldiers fighting in the trenches. After receiving air cover, the huge roaring steel monsters in front bulldozed several anti-tank trenches under the cover of the infantry. At this time, they had slowly approached the front. With the roar, the Japanese troops staying in the trenches The soldier seemed to feel the big one trembling.
Seeing this, Machijiri Yuangji's lips had turned a little white, and he almost roared: "Come here, order the warriors in the forward position to organize a jade-breaking attack. We must not let the Chinese tanks attack our position." !¡±
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Thirteenth Regiment at the front reported that there are too many Chinese tanks. The Aomori Regiment Captain said that the casualties on the position are increasing sharply. If reinforcements are not sent out, he will not be able to ensure the safety of the position. !¡±
"Nani, how could this happen?" Machijiri Ryouki was shocked and asked urgently: "Didn't you report that there were not many casualties just now? Why did it suddenly become like this?"
¡°It¡¯s not because of the Chinese fighter planes!¡±
Shimono Yihuo's words made Machijiri Ryoki sit down as weakly as if his bones had been ripped out. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said in a fierce voice: "Baga Yalu, those idiots from the Air Force should all have a collective caesarean section!"
Looking at the somewhat gaffe-like Machijiri Yuuki, Shimono Kazuhiro could understand his mood. Facing the powerful Chinese Air Force, the Japanese Army Air Force behaved like a shy girl, either not coming, or even if they came, they would not come.It's really shameful to be beaten back so soon.