Chapter 1048: The situation has taken a turn for the worse
When Wing Commander Matsumoto spotted suspicious trucks, he was quickly rushing towards the large Japanese forces attacking the positions on the north and south slopes of the Eighth Route Army's only regiment, and urgently ordered a squadron to fire to block and destroy the five trucks.
Unexpectedly, before the squadron sent out to leave the attacking force, five strange trucks suddenly burst out with a whistling shell and exploded in the ranks of the Japanese army.
This is the first time that Captain Matsumoto has discovered this kind of chariot that can carry mortars and fire shells anytime and anywhere, and he hid behind a rock and shouted in fright: "Chief of Staff Takata, how can such a powerful chariot appear on the Tsuchihachi Road, do you know what kind of new combat chariot this is?" ”
Hearing the screams of Matsumoto Daisa, who was constantly falling on the enemy group by dozens of shells, the mud and shample, and the stump and broken arms of Japanese soldiers, who were lying on the ground, listened to the screams of Matsumoto Daisa, he didn't care to shake off the mud and bloody corpses on his body, and jumped to Captain Matsumoto like a fast crawling dog.
Chief of Staff Takada Jun shouted with an embarrassed face: "Your Excellency, I have never seen this kind of new combat vehicle, not even the Imperial Japanese Army, how can there be such an advanced combat combat vehicle on the Tuba Road?" And the firepower is strong, the mobility is very strong, and it is really powerful. ”
Wing Commander Matsumoto ordered the squadron to be dispatched, to quickly approach the strange chariots of the Eighth Route Army, and they must be destroyed in the shortest possible time, and once the chariots of the Eighth Route Army retreat, they will pursue them quickly and never let go.
The leader of the Devil's Squadron led a squadron of Japanese troops, with the help of the ditches on both sides of the Wufu Highway, quickly approached the chariots parked by the guard platoon on the road to fire shells.
Feng Guang, who commanded the chariot artillery bombardment of the devil group, saw a squadron of devils rushing over quickly and covertly, he ordered the mortars to end the last round of shelling as quickly as possible, immediately stop the mortar fire to hit the enemy, and ordered the three light and heavy machine guns placed in the front of each tank to stagger the strike angle, eliminate the devils of the Japanese squadron coming up, and strive to annihilate them completely.
With the help of the favorable terrain of the 37-degree slope, all the light and heavy machine guns erupted fierce flames almost at the same moment, strafing the little devils who rushed up, and the Japanese squadron that was suddenly hit by light and heavy machine gun fire, the devils who were shot fell to the ground and never got up, and those who were still alive immediately carried out a fire counterattack.
In the face of the 8th Route Army's chariot with condescending fire on a slope of 37 degrees, the little devil counterattacked with the muzzle at an elevation angle, but it was difficult to hit the target at the angle of this counterattack, and the firepower fired was greatly reduced, and he was suppressed by the powerful light and heavy machine gun fire of the five chariots and could not raise his head.
The devil squadron leader didn't expect the strange chariot of the Eighth Route Army to be so powerful, no matter how fierce the firepower was in the counterattack at an elevation angle, the lethality reached the minimum, he ordered the little devil: "Quickly occupy the hilly areas on both sides of the road, occupy the favorable terrain, shoot the position at a position where the firing height is on the level of the Tubalu Strange Chariot, launch the most fierce fire attack on the Tubalu Chariot, and under the cover of firepower, quickly approach the chariot, throw grenades to destroy the Tubalu Strange Chariot." ”
According to the firepower fired, he found that because of the difference in the angle between the enemy and us, the lethality was greatly weakened, and he immediately ordered the troops to occupy the favorable terrain, and with the help of fire cover, he commanded the troops to quickly approach the chariot in an attempt to destroy the chariot with the explosive power of the grenade.
Feng Guang found that the main firepower of the devil squadron shifted to the hilly areas on both sides of the road, and under the cover of firepower, a devil squad quickly moved towards the chariot, this guy laughed and said: "Hahaha, the little devil wants to get close to throw a grenade to blow up my chariot, grandma, I told you to see the king of Hades before you get close to you, come on, little devil, I must ask my brothers in the guard platoon to serve you well, and send you bastards back to grandma's house as soon as possible." ”
He ordered the chariots of the guard platoon: "The two chariots in the second platoon are light and heavy machine guns blocking the devils approaching the chariots on the south side of the road, and the two chariots in the back are responsible for eliminating the devils who are coming up from the hills on the north side of the road, and the chariots in the front are holding up the devils in the ditches on both sides of the road. ”
The little devils who were rapidly approaching the chariot in the hills on both sides of the Wufu Highway were suddenly hit by light and heavy machine-gun fire that erupted from the chariot, and they fell down one after another, and some rolled down the slope and fell into the ditch of the highway, and it was no better if they didn't die.
The leader of the devil squadron saw the Japanese soldiers who climbed the hills on both sides of the road, and quickly moved towards the tank position of the Eighth Route Army, seeing that he could throw out a grenade to destroy the strange tank of the Eighth Route Army not far away, but at this moment, the light and heavy machine guns of the Eighth Route Army tank suddenly changed the firing angle, and almost all the devils of the approaching squad were eliminated with the most ferocious firepower.
Feng Guang stood on the first chariot and saw the little devils on the hills on both sides of the Wufu Highway who were planted on the ground by the light and heavy machine gun fire of the four chariots behind him and didn't get up again, and in less than ten minutes, all the devil squads approaching on both sides were wiped out.
He adjusted his firepower in time, ordered the light and heavy machine guns of five tanks, locked on the Japanese squadrons lying in the ditches on both sides of the road to counterattack, and strived to annihilate them in the shortest possible time with the greatest firepower, so as to clear the resistance of the tanks to continue to move forward, and quickly attack the camp of the large force of the Japanese Matsumoto Wing.
The light and heavy machine gunners of the five tanks, in the front and rear staggered vehicle positions, launched a frantic strafing fire on the devil squadron lying in the ditch, and the powerful firepower of fifteen light and heavy machine guns suppressed the counterattack of the devil squadron in the ditch, and under the attack of the five tanks with absolute superiority in firepower, the devil squadron suffered heavy casualties, and the counterattack force was rapidly weakening.
The devil squadron leader saw the ferocious firepower of the strange chariots of the Eighth Route Army, and if he continued to fight like this, one of his squadron of devils might be killed in the powerful firepower of the five chariots in less than ten minutes.
He found himself powerless to stop the fire of the strange chariots of the Eighth Route Army, and led the remnants of the enemy to retreat desperately along the ditch like a lost dog.
Wing Captain Matsumoto held a telescope and kept scanning the situation changes on the entire battlefield, when he found that he had sent a squadron to eliminate the devils of the strange chariots of the Eighth Route Army, and was crushed by the powerful firepower without the power to take the initiative, the remnants of the enemy were quickly fleeing from the blocking position and retreating to the main battlefield of the large army.
He roared at Chief of Staff Takada Jun: "Takada-kun, quickly organize artillery fire to destroy the Tubalu Strange Chariot that rushed over, and I will ask you again, has the Ikeda squadron trapped in Fuping City been contacted?" Bastard, why haven't you been contacted yet? Command communications staff to call urgently, do you understand? ”
Chief of Staff Jun Takada looked at the five tanks of the Eighth Route Army that were rapidly rushing from the northeast of the Wufu Highway, and he ordered the Third Brigade of the rear team of the Matsumoto Wing to immediately withdraw from the battlefield attacking the positions of the only regiment of the Eighth Route Army on the north and south slopes, and block and destroy the five tanks that rushed up with the greatest firepower.
After giving the order, he ran to the communications staff officer of the Matsumoto Wing, grabbed him and shouted, "Have you made contact with the Ikeda squadron trapped in Fuping Castle?" Tell me quickly. ”
"Report to Your Excellency Chief of Staff Takada, I have been sticking to this place, and I have never received an answer from Squadron Ikeda in my repeated calls, and I suspect that Squadron Ikeda was completely shattered in the battle against the large forces of the Eighth Route of the Tsuchiro, otherwise there would not have been no telegram asking for help, and I would not have failed to reply in the many telegrams of my Matsumoto Wing."
"Bastard, you contact again, and at the same time ask the headquarters of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade if you have any news from Ikeda's squadron."
"Hayi, Hayi, please rest assured that I will continue to call Squadron Ikeda and request the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade Headquarters to assist in the inquiry." The Japanese communications staff officer replied.
The next time, Lei Jian stood on a rock on the high ground on the southern slope, pinched his waist with one hand and held a telescope in the other, kept changing angles, scanning the entire battlefield of the fire competition between the enemy and us, and found that the five chariots rushing from the northeast of the Wufu Highway were rushing towards the Matsumoto Wing who was fighting with the only regiment of the Eighth Route Army on the north and south slopes with unstoppable madness.
The main forces of the Matsumoto Wing were all concentrated in the battle to attack the positions of the Eighth Route Army on the north and south slopes, and its purpose was to break through the positions of the Eighth Route Army and quickly move closer to Fuping Castle through the Shimizu Bridge to reinforce the dying Ikeda squadron at Fuping Castle.
Captain Matsumoto has never received news from Ikeda's squadron, and now his wing has been blocked by the Eighth Route Army's only regiment and the third regiment on the east bank of the Qingshui Bridge, and after many attacks, it seems that it is about to break through the forward positions of the first, third, and fourth battalions of the only regiment of the Eighth Route Army, but it is confused by the strange chariot bombardment made by the only regiment, and the battlefield situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and Matsumoto Daisa's nervousness, fear, and irritability are frenzied.