Chapter 113: Fierce Battle (2)

"Don't open fire" Tang Cheng watched the Japanese tanks get closer and closer to the position of the 30th Army, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, didn't he say that mines were buried in front of the position? Why don't you see a mine explode? Seeing that the gunners sent by the 30th Army stuffed the shells into the barrel, Tang Cheng immediately shouted for them to stop firing the cannon, but Tang Cheng seemed to be a little late in shouting, and only heard two sounds, and the two shells stuffed into the barrel had been knocked out one after the other.

Including the artillery of the 30th Army, almost everyone stared at the Japanese tanks on the other side of the main position, waiting to see the tanks hit by shells. Tang Cheng glared at the gunners fiercely, then rolled out of the crater and ran to their machine gun position in the old northeast. "Take your people back and help them tow away a cannon, and I'll take a few to stay here to hold on." Ignoring whether Lao Dongbei didn't understand what he was saying, Tang Cheng trotted all the way into Niu Laogui's crater.

Sure enough, the two shells fired by the anti-aircraft guns all missed, one flew out of the turret of the tank and blew up several Japanese soldiers, and the other simply hit the open space. "Go, go, tow a cannon and leave me one." Seeing that there were already Japanese tanks turning their heads and driving towards the grove, Tang Cheng in the crater hissed and shouted, this would not be the time to drag, Niu Lao Gui, who had been told by Tang Cheng, roared hurriedly and led a group of soldiers from the second company to drag a battle defense gun backwards.

"You fucking cannons, you can't hit the side, you should be able to hit the front." The gunners sent by the 30th Army were already a little scrambling, but Tang Cheng's scolding made them settle down. There was another "boom", only a "boom" was heard, and a Japanese tank outside the woods stopped with black smoke. "Kill them, you can't let them go back alive." Tang Cheng suddenly rushed out of the woods with a rifle, and the two tank men who climbed out of Takri became Tang Cheng's target.

The tank was still more than 100 meters away from the grove, and Tang Cheng's marksmanship was difficult to hit the two Japanese tankmen at such a distance, so he had to rush forward to shorten the distance between himself and the two Japanese tankmen, as long as the distance was shortened to within 100 meters, he was sure to overtake them with his rifle. Tang Cheng, who was running, suddenly knelt down, and the rifle that had been picked up in his hand "snapped" a bullet, and the Japanese tank soldier who was jumping down from the tank was shocked, and he was still shot and fell.

Pulling the bolt to withdraw the cartridge case and pushing a bullet again, Tang Cheng once again picked up his rifle and aimed at the Japanese tank soldier who was limping and had run backwards, only to hear a "snap" of gunshots, and the fleeing Japanese tank soldier turned his hands out and turned down on the ground. Tang Cheng had just put away the gun and turned around, when he heard a "boom" in his ears, not only was there a buzzing sound in his ears, but the dirt and gravel that had been splashed by the explosion also smashed on Tang Cheng's body with the air.

Nearly knocked over by the explosion of Qi Lang, Tang Cheng struggled to stabilize his body and strode towards the grove. Killed one of the Japanese tanks, and the other Japanese tanks involved in the attack also turned around and killed the grove, as the Japanese tanks opened fire one after another, the grove where they were hidden in Tangcheng had risen a continuous cloud of smoke and fire. "No, no, bring the shells, let's go." Tang Cheng, who ran back to the grove, saw that the gunners of the 30th Army still wanted to withdraw with the battle defense guns, so they went over and gave a kick, just telling them to take the shells and evacuate backwards.

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom" The Japanese tanks that rushed over successively triggered the mines arranged by the second company outside the woods, although these mines also added explosives, but they were okay against the infantry, and if they wanted to deal with these iron guys, the power was not enough. When the smoke cleared, the Japanese tanks that triggered the treacherous mines were really fine, except for a bean chariot lying on the road, the other Japanese tanks did not stop attacking the grove, but the covering infantry who followed the tanks suffered a lot of casualties.

The deafening explosion sounded almost without warning, and the last shell in the chamber of the anti-aircraft gun hit the rear body of a Type 97 medium tank that was driving to a fork in the road, and the timing and position were just right. Seeing that the Japanese tank that was hit by the anti-aircraft artillery was covered in thick smoke, Tang Cheng didn't even have time to cheer for his own artillery, and the Japanese army's retaliatory artillery fire had already smashed into the grove.

"Let's go, retreat first, we still have a cannon, and then find a chance to clean them up when they chase after them." The gunner, who was reluctant to fight the anti-defense guns, quickly ran out of the woods, and the remaining few men and artillerymen of the second company followed closely behind Tang Cheng with shells. Having lost two tanks in succession, the Japanese officer in command of the armored unit was already furious, and ordered the tanks to bombard the grove where the shells were fired for a while, and the Japanese tanks outside the grove rushed towards the mound along the passage opened by the infantry demining.

Following the marks left by Niu Laogui and them when they evacuated, they retreated to a piece of woodland, but Tang Cheng's mood was not very good, this was a war with no victory in sight, and the battle may only be to meet the most basic needs of survival, maybe he should not agree to the order of the 30th Army to contain the Japanese armored forces. The whistling cannonballs suddenly interrupted Tang Cheng's thoughts, and he was taken aback because he was unprepared. Looking back in a hurry, he saw the smoke and dust billowing from the grove where he was hiding just now, needless to say, it was the Japanese tanks that he feared and hated that made this smoke!

The shells are the amulet, the ensuing artillery fire threatens their lives all the time, and the Tang City in the field is busy spreading and speeding up, but the Japanese never seem to need to worry about ammunition, their tanks are firing fiercely from afar, and they don't care about the cost caused by most of the shells missing the target.

Although the soldiers running in the field did not have to worry about their lives for the time being, they did not feel the slightest joy in their hearts. Under Tang Cheng's leadership, everyone began to speed up and run wildly. This is a race against death, and the Japanese artillery fire did not stop there, one after another shells screamed and fell, and the huge explosion set off bursts of violent anger, even if they were lucky not to be hit by shrapnel, Tangcheng They were also blown by the explosion Lang staggered.

Finally rushed into the woods where Niu Laogui and the others were hiding, Tang Cheng and the others collapsed directly in the bushes and gasped for breath, even if the gunners of the 30th Army were out of breath, they were not willing to throw the shell box on their shoulders. Tang Cheng, who had regained some strength, rolled over and climbed up, carefully observing the woodland, if the Japanese tanks were in pursuit, it would take extra effort and time to force a path through the woods, so the road through the woods would be the only choice for them.

Pulled Niu Laogui and Lao Dongbei and whispered for a while, the latter was busy with a few soldiers of the second company, but Tang Cheng ran to the edge of the woods with a telescope and used the telescope to observe the Japanese tanks hundreds of meters away. There was only a field a few hundred meters away between the two sides, and if nothing else, those Japanese tanks could kill them in less than half a cigarette. Each of the 8 Japanese tanks was destroyed by the anti-aircraft guns, and the mines buried outside the woods forced a bean chariot to stop, leaving only 5 Japanese tanks.

Under the leadership of the veterans, most of the soldiers of the second company found a good blocking position, and there was no time to dig bunker fortifications, they directly relied on tree roots, stumps and uneven ground, and the temporary defense line was roughly located 500 meters inside the edge of the woods, which could not only effectively avoid the invasion of Japanese artillery fire, but also try to block the Japanese infantry guarding the tanks outside the woods, and the battle defense gun that they dragged back by them in the old northeast was deployed behind the big tree near the road.

Seeing that the Japanese tanks were getting closer and closer, Tang Cheng explained a few words to the soldiers in charge of detonating the explosives, and then bent down and ran to a big tree not far away and squatted down. Suddenly, the sound of the Japanese tanks rumbling became clear, and through the gap in the trees, the Japanese tanks could be faintly seen slowly driving into the woodland, and the figure of the Japanese infantry wearing khaki military uniforms soon appeared in the woods. The depths of the woods were as quiet as if there were no animals, except for the roar of machinery and the grinding of tracks from outside the trees, and the only thing that seemed to be heard was the whirring wind and the creaking of the Japanese infantry on the snowy ground.

Hiding behind a bush, Tang Cheng clutched the Mauser rifle in his hand, after the previous battle, he had a lot of confidence in his marksmanship, but the battlefield is not a shooting range after all, just hitting the target can win the victory, and protecting himself is sometimes more important than killing and injuring the enemy. The bush obscured the view as an ideal obstacle, but it did not stop the bullets from penetrating, and the terrain was a little flat, making it completely insecure. Observing the things of the Japanese tanks through the cracks in the roots of the bushes, Tang Cheng's breathing became rougher, and it was his own suggestion to blow up the big tree when the Japanese tanks approached, if it caused evil consequences because of the improper timing of the detonation, although he was not directly responsible, he would inevitably carry a burden psychologically.

The roar of the Japanese tank engines was getting closer and closer, the Japanese tanks that were crushing the bushes outside the woodland slowed down, the trees that were crushed by them became thicker and thicker, and the bean chariots that began to take the lead and walk in front had fallen behind. Without receiving Tang Cheng's order, the soldier in charge of detonation could only wait by in concealment, Tang Cheng was still thinking quickly in his mind, the timing of detonation was the most important, and it was not good to be fast or slow.