At 11:00 a.m. on October 14, 1937, Zheng Zhikuan gave an order, and the four companies stepped on their war horses and immediately went down the mountain and rushed to various places according to their own combat positions.

"The communication platoon is leaving, and we will also go down the mountain!"

Zheng Zhi took a communication platoon of 70 people and two radio stations, left Niuti Mountain, where he had been stationed for two years, and galloped towards Lianshanguan Railway Station.

At about one o'clock in the afternoon, Zheng Zhikuan, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, had just arrived at the destination with a communications platoon, and found a small hillside to settle down in his headquarters.

The warrior on horseback did not dismount, but took the reins and said loudly: "Report to the battalion commander: I am the leader of a company and a squad." Our company was all in ambush, but a new situation was discovered. ”

Zheng Zhikuan nodded: "Don't worry, come down and drink saliva and talk slowly!" ”

"That's right, after our squad arrived, we conducted an approach reconnaissance of Xiamatang." The squad leader took the kettle and took a sip of water, and then continued: "I found two armored vehicles like six-wheeled tanks that can run on the railway, and they are brand new. There are also six rails hanging from the left and right sides, which this guy hasn't seen before. ”

Zheng Zhikuan asked quietly: "How is the firepower situation configured, do you see it clearly?" ”

"See clearly!" The squad leader squatted on the ground and picked up a branch and said while drawing: "The original armored cars of the little devils are all side-open. But this guy who can run on the railway, the front opens the door from side to side like a truck, and the back opens from above like a tank battery. ”

"I touched a distance of more than 400 meters and looked with a telescope, and I just saw the people inside the armored car coming out, so I could see the structure of opening and closing the door very clearly. There was a heavy machine gun in the front cab, and above the rear turret was a rotating 37mm rapid-fire gun. ”

"In that case, your battle plan should be adjusted appropriately!" Zheng Zhikuan nodded and said, "You go back and tell your company commander, this kind of armored vehicle is very useful." It is possible to use biological grenades, but definitely not to use a shoulder-fired gun for a strike, Lao Tzu needs to get the whole thing! ”

"Also, you bring my two machine-gun squads over. While the ambush is going on, you have to divide a platoon to occupy Xiamatang. Everything related to trains and armored vehicles must be packed up and taken away! Especially shells for gasoline, diesel and 37mm rapid-fire guns, this is key. ”

For this kind of thing, Zheng Zhikuan and his brothers knew about it for the first time. The monster that the squad leader saw actually had a great origin. If Bai Shujie was here, he would understand what kind of guy he was at a glance.

In fact, this is the latest Type 95 railway armored vehicle developed by the little devils, which began to tentatively equip the troops in 1935. Because this year is the year 2895 of the Little Devil Shenwu Era, it is called the Ninety-Five Style.

The car weighs 8.7 tons, is 4.9 meters long, 2.56 meters wide and 2.43 meters high (road driving state). The thickness of the armor of the whole car is 8 mm, it is equipped with an 84-horsepower gasoline engine, and the crew is 6 people.

In appearance, the Type 95 railway armored car is no different from an ordinary tracked armored vehicle, it also has two tracks like a tank, and each side is equipped with 8 small-diameter load wheels, each in a group of two, divided into 4 groups.

But in reality, the mystery of the car is all hidden in the bottom of the car on the inside of the tracks. If you lean down to look, you can see that there are 4 iron wheels at the bottom of the car on the inside of the track, which are 4 railway wheels specially used with the rails, and when driving in the road/off-road state, these 4 iron road wheels are higher than the tracks, so it will not affect the normal operation of the tracks.

The first requirement for the little devil for weapon design is the ability to use it comprehensively. So they thought about it quite thoughtfully, and there is a relatively complete set of road/railway driving conversion mechanism in the car.

If you want to move from a road track to a railway, the driver first has to connect the road with his own spare railroad and the ground rail, and then "ride" on the railway with an armored car.

At this time, the two tracks of the armored car were located just on both sides of the rails, and the position of the four railroad wheels was located just above the two rails. The driver can then lower the railroad wheels through the transfer mechanism in the guò car, and "prop up" the entire armored vehicle so that the tracks are lifted off the ground.

At the same time, the power generated by the engine was transferred to the track wheels instead of the track wheels. In this way, it becomes a railway armored car that can travel on rails.

The most outrageous thing is that the little devil actually thought of adjusting the width and narrowness of the "orbital wheel bearing", which can be applied to the wide and narrow railways of any country as he likes.

It can be seen that the little devil is aggressive, and it can be regarded as painstaking and lonely. This armored car is not intended to be used on railways on its own island, but to be able to run all over the world.

The Type 95 railway armored vehicle changed from the state of the road to the state of the railway, and the whole process only took 3 minutes. And it only takes 1 minute to go from the railway state back to the road state, which can be described as a god's speed!

When driving on the road, the maximum speed of the Type 95 railway armored car is 30 km / h, and once on the railway, its maximum speed can reach 72 km / h, which is already a rocket-like speed at that time, which is very remarkable!

The reason why the first squad leader saw a brand-new guy was that the little devil originally had a Type 91 rail armored car. The car entered service in 1930 and weighs 7 tons, is 6.58 meters long, 1.9 meters wide and 2.95 meters high.

The exterior of the hull was covered with 6 mm thick armor plates, which were temporarily replaced with rubber tires by road wheels to drive on the rails, but there was no width adjustment.

The biggest problem with the Type 91 railway armored car is that it does not have fixed weapons. The six crew members relied on their own rifles or a machine gun as combat weapons, and their firepower was not very strong.

For such an orbital armored vehicle with increased firepower, the little devils are like babies. If it weren't for the successive "heavy accidents" in the Kannai, the Kwantung Army would have had no way to replenish its domestic forces, and this kind of rail armored vehicle would not have appeared in the three eastern provinces of Manchuria, but would have appeared on the North China battlefield and the Shanghai battlefield.

In any case, the little devil is an island that is extremely lacking in steel, so after further improvement of the armor thickness, it is only 9 mm, which is actually a thin layer of iron sheet.

For this kind of armor - if it can also be considered armor, let alone the DW82L recoilless gun, even the DW12.7 general-purpose heavy machine gun will beat it into a sieve!

No gossip.

When the company commander received the battalion commander's order from the squad leader, he suddenly felt a little uncertain in his heart. When he first saw this thing, the first company commander was not only not afraid, but a little excited.

Why? Although the reconnaissance battalion is not equipped with a DW82L recoilless gun in peacetime, it needs to fight head-on today, so each squad is equipped with a DW82L recoilless gun.

Although the troops have been reequipped for more than half a year, they have never had the opportunity to use them on the battlefield. It's not that there was no fighting, but Chen Jie carried out Bai Shujie's order: "New weapons are not allowed to appear on the battlefield in South Manchuria, and those who violate the order will be dealt with by military law!" ”

Including Chen Jie, everyone didn't understand what Bai Shujie's ban meant. Such good weapons and equipment, not used to fight little devils, what are you hiding for?

In fact, Bai Shujie's meaning is only clear to him.

After the Zhang Gufeng incident, in order to improve international relations, the little devils were bent on waging a war against China, so in the subsequent negotiation process, the little devils repeatedly backed down. As a result, Bai Shujie's "dog eats dog" that he worked out of his mind has returned to the original historical track.

If these two guys are allowed to be traitors, it will not be of any benefit to the land of China and Bai Shujie himself. That's why he issued a ban on the use of new weapons without an order.

Because of the use of new weapons in petty fights, the little devils will soon be more vigilant. The whole world understands that the little devil is the best at "copying" other people's things, which is even more outrageous than the ability of later generations of Chinese copycats.

This time, Bai Shujie wanted to make a big move and give the little devil an unforgettable lesson, so the ban was lifted. After letting the little devil suffer heavy losses, in the process of later campaign reflection, doubts arose about the source of a large number of new weapons.

Who can be suspected now? Except for the long-haired ones from the north, the sky will definitely not fall! Let the little devil and the long-haired man always maintain a state of tension, this is Bai Shujie's deep-seated intention.

These strategic-level matters are only known to Bai Shujie, Zhao Jinxi and Gan Tong in the entire Rehe territory, and there is a cloud of fog below.

The first company commander didn't expect the commander-in-chief and the regiment commander to let go of the ban, but as a result, his battalion commander began to recite the mantra again, and the grievances in his heart were raised, and a nameless fire suddenly rose.

The ambush position was on the hillside to the west of the railway, 3 km from Xiamatang and 350 m from the railway.

Recoilless guns can't be used now, and grenades can't be thrown that far. The problem is troublesome, isn't it, no wonder the first company commander is on fire!

Some people say you can get close to the railway, why are you so far away?

The problem is, little devils are not fools. Therefore, within 250 to 300 meters on both sides of the railway, there is almost no grass. Now it was an ambush in broad daylight, and there was no way to get close to the railway.

If it weren't for the DW/AK47 series of weapons, there would be no ambush here.

Because the effective range of the AK47 assault rifle is 400 meters, it is more powerful than the crooked handle of the little devil. The DW/AKM light machine gun, with an effective firing range of 800-1000 meters, crushed the little devil's Type 92 heavy machine gun to death.

"Platoon leader, your platoon has drawn two squads and two squads of the communications platoon to form an assault team, ready to attack Xiamatang." The commander of a company raised his wrist and looked at the time, it was less than ten minutes before two o'clock: "The remaining two squads in a platoon, all of which hung grenade launchers on assault rifles, used biological grenades to bombard armored vehicles. Others check weapons and equipment, ready for battle! ”

At 2:15 p.m., with a slight tremor of the earth, the first armored car had already rushed out of the lower horse pond.

"Damn, the two devils in Lianshanguan only lasted for about ten minutes before asking for help, it seems that the deputy battalion commander is in a hurry. Lao Tzu needs to hurry up, the second devil will bite if he is in a hurry. If the main battlefield of Lianshan Pass collapses, then the general trend has gone. ”

The commander of a company of a battalion is commonly known as the "third-in-command" in the unit. The status of the first company commander is second only to that of the deputy battalion commander, and naturally his abilities in all aspects are relatively balanced, and he is also a reserve cadre trained by his superiors.

The commander of the first company thought of the possible consequences, and suddenly roared: "Gun grenades are ready to fire, all light machine guns and assault rifles in the second and third platoons, open the safety and prepare for battle!" ”

The armored train on the open track was like a miniature locomotive, and in an instant it appeared in the eyes of all the soldiers.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.