Chapter 208 Defending Nanjing's Steel Torrent

The morning of May 4, 1937 was undoubtedly a tragic nightmare for the 6th Division of the Japanese Army! Once again, they met the nemesis of Chengde's bloody battle with him. In addition to the four faulty jackal tanks, the mechanized brigade of the provisional first mechanization division invested 71 jackal tanks, 95 hound armored vehicles and half-track multi-functional assault vehicles, forming two dense on the front of a highway. Assault cluster, a regiment of the first mechanized brigade is equipped with a half-track multi-functional assault vehicle to accompany the cover operation.

However, the first mechanized division is no longer the unit that Chengde could only defend passively beaten. When the cavalry squadrons of the Japanese army fell one after another under the parallel machine gun of the jackal light tank, many resting Japanese soldiers stood up curiously and stood on tiptoe to look at the gunfire and explosions from the distance?

Sakai Tokuta's expression was a little strange. Such a dense gunfire and machine gunshots were obviously not the firepower that a reconnaissance cavalry squadron could have. Shimoda's cavalry squadron was only equipped with two projectiles and a 60mm mortar. The brigade was light and rushed forward, and the assigned wild artillery brigade was still in line with the division. On the way in, I'm afraid it hasn't arrived yet, right?

Is it the China Army? Tokuta Sakai suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and the Chinese army dared to fight back? Will it be the blocking position of that army? It takes at least the size of the branch army of several divisions to have such a group of guns, but the sound of guns seems a little strange? Isn't it like a howitzer or a wild cannon?

Tokuta Sakai suddenly remembered that there was information before showing that China had a chariot force in Nanjing? Is that the sound of chariot cannons? In an instant, Tokuta Sakai shouted with a pale face, "Order everyone to be on the spot and prepare for battle!"

If Tokuta Sakai can be scared to pee in her pants at this moment, this is to praise a female student who was robbed 20 minutes ago. The violent girl almost bit off Tokuta Sakai's nose!

When the Japanese soldiers were at a loss to find a suitable hidden position, the jackal light tank assault cluster of the mechanized brigade appeared in front of the naked eyes of the Japanese army.

The officers and soldiers stared at the gray chariots moving extremely fast hundreds of meters away in a daze, as if they wanted to atone for the crimes they had committed these days.

Immediately organize a stand-up team, and experienced Japanese military officers even took the lead in hanging large bundles of Type 899 or Type 91 grenades on their bodies! Look at it! The Chinese chariots are so fast!

Before the Japanese army's stand-up team was ready to gather, 71 jackal tanks carried out three rounds of shooting, heading machine guns and parallel machine guns were fiercely firing at the Japanese army, which was densely concentrated on both sides of the road, and the bullets set off a burst of blood fog among the Japanese soldiers.

The jackal light tank galloping at a speed of 55 kilometers per hour caught the Japanese army off guard, because the limited members of the stand-up team had no chance to rush to these steel monsters. The jackal was not the Japanese army's slowing Type Eighty-nine, nor was it a thin-skinned Type 95. The Type 91 grenade did no harm to it at all, especially the jackal. All light tanks are equipped with skirts and engine shields.

A jackal light tank numbered 052 was rushed up from the front by a Japanese military captain covered with grenades. After the explosion, the periscope and peripheral mirror of the jackal tank were all blocked by the broken body of the Japanese military captain, losing the vision 05 The No. 2 jackal light tank immediately broke out of the original forward route. The captain, who was eager to clean up the Zhou Shijing, was hit by the Japanese army when he lifted the top cover of the turret, and blood flowed down the body to the driver Feng Chao.

In order to avoid collision, several tanks on the side slowed down to make way for the 052 car. As a result, the 052 car suddenly drove into the side of the road ambushed by the Japanese army's infantry. The violent bumps and the screams outside the car made Feng Chao a little confused and hit the Japanese army? However, Feng Chao still stepped on the accelerator hard and pushed the forward lever desperately. In the roar of the Maybach engine, the 052 jackal light tank was bumpy for more than 100 meters, and the track was finally stuck out! Feng Chao, who took off the P-30 submachine gun from the weapon rack, wanted to open the bottom exit, but failed. He could only reasonably drag down the body of the captain with the gunners and messengers.

After opening the top cover, Feng Chao shot sideways at the Japanese army who was desperately running away, and picked up the broken body of the previous Japanese army captain. After directing the communication soldiers to shoot with a heading machine gun, Feng Chao turned around and spit it out with a wow!

Within a long distance of 100 meters behind the 052 car, at least hundreds of flesh-and-blood corpses were crushed on the ground. There were broken bodies and internal organs everywhere. The broken head was like a broken watermelon. It turned out that the previous bumps were crushed on the Japanese ambush on the side of the road. Too many small arms, thigh bones, hands and feet were involved in the track. Even if there was a skirt, it was difficult to prevent foreign bodies from getting involved. The guide wheel was stuck to death. Feng Chao and other three people vomited while using tools to pry the bones and foreign objects between the guide wheels.

Tokuta Sakai, the brigade commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade, was very lucky to be sifted by a jackal tank machine gun, because the smart brigade commander was ready to escape on a horse. In the eyes of the Chinese armored soldiers, this guy's trousers and samurai sword with red trousers, as well as the rare big-brimmed hat were definitely worth stopping and shooting. Fan.

Tokuta Sakai can be said to be happy, because he did not die under the crushing of the track, did not draw a gun in despair, and did not see the collapse of his troops with his own eyes.

When the marching column of the Japanese army's three highways was cut through by a jackal light tank, the 11th Brigade of the Japanese army's infantry had fallen into collapse. The troops that had been ambushed on the flank were ready to make a final fight, but they were accidentally broken into by a chariot, and hundreds of officers and soldiers were crushed into meat mud.

How does it feel after the human body is crushed by a tank of more than 22 tons moving at a speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour? A bundle of Type 91 grenades can only add some black so-called paint mixed with flesh and blood to the opponent's chariot. This is complete despair. The chariot surname of the Chinese people is obviously beyond the imagination and acceptance ability of the Japanese soldier.

The 40-minute attack completely defeated the whole reinforced infantry brigade of more than 8,000 people. There were hound armored vehicles and jackal light tanks chasing the Japanese army everywhere. The rest of the two brigades basically cleaned up the battlefield. The 11th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army did not have suitable anti-tank weapons at all. Unlike the provisional First Mechanized Division, the infantry brigades are equipped with a certain number of anti-tank rifles.

But in the face of the jackal reinforced 50mm alloy integral forging, the hollow 10mm thick front armor attached to the diaphragm, and the 35mm thick side armor, the tenmm skirt and the 30mm tail armor, the anti-tank rifle can hardly rise to the jackal light tank. What's the role, but it has great threat and lethality to the Type IBC and Type 95 light tanks equipped by the Japanese Army.

After Qiu Qingquan arrived at the battlefield, he met Chen Yuxing, Hao Wenbin, Ye Yunfei and others who were vomiting collectively, especially the "flesh and blood path" created by the 052 crew! About 400 Japanese soldiers were crushed to the ground, and the broken bodies were crushed by the 30-cm track of the jackal light tank. Qiu Qingquan couldn't figure it out. Do I have a lack of heart? The chariot was crushed over and still crawled on the ground? Don't even know how to hide?

In fact, Qiu Qingquan underestimated the cultivation quality and dogma of the Japanese army. If in the latent time, if officers and soldiers dare to expose the target, they will be killed and executed on the spot. Without the order of superior officers, the Japanese troops lurking on the other side of the road can only crawl on the ground. Tough.

But it is really difficult for Qiu Qingquan to understand the reason for this crazy original intention? Qiu Qingquan did not know that in fact, in the Pacific battlefield of World War II, there was a record that the entire army's troops were burned to death by the U.S. military with flamethrowers and incendiary bombs during the lurking process. In fact, the U.S. military was just doing routine fire reconnaissance. The U.S. military found the smell of barbecue after burning? After checking, it was found that a whole group of Japanese soldiers had lurked under their eyes. It can be said that the elite troops of the Japanese army, which lost their personal emotions and reason and were armed by the spirit of Bushido, can be regarded as the first in the world in terms of rigid and rigid minds. The desperate spirit used by its officers and soldiers to devote themselves is no more than that of sacrifice in later generations. The difference between Huang Jiguang of the castle and Qiu Shaoyun of the fire!

But it only took an hour to defeat the full-staffed infantry brigade of an elite division of the Japanese army? This is the result that Qiu Qingquan did not dare to imagine before. In Qiu Qingquan's impression, this battle will not last until at least noon. At least it will be understood. At least it will be necessary to wait for the two so-called motorized infantry brigades to launch a general attack. Tanks and armored vehicles are always assigned to infantry.

Qiu Qingquan looked at the messy battlefield and the large number of abandoned corpses of the Japanese army. The tanks that were already parked in the pile of corpses were being repaired. The tenacity of the Japanese army also brought great shock to Qiu Qingquan, Hao Wenbin and others! It is said that all four members of the crew in six or seven tanks were stunned by the explosion of meat bombs from the Japanese army.

Is my tenacity visible? Especially in the end, the Japanese army almost fell into a crazy counterattack before it collapsed. Some Japanese soldiers even held two Type 91 grenades and drilled straight under the chariot. If it hadn't been for the speed, good protection and fierce firepower of the jackal light tank, the result would be really difficult to predict.

However, the counterattack of the Japanese army's dead ground also brought some trouble to the tank regiment of the mechanized brigade, and there were also losses of some personnel and vehicles. Two jackal tanks were completely destroyed by the Japanese army's explosive bags, and all the members of the crew were martyred.

(to be continued)