The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 101 The Death of the Japanese Chariot God
Sergeant Xu of the [-]nd Mortar Platoon was puzzled by the question. He Wei knew the answer in his mind the moment the Japanese artillery shells exploded. He saw the Japanese soldiers being blown up by his own artillery shells. Basu, logically speaking, should be happy, but there was no smile on He Wei's face. He was even a little worried in his heart. The current situation was that half of the Japanese attack force was fighting with the first platoon of the Sixth Company. The bunker was fighting hard with firepower, and it had entered the minefield that the Sixth Company had laid out in advance.

But the other half of the troops are now motionless, standing there without any intention of attacking. I don't know whether they are continuing to reorganize the troops or preparing for an attack?
He Wei even wondered if the Japanese soldiers who were shooting at each other with the first row were so painful that they frightened the other half of the Japanese soldiers?

There was another rumble of artillery in front of the position. The Japanese infantry artillery and rapid-fire artillery seemed to be unwilling to fire at the first row of bunkers again. The [-]nd mortar platoon attached to the sixth company also showed no sign of weakness and followed suit. Correspondingly, they fired rapidly at the Japanese infantry in front of the position.

It's not okay to keep pushing like this. All the Japanese troops must be attracted to the nearest minefield!
Having made up his mind, He Wei immediately started to make arrangements, but if he wanted to add fire to the Japanese army and attract the other half of the Japanese army, he would have to use some tactics. He Wei thought about it, this strategy must make the Japanese infantry Feeling that there was an opportunity to take advantage of, and at the same time not reducing the intensity of firepower against the Japanese army, He Wei thought again and again, and finally turned his attention to the Japanese tanks that were firing at the anti-artillery platoon fortification bunkers.

Since your broken tanks are so keen on staying in place and serving as fixed firepower points, it’s better not to leave and just stay here forever!
He Wei immediately ordered the messenger to call Ge Guicai and conveyed He Wei's latest order: in each bunker in the first row, only the Jin-made imitation Type [-] heavy machine guns with the slowest rate of fire, the most backward firepower and the worst firepower sustainability were retained. Continuing to shoot at the Japanese infantry, the Type [-] heavy machine guns stopped firing at the Japanese infantry, replaced all steel core bullets, and fired at the Japanese tanks instead. The Czech light machine guns in the fort reduced their firing frequency and used intermittent short bursts. Burst fire at the Japanese infantry.

He Wei's move was a kind of tactical deception. While the amount of firepower projection remained unchanged, he changed the main target of firepower projection from infantry to Japanese tanks, thereby giving the Japanese army the impression that the Chinese army suddenly tried its best to protect the combat artillery positions. At the same time, some of the firepower against the Japanese infantry was retained, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Japanese army. And that part of the machine gun firepower transferred to the tank just gave the Japanese infantry hope of launching an assault.

As for the half of the Japanese infantry who did not rush forward, He Wei had no way of knowing whether they would rush forward and launch an assault because of the fire gap deliberately created by He Wei. He could only pray silently in his heart that the Japanese commander would have enough firepower. Toughness and acumen to catch fighter opportunities, otherwise his trick will be in vain.

The bunkers in the first row quickly adjusted their firepower. The Jin-made Type [-] heavy machine gun shooters in each bunker still fired as usual. He Wei's order had no impact on them. Although the heavy machine guns they operated had high performance, It is relatively backward, but the low rate of fire and the bullet feeding method make the shooter feel more relaxed.

The machine gun shooters of the Type [-] heavy machine gun were not so lucky. They ceased fire in a hurry, then hurriedly replaced the [-]mm steel core armor-piercing bullets used for shooting tanks, and replaced the cooling water tank of the heavy machine gun with new ones. of cooling water, turned the muzzle and continued to fire violently. The only ones who were spared were the Czech light machine gun shooters. After a long period of high-intensity shooting, they were finally able to replace new magazines and magazines less frequently. New barrel, still able to rest for a while.

"Come on, don't leave now that you're here."

He Wei also planned to join in the fun. The barrel of the large-caliber heavy machine gun in the bunker had almost cooled down now. Since he still wanted to act for the Japanese to seduce them, he might as well act more realistically and let the people around him The deputy shooter swept away the empty cartridge cases on the shooting arm base, loaded a new magazine into the heavy machine gun, operated the crane gun again, turned the muzzle, and He Wei looked through the sight again and began to search for the target.

He Wei's order to readjust the firepower actually affected only the three Type [-] heavy machine guns equipped in the first row. When these three heavy machine guns turned their muzzles and started shooting at the tank, several machine gun shooters all agreed. opened fire at three Japanese Type [-] Chinese tanks. In fact, with the armor-piercing performance of the [-]mm steel-core armor-piercing bullets and the armor protection capabilities of the Type [-] Chinese tanks, those [-]mm armor-piercing bullets were basically useless. It is possible to penetrate the armor of the Type [-] medium tank, but these machine gun shooters have not received further anti-armor education. Most of the soldiers in the national army are peasants who cannot read a single word. In their simple understanding, I only know that the heavy machine gun I operate can use ordinary bullets to hit infantry, and armor-piercing bullets can be used to hit tanks.

Indeed, the fierce shooting of the three heavy machine guns did not bring a fatal blow to the three Type [-] medium-sized tanks, but it also caused a lot of trouble. Hyakutake Shukichi was waving the command flag outside the turret and commanding several tanks. The vehicle was suppressing fire on the anti-gun platoon position, and suddenly a burst of fire came over. Fortunately, Shukichi Momotake hid quickly and got into the turret in time to avoid the intensive bursts of armor-piercing shells.

These Type 100 medium tanks were all in a stationary state. The shooters of the Type 57 heavy machine guns were shooting at fixed targets, with extremely high hit rates. After a while, there were more than [-] targets on the outer shell of each tank. There were white or black bullet marks. Hiding in the turret, Toshiyoshi Hyakutake endured the continuous sound of bullets colliding with steel, and he had to constantly direct the gunner of the [-]mm tank gun in the turret to fire.

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The distorted sound of bullets hitting the armor of the tank echoed continuously in the narrow turret of the Type [-] tank. It looked extremely terrifying in the confined space. Shukichi Hyakutake was quite calm. This scene had happened many years ago. He had already seen it during the Great Wall and Jehol battles. At that time, China's Northeast Army and Northwest Army not only used intensive rifle and machine gun fire to shoot at the chariot he was riding in, but even Chinese soldiers climbed onto the chariot and attacked with machetes and rifles. Chopping, smashing the turret, even using a pistol to shoot the observation hole of the tank, or even wearing grenades all over the body and drilling into the bottom of the tank to carry out suicide attacks and blasts.

Compared with the dangerous situation back then, the shooting of a mere [-] mm caliber heavy machine gun bullet was really nothing.

Hyakutake Shukichi didn't take this seriously. After enduring five or six minutes of mental torture, the 57mm gunner in the turret seemed to be a little unbearable and suddenly said to Hyakutake Shukichi: "Sir, the enemy's machine gun is shooting at us. , is it possible to divert the firepower and suppress the machine gun firepower of the enemy bunker?"

Hyakutake Shukichi shook his head indifferently and said: "Don't be afraid. What is shooting at us is the water-cooled heavy machine gun of the Chinese army. Even if it uses hundreds of rounds of armor-piercing bullets, it cannot penetrate the Imperial Army's tanks. Don't worry about them. Continuing to suppress the enemy's anti-tank artillery is the most terrifying thing."

Seeing that the commander was so calm, the gunner was relieved and continued to fire at the fortification bunker of the combat artillery platoon with concentration.

Little did they know that the turret of the tank the two of them were on had been put into the scope collar of the Type [-] [-]mm heavy machine gun by He Wei. Sometimes, danger often comes at the moment when you feel the safest.

He Wei had long discovered that there was something wrong with a Type [-] Chinese tank. Someone kept waving flags on the turret. That was probably the command vehicle among these Japanese tanks. Capture the thief first and capture the king first. He Wei slowly stabilized He held the heavy machine gun, locked the tank's turret, and slowly pulled the trigger.bang bang bang bang
A string of large-caliber heavy machine gun bullets came out in response. The straight trajectory composed of armor-piercing bullets, blasting grenades and tracer bullets went straight towards Momotake Toshiyoshi's vehicle. The 57mm tank gunner in the turret had just fired a 57mm grenade. Then I felt a violent vibration in the turret. After a loud noise, there was a sudden ear-splitting distortion sound in the observation window on the turret. Then, a [-] mm large-caliber armor-piercing bullet drilled through the observation window.

In the horrified eyes of Hyakutake Shukichi, the armor-piercing bullet first shattered the sight of the 57mm tank gun, and then directly hit the gunner's forehead. The gunner's head turned into a puddle of rotten watermelon in an instant. White, yellow, green, a mixture of brain plasma and brain tissue suddenly flowed all over the turret.

Hyakutake Junkichi subconsciously bent down and hid. The turret shook violently again, and crackling vibrations and shrapnel hits were heard on the vehicle body. Suddenly, another heavy machine gun bullet was fired along the lower side of the observation port of the tank turret. enter.

Hyakutake Shunkichi's upper body was not hit by the bullet as he dodged in time. However, due to the small space in the tank turret, Hyakutake Shunkichi's lower body was unable to dodge. The incoming bullet was another large-caliber armor-piercing projectile and hit Hyakutake directly. Junji's thigh, after breaking the artery and penetrating the thigh bone, still had unabated strength and penetrated the seat again. It didn't run out of kinetic energy until it hit the rear inner wall of the turret and was bounced to the bottom of the turret, spinning around. .

A steady stream of blood flowed from Hyakutake Shukichi's thigh, and there was blood everywhere in the turret. Soon, Hyakutake Shukichi felt weak all over, and could only lean on the seat to survive. Suddenly, Hyakutake Shukichi saw the heart spinning under him. He couldn't help but think that the Chinese army's [-]mm machine gun was really powerful. He had dodged the heavy machine gun armor-piercing bullet, but he still couldn't dodge the machine gun shell.

Gradually, the cannonball spinning at the bottom of the turret exhausted its last energy and slowly stopped.

Hyakutake Junkichi looked at the shell and noticed that the caliber seemed to be somewhat different from the [-]mm machine gun he had guessed. Now he was very clear about his injuries. He was hit in the artery of his thigh and lost blood rapidly. This kind of injury is temporary. Only simple treatments can be done in field hospitals and field bandage stations. The only way to survive is to send them to regular hospitals in the rear areas. But obviously, there are no conditions for rapid evacuation on the battlefield. Therefore, even if the Japanese army has relatively good conditions, The medical conditions on the battlefield were good, but the Japanese soldiers who suffered such battle injuries basically had no choice but to die.

Knowing that there was no way to survive, Toshikichi Hyakutake slowly picked up the machine-gun shell in his imagination with his right hand. But when he picked it up and took a look, what caught his eye was not a [-]mm caliber cannon shell. Toshikichi Hyakutake could be sure that this The caliber of the ammunition is not even [-] millimeters, it is definitely not even [-] millimeters. This is the warhead of an armor-piercing bullet from a large-caliber machine gun.

However, the color, size, model, and even the feel of the warhead were very familiar. At this moment, the other two Type 57 Chinese tanks may have also been hit, and the [-]mm cannon that was firing was also hit. The fire is muted.

Hyakutake Toshiyoshi suddenly heard the sound of the Type [-] heavy armored vehicle firing. The Type [-] [-]mm large-caliber heavy machine gun mounted under the turret of the Type [-] heavy armored vehicle was violently firing. For a moment, Hyakutake Shukichi looked at the shape and color of the warhead in his hand, and recalled the color of the so-called tracer bullets used by the Chinese army's machine guns when firing. They seemed to be exactly the same as the tracer bullets issued by the large-caliber machine guns equipped on their own Type [-] heavy armored vehicles.

He understood, understood everything.

What brought him to death was not some machine-gun shell, but the Type [-] [-]mm large-caliber heavy machine gun equipped on his tank.

Poof - Hyakutake Shukichi spat out a mouthful of blood and lay down in the turret. At this moment, he thought of a lot. He thought of his just-started tank business. He thought of the thriving Japanese tank force that he single-handedly established and developed. He thought of the title of Chariot God given to him by his subordinates and colleagues, and he thought of the journey of being a warrior that he had not yet completed.

All of this will leave him.

Suddenly, Hyakutake Shukichi felt weak and weak all over again, as if he was flying lightly in the air. A new picture appeared in front of his eyes. He seemed to have returned to five years ago. During the battle between the Great Wall and Rehe, he was flying the Type [-] heavy weapon. The armored vehicle, leading Japan's newly formed armored fighting vehicle unit, conquered Chinese army positions one after another with high spirits, crushing groups of Chinese soldiers to death.

Invincible, invincible, invincible, invincible.

Boom - Suddenly, a loud noise broke Toshiyoshi Hyakutake's fantasy. It turned out to be an 82mm mortar shell that directly hit Toshikichi Hyakutake's car.

The mortar grenade that exploded on the turret could not cause structural damage to the vehicle body, but the large amount of shrapnel and air waves it produced poured in along the damaged observation window, turning Toshikichi Hyakutake out of all the beautiful illusions. Separated from his memories, Hyakutake Junkichi's body gradually became weak, a burst of pressure and pain hit him, and then he fell into boundless darkness.

(End of this chapter)