The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 177 Guangdong Army
  The next day, at the artillery school field training ground, a German Panzer [-] tank galloped over the hills, kicking up billowing dust.

In the tank, He Wei, who was wearing an anti-collision tank helmet, was sweating profusely. Huge vibrations continued to come from the armrests in the turret. Like many military fans in later generations, He Wei had a fondness for the German equipment of World War II. Innate goodwill.

It's a pity that riding this early German-made light tank today is a good way to dispel the charm of German military equipment in He Wei's heart. No wonder the Germans secretly produced tanks in the name of manufacturing tractors. He Wei felt really good sitting on this thing. No different than a farm tractor.

The body of this vehicle adopts a fully welded structure with an armor thickness of 6-13mm. The suspension has 1 driving wheel, 1 heavy-duty idler wheel, 4 road wheels and 3 supporting pulleys on each side. A crossbeam is installed at the outer end of the inducer and the road wheel to connect it to the inducer. The shock-absorbing spring supported by this connection beam plays a role in absorbing the shock in the middle and rear of the car body. The separate road wheel in the front is controlled by a load-bearing spring and hydraulic shock absorber. The device is connected to the car body and is responsible for the shock absorption of the front part of the car body.

This vehicle uses a link-type shock absorption system, which makes the shock absorption and maneuverability of this tank very average.

In addition, the body size is designed to be too compact, making it uncomfortable for the occupants of the car to stay inside. Since the driver has to climb in through the hatch on the side of the car body, and the commander enters from above the turret, with the hatch cover closed, the commander's field of vision is extremely poor, which causes the commander to spend most of his time holding half of the His body was exposed outside the car, and He Wei had just spent a lot of effort to get in.

He Wei originally thought about asking the commander of the tank to sit with him in the turret and explain it to him, but as soon as he entered, he realized that the space in the tank's turret was too small and could not accommodate a second person. , only the shiny mechanical structure and leather seats inside the car can reflect a bit of "Made in Germany" characteristics.

In the turret, He Wei fiddled with the MG[-] light machine gun that looked like a small water pipe from time to time. This thing was more like the MG[-] general-purpose machine gun than the Sulotong machine gun equipped in his own special agent camp, but it was just in appearance.

The combat performance was also far behind. He Wei could only secretly curse the Germans for being unauthentic. According to the sergeant who was driving the tank, when he purchased these German tanks, he did not expect the weak firepower of this type of tank. How could they be satisfied, so they asked the Germans to modify these tanks with [-]mm cannons, or the next best thing, at least to convert them into [-]mm machine guns.

But the Germans were quite arrogant, saying that China could only buy the Type [-]A tanks that were already in active service in the German army, and the Chinese army was in urgent need of equipment, so they held their noses and admitted it. It is said that they were purchased together with these tanks. There are also fifteen sdkfz series armored vehicles that later generations of military fans nicknamed Shandong Kongfuzi, and these armored vehicles are also different from the German version.

He Wei pulled the trigger of the locked mg[-] machine gun, secretly thinking that he must be careful and careful when commanding. In terms of performance, the performance of these German tanks assigned to him was at best similar to the Japanese Type [-] light armored vehicles. If you encounter a Type [-] light armored vehicle or Japanese infantry, you can still show your majesty. If you encounter a Type [-] light tank or a Type [-] medium tank equipped with artillery, you have to find a way to hide.

Thinking back to the years when I fought in Xinkou, at that time, relying on the inherent impression of having tank defense cannons and time-travelers in my hands, He Wei looked down on the various tanks of the Japanese army. But now it seems that the Japanese The tank, at least for now, is still pretty good.

"Sir, it's going uphill."

Suddenly there was a shout from the driver in front of the vehicle, and He Wei responded. As the engine of the chariot emitted a cloud of black smoke, the chariot He Wei was riding in responded to the sound and rushed up the small slope on the hill.

Not far away, the other dozen or so tanks of the third tank company were also galloping. He Wei said at the meeting yesterday that he would give the officers of the tank company a complete report the next day. Butan collaborative training tutorial,

In fact, at that time, many officers of the chariot unit sneered at He Wei's "arrogant words". They all thought that He Wei was just an infantry officer who had just graduated from the eleventh class of the military academy. He must have extremely high academic ability in the infantry department. Strong attainments, but in the field of chariot warfare, hum, what kind of powerful training routine can an infantry officer who has never even ridden in a chariot come up with? He's just young and energetic.

Unexpectedly, after He Wei burned the midnight oil to fight, he actually took out a decent infant-tank coordination tactics regulations, which stunned these professional tank officers who came from the tank warfare department of the military academy. He Wei was a mercenary in his previous life. At that time, he was very familiar with the tactics of infantry-tank and infantry-fighter coordination, but he was also very good at it.

How to deploy a motorized infantry company, how to fight while riding in a vehicle, how to assault, how to attack when dismounting, how to attack when strengthening tanks, how to cooperate with infantry and tanks to pass through minefields, He Wei naturally memorizes these. The manual he handed over to the chariot officers was based on the infantry combat coordination teaching materials of later generations and was improved based on the performance of the chariots of this era.

On the field training field of the artillery school, the three tank platoons of the third tank company were fully deployed, with two tanks in the front, and each tank platoon was spread out in a diamond shape, with five No. [-] tanks in each row. , there are three tanks lined up in a row at a distance of one hundred meters, and the other two tanks are one hundred meters in front and rear of these three tanks, and between the tanks are the soldiers of the infantry company of the special agent battalion.

The Third Infantry Company of the Secret Service Battalion was assigned to the Chariot Company by He Wei. According to He Wei's regulations, during combat, each chariot platoon needs an infantry platoon to cooperate with the operation. Between the tanks, there are three infantry companies of the Third Company. The soldiers endured the exhaust fumes from the tanks and charged forward with their rifles under the command of the sergeants.

The three platoons of the third tank company also assaulted in an inverted triangle formation, with two tanks in front and another tank behind, while the two command tanks of the third tank company headquarters Caught in the middle and commanding from the center.

But in the coordinated attack formation of infantry and tanks, there are not only infantry and tanks. At the end of the formation, there are two German Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicles dragging two German-made [-]mm tank defense guns in pursuit. Assault, tanks, infantry, and anti-tank guns were all available, forming a powerful attack formation.

He Wei not only gave the most basic coordinated attack formation, but also gave different plans for using different light and heavy firearms with combat vehicles in the infantry company. The third company of the infantry was the one who attacked with the vehicle in the gaps between the tanks. Each infantry platoon of the infantry company, and the machine gun platoon of the third infantry company equipped with three Sulothong mg[-] general-purpose machine guns was assigned to three tank platoons. The shooters of each machine gun squad carried the mg[-] general-purpose machine gun with a twenty-five-round magazine. The machine gun climbed onto the turret of the tank, and relied on the turret of the tank to make a covering shooting posture.

These earliest Type [-] tanks were not equipped with turret-mounted machine guns like the modern main battle tanks that He Wei saw in later generations. Worried about the lack of firepower of the Type [-] tanks, they simply used this extremely primitive and crude method. Let the shooters from the machine gun platoon of the infantry company of the special agent battalion add "human machine guns," to the tank.

"Keep up, keep up!"

Hu Zhaowu, commander of the Third Infantry Company of the Special Agent Battalion, stood behind the turret of the headquarters command vehicle of the Third Company of Tanks. He endured the unpleasant smell of tank fuel and shouted loudly to his infantrymen. As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly, the ground beneath his feet The chariot suddenly accelerated violently, and black smoke spurted out. Hu Zhaowu was stunned to take a mouthful of black smoke, which made Hu Zhaowu cough.

"Captain Zhao, this thing of yours is too strong. It's stronger than the cigarettes from the Third Fort. I said, there are people on your tank. You want to smoke me to death." Hu Zhaowu used the butt of the speed machine to smoke hard. He smashed the turret and cursed loudly.

Zhao Huzhen, the commander of the third company of the tank, suppressed a laugh, pushed open the turret cover, looked at the slightly embarrassed Hu Zhaowu, and said seriously: "Captain Hu, there is no other way. Battalion Commander He said that we must unite sincerely and cooperate with each other. In order to cooperate in the battle, you should suffer a little first."

After saying that, Zhao Huzhen got into the turret again.

"you...."

At this time, Hu Zhaowu, who had turned into a black-faced man, looked at the closed turret hatch and could only helplessly shake his head. He thought that all the hardships he suffered now were for training well. When he goes to the battlefield in the future, he must do it. Make the Japanese round and flat so that you can be worthy of the pain of eating tank exhaust today.

"Shock, hit, keep up with the tanks."

Hu Zhaowu then commanded the post with a louder voice to follow the tank assault. In this extremely painful coordination exercise for the infantry, the level of coordination between the officers and soldiers of the third infantry company and the third tank company also increased accordingly. rise.

The collaborative training of infantry and tanks was in full swing, and after sitting in the tank for several hours, He Wei apparently lost interest in the No. [-] tank. Originally, he had asked Zhao Huzhen for a separate tank for him to ride in. Driving is just to feel the fun of the original tank.

Unfortunately, this tank was really average. He Wei lost interest after sitting for a while, so he ordered the tank specially designed for him to ride and test to return to the formal training. He himself went to take a shower, and after lunch, They called a few trucks and pulled up Yang Biao's spy platoon. He Wei got on his Mercedes-Benz SUV, drove out of the artillery school, and drove forward along the road.

He Wei was sitting in the passenger seat of an off-road vehicle. From time to time on the road, he could see refugees fleeing with their children and the elderly. Among the refugees were young and old, ranging from an eighty-year-old man to a baby waiting to be fed. .

He Wei also saw a woman with small feet, swaying her little feet and moving slowly. She was also carrying a basket with rice in her hand. He didn't know how far the woman could go with this basket of rice and the three-inch golden lotus. .

In the crowd, there were shouts, curses, and cries. It was a tragic scene. He Wei couldn't help but be moved when he saw it. The officers and soldiers of the special agent platoon on the truck seemed to be unable to bear looking at the tragic scene, and they all took out the biscuits they had on them to eat. , and threw it to the refugees on the roadside. When they saw food being thrown at them, the refugees rushed to fight for it. The refugees who were fighting for the food when the secret service platoon dropped it all knelt down and kowtowed to the passing military vehicles.

When will this troubled country gain true peace and tranquility?
  He Wei couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The only thing that comforted him was that many refugees were discussing that they could leave Nanjing by boat. Thinking of these possible people who might have died at the hands of the Japanese army in the original history, but because of his own operations, Maybe he could get a chance to survive, and He Wei felt a little relieved.

He Wei led the spies out this time. Of course he was not sympathizing with the people. He was not the Qingtian Lord. He came out this time to inquire about the situation nearby. According to He Wei's speculation, the commander of the Nanjing garrison, General Tang Meng Xiaotang, came out. For the reason of retaliating against the Gendarmerie Headquarters, the secret service battalion was thrown into the artillery school. After all, the secret service battalion was a small unit and was equipped with tanks and anti-tank guns.

Therefore, out of military common sense, the special agent battalion will most likely be ordered to be strengthened during combat, or to assist other troops in combat. These other troops refer to nearby field troops, and He Wei also remembered it based on the memory of the traveler. Tangshan was also an important battlefield in the historical battle to defend Nanjing.

Therefore, He Wei took people out to search first to see if he could contact the nearby troops first, contact them in advance to establish a good relationship and build a good relationship to facilitate cooperation during wartime.

Sure enough, after the convoy drove four or five kilometers, the shadow of the troops finally appeared on the road.

"Sir, there seems to be a roadblock ahead."

The driver in the driver's seat reminded him softly. He Wei raised his binoculars and looked at the road in the distance. Sure enough, there was a simple roadblock. There was about a squad of soldiers there, all wearing gray military uniforms and wearing what looked like flat boots on their heads. British steel helmets, and a simple machine gun position was set up on the road with a Czech light machine gun.

There were dozens of soldiers on guard scattered in the fields on both sides of the road.

"It seems that we have met the rightful owner. Drive faster."

He Wei urged, and the driver responded, stepped on the accelerator, accelerated on the road, and soon arrived near the roadblock. The soldiers obviously noticed He Wei's group of uninvited guests, and immediately increased their vigilance and issued various orders. A kind of chirpy battle command.

He Wei also heard it, but unfortunately, these soldiers seemed to be speaking in dialects. For a moment, He Wei couldn't understand what they were saying. He Wei suddenly became suspicious. This accent was so strange. Who did this group of troops belong to? What's the origin?
  When He Wei's off-road vehicle stopped in front of the roadblock sandbags, about a squad of soldiers with live ammunition also gathered around. A soldier with the rank of sergeant raised his rifle at He Wei and came to He Wei's off-road vehicle. Next to him, he yelled: "Are you tying the other one? Are you tying the other one?"

Could it be, is this the Guangdong team?
  (End of this chapter)