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Chapter 779: 105mm Cannon

After Yang Yuanshan deployed his troops, the New 1st Regiment, the Divisional Guard Regiment and the Special Service Regiment quickly took action.

Kong Dacheng led his eight tanks, emitting black smoke, and rushed westward along the Zhengtai Road.

The rumbling sound of the tanks made the soldiers of the special forces regiment feel excited.

The soldiers still remember the scene of them beating up the Japanese tanks two days ago.

……

Although Wei Dayong had brought his men to burn an armored train.

But until now, the Japanese have not given up on repairing the railway and are still working hard.

The engineers, like ants, were sweating.

I don't know whether it was because Kazuo Shinozuka didn't give the order, or because the old Japanese was reluctant to give up the deterrent power of the last armored train.

Of course, the Japanese were not stupid enough to let the engineers be exposed directly in the front.

Instead, three guard posts were set up a few hundred meters east of where the engineers were working.

Simple fortifications were built and two Type 4 infantry guns and four Type heavy machine guns were installed.

The defense looks very tight.

So, when Kong Dacheng rushed into the sight of the Japanese soldiers on guard with his tanks, they screamed on the spot:

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"The Eighth Route Army tanks are coming!"

……

A Japanese officer immediately shouted:

"Quick, fire!
Heavy machine guns! Fire! "

Following these orders, the Japanese sentries, who were in a panic, saw eight huge vehicles rushing towards them and immediately chose to open fire.

Infantry guns and heavy machine guns roared.

"Bang bang bang..."

"Duh duh duh..."

However, such firepower is useless.

Not to mention that it is difficult to hit a tank directly while it is moving at high speed. Even if it is hit by chance, the effect will make the Japanese soldiers despair.

The power of the Type 92 infantry gun was originally relatively small, and they had no armor-piercing shells, so they were completely helpless against the Chaffee tanks in the front of the tank company.

Even if the shell hits the tank and explodes, it cannot blow open the front armor of the tank.

As for the Type 92 heavy machine gun, it can be used against infantry, but it is impossible to fight against a steel monster like the Chaffee.

The bullet hit the armor and bounced off, and no one knew where it went.

So the Japanese soldiers could only watch those terrible steel monsters crushing towards them like lightning.

Then they broke through the makeshift fortifications blocking their way with great force and crushed them into mud.

Then they unscrupulously started firing at the engineers who were in a mess with the anti-aircraft machine guns on the tank turret.

"Da da da... da da da..."

The 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun of the Chaffee tank is extremely powerful. Anyone who is hit by it will die.

The Japanese engineers were originally a technical branch of the military. How could they have ever seen such a tragic battlefield?
They were defeated on the spot and fled for their lives.

When the young and strong men captured by the Japanese saw this opportunity, they hid to the side and hit the heads of the Japanese soldiers guarding them with the hoes in their hands.

They have been enslaved and exploited to death by these bastards in the past few days, and have accumulated endless hatred.

At this moment, they started fighting without mercy, and each one was more ruthless than the other!

They quickly killed many Japanese soldiers, snatched their guns, and started to flee eastward.

When Kong Dacheng saw this, he immediately forgot Yang Yuanshan's previous order not to go too deep into the enemy's camp, and shouted:

"Comrades, some fellow villagers have escaped.

Let's continue to advance and cover them!"

After receiving the order, the drivers continued to step on the accelerator, letting the tank rumble forward.

The machine gunners also opened fire at full capacity, madly shooting at all the Japanese within their field of vision.

The young and strong men were greatly surprised to see their tanks taking the initiative to provide cover.

Sensing hope of escape, he immediately exerted all his strength.

They quickly jumped into the ravine and escaped, or fled into the mountains and forests.

Of course, there were also many people who were unlucky or physically weak and could not run fast enough. They were unable to escape and were shot dead by the Japanese soldiers who reacted quickly.

……

The tank company of the special forces regiment caught the Japanese off guard, gained a considerable advantage, and wiped out several hundred of them.

The soldiers were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

But the Japanese were not fools. After being confused for a few minutes, they finally reacted.

The officers organized the engineers to retreat quickly while calling for artillery fire to counterattack.

Soon, the firepower points deployed on the hillsides on both sides of the road gradually began to fire at the tanks of Kong Dacheng and others.

Shells and bullets came towards them like locusts.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sound of the exploding shells also made the ears of people on the battlefield buzz, and they could hardly hear any other sounds.

Meng Peixuan, the platoon leader of the tank company, shouted to Kong Dacheng through the car radio:
"Captain, we should withdraw. Didn't the regiment commander order us to fight a guerrilla war?"

Kong Dacheng also knew that the situation was becoming increasingly dangerous, as if shells were coming at them from all directions. He quickly gave the order:

“Retreat immediately!
Fire as you retreat!"

……

Let’s talk about the Japanese.

When Kazuo Shinozuka heard his subordinates report that the Eighth Route Army's tanks were rushing over and slaughtering the engineers, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

I deeply hate these Eighth Route Army soldiers for being so rampant and daring to provoke me again and again.

It's like pinning yourself to the ground and slapping yourself in the face.

How could he endure this?
So he immediately yelled:

"Order all the cannons on the armored train to immediately open fire on the Tubalu's tanks!
I want to see whether the Tubalu's tank armor is more powerful or my tank gun is more powerful!"

There were two 14-model 105mm cannons on his armored train, plus there was another one on the remaining three carriages of the armored train that had just been burned, so there were a total of three cannons.

The person who came to report was a captain, and he couldn't help but hesitate when he heard the order.

He quickly said:
"Commander, our warriors are too close to the tanks of the Eighth Route Army.

The closest one is less than 50 meters away!
If we fire the cannon, I'm afraid it will cause accidental injuries!"

Weapons like cannons are generally used for beyond-visual-range shooting.

In the era without fire control systems, no matter how skilled a gunner was, it was difficult to make a shell accurately hit a target with a radius of 2 meters 20 kilometers away every time.

If it can barely fall within 50 meters, it is considered quite excellent.

In particular, this target is moving at high speed.

But the accident happened that the tanks of the special forces regiment were less than 50 meters away from some of the Japanese defenders!
In this case, if the three cannons really fire at full strength, accidental injuries will be inevitable.

Kazuo Shinozuka was furious at this moment.

Of course, I couldn't hear his reminder.

He roared decisively:
"Baga! Are you doubting the artillery skills of my Locust Army artillery?
Even if there were any accidental injuries, it would be the warriors' loyalty to His Majesty the Heavenly Locust."

After hearing what he said, the captain dared not speak anymore.

Someone was sent immediately to convey the order to the artillery.

……

Soon, the gunners of the three cannons received orders.

Immediately contacted the observer who was set up on the top of the mountain.

Then, under the guidance of the observer, they began to fire at the special forces regiment tanks to the east.

“Bang… bang…”

The huge sound of artillery fire resounded all around, giving the somewhat panicked Japanese soldiers unlimited confidence.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

The explosion of the shells hitting the ground was deafening, and the huge shock wave caused the earth to shake!

It’s a pity that the tanks of Kong Dacheng and others were moving, so the accuracy of their artillery fire this time was not very good.

Instead, a lot of shrapnel hit many unlucky Japanese soldiers, causing them to scream and curse.

But the huge explosion still made Kong Dacheng and others feel extremely dangerous.

Immediately speed up and retreat with all your strength.

However, the range of the Japanese 105mm cannon is as long as 15 kilometers!

The Japanese observers were deployed on all commanding heights within a radius of 3 kilometers.

So as they fled, they were subjected to crazy bombardment from these three cannons!

The shrapnel and shock waves from the explosion made their eight tanks sway like small boats in the sea waves.

Just when they ran about 1 kilometer out of the outermost cordon of the Japanese, suddenly, a 35-jin shell hit a lagging M3 tank.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the tank jumped up due to the huge shock wave, then fell down with a bang and hit the ground heavily.

The tank's armor was directly blown through, and shrapnel flew into the tank's cockpit and hit the driver Yu San's arm, causing him to lose his right arm.

In addition to the serious injuries inflicted on him, the other crew members in the tank were also shaken by the huge vibration of the explosion, and they were bleeding from all seven orifices and collapsed in their seats, unable to move.

Fortunately, the driver Wan Dapeng was still conscious and struggled to report on the car radio:

"Captain... Captain, we've been hit!
Comrades are also injured, I'm afraid it will be difficult to evacuate!"

When Kong Dacheng heard this, he felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.

He wanted to turn around and rescue them, but he saw those powerful shells were still falling, blowing up the road and making gravel fly everywhere.

He immediately understood that if he didn't evacuate quickly, the other tanks might have to stay here too!

When he thought of the heavy responsibility he had, he could only bite the bullet and reply:

"Other tanks, retreat quickly!
Dapeng, take care of yourself——ah——"

When he said this, Kong Dacheng felt so painful that he couldn't help but howl out.

He knew what the price of giving this order was!
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(End of this chapter)