Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 257: Only 8 Tanks

"Old Ding, you're a little slow."

After dawn, Chen Chengxing met Ding Wei again on the east gate tower of Zhengshan Town.

"Do you think everyone is like you? Don't you feel bad about taking the shells?"

"The New 1st Regiment is a small group and can't compare to a wealthy man like you." Ding Wei waved his hand.

If the New 1st Regiment had the same equipment and logistical support as the New 2nd Regiment, Ding Wei guaranteed that they would fight even more fiercely.

Chen Chengxing didn't care about Ding Wei's sour words, but asked:

"Old Ding, the Japanese are now cowards, do you have any ideas?"

"Old Chen, this turtle shell may be difficult to break. If they are forced into a corner, the Japanese will definitely use poison gas bombs." Ding Wei said.

The poison gas bomb was something they had not anticipated.

The Japanese's poison gas bombs are used by special personnel and are normally only rationed during major wars.

Who would have thought that a small town like Zhengshan would store poison gas bombs.

The Japanese had probably already thought about using poison gas bombs against the Eighth Route Army's base.

"Then let's maintain the siege and turn our attention to the reinforcements," said Chen Chengxing.

It now seems that the encirclement and annihilation of Zhengshan Town will have to wait until night, and the main attack during the day will still be through cold guns and cold artillery.

Just as Chen Chengxing and Ding Wei were discussing countermeasures, Ma Zhiyuan ran up.

"Captain, we have received a report that the Japanese reinforcements from Taiyuan have arrived in Luyang and are heading this way. The total number of troops is about 1, but there are also 8 tanks!"

After hearing Ma Zhiyuan's report, Ding Wei's eyes suddenly widened.

"Tanks? Eight of them?! The Japs really think highly of us!"

Ding Wei was not very worried about the one thousand Japanese infantrymen, as the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments were not afraid of them.

But this tank is completely different.

With the current capabilities of the Eighth Route Army, as long as the Japanese tanks come out, they will be basically invincible.

If you want to destroy a tank, you must first kill all the infantry that cooperates with the tank, and then carry the explosives to blow it up.

I don’t know how many lives will be lost in this.

"Old Ding, look at you. You are the head of a regiment after all. Are you scared by just eight tanks?"

Chen Chengxing said slowly.

"Just a little? Old Chen, you are really like a toad yawning. You are so arrogant."

"No matter how many mortars your New Second Regiment has, they can't hit tanks!" Ding Wei said seriously.

When he was in central Hebei, his regiment was often bullied by the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles.

The Japanese armored forces are very fast, and if the troops are careless, they will be divided and surrounded.

"Haha. Just a few small tanks. I don't need mountain artillery or infantry artillery. I can easily kill them."

"Just take two battalions with me and launch an ambush." Chen Chengxing said confidently.

Now that the Japanese in Zhengshan Town have been trapped, Chen Chengxing can lead the team to eliminate the Japanese reinforcements first.

"I want to see what you rely on to make such a big statement!" Ding Wei said.

He really didn't see any anti-tank weapons of the New Second Regiment.

"Just watch and see."

Chen Chengxing led the Fourth Battalion and the Fourth Guerrilla Team, while Ding Wei led the Second and Third Battalions.

The two regiments, with a total of more than 3500 people, headed straight for Majiagou Village.

The terrain here is complex, with weeds and trees growing on both sides of the road, making it very suitable for ambushes.

Because there were tanks leading the way, the Japanese infantry were obviously not as vigilant.

In their view, even if there was an ambush, the eight tanks could easily crush any Eighth Route Army that dared to stop them.

On the hillsides and in the woods on both sides, the soldiers of the New Second and New First Regiments had already ambushed, waiting for the Japanese to take the bait.

"Old Chen, the anti-tank trap you dug can only trap one tank at most. What about the rest?"

Ding Wei asked in a low voice as he looked at Chen Chengxing who was holding a telescope and watching the actions of the Japanese.

In Ding Wei's opinion, even if a deep ditch could cause the first Japanese vehicle to fall, it would be useless because the Japanese could drag it up again at any time.

If we go through so much effort just to delay the Japanese, it would be a waste of time.

"Just watch, I have a secret weapon." Chen Chengxing said without even turning his head.

The anti-tank trenches dug by Chen Chengxing were only to force the Japanese tanks to stop moving.

After all, the soldiers are not yet proficient in using the rocket launchers, and the hit rate is not very high.

After the Japanese tanks slow down and stop, their hit rate can be greatly increased.

When Ding Wei heard Chen Chengxing talking about the secret weapon, he reacted.

"You mean those little tubes?"

During the march, Ding Wei took a walk around the New Second Regiment.

I saw several people carrying iron pipes and ammunition bags that were obviously modified from the Japanese backpacks.

When not loaded, the rocket launcher is just an iron pipe with a handle.

"The Type 40 mm rocket launcher is specially designed to attack tanks," Chen Chengxing explained casually.

"Bazooka? Attack tanks?"

Ding Wei said that he understood every word, but why couldn't he recognize them when they were put together?

"Was this also invented by the New Second Regiment Arsenal?" Ding Wei asked.

"Well, the drawings and samples have been delivered to the headquarters arsenal. If you want them, you'll have to work hard sooner rather than later."

"Let me see the effect first."

Ding Wei also picked up the telescope and began to watch the Japanese tanks' every move.

As an officer on the front line, Ding Wei immediately realized the effect of this weapon.

If you can attack tanks, it means you can also attack bunkers and artillery towers.

This is a magical weapon for the Eighth Route Army, which is still in a guerrilla warfare state.

For the Eighth Route Army, the biggest threat is not tanks or heavy artillery, because those things cannot enter the mountains.

The biggest threat is the bunkers and artillery towers.
The main force is easier to deal with, as they usually have heavy weapons and can easily destroy artillery towers.

But ordinary guerrillas don’t have any ability to attack strongholds.

The Eighth Route Army had the largest number of guerrillas, but not many real main force regiments.

If a guerrilla unit could be equipped with a rocket launcher, the threat posed by the turret would be greatly reduced.

Under the watchful eyes of Chen Chengxing and Ding Wei, the leading Japanese tank fell headfirst into the trap.

"Bagaya road!"

"Back up! Back up quickly!" the Japanese captain shouted.

A deep pit would not appear out of nowhere on the ground. This could only have been done by the Eighth Route Army.

No matter what the Eighth Route Army plans, the first option is to get the tanks out of danger first.

However, the pit dug by the New Second Regiment is obviously not so easy to get out of.

The Japs stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and the tank just emitted black smoke and threw mud everywhere.

There is no sign of any separation in itself.

The following infantrymen saw this and were about to step forward to guard and rescue.

Suddenly, several balls of fire appeared in the woods on both sides.

At the same time, fierce gunfire rang out.

"Da da da" "Da da da".
"Boom!" "Boom!".
The tank that had fallen into the trap and the last tank were covered by several explosions.

Looking at the size of the flames, the Japanese lieutenant colonel leading the team breathed a sigh of relief.

Such a large shell is obviously not enough to destroy the tank.

"Counterattack! Counterattack now!"

"The enemy is in the woods!" the Japanese lieutenant colonel shouted. With eight tanks in hand, he dared to fight any number of the Eighth Route Army.

Even if all the Eighth Route Army appeared here, he would not be afraid.

However, what surprised him was that most of the tanks began to turn around and prepare to provide cover for the infantry.

But the first and last cars did not move at all.

It was understandable that the first car was stuck in the ditch and couldn't move, but the last car had no restrictions at all.

You can't just pass out after being hit by a few small shells, right?

"Someone come! Go and hit that tank and make them start moving immediately!" shouted the Japanese lieutenant colonel.

He speculated that the passengers inside might have lost their hearing due to the violent explosion, so just give them a reminder.

However, before the Japanese soldiers could strike, two more tanks were engulfed by the explosion, and the two tanks immediately stopped moving.

At this point, even the dumbest person would react.

"The Eighth Route Army has anti-tank weapons!"

"Turn around! Turn around immediately!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel shouted until his voice broke.

He no longer cared about rescue at this time and just wanted to quickly withdraw from the ambush circle.

These 8 tanks are worth several times more than the Fukushima Battalion in Zhengshan Town!
Originally, Yoshio Shinozuka just wanted to show the strength of the First Army.

Let the Eighth Route Army be safe for the time being, and then deal with them after the North China Front Army has mobilized its troops.

If the tank is destroyed here, I will have no choice but to commit seppuku.

However, it was obviously too late for the Japanese to escape at this time, as rockets flew out from the woods on both sides again.

Until now, the Japanese in the tank unit still didn't understand what had attacked them.

Therefore, there was no effective counterattack at all.

Even if they immediately adjusted the turret and fired at the place where the flames were rising in the woods, it had no effect.

A bazooka is not a bulky anti-tank gun.

After pulling the trigger, the soldier had already run away.

And with the previous two hits, the confidence of the rocket launcher shooter had been boosted, and he directly attacked four tanks separately.

The Japanese this time brought Type 95 light tanks, with the thickest armor being only 12 mm.

If the rocket hits the target, the jet with a temperature of over 2,000 degrees and the scattered fragments will directly kill the crew members in the tank.

Looking at the tanks stopping again, the Japanese lieutenant colonel felt like the sky was falling.

Until now, he still didn't understand what the Eighth Route Army used to destroy the tank.

This is not scientific at all!
However, seeing that the tank did not have much damage on the outside, the Japanese felt hopeful again.

The exterior was not damaged, which meant that the Eighth Route Army most likely used shock waves or something like that to kill the members inside the tank.

As long as we can defeat the Eighth Route Army, we can find a way to get the tanks back.

He still has hope, after all, the tank is not broken or lost, so the responsibility is not his.

And he also took the tank back, which was a great achievement!
"Gentlemen! The tank has broken down! We must take it back!"

"Otherwise, everyone will be court-martialed!"

"Fight to the death!" shouted the Japanese lieutenant colonel.

"It's getting dark, get on board!"
The Japanese soldiers seemed to be energized and began to fight to the death.

Even in the face of mortar attacks, no one moved away and all stayed there fighting.

These soldiers also knew very well that no matter whether what the lieutenant colonel said was true or not, it was true that the tank was not moving.

If everyone just breaks through and moves in like this.

The best outcome would be that all officers would commit seppuku and all soldiers would be drafted into suicide squads.

There is no way it can end without a clean death.

At that time, even the women in the family would have to become comfort women.

Compared to that outcome, dying here would be a good thing.

Facing these stubborn devils, Chen Chengxing naturally did not show any courtesy.

Relying on his wealth and power, Chen Chengxing let Ding Wei know who the real main force is.

Looking at the dense bullets, artillery shells, and the advancing troops, Ding Wei's eyes were wide open.

"Damn, Lao Chen, the New Second Regiment was able to enter Zhengshan Town so quickly. It was no fluke!"

"This guy is really good at what he does." Ding Wei exclaimed.

Chen Chengxing brought a main force battalion and a guerrilla brigade.

The combat effectiveness of this main battalion is not inferior to the elite Japanese troops that Ding Wei had first seen.

Moreover, even though they were guerrillas, they were not much worse than his New 1st Regiment in combat.

You know, the New 1st Regiment is the main force!

"It's okay. It's all thanks to the hard work of the soldiers." Chen Chengxing said with a smile.

This has nothing to do with my own characteristics!

"I told you you're fat, but you're still panting. It's the soldiers who can fight, not you!" Ding Wei snorted.

"Stop talking nonsense. I see your men are about to break in. Should we blow the charge?" Ding Wei asked.

We can’t let the new second troupe steal all the limelight, we have to give the new first troupe some room to perform, right?

Otherwise, how are we going to share the spoils later?
"." Chen Chengxing glanced at Ding Wei.

Chen Chengxing could tell at a glance what Ding Wei was thinking, but he didn't say much.

"Bugler! Blow the charge!" Chen Chengxing shouted.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep"

"Kill!"

"Kill~!".
The Japanese looked at the more than 3,000 people rushing out from both sides, their eyes filled with the determination to die.

The more than 3,000 men separated by skirmish lines almost filled their field of vision.

Before, when they relied on light and heavy machine guns to shoot, they felt that the enemy was only one or two thousand people.

They felt that there was still a high chance that they could get the tank back.

Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the charge, the number of Eighth Route Army soldiers doubled.

"Gentlemen! The locusts are watching us! Follow me and charge!" the Japanese lieutenant colonel stood up and shouted.

He has no chance of survival now.

If he died on the charge, he might still be able to protect his family.

The rest of the Japanese soldiers, who were deeply brainwashed by Bushido, looked at the Eighth Route Army who were already within reach.

Without any nonsense, he turned on the safety and followed forward with bayonet in hand.

"It's dark and the card is on board!"

"Onboard!".
The two sides collided violently.

Looking at the thousands of people fighting each other, Ding Wei felt he couldn't keep his eyes open.

"Old Chen, I always thought Li Yunlong was a good trainer, but I didn't expect there was someone better than him."

"You really impressed me."

"Why didn't I realize you had this skill before?" Ding Wei sighed as he looked at Chen Chengxing.

With Li Yunlong's previous training, the new regiment was already very good at bayonet fighting.

I didn't expect that the new second regiment would be even more reckless when fighting with bayonets.

Doesn't it hurt when a half-meter-long bayonet is stuck in your body? You can still fight back?

“I never had the chance to use it before.” Chen Chengxing said with a smile.

The main reason is that the hook was not set in place before, otherwise you would have been shocked a long time ago.

(End of this chapter)