Pucheng, on the ruins of the south gate city wall.
He Shuya and Huang Shouxin were holding telescopes and paying close attention to the Japanese camp in front of them. They saw the gate of the Japanese camp suddenly opened wide, and then a dozen tanks surged out aggressively under the protection of at least one squadron of Japanese infantry. Two People were immediately overjoyed.
"Shu Ya, come out, the little devil is out!" Huang Shouxin couldn't help shouting with joy.
"Don't be too happy, it's just coming out." He Shuya always remained calm enough and said calmly, "This is just the beginning. If there are any mistakes in the next actions, the little devil may still show up. No, he turned around and retracted again."
"No." Huang Shouxin said cheerfully, "The Japs' infantry has scared us. If something goes wrong, it is possible to retreat, but the Japs' chariot troops have not yet interacted with us. I have passed my hand, so I won’t retract it so easily.”
After finishing speaking, Huang Shouxin patted He Shuya on the shoulder and said, "I have confidence in your plan."
"Let's take a look first." He Shuya said calmly, "As soon as we notice something is wrong, we will immediately try to cut off the retreat of this group of Japs. Even if we cannot capture these Type 95 tanks intact, we must not let them return to the Japs camp. "
"That won't work!" Mei Jiuling immediately shouted, "These Type 95 tanks must be captured intact. There must be no mistakes. Shuya, let me tell you, and keep your word. You are not allowed to damage my tanks."
Huang Shouxin said angrily: "I'm talking about Mei Jiuling, this is obviously the little devil's tank, okay? How come it becomes yours?"
"Whatever I say is mine is mine," Mei Jiuling said, "sooner or later it will be mine."
Huang Shouxin smiled bitterly, and then spread his hands towards He Shuya, but He Shuya said nothing.
While the three of them were talking, the Type 95 light tank driven by tank company commander He Dacong had already returned to the ruins of the south gate city wall, and then a very "dramatic" scene occurred.
When the tank was about to roll over the ruins and return to the city, it hit a wall.
Little Japan's Type 95 light tank has technical parameters. The width of the trench that can be crossed is two meters, and the height of the vertical wall that can be climbed is 0.6 meters. If the trench is more than two meters, or the vertical wall is higher than 0.6 meters Mi, little Japan's Type 95 tank can only spin in circles and is powerless.
Although He Dacong was only driving a tank to participate in actual combat for the first time, it was inevitable to be nervous, but it was obviously impossible for him to make such a low-level mistake. Even if the vertical height of the ruins of the city wall exceeded 0.6 meters, there was no way to crush him from the front. In the past, wouldn't it be possible to grind upwards diagonally
He Dacong actually did this on purpose, for the purpose of fishing.
What kind of fish did you catch? Of course, there were more than a dozen Japanese tanks following behind.
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This "embarrassing" scene under the ruins of the South Gate city wall naturally fell into the eyes of the Japanese tank soldiers and Japanese infantry who followed behind.
Seeing the Type 95 tank driven by the Chinese desperately trying to rush towards the ruins of the city wall, but unable to do so, instead billowing black smoke was emitted from the exhaust port. Saburo Sato, who was standing at the lookout position of the turret to observe the enemy's situation, He burst out laughing immediately.
Do these stupid Chinese people think that they can become an excellent tank soldier by learning simple tank driving? It's so naive! He couldn't even climb over the ruins of a small city wall. Such a scumbag was not worthy of being an opponent of their fifth tank squadron.
At that moment, Saburo Sato retracted into the carriage and gave instructions to the tank driver to pursue him from the front. Then he gave instructions to the other twelve tanks following him, ordering the twelve tanks to divide into three lines and four to follow him in the middle. In pursuit, the other eight vehicles surrounded him from the left and right sides.
Saburo Sato also specifically issued an order that all tanks were not allowed to fire their main guns.
Obviously, Saburo Sato also had the idea of taking back the tank.
In any case, this is a Type 95 light tank. It would be best if it could be recaptured intact. Even if it cannot be recaptured intact, at least it should not be too badly damaged.
Therefore, you must not fire a gun, otherwise the tank will be destroyed directly with one shot.
As a senior chariot corpsman, Saburo Sato is very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of the Type 95 light tank. The advantages of this light tank are fast speed and good maneuverability. The disadvantage is that the protection is extremely poor. Even Maxim Heavy machine guns can penetrate side armor. Faced with direct fire from a 37mm tank main gun, even the thickest frontal armor cannot withstand it. As long as it hits, it will die with one shot.
After receiving Saburo Sato's order, the twelve accompanying tanks immediately separated, with four following closely behind, and the other eight divided into two groups to outflank them from the left and right sides. Upon seeing this, the Japanese infantry who were following up to protect them immediately It was also divided into three parts, each following Saburo Sato's car and two other tanks, responsible for protection.
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On the ruins of the city wall.
The Japanese's strange movements caught the eyes of He Shuya and others without missing a beat.
Mei Jiuling said: "Shu Ya, you really expected it. The Japs are really reluctant to fire. Otherwise, with a dozen Japs tanks at such a close range, with just one salvo, the tank driven by He Dacong would probably be blown into pieces." Damn it, I was really sweating just now."
Huang Shouxin said: "Jiuling, you still don't believe Shuya's plan? Since the fight back to Longgou, when did he miss it? Just put your heart back in your stomach."
"Okay, stop praising me." He Shuya shook his head and said, "If you praise me any more, I will go to heaven."
After finishing speaking, He Shuya turned to Han Feng and the three battalion commanders Lei Peng, Ding Li, and Yang Banan and said: "Team Han, as well as battalion commanders Lei, Ding, and Yang, proceed according to the original plan."
"Yes!" Han Feng and Lei Peng agreed, turned around and hurried away.
But before turning around and leaving, Han Feng first threw a small stone at the Type 95 tank that was milling around under the ruins. The small stone accurately hit the tank's turret, and there was a loud explosion. After hearing the noise, the tank that was struggling to climb up the hill immediately turned around.
The Type 95 tank driven by He Dacong gave up climbing and fled hastily to the east.
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Saburo Sato was passing through the observation hole, closely monitoring the tank driven by He Dacong. As soon as He Dacong made any movement, Saburo Sato immediately appeared.
"Want to run?" Saburo Sato smiled ferociously and said in a deep voice, "Watch where you run!"
Saburo Sato immediately ordered the driver to increase the horsepower to the maximum, and billowing black smoke immediately came out of the exhaust port of the tank, and then roared straight towards the tank driven by He Dacong. The four tanks responsible for outflanking the right wing also Suddenly, he tried to intercept from the front.
However, the four tanks that outflanked the right wing failed to complete the interception mission. Just before these four tanks arrived, the tank driven by He Dacong had already rushed past the ruins of the city wall, only a dozen meters away. , and was almost intercepted by the little devil.
When Saburo Sato saw this, he immediately screamed in anger.
Because the four tanks outflanking from the right wing not only failed to intercept the Chinese tanks, but blocked their advance route, they waited until the four tanks outflanking the right wing reversed, completed a U-turn, and then completed the formation with the five tanks in the center commanded by Saburo Sato. By that time, the Chinese tanks had already arrived a hundred meters away.
"Bagagaru!" Sato Saburo was furious and immediately ordered, "Catch up, catch up with me, we must not let the Chinese escape! Hurry up and catch up!"
But this time, the Chinese seemed to have completely given up on the idea of returning to the city. They just looked in one direction and drove forward desperately. Most of the areas around Pucheng were endless plains. Except for a few small rivers and ditches, almost everything was there. There was no obstacle, so I just kept rushing forward.
At the beginning, Saburo Sato was still a little worried. What if the Chinese drove tanks and led them deep into the territory controlled by the Dameishan Independent Regiment? It was discovered that the Chinese were obviously dizzy and did not escape to the north, but to the south.
From Pucheng to the south is Pukou, but it is the sphere of influence controlled by the Japanese army.
After realizing this, Sato Saburo no longer had any worries, and led the fifth squadron of tanks to pursue them boldly. Even if they chased him to the end of the world, he vowed to catch up with the Chinese, and then take back what originally belonged to the Emperor of Japan. The posture of military tanks.
Sato Saburo, who was determined to win, did not know that not long after they passed by, Ding Li, Lei Peng and Yang Banan's three battalions of two thousand officers and soldiers had already appeared on the road and the area along the route, and then began intense excavation work.
Three battalions of two thousand officers and soldiers set up a "gate" shape on the road and along the area, each responsible for a section of the area, and then began to use engineer picks to dig trenches against time. The trenches dug were not ordinary trenches, but one side. An anti-tank trench with a flat side and a straight line.
The entire "gate" shape is about fifty meters wide on the front and one hundred meters long on both sides. The opening faces south, which is the direction in which Saburo Sato led the Fifth Squadron of Japanese Chariots to drive. There is exactly one in the direction of this opening. The river flows diagonally. Although it is winter and the water has long dried up, as long as the small stone bridge on the river is blown up, the muddy river bed is still enough to cause great obstacles to the tank.
Once the Japanese tank enters this "door", it will fall into a desperate situation with no way to go from heaven to earth.
However, digging an anti-tank trench with a length of more than 200 meters is no small project, because in order to successfully intercept the Japanese tanks, the depth of the anti-tank trench must be at least one meter, and one meter is only The minimum depth, to be on the safe side, must be dug to a vertical depth of at least two meters.
Time was running out, and the two thousand officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment began to dig against the clock. (To be continued.)