Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 113 The End of the Akita Armored Regiment

Tang Qiuli adjusted the focus and saw clearly that behind the Japanese tank column, about two kilometers away, there was a large group of Japanese cavalry, about seven or eight hundred people, riding tall horses with murderous intent. In the sun, their metal helmets shone.

luster.

This is a Japanese cavalry brigade! Tang Qiuli punched a small tree next to him. Damn it, did this Japanese cavalry brigade appear out of nowhere?

Isn't there this content in the special team's intelligence? It was their negligence. This very important information was not provided in time. This team leader deserves to die! He must be shot!

Qiuquan arrived in front of him. His face was very solemn, and his tone was filled with deep worry. He said to Tang Qiuli: "Xiaoqiu, we just found out that this team of Japanese cavalry is at a fork in the road not far ahead.

The special detachment that joined the Autumn Armored Regiment just discovered this important situation and reported it immediately."

When no one else was present, Qiuquan still called him by his original name, which made Tang Qiuli always feel a kind of flesh-and-blood affection.

Tang Qiuli understood that this was not the negligence of the reconnaissance team, but an accidental incident. What should we do now?

Fighting, the battlefield situation has changed fundamentally. The strength of this cavalry brigade alone is almost double that of our own troops. Moreover, this hilly area is very suitable for cavalry charge. Once the Japanese cavalry cannot be completely eliminated, it will be in despair.

Still being pursued.

Once the Japanese cavalry breaks through the defensive position, the infantry versus the cavalry, the chance of winning is almost zero. The troops will be entangled, and other nearby Japanese troops will come to reinforce them, making it difficult for the troops to escape.

This is just like what the future marshal of the Republic said: After preparing a table of food and two groups of guests, how do you eat the meal?

Withdrawing means losing the only chance to completely annihilate the Akita Armored Regiment. The troops are now on the verge of catastrophe, and they will not achieve the strategic goal of mobilizing the main Japanese forces to gather in western South Manchuria.

The goal of this operation is not only to annihilate the Akita Armored Regiment, but more importantly, to gain time and strategic space for the main force to fully launch in the East Manchuria area.

Your own strategic layout will be forced to revise, and how many unknown variables will appear? It is not necessarily known whether the strategic goal can be achieved in the end! The troops will be passive in the overall situation.

To fight or not to fight? Tang Qiuli was caught in a dilemma. If he lost an order, his army would be destroyed and he would die!

He was no longer allowed to think any more, and the Japanese tank vanguard had already approached the ambush area.

Fight! He made up his mind. War has always been a game for the brave. The suddenness of the battle can often determine the outcome of the battle. Use the most ferocious firepower to deal the greatest blow to the enemy and seize the initiative on the battlefield!

After making up his mind, he felt extremely relaxed. He turned his attention to Qiuquan. Qiuquan saw a kind of determination in Tang Qiuli's eyes. His eyes were shining in the sun, a kind of courage.

, a persevering aura spurted out from his body.

Seeing Tang Qiuli's look, Qiuquan already understood. He just nodded slightly and turned around to arrange the arrangements. Now that Xiaoqiu had made up his mind, he didn't say anything. Doing your own thing well is the best for this younger brother.

support.

Tang Qiuli immediately ordered the mortar unit to change the target and bombard the Japanese cavalry with all their strength. They must use the most violent firepower to inflict maximum damage to the enemy.

Then, he ordered the direct guard to set up a machine gun position in front of the mortar unit position to block the Japanese cavalry who attempted to charge, ensuring that the anti-tank gun unit's attacks on enemy armored targets were not disrupted.

The special operations detachment went forward and was responsible for annihilating the Japanese maintenance squadron and baggage squadron, as well as the Japanese armored soldiers who had the chance to escape.

After the deployment and adjustment, the soldiers of the special operations detachment quickly left their original positions and lurked close to the mountain road. The soldiers of the direct guard also set up machine guns one after another and quickly built machine gun bunkers.

There was no one around Tang Qiuli. All the soldiers were at the designated positions. There was only the breeze passing by and the huge roar of the Japanese tanks. He thought for a while, picked up a light machine gun, and fired towards Tang Qiuli.

Go directly to the guard's position.

Many years later, whenever he recalled the scene of this battle, he felt strange. How could he still hear the wind in that environment? But he never thought it was an illusion, because he really heard it.

, to be precise, I feel it.

There was a loud "boom", and the earth trembled. The cliff on one side of the mountain road suddenly collapsed, and tons of gravel and sand poured down like a flood that burst the embankment. The entire mountain road was instantly filled. The Japanese tanks at the front were

, three vehicles were completely buried in the hill-like gravel and sand.

The Japanese's march came to an abrupt end. Only the Japanese cavalry behind them galloped forward like crazy. For the galloping cavalry, the distance of two kilometers was reached in an instant, and they soon joined the Japanese armored troops.

The battle started as scheduled, despite unexpected circumstances.

On the silent hills on one side of the mountain road, there were streaks of flames that were still clearly visible even in the sun. They were powerful bullets shot by anti-tank guns.

In the first round of shooting, more than fifty of the Japanese tanks emitted thick smoke and dark red flames gradually ignited. The Japanese tank soldiers reacted at an alarming speed. The remaining tanks and armored vehicles quickly locked onto the attackers' positions, one by one.

The turret rotated around, and the black muzzle pointed at the anti-tank gun unit's position.

Tang Qiuli paid close attention to the situation on the entire battlefield. He immediately ordered the anti-tank gun troops to move to the preset positions. The soldiers quickly put away their weapons, and in groups of two, they quickly left the original positions and followed the predetermined plan.

Set up shooting points on the preset positions.

Despite this, there were still several groups of soldiers who were hit by Japanese artillery fire, and their bodies were thrown high into the air along with the explosion points, or were torn into pieces by artillery shells.

The dense artillery fire fired by the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles instantly covered the original position. Dust and smoke filled the air, and the entire position was plowed.

The soldiers of the anti-tank gun unit who had moved to the preset positions stuck out their tongues and said, "Be good! It's so scary!" They were almost annihilated by the Japanese.

At this time, they sincerely admired the commander's foresight. When they chose three positions yesterday, many soldiers didn't agree. Why bother? Isn't there more than a hundred Japanese tanks and armored vehicles? We have sixty.

Anti-tank guns, one gun per gun, only two or three bullets per person!

The anti-tank guns began the second round of strikes. About sixty more Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were hit. They collapsed in place with thick smoke and flames. The tanks and armored vehicles hit in the first round exploded violently, and the compartments of the vehicles exploded.

The ammunition that exploded inside made loud noises one after another, and fireballs rose up one after another, blowing each iron turtle to pieces.

Hot steel fragments flew all over the sky, cutting and tearing nearby pine branches, and then rained down again.

After two rounds of strikes, the Japanese armored forces lost two-thirds of their combat effectiveness. In mountainous and forested areas, armored forces are no different than lambs waiting to be slaughtered when encountering anti-armor weapons.

The remaining Japanese tanks and armored vehicles rushed down the mountain road like crazy, firing one after another. The fierce artillery fire covered the previous position again. This time the Japanese fought even more fiercely, firing continuously, venting all their anger to the enemy.

, this position caused them heavy losses.

However, this time, the Japs did not take advantage at all. The soldiers all learned well. After firing a shot, they moved quickly without orders. Before the Japs shells came, they had already reached the last preset position safely.

After the first round of anti-tank gun strikes, the Japanese cavalry troops reacted and discovered the location of the ambushers. A Japanese cavalry commander drew out his sharp sword and pointed the blade. The Japanese cavalry rode in battle formation.

Rush over.

A burst of mortar shells, like black storks, flew through the sky and landed in the charging formation of the Japanese cavalry with a strange roar. Where the bullets fell, plumes of smoke rose up. The Japanese cavalry was staggered by the explosion, and the soldiers under them were

Ocean horses, flying into the air together.

The high-explosive artillery shells developed by the base equipment research institute are no joke. The power of a mortar shell exceeds the power of the Jizi Mountain Cannon.

However, the charging formation of the Japanese cavalry was very scattered. Although more than a hundred Japanese cavalry were eliminated in this round of shelling, the remaining Japanese cavalry quickly realized that the other side had artillery and immediately opened the distance between them.

The charge formation was even more dispersed.

The subsequent artillery bombardment was not very effective. Although Japanese cavalry were knocked down by artillery shells from time to time on the charging road, the killing effect was greatly reduced.

Closer, closer, the sound of the charging horse hooves of the Japanese cavalry beat the ground like a drum, terrifying and heavy. The soldiers directly under the guard could already see the ferocious faces of the Japanese on horseback, and heard the howling of wolves.

General shouts, sharp sabers, shining coldly in the sun, carrying the breath of death, came over head and head.

Cavalry charge relies on speed. If the first round of firepower cannot stop the Japanese cavalry, the position will be broken through in an instant.

The first one to fire was Shan Hu. The heavy machine gun in his hand was the first to roar wildly. A tongue of flames composed of fan-shaped ballistics swept the Japanese cavalry charging in the first echelon to the ground like dumplings. With just one blow,

Shan Hu fired at least more than a thousand rounds of bullets.

Immediately afterwards, a metal storm suddenly blew up. More than fifty light machine guns sprayed out flames and dense bullets, laying down a hail of death bullets on the path of the Japanese cavalry's charge. The charging Japanese cavalry could no longer control their speed.

Hit in rows.

The firing sounds of machine guns were indistinguishable, and they were all connected together. The soldiers had only one thought in their minds: shoot, keep shooting, and pour out all the bullets in their hands.

If you look at it from a high altitude, it is like waves of waves, disappearing in close proximity, and the ones behind them surge up again, but the waves are made up of living **, and the waves are crushed by deadly metal projectiles.

The firing time was short, and the soldiers only had time to finish two magazines. The Japanese cavalry had already rushed to the position.