novelden Chapter 142
Chapter 142
"Crunch, crunch..."
As the tracks run over the earth, fresh dirt keeps flying, leaving a deep rut on the ground.
Liu Yi is the commander of a car number 214.
Feel the violent shaking from the tank's advance.
The center of gravity of his body also shook with it.
He was used to it.
By looking at the periscope, he was able to see clearly what was going on in the position.
Soon his tank encountered the first obstacle - anti-tank trenches.
"What about engineering vehicles? Call the engineering truck up and fill the trench. "
The commander shouted into the radio communicator.
It was at this moment that the tank shook slightly.
Then came the crisp sound of metal crashing.
Suddenly Liu Yi was shocked.
"Anti-tank gun!"
Then his eyes came to the observation periscope to observe the situation outside.
The other tank crew members also gathered into their MK4 lookout mirrors to look at them.
"Commander, found it, bearing 286, about 300 meters away, there is a sandbag bunker, I see the barrel."
When Liu Yi heard this, he quickly locked the target.
Sure enough, I saw a barrel that was smoking white.
It was the PAKL / 45 mm anti-tank gun of the 37 type from Germany.
"Gunner, knock him off, drop him."
And at the gun position at the moment.
Several Nationalist soldiers were cheering after seeing the tank hit.
And after seeing that the armor-piercing shells they fired were easily bounced off by the turret tilting armor.
Immediately dumbfounded.
Then they saw a horrible scene.
The huge barrel of this huge tank turns.
The muzzle seemed to be aimed at their side.
"Retreat....."
After seeing this scene, the team leader couldn't help but roar.
However, it is already late.
There was a flash of fire from the muzzle.
A high-explosive bomb whistled towards them.
"Boom....."
The leader of the anti-tank team only felt a huge force coming down, and his eyes darkened.
Vaguely, there was a tearing sensation in his body.
The whole person was blown into several pieces.
Anti-tank guns were also thrown straight out.
The wooden wheels were blown to pieces in the explosion.
The long shell was blown off.
The power of an 85 mm tank gun is still enough.
29 "Ring the bell....."
With his fire.
Suddenly, a volley of bullets hit the surface armor.
A Maxim heavy machine gun was firing at them.
At this time, an engineering vehicle with a shovel finally came up and began to fill the trench.
And for that machine gun firing point, they are also unceremonious.
Just run over.
However, this time it did not hit, but hit the dirt slope more than ten meters in front of the machine-gun firing point.
The only thing that dissatisfied with the T-34/85 was.
The diesel engine behind did not absorb shocks, which caused the tank to shake a lot when it stopped.
This also leads to a big flaw.
That is, the shooting accuracy has dropped significantly.
A certain degree of accuracy can only be guaranteed within 500 meters.
But in the country, it is completely enough.
The next generation of tanks is already in pre-research.
Before long, the anti-tank trenches in front were covered with a layer of mud.
The width is also fully sufficient for a tank to pass through.
During this period, the 214 vehicles fired a total of 6 shells.
Destroyed 3 opponent fire points, killing more than 10 people.
Directly swept all the fire points in front of him.
In the sky, the new fighters of the Air Force also began to become active.
Once it was discovered that there were emerging national troops in the position.
Rockets, aerial bombs and machine-gun bullets greeted directly.
"Let the infantry behind hurry up."
A soldier jumped out of an M3 half-track vehicle in the rear.
During this period, the tank's machine gun did not stop.
Constantly shooting at the forward positions suppressed the fire of the nationalist troops.
When the infantry was in position, the massive tank finally began to move.
Machine gun fire points, anti-tank fire points are the priority targets for tank destruction.
At a distance of just three hundred meters, soon the tank rushed to the front of the position.
Suddenly, in the middle of a broken position about 60 meters in front of the right.
Several Nationalist soldiers carrying explosive bags rushed out like crazy.
Without waiting for the tank to react.
The infantry accompanying the tank attack risked being hit by bullets and concentrated fire on them.
The intensive fire of the STG-44 mortar swept them directly to the ground.
Crushed their minds to blow up tanks.
With the approach of the tank.
The Nationalist soldiers on the position finally could not hold on, and a total rout began.
Originally held on the battlefield by guns, they had no intention of fighting.
And there is not even a decent position.
Let them take something to resist this torrent of steel.
With all the weapons in their hands, there is nothing they can do about these tanks.
This also makes them extremely afraid of these war behemoths.
When someone runs away desperately.
It's like dominoes.
The whole line began to crumble.
But how can two legs run past a tank.
After catching up with dozens of Nationalists, the 214 car did not fire directly.
Just chase slowly.
Finally, the soldiers in front could not stand it.
Directly put it on the rot and did not run, dropped his weapon and raised his hands to surrender directly.
Seeing this, the rest of the soldiers also dropped their weapons and surrendered.
They are facing their own people, not foreign enemies.
So there is no shame in surrendering.
This is also the norm in warlord dogfights.
The total rout also began to evolve into a mass surrender.
After clearing the outer defense line of Jining City.
The Second Mechanized Division then launched a great siege of Jining City.
The three regiments outflanked Jining City in a pincer-shaped offensive.
A small Jining city poured into the entire army of the 18th Army, which was particularly crowded.
Less than an hour.
The positions outside the city, defended by one division, were lost.
This also made Chen Cheng and Gu Zhutong's hearts particularly heavy.
"Report Commander, the Northeast Army has launched an attack on the opening of our city wall."
In the midst of heavy artillery fire.
The walls of Jining City are almost torn down.
Now the 18th Army is struggling to resist against the ruins of the city walls.
Compared to the motley division of the 53rd division.
The 18th Army is indeed better armed.
The will to fight is also more tenacious than theirs.
Their resistance was more intense.
However, the Northeast Army directly placed tanks in front of them and used them as shields for fire suppression.
Also beat the defenders of the 18th Army without temper.
"Retreat for a distance, our heavy artillery has already come up, let them bombard for half an hour first."
After seeing this scene, the commander of the 2nd Machine Infantry Division said to the officers on the side.
"Yes!"
The heavy artillery in his mouth was naturally the more slow-moving T92 self-propelled gun.
This tank is too heavy.
The railway in Kannai could not transport such heavy artillery.
So they had to use heavy tank trailers to transport them over.
This is a 30-ton heavy tank transporter specially developed for the T92 super-heavy self-propelled gun.
Used to replace the original, slower trailer.
"Retreat, sir, we have repelled the attack of the Northeast Army."
When I saw the armored army retreating in an orderly manner like a tide.
The defensive units of the 18th Army cheered.
This good news was also reported to Chen Cheng's side.
However, some veterans' faces became solemn.
"Everyone went into the shelter, faster."
The Northeast Army suddenly retreated halfway through the attack.
This is not good news for them.
Because this often means that the shelling is about to begin.
Just as they were preparing to retreat.
The 54T92 super-heavy self-propelled howitzer of the 1st heavy artillery division had already begun a salvo.
"Boom boom . . ."
Shells weighing up to 160 kilograms whizzed and smashed. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）
"Boom.... Rumble.... Boom..."
Compared to a 155 mm heavy howitzer.
The M1 super-heavy self-propelled gun, which has a caliber of 240 mm, can be much more powerful.
As soon as the cannon fell, everything in the surrounding area turned to ashes, and the solid city wall bricks were directly blown into powder.
Rubble and stones flew all over the sky and rushed hundreds of meters into the air.
Then it fell on the perimeter.
Every explosion was accompanied by a ground shake.
It was as if a small earthquake had occurred.
The soldiers who had already retreated to the rear were better.
The impact was not significant.
But the soldiers of the 18th Army who were hiding in improvised artillery fortifications suffered.
The 240 mm heavy gun was designed to deal with strong permanent fortifications.
How can a simple anti-gun hole be able to stop it.
Not to mention the salvo of a whole 54 heavy guns.
A wave of shells came down, leaving the 18th Army guarding the opening of the ruins with heavy casualties.
Huge craters lined the perimeter of the ruins of the city walls.
Seeing this scene, the entire 18th Army, which felt the power of the shelling, had a sense of panic.
It was the first time they had seen such a powerful heavy artillery.
Being under the shelling is like being in a doomsday hell.
I can only wait powerlessly for the verdict of death.
Chen Cheng put his hands on the table, steadying his somewhat shaky figure.
At this moment, his face turned a little pale.
When the shaking stopped, he immediately asked, "What's going on?" What happened? "
Is this a shock caused by shelling?
No, it can't be.
How large caliber heavy artillery could make his underground command post shake so violently.
Gu Zhutong hurriedly ran down at this time.
His military cap was a little crooked, and his face was full of panic.
"Big things are not good, big things are not good.
The Northeast Army used a large number of heavy artillery.
The power of these heavy guns was unprecedented, at least more than 200 mm.
And there are so many of them that this Jining city defense simply cannot withstand shelling on this scale. "
Chen Cheng's eyes widened, a little incredulous.
"What? At least more than 200 mm? "
How could they actually ask the Northeast Army to use such heavy artillery.
No, this is no longer considered heavy artillery.
Simply a moving fortress cannon.
This Northeast Army does not talk about martial virtue at all.
"What should we do now?"
Chen Cheng fell silent after hearing Gu Zhutong's question.
"Boom.... Rumble..... Boom . . ."
Suddenly, there was another wave of shaking.
A new round of shells fell again.
Old ruins have become new ruins.
Hold back the fear in your heart.
Chen Cheng said with a trembling tone: "Retreat, hold on until the end of the day, then withdraw Jining, and withdraw in the direction of Kaifeng." "
This time he was really afraid.
If you continue to fight.
Neither his 18th Army nor the 87th Division will survive tomorrow.
The 18th Army represents his position in the national army.
Once the 18th Army is gone, his position will also be precarious.
Gu Zhutong couldn't say anything tough at the moment.
"Block, you must block the attack of the Northeast Army."
When the shelling, which lasted half an hour, ended.
A new round of offense has come again.
Under the bombardment of 54 240-mm heavy guns.
There are not many bunkers left for the 18th Army.
Dozens of tanks, against their fire, covered the infantry and rushed inside.
Every T-34/85 tank received at least one anti-tank gun.
But fortunately, the 37-mm anti-tank guns they used had a weak ability to penetrate armor.
It could not pose a threat to the heavy armor of the T-34/85 tank.
In the case of few losses.
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division managed to break through their city defenses and storm the city.
"Fight steadily, don't rush in, force them out of Jining City."
Street fighting has always been something the Northeast Army wants to avoid.
He bet that Chen Cheng did not have the determination to coexist with Jining City.
As long as it advances steadily, shrink their living space.
They will surely retreat tonight.
And he deliberately did not deploy troops to the west of the city.
Just to let go of a gap and let them go.
This is also the classic wai three missing one.
However, he was not ready to let Chen Cheng go.
Instead, 190 deployed a division of ambushes in the area of Jiaxiang County, nearly 20 kilometers west of the city.
As long as Chen Cheng's 18th Army withdrew from Jining and went west.
will crash headlong into the encirclement.
After entering the city, the second infantry division adopted a steady and steady strategy.
Although heavy firepower is rarely used.
But it still put great pressure on the defenders of the 18th Army.
It also greatly compresses their living space.
Now Chen Cheng is extremely looking forward to the sky getting dark soon.
The offensive of the Northeast Army was too fierce.
If it weren't for his superiority in forces.
I'm afraid it may not be able to survive when it gets dark.
Night soon fell.
The Second Mechanized Infantry Division occupied almost a quarter of Jining.
Drove the 18th Army to the center and west of the city.
After dark, all units of the Second Machine Infantry Division tacitly stopped the attack.
This also relieved the 18th Army.
Chen Cheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Let the 50th Division receive the defensive line, and the rest of the units assemble to the west of the city, and retreat on time at 11 o'clock."
The 50th Division itself was a motley army used as cannon fodder.
Chen Cheng arranged it without hesitation.
As long as there are no problems with his 18th Army.
But the 50th division is not a fool either.
When it was known that Chen Cheng had sent them to the front to take over the fortifications.
I knew it was ready to run.
This also made this group of men from Hunan feel cold.
"Division commander, you are really like a god, Chen Cheng has already retreated from the direction of Xicheng with his troops, and their vanguard troops have already left the city."
The division commander smiled when he heard this.
"Then, just wait for them to enter the 102nd Division's bagbag formation."
Let the 4th and 5th regiments better prepare for the attack.
As soon as I moved over there, I immediately tightened my pockets. "
Chen Cheng, who was sitting in the car, always felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart for some reason.
He glanced back at Jining City in the night and sighed.
This time, they planted a big heel on the Northeast Army.
But as long as the troops are okay.
I don't know how long I walked, and the sleepy Chen Cheng was awakened by a sound of horses' hooves.
"Report commander, a few kilometers ahead is the county seat of Jiaxiang, do you need to enter the city?"
Chen Cheng waved his hand and said a little angrily: "Are you a pig brain?" The Northeast Army is in Jining City behind you, aren't you afraid that they won't be able to catch up?
Bypass the county seat and continue west. "
This detour went directly into the pocket formation of the 102nd Infantry Division.
When they passed the county seat of Jiaxiang and came to the foot of a place called Xiaojin Mountain.
Three infantry regiments of the 102nd division, killed from three directions.
75-mm field guns, 105-mm, 150-mm howitzers and mortars of various calibers opened fire.
Shells rained down on the front and rear ends of the marching procession.
Suddenly shelled, more troops came out from all directions.
Immediately, the entire marching team of tens of thousands of people of the 18th Army became panicked.
Chen Cheng's eyes almost darkened after seeing this scene.
No wonder this retreat went so smoothly.
It turned out to be waiting for him here.
"It's over!".