12dz Chapter 377 Chariot, Minefield
Chapter 377 Chariot, Minefield
377 tank, minefield
While the Japanese naval guns and carrier-based aircraft were fiercely bombarding the first battalion's beachhead position.
The second wave of the Japanese attack launched a more fierce attack.
This time, it was not only the Japanese soldiers who landed.
The landing ship they were on rushed directly onto the beach.
Moreover, among the attacking Japanese landing ships, there were also their large iron engine boats, commonly known as "special engine boats".
These iron-made vehicles can carry one Japanese Type 98 medium tank.
It is the most powerful means of attack currently mastered by the Japanese for beach landing.
Generally speaking, the Japanese don't use it very often.
Before the Longwan landing, the Japanese commander of this landing operation.
I didn't think they would use these iron weapons.
Even if the Nationalist Army set up blocking positions on the beach, they could rely on a combination of infantry, naval guns, and air forces.
Easily destroy it.
As a result, more than three hours after the war started.
The first battalion of Japanese soldiers who launched the attack suffered nearly half of their casualties.
It was not as easy to capture the Kuomintang beachhead in Longwan as they had thought before the war.
This time, the Japanese commander was angry.
After the second wave of attack was launched, they directly dispatched their specially made Daihatsu to deliver eight Japanese Type 98 tanks to the beach one by one.
Assist the Japanese infantry in the attack.
With the cover of these iron shells, the second wave of attacking Japanese infantry was much stronger than the first wave.
At least they had cover on this wide, uncovered beach.
The Japanese casualties immediately decreased a lot.
"Damn it, the Japs actually sent the tanks ashore.
Bazooka, quick.
Kill those Japanese tanks for me."
A battalion commander stuck his head out and saw the Japanese tanks landing and covering a large number of Japanese infantry rushing over.
He also shouted anxiously.
Whizzing!
Soon, a rocket launcher operator fired rockets one after another.
Shoot at those devil's tanks.
"Captain, no.
The distance is too far, and our rockets are inaccurate."
A bazooka operator shouted helplessly.
"Damn it!"
The maximum range of the bazookas in Ye Qingshan’s army is only five or six hundred meters at this time.
But at this distance, the accuracy is about the same as that of infantry shooting at a target one kilometer away, and it all depends on luck.
The effective range is about two hundred meters.
If it's a direct shot, the distance is even closer, about a hundred meters.
But at this time, the Japanese tanks were still four or five hundred meters away.
It is normal that rocket launcher operators cannot hit accurately.
"No, we can't let the Japanese tanks continue to advance like this.
We have to find a way to destroy these tanks!"
"Mortar gunner, fire as hard as you can."
The battalion commander continued to issue orders.
The battalion commander knew very well that the Japanese tanks could not be allowed to continue advancing like this.
Otherwise, if the Japanese tanks continued to fire artillery shells, they would not only kill more Nationalist soldiers.
It can also cover the advance of the Japanese infantry.
If the Japanese tanks really advanced to within only one or two hundred meters of their beachhead.
A large number of Japanese infantry hiding behind the tanks launched a charge at the same time.
The distance of one or two hundred meters makes it too easy for them to rush over.
"Captain, let us go."
At this moment, several rocket launcher teams took the initiative to step forward.
They braved the hail of Japanese bullets and rushed out from the beachhead to meet the attacking Japanese.
This requires great courage.
A battalion commander immediately understood the intentions of these bazooka teams.
"Open fire and cover them."
The Kuomintang soldiers on the beachhead were shooting wildly.
Dense bullets hit the Japanese battlefield, making a clanging sound.
The Japanese soldiers hiding behind didn't dare to show their heads at all.
These rocket launcher teams, working in groups of two, rushed out of the beachhead.
He quickly jumped in front of the position and fell into the huge crater left by the Japanese ship's artillery bombardment.
When the opportunity arises, jump out.
Braving the bullets fired by the Japanese, he rushed to the next bomb crater.
The shooter fell down, and the loader behind him picked up the rocket launcher and took over.
In this way, they continued to close the distance between them and the Japanese tanks.
The Japanese also discovered these rocket launcher operators of the National Army.
Many people tried to rush out from behind the chariots and destroy them.
As a result, these Japanese soldiers who had just rushed out from the back of the battlefield were quickly trapped on the beachhead.
The intensive firepower of other national troops turned them into sieves.
Don't give them the chance to get close to those bazooka operators.
Whoosh whoosh!
But for these Kuomintang rocket launcher operators, the most dangerous people at this time were the Japanese grenade launcher operators.
Shells fell one after another.
Among the several groups of rocket launcher operators who rushed out, one third of them fell quickly.
However, these Japanese grenade throwers were soon hit by 81mm mortar shells from the rear of the National Army.
Destroy it.
Even a Japanese tank was lucky enough to be hit by an 81mm mortar shell.
Blast it directly into a fireball.
Not only did the Japanese soldiers inside become barbecued, but the Japanese soldiers hiding in the back and attacking also suffered heavy casualties.
Unfortunately, the probability of this happening is too low.
"Tiedan, we're almost there."
The front group of rocket launcher operators had already approached a Japanese tank.
The ammunition carrier following behind shouted.
The rocket launcher operator named Tiedan immediately picked up the rocket launcher and stood up suddenly from a bomb crater.
Aiming at a Japanese Type 89 tank less than 200 meters away, he directly fired a rocket.
Whoosh!
boom!
At this distance, the rocket will not miss.
With a rocket, the Japanese Type 98 tank was accurately hit.
Directly blow this Japanese battlefield vehicle into scrap metal.
These Japanese Type 6 tanks had only 17 to mm of armor and could not withstand the power of a rocket.
"Okay, good fight!"
When the battalion commander saw this scene, he shouted excitedly.
Behind them, other rocket launcher operators also took action after closing the distance.
Five Type 89 tanks of the Japanese were destroyed.
As a result, there were only two Japanese Type 98 tanks left in the rear.
The threat to the 1st Battalion's beachhead was not great.
However, these Kuomintang rocket launcher operators who rushed out finally retreated safely to the beachhead.
There are only a few people.
"Damn little Japs, go to hell."
"Brothers, hit me hard!"
The battalion commander roared angrily.
The fierce firepower suppressed the Japanese and made it difficult for them to advance.
The other Japanese soldiers could only hide around the wreckage of the destroyed Japanese tanks and fight back.
The remaining two Japanese tanks did not dare to advance easily.
The battle between the two sides fell into a stalemate.
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Just when the first battalion was engaged in a tough battle.
On battlefields in other directions, other national army units were also fighting with the Japanese.
The Japanese army's force that landed on the beach in Longwan this time was enough to form a regiment, with more than 3,000 people.
Therefore, there was not just one place where they landed.
There are three spots on the eight or nine-mile-long coastline suitable for landing where the Japanese landing ships can land.
From west to east, they are Position No. 3, Position No. 2, and Position No. 1.
Among them, at this time, a fierce battle was engaged with the main landing force of the Japanese invaders.
It was the No. 2 main beachhead defended by the First Battalion.
At this time, except for the most important beach blocking position.
In the other two directions, the progress of the landing Japanese troops was slower.
On the eastern No. 1 beachhead, Zheng Quezi arranged two companies to defend it.
The beach here is shallow and difficult to defend.
It is not very suitable for the landing of a large Japanese force, but it is suitable for a small group of Japanese to land and launch a surprise attack.
Fortunately, there is a small hill two hundred meters away from the beach.
Set up the beachhead here.
Finally, the two companies defending here gained some height advantage.
However, as long as there is a team of Japanese soldiers, they can land smoothly here.
They could then quickly move westward and outflank the largest beachhead position No. 2, which was currently being defended by the First Battalion.
Not long after the second wave of the Japanese attack began.
A group of Japanese soldiers separated from their landing fleet in small landing craft.
Attack here and try to open up the situation from here.
Many Japanese soldiers got off more than a dozen Japanese landing craft and crouched down as they moved toward the shore.
But the shore was quiet.
"Captain, the devils are coming ashore!"
On the high slope of the beach, a Kuomintang soldier spoke.
“I saw it.
Tell my brothers not to rush to shoot, just keep calm.
After the devils enter the minefield, wait for my signal to fire."
"Yes!"
The company commander of the National Army was lying on the edge of the trench, looking at the group of Japanese soldiers who had just stepped ashore from the water and were groping forward cautiously.
I couldn't help but sneer: "Little devil, you think I'm easy to bully.
Do you want to break the situation from me?
It just so happens that I have prepared gifts for you guys."
When arranging this beachhead blocking battle before the war, Zheng Quezi and others based their plan on the terrain of Longwan.
Targeted defenses were designed based on the terrain characteristics of each beachhead.
Among them, the No. 2 beachhead is the most important because of its large area.
After the Japanese landed, they had to rush through a buffer zone that was nearly one mile wide and more than three miles long before they could break into the beachhead position of the first battalion.
This is a natural shooting range.
Therefore, Zheng Quezi and others took advantage of the terrain here.
Nearly half of the regiment's heavy firepower was deployed to the first battalion to strengthen their firepower.
Especially light and heavy machine guns and rocket launchers.
In this way, the first battalion can use its powerful firepower to stop the Japanese invaders who are landing and charging.
Destroyed in this wide buffer zone.
But the situation was different on the eastern side of Beachhead No. 1.
The beach buffer zone here is not as large as that of the No. 2 position.
The Japanese soldiers who landed could rush up the high slope defended by the National Army more quickly.
To this end, Zheng Quezi not only strengthened the firepower of the two defensive companies.
Most of the regiment's mines were also placed here.
The entire minefield is U-shaped.
Concave in the middle and convex on both sides.
At this time, the two squadrons of Japanese soldiers who had landed were approaching the minefield.
Boom!
Finally, one of the Japanese soldiers in front stepped on a landmine.
explosion occurs.
"beat!"
At this moment, two companies of the National Army on the high slope immediately opened fire.
Dense bullets were madly directed at the Japanese soldiers less than two hundred meters away.
"spread!"
A Japanese major shouted loudly.
The Japanese soldiers who had already landed immediately dispersed to both sides, trying to find cover.
Boom boom boom!
As a result, the Japanese soldiers who had just dispersed to both sides crashed into the minefields on both sides.
Causing a more violent explosion.