Chapter 408: Fighting Zhengzhou

Meng Xiang built three barracks near Zhengzhou, and it would be useless if it was built too much. There were not many casualties in the Pioneer Army. Even though the clones took the lead in charge every time they fought, there were still not many vacant ones. This was also because Meng Xiang only prepared 40 armored vehicles. Each SDKFZ251/1 type soldier armored vehicle had a new squad of ten people, and with the driver and commander, there were exactly twelve people.

The barracks only had ordinary soldiers. They were not trained and could not drive tanks and armored vehicles, so Meng Xiang specially sent more than 300 tanks and armored personnel to respond. Only in this way could those tanks and armored vehicles be started. The barracks only produced more than 300 people, and even four hundred people could not be collected. Because they needed to control the army and the local area, Meng Xiang only regretted that the number of cloned soldiers was limited, and the quota of 20,000 was basically full, so there were no vacant places. In other words, more than 300 cloned soldiers were sacrificed in this battle before they were added here.

However, even though these few people were armed with tanks and armored vehicles, they immediately became a surprise soldier and directly attacked the Japanese.

As long as it is within the direct jurisdiction of the base, Meng Xiang can transform a sharp blade and stab the enemy's confidant directly. Those city walls cannot be stopped by the natural chasm, and the collapse from the inside.

"Although this is also a good way for Yin people, the number of people and the building are too abrupt, and it is somewhat restricted. It would be great if there were time and space teleportation soldiers!" Meng Xiangwu said in dissatisfaction, but the time and space teleportation soldiers would probably not be able to produce without the support of time and space technology. And the time and space technology may have to upgrade the base to level 5.

Even so, the base is still invincible.

It was already night, but the Japanese reinforcements continued to flow over. Huang Baitao's 57th Army was also developing formations and expanding to both sides. The river embankment line controlled by the Pioneer Army also expanded rapidly from 3 kilometers to more than ten kilometers. The surrounding bunkers and fortifications were all conquered by tanks one by one.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, the full moon is in the sky. The ground is bright, and there are flares that pop up from time to time, illuminating lights. The light columns of searchlights mounted on trucks or armored vehicles are constantly interlacing and patrolling the surroundings.

In the sky, the "Haota" fighter jets patrolled the ground together with its modified "turbo light" aircraft. The Japanese took advantage of the night and bombarded the Pioneer Army with artillery. As long as the flame flashed, the fighter jets would rush over. The main attacker was the D-8 type of Ju-87, which is an improved night battle type of D-5, and like the D-7, they are both night-to-ground attack type.

Because they canceled Stuka's famous whistle, the attack in the night became even more sudden. Six Stuka D-8 types overturned the Japanese artillery positions in succession. The giant cannons were also not idle at night. The attacks of the Japanese artillery fire under the direct jurisdiction can be directly scanned by the radar station, and they were quickly fed back to the giant cannons. Following the instructions on the screen, they still maintained a high accuracy rate. As long as the artillery positions are not in special positions, the giant cannons will be bombarded directly. Even the places where the Japanese gathered were locked by the giant cannons under infrared scanning of the night reconnaissance aircraft.

In order not to be too passive and to ensure the safety of the Yellow River embankment, the vanguard army crossing the river pushed the city of Zhengzhou with the advance of tanks. Before the Japanese reinforcements left the city, they were blocked by the vanguard army.

The fire of war tore from time to time to embellish the peaceful night. Guns and cannons rumbled, never stopping all night.

The positions outside Zhengzhou City to the Yellow River Dike were constantly being fought over by both sides. The night narrowed the gap between the two sides a lot. Even with moonlight and light, the role of artillery and machine guns was greatly restricted. The human sea tactics launched by the Japanese were washed away by the vanguard's positions like a tide under the cover of the darkness.

The defense areas of some vanguard troops were almost broken by such a crowd. If it weren't for the coldness of the clone soldiers, some of the novices of the defending 57th Army would have almost retreated. The backbone composed of the clone soldiers and the veterans of the 54th Army who were drawn in finally survived. The new soldiers of the 57th Army gradually matured in the flames of life as sacrifice in the thick dark night.

When the dawn shone on both sides of the Yellow River, the outside of Zhengzhou City was covered with Japanese corpses. Recapturing the Yellow River defense line became the only order from top to bottom. What they were more beneficial to than the Pioneer Army was the natural danger of the Yellow River. If there was any mistake, they would probably be forced to retreat a hundred miles away by the Pioneer Army's tanks and rocket launchers.

The warmth of the morning light cannot dissolve the coldness of death on the battlefield. Only the more intense war will make people forget when they choose to be passionate.

The Japanese attacked for a night, but they still had no intention of stopping until dawn, but the yellow army was still gathering. Tada Jun bet on the army in his hands like a bet. The surrounding 16th Division was drawn one after another, trying to make up for the gap in the chains of the Yellow River.

But after dawn, the gray uniforms of the Pioneer Army were no longer limited to the south bank of the Yellow River. The night did not block the transport of the Pioneer Army soldiers. The floating bridge had become 8, and four of them had sent tens of thousands of troops to the south bank of the Yellow River. Some of the soldiers crossed the river surrounded the Yellow River defense lines on both sides, and some marched directly to the south and east.

Yesterday, the 1st Brigade of the 41st Division, which had already feinted the 13th Division, had been restrained for one day, and directly attacked Kaifeng with the 2nd Brigade of the 112th Division who rushed over after dawn. But their purpose was to restrain it, block the soldiers rescued by the 13th Division of Kaifeng and clear the enemies outside the city. The focus of the attack of the vanguard army was still Zhengzhou. Only by capturing Zhengzhou can the entire battle situation be completely changed.

The soldiers of the 16th Division were still pouring out, with more than 10,000 casualties overnight, and they did not stop the order of impact. The Japanese army's crazy battle of death was not extinguished after a night, and the only thing they had to rely on was the courage of the animals.

Last night, the tanks that were putting out fires burned the last trace of oil before they retreated. Only more than 20 tanks that were guarding the first were able to move. There were more than a dozen tanks that were blown up in the dark by Japanese meat bullets, and they were piled up in the mountains of corpses that were about to overflow the tracks, acting as a fixed fortress and continuing to pour out ammunition. It is easy to destroy the tracks of the T-34, but it is difficult to knock on its hard shell.

When the red moonlight disappeared, the tank troops supporting the Yellow River regained the initiative on the battlefield.

As the sky became bright, the tank troops began to attack again, constantly cutting off and dividing the Japanese army, and annihilated the infantry units.

In the sky, more fighter jets from both sides also appeared. Last night, the Japanese forced more than a dozen fighter jets to rush in with the bright moonlight. However, except for two reports that they fled back, the rest were beaten by the Pioneer Army's radar detection catastrophe and the Black Widow aircraft, achieving a 13-1 record. But today, the Japanese and the Pioneer Army's more than 200 aircraft drawn from elsewhere met again.

Another round of air battle moved from the Yellow River to the nearby Zhengzhou, and the chase plane ran all the way to Luoyang, Kaifeng.

Thirty new Zero aircraft transferred from the Japanese from China also flew directly from Nanjing. More pioneer elites and aces also drove lightning n from all over the place. During this period, the lightning n produced by the base was enough to allow those elites to replace them with new landlines.

The Battle of Zhengzhou on the 16th day of the first lunar month also ignited the war in various places. Although the incident happened suddenly, the prepared parties the next day burned the war even more vigorously.

The Kwantung Army beat the war drums on the 16th, but the thunder was loud and the raindrops were small.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the Japanese planned to land near Qinhuangdao while the night was dark. But they didn't know that their figures had appeared in the display of the base radar station. As a result, two troop transport ships carrying more than 1,000 people were directly sunk by the Avengers on the Canglong on the Sea. The two destroyers escorted, one was sunk by giant artillery, and the other was seriously injured and fled.

Without heavy damage, the Japanese could not break through the defense of giant cannons and heavy artillery. But the Kwantung Army was still hesitating. After all, they could estimate how many injuries they would really hurt their muscles and bones. And there was also Soviet Russia in the north, spring was coming, and the bear's hibernation period was about to end.

The fear of the Soviet Union has made the Kwantung Army's attack not sharp.

In order to involve the forces of the Pioneer Army, the 3rd, 27, 101 divisions in the Lianghuai region also came over to harass the 41st Division of the Pioneer Army, but were bombarded back by a heavy artillery. Faced with the heavy artillery formation of the Pioneer Army, they had no idea how to talk. The Pioneer Army's artillery shells were like they were worthless. As long as they attacked, a large number of bombs would hit their heads at any time.

The Japanese in Shanxi also directly sent troops to support the 116th Division to attack from Jiaozuo. However, the 74th Division had not moved there and directly blocked the Japanese's attack. Wei Lihuang from Luoyang behind him also saw that there was a advantage to take, and sent troops from Zhongtiao Mountain to attack the Japanese behind and flanks.

Sun Liren's 18th Division also took advantage of the night to attack Fanzhi County and captured it in one fell swoop. The next day, the troops forced Dai County to break through Yanmen Pass.

After hearing the news above the Wuhan confrontation, the situation of the battle slowed down. The fat meat I was about to eat was not bitten, but the fat meat in my mouth was about to fall off. Anhui and other places, troops and supplies that were originally planning to support the battle in Wuhan, began to be transferred to Henan.

The Central Army and the Japanese were drawing troops to seize the initiative in this war, and everyone had long thrown aside the matter of Wang Jingwei's pseudo-government. The center of everyone's attention was still in Zhengzhou.

After noon, the situation in Zhengzhou had already changed significantly.

The vanguard army has already invaded Zhengzhou City. During the integration process, the 57th Army has continuously honed the tactics of street fighting. This time, it was drawn to Zhengzhou, which is also for this point. It is still a 15-man team of 57th Army, either in three or five, gradually advancing inward.

The fortifications arranged by the 16th Division in the city could not stop the close bombardment of the Iron Fist. The precise bombardment of Stuka at high altitudes could remove hard bones at any time.

Most of the people ran away at the beginning of the war, and the residents who stayed in Zhengzhou City spent two difficult days in fear and fear. But everyone had heard of the policies of the Pioneer Army and had always hoped that the Pioneer Army would come and liberation and could also get a minimum living allowance. The Japanese said it nicely at the beginning, but after they came, they continued to loot in order to supplement military supplies, and the people were inclined to the Pioneer Army. Many people even had the courage to run out to guide the Pioneer Army to make contributions, but did not join the Pioneer Army to prepare.

"Then there is a large warehouse of the Japanese, and there is a lot of grain. The flour is piled up in mountains." Shang Xingu said while pointing the way to the platoon of the vanguard army behind him. He carried the noodle bags and choked his throat and snatched the flour mixed with dust from the noodle bags. When he heard the vanguard army attacked, he had the idea of ​​joining the vanguard army.

He has heard from people that the treatment of the Pioneer Army is simply a life that landlords can live. They are afraid of wars, and they are a bad life. If they die, they can benefit their families. The 20-year military salary pension makes parents in every family nag a few words. Each family has many children, and in an era when the mortality rate is extremely high, life is a little more expensive than grass.

"What are you afraid of if you have a bad life? If you fight, I will be a vanguard army." Shang Xingu always felt that where can you get such a good thing easily? It is impossible to get started easily. At this time, the vanguard army is an opportunity, and if you make contributions, you will naturally be pleased. This is the case in Henan's big and small associations, and you have to get a letter of reputation when you enter the door. So he braved the bullets and found the vanguard army directly. If he hadn't been shouting Chinese, he would have almost collapsed.

The Japanese fought crazy. One day and one night, the entire 16th Division was either killed or injured. The 13th Division was blocked and could not get through. The 10th Division was also dragged down and only came to reinforce one corps. Gong County faced the restraint of Wei Lihuang in Luoyang.

The entire division of the 16th Division has been ignited with the last passion. Although it was forced into the city by the fierce firepower of the vanguard army, the figure of the Japanese may be hidden in every place. Although their tactics lack cooperation and organization, their personal skills are very solid, and the cold guns from time to time have forced the vanguard army to be careful.

So when Shang Xingu jumped out, he was almost beaten into a sieve by Somi.

Shang Xingu once participated in the magic gun meeting and visited the headquarters in Zhengzhou. He was familiar with the streets and alleys of Zhengzhou. This is also the confidence he dared to come and lead the way.

With his leadership, the attack of one of his platoons was much smoother. There were also people from Zhengzhou in their platoons, but they had been away for a long time and were a little unfamiliar. It was not as familiar with the various routes of stealing and stealing.

Under the leadership of Shang Xingu, the platoon successfully touched the military warehouse in a city of the Japanese.

There were not many people around, but more than a dozen Japanese were busy.

"They want to burn the warehouse." Cheng Zifeng's eyes looked good, and he suddenly saw the Japanese making something that caused fire. He turned his head and knew that the Japanese were planning to burn destructive supplies.

"Run!" Hu Sanqian shouted in a low voice, and took the lead and rushed out without hesitation. The somi in front of him kept jumping. More than a dozen Japanese soldiers were not as good as their guns. They were caught off guard and fell to the ground one after another. The ignited flame was quickly extinguished. After cleaning up all the way, they quickly wiped out more than 30 Japanese soldiers. No other personnel in the warehouse might have been driven away.

"This is the big warehouse, the flour inside is full of piles." Shang Xingu said, while opening the door of one of the half-closed warehouses.

"Ah!" The door opened and everyone was surprised. It was really piled up like Shang Xingu said, full of bags of flour.

"The same is true for other warehouses?" Cheng Zifeng asked.

"Probably!" Shang Xingu hesitated. What he said was just an exaggeration, but when he saw the flour piled up to the top in the warehouse, he couldn't help feeling dizzy.

"How much food does this take?" Shang Xingu knew that at this time, most families in Henan began to lack food, and the Japanese plundered a little ruthlessly for the sake of war preparations.

Other warehouses were counted one after another, and the grain in each warehouse was full of food. When the 16th Division retreated into Zhengzhou, it also transported the grain in. The grain they plundered everywhere was just touched by Shang Xingu and the others.

"Look for favorable terrain, defend on the spot, and be careful of concealment!" Hu Sanqian ordered decisively. Such a warehouse-heavy location must be the target of the Japanese. There was no burning and destruction, and the Japanese would definitely come again soon.

Sure enough, not long after, Lieutenant General Fujie Eisuke, the commander of the 16th Division, who had not received any news for a long time, sent a squadron soldiers again and repeatedly told him to destroy the grain warehouse.

He already knew that Zhengzhou could not be defended. Tada Jung and Itagaki Seishiro had already arrived in Xuchang in advance. They were no longer ordinary generals of the army. The Japanese were not both mentally ill-fated and committed suicide after defeat. If their bodies were stolen by the vanguard army in Zhengzhou, then the face of the Japanese would be lost. It was enough for Zhengzhou to leave Fujie Keisuke to die.

At this time, Fujie Etsuki had no other thoughts. More than 20,000 people from the 16th Division had filled in here. The reinforcements took one or two days, but he couldn't even hold on for half a day. The constant news showed that even if the disabled soldiers of the 16th Division rushed forward, there were only a few more dead bodies. The vanguard's street combat tactical exercises achieved good results, and they fought with more and less, which ultimately confirmed that the Japanese's fanaticism had not reached the level of invulnerability.

After hearing the news, more and more Japanese were coming. Shang Xingu led them to take a shortcut, and there were not many reinforcements around, so they could only defend themselves.

In the continuous assault and clearance of the Japanese army, there were only more than 20 people left for the 3,000 tiger platoon. But they were still sticking to it, and their situation was still reported through the radio. The brigade of men was supporting here, but they were blocked and the Japanese were crazy blocking, and it took time.

"Platform leader!" Hu Sanqian fell to the ground, and Cheng Zifeng couldn't help but shout. He hurriedly thrust the machine gun for a while, causing the Japanese to retract.

"I'm fine. Save bullets." Hu Sanqian pressed his left shoulder and ordered lightly. They carried not many bullets, too many went deeper, and there was no place to replenish bullets. They just stopped the Japanese in succession, but there was not much ammunition.

Only then did Cheng Zifeng realize that the ammunition that he usually doesn't care about is already in short supply at this time.

There was no way to save bullets. The Japanese rushed up like crazy. Without dense firepower, more than 20 people could not stop the charge of hundreds of Japanese.

"Prepare for melee!" Hu Sanqian was seriously injured and unconscious. Deputy platoon leader Cheng Zifeng temporarily served as platoon leader. After shouting, he drew out Browning's powerful pistol and touched the engineer shovel next to him. The quick attack at close range was not omnipotent. He did not have the ability to knock down a Japanese with one shot. He could knock down three or four Japanese at most 13 bullets, and the rest had to rely on the engineer shovel.

The first Japanese man who jumped over the simple fortifications made of sacks of grain was knocked down by Cheng Zifeng with one shot. Shang Xingu swung the engineer shovel and cut off half of the head of the Japanese man who was knocked to the ground. His white brain mixed with blood splashed all over him.

"Good!" Cheng Zifeng praised, and shot down another Japanese man twice in a row.

"Be careful!" He looked up and saw Shang Xingu was still giggling foolishly, and he couldn't help but shout, dragging him down. A grenade exploded nearby.

As they lined up less and fewer people, the mortar shells were even more empty. Without the effective suppression of mortars and machine guns, the Japanese's grenade launchers and grenades began to increase.

"Your head is broken!" Shang Xingu looked at Cheng Zifeng gratefully and pointed at his head.

"It's okay!" Cheng Zifeng had already felt the residual heat of blood lying on his cold face, but compared to the pain of being scratched by shrapnel on his head, he was even more anxious at this time, why had the reinforcements not come yet?

After another attack, the bullets were almost empty. Even Cheng Zifeng's engineer shovel knocked down a Japanese man, and half of his intestines were still hanging on it.

"Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?" Cheng Zifeng looked at the team of only twelve people left beside him, and his anxiety had already surfaced.

"I'm dead now, can I get a pension? They don't know who I am yet. No, I can't die here." Shang Xingu had already thought of escaping. He looked around, but suddenly saw the outer periphery of an old house at the intersection of the street suddenly collapsed around. In the past, a blue-gray hemispherical building appeared.

"What is that?" Everyone who heard the roar looked at the same time. But soon, the machine gun bullets shot out of the hole above told everyone what this was.

The flames spurted out from the three shooting holes extending to the half of the Japanese faced the Japanese, swept down more than 30 Japanese in just a short time. The large-caliber machine gun bullets directly tore the Japanese's eyes and saw the hope of victory in their hands.

"Dada!" Two HS-123 planes flew into the air, diving down and shooting the Japanese hiding everywhere.
Chapter completed!