kvmb Chapter 114: Breaking through the Dalin River Defense Line, Targeting the 5th Division
Chapter 114: Breaking through the Dalin River Defense Line, Targeting the 5th Division
"Captain, Your Excellency, the Restoration Army's chariots have washed ashore..."
A Fuso second lieutenant officer hurriedly ran into the regiment headquarters located in the second line of defense, and shouted hurriedly after seeing the regiment commander.
"Nani?"
The commander of the 76th Regiment was shocked when he heard this.
Chariot? Crossing the river? He knew these two words, but when they were combined, he felt something was strange about them.
The chariots of the Restoration Army can actually cross the river?
However, considering the endless stream of new weapons from the Renaissance Army, it is entirely possible.
"Go back to the front line and immediately organize a commando team to blow up the tanks crossing the river. Once the artillery fire stops, I'll lead the 3rd Infantry Battalion to reinforce. Hurry!"
"Hi!"
Now that they lack anti-tank weapons, they have no choice but to use commandos.
In the tunnel fortifications on the river bank position, the regiment commander did not need to give any orders.
The officers below have already begun organizing commandos.
The so-called commandos are actually human bomb attacks.
Each person had a grenade wrapped around his waist and held a pack of explosives in his hand.
The power of grenades and explosive packs is enough to deal a heavy blow to not only the Panther tank but even the King Tiger tank would be in trouble.
When the Leopard medium tanks rushed ashore, the artillery in the rear began to fire a barrage of bullets at the Fuso army's second line of defense and the area between the two lines of defense.
If the Fuso army wants to reinforce, they need to break through this barrage of bullets.
The price paid for this can be imagined.
Basically, if ten people set out, it would be considered lucky if two or three of them can make it through. It is normal for some to survive.
What the Renaissance Army has to pay is the rapid consumption of artillery shells.
"Hurry, hurry...take the assault pills, then wait for the right moment to attack. We'll see you at the shrine."
"See you at the shrine, everyone!"
In the tunnel fortifications, the officers gave each Fuso soldier wearing a moon scarf an "assault pill".
Just taking this assault pill will not only make you excited, but also put you in peak physical condition.
At the same time, it can also relieve physical pain and is the best "medicine" for launching a charge.
As for the cost...in the eyes of the Fuso military leaders, the cost is negligible.
"Coming up! The Restoration Army's chariots have already rushed up the gentle slope and are heading towards the position!"
When the artillery fire stopped, a large number of Fuso troops appeared from nowhere and entered the position.
Soon, on the gentle slope, a number of Leopard medium tanks came into their sight with their guns raised.
When the Fuso army saw the steel behemoths before them, they were all stunned.
They thought the Restoration Army's chariots were just a little bigger than theirs.
But this size is a bit too outrageous.
When the Leopard tank rushed up the gentle slope at full speed, the soldiers who had crossed the river in infantry fighting vehicles also appeared behind the tank, following the slow-moving tank step by step.
At this time, the battlefield full of bullet holes and smoke appeared in front of all the soldiers of the Renaissance Army.
All the soldiers looked forward vigilantly.
Once there is any unusual movement, they can respond quickly.
"Baga, there are infantrymen behind the Restoration Army's tanks."
After seeing this scene, a captain of the 73rd Regiment's face changed slightly.
If there are infantry following, it will not be so easy to launch a human bomb attack.
Quiet!
The position was completely silent, with only the roar of the tank engines being heard.
It was not until the tank was about 100 meters away from the position that the sound of gunfire rang out.
Dense bullets, grenades, and mortar shells were fired at the tank and the crowd behind it.
Rifle and machine gun bullets hit the armor of the Panther medium tank, making a clanging sound.
The grenades and artillery shells that landed on the ground also blew up a cloud of mud.
There were also Renaissance Army soldiers behind the tanks who were affected by the explosion and stray bullets, causing some casualties.
Instead, the Fuso army on the position immediately suffered a more fierce counterattack.
The tank hatch opened, and a tank crew member came out, controlling the MG34T vehicle-mounted general-purpose machine gun on the top of the turret and began to fire.
At the same time, the MG34T general-purpose machine gun located on the tilted vehicle body also opened fire, pouring bullets towards the Fuso army positions.
The terrifying firing rate of the MG34 general-purpose machine gun immediately suppressed the firepower of the Fuso people.
The Fuso army's counterattack did not stop the Leopard tanks' advance.
“Boom…Boom…”
The tank's 76mm tank gun also began to roar.
Every time the tank gun fired, a machine gun fire point of the Fuso army was destroyed.
Under the tremendous power of the 76mm tank gun, no machine gun fortification could withstand its bombardment.
When the tank cluster approached within 50 meters of the position.
The Fuso people launched an attack.
"The Emperor is onboard!"
"See you at the shrine!"
“Onboard!!!”
From the trenches and bomb craters of the position, Fuso soldiers jumped out, wrapped in grenades and exploding explosive packs.
Holding the explosive packs, they roared like wild beasts and rushed towards the nearest Leopard medium tank at the fastest speed.
"Attack! Don't let them get close to the tanks!"
At this time, the soldiers of the mechanized infantry regiment who were hiding behind the tanks and using the tanks as cover no longer hid their bodies.
They picked up the G43 semi-automatic rifles, PPSh submachine guns, and STG-44 assault rifles in their hands and shot at the Fuso assassins who were rushing towards them frantically.
The tanks and machine guns also began to concentrate their fire on them.
Dense rain of bullets poured down, knocking down one Fuso soldier after another to the ground.
After the infantry-tank coordinated tactics, unless the tanks rushed into the position.
Otherwise they would not be able to get close to the tank at all.
"Baga, organize another group of commandos! Quickly, we must be quick!"
However, it was simply a dream for them to want to stop the Leopard tank's attack at this time.
One Leopard tank after another crashed directly into the Fuso army's position.
The constant roar of tank guns and machine guns made it like a walking steel fortress.
Under the cover of the tanks, the infantry in the rear also successfully broke into the position.
"Onboard!"
When they saw the Fuso Army breaking into the position, one by one the Fuso soldiers rushed over holding their Type 38 rifles.
However, what greeted them were automatic weapons such as semi-automatic rifles, assault rifles and submachine guns.
As more and more soldiers of the 33rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment rushed into the position, they engaged in a melee with the two battalions of the Fuso Army.
At this time, the dense firepower of the Renaissance Army played a huge advantage.
On the contrary, the Japanese had difficulty in bayonet fighting because their Type 38 rifles were too long, and their movements would be blocked from various angles.
What's more, every member of the Restoration Army is equipped with a pistol.
It is impossible to fight with them with bayonets unless you are close enough.
As a mechanized infantry battalion of soldiers broke into the Fuso army's position.
The reinforcements of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion also rushed directly to the position in infantry fighting vehicles.
After releasing the infantry, these infantry fighting vehicles did not leave, but began to cover the soldiers' assault.
Although the vehicle-mounted 76mm low-pressure gun has a short range, its power is not small.
Precisely because of its great power, it is difficult to use in a melee situation and it is easy to accidentally hurt one's own people.
All infantry fighting vehicles opened fire with machine guns.
This battle also prompted the subsequent Restoration Army to make certain modifications to the infantry fighting vehicles.
No longer exclusively equipped with 76mm low-pressure guns.
Instead, they are more often equipped with 20mm or 30mm machine guns.
The forces of the two battalions were quickly separated by the assault of the armored group.
The commander of the 76th Regiment hurriedly brought an infantry battalion of reinforcements from the second line of defense to support the first line on the river bank.
The two lines of defense are only 2 kilometers apart.
But these two kilometers were like a punishment from heaven for the 3rd Infantry Battalion.
Dense artillery shells fell among them like raindrops.
They were immediately blown into chaos and suffered heavy casualties.
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
In the sky, the belated air force finally arrived above the battlefield.
P-47D Thunderbolts, P-51D Mustangs, and Il-10 attack aircraft also joined in the bombardment of the 76rd Infantry Battalion of the th Regiment of the Fuso Army.
The third battalion was suppressed in this area and unable to move before it reached the first line of defense.
At this time, they could neither advance nor retreat.
It has to be said that the Fuso army's counterattack was indeed very fierce.
The situation when fighting against warlord troops is completely different.
The Fuso army fought like crazy.
However, the Red Alert fighters are even crazier than them, not to mention that they have an absolute advantage in equipment.
So their counterattack only delayed their death.
Bridge-building vehicles built six pontoon bridges on the two-kilometer-wide surface of the Dalian River within half an hour.
Two of the pontoon bridges can accommodate tanks of about 50 tons, and the remaining four tank bridges can accommodate tanks or vehicles of about 30 tons.
The 32th Tank Battalion of the 33nd Tank Regiment and the 35rd Battalion of the 76rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment also joined the encirclement and suppression campaign against the th Regiment of the Fuso Army within minutes of the start of the war.
The 11st Motorized Infantry Division behind the th Armored Division also quickly followed.
The 1st Motorized Infantry Regiment followed closely behind and crossed the Dalin River via a pontoon bridge.
With the addition of the 11st Motorized Infantry Regiment, the th Armored Division handed over the remaining Fuso troops on the position to them.
The 32nd Tank Regiment and the 33rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment continued to charge forward.
Their target was the 5th Division behind the Dalin River defense line.
The three fully-strength battalions of the 76th Regiment were wiped out before they could even hold out for an hour.
When the power gap between the two sides reaches a certain level, the battle is often a crushing one.
When the Fuso army faced the armored division, it was completely powerless to resist.
This is the power of the armored division.
Although armored divisions are extremely expensive, the power they can exert in such plain areas is also very astonishing.
The Fifth Division did not expect that the 76th Regiment would be destroyed so quickly.
This also led to a direct encounter between their reinforcements, the 21st Regiment, also known as the Hamada Regiment, and the 32nd Tank Regiment of the th Armored Division.