Chapter 23 Chapter 23: Life and Death in Taierzhuang

Since the Jigu Division captured Teng County, they have destroyed the city and pulled out the village all the way. The progress on the Jinpu line has become faster and faster, and it has begun to approach Taierzhuang. Taierzhuang is an important town north of the canal.Once Taierzhuang is passed, Xuzhou is no longer in danger to defend, so to defend the city, you must first guard the river, and to guard the river, you must first guard the village. The canal is equivalent to the moat of Xuzhou, and Taierzhuang is also equivalent to the outer city wall of Xuzhou. The Japanese army approached the outer city wall. No matter how good the psychological quality of the defenders in the city is, they will inevitably feel uneasy.

But Li Zongren, who sits in Xuzhou, was unmoved at all. As early as after the Jigu Division crossed the Yellow River, Chiang Kai-shek began to consider whether the Chief Department of the Fifth War Zone should be relocated. On the battlefield, whether it is victory or defeat, the supreme commander is often the first resource that needs to be protected. For this reason, it is like playing chess with us. We don’t hesitate to lose a pawn or even abandon a rook, but we can’t be let down by others.” "General" and "General" are captured, and the whole game is lost. In the defense of Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek arranged for Tang Shengzhi to evacuate first when he felt that Nanjing might be difficult to defend.The Jigu Division is moving forward so fast, if one of them goes straight into Xuzhou, Li Zongren is likely to die or be captured because he cannot retreat in time

Regarding where the ministerial department will be moved, Chiang Kai-shek designated a location in Henan and Anhui respectively, and let Lao Li choose one of them. Li Zongren didn't choose any of them. After thinking about it, he still felt that he couldn't leave Xuzhou. Xuzhou is the transportation and telecommunication center on the Jinpu Line. The telephone network can be densely distributed in all major areas of the front line. Any order can be issued immediately, and if there is any situation ahead, the Minister's Department can respond immediately. If we move to the other two locations, we don't need to rely on the telephone at all, and we can only rely on sending and receiving telegrams to communicate back and forth.How can there be a telephone for a telegram? I will send it, and you will have to wait for a while, and it will also take a long time for you to send it. If there is an emergency in the military, it will be fatal.

What's more, the war is imminent, and the citizens of Xuzhou have long since run away. Such a large city is already like a dead city. If everyone knows that the executive department has also moved away, the morale of the entire army will be hit even more, until it is out of control, how can we do it? effective command? Li Zongren didn't want to move, and he couldn't move, but all the military and government agencies stationed in Xuzhou heard the news, and people changed their minds. Even some people from the ministerial department came over eagerly and asked: When are we leaving?

After asking a lot, Li Zongren felt that he had to put on a show, otherwise no one would feel at ease. He set up a "camp setting up team" whose task was to check the situation at the two proposed relocation sites and report to him when he came back. After listening to the report, Lao Li took a pencil and drew a piece here and a piece there on the map, saying that he wanted to allocate the offices of various agencies, but he couldn't decide how to allocate them after drawing and painting. China's affairs can be very casual if it is casual, but it can be endless if it is serious.Half a month has passed after such trivial disturbances, but the government personnel in Xuzhou feel that they have been "moving" all the time, so they have no complaints.As the situation on the battlefield became more and more tense, the big guys were busy planning the military, and the relocation matter was left alone, no one thought about it, and no one asked about it.

Although the front line is critical, the base camp cannot panic. On this point, Li Zongren and Tang Shengzhi both thought of a piece. Every morning or afternoon, Lao Li would ride a green horse and go for a walk on the streets of Xuzhou. The intention was to tell everyone, don’t worry, don’t be afraid, the coach is here, and Xuzhou can be safe. During that time, Xuzhou was constantly being attacked by Japanese planes. After the alarm sounded, writers, journalists and some officials who were interviewing in the city crowded into the air-raid shelter. Li Zongren will not go. How can I get into that small hole and huddle with a group of ordinary people?

Of course, you can't stay in the office for a long time. Mengzi, who has fought for most of his life, understands this very well.He went for a walk on the grass, guessing where the next bomb would be dropped from the perspective of a veteran. If there is a bold reporter following behind, Lao Li will happily brag about the battle situation on the front line to this reporter.A relaxed attitude, just like we have enough to eat now, we must talk about the international situation, and debate whether North Korea and South Korea will really twist together. Although the Japanese planes did not hit the office of the Minister's Ministry, quite a few landed nearby.

When we watch American blockbusters in the cinema, we are sometimes overwhelmed by the deafening explosions in the film, not to mention the scene.No matter how daring the reporter is, when the bombs fall one after another, they will often turn pale with fear, but Li Zongren is calm, as if nothing happened. However, being so passive and being bombed is not always a solution. The chief can pretend to be "walking in the garden", but ordinary soldiers and civilians can't do it. Since you can attack me by air, why can't I attack you by air? Li Zongren is going to find the air force to encourage everyone.

The main force of the Sino-Soviet air force was participating in the air battle in Wuhan, and could not come to Xuzhou. What Lao Li called was the third brigade of the air force. These three brigades are not the original three brigades of the Central Air Force, which were exhausted during the Battle of Songhu. Today's three brigades make Li Zongren feel very close, because their predecessors are the air guards of the Gui family, that is, the Guangxi Air Force, and most of the pilots are from Guangxi. As a substitute for the Central Air Force, the Guangxi Air Force has been receiving Soviet-style aircraft training in Xiangyang, Hubei. Two months ago, they just went to the Lanzhou base to receive the "Yellow Oriole" I-15 in the name of the new Third Brigade of the Central Air Force.

In the past, due to the limited number of aircraft, the Air Force could only adopt a rotation rest system, that is, everyone took turns flying the aircraft.This time is different, everyone has a good plane. After receiving the brand new "Yellow Oriole", these Guangxi pilots were as happy as New Year's Eve. Li Zongren asked his air soldiers for help, but he didn't expect too much at first. After all, the Guangxi Air Force is inexperienced. Otherwise, would it serve as a substitute for the Central Air Force? Everyone understands this truth.Although a new aircraft has been replaced now, since ancient times, a good horse is equipped with a good saddle, the pilot is not experienced enough, and the aircraft with outstanding performance has to be greatly reduced in actual combat.

During the training at the Hubei Airport, a Japanese light reconnaissance plane was spotted over the airport. More than a dozen planes from the Third Brigade chased one of them. After chasing it twice, the other party escaped easily. Not to mention the king-level pilots such as Gao Zhihang and Liu Cuigang, the third brigade, which was at the bottom of the fighter brigade during the Songhu Battle, would not be so useless. Li Zongren told the New Third Brigade that I neither need you to protect the safety of Xuzhou, nor do I need to cooperate with the army for a long time. All I want is to throw a few bombs at the enemy's position, and then go to our position to pose. The requirements are really too low, so low that the pilots feel embarrassed. The problem is they can't drop bombs. The Soviet fighter planes are no different from the American Eagle. The latter is dual-purpose, capable of both fighting and bombing. The Soviet fighters are fighting but not bombing, and bombing but not fighting. The eyes belong to the eyes, and the nose belongs to the nose. Lao Li is not from the Air Force, he doesn't care about that. I can't tell a layman, I can only think of a way by myself, and the last way I came up with is to install a set of bomb racks under the wings. Each "Yellow Oriole" can hold eight small bombs.Small is small, throwing it directly into the crowd can always make some noise. After learning that the third brigade was coming to Xuzhou, Li Zongren hurriedly notified the front-line defenders of the arrival time and number of planes. For this reason, the fifth war zone also issued a special notice, stipulating that all defenders must spread a long white cloth on the ground for identification, and prevent the three brigades from being confused and dropping bombs on their own positions. In fact, not only the Chinese army, but also the Japanese army could not imagine that the opponent's air force would come out to play air strikes.When the three brigades flew over the Japanese positions, they thought it was a Japanese plane and did not take any precautions. There were two squadrons from the three brigades, and the two took turns to be on duty. One was on guard, and the other dropped bombs. More than a hundred bombs were paid for by the devil soldiers. The Chinese officers and soldiers in the trenches had suffered enough from the Japanese planes, and this time they saw the Japanese soldiers also being bombed by the planes and hiding in Tibet, running around, cheering one by one. Coincidentally, when the third brigade finished shooting the target and was ready to go home happily, they encountered two Japanese bombers by accident. These two bombers went to Xuzhou to bomb every day, and they made three trips in the morning, noon and evening and never missed the time. They were very dedicated.They don't know that today's day is different, so it's not suitable to travel. Taking advantage of the excitement, the third brigade dispatched four fighter jets to fight four against two. In less than ten seconds, the two unlucky Japanese planes were all killed. Bombarded the Japanese infantry, and temporarily solved the hidden dangers over Xuzhou by picking up the loopholes. Li Zongren praised the three brigades, and he praised them very well. The air force is used to cheer and boost the morale of the army. The real solution to the problem depends on the army itself. Seeing that the Xuzhou battlefield would become the third main battlefield after Songhu and Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek began to break the routine and deploy troops across theaters, which gave Li Zongren more chess pieces. During the few days when the Sichuan Army defended Teng County, Li Zongren ushered in the second batch of reinforcements from the First War Zone and gradually deployed them in front of Taierzhuang. This was Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army. Sun Lianzhong and Pang Bingxun both came from the old Northwest Army, and the situation of the Sun Group Army is quite similar to that of the Pang Army.It is said to be a group army, but in fact there are only three divisions. In the Battle of Niangziguan, Feng Anbang, Sun Lianzhong's son and daughter, and his relatives wiped out the designation of the entire army. The current army is the original one, but it is trained in Henan. It's just a lot of new recruits. Li Zongren has high hopes for Sun Lianzhong, because the former is also known for his good defense. During the Central Plains War, every time Sun Lianzhong marched to a place, the officers and soldiers were not allowed to eat or sleep unless they dug vertical foxholes and traffic trenches first. The positions they established were difficult for even the main force of the Central Army.Among the domestic troops, I am afraid that only Fu Zuoyi's Sui Army can match it. In the Battle of Niangziguan, Sun Lianzhong tried his best, but still failed to win a battle. He felt as if he was driven out of Shanxi by the Japanese, and he suffocated his anger. Before coming to Shandong this time, it happened that Han Fuju was executed again. As a member of the "Second Grandson of Han Shi", Sun Lianzhong was deeply moved.He sent down an order to print eight words on the back of each officer's and soldier's badge: Born in Shaanxi, died in Shandong! The first to report with Sun Lianzhong was Chi Fengcheng, the commander of the 31st Division. He was also the oldest teacher under Sun Lianzhong. In the Chief's Department of the Fifth War Zone, Chi Fengcheng was not polite when they met for the first time. He asked Li Zongren for something, not firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, but a military map. As a general who was born as a soldier in the old Northwest Army, Chi Fengcheng was not very literate. Even after carrying the title of general on his shoulders, some people joked behind him that he was an "illiterate general".However, just like Li Yunlong in the movie, although Chi Fengcheng can't read a lot of characters, he also knows that a map is absolutely indispensable if he wants to fight a good battle. The Chinese army is not like the Japanese army. The maps are all rare objects. There are only two maps in the Chief of the Fifth War Zone. One is hung on the wall of Li Zongren's office, and the other is in the staff office. Lao Li took off the picture on the wall and gave it to Chi Fengcheng: "It's all up to you, brother, to guard Taierzhuang." Chi Fengcheng was determined to enter Taierzhuang in a desperate battle, and started training with the Japanese army with a map. But determination is one thing, and fighting is another. On the evening of March 24, the 2nd Battalion of the Isoya Division arrived near Taierzhuang. Although it is just an infantry brigade, the technical and tactical quality of the main division of the Japanese army is very high, and the special forces attached to the Isoya Division are beyond the imagination of the Chinese army in terms of quantity and quality. There is a brigade, and there are other engineers, tanks, and motor teams. Taierzhuang is actually a stone city with solid walls on its east, west, north, and north sides.But no matter how strong it is, it cannot withstand the high-density and high-strength steel blows of the Japanese special forces. Overnight, a piece of the city wall was blown down. Following the gap, the 2nd Battalion, led by tanks, swarmed into the village, and the two sides fought at close range. After the exchange of fire, Chi Fengcheng even felt that the combat capability of this brigade was greater than that of one of our armies, that is to say, even if the entire Sun Group army came up, it would be difficult to face the second brigade. The battle of Niangziguan was fierce enough, and Taierzhuang was even hotter than Niangziguan.The troops in charge of blocking the attack at the front were reduced to only 40 people, and they had almost no combat effectiveness. According to the prevailing international rules, it is acceptable to surrender before the battle to such an extent. If it were replaced by Western troops, they would have raised their hands and walked out of the trenches a long time ago. However, the cruelty of the Eastern War is beyond the imagination of Westerners. After the fall of Nanjing, almost all the Chinese soldiers who put down their weapons were killed. It is said that in the winter, the ground was full of blood, which made some Japanese soldiers feel slightly warm! No one wants to die in humiliation any more. The soldiers asked the commander: how do we die, should we counterattack, or explode ourselves with a grenade? The commander said: Counterattack! So everyone shouted, rushed towards the Japanese army, fought with bayonets, and drove out the Japanese army who had already entered the village. Seeing that the meat was almost at the mouth, the Jigu Division naturally refused to give up, so they built a position north of Taierzhuang, ready to attack again at any time. The two sides began a tug of war. Although Chi Fengcheng had the determination to fight to the death, the reality was cruel. After a division lost its soldiers and generals, it was inevitable that he would have ideas, but no matter how he had ideas, he would not dare to hum in front of Sun Lianzhong. Chi Fengcheng respected and feared Sun Lianzhong.It is said that in the Fifth War Zone, he and Li Zongren could talk and laugh, and occasionally have a little naughty or something, but in front of Sun Lianzhong, he was respectful at all times, just like students meeting their teachers in class. Of course, there is only one Sun Lianzhong, others can still talk about it. Taking advantage of Sun Lianzhong's absence, he complained to the chief of staff on the phone, saying that you don't know how to make this battle plan, why do you always let me take the lead, my troops are wounded and killed, and the ammunition is exhausted , You do this, I am so sorry my friend. The chief of staff has a good relationship with Chi Fengcheng, but at this time, with the knife resting on everyone's neck, his life will not be easy.When I heard it, what's the matter, you still yelled at me, see you big-headed ghost. He immediately said to Chi Fengcheng, it is because you and I are friends that I specially arrange this core stronghold for you to guard, who knows that you are not happy. Let me tell you, if someone wants to keep the wheel and can't make it, ask someone to come and intercede with me.You still want to come down instead, okay, I will report to Commander-in-Chief Sun immediately to replace you. Chi Fengcheng was just bored and flustered, just a bit addicted to his mouth. Seeing that the chief of staff was angry and seemed to be serious, he quickly changed his tone and told the other party not to report to Sun Lianzhong. You are such a big favor, can't I take it, just keep guarding Taierzhuang. As the war entered a stalemate, Jigu quickly sent two squadrons into Taierzhuang, and Sun Lianzhong's other two divisions also arrived. Master Chi Fengcheng lives in the village, while the other two divisions are on the left and right, like two bodyguards, guarding Taierzhuang from both sides. However, the three divisions were unable to stop the one and a half brigades. After the Jigu Division launched a second attack, Taierzhuang was breached again. After receiving the battle report, Li Zongren was of course very dissatisfied.He issued a strict order to Sun Lianzhong, within two days he must clear all the Japanese troops who entered the village. But it came in, how could it be so easy to clear it? The uniqueness of Taierzhuang lies in that there are thousands of houses inside and outside the village built of stones. As long as you get in, it is very difficult for you to drive people away. Therefore, every stone house is almost equivalent to a small blockhouse. Under Sun Lianzhong's strict urging, Chi Fengcheng's eyes were red, and despite all his efforts, he still couldn't bite the other party to death. Not only that, but the 2nd Brigade will "purge" him in turn. Taierzhuang entered the house-to-house and street fighting, and the village fell into chaos. Both sides will rush over for a while, and I will rush over for a while, just like the ebb and flow of the tide.A soldier fell behind during the retreat, and his rifle ran out of bullets, so he took a knife and hid in the stone house.Not long after, the Chinese army fought back again, and a Japanese soldier also entered the house after being unable to escape. Because the light in the room was dim, neither of the two could see who was clear at first, and both thought that the other was their own. When the sound of hand-to-hand fighting outside stopped, the Japanese soldiers walked to the door with guns. The Chinese soldiers saw that they were not their own, so they chased after them and cut the little devil to the ground with a knife. Thirty-eight big covers. As the street fighting deepened and the situation was endangered, the Japanese army once rushed to a place only five or six meters away from the command post of the main force regiment in Chifeng City.The head of the regiment called Chi Fengcheng and asked for an order to retreat, because the ammunition was almost exhausted, and the rear ammunition could not be supplied for a while. Chi Fengcheng has a strong body. Even after becoming a teacher, he can still turn over a dozen horizontal bars without panting. Someone came to save him. There is a temporary arsenal of the Qingdao Navy in Taierzhuang, which is full of bullets and grenades. The navy guarding the warehouse opened the door of the warehouse, so that Chifengcheng could get supplies when it was most needed. When a soldier has ammunition, it is like refueling a car. When the gas pedal is stepped on, it rushes out with a whine. Chi Fengcheng came to the front line to supervise the battle. At night, even the cooks were mobilized. With the help of knives and grenades, the Japanese occupation area was finally prevented from expanding. Outside Taierzhuang, Jigu was gradually increasing the pressure. On the second day, he increased the siege infantry to a regiment, and the specially assigned special forces were even more dazzling. In addition to concentrating the special forces of the division, his boss, Hisao Nishio, also transferred a batch of tanks and heavy artillery from the 1st Army through the relationship in the temple.As a result, the artillery of the Japanese army surpassed the infantry, and the number of tanks reached as many as 30, making it a veritable mechanized force. Sun Lianzhong himself only has mortars, which are not worth mentioning in front of heavy field artillery.The broadsword handed down from the old Northwest Army era is brave, but it can only be used in night battles or hand-to-hand combat. Most of the time, it can neither avoid cannons nor cut tanks. Everyone was exhausted, and Taierzhuang was about to hang. The only constant seems to be Li Zongren. When the soldiers are fierce and the battle is in danger, he can still be so calm and calm, commanding with certainty, what a handsome talent. In fact, the current situation is not completely unexpected by Li Zongren. The third batch of reinforcements had arrived long ago. In terms of quantity, this batch of reinforcements was larger than Zhang Zizhong and Sun Lianzhong's troops combined, and belonged to the out-and-out large army—Tang Enbo's 20th Army. According to the routine, Li Zongren should order Tang Enbo to defend Taierzhuang, but he did not do so, but allowed the latter to fight in freestyle in the north of Taierzhuang. It was Li Zongren's established strategy to "invite the king into the urn" not to let the stronger Tang Enbo block the Jigu division from the front, but to let Sun Lianzhong open the door to welcome the guests. To put it simply, Taierzhuang is the bait. First let Sun Lianzhong attract the opponent here, and then let Tang Enbo play the role of collecting the net. Obviously, this is a very bold and intelligent military strategy.If it is used properly, Jigu's move to attack Taierzhuang, which seems to have the upper hand, has actually violated the taboo of military strategists and fell into my trap. War is sometimes an art. Ordinary people seem to be in danger, but in the eyes of experts, it may be bright. Ji Gu was plotted by Li Zongren, and it was his own fault. After he captured Teng County, he could have fought steadily and waited until he joined Banyuan, or waited for the Japanese troops south of Jinpu to go north and then go south. To rush forward rashly is really a defeating move that Lu Jia's bad luck urged. As the old saying goes, a proud soldier will be defeated, and a sad soldier will be victorious. It seems that Jigu is doomed this time.He thought that "the first to enter the customs is king", but the result may be that "the first to enter the customs will suffer". The Battle of Taierzhuang was actually planned by Li Zongren into a pocket formation, with Sun Lianzhong as the bottom of the pocket and Tang Enbo at the mouth of the pocket. Yan Xishan also tried this pocket style when he was in Shanxi, but either the bottom of the pocket was broken, or it couldn’t be tied tightly. In fact, it's not that the bag is bad, but that the person who made the bag didn't work hard enough.If your level is not enough, it is better not to play these fake moves honestly. Do remember, those who dare to play false tricks must be masters. In addition, even a handsome talent needs someone to make up for it.Lao Li's strengths are that he is good at generals and dares to act. However, a wise man is always worried, and he must make mistakes. Otherwise, he would not have escaped the defeat of Zhang Zizhong when the situation in Linyi was good. There is no doubt that Lao Li still needs a think tank by his side. It is described in the book that every time Song Jiang encounters a hurdle that he cannot pass, he is very sad. At this time, there will always be a person beside him, saying: "Brother, you don't need to be bored, as long as you are like this..." And Song Jiang will definitely be overjoyed: "The strategy of the military division Very good." With Wu Yong, the wise multi-star, not only the leader of Song Dynasty was able to pass through dangers, but also a lot of light of wisdom was added to this great work. Who is the wise multi-star headed by Li? Needless to say, Bai Chongxi, the deputy chief of staff who has become a high-ranking central government official, is also Li and Bai from Guangxi. Is there a more suitable partner than these two. I used to wonder why Kong Ming and Wu Yongzhi didn’t make decisions on their own and could only take the second place when I read it the night before yesterday. Later, I gradually understood that one radish and one pit are matched in this way by God. If they are misplaced, it’s not good thing. Knowing that the Jigu Division had entered Shijiazhuang and that Xuzhou was in danger, Chiang Kai-shek sent Bai Chongxi to Xuzhou. In this circle, when it comes to high participation, there is really no other than "Little Zhuge".Li and Bai worked together, one was resourceful, the other was able to cut, immediately produced an excellent chemical effect. As a veteran division of the Japanese army, the Isoya Division put it in the pocket. It is easy to think about it, but it is too difficult to do it, and it is extremely difficult to do it successfully. It is still too early for Tang Enbo to tie the pockets, the most important thing is not to let the bottom of the pockets be broken, so that the bamboo basket is empty. Bai Chongxi went to Taierzhuang to inspect in person. After seeing that the Japanese army had powerful special forces with ferocious firepower, he immediately decided to urgently recruit special forces from various theaters to Taierzhuang. After all, there are people in the court who are good at handling things. This kind of order is not something that Li Zongren can issue. "Little Zhuge" saved Sun Lianzhong and Taierzhuang. Among the war zones across the country, the closest one is Cheng Qian’s First War Zone, and compared with the Fifth War Zone, the First War Zone can be called a bonanza. Not only are most of the troops under its jurisdiction elite and the main force, but there is also an independent artillery regiment (Single Artillery Regiment) . Bai Chongxi issued an order in his capacity as the deputy chief of staff. According to the principle of proximity, the Independent Artillery Regiment of the First Theater was first transferred to the front line. This independent artillery regiment participated in the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War. There are 10 cannons in total. The cannon also only had dozens of shells. When fighting, the consumption of shells is calculated according to the base.When the Japanese artillery units set off, they generally prepared at least 2 to 3 bases of shells for each mountain artillery. A base is 100 rounds, which means that there are two to three hundred shells available. In comparison, the Solitary Artillery Regiment not only has low-grade cannons, but also lacks enough shells, which is really shabby and shabby. But it is better to have these cannons on the south bank of the canal, at least here symbolically. With two shots fired, the Japanese artillery units over there could not concentrate on bombarding Taierzhuang, which correspondingly relieved the pressure on Chi Fengcheng. Chi Fengcheng felt a little more relaxed, but it was the turn of the Solitary Artillery Corps to suffer. These imitation German guns are nothing more than to scratch the devil's itch and attract their attention, but once they are really targeted by their peers, how can they be their opponents. So the Solitary Artillery Regiment internally researched key problems and developed a special guerrilla style of attack. How much strength the Solo Artillery Regiment has, the Japanese artillery will be counted after the two artillery pieces.During the artillery battle, the commander of the Japanese artillery positions kept observing with binoculars to lock the artillery positions. After locking, the heavy artillery of the Japanese army aimed at the target and bombarded the Chinese artillery positions on the south bank. The Chinese artillery position was blasted to pieces, and in the telescope, those simulated Krupp field guns were smashed to pieces. The Chinese cannon was dumb.But when the Japanese army directed the gun barrels towards Taierzhuang, the guns on the south bank rang out again, but this time the guns were located in a different position. Hell, the "China" guns are terrible, but there are still a lot of them. We had to continue a new round of artillery battle and positioning. If the Japanese artillery knew the truth, they might be so angry that they vomited blood.The "cannons" they blasted away in front of them were actually just wooden water pumps collected from nearby villages, a group of four, which looked like field artillery mounts from a distance. During artillery battles, real field guns were placed behind wooden carriages.After bombing for a while, the artillerymen would quickly push away the real cannons and change their positions, so the Japanese heavy artillery bombarded them, but they only bombed the wooden frames left in place. Of course, it is impossible to hit the target accurately or win the artillery battle with such a quick transfer, but the independent artillery regiment can't win in the first place, as long as it disturbs the other party's restlessness and can save itself, it is a great achievement . After the Independent Artillery Regiment, Bai Chongxi finally got a good thing: De Zao Bufusi Mountain Cannon. Under normal circumstances, the range of mountain cannons is not as good as that of field cannons, but this Bufus mountain cannon is known for its long range, and was called the "Pudong Magic Cannon" as early as the Battle of Songhu.When it comes on the field, it's not just scratching the devil's itch, but it's going to fight authentically. Driven by the "Pudong Artillery", the artillerymen showed their power. Although they could not defeat their opponents, they also gave the Japanese army a taste of being bombed: the Bufus Mountain Cannon could always threaten the rear of the Japanese army, and the Isoya Division's Transport convoys are often blown upside down, with pots and pans thrown all over the floor. The artillery battle failed to achieve the desired effect, so Isoya could only hope for the tank battle. Although Sun Lianzhong dug a lot of trenches outside Taierzhuang early on, the Japanese tank soldiers chose to ignore them. The tanks drove over and flattened the trenches. Bai Chongxi's prediction was correct. If special forces were not recruited from all over the country to fight against the Japanese army, how could Taierzhuang be defended with only swords and stones? In order to help Li Zongren win this battle, "Little Zhuge" really made every effort. While mobilizing the independent artillery unit, he has searched everywhere, looking for a sharp weapon that can subdue the tank. The first thing Bai Chongxi thought of was the 200th division of Du Yuming who was training in Xiangtan, Hunan. The 200th Division was the only armored regiment in the country at that time, and it could be called a concentration camp for tank experts. Just ask them, what are you tank soldiers most afraid of, and you will end up with everything. What tanks are most afraid of, the answer is guns, not ordinary guns, but tank defense guns, referred to as anti-war guns. The so-called anti-tank guns are actually early anti-tank guns.Different from the general curved gun, it is a direct gun, and the shell is also very special. It is a special armor-piercing shell, which can directly penetrate the armor of the tank. Since it is necessary to deal with tanks, of course it has to be fought face to face, too far away, so this gun is different from other guns, and it has to be pulled to the front line by a tank, so it is named tank defense gun. There is no doubt that it is the natural enemy of tanks. In martial arts novels, master poisoners usually have to prepare their own antidote.The main combat weapon of the 200th Division is tanks, but they are also equipped with anti-tank anti-tank guns. There are a total of 72 guns in the fourth battalion, all of which have received a call-up order. Watermelon is required, and sesame seeds must not be missed.At that time, some German armorers of the first class had initially been equipped with small anti-aircraft artillery units, and after receiving Bai Chongxi's transfer order, they all rushed to Taierzhuang one after another. The anti-war artillery gathered at Taierzhuang, immediately blocked the group charge of the Japanese tank troops.In just two days, more than 20 Japanese tanks were destroyed, accounting for 2/3 of the total. Tank wreckage can be seen everywhere inside and outside the village. In addition to destroying tanks, the anti-aircraft guns also helped Chifeng City a lot. The stone houses in Taierzhuang were very strong, and the Japanese army drilled into these "small bunkers", and it was difficult for the Chinese army to attack. With the anti-war artillery as an expert in attacking the fortifications, it becomes relatively easier: shoot at close range, first penetrate the wall with armor-piercing shells, and then throw bombs in, and it's done. So far, the Battle of Taierzhuang has gradually evolved into a semi-three-dimensional war in which special forces fought against special forces, and infantry and artillery coordinated against infantry and vehicles. Although Sun Lianzhong still couldn't completely drive the Jigu Division out of Taierzhuang, at least everyone was on the same side, and a tug of war was formed again.