bookrebus Chapter 579 Conquering Tianjin
Chapter 579 Conquering Tianjin
Zhaozhuangzi, west of Tianjin,
1st Assault Group Forward Headquarters,
The room was filled with officers of all ranks, who were holding a pre-war meeting.
Tang Yantian said loudly,
"Our Western Group will take Jintang Bridge as the first target of attack and quickly join up with the Eastern Group, then..."
Kang Huaifu looked quite elated.
He took three days off and just came back from Mulan this afternoon. He went to Shenyang to find his family. Thank God, with the help of a relative, everything went smoothly and he finally found them!
Afterwards, he sent his mother, sister, and brother-in-law to live in Mulan! The family had been separated for more than ten years, and this time they were finally reunited!
The only regret is that my younger sister Kang Huaizhu has suffered physical damage and has not been able to conceive at the age of 30!
Fortunately, my brother-in-law Guan Mengren is a good person and has always stayed with me. He is just a rickshaw driver in Shenyang, but he has taken on the heavy responsibility of supporting the family!
Kang Huaifu’s only worry was resolved, his wife’s belly got bigger, and he felt very happy!
Just when he was feeling happy, he suddenly heard Tang Yantian's voice.
"Deputy Political Commissar Kang, how do we fight this battle? Please give us a few words!"
Kang Huaifu came back to his senses, and he immediately said seriously,
"Everyone knows that this battle is to show those guys in Peking what the consequences will be if they continue to resist and to promote the peaceful liberation of Peking!
Therefore, we must show our unstoppable momentum. In tomorrow's battle, I will be the first to charge, and you must follow me!"
Everyone in the room was laughing and clapping!
the next day,
Its daybreak,
Tianjin West,
There was silence, only the breeze rustling through the dry grass.
Suddenly, a low roar of engines was heard in the distance. 24 self-propelled 20-tube rocket launchers slowly drove into the launch position. The camouflage painted on the vehicles was looming in the night, looking both mysterious and deadly.
This is a secret weapon that Mulan Arsenal has just produced. It was quietly shipped to the front line two days ago.
After the intense positioning and installation, aim!
Following the command from the artillery commander, countless flames instantly lit up from the launch tubes of the artillery vehicles. Hundreds of rockets shot up into the sky like arrows from a bow, leaving long trails of flames. At this moment, the entire night sky seemed to be on fire, with flames and gun smoke intertwined to form a suffocating picture of hell.
The rockets made a sharp whistling sound as they flew through the air, like the grim smile of the god of death. They swooped down at an astonishing speed, setting off a destructive storm on the enemy's position.
The moment the first rocket hit the target, a huge explosion was deafening, and flames shot up into the sky, illuminating an area of hundreds of meters in radius. Then, the second and third rockets followed, each one like a boulder thrown from hell, razing the enemy's position to the ground.
The shock wave from the explosion swept in with overwhelming force, throwing dirt, rubble and debris into the air, drawing a series of horrific arcs in the night sky. Thick smoke and flames quickly engulfed the entire position, turning the originally neat defense line into a scorched earth. In the firelight, the afterimages of enemy soldiers could be seen being torn apart and disappeared in the explosion, as if they had been ruthlessly wiped out by fate.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder and burning, mixed with the smell of soil and blood, making it almost impossible to breathe. The explosions of rockets came one after another, as if the whole world was collapsing. Every explosion was like the earth roaring, releasing endless roars and destruction.
The Kuomintang soldiers huddled in the city defense positions felt the ground shaking violently, as if the entire earth was trembling. The blast uprooted nearby trees and even overturned some armored vehicles.
The enemy positions were completely destroyed in the frenzied bombardment. In the fire and smoke, trenches were filled in, bunkers were blown up, and everything was reduced to ruins.
The bodies of enemy soldiers lay scattered across the battlefield, their faces filled with fear and despair.
During the one-hour shelling, the rocket artillery battalion of the 1st Assault Group fired a total of three rounds, directly opening a gap in the defensive positions in the west of the city!
Back then, we also imported Katyusha rocket launchers from the Soviet Union, but each shell cost eight taels of gold! Now, the Mulan Arsenal can finally produce it on its own!
The bombardment is over!
Tanks and armored vehicles started their engines one after another, and Tang Yantian gave instructions into the microphone.
"The attack begins!"
The chariots raised a cloud of dust.
Drive forward!
Kang Huaifu originally wanted to board the lead vehicle, but under the persuasion of everyone, he had no choice but to switch to the third Panzer IV.
Even so, the commander of the 1st Armored Regiment, Cheng Yue, was still worried, and secretly ordered car No. 3 to drive slower in technical terms, and arranged for the other cars to overtake!
However, they did not encounter any resistance along the way, because the fierce artillery bombardment had destroyed the defenders' already weak fighting will!
The entire East Field Army deployed more than 1700 cannons, of which 150 were 368mm in caliber! More than half of them were Wild Fox self-propelled artillery produced by the Mulan Arsenal!
All the columns seemed to be ignited at this moment, and they rushed towards the Jintang Bridge like crazy. A raging fire was burning in the heart of every soldier, and the sound of the tank engines was as rapid and powerful as a storm, as if the whole earth was shaking because of the charge.
Long before the war began, the leaders of the East Field Army had issued an order: as long as any division could reach Jintang Bridge first, then this division would be awarded the supreme honor - "Jintang Bridge Division!"
This glorious title not only represents victory and glory, but also is the greatest affirmation and praise for the bravery and forward-looking spirit of all soldiers.
Therefore, all the columns held their breath, no one wanted to fall behind others, and everyone tried their best to move towards the goal.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, three half-track armored vehicles from the armored reconnaissance company of the 8th Division of the 24th Column arrived at the Jintang Bridge first, and almost at the same time, the heavy tank battalions of the 1st and 2nd Columns also followed!
The 1st Assault Group encountered a large number of roadblocks on the way and was forced to take a detour, which caused it to lag behind slightly in its actions!
Afterwards, the troops began to push southward to clear out the remaining enemy forces in the city!
The sporadic fighting continued until late at night, and the entire city was finally firmly controlled by Dongye!
This time, in order to protect the buildings and civilians in the city, Dongye did not use air force, but even so, the battle ended cleanly in less than 20 hours!