Take Taobao to fight against Japan

However, in 1938, Iran completed the construction of a modern railway line running through Iran’s territory from the Port of Shapur in the Persian Gulf to the Port of Shah in the Caspian Sea, which just met the needs of the Lend-Lease Act to transport materials.

So the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom focused on the way to transport materials to Central Asia through the ports of the Persian Gulf through Iran.

The United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union were also worried that the Abadan oil refinery, a joint venture between Iran and the United Kingdom, would fall into German hands. The refinery’s production capacity of petroleum products had reached 1940 million tons in 800. Once lost, it would have a great impact on the combat operations of the allies. big impact.

In addition, Iran borders on the three countries of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, which are strategically very important to the Soviet Union.

Once occupied by Germany, the Soviet Union's oil fields in the Caucasus will be more seriously threatened, and the Central Asian region, which is the rear area, may also be lost, and the land traffic between India and other British areas of influence will also be cut off.

In view of the above important factors, Britain and the Soviet Union issued diplomatic notes to Iran twice, requesting the deportation of German citizens in Iran.

This move was rejected by Reza Shah, who also refused to allow Britain and the Soviet Union to use the main railway line in Iran on the grounds of neutral status.

As a result, Britain and the Soviet Union decided to send troops to Iran to avoid future troubles.

Prior to this, the United Kingdom had already occupied Iraq, Iran's neighbor. From here, the United Kingdom mobilized troops to the western border of Iran, while the Soviet Union also mobilized troops from the two military regions of Transcaucasus and Central Asia to form a combat group to prepare for the invasion of Iran.

In the early hours of April 1941, 4, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union launched simultaneous attacks on Iran under the code name "Approval".

The British Navy and the Royal Australian Navy launched the attack from the direction of the Persian Gulf, while the rest of the Commonwealth land and air forces entered Iran from Iraq.

The Soviet troops invaded northern Iran from the Transcaucasus, mainly the army troops from the three army groups, and some naval and air force units also participated in the operation. There were more than 1000 tanks alone.The Allied invasion force totaled 20 men, including powerful artillery, air force, and armor.

The British and Soviet troops moved quickly, and Iran basically had no time to organize defenses. In a situation of isolation and helplessness, the Iranian army was quickly defeated and disarmed by the Allied forces.

The desperate Reza Shah ordered the Iranian army to give up resistance on the 23rd, and the fighting ended after only four days.

Afterwards, the Persian Corridor, which was used to receive Lend-Lease materials, was opened up, allowing the Soviet Union to obtain materials aided by the Western Allies through the Persian Gulf, which greatly enriched the material basis of the war.

Woo~woo~woo~

In the early morning of April 4, just after dawn, the seaside fortress in Yecheng sounded extremely fierce air defense sirens.

Not long after, a group of small black spots appeared in the sky southeast of Yecheng!

As the group of small black dots gradually enlarged in the retina, the Japanese army fleet with red plaster flags sprayed under the wings appeared above the seaside fortress of Yecheng!

After nearly ten days of reconnaissance and pre-war preparations, the devils finally began to attack the seaside fortress of Yecheng, which was isolated in the Japanese-occupied area.

The Japanese army used the "three axes" tactic as always, and the first wave of attack was the Japanese bomber fleet.

Since the seaside fortress of Yecheng protrudes more than 140 kilometers in the Japanese-occupied area, the Japanese army set up a radar station near Yecheng, so they are not worried about being intercepted by the Chinese Air Force to make dumplings.

In this first round of attacks, the Japanese combat aircraft were basically bombers!

"These bastards are finally here!"

After figuring out the situation, the head of the regiment, Yang Ruifu, immediately shouted at Xue Mao, the communication staff officer: "Quickly, pass my order, and when the devils' fleet enters the range of the anti-aircraft guns, hit me hard!"

After a pause, Yang Ruifu shouted loudly again: "Pass my order, all the front-line combat troops are ready to fight, and the reserve team is on standby. Today we must beat the little devil to death!"

"Yes!"

Xue Mao nodded with great excitement and excitement, and immediately picked up the phone and started making calls.

"All anti-aircraft gun positions are available, and all use the new type of proximity-fuzed shells! Fire immediately!"

"Fuck it!"

"Little devil, die to me!"

When the devil's fleet entered the effective range, the anti-aircraft guns hidden in various positions in the fortress immediately let out a roar that shook the sky.

A round of anti-aircraft shells soared into the sky, drawing a series of clearly visible slender bullet marks in the sky, as if a series of reminders bombarded the devil bomber group.

Boom boom boom, when it rises to a certain height or approaches the devil's plane, the anti-aircraft shells explode like fireworks one after another, blowing up a storm of radiant death metal.

"Bagaya Road!"

One after another violent explosions exploded in my ears, and even the bullet marks drawn by the metal storm that exploded in the distance can be seen with the naked eye. The commander of the Devils bomber group, Yuki Izumiya, suddenly felt a heavy life and death like walking on thin ice. sense of crisis.

Although according to past combat experience, anti-aircraft guns have very limited air defense effects, and they are often thunderous and rainy.

But not afraid of [-], just in case, Izumiya Yuki knows very well that these anti-aircraft guns are definitely not decorations, as long as they are hit at close range, the only result is that the machine is destroyed and people die.

"Hurry up, drop the bomb immediately! Blow up these damn Chinese artillery!"

It's not easy to get to where he is today, Izumiya Yuhui still thinks he can continue to get promoted and make a fortune, how could he want to get a box lunch and go back to the furnace so quickly to rebuild, repeatedly urging the bomber to finish throwing the bomb and leave!

In fact, there is no need for Izumiya Yonghui to cry and howl. The devil pilot with rich combat experience has already entered the bombing mode after a meeting after entering the sky above the fortress.

Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp, the Devils level bomber group that was intercepted by anti-aircraft artillery fire had no way of bombing at low altitudes with ease and accuracy. They could only use experience and feeling to bomb the anti-aircraft artillery group that was spouting flames and the construction fortifications protruding from the surface of the fortress. .

And those small and agile dive bombers started low-altitude dive bombing without fear of death, in an attempt to deal a devastating blow to the Chinese artillery.

Boom boom boom, as the Japanese bombers began to drop bombs frantically, heavy aerial bombs roared down from the sky, and within a short while they exploded on the seaside fortress positions.

One after another, earth-shattering explosions could be heard like fried beans, clouds of black gunpowder smoke rose into the sky, and then rocks cracked, trees flew across, and clusters of raging fires followed!

Chapter 961 The angle is tricky

The seaside fortress of Yecheng had been subjected to heavy bombing and shelling for more than 3 months. The seaside and mountainous vegetation that stretched for more than ten kilometers was severely damaged, and many places became bare!

At this time, the originally small vegetation was bombarded by the devils again, and it became more and more sparse, revealing a large swath of black mountains.

Permanent fortifications such as forts, bunkers, and trenches that were previously hidden in the green vegetation have also revealed their hideous faces as the vegetation has been destroyed and burned!

Boom boom boom, the devil fleet was crazily running wild in the sky, and the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns in the fortress were fully fired, venting the metal storm crazily, giving the Japanese army extremely great pressure and damage.

The short and intense air defense battle lasted only seven or eight minutes. Against the indiscriminate bombing of the Devils, the air defense force of the fortress fired no less than 8 rounds of anti-aircraft artillery shells and more than 2500 rounds of anti-aircraft machine gun bullets.

At the cost of more than ten lives, five anti-aircraft guns, and four anti-aircraft machine guns, the brave and tenacious Huben Army air defense company destroyed 8 Japanese bombers in total, and more than a dozen bombers were damaged to varying degrees and then fled in a panic!

"Yo Xi, the Imperial Air Force has dealt a serious blow to the Chinese Army, and now it's the turn of the Japanese Army to complete the final blow!"

When the Air Force bomber fleet completed the bombing mission and began to return, Ono Kazuma, the captain of the 9th Regiment of the 6th Brigade of the 7th Division of the Japanese Army, put down his binoculars, nodded at a Japanese communication staff officer next to him and said, "Pass me the order, let's start!" Attack! The first attack target, 264 Heights!"

The Ninth Division, also known as the Kanazawa Division, is a Type A division of the former Imperial Japanese Army, one of the six new divisions added in 1898 after the Sino-Japanese War of 6.

Since the establishment of the unit, from the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War to World War II, this unit has been fighting on the front line.It was one of the 17 standing divisions of the Japanese army before the outbreak of World War II. It was well-equipped and its combat effectiveness was second only to the second and sixth divisions.

In the war, he often fought fierce battles and tough battles. He and the No.18 Division were considered twins within the army.The division participated in the atrocities of the Nanjing Massacre in violation of the Geneva Convention.

Umezu Yoshijiro classified the 9th Division as a division directly under the General Command of the Myanmar Expeditionary Army, and was responsible for stationing the General Command in Tharfu.

The so-called three fires for the new official to take office, after arriving in the Myanmar theater, the high-spirited Umezu Yoshijiro was shocked to find that there was a lone Huaxia seaside fortress standing proudly in the area occupied by the southern Myanmar imperial army.

Umezu Yoshijiro's first thought was to pull out this nail and use this seaside fortress, which is so eye-catching on the map, to sacrifice the flag.

Although Yoshijiro Umezu was eager to open up the scene and establish his prestige, he was not stupid. Instead of sending troops to attack rashly, he sent ground and air reconnaissance troops to conduct detailed reconnaissance!

After obtaining detailed information, Umezu Yoshijiro discovered that this fortress was really not simple, and it was a tough nut to crack.

However, the big words have been uttered before, and Umezu Yoshijiro will naturally not slap himself in the face, so after making several military flag deduction, he will transfer an infantry regiment and a mountain artillery regiment from the 9th division of the directly subordinate division. , and dispatched a chariot brigade to support it.

After a very careful arrangement and deployment, the 7th Wing of the Devil Infantry finally arrived at Lemai near Yecheng, and officially launched the general attack on the seaside fortress of Yecheng early this morning.

"Hay!"

The devil's communication staff officer took the lead.

Soon, the ghost soldiers of four squadrons, led by more than 20 Type 97 tanks, launched an attack towards the northernmost Heights 264 of the seaside fortress in Yecheng.

It has to be said that the devil really worked hard and thoroughly studied the defense system and weaknesses of the seaside fortress in Yecheng.

The seaside fortress of Yecheng was built along the seaside and mountains along the coastline. The whole fortress is oriented north-south, with the sea on the west and the open plain area on the east.

Therefore, it is not advisable to attack from east to west. Either it cannot attack, or it will suffer from the maximum artillery attack and frontal firepower net shooting.

Only by chewing slowly from the north and south ends can we minimize the geographical advantage of the seaside fortress and minimize the interception of the fortress's firepower.

Highland 264 is the main position of the 7th Regiment, Battalion, and Company. Knowing that the Devils will definitely attack from here first, Battalion Commander Wan Lianqing came to 264 Highland early on.

"The little devil is finally here, brothers are ready to fight!"

When the Devil bombers began to return, Wan Lianqing rushed out of the bunker inside the mountain and came to an observation post.

Sure enough, as inferred before, the devil's first attack target was a series of positions.

Seeing the devil infantry attacking fiercely under the lead of dozens of tanks, Wan Lianqing was not surprised but pleased and immediately ordered: "All artillery positions, hit me hard if you aim at them! Let the brothers in the row fight hard!" , report any situation in time!"

"Yes!"

The signal soldier standing next to Wan Lianqing responded immediately, then picked up the walkie-talkie and began to transmit the order.

"The target has entered the effective range, the distance is [-] meters, the azimuth is two scales north-northeast-north-south, the wind speed is [-], and the wind direction is north-northwest! A test shot!

Repeat, the distance is [-] meters, the azimuth is two scales north-northeast by north-south, the wind speed is thirteen, and the wind direction is north-northwest!A test shot! "

"The shell hits the right spot, fire immediately, five bursts of rapid fire! Hurry up!"

Soon, after a round of test firing, the dozen or so cannons on the 264 Heights and the small Heights in front opened up their firepower one after another, and let out a continuous thunderous roar. One after another, the shells sprayed out for free, slashing across the air. A series of pale white bullet marks appeared.

Boom, boom, boom, in an instant, the shells fell to the ground and exploded, blasting clouds of black gunpowder smoke soaring into the sky on the way the devil was walking, and blasted out shocking deep craters one after another.

The Devil soldiers were constantly blown up, smashed to pieces, and gutted by the shrapnel that shot around. Even several Devil 97s suffered heavy damage.

But the ghost soldiers didn't panic or retreat, instead they rushed towards the mountain fortress in front of them with a fierce ferocity.

Although the cannonballs were powerful, due to the tricky attack angle chosen by the devils, under the obstruction of the 264 highland, the rear fortress fortress could not exert enough power.

The Devil's troops forcibly pushed forward against the artillery fire. After running wildly for more than half an hour, and after paying a lot of lives, the Devil's tank rushed to the gentle slope area less than a kilometer from the forward position.

After entering the undulating and gentle slope area, the pressure on the devil infantry was greatly reduced in an instant, because they were no longer completely exposed to the explosion radius of the artillery, and could rely on the undulating mountain to avoid shells.

"Baga, Lu! Damn Huaxia soldiers, your time of death has arrived!"

The devil's frontline commander Kase Aoi followed a tank and finally rushed to the foot of the gentle slope alive. After finding cover, he waved his command knife and shouted: "Assault! Kill these Huaxia soldiers!"

Chapter 962

"Tao time to change!"

"Onboard! Onboard!"

The infantry regiment of the veteran Type A division was different. Although they began to be bombarded by the artillery fire from the fortress from a long distance, and the devil soldiers were constantly blown into the sky during the march, these devil soldiers did not panic and retreat because of this. Speeding up the march, he rushed to the foot of the mountain fortress by the sea in one breath.

After stabilizing its position, the Devil Tank began to launch a formal attack along the gentle slope to the 103 small highland in front.

第7团第一营主阵地是264高地，但在264高地北方还有110和103两处小高地，这两处小高地分别都有一个连的兵力在驻守。

"Brothers, wait for the devils to approach and hit me hard! I have all the anti-aircraft guns aimed at me, and I will fire after they are put in. I must knock down all the iron bastards of these little devils!"

"Brothers, it takes a long time to raise troops, and today we are leading the battle. Not only our regimental seat is watching us from behind, our division seat, even the chief seat is watching us, waiting for our success report!"

"So this battle can only be won and not lost. We must never let the little devil walk past our position!"

"Brothers, hit me hard! Kill!"

Boom boom boom, the devil tank has appeared on the rough hillside, and from time to time it bombards the trenches of the Huaxia defenders above.

Hundreds of devil soldiers followed the devil tank step by step, closely following the tank and moving forward like a shadow.

However, under the condescending shooting circle, the devil soldiers could not completely hide their figures by tanks, and most of the devil soldiers were exposed to the tiger ben army's shooting circle.

When the devil soldiers entered the effective range, Wu Bin, the commander of the third company, squinted his left eye, and put the crosshair of the sniper rifle on the head of a devil soldier.

Bang, lightly pull the trigger, and a high-speed rotating metal bullet roars out!

Boom, a moment later, the metal bullet pierced through the steel helmet on the devil's head, and then penetrated into the devil's forehead, stirring the flesh and tissue in the cranial cavity into a pile of paste.

Immediately after a bang, the bullet hit the steel helmet on the back of the head again, embedded in the iron sheet, and stopped abruptly.

The devil soldier whose head was blown off crashed to the ground, turning into a lifeless corpse.

"Go to hell, little devil!"

"kill!"

"Fuck you, blast me!"

At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the Huben army, who had been preparing for a long time, pulled the trigger one after another, fired the gun rope, and vented their anger, hatred, and killing intent crazily.

High-speed rotating metal bullets rushed out of the barrels of various calibers, and super-caliber grenades that contained powerful power roared and blasted towards the devil tank!

"Get out! Get down!"

Seeing that the situation was not going well, the devil soldiers who had been on high alert all threw themselves down one after another in search of cover.

However, a bullet that exceeds twice the speed of sound arrives in the blink of an eye, so you can't dodge it if you want to!

Bang bang bang, in the first round of precise shooting, no less than 20 devil soldiers were blown out of their heads and pierced through their chests on the spot, and fell down one after another into blood-stained corpses.

The first 4 Devil tanks rushed to the front, and they were the first to receive key attention. Each tank was hit by at least two super-caliber grenades.