I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Qiu Qingquan slapped his thigh: "It's not too late, take precautions, we are now training infantry to fight tanks!"

On the various training grounds of the Nanjing Army, cars representing tanks roared swiftly, and teams of Nanjing Army infantrymen rushed forward bravely. Each team had an anti-tank infantryman. Most of the Nanjing Army's anti-tank infantry trained with a wooden stick on their shoulders instead of an iron fist.

This kind of scene is a bit ridiculous: a group of infantrymen of the Nanjing Army are carrying wooden sticks, rushing towards the target in the flying sand and rocks, with focused eyes and solemn expressions, running, dodging, and rolling in a serious manner. The wooden stick is pointed at the target, and the mouth makes a "whoosh" sound, just like a child playing a game.

A similar scene happened on the training ground of the German armored soldiers a few years ago. Due to the insufficient number of tanks, the German armored soldiers used cardboard tank models instead of tanks. "I was starting, and I was sternly shouting the military password of "I am the number tank, and I am going somewhere now", so as to practice tank combat skills.

Later facts proved that the "game" of the German armored soldiers was not ridiculous. After they got enough tanks, the blitzkrieg shocked the whole world. Similarly, the "game" of the anti-tank infantry of the Nanjing Army was not ridiculous. After Iron Fist, the glorious record of infantry fighting against tanks also shocked the whole world.

In order to express his high respect to Qi Jiguang, Qiu Qingquan still named the Nanjing Army infantry's tactics of fighting tanks "Mandarin Duck Array".

A mandarin duck formation of the Nanjing Army is an infantry squad consisting of fifteen soldiers. The members of the arms include:

One squad leader and one deputy squad leader both use submachine guns and are responsible for command and fire cover;

机枪手4人（1名射手、1名副射手、1名观察手兼候补射手、1名弹药手兼候补射手），使用1挺mg-34通用机枪，负责火力增援；

2 grenadier gunners (1 gunner, 1 deputy gunner and ammunition hand), 1 grenadier, responsible for fire reinforcement;

2 anti-tank fighters, both holding iron fists (if the iron fist is not enough, use Molotov cocktails instead), responsible for attacking enemy tanks;

5 infantrymen, armed with rifles (and grenades, explosive packs), are responsible for fire cover, and at the same time serve as alternates for other arms. One of them has excellent marksmanship and acts as a sniper. During the battle, he accurately shoots the roof machine that kills enemy tanks shooter.

Because the method of using Iron Fist is very simple, everyone in the infantry squad is a backup anti-tank fighter, and they will be replaced immediately after their companions are killed.

On the battlefield in the northern part of Champion City, the infantrymen of the Nanjing Army, who had long practiced the tactics of mandarin duck formation and carried a real iron fist, fought bravely and created miracles of infantry defeating tanks one after another.

Facing the roaring Soviet tanks, the soldiers of the Nanjing Army in the battle formation performed their duties calmly at the battalion level. The gunners bombarded the Soviet tanks, trying to bombard the shells in front of the Soviet tanks, and the smoke and dust covered the sight of the observers and machine gun shooters in the Soviet tanks. The infantry protected the machine gunners, gunners, and anti-tank operators and killed the Soviet tanks. The machine gun shooter on the roof of the car, or throwing grenades, smoke bombs, blowing up smoke and dust for cover, using his body to protect the anti-tank fighters who are under special protection, is entrusted with the trust and expectation expressed by his comrades with their lives and blood. The tanker calmly pounced on the Soviet tank, and finally hit the Soviet tank with the iron fist warhead of Shishi Yinyu.

Whether it is a weapon or a tactic, it needs to be used by people in the end.

No matter how powerful the iron fist is, no matter how effective the mandarin duck formation tactics are, the foundation is still the spirit of the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army to fight bravely and regard death as home.

The famous Jewish photographer and war reporter Robert Capa said in the report: "...I hardly see Chinese soldiers with anti-tank weapons in their hands but facing the Soviet tanks with their backs, no matter whether they have iron fists or Molotov cocktails in their hands, even if they It was a grenade or a pack of explosives. The Chinese soldiers all faced the Soviet tanks and rushed towards the Soviet tanks.

Facing the tens of tons of Soviet tanks that crushed them like steel monsters, the Chinese soldiers not only did not get scared off, but instead went forward and fought bravely. This kind of fearless spirit has to be awe-inspiring Respect, with tears in my eyes.

I looked at these brave warriors, their eyes were as clear and absolute as black crystals, their faces were as firm and dignified as yellow stones, and their hair was as angry as a black lion's mane. Extreme loyalty is the source of their fearless spirit.

It is really enviable that there are so many great warriors in this ancient oriental country! ..."

It was with the desperate fighting of countless soldiers that the Nanjing Army created the miracle of infantry blocking the tank group and cavalry army.

The inventor of the Iron Fist, Dr. Langeweiler, a famous German military scientist, said with emotion after learning about the battle: "The Iron Fist is simply tailor-made for the Chinese army. Their courage and tactics make the Iron Fist's power fully displayed. Make the most of it!"

When Lin Wei submitted the latest report on the northern campaign of Champion City to Chiang Kai-shek, Xiao Zhenying was in Wuhan. When Chiang Kai-shek received him, he cut straight to the point: "Chairman, we need medals!"

Chiang Kai-shek nodded: "How much do you need?"

Xiao Zhenying replied: "We want as much as we have in stock.

Frontline troops spawn enough heroes to give out all the medals in the inventory! "

Chiang Kai-shek was deeply moved: "Okay, it's all for you!"

Xiao Zhenying added: "Including the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal and the Guoguang Medal!"

Chiang Kai-shek was surprised: "Do you want these two kinds of medals?"

Xiao Zhenying said firmly: "Yes! Because a large number of heroes are qualified to obtain these two kinds of medals! The Yunhui medal is not enough at all! They are not worthy of them at all!"

There are seven kinds of medals (excluding medals) of the Chinese army at this time, from high to low, they are: Guoguang Medal (regardless of grade), Blue Sky and White Sun Medal (regardless of grade), Baoding Medal (divided into nine grades), Yunhui Medal Medal (divided into nine grades), Loyalty Medal (regardless of grade, established by Jiang Weiguo), Loyalty Medal (regardless of grade), Loyalty Medal (regardless of grade).

Among them, the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal is only awarded to senior military officers by default, not to ordinary soldiers, and the Guoguang Medal is only awarded to high-level officials at the general level.

The Blue Sky and White Sun Medal has been awarded to more than 200 people (more than two-thirds were awarded during the Sino-Japanese War, and more than ten were awarded during the Far East War), and the National Light Medal is currently only awarded to one person, namely Chiang Kai-shek himself, because he "led China to victory in the Sino-Japanese War", enjoyed this supreme honor.

萧振瀛毫不客气，他把军委会库存的23枚国光勋章（国光勋章第一批共铸造了24枚，也是仅此一批）、100多枚青天白日勋章、300多枚宝鼎勋章、700多枚云麾勋章以及1万多枚忠烈、忠勇、忠勤勋章全部打包带走了，即刻用运输机运到了冠军城最前线。

The first Blue Sky and White Sun Medal was awarded to Qiu Qingquan, who had died in battle. The second, third, and fourth Blue Sky and White Sun Medals were awarded to an infantry squad leader named An Decheng of the 77th Division and an infantry squad leader named An Decheng of the 74th Division. An anti-tank fighter named Zhang Lunlin, and an armored deputy battalion commander of the 74th Division named Fang Peilun.

Fang Peilun has the rank of major, An Decheng has the rank of sergeant, and Zhang Lunlin has the rank of sergeant. Fang Peilun is an officer, and An Decheng and Zhang Lunlin are both soldiers. Therefore, An and Zhang are the first and second non-military officers to receive the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal. By.

An Decheng and his infantry squad shot and killed more than 300 Soviet cavalry with two machine guns. Zhang Lunlin used iron fists and Molotov cocktails to destroy [-] Soviet tanks. Fang Peilun drove a No. [-] tank. The tanks destroyed twelve Soviet tanks and killed more than [-] Soviet cavalrymen in the fierce battle. The three of them deserved the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, but all three heroes refused to accept the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, and the reason was the same.

An Decheng cried loudly: "I am the only one left among the fifteen brothers in my class! I get the medal, but what about the fourteen brothers? How can I get the medal alone!"

Zhang Lunlin wailed loudly: "In order to protect me, 28 brothers lost their lives! I got the medal, but what about them? They should also get the medal! Those Soviet tanks were destroyed by them together with me! It was definitely not me It's the work of one person!"

Fang Peilun said: "Those victories are definitely not my own, but the entire tank team!"

In the end, Wang Yaowu decided to award the three Blue Sky and White Sun Medals to Anderson himself and all the soldiers in his infantry squad, Zhang Lunlin and all the soldiers who fought side by side with him, Fang Peilun and all the crew members of his tank.

Immediately, the recipients of the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal set a number of precedents on the battlefield of Champion City: it can be awarded to the living or the dead, it can be awarded to officers or soldiers, and it can be awarded to individuals or collectives.

In the first day when this battle broke out, the number of medal winners in the 77th Division and the 74th Division was as large as a blowout. There were 10 people who won the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal alone. Among them, there were 6 anti-tank brothers and feet. According to The standard of honor for anti-tank fighters formulated by Huang Wei temporarily and approved by Jiang Weiguo:

Those who assist others in destroying a Soviet tank, regardless of whether they survived or not, will receive the Medal of Loyalty;

Those who destroy a Soviet tank will receive the Loyalty Medal if they survive, and the Loyalty Medal if they die;

摧毁苏军坦克2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10辆者，即可对应获得九、八、七、六、五、四、三、二、一等云麾勋章；

摧毁苏军坦克11、12、13、14、15、16、17、18、19辆者，即可对应获得获得九、八、七、六、五、四、三、二、一等宝鼎勋章；

Whoever destroys 20 Soviet tanks will be awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal.

The record of these six anti-tank fighters of the Nanjing Army who received the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal added up to destroying more than 120 Soviet tanks. More than 100 soldiers fought.

It is impossible for a single-handed anti-tank fighter to achieve such a brilliant record. They achieved such a record not only by their own courage and skill, but also by nearly twenty times their number who died or died to assist them in destroying Soviet tanks. Disabled comrades.

That night, after Chiang Kai-shek himself, the second winner of the National Guangguang Medal of the National Army was officially born.

During the day, the avalanche-like attack of the Soviet Army did not break through the defense line of the Nanjing Army. Both sides paid great casualties and losses. The rate was as high as 1%. This was because the battle was so fierce that it was difficult to rescue wounded soldiers on the battlefield in time. The Soviet Army suffered more than 63 casualties, much less than the Nanjing Army, but the loss of ordnance was extremely heavy, and more than 500 tanks were destroyed. vehicles, and more than 5000 war horses were lost.

Such a heavy loss shocked Budyonny, Zhukov, Vasilevsky, Rokossovsky and other high-level Soviet troops. Since the Soviet army could not afford too heavy a loss, it was forced to suspend the attack and discuss a new plan. battle plan.

At the meeting held overnight, Zhukov believed that the reason why the attack could not be defeated for a long time and suffered heavy losses was because the Chinese army popularized individual anti-tank weapons on a large scale and in large numbers and conducted targeted training, and the second was because the Soviet army itself The degree of cooperation between different arms is poor, mainly tank soldiers and cavalry.

According to common sense, there are indeed many advantages to mixing tanks and cavalry to launch an impact, but the crux of the problem is that the Soviet army's "tank cavalry mix" is not a real mix, and the Soviet tanks basically belong to Rokossovsky. In the 16th Army, the Soviet cavalry basically belonged to Budyonny's 1st Cavalry Army. The real "mixed formation" is to go deep into the grassroots units, such as a company, consisting of several tanks and more than a hundred cavalry, and then carry out targeted operations. Only through intensive training can we bring out the advantages of the "mixed formation of tanks and cavalry", but this is not the case for the Soviet army on the battlefield in the north of the city. And Budyonny's cavalry formed a battalion or even a regiment as a unit to launch an attack temporarily. The degree of cooperation was naturally very low.

Zhukov insinuated that Rokossovsky and Budyonny should "give way appropriately" and hand over their troops completely to each other instead of clinging to their own troops.

The problem is actually not complicated. To put it bluntly, Rokossovsky took out a tank battalion, Budyonny took out a cavalry battalion, and the two battalions were temporarily mixed to launch an attack. Although they were mixed to fight, the tank battalion still According to Rokossovsky, the cavalry battalion still listens to Budyonny. There is no unified command structure. Zhukov means: the tank battalion that Rokossovsky took out is directly handed over to Budyonny, or, The cavalry battalion that Budyonny took out was directly handed over to Rokossovsky, and it should not be mixed together on the surface, but in fact they still fight separately.

Rokossovsky is a major general and Budyonny is a marshal. There is no doubt that Rokossovsky must have made a concession in this matter.

Vasilevsky said: "Perhaps we made the mistake of rushing into the attack with tanks and cavalry without waiting for the follow-up infantry to arrive.

We should wait for the follow-up infantry to arrive before attacking. On the one hand, we have gained an absolute advantage in strength, and on the other hand, the tanks and cavalry protected by the infantry can also exert stronger combat effectiveness.

Infantry should not be underestimated, on the contrary, the role of infantry is very large!"

Zhukov shook his head helplessly: "We don't have time.

Tonight, take a good rest and wait for the new tanks to arrive on the battlefield, and finish the mission tomorrow in one go!"

At the same time, in the headquarters of the 77th Division, Division Commander Zhong Song, Chief of Staff Liu Fengling, and Deputy Chief of Staff Yi Shuihan were holding an emergency meeting. Deputy Division Commander and 77th Brigade Commander Hu Lian was not there. The brigade went east to attack Novosibirsk.

In addition to Zhong Song, Liu Fengling, and Yi Shuihan, there were three other soldiers in the headquarters, one of whom was Zhang Jinglu, the head of the Nanjing Army Scout Corps.

Zhang Jinglu was lying on a stretcher. His military uniform was torn and blackened, revealing a large area of ​​burned skin in the uniform. Many places of the skin had become black and red. It looked shocking. Two military doctors were using scissors to cut open Zhang Jinglu's skin, which had stuck to the skin. uniform, clean wounds, and apply medicine.

Zhang Jinglu was panting with difficulty, trying to speak and coughing violently while panting.

"Three...cough cough...sir...cough cough..." Zhang Jinglu could hardly speak, coughing as if he wanted to cough up his lungs.

A military doctor said to Zhong Song and the others: "Officer Zhang inhaled a large amount of dust in his lung lobes and suffered severe burns. He must be sent back to the rear for treatment, otherwise he will suffer serious sequelae of lung disease!"

The three of Zhong Song couldn't bear to squat beside Zhang Jinglu: "Captain Zhang, don't worry, just take it easy..."

Zhang Jinglu had bulging veins on his forehead and his eyeballs were bloodshot. He was so anxious that the wounds all over his body were about to burst open: "I'm dead... cough cough... I must... tell you... cough cough... .Major discovery...land...map...quick...cough cough..." He spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm.

Yi Shuihan hastily fetched a military map of Champion City and the nearby hundreds of kilometers.

Zhang Jinglu pointed to the map and talked about his discovery with difficulty.

During the day, Zhang Jinglu led a team of scouts to set off on horseback in the morning (in the snow, horses are more effective than cars and bicycles), first marching tens of kilometers to the north of the battlefield, and then all the way west, going deep into the rear flank of the Soviet army for reconnaissance .

Zhang Jinglu led the scouts and ran for more than 100 kilometers in one breath. Because the Nanjing army set fires before the war, Zhang Jinglu and other scouts were located north of the fire line, and the south of the fire line was the rear of the Soviet army. Ruthless, lead the scouts to choose a place with a narrow fire field and a weak fire to cross.

35 of the 26 scouts were killed in the process, and none of them died in the Soviet attack. They all died in the fire. The fire scene where Zhang Jinglu and other scouts crossed was almost burned, and the primeval forest was burned into dense dead wood. Coke, embers curling up, thick smoke billowing, the overwhelming black smoke made the fire scene like a black mist, the horses refused to enter, the scouts could only walk, and the scouts covered their mouths and noses with snow-soaked towels Walking in it, the sky is dark, no direction, only rely on the compass to distinguish, the billowing smoke not only makes the surroundings dark, but also seriously irritates the eyes and nose and mouth, as the distance deepens, people continue to fall down due to suffocation of the smoke, After being discovered, he could only be taken out by his comrades in arms, and they fell down together until they died in a coma due to complete lack of oxygen.

After paying the heavy price of 12 sacrifices, Zhang Jinglu and other scouts finally passed the fire scene, scouted valuable Soviet intelligence, and then hurried back. On the way back, another [-] scouts died. Zhang Jinglu and other nine scouts survived All suffered severe burns and scalds, and the radio station was accidentally damaged.

Zhang Jinglu had to gallop back with eight scouts on 35 horses, changing horses all the way to the headquarters of the 77th Division.

"This place...cough cough cough..." Zhang Jinglu pointed to a place on the map with difficulty, "The Soviet army has stockpiled a large amount of tank fuel, tank shells, food and other supplies, and there are many new Soviet tanks arriving constantly. Gather here, there are hundreds of them!"

Yi Shuihan carefully looked at the place Zhang Jinglu pointed at: "It's more than 90 kilometers away from our northwest!"

Zhong Song's eyes lit up: "Okay, if we destroy this place, the old man must have had a drink!"

"How to fight?" Liu Fengling objected, "The big fire we set off became the Soviet army's protection line for this place. If our army wants to attack there, it must go through the fire field.

Captain Zhang and the others had 35 people, and 26 of them died. We sent a regiment to fight, and it is estimated that only one battalion remained after passing through the fire.

If you don’t bother the Soviets to do it, the thick smoke will choke most of the brothers to death!”

Yi Shuihan nodded: "So the Soviets put one of the logistics bases there, because it's safe there!"

Zhong Song resented: "Damn it! There is a big piece of fat, but I can only look at it and drool?"

Liu Fengling was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Actually, it would be worthwhile to destroy it at the cost of a regiment!" He looked at Zhong Song brightly, "Master, I will take the troops!" He laughed, "How about an old saying? Go up the mountain of swords and go down into the sea of ​​fire, no hesitation, um, now we really need to 'go down into the sea of ​​fire', how can we back down?"

Zhong Song patted Liu Fengling's shoulder heavily, but did not speak.

Chapter 545 Warriors (5)

The core of the 77th Division is the 77th Armored Brigade, but this brigade has already participated in the raid on Novosibirsk, so the night attack force is undertaken by the 78th Brigade.

Zhong Song, Liu Fengling, Yi Shuihan and Sun Tianfang, the commander of the 78th Brigade, and Fang Xianjue, the deputy commander of the [-]th Brigade, held an emergency discussion. The five believed that the difficulty of this night attack was extremely high, because they had to go through the forest fire and return In a half-burning fire site, the thick smoke will cause a large proportion of non-combat attrition in the troops. However, once it succeeds, the rewards will be very rich. According to the information provided by the reconnaissance troops, a large number of Soviet tanks and ordnance materials were hoarded in that area. The target location of the name, due to the fast marching speed of the Soviet tanks and cavalry, and the tight time of the Soviet army, the Soviet army currently participating in the battle is mainly tank soldiers and cavalry, with few infantry, and the defense of the target location is very low. If there is one If a group of tiger and cardinal soldiers kill them, they will definitely achieve great results.

"It won't work if there are too many people, and it won't work if there are too few people!" Yi Shuihan analyzed, "To send too many people will not only weaken the strength of the frontal defense line, but also easily intimidate the enemy. If you send too few people, you will not be able to form an attack power.

It is conservatively estimated that a quarter or even a third of the brothers will be lost when passing through the fire!"

"About 3000 people are needed!" Liu Fengling nodded.

Yi Shuihan suggested: "Can the cavalry brigade take on this task? After all, they come and go like the wind, very fast!"