allonlinenovel Chapter 148 All-out War
Chapter 148 All-out War
The sudden appearance of Ike left Yang Chengjun, Li Yunlong and others a little confused. Only Yan Shuangying seemed to be thinking about something and saw some clues.
Everyone walked out of the manor. At this moment, on the wide street outside the manor, soldiers of the Skeleton Division, wearing black uniforms, steel helmets and skull emblems on their uniforms, formed neat rows. Mixed in with them were countless light and heavy armored vehicles, tanks, and artillery of different sizes that looked like steel monsters. It was extremely shocking.
"All the soldiers of the Skull Division! Pay the highest respect to our beloved leader!"
The soldiers of the Skeleton Division held their heads high and chests puffed out, moving in unison and saluting Su Zhengyang with a determined look.
At this time, Sun Yuanshan, Yang Chengjun and others were already stunned. This group of soldiers who suddenly appeared were armed to the teeth. They were all equipped with the same 98K rifles as the main force of the Northwest Revolutionary Army. Their black uniforms were spotless and gave off a murderous aura as if they came from hell.
Yang Chengjun's mind was in a mess at this time. Where on earth did his future brother-in-law find such a well-equipped and large-scale combat force? It was simply horrifying!
You know, the every move of the Beilong Town's 10,000-strong army fell under the surveillance of Zhang Liye and others from the moment they entered Bizhou. And this so-called Skeleton Division in front of them, with such a large scale, was able to sneak into Shanghai City quietly and appear in front of Su Zhengyang when he needed it most, which was incredible.
"Captain Ike, you must immediately dispatch a battalion of soldiers to escort General Yang Chengjun back to the Beilong Town military base to take charge of the situation!"
"Yes, leader!"
Ike turned around and said slowly, "Second Battalion of the First Infantry Regiment of the SKULL Division, step out!"
"Immediately escort General Yang back to the military base in Beilong Town!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Su Zhengyang said to his eldest brother-in-law Yang Chengjun: "Brother, you go back and take charge of the situation immediately. You don't have to worry about the two central army units of the Southern Government and the Zhang Clan. You have to keep a close eye on the 101st Division of the Bai Clan and don't let them come to support you. Can you do it?"
At this moment, Yang Chengjun, who had just come back to his senses from his trance, immediately responded in a sonorous and powerful voice: "No problem, that's just right, I also want to see this German-equipped armed force with all imported equipment, known as the second ace division in southern Xinjiang!"
Yang Chengjun returned to the Beilong Town military base with a fully-staffed battalion in a very decisive and efficient manner.
Ike personally commanded the SKELETON DIVIDE, dividing the troops into two groups. The 1st Armored Infantry Regiment and the 1st Grenadier Regiment, totaling 6,000 people, were the vanguard, charging towards the Qingpu District military camp where Zhang's troops were located. The armored artillery regiment and a SKELETON DIVIDED DIVIDED DIVIDE followed closely behind.
On the other side, Deputy Division Commander Li Kaier led the 27,29nd Infantry Regiment and the nd Armored Grenadier Regiment and attacked the joint headquarters of the th and th Armies of the Southern Government located in Chongming District in the north. Under the reflection of the morning sun, the two steel dragons set out in different directions, with an indomitable and invincible will to win, and meticulously carried out the orders issued by Su Zhengyang.
Su Zhengyang was left with a 3,000-man Skeleton Guard Regiment and a 500-man gendarmerie to closely guard the entire block near the manor, making it difficult for even a fly to fly in.
At Xiaguang Road where Putuo District and Qingpu District meet, more than 17 main combat troops led by Ike encountered the th Division of the Songhu Army.
When the two troops were 17 meters apart, both sides had already discovered something was wrong. On the side of the 152th Division of the Songhu Army, the commander of the nd Brigade, Ke Xiaowei, was stunned for a moment when he saw the black mass of the Skeleton Division troops appearing in the distance like a tide.
Could it be the enemy? But the troops of Beilong Town all wore khaki uniforms. I had never seen the black uniforms of this troop before. It was impossible for the troops of the Northern Frontier Government to appear in the city.
Ke Xiaowei's first subconscious reaction was that the other party was most likely a friendly force of the Southern Government.
But he still carefully stopped the vanguard and was ready for battle at any time. At the same time, he sent out his guards to inquire about the other party's specific identity.
At Ke Xiaowei's instructions, his guards trotted all the way to the front of the Skeleton Division troops which had also stopped temporarily.
Looking at the officer with the rank of major opposite him, the guard politely asked, "Excuse me, which combat unit of the Southern Government are you from? Why are you coming from the direction of Putuo District? Is your mission target Su Zhengyang, a member of the Northern Frontier Government?"
Wang Taisi, the commander of the 1st Armored Infantry Regiment, grinned, revealing a row of white teeth.
"No, I think you misunderstood. We are the Skull Division, a combat unit under Councillor Su. Our target is the base of your Songhu Army. Oh, my dear opponent, you are so unlucky. If you go to hell, remember to tell Satan that it was my King Tess who sent you to see him."
With a bright smile on his face, Wang Taisi quickly pulled out his Walther P38 pistol. A series of crisp gunshots woke up the still sleeping city of Shanghai in the early morning. Ke Xiaowei's personal bodyguard fell in a pool of blood.
"Soldiers of the 1st Armored Infantry Regiment! Our enemies are just ahead. Launch the most fierce attack on them!"
It was not until this time that the 17th Division realized that the enemy was not far away on the opposite side.
Two Sd.kfz.234 "Jaguar" heavy reconnaissance armored vehicles of the 17st Armored Infantry Regiment were parked side by side with a deafening roar and rushed towards the combat troops of the th Division. Following closely behind were a large number of elite soldiers. They were well-trained, their movements were uniform, they were calm and composed, and they maintained their formation while marching.
Sd.kfz.234 "Jaguar" heavy reconnaissance armored vehicle
The KwK38 20mm machine gun on the armored vehicle continued to spew flames. At the same time, the top cover was slowly opened. The machine gunner in the armored vehicle leaned half of his body out and continuously fired at the enemy's front-line troops with the MG-42 coaxial machine gun on the body.
The 17th Division had never seen such a formation before. At that time, the world was still in an era where World War I had just ended. It was almost impossible to find such advanced armored forces in the country. Although the terrain inside the city was not friendly to armored units, the 17th Division did not have any fortifications or bunkers at this time, and there were no obstacles on the road.
From the moment the war started in the city, all the people tacitly stayed at home and did not go out.
You know, this 20MM machine gun was originally used to target armored units. It can even penetrate steel plates of more than ten millimeters without any effort. When three 20MM machine guns fired at the infantry of the 17nd Brigade of the 152th Division at the same time, the damage caused can be imagined.
A large amount of blood mist suddenly erupted in the frontline troops of the 152nd Brigade, along with the remains of soldiers. The bullets from the 20MM machine gun could easily penetrate seven or eight rows of enemy soldiers in a row.
In addition, the enemy's rifles and even machine gun bullets hit the heavy armored vehicles, sparks flew, but they could not pose any threat to the armored vehicles and the soldiers of the Skull Division who were advancing using the armored vehicles as cover.
The two sides fought for less than fifteen minutes before the entire 152nd Brigade was completely defeated. The soldiers cried for their parents, wishing that their parents had not given them two more legs, and began to flee desperately.
There were a lot of trampling and crowding incidents caused by the other two brigades in the rear that were preparing to support the frontline positions. Even the supervision team of the 17th Division of the Songhu Army had begun to brutally shoot the fleeing soldiers who wanted to flee the battlefield, but they still could not stop the trend of defeat.
This battle can be described as a crushing and dimensionality-reducing attack.