This is a dangerous move, and if you are not careful, it will bring devastating blows to the ambush troops.
If the Japanese chariot brigade brings infantry to reinforce Jinzhong, the hundreds of ambushes lurking at the foot of the road will definitely be discovered, and there will be no chance of getting close to the tanks and armored vehicles.
When the time comes, dozens of vehicle-mounted machine guns will fire at the same time, and any number of ambushes will be beaten into pieces.
But Huang Yu had it all figured out.
Jinzhong is located across from Taiyuan Airport, whether it's close or far.
If the chariot brigade wants to reach the battlefield quickly and block the special forces regiment outside Jinzhong City, it must advance at high speed.
It is obviously impossible to bring infantry to reinforce the battlefield.
Some people would say that the Japanese are equipped with personnel carriers, which allow the infantry to be transported at a pace that can keep up with the marching speed of the chariot brigade.
This was indeed the case, but Huang Yu had already been prepared.
A cavalry company set out half an hour ago to wreak havoc on the road nearly 20 kilometers away from the ambush battlefield.
Tanks and armored vehicles have tracks, so they can continue to reinforce Jinzhong without taking roads.
Troop carriers don't work.
The Japanese infantry want to take personnel carriers to continue to reinforce Jinzhong, and the road must be repaired.
As a result, the two armies had to divide their forces and advance.
The chariot brigade has a very strong assault capability on the battlefield, especially on the frontal battlefield. One brigade has no problem attacking several main force groups head-on.
But once the chariot brigade is without infantry protection, it will be in danger.
It's like Huang Yu prepared your ambush battlefield for them.
As long as the opponent reaches the side of the tank, no matter how powerful the protective armor and offensive firepower are, it will become a pile of scrap metal.
"Captain..." The operator looked at Huang Yu in a hurry and said.
"The commander of the assault company reported that the Japanese chariot brigade has been dispatched, including twenty-four tanks, twelve armored vehicles, and two squadrons of infantry."
"All the Japanese infantry were transported by cars, and a total of thirty-six cars were loaded."
Huang Yu made a decision with a little calculation in his mind: "The enemy's situation is almost as we expected."
"At the marching speed of the chariot brigade, we can reach combat strength in one hour at most."
"Let the soldiers speed up. They must dig bunkers and hide themselves within half an hour..."
"Call Duan Peng back."
"The assault company split into two."
"Half of the troops continue to monitor every move at Taiyuan Airport."
"Half of the troops will be sent to me to keep an eye on the little Japanese reinforcements. If there is any situation, report to me as soon as possible."
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At this moment, the captain of the Japanese chariot brigade was standing inside the bumpy tank, with the turret stretched out from the hatch and staring ahead.
The tank's headlights could only illuminate a few dozen meters in front of the road. It was dark all around, and there wasn't even a moon. I looked at it for a long time and didn't see anything. It was better to go back to the cabin to recharge. Anyway, there was an infantry squad in front of the tank brigade. Open the way, and if they really encounter danger, they will remind themselves immediately.
As a result, just twenty minutes after setting off, the fast-moving tank suddenly stopped.
The huge inertia made the captain almost hit the armor.
He was so angry that he immediately yelled at the tank driver with a look of displeasure on his face: "Bagh Yalu, how did you drive the tank? Why did you stop?"
"Sir... the reinforcement team leading the way suddenly stopped moving..." the tank driver reported with an aggrieved look.
The captain opened the hatch decisively and stuck his head out.
A second lieutenant came into his field of vision at the same time and hurriedly came over to him: "Report to the commander..."
"The road ahead was destroyed by the enemy..."
"Our troop carriers cannot move forward."
"Either build roads, or abandon troop carriers and march on foot..."
"Nani..." The captain of the chariot brigade was confused at that time. This was a situation he had never encountered before.
Tanks and armored vehicles have tracks. Even if the enemy digs out the road, the tank group can abandon the road and continue to move forward. I never thought that simply destroying the road can prevent the tank group from moving forward.
He got out of the tank with doubts on his face and ran to the front of the team with Wei Wei.
There are freshly dug earth pits everywhere on the road, and you can clearly see the traces of bombing. Looking at the color of the surrounding soil, you can tell that this is the damage done by the enemy.
"Sir..." the second lieutenant introduced, pointing to the pit in front of him.
"Only by filling these potholes can our convoy continue to move forward."
The captain was very unhappy and asked: "How long will it take?"
"If the road ahead is destroyed, two or three hours will not be enough." The second lieutenant thought for a moment and replied.
"If only this stretch of road was damaged, we could move on in an hour."
The captain shook his head on the spot: "It's too slow."
"When you repair the road and the convoy continues to move forward, Jinzhong has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army. If we kill again, we won't be able to get a single hair, and we may put ourselves in danger."
"These pits can block personnel carriers, but they cannot block our tanks and armored vehicles."
"The Eighth Route Army attacking Jinzhong obviously did not expect that we would dispatch tanks to reinforce Jinzhong, so they only destroyed the roads and slowed down the pace of infantry reinforcements on the battlefield."
"I decided to take advantage of the situation and lead the chariot brigade to catch them off guard."
"The infantry stays here to repair the road. The speed must be fast. Repair a section of the road and then walk a section."
"The chariot brigade and I will continue to gather reinforcements and rush to the battlefield as quickly as possible to attack the Eighth Route Army."
After hearing the news, the captain of the infantry squadron immediately reminded: "Sir..."
"Would it be too dangerous for the chariot brigade to abandon the infantry and reinforce Jinzhong alone?"
"Without infantry protection, what if the chariot brigade is ambushed?"
"Please think twice..."
The captain of the tank brigade immediately responded with an arrogant expression: "Do you know how many vehicle-mounted machine guns a tank is equipped with?"
Seeing that the captain of the infantry squadron did not answer, the captain said directly: "A tank is equipped with three vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns and an artillery piece."
"An armored vehicle is equipped with four vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns."
"The entire brigade is equipped with more than 100 vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns and more than 20 tank guns."
"Under such a powerful fire attack, do you think the Eighth Route Army has a chance to get close to us?"
"Excuting an order……"
"The tank brigade continues to advance, catching the Eighth Route Army off guard and allowing the infantry to experience the powerful assault capabilities of the tank unit on the frontal battlefield."
"The infantry followed closely behind and pursued us as fast as possible."
"I hope you can still have a few sips of soup after you fight to Jinzhong."
"If we arrive too late, we may have killed all the Eighth Route Army troops somewhere, and the two squadrons won't even be able to drink soup."
Chariot troops are inherently superior among the Japanese army, especially in front of infantry.
The rank of chariot captain is two full levels higher than that of infantry squadron leader.
Faced with the captain's question, he was speechless. He couldn't think of any reason to refute. He was not qualified to stop him, so he could only choose to compromise.
Looking at the arrogant captain of the chariot brigade, he said with a flattering expression: "I humbly wish you, sir, success in the battlefield in Jinzhong. We will definitely speed up to catch up with the chariot brigade and not hold the officer back."
