At that time, it was surrounded on three sides.
Seeing that the roundabout offensive on both flanks was going smoothly, in order to cooperate with the attacks on both flanks, Laojiazi Xiyuan also issued an order to attack from the front.
The number of tanks and armored vehicles possessed by the two tank squadrons on the Japanese side was about four times that of the Eighth Route Army side.
Under such circumstances, anyone can judge from common sense that the Eighth Route Army cannot be a match for the Japanese armored forces.
Major Xiyuan looked at the situation through the binoculars. He even expected that when he found himself facing an encirclement from three sides, the Eighth Route Army troops would show fear and confusion.
At least, Xiyuan believed that if he were replaced by the commander of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side, faced with this situation, he would definitely choose to retreat subconsciously.
For this reason, Xiyuan kept a close eye on the situation of the Eighth Route Army troops in the central area of the ranch.
However, the following facts made him a little confused.
When he secretly sent two chariot troops from a farther route, using some undulating hills to obscure the sight, and silently detoured past, crossed the hills and appeared in the sight of the enemy's Eighth Route Army.
He looked through the binoculars and found no fear among the enemy's Eighth Route Army troops, not even the slightest sign of retreat.
It was as if they had anticipated the two-wing sneak attack tactics he used in Xiyuan.
In the flash of lightning, Xiyuan actually felt something strange. This should not be the situation that the Eighth Route Army, surrounded by several times its own armored forces, should behave.
However, the battle has already reached this point.
Xiyuan's order had already been issued, and it was too late to terminate the originally planned three-sided attack strategy at this time.
Fortunately, Major Xiyuan got rid of the worry in his heart, and decisively commanded the frontal assault troops, flanking the chariot troops attacking from both sides, and launched the final chariot assault on the Eighth Route Army side with a three-sided encirclement offensive.
Boom——
The roar first exploded from the area of the attacking armored forces led by Major Xiyuan. It was the enemy's Eighth Route Army troops who took action. As expected, they had a considerable number of anti-tank rocket launchers on hand.
The rockets launched by these rocket launchers are extremely powerful. Even if they hit the thickest front armor of the Japanese 1997 medium tank, they can directly destroy the tank.
Judging from the explosion, the power of the anti-tank artillery used by the enemy's Eighth Route Army seemed to be more exaggerated than what was stated in the intelligence information that Major Nishizono knew.
Faced with the bombardment of anti-tank artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army, with only a charge of less than 100 meters, two Type 95 light tanks on Major Xiyuan's side were destroyed again.
The arrow was already on the string and had to be fired.
The old Japanese soldier Xiyuan gritted his teeth. He personally rode in the command tank, drove behind the chariot troops, and gave the order to continue the fierce attack.
He would rather sacrifice a certain amount of money to wipe out this hateful Eighth Route Army armored force in one fell swoop.
The situation is a bit bad now that we are facing the anti-tank fire of the Eighth Route Army, but as long as we hold on to the tank troops on both flanks, attack the Eighth Route Army armored troops from the side, avoid the weird Japanese tanks modified by the Eighth Route Army, and attack them from the flanks. All the tanks of the Eighth Route Army were destroyed.
This battle will definitely come back victorious.
Thinking of this, Major Xiyuan raised his arms and shouted "Long Live Charge" in excitement and nervousness. He commanded the chariots and coordinated mobile troops around him and launched a desperate attack on the enemy's Eighth Route Army troops.
On the other side, facing the sudden attack of the Japs and being surrounded from three sides, the first company commander was not only fearless in the face of danger, but also showed more excitement and excitement.
"Haha, grandma, this little devil finally started to attack!"
"Comrades, get ready for me. The old regiment commander has given an order for us to wipe out the enemy's chariot unit. I obeyed with a pat on my chest. If we can't do this, it will be shameless for us to go back. Meet someone!”
The soldiers responded one after another, with excitement on their faces.
Everyone has been waiting for so long, and this little devil finally took the bait.
The two sides completely launched a decisive battle.
But then, this battle between the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army, involving some armored units, may not be remembered in the annals of history, but it was still a wonderful and fierce battle, which surprised the enemy's Japs commander, Major Nishizono.
I saw that the enemy's Eighth Route Army devoted almost all its firepower to frontal combat.
As for the Japanese assault troops on both sides, Hachi on the opposite side didn't seem to care at all.
This made Major Nishizono feel nervous.
He is well aware of the cunning of the Eighth Route Army. Is there any deception involved?
Major Xiyuan's mind was spinning rapidly. He suddenly realized this. The Eighth Route Army seemed to be confident. They even ignored the roundabout attacks of tanks on both sides and directed all their artillery fire towards the decisive battle.
What is the reason for this?
"Asshole, no, I'm afraid there's some trap!"
Major Nishizono suddenly came to his senses in the scream. He was instantly frightened into a cold sweat by his own imagination. He immediately ordered the withdrawal of the attacking troops on both sides, and at the same time ordered to stop the frontal attack.
Just at this time.
Quite violent explosions came overlapping from the left and right sides of the pasture.
The power of the explosion was astonishing and the sound was so loud that even a veteran like Xiyuan was shocked and speechless.
The earth-shaking explosion stirred up dust and yellow sand all over the sky, along with Japanese armored vehicles that seemed to be torn to pieces in an instant and attacked the Eighth Route Army from both sides.
In the explosion that eclipsed the sky and the earth, all other sounds were muffled and became inaudible.
Looking at the sky full of dust and sand, mixed with the broken armor, looking at the more than 20 tanks and armored vehicles that made surprise attacks on both sides, they were completely destroyed on this plateau by a series of explosions in an instant.
Major Xiyuan was stunned on the spot.
An expression called despair slowly appeared on his face.
He was finally convinced that he had indeed fallen into the Eighth Route Army's trick.
These damn Eighth Route Army soldiers deliberately set a trap on this ranch. They planted a large number of anti-tank mines on both sides of the ranch in advance, and then lured their own troops to attack from the front.
He was tempted to separate two lines of chariot troops, attack from both wings in a roundabout way, and then fell into the trap of the eighth group.
This is indeed the case.
As the first company commander said before the war:
"The place we chose is a pasture. There are relatively high hills on both sides, and the direction of the frontal battle is unobstructed.
If I were a Japanese commander, and I wanted to eliminate the other side's enemies during a confrontation in this kind of terrain, it would be the best way to split the troops from both sides and make a sneak attack in a roundabout way.
It's just that he, the little son of a bitch, doesn't think carefully about it, are we that stupid?
Will they specifically choose a place where they can easily attack from both sides to fight him?
Hehe, we have already laid anti-tank mine groups on both flanks in advance, just waiting for the Japanese tanks to fall in! "
Then a cadre asked: "Company Commander, what if the Japanese don't follow our plan and attack from both sides and fall into our minefield?"
The first company commander smiled and said: "Then it depends on whether the commander of the little devil is an idiot.
If he can really see our trap, we will admit defeat. The worst we can do is fight and retreat at the same time. We have anti-tank blowguns (bazookas) on hand. If this devil really dares to chase them too close, we will teach them in minutes. Be a human being! "
Results prove:
According to the standards of a company commander, this old devil Xiyuan belongs to the stupid category.
So stupidly, according to the routine of the first company commander, two groups of surprise tank troops were separated, and they attacked from both sides. As a result, after crossing the high hill, they plunged directly into the anti-tank minefield that the soldiers had laid here.
This is the absolute nemesis of tanks. Japanese tanks are highly mobile, defensive and have powerful firepower.
If it is a frontal battle, even if the soldiers have various anti-tank artillery for the Japanese tanks, it will not be easy to destroy all the Japanese tanks.
But if the Japanese tanks can be lured into an ambush trap set in advance.
Such as anti-tank minefields.
The Japanese tanks basically have no chance of running away.
...At the time of the charge, the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles attacking from both sides were firing at full speed. They never thought that these damn Eighth Route Army soldiers, after escaping all the way here, would actually advance in advance during the pursuit under their noses. A trap is set here.
The tanks leading from the left and right wings plunged into the minefield without warning.
After two rounds of desperate explosions, nearly 30 tanks and armored vehicles from a total of four tank teams originally sent by Major Nishizono on both flanks were destroyed by more than 80% in an instant.
The few armored vehicles and Type 95 light tanks that were left behind stood alone on a blue plateau.
The huge shock wave caused by the explosion almost knocked these vehicles away.
The Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers in the middle of the pasture were enjoying the feast of a wave of mine-exploding Japanese armored units.
"good!"
Some soldiers clapped their hands and cheered.
This is exactly why the first company commander dared to ignore the surprise attack by the Japanese tank troops on both sides and put all the focus of the battle on the forward decisive battle.
Amidst the explosion, when the little devils on the opposite side were stunned and unable to recover, the first company commander also issued an order to attack at the same time.
If the tiger turns back, it will kill him!
The soldiers immediately launched various armored vehicles, tanks, and modified tanks, and charged towards the Japanese tank troops that were also approaching at a rapid speed.
The Eighth Route Army installed anti-artillery devices, and the advantages of various modified tanks that looked weird but greatly increased their defensive performance were once again revealed.
The two sides were moving towards each other, and amidst the gunfire, the Japanese tanks, whether they were Type 95 light tanks or Type 97 medium tanks, would be destroyed on the spot if they were hit by the anti-tank artillery of the Eighth Route Army. , will also be severely damaged.
On the other hand, look at the Eighth Route Army.
The Japanese artillery shells bombarded the extended anti-gun armor of the modified tanks and armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army soldiers, and often failed to achieve effective impact.
Unless the enemy's shells can turn around and hit the flanks of the soldiers' tanks, they will either hit the rear armor of the tanks or the weak bottom armor.
Just thinking about it is unlikely.
It's just that some shells happened to pass through the cracks of the tank's extended anti-gun device, causing some damage to the tank.
This amount of damage is almost negligible compared to the heavy casualties suffered by the Japanese tank troops.
... In an instant, nearly 2/3 of a medium tank squadron and a light tank squadron were destroyed.
Xiyuan, who recovered from the shock of the chariot teams on both flanks being severely destroyed, faced the frontal attack from the Eighth Route Army.
He couldn't care less about hesitation, let alone the dignity and glory of soldiers, and hurriedly issued the order to retreat.
Just like that, a rather funny aspect appeared on the battlefield. The chariot troops from both sides were about to collide with each other.
As a result, the pursuit was arrogant all the way. When the trudging Japanese chariot troops hit them halfway, all the tanks and armored vehicles looked like soldiers fleeing. They hurriedly turned around and headed back to the direction they came from. Withdrew.
The roles of both parties were instantly reversed.
The original pursuers now become fugitives, and the original fugitives now become pursuers.
Major Xiyuan feels aggrieved!
After chasing for dozens of kilometers, they failed to eliminate this damn Eighth Route Army's small armored force, and their own team was almost wiped out.
Almost all the tanks were destroyed.
I'm afraid it's still a question whether we can successfully escape from these eight directions of pursuit.
The cunningness of the Eighth Route Army once again refreshed his understanding. These damn Eighth Route Army clearly did this on purpose, setting a trap in advance and luring him here all the way.
Major Nishizono, who fled in a panic, no longer cared about the dignity of the imperial soldiers. During his escape, he hurriedly sent a request for help to the nearby armored forces.
Two Japanese medium armor squadrons who received the news quickly came over for reinforcements.
One of the Japanese squadron leaders was still wondering.
"Didn't your Excellency, Major, go after a small armored force of the Eighth Route Army? Why did you suddenly start asking for help? Did you accidentally bump into the main armored force of the Eighth Route Army?"
When the two sides met from a distance, they noticed through the telescope that the Eighth Route Army team chasing behind Major Xiyuan only had a dozen tanks.
As for Major Nishizono and his party, who were being chased and almost stripped of their armor, only a dozen remaining tanks and armored vehicles were left.
The two Japanese squadron leaders who came for reinforcements also looked evil.
What exactly is going on?
Could it be that the main armored force of the Eighth Route Army is in the rear?
"Retreat, all vehicles retreat immediately, stop pursuing!"
Seeing the two chariot troops reinforced by the Japanese, the first company commander decisively issued an order to stop the pursuit, and then led his troops to retreat quickly.
After quickly cleaning the battlefield and seizing all the supplies that could be captured, the first company commander led the soldiers to quickly camouflage the tank and then went to the designated area to temporarily hide as planned.
On the other side, Major Xiyuan, who had joined the reinforcements, told with disgrace and grievance how he fell into the Eighth Route Army's trap.
The two Japanese squadron leaders were speechless. Major Nishizono almost killed both tank squadrons this time. Military punishment may be necessary.
The sky is still blue, with almost no clouds visible.
Soon after, the roar of Japanese fighter jets gradually came out.
The Japanese fighter jets and bombers summoned by Xiyuan and other Japs were searching for the Eighth Route Army armored force that had severely damaged Xiyuan over the plateau...
(End of chapter)
