"Lao Jin, what are the devils doing? Cavalry attacking tanks?"
Looking at the cavalry phalanx rolling in from all over the mountains and plains, the driver Xiao Du was a little confused. He had never seen such crazy behavior.
Jinhua, the captain of No. 077, excitedly said to Eucommia ulmoides:
"Xiao Du, the Japanese are here to die and are you not happy? You can drive the big bear and crush him right away to save ammunition!"
When Eucommia heard this, she immediately became excited, stepped on the accelerator, and rushed towards the Japanese cavalry group at a top speed of 30 miles per hour.
The two sides charged at each other at full speed. Soon the Japanese cavalry group entered the effective firepower range of the tank division. The commander of the first tank brigade issued the attack order in a semaphore.
The T-34 tank is currently the most cost-effective tank. The sloping frontal armor and low turret greatly improve the protection performance;
The high-power engine, body weight of only 30 tons and wider tracks give the T-34 excellent maneuverability and off-road capabilities.
Of course, any weapon has its shortcomings. The biggest shortcoming of the T34 tank is that it is not equipped with bicycle radio communication equipment. Only the command vehicle is equipped with a radio communicator. After Chu Xiong learned about the situation, he equipped them with signal flags. All Each commander must learn simple semaphores.
Of course, this is not a long-term solution. Chuxiong plans to introduce a batch of vehicle-mounted radio communication equipment from Yingjiang after the war to upgrade T34.
Another disadvantage is that the tank crew needs to be one less, and the commander must also be the gunner, which will greatly reduce combat efficiency;
There is also the optical sight used, which has relatively high technical requirements for the gunner.
Even with these small shortcomings, it still does not prevent the T34 from becoming the best tank currently. Its 76mm main gun can penetrate most tank armor, and its inclined 54mm armor has a protection strength that exceeds that of a 70mm vertical tank. Type armor, coupled with its simple structure, durable leather, low failure rate, and ease of production, made it a favorite on the battlefield as soon as it appeared.
In the Battle of Mosko, the Dmitry Lavrinenko crew operating the T-34 tank destroyed 54 Hanscat tanks in three months and became a legend among the Allied forces. Compared with the T26 light tank As far as tanks are concerned, the T34 is invincible on the Eastern battlefield.
Using him to confront the Japanese cavalry is a naked bullying.
Major General Fujiwara raised his hand in agreement. He was dumbfounded. First, from a distance, groups of large-caliber tank shells fell into the cavalry group, blowing up the knights he was proud of;
The dead bodies scattered on the ground completely disrupted the charge formation of the cavalry group. Then tanks rammed into the Japanese cavalry at high speed, knocking the Japanese away one by one, and the flesh and blood turned into mud wherever the tracks passed.
The vehicle-mounted machine gun kept firing at the Japanese, and the Japanese cavalry fell from the car like dumplings. Jinhua had long forgotten the idea of saving bullets, and used a large-caliber machine gun to mow down the Japanese in groups, and the barrel of the gun was almost red.
A cavalryman held his saber high and slashed at the side armor of the No. 077 tank. He was already in a state of madness.
Eucommia ulmoides swung sideways and knocked the Japanese cavalry to the ground. As soon as he stepped on the accelerator, the Japanese's body was rolled under the tracks of the tank, crushing the Japanese into meat patties.
This scene happened to fall into the eyes of Major General Fujiwara. He was frightened. Baron Viscount, there was a pile of mud in front of the tracks of the tank;
He was not afraid of death, but he didn't want to die so miserably that even Amaterasu would not be accepted. He finally saw what real war was. It was far more terrifying than he imagined. The cavalry were like a bunch of people waiting to be slaughtered in front of the tanks. Lamb!
He is scared!
He hit the horse and prepared to run away, but unfortunately Jinhua took notice of his saucy appearance. He looked like a fat sheep. A cruel smile appeared on his face and he said loudly to Eucommia ulmoides:
"Xiao Du, kill the old Japs at ten o'clock. Judging from his military rank, he is a general. Have you never seen a Japs general crushed into a pulp?"
Eucommia wanted to say that you were too mean-spirited, but he still wanted to save some face for the commander, so he stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and rushed towards Fujiwara.
Fujiwara was so frightened that he hit his horse and ran away, but the horse's speed had slowed down. The ground was littered with corpses of Japanese soldiers. The special combat was horse corpses, which would knock him to the ground at any time, and he could not increase his speed at all.
"No! I am the Count! Baga—"
His voice disappeared under the tracks, which ran over his big head and pushed his whole head into the grass. The leek flowers will bloom very well next year.
The Japanese cavalry finally couldn't bear the huge casualties and began to rout. The armored group pursued them all the way and eliminated groups of Japanese cavalry;
This was a battle with the least suspense. The damage ratio between the two sides was as high as 3847 to 0, which should be a world record.
Of course, this does not mean that there were no losses. For example, tank No. 077 had a lot of paint cut off by a saber. The distressed Jinhua cursed:
"The bastard Japs slashed my big baby several times, and I have to repaint it after I get back."
After the armored group annihilated the Japanese cavalry brigade, it continued to advance forward without stopping;
Their mission is to move forward, move forward, move forward!
Crush all the obstacles in front of them, including the Japanese cavalry and infantry. The gods will kill the gods, and the ghosts will kill the ghosts. Amaterasu is so scared that Amaterasu retreats.
The armored column's assault was very fast, covering more than 200 kilometers in just one day. It did not stop to replenish its fuel until it ran out of fuel.
The Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia were smashed to pieces by the armored columns and could not organize any resistance. The remaining soldiers were wiped out by the motorized infantry that followed behind.
The two infantry brigades of the 101st Column, riding on more than 1,500 trucks, accompanied the tank attack. Their mission was to clear out the infantry and cavalry scattered by the tanks, killing them all on the grassland.
Another infantry brigade of the 101st Column and the 102nd Column followed up on foot. They basically had no choice but to drink soup. At most, they could only give the Japanese soldiers a last hit.
The 103rd and 104th Columns, which are responsible for the strategic reserves, only have to march.
After a night of rest and replenishment, the armored column launched an attack on the Japs in Jehol;
Hundreds of fighter planes coming from Hedong Airport bombarded the Japs in Rehe, and soon shattered the Japs' defense line. The tank clusters of the armored column took the opportunity to launch an attack. The Japs' defense line of one division only held on. After ten minutes, the whole line was completely defeated.
On the undefended grassland, it is absolutely impossible to rely on infantry to block the charge of more than 160 T34 tanks and 120 self-propelled artillery. The only thing that can stop them is a lack of fuel.
In just one morning, the Japs in Rehe were also defeated, and the defeated troops were handed over to the troops behind them.
The mechanized group continued its assault, bypassed the Great Wall defense line from the direction of Jehol, and entered the Liaodong region of Manchuria.
Chuxiong's large-depth armored assault achieved huge success. The Japanese defense line was torn apart like paper. Heavy losses were suffered in Suiyuan and Rehe. No less than 50,000 elite troops were defeated, and at least 30,000 people were killed. wipe out;
With the follow-up of Column 103 and 104, Suiyuan and Jehol were recovered.
