Shiro Sumita had very full ideals. He knew that Jihe could no longer stop the People's Liberation Army. He put the puppet army and the Mongolian Army in the front in the hope that these two armies could withstand the People's Liberation Army's offensive. He would then decide on the main force based on the battlefield situation. Whether to attack or retreat to the second line of defense.
As a result, the reality was too skinny. The People's Liberation Army was just a fucking tycoon fighting the war. Not even a human figure was seen. It only relied on continuous artillery fire preparations to disperse a security brigade of the puppet army.
And until now, Sumita Shiro still doesn't know where the People's Liberation Army's most elite tank division is, and there is also an even more terrifying air force, which has not been dispatched yet.
But when gunfire rang out from behind, it was already too late for Sumita Shiro to know.
After Ge Dazhuang led the tank division across the river, he did not launch an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops on the lower line of defense at the river. Instead, according to the combat deployment, he penetrated directly into the Japanese army's second line of defense, the fortification group on the outskirts of Tianjin.
On the outskirts of Tianjin city, the Japanese army built countless bunkers, strongholds, and gun towers after several years of operation. Trench barbed wire fences were built one after another. Every traffic artery leading to the urban area was a dense group of bunkers.
Such a fortification group is a nightmare for infantry, and it is difficult to break through even with air support.
Aerial bombs dropped by planes do little damage to the bunker group, even cluster bombs are not effective. The price/performance ratio is too low.
An aerial bomb is expensive to build, and it is too luxurious to bomb just one bunker, let alone a more expensive cluster bomb.
However, dealing with the enemy's bunker groups is no problem at all for the X-1 main battle tank, which has thicker armor than face. What's more, Ge Dazhuang deliberately hung sandbags and sleepers on the outside of the tank to add an extra layer of protection. , the enemy's machine gun mortars hitting the tank will basically not cause much damage to the tank.
As the Ge Dazhuang Tank Division launched an attack on the Japanese second line of defense, the air force, which had been preparing for a long time, finally launched an attack on the Japanese.
Hundreds of P40s flew over the battlefield carrying bombs. If there were no targets worthy of bombing, they would shoot them with machine guns.
What is a target worth bombing?
The Japanese artillery positions are the first choice, followed by places with dense Japanese personnel.
As for the Japanese tank regiment, it is not worth mentioning at all. The thin armor of the Type 97 and Type 94 tanks is enough to be dealt with by airborne machine guns and machine guns. The 20 mm caliber machine gun attacks the Type 97 tank 25 The millimeter-thin frontal armor can be easily penetrated. In the eyes of pilots, these Japanese tanks are like movable tofu blocks. As long as they are targeted, they cannot escape even if they want to.
Sumita Shiro was already stunned when he heard gunshots coming from behind.
His plan was very good. If the Jihe defense line could not withstand the People's Liberation Army, he would immediately withdraw to the second line of defense bunker group, use the bunker trenches and barbed wire for defense, and then use his trump card to attack the attacking People's Liberation Army troops.
As a result, the People's Liberation Army troops now directly took his retreat to attack the second line of defense.
Shiro Sumita's scalp was numb, and he issued the order to retreat to the city without hesitation, returning to defend the second line of defense.
If the second line of defense is breached by the People's Liberation Army, it will be equivalent to eliminating the retreat of the Japanese troops on the first line of defense.
The Japanese army began to retreat desperately, and Xie Tian, who received the report from the Air Force, gave Li Yunlong the order for the ground troops to launch an attack.
After finally having a chance to eliminate the enemy outside Tianjin City, how could Xie Tian easily let these little devils run back?
Li Yunlong could only smile bitterly after receiving the order. It seemed that his troops had not fought a decent battle since the 386th Brigade was assigned to the 10th War Zone. The infantry in the People's Liberation Army almost played the role of cleaning up the battlefield.
The battle of Niangziguan was supposed to be a tough battle, but it turned out to be an siege rather than a fight. He was also dismissed from his post. The final result was the complete annihilation of a Japanese regiment at Niangziguan. The headquarters suffered zero battle losses and only a few soldiers were among the Japanese troops. I suffered some injuries during the breakout.
Now this battle is on a grand scale. Li Yunlong originally thought that he could finally have a good fight this time, but the result is the current situation again. The artillery shells are hitting the enemy's position as if they cost nothing, and there are planes in the sky. During the strafing bombing, before even seeing the Japs, I received a report that the Japs had begun to retreat, and damn, I knew it from the radio.
It’s different when the local tyrants fight. When we were in the Eighth Route Army, we never had such a lineup. We had support from planes in the sky, tanks on the ground pushing horizontally, and hundreds of artillery bombardments. In this battle, every infantryman should be given a ration. A horse comes to pick up melon seeds.
The easiest unit of the People's Liberation Army is not the air force, not the armored force, not the artillery, but the fucking infantry.
Unable to bear it any longer, Li Yunlong sneaked to the cavalry regiment, snatched a war horse from the soldiers, and personally led the cavalry to charge across the Jiahe River.
He rushed to the farthest, surrendered and surrendered, ran away and ran away, died and was injured, all of them were fucking clean.
Seeing Li Yunlong's back, Zhao Gang silently shook his head, looked at Xie Tian who was about to raise the telescope and said: "Commander-in-Chief, I don't know what the situation is like with Mr. Fu. Do you want to send a telegram to ask? one time?"
Zhao Gang was worried that Xie Tian would lose his temper when he saw Li Yunlong charging in person, so he deliberately changed the topic to divert Xie Tian's attention.
As expected, Xie Tian put down the telescope, shook his head at Zhao Gang and said, "Don't disrupt Mr. Fu's rhythm. If anything happens, he will send a telegram in time."
Fu Zuoyi is commanding the main force of the 42nd Army to launch an attack on Langfang and Yangcun, cutting off the traffic between Pingjin and Tianjin. There are not many Japanese troops stationed in these two places. Langfang has a brigade, an artillery regiment and a tank brigade. , there is only one infantry regiment and one artillery brigade in Yangcun. It is not difficult for the two main forces of the 42nd Army to attack Yangcun. I am afraid it will take some effort to attack Langfang. Fortunately, thank God for equipping the 42nd Army. With an air force division, as long as the tactics are used properly, it won't be a big problem.
We don't want quick results, as long as we can interrupt the Japs' lines of communication so that the Japs between Beijing and Tianjin cannot support each other. After Xie Tian liberates Tianjin, he will be free to support Fu Zuoyi.
Zhao Gang looked at Xie Tian and asked: "Commander-in-Chief, actually I am still a little confused about your not planning to attack the Jiaodong Peninsula. Can you tell me now while no one is around?"
The troops have already rushed forward, and even the artillery regiment has begun to clear their positions and bring in trucks to prepare for follow-up. Now there are only one guard regiment, the Wolf Fang Brigade and some non-combat troops left in the front line.
For the sake of Xie Tian's safety, Zhao Gang would not agree to the front finger starting to move forward now. At least the front finger would not move until the battle outside Tianjin was over.
According to Zhao Gang's wishes, Xie Tian should not have come to the front line at all. His best position would be to stand in front of the sand table in the combat command room of the Taiyuan General Headquarters and listen to reports from all parties.
