The Xinzhou Basin is suitable for tanks and cavalry to maneuver.
Therefore, the Japanese army assembled a cavalry regiment and a tank regiment to ambush around, waiting for opportunities.
The two tanks currently equipped by the new regiment naturally have no opponents on the ground, but the Japanese have air support, and aerial bombs pose a great threat to the ground tanks.
An experienced ace pilot can most likely kill a tank with just one dive.
Therefore, Boss Chen's plane needs to arrive in time, otherwise even if the tanks gain an advantage on the ground, they will probably be called upon by the Japanese planes.
Although each tank is equipped with an anti-aircraft machine gun, there is no advantage in fighting from low altitude to high altitude.
"It's hard to let go of the child without trapping the wolf. Now that we have detailed intelligence, as long as we calculate the arrival time of the Japanese plane and Boss Chen's plane, we have a great chance of winning this battle!"
Li Yunlong's tone was harsh.
The Japanese army has 2 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment, 1 artillery regiment, and 1 tank regiment, plus air support. Such a configuration is naturally invincible on plain terrain.
But the new regiment is not bad either, it also has infantry, cavalry, artillery, tanks and air support.
Except for the fact that the number of cavalry is not as good as that of the Japanese cavalry, several other arms have an advantage. Even the firepower of the cavalry is more powerful than that of a cavalry regiment of the Japanese cavalry.
"Moreover, I have already communicated with Boss Chen, and he has agreed to replace 20 of the bombers with fighter jets."
Li Yunlong knew very well that although the Saber fighter jets could not carry many aerial bombs, the incendiary bombs carried by the fighter jets were extremely powerful. If an incendiary bomb was dropped, a mountain top would be set on fire.
He had heard from Boss Chen that this type of incendiary bomb was called napalm.
The napalm that splashes onto the human body after a napalm bomb explodes is like lard paste, thick and resistant to burning. When it comes into contact with the human body, it will quickly penetrate the skin and reach the bones.
Li Yunlong had already seen the power of this weapon.
Although the Japanese also have this kind of bomb, its power is much smaller than that of Boss Chen, and it is not enough to cause large-scale casualties.
Of course, the total number of air support provided by Boss Chen is still 40 aircraft, 10 B29 bombers and 30 Sabre fighter air support.
"Does the Japanese aircraft shot down by Boss Chen's plane count as business?"
Wang Dehou suddenly asked.
If it was included in the business, then by shooting down dozens of Japanese aircraft, the mountain cannons and howitzers alone would make a fortune.
"It doesn't count!"
Li Yunlong shook his head.
Who doesn't like howitzers and mountain cannons?
The key to the problem is that those are Boss Chen's planes and Boss Chen's pilots. If they shoot down the planes, they are also included in the business.
Then what do you need Li Yunlong and Xinyi Tuan to do?
Boss Chen can lead his troops to join the war directly.
Moreover, Li Yunlong and the New Regiment will no longer participate in the war in the future. They will wait in the base area to reward Boss Chen's troops after they defeat the Japanese.
This is obviously not possible.
Although air support was the reward obtained by the New Regiment for killing the Japanese major general, it was not the Japanese killed by the New Regiment after all.
"It's a pity..." Wang Dehou suggested with a look of pity on his face, "Time is running out. Since we have decided to do it, let's discuss a battle plan as soon as possible."
Since receiving the tank, Li Yunlong had long wanted the tank to go to the battlefield to deal with the Japanese, and now he finally got an opportunity.
He glanced at everyone and saw that Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo had no objection.
Of course, even if you object, it is useless. Li Yunlong has a veto power in the new group.
Li Yunlong took out a map from his pocket and spread it out on the table of the Eight Immortals. Everyone gathered together, talking to each other, and gradually improving the battle plan.
…
Three days later.
Two Nakajima fighter jets escorted a Mitsubishi 100 transport aircraft to land at Wusu Airport.
After the transport plane landed, it slowly headed towards the secondary runway.
The transport plane stopped on the secondary runway, and several Japanese ground staff quickly moved the ladder forward and set it up in front of the cabin door.
The cabin door was opened immediately, and a moment later, Chief of Staff of the North China Front Moritake Tanabe appeared at the airport door.
Tanabe Moritake walked down the ladder. Behind him, the 10th Division Commander Ishikawa Jiro and several other division commanders, as well as some staff members, followed him off the plane.
First Army Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu and Chief of Staff Masaru Hanatani and others rushed forward to greet and salute.
After the two sides exchanged military salutes and exchanged pleasantries, Yoshio Iwamatsu and Hanatani arranged for Moritake Tanabe and his party to take an armored vehicle to the headquarters of the First Army in the inner city of Taiyuan.
After learning that the Japanese planes were not deployed at Wusu Airport, Li Yunlong had ordered the artillery hidden in nearby tunnels to return to their base.
However, even if the artillery of the new regiment did not return to the station, and Boss Chen provided information to Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong's artillery position at Wujin Mountain was also difficult to remotely blow up Tanabe Moritake, Ishikawa Jiro, Iwamatsu Yoshio and others.
Because as the Japanese army has sent a large number of troops to Taiyuan, there is now a division of Japanese soldiers around Wusu Airport, with three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry within a few kilometers. With such a security intensity and personnel density, even the members of the Sharp Sword Squadron , and it is impossible to carry a high-power walkie-talkie and penetrate into the vicinity of the airport.
After all, if the new artillery regiment wants to bombard the airport, it must be guided by observers.
If the Japs put the plane at Wusu Airport, they would have to wait for the Japs army to go to northwestern Shanxi, and then one night special forces carrying high-power walkie-talkies would infiltrate near the airport and guide the artillery to fire.
In this way, you can blow up the airport runway and blow up the planes in the airport.
On the same day, Yoshio Iwamatsu hosted a banquet in honor of Moritake Tanabe and his party, accompanied by Kazuki Yamamoto and other officers above the rank of colonel.
But Yamamoto Kazuki was only thinking about special operations and cutting off Li Yunlong's head.
The other officers were all changing glasses, but Yamamoto drank alone, looking a little out of place.
During the dinner, Yoshio Iwamatsu also specially introduced Yamamoto Kazuki and his special agent team to Tanabe Moritake, and prepared to give Yamamoto's special agent team to Tanabe Moritake to ensure his safety.
However, he was rejected by Tanabe Moritake, who looked down upon the Yamamoto special forces, and instead handed over the task of protecting the headquarters to the troops directly under the 10th Division.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Tanabe Moritake ordered a secret meeting.
In the First Army conference room.
Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe sat in the first place, and Commander Kuribayashi Tadamichi of the 1st Cavalry Brigade sat in the second place.
In addition, there are Colonel Sakai Ginzo, commander of the 108th Artillery Regiment, Colonel Nishizawa Yuuo, commander of the 13th Cavalry Regiment, Colonel Ogawa Cedar, captain of the 13th Tank Regiment, Colonel Eisuke Suzuki, captain of the 39th Infantry Regiment, and Mitsuo Yamamoto, captain of the 62nd Infantry Regiment. Colonel.
Among them, the 13th Tank Regiment was transferred from Central China.
The 108th Artillery Regiment is directly under the North China Front, the 39th Infantry Regiment is under the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division, and the 62nd Infantry Regiment is under the 21st Division.
The 13th Cavalry Regiment is affiliated with the 1st Cavalry Brigade. It is worth mentioning that this 13th Cavalry Regiment was defeated by the Eighth Route Army cavalry.
When the 386th Brigade robbed a Japanese army column full of combat supplies at Longwangtu in Niangziguan, the 13th Cavalry Regiment happened to be nearby, so Yoshio Shinozuka sent it to reinforce the army column.
Nishizawa Yongxiong led his troops to encounter the cavalry of various regiments of the 386th Brigade near Longwang Tu. In that battle, the 13th Cavalry Regiment was almost wiped out.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Nishizawa Yoshio, ran back to Inner Mongolia with the remaining troops overnight, vowing never to come to Shanxi again.
Later, the 13th Cavalry Regiment was replenished, and Nishizawa Yuio felt that he could do it again. This time he was ordered to follow Tadamichi Ribayashi to Shanxi, and he wanted to take revenge.
These five regiments totaled more than 10,000 people and formed a detachment, commanded by Major General Tadamichi Kuribayashi.
First, the 39th Regiment protected the fake frontline headquarters and arrived in the Xinzhou Basin. The other four regiments quietly went there at night and ambush the 39th Regiment nearby.
If the new regiment does not come, once it attacks the 39th Regiment, it will immediately be surrounded by the other three regiments.
In addition, in order to achieve the purpose of tactical deception, the 10th Division, 21st Division and 35th Division in Taiyuan cannot move for the time being, otherwise they may be discovered by the new regiment as a trap.
When the fighting started, the main forces of the 10th Division, 21st Division and 35th Division immediately headed north to reinforce the Kuribayashi detachment.
Tadashi Kuribayashi was also full of expectations and confidence. He had long wanted to fight Li Yunlong head-on, and now he finally had the chance.
…
On the eve of the Japanese raids, a regiment of Japanese soldiers protected the Japanese frontline fake headquarters and set up camp near Xinzhou.
At the same time, the 13th Tank Regiment, the 13th Cavalry Regiment, the 108th Field Artillery Regiment and the 62nd Regiment quietly headed north from Taiyuan along Tongpu Road at night.
Just when the Japanese secretly arranged an ambush.
The Japanese did not know that Li Yunlong was also brewing an unimaginable anti-phishing attack plan.
Li Yunlong assembled 4 main infantry battalions, 2 infantry battalions from the first and second divisions, 2 tank battalions, 1 heavy artillery battalion, cavalry battalion and machine gun battalion, totaling more than 10,000 troops, to prepare for the attack in the Xinzhou Basin. The devil struck with thunder.
Before it got dark, Sun Desheng led his tank crew to drive the brand-new tank out of the tunnel in the back mountain of Zhaojiayu and drove along the highway to Tongpu Road.
By the highway.
Li Yunlong and the soldiers watched the tank tracks rolling over the ground. The heavy tank tracks left regular traces on the ground, making a sizzling sound that made people grind their teeth and shiver.
On the battlefield, the power unleashed by these steel behemoths will be astonishing!
In front of the tank are 20 jeeps, each carrying an M2 heavy machine gun and a light machine gun. This is a gift specially prepared by Li Yunlong for the Japanese cavalry.
Li Yunlong had been to the Xinzhou Basin. After the ambush and annihilation of the 7th Japanese Tank Regiment in Hulugou, Li Yunlong led the new regiment to retreat from the Xinzhou Basin and was chased by Japanese planes.
The terrain there is relatively flat, suitable for jeeps.
The number of cavalry in the new regiment is not as large as that of a Japanese cavalry regiment, but 20 M2 large-caliber heavy machine guns and 20 light machine guns, plus a cavalry battalion, should be able to leave an unforgettable mark on the Japanese cavalry.
(End of chapter)
