Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe and Deputy Chief of Staff Yusue Seizo stood aside and listened to the report of the combat staff.
I also quickly thought of the iron roller mopping tactic invented by Commander Okamura.
The two of them accidentally glanced at Okamura Neji, and sure enough they saw Okamura Neji's face as dark as the bottom of a pot, and his eyes became more and more gloomy.
A pair of eyes that look like they want to eat people.
Okamura Neiji never expected that Li Yunlong would actually use the iron roller sweeping tactic.
As the inventor of the iron roller mopping up tactic, and successfully tested it in the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Military Region, Okamura Neiji naturally knew the power of the iron rolling mopping up tactic.
Especially in that small area, the iron rolling tactics consisting of cavalry, armored vehicles and tanks were used.
It can be said to be a one-sided massacre.
If the Eighth Route Army had fought in a chaotic manner, it would have been able to break out at least several thousand Locust Army soldiers from the First Division.
Moreover, the fighting time can reach half a day to a day. By then, reinforcements from the 26th Division will arrive and thousands of soldiers can be rescued.
However, Li Yunlong used the iron-rolling mopping tactic. The Eighth Route Army ambush troops on both sides of the road did not have to move at all. If the Eighth Route Army ambush troops did not move, there would be no loopholes, and the Locust Army soldiers in the encirclement could not escape.
Moreover, using this tactic can greatly increase the speed at which the Eighth Route Army ends the battle.
The battle that originally took half a day to end in a day can be over in just a few hours.
After all, these are not more than 20,000 pigs, but more than 20,000 Locust Army soldiers, Japanese Locust Army soldiers who can fight the enemy to the end in desperate situations.
The officers and soldiers of the First Division are almost all professional soldiers, and they are not comparable to the kind of soldiers who train for a few months and then go to the battlefield.
He has been deeply baptized by Bushido since he was a child, and he has an extremely perverted and fanatical worship of Locust and Bushido.
Not so easy to eliminate.
Thinking of this, Okamura Neji looked at the communications staff and said in a deep voice: "Order the 26th Division to speed up and rush to the battlefield, and be sure to rescue the main force of the 1st Division!"
"Hi!"
The communications staff officer turned and left.
After the communications staff officer turned around and left, Okamura Neiji suddenly exploded, grabbed the edge of the conference table in the war room with both hands, and overturned the long table: "Baga!"
The maps and tools on the table fell to the floor.
Seeing this scene, Tanabe Moritake and Yusu Seizan couldn't help but secretly thought that the general may look thin, but his explosive power cannot be underestimated.
This conference table weighs at least 500 pounds, could it be overturned so easily?
Then, Okamura Neji looked at Tanabe Moritake: "Tanabe-kun, immediately prepare a plane and a radio station. I want to personally go to northwestern Shanxi to command the locust army to break out."
Although some were broken out by the Japanese, the Japanese who broke out came in waves and did not gather together. Therefore, the Japanese did not dare to return to fight the Eighth Route Army and rescue more Japanese soldiers who were surrounded.
At this time, it is estimated that there are still 10,000 living Locust soldiers in the encirclement.
"Absolutely not."
Tanabe Moritake and Yumo Seizo were suddenly shocked.
"Your Excellency, General." Tanabe Shengwu hurriedly advised, "The Eighth Route in North Shanxi has strong anti-aircraft firepower, so you must not go there."
Youmo Jingsan also advised: "If the Eighth Route Army also calls for air support, the consequences will be disastrous."
If Okamura Neji takes a plane to northwestern Shanxi, one of them will definitely accompany him, while the other will stay behind at the North China Front Headquarters.
Is the airspace in northwestern Shanxi accessible to anyone?
Especially over the battlefield, if you go there, you are seeking death. The new group of anti-aircraft firepower is probably already hungry and thirsty.
If they encounter bombers and fighter jets called by the Eighth Route Army, even Amaterasu will not be able to save them.
The corner of Okamura Neji's mouth twitched, thinking of the bombers and fighter jets that suddenly appeared, and after thinking about it, he decided to forget it.
Unfortunately, if the fighter jets and bombers from the base camp to supply the North China Front are in place, there is still hope of rescuing the surrounded Locust Army.
The specific operation is to first gather the Locust soldiers in the encirclement circle, and then use all bombers and fighter jets to launch a wave of aerial bombs at the Eighth Route Army's ambush position.
The surrounded Locust Army soldiers can break out of the gap created by the aerial bomb.
Although the surrounded Locust Army soldiers were in a very stupid one-word long snake formation, they could be saved as many as they could.
Thinking of this, Okamura Neiji said to Arisu Seishan again:
"Arimatsu-kun, immediately send a telegram to the Kwantung Army Headquarters, asking General Umezu Yoshijiro to dispatch fighter jets and bombers to reinforce the 1st Division."
Although the North China Front currently does not have fighter jets and bombers, the Kwantung Army does, and they are very wealthy.
There are many flight training airports in Manchuria. If other front armies want to launch offensives, they basically have to deploy aircraft from the Kwantung Army.
"Hi!"
Youmo Jingsan suddenly paused.
"etc."
Okamura Neji said again:
"It's better for me to speak to General Umezu Yoshijiro in person."
Although sending a telegram is relatively confidential, it still takes time to translate the code. What the main force of the 1st Division lacks most now is time.
Radio calls can easily be monitored, but Okamura Neiji doesn't care about that much now.
"Hi!"
"Your Excellency, General, I will make arrangements right away."
Youmo Jingsan lowered his head, turned around and walked quickly towards the communication room.
…
Northwest Shanxi.
battlefield.
The battle is in full swing.
On the top of the mountain.
Everyone surrounded Commander Li and continued to observe the battlefield situation with telescopes and artillery scopes from a high position.
Although there are some hiccups, the overall situation is still under control.
Through the 16x artillery scope, Li Yunlong has a panoramic view of almost the entire battlefield, and can use the walkie-talkie to direct the battles of each battalion at any time.
When there were loopholes in the encirclement before, Li Yunlong and the others discovered it in time. Li Yunlong used a walkie-talkie to give orders to the reserve team to block the gaps in time, so that more Japanese soldiers could not escape from the encirclement through those gaps.
Tank and armored battalions appeared in the field of view of the artillery scope.
Next to the tanks and armored vehicles stood soldiers from the Division 1 Battalion, all armed with M3 submachine guns.
Tanks, armored vehicles and submachine guns are better equipped.
This time, they were ambushed by Japanese soldiers from the 1st Division, a Category A division. These Japanese soldiers had an extremely tenacious will to fight, extremely powerful combat effectiveness, and very accurate marksmanship.
Most Japanese soldiers dared to hold explosives and die together with tanks and armored vehicles.
So tanks need infantry protection.
Fortunately, today's tank troops and infantry tanks are more skillful in cooperating with each other.
Equip the infantrymen who cooperate with the tanks with uniform M3 submachine guns, making the firepower even more fierce.
On the other side, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army advanced steadily and rapidly, attacking back and forth in an area with rolling iron to prevent the Japanese from slipping through the net.
…
On the battlefield.
Four Leopard tanks from the regiment led by tank battalion commander Sun Desheng also participated in the battle.
The last time Sun Desheng led a tank battalion to participate in a battle, he attacked the 10th Division.
After several battles, the tank soldiers of the tank battalion became more and more experienced in combat. The driver drove the tank, the gunner became more skilled in operating the tank gun, and the machine gunner's marksmanship became more accurate.
After all, no matter how good the training results are, actual combat is the main criterion for testing combat effectiveness.
Ever since he read the "Theory of Large Corps and Deep Operations" given to him by Li Yunlong, Sun Desheng's mind was filled with armored group operations and blitzkrieg.
To this end, Sun Desheng also specially studied the German army's use of armored clusters and blitzkrieg, and gained considerable experience.
Before the war, Boss Chen went to the regiment headquarters to discuss with Li Yunlong that the original deal to destroy Japanese tanks was cancelled.
Now the new business is to destroy or capture a Japanese tank or armored vehicle, and the new group can obtain a tank and armored vehicle.
Just now, Sun Desheng saw a lot of Japanese tanks and armored vehicles, which were destroyed by infantry bazookas and bombardments.
From this battle, Xinyi Tuan made a lot of money.
At this rate, it won't be long before the new regiment can be equipped with hundreds of tanks.
Then you can play armored cluster combat and blitzkrieg.
Thinking of this, Sun Desheng's eyes became even more murderous.
Times have changed.
It's all just a little fuss right now.
"Batalion Commander, we have no more machine gun ammunition in the tank."
"We don't have any more in the tank!"
"So are our tanks!"
"..."
On the intercom channel, tank commanders and armored commanders called Sun Desheng one after another.
"How much ammunition do we have left?"
Sun Desheng asked the machine gunner in his tank.
"Report to the battalion commander that there is only one box of ammunition left."
replied the Heavy.
The system-improved Panther tank can carry 4,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition and 85 rounds of 75mm artillery shells.
The machine gun bullets fired quickly and were all used up in a short time, while the tank shells were consumed slower.
"All tanks and armored vehicles stop advancing and replenish ammunition!"
"The infantry establishes a defensive line to prevent the Japanese from counterattack!"
Sun Desheng calmly gave orders to the infantry and the commanders of tanks and armored vehicles on the intercom channel.
Since Sun Desheng had a lot of combat experience, Li Yunlong also handed over the armored battalion to Sun Desheng's command this time.
As Sun Desheng's order was issued, all armored vehicles and tanks stopped in a straight line, and the infantry moved forward from behind the tanks to establish a defensive line.
When the Japs saw the Eighth Route Army tanks stopping to replenish ammunition, they thought an opportunity had come. A Japs squadron leader gathered a squadron of Japs to launch a counterattack.
Some Japanese soldiers were still holding explosives in their hands.
But what greeted the Japanese was a dense barrage of submachine gun bullets.
Not long after, almost all the Japanese soldiers of a Japanese squadron fell on the charging road.
Although the infantry of the new regiment also suffered casualties, their firepower was overwhelming compared to the Japanese, so the casualties were not large.
Under the cover of the infantry, logistics supply personnel quickly approached the tanks and armored vehicles carrying ammunition boxes, and the crews loaded machine gun shells and artillery shells into the tanks and armored vehicles.
There were Japanese soldiers firing mortars and grenades in the distance, but the firepower was very sparse and the threat was very small.
At the same time, the soldier holding a submachine gun quickly grabbed a magazine full of submachine gun bullets from the ammunition box and inserted it into his body.
Before long, the ammunition for tanks and armored vehicles was replenished, and the barrels of machine guns were also replaced.
"Continue the attack!"
Seeing that all armored vehicles and tanks had been replenished with ammunition, Sun Desheng immediately issued an order to continue the attack.
"Da da da……"
"Boom boom boom..."
As the tanks and armored vehicles slowly advanced, the machine guns, tank guns, and submachine guns of the tanks and armored vehicles fired continuously while advancing.
Once an infantryman falls, the infantrymen behind him immediately jump on top.
The tank-mounted machine guns and tank guns are responsible for dealing with the enemy's machine gun fire points, and the infantry soldiers deal with the enemy's infantry.
"Ding ding ding..."
Inside the tank, Sun Desheng heard bullets hitting the tank's turret armor continuously, making crisp sounds.
Sun Desheng quickly looked through the sight glass and saw a Type 92 heavy machine gun spitting flames in the direction of the tank on a commanding height directly ahead.
Sun Desheng loudly ordered: "100 meters directly ahead, the Japanese heavy machine gun position, kill it for me!"
The machine gunner and the gunner discovered the Japanese heavy machine gun almost at the same time. Machine gunner Wang Laishun pulled the trigger of the M2 heavy machine gun and fired first. A tracer bullet chain was drawn like a whip towards the Japanese heavy machine gun's firepower point.
However, because it was shooting from above, the shooting angle was not good, and the machine gun bullets sank in front of the Japanese firepower point, raising several canopies of snow and fog.
After a while, the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun continued to fire.
"I can't hit the Japs' machine gunners in my position!"
the Heavy shouted.
"give it to me!"
Gunner Li Shanfu quickly turned the muzzle and aimed at the Japanese heavy machine gun position.
"Tum!"
The more than 40-ton tank suddenly shook, and a 75mm high-explosive shell passed through the air and instantly hit the enemy's machine gun fire point.
With a loud bang, the Type 92 heavy machine gun and the three Japanese machine gunners behind it flew into the sky together with the smoke and mud.
As the enemy's heavy machine gun firepower was eliminated, soldiers holding submachine guns emerged from behind the tanks and continued to attack as the tanks continued to advance.
Some Japanese soldiers rushed up with explosives, trying to kill the tanks together.
But they were either interrupted by heavy machine guns, or shot into pieces by submachine guns.
There were also Japanese who pretended to be dead and put explosives under their bodies, hoping to wait for tanks to pass by before detonating the explosives.
But it's useless, because the infantry will hit the corpse in front of the tank first.
Directly in front, a Japanese soldier whose legs had been blown off was crawling forward with an extremely painful expression. From his face, it could be seen that the Japanese soldier wanted to live.
The tank driver looked forward through the observation window and happened to see the wounded Japanese soldier.
Then, the driver pulled the joystick, kicked the accelerator, and drove towards the wounded Japanese soldier.
Soon the tank's tracks caught up with the wounded Japanese soldier, and then pressed on him mercilessly.
"ah!"
Accompanied by miserable Japanese screams, when the tank ran over the Japanese body, only a rectangular puddle of flesh was left in the snow.
"Tanks and armored vehicles advance steadily, don't lose touch with the infantry!"
"The infantry protects the tanks, be careful of the Japanese carrying explosive packs to carry out suicide attacks!"
Sun Desheng said loudly on the intercom.
The Japanese anti-tank guns are mainly 37mm and 47mm rapid-fire guns, which are difficult to damage the armor of the Panther tank, and there are not many of them.
As for anti-tank guns, even less so.
At present, the most important anti-tank weapon of the Japanese is the meat bomb attack, which means holding explosives and dying together with the tank.
As long as it can resist the impact of the Japanese's flesh bullets, the Panther tank will kill gods if it is blocked by God, and kill Buddha if it is blocked by Buddha.
In the past, when the Chinese army faced the Japanese tanks, they basically held the explosive packs and died together with the Japanese tanks.
On the frontal battlefield, a company of soldiers often cannot blow up a Japanese tank.
Now, it was the Japanese's turn to hold explosives to blow up the Chinese army's tanks, but the Chinese army's tanks had thicker armor and were protected by infantry with powerful firepower.
After shooting ammunition, replenishing ammunition, changing barrels, and advancing...
After an unknown period of time, there was no longer a living Japanese in sight, so Sun Desheng ordered to stop the forward attack.
Sun Desheng didn't know how much time had passed, but he knew that their tank alone had killed at least several hundred Japanese soldiers!
This time it was really exciting.
(End of chapter)
