At this time, Kong Jie didn't care about those airdrops.
The airdrop will not run away by itself, you can come back to pick it up at any time, but the enemy will run away.
Now is the best opportunity to defeat the Mongolian army.
Although the two artillery regiments of the Japanese had not yet opened fire, the Japanese dispatched more than 8,000 troops and more than one tank regiment and were defeated.
At this time, the morale of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia was low and they suffered heavy losses.
The fighter plane is fleeting.
As an excellent commander, Kong Jie would naturally not let go of such an opportunity.
If the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia escape, especially the 3rd Japanese Tank Division, Li Yunlong will definitely scold Kong Jie next time he sees him.
As Kong Jie's order was issued, the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery fire and howitzer fire attacked the Japanese in depth.
Four mountain artillery battalions, one 105mm howitzer battalion, and one 150mm howitzer battalion, with more than 200 artillery pieces, fired at the Japanese area.
Boom boom boom...
In the area where the main force of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia was gathered, dense and violent explosion waves rose. The Japanese fled in a hurry, avoiding the impact of explosion waves and sweeping shrapnel from all directions.
A 150mm howitzer hit a 94 truck loaded with artillery shells.
A violent explosion suddenly rose up, and the smoke from the explosion rose upward layer by layer like a mushroom cloud. The car parts fell down one after another along with the Japanese fragments.
Tanks preparing to attack were parked around them, and they were also attacked by artillery shells.
Even a 75mm shell hitting a tank from the top of the turret can cause damage and damage to the tank.
From time to time, Japanese cars and tanks were hit by dense artillery shells.
A sharp scream sounded, and a 105mm howitzer struck at the location near the headquarters of the Mongolian Army.
"Commander, be careful!"
Soon enough, several combat staff members had Jutaro Amakasu pinned down in an instant.
boom……
A violent explosion rose from outside the command post. The explosion was accompanied by a violent shock wave, shrapnel swept across, and soil and gravel splashed.
A large path of soil fell from the gap above the head of the command post, fell on the map on the table, and fell on Jutaro Amakasu and others.
Outside the headquarters, a large pit with a diameter of more than one meter appeared.
"Baga, press the road!"
Amakasu Jutaro stood up, his expression became extremely ugly, as if he had been humiliated.
Since the establishment of the Mongolian Army, it has never suffered such a big loss.
If the shell had been deflected more than 20 meters to the left, it would have hit the headquarters of the Mongolian Army.
However, the cannonball just now was obviously a stray bullet.
The artillery observers of the Eighth Route Army obviously did not know that this was the headquarters of the Mongolian Army.
Otherwise, hundreds of cannons will definitely bombard here together.
From time to time, artillery shells fell near the headquarters of the Mongolian army, causing a deafening roar.
A combat staff officer spoke urgently: "Your Excellency, Commander, this place is too dangerous. Please leave here quickly."
However, Amakasu Jutaro pushed the combat staff away and coldly ordered:
"Order the artillery observers who observe the balloon to immediately report the distance and orientation of the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions. The artillery regiments of the 26th Mountain Artillery Regiment and the 3rd Tank Division will implement counter-suppression against the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions!"
At this time, Amakasu Jutaro had not yet admitted defeat.
Even though the Eighth Route Army's artillery firepower was powerful and even if the planes were driven away, Jutaro Amakasu still believed that the Mongolian army still had a chance of winning.
The main force of the 3rd Tank Division has not yet been dispatched, and Nishihara Issaku's anti-tank brigade has not yet been dispatched.
The Locust Army still has a chance of winning.
However, a violent explosion exploded overhead, and Jutaro Amakasu walked out of the headquarters and looked up hurriedly.
I saw that the observation balloon that had risen to an altitude of several hundred meters was shattered by anti-aircraft guns, and the two artillery observers were falling rapidly.
Although the Eighth Route Army's 37mm anti-aircraft guns and 20mm machine guns could not hit the Japanese observation balloons.
But an 88mm anti-aircraft gun equipped with a proximity fuse can hit it.
When the Japanese observation balloon was rising, the Japanese plane arrived, so the 88mm anti-aircraft gun did not fire.
Now that the Japanese planes were driven away, the 12 88mm anti-aircraft guns opened fire on the Japanese observation balloons in the sky.
Only one round of shelling knocked down the Japanese observation balloon.
"Baga, large-caliber anti-aircraft gun!"
Seeing this scene, Jutaro Amakasu almost turned his nose with anger.
Without artillery observers, the Japanese artillery positions could not implement counter-suppression against the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions.
The Eighth Route Army artillery observers had long occupied the surrounding commanding heights, guiding the Eighth Route Army artillery to fire at the Japanese positions unscrupulously.
Taking a deep breath, Amakasu Jutaro suddenly looked at the communications staff: "Immediately inform Lieutenant General Mitsuo Nakazawa of the 1st Division that our troops stationed in Mongolia will launch a general offensive against the Eighth Route Army. Please ask the 1st Division to launch a comprehensive counterattack!"
"Hi!"
The communications staff officer suddenly turned around and walked towards the telegraph machine with the call function.
…
In Datong City.
1st Division Headquarters.
"Reporting to the division commander, the communications staff officer of the Mongolian Army Headquarters sent a call."
"Commander of the Mongolian Army, Shigetaro Amakasu, requested our troops to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Eighth Route Army in Datong City!"
Chief of Staff Taro Eguchi reported to Mitsuo Nakazawa.
Mifu Nakazawa's expression changed: "Are the troops stationed in Mongolia going to fight the Eighth Route Army?"
Although on the city wall, you can use telescopes or artillery mirrors to watch the battle between the Mongolian troops stationed in the north of the city and the Eighth Route Army.
But now the city wall was occupied by the Eighth Route Army, and the 1st Division's attack on the city wall failed.
The previous attack by the 1st Division on the city wall was tentative and did not bring out the full strength of the 1st Division.
Therefore, only a few hundred people from the 1st Division died.
The troops stationed in Mongolia used all their strength. After two rounds of fighting with the Eighth Route Army, the troops stationed in Mongolia lost almost a tank regiment and suffered more than 5,000 casualties.
"should be."
Taro Eguchi nodded and analyzed in a solemn tone:
"Judging from the sound of artillery, the Eighth Route Army's artillery has been firing, but the artillery of the Mongolian army has not fired."
"The main force of the troops stationed in Mongolia should have been suppressed by the Eighth Route Army."
"At this time, the Mongolian Army can only rely on the steel torrent of the 3rd Tank Division to have a chance to defeat the main force of the Eighth Route Army."
Mitsuo Nakazawa sounded doubtful: "Can the 3rd Tank Division of the Mongolian Army defeat the tanks of the Eighth Route Army?"
"It's hard to say!" Taro Eguchi said in an uncertain tone, "Although the Eighth Route Army does not have many tanks, their tanks are very powerful, with good mobility, high defense, and powerful firepower. The tanks of the Locust Army should not be their opponents, but I heard Both the Army Garrison in Mongolia and the 1st Army have recently obtained a batch of anti-tank weapons, which can penetrate 150 mm thick tank armor. The Army Garrison in Mongolia should also carry this batch of anti-tank weapons in this battle."
Mitsuo Nakazawa's expression changed: "An anti-tank weapon that can penetrate 150 mm thick tank armor?"
If the Locust Army could have an anti-tank weapon that could penetrate 150 mm thick tank armor.
The troops stationed in Mongolia really had a chance to defeat the Eighth Route Army.
If the Eighth Route Army's tank troops were wiped out, the 3rd Tank Division would definitely be able to sweep across the Eighth Route Army given the terrain around Datong.
Taro Eguchi said with certainty: "Yes!"
"Yo Xi!" Mitsuo Nakazawa looked shocked, "Order the 2nd Battalion of the 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment to prepare to aim and fire directly at the north city wall. After the city wall is blown down, the infantry will immediately launch an attack on the city wall!"
"In this attack, we must take down the city wall and fight out with the Mongolian troops to attack the Eighth Route Army from both sides."
"Once our 1st Division joins forces with the Mongolian Army, the Eighth Route Army will no longer be our opponent."
Mitsuo Nakazawa sounded confident.
"Hi!"
Taro Eguchi suddenly paused, turned around and arranged artillery and infantry, preparing to attack the north wall.
Naturally, the 1st Division's counterattack cannot be like the Eighth Route Army's attack, with the main attack on all four walls.
Instead, the other three sides were all feint attacks, with the main attack direction being the North City Wall. After all, the main force of the Mongolian Army and the main battlefield of the Eighth Route Army were outside the North City Wall.
…
"Captain."
In the Eighth Route Army's Kong Jie headquarters, the communications staff reported:
"The staff officers of the Japanese Army Garrison in Mongolia and the 1st Division Headquarters just talked."
"The main force of the troops stationed in Mongolia is about to launch a full-scale offensive, allowing the 1st Division to simultaneously launch a full-scale counterattack."
“There was no clear shot time.”
"The Japanese are still going to counterattack?"
Kong Jie's eyes lit up when he heard this information.
Under such a powerful bombardment, the Japanese troops stationed in the Mongolian army did not run away, but counterattacked.
The Japanese's abnormal behavior was somewhat beyond Kong Jie's expectation.
The Japs stationed in the Mongolian army seem to be a bit stubborn.
Are the devils playing some conspiracy?
However, in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and tricks of the Japanese are in vain.
When the main force of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia arrived in the morning, Kong Jie did not rush forward and asked the troops to attack immediately.
Kong Jie's tactical command style mainly focuses on stability.
Waiting for the Japs stationed in the Mongolian army to take the initiative to attack, the Eighth Route Army's most stable tactic is to wait for work.
Wait until all the Japs' trump cards are revealed, then play the trump card in their hand, strike hard, and defeat the Japs' main force at once.
"Each artillery group continued to shell the Japanese in depth."
Kong Jie issued the order:
"Order the Independent Regiment Cavalry Battalion and the New Second Regiment Cavalry Battalion to outflank the left and right flanks, and the infantry will follow the tanks and rush through the middle."
"Pay attention to infantry-tank and artillery-tank coordination, and don't hurt your own people."
"In addition, inform Commander Ding that the Japs from the 1st Division are about to counterattack, and ask him to prepare for battle."
The Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment also have tank units.
However, they were mainly captured Japanese tanks, and the number was very small.
In terms of infantry-tank coordination, the infantry of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment are not at the same level as the infantry of the New First Regiment.
"yes!"
The chief of staff of the independent regiment quickly issued the order.
…
Headquarters of the Mongolian Army.
"Order the 3rd Tank Division and the 11th Regiment of the 26th Independent Infantry Division to launch a general attack on the Eighth Route Army!"
In the headquarters, Jutaro Amakasu looked crazy, like a gambler, and issued combat orders.
If we don't counterattack at this time, we will either be bombarded in place or retreat to Mongolia in the north.
In just over ten minutes, the Eighth Route Army artillery bombarded the Mongolian troops stationed in depth, and at least more than a thousand soldiers were killed by the shells.
This method of bombardment, which is similar to artillery fire coverage, can only be used successfully by the wealthy Eighth Route Army.
In movies and TV shows, the power of cannonballs is greatly weakened.
In fact, on the real battlefield, most of the soldiers who died were killed by artillery shells.
The side with superior artillery firepower often has an advantage on the battlefield and has the initiative on the battlefield.
Now that the Eighth Route Army has received air-dropped supplies, it seems like they can't run out of artillery shells. If they stay here, they can only wait for death, so it's better to give it a try.
The 2nd Brigade suffered heavy losses in the previous waves of attacks and was no longer able to attack with the tanks.
Now it was the turn of the main force of the 26th Division.
"Hi!"
The combat staff member suddenly lowered his head, turned around, grabbed the phone, and quickly issued orders.
As the Mongolian Army Command issued an order.
The remaining nearly 300 tanks of the 3rd Tank Division quickly formed an attack formation during the bombardment and rushed towards the Eighth Route Army.
The densely packed bean tanks, the tracks made a metallic sound, and the engines roared.
Watching this scene in the headquarters, Jutaro Amakasu nodded with satisfaction, it felt like a torrent of steel.
Behind the tank were Japanese soldiers holding Molotov cocktails and Type 4 anti-tank mines.
Behind the anti-tank infantry were the infantrymen who were hunched over and holding Type 38 rifles, presenting a multi-layered skirmish line and advancing cautiously.
The artillery observers of the Eighth Route Army had obviously discovered the tank attack formation on the Japanese side.
Already directing the artillery to bombard the Japanese armored torrent.
However, because the Japanese infantry and armored units were scattered over an area of several kilometers in front, they were widely spread out.
Even if the six artillery battalions of the Eighth Route Army were fully firing, they could occasionally hit Japanese tanks, but the threat was not great.
at this time.
The attack formation composed of more than 80 Leopard tanks and Xiafei tanks of the Eighth Route Army had already crossed the Eighth Route Army's position and crashed into the direction of the Japanese tanks.
200 meters behind the tank, a group of Eighth Route Army infantry followed.
At the same time, the cavalry battalions of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment have entered the attack position, preparing to go around to the rear of the Japanese tank troops to harvest the heads of the Japanese infantry.
The army stationed in Mongolia has a cavalry group. The main unit is the 1st Cavalry Brigade, with a strength of more than 5,000 people.
However, the main force of the 1st Cavalry Brigade is currently in Taiyuan.
The main force of the reinforcements in Mongolia this time includes some cavalry but not many, mainly reconnaissance cavalry.
"Your Excellency Commander!"
"The Eighth Route Army's chariot troops have appeared!"
In the headquarters of the garrison in Mongolia, a combat staff officer responsible for observing the battlefield situation reported to the commander of the garrison in Mongolia, Shigetaro Amakasu.
"oh?"
Amakasu Jutaro quickly walked towards the artillery mirror and looked forward through the field of view of the artillery mirror.
The tanks of the Eighth Route Army were seen crossing the Eighth Route Army's position, forming a formation and firing at the oncoming Locust Army tanks.
From time to time, tanks of the Locust Army were hit and caught fire, but the 47mm tank guns of the Locust Army were unable to cause damage to the tanks of the Eighth Route Army.
"The tanks of the Eighth Route Army are really powerful!"
Seeing this scene, Jutaro Amakasu spoke solemnly:
"Order the 26th Mountain Artillery Regiment and the Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Tank Regiment to immediately fire smoke grenades at the area where the Eighth Route Army tanks are located."
"Hi!"
The combat staff immediately ordered.
Amakasu Jutaro thought that as long as the vision of the Eighth Route Army tank drivers was blocked, the Eighth Route Army tanks would become blind.
The tanks of the Locust Army can lead the anti-tank brigade to the tanks of the Eighth Route Army.
Type 4 anti-tank mines will teach the tanks of the Eighth Route Army how to behave.
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