Chapter 177 The first battle of the armored division
Zhang Yunfei dared to take the initiative at this time because the Japanese had already landed in Southeast Asia for battle half a month ago. The Japanese's hundreds of thousands of troops attacked the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar and other places respectively, and made progress smoothly.
Seeing that his troops conquered cities and land in Southeast Asia and had a smooth journey, Japan was filled with joy, and many fanatical militarists advocated recruiting heavy troops again, completely conquering Southeast Asian countries, and truly achieving common prosperity in Greater East Asia.
In Europe, the German army's armored torrent has swept across the European continent, and France's exile has also fled to Britain. Britain and Germany are fighting fiercely in the English Channel. The German army is also in a huge number of troops on the Eastern Front battlefield and is eyeing the Soviet Union. According to history, the process of these Germany is not so fast, but now it is very different from history.
Zhang Yunfei was preparing to seize this opportunity and actively launch a small-scale attack on the Japanese. On the one hand, he could train troops, and on the other hand, he could restrain some Japanese troops, making it convenient for the Eighth Route Army to open up enemy bases behind North China.
The next morning, the cavalry division of the 36th Army, an armored regiment and the Sixth Infantry Division, a total of more than 50,000 people, headed north from Fengzhen and began to attack the Jining area where the Japanese were heavily stationed.
The mechanized infantry regiments of the armored regiment and the cavalry division were first driven. Two regiments, five to six thousand men, and hundreds of vehicles were sturdy and looked very spectacular.
Following closely behind was the Sixth Infantry Division. This time, in order to maneuver quickly, Zhang Yunfei allocated a large number of trucks for the Sixth Infantry Division to use temporarily. Each truck was full of soldiers. The task of these trucks was to transport everyone to designated locations.
The 36th Army's large-scale troops were mobilized, with 50,000 people heading north. Of course, it was impossible to hide the First Japanese Brigade stationed in the Jining area. The soldiers only left Fengzhen for 50 kilometers and encountered a small group of cavalrymen wandering on the grassland.
Seeing so many troops attacking, the Japanese cavalry ran away and went back to inform him. When they saw the Japanese cavalry fleeing, the soldiers did not pursue him, but advanced at a normal speed.
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Jining, the command of the First Cavalry Brigade of the Japanese.
The Japanese squadron from yesterday has not come back yet, and a trace of uneasiness has begun to appear in Ying Senxiao's heart. Ying Senxiao frowned and his face was heavy, and he began to walk back and forth in the command center.
"Report", an anxious voice rang outside.
With the permission of Ying Sen Takashi, a little ghost's communication soldier strode in. He stood attentively in front of Ying Sen Takashi and saluted: "The Brigade Commander, I just received accurate information and found a chariot cluster of Zhong** team dozens of kilometers south of Jining, with about two regiments."
"Bang", a loud slap sounded. Ying Sen Tiao slapped the Japanese correspondents force hard, and then said angrily: "How could the Zhong** team have a chariot cluster?"
The beaten Japanese communication soldier lowered his head very low and said with a little fear: "The brigade commander, the news is very true. More than one army has sent back telegrams about discovering the Chinese chariot cluster."
In fact, Ying Senxiao knew that the news was reliable, and this correspondent soldier would not have lied about military information. It was just that Ying Senxiao himself did not want to believe it. That was why he slapped the correspondent soldier in the face in anger.
After a long time, Takatao Tomori said to the correspondent soldier powerlessly: "Send a report to Mr. Naosaburo Okabe. Please give me a tactical guidance."
"Hey, I'll send a report right away." The Japanese correspondent soldier finished speaking. He turned around and prepared to leave.
Now, Naosaburo Okabe serves as the commander of the Mongolian and Sui Army. The current Mongolian and Sui Army is temporarily under the jurisdiction of the 26th Division, a cavalry group. In addition, there are more than 10,000 puppet troops of the Mongolian and Sui puppet regime, totaling more than 50,000 people. The headquarters is located in Guisui.
"Slow down, come back first." Ying Sen Takahiro called the Japanese correspondents who were about to leave, and then said: "Transfer my order and order the cavalry first, second and third registrars to prepare for combat. The chariot gangs attacked and defeated the chariot cluster of the Chinese team."
In Takashi Yingmori's understanding, even if there are tanks, the Chinese team's tank cluster is also some old-fashioned tanks assisted by Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries. The number is not large, and its own tank wing is enough to defeat them.
The Japanese tank chariot corps were equipped with more than 30 Type 92 tanks and more than 20 armored vehicles. In previous battles, they were invincible. The Chinese team could only rely on the suicide squad to hold the ** bag and rush to the tank to blow it up. However, this method of suicide was very inefficient, so Ying Sen Takashi was full of confidence in his own tank corps.
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Thirty kilometers south of Jining, the commander of the Armored Division, Wu Youqing, was sitting in an armored personnel carrier, a modified armored command vehicle, and several correspondents and staff officers on the vehicle were busy.
This time, although the armored division only dispatched one regiment, this was the first battle of the armored division. Wu Youqing, as the division commander, personally directed the battle, striving to achieve the reputation of the armored division in one battle.
In front of Wu Youqing, dozens of Type 39 tanks were lined up in a neat row, with heavy armored tanks, which would be the main force of this attack.
Behind dozens of armored personnel carriers were parked, and these cars were already full of soldiers. These armored vehicles were on standby. As long as Wu Youqing gave the order, he would rush forward.
Further apart, more than ten kilometers ahead of the armored regiment, the Japanese chariot corps were advancing, and there were several to dozens of Japanese infantrymen who were not even in line with each tank. The Japanese infantry were carrying Type 38 rifles, waisted and followed closely behind.
Behind it is a cavalry regiment of Japanese devils, with about two thousand Japanese cavalrymen. Each Japanese cavalryman held a sabre shining with a cold light and a Type 38 cavalry rifle on his back.
The Japanese soldiers were not moving fast, but thousands of people were together, the roar of dozens of chariots and the running of nearly two thousand war horses seemed to be huge. The Japanese soldiers also seemed excited and confident when they heard this huge sound, and were fully confident in defeating the attacking soldiers of the 36th Army.
But this was obviously the wishful thinking of the Japanese. A dozen kilometers away, thousands of soldiers from the 36th Army and nearly 70 or 80 advanced tanks were much more powerful and much more powerful than the Japanese. However, the Japanese had not yet discovered the soldiers of the 36th Army, which were only ten kilometers away from him.
The Japanese were slowly moving forward, and everyone was still waiting for Wu Youqing's offensive orders on the Armored Division. Although the scene seemed huge, it was still relatively quiet.
Wu Youqing, who was sitting in the command vehicle, was about to convey the offensive order. Suddenly, a battalion commander's excitement came from his headphones. All the tanks and armored vehicles in the armored regiment were equipped with inter-vehicle communication systems, so everyone was very convenient to communicate.
The first battalion commander in front of me said happily: "Report to the division commander, the roar of Japanese tanks came from the front, and there were a lot of horse hooves. It was probably the Japanese tank chariot regiment that came."
"The First Battalion Commander, immediately send soldiers to the roof of the car to investigate and find out the situation of the Japanese." Wu Youqing picked up the microphone and immediately ordered the First Battalion Commander.
The first battalion commander who heard the order immediately started calling: "Car No. 012, hurry up and investigate the enemy situation in front of you."
I saw the No. 012 tank with a slightly higher terrain. The hatch door at the top of the tank opened and a soldier's head was exposed. The soldier first looked ahead with a telescope. Perhaps the height was not enough. He immediately climbed out of the tank from the top, stood on the top of the tank, and carefully observed it with the telescope. After looking for a while, he immediately entered the tank and reported the situation to the first battalion commander.
When the first battalion commander arrived at the specific situation, he immediately picked up the microphone and reported to Wu Youqinghui: "Report to the division commander, according to the investigation, the Japanese troops were only a few kilometers away from us. This is a Japanese chariot corps, with dozens of Type 92 tanks and dozens of armored vehicles. In addition, there were a large number of infantry following up, and there were a large number of cavalry behind him. Judging from the movement, it should be a Japanese cavalry regiment."
After listening to the report of the first battalion commander, Wu Youqing immediately picked up the microphone and said loudly: "All units should pay attention to it and immediately launch an attack on the Japanese in front, but everyone should pay attention to the tanks in front, mainly attacking the Japanese tanks, and armored vehicles behind, mainly attacking the Japanese infantry and cavalry."
When the commander of his division commander was ordered, the soldiers immediately excitedly launched their own chariots, set up an attack formation that was several hundred meters wide, and met the Japanese.
The two armies marched against each other for several kilometers, and in just a short while it was only two or three kilometers. The soldiers could see clearly the situation of the Japanese. At the front of the Japanese team were dozens of Japanese Type 92 tanks.
This kind of small tank is very familiar to the soldiers. In the past, when training, it was trained with the captured Type 92 tank. This tank was a thick iron car with armor thickness just enough to withstand the shooting of machine gun bullets, and the cannons were only 37 mm.
So when the soldiers saw this kind of tank, they were not afraid. Although it was the first time that everyone was driving the Type 39 tank in actual combat, they saw that it was the Japanese Type 92 tank, and immediately increased their horsepower to meet it.
Soon, the Japanese tank entered the range of the Type 39 tank. The shooter of the No. 027 tank running in the front could no longer hold back. He aimed a little through the optical scope and fired a high-explosive bomb.
Maybe I was too happy that this gun was hit by a missed shot. I didn’t attack the Japanese tank, but instead hit the Japanese infantry next to the Japanese tank. Several Japanese infantry were hit by a 75mm high-explosive bomb and immediately exploded into a bloody mist.
When the third battalion commander saw his warrior, he missed the first shot. He picked up the microphone and cursed: "Car No. 027, you are a loser. You missed me the first shot. With a high-explosive bomb, you only earned a few Japanese devils."
The gunner of car No. 027 heard his battalion commander getting angry there, and his hands were trembling. The second shell shot hit the plane again. (..)
Chapter completed!