Chapter 277: Sweeping the Devils
Su Dao's words undoubtedly made Wu Zhongguo feel excited. He knew the power of the tank. After witnessing so many tank battles, he naturally knew how great the benefits this thing could bring to them.
But subconsciously, Wu Zhongguo did not want Su Dao to forcefully expand the scale of his armored troops.
The quality of the soldiers in the army cannot keep up, and no matter how many troops there are, it is useless. To put it bluntly, Su Dao is now forcibly pulling someone who has no idea what a tank is to start fighting in the tank.
It would be fine if I didn’t meet the enemy’s tank, but what if I met it? What would be waiting for them?
The Kwantung Army also has armored troops. Although the number is not large, if you make up your mind, it will still pose a great threat to them.
Wu Zhongguo is not the kind of person who is proud of taking advantage. On the contrary, the greater the advantage he gets, the more cautious he is.
However, the facts have proved that only such people can go further and live longer in troubled times.
"No, the soldiers in the army have never built tanks, so you just let them go up and do it. To put it bluntly, you are taking human life aside."
Wu Zhongguo shook his head heavily, but still resisted the huge temptation. The two armored divisions could add 600 tanks in one go.
The addition of these 600 taels of tanks is enough to allow them to complete the mission more smoothly and give the Japanese a beautiful blitzkrieg.
But is this what they wanted to see? The soldiers drove strange tanks to the front line to fight against the Japanese. If it were T34, then Wu Zhongguo would not have such a big objection, after all, they had all learned this.
But now Su Dao is going to build a new tank, and he does not have a certain amount of driving operation experience. How much pressure does the soldiers need to withstand when driving the new tank rashly onto the battlefield?
"Nothing works. We don't have more time to prepare. The pre-war plan must be completed on time. We have more important tasks, no more than talking about it. I have decided, and you can just execute it. Mobilize all the soldiers of the armored troops to Jinxi and receive the new tanks on time tomorrow morning."
Su Dao waved his hand and decided not to be nonsense with Wu Zhongguo on this issue.
It's just this problem. The soldiers' skills are not good. No matter how well they practice, they are not tested by actual combat, it is equal to zero. Su Dao doesn't want to raise a bunch of master soldiers for no reason.
If you don’t have practical skills, go to the battlefield to practice. No one will fight when he is born. Which one is not made on the battlefield? After all, they are considered soldiers of the armored troops. At this time, I said that I am not good at technology and cannot go to the battlefield. What should you do if you ask Su Dao? Go and find those ordinary infantrymen to drive tanks to the battlefield?
"You will kill them like this!"
Seeing that Su Dao made such a tough statement, Wu Zhongguo suddenly said angrily.
War is not a joke. Although the armored troops are protected by armor, the enemies they face are not ordinary. Although the Japanese do not have enough tanks to deal with them, the war defense cannons can easily penetrate their armor.
Will a driver without rich experience know how to avoid these? Obviously, he doesn't know.
Now you know they are not good, but you insist on letting them go to the battlefield. To put it bluntly. Are you clearly trying to give the Japanese heads?
"No one can kill them unless they don't want to live anymore."
Su Dao had no doubts about Wu Zhongguo's opposition and still insisted on his own opinions.
No one knows more about what the blitzkrieg is than Su Dao. It is possible to fight wars in the short term by relying solely on the current model.
But over time, the disadvantages will undoubtedly be exposed. The fatigue of the infantry will be nothing more than keeping up with the speed of the armored troops, which will inevitably drag down the speed of the entire army.
Now Su Dao is not those Western powers, he has countless resources in his hands.
Su Dao does not have any oil field. If he wants to play the tricks that Westerners play, he must first occupy one or more oil fields.
The fuel used by the entire army is basically imported. It is true that there are oil fields in the northeast, but where can I do it on Sudao? I will retreat immediately after the war. I can't take it away with trucks with too many equipment, and I will also shoot the fuel of tanks and fighter jets.
It is precisely because of this that Su Dao is not equipped with more trucks.
Otherwise, the armored troops would be rushing in front, and trucks lined up behind them. When they encountered enemy soldiers, they would get off and continue to get on the bus after cleaning up. How easy would it be?
It’s not that Su Dao doesn’t want to do it, but that the current conditions do not allow him to do it like this.
"That's not OK. At most, you can only equip one tank division, and that reserve division cannot move now."
Wu Zhongguo gritted his teeth and responded toughly.
This time, he could not retreat no matter what. This was related to the safety of a division. If Su Dao directly equipped the basically formed tank division, he had no objection, but he firmly opposed this reserve division with no sign of horoscope.
"Okay, one is only one, but they will also receive new equipment tomorrow. After they go back, they will get familiar with each other first, and then go to the battlefield in a few days."
Su Dao thought about it and thought it would be better to agree to Wu Zhongguo first.
As long as the troops successfully receive equipment, at most they can ask them to go back and practice for a few days. A few days ago, the reserve division will be even if it is not available.
The battles have reached this point, and Su Dao wishes to break a soldier into two. How can a good armored division hide behind and enjoy the blessing?
"By the way, where are the Marines? How are they doing?"
Su Dao suddenly remembered another force. Su Dao was so worried now. When he thought of the spare troops, he quickly pulled out, for fear that the front line would affect the war due to insufficient military sources.
Besides, there is another most important reason. The troops are now moving forward in a straight line and have not swept the area in the middle of the two directions.
The troops' goals also point directly to the county towns or big cities where a large number of Japanese troops gathered on the road.
The defeated Japanese troops either fled backwards or fled to other county towns. When they fought almost the same, they would find that there were already a lot of Japanese soldiers gathered in the county towns in the middle.
Although the three hundred tanks on the front line were enough, they were unable to do more. What Su Dao had to do now is to push an armored division to the front line to ensure that the troops could break through the enemy's defense line faster.
At the same time, let another armored division follow the attack gap and sweep the missing county towns with the cooperation of infantry. It is necessary to eliminate every Kanto Army.
Otherwise, these weapons-owned Kwantung Army would definitely cause huge casualties to civilians.
Burn, kill, loot, and then these Japanese robbed them and ran away. Maybe you have to send more troops to encircle and suppress them, and the effect may not be very good.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Kwantung Army has not yet established a stable foothold, Su Dao immediately organized troops to carry out a second encirclement and suppress them, completely eliminating the remnants of the Kwantung Army.
At the same time, it also lays the foundation for turning south in the future. At that time, the main forces cannot go south to fight against the Japanese army in the pass, and the 99th Army outside the pass will catch fire behind the butt.
I originally wanted to use the Marines to attack Dalian. But then I thought that the Marines are not strong enough now, and if they rashly cross the sea to fight, they will definitely suffer a lot of casualties.
So Su Dao thought of this, it would be better to let the Marines follow the armored troops to sweep the war first, and then send a tank regiment to land in Dalian with them, completely cutting off the supply of the Kwantung Army.
Since Su Dao controlled the Bohai Sea, the supply of the Kwantung Army has only landed from Dalian and then transported to Chenyang through the Shenyang Railway, and then distributed to various troops.
Now, as long as Su Dao controls Dalian and cuts off the Kwantung Army's sea lifeline, the supply of the Japanese will become a problem.
As for transporting it directly from North Korea, it seems a bit too ideal.
What is the situation in North Korea now? Many people can starve to death every day. It was not enough for them to eat when transporting a bag of food. Moreover, the mountains are high and dense, the road traffic is extremely inconvenient, and the only railway bridges were also blown up by Su Dao. It cannot be repaired in the short term.
Therefore, it is unrealistic to transport supplies from North Korea to the Northeast. If the supplies are transported directly from Yanbian, you must pass through North Korea or the Far East of the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Navy obviously would not allow the Japanese to transport supplies to China through their territory. If they were from North Korea, they would be stuck in a blocked road, and it would take one day or more in just a short distance.
So Su Dao had been thinking about this in his mind when attacking Dalian, but before attacking Dalian, the Marine Corps had to go through actual combat first.
"The Marine Corps has completed basic training and after a month or two of consolidation, you should be able to go to the battlefield. You won't be able to put your ideas on the Marine Corps again, right?"
Wu Zhongguo answered subconsciously, and then realized that something was wrong, he looked at Su Dao in surprise and asked.
"What is the idea of fighting the Marine Corps? That is our army. Let's do this. In order to improve the overall strength of the Marine Corps, let the Marine Corps follow the Tank Division to sweep away the remaining Japanese troops from tomorrow. At the same time, a brigade of troops was drawn from the Third Corps to assist them, so as not to make any mistakes."
Su Dao said proudly, there were only 10,000 marines, and such a large area may not be enough for them.
A brigade of troops was drawn from the Third Corps to join in, and 20,000 people were still careless. This not only ensured the number of troops, but also allowed the Marines to have practical experience as soon as possible. Why not do it?
"..., you can't leave some troops for our 99th Army? You can send all the troops out of no matter how many troops there are, aren't you afraid that the Japanese will die with you?"
Wu Zhongguo yelled speechlessly.
He knew very well the role of drawing a brigade from the Third Legion, just to block his opposition, but the more this happened, the more awkward Wu Zhongguo felt.
Is my objection wrong? In theory, my actions are not wrong, and even Su Dao's choice is even more terrifying.
"Hmph, die together? The Japanese thought, but does he have this strength?"
Su Dao snorted coldly.
He doesn't know what strength the Japanese are?
In front of the Ninety-Nine Army, the Japanese nowadays are like a street bully. It’s okay to bully civilians, but if he wants to challenge the Ninety-Nine Army, he is still far from it.
The Kwantung Army is undoubtedly defeated. Once nearly a thousand tanks are put into battle, they will only increase their destruction speed. Will they fight against the Ninety-Nine Army with the 38th hood and those inequality small-caliber artillery?
To be honest, the artillery of the Tank Division dares to fight against the Japanese artillery units, and the Tank Division has high-speed maneuverability, which is far from comparable to the Japanese artillery.
When the two armies confronted each other, the Japanese army had no chance of winning at all, not to mention that there was still a heavy artillery division that had not had time to enter the battle?
Do our 105mm howitzer and 155mm heavy artillery division use to see? Once the war ahead is in a state of anxiety, the heavy artillery division will immediately enter the battle.
Chapter completed!