Chapter 77: Surrounding the Fifth Division
In the Japanese Army Command, a group of officers were busy, some were running back and forth, exchanging the latest information with each other, while others stood in front of the correspondents and quickly sent telegrams.
Unlike in the past, the Chinese army that appeared behind the Fifth Division at this time finally attracted their attention. To be precise, they had to pay attention. The tanks of the two squadrons, a total of eighteen tanks, were imposed by the other party just after meeting each other.
And he had no power to fight back. His own shells obviously hit the opponent, but the opponent seemed to be a ok person. He should move and fire the gun, and even the speed of the movement was not slow at all.
"Who can tell me which unit is behind us?" Seishiro Itagaki had a long face. He was very unhappy. He inexplicably appeared a tank cluster, catching his troops off guard. The worst thing was that no one knew the number of this unit.
"Teacher Commander, based on our current speculation, it is more likely that the other party is the 99th Army that has disappeared for several months." A staff officer replied with his head down.
"Baga, go and ask the idiots of TKK, who are the enemies that appeared in front of us, and where did they get such advanced tanks? Why didn't we receive any information?" Seishiro Itagaki slapped the table angrily. He had to be angry because TKK's intelligence error would soon lead to major casualties in the Fifth Division.
Seishiro Itagaki was unwilling to be the first person to eat peaches. He has never failed since the Northeast Incident a few years ago. If he had lost here today, Seishiro Itagaki's face would be a little uneasy. Thinking of this, Seishiro Itagaki's face became increasingly ugly. He could only look at the map in annoyance while actively thinking about countermeasures.
"Baga, where did the enemy army come out? Could it be here? Is it really the Ninety-Nine Army not a success?" Itagaki Seishiro pointed to the mountains and forests northwest of Linyi on the map, and said to himself. Thinking of the Ninety-Nine Army that had just disappeared from Linyi a few months ago, a cold sweat rose on Itagaki's head.
Judging from the map, it is very likely that the enemy came from where it came from. However, the Navy and Air Force over there have been reconnaissances many times, and they have sent a small group of troops to reconnaissance. It is sparsely populated and the roads are blocked, so there is no sign of the enemy.
If this were not the case, Seishiro Itagaki would not have separated from the Isogaki Division. He would definitely deal with the Chinese army hidden in the mountains before the battle below would be carried out.
"Reporting to the division commander, Isotani Division sent a telegram saying that there were about 30,000 enemy army troops around our division." The correspondent immediately reported after completing the translation of the telegram he had just received.
"Nani?" Seishiro Itagaki widened his eyes in disbelief. There was actually a large Chinese army ambushing him here.
Seishiro Itagaki, who had originally underestimated the enemy, had no choice but to take a twelve point to face this sudden change. After thinking for a long time, he finally made a decision.
"Miura-kun, your brigade leaves a corps to keep a close eye on Pang Bingxun's troops in Linyi City. Don't let them go out of the city to participate in the war. The remaining troops will defeat the invading enemy troops first." Seishiro Itagaki quickly issued the latest combat order. More than 30,000 troops, even Class A troops, are vulnerable in front of the Fifth Division.
Of course, in order to prevent accidents, the old Japanese Itagaki decided to gather superior forces to instantly defeat the invading enemy troops, and then eliminate Pang Bingxun's troops in a group.
"Hi!" After receiving the order, Toshizu Miura turned around and deployed the latest combat arrangements.
"Martial throne, the armored troops have solved the Japanese anti-tank positions and armored troops. The subsequent infantry are advancing forward and it is expected that fire will be exchanged in five minutes." Liu Sanpao reported to Su Dao, who was in charge of the 766th Division.
"Well, how are the armored troops performing?" It is normal to defeat the Japanese army. If 75 T-34s can't get rid of the Japanese army's troops' strength, Su Dao would probably have to directly withdraw the entire armored troops.
"I performed very well. The more I wanted, the more I could be. One of our tanks was knocked down by the Japanese as soon as they got on. I thought it wouldn't work. Who knew that the tank actually stood there as a turret, killed two anti-tank positions of the Japanese and a tank, and got three shells, just like nothing happened." Liu Sanpao said excitedly, as if that person was him.
Su Dao nodded secretly. The tank was still able to continue firing after it was laid down. The reason was very simple. It was probably because the Japanese army broke the tank's tracks with one shot, causing the tank to be unable to move, and they had to stay in place as a fixed turret. The three guns in his body were still not damaged, which made Su Dao very excited. At least this proved that among so many tanks, Su Dao chose the T-34.
But soon, Su Dao also realized another serious problem. Once his tank malfunctions on the battlefield, the tracks were interrupted or other reasons. Facing the Japanese Type 95 tank, it can naturally act as a turret, but what if it is other powerful opponents?
Once you encounter a powerful opponent, the tank chooses to stay inside the tank instead of abandoning the car and running away. This idea is undesirable, and once the soldiers have this idea in their minds, it will be fatal. Su Dao does not lack tanks, he lacks excellent soldiers. Therefore, when faced with the choice between equipment and soldiers, he will obviously choose the latter.
Without excellent soldiers, they cannot perform their performance with powerful equipment. In addition, the tank has failed and can only stay in place. Now the 99th Army has no awareness of tank battlefield maintenance at all. Of course, there is also the reason for Su Dao. When he exchanged for tanks, he forgot to exchange for battlefield maintenance vehicles.
The tracks and two pairs of load-bearing wheels included with each tank can only lie quietly in the warehouse. In the past, Su Dao did not realize that the Japanese army could slap his tank, but now he has seen this shortcoming and no casualties have been caused. This is undoubtedly a good thing for Su Dao. It seems that he has to quickly build a few battlefield maintenance vehicles so that the tank can be repaired in time during the battle.
Small problems like the cracker being blown off are not a big deal at all, but this kind of problem that seems small, or even can be solved in more than ten minutes, is fatal on the battlefield.
Chapter completed!