Not long after, the commander of the First Army Headquarters in Taiyuan City, Yoshio Shinozuka, received good news that made him overjoyed:
The flying team successfully completed the bombing mission, destroying all important military buildings in the independent regiment's base area, including but not limited to forts, artillery positions, vehicle training grounds, tank parking camps, etc...
After the communications corps reported the news at the headquarters, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but clenched his fists and said with joy: "Well done, we finally got a win."
"So, the inside of the Independent Regiment is already in chaos right now!"
"Mr. Beichuan, the humiliation and hatred our army has suffered since the confrontation with the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has finally been repaid."
"Congratulations, General. Facts have proved that the military might of our First Army of Japan cannot be offended!" Chief of Staff Kitagawa echoed with a smile.
"What are the losses of the flying team?"
"Two planes crashed and several other planes were damaged. Fortunately, they returned to the airport smoothly."
"This damn Eighth Road!"
After hearing that two planes crashed, Yoshio Shinozuka still couldn't help but feel a pang of pain.
Any aircraft is a very precious asset to the Japanese army.
Beichuan said with relief:
"The air defense force the independent regiment has on hand is not weak. They have a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns."
"Although the flight team lost two aircraft and several pilots this time, what they replaced was the important military facilities inside the independent regiment's base area as well as various types of artillery, cars, tanks, and armored vehicles, which were almost completely destroyed."
"Calculating it this way, General, the loss of the two planes is worth it."
"吆西!"
Yoshio Shinozuka nodded, and could only comfort himself secretly.
"The next step is the battle of Dafengzhuang. If Dafengzhuang can be successfully captured and seize a large amount of grain stored by the Eighth Route Army in Dafengzhuang, coupled with the bombing of the flying team, it will definitely cause considerable damage to the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment.
Tragic trauma."
Speaking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka, who was looking forward to it, even said:
"If the disaster hadn't been so serious right now, I would have really wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Independent Regiment was severely damaged and launch a large-scale raid to destroy this damn Independent Regiment in one fell swoop."
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Dafengzhuang.
Looking from a distance, it is still peaceful.
In the early morning, some villagers who got up early were making breakfast, and there were even curls of smoke rising in the wind.
Kazuo Uehara, the squadron leader of the Japanese tank squadron responsible for commanding the raid on Dafengzhuang, is a battle-hardened veteran.
Although the team he led this time mainly used surprise tactics.
However, before officially approaching Dafengzhuang, the cautious Uehara Kazuo sent scout cavalry in advance to move closer to Dafengzhuang for early reconnaissance.
Okazaki, the captain of the Japanese Cavalry Squadron, is a grumpy guy. He thinks Uehara's investigation is unnecessary.
"This is a surprise attack, involving both armor and cavalry."
"There is no need to talk about tactics, just attack directly. It's just a small Dafengzhuang, just Tubal Road. It can be defeated in less than three to five minutes."
"Uehara-kun, does it seem redundant to send cavalry for reconnaissance in advance? Besides, there is a risk of exposure."
"There is an old saying in China, be careful with your ship. Okazaki-kun, don't forget, our First Army has suffered a lot at the hands of this small independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army."
Compared to Okazaki's violent temper, Uehara is obviously a more sinister and cunning guy.
After waiting for about ten minutes, several scout cavalry sent by Uehara returned.
"Reporting to your Majesty, Major, after we arrived, we used telescopes to secretly investigate the situation in Dafeng Village, and found nothing unusual. There were people in the village."
"Aside from a small group of militiamen on guard in front of the village, no other defensive forces were found."
"Xinxi, let me just say that the investigation is unnecessary. All we need is a charge. The small Dafeng Village can be attacked in a moment." Okazaki said impatiently.
Uehara frowned, he didn't like staying with this reckless man.
In addition, although the general ordered the cavalry to cooperate with his armored forces this time.
But Uehara has always believed that these guys who use the most primitive tactics and fight on war horses are really not worthy of the stage.
The cavalry should have been completely replaced by mechanized troops long ago.
Thinking of this, Uehara shouted: "Map soldier!"
"Hi!"
The Japanese map soldier immediately ran to Uehara, stood still, and took out the detailed combat map of the Dafengzhuang area drawn up by the Japanese army staff in advance from the map bag on his back.
Following the instructions on the battle map, Uehara said to Okazaki:
"Okazaki-kun, in order to give full play to the surprise effect of your cavalry."
"I thought about it. The topography of Dafengzhuang area surrounds the village to the east, west and south of Dafengzhuang. If our troops attack from the other three directions, Dafengzhuang will definitely be alerted in advance.
If the Eighth Route Army in Dafengzhuang is prepared in advance, it will be detrimental to our army."
"So directly choosing to assault from the north is the best choice for our army, but a single straight-line assault does not comply with the multi-point assault principle of assault tactics."
"In this way... I will lead the tanks and armored vehicles to rush towards Dafengzhuang from the north, and you will divide the cavalry into two groups, detour from the left and right, and attack Dafengzhuang from both sides."
"Try to capture Dafengzhuang in one fell swoop and eliminate the Eighth Route Army and militia troops in Dafengzhuang."
"Hey! This is exactly what I want!"
Okazaki laughed and replied, he had been impatient for a long time.
In his opinion, Uehara was too cautious.
To stand still in the face of a small village is really an insult to the majesty of the warriors of the Japanese Empire.
After the two reached an agreement, Okazaki immediately divided his cavalry squadron into two parts, and advanced toward Dafengzhuang from the left and right wings in a roundabout way.
The principle is to lead your own armored vehicle troops to attack from the front and actively attract the firepower of the Dafengzhuang Eighth Route Army.
Uehara, a cautious old Japanese soldier, while ordering tanks and armored vehicles to advance, also gave special instructions:
"No matter what, it's better to be cautious."
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"The infantry team that coordinates the battle with tanks and armored vehicles is ordered to advance forward before the tanks to ensure that there are no traps that are detrimental to our tanks along the way."
"Hi!"
The Japanese got the order and took action quickly.
Uehara, an old devil, still knows a bit about collaborative tactics between tanks and infantry.
When advancing towards Dafengzhuang, it was not in accordance with the tradition of the Japanese army that most of the infantrymen hid behind the tanks during the coordination of infantry and tanks.
Instead, let the infantry block the front of the tank and push forward.
Dafengzhuang Qiancun area.
First Battalion Commander Lei Dasheng hid behind the bunker and looked through the telescope at the approaching Japanese tanks and armored vehicles.
He couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick the chapped corners of his mouth.
"This stupid little devil is finally here."
"We have been waiting for several days, and I am almost tired of waiting."
Having said this, he noticed the infantry advancing in coordination with the Japanese tanks.
"First company commander, did you see that? The little devil also has some tactics of infantry-tank coordination. He actually let the infantry walk in front to protect the tank. It seems that the devil commanding this tank is an expert."
The first company commander smiled and said: "Batalion Commander, even if the Japanese infantry walks in front, he may not be able to do it easily.
We dug a trap specially for tanks, and we also put some branches as thick as wrists at the trap entrance. People walking on it will definitely not collapse, but as long as a Japanese tank presses on it, with the weight of the tank, it is guaranteed to fall inside." p>
"Don't be careless. It's best to successfully trap the Japanese tanks in the first anti-tank trench."
"Tell comrades, after putting the little Japs at 150 paces, give me a good beating on the infantrymen who are aiming at the Japs!"
"Make sure all the Japanese infantry retreat behind the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles."
"Yes!"
"Is the sniper team in place?"
"Don't worry, battalion commander, the comrades of the sniper team are all in place. As long as the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles are blocked for a moment, the comrades of the sniper team will take action immediately and knock out the observation windows, periscopes, sights, etc. of the Japanese tanks.
."
Lei Dasheng nodded.
"The Japs' tank guns are no joke. We must first knock out the various aiming instruments of the Japs' tanks and make them blind."