Not long after Li Yunlong, Chen Feng and Xing Zhiguo returned to the regiment headquarters.
The attack troops of each battalion reported the battle situation to the regiment headquarters, saying that under the cover of Panther tanks and Satan tanks, they had captured the Japanese's first position.
Li Yunlong immediately ordered each battalion to continue the attack. In addition, the automobile battalion must ensure that the front line has sufficient ammunition.
Since the main offensive route was along the highway, more than 100 vehicles from the New Regiment's Automobile Battalion continuously delivered ammunition, especially artillery shells, to the front line.
This allows the infantry to have artillery shells behind each artillery position every time they call for artillery support.
While the firepower of an army is important, its logistics, transportation and supply capabilities are also a top priority.
Boss Chen had previously provided dozens of tons of gasoline, including napalm, so there was no airdrop of gasoline this time because it was enough for the time being.
The main battalion of the new regiment, each battalion has 10 companies.
As each company took turns taking action, under the cover of heavy artillery, Panther tanks and Satan tanks, they successively captured the Japanese positions.
Heyuan County.
10th Division Headquarters.
Chief of Staff Asada Ryoyoshi reported to Tanabe Moritake and Ishikawa Jiro: "In the direction of Anhua County, the New 1st Regiment defeated 4 positions of the Locust Army. In the direction of Heyuan County, the New 1st Regiment defeated 4 positions of the Locust Army. In the direction of Ping'an County, the New 1st Regiment defeated 4 positions of the Locust Army.
The regiment defeated the 4 positions of the Locust Army..."
Listening to Asada Ryoichi's report, the two old Japanese, Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake, couldn't help but look at each other.
The Eighth Route Army did not attack for more than four hours, and both old Japanese soldiers felt that the battle was settled.
Unexpectedly, after the new regiment stopped attacking for more than 4 hours, it immediately attacked and conquered multiple positions within 3 hours.
A position represents a bunker or gun tower, and some positions even have two bunkers or gun towers forming a cross-fire position. Unexpectedly, 13 positions were captured by the Eighth Route Army so quickly.
"what is going on?"
"Why has the Eighth Route Army's attack capability become so powerful? Why do tunnel and anti-slope tactics fail?"
Ishikawa Jiro asked with an angry tone.
He knew very well that the firepower of the 10th Division was not as powerful as the new regiment. It was the first time that tunnels and reverse slope tactics were used, and the essence was not grasped. In addition, in such a short period of time, the engineer regiment was unable to dig deep tunnels.
The new regiment was equipped with heavy tanks and 10mm heavy artillery, and its firepower in all aspects overwhelmed the 10th Division.
The new regiment can capture these positions, but it will take a long time, and it will have to pay a huge price in casualties and consume a lot of ammunition.
After the New Regiment paid a huge price in casualties, four other second-line divisions encircled it. If the five divisions encircled, they could eat the New Regiment in one go.
Moritake Tanabe, Neji Okamura and Jiro Ishikawa had this kind of calculation.
But Ishikawa Jiro never expected that the new regiment would crack the tunnel and anti-slope tactics in such a short period of time?
If the tunnel and reverse slope tactics were so easy to defeat, the 10th Division would have already broken into the base of the new regiment.
At this juncture, the people below reported that the tunnel and anti-slope tactics were not working?
Asada Ryoichi's first report: "The 8th Brigade and the 33rd Brigade in the base area reported that the Eighth Route Army used a new type of weapon!"
Tanabe Moritake asked in a deep voice: "What kind of new weapon?"
"A fire-breathing tank!" Asada Ryoichi said, "The Eighth Route New Regiment is equipped with a fire-breathing tank, which is specially used to deal with the bunkers and gun towers defended by the Locust Army."
"Even a new group of fire-breathing tanks aimed at the infantry positions and sprayed fire."
"Once this kind of flame infantry is stained, it cannot be extinguished at all. It is very terrifying. There are even phenomena of locust troops surrendering and giving up their positions collectively!"
"Nani?" Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake couldn't help but look at each other, "Fire-breathing tank?"
Both old devils knew about weapons like fire-breathing tanks.
In the original Battle of Nomenkan, the Japanese were roasted by the Soviet fire-breathing tanks. The Japanese have also been studying this kind of fire-breathing tanks, but so far, the Japanese ordnance experts have not come up with anything useful.
I never expected that a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army would be equipped with fire-breathing tanks?
"idiot!"
After Ishikawa Jiro was shocked, he couldn't help but cursed angrily that there were surrendering soldiers and deserters in the 10th Division.
It is simply a disgrace and cannot be tolerated!
Ishikawa Jiro looked at Asada Liangyi and said: "Asada-san, immediately order each regiment to organize a supervising team. Once any soldiers are found leaving their positions without authorization, they will be killed regardless of whether they are the Locust Army or the Locust Alliance Army!"
"Hi!"
Asada Ryoichi turned and left.
Watching the chief of staff leave, Ishikawa Jiro said with a gloomy face: "Tanabe-kun, you have to find a way to deal with the heavy tanks and fire-breathing tanks of the Eighth Route Army!"
In order to deal with the new group of tanks, Japanese death squads were organized on each position, and each death squad was wrapped with explosives.
Just to blow up a new group of tanks.
The ideal is very full, but the reality is very cruel. It is difficult to blow up a new regiment tank, even if it kills a squadron of Japanese soldiers, it is still difficult to blow up.
Not to mention the tank's on-board machine gun and the infantry providing cover, it would be difficult to blow up the tank even if the enemy pretended to be dead and detonated explosives when the tank passed by.
The artillery wing of the 10th Division has a total of 36 guns.
These guns were scattered on three roads to defend against the new regiment's attack, that is to say, there was only one gun on each road.
Even with artillery fire coverage, it is relatively difficult to hit tanks in action.
It would be unrealistic to push mountain artillery and field artillery to the front of the battlefield to aim at tanks and fire directly at them. The 10mm heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army is not a display. It will first bombard the target area.
Tanabe Moritake asked in a deep voice: "Ishikawa-kun, do you have any idea?"
"There is no good solution for now!"
"That's why I asked you, Tanabe-kun."
Ishikawa Erlang shook his head, his face became more and more gloomy, and an unpleasant feeling suddenly emerged in his heart.
I ask you, you ask me in turn?
Judging from the speed at which the New Regiment conquered the position, the speed at which the Engineer Regiment dug tunnels was far from enough.
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Moreover, the engineer regiment has not slept a wink all day and night. It has been digging tunnels and building fortifications. The engineers are very tired.
"Since there is no other way!" Ishikawa Jiro looked at Tanabe Moritake's silence and asked in a deep voice, "In my opinion, why don't the 10th Division concentrate all its forces and have a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army's new regiment?
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"A decisive battle?" Tanabe Moritake was suddenly startled, "Ishikawa-kun, can the current 10th Division defeat the Shinichi Regiment?"
"How will you know if you don't try?"
Although Ishikawa Jiro also knows that the current 10th Division is probably not the opponent of the New Regiment.
In the successive attacks in the first half month, the 10th Division suffered heavy casualties, accounting for one-third of the combat troops. With continuous fighting and repeated attacks, the soldiers of the 10th Division were already exhausted.
However, the soldiers of the new regiment often only need to deploy a small number of troops to withstand attacks at the squadron and group level of the 10th Division.
Therefore, now the New Regiment is waiting for work when attacking the 10th Division, and whether it is artillery firepower or infantry firepower, the New Regiment completely crushes the 10th Division.
How to fight this?
However, Ishikawa Jiro was unwilling to give in. He wanted to wait for the 11th Independent Infantry Regiment of the 6th Division to arrive and have a head-on showdown with the new regiment.
"This is not something you and I can decide." Tanabe Moritake said solemnly, "We must ask Commander Okamura for instructions!"
Before dark, each attacking force captured three more positions.
It was a trial attack before. After the addition of Panther tanks and Spitfire tanks to the attack, even if the Japanese and puppet troops had the cover of tunnels, they could not stop the new group's attack.
The Japanese had mountain artillery in the distance, and mortars and infantry artillery in the anti-slope position, so the casualties of the new regiment were not small.
However, the number of casualties was still not as high as that of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Artillery firepower is extremely powerful, and the quality of artillerymen is getting higher and higher. The best artillerymen are all fed with artillery shells. This is true.
After listening to the chief of staff's report, Li Yunlong looked satisfied.
According to this advancement speed, all the bunkers and gun tower positions can definitely be captured within three days.
The attack speed of the new regiment is definitely faster than the speed of the Japanese engineering team digging tunnels and fortifications.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yunlong asked Cao Jiang to come to the battalion headquarters and ordered Battalion Commander Cao to lead the 1st Battalion of the New Cavalry Regiment to attack to kill the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the 10th Division.
