The reinforcements from Harbin, a field division with a total of 30,000 troops, carried a large amount of heavy equipment and dragged dozens of kilometers of marching troops. Less than a day after they walked out of the city gate, they were blocked by a river.
The way to go…..
"Baga, why did the troops stop advancing? What happened in front?" Seeing the troops that suddenly stopped advancing, the Japanese division commander Lieutenant General Suzuki, who was walking in the middle of the entire queue, asked loudly to the chief of staff beside him.
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"I don't know about the division commander's humble position. However, I believe that someone from the vanguard brigade will come to report soon. What happened?" Faced with the division commander's question, the chief of staff shook his head helplessly.
replied.
Sure enough, in less than two minutes, a cavalry second lieutenant quickly stopped in front of Lieutenant General Suzuki. Then, he panted and reported: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the bridge in front has been damaged and the troops cannot move forward.
The captain requested the division headquarters to immediately dispatch engineering troops to rebuild the bridge to provide passage for the troops..."
"Nani? The bridge was damaged... How is it possible? As far as I know, this bridge was still in good condition a few days ago. How could it be suddenly damaged? Chief of Staff, inform Lieutenant Colonel Nagakawa, the captain of the Engineer Wing, that we
Let's go to the front and take a look?" Lieutenant General Suzuki frowned immediately. Then, he ordered to the chief of staff beside him.
"Ha Yi, I will go and give the order right away..." the chief of staff replied decisively.
Ten minutes later, Lieutenant General Suzuki and other senior officers arrived at the front of the entire queue. The scene in front of them was exactly as the second lieutenant cavalry said. The stone bridge was about ten meters long. At this moment, except for a single pier
, standing outside the middle of the river, not even the shadow of the bridge could be seen. Just when Lieutenant General Suzuki showed a questioning look on his face, the captain of the vanguard brigade had already stood in front of the division commander at the first time.
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"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, investigation revealed that the bridge was collapsed by a large amount of high explosives..." the captain reported quickly.
Lieutenant General Suzuki nodded in response to the Major Captain's answer. He turned around and asked Lieutenant Colonel Nagakawa, the captain of the Engineer Regiment behind him: "Nagawa-kun, how long will it take for your Engineer Regiment to reach the broken bridge?"
On the basis of this, a bridge can be rebuilt to allow the troops and the heavy weapons behind them to pass?"
After carefully observing the ruined bridge in front of him, Lieutenant Colonel Nagakawa replied affirmatively: "Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, the bridge in front of you is tens of meters long. In addition, we carry a lot of heavy equipment. If you want to
To allow these heavy equipment to pass, it will take our engineering unit at least four hours to complete the mission..."
"Nani? Four hours, I heard you right! Mr. Yongchuan, this is a bridge with a length of less than ten meters. Your engineering team actually needs four hours. You must give
I have a suitable reason, otherwise, I will think that you are incapable of continuing to serve as the captain of the Engineer Regiment?" Lieutenant General Suzuki asked angrily to Lieutenant Colonel Nagakawa in front of him.
"Ha Yi, your Excellency the division commander. The current temperature in Heilongjiang has reached more than ten degrees below zero. Facing such low temperatures, our soldiers cannot go into the water for construction. Otherwise, they will immediately lose their combat effectiveness due to frostbite. This gives
The bridge erection of our engineering regiment brought great difficulties, so the entire bridge erection schedule had to be delayed by two hours. Please forgive me, Division Commander..." Lieutenant Colonel Nagakawa explained quickly.
"Baga, the cunning Chinese people, must be their fault. Knowing that we were going to reinforce Mudanjiang, they used such a despicable trick to delay our march. Baga Yalu, you bastard... why are you still standing there?
Immediately organize engineers to build the bridge. If the task cannot be completed within four hours, just wait and apologize to His Majesty the Emperor...-" After a burst of anger, Lieutenant General Suzuki roared loudly to Lieutenant Colonel Nagagawa next to him.
"Ha Yi, I promise to complete the mission..." Seeing the angry-looking division commander in front of him, Lieutenant Colonel Nagakawa, who received the order, rushed towards his troops as if he was running away.
Seeing Lieutenant Colonel Nagakawa leaving in a hurry, Lieutenant General Suzuki turned to the Chief of Staff beside him and continued to order: "Chief of Staff, since this bridge has been destroyed by the cunning Chinese people, then it is certain that in the next
During the march, all the remaining bridges should have been destroyed. It seems that we cannot complete the command of the headquarters on time. Immediately, in my name, draft a message to describe all the situations faced by our army.
Report to the headquarters and request operational guidance..."
"Ha Yi, I will take care of my humble duty right away..." the chief of staff replied decisively.
In this way, under the harassment of the cavalry battalion, the Japanese reinforcements had to march at a snail-like speed of 10 to 20 kilometers per day, slowly approaching their final goal, Mudanjiang City. However, just before
While the Japanese reinforcements were marching painfully under the harassment of cavalry troops, the three main divisions of the Fourth Corps, under the cover of a large number of siege artillery, had already launched an attack on Mudanjiang...
Facing the Fourth Corps, which had superior firepower and troops, the Japanese defenders in Mudanjiang could only be beaten passively. In daily battles, countless soldiers' lives were used to block the Northeast Field Army's formula and barely hold on to their positions.
However, at this moment, the First Division of the Armored Corps, which was ordered to attack, was already under the personal command of Commander Su Yu. Under the attack of a tank regiment and more than 30 medium tanks, it adopted the "Lightning Tactics" proposed by Germany.
'. Successfully broke through dozens of lines of defense deployed by the Japanese army from Gaizhou to Dalian. One night ago, they advanced more than 100 kilometers and successfully surrounded Wafangdian, the second military town in front of Dalian.
For a time, one telegram after another asking for help spread like snowflakes from the Japanese Army Headquarters in Dalian to the Kwantung Army Headquarters.
At the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, the Northeast Field Army suddenly launched a counterattack. The atmosphere in the entire headquarters once again became tense. The commander, General Mizuchiro, frowned after hearing the news of the Northeast Field Army's success.
It never stretched out.
Early in the morning, when the commander appeared at the door of the war room with a frown on his face, the communications staff officer appeared in front of General Mitsubeiro very 'timely'. Then, he spoke with an anxious look on his face.
: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent call from the Dalian Garrison Headquarters..."
"Read..." Seeing the communications staff officer in front of him, who had not reported any good news to him in the past few days, General Lang's frown deepened every time. Facing the communications staff officer in front of him, there was no
He ordered angrily.
"Ha Yi. Your Excellency Commander, the Dalian garrison reported that the Northeast Field Army used a large number of armored troops and took advantage of the assault of the tank cluster. It only took one night to successfully break through dozens of our army's lines along the highway.
A line of defense, successfully advancing its front to the Wafangdian area. Currently, an infantry regiment and a garrison of 2,000 people stationed in Wafangdian have been surrounded by armored clusters and follow-up troops of the Northeast Field Army...
.." Facing the angry commander in front of him, the communications staff officer quickly reported.
After hearing the report from the communications staff and taking a quick glance at the combat sandbox in front of him, General Mizu's face immediately turned pale. Then, facing the chief of staff behind him, he couldn't help but exclaimed:
"How is it possible? The straight-line distance between Yingkou and Wafangdian is nearly 100 kilometers. And on this nearly 100 kilometers of road, dozens of defense lines of our army have been deployed. The armored cluster of the Northeast Field Army only spent one night.
In a matter of seconds, our army's defense depth of nearly 100 kilometers has been broken through. How is it possible? The communications staff immediately took all the battle reports sent from the Dalian headquarters. I want to see how our opponent accomplished this, which is almost impossible.
The mission…”
"Ha Yi, your Excellency, Commander..." The communications staff officer quickly followed the order and left.
In less than ten minutes, dozens of battle reports appeared in the hands of General Mitsubeiro. After quickly reading the telegram in his hand, he originally thought that the commander in front of him would be furious. However, surprisingly, after seeing
The commander who finished reading the battle report in his hand did not get angry. Instead, he let out a long sigh and turned his attention back to the combat sandbox in front of him...
"Commander, what happened?" Seeing the commander and chief of staff, Lieutenant General Fusotaro Toshima, whose face changed drastically in front of him, he quickly asked.
"Chief of Staff, I just feel that the Northeast Field Army's plan to use tank clusters to attack our defense lines is very familiar. However, for a while, I can't think of it. I'll give you a telegram and you can help me think about it. Really
Unexpectedly, the Northeast Field Army, which has always been seen as cowardly and stupid in our eyes, could actually come up with such a good tactic of using armored clusters to break through our defense lines..." After letting out a long sigh, the commander held the
He handed the telegram to the confused chief of staff beside him and said helplessly.
After quickly reading the battle report in his hand, the face of Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Toshima Fuotaro also turned pale. Because at this moment, he was also shocked by the new tactics of the Northeast Field Army. However,
After a brief thought, Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro's face showed a look of shock.
Then, he said to the commander in front of him: "Your Excellency, Commander, maybe I have guessed the origin of this tactics..."
"Nani, tell me, what kind of tactic is this?" After hearing the answer from the chief of staff in front of him, Mizu immediately showed a look of expectation on General Lang's face, and then asked the chief of staff in front of him.
"Hai, your Excellency Commander, as far as I know, the tactic used by the Northeast Field Army is called 'Blitzkrieg'. It was a classic tactic used by Germany when it invaded Poland and other European countries. In the attack of this tactic,
Under the attack, Poland and other countries had no room to fight back under the attack of the German tank cluster. After only holding on for less than a few days, the German armored cluster fully occupied the entire Poland..." the chief of staff replied.
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"Nani? When Germany invaded Poland, the tactics used by the armored group... How could it be possible? How could the tactics used by the German armored group reach the ears of the Northeast Field Army, which was deprived of information? Bagya Road..." The chief of staff beside him said
After being reminded, General Lang also reacted immediately when Meizu asked. Then, he asked with an incredulous look on his face.
"Your Excellency, Commander, now that the Northeast Field Army has mastered this method of warfare, it is meaningless for us to continue talking about it. I believe that our urgent need now is to find a way to solve the threat to our army from the armored forces of the Northeast Field Army.
, to protect Dalian and the Port of Lushun. The Port of Lushun must not fall into the hands of the Northeast Field Army. Otherwise, the Northeast Field Army will safely cut off our Kwantung Army’s maritime communication channels with the country..." Seeing the shocked commander in front of him,
Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro reminded him kindly.
"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, your reminder is very timely. Immediately convey my order. The air force will attack immediately to reinforce Wafangdian. We must destroy the armored forces in the Northeast field at all costs. At the same time, we telegraphed Dalian
The garrison troops will attack immediately. With the cooperation of the attached tank regiment, they must block the offensive pace of the Northeast Field Army and ensure the safety of the entire Dalian. Otherwise, the Dalian garrison commander will directly commit suicide in gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor...-." in the Chief of Staff
Under the reminder, Mizu immediately showed a hint of sharpness on General Lang's face. Then, he gave a very decisive order to the chief of staff beside him.
"Hai, your Excellency, Commander, is wise..." Lieutenant General Toshima Botaro also knew the seriousness of the matter and replied with a serious face.
After a night of rapid marching, the guard division located directly behind the armored corps and the former enemy headquarters hurriedly hurried and slowly met, and finally met outside Wafangdian City at around 8 o'clock in the morning, completing the attack on the entire Wafangdian garrison.
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"Commander Su, you fought well. In one night, you ran nearly a hundred kilometers and broke through dozens of defense lines blocked by the Kwantung Army. You fought well..." Seeing in front of him, after the test of war, it seemed that
Commander Su Yu, who is more mature and has shown the style of a general, Liu Hua said with a smile on his face.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief. It's all because of your good tactics and tactics. I didn't expect that with the cooperation of armored infantry and heavy artillery, the tanks in our hands would have such huge power. Commander-in-Chief, this battle has also made us
I've opened my eyes... Now, the one thing I want to know most is, Commander-in-Chief, does this tactic you designated have a specific name?" Su Yu's heart was filled with such unexpected and huge results.
Obviously very happy. He asked the commander-in-chief Liu Hua in front of him with excitement.
"It's very simple. This tactic is called 'Blitzkrieg'. It belongs to China's own Blitzkrieg... In other words, the entire attack is as fast as lightning, so that our enemies have no time to react at all, and we have already entered their main attack."
The rear..." Regarding Su Yu's question, Liu Hua said directly without any reservation. After all, Su Yu in front of him is the only commander of the armored corps after his Northeast Field Army...
"Blitzkrieg..." After receiving the commander-in-chief's answer, Su Yu immediately fell into deep thought. In less than half a minute, a smile appeared on Su Yu's lips. Then, he said with excitement.
"Commander-in-Chief, the name 'Blitzkrieg' is so apt. The entire attack was as fast as lightning. With the excellent assault capability of the tank cluster, it quickly broke through the Japanese defense line and sent a large number of infantry into the rear of the Japanese position before the Japanese army could react. In
With the cooperation of the infantry, the entire position was quickly disrupted... Commander-in-Chief, oh, I really admire you, you can even imagine this strategy..."
"Haha..." Liu Hua smiled sheepishly at Commander Su Yu's answer in front of him, and then said.
"Commander Su, this blitzkrieg was not proposed by me, Liu Hua. It was proposed by a German armored force commander. The most important reason why the German armored group was able to occupy the entire Poland in a short period of time is
The reason is to use armored clusters on a large scale, through blitzkrieg, to quickly penetrate all the defense lines in front of the Polish defenders before the Polish defenders could react, disrupting their deployment... In the end, we achieved
Victory of the entire battle…”
"So that's it. However, it's a pity that it was the Germans who proposed this tactic. Maybe in my lifetime, I won't have the opportunity to discuss with him the combat ideas of the armored forces..." Su Yu's face changed after hearing Liu Hua's answer.
Go up, immediately showing a frustrated look.
"Commander Su, you don't have to worry. I don't have the ability to meet this German military officer. However, here, I promise you that in future battles, I will seize several books on armored command for you.
Let's take a good look at the experience of European countries in armored tactical command. After all, European countries have already been ahead of us in armored command." Seeing the frustrated Su Yu in front of him, Liu Hua quickly consoled him.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, if there is a book on this subject, I will definitely study it hard. In the shortest possible time, I will improve my level of armored force command. In the shortest possible time, I will lead the armored regiment into a tactical unit."
A new type of force whose level is no lower than that of the German armored force." Upon hearing the assurance from the commander-in-chief in front of him, Su Yu's face was immediately enveloped in excitement, and he said excitedly.
"Commander Su, I believe that we will definitely realize this wish... Sooner or later, Germany's 'Blitzkrieg' will become our own 'Blitzkrieg'..." Liu Hua replied.