The reason why Wang Xuexin chose to launch the attack in the early morning was not because this time was suitable for mechanized troops to fight.
In fact, on the contrary, this time is not suitable for mechanized troops to fight.
The reason is that it was very difficult for mechanized troops to march at night at this time, and even tanks did not have the ability to fight at night... There were no night vision devices in this era.
The shoulder strap is fine.
Because the shoulder strap has a wide field of vision, adding a headlight covered with black cloth at the front can help you see the road clearly and allow you to walk. The tank can be commanded verbally by the commander after opening the hatch cover.
For example: Go straight, prepare to turn right ahead...turn right...
This will seriously affect the marching speed of the tank and even slow down the marching speed of the entire army.
But for mechanized troops, tanks are indispensable.
Because mechanized troops will inevitably encounter several enemy troops blocking their way forward.
Since mechanized troops pay attention to speed, they are required to break through the enemy's positions in the shortest time... If there are no tanks, if there is no stronger firepower and defense than the enemy, how can the mechanized troops "break through quickly"?
The reason why Wang Xuexin chose to start the battle at night was mainly to prevent the enemy's aviation from functioning.
This is not to say that Wang Xuexin was afraid of the Japanese aviation force.
On the contrary, Wang Xuexin at this time was still confident about aviation, because the new X1 had been air-launched successfully and the effect was quite good... Since the quality of the wire produced by Eagle Sauce is much better than that of the Japs, the new X1 not only has a longer range but also a faster rate of fire.
Faster and more responsive than before.
This makes Wang Xuexin a little strange:
Yingjiang's wires are thinner, and the wires are like hair. Although the Japanese's wires are also thin, they are at least several times thicker than Yingjiang's wires.
According to physics, thicker wires should have better conductivity and be more sensitive. Why are the Japanese wires dull or even lagging?
Later, after He Zhimin's measurement, it was discovered that the Japanese copper wire was actually doped with other ingredients.
This is not surprising, because the Japanese wanted to use all the copper to make ammunition, so they cut corners in industrial production.
It may not even be "cutting corners", but a national "production standard".
This greatly increased the air force's confidence in the new X1. The pilots were all gearing up, saying that they were really angry after being beaten by the Japanese last time and were suffocating. Now they can finally take revenge.
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What the pilots said is true, because last time the air force did not go into battle under Wang Xuexin's order.
As a result, as soon as the pilots walked out of the airport, someone would follow them and ask:
"I said, why aren't our planes flying?"
"Are you afraid of the Japanese?"
"Aren't there any new weapons? Are you still afraid to use them?"
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There is indeed new equipment now, and it is more advanced than before.
Wang Xuexin gave this new model x1 another number: x2.
Wu Guozhi originally suggested that Wang Xuexin fight during the day.
"After the mechanized troops break through the Japanese defense line, the Japanese will definitely send fighter planes to intercept them as soon as possible!" Wu Guozhi said: "Then it is time for our air force to perform. Please rest assured, battalion commander, we will definitely protect the safety of the mechanized troops and not let them
The Japanese plane is approaching the mechanized troops!"
But Wang Xuexin frowned and said nothing.
Other commanders and soldiers felt strange, shouldn't this be how the war should be fought?
Especially now that the Eighth Route Army is sure to have air supremacy, why not lure a group of Japanese fighter planes to shoot them down first for an appetizer?
Wang Xuexin was silent for a while and then said: "Comrades, our goal in this battle is the enemy's mechanized troops, not the enemy's air force. Of course, the enemy's air force is also very important, but the enemy's air force must be defeated."
Of?"
There is nothing wrong with this. The Japanese fighter planes are attacking batch after batch, and there is basically no end in sight.
but……
Wu Guozhi said: "But battalion commander, won't the mechanized troops also be unable to hit the end?"
In fact, mechanized forces are cheaper than air forces and therefore easier to set up.
But Wang Xuexin didn't think so: "It is true that the Japanese mechanized troops cannot be defeated, but the air force has a lot to fight. We just need to eat the mechanized troops before attacking the air force!"
Seeing that the commanders and fighters did not understand, Wang Xuexin further explained: "If we dispatched the air force from the beginning and won the first battle, and even beat the Japanese very badly, do you think that the Japanese mechanized troops would be defeated by us?
Did you cheat?"
After saying this, the commanders suddenly realized.
The most important thing for mechanized troops in combat is air supremacy. Without air supremacy, the Japanese mechanized troops coming out of Laoyangcun will serve as targets for the Eighth Route Army Air Force.
So, of course, there can be no more "leading the snake out of its hole".
On the contrary, as Wang Xuexin said, if the mechanized troops are attacked first... Even if the Japanese mechanized troops are beaten horribly, the Japanese air force still does not know anything about x2.
If the Japanese air force thought that the Eighth Route Army was still equipped with x1, then its tactics would still be the old tactics.
As soon as it got dark the next day, the Japanese Air Force thought it was time for their air force to dispatch to intercept the Eighth Route Army's mechanized troops. They would even launch a large-scale dispatch because of the Eighth Route Army's mechanized troops' victory last night, hoping to regain the lost face.
Come.
So, this was the time for the Eighth Route Army Air Force to perform.
By then, not only will the Eighth Route Army Air Force eat less meat than before, but it will eat much more meat than originally planned.
After thinking about this, the commanders and soldiers agreed:
"I agree, this is a painful beating for the Japanese. Let's see what kind of 'blitzkrieg' they will organize in the future!"
"I also agree. Let's kill two birds with one stone and severely damage the Japanese mechanized troops and air force at the same time!"
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So the strategy was decided.
Even in order to prepare the Japs' mechanized troops earlier, Wang Xuexin deliberately revealed some information about the mechanized troops...
This is actually very easy, just order the fifth battalion to march quickly to the Yuncheng defense line.
The fifth battalion was the mechanized unit used as bait, all with shoulder straps, and there were ten T26s among them.
Of course, they didn't go too far, but marched secretly at night, and T26 even made the necessary camouflage.
But the real mechanized troops, those half-track armored vehicles and tanks, were "disguised" as cars with canvas and wooden boards and drove all the way to Yuncheng... The tracked armored vehicles were originally very similar to cars. To disguise themselves as cars, they only needed to be longer and wider.
That’s it.
Then, it was in Yuncheng that the opening was opened in the defense line.