Li Yunlong's order was the same as what Wang Xuexin thought.
Although Li Yunlong's intersecting force only has one regiment, it is still a bit troublesome to intersect along the railway.
There are many railways that are relatively narrow, such as bridges, tunnels, etc. It is impossible for a regiment of several thousand people to go up at once, and of course it is impossible for them all to fight the enemy.
Moreover, there will inevitably be encounters and battles with the enemy during this period, so the main force cannot advance too fast... This is the combat penetration speed and cannot be calculated based on the marching speed.
For example, when Hans was fighting a "blitzkrieg" on the furry bear, he could advance more than a hundred miles a day at his fastest.
If this is calculated using marching speed, more than one hundred miles would be a matter of three hours for the "Sherman" tank.
Therefore, the independent regiment can actually leave troops to garrison along the way.
For example, a camp was left at the steel factory before, and now another camp is left at the train station.
This will actually not have much impact on the insertion of the main force. There will not be a problem of fighting all the way and staying at the same time, and the result will be less and less.
The reason is that when the main force fights along the railway line, the number of troops fighting the enemy on the front line is at most one battalion... This is determined by the narrowness of the railway. It is difficult for even a company to open the front of direct confrontation, and soldiers are needed.
Utilize the mobility of tanks and half-track vehicles to penetrate and surround the enemies in front, constantly eating them up one after another.
And because the main force was fighting while advancing slowly, the soldiers left behind, such as the third battalion at the steel plant and the fourth battalion at the train station, used the mobility of half-track vehicles to catch up with the main force after they were received by other troops.
Building is easy to do.
On the one hand, this can prevent strategic locations (steel plants) and transportation hubs (train stations) from falling into the hands of the enemy and having to fight again. On the other hand, it can also play a role in protecting supplies.
The reason why Li Yunlong issued such an order shows that he fully understood Wang Xuexin's tactics.
This is a good thing. If the rear commanders and frontline commanders can work together, the battle will be easier to fight.
What made Li Yunlong a little bit amused was that after the Independence Regiment captured the train station, there were actually two trains loaded with supplies "whooshing" into the station...
This is not because the enemy's communication is not working properly.
In fact, at this time, the Japanese already knew that a mechanized force of the Eighth Route Army was counterattacking along the railway army.
At this time, it had been more than two hours since the independent regiment counterattacked, and the Japanese had received the news no matter how late they were.
In fact, this was about the same time. Neji Okamura only learned about the Eighth Route Army's counterattack information after more than an hour.
This is not because the Japanese communication network is not smooth or because the Japanese are slow to respond, but that the "blitzkrieg" will have such an effect...
"Blitzkrieg" uses mechanized troops to attack the enemy's hinterland, and the enemy's intelligence network and communication network are usually established near the defense line and extend along the enemy's hinterland. As for the hinterland that one can fully control, this is not necessary and is not necessary.
It is possible to establish a tight intelligence network and communication system.
The mechanized troops of the "Blitzkrieg" penetrated deeply into this hinterland, which lacked intelligence networks and communication systems, and did so very quickly.
At this time, unlike modern times, everyone has a mobile phone and can report crimes at any time.
It is difficult for people in this era to find a phone.
This directly caused the troops in the front to be overwhelmed and defeated. Although they knew that the enemy had penetrated deep into the country, they were unable to warn the headquarters in time.
Under such a blow, let alone a poor country like the Japanese, even an established industrial country like Mao Xiong had no time to respond.
It is said that there is such a joke in Mao Xiong. When Hans's tank broke into a certain city, Mao Xiong's traffic police were still orderly directing the direction of the tank at the intersection, completely unaware of what was happening.
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At this time, such things were happening in the areas occupied by the Japanese.
The information Okamura Neiji received an hour later was transferred from the train station, because the train station had a telephone, and the Japanese stationed there had just time to make a distress call when the train station was captured.
However, the information Okamura Neiji received was not accurate. He only knew that the train station was attacked by unknown armed forces and that there were tanks.
"What is going on?" Okamura Neiji was still a little confused when he heard this information: "Why did the enemy appear at Ningbei Railway Station? And it is a force equipped with tanks!"
If it were an army without tanks, Okamura Neiji would have guessed it was a guerrilla army.
But if there are tanks, there are only regular Eighth Route Army troops.
But how could the regular Eighth Route Army troops appear in the hinterland? And suddenly attack Ningbei Railway Station, a key supply location?
Neji Okamura moved his eyes westward along the highway with doubts. When he saw the steel plant, his eyes widened in surprise: "Fujioka Brigade, how is Fujioka Brigade?"
"Your Excellency, General!" the staff officer replied: "We have lost contact with the Fujioka Brigade and are still under investigation..."
"Asshole!" Neji Okamura was so angry that he yelled: "Why didn't you report it?"
The staff officer hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his head, and replied in fear: "Your Excellency, General, there was no warning from the Fujioka Brigade, so I judged that the radio was malfunctioning..."
This should be said to be a common occurrence in the army, and the staff officer was actually right.
Because if there is a war and the radio station is normal, Fujioka can at least report the war situation to his superiors in time.
If there is nothing, it's basically a radio failure.
unless……
What troops could defeat the Fujioka Brigade with lightning speed and blow up the radio station before they could report it?
"Aviation!" Okamura Neji said angrily: "Where is our reconnaissance plane? Why is there no news at all?"
"Your Excellency, General!" Another staff officer came forward and reported: "The Eighth Route Army's fighter planes have been fully deployed, and our army's fighter planes cannot approach the steel plant!"
This happened when the independent regiment launched a counterattack.
To be able to fight a "blitzkrieg", air superiority is essential.
The Japanese aviation force has not yet prepared to seize air supremacy. If the Eighth Route Army dispatches enough fighters and the "La 5" with much better speed and performance, it will not be difficult to drive the Japanese aviation force out of the airspace of the steel plant.
As for the range issue of "La 5"...
When the "La 5" was flying in the air, the Third Battalion stationed at the steel plant was already repairing the airport.
Therefore, the "La 5" can fly freely near the steel plant and land directly at the temporary airport when it runs out of fuel and ammunition.
When Neji Okamura heard the news, he sat back on his chair.
"Bastard!" Neji Okamura gritted his teeth with hatred. He did not expect that his unwillingness to bomb the steel plant would be taken advantage of by the Eighth Route Army and let them hide a surprise force in the steel plant, causing his plan to fail at the very beginning.
At this time, Okamura Neiji just thought that the Eighth Route Army was doing this for defense and was just attacking instead of defending. He still did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would be so bold and dare to carry out a deep penetration of the empire with only a few regiments of mechanized troops.