The independent group arrived at Chifeng in the early morning of the third day.
Although it was the third day, the independent regiment actually only marched for two nights and one day:
Depart from Duolun County on the first night.
They hid in the woods to rest before dawn the next day, and set off on a quick march again after dark.
Arrive at the destination in the early morning of the third day.
Kong Jie was still a little strange about Li Yunlong's march plan, so he sent a correspondent to get in touch with Li Yunlong... The mechanized troops kept radio silence during the march, and the marching routes and positions of the three regiments were different, so they could only use correspondents to communicate with each other.
Kong Jie asked a series of questions in the letter he sent: "Speaking of Lao Li, don't we say that we have mastered the air control over Chifeng? If we have mastered the air control over Chifeng, can we not march during the day? Why do we still need to hide and hide?"
Wouldn’t it be better to rush to Chifeng quickly and attack the Japs quickly?”
No wonder Kong Jie asked this question. He thought that Li Yunlong was not talking about blitzkrieg all day long. Blitzkrieg was all about the speed of soldiers, but Li Yunlong had to give up the daytime marching speed, which is faster. Isn't this a contradiction?
Li Yunlong smiled "hehe" and replied to Kong Jie. He wrote the letter himself. After studying with Zhao Gang for so long, he was finally able to write a few words. However, he had to ask the correspondent for some things he couldn't write.
In fact, Li Yunlong could have read the correspondent and write as usual, but Li Yunlong refused. He just wanted to tell others that I am no longer a country bumpkin and that I can also write!
"Kong Er is stupid!" Li Yunlong wrote back: "You don't understand this! Although we have air supremacy, have you ever heard that offense is greater than defense? If our position is not exposed, our aviation force will attack and the Japanese aviation force will defend
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We will be completely passive! If our position is exposed, all our offense and defense will be lost, and it will become the enemy's attack and our defense. The enemy aviation will only have to keep an eye on our mechanized troops, and then our aviation will be in trouble.
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Li Yunlong's words are accurate. The Eighth Route Army's mechanized troops are a weakness for the Japanese aviation. Once this weakness is exposed to the Japanese, the Japanese can turn passive into active... The remaining Japanese fighter planes can choose to intercept and bomb the Eighth Route Army's mechanized troops.
The Eighth Route Army aviation troops were exhausted.
Kong Jie looked convinced when he read the reply.
"You can't tell!" Kong Jie said with a smile: "Li Yunlong is a promising guy. He speaks in a clear-cut manner. Has he learned his cleverness from Xiao Dongbei?"
Later, it was said that when Li Yunlong heard what Kong Jie said, he was so angry that he yelled: "Can this fool Kong Er know how to speak? Is it unclear whether Xiao Dongbei is following me or I am following Xiao Dongbei? Now Xiao Dongbei has to scream when he sees me.
Where is the leader!"
However, this was something Li Yunlong only cared about when he relaxed after the war. At that time, he simply didn't have the leisure time.
The three mechanized regiments joined the tank troops in Chifeng City, with a total of 21 "Shermans" and six T44s, and then drove to Chifeng with great vigor.
The timing of this attack was somewhat misjudged. Li Yunlong originally planned to launch the attack before dawn, but he failed to calculate that it would be difficult for the tanks to march... The roads in Chifeng area are very bad, they are all mud roads, and the tanks are stuck one by one.
Unable to move in the mud.
But it is unrealistic to abandon tanks and attack Chifeng. There is a city wall in Chifeng County. Although it is an earthen wall, it is more than five meters thick. The Japanese inside also have infantry artillery. In addition, the aviation force has not been completely eliminated.
If this attack were to be carried out entirely with half-track vehicles, I'm afraid it wouldn't be able to break this tough nut.
So the soldiers cut down trees, filled in stones, and built roads all the way to get the tank to its destination. As a result, it took more than half an hour after dawn to reach Chifeng.
When we arrived at Chifeng, we saw that the Eighth Route Army Air Force had already launched a bombing campaign on Chifeng.
The main target of bombing is still the airport, mainly to prevent the Japanese from taking off fighter planes.
At this time, the Japanese Air Force will be in an awkward situation: Should the fighter planes stay in Chifeng or transfer?
Stay in Chifeng. The airport runway has been blown up again and again. Not only are the fighter planes unable to function, but once Chifeng is captured by the Eighth Route Army, these fighter planes may become trophies of the Eighth Route Army.
Let's change the scene. Chifeng's air supremacy has been completely handed over to the Eighth Route Army. It will be even more difficult for Chifeng to hold it!
This is the importance of bombers, and it is also the main reason why Wang Xuexin tried so hard to get the "Mosquito" bomber from the sun never sets... Bombers can sometimes play a greater role on the battlefield than fighter jets, because they can suppress the airport and make the enemy
The fighter plane was unable to take off.
In the end, the Japanese made a choice and ordered the plane to divert.
This also made Wang Xuexin breathe a sigh of relief... In fact, the Eighth Route Army's rockets have never been enough, mainly because it was difficult to transport them to the temporary airport opened in the mountainous area.
But from the Japs' point of view, they don't know how many rockets the Eighth Route Army still has, they don't know to what extent the airport will be suppressed, and they don't know how long it will be suppressed. They don't dare to risk their fighter planes, so it doesn't matter if they make this decision.
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Once the Japanese fighter planes withdraw, the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army will dominate the world.
A tank to be exact!
The protagonists of this battle are undoubtedly the tanks. One by one they are lined up outside the city wall, facing the city wall with a blast of output.
There was no way that the earthen city wall could withstand the close range bombardment of tanks. Mud debris flew everywhere in an instant, and soon it collapsed into pieces due to being unable to withstand the vibration.
The Japs stationed at Chifeng was a colonel named Muraki Kishimoto. He was an orthodox officer who graduated from the sergeant school. Not only was he rich in combat experience, he was also a general... His father was an army major general.
However, at this time, he did not know how to direct this battle, because this was a battle that had not been used in all previous battles:
Even when the imperial army faced Mao Xiong's army in the Battle of Nomenhan, there was not such a disparity in strength. At that time, the empire still used Type 97 against Mao Xiong's T26.
But now, he has to face the enemy's new tank that can kill the "Tiger"!
Objectively speaking, Kishimoto Muraki has a lot of resources, because this is the strategic location of Chifeng. Although the 26th Division rushed to reinforce Duolun County, many heavy equipment was not taken away, including more than twenty Type 97 vehicles.
tank regiment and artillery group.
However, what is the use of these things?
Going out of the city to fight the Eighth Route Army's new tanks and "Shermans"?
What is the difference between that and seeking death?
After thinking about it, Kishimoto Muraki ordered: "Order the chariot regiment to build chariot forts for the chariots and prepare for the Eighth Route Army to enter the city for street fighting!"
Kishimoto Muraki thought this way: Since he did not have the strength to go out of the city to fight the Eighth Route Army, he should seek to delay time in the city and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
Since we are delaying time, then using the tank as a fort...maybe it can be of some use!