Chapter 1613 The plan cannot keep up with the changes
Author: Expeditionary Soldier
Chapter 1613 The plan cannot keep up with the changes
Jinzhou is a place where whoever can hold it can own Dalian. There is no need to elaborate on its importance.
Although Li Yunlong's independent regiment had strong troops and had obtained ready-made trenches and ammunition from defeating Yamagishi's troops, the strength gap between them and the Japanese was too great.
In addition, the Japanese are good at hand-to-hand combat, so this battle is indeed very dangerous.
But it would be another matter if a cruiser participated in the war, especially the Jinzhou area was still empty and undefendable. As soon as the cruiser drove in the direction of the Japanese... it just needed supplies and artillery. As long as there were enough artillery shells,
There is no problem in using naval cannons to attack infantry.
Sasaki Shizue became even more panicked when he learned that Dalian had been lost.
This is not only a problem of a large amount of supplies at the port, but also a problem of Fengtian's retreat.
Before this, Fengtian had a way to retreat. Once it was surrounded by the Eighth Route Army or was trapped with no ammunition or food, the imperial army only needed to take a step back towards Dalian.
Fengtian is only more than 300 kilometers away from Jinzhou, but Jinzhou was a place that had previously been determined not to be breached by the Eighth Route Army... As long as the empire had warships, this seven-kilometer-wide open space would be a dead end for the Eighth Route Army.
Bureau, there is no other possibility.
Therefore, Fengtian's greatest reliance was not the North China Front Army in the southwest, nor the main force of the Kwantung Army in the northeast, but Dalian in the south.
No food, no equipment, no ammunition?
Just send troops to Jinzhou, and then transport them under the cover of warships for a few days. After these few days of transport, if you like, the Eighth Route Army can continue the siege!
The troops are tired and need to rest?
Go directly to Dalian, and then move into the city when the next batch of troops comes.
Therefore, if the Eighth Route Army wants to encircle Fengtian, it is actually impossible to encircle it. As long as Fengtian maintains intermittent contact with the port, both materials and troops will be continuously shipped from the mainland.
However, the situation became completely different after the Eighth Route Army sank two imperial warships.
Sasaki Shizue immediately realized the danger of the port, so he urgently sent a division of reinforcements to Dalian when Fengtian's troops were already insufficient.
The defenders of Fengtian only had four divisions in total, and one of them was the 39th Division, which was defeated by more than half, but Shizue Sasaki still sent a division to help. This shows how much Shizue Sasaki attaches importance to Dalian.
When he received the news that Jinzhou had been lost and then Dalian was lost, Sasaki Shizue was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He walked left and right in front of the headquarters but nothing felt right.
After a while, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Send the 5th Aviation Group up!"
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!" The staff officer was shocked when he heard this: "The 5th Aviation Group is our secret weapon against the enemy, and we plan to use it at the last moment..."
"Isn't it the last moment now?" Shizue Sasaki interrupted the staff officer.
The so-called 5th Air Group is the BF109 equipped with a 75MM anti-tank gun prepared by Naosaburo Okabe.
Since its number was only 25, Naosaburo Okabe believed that it would not be of much use if it was put into battle too early or alone.
In Naosaburo Okabe's battle plan, it should be when the enemy and we are about to start a tank battle, that is, when the Eighth Route Army invests a large number of tanks to attack the city, and at the same time, the Imperial Army has prepared "Tiger" and other armored units to launch a counterattack.
, then these fighter planes were dispatched to destroy the Eighth Route Army tanks.
Only in this way can the subsequent impact of the imperial mechanized troops on the Eighth Route Army expand the results and even determine the outcome in one battle.
But now, Sasaki Shizue wants to put this secret weapon into the battlefield in advance, which may have a negative impact on the development of subsequent battles.
Therefore, the staff officer did not issue an order immediately. He just asked: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, do you think we should consult the General for this matter?"
Sasaki Shizue also understood that it was not appropriate to disrupt Naosaburo Okabe's plan without permission, so he just "hummed" and sent a telegram to Naosaburo Okabe for instructions.
Sasaki Shizue analyzed the situation in Jinzhou in the telegram:
"Your Excellency, General, although the Eighth Route Army has captured Jinzhou and Dalian, their foothold is not stable. Now is the best time for our army to regain control!"
"However, although the Eighth Route Army's troops stationed in Jinzhou only have a regiment of more than 2,000 people, these troops are mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army!"
"This unit has Sherman tanks and half-track armored vehicles, as well as artillery detection radar!"
"Without an advantage in all aspects, it will be difficult for our army to break through the Jinzhou defense line!"
"But if our 5th Air Force can participate in the battle and attack enemy tanks and armored vehicles, the situation will be different!"
Naosaburo Okabe looked at the telegram and fell into deep thought.
He didn't like the feeling of being forced to use this "secret weapon" by the enemy. This not only disrupted the overall plan, but also prepared the Eighth Route Army's mechanized troops: if the three mechanized regiments of the Eighth Route Army stationed in Jinzhou were still
It's easy to say that BF109 can hit it all at once, which means it can seriously weaken the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army in one breath.
But there is only one mechanized regiment there now.
Even if we fight now, we can achieve some results, but what about the other two mechanized regiments? Are they ready to increase their anti-aircraft firepower immediately?
However, the situation at this time required the empire to dispatch BF109.
Because as Sasaki Shizue said, the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment only needs to place its tanks and half-tracks on the defense line, and it is almost invincible!
What can the Imperial Army do against them?
Fighter plane?
Since all BF109s have been converted into attack aircraft against tanks, the only ones the Imperial Army can use in air combat are the "Zero Fighter" and the "Feiyan".
"Zero War" and "Feiyan" may have been able to tie with "La 5" before, but after "La 5" is equipped with new air-to-air missiles, they will only be beaten.
This is not an exaggeration, because "La 5" has a speed advantage over them and is equipped with long-range air-to-air missiles, so it can use its speed to always keep a distance from "Zero War" and "Feiyan", making them unable to hit "La 5"
5" and "pull 5" can aim with confidence.
Artillery?
As long as the Eighth Route Army has artillery detection radar, it is determined that the imperial artillery can only be suppressed.
Unless the artillery fires a few rounds at the risk of being bombed by the enemy!
Then there was no more. Naosaburo Okabe didn't know what else could deal with "Sherman" tanks and half-tracks.
Although tanks and half-tracks should be used for maneuvers instead of being placed on the defense line as forts, it would be another matter if they were "invincible".
There is only one type of equipment that can break through this defense, and that is the BF109 equipped with a 75MM anti-tank gun!