"Speed is 35 kilometers per hour, and we have already reached Wulong Village!"
"Speed 38 kilometers per hour, entering Niujiazhai!"
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Information about the Japanese's new tank regiment was sent to Wang Xuexin one by one.
There is a saying in the art of war that "know yourself and the enemy and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles." Especially for mobile units such as tank troops, it is even more necessary to accurately grasp the enemy's movements in combat. Otherwise, if you miss a hit, you are likely to be chased by enemy fighters without another chance.
Therefore, Wang Xuexin deployed reconnaissance personnel on the north wing of Yuncheng before the war. They used flags, telephones, radio stations, etc. to spread an intelligence network on the north wing, which could accurately and timely report the enemy's movements to Wang Xuexin.
"The Jinsui Army is in panic!" Chen Songyong reported anxiously: "They may have heard about the breakthrough on their flank!"
Chen Songyong's guess was correct. At the moment he spoke, Chu Yunfei had just received the telegram that the right wing had been breached by the Japanese.
When Chu Yunfei received the telegram, he couldn't help but gasped and cursed: "The Japanese are so insidious. They actually hid a chariot regiment and caught us off guard!"
Fang Ligong anxiously advised from the side: "Regiment members, retreat quickly. If you don't retreat, it will be too late. The Japanese tanks are quickly penetrating behind our army!"
The role of the tank is here. After tearing open the defense line, it will lead the troops like a sharp knife to the side of the defense line or the second line of defense...
When the two armies confront each other, they will usually set up multiple lines of defense every ten kilometers. This can give them space to retreat, so that they will not be defeated when the enemy breaks through one line of defense during war.
But if the second line of defense is also quickly broken through and occupied by the enemy, this line of defense will not only be ineffective, but will also become the enemy's support for encircling the main force of the Shanxi-Sui Army... The devils only need to drill into this line of defense and get a rifle, and the front-line Shanxi
The Sui army had no choice but to wait for death.
That's why Fang Ligong is so anxious.
With the Japanese tank's speed of more than 30 kilometers per hour, it only took half an hour to reach the second line of defense.
If the main force does not withdraw to the second line of defense within half an hour, it is likely that they will never be able to withdraw.
But Chu Yunfei hesitated and said, "Withdrawing to the second line of defense, can we turn defeat into victory?"
Chu Yunfei smiled and said: "The Eighth Route Army should have expressed something at this time, right? The Eighth Route Army has been reluctant to dispatch tank troops before, and we have always found it strange. I think now is the time for them to dispatch tanks!"
Fang Ligong couldn't help but said "Oh" and nodded in agreement.
Now is indeed the time for the Eighth Route Army tanks to attack, but...
"Team!" Then Fang Ligong asked Chu Yunfei with his eyes widened: "You mean, Li Yunlong would have known that he would be in this situation a long time ago? Do you think highly of the Eighth Route Army?"
Chu Yunfei snorted and laughed: "Although Li Yunlong is resourceful, he knows nothing about tank tactics and would never have guessed this situation. I think this should be the masterpiece of the man nicknamed Xiao Dongbei!"
"Little Northeast?" Fang Ligong was surprised.
He had heard about the Eighth Route Army battalion commander and was amazed by his abilities before, but...if he could guess the current situation, would it mean that Okamura Neji's psychology was all part of his plan?
This is unlikely, right?
Just when Fang Ligong was hesitating to persuade Chu Yunfei not to hold on to this unrealistic fantasy, the correspondent took a telegram and reported: "Regiment leader, there is news from the Eighth Route Army that the Japanese are infiltrating the troops and the Second Army."
Leave the defense line to them, please rest assured!"
Chu Yunfei smiled and raised his head towards Fang Ligong, and said proudly: "It's just as I expected!"
Fang Ligong couldn't help but admire him, Chu Yunfei really guessed it right.
But then I thought about it, so what if Chu Yunfei guessed correctly? This battle was planned by the Eighth Route Army battalion commander named Xiao Dongbei, and Chu Yunfei just "understood" it.
In such a comparison, Chu Yunfei was undoubtedly at a disadvantage.
Chu Yunfei didn't think about this. He looked at the sky and said: "When the Eighth Route Army attacked Yuncheng, the Japanese didn't know that the Eighth Route Army had tanks, so they didn't prepare airplanes. Now that they know it, they will definitely use airplanes to deal with the Eighth Route Army's tanks, no.
I know how Xiao Dongbei can handle it!"
Chu Yunfei is indeed the number one general under Yan Laoxi of the Jin-Sui Army, and what he said was exactly what Okamura Neji planned.
Okamura Neiji's idea was very simple. He said to Shinozuka Yoshio: "Since we can't draw out the enemy tank troops, then use aircraft to cover the 25th Tank Regiment and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army!"
"Yes!" Yoshio Shinozuka responded.
Yoshio Shinozuka is very confident about this plan of Okamura Neji.
Yoshio Shinozuka even felt that such a fight should have been carried out long ago... Planes are the nemesis of tanks. If there were no planes, there would still be concerns about enemy tanks. Now that there is Maruyama Kihara's 45th Flying Group, isn't it time for revenge?
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Yoshio Shinozuka This is a conventional thought, and it can also be said to be a normal thought.
War is fought in a systematic way. Even if the Eighth Route Army has tanks and the tanks are more advanced than those of the Empire...but they don't have airplanes, right?
In the absence of airplanes, if airplanes hit tanks and tanks hit infantry, wouldn't it be as simple as treating guests to dinner?
This may be the reason why the Eighth Route Army has not dared to dispatch tank troops!
Yoshio Shinozuka believed that General Okamura Neji thought too much about this battle.
However, Okamura Neiji, who made this battle plan, felt uneasy because his intuition told Okamura Neiji that this battle might not be so simple.
This is my usual experience in fighting against the Eighth Route Army, especially when the opponent is an independent regiment.
If the enemy could be defeated so easily, this enemy wouldn't be worth his trouble.
After waiting for a while, a staff officer hurriedly rushed forward and reported: "Your Excellency, General, Major Xiaocun reported that the Eighth Route Army's tank unit was located in Shanghe Village. There are more than fifty tanks in total, and they are approaching me at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
25th Tank Regiment!"
Major Komura was in charge of reconnaissance. He commanded 35 98 light explosives to circle west of Yuncheng in batches. As soon as a tank appeared, it would be immediately discovered by these reconnaissance planes and reported to Neji Okamura.
Okamura Neji found the location of Shanghe Village on the map, then raised his head and sighed: "Finally we are here!"
Then his tone changed, and he ordered Yoshio Shinozuka: "Order the 45th Flying Group to take off in full, and be sure to destroy all enemy tanks before they meet our tanks!"
"Yes!" Yoshio Shinozuka responded.
When Shinozuka Yoshida turned around to give the order, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's time to avenge these bastards!"